To Gay Students

::-- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Friday, February 16, 1973 ~Rueckel Says 'No' To Gay Students; Ryan Hears Appeal by Mark Von Hagen Organizers of a homosexual student group at Georgetown have been denied petition for formal University recognition after their first appeal to Dr. Patricia Rueckel, Vice-President for Student Development. The "Gay Georgetown Students" will appeal their case a second time to Executive Educational Vice-President the Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J. in a hearing scheduled for Wednesday. If Fr. Ryan also denies the addition to the administration," petition the four coordinators of Kennedy added. the group may appeal to University Garcia said the group's coordina tors were "very upset" with Dr. StUdent Development Vice-President Patricia Rueckel denied an appeal Wednesday by gay students to form President the Rev. R. J. Henle, S.J. Rueckel's decision. "We consider it their own organization on campus. (Photo by Glenn Moses) "If Fr. Henle turns down our appeal, then we would turn the a personal face saving device and an matter over to our lawyers and they extreme cop-out on her part," he Presidential Elections would decide what next step we said. "Evidently, she did not want would take," Michael Garcia to or couldn't make the decision, so (SFS'75), one of the group's she's passing it on to Fr. Ryan." Anti-Politico Spirit Marks Race coordinators, said Wednesday. Dr. ~Rueckel 's refusal to re Undergraduate Student Body cognize the group upholds a deci by Barry Wiegand their inexperience as an important Talking to students'and sampling Preisdent John Kennedy has of sion last week by Ms. Susan Palmer Campaigns for Student Body asset that frees them from the student opinion will be the major fered student government recogni Johnson, director of student activi President this year reflect growing mistakes of the past. basis for making decisions if he is tion to the gay students if they ties. "After careful consideration, I apathy about student government Campaign platforms this year are elected, Graham said. He added want it. "I told him (Garcia) when have decided to deny your appeal and dissatisfaction with "politicos". more oriented toward providing that this was the only way to he called that we can recognize and to support Susan Johnson's Presidential candidates Tony services for students and less change student feelings about stu them under our constitution," original denial of your request to Freyre (SBA'74), Steve Graham toward confrontation with the dent government. Kennedy said, "but that means very use the name of Georgetown (SBA'74), Doug Kellner (SFS'74), administration. One candidate has Graham said he hopes to develop little to the University. University and to be formally Steve Kerrigan (SFS'75) and Tom called for converting student gov a strong executive assistant system "They could have the facilities recognized as a student organiza O'Brien (Coll.'74) have sharply ernment into a student union and and delegate authority so he will of student government open for tion," Dr. Rueckel wrote in a letter criticized past student government "leaving Henle and Ryan in peace have time to keep in touch with their use, namely the conference to the coordinators. activities and officials. to educate us." . students. He also favors the use of room. We also could fund them, In the decision last week, Ms. Only one candidate for the Most informed observers believe questionnaires to gauge student because it's student money," Ken Johnson said, "Georgetown Univer office has extensive experience in that no candidate has a clear lead opinion. nedy said. sity has always had a tradition of student government. However, the and that anyone of three major Direct confrontation with the "I suggested that Garcia ask his Christian virtues and ideals. The other candidates have been stressing contenders could win the election. administration "has been ineffec student senator to introduce legisla spirit and policy of the University Steve Graham and running mate tive", Graham said. Instead a "more tion to that effect and I assured are defined in light of this Christian 1199 Demands Rochelle Di Fonso (SBA'74) de subtle confrontation" created by him that I would support such heritage. Accordingly, we believe clared that they would run late last uniting with the alumni and faculty legislation, but the group's lawyers that the recognition of any homo week, adding a fourth name to the would be more effective. don't want to 'cloud the issue' by sexual group is completely incon- Higher Wages list of presidential hopefuls. In a Graham also has called for a dealing with student government in surprise move, Tom O'Brien and (Continued on Page 13) (Continued on Page 8) And Benefits Bill Spencer also announced they would run when they filed Tuesday Nixon Cuts Education Budget by Andy Lang afternoon. Leaders of Local 1199 of the Graham, a captain of the foot National Union of Hospital and ball team, wants "to bring student Nursing Home Employees Union government back to the students." Financial Aid Picture Bleak have asked for wage increases and "I have no qualifications, as I'm by John Regis Coogan budget cut from $292 million to $5 million, a 50 additional benefits in bargaining sure will be brought out in the with the University administration. As education at Georgetown becomes more percent reduction in work-study programs and campaign," Graham admitted in an expensive, the University Office of Financial Aid is total elimination of the E.O.G., to be replaced The first negotiations between the interview on WGTB. "But because I union and University officials took encountering severe ·difficulties in its efforts to with the Basic Opportunity Grant (E.O.G.). Even have no qualifications, I am not meet the monetary needs of current and if Congress passes B.O.G., its benefit to George place Feb. 7. really swayed politically. I have no The union represents George prospective students. town and other private institutions will be minimal political favors that are due any At the same time, federal funding-the because of its low-income family emphasis. town service and maintenance body." workers, but does not have a backbone of the financial aid budget-cannot be Director of Admissions Joseph A. Chalmers said, "closed shop" agreement with the counted upon this year in light of President "With so much of our program in doubt. we asked administration that would require Nixon's intention to cut National Defense a U.S. Department of Educ~tion official what we mandatory membership of workers Education Act, Educational Opportunity Grant should do. He said, 'Be prudent.' We asked what in the group. Service and main (E.O.G.) and Work-Study Program spending. 'prudent' means, practically speaking, and he said, tenance . employees approved the 'I don't know.' Well, neither do we." union in a landslide vote during News Analysis Mr. William R. Patterson of the Financial Aid elections here supervised by the Office, commenting on the same problem, National Labor Relations Board When coupled with the perennial money shortages remarked that "if Congress and the President get (N .L.R.B.) Dec. 8. faced by Georgetown University financial aid into a real passing-vetoing dogfight, it may be a Union representative Herb administrators, the federal situation leaves next hell of a long time before we see any money." Quinn said he will not schedule a year's aid picture bleak. In order to avoid making commitments which a second meeting with University The Office of Undergraduate Admissions cut in federal money would eliminate, the Office negotiatiors until he receives infor hand!es aid for freshmen and transfer students and of Undergraduate Admissions may conceivably mation from the administration on the Office of Financial Aid co-ordinates the end up offering no financial aid to the class of '77 the pension fund, insurance bene financial aid committees of each individual school and spreading available money to cover at least fits and health care provisions in that serve students after their initial year at part of all aid promised to students already the present contract for George Georgetown. enrolled. To cite Mr. Patterson again, "Just tell the town workers. Aid takes the form of any combination of students to be leery of next year. Things may not Demands' the Union has made direct grants, payment of services and loans on the be so good." include: basis of need and academic promise. The possibility of raising current aid packages • Wage increases. Federal Aid Cut to compensate for increased tuition and room fees (Continued on Page 12) STEVE GRAHAM Prpsident Nixon has proposed an N.D.E.A. (Continued on Page 15) Page Two ·THE ·HO·I"A. Friday, February 16, 1973 Alumni to Aid.·Students Shameful Passions In Summer Employment by Andy Lang by Larry Peters someone who could hire. News Editor In an effort to alleviate the "Those chosen were alumni who problems of disappointed under- had graduated at least five 'years ago graduate students looking for sum- and who had an income level of Because of what men do, God has given them over to mer employment, the Georgetown over $15,000 a year," Dowley said. shameful passions. Even the women pervert the natural use Alumni Association (G.D.A.A.) has "Some of them were on the board of their sex by unnatural acts. In the same way the men created a summer job placement of directors of various companies or give up natural sexual relations with women and burn with program. The program will help men who owned their own busi '. place Georgetown students in posi- nesses .

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