John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 12-10-1987 The aC rroll News- Vol. 74, No. 12 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 74, No. 12" (1987). The Carroll News. 874. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/874 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Planes, Trains and Wishing you a "·ery A Christmas Experience Automobiles Father Joe Schell writes about his CN Cinema critic Bucky Fellini first Christmas as a priesL reviews recent release Merry Christmas ENTERTAINMENT P. 6 and Good Luck on finals! FEATURES P. 4 T H E CARROLL NEWS Serving The Carroll Community Vol. 74, No. 12 John Carroll University. University Heights, Ohio 44118 Thursday, December 10, 19U7 Tuition increases approved by the Board of Trustees by Paul Kantz m, Graduate hours will cost $230 in arts and Editor in Chief' sciences (7 percent increase) and $280 in Full-time JCU tuition and room and board wiU business (9.8 percent increase). cost $705 more next year. based on tuition and The University projects net expenditures of fee increases approved Thesday by the Board of $31.6 million in 1988-89, according to a Board of nustees. Trustees docwnenl. The Board moved to raise undergraduate tui­ tion to $212 per credit hour, 7.6 percent rugher The most significant new expense is debt ser­ than the current $197. Room and board will cost vice on the new dormitory. projected at $585.000. $3,875. an increase of $225. or 6.2 percent. Schlolarshlps and grants are expected to in­ Combined full-lime tuition (based on 32 credit crease by 18.3 percent. the largest percentage in­ hours} and room and board will jump 7.1 percent crease in any category. from $9.954 to $10.659 in 1988-89. According to The Ohio College Association, The increases are necessitated by increasing JCU's tuition currently ranks as the least expen­ costs and pay raises to faculty, University officials sive of the 24 Ohio private universities with said. enrollments of 1,000 or more. Carroll's room and Graduate School tuition will rise as well. board charges. however. are fourth highest. t u · em· tnt Fi. ... provides good ti111e for an present by Amit Bagaria, Students who attended the "I would like to thank the News Editor dance described it as a students for their support," Archbishop John CarroU dons a cap of snow to The Christmas Formal held memorable time. Paravano said. "Its always rewarding to see an event un­ celebrate the holiday season. last Friday was a huge success "I had a wicked-good time." by Mark Ziemba by Student Union officials as said Sheila Geary. a junior. fold so smoothly.'' well as students in attendance. "The dance was a hard­ Approximately 560 people bitting, double-fisted, A-1. attended the dance, which five-star, honest to goodness Pilla to dedicate Chapel today was held at the Bond Court bonanza extraordinaire." Hotel in downtown Cleveland. said Mark Marshall, a Simple church has ornate history "We were very pleased sophomore. "It's got to be the best Stu­ by MClrk Ziemba, " His chapel, to be built in the late 1920's. with the whole evening and Staff Reporter our intentions were that this dent Union-sponsored event would have seated 5000 people," Fennessy will become a tradition each I've ever been to," said Amy The Bishop of the Cleveland Diocese. Rev. said. ''They had started on the foundation and year at John Carroll," said SU Morgan. a junior. Anthony M. Pilla; will participate in the the stone carvings, but his buildings were too President Peter Anthony. "II dedication of lhe Saint Frances Chapel tonight grandiose to build." Nightcoach. an 18-member at 7:30. seemed that the people in at­ Instead of following through with those orchestra, played from 9 to 11 The Bishop will bless the Chapel at a Mass, tendance enjoyed having an p.m. From then until a little plans, the foundation was used for a gyro, a evening that offered a varie­ and a reception will follow. This event will be business building. and a much simpler chapel. after 1 a.m .. a D.J. played a a climactic end to the week-long celebrations ty of music ... a special even­ variety of music. according to Rev. Joseph Schell, S.J. of the ing that doesn't happen every which began last Thursday. Campus Ministry. a former president of John so often." Special guests for the even­ "The Bishop will bless the altar. lhe church. Carroll University. ing included Vice ~esident and the chapel where the blessed sacrament .. All those who attended and Director of Campus will be kept." said Rev. Peter J. Fennessy, S.J., Later. in 1984, the Francis O'Neill founda­ had an enjoyable lime, the Ministry Rev. Peter J. Fen­ vice president and director of Campus tion gave the university $1 million to renovate entertainment was fantas­ nessy, S.J.: Vice President for Ministry. or rebuild the chapel. Last summer, the new tic." said SU Vice President Development Paul Kantz and "Student leaders, trustees. faculty, staff. ad­ Saint Francis Chapel, named after Francis Jeff Paravano. "We will en­ Mrs. Kantz: Vice President ministrators, and students have been invited O'Neill's patron saint. was built on the courage the next (Student for Student Affairs Dr. James to the dedication ceremonies," Fennessy said. grounds of the old chapel. Union) administration to plan M. Lavin and Mrs. Lavin: "The benefactors of the university. the ar­ a similar event." Paravano Three weeks ago. two stone carvings fr om Dean of Admissions and chHects of the chapel. and the artists involv­ the originaJly planned church were put up eM­ chaired the Christmas Formal Financial Aid Kevin R. ed have also been invited." Committee of the Union. side the chapel, on the walls of the Harold C. Sullivan and Mrs. Sullivan; The Saint Francis Chapel is a simple church Schott Atrium. According to Anthony, the Associate Dean of the School with an ornate history. The simply designed event went off very well and of Business Dr. James M. church was not always as spartan as it ap­ ''When we were digging for the Recplex, we all the students were well Daley and Mrs. Daley; and pears today. Bloodgood Tuttle. the original dug up these two stones." Fennessy said. behaved. There were no pro­ Dean of Students Richard T. designer of lbe c hapel, had planned "They are our link with the original chapel blems. he said. McNally. differently. that was intended to be on that spot.·· Page 2 EDITORIAL The CarroU News. December 10. 1987 Speakers needed on campus Looking back on the f1rst semester, one lhtng \\'hich was somewhat lacking was the number of speakers on campus. Tho symposium on the Constitution. Cesar Chavez. and Charlo~ Kurall are three of thn few which come to mind. An an institution of h1gher learning, John Carroll should take ~realer measures to provide more and better spe<!kors to educnte interested students. and faculty. outside the classroom. The administration. Student Union. a'cademic departments. and student organizations should all investigate the possibilities of bringing a speaker to campus. How about one of the many presidential cnndidat~s? Or the University could offer to host a debate between Howard Melzenbaum and George Voinovich who are trying for a seal in the U.S. Senate. There nre many interesting and knowledgeable people out there. ll \\Ould be great if we coulcl got a few more of thorn to visit campus oext semester Tuition hike: justified? It's that lime of year agam. The week of the Boarcl of Trustees December meeting. at which the powers that be decide how much more to charge for John Carroll education in the year to come. Students will grumble about the 7.1 percent increase in tuition and room and board. and a tuition increase can never really be considered good. Shll, there are a number of points Indecision threatens Philippines which merit further consideration. by John Raimondi Philippines from falling to America for its economic and For one thing, a large part of the increase will go to teacher The Philippine people clear­ communism. ft is high time political survival. il does not salaries. As at man)' private institutions. many professors at ly took a step in the right for Aquino to step down make sense for Aquino not to JCU are comparatively underpaid. The tuition hike will help direction when they deposed before a violent revolution want the continuance of removes her from power. American economic and make salaries more equitable as well as help lure high-quality Ferdinand Marco 22 months In the past two months new teachers. ago. But their replacement is militar~ aid unless she has Second. os University officials are quick to point out. John not ready to meet the many there has been a change in some unt..nown goals for the the Philippines with the death Carroll is still quite a bargain as private universities go. challenges that face the Philippines that she has not Eighteen out of 24 comparnbly-sized private institutions country. of two American servicemen. revealed. Mnybe. Aquino is II is now lime for Congress to hoping that Santa Claus will in Ohio charge more than JCU, and none of these was cited Corazen Aquino hos been by u national magazine as tho sixth-best comprehensive univer­ decide whether it wants to save her from her current president of the Philippines continue financing the ruler problems.