High And Dry by Mark Dillon "I was in my room when 1 heard a weird An act of vandalism early Wednesday noise that didn't stop. When 1 opened the morning caused Walsh Hall to lose water door, I saw all this water coming down the pressure throughout the day and flooded stairway," said McHugh. "The top valve on stairwells on the east side of the building. the 13th floor was open, so 1 ran up and tur- Vandals broke into Walsh's water tower ned it off." at approximately 2 a.m. and turned off the Seniors Richard Duprey and Kevin Sut- main valves that supply the building, accor- tlehan were with him at the time. Duprey ding to Resident Director Bill Deichler. The alerted security. vandals then turned on Walsh's emergency "It sounded like a loud shower," said water system on the 13th floor and fled. Duprey. "It was like a waterfall coming Deichler said there are no suspects in the down the stairs." case. Deichler said the water tower's main Residents on the upper floors spent the pump ran continuously following the van- afternoon and evening trying to make due dals' action, draining the system and without water, while physical plant estimated reducing pressure in the building. The pump damage. then broke and pressure dropped completely. The building's emergency system ran for Deichler said late Wednesday night that the several minutes, sending water cascading building was running on an auxiliary pump down the east side stairwells. Ray McHugh, and that water pressure was gradually being FC '84, a resident of suite 1101, ran upstairs restored. A replacement pump will be in- to turn off the valve. Contiiiued on page 15 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID TV? Bronx, New York Permit No. 7608 ^^^Wl^^^^ ^^'••••••^^^ April 12,1914 Fardham University, Numb«rl3 McGinley Center Proposed Division of University Shop New Pub Planned to Accommodate New Pub Kxis.inK Scale:!"-16' by Steve Lalli system." When students return to Rose Hill this New tables and seats will be added to the fall, they will find a new student pub, sub- new dining area said Phelps. Improvements stanial changes in the Ramskellar, and a on the serving areas will also be made. The smaller bookstore. Ramskellar will also receive new lighting and The University plans to build a larger decorative features. Ki'inou' Wull New Himk\\:ill pub over the summer utilizing space now oc- "The purpose of the whole thing is to cupied by the University Shop. The pub will generally improve the food service areas," <r , J be situated at the rear of the existing Ram- McGowan said. skellar, eliminating slmost one-third of the McGowan is planning a Friday meeting bookstore's existing space, Vice President for with Phelps and Assistant Dean for Campus I'll!) I nimsih Shop Student Affairs Joseph McGowan announ- Activities Michael Sullivan to discuss the ced this week. management of the proposed new pub. Ramskellar renovations are also planned With the expansion, no liquor will be which will allow the area to be devoted to sold in the existing Ramskellar area, and the dining services. Food Service Director need for temporary partitions will be V William Phelps hopes the expansion project, eliminated. "In a way, it's not so new," said Wull to cost approximately $200,000, will be com- McGowan, referring to the Ramskellar as a New pleted by July. dining facility. Currently, one part of the According to McGowan, the Ramskellar Ramskellar is reserved as a dining area. would serve as a second cafeteria. He cites At present, the temporary partitions are r i i i the fact that the resident population of the used to keep students under 19 years of age Rose Hill campus next semester will have from the beer-serving areas in the Ram- risen to approximately 2,000 students. skellar. "The partitions really don't meet the KumsMlar "Our facilities are crowded," McGowan codes," said Phelps. said. "We noticed the long lines and other Students will gain access to the proposed levels of weakness in the food service pub through an entrance in the Ramskellar. New York State law requires that snack areas be separate from areas where alcoholic dential candidate, Jack Zadrino, FC '86, beverages are served. Secretary/Treasurer candidate, Patty Dwyer, "The objective is to meet the needs of FC '86, candidate for Senator, Laura Mc- the students and the [State] liquor Court Upholds Decision Master, FC '86, candidate for Senator, P.J. authority," said Phelps. "We're never going Lucas, FC '86, Commuter Council can- to be perfect." didate, and Tony Colletta, FC '86, candidate There was initial concern among ad- for Senator. ministrators that the University Shop would by Vinny Barry assessed unfairly," said Dennis, "We were "1 think it's appalling that the student find it difficult to operate with the loss of ap- The United Student Government Court asking for nominal punitive measures and choice should be prevented," said Boland, proximately 30 feet of selling space as a result voted 4-2 on April 10 to uphold the 1984 they [the Court] didn't respect that at all. The "We were rightfully elected, and we're being of the lower floor expansion. Said USG Elections Committee's decision to 26 percent was never questioned." abused by an incompetent system." McGowan, "It seemed as though the penalize the Action Party's vote 26 percent According to Brian Spearman, CBA '84, Tony Colletta, who lost the election by a bookstore would have to do its mass selling due to campaign violations. chairperson of the Elections Committee, the small margin after the penalty was assessed, of books [at the beginning of each semester] "There is no overriding justification to penalties that were assessed were for the Ac- tion party's failure to follow the regulations also criticized the Elections Committee's out of the gym or Lombardi [Center]. Their determine that bias existed in the Elections decision. [the bookstore's] function and services will Committee's decision," the Court's decision established at the beginning of the campaign period. "It's nothing less than tyranny when a remain exactly the same." read. "You can't say that it [the letter] didn't group of people can come in and disrupt a "All the books will be sold from the The decision also stated that Jhere is' no store," said Arthur Brennan, manager of the affect the vote," said Spearman, "That's democratic election," said Colletta, "1 think basis for questioning sanctions imposed by the penalties were really excessive, especially University Shop. "Nothing will be ridiculous." the USG Elections Committee." when you bring it clown to the class levels.! eliminated," Spearman also said he could not under- The Action party was penalized 26 per- The people who had to suffer from it had However, Executive Vice President Paul stand shy, at the end of the election, the Ac- cent of their total vote lor a letter signed by nothing to do with the letter." Reiss said the University is considering selling tion party had submitted their banner to the Dennis and mailed to campus clus leaders According to the Court, "We have no books during the first two weeks of the Elections Committee and not the letter. before the designated period. Charges were jurisdiction to change such decisions, semester in the McGinley Center Ballroom. Dennis believes that the letter could not filed by Difference Presidential Candidate because we cannot substantiate allegations of According to McGowan, programming have affected the voting for class govern- Matthew Boyle, FC '85, with the USG Court. severe penalties or biased decision-making. and activities now held in the Ramskellar ments. Only the executive slates of USG, Defending the Action party, USG We do not feel that we have adequate would continue unchanged. Mixers, for Fordham College, and the College of President John Dennis, CHA '85, argued that guidelines to determine the numerical aspect example, would remain. The Ramskellar Business Administration should have been the penalty for the violations was too high. of the penalties involved." "should function pretty much as il has," affected, he said. Dennis accused the Elections Committee "If they [the Court] fail to address this McGowan said. Spearman was not available to release of overlooking the seriousness or "lack ol measure," said Dennis, "they're going to set Phelps said the Ramskellar as a dining the voting results from the election, but the seriousness" of the violations, how the a precedent that will hurt people for a long area will luive virtually ihc same menu as the violations affected the vote, and student 26 percent penalty did force six class gover- main cafeteria. Snacks will continue to be nment candidates to lose their positions. time to come." court decisions of previous years. Continued on page 15 sold in the Ramskellar. In addition, Phelps "As far as I'm concerned, we were They were: 13d Boland, FC '86, Action Presi- plans expanded salad, soup, and yogurt bars, 2/THE RAM/THURSDAY, APRIL 12,1984 •• *•<-.. fir"' THE CAB CALENDAR Thursday, April 12 Wednesday, April 18 Coffeehouse: TO.P. presents Open Mike Night at 8:30 p.m. in Lacrosse vs. Columbia at 3:30 p.m. Away. Rooms 234-235. Ramskellar Mixer 9 p.m. Cinevents presents Educating Rita at 10:30 a.m., 8 and 10:30 p.m. in Keating 1st. Fordham University Blood Drive 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Olympic-style Free Boxing Clinic. Tuesdays and Thursdays McGinley Center. throughout April in the Lombardi Center Multipurpose Room at 8 p.m.