MD Week Ontop
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Hess Saga Part places to stay, paid $25 one way. The total number ot people involved adds up to 82, but others flew down and eggo My 'Bago! stayed at the hotel with the other "Hessians," and the money by Jim Dwyer due amounted to $12,285.Hess could not explain the discrepancy from the figure of 86 he said rode down in the The Barry Hess was in an office on the fourth floor of Levirtown, Lpng Island, left the Rose Hill campus for a week Winnebagos, but his books showed that the cash totals Faculty Memorial Hall yesterday, a small briefcase under his of healthy hedonism in the Florida sun. They planned to agreed with these calculations. term, explaining the finances of the misbegotten odyssey to arrive in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, March 17, sometime in "The trip was set up and planned so there would be a free fFlorlda, when someone shouted In the hall:"AND THEN, the evening. But along the way, two of the Winnebagos trip for me, maybe $200 cushion, and nothing else," Hess [to Wlnnebagos smashed the HELL out of each other!!!" were ruined in an accident on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge said yesterday. "There was no profit involved." Barry smiled and shrugged his shoulders. in Delaware, another's power steering and ignition systems "You try to do something nice for people, you try to be failed in Daytona Beach, Florida; another spent most of a Indeed, two Winnebagos valued at $20-25,000 by \nice to people..."he said, and laughed. A little. day in Virginia after one of its wheel bearings froze; a fifth Nassau Winnebago Company president Mike Maretti were Hess, the founder and proprietor of the Hesstrip, perhaps was the victim of radiator troubles; and one arrived in destroyed; Fordham Executive Vice President Paul Reiss •'ie most widely discussed, speculated, and lied-about event Lauderdale with no problems. paid $2,072.66 in outstanding hotel bills; and dozens of r • er to touch the souls of Fordham students, was back on According to figures Hess presented yesterday, 62 students shelled out money for plane fares, gas, and bus • impus for the second time in the six days since he fled people paid the full $180 fare, which included transportation trips when the trip fell into shambles. What happenned? I iorida to escape arrest for the non-payment of a $2,072.66 by Winnebago plus hotel. Nine people, including Hess, Hess said the biggest problem in the trip was the alleged i )tel bill at the Sand Castle Inn of Fort Lauderdale. He was deception of the Winnebago company, including Maretti ick to find a lawyer, and to start explaining. There was paid $100 for the same ride and accomodations, but served and his brother Tony, following the multi-car collision that .,* , lite a bit to do. as drivers and organizers and thus received discounts. included two of the Winnebagos carrying Fordham students. Two weeks ago, Hess, 85 companions, and six Winneba- Eleven riders, people just going to Florida on the Winneba- i;os rented from the Nassau Winnebago Company in gos and then making their own arrangements for hotels and continued on page 5 THURSDAY, MARCH 30,1978 VOL. 60 U.S. Postage Bronx. N.Y. NO. 11 Permit No. 7608 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK Non-Profit Org Steps Into LASG Crisis by B« Bole An attempt to establish a 'united' student overnment at Lincoln Center has stirred ontroversy among day and evening tudents, with an "emergency" College Council meeting called next Monday to look into the legitimacy of proposed consti- ational changes" by the Liberal Arts Student TRILOGY: Greg Laaona, Sam Turvey, Maureen Tlerney, Bob SchaHer. X: Bob Lane, Jerry Government, "especially those pertaining to Gray, Brendan Finn. •vening students " LASG president Ed Stroligo suspended Five Parties Run Unopposed quorum to institute a revised constitution vhich will establish a 'united' student govern- ment, extending voting privileges and mem- Few Candidates in Elections >ership to evening students However, the Evening School ReDresentatlve Council byNeilGrealy interest. The extension only brought in 2 or ing to Wallace, would involve cutting down vas not consulted about the changes, lead- 3 more candidates, according to USG Presi- meetings to once or twice a month, giving ing to the College Council inquiry on the In contrast to the activity which character- dent Bob Nugent the senators more time to concentrate on matter. ized last year's student government elec- The CBA parties who are unopposed their obligations to their classes Emotion charged literature was distributed tions, this year's elections are marked by a have in fact already been elected because Tierney invisions having a meeting with all hroughout the Plaza last week while the lack of interest as shown by the small the constitution of the CBA government club presidents at least twice a semester in referendum for the constitution was being number of candidates. does not allow write-in votes. There are her capacity as executive vice-president in put to a vote, and lost 146-145. The litera- Even though United Student Government three such elections: the executive slate; the order to improve communication between ure included, "You may be helping this Executive Vice-President Karen Siemer ex- class of '80 slate; and the class of '79 slate. In the clubs and USG Greg Lasorsa stated he llegal referendum by signing Yes," but the tended the period in which candidates could the Fordham College elections, the execu- would have the directory out early in the first ssue and points were not mentioned Even- register by a day, five parties running in the tive slate and the class of '79 slate are semester if elected as Vice President of ng students lobbying against the constitution class elections for Fordham College and the unopposed, but write-in candidates are Communications. He proposed to speed up were reported warning voters, "Don't let the College of Business Administration govern- allowed the work by compiling some names over the Kids take over—save the evening student's ments are unopposed Siemer said she was Therefore, there are three contests in summer. voice " compelled, under the USG constitution, to CBA and FC Theses are the CBA class in According to presidential candidate Rich Stroligo explained, "We are merely ex- extend the petitioning period through Wed- '81 election, in which there are two parties, DeMeo, the Full-of-Crumbs party will cam- paign with a zero or next to zero budget. tending the franchise and services to every- nesday morning because of the lack of the FC class of '81 election in which there contlnued on page 5 are three parties, and the FC class of '80 continued on page 4 election, in which there are two parties. There are three parties in contention for the top USG positions, Trilogy, Full-of- MD Week On Top Crumbs and the X-party. Seven parties were organized last year. Strike Plans by Dan Hayes Marathon starts, and is scheduled to last The Trilogy slate is headed by Sam until 10 pm Friday. If it lasts that long, it may Turvey, with Maureen Tierney running for by Dan Hayes For the third consecutive year, Fordham set a new world record for the longest volley- Executive Vice President, Bill Allen for Vice will sponsor a "Muscular Dystrophy Week" ball game ever played. Bill Donovan will President of Finance, Greg Lasorsa for Vice As of last night the United Transit Workers to benefit the national Muscular Dystrophy celebrate the start of the Dance Marathon President of Communications and Bob Union and New York City had not agreed .*• Association. Fordham's Muscular Dystrophy with a mixer on Thursday at 10 pm. The Schaffer for Vice President of Operations. on a new contract for MTA employees. Committee, headed by Gigi Covino, has dancers will try to stay on their feet until Besides sponsoring Steve Wallace for presi- Transit workers—bus and subway operators planned a week of marathons and other midnight Friday Boarders are asked to help dent and Jo-Anne Morgese for secretary- —are threatening to walk out Saturday I'ntertainment—including appearances by feed the dancers. The Committee has pro- treasurer of FC, Trilogy is also "strongly" morning if no agreement has been reached endorsing the Invictus, Insurgens and lnsig- Barry Hess and Ronald McDonald. vided cold cuts, but perhaps some kind resi- Fordham will remain open even if there is nis parties in FC The week starts Sunday, April 2, with a dent students can cook up some hot boarder no bus or subway service. According to Vice 9 Basketball Comedy of Errors to be played by cuisine Trilogy is circulating a platform which President Paul Reiss, the University cannot includes promises to form a commuter- the football team—offense versus defense. After the dance marathon, Bill Donovan afford to lose any more class days this oriented student life committee, a reassess- That's at 1:30 pm. After the game, Barry will host another mixer. Ronald McDonald semester. Because of this winter's snow ment of the parking problem and an im- Hess will present a skit of funny Florida has been asked to make d (suiprise.) visit at days, closing the University for a transit proved social life, among other things experiences thdttime strike could prevent the completion of Later that afternoon there will bo a football Turvey has promised a reform of the USG enough class days to maintain the present game by the Women's All Stars. On the radio WI UV and WPIX FM will seinite, which he described as having a lot of academic schedule On Wednesday al 10 pm the Volleyball broadcast mote details 'deadweight" I his "streamlining, accord- The Ram Thursday, March 30,1978 Classifieds F1SCHETTMOIII Guaranteed State Photo Identification Cud: (Polaroid R Pro cess) Authentic Look.