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Thursday, February 1, 1979 Volume 61. U.S. Postage PAID Number 2 Bronx, New York Permit No 7608 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK NonProlitOrg LC Student Dies In Fall From 555 James Matcovich, CLC'80, died early Matcovich had been drinking at the party, Sunday morning after falling from t e elev- according to Leo, and his friends said he enth floor of 555 East 191st Street, a Rose liked to sit on a window to cool off. Accord- Hill dormitory. According to Assistant Dir- ing to Geoirge Haren, who worked with him ector of Security, Frank Leo, the contusion on PEC, "The kid had no fear of heights." of an investigation by New York City) Police, On the outside wall of the building, just be- not yet official, was that the death wajs accid- low the window, there were markings appar- ental. ently left by the full-length cast which Matcovich, head of the Popular Ei tertain- Matcovich was wearing on his broken left ment Committee at Lincoln Center, gravelled arm. "He grabbed the ledge apparently," to Rose Hill to visit friends and attenfl aparty said Leo, "and left white scrapings on the on Saturday night. Early the next njiorning, wall." during the party, he was involved in an alter- An important element in the investigation cation and, according to Leo, he Went into was the testimony of someone in the room one of the rooms by himself to coolloff. At below who saw Matcovich fall. Nick Aquilio, approximately 1:20 a.m., he fell frbm the CBA'81, heard banging and scraping noises window in that room. in the area of the window above him. "The "It looks like an accident," saic Leo. shade was halfway up, I was lying on the bed "Apparently, he was sitting on thej window leaning forward looking," he said. "With all and fell after losing his balance." Leo said the noise 1 was sure something was going to that several things had led the detdctives of go." He continued: "I was looking when all the Homicide Division (who are required to of a sudden the feet appeared and they hit the know the cause of death) and University sec- window—smasked into window pretty good. The late James Matcovich, CLC'80 urity to conclude that it was an accjident. Then a split second, a second at the most, he just went." Aquilio said all this took at the 300V Students Students AffectedAffected most two minutes. Two hockey players returning from practice found Matcovich lying in front ofthe building and ran to get help. Sean Lane, Exam Copies Leak Out FC'80, a Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation instructor accredited by the Westchester Red By Neil Grealy have the same weight as that previously was administered. "From what I u demand, Cross, was leaving 555 at this point, found a Some of the students in the Statistics I given," said Piderit. The substitute exam will the test was available a full three days pulse, but it faded. He then began CPR. He course this fall had access to a copy of the take place on Friday, February 9 at before," he said. "All someone had to do continued, aided by resident advisors and by- final examination before the testing date of 12:30 p.m. was call me up and tell me it waf available standers, until a New York City ambulance January 11. According to Rev. John Piderit, Piderit said he was not interested in point- and I could have made another elxam." He arrived. Matcovich was pronounced dead on S.J., one of the teachers of the course, "a ing out the people who had released the test. also commented on the fact that tjie test was arrival at Bronx Munincipal Hospital. reasonable guess is that at least 30 people had "I am sorry that so many students were hurt available by and large to people] living on The funeral was held yesterday at seen it." by it," he said. "It is difficult to take an ex- campus, with commuters being left out. Matcovich's parish church in Pearl River. A About 300 students are enrolled in the sec- am a full month after you thought you had Pat Clancy, CBA'81, had knfvn about number of Fordham students from both tions to whom the common examination was stopped studying the material." the exam but said he did not look ^it it. When campuses attended, along with Dean of administered. The section taught by Dr. asked why he did not inform anyj teacher he Students Joseph McGowan, Associate Dean William Partlan was not affected since he said:"Why squeal if they went to the trouble of Students Vincent Bucci, Assistant Dean of had declined to participate in the new pro- to get it?" students Mike Machado, Housing Dean gram which involved common homeworks "1 am making no accusation whatsoever," Robert Becker, Vice president for besides the common final examination. Four said Piderit. "I think thij is very Administration George McMahon, S.J., and other instructors besides Piderit were in- unfortunate." several Fordham faculty. volved. Piderit initially declined comment on how the examination had become available to stu- dents. Several students in the class, however, Matcovich's Death: stated that the examination had been sent by Piderit to students who had claimed it would ## be a great inconvenience for them to return to campus on the examination date. Repor- "Doesn't Make Sense tedly, these students signed some type of honor statement. They further alleged that By BILL BOLE one of these students sent a copy he received "You know Billy, 1 don't se<| how things could ever get so bad that anyone would have at home to students in the course who had to do something like that," he told me late one evening right before the winter recess while returned to their Rose Hill dormitories. In a we sipped through several pitcljers of warm beer. We were at Martin's Bar, one of those later interview, Piderit, commentiong that he armpit places that we downtown students frequent, and for some reason or another, we were talking about some of oujr favorite personalities who had taken their own lives. had been a bit naive, said: "1 was disappoin- Rev. John Piderit, S.J. ted. 1 did someone a favor and I expected this That's why it just didn't make sense when they told me Sunday morning that Jim Student reaction was generally hostile. person to act in a mature, responsible way." Matcovich, leader of the zany popular Entertainment Committee, had jumped out of an "What they eventually did 1 think was ab- eleventh storv window the night before. There was a meeting of Dr. Eugene Diulio, surd," said Mike Shalhoub, FC'79. "I think chairman of the Economics Department, in they are giving a gift to the people who It was tough to stomach all [he petty gossip that spread so quickly throughout the cam- which the course is taught, Acting Dean of cheated and hurting the other people." He pus Sunday, some saying he d<)ve out the window screaming,"! can fly." The majority of Fordham College Rev. Frederick Dillemutl), continued: "I am taking the test over—it is the others painting a gruesome portrait of a terrible suicide. But 1 didn't need any all- S.J., Acting Dean of the College of Business my only option. 1 thought the test should edged police findings or any tether mundane explanations on Sunday to let me in on the Administration John Muleahy, and Piderit have been thrown out or let the other marks scoop that they were all wrond. 1 knew him. And it'sno wonder this sort of gossip never to discuss the situation shortly alter the ex just stand." surfaced at the 'big waffle,' .fim's home territory. They knew him, too. animation period ended. According lo He was the "head PEC-er," the one who organized the "greatest college mixer in his- Piderit, lliey decided "The exam should be "1 did not like the whole idea," said Nancy- tory."You remember; the time The KHIII featured that front-page story about those lun- counted in the same way the individual in- Anne Bernard, CHA '81. "It did not hurl me atics at the lifeless, apathetic c|o\vntown campus who got 500 students, the Fordham Mar- structor had originally planned with the pro- personally, but 1 tio not think they should viso Hint the exam, for any reason, could be- have counted the one they gave at all." ching Band and the Pie Man together for a Rock'n'Roll dance. taken over." Students would decide whether One (MA sophomore said, "How can a He never gave up on anything. Jim reorganized, restructured and totally overhauled the or not to lake I he exam al'ler seeing their li- teacher mail a lest to someone and then give entertainment Committee last fall to the point where PEC became the undisputed king of nal examination mark and final grade. the same test? It's unbelievable." student clubs downtown. Th|.s was only a semester after the previous club officers seri- Neither Diulio nor Muleahy would com- While Pideril sympathized with students in ously considered dissolving tjie organization, then called the Student Programming Alli- ment on the decision. DilliMtmtli said, "1 jusl the course, he could not understand why ance, because of poor organisation und a general lack of interest on the part of both SPA agreed with what the department decided. someone who had known about the availabil- members and .students. j continued on page 5 "It will be the same length and format and ity of the lest did not contact him before it PAGE 2 THE RAM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1979 THE CAB CALENDAR

Friday, February 2,1979 Tuesday, February 6,1979 Wednesday, February 7,1979 Themb Pre-law Society General Meeting Sigma Delta Chi will meet to discuss Ramskellar Wine and cheese 8:30PM. Topic: "How Fordham Students do in speakers for February and for Maroon applying to Law School" Fr. Canavan photos. K312,12:30PM Thursday, February 8,1979 will present law school printouts show- Fordham Riding Club will have its first Start of Winter Weekend ing LS AT scores and grades of Fordham meeting of the new semester. Attendance Women's Basketball vs University of students accepted by law schools last is asked of all members. Anyone in- Connecticut. Gym 5:45PM year. Music Room 1:30PM terested in joining the club is also wel- Men's Basketball vs University of Division of Arts (Lincoln Center) Presen- come. Please bring copies of your class Connecticut. Gym 8:00PM tation of "The Children's Hour" by schedules. Dealy 10612:30PM Senior Class and USG sponsor a pizza Lillian Hellman. Directed by Carol The Fordham Marketing Society First party after the basketball game in Warwick. Studio Theatre. Now thru meeting of the semester. New members . Ramskellar. Beer too. Feb. 3, 1979. 8:00PM welcome. FMH 216 12:30PM Fordham Pro-Life Pro-Life Information Division of Arts (Lincoln Center) Presen- Friday, February 9,1979 Booth open daily in Campus Center tation of Federico Garcia Lorca's Blood 2nd day of Winter Weekend . Lobby 11:30-1:00PM Wedding. Premiere production of Weekend Activities Council sponsors a Financial Aid Office Financial Aid Ap- Langston Hughes translation—directed Square Dance Mixer with professional plications for the 79-80 academic year by Dr. David Davis. Today thru Feb. caller Slim Sterling. Ramskellar will be available in The Financial Aid 10. Pope Auditorium 8:00PM. Feb. 7, 8:30PM Office Dealy 212, beginning immediate- Matinee 2:00PM. Admission: $2.00, ly. Filing deadline for applications is free for Fordham students. Saturday, February 10,1979 March 1, 1979 College Republicans General meeting 3rd day of Winter Weekend Cinevents (CAB) Presents Hamlet today today. 12:30PM in 555 Apt. 1007. New Women's Basketball vs St. John's. Gym at 12:30PM in Keating 1st members welcome. 5:45PM Ramskellar Mixer tonight sponsored by Senior Class "79 Days to Graduation" Men's Basketball vsSt. John's. Gym 555. Starts at 8:00PM. Ramskellar. Mixer. Ballroom 7:30PM. Lots of 8:00PM Door Prize: "A Night in New York surprises. Admission: 50tf seniors, $1.00 Ramskellar "Special Pub Night." Show- City" everyone else. case campus talent. Ramskellar 8:30PM Submit Your Club Meeting Dates and Events/

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LOST..GOLO BRACELET: On Monday. Jan. 29. Great sentimental value. Reward. Call (914)776-1685 THE RAM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1979 PAGE 3 UN Councils F'rdm Prep Examining Fund Drive Registration Underway By RICK MARSICO The Fordham College Council and the By DAVE HARVEY Council of the College of Business Adminis- The huge thermometer is the first thing tration are reviewing the policy of early regis- that you nptice when you enter the building. tration for athletes and other students, in an- Flames lick at its base, forcing the mercury ticipation of a vote on the matter sometime higher ai[d higher. However, the ther- this spring. mometer ^nd flames are not real. The Councils, which serve as advisory Drawn on a piece of paper, they do not boards to the deans of CBA and FC, are emit or rrjeasure heat, but rather symbolize composed of class dreans, faculty, and stu- the final lijip of a desperate race for survival. dents. They are only advisory boards, and Fordhafn Preparatory School, tucked any action they take is subject to the Dean's away in £j corner of the Rose Hill campus, approval. has been an independent institution since it Usually, the two Councils work separately, separated from the University in 1970. When but because of the nature of this question, a it moved from Hughes Hall to a brand new joint committee has been formed with repre- facility % the 1972-73 academic year, the sentatives from both councils. Associate Prep faced a staggering building debt, one which ha> since threatened to put the school Dean John Mulcahy of the College of Busi- out of business, ness Administration said, "Right now we are artyr's Mice in the process of forming a joint council be- A current massive fund-raising drive, if cause any decision made affecting CBA stu- By DOUGLAS FOGELMAN successful, will put the Prep on sound finan- dents would affect FC students, and vice ver- There are furry, thin-tailed field mice in virtually every house of Martyrs' Court. cial footing for the first time since it separat- sa. That is all I would care to comment on at "As I ate my dinner a month ago," said Joe Dearani of B-House, "the little, repul- ed from the University. The thermometer this time, just the fact that we have formed a sive beasts first appeared crawling up the curtains." Dearani immediately called House- measures the amount currently raised. But joint committee." that is jetting ahead of the story. By all keeping. When two "mouse hunters" arrived three hours later, they only left poisonous rights, the school should now be closed. A separate committee was appointed by the pellets in the suite, a dish for each room, FC Council to investigate who registers early, Problems began almost immediately after A week later, Bob Lazzari of B-House found a mouse in one of his shoes. The next the Preri occupied its new building. Rising why they do, proposals to end early registra- day, Lazzari placed nine mouse traps on the floor in his room, and he happily found the construction costs and inadequate fund-rais- tion, and proposals to improve it. The mem- mouse in the trap the next morning. Until late that night, Lazzari was content with the ing efforts forced the Prep to take out a bers are Assistant Dean of Fordham College demise of the one mouse. However, while in the bathroom, late at night, another field short-term construction loan which was then Carol Rizutti, Bea Szantyr, President, FC mouse walked across his feet. Lazzari was so angry that he encouraged his suitemates to turned into a five-year mortgage. '79, and Rev. Ralph Dengler, S.J., chairman help clean the suite. Following this "drastic measure" (cleaning his suite), the mice The amount of the mortgage was $3 mil- of the Communications Department. problem disappeared. lion. The idea was to have a 'balloon' mort- According to Szantyr, the reason the Com- Assistant Dean of Students for Residence Halls Robert Becker was unaware of the gage, that is, to keep up with the interest pay- mittee was formed was that problems with Matryrs' mice. Becker, after a call to Housekeeping, said that Rose Fortunato ments and to amortize a small amount of the the fall early registration had not been re- received only three complaints this year. Two were from F-House and one from B- balance with each monthly payment. The rest sovled, "The administration couldn't under- House. Until he receives more complaints, Becker said he could not act on the mice of the balance would be paid at the end of the stand why four hundred people rushed in to mortgage period in one lump sum. register at the same time," she said. "So [for- problem. During the winter months, mice come into the broken, unlocked doors of Martyrs' Franklin National, the bank which issued mer] Dean IRobertl Roth asked the College the mortgage, had problems of its own. In Council to form a committee to investigate Court to seek warmth, according to Becker. Most ground-floor suites, he said, regard- less of their neatness, have a few mice because of their location. Freshman suites in one of Ihe largest bank failures since the De- early registration." pressioiji era, Franklin National went bank-. "There were two main groups of students E-House have a few mice, and their suite rooms are clean. In C-House, suite C-2, which has food liberally scattered on the ground also has a few mice. Becker does not rupt. Tie federal government stepped in and who registered early: people who physically tried to find another bank to take over believe that the garbage situation in Martyrs' Court affects the problem. couldn't be there during regular registration, Franklin National's accounts. It came up and athletes," said Szantyr. "In the first Many suites have not complained about mice. Pete(Biagioli of F-House suggests that with European American Bank. Martyrs' mice perform an important function: "they eat the roaches." category were the resident advisors who were Eurojpean American, as was its right, re- Becker wants every suite that has mice to complain to Housekeeping, so they can hire needed in the first few days to settle housing jected Certain accounts, including the Prep's. an exterminator. Furthermore, Becker does not like mice and cannot understand how problems, students who had to work in the That peant that the Federal Deposit In- registrar's or bursar's office, and the fresh- people can live with them. So report all furry thin-tails to Housekeeping. surance Corporation took over the Prep's men moderators or section leaders. They simply couldn't be at registration because continued on page 5 they were needed in other places. The athletes registered early so that they would be able to L250 Students Participate coordinate their academic schedule with their practices." The Committee's suggestions, Szantyr added, were that, "If early registration were to be continued, it should be done in a more Kids Take In LC Art Show equitable manner. For example, juniors and seniors could register on one day, and fresh- 750 grammar school children and their much involved with urban education," this reading program in New York City," men and sophomores on the next. That way, parents from all over the city attended the makes the Lincoln Center campus an ideal O'Brien said, and was termed an "exemplary early registration wouldn't be so hectic." The opening of the second annual children's arts .location for the exhibition. program" by the Federal Office of Edu- committee also recommended that the whole exhibition held January 25 on the plaza level "Title One is the only nationally-validated catioji. registration procedure be reviewed. in the Leon Lowenstein building at Lincoln As of now, neither the Council nor the Center, Dean of Fordham College has taken official Sponsored by the School of Education, the action on the proposals. Rizutti said, "As far exhibition is currently displaying the artwork as 1 know, there has been no decision made of the 1,250 students involved with the fed- yet on our proposals. Our report was just erally-funded "Title One Children's Pro- preliminary. All we did was collect cursory gram: Learning To Read Through the Arts." information on the subject. We wanted more The program comprises "under achieved" time to investigate and discuss the question, children in grammar school grades four and since we were so close to spring registra- through six seeking remedial reading care, tion, we decided to let our final recommen- according to the program's citywide coor- dation wait until spring." dinator, Bernadette O'Brien. Fordham College Dean Frederick Dille- O'Brien said participation in the arts and muth, S.J., said he had not been given any crafts, and performances in festivals by the proposal by the College Council on early students are used as a "technique to expose registration, and if he does receive one, he the children to reading." will probably let the new dean make the selec- She explained that the children are given tion. That, said Dillemuth, probably reading material that deals with the arts ac- wouldn't be until summer. tivities. "Through this reading-oriented art Coordinator of Intercollegiate Athletics workshop," O'Brien continued, "the chil- Dave Rice said that his department has also dren feel good about themselves and build been discussing the merits and detriments of self-esteem." the early registration program. "We've been According to O'Brien, students involved discussing whether or not to continue the with Title One have, on the average, im- program, especially because of all the little proved one to two months in their reading problems that pop up, which, when added level for each month in the program. together, cause major problems," he stated. She said the exhibition, which will continue "Early registration is certainly beneficial to until February 5, has been an "outstanding the athletes, in particular to men's and wom- success," and estimated that the number of en's basketball, because their practices are visitors to the art show will total 2000 by the scheduled around their classes. In football time the exhibition is finished. and other sports, it is not so important. Even The annual exhibition also took place at so, if you have football or soccer practice at Fordham last year and will most likely stay at 4:00, it helps to register early to make sure Fordham, according to Olive Francks, a pro- none of your classes will conflict with it. II fessor in the School of Education and Ford- we decide to continue to support early regis- ham liaison to the program. tration, we will have to make a total commit- She said that since Fordham at Lincoln Children's Art Exhbition on the Plaza Le\>el of the Lowenstein Building ment to it, so it will really work." Center is "heavy in the arts" while also "very PAGE 4 THE RAM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1979

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That summer, the school de- As of this writing, $995,680 has been faulted on its mortgage payments. Fortujjate- pledged toward eradication of the remaining The Rev. Frederick Dillemuth, named acting dean of Fordham College ly.the Prep was able to work out an agree- million, including Abplanalp's pledge, and ment with the FDIC. $539,190 of that has been collected, not in- Instead of repossessing the building, as cluding Abplanalp's. That money will be giv- would normally be done, the FDIC accepted en when the $750,000 mark is reached. Pres- Acting Deans Named $1,250,000 settlement. This worked out to ently, contributions are coming in at the rate about 40tf per dollar. The catch is that the of $10,000 a day, a pace that will fall slightly money had to be paid at a highly accelerated short. However, O'Brien is confident that By NANCY COPLAR faculty members, and student and alumni Fordham College, the College of Business rate.' the mark will be reached. representatives, will then submit their recom- The first $250,000 was due on October 18 Administration, and the Graduate School of mendations to University President James Sitting in his office amid numerous pic- Business, all have acting deans until search of last year, 90 days after the agreement with tures of past graduates and other such mem- Finlay, S.J., who will make the final deci- the FDIC was worked out. The remaining committees can find a dean to fill each posi- sions. orabilia, he remarked on the difficulties in- tion permanently. $1,000,000 is to be paid 210 days later, on volved. "There are 47 Jesuit high schools in February 15 of this year. As if that wasn't Rev. Frederick Dillemuth, S.J., has taken the countrv. The 43 of them that are outside Dr. Joseph McCarthy, Vice-President for enough money worries, the Prep has other over as the interim dean of Fordham College, the city [New York] have no trouble making Academic Affairs and administrative head of major debts due, and an operating deficit, replacing Rev. Robert J. Roth, S.J., who re- headlines or getting attention," said O'Brien. the Search Committees, hopes that the names which made the total to be raised a cool signed from the job as of Dec. 31. In addition "We shouldn't be able to do what we are do- will be submitted by both committees within $2,000,000. to his new position, Dillemuth is chairman ing, but we are. It's no longer just a money five or six weeks. He said there are a[number In an attempt to liquidate the mortgage, of the Search Committee for the new dean of of reasons why the committees have taken thing. We are stirring a pride, an excitement Fordham College. other outstanding debts, and to stabilize the of accomplishment in our alumni, that we've since September to make their recommen- Prep's operating budget, a massive fund- John Mulcahy is the acting dean of the dations. never had before." raising drive was launched. Called the "Burn "Because of our dependence on the Uni- College of Business Administration, and "The principle problem," said McCarthy, the Mortgage" fund, it was headed by an im- versity before, we never had to raise money," Louis Jordan has taken over the same post in "was getting the applications in and sorting pressive array of alumni. Former New York he continued. "Our first drive on our history the Graduate School of Business. Both posts through them," Dozens of applications were State Governor Malcolm Wilson FC '29 is "wasn't held until 1967. If you graduated in were formerly held by Dr. Robert Senkier received. Another problem he cited was that the honorary chairman and millionaire in- 1930, you were gone 37 years before you who resigned effective December 31. although the resignations were received in dustrialist Robert Abplanalp FC "39 is the heard from us about donations." Currently, the Search Committee appoint- July, committees could not be organized un- general chairman. Once the February goal is met, the Prep ed to nominate candidates for the job of til September when the school year started. The drive started off with a bang as Walter will launch the last stage of its drive to reach Dean of Fordham College and Dean of Col- "It takes time to outline qualifications," said Lynch, FC'38, a member of the Board of the $2,000,000 mark by August. Already lege of Business Administration and the McCarthy. "We are not looking for a dean Trustees and the Chairman of the Joseph lined up is a benefit show by Bob Hope, rem- Graduate Shool of Business,are still trying who is out looking for a job." Lynch Foundation FP'09, announced a con- to narrow their lists of applicants to six or iniscent of the concert staged by the late Bing According to Dillemuth, a permanent tribution fromthe Foundation of $135,000 Crosby a few years ago. seven. The two Search Committees, each Dean of Fordham College is not expected to toward the October 18 deadline. Bernard "Depending on how many tables that cor- composed of a dean, a number of Fordham take over until May. • . Daenzer, 'FC'34 and also a member of the porations buy and using the Crosby show as Board of Trustees, contributed $25,000. a reference, we're hoping for from $150,000 The fund grew as other corporations to $200,000," said O'Brien. pledged support, alumni, parents, and the Jim Matcovich-—-— current student body got into the act. Rev. STEREO CLEARANCE HOUSE continued from page 1 Eugene O'Brien S.J., President of Fordham HAS LOWEST STEREO PRICES Not too many students knew that his motivation went far beyond drinking, Prep, Addressed the Prep's senior class on the dancing and partying. Jim was really big on what he called "student unity." When we first day of school. He requested that they weriTaiscussing the praspects of changing SPA into PEC last April, he said: "You people make a pledge towards the Burn the Mort- gage drive themselves. don't realize that, once.you get a lot of students together on anything, they'll start caring Despite numbering only 163 students, fie. .,.„! SX980 Racaivw $359. about what goes on in this place; Maybe then they'll listen and get sohie things done. schnici SL19O0 Turnttbls 1120 the smallest senior class at the Prep in years, Ak»i CS702D CatMtt* »126. 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Wt'll show you how lo use thai diploma, PAGE 6 THF. RAM THURSDAY. FEBRUARY I. 1979 THE RAM Letters to file It SERVING CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SINCE 1918 child, and seeking to ease iluc :-• much as possible (as the pro-hi, Neil Greaiy Editor-in-Chief ,, attempts to do through the o-.a u Carol Coyne Afraid right and Alternative to Ahortn>i-, Bill Bole Co-Executive Editors established in the United State-) , cannot permit an apparent (ma! -.., gill guc|< Business Manager To the F.ditor: One of my greatest fears in life is that a single or married woman with ail Sue Sandier Features Editor Thorn DuHy Community Affairs Editor abortion may again become illegal. My main pregnancy that is simultaneous'-, Keith Murray Lincoln Center Comm Affrs. reason is that 1, and many other women, fear "final solution" for her unborn, Nancy Coplar . illegal abortions. Women who want abor- Hugh Finn Cathy Sheehan Associate Editors tions will gel them. It doesn't matter if abor- Meg O'l.ti JohnPiro Arts Editor tions are illegal, if the woman will pay thou- Charles Catal Ken Lewis '• Sports Editor sands of dollars to be operated on by an John Itobrowi Sam Mora.ca Photography Editor unqualified doctor, if she will be left sterile Andrl Dave Harvey Opinion Editor or mutilated or if she will be forced into John! Mary Ellen DeVito Subscription Manager crime to pay for the abortion. If she can't Gerald Quil bear the trauma of bringing a child into the William Hul The Parr, is the university ¥i>de Newspaper ot Fordham University serving campus and community since world where it isn't wanted, she will do any- 1916 T>e Rarv •.$ distributed tree oi charge e*er> Thu;sda> during (he academic iear Editorial. Copy and Wilfred i Business Offices tn FBCUHY M«monai Had Rooms 426 9 and 4*3. and News Ol!>ce at Lincoln Center in Leon thing not to have it. Need 1 elaborate the Donna Cliffol lowenstem 406 C Te'ephone — Pose Mil! (212* 933 2233 E»t $45.6 or9339765 Adcrns all cofespondence tragedies of illegal abortion or the self- Lisa OTll io Tt>t Sam Bo* 8. Fordahrr U"ne?sit» Bron*. Nev* Yo^ tO4SS National Advertising Representative is CASS P-olastitRoad. C^.ca^c Hhnoss J>eflaTtiSprinttdonrecyc!edpapef imposed coat hanger? Carol I'. Sn 1 could point to the starving, the battered Anne dr.n and the homeless who need love and food. 1 Patrick J. Camp) could scream at the legislators who deny PegR.v Dor Cheating Standal poor women the right to an abortion. 1 could Louis Aldrii-h! cry for the 14-year-old women who now get Colette F.Saceonianl illegal abortions in some states because their J. Peter C J There are two things which are very disturbing about the events which parents would break down if they knew their FORDHAM PRO LIFK All surrounded the circulation ol a copy of the Statistics I final examination before sweet litle girl was pregnant. the testing date: the operation of a vigorous self-interest in the actions of the Why do some people fight so hard for the students who had copies of the test or knew that it was being circulated; and the rights of the unborn when there are so many disastrous consequences it has had for a large number of students on the Rose among us who suffer? Isn't it time we started Sacrei Hill campus. caring, teaching and taking care of those who While the Fordham College faculty and some students spent a great deal of are already here? To the Editor: time last semester discussing the ideal content for courses in a liberal arts Donna E. Englund Before addressing any question perl to human life, let us all consider whal education, it seems that a group of students have decided that the only important Pope John XXIII, in 196.1, taught! part of a college education, a goal to be achieved at all costs, is the aquisition of man life is sacred —All men imi-i reel nigh marks. For at least thirty students, according to Rev. John Piderit, S.J., made Sidestep that fact. From its very inception it \\ illegitimate use of a copy of the final statistics examination to further their in- the creating hand of God. Those \ terests, i.e. grades, at the expense of the majority of students taking the course. To the Editor: his laws not only offend the divine ml While individuals spent their time studying, unaware of any foul play, some You are to be commended for focusing and degrade themselves and humanitl students chose to take the easy-route to academic success. attention on the abortion question in your also'sap the vitality of the political«| By choosing this road for themselves they not only cats doubts on the January 25 issue. In your editorial of that nity of which they are members issue you state you are unable to resolve the Pope Paul VI reaffirms,"Humanl| legitimate efforts of their fellow students but gave them added hours of studying abortion quandary. It is clear from the man- nad anxiety if they should choose to take the substitute examination next week. sacred, that is to say, it is protected t ner in which you present both sides of the transcendent relationship with God,I For the current situation is one which can have no easy solution; any proposal abortion question that your staff feels a real. its first Author, its jealous Master,tn would not be fair to everyone. To not count the test would be unfair to those compassion for both the unborn child and visible sovereign model in which life J students who legitimately did well on the compromised final, to count it would be for the woman who is considering or has had fleeted, discovering a native and sup unfair to another section of students who were victimized by a curve distorted by an abortion. However, the hard decision, essential resemblance to God." cheating, to search out all the guilty parties would be extremely difficult and and the one you sidestep, is choosing between Speaking to journalists, on Septet probably pointless. the mother and the child in an unfortunate 1978, Pope John Paul I: "Wewouldl Those students who were offered a copy of the test but refused made the situation in which one of them must suffer you to be willing to contribute to the I some loss (perhaps the ultimate loss) at the guarding in today's society of a deepl correct ethical choice in a limited sense. They did not cheat, but allowed them- expense of the other. selves and other students to be cheated of a fair evaluation. Piderit may have for the things of God and for the rny{ been naive in the faith he displayed in his original actions, but he is rightly disap- You sidestep the main issue of the abortion relationship between God and eachb question by dismissing the question of when is this that constitutes the sacred dim| pointed that no student could buck peer pressure and inform him of the situation life begins as unsolvable and as secondary, in of human reality." so that the present chaos could have been avoided. any case, to the primary issue (for you) of Our present Pope, John Paul 11s It isn't that we also are so naive as to think that cheating does not happen, in whether or not you or anyone may impose "great, sometimes even heroic, virtul many forms, at Fordham. That would be as ridiculous as to believe in the existen- their moral views on another. By confusing thinking, for example, of a woman, i ce of the little people. Neither are we building a defense of the moral what is primary and what is secondary in the the mother of a large family, who is 1 uprighteousness of the people who didn't have access to the test. For, had the abortion issue you make any resolution of by so many to suppress a new life con circumstances been different, some of them would probably have had no qualms the abortion question impossible. If, on the in her womb, by undergoing 'theopd about taking advantage of the same opportunity. And this self-concern is cer- other hand, you would face squarely the issue of interruption of pregnancy; andshj of when human life begins (which is not a firmly: 'no.' She certainly feels all thl tainly not limited to the Fordham campuses. It reflects the priorities and values matter of debate among developmental biol- which are operative in at least part of the American system of values. ficulty that this 'no' brings with it, df ogists who agree with Jeanne Head that hu- for herself, for her husband, for the f Certainly marks aren't irrelevant. In fact, in the current economic and social man life begins at conception), then the family, yet she replies: 'no.' Thenewj situation it often seems that a grade in one course might determine the course of debate about imposing one's moral views on life conceived in her is a value toogrdr a student's life. Perhaps what is missing is perspective. Many scholars feel that a another disappears. Adult human life, 'sacred,' for her to be able to give in j lack of values on the part of students arises from a very narrow academic private, and public property are already pro- pressure." background. tected by laws—laws which may be said to be On the feast of Christ's own birth 1 So, to a certain extent, theway to avoid a repetition of a dead-end situation an imposition of one group's moral or re- John Paul II reminded us: "Ifweceli like this is for students to become aware of the many and varied responsibilities ligious views on every member of society. with such solemnity the birth ot Jesus The "pro-choice" position seems oblivious and interrelationships they have as members of a community. But the courses bear witness that every human being f to the reality that all societies, even atheistic body unique and unrepeatable. To they take must not only stress personal achievement but communicate the ideas ones, make laws that limit the free choices of that form the heart of our social values. and before God, the human being is I individuals in that society. To keep a balance unique and repeatable, somebody thl between the imposition of law and human and chosen.from eternity, somebody! freedom most societies do not make laws to and identified by his own name, lorl cover all the interactions among people, but manity that is elevated by God's earj only those interactions in which a serious deprivation of life or property or some other birth." private or public good is involved. To decide If we admit that all men ami' the seriousness of abortion (and therefore to children, all old people, all humanbi| decide whether or not a law concerning abor- are made in the image and likei tion is justified) one is forced back to die we will find the meaning and hapr* primary issue —is the unborn child a human human life. If we deny this relief person or not? There is no escape from decid- in an v one, we deny it in ciich OIK- ing when human life begins and legally pro- gift of life that makes the hunuin I tecting that human life from the time the our design. ... * human person is present, no matter how ,1 aim's HijiJ dependent that human person is on another. Even if you deny, despite the overwhelming biological evidence, that human life begins at conception, you must decide on some date, Preblei and from whatever date you are com inced that human life does begin (whether eight To the F.ditor: , . days or six weeks) you must legally defend On what basis doe> The Kan. ^ ;ll! q! 1 that human person against the destruction of publish an article? I 1MM ~ ' ,' , her or his life. reading Sue Sandler s.irtuio'n" of Jewish students at l-ord Without denying the real suffering in- appears to be more ^"K"-' volved lor any woman carrying an unwanted lies the Jews have alRo>e THE RAM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1979 PAGE 7 if or: Abortion, Offices, and Football

solutions the Jewish community has offered Rifles will be losing an office. to these problems. For example, The Ram Of the 53 organizations which applied for choose not to publish an article about the office space we were able to accomodate 43 Passover Seder in April, which incidentally Ramettes of them. This was an improvement over last Football was attended by 100 people including Father To the Editor: year when only 30 clubs had offices. To the Editor; (inlay. The Ram also choose not to print an We are sorry for all inconveniences caused article about an Interfaith Worship and Dis- Why doesn't anyone attend our women's I am an alumnus of Fordham College '71 basketball games? As of January 28th, the by this process and we welcome any sugges- and the Law School '75, and am compelled cussion on the topic of Guyana that wooed tions on how it could be improved. M) students away from an American Age Division 1 Ramettes are 13-5 (4 losses coming to write regarding the recent and ongoing Robert E. Schaffer lecture taking place simultaneously at 12:30 to nationally ranked teams by 7 points or developments concerning Fordham Football. V.P. for Operations on December 5. What irks me is not your less) and are heading towards post season 1 also contend that the sentiments 1 now failure to spare a column or two to these play again. They were the Northeast Small Editor's reply: Sometimes clarification leads express reflect the feelings of many of my events but your irresponsibility in giving Ms. College Champs last year and only had 2 to obfuscation, especially in the political fellow brother and sister alumni of Fordham Sandier half a page to tell only one part of a scholarships until Title IX forced Fordham realm. The United Student Government and they should be aired in this forum, in story. The other paft of the story Ms. Sandier to give them more scholarships this year. Vice-President for Operations never in- advance of other forums. and The Ram have >chosen to ignore. In the Coach Kathy Mosolino is vastly underpaid formed the editorial board of The Ram that In the days and weeks that follow, the sixties an expression became popular that for the superb program she has built in 5 our business office was put on probation, following propositions will be found to be describes those with attitudes like the Ram's. years. She has no assistants and does all re- and he does not give any explanation in his universalsand self-evident. "If you're not part of the solution, you're cruiting herself. The team, even though suc- letter. It seems you learn something new A. The December 6th decision of the part of the problem." cessful, still doesn't get the best travelling everyday. Board of Trustees refusing to reclassify the ; arrangements or all practices at "normal" Football program was made without Marc D. Hopin CBA '79 hours, yet they continue to win—not com- adequate consultation with alumni groups, Kdilor's reply: We feel Marc Hopin has plain. I strongly urge Fordham's administra- who are entitled to advise and consent on j missed the inlent of Sue Sandler's article. Us tion, alumni and students to make a com- such a significant and far reaching decision. ! focus, as anyone who read it carefully could Sharing mittment to support this team now. Drop B. On information and belief the Decem- I tell, was not the problems of Jewish students into the Basketball Office in Lombardi and To the Editor: ber 6th decision was made, without consid- I attending Fordham but their experiences in check out their remaining schedule. Kudos to the FC Class of 1980 for the eration or analysis of alternatives to Univer- general, both positive and negative. While Edward J. Buckley FC '81 "alternative celebration'' of Christmas sity support of the Football program, i.e. I some of the students interviewed said they which they offered to us all—namely the that being Alumni financial support for all had experienced problems related to their Mass which they planned and sponsored on consequent costs, if any, of reclassification. faith, others said they had not experienced December 14. Their theme of sharing and C. It cannot be denied that the December any. Obviously other Jewish students do not Offices community could not have been more aptly 6 decision was one made without considera- agree with Hopin about the existence of the To the Editor: chosen in a world where mere children tion of all the relevant facts and is therefore, "problem." I would like to clarify some of the miscon- perpetrate crimes of senseless violence improper and does not represent the true Sandier look on this assignment with her ceptions of the office space allocations. The because thev have never known sufficient spirit of this University. The December 6th usual commitment to fair and balanced only two offices that were put on probation love to place value on their own lives or on decision therefore, should be rescinded reporting, and she did discuss the existence were the Ram business ofice and the the lives of others. When the search for pending reconsideration by the Board of and purpose of the JSU. Concerning Pershing Rifle office, The other clubs were meaning and direction becomes so intense Trustees, after presentation of the above coverage over an extended period, we can only warned that excessive noise and dis- that the Rev. Jim Jones is possible, it is time factors by adequate and informed alumni only say that articles are printed according to ruptive behavior could result in the loss of to abandon our MacDonald's gift certificates representatives. the priorities set by the editorial board and their office. At this time it does not appear and to get back to our roots. Congratulations Should reconsideration of the December the space limitations with which we are likely that either The Ram or the Pershing FC'80, for a courageous step in the right 6th decision not be had, I foresee the follow- faced. direction. Dan Ruff, S.J. ing events transpiring. Murray-Weigel Hall 1. I for one regrettably will not contribute to Fordham. (From what I have been told this will be a widespread phenomena among alumni). 2. The Ram Club, has placed on its agenda, for its upcoming January 10,1978 meeting, a proposal to "disband in protest" over this issue and decision. Should this come to pass, it will have a significant effect on the University's athletic and alumni life. 3. The general morale of concerned alumni will suffer to an unnecessary degree. 4. Consideration is currently being given Getting Psyched as to the feasibility of instituting class action litigations against, the University, the University President and the Board of Trustees for breach of their position of trust Your Future For Five Bucks and fiduciary duties to properly consult with, By THOM DUFFY $140,000. and therefore represent in "good faith" the alumni segment of this University on this The entrance to 2519 Webster Avenue is just a small wood Terry Clifford wrote the recent New York Magazine cover issue. and glass doorway tucked between two storefronts. But story on "Travels in Psychic New York" which focused in you're bound to notice the signs around it drawing attention on the growing respectability and number of psychics that IN view of the above, I strongly suggest to to the services offered within. cater to a wide range of professionals. The difference be- all concerned that the December 6th decision be rescinded, for more careful reconsidera- Above the door, a woman's head, veiled and bowed in tween these respected psychics with their institutes in Man- hattan and the gypsy readers operating out of apartments in tion, thus evidencing good faith and some prayer, is painted on the glass. There are similar paintings in sense or understanding of the present forces eaqh of the second>floor windows: a man's head marked off areas like Fordham Road is, in Clifford's view, "not whether they are good or bad as psychics" but rather "in terms of that currently exist on this now sensitive in numbered sections, a cross over an open book, three play- issue. ing cards spread out, a hand with the palm facing outward. their motivation." "Across the board, without fail," Clifford asserted, "they Thank you for your consideration. On the glass of the doorway below are painted the words will try to con you." Edwin F. Lambert, Jr. "consejera y adivinadora," and their English equivalents, I decided to give one palm reader the chance to do just "reader and advisor." A placard usually placed out on the Editor's note: According to Jack Dunn, that—and maybe find out what life had in store for me in the sidewalk reads "Palm & Card Reader, 1 Flight Up." A president of the Ram Club, the organization process. continued on page 9 handwritten cardboard sign on the door said "Open Come postponed its January 10 meeting until In." January 25 to allow more lime to prepare What better time than the beginning of a new year and a discussion about the decision to remain in new semester to accept that invitation? Could the reader and Division HI. At that time, the club voted not advisor up those stairs give me some-insight into the months to disband. to come? Or was it all just a con game, a psychic Sting? I visited the palm reader on Webster Avenue on a recent evening to decide for myself. But conversations with a few informed persons ahead of time gave me some idea what to Mergy expect. Con game or not, "anyone who claims to have occult powers and tells fortunes for a fee is breaking the law," according to Detective Edward Berrigan of the Pickpocket Reigns and Confidence Squad of the New York City Police. But he was able to list several other setups similar to the To the Editor: Ron Mergenthaler's remarks on the ill- one on Webster Avenue, all within the vicinity of Rose Hill. fated football move to Division II were not Many of them, he said, are Russian or Romanian gypsies. only an insult to the President of the Univer- In their own culture, the advice of the seers often serves as sity, but also to the majority of us who have "lay supportive therapy" in place of psychiatry, according our priorities in order. Fr. Finlay's decision to Rena Gropper, a professor of Anthropology at Hunter was well deliberated, as anyone who read his College and author of the book Gypsies in I he City. full statement on the matter could tell. It "We try to be objective and educate ourselves the best we read, in par!, "top priority must be given to can in the ways of these people," said Berrigan. Yet he went continuing our excellent academic pro- on to describe methods used by these advisors to persuade grams." Money doesn't grow on trees and potential victims that their psychic powers and "prayers" there isn't hardly enough around to make could be of help. Often, the detective said, "they convince Fordham a football powerhouse. "Stupidity them that the source of their problem is money." The gypsy Reigns" not in the Administration Building, psychic will then, of course, remove the source of the prob- but on the Ram's sports page. lem. 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Sireetkids is also about the violence that To recreate the South Bronx as it was in flourished between street gangs in the neigh- the 1950's is the goal of Lancellotti, a jour- borhood, and about some of their members. nalist and Fordham alumnus, who has writ- "There was Dinny the Shiv. We knew him ten a play about the "old South Bronx" that from grammar school, and he was always the opens off-Broadway next week at the Harold teacher's pet, so we hated him," Lancellotti Clurman Theater on West 42nd Street. explained. "So, Dinny started hanging out Sireetkids is partly an autobiographical with a wild crowd, mostly Irish. The leader study of the old neighborhood around 149th kept him around for laughs—he was so small Street and Wales Avenue where Lancellotti and scrawny." grew up. The boundaries of '.is neighbor- Dinny turned "shiv happy" when the gang hood "turf" were Southern Boulevard, Third "rumbled" with rival gangs, and at age 15, Avenue, Westchester Avenue, and 138th Dinny shot and killed the gang leader who Street. had taunted him. lish too well and wouldn't yell at you." is a major theme of Streetkids. "It's the "That was the real South Bronx," he said. He was sent to Bronx County Prison Essentially, the role of Catholicism in tragedy that they feel—they know their "Once you got past Yankee Stadium, it was (where Lancellotti recalled he had always re- Streetkids is not a happy one. Lancellotti neighborhood was destroyed, and they miss uptown. The South Bronx that President ceived communion at Mass each Sunday). said, "The image the church has is—it slaps it." Carter saw isn't what used to be the South After his release, he attended City College, a straitjacket on you. It was really rigid in Lancellotti's feelings are not sympathetic Bronx." and today, Dinny the Shiv is a journalist in those times." toward the new residents of the area in which Since being graduated from Fordham in Chicago. he once lived. "They say we're bigots, and 1960, Lancellotti has had a successful news- The neighborhood also had its athletic The racial tensions of the South Bronx maybe we are," he said. "But we've seen the paper and broadcast journalism career. He is types, like Johnny the Shot. "He was a bas- were more subtle in the fifties, but boun- change, and didn't understand 'social dy- now an associate producer with WCBS-TV ketball player on the parish team," recalled daries for various groups were clearly de- namics.' news, and teaches radio journalism and Lancellotti. "He went an entire season with- fined. "All Streetkids does is try to explain this— broadcast writing at Columbia's Graduate out scoring—even his sex life was never that "In my crowd, there were three Italians, the experiences we had, how hard it is to School of Journalism. bad!" the rest were Irish," recalled Lancellotti. "In change, and to speak for one of the old What made Lancellotti want to write a play about the South Bronx? "I'm always writing something," he ex- plained, "and I always had the idea I'd like to tell the story of the South Bronx, since it was so different from today. I was an Italian in an Irish ghetto—so I wrote about that." Streetkids became a reality when Lancel- lotti was reunited several years ago with a childhood friend from the neighborhood Much of the neighborhood life revolved the neighborhood, there was one block of neighborhoods," he explained. who'd gone into show business. around the parish school and the church. blacks, they called it the 'colored block.' Al- Many of those "streetkids" from the old Part of Streetkids stems from that friend, Lancellotti feels that the church in his neigh- so, at that time, the Puerto Rican migration neighborhood will be together again at the Jackie Mams, the only actor in the two-act borhood, like the parish in Streetkids, "could was just exploding." Yet his neighborhood first performances of the play, to share in play. Mams knows all the characters he por- be any parish,'' anywhere in the Bronx. A lot remained heavily Irish during the years he the success of one of their own, and to re- trays singlehandedly; he grew up with them of the action in Act Two concerns the church lived there. member the way things used to be. It will be too. and its effects on the growing kids. And the, very atmosphere and personality like old times again—almost. The action takes place in a typical Bronx "[In the play] I told about all the devilish of those city blocks seemed different too. "It For ultimately, Lancellotti's play is about setting—a candystore. The effect of the set- things we did," Lancellotti said. "We used was an area that teemed with people and the passage of time and the changes that re- ting is heightened by the rough, brick walls to sneak out af stations of the cross during kids. Today, it's acres and acres of empty sult. As he puts it, "The years have stolen my of the theater, and by its intimacy, since there Lent, and we stole sacramental wine after buildings—not a pane of glass." neighborhood, my way of life, and quite are only 91 seats. Lancellotti's candystore is Mass. We went to the Puerto Rican priest for The destruction of the old neighborhood, frankly, my youth. It's that way for all of ethereal, somewhere between dream and re- confession, 'cause he didn't understand Eng- and what the former residents think about it, us." Psychic settled up front, I thought. "How much will I owe you," I "I can help you," she continued. "Give me the other three continued from page 7 asked. "Two dollars for half reading," she said in broken dollars and I will burn the candles for you.'' I guess the spir- The psychic readers will try to "feel out" the vulnerability English; "five dollars for a full." its had helped her sense how vulnerable I really was. 1 readily of a person, said Detective Berrigan. For example, a friend gave her the rest of the five dollars 1 had cajoled from my of mine recalled a visit to a reader on Valentine Avenue she Not knowing the difference, I told her I could afford only editor and waited for her next suggestion. made last spring "just for the hell of it." The woman pos- a two-dollar reading. Then reaching in my pocket, I realized "You come back to me." It wasn't said as a question or a sibly did not suggest her powers could help her further, my I was carrying only a five-dollar bill. command, but in the same tone your mother used when you friend agrees, since she had responded "very skeptically." She sent the teenager downstairs to change the bill. But it were young and she was telling you to do something that she Berrigan also added that if the reader's aim is to get as was clear when he came back with the singles I had at least knew was for your own good. much money as possible from a person, "it's not done in one three more dollars on me that 1 didn't want to spend. "When?" she asked, without waiting for me to agree to a shot" but over a series of visits. "Hold out your hand," Marie told me. She was a slender second visit. With this information in mind, I hid my reporter's note- woman who might have been only in her twenties or thirties. "Thursday," I said. book deep in my coat pocket, put on my best "gullible col- Her face was so coarse and rough, though, it was hard to tell "I can help you," she repeated. "You come back or the lege kid" expression and headed, up the stairway, past the her age. Her hair was straight black and cropped short. spirits will be mad," she said solemnly. I nodded again. tattered astrology poster on the second floor landing and "I want you to bring me a men's handkerchief. In one knocked on the first door 1 found. But it was her deep dark eyes that I noticed most of all and corner write your name. In the other corner write the name "Are you the palm reader?" I asked the heavy-set His- how she looked right at me when she spoke. of your loved one," she instructed me. panic woman who answered my knock. She nodded and let "Anything you don't understand, you stop me and ask me One of the children wandered over to us and I patted him me inside. to repeat," she began. "Understand?" I nodded, attempting on the head. "You bring presents for the children," she said to convince her that I was completely convinced of her ability. in that same tone. Many of the chambers of these readers will be decorated She traced one of the creases and said, "You will live a I said yes and got up to leave. "You be here Thursday," with religious statues or pictures or other paraphernalia, long life." 1 nodded solemnly again while trying to remem- she said, again. Berrigan had told me. This was not the case here. No statues, ber to myself in what old movie I'd last heard that line. I was already crossing Fordham Road to mull over the no candles, no dark musty books. Now, two of my favorite occupations happen to be learn- experience in Harry's Hub, thinking about what Detective The front door with simply a clasp lock rather than a ing about Fordharn's neighborhood which has been like a Berrigan said about these advisors encouraging a number of return visits when I thought of something that might give me doorknob, the unfurnished kitchen, the bare mattresses second home to me for the past few years, but also hitchhik- ing long distances away from the Bronx when 1 get a few a clearer view of what Marie's intentions were. against the wall, all contributed to an air of poverty more days free. So Marie's next remark made me wonder.. .may- Maybe she was gifted. Maybe she did just want to help me than to one of mysticism. be. deal with whatever misfortune she saw coming my way. I A middle-aged black woman with a look of deep concern "1 see you like being here very much," she said, "then, headed back to Webster Avenue to ask her one more ques- on her face sat in a chair on one side of the kitchen. There suddenly, you like to go by yourself, far away..." tion. was an empty chair directly facing hers. I'd apparently inter- Rather than making any predictions, Marie seemed to con- I found her playing on the couch with the children. With rupted one reading. centrate on finding out what troubled me, making what I can the pose of nervousness I'd been practicing all afternoon and "You want a reading?" asked the woman who'd let me in. only call stabs in the dark. "The girl you love, sometimes a bit of embarrassment thrown in, 1 came back into the Yes, 1 nodded, looking as nervous and vulnerable as 1 you think she loves you, sometimes you think she she room. thought appropriate. doesn't. You have many friends who respect you. But they "Marie?" She looked up. "I'm sorry, I forgot to ask you Another younger woman came into the kitchen. I he two are secretly jealous and plotting behind your back. Money how much I'll owe you for the next visit." exchanged a few words in Spanish and the second woman comes to you, but then slips away quickly," she said, looking "You take two ten dollar bills," she said, "put them like a then motioned me into the front room where the symbols at my reaction to each statement. cross inside the handkerchief," she motioned with her had been painted on the windows. Terry Clifford had told me in our talk, "they immediately hands, "and you bring that tome." A group of little kids, aged from 3 to 7 years old, l look for your weakest point and zero in on that." 1 nodded again. "Thursday," I repeated, turning for the guessed, were crowded in front of a television set An older Acting as quietly astonished and convinced as 1 could, I stairs again. The oldest kid, a teenager, gave me a smile that boy, about 15 or so, looked at me with surprise. 1 suppose asked Marie how she "knew all she did." was something other than strictly friendly as 1 headed out. there weren't too many other college kids he'd seen coming Clutching her hands to her chest she said "the spirits help I believe I'll pass on my Thursday appointment with my by to have their palms read. me feel it.' "It is a gift from God. Everybody comes to me. reader and advisor. If the spirits get mad, well, I'll take my The woman, Marie was her name, sat me down on a coucn Young boys, young girls." chances. away from the TV and the kids. It was time to get one thing PAGE 10 THE RAM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1979

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Balancing books and seven against Grambling and by pouring in a does things that the average fan misses— While averaging only fifteen minutes each balls is difficult, and Faust admits that it was team-high 14 points in.a disappointing loss at things that do not appear in the boxscore. an "adjustment." game, Foust ranks fifth on the team in total Harvard. He is currently averaging 5.7 points The freshman is a major element in the assists. Constantly looking for the open man, His two coaches support his efforts. "I per game, on the basis of 53% accuracy from struggle to restore Fordham to basketball re- played both sports myself, and I can sym- he enjoys passing out assists just as much as the floor. spectability. Along with fellow freshmen Bill pathize with his situation" said Tom Pen- scoring points. "Two points is two points, no Numbers, though, do not tell the whole Calhoun and Dud Tongal, Foust helps form matter how we get it," he remarked. "If I ders. Varsity baseball coach Jack Lyons story, Penders offered a better analysis of the the nucleus of a successful future team. As agrees. "I hope that he can play both sports Penders's first recruiting class, the three are while he is here. But, I would not want to being touted as the future of Fordham bas- jeopardize him academically." ketball. However, Foust does not feel an ex- Fordham prides itself on academics, and cessive burden to produce instant success. On the coaches realize it. "I must stress that I do Ramettes Win the contrary, Penders is allowing his recruits not want to put sports as a detriment to aca- ByTOMO'LOUGHLIN both teams with 11 rebounds in the game. to adjust slowly to the college game. Penders, demics," said Penders. He expressed his pri- A superb performance by guard Mary Teammates Mary Ann Bilotti and Liz Mc- a master rebuilder, has confidence in his orities when he said, "I want my players to Hayes powered the women's basketball team Govern also made strong contributions for young players. "All three freshmen have get a good education, a good career opportu- to a 76-53 victory over Brooklyn College Sat- the Ramettes, scoring 14 and 12 points re- been playing well," he said. "Their develop* nity, and a few good years of basketball." urday night at the Rose Hill gym. spectively. ment has been steady." When the current basketball season ends, Hayes effectively controlled the patient The win was Fordham's fourth in a row, Having played in 17 of the team's first 19 Foust will have a two-week "vacation" Fordham offense by scoring 14 points and bringing its record to 12-5. It is busy prepar- games, Foust has constantly improved. before traveling down to Florida for baseball passing out a school record 17 assists, 13 in ing for the upcoming Manufacturers Han- Against Notre Dame, the number one team spring training. Since he plays both sports, the first half. She also led a strong defensive over Invitational Tournament on February 4, in the nation, he played 31 minutes, scored the inevitable question arises: which sport effort, which forced Brooklyn to commit which coach Kathy Mosolino says "should eight points, and cqmmitted only one turn- does he like more? "I've been asked that costly turnovers. be big." over. He regards this, along with the Gram- thousands of times," he said, "and I always The game broke wide open in the second "We are playing St. Francis in the opening bling and Fairfield games, as among his top give the same answer. I can only play one half. Anne Gregory, who led scoring for round, a team we beat earlier this year," she accomplishments this season. sport at a time. When I'm on the court, I both teams with 19 points, was the main rea- said. "Our goal is to go all the way to the fi- While sharing playing time with juniors concentrate completely on basketball." He son for this sudden surge. She scored 17 nals, and meet Queens." Bill Lombardi and Tom Kavanagh, Foust continued, "And when I'm playing baseball, points in the half, and controlled the boards Gregory is also very enthusiastic. "Queens does not play the entire game as he did in I'm thinking totally about that. I don't even against her smaller opponents. Gregory led is the game we want; we're ready," she said. high school. Yet, he does not complain. "J. think of baseball during basketball season." think I'm learning a lot whether I'm on the Foust batted .275 during the fall season. court or not," he said. "I think I'madjusting Lyons used him as a designated runner, pinch to college ball." hitter, designated hitter, and finally, a left- De'spite his relative lack of playing time, fielder. "He does not have a natural posi- Hockey Shut Out the 5*11" freshman leads the guards with 32 tion," said Lyons. "But he is a good enough rebounds. Primarily a scorer in high school, athlete to learn different positions."-Tony By STEVE HOFFMAN where it left off against Fairleigh, allowing Foust has had to adjust to his new role, see- had been a pitcher and a shortstop during The hockey team continued its losing trend four goals early in the first period. A three- ing himself as a "playmaker who can control high school, and during the course of the sea- this past week, suffering two shutouts against .-goal barrage in the second period put the the game offensively and defensively." son he found himself in a new position: left strong opponents. The Rams were first beat- game out of reach, with Morris winning According to Penders, quickness and field. en by Fairleigh Dickinson University, 5-0, easily against the nonexistent Ram attack. physical strength are Foust's two greatest as- "He did very well for a guy who never and then dropped a 7-0 verdict to Morris The injuries that plague Fordham have sets. "He's the type of kid I would hate to played the outfield before," says Lyons. Community College on Tuesday. forced Coach Ed Beach to place goalie Paul play against," said Penders, "because he's Tony does not have a set, established posi- "We have been riddled with injuries," ex- Kopera in the forward position in several always coming at you." Foust's attitude is tion on the team so he will get a chance as a plains defenseman Ray MacDonald. "We games. Nothing can make up for the loss of another asset, especially on a rebuilding third baseman, but will probably settle down just do not have enough offense." With these the squad's three leading scorers, however. team. "He makes our job a lot easier," Pen- as an outfielder. losses, the Rams may have lost any chance "Injuries have forced us to move some of ders stated. "He accepts coaching and teach- Concerning Foust's contributions to the for the playoffs. our top offensive players into defensive posi- ing. He will help in recruiting because we can team, Lyons commented, "His greatest asset Against Fairleigh Dickinson, the Fordham tions," said MacDonald. "We have also had showcasehim. He's a class^ person." is his speed. He makes things happen, partic- defense folded early in the first period, al- very few shots on goal as compared to our At Port Chester High School, he played ularly when he is running the bases.'' lowing three goals in the opening five min- opponents. This could be because we really varsity football, basketball, and baseball. In In the same way that it helps the basketball utes of play. However, they regained their don't have anyone on the ice directing play, both his junior and senior years, Foust was team, Foust's attitude aids the baseball composure, holding FDU scoreless until late although we have several fine players capable voted to the all-state basketball team. He cit- squad. "He has an excellent attitude. I think in the third period when two goals brought of it." ed this selection as his most memorable if the team wins, Tony is happy," said the final score to 5-0. The Rams were ham- sports accomplishment. Lyons. "He respqnds to coaching and is very pered by injuries, as they had only 11 healthy The team is looking forward to its upcom- "No one had ever done it at my school be- consistent. I enjoy coaching him." players in the game. ing encounter with Southern Connecticut, fore," he said. "So it was very satisfying." Penders, who tipped off Lyons about Injuries also hurt Fordham's effort against the present leaders of Division III. "We need In addition to his .basketball prowess, Foust's baseball ability, agreed. "Tony is Morris Community College, as top scorers a big win to get us on track and boost our Foust excelled on the baseball diamond. He happy to wear the Fordham uniform'," he Jim McManus, Greg Nolte and Tony Riocci morale," said MacDonald. "If we didn't was named all-league by the coaches in his said. "He is a class person, a coach's dream. were absent, weakening the team's offense have so many injuries we would be having a junior year and all-county in his senior sea- It would be nice to have 12 Anthony Fousts considerably. The Ram defense continued great season." son, by virtue of a consistent .450 batting of different heights and sizes." The last Word' Sweet Success Ken Lewis A kid who shoots 45 foot jump shots off-balance as easy thus taking away his effectiveness; while against Bird, who is one would make a lay-up. A freshman who only plays great considered one of the best playmakers in the country, Foust defense against seasoned Ail-American candidates. A tree used his quickness to combat the pure speed of the fast- who eats up alley-oop passes and spits them into the basket breaking Lion ball handler. with little effort. And a coach out for blood. As you may have guessed, the tree so appropriately These were the four ingredients that on January 30, 1979, mentioned before is seven-foot Dud Tongal, the freshman made Fordham a winning basketball team once again. In who is just now coining into his own under the careful pamp- beating Columbia, Coach Tom Penders's old crew, the ering of Penders. With him in the middle, the alley-oop pass Rams finally looked together. has become a primary weapon in the Ram arsenal, with They made'smart passes, got back well on defense against guard Mike Murphy usually pulling the trigger. Watching the superior speed of their Ivy League opponents, and used Dud work against Columbia, whose tallest player is 6-7, was their height as an advantage for a change. But it was the punishment for Lion coach Buddy Maher indeed. three players briefly referred to above who were the primary These three players certainly contributed to one of the big- -easons for Penders's happiest night as Fordham coach. gest wins in recent Fordham history. But it was the overall team effort that made the night all the more satisfying. The best indication of this came in the free-throw shooting depar- tment. Tom Kavanagh is the long-range shooter. He has come to The Rams have had their problems at the line all season. represent Penders's most successful experiment this season, Perhaps it was the team's persistent practice, or Penders's although the junior's field goal percentage is still a bil lower continued encouragement, that has broken them out of the than the rate of developing ulcers in the stands during one of slump. In the closing seconds of the game, Captain Kevin his off-nights. He has been known to throw them up from White and Billy Lombardi each made the front half on one the third row occasionally. But his 27 points against and one situations that they have missed in similar clutch Columbia were basically "good shots." positions before. Penders has shown quite a bit of patience will) Kavanagh, Face it, they deserved to win. They played to the top of allowing him to shoot his way out of his rare but lengthy their ability, and were finally rewarded for it. Don't leave slumps. "I find that sticking with him is better," says Penders out of this deal. Hchad his team up high tor this Penders, "because he is such a clutch shooter. He's good to game, probably more so than for any other. The players have in a close game." knew he wanted it bad, just to show the Columbia fans what The defensive specialist of the team is freshman guard they had lost. Tony Foust, a young man who has caught the fancy of many And speaking i of fans, the loudest contingent over at Fordham fans in past weeks. He applied his now-renowned Levien Gym on Tuesday night was Fordham's own Section 8 "blanket defense" upon two of the top guards in the East in cheering group. They effectively took away the Lions's home the Fairfield and Columbia games. In simpler terms, Joe court advantage with their loud and brash encouragement of DeSantis and Alton Bird did not know what hit them. Foust the Rams. The team responded well to their fans' loyalty. • forced DeSantis into foul trouble early in their encounter, It was indeed a night to remember. Tom Kavanagh fires one from downtown PAGF. 12 THE RAM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1919 Swimmers Beat Coulmbia By Dean Mendes The Fordham swimming team captured their biggest meet in re- cent years last night, knockii ? arch-rival Columbia from the runks of the unbeaten by a 60-53 set -e. The victory was clinched by junior sprinter Joel lannuzi in the fii al event, the 400 yard freestyle relay, as he swam the anchor leg in record time to win the race. I ri-capiain Tom Gleason also performed superbly in the event. Columbia, ranked fourth in the F.ast, was totally unprepared for the meet as their best swimmer, Lincoln Djang, was thoroughly out- classed in his two events. Danny lannuzi, Joel's brother, set a new Fordham record in beating him in the 200 yard backstroke, with :1 lime of 2:01.82, while freshman Phil Fowler also established ;i record in outswimming Djang with a 1:58.19 time in the 200 IM. Tri-cpalian Frank May added three wins in his specialty events, in the 3000-, 500- and 200-yard freestyles. Joel lannuzi had personal best limes in the 100 and 50 yard freestyles, with -.47.2 and :21.4 efforts, respectively. The Aquaram record is now 5-0.

The men's swimming teami had kept their unbeaten record intact by out-swimming East Stroudsberg last Saturday, 74-39. The Aquarams were led by Frank May and Phil Fowler, who each won three events. "They were fiat," said Coach Ed Brennan, "We hit them early, in the first event, the medley relay and really surprised them." Jubilant swim team after defeating arch-rival Columbia Wednesday night

Basketball Tony Foust Victory Is Brings Hope Satisfying To Rose Hill ByDAVKD'ALKSSANDRO - By CHRIS KEATING and MICHAEL KAY Yhe last time the men's basketball team Men's basketball coach Tom Penders had had a winning season was 1971-72, when perhaps his most satisfying week of the sea- freshman guard Tony Foust was in the sixth son, as the Rams first battled a strong Fair- grade. Since then, Ram basketball has been field team until the last minute before losing, characterized by turmoil and confusion as but bounced back to beat Columbia on Tues- players quit, coaches were fired, and fans day' night. were frustrated. Consequently, many high school players avoided Rose Hill. So why FORDHAM 76 COLUMBIA 75 would an all-state basketball player with a They kept their poise when the going got 20-point scoring average like Foust conic to a rough, forced turnovers in key situations, highly controversial program that had won played defense with great tenacity, and even only 13 games over the last two years? hit their free throws. "I did not know about any of the (cam's When it was all over, the Rams had problems," said Foust, "or any of the play- snapped their five-game losing streak, de- ers before I got here. I didn't even know the feating the Columbia Lions 76-75 at the team's record until 1 asked one of the guys Levien Gymnasium last night. this year." It seems that Fordham's previous Not since the Yale game of December 5 has basketball problems had no effect on FOIISI'S Fordham been capable of such a fine all- decision. "I'm-just looking at it from this round team effort. "We had to play forty year on," he said. minutes tonight to do it," said Coach Tom Tenacious defensive star Tony Foust guards Fairfield opponent Foust almost missed his chance to attend Penders, jubilant after the victory against a Fordham. Emmet Delaney, FC '78, not only Lion team he coached for four years, "and early," said Kavanagh of the stall. "1 mean, The Rams played sloppy basketball in the tipped off coach Tom Penders about Fmisi's we matched them, shut off their break, and it how can they be scared of us?" They were first half but because of good shooting by ability, but also helped steer him towards was a great win for us," certainly scared of him. Besides shooting II Tom Kavanagh (8 points in the first half) and Rose Hill. "He brought me down here a few Indeed it was. It was a win which saw Tom- for J4 from the field and 5 for 6 from the free Bill Lombardi (6 points), they were still in the times last year," said Foust, "and 1 liked it." my Kavanagh score 27 points —most of them throw line, Kavanagh also handed out 4 as- game 32-25. Foust decided on Fordham because of its on forty-foot jumpers—as Columbia tried in sists, made 3 steals, and accounted for no With Fairfield's top guard, All-American high academic standards, and because lie vain to mount some kind of consistent at- turnovers. He brought the Rams back to a candidate Joe DeSantis, in foul trouble with could play two sports, basketball and base- tack. The game, as close throughout as the fi- 64-59 lead with his patented assortment of three and picking up another one at the start ball. nal score, began with an excellent perfor- long-range shots. of the second half the Rams caught up. At But there was still another reason—tin1 mance by Dud Tongal. Challenged bya much "Tommy's a scorer," added Penders, 10:52 left in the game, Tom Kavanagh hit coach. The arrival of Tom Penders from smaller Columbia team, Fordham chose the "and you have to live with him and die with from 16 feet to tie the game at 42. Columbia brought wholesale changes—new same first-half game plan they used against him. Sometimes you want to choke him..." At this point, center Dud Tongal, who was •coaches and strategies, a fresh philosophy, Wagner and Vermont: lob the ball in to Ton- With -the play of Tongal and Kavanagh, on the bench with 4 fouls, came in and com- and a brighter outlook. It also helped bring gal and hope for the best. the whole team seemed to respond to the pletely dominated the flow of the game with Foust. "I don't think 1 would have come here The seven-foot freshman responded with pressure in the closing minutes. .Captain great inside moves. According to Penders, if he wasn't here," said Foust. "He was one the finest half he played this season. Accu- Kevin While was magnificent down the Tongal has been following this pattern, of the main reasons." mulating 12 points in the period, mostly on stretch, particularly at the foul line, where he "having trouble getting it going at the begin- Penders, who has gained a reputation as a ning and then playing excellent in the second short turnaround jumpers, Tongal also ag- was 7 for 8. His two free throws gave Ford- "miracle worker" for turning teams into half." gressively pulled down rebounds and blocked ham a 75-71 lead with 13 seconds remaining. winners, knows what he wants from his play- six shots as he thoroughly outplayed Colum- Alter Bird cut the lead to two, the Lions With 1:54 left in the game, Tongal fouled ers. "The type of kids 1 want," Penders said, bia center Juan Mitchell, who later fouled fouled Hilly Lombard]. Billy iced the game ^out, and 31 seconds later T.K. Tripueka did "arc bold and confident, with an adven- out. with a free throw, an ironic event since the the same. Tripueka, who collected his fifth turous spirit, that want to be part of a build- by fouling DeSantis, claims he "never "I thought Juan would get in trouble if we Rams have lost many games this year because ing, growing program." touched the Fairfield guard." went right at him," said Penders of the sec- of poor shooting from the line. They won it The multi-talented Foust, who i.s tlif only The Tripueka foul and another miscall in- ond team All-Ivy League All Star. there this time, hitting 18 of their 24 at- Fordham athlete playing both varsity basket- volved DeSantis, the second coming on a At the start of the second half, Columbia tempts. ball and baseball, fits Penders' mold perki- charge called against guard Mike Murphy. had a surprise for Tom Fenders' ballclub: It was a great team victory, characterized ly. An enthusiastic, hardworking player. "'' Penders referred to these as "reputation" they went into a 4-corncr stall. Forcing the by an incessant desire to win. "I just hope regards the team's success as more impon;'"1 calls. He felt thai "when a foul is between a Rams out of their /one, Columbia outscored that we can use this for the future," said than his own individual performance. Simple DeSantis and a Murphy, of course the lesser- Fordham 11-4 to take a 46-39 lead, led by Penders. he r m unselfish, team player. "He csei" FAIRFIELD 70 FORDHAM 65 known Murphy will gel the foul called on their two i|iiickest players, Ricky Free and plil'ies the type of kid we want to rcciuii. _ Alton Hiid. him." Despite playing what Coach Tom Penders said Pender's. "I haven't had a nia-i Ui 'Fordham Rams work with in my career —and that'1- ^'un DeSantis would have fouled out. Instead of to claw its way back into the game. "We lost to the (airfield Stags 70-65 last Saturday years." being out of the game, DeSantis, who had didn't want to chase them," explained Pen- at the Rose Hill Gym. Attitude alone, though, can carry •' "••'" been held to 2 points with 4 minutes remain- ders. "We don't have the team speed lot Penders, who feels that at this stage of his just so far. Foust's full use of the skill- he "^ ing, took over with Fordham leading 53-52 that." So Penders found his way out in Tom team's development they have to play "great at hand will do much more. In fact. sk'H-^ Kavanugh. to beat teams like Fairfield and then we could and scored 12 of his team's last 18 points, 10 |lllM points coming from the line on foul shots. execution are major ingredients in .) "1 can't believe Columbia did that so still lose," was not happy with the officiating. continued on vW '