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John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 3-7-1991 The aC rroll News- Vol. 80, No. 8 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 80, No. 8" (1991). The Carroll News. 979. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/979 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Serving the John Carroll University Community Vol. 80, No. 8 John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio 44118 March 7,1991 Carrolrs Owen chosen as national Fulbright scholar According to Dr. Elizabeth ing a project to work on 1n a Bridget McGuinness by Tara Schmidtke by Swenson, the John Carroll desired foreign country. The StaftReporter .. Staff Reporter Fulbright Program Dtrector. the prOJects proposed depend only . Yfi~· John CarroU Univet sitt,;·r :t: Senior Michael Owen was one opportunity to study and work in a upon the students' mtcrcsts and MeUen Series will be offering an ';' of twenty students chosen in the foreign country is the basic pur cover a wide range. opportunity for JCU StUdents to nauon to rcce1vc the national Ful· pose of the nauonal Fulbnght "Qualificauons,"accordmg to question corporate decision bright Scholarship this year. Grant. the Fulbright Grant Handbook. maker, .Pal).!,_ Scllloemcr, chief Recently there have been two "The Fulbnght Grant," said Dr. "include academtc record, lan execulive officer of Parker~ JCU rccipicntsofthisgrant. Mtkc Swenson "is for research or ad guage preparation, feasibility of Hannum S~raion. Ofl Mar~.;:;.:;. Farrell received one last year. vanced study 1n a foreign proposed study project and per 18 at 8 p.m'!m the New Confer""·:· Owen received the teaching country... preference is given to sonal qualifications." once Room. assistantship program grant and students who have not had a pre Swenson helps students to Schloemer will be disct!SSing will be teaching English m a vious opportunity for foreign develop and propose the projects .Parke.r-Hannifin's fmancial de French h1gh school. study." and she also oversees the entire velopments. Parker-H'annifio is "A lot of countries have miS There arc various forms of thts application process. a world~ leading ma:nrt'30Jl 1\e,~ aomin~~4:-from Ohio conceptions of Americans," said grant, including the full grant, the " It is an excellent experience,,. turer ofpw.®.. o. CQ"'trol piod~ff&Statc. ·.·nil_\m,iil'k Owen. t.ravel only grant, and a teaching she said, "even if it's not what you Mdhy~plieumatican(U1~J.%¥ "lb~'MelJetf~(~tablisbcd ''They only see the typical assistantship program. want to do with the rest of your systems. ;::~'* ·· ·· .. >t.~W by tbeEdwatdabaf.ouise Mellen tourist stereotype. I can change These grants entail studying or life." Sch~ 11M beeo Paxfert···· Fou.ndation, is·&signed tQ be a that stereotype. I can speak the working abroad for one year, fol "Studying abroad 1s a great Hanni.fin.. S'.diief executive offt. forum for CE<Ys~()f Oruo heado. language and have lived in France lowing graduation, and are conse experience for anyone to learn ccr siocc~,an(l1satntmberof quartered, publietYJl1ldedfinns t(} before. 1 can try to clear up any quently available for seniors and about themselves and their own Johneaih.{U1snoatd ornust~:·:::.:·: discuss~~~""·.. ~wmauers myths and questions concerning graduate students who are inter countries from a foreign view .; ·> ::;,•.'1;]1?-}::··:, ·.: . • . 'Zi<' :~e&p_,;f.?: ~' . n._:,::·W<.o&j~-''-"< 11' r...-i1Prl'1,.., :rnuor"r:'-" l""" K>>:«t-<~;::., Qr Qlte:rest ...J:l] (tan'() Americans." f!er ....... ~~~ ·~-~_. .,... n.,.. ~ ~~·· ~.;.x,.::y:n· •...· .....~.:, ... w.. ~/·.···....... ested in proposing and develop- point," said Owen . Visiting scholar speaks on ores AID • • HIV ,HISpretty much an infection infection, so a person can be m women tn economtcs by Julie Smith fected and not have any phys1cal for life," Flannagan said. by Alice Carle uibutor to USA Today' s cd1toriaJ News Editor ailments. The HIV virus can be transmit· News Editor pages, a weekly columnist for the Among heterosexuals, cases of ted through sexual contact. both "Most of the people who arc San Francisco Sun Reporter and acqutred immune deficiency syn homosexual and heterosexual, or HlV infected don't know they are In observation of Women's a coeditor ofSlipping Between the drome (AIDS) are increasing, from mother to child in birth, or infected, and once you are infected History Month, Dr. Julianne Cracks: The Status of Black however because many people do through the inoculation of blood, you arc tnfcctious,'' said Malveaux, national commentator. Women not perceive themselves to be at according to Flannagan. A person Flannagan. "For every person that writer, educator, economist and She IS a founder and past chair risk, they do not change their be can be infected and have no hasAIDS,thcreare30to40peoplc social and poliucal activist will of the San Francisco Anti-Apart haviors, according to Dr. Tim symptoms, said Flannagan. He who have HIV and don 'tknow it." speak at John Carroll University heid Committee. a member of the Flannagan from University Hos· added that it can take 7to 12 years With the risk of AIDS, unsafe about "Black Women in U.S. board of trustees of the San Fran pitals. for the HIV virus to become a full sex is a little like playing a game Economy: Workers, Consumers CISCO NAACP and president of "If now you don't know blown case of AIDS. Also there of "Russ1an roulette," said and Producers." the San Francisco Black Leader· someone with HIV (human im arc often no symptoms of an HIV Rannagan. The lecture w11l be held tO· sh1p Forum. munodeficiency virus, the virus morrow at3:30p.m. ln the Jardine As an assoctate professor m that causes AIDS), in the next five Students attempt to Room. the Afro·American Studies De· years you will know someone with continued on 8 HIV virus, ARC (AIDS related change visitation rules complex), or someone who has the btll. "Since there has been no dtcd of A lOS," said Flannagan, at by Alice Carle change m policy smce 1976. the the third lecture in the series Sex News Editor current rules seem outdated." and Consequences. sponsored by Ideally. Parks hopes for a cam refocus the Student Life Office. The Student Union Senate pus w1de 24 hour visitation policy pride Flannagan, who is an assistant passed a bill last Tuesday recom bulls striving for at least extended professor at University Hospital mending theconvention of a com· hours in all coed halls or JUSt in of Case Western Reserve Uni mmcc to discuss the rcv1ston of Gnu and East Halls. vcrslly, spoke last Tuesday m the coed VISitation hour pohctes. "Th1s IS not a fight w1th the Wolf & Pot. Hesatd new acquisi The Committee on Student admm1strauon," srud Parks. "Ac uon of AIDS among the homo Affrurs, which has not convened cording to mcm bcrs of the adm m sexual population is down. He at in c1ght years, is responsible for istration that I have spoken to, the tributes this statistic to the fact regulating visitation hours. The visitation rules have not been that the homosexual population bill calls for a reconvcnmg of the changed because there has been changed risk behavtors when they commtllce to discuss with students no student support." realized the fatal consequences of poss1blc changes in v1sttatton To gain student support, Parks Tirpak leads the d1scase. He added that in regulauons. 1s forming a committee that w11l Irish Club "tances of HIV arc increasing in "I sec no log1cal reason for the poll students' opinions, encour the heterosexual populauon. current VISitation hours," said age students to write letters and "Once you arc infected with frcshmanJocParks. who presented collect s1gnaturcs for a peuuon. Page2 EDITORIAL The Carroll News, March 7, 1991 Averill brought growth to Student Union In less than rwo weeks on March 19th, John Carroll University's 71 st Senate to realize their growing role-that controverstal issues should and Student Union president, Dave Averill, will complete his term to what must be addressed. many would call a successful administration-an administration character But the growth is not without its pains. By no means has apathy been ized by worthwhile risks in a faithful attempt to grow. extricated from the Union and the entire student body. And the changing Besieged by criticism on the topics of quorum and Student Senate roles naturally lead to some self-evaluation and a slight identity crisis. attendance at the onset, the Averill administration quietly recognized the What is the role of a SU president? a class president? a class senator? or noted flaws and quietly resolved them. Senator attendance at SU meetings a student when the books are closed? has been markedly improved this past year over last, and questions of These questions are left to be answered and will surely be tackled by the quorum have become a mere matter of parliamentary procedure. incoming 72nd president of the Student Union. Joe Cimperman. Averill A general sense of cooperation and greater enthusiasm has pervaded the and his administration have done a commendable job in encouraging this Union in the past year. It is this cooperation that has seen over 400 students questioning growth. Though, it remains to be seen how the Student Union participate in community service efforts in Cleveland through Project as a whole responds in the future. Truly, much is possible. Gold. It is this enthusiasm that made possible a block pany for Homecom ing with overwhelming support from the class governments and chartered Leaders needed to fill vacuum organizations.