THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1977
VOL 59 NO. 15 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK
More Rooms, More Problems New Housing Delayed by Bob Ehalt and Neal Grealy Incoming freshmen, who were originally Becker was unable to give students prior scheduled to move into the newly built notice. Construction in Roberts was due to apartments in the Lalande section of be finished on August 26. Martyrs' Court, have been forced to move Dean of Students William Crawley stated into other sections of that dormitory due to that the decision to build in Lalande and construction delays. Roberts was made in early June. Once the The apartments which will house 24 decision was made, architects were called in freshmen males will not be ready until to draw up plans and construction compan- September 15 according to Housing Dean ies submitted bids for the job. Robert Becker. This delay will cause a A-J Construction Company was the low tripling-up situation in other freshmen suites bidder and they were contracted. Crawley throughout Martyrs'. said that at this time the University knew that Becker also announced that the locks for Lalande would not be finished but they were the new apartments in the basement of guaranteed that Roberts would be com- Roberts Hall have not arrived. He stated that pleted by September. he was informed Monday, August 22 that Crawley also discussed the apartment the locks would arrive on October 18. They buildings that Fordham owned four years are military usage locks and require a special ago on E. 191 Street. It was due to the rising Frank Kwok order . Since he was informed so late, cost of upkeep that the buildings were sold MARTYRS' COURT:Students need some adjustment to Fordham dorm life. he stated. The apartment buildings, 548 and 610, housed approximately 60 students. Executive Vice President Paul Reiss said Student Deli Director Quits that the final decision to build in Roberts and Lalande was made by the Board of Trustees. by Jim Dwyer operations, according to Tunney. Conroy, Bob Nugent, and Tom Offer with The renovations are considered capital "Nobody bothered us while we were the approval of Fazio. According to Tunney, Tim Tunney on Tuesday became the first expenses and they must be approved by the paying back taxes these last two years. some Interest was expressed by the USG student to resign the position of deli director, Board. We're not down there to generate money. interviewers in the potential profits of the citing a "lack of respect" on the part of Reiss claimed that the delay was not My intention always had been to keep prices deli. He expressed his desire to keep costs to Assistant Dean of Students Peter Fazio, and caused by monetary problems. He pointed as low as possible." the minimum during the interview. increasing pressure to turn the deli into a out that a report describing the housing Tunney and the three other directors, last Fazio refused to comment on Tunney's profit rather than service oriented operation. problem was not released until April because year voted down a pay increase. The three resignation for undisclosed personal rea- Tunney, a Fordham College senior who of being without admission figures to project operation directors, made sixty dollars per sons. He said he had been in touch with has worked in the deli throughout his three student need for housing before them. week and the financial manager made Tunney once or twice over the summer years at Fordham, was to have started his "When we started construction we knew eighty. According to Tunney, operation about deli matters other than the proposed second year as director this fall. Lalande would not be ready. But we had to However, problems arising from the decide whether it was better to inconveni- proposed Fordham Student Agency, that ence students for a short period of time or to would incorporate together the Deli, Ram- put off construction until next year. It was skellar, and two print shops, caused Tunney decided that it would be better to start in July to rethink his position at the Deli, and finally and after a few weeks students would be to submit a letter of resignatin. much better off," Reiss said. "The catalyst was a lack of communica- Another problem in Lalande was caused tion between Peter and me, says Tunney. "It by the fact that cinder blocks were used for stems from what seems to be a complete walls instead of metal and plaster, according lack of respect on his part. I now lack to Becker. Construction on both buildings professional respect for him." began on July 11. The university will Tunney's knowledge of the Fordham provide students in the crowded rooms with Student Association is sketchy, and Fazio bed and mattresses. admits having spoken only to Tony Mon- "I haven't heard too many complaints doro, the financial manager of the deli, about Lalande, but I guess that an answer about the new Agency. According to Fran for that may be that they are [residents] are Conroy, United Student Government vice TIM TUNNEY: resigns student dell post over disagreement with Dean Fazio. freshmen," Becker pointed out. Though president for operations, the primary pur- directors put in about twenty-five hours most Agency. He said Tunney was excluded from Becker has heard few complaints, the pose of the Agency is to combine profits in weeks. Pressed for an explanation of their discussion about the Agency "by circum- students are dissatisfied.' order to supply greater leverage for the vote, Tunney said, "It's not that we weren't stance, not design." "This apartment is too crowded," stated student services which are not as financially working hard enough. It's really that we "The only knowledge I have of Tunney is Steve Rossettie, FC'81, "I just don't like it. profitable as the Deli. didn't think it was fair to pass along the costs the fact that he has resigned," said Fazio. "I When my parents found out, they wanted don't know why—he hasn't seen me." me to get a cut in the boarding price." Tunney objected to the use of deli profits of bigger salaries by increasing prices." Tony Turner, FC'81, who will be sleeping for any purpose other than expansion of deli Tunney was rehired by the three outgoing Fazio released a statement late yesterday on a cot for the next three weeks, is quite services and rollbacks in prices. directors and three USG- people, Fran {continued on page 2\ "There's nothing wrong with concerts," [continued on page 6] said Tunney, "But we're not here to make Waldronn AppraiseAppraisess Frosrroshn money for concerts. We're here to feed as many people as possible at the lowest prices possible." Fazio said he "never considered the deli to Class of '81 Larger, Smarter be a profitable organization, If there were 76-77. "This seems to be a reversal of the 1 any profits, they would go back to the Dean of Admissions Richard Waldron national trend," Waldron said. students." expects this week to register about 800 This year's freshmen come from the same The deli management enjoyed consider- freshmen in Fordham College and between general locale as their predecessors. "The able success in the last two years and has 325-350 freshmen in the College of majority of students come from the greater met a schedule for repayment of over thirty Business Administration. The CBA figure New York area," Waldron stated. "Twenty- thousand dollars in back taxes. In April of represents a significant increase over the 254 five per cent are from out of town, from W8, the final lax payments should be met. freshmen registered last fall, while the FC upstate New York, New England, Pennsyl- The revenues that in the last two years had figure of HOC) freshmen has remained stable vania, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. A to go to the New York State Sales Tax over the past two years. sprinkling of students come from areas Agency will be available to Fordham. If the The Class of 1981 also appears to be outside the Northeast, he added. Fordham Student Agency is created, then better qualified than last year's freshmen. A The Admissions Office is doing everything these profits would be shared in a general total of 59% of this year's FC freshmen it can to attract students from across th<> pool with the Ramskellar (usual money ranked in the top 20% of their graduating country, but the housing situation at loser) and the USG Office of Communica- classes, while 51% of the Class of 1980 Fordham has proven to be a stumbling l!l"is and the Student Pn'nt Shop Under the ranked in the top two-fifths of their classes. block. "With 1300 spaces for housing, out of nirrent system, the deli would be free to use On the SAT's, this year's freshmen scored which we allow 340 freshmen beds, there's the money for its own expenses. The deli six 31 points higher on the verbal section, only so much we can do," Waldron said. He income expected late next spring has while the average math score represents a five / feels that more student housing is needed at NMrked a great deal of interest in their to 22 point "increase over the freshmen of WALDRON: Has good news. Fordham. The Ram Thursday, September 1,1977 Page 2 HaidWnrit Phis Benefits So You Want To Be An RA? t^J\^ M ^ ...... ,„•„„, , H off-cammis.off-campus," but that the interviewintervu s by the on the evaluation," he said. "I interviewela llo d "what I would be byNeilGrealy thirty-two and told them that only house presidents are looking for." A group of students moved into 555 on twenty-four would make it to the six-week Becker approves of the change if respon- Sunday, August 28 and spent a week training program— the next step. I picked sible people are found, he said, "Not just preparing for the arrival of this year's twenty-four and cross-checked with pre- anybody would be considered." He esti- boarder population. They are the resident vious interviews." One applicant was in Italy mated that the interviewer would have to advisors and this was the last stage of their for the semester. put in seventeen to eighteen hours over a The twenty-three remaining candidates two to three week period. Thirty to training. met for six weeks in ... _ „ two groups of eight and thirty-five student Interviewers would be The R.A.'s attended various meetings a group of seven. Dean Becker rated ttheh m during the week. Mrs. Rose Fortunato of on their participation, the content of what needed. Housekeeping explained that linens must be they said, and their effectiveness in a group. Becker said the four functions of an R.A., in every room and demonstrated how to file "From then on, it was really a subjective include counseling— both personal and a maintenance work order. "She explained thing, I- had twenty-three people for academic; social agent, maintenance or how she must deal with the R.A. and how nineteen positions,"Becker commented. "I landlord, which would Include distributing the R.A. must deal with her; how and when looking for specific people for specific occupancy reports and writing work orders, was papers are to be filled out," said Tom On April 1, those who had and discipline. He explained, "They are all situations." their employment, told not to go looking for problems. McNamara, the head resident for Martyrs' passed were hired to replace Contrary to popular belief, they don't go BOB BECKER:R.A.s don't sniff under Court. A meeting with the Faculty in Two alternates were Residence, where Rev. James Loughran, graduate students who had to refuse the jobj . around sniffing under doors and knocking doors. S.J., of B-house spoke, McNamara Student input may be included 'in" thlhoe on doors to see If someone is sleeping with described as a "feeling-out" type of session "T^ Meeting the resident advisors for his girlfriend. They are not spies, they are miih tho famltii anH rpsidents proc , rociHontc and stnHpnfs " with the faculty and residents, 78-79. Dean Becker emphasized that any residents and students.' Carey Wants faculty and residents. change in the 1977 procedure Is in the R.A.'s are employees of the University. An important item on the agenda was a tentative stages: "I'll talk it over with the They have their rooms rent-free, are meeting with William Crawley, Vice Presi- people on the Boarder Council and the credited with $400 pen btimeslei towards dent for Student Affairs and Dean of their tuition and are paid $1078 in ten Students. "Mr. Crawley has a way of R.A.'s. monthly Installments as board stipends. The Increase instilling apprehensiveness in the R.A.'s," Becker outlined three types of possible service charge and the first five dollars of Governor Hugh Carey said earlier this Tom commented, "He's your boss and the student participation: interviews by a com- message units per month on their telephone month that he would support an increase of faculty aren't." But he described this meeting mittee of students (1 don't want it," he are paid for by the University. "The tuition $300 per student in the maximum grant as "relatively easy. It was very short, he just commented), interviews by house presi- increased, but the amount they got didn't," available under New York State's Tuition wants to see who the R.A.'s are." dents or their delegates, or written evalua- Becker said, "there's no discussion of an Assistance Program (TAP) next year. tions from people on campus. He feels the In each dormitory, the R.A.'s attended an last option would "mitigate against people increase," The plan would increase the maximum "Assertiveness Training Session" with the grant available to the neediest students from head resident. "All of my people in here $1,500 to $1,800 a year, beginning with the each had to get up and give a three-minute freshmen entering this September. speech on an unpopular topic. The other Martyrs? R.A. Accepts Although any increase cannot be request- R.A.'s fired questions at him and he had to ed until the next legislative session, the fact defend his position. They did really well with that the majority of the legislators have been it," McNamara explained. supporters of earlier TAP increases is Each R.A. received booklets including 'Hardest Job' expected to make the change retroactive to The Paraprofessional in the Residence "One of the biggest problems is that you September 1. Hall which covered topics such as "Being are very much alone," said Tom McNamara, The maximum qrant for current sopho- Sensitive to People" and "Understanding describing his experience as an R.A. "That's mores would remain at $1,500 and for People." A first-aid course, usually included the way the R.A. job goes: you get no juniors and seniors, $1,300. Graduate in the training, was postponed since the second chance a lot and that's why it can be students would also be unaffected, with a very lonely " maximum entitlement remaining at $600. school nurse was on vacation. On Friday, Rev. George J. McMahon, Fordham's they traveled to Rye for a get-together. 10m related his worst experience as an vice president for administration, comment- "If you weren't brought back a week early, R.A.: "I wrote up a suite for pot. I thought ed that the administration is "happy that the you would tend not to think of the R.A. that they were really abusive of the rules, Governor is responsive to the needs of job," McNamara stated. "It helped me to get you could smell it a floor away, and there students and their families who wish to be back into the R.A. frame of mind— you are was no question for me of what had to be educated in the independent sector of not just a regular student. You are here done. Most of the people in the suite institutions of higher learning of New York discussing the job." couldn't understand it." State. This will help the middle-income The selection of these R.A.'s began last Why return to the job as an R.A.? "It's family as well as the low-income family and winter when written applications for the very dependent on personal experiences will lighten their financial burden." positions were distributed by Robert Becker, and mine have been overwhelmingly favor- Rudolph Santo, director of financial aid 3t dean of Housing. On-campus applicants able. First of all, I'm very interested in the Fordham's Rose Hill campus, said the New were initially interviewed by their R.A., money, that is certainly an incentive. The York Higher Education Services Corpora- while those off-campus were interviewed by main reason is that I had people I enjoyed tion would, if the increase is enacted, send R.A.'s from Queens Court. A second working with." supplemental checks to students affected by interview was conducted by an R.A. whom McNamara cited the case of another R.A. the increase, but that such checks probably the applicant didn't know. The third "Lenny Kupec did not re-apply. He was so would not arrive before mid-spring 1978. interview before any reduction in the into problems that anything that went wrong Although he would not reveal a figure for number of applicants was with a head really bothered him. I see guys so into the amount of dollars the financial aid office resident. Resident faculty members were problems that anything that went wrong also allocates each year to students, Santo said invited to take part and Rev. Ray really bothered him. I see guys this year who that the amount is contingent on federal Schroth, S.J., and Rev. Gerry Reedy, S.J., could get hurt so much that they just might funding in the form of National Direct did. The Maroon not re-apply. Student Loans, Supplemental Educational At this point, Dean Becker made is first TOM McNAMARA: 'very much alone.' "I had never lived on campus before I was Opportunity Grants, and work/study grants, selection. "I took the best thirty-two based an R.A., "Tom said. "1 was somewhat afraid when I found out that 1 was in Martyrs' since I had heard a lot, but most things were Deli Director unwarranted. E-house had the basketball [continued jrom page 1 players, one of the troublesome suites in afternoon announcing the appointment of Martyrs', 1 was a little shaky. I had expected John Mills, a member of the deli staff, as a hell of a lot more than 1 got, in terms of acting director. In addition to Mills, Tunney's trouble. 1 think the hardest job is to be a resignation leaves the management of the regular Martyrs' R.A. operation in the hands of Judy Lekowski "In any dorm, you have to live the job for and Tricia Welsch, two former staff members two months before you get used to it," he who have little experience with deli manage- explained, "You have to go through being ment, and Tony Mondoro, the financial on the job and being a little nervous. I got a manager, who is a newcomer. According to lot of assistance right off the bat, there were sources familiar with deli finances, close to a a couple of real problems at the beginning. quarter of a million dollars in business You learn very fast how to become a passed through last year. diplomat and how to handle different "No doubt Timmy knew the most about people." the deli. He's a very competent person, and His role has changed this year. "As head we all had a lot of confidence in him," says resident, I'll be dealing with seven people, Mondoro. "It's going to make things a little not 70" Tom said, "I used to love the contact tougher for everyone without him." with the students. 1 have to advise people Tunney's attitude has been a valuable how to do what 1 did last year, my asset to the deli, according to several staff administrative role is more important. members. Says Tunney, "The thing that's always made the deli fun to work in is that it "I'll miss the one-to-one type of thing, III was students working for other students. miss the freshmen. It won't be the same, not You could see a direct result: you saw how being 'their' R.A. They know absolutely many people were being fed. and where the nothing when they qet there. As an R.A., money was going to, which up until now, you are very much the person wtio can most had been to pay the bills, We worked out influence them early on. butts off to supply a good variety of low cost "It's decent working with people in tin' The Maroon food. If this Fordham Student Agency thing same boat with you and being able to shapi.' FORDHAM HOSPITAL: torn down by the city this summer. The building was goes through, it will take away some of the the way the year goes, the way the dorm abandoned last Spring, amidst widespread opposition from local residents romantic fun of working in a real student goes, in this particular case, Martyrs'," Tom There is no word yet on any plans the University might have for the grounds service. stated, "I am excited about the freshmen girls in Martyrs'." The Ram Thursday, September 1,1977 Page 3 Two Views Of Activity Fundiru. SABC Problems, Progress would be reviewed agai9 ns as to feasibility or The real problem in SAB CSAB as CFazio sees it shelved. Fazio said that the publication Uptownby Bob Ehai: tSlow zm* sri" r ,i°. tsr: is, .tha ts "ou £.??*r activity ?fee * is so low tha- t* i*t is -» Downtown: proposal will be the first matter discussed at ridiculous in comparison to other colleges. The Student Activities Budget Commit- the meeting on Tuesday. We have had the same fee for six years and tee, which allocates over $120,000 to Mike Shore, editor of the Paper, said that it just can't buy the things it bought back Smooih student clubs and activities, has still not his organization has been hurt by the SABC then." by Peter Kovacs decided on allocations, a job it normally because everything "is up in the air. We Throughout the summer, the Lincoln One proposal that SABC has ratified for completes in May. don't even know if we're going to exist and Center Student Activities Budget Commitee this year concerns academic clubs. Almost According to Assistant Dean of Students that troubles us quite a bit." poured over the different budget requests $3 thousand will be allocated for use by the Peter Fazio, budget request forms were not filed by 38 campus organizations and came Shore also said that the SABC had not academic clubs to promote meaningful mailed out until Monday, and the SABC, up with their allocations for the 1977-78 been open with his staff. "We should have student activities that are academic in which is now four months behind, will not be academic year. known before the last week of school in the nature. Department chairmen will be asked finished until mid-September. The ten-member committee began meet- spring that the SABC was considering not to confer with students regarding these Fazio cited three reasons for the delay. funding us." Shore added that the process activities. ing late in June to consider what student The first was caused by the lateness of the had been "handled poorly." groups would be funded and how much "Career expositions or journals of infor- 1977 United Student Government elections. In explaining his rationale for the proposal each one would receive. This is the earliest mation will be acceptable for SABC's The elections ended two months later than Fazio claimed that, "SABC can't afford to the Lincoln Center SABC has decided upon purposes, however, any activity that is more in 1976. The second reason was Muscular fund publications doing the same work as fund allocation since the campus' inception Dystrophy Week, which delayed the com- social than academic in nature will not be in 1969, according to Associate Dean of the Paper and Point and Monthly are doing. funded," Fazio claimed. mittee another week. The final delay was This results in an overlapping of funding." Students Vincent Bucci and student com- caused by illness in Fazio's family. mittee member Ed Stroligo. Fazio said that the first SABC meeting is Bucci said that last year's budget alloca- scheduled for Tuesday September 6, and tions were not completed until October, bi-weekly meetings will be held thereafter in while the year before it took until November order to speed up the process. for the figures to be released.
The delays have drawn some angry ( Two other administrators joined Bucci on criticism from student leaders. Kevin Doyle, the SABC, Assistant Director of Student the associate editor of Point/Monthly and Activities Anne Hinkley and Assistant chairman of the Hunger Action Committee Director of Placement and Career Planning said that due to the SABC funding tie-ups it Faziot Joseph Morda, along with six students would be "difficult to imagine any issue of (Stroligo, Rocco Andriola, Jodi Liss, Sharon Point/Monthly appearing before late Sep- Adamitis, Harry Gabel and Ellen Savino) tember." and one faculty member- Father Thomas Doyle added that it is "tragic at a time McDonald, of the Social Science depart- when declining SAT scores indicate deterior- "They ment. ation in skills of reading and writing a major Hinkley and Stroligo, the current Liberal university like Fordham should take such a Arts Student Government president, discus- cavalier attitude toward student publica- sed several criteria used in judging how tions." Come much money each group would receive. Gail Lynch, editor of the Maroon said "We looked at what each existing club did that though the delays have not damaged and how efficiently its money was spent last the yearbook directly, that because it is not year. Another factor involved was how well funded by the SABC yearbook prices To Me each organization (both new and old) would remain high. She is working just to be serve the student population here at Lincoln included in the budget, Lynch said. Center," Hinkley said. Stroligo added, "The feasibility of projects Formed in July of 1973, the SABC suggested by each club (i.e. lecturers, consists of three students chosen by the mixers, etc.) and their needs for various USG—(this year: Fran Conroy, Steve First" supplies were also taken into consideration." Wallace, and Steve Bartamioli), a designate Overall, 18 organizations received more of the Dean of Students (Rev. Charles money than last year; 16 were funded less Dunn, S.J.), a faculty member (Rev. Gerald than in 1976-77, and four received abso- Reedy, S.J.) and a member of the lutely no money for the coming year administration (Assistant Dean for Housing because either their budget requests were Robert Becker). There is also a non-voting totally illegible or not enough details were secretary (Assistant Dean for Student Affairs given about how SABC funding would be Peter Fazio). spent, Hinkley said. The criteria for determining the budgets Organizations which received no funding and allotments for clubs and activities is that or partial funding will be allowed to appeal the interests of the Fordham student body, Three years ago he was the Director of the Placement Center. Today, as he sits in his office on the second floor of the Campus Center, Peter Fazio bears the title of their cases approximately two weeks after as a whole, be served best. The SABC must they have been officially notified about their consider the nature, number and scope of Assistant Dean of Students for Student Affairs and Campus Activities under which he "co-ordinates and monitors the finances of student affairs." allocation. Memos of notification are cur- the activity as well as how many students rently being typed, Hinkley stated, and will participated in and were affected by it. While discussing his position, Fazio claims that he is one of the most visible members of the administration. be sent to all groups who submitted a budget By going over the budgets for the previous "Whenever there are problems relating to club activities, students will generally within the next week. year the SABC must determine whether the come to me. Also, I am the first member of the administration that the United A major problem in funding decisions this funds were economically and efficiently Student Government would seek out, unless of course it is an academic problem," year, as seen by both Hinkley and Stroligo, spent. The SABC must also determine if the was that student activities' fee have not funds were used for their allocated purpose. Fazio stated. Another important position that Fazio holds is that of spokesman for the Student gotten any higher while prices have soared All decisions in regards to funding are sharply, especially printing costs. Activities Budget Committee. It is the SABC which decides on allocations for student made by consensus. One of the greatest difficulties arose in clubs. Although Fazio's position is a non-voting one, he is known to have a great "If someone is unhappy with a decisioin deciding how much money each of the deal of clout on the committee. made by the group we will keep discussing Lincoln Center newspapers, Evex and Although Fazio is a powerful man on campus, he probably did not achieve it. But we will not stop the entire process. Review, were to receive. The thought of We will shelve the matter and discuss it at a wide-spread notoriety until he served as arbitrator for the USG elections last spring. unifying the two papers was suggested by later date and then gon on to the next The election fell into dispute when the election committee ruled that the Odyssey the committee. However, according to budget. If we are still not able to solve the party, one of six in the campaign, had overspent their campaign limit. Consequently Stroligo, members of each newspaper could problem we will take a vote. But to show Odyssey was penalized with a loss in votes. This decision caused the disqualification not agree upon terms of a merger. Thus it you how smoothly things have run. 1 can of Patti Perotta, an Odyssey candidate for vice president of communications, who was decided to split $15,000 equally only recall one vote being taken in four had won in the election. between the two papers, adding other years," Fazio stated. Following threats by Odyssey to take the case to a municipal court, it was decided incidental costs (such as postage, darkroom Besides the delays, another problem that by the USG candidates that Fazio investigate the matter with his decision final. facilities, etc.) to the figure. Evex will receive SABC is facing concerns the question of Ultimately Fazio ruled that the judgement made by the election committee would $7,732.80, a cut of nearly $3,000 over last campus publications. Fazio submitted a Discussing the 1977 elections recently Fazio said that "He learned how an election year, and Review will get $7,968.09, about proposal to SABC that would change the should be run and that the type of election we saw in 1977 would never occur $1,500 less than a year ago. current structure of these publications. Another figure which has been significant- again." Under Fazio's proposal there would be ly reduced from 1976-77 is the contingency Fazio has high hopes for the upcoming school year. I would like to see a year three separate publications funded. The first fund. "The contingency fund, Stroligo where we are more concerned with meaningful student activities instead of student would be The Ram, the university newspa- explained, "is utilized towards appeals made per. Then there would be a four-page versus administration bickering," he said. by organizatons; funding new organizations calendar that would print on and off campus When asked whether he controlled student activities, Fazio answered I hope that are formed during the year, and for public notices and schedules of meetings. not " but added he functions as a "financial watchdog and advisor" for all campus established groups which have come up with The final publication would be funded as a activities Fazio stressed the point that he was just an advisor. new programs not brought up in previous journal of analyses, commentary, poetry, Fazio said his biggest problem concerns his lack of assistants. The only professional budget requests." Last year's contingency and creative writing. help that he receives is from his secretary Gloria Carelli. Fazio also said that he does fund totalled $6,236.00, while this year's feel there is a lack of communication between himself and students. The SABC did agree to fund the calendar amount is only $4,109.00. "I feel like I am always playing a giant game of telephone," Fazio admitted ' I say pages but counter proposals for the other something to one student and later when he relates it to another student it is changed One new idea is supposed to be added to two publications were offered by Reedy. end then when that student tells yet another student it becomes changed even more. future SABC funding decisions, Stroligo He stated that the proposal be submitted Finally when it reaches the 20th student it Is a completely different story concluded. He said a group to be known as to the editors of the Paper, Point and To correct this situation, Fazio said he will try to communicate with the entire SABC Review will be formed, consisting of Monthly with the instructions that they student body by using the television monitors recently installed in the Campus seven members (six students and one submit bids for editorial control of the third Center and by relying on the campus publications to accurately relay his stances on administrator to be named sometime in publication. Reedy also aski-tl for their September), which will monitor the expen- reaction to the proposal and added that if issues. ditures ol every student organization. they found the proposal unacceptable it Thursday, September 1,1977 Page 4 THE RAM SERVING CAMPUS ANPCOMMUHITY SINCE H»» Unweicomed Guests Student { Students must rely on the executive vice president, who When it comes to food, decent! 'i For the second consecutive year the Fordham University only real choice on campus has I is relying on the admissions director, who is saying let's administration ha§ made some residents feel like Since Automatique, the Universal. wait and see. unwelcome guests at a private estate. Last year residents years, recently won a contract i(nj in Martyrs' Court had to wait for nearly two months for new We feel chance circumstance must stop dictating the deli's service will continue to befavo, furniture. This year the inconvenience is greater-24 experience of the univerlsty. At this point the administra- and many commuters. Students have students promised housing in Lalande Lounge are without tion appears ready to allow conflicting reports of rising can rely on it lor many basic necessl it, and 24 more are living in rooms without locks. And all dorm demands and projected enrollment decreases, to However, the dell recently lost the indications are that new and more difficult problems will paralyze it. Tunney, director, and the reasons bi exist next year. Planning should start immediately to avoid yet another suggest that in the future, when sti Based on administrative reactions this week, there housing embarrassment. Students deserve more, if for no bread, they will not only be paying thi seems to be no housing policy at Fordham. Dr. Paul Relss, other reason than that nearly 90 cents of every dollar spent small mark-up for overhead, but also the executive vice president of the University, said that It by the university is theirs. the continued operation of the was impossible to make any decisions on housing student agencies. accommodations this year without a statement on Tunney resigned because he wasle projected enrollment from the admissions office. This for a proposed Fordham Student A statement did not arrive until April. Two months later incorporate the deli, the Ramskpllai plans for renovation were made. Shop, and the USG Office of Stude If this approach is followed again, problems will According to Assistant Dean of Stud reappear next year because plans for accommodating Agency is modeled on similar groups freshman will not be prepared early enough to avoid the including Harvard and U.C.L.A. Its pi same kind of problems faced over the last two years. to ease payment of Federal Income Richard Waldron, Dean of Admissions, said that the tax registry number for all four grou| University does not know what to do now because The income generated by each ope enrollment Is supposed to drop in the 1980's and 90's. a secondary source of funding, after And, because Fordham does not know if it could attract students to the university, beginning any housing projects clear yet if activities not connected w may be unnecessary. be eligible for this money. But twothl One is that the dell will have a so But Dean of Housing Robert Becker, unlike Reiss and revenue next semester when they fin Waldron said that the housing situation at Rose Hill can only worsen. For the last four years, Fordham has Over the last two years, thirty thou consistently had a long list of students-usually 100 or have been paid back, as well as curr more-waiting for housing at Rose Hill. This year, to deli has operated in the black. provide housing for more students the university contract- The second certainty is that if thos ed the A-J Construction Company to renovate Lalande and by the Agency, the price drop thatn Roberts. But next year, according to Becker, there is no spring will not happen, or will not lie avenue open for building inside another structure on be. campus. Under the spectre of Automatique's This leaves students at Fordham, as well as those we think that's a shame. The dell Is a students who are future Fordham residents, in a Prices there should be kept as I precarious position. Fordham Student Agency will not t
Editor-in-Chief Executive Editor Managing Editor Business Ml Charlie Kelly Bill Schmitt Maria Basile Marc J. Sti Yvonne Murray A Look At Soi The Blackout [Viewpoint by Jim Dwyer The tracks of the elevated trains were strangely scream or cheer, but nobody panicked," he said. "But silent. The demand for cold soda and beer was the novelty wore off in about four seconds." Although He is the vice president for operations, Fran tremendous, but a suppiy was non-existent. Traffic Schmid was on vacation that week, he came in to Van Conroy, and he's articulate, ambitious, and optimistic. lights stood by while cars sped recklessly through Nest to see what he could do, as did many other United Student Government agencies will run intersections. 1 stood at the corner of White Plains Rd vacationing Con Ed employees. "smoother," if he has his way, and student and Allerton Ave.. waiting for the bus to take me to Secretary Lynn Zaug. like myself, was spending a government will attain some legitimacy in the eyes of work. 1 was reading a copy of the night owl edition of quiet evening at home when the lights went out. She students and administrators. He is one of the big guns the "News." certainly not an unusual occurrence at a calmly took a shower by flashlight and went to bed. at Rose Hill, and these are some of his plans for the New York bus stop. Yet half a dozen people stared Lacking a transistor radio, my roommate and I had to fall: silently at me in amazement until one of them finally rely on our friends in the Bronx and relatives on Long said, "Lady, that paper is worth a fortune." It was July -Creation of a Fordham Student Agency, Island for news of the blackout. The only window in 14. 1977. the day of the massive New York blackout. composed of the Ramskellar, the Deli, the Fordham our apartment facing the street showed a New York I the day the presses were stopped, the subway was Student Print Shop, and the USG Office of Student had never seen before —a city of darkened rooftops silenced, and all business transactions in the financial Communication. These are the big money makers and a skyline unbroken by neon signs or flashing capital of the world came to a halt and losers on campus, and the proposed agency bridge-top beacons. We could hear the radio of a would essentially have the money makers prop police car parked below our window reporting the the losers with profits. For example, once the Deli For most New Yorkers, it was a day off from work- progress of looters on the Grand Concourse. a day endured without most of the niceties that make finishes paying off its tax debt in April, there will --Improved adminisi life more comfortable, but a day off nevertheless. For Total restoration of the system was a slow and be much more money in the deli account. This would painful process. "Preparation for restoration takes Consolidated Edison, my employer, it was the first revert to the Agency, By April, the Ramskellar staff is locker rental agencies about four hours." said Operating General Supervisor day of a restoration process that continues to this day, sweepmg under the tables, looking for lost chanae deposits for refrigerate Fred Schminke "Then each feeder is turned on one although it is not service they are concerned with anything to keep the place open. But with The money was used to pm restoring now. but credibility at a time, otherwise you'd pick up the entire Bronx People were not going load at once and go out again." But city crews were addrtronal money available from the Agency, the not only involved in restoration procedures. "We Ramskellar would be able to continue operations. The Con Ed center at Van Nest Avenue was a'flurry rentals were made. helped people on Life Sustaining Equipment and sent of activity when 1 arrived there at 8:30 A.M. Conroy prefers to project the Agency image as refrigerators so there w crews to substations for security reasons," said Thursday. The building was none too brightly lit by something less crisis-oriented: for instance, he sees who paid the deposit Schminke. emergency generators that kept threatening to go out, the USG Office of Communications (they print the records were in sharw Men were constantly coming and going as the shifts At 10:30 Thursday night, service was restored in yellow cardboard announcement posters and other Conroy. were changed and crews relieved. All workers from the Yorkville network in Manhattan, the final area to small stuff) turning over their profits and the Deli "I can't say I would the Wednesday 4-12 midnight shift had been held be brought back. The blackout of 1977 was over, and investing in new meat slicers. However, the USG •president'after my na" it was time for the investigations into the causes and over. Some men were sleeping in a quiet inner office. Senate must approve of the Agency concept before sure that kind of broad effects to begin. Positive aspects of the situation were any image will be seen. apparent, however. "Although looting received much Donald Riggio. senior clerk for the Bronx Electric -••'A better and more varied" travel plan, that "USG's promise is » publicity, in the tradition of New Yorkers many people Distribution Services, worked from 10 P.M. Wednes- would include weekend trips to local resorts like the decisior. making |>ro« responded brilliantly—directing traffic, patrolling day till 4 A.M. Thursday. He was sitting on his stoop part of the education! streets, assisting neighbors, and protecting their Poconos and a few ski weekends in addition to the listening to the Yankees game when his neighborhood upon the University neighborhoods and communities," said Bronx Divi- lengthier and more expensive full week excursions at went dark. As soon as he learned the blackout was experience." sion Vice President George J. Delaney Christmas and Easter. city-wide, he picked up his flashlight and made his •••A new life insurance policy (not the unauthorized way across Castle Hill Ave. to Van Nest. "I've always Ixvn m It was quite a summer for New York City and its Stephen Dearholt letter you may have received during know if it's ego oi wh residents— Son of Sam, the blackout, a severe heat the summer), sponsored by USG and the Commis- "USG can new ^ Fellow clerk Peter Schmid was at the Mets • Cubs wave, and terrorist bombings. But the city is still here, sion of Independent Colleges and Universities. One rather it written at llie game at Shea Stadium when the blackout occurred. and life has gone on That it has is a tribute to the feature of their plan is that the usual Salomon's share is 1 working togetlu'i M ' For some reason, he looked up at the lights during the indomitable spirit of the people who make New York split by the Commission and the Univesity According Rather than beimj I hi fifth inning and saw them qo out. "There was an initial their home. to Conroy, Fordham's share will go to a scholarship part of a smooth rm11 fund. The Ram Thursday, September 1,1977 PageS w«..Names To Know At Fordham According to college folklore, administrators are Housing Director Robert Becker, and evil. They plot amongst themselves, developing new Assistant Dean of Students and Campus Activities ideas which inevitably seem to disrupt, rather than Director, Peter Fazio, all answer to him. ai Ho the enrich the lives of studr/nts. Hciv is ,-, list of ihu resident advisors. Dean Crawley's functions range administrators at Fordham and their functions. You from disciplining students as he did last year when he can decide if folklore is reality as the semester sent home students fighting in bars, until they could progresses. verbalize and put in writing what they had done and Entering his sixth year as President of the University I prices, the why it was wrong to governing the sports program at is Rev. James Finlay. jeudent deli. Fordham. |r for several Rev. Finlay is not closely involved with the Dean of Housing Robert Becker is in his second Iks like the day-to-day workings of the University. Much of his year at Fordham. He deals with resident advisors and J)st boarders time is spent in Albany or Washington, DC, where tries to insure that problems arising in the dorms will fed that they he lobbies for Fordham and other private institutions. be alleviated. In his first few weeks at Fordham he was Perhaps his finest hour as President came last year greeted with many complaints when dorm improve- during the Rev. Raymond Schroth tenure case when I of one Tim ments in Martyrs' Court were not completed before he actively backed the communications department I resignation the return of residents in September, and the negative professor, who was contesting his Spring 1976 denial Juy a loaf of outcry from students increased when such issues as of tenure. In an unprecedented ruling Schroth was [bread and a Christmas dorm closings and telephone removals granted tenure over the recommendation of the |nies toward arose. He has no real power, answering to Crawley communications department tenure committee, and and other on any key issue. Finlay's backing, according to reliable sources, was a Assistant Dean of Students and Campus Activities key factor. Ihe planning Director, Peler Fazio, carries out orders for Dean Ihich would The executive vice president of the University is Crawley and also oversees the operation of the Wham Print Paul Reiss. Dr. Reiss is verv much involved with Ramskcl'ai, the Mudeni deli, the student print shop, day-to-day workings of the University, unlike Rev. nunications. American Age Lecture Series, and the Student Finlay. Activities Budget Committee. For students looking for Fazio, the Dr. Reiss' chief function at Fordham is to insure that an administrative ear, Fazio's is the one on loan. universities, the budget balances each year. He is the man who The mystery administrator on campus is Vice Ipose here is gives orders to such people as Dean of Students President for Financial Affairs, Brother James ling a single William Crawley and physical plant director, Kenny. Bro. Kenny's office is located on the fifth floor Robert Mahan, to take out phones or close dorms |uld become of Faculty Memorial Hall and he drives his' blue for financial reasons, tow of the most controversial Caprice to work—all the way from Faber-Loyola Hall. B.C. It isn't decisions made during the past academic year. tency would When at work Kenny oversees the physical plant, In the first case, the suite phones in Martyrs' Court llrly certain. security, the bookstore, and the financial standing of were removed to cut upkeep charges, despite protest ] Increase In Automatique. from dorm residents. In the latter instance, Reiss I old taxes. decided that by closing Spellman Hall and Queens ars in taxes Court during the Christmas holiday break the es, and the University would save, and in December, two weeks before vacations began, he told Dean Crawley to i are shared Issible next inform students of the dorm closings. fas it should Dr. Reiss had also been a Dean of the Liberal Arts College and Academic Vice-President of the Universi- I meatballs, ty. ent service, In his second year as Academic Vice President is ssible. The Joseph F.X. McCarthy. Dr. McCarthy has been Ho this. active in his position, overseeing the passage of such ideas as pre-Christmas exams, crediting ROTC courses, and instituting a minor. The Dean of Students is William J. Crawley III. Dean Crawley controls virtually everything surroun- ding student life.
Clockwise from top right: William Crawley, James Kenny, Charlie Kelly, Fran Conroy. Some Students Who Count At Fordham
refrigerator and There are no agencies or offices of student power at use of the Boarder Council). Every six to eight weeks, the boarders. Not a man to mirice word's, Deleo says, • the return of Fordham, and there probably never have been. But mini-concerts series will be presented, and the aim is "We've always been known for our lack of facts." UP because the there always have been students in positions of for ticket prices in the $2-4 range. Wednesday tional refrigerators. genuine influence. These people hold jobs or night Wine and Cheese shop will be oack, as well as ^posits until new perform services that touch most students and many expanded Tuesday night novelty events like talent Dell For many boarder students, and many administrators and teachers. The Ram surveyed shows, amateur nights, and game shows. Perenially in commuters, the deli is the most .Important student h e sold the several of these people to learn their plans for the the red, Schneider hopes the Ramskellar budget will service. Rampant dissatisfaction with the University °n hand for those year. show a profit of around $1,000 for currently vague meal plan has led to an ever-expanding shop. The k« rental agency Concert Committee Arlene Letizia is the plans to throw a free concert. The twenty-five person deli is now a major business responsibility. 11 opens • according to chairperson of a new group that will bring "major' staff was hired at the end of the spring semester, but every day at 11 o'clock and will be open every night acts to Hose Hill. She has already scheduled Davia available positions will be posted through Fazio's until midnight. Groceries will not be available for a able "to sign Bromberg and the Commander Cody Band for office while, but heroes and junk foods, including soda, f'oy. "But I'm not September 27th in the gym. As with most Ram Charlie Kelly spent part ot his summer working potato chips, pretzels and the rest of the genre will be ' what I want. SABC-funded activities (15,000 dollar budget), her on a project of reviewing Rams for the last several in good supply. Tim Tunney, the senior director of direct supervisor in the administration is Peter hazio, years in an effort to understand the directions taken by the deli, recently resigned due to a personality conflict |New York University, says his primary That program offered McGuirin and tion, stage presence, and relating to surprised how receptive and inquisitive they duty will be "counseling as needed," serving Guida each $750 for their summer of work, people—both administrators and kids." are," said Guida. as an adviser on students' academic with weekly paychecks starting in July and "They're sharp people," McGurrin a- programs. Chris Guida pointed out another fringe greed. Housing Delay [continued front page 1 upset with his accomodations. He was very last year and that there still was a waiting list 1980 and 1990. If that's the case, the displeased with the quality of the cot, saying of 25 students. The problem became worse Tom McNamara, head resident at Mar- that he found It almost impossible to sleep. question is: is this the best time to build? We tyrs' Court, explained, "The Wine and when a higher precentage then expected would have to attract more people from out "This really stinks. It is just not right to decided to return as boarders. Cheese was disastrous. They didn't want to of town. Can we attract students from out of charge $500 a year for board and then make According to statistics released by Becker, serve beer and the freshmen didn't like the you triple-up," Turner said. town to New York City? The questions can wine. They had to pay to get in and pay for there were 129 on the waiting list as of not be answered right now." The students who recently moved into August 9, 94 men and 35 women. "The the drinks." Last year, there were 344 freshmen living Roberts, though, did not seem to mind living overall number is probably higher," he said, The head residents went to see Dean on campus, 244 men and 100 women. This in rooms without locks. Presently the rooms "It doesn't include freshmen, of which 7 or 8 Crawley. "We told him that we would like to year, there are 388 freshmen living on are sealed off by locked doors at the end of are women and 25 to 30 are men. Some live put activities on the board so that freshmen campus, 250 men and 138 women. While the corridors, and the students have been • in the Bronx or Manhattan, but some come have something to do on the weekend," Fordham College freshman enrollment has furnished with keys. from a more than reasonable commuting McNamara said, "The first weekend for remained stable, the College of Business "I don't mind this, as long as nobody starts distance." freshmen there is nothing planned and they Administration enrollment has increased by stealing," said John Rafferty, FC'81. were just going to scoot." "The pressure is on right now for housing, 75. "This helps to put pressure on housing," "I don't think anyone will start stealing," from a number of different source's," Richard Waldron said. Other activities they organized were the added Tom Reily FC'81, "we all know each Waldron, dean of admissions, explained, showing of Young Frankenstein on Tuesday other pretty well. 1 must admit that this is "Local students want to stay in this area and Freshmen residents were also burdened night, a Friday night mixer and the better than I expected. Those poor guys to live on campus; it has become economic- by a lack of things to do during their first opportunity for a bus trip to the football over in Johns have holes in their walls." ally feasible for them to live on campus. The week on campus. "The four head residents scrimmage against NY. Tech on Saturday The problems encountered this year cost of commuting is almost as much as the came to me complaining of the total lack of There are plans for a barbecue on Sunday anyting for people really to do," BeckeT become minor, however, when compred to cost of living on campus. There are students 'The schedule is inadequate, very inade- the overall housing situation. Fordham is in from out of town who need housing. related, "1 opened to freshmen on Saturday to avoid everyone coming at one time and to quate," Tom emphasized. "Something had serious need of additional space for all types "This is the big unknown: what will to be done, nobody was doing it, so we did of students. get the freshment to know their surrounding, happen to the college population in the get into it a little bit at a time. Bonzo Goes to it." "There will be a housing problem next '80s?" Waldron stated, "Projections from "I think that I've seen other freshman year," Becker said. He cited the fact that all College is social orientation, I guess. The New York State are that college population moderators do better jobs," he added. 962 spaces for upperclassmen were filled two freshmen moderators basically run this will drop by one-third in the state between week." "Much less concern has been given to the freshmen than they wan-ant." The Ram Thursday, September 1,1977 Page 7 The Borz-Eye View* What You Missed —Pat Borzi Just back from that once-in-a-lifetlme when Pele isn't around. The Cosmos now list just before the All-Star break. The Cubs summer vacation on Mars? Welcome home, will tour Communist China and then play went well out in front because of Sutter and the Cincy fans going for the lynch ropes. and here are some of the summer Santos of Brazil, Pele's old team, in an also because just about every player was New York Bids For 1984 Olympics: Isn't developments you might have missed: exhibition game in Giants Stadium, October having the best year of his career. Manny it interesting that the same folks that brought Yankees Hegain First Place: This is some 1. Pele will play one half for each team and Triilo led the league in batting for the first you M.A.C. bonds and a fiscal situation as ballclub. The manager and the star right- retire after the game. Sorry, but this half of the season, while Bobby Murcer, Ivan solid as Kool-Aid say that they can finance fielder nearly have a fight on national TV, "Farewell to Pele" is already sold out. DeJesus, and Steve Ontiveros played like the Olympics without putting the City in the captain won't talk to reporters, and Tom Seaver Traded: If you were Seaver's All-Stars. All that went down the tubes hock? Foiget that the propsed budget Is everybody seems to spend most of their time boss would you keep him around after he when Sutter got hurt; now the Cubs, after $426.5 million; the figures at Montreal went in the trainer's room, which is off-limits to called you a maniac? That's what Seaver being eight games high, are falling fast to up fourfold. Using that increase as a the press. Despite all these shenanigans, a called Met board chairman M. Donald Grant fourth place. constant, we're talking about $1.7 billion of recent hot streak has put the Yanks back in after Grant's alleged edict to win the Mayor's which the city says it can only finance 25% . front in the American League East. This Trophy game. The game got rained out New York Apples Win WTT: Virginia Mayor Beame says that the state and federal drive coincided with moody rightfielder (the Mets won later) but the damage was Wade, the Wimbledon champion, is having governments will come up with the rest. Reggie Jackson's return to the fourth batting done, and Seaver departed for four players some year. In the championship final against Sure they will. Los Angeles already has an position, the place he hit on three World just hours before the trading deadline. Phoenix, she won her match 6-0 against Olympic Stadium and says it will spend less Championship Oakland teams. Super pitch- Though some claim the Mets got nothing for Chris Evert, who Is only the best women's than half of what New York will, and also ing by unsigned Mike Torre2 and second Seaver, the trade provided the only way player in the world. It was the first time Evert has the revenue to pay for it, according to a year man Ron Guidry have helped. And out- it pacified an unhappy player and got had not contributed a point to her team's story that appeared Monday in the Daily remember, pitching is the key to any the Mets some young players to help in the score. Many top pros seem to like to play News. Why can't the city spend the money pennant race. massive rebuilding needed for the Mets to World Team Tennis, and after a rough start for low-income housing or some other get back to respectability. It's a shame that Oh, yes—Yankee owner George Steln- there is talk of expanding the league to worthwhile project? The Olympics are nice, the unhappy player had to be "The brenner set down seven guidelines, or include a division of European teams. A but the sacrifice the city must make could Franchise." "commandments" on which manager Billy team of Russian players, aptly called the cripple it permanently. Martin is to be judged. Forget them—very Cincinnati Struggles: Forget the hitters. Soviets, played in the league this year simply, If Martin's team doesn't win the Forget the starting pitchers. The Reds lost without a home site. World Champoinship, it gives Stelnbrenner any chance to win their third straight World Frank McLaughlln Named Harvard an excuse to fire Martin. Ah, the clash of Series when the traded Will McEnaney, Coach: The former Ram captain and egos. . . Rawly Eastwick and Clay Carroll, three- Stanky, Fryman Go Home:Eddie Stanky, assistant basketball coach at Notre Dame will Cosmos Sell Out Giants Stadium: One fourth's of one of the best bullpens in hired as Texas manager, lasted one game replace Tom Sanders, who will be an of the great success stories in modern sports baseball history. The Seaver trade got them before returning home, saying he had made assistant with the Boston Celtics. McLaugh- history- over 77,000 came to see a North the first pitcher sure of getting a complete a mistake. Who can blame him? But it made lin at one time was thought to be the leading American Soccer League playoff game in game since Jim Maloney was traded, but the Texas owner Brad Corbett quite chagrined. candidate to replace Hal Wissel here two New York (more or less). That the Cosmos Reds won with their bullpen, not their Now, with Billy Hunter managing, Texas is years ago. Fordham plays Harvard at Rose won the NASL title last Sunday, shaking starters. Though the loss of Don Gullett and in the middle of AL West's gang war. Hill on December 10. their image as soccer's answer to the Knicks, the trading of Tony Perez hurt, the depletion Fryman went home, too, because he is not as important as those attendance of the bullpen turned out to be the killer. wanted the Reds to trade him. Fact is, figures. It would appear to show that the Sutter Leads Cubs Into First Place: Fryman is not that good and is no kid, but Athletes Suffer Food Poisoning at future of soccer In New York Is secure And they stayed there until forkballer Bruce after coming over in the Tony Perez deal Block F Dinner: Contrary to rumor, though the real test will come next year Sutter and his 22 saves went on the disabled Cincinnati can't release or waive him without Automatique was not responsible. I 1977-78 INITRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM MEN'S INTRAMURALS WOMEN'S INTRAMURALS SEMESTER SEMESTER
Swimming & Diving 1st Swimming & Diving 1st Cross Country 1st Cross Country 1st Volleyball 1st Volleyball 1st Squash 1st Squash 1st Tennis Singles 1st Tennis Singles 1st Touch Football 1st Water Polo 1st Extramural Basketball League 1 st
Team Basketball 2nd Team Basketball 2nd 1 3 On 3 Basketball 2nd Foul Shooting 2nd I Foul Shooting 2nd Tennis Doubles 2nd 1 Softball 2nd Softball 2nd I Tennis Doubles 2nd Field Day 2nd Track & Field 2nd Handball Singles 2nd Paddleball Singles 2nd Racketball Singles 2nd Three Join Athletic Staff Paddleball Doubles 2nd by Roger Fahey entire physical plant," says lannacone. Handball 2nd "Anything I would do would take time." Three new men are joining the athletic There is a man assigned to care for the GRADUATE, FACULTY, STAFf CO-RECREATIONAL department this fall. Tom lannacone and Ed courts. The physical plant has a new Manetta are the new assistant athletic watering machine and a new paint machine ALUMNI INTRAMURALS PROGRAMS for the courts. coordinators to Dave Rice, and Steve SEMESTER SEMESTER Anderson will move up from graduate The new distribution of duties will allow assistant to assistant basketball coach to Dick both assistants and Rice to attack problems Swimming & Diving 1st Swimming Meet Stewart. one at a time. "The job was too much for Cross Country 1st Relays 1st Last year Roy Dado was the lone assistant one or two persons to do," says lannacone, Volleyball 1st Volleyball 1st to Rice. His contract was not renewed, and "it really does demand three people." Squash 1st Tennis Doubles 1st the department feels it needs two men to lannacone also is in charge of scheduling and arranging travel for all winter sports Tennis Singles 1st Touch Football 1st give better attention to athletics. Athletic Tennis Mixed Doubles Director Pete Carlesimo's main duties will be except basketball. 1st assisting University President James Finlay lannacone, 36, is a graduate of the Touch Football 1st with fund-raising. University of Connecticut. He taught and Water Polo 1st The responsibilities of both Manetta and coached football, basketball, and track in lannacone will overlap somewhat. Manetta's Norwalk, Rldgefield, and New Milford Team Basketball school systems of Connecticut. During those 2nd 2 On 2 Basketball 2nd main concern will be in the areas of 3 On 3 Basketball 2nd academics and student liaison—advising years he had one undefeated football team student athletes. and two undefeated track teams. He was Foul Shooting 2nd Racketball Doubles 2nd offensive backfield coach for Rice in football Manetta graduated from St. John's Softball 2nd at Western Connecticut State College. And last spring. He majored in athletic adminis- has continued as offensive coordinator in tration and worked for the National Football Rice's two years at Fordham. League's Management Council before as- suming the Fordham position. Zwiren General reaction to the Lombardi Center s lannacone will oversee the maintenance Anderson will join Tracy Tripucka as [continued jrom page #] first year, Zwiren said, has been more than of the grounds and equipment. "He'll be a assistant coach in basketball. Anderson is a $150,000 a possibility, though not even favorable. The facility has presently 3120 socks and jocks type guy," said Sports 1977 graduate of Holy Cross College. After approaching the $200,000 paid out for members, a figure he predicts will Increase at Information Director Jim O'Connell. lanna- playing basketball at Xavier High School in utilities. least 25% . In addition, approximately cone, who is also assistant football coach, New York, he played three more years at However, points out Zwiren, every dollar 10,000 visitors a month (and about half that will have six maintenance workers under Holy Cross and then coached the. Junior that has come into the coffers of the during the summer months) have visited the him. He can make recommendations on Varsity team in his senior year. He is the son Lombardi Center has been accounted for. building, and have expressed their compli- matters but does not have the authority to of New York Times sportswriter Dave "The internal auditor could trace every ments. renovate facilities by himself. Anderson. penny put into the LombardiCenter,"Zwiren "To me, no news is good news, " said Anderson's main job is to assist with One problem lannacone must deal with is said proudly, since he developed the system Zwiren, as he looked down at the telephone recruiting. He said former Ram captain thv> poor condition of the tennis courts. "If of how and where the money will be on his desk. "When I don't get hate mall, or •here has been any neglect, it lias been over Darryl Brown may also assist the team this spent."Every dollar is accounted for." a phone call, I feel I'm doing my job." a period of several years and covers the year. Thursday, Septembers 1977 The Ram Page 8
Rams In Shape For SeasoGeorge Ganzenmullenr return on defense • ^k^k^fc • • • ^^ • • • *^ • ~ _ . ^-imiiiBMt.-'jii,' Hpnrap Ganzenrnulle by John Maresca and Pat Borzi the third best in the conference last year For most of the students at Fordham, the month of August has been a time to combat what is know as the "Sate vacation biues". Fordham* offense ranked first in the People head off to beaches and resorts in an conference last year, and the big struggle attempt to forget about the upcoming now is at Quarterback. Vince Connolly, who September semester. started last year until he got hurt against But from August 16 on. the Fordham Widener, is back, along with Rich Collins, football program has been in full gear. Head who quarterbacked the Rams during the coach Dave Rice knows that this is going to four game winning streak at the end of the be an especially tough year because for the year. The coaches are high on Legree, who first time Division 111 Fordham is going to be is faster than both Connolly and Collins and playing teams in Division 1. In fact, has a very strong arm. Doug Ahrenberg, the Fordham's first game of the year is against starter two years ago, has been switched to Davidson University, a very strong and well defense. coached Division 1 team.
"There's a great difference preparing for a For the first time in several years, game against lona and one against David- Fordham can look forward to playing the Fordham loses only two starters rrom tougher conference teams because the Rams son", Rice explains. "Since Davidson is so its conference-leading offense. well coached, we at Fordham have to look appear to have the manpower to play with for more things to happen. In one game we as a captain last year. Mario Chavez and Mitchell Lahr. those teams. Jackson, for one, is extremely could see ten different defensive formations, Davis, the starting halfback, needs 551 Hill, twice All-Met Conference, plays in optimistic. so in a respect we have to become more yards to become Fordham's all-time leading the defensive secondary along with Mort sophisticated also." rusher. Gallagher returns at center on a Lawrence, Bobby Bryant and Brian Curd. strong offensive line that includes tackles Ed Linebackers Craig Mackie and Wally "The worst record we could have is 8-2," Huebner and Mark DiFabio as well as guards Slaughter as well as linemen Jackson and Jackson said, "but we're playing for 10-0." The preseason camp is one of the ways Rice hopes that the Rams will become "more sophisticated." Briefly, the program is broken down into a very well timed Zwiren: "Lombardi Memorial Best procedure. The players have been staying at Queens' Court dormitories along with the various offensive and defensive coaches. Facility on Eastern Seaboard" At 8 A.M. the squad must run through by Ron Mergenthaler the Fordham entry lost in the quarterfinals to what Rice calls the "circuit." There are eight stressing quality, not quantity," said Zwiren. Wagner. stations of different strenuous exercises that After nearly a full year of operation all As to last year's delayed opening, Somewhat of a disappointment was must be run three times in no more than 25 signs are positive for the continued success Zwiren, in retrospect, saw it as a blessing in squash, which Lansing said simply "didn't minutes. Each player is timed and the goal is of the Lombardi Center, Fordham's student disguise because they were able to work out go over as big as we thought." The main to go a little bit faster than the day before. At recreational facility. After ironing out some many df the kinks in the building that may 8:45 the squad has breakfast and must earlier "growing pains," including the open- have been present had the opening been problem was that squash racquets provided report back to the playing field at 11:30 in ing of the building six weeks later than rushed. "We didn't want to open the for the players got into the habit of breaking, full uniform. Until lunchtime at 12:15 the anticipated, the Lombardi Center, has building and then have to close it down," and it has become economically unfeasible players have to run through regular blocking proved to be a "tremendous success because Lansing, however, did feel that the late for Lombardi to keep replacing them. This and tackling drills. we are providing the services a purely opening did detract somewhat from swim- year, all prospective squash players will have recreational facility should provide," accord- ming, one of the Center's most popular to provide their own racquets. ing to director Martin Zwiren. activities. Among the other more popular activities After a brief meeting with the coaching It is this point that both Zwiren and "Because of the delayed opening, those are football, softball, volleyball, mens' cross staff, the team again has hitting pratice from assistant director and director of intramurals who were in shape from summer were not in country, and singles and doubles in tennis. 3:30 to 5:30. At 5:30 dinner is finally served James Lansing stress the most, that the shape in November," Lansing said. Because of the diversification of activities, and the players have a chance to unwind Lombardi Center is a purely recreational Among the other aquatic sports, one of and the fact that they are offered to the and relax a bit. But before the football team facility built for use by the undergraduate the fastest growing is water polo. Last year general student body over the interscholastic can call it a day they must once again run and graduate student, alumni and faculty. the development of the water polo program athletes, Zwiren compared the Lombardi through their morning circuit. At no time is the Lombardi utilized by the was aided by two members of the school Center to the recreational facilities of such interscholastic teams so that it interferes swimming team, Joel lannauzzi and Tom Ivy League schools as the University of with its use by its members, Zwiren and Kelly, who served as officials for the games Pennsylvania, and said, "We have the best Despite the rather grueling practice Lansing stressed. and instructors for the players. Commenting recreational facility on the Eastern sea- sessions, Rice finds that the morale among "My (the director's) office and the Athletic on the popularity of the sport, Lansing said board." the players is very high. "In fact", Rice Coordinator (Dave Rice) work together very that "there were only eight teams last year, The Lombardi Center was built at a cost of claims, "the morale is the highest I can closely," said Zwiren. "We understand each but a lot more wanted to get in." $4.5 million, a figure which, amazingly, remember since I've been here at Fordham." other's problems." Interscholastic activities Among the other activities, basketball, as matches the estimated figure prior to its Nose guard Spencer Jackson feels that such as tennis practices and matches and expected, was one of the most popular construction. In addition, it houses a total of morale this year is as good as Rice says it is. track meets can be held at Lombardi, but recreational sports. Although actual intra- $150,000 worth of sports equipment. It is "Team spirit is excellent," said the 6-1, 225 only when the building is closed, that is, mural play does not begin until the second not a moneymaker, and never will be, pounder. "We're looking forward to playing from 9 to 11 A.M. on Saturday and Sunday. semester, a group of players can enter Davidson —everybody's psyched." "unless the fees are raised tremendously," Zwiren feels confident that the foundation themselves as a team in a round-robin said Zwiren. The fees (which will remain the for the future of the facility was set last year, competition during the first semester. The same as last year save for the undergraduate Naturally, players don't feel too fresh after and now all that is necessary is to "take all winning team plays in a series with similar rate which will go up from $10 to $15) make one of these practice days. "You're very these programs and refine them to meet the teams from other colleges, sort of an breaking even with the operating budget of tired, fairly exausted," Jackson said, "but needs of students and the faculty. We are interscholastic intramural game. Last year, it prepares you very well for everything. I'm [continued on page 7} in great shape."
Fordham had a good recruiting year even though Jim O'Rourke, the 255 pound transfer from Ohio State, has not shown up. Among the top transfers are quarterback Chris Legree (Brooklyn College), defensive tackle Dave Martin (Rice), fullback Rick Mina (Houston) and junior college all-stars Ted Zaparynski, a running back, and Steve Abernathy, a defensive end.
Only three players graduated from last year's team, and among the returning players are tri-captains Pierre Davis, Tom Gallagher and Bobby Hill, who also served
FORDHAM FOOTBALL
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