The Cowl Celebrating 1919-1992 Established in 1935 Seventy Five Years of Values That Endure

The Cowl Celebrating 1919-1992 Established in 1935 Seventy Five Years Of Values That Endure Vol.LVII No. 13 Providence College- Providence Rhode Island February 25, 1993 Rumors, Flu Catching At PC daily at the Health Center. had to be turned away and tient, but that is all we can do," the numbers are only adding by Kristen Gariepy Mrs. Kelleher, R.N., head asked to return the following said Fr. McPhail. "I feel bad to the confusion and taking Features Staff Writer nurse of the infirmary, is "not day. "It's just not humanly for the Health Center because time away from those who are surprised considering the time possible to help everyone at the have been stressed and I actually ill. Have you heard? You must of the year." However, maxi once," said Mrs. Kelleher. Fr. feel bad for the students who Last year, a break was es have. If another thirty...I mean mum effort is being put forth McPhail agrees, "We're doing need assistance." tablished at this point in the forty..! mean 2% of the PC to accommodate the students semester to prevent students student body contacts the vi needs. from becoming run down. rus that has already affected The Health Center's daily They are allowed to return many, classes will be canceled schedule has been altered due home for a week and revital for two days! Have you had to the increasing demand to Students have ize before the conclusion of the sniffles? OK...that's one. be seen by the doctor. Nor the second semester. With A cough? That's two. Wait, mally, the doctor arrives Mon been calling the nurses and Spring Break beginning Fri stop counting. It's not going day through Friday at noon. day afternoon, it is anticipated to happen. Names are taken between that this wave of sicknesses The past three weeks have 11:45 and 12:45 and the doctor inquiring about "how many will minimize and not be as proved to be extremely busy stays until he has seen every hectic when the students re orf Health Centers at many student on the list. He usually more numbers are turn. colleges and universities. Ru leaves by 1:45. For the past Fr. McPhail emphasized his mors about sick students and two weeks, the doctor has nad concern for the students and possible epidemics at UM ASS, to stay late in order to meet needed? their well-being. "We're try Holy Cross, Villanova and with all the students. This is ing to meet everyone's con Providence College have been difficult because the doctors cerns. I apologize for the exas circulating and blown out of also have their own practices all we can." Part of the problem is the peration on the students part, proportion. Unfortunately, and obligations to other pa The Health Center is trying rumor being spread that but it was extremely difficult these rumors are false and only tients. to help all the students who classes will be canceled. Stu to keep up with the numbers." causing stress and chaos at the In an attempt to control the have been to the Center, but dents have been calling the Mrs. Kelleher, R.N. also of institutions. situation and provide conve they are also requesting pa nurses and inquiring about fered her understanding and In the past two weeks, the nience for all involved, a limit tience in return. There have "how many more numbers advice. "The nurses are here numbers of ill students at PC had to be established. A total been complaints that students needed." Classes will not be from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. to has increased dramatically. of about thirty names were have been turned away from canceled. Those students who help any student. We're also Lines of twenty-five to thirty taken and room was left for seeing the doctor. "Ifs diffi are going to the Health Center available to answer any ques students have formed almost severe cases. Some students cult to ask the sick to be pa with the intent of increasing tions over the phone." The Facts On Financial Aid mores, juniors and seniors for Sophomores will now be the 1993-1994 academic year. able to borrow $3,500, a $1,000 by Jennifer Brinkman All students received a 1993- increase from the previous Asst. News Editor 94 FAFSA on January 25,1993 limit. Juniors and seniors will in their on-campus Friar mail be allotted $5,500, an increase boxes. of $1,500. All returning Providence This reauthorization will Darcy enthusiastically College students and their significantly expands the op hopes "to encourage a lot of parents should be made aware portunity for federal loan pro people who had been formerly of notable changes in federal grams to middle income fami denied to reapply because of financial aid programs which lies by eliminating home eq the new stan will be effective for the 1993- dards." 1994 academic year. After filing Every five years, the Higher ”We see these provisions as for financial PC’s new mascott, Friar Boy, relaxing at home. See Education Act reauthorizes a real boom for upper aid, students Features, page 17. the financial aid process by should submit setting goals for extending eli and middle class families." a completed gibility among students and loan applica making more funds available tion, available for those in a degree program uity from the eligibility for at your local bank, to the Of Inside who need assistance. mula and lowering the fice of Financial Aid in order In July of 1992 several sig student's contribution from to be considered for a Stafford nificant legislative changes earned income. These two Loan. The deadline is March Roving Sports were enacted which have al changes will most directly 15. tered application procedures benefit middle income fami Over the next few years and expanded federal student lies who formerly could not President Clinton will be aid eligibility to more middle qualify for financial aid. working on a standardized ap income families. Federal Stafford borrow plication form that would be "We see these provisions ing limits have been in used by each particular insti as a real boom for upper creased also. A Stafford Loan tution and therefore eliminate middle class income families," is a student loan in which all the step of receiving a loan remarked Herb Darcy, Direc principle costs and interest application from the bank. tor Financial Aid at Providence are deferred during school With an optimistic voice College. and payment is not due until Herb Darcy declared that the At Providence College, all 6 months after graduation. Reauthorization Act returning students must file a "Of the current enrolled "achieved most of its' objec free application for Federal students at PC, 25-35% will tives" and will hopefully "lift Creative Spring Break Mike Mullany wins trip Student Aid (FAFSA) by be eligible for subsidized the burden of college educa March 15, 1993. This is the Stafford Loans," explained tion expenses off of many par plans, page 8. to Bahamas, page 22. only form required of sopho Darcy. ents and students." 2 The Cowl News February 25,1993 Graduates Face Notre Dame Mixed Job Market President To Visit PC College Press Service graduates, but 34% will hire University if Notre Dame fewer students. President Rev. Edward A. Despite an improving Malloy, C.S.C. will address the economy, college graduates A majority of the firms past, present and future of face a mixed job market this conduct drug tests and many Catholic higher education dur spring. More job opportuni check education and past em ing a lecture he will deliver as ties may be possible, but ex- ployment references. Many part of Providence College's pectations for salaries are firms are now using psycho "Diamond Jubilee Presidential lower, according to a leading logical testing. Lecture Series" On Thursday, employment report. Students with degrees in engineering can expect sala March 11,1993 at 4:30 p.m. in The 47th annual survey of Moore Hall, Room III. The business and industrial firms ries .2% higher than 1992 lecture is free and open to the nationwide found that corpo graduates; liberal arts, 1.3% public. rate America is "relatively higher; and math or statistics, 1% higher. Rev. Malloy will detail "the optimistic," but that the out extraordinary achievements of look for 1993 graduates is only Patrick Scheetz, director of Catholic higher education" slightly better than 1992, the the Collegiate Employment during the Presidential Series, worst market for graduates in Research Institute at Michigan which is being offered as part the past 20 years. State University in East Lan sing, found in a national sur of PC's current 75th anniver Most of the 258 businesses sary celebration. surveyed are cutting back on vey that employers are pro Rev. Malloy, who is in his recruitment on college cam jecting a decrease in the hiring of college graduates for the second five-year term as the tive to promote community ference. puses and are reducing hiring A native of Washington, fourth straight year. sixteenth president of the Uni service, and is a member of m several disciplines, includ D.C., Rev. Malloy earned his The results were reported versity of Notre Dame, has the board of Campus Com ing most non-engineering bachelor's and master's de in Michigan State's 22nd an been a member of Notre pact, which promotes campus graduates. Some other find grees in English from Notre nual national survey, which Dame's Department of Theol voluntarism among college ings of the report include: ogy faculty since 1974.

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