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By Heather Stone Tuesday-Friday scheduling. of the new blocks, for varying just to have Fridays off," said creating consecutive classes on StaffWriter According to Rev. Joseph I reasons. Peter Khost, FC '95, Leeann Prestileao, FC '97 Wednesday and Thursday, espe• Student reaction concerning McShane, S.J., Dean of Fordham said, "Imgoingtobeaseniorand The opposition was not uni- cially if classes ^^^^ have the same the announcement last week of College, the change was made I feel Fm deserving of Fridavs \ersal, however, as some stu• work load as under the current new scheduling blocks for Spring partially in response to the high off." • dents claimed to be unconcerned system with less time between 1995 has been mixed, as many number of students and faculty Students cited other reasons about the idea of being f creed to classes to complete assignments. students stated they were opposed not scheduling classes on Friday. for wanung Fridays free of classes, take Friday classes. "I can't understand [it]," said Liz to the plan while others claimed "We would like to redeem Friday such as internships, jobs, and Susan George, FC '95 said, Rice. "The thing I don't like is not to care. as a day of the week, for both extra studying dme, and didn't "If I have to take classes, I'll do not ha\Tng a day in between classes The new blocks will consist of teachers and students," he said. feel that taking Fridays of f was an it." to do work." fifty-minute Monday-Wednesday- Many students expressed dis• indication of laziness. "It is not Many students also com• Thursday and se\enty-fi\e-minute approval of that particular effect like anyone's taking f ewer classes plained about the new schedule ^See Blocks, page 7 Students and Faculty remember Brendan Pfalzgraf, CBA '96
By Katrina M. Korduba INew s Editor. nesses interriewed by Fordham security, the two cars were travel• "He was a ver\- good person ing at a slow speed. Further, one' and had a really good sense of individual, who claimed to wit• humor and was kind of a \rise-ass. ness the inddent, also stated that His personality was infectious." the cars were traveling at a rela• As students, friends, and family tively slow speed. Security later moumthelossof amemberof the reported that the cars were travel• Fordham community, friends of ing at approximately fifteen to Brendan Pfalzgraf, suchasjanna t^venty miles per hour. Mancini, FC '96, remember him as a friend and student who was According to \rimesses, the first an integral part of their Hves. car did not ha\e its lights on; the second car, however, did have its Students complete CAP registration in Dealy Hall. The lack of choices in some required On February 25, Pfalzgraf was lights on at the time of the acd- courses has caused problems for some students. struck by an oncoming vehicle on dent. Police investigators have Fordham Road as he was walking yet to comment on this issue. home from an e\'ening out with his friends. At 12:45 a.m., he and Both Fordham security and the Students: There aren't enough se\eral friends left Jax, a popular forty-eighth predna of the New off-campus hangout, and walked York City Police Department re• along Fordham Road to the south• sponded to the scene. courses available at registration east comer of Fordham Road and Pfalzgraf was taken to Jacobi Washington Avenue, in the di- Hospital where he was adminis• Byjames M. Mclnerney reaion of the tered CPR. He and a lab, my schedule isn't very was treated for StaffWriter uling his humanities courses Lantern, an• I flexible. I really don't have the around the required science lec• "He was a very good hisinjiuriesand other popular Course registradonforstudets opportunity to choose my core died at 1:24 tures and labs. student hang• person and had a enrolled in Fordham College and courses based on the teacher," he am. Rev. Joseph McShane, S.J., out. As the really good sense of the College of Business Adminis• said. Dean of Fordham College, said group was humor and was kind Pfalzgraf, tration has started amid concerns Second-year science students that his office has been tr)ing to walking on the who was a about course availability and like Dodson and Janeczko must respond to student concerns. "Dr. of a wise-ass. His south side of sophomore at scheduling. take Organic Bray and I decided to add one personality was "Because my science the same road die College of "I do not Chemistry, section to each of the core areas," in the infectious." Business Ad• diink that there courses involve a which has only he said. "We want to give stu• westbound di- ministration are enough lecture period and a one offered dents the most options that we -Jama Mancini, r e c t i o n , (CBA) was re• choices," said class in Fall possibly can." FC'96 lab, my schedule isn't Pfalzgraf membered at a Christopher 1994 in the lec• "We looked very carefully at very flexible. I don't stepped out into memorial ser• Dodson, FC ture and redta- the amount and a\ ailabi li ty of all have the opportunity thee street to cross, n-alking in ttie vice held on '95. "Thereare rion secdons all our courses," said Dr. Sharon P. direction ofa car that was push• Tuesday, March 8. Jeffrey Gray. certain courses to choose my core students must Smith, Dean of CBA. "We are ing the stalled vehicle direcdy in Dean of Student Life, helped to that I have to courses based on the take. These two comfortable with the amount of front of it. Although he wjis organize the memorial ser\ice for take for my teacher." courses are of• courses that were provided to fered from ap- walking with several friends, none Pfalzgraf, and sent a memo to all majorandlfeel CBA students and we have not -Michael Janeczko, FC '97 proximately of the other students with him campus residence halls and build• restricted be- ^^^^^^^^ heard any complaints yet." g^^^ggi noon to were injured in the incident. Ac• ings. TheserNdce, which was held cause other ••HHH The organization of this cording to University security, in the University Church, was non-required courses that I semester's course offering in• o'clock on Monday, Tuesday, and the car that struck Pfalzgraf was well-attended by faculty, smdents, would like to take will not fit into volved several members of the Thursday, across t^vo scheduling behind the stalled carat the time. and administration. The Coun• my schedule." faculty and administration, ac• blocks. This makes scheduling Howe\er, the first vehicle did not seling Center is now offering free Michael Janeczko, FC '97, cording to Chief Registrar other courses difficult. Do^dson, strike Pfalzgraf. services for those students who agreed. "Because my science a history and pre-med major, says Stephen Bordas. According to independent wit• ^vish to take advant^e of them. courses involve a lecture period he faces extreme difficulty sched• ^ See Courses, page 2 THE RAM NEWS March 10,1994 INSIDE: Lack of choices in course FEATURES selection dissatisfies students The countdown ^ Courses pUcated process. "If you are begins...only one ^ from page 1 taking sdence courses, schedul- "Sophomore year is ingwillbedifficultatanyschool," more day 'til Spring •'Cliairs of each Department intense. The send theh course offerings to he said. scheduling process dc " In a science, labs are an inte• Break! deans of each school," he said. get easier as you See page 9 "The deans make the necessan- gral part of the learning pro• changes and then give the in• cess. They may create some advance, but frest scheduling problems, but they and sophomore •year Siblings invade Fordham campus formation to me. Myjob is to compile all of the course offer• are necessary'. .Any student w ho schedules can be ver See page 11 ings into the course booklet." plans to study a science should restricting." expect a more difficult sched• Dr. John Walsh, the Assis• ule." - David Tolenmo, FC tant Chair for Undergraduates of the Psychology department, "Sophomore yearis intense," said Darid Tolentino, FC '96. enrollment for these cours| The Naked Truth has not heard any complaints about course availability. "If "The scheduling process does usually low," he said. "Th about there are any problems, we usu• get easier as you advance, but stricts the times that are ava NaJte^ Gun 33 1/3 ally don't hearabout them until freshman and sophomore year for courses to be offered i first-run registration is com• schedules can be ver\- restrict• naturally, some conflicts are plete," he said. ing." ing to occur." Mathematics professor Cris See page 21 .According to Fr. Martin McShane noted tlrat class sS Hegyi, the Undergraduate Poor said that may department another concern. "Our goal ^ Program's .Assistant Chair of will encounter soine difficulties maintain small classes," he s Biological Sciences, students when trying to schedule counes. "so we tiT to offer the amounj in\ol\-ed whh any of the sci• "Enrollment is a major factor courses in each area that will^ in the scheduling process. De• complish this goal. Wehopel SPORTS ences should not be surprised to find that scheduling is a com- partments are reluctant tosched- every student will benefit frl ule afternoon courses because the present-course off eringsyl Kevin Morris: 44 Rookie Wins StafP' listing in course booklet Coach of the Year Honors; Team criticized by registering studenti Racks Up - p. 27 Byjames M. Mclnerney "Se\'eral departments ha\'e or "I don't understand IStaffWrite' r will hire new full-time faculty," -Spring Sports Preview - Next issue Most Fordham College and said McShane, "but their names why there are so raaxs^ College of Business Adminis• were not available when the graduate students tration students have received course booklet was being pre• teaching courses... It] registration booklets and have pared." is difficult to select completed fn-st-run registration. "Courses taught by the ad• ThuisdB]; March 10 courses when we don^jB However, many are unhappy junct faculty are also given the Cinevents-r^e Nightmare Before Christmas-8 & 10:30 p.m. with the large amount of classes staff designation." know who the teache^ Keating 1st listed w ith the "staff" designa• Sharon Smith, Dean of the are going to be." Pope Italian Cultural Society- Lecture-Author and sodologlst tion which many students equate College of Business Adminis• I -Maureen w ith graduate students and tration, explained diat the course Grogan, FC '97 ^ Richard Gambino, "Italian Americans Today", McGinley Centerteacliin g assistants. booklet is prepared well in ad- ballroqja, 7:30 p.m. " It was always my understand• \'ance of the actual registration ing that Fordham had an excel• process. "The booklet has tobe know who the teachers are goii| jFridaK March 11 lent faculty, espedally in the prepared quite early so that it tobe," she said. Philosophy department," said will be ready on schedule," she Smith said, "W'C understail Hellenic Society- Night at Comic Strip Live, Show starts at Maureen Grogan, FC '97. "I said. "Sometimes, department that students would hke to lia\| 8:30 p.m., S3.00 per person don't understand w by there are Chairs gi\'e courses astaff desig• certain professors and we tr)-1 so many graduate students nation siniply because of this accommodate them." Mondq; Maich 21 teaching courses." time restraint, but we try to a\'oid McShane also acknowledge) " Rev. Joseph McShane, SJ, tliat." this problem and said, "Weai| AlcohoUcs Anonymous-Meeting-Church bsmt, 5:00. Wed. also Dean of Fordham College, ex• According to Grogan, the trying to reduce the number <| plained that a course with a staff staff designation is a hmdrance courses widi the staff designs lOBsiaf, March 22 designauon is not necessarily to most students. "It is difficult tion, so our students can mail •Cinevents- Bull Durham-10:30 p.m. Keating 1st taught by a graduate student. to select courses when we don't well-inf omied course selecuon •Fordham Debate Society- Meeting, 2 p.m., Keating 1st •EI Grito de Lares- Qub Meeting, Dealy 305, 2:30 p.m. Nothing clever this week. • Academia Hispana- Lecture- New York Times journalist David Gonzalez-"Portrayal of Latinos in the Media", Keating 206, 2Sorry. p.m. We're too busy getting ready for spring breait • Retention and Sesqui sign-up to come up with something entertaining. But when we get back, we'll still need writers. So WBdnBsdax March 23 give Trina and Dave a call at x4381 or stop by The Other Place—Comedian—10:10 p.m. Ramskellar McGinley B-52. Sec you in two weeks ... The NAMES Project/AIDS Memorial Quilt Showing, McGinley Center Ballroom CMiTODAyroft Rodrigue's-Open Mic Night-9:30 to 1:00 a.m The Senior Week committee is collecting photos for the Senior Video/Slide Show* CANCUN BAHAMAS If you would like some of your pictures from the past four years to be included, JAMAICA
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if you need the photos returned, write your 148 West 4th SL New Yoric City name and address on the back. Thanks for your heipt • 212-254-2525 THE RAM NEWS March 10. 1994 SG's new Night Life "It's everyone's responsibil• :iub to explore NYC ity. It's everyone's problem." Michael PrichincUo, Residential Life recognizes March as-AIDS Awareness Month Iti an cff 0rt to fidp l-<>K.I 1 lani USG Secretary/ By Katrina M. Korduba will take place in the Alumni Utiivers.ity studehh diversify Treasurer for FG '97, I "I hope a lot of people llieir social at tivttit-- and eiijfi\ believes that the NeiffiEditor North first floor lounge on "It's e\er)one's responsibility. ThursdayEvelyn Perez, Marc, chaih 24r aotf th7:0e 0com • Jake advantage of thc t he advantages of N ew- > o rk Cir\' Night Life will night: life, the United Student It's everyone's problem." In an mittee and member of the Resi• speakers in the dorms succeed "if we get G6vert\mem:(USG) has devfel- -effort to increase student aware• dential Life staff, encoun^ed stu• and at McGinley. different things, stuff ness of the HIV vims, the Resi• dents to attend these and other opedthc Night LifeGlnl), which Unfortunately, the <'<>Hy;,b<*gin soot) afiei spring that's not too corny, on dential Life Office is commemo• forums. She said that "students disease is life- break. a Tuesday or rating AIDS Awareness Month seem to be interested and the with se\eral programs geared to AtTordliarrt: tile main thing programs seem to be well attended. threatening and is Thursday night." better educating the student body is thenar scene," ^aid Matthew The last speaker [at Walsh] at• spreading among of the dangers and risks of the Shook, President of I-C:'97. For tracted overtwenty-five students." college students." disease. stiidenls who have become wear) each tnp is expected to be SIO. The Residential Life offices of The Committee on AIDS - Dedbi Ramirez, i the Siune routine, Shook and The^various events w-iU be each of the campus residence halls Awareness, a student-staffed the other organizers s.^y they advertised arounfi campus, and will offer the opportunity for FC'97 group consisting of members of wanttooffei a new aht-i native. .iiiiontlvi) .s(.h<>dule.«ilLbe.dL?- students to participate in and to the Residential Life program and tllcNitjlif Lift" ( hib IS ,itso jjlavecr m ihe ulass dses at create the Fordham AIDS quilt, residence hall Resident Assis• own opinions, on the issues sur• luu-nded lo bi aa .ml u> uM^t MrGiftSe^'Ct;ntej',saidt^,SG which will display the names of tants (RAs), has met for several rounding AIDS. town sttudents bv helpinir thaiti ' ret:irv/-l rca&iircr -for l-C '$m afflicted members of the friends months under the direction of Fordham students will also have jetomeiajiiiliar with N e w V ork Michael I'nchuiello. Studa^ and families of Fordham students. Chair Evelyn Perez to discuss the opportunity to participate in Citv. : will be. able to sign-iip m the* The program, which is known as "educational awareness" on cam• a nation-wide AIDS support cam• According to the cutTent plan, .i USG Office in .McGinlev Cen• the Names Project, xvill allow stu• pus. paign known as the "Blue Lights iifferent trips wiij take place : ter. • dents to contribute to and work Campaign," a program that en• onceottwict^a week. .Activities: Shook says that he (loesgll Committee member Karin on the quilt in their Residential courages students to purchase w ilhange fl
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OPEN7DAYSAWEEK...733-7416 MON - SAT 6 AM -9 PM, SUNDAY 7 AM - 8 PM ^ Student Opportunities Applications available for 1994 OAs photo by Jean-Marie Woods Applications for Fall 1994 Orientation Adrisors are now being Dr. Elaine Crane Dr. Joiin F. Walsh Rev. Mark Massa, S.J. accepted. All smdents interested in participating in the RA program Social Science Winner Natural/Life Science Winner Humanities Winner should pick up a copy of die application in McGinley, 207. Qualifications for the program indude sophomore status by the Fall 1994 term and a general awareness of the campus. Candidates are Fordham College revives Ex• also expected to have partidpated in extracurricular aairities. Applications will be accepted until March 25 in McGinley room207. cellence in Education Awards ^Campus Activities By Jennifer Carriero An awards ceremony was held Massa has been teaching at Citibank sponsors student competition StaffWriter on Februarv' 4, where McShane Fordham Rose Hill since 1987 Citibank MasterCard will sponsor a competition for all college presented the awards and read Fordham College rerived the and is an assistant professor of students interested in creating a mock credit card for an on-campus citations about each teacher. Fordham College Excellence in theology as well as the chair of the activity. The competition will include creating the credit card and The recipient for the award Teaching Awards this year, after Committee on American Studies. introdudng the card to the school community through telexision for outstanding undergraduate six years during which the pro• McShane described Massa as "a comerdals, print advertisements, and direa mail packages available teaching in the humanities is Fr. gram was inactive. Rev. Mark tireless worker, a master of the to the students. Over one hundred fifty imiversities are expected Massa, of the Theology depart• Massa, S.J., Dr. Elaine Crane and Socratie method. He dazzles his to compete in the competition. ment. Massa is a native of south• Dr. John F. Walsh have been students and has the ability to ern Ohio. He began his under• recognized as recipients of this elicit a brilliance from his stu• {^Student Activities graduate studies at Oberlin Col• year's awards, which are given to dents diat they were not aware lege in 1968 and later entered the Debate Society has successful month Fordham College teachers for they possessed." Detroit Province of the Society of achieving excellence in the fields "Father MasSa works really The Debate Sodety has competed in several competitions through• Jesus. Massa continued his edu• of the humanities, social science, hard," said Gina Porto, FC '96, a out the months of February and March. On February 11 and 12, cation at the University of De• and natural and life science. student in Massa's Religion and the team competed at Smith College. Debators Chris Dunnigan and troit, from which he received his Mike Lazzeri took fifth place with 4-1 record at the event.. "The voting process of the the American Self, "and he cares AB stmma mm laude in 1973. Dunnigan was awarded tenth speaker of the toiimament, while awards consists of students and about the students. [His classes After graduating, he briefly Lazzeri placed eleventh. faculty being asked to nominate are] an experience because he is taught in Stowe, Ohio. Massa On March 4 and 5, the team competed at the University of teachers," explained Rev. Joseph an amazing teacher." then went to Cambridge, Massa• Virginia, where Lennie Carr and Chris Carolan gained athird place McShane, S.J., Dean of Fordham Dr. Crane of the Histor)' de• chusetts, where he studied first at team award and advanced to the semi-finals where they lost to the College. "Then a comftiittee com• partment was the recipient of this the Weston School of Theolog)^ Universit}- of Pennsyh'ania's squad by a 3-2 dedsion. Debate captain posed of students reviews the year's award for distinguished and then at the Han'ard Divinity Chris Carolan was awarded fifth speaker of the tournament, while nominations and votes on three teaching in the area of the social School, specializing in American fellow debater Carr was awarded seventh place in the event. teachers." Religious History. ^ See Honors, page 8
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The New Yoi-k Lmv School is an equal opponiiiiily histiliilion. The Carmelites minister in the Archdiocese of New York and the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Albanyl St. Simon Stock Parish, Bronx, N.Y., St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Brooklyn. N.Y., Our Lady of the Scapular/St. Stephens Parish, New York, N.Y., Bellevue Hospital, New York, N.Y., OurLadyofMt. Carmel Parish, Middletown N.Y., St. Joseph's Parish, Troy, New York. THE RAM NEWS March 10,1994 Night Life Club scheduled to start after Spring Break ^ Night Life going to work. I think it would be ally very hesitant." from page 3 better if they just advertise one Other students said they ap• event, and really hype that event." proved of the idea and hoped that weget different things, stuff that's Elizabeth Mazzella, FC '96, also the NLC would stay afloat. Diego not too corny, on a Tuesday or said that she expects the project Duran, CBA '97, said, "The idea Thursday night," people will wjint will fail. "People should explore [of the Night Life Club] is excep• to go. these things on their own. They'd tional." She also sjiid that the bar Student reaction to the idea has probably have more fun if it was scene can get tired. been mixed. Lisa Sobieraj, FC just them and their friends. The Night Life Club has al• '97, said that while the USG's "Nobody wants to go on those ready been approved by USGand intentions are good, their ideas acti\ities unless they know people is now waiting to be initiated. All will fall on deaf ears. " I think it's going with them. Peopleare usu• that's left is for "somebody to take a good idea, but you know it's not the reins." said Shook. Ruth Pakaluk, president of Massachussettes Citizens for Life, addressed a group of thirty students iiiliiil; mmmmmm- Pro-life speaker praised! uary 17 issue of JHf Xais, the artidc on thc Robeit F. Kenncily, Jr. by both friends and foes > mention thc contribution of WFUV, which provided us with a By Dave Thomer Using documerits and source^| • last minute. The News Editors would like to News Editor I exclusively from pro-choice or-| Members of both Fordham's ganizations, Pakaluk showed that" pro-life and pro-choice groups most abortions in the United praised last Friday's forum spon• States—93%, according to a sored by the Respect-f or-Lif e Club Planned Parenthood survey—are ' in the McGinley Center Music performed for socio-economic- Room. The speaker, Ruth reasons. Responses to the poll Pakaluk, spoke of the social, eco• included, "I can't afford to have nomic and moral implications a baby right now," "not ready for of the abortion debate in a speech responsibility," and "I already entided ".Abortion and Human have as many children as I want." Rights". Pakaluk tried to frame the dis• Pakaluk, President of cussion in terms of human rights: Massachusettes Citizens for Life, as opposed to legal rights. agreed to come to Fordham after "Human rights are different being contacted by the president than legal rights," she said. "Le• of Fordham's Respect-for-Life gal rights van- from state to stale. Club, Barbara Finn, FC '96.^ .A. human right is something which "I called one of our contacts arisesfromdiefactofbeingmerely fromBoston College looking for human. Our Constitution doesn't suggestions on a speaker," she give us our human rights, it tries said, "and he suggested Ruth, to uphold them, our unalienable who was speaking the next day to rights. the National Coalition for Life at "Look at what is in a mother's Columbia University. It fit per- womb. Is it alive?" fecdy." ^ See Pro-life, page 8
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Although President Clinton's health• students working on master's and doctor• Pearson said single graduate students care plan and other proposals have stirred ate degrees, research assistants, teaching generally pay about $600 to $800a year for a great deal of debate, many questions assistants and adjunct faculty generally coverage under plans offered through reinain as to what a national health-care must buy their ovm health policies, whether colleges, universities or prof essional groups system will mean to a college student popu• through the university orthrough private such as NAGPS Services. Policies that lation diat has changed dramatically in the insurance carriers. Nfost colleges and cover the entire student's family are much past 20 years. uni\ersities do offer some type of health more expensive, Pearson said, which means The United States Student Association care coverage to these groups. that some older students with families who and the National Association of Graduate Older, working students have the tough• are going back to school to finish or earn and Professional Students have not taken est time of it because health insurance is degrees could benefit under Clinton's plan. positions yet on any of the proposals put expensive, their incomes are limited and Although the Clinton pljin hcis proNi- forth since Clinton called for a system of they also tend to have dependent family sions f or federal subsidies for low-income universal health care. members. According to the 1991 Depart• families and individuals, it is not clear USSA, which lobbies Capitol Hill on ment of Education statistics, 4.1 million whether giaduate students would be eli• issues diat affect college students, plans a undergraduate college students were above gible for them. In the past, federal policy March 20 workshop to hear details of theageof 25. There are nearly 1.5 million has held that graduate students should not plans from representatives of the Clinton part-time and full-time graduate students be ehgible for programs such as food administration, Sen John Chafee, R-RI in die U.S. stamps because they voluntarily place them• and Citizen Actioii, a health-care lobbying Proponents of universal health care point selves in poverty in order to gain a college ffroup. to these cases as reasons why it is important degree. "We ha\en't heard that much about to provide basic coverage to every .Ameri• "There is a huge question of whether "ll wa.^ a gooil pto-hlt* fvi-ni,' said (students) in any of the talk," said Stacey can citizen. Yet, some gray areas still exist graduate students will be eligible for these Utmti. "Tbey talked a Jot about the Shears, who coordinates workshops for under plans such as the one proposed by subsidies," Pearson said. ' fetas 3&ahamaQ being, and there ^\-as USS.A.. "We're very curiousabout where President Clinton, Pearson said. Similar questions exist for research and the statidawl Uwngabout ail pro-dtoke we stand in the scheme of things." The Clinton plan calls for health care to teaching assistants and part-time faculty, people being pro-a&oition. [ButJ it USSA will fonn a position on health be managed by regional or corporate alli• who likely won't be considered part-time wasn't as antagonistic as it could have care co\erage after that ^vorkshop, he said. ances that will contract with health care employees because of increased costs. As been.: tt wasn't a horrible tiling." The N.\GPS also intends to identify healdi- providers to furnish senices. Three cov• employers, universities would have to pay Jones also noted the fact tliat none of care issues that are important to graduate erage options would be offered—fee for more for coverage for part-time employ• l*afeil«ik'i statistic* were from prcnlife and professional students, said Gina service, managed care/health maintenance ees. "Colleges and universities probably sotird^s;;.hpwe%'er, she di^^..say thAt Pearson, legislatixe and employment con• organizations or a combination of the two. are going to fight that," Pearson pre• PaMttksoiuetiHiesexaggerated. "She cerns coordinator. Basic benefits include inpatient and out• dicted. saidth.u [.ic*,t.tdiug ti.asl'in e\ 1 ."'I'Vof Changes in health care insurance mean patient services, doctor visits, lab tests, In recent years, adjunct faculty increased Americans believe abortioas should different things fordiffeient types of col• emergency and preventive services, drugs, dramatically as colleges and universities for tape, incest^^or chros lege students, and changing demograph• routine eye and ear exains, home health sought to cope with budget cuts. Part-time ics have complicated efforts to develop an care and mental health and substance abuse instructors now make up as much as one- insurance system that co\ers all subgroups. services. third of faculty in the U.S., according to For example, most youngerstudents are According to an N.AGPS issue paper some recent estimates. coxered by their parents' policies until prepared by Carole J. Glover, executive 0 Another unresolved issue is how out-of- they reach a certain age. Usually 21-23 director of N.A.GPS Services, Clinton's state students will be covered if their par• years old. However, older undergradu• plan would result in independent single ents—and their health care alliances—are ates who are returning to school to finish graduate students paying about $1,800 a located elsewhere. Fordham College revives ATTENTION! DON'T MISS out ON THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY... teacher award program If you're interested in hobnobbing with alunmi in high places, seeing your friends over ^ Honors Dr. Walsh, this year's recipient of the summer break and looking to earn some extra cash, you may also be interested in award for distinguished service in the woridng at Jubilee on June 3rd, 4th and 5th. from page 5 natural and life sciences, is a professer in sciences. the Department of Psychology. He is a Jobs indude: Crane is a 1961 giaduate of the College native New Yorker who received his of .\rtsand Sciences of Comell I 'niversity, bachelor's degree svmma cum latide from * Grceters for Registration Tent, Dorms, Class Events, Parties, Lectures and where she majored in Political Science and Fordham College in 1957. After complet- Masses minored in American History. At New ingboth his master's and doctoral degrees York University, she punued her gradu• at Clark University in Worcester, he re• * Guides for Campus Tours and Botanical Gardens ate work in American History and com• turned to his alma mater in 1961 and he pleted her doctorate in 1977. She then was named full professor of Psychology in * Assisting arriving alumni with Registration, Ram Van and Luggage served for a year as the editor of the 1972. William Livingston Papers. Walsh is now Assistant Chair of the * Infonnation Desk * Reunion Run * Cbildcare In 1978, she came to the Fordham Uni• undergraduate program of Psychology. versity Rose Hill campusas a history pro• In this position, he has devised a model * General errands throughout the weekend fessor. Crane has served as a member of advisement system that enables his depart• the Woman's Studies Committee and as die ment to guide its ever-growing number of Chair of the Department of History. Her majors with great care and precision. Pay will be $5.50 per hour recent work is a widely acclaimed edition In addition to the Fordham College of the Dia)y of Elizabeth Diinker. Award, Walsh also recendy received Special shifts will be paid $7.50 per hour Crane is a "tremendous role model for Fordham University's Bene Mereno award,, women students who dream of pursuing which is given for twenty years of service Plus Meals! careers in the field of higher education," on the Fordham faculty. said McShane. "She is an engaging lec• McShane described Walsh, who has Dorm rooms will be provided Friday turer, and her students hail her as a pro• written numerous articles on the subjea of vocative teacher who opens up new hori• psychometrics, as a "productive and pro• and Saturday lughts (Thursday zons with eveiT class." lific scholar, whose service to Fordham " It is great that Fordham is recognizing Univei-sity is gracious, generous and pro• night by special request if necessary) Dr. Crane's work, as a professor," said ductive." Heather Darch, FC '95, who took Crane's In response to his reception of the acco• To arrange for an application, contact Marie Romano at Gender Roles in America class. " Her class lade, Walsh said, "I am ven- suriDrised, (212) 636-6547 between 11:00am and 1:30pm is really demanding, but all the effort is appreciative and ver)' grateful for the Monday-Friday reciprocated. She gives an incredible award. As a graduate of Fordham, this amount of insight into the female role in award is very meaningful to me; I have a Job Assignments are Limited... American society; I would definitely take strong identification with this school, and APPLY NOW! one of her classes again." as an aluirmus, I appreciate the recogni• tion. Housing Lottery: All you need is $200 and a dream By Lori Smerechniak open to upperclass- Staff Writer men, however, it is not included in the hous• For students planning to live ing lottery. Students on campus next term, this week wishing to reside in has been an especially hectic one. Sesqui must sign up Besides studying for their mid• On either March 22 or term exams and registering for 23. fall classes, residents have had Even though some to" begin looking into the hous• halls are more popu• ing process. The Residential lar than others, each Hall Agreement card, along with has its own unique at• a $200.00 deposit, was due yes• mosphere. As West terday, March 9. This was the asserted, "Each hall is first step in the 1994-1995 hous• special in one aspect ing lottery. or another. In Finlay, The lotter}' is based upon two there is a lot of vari• basic things: the amount of cred• ety. Every- room is its a student has and simple luck. slightly different. Assistant Director of Residen• There are singles, tial Life, Kimberly West, ex• Pholo tyJeanJterie Woods doubles and triples plained, "The systern works with Alumni North: Where all your housing dreams can come true. with lofts, Sesqui is a student's class standing. Points unique because it has are awarded to each class year. between March 25 and April 7. rooms that they prefer." Freshmen receive two points, a residential program unlike any Each day is committed to one Marc Cercone, FC '97, agreed. Sophomores receive four points, other program on campus." type of residence, beginning with "The lottery is jUst," Cercone and Juniors receive eight points. West continued, "Both Mar• the lotter)- for single rooms on maintained, "because priority is Commuters receive one point tyrs' and Walsh pro\ide a setting the first day and concluding with given to those with the most regardless of year standing." where a larger group of people the doubles lottery. Students credit. It goes by order of se• can live together. There are "1 think the process is fair," find out their room assignments niority, which is well desen'ed." Uving rooms in both suite style West continued, "because it the same day. The residences open to up- dorms, and Walsh is distinct be• works upon the principle of se• Some find the process very^ perclassmen in the fall of '94 are cause the kitchens included in niority. Those [students] who reasonable. Jennifer Soares, FC Finlay Hall, Martyrs' Court, the residences allow students to have been on campus the long• '95, stated "Yes, I find the lotter)- Walsh Hall, Belmont House, est are granted the first pick in fair. It's based on credit, and Belmont II, Hughes House, and ^ See Lottery, page 10 March 10, 1994 what hall they want." those who have worked harder Lorillard House. Sesquicenten• The actual lottery takes place to get extra credits deserve the nial Residential College is also Pack your bags ... Spring break is here! By Sue Youmans terms. We're halfway through Drew Sfouggatakis, FC '96, is IFeatures Editor the semester; I think it's safe to going with four of his suitemates say that we all could use a nice to Daytona Beach. It's been a long, long vrinter. relaxing vacation right about "We're going to be The snowbanks are piled waist- now. suntanning, enjoying beverages high outside our doors. The Thank goodness spring break and tr)ing to avoid sunpoisoning sun hasn't made an appearance is only a few days away. and various intestinal ailmerits," in weeks. We're beginning to For many of us, our forma- he commented. wonder if spring will ever again ti\e years have cultivated the "A group of twelve of us are grace this frozen tundra that we belief that spring break is ide• going to Cancun," said Tara know as the northeastern United ally the time when tired, stressed Delaney, FC '95. "We'll be re• States. and pale college students make laxing and trying to break the And if the weather's not a ran for exotic paradise loca• monotony of school. enough to drive us crazy with tions where the sun is warm and "Hopefully our hotel Isn't cabin fever, most of us have the pressures of school are far some roach-infested place in been holed tip in our rooms or behind. downtown Cancun and our flight in Duane Library for the past .A. lot of Fordham students are actually exists," she added. two weeks cramming for mid• doing just that this year. "I'm going to Puerto Rico, and spending a week on the beach," stated Brian Jones, CBA '95. "Last year I avoided the blizzard of N ew York to go to the RarheMc Racht J-C '96 TammiBorkow.ski FC'94| blizzard of New Hampshire." "Tilt' l.atlv R.inisaicirc)- Other students are hitting "Well, Friday's gaing to iijHioihf.VCAA." more historical and educational be rough." tourist spots during their week off. "I'm driving dowrrto Wash• ington D.C. to visit the National Caller)- and the Holocaust Mu• seum," commented Mike Yannone, FC '96, who believes this type of culture is a necessan- part of an ideal spring break. Amy Cunningham, FC '96, is traveling to Appalachia with Glo• bal Outreach. "I wanted to do something more meaningful than just sit on a beach this year," she stated. "Besides, I still have two more spring breaks to do something exotic." Thomas D'Amico, FC '95, is taking a trip to Puerto Rico with Ryan Sullivan FC '96 Eddie Donovan FC'97 ^^^^ See Break, page 11 "I'm goinglo the parade "I'm going to sec Blark Photo courtesy ol Jain Reichert n 11(1 trettlUiT obliviait'ti." 17 at ihc .AuCadniiy.** Members of Fordham's Softball team take on Disney. THE RAM Features March 10,1994 Oympics end, fever rages on By Catherine Sabatos But neither captured thegold. "I think that the Olympics has Staff Writer Instead, a 16-year-old orphan become too commercialized. Miss Ha\vaiian Tntpir Intt*rnatiitnal Pa^eanl - Onr hiiiidn-d | and World Champion, Oksana Before, the Olympics were about women tram from forty-five oatioas arouud the world wijii Bayul from the Ukraine, cap• Fhpping through the chan• competition and community, but compete in the 1 Itli aanuat beauty pageant March 21-27 tured the medal and the hearts now it's all about fighting for nels just isn't the same this week. Daytona Beach, FL Marriott, ITie theme ai the festiviti^j iS There is only one time every few of viewers. advertisements and ihoney," said 'Ndun ii> S4)uih ,\incii(.i." .xiv\ die iviwiiris of »he {Mgeanl will | years that am glued to my tv and For many, the Tonya and Argie Kosmetatos, FC '96. "Dan arrange my schedule around Nancy controversy was just too Jansen epitomizes what the be picked bv celebrity judges. For mote infotmatioo, tall 1- programming. much to take. 01)Tnpics should be all about. I $00-854-1234. What is missing from my tv? " I didn't get to watch the Ohm- thought it was wonderful when The 1994 W-inter Olympics from pics because I had homework," he won." "Global Leaders of Tomorrow" Essay Contest« The Lillehammer, Norway, of said Anne Lundregan, FC '96, That'ssometh ing we shouldn't Sunkyong Group of Korea, a major producer of petroleuHJ course! "but I was happy that Tonya forget. There were people like products and chemicals, is holding its second annual essay "I had Olympic fever for two Harding did really badly. .A.nd I Dan Jansen u'ho won. So, be• straTght weeks, and I was burn• don't like Nancy anymore:" fore I stop talking^'about these contest for undergraduate and graduate students in the fields ing up," said Ed Kiley, FC '95. Others didn't get to watch, Games, let's just look once more of science, goventment/law ai>d business. Each of three While very few are suffering but knew what was going on. at the good things that happened. winners will recJeve $5,000 and a one-week trip to Korea. For' from post-Olympics depression "I get no reception in Finlay, Dan Jansen finally won the iiil.i, \Mii. suukvonn U.S.A., m AlP, i.u Ksav C. ijil, I IC K.| Uke I am, many were drawn to yet there was so much hype gold medal and took his victory 55th St, 16th floor. New Y'ork, N.Y. 10022. the events. .Around campus, around the Tonya and Nancy lap on the ice with his daughter common discussions included thing that it just took away from Jane in his arms. Wanted: Aspiring journalists - An internship po<,itioa i* Tonya, Nancy, Dan Jansen and eveiyone else," said Meg Mullin, Bonnie Blair won her fifth available at Sales and Marketing Magazine. This Jnitemsfalp Bonnie Blair. What is it about FC '96. "I'm glad the Russian gold medal, giving her more affords aspiring journahsts the opportunities to res«ardhi, these Games that fascinates us? girl won." golds than any other American report and write articles for dris monthly business i>«bUcatioiJ, One inajor ston- this year was Maybe that's what we like woman. Picabo Street won a An intern would also be itivalved in every pha$e of produdag the attack on Nancy Kerrigan about the Olympics. Anyone silver in skiing, and Tommy Moe the magazine. If interested, send a resume, cover letten and and Jeff Gilooly's implicaoon can win. The Olympics make us won a gold and sih'er. xv-riting .samples to: Geoffrey Brewer, Internship Program, of his ex-wife; skater Tonya believe in the possibility of suc• Then, there were those who Sales and Marketing Magazine, 355 Park Ave. Soufb, NY, NY Harding. Whether Tonya aau• cess against all odds. didn't win, but were definitely 10010. For additional information, call 212-592-6300. ally knew about the plans or not, Skadng is far from being the -rriemorable. Katarina Witt de• many waited to see which woman only visible event of the Games. fied the skating standards and Sunun^r Jdbs Available * Glader National Park in Montana would ccrt«^ out on top:— Speed skating, hockey, the luge, by performing in honor of is hiring 900 coHege «tiidertt$ for sufnmerJob$, jobs intSudfe a skiing—there is a sport Sarajevo, even though the judges large variety of hotel positions, including room attendants, for almost everyone. didn't Uke it. Biian Boitano, lookv hus driver.-, .uul ^uest iiueuaincis. IVnumd is Im There's also the Victor Petrenko and Kurt eniplovciw who can woik fioni uud-Mav lluouffh eaih (Jttobu chance to be blatantly Browning fell in their short pro• I'oi tuiihei dtlads wdl: t)i)2-'i'i7--it>2n. m VMitc; Glacwv I'aik nationalistic. You can grams, but skated like the cham• !nc„ Dial Tower, fhoetkix Arfzana 85077, root for your country pions they are in the long pro• and scream or cry or grams. The Year of GilUgan • Gilligm's I$taiid, which premiered Lottery housed seniors." a resident whom the guard has requests for certain types of Students look for various char• seen many times before will walk residences will not be met be• "Genain dorms will be • ^rom page 9 acteristics when, choosing their in, and he will give the student a cause of the decrease in their more difficult to get into residences. Soares plans to sigi* difficult time getting up to his availability. forgo the meal plan. It's even up for Sesqui because the atmo• room." " Most people fight to get into because there are now l«ss better for students now because sphere is suitable to her needs. Walsh is the choice that many Walsh," Soares commented. " It to choose from. If you Walsh has recently permitted "I'm applying for a room at juniors have made. It seems that has the reputation of being a want a single, it will be juniors as well as seniors into the Sesqui because the climate en• its kitchens and other attributes party building,' and it has its building, as opposed to previ• ables people to study more," make it the first choice pf many own kitchen." especially difficult to get ous years where Walsh strictly Soares claimed. juniors and seniors. Sharing Soares opinion, your first choice." Lack of supervision is a key Sean Sullivan, FC'96, pointed Cercone added, "From what I "A delivery man Avill be reason ^vhy Martyrs' is so out that he wanted to Uve in have heard, Walsh will be diffi• George Percival, let into the building . . . a ^ popular. The atmosphere is Walsh because he" really [wants] cult because it has the most one of even more freedom to get off the food plan;" accommodations in it." CBA '97 resident whom the guard than the normal university Most students think that they "Certaiir dornrs will be more has seen many times residence hall. will get into the building that difficult to get into," explained necessary forms, and draw their "I want to move into Mar• they choose. They did not see Percival," because diere are now numbers. At exactly 1:30 p.m. before will walk in and he tyrs' because there isn't any any reason not to. As George less to choose from. If you vsant that same day, students will re• will ^ve a student a security," remarked Cercone. Perdval, CB.A '97, put it, "Yes, 1 a single, it wiU be especially dif• turn to select their specific "I think the security policies think I will get my first choice. I ficult to get your first choice. rooms. difficult time getting up to are absurd and inconsistent. have always had good luck." Each lottery will take place in The Parking Lottery v\ ill also his room." , „ A delivery man will be let into Some dorms are more diffi• the .Alumni North first floor be held in .April. Applications the building and walk around cult to get in than other's, how• lounge. From8:15a.m. to 11:45 will be due on the twenty-sixth, Man: Cercone,il any time of the day v\ithout ever, because the demand for a.m., students will have their and the lotterv- will take place on FC'97 being questioned. Meanwhile, them may be higher. Next term,, lotterv: points totaled; hand in all the twenty-eighth. Further Ado By Matthew Craig I HATE. TOYING TO MY G^ADE SLeePTHE- NIGHT DEPENDS SHOULD'l/£ BeFORE A BieTBsr/ ON THIS! STUDIED. March 10,1994 Features THE RAM Sibling Weekend: Fun for the family By Maria Truncali day, most people agreed that the I Staff Writer quality time spent with their siblings was die most important Last weekend was Sibling part of the weekend. One 6ig Weekend, that dme of the year Scott Parkis, FC '96, whose when it's normal to see a horse three brothers visited, just en• and carriage iri front of joyed being together. Besides McGinley andhtde children run• going on a carriage ride, seeing ning a\\ about campus. Dennis the Menace and Rudolf's Many students on campus in• show, they enjoyed a full day of vited their brothers or sisters, basketball in the gym. ranging in ages from six to four• Unfortunately, all good things teen, to join in on the wide range Jamify ,, . mi5st come to an end. On Sun• of activides that were planned day, March 6, the weekend came by the Weekend Activities Com• to a close. If the siblings made it mittee (WAC). out of bed by 9:00 am, cereal Excited Sibling Weekend officially and cartooris started the day. started on Saturday with brunch, The Family Communion Break• Fordham followed by carriage rides fast and Mass joined some fami• around the Fordham campus. lies in prayer. Father Joseph students and Next, was the Sibling Challenge, Koterschi from the Psycholog)' where siblings paired up and Department was the guest their siblings competed against other sibhng speaker during brunch. listen teams in wacky Courtney games." "I think Sibling Murphy, FC attentively to Lucretzia Weekend is a great idea. '95, said, "My comedian/ Civitano, FC favorite part of '95, and her It is a chance to have fun the weekend musician Dave 1 1-year-old with the people you was the brother en• don't get to see that 'Fordham Fam• Rudolf (right), joyed the ily Wall'and the weekend. She often during the school carriage rides." while one happy said, "Ihad the year." The 'Fordham most fun dur• Family Wall' attendant poses ing the Sibling Kathy Andrade,wa s a wall deco• Challenge. rated with card^ for his proud My brother FC'96 board cutouts cousin (below). loved Dave of people with Rudolf's Children's Workshop." the theme of family. Ss, if that wasn't enough, the Kathy Andrade, FC '96, com• energetic kids continued the fes• mented, "1 think Sibling Week• tivities with a game of musical end is a great idea. It is a chance chairs, and a carnival with palm to have fun with the people you readers, jugglers and face paint• don't get to see that often during ing. Most of the young children the school year." will probably tell you that the Even though there were nu• best part was making their own merous aaivities, a lot of people sundaes. For once they were said they just "hung out" with allowed to "gob on" sprinkles, their siblings. For example, hot fudge and whipped cream. Suzanne Hopkins, CBA '95, Dave Rudolf's Children's thought that her twelve-year-old Workshop and Show provided brother was a litde too old for entertainment for all ages. He is certain activities, so they relaxed a comedian/musician who has in the dorm and played games. been nominated for the College Sibhng Weekend is a great Entertainer Award for the past tradition that is fun for the en• eight years. Dave Rudolf and tire family. If you didn't take the siblings created their own advantage of it this year, defi• songs, jokes, stories and magic nitely invite that adorable sib• tricks. ling of yours next year. The The first night ended with the smiles that will be on the faces of showing of Demiis the Menace, your brothers and sisters will the rea life portrayal of the mis• make up for the next time your chievous boy and his neighbor brother "accidentally" breaks Mr. Wilson. your stereo or your sister stains Although it was an eventful your brand new sweater. Only one more day 'til spring break! makes so many college students York," said Angle Pachar, FC heading off to wanner locales or classes, it gives us a chance to see Break pack up and head south for the '94. "I went to Cancun fresh• just staying home to relax, spring new places, and it gives us the • week? man year and the fun I had break serves an important func• rest we need to finish out the Perhaps it is the traditional made up for all the other times tion. It helps ease the tension of year. from page 9 hype of spring break as a 'party I didn't go away. his professor and classmates of week'. Or maybe it is the thrill "I'm also saving his Tropical Ecology coarse. of travelling, unchaperoned by money to go to La While there, he will visit the mom and dad. Isla del Encanto UFO Observatoi"), go snorkel- "This is my first organized this summer for ing to look at tropical fish and a trip with friends and without great sun, lots of glow-in-the-dark coral reef, and family,"saidSfouggatakis. "Plus dancing, and great see the native rainforests of the it'll be a relief from the tension company," she ; island. built up from midterms and it'll added. "I think of it as structural motivate us to finish the semes• Claude Lanza, fun'," he explained. "It's the ter." FC '95, is in the ikind of fun you had when you "Usually I just go home or go same boat. "I'm pfere younger and went on trips skiing with my family," stated going Europe this Kwith your parents. You had fun Delaney. "This is my first trip summer, and I but couldn't do everything you with friends anywhere." can'tafford both." inted." "This is the first time I've "I need to go D'Amico is excited for his done anything for spring break, home to apply for Irip, but has one worry. He said, so I'm pretty summerjobs,^'sai d Irm not nervous about flying, excited,"commented D'Amico. one anonymous, mnt I'm nervous about crash- There are still other Fordham sophomore. "It's students that stay home for never too early, RWhy the desire to plan a huge spring break. you know." pp for spring break? What "I'm going to Queens, New Whether you're CoKlay Julie DeSanlia Fordham students have a little fun in the sun during spring break. Cgecome an It's never too early to start planning your future... Participate in the Internship Program and gain the experience companies & human Advisor service agencies are looking for. Information sessions will be held throughout March for students interested in ;^p[ications AViff 6c avaiiaUe Summer and Fall internships. in ^^Ginfe^ 207 starting For more information and to sign up for a session ^A^ncCa^, ^A^rcfi 21. ^fic^ are visit the Internship Office, McGinley Ctr., Rm. 219 or call 817-4366. / due gKricfa^, £M^rc(t 25. Wise UP! ^Micilce a differ meet ®® MS lEMiEiaSDaiPSB Cap & Gown order forms arc due by March 23, 1994. If you have not received a form pick one up in McGinley 204 or at your Dean's office. March 10,1994 Features THE RAM Madman explodes Middle East tensions By Dawn Yanek partition of the British agree• gaining tool because they are in Features Editor ment, Palestine. a position where they will be " It was an act of irresponsibil• forced to compromise more." One man. One man with so ity for the UN to give Israel to Mike Batistick, FC '97, felt much hate that he could mur• the Jews in the first place," said that the negotiations were going der thirty Palestinians in cold one sophomore. "They do have well under the Clinton adminis• '• WEST blood. One man, a physician, a claim, but the Arabs do as tration and is disappoirrted at who could take"^ lives as effort• well." this setback, saying, "It'sJust like lessly as he could save them. Mike Yannone, FC '96, stated, a fundamentalist to screw things One man who could derail peace " Israel is a big fuse-box, and it is up when ev erything is going well. agreements for the Isrealis and Just going to go up. The land "Israel was giving Jericho to the Palestinians and explode the belonged to the MusUms for Palestine. That's no joke; that's ISRAEL^ already increasing tensions be• 'more than 800 years, so of course a Biblical dty. That was a state• i-»...Jy o tween the fighting nations. there would be problems. [The ment of hope." 1.1 ^11 This one man was Barucli UN gave away the land] without However, Chris Stewart, FC thinking." mm •Goldstein. '96, said, "It won't just end with Kifya Goldstein, a Brooklyn-bom Since we attend a predorrri- the signing of a piece of paper. doctor, was a setder in the West nantly Christian university, the There needs to be a change in Bank. As a devout follower of longing for a Jewish homeland attitude so that they can peace• radical Rabbi Meir Kahane, he may seem incomprehensible to fully coexist." believed that Jews should rid us. For Jewish students, the Unfortunately, extremists Israel and the occupied territo• situation is not as simple. have condoned Goldstein's ac• ;$TRip ries of all Arabs. His group felt "I feel like they don't have tions. J betrayed by the Israel's peace any place to go," stated.Carrie The American Jewish group talks nith Palestine. Blau, a Jewish student at SUNY Kahane Chai officially stated, On'March 26, Goldstein Binghamton. "Britainpromised "Blessed is the lot of Baruch brought these sentiments to a Israel the land, and now Israel Goldstein (may his memory be cwMy Tmt Magaime, Marcn 7, i head. Entering the Cave of the has to suffer because of their blessed), who sanctified G-d's coincidental. While this issue affects the Patriarchs, a Jewish and Mus• mistake. Why can't they let them name his entire life, and even Jodi Shapiro, CLC '94, said, nations politically, American lim holy site, during Muslim have this one piece of land the more so in his death. "It's obvious that a lot of anti- Jews must also struggle with their services, Goldstein opened fire size of New Jersey?" "Let all those who condemn Jewish violence happening in own identities. on the worshippers. After kill• Although there were problems the acts of true Jewish heroes be the U.S. is a direct result of Jthe "A Jewish grad student told ing 30 Palestinians, he was with the arrangement, Israeli silenced. They only defame and masacre] and that scares me." me, 'I don't know what I am,'" beaten to death by the crowd. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin disgrace the true tradition of the "It seems to me that the act of said Rev. Viladesau, a Fordham Twenty-five more Palestinians and Palestine Liberation Orga• hoUday of Purim." one man working on his own Theology professor. "'Am I Jew• and three Israelis were killed in nization Chairman Yasser Although using the Bible for should not affea relations be• ish, American or a person who later riots. Arafat, with the help of Clinton political justification is nothing tween the two nations," stated cares about God?'" But why did this incident oc• and the UN, have attempted to new, it is still eerie. Jenn Reichert, FC '96, "but it's Blau worries that Jews will be cur? Most students realize that arrive at a political compromise. "This radical rehgious men- sad that it will." scapegoated and that they will there has always been tension Unfortunately, this is not solely talit)', which doesn't have any• She added that if Baz con• again be persecuted. "It won't between these two groups, but a political issue. thing to do with the real message fesses that he was avenging Pal• just be an isolated incident. don't fully understand the un• West Bank settlers, many of of the Bible, is frightening," estine, there may be repercus• People think of Goldstein not as derlying reasons. whom are American, want to stated one junior. sions. If not, "It will blow over. one crazy man, but as one crazy For nearly 900 years, since take matters into their own hands Blauadded, "I Can understand People will say, 'The problem is Jew, and that mms into those their expulsion by the Christian arid claim Israel as their own, [Goldstein's] anger, but his ac• about Israel, and I'm in crazy Jews," Crusaders, the Jews have been a while the Palestinians feel the tions Were obviously wrong." America.'" The actions of this one insane nomadic people with no defi• same way. Arafat jJready has Because of the massacre, prob• Liz Eastman, FG '97, added, man have inflamed already swol• nite homeland. .After the Holo• had problems gaining support lems have also been fueled in "I don't think that there will be len tensions in Israel, Palestine caust, Britain and the United for peace negotiations, and the the U.S. One day after the ind- more [retaliation] because of the and the United States and have Nations promised Israel that it Hebron massacre may make dent, a Lebanese national, quick crack-down. The gun• threatened the one shred of hope could setUe in its former king• things worse. Rashid Baz, shot at 15 rabbinical man was arrested within 24 that has existed for possible dom. In 1948, Israel became a "It's a double-edged sword," students on the Brooklyn Bridge. hours." peace. state. commented Bill Adams, FC '95. Two were critically wounded, Unfortunately, all incidents Neither group vvill ever be There was one slight hitch— ",\t home, the Hebron are work• aifli others suffered less serious seem to aggravate this situation. fully satisfied, but each needs to the Arabs already lived there. ing against Afarat in terms of gunshot wounds. As one senior said, "I don't realize that a compronrise must Since 1948, borders for the new gaining support for the peace Although the gunman's attack buy the peace talks. No irratter be reached. There is no need Israel have been disputed, espe• process. However, now- Israel has not been officially linked to what, the people are going to for any more innocent blood to dally in relation to the other can be used as an effective bar• the rnassacre, it seems a bit too fight." spill. Do the alternative thing at Rodrigue's By Zarine Sagar is a great place to reveal your only feature of this unique cof• relatively new addition to the , Staff Writer artistic side in a comfortable, feehouse. Rodrigue's also has Rodrigue's lineup that has been "The best thing about informal coffeehouse setting. I bagel brunches Sundays from held for the past few years early Rodrigue's is that it's a Most people will agree that would like to see more publicity 12:00 p.m.to 3:00 p.m. TThis has in the fall semester. Rodrigue's is the place to be on to boost students' involvement become a popular event, mainly "The talent show last Sep• great place for students Wednesday nights. Every in this experience." f or resident students who choose tember was a good introduction to hang out if they're Wednesday from 9:30 p.m. to Founded in 1840, Rodrigue's, not to go home on weekends. to the beginning of school and it not into the meat 1:00 a.m., Rodrigue's hosts an also known as Alumni House, In addition to the regular was a promising event, as op• open mic session where any stu• was originally the home of the Wednesday and Sunday aaivi• posed to the bar scene," said market/bar scene." dent or faculty member can have architect who designed the uni• ties, volunteers who run the cof• Ciara Mc Evoy, FC '97. "Itwas his or her moment in the spot• versity church. Since then, how• feehouse have invited many rock ' an opportunity to meet people Stefania Sigurdsson, light. Whether your talents in• ever, Rodrigue's has become a groups and comedians to per• from my dass because 1 didn't FC '96 clude poetry, singing solo or popular hangout for students. form free shows for students really know emyone." playing in a band, Rodrigue's All students who work there are duiing the week. Groups such One of the other new pro• offers a venue for self expres• volunteers through the Commu- as The Provers have graced pa• grams for this year is Monday can buy hot chocolate or coffee sion. nity Service department. trons of the coffeehouse with night movie showings. Ever}- or just relax. The sodal sur• Byron Ganland, CB.A "97, who Rodrigue's is non-profit; you their talents. By hosting such Monday night, Rodrigue's en• rounding can be appealing, even regulaiiy plays his music on never have to pay to get in. events, both students and musi• tertains its guests with such movie to those who aren't ver)- outgo• Wednesdays stated, "Rodrigue's Open mic nights are not the cians profit from the experience classics as Rebecca or films by ing. in terms of enter• Alfred Hitchcock. Veronica Rastelli, FC '97, tainment and pub- Onejunior commented, "This commented, "I've been there hcity. Fordham is a cool idea instead of walking many times to hang out with my students who are all way to Keating for those friends, but I meet new and dif• in bands of their movies. Plus, it's less crowded." ferent people every time." ovvTT have also per• .According to one freshman, "I think the best thing about formed. "Rodrigue's is a fun place to go Rodrigue's," said Stefania In addition, to, especially on Wednesdays Siggurdson, FC '96 and a volun• Rodrigue's has where people get up and read teer at the coffeehouse, "is that begun holding poems or play some music." it's a great place to hang out if dances in the cof• "It's a great alternative to the students are not into the meat feehouse. The bars off campus," stated Heather market/bar scene." next dance will be Crose, FC '95. "I go there most Rodrigue's is trying to plan on April 14, and Wednesdays to listen to some more programnring, including admission is free. good music and poetrv-. It's a increasing the number of bands Freshman are great place to relax and have a that perform at the coffeehouse. invited to show• dgarette with your friends." For this to happen, however, case their talents Rodrigue's has a laid back, student support..mHsrincrease. PhoW couilMy of Rodrtgue's at the Freshmen comfortable atmosphere which So come and hang out for a The Sons of Elvis dazzled Rodrigue's audience last Halloween. Talent Show, a makesitinvitingtostudents. You spell; it's fun, and it's free. TVxelUwa OPINIONS Match 10,1994 Page 14 Multiculturalism debate Fordham V!m\ersity, Bronx NY BrianGarrity Editor-in-Chief hegs for compromise Christine Many Catherine Sabatos In a society that appears to be there diat 1 feel they are making ing things, we will lack the abil-, Executive Editor Managing Editor coming apart at the seams a litde a mistake. Neither of these alter• ity to objectively judge that way., more each day, in a country' natives is acceptable.The purpose We will not be able to rationally < Dave Thomer Katrina Korduba where an endless procession of of a core curriculum should be to evaluate what we believe to be' News Editor News Editof "thems" is given the blame for accomplish two things. It should true, and we will be incapable i "our" problems, I suppose it isn't give the student an understand• of recognizing better alterna• Dawn Yanek Susanne Youmans surprising that the ing of the world in which he or tives when they are presented; Features Editor Features Editor mu ticulturalism debate has she is living, and it should to to us. The ideal educations come here to Fordham. teach the student how to think. would allow us as students to; Jennifer Mussi FeliciaSuilivan In order to accomplish these incorporate other viewpoints^ Entertainment Editor Entertainment Editor objectives, it is essential that the into our understanding of our From tlie Desk of coie cuniculum place a special own culture. ; Tim Wood Megan O'Hare Sports Editor Opinions Editor emphasis on the Western tradi• To do this, some attempt News Editor tion while still exploring other should be made to expand the; riewpoints. It can not be denied Kate Monaghan Amee Bubbico Dave TILiomer offerings of the freshman and ^ Copy Editor Copy Editor that this society is based on West• sophomore core courses, par- j ern ideals. The concepts of con• ticularly the literature courses., stitutional government, private Eva Farkas Jean-Marie Woods Over the course of this school My oivn personal experience; Advertising Manager Photography Editor year we ha\e seen the formation land ownership, democratic rep• with Introduction to Literature of Student Efforts for Educa• resentation and a host of others was that the class was entirely Dr. Gwenyth Jackaway tional Diversity (SEED II) and central to the identity of our soci• devoted to the study of British Faculty Advisor the answeriiig efforts of ety have their roots in the think• literature, which is also the Fordham Against Curricula ers of Europe during the En- subject of the sophomore lit• Tampering (F.A.CT), all while hghtenment: erature course. Better efforts • Take advantage of the faculty councils and administra• Our economic system can be should be made to present a tors tiy to figure out exactly what traced to .A.dam Smith; our Dec• more diverse selection of works, Night Life it is they think they shotdd be laration of Independence to John if not through a change to the teaching. Locke; our constitutional system sophomore course then in USG has announced that it will be spon• As a self-described raging of checks and balances to changes to the introductory soring trips into Manhattan twice a week as moderate, 1 can see the merit of Montesqieu. Without an under• coui-se. part of the Night Life Club. For students who all sides' arguments. Unfortu• standing of the society that The other freshman and have long been pining for alternatives to the bar scene, the Night nately, the efforts taken to ad• spawned these ideas, we will not sophomore courses should Life Club is a welcome program. dress the issue of a diverse core be able to understand the ideas make an effort to explore alter• cuiTiculum has fallen short of a themselves. natives to Western ideas" as The club is intended for those ^dents seeking something to do desirable middle ground. Furthermore, it is a simple much as possible whilepresen- rather than to go to the local bars and for those who are unfamiliar In an ideal world, Fordham truth that the Western world ing the concept of the core- with the city. Regardless, the club is open to everyone. If students Uni\ersity would be able to of• dominated global politics for de• providing an understanding of are truly serious about wanting to create a viable alternative to the fer courses describing the cul• cades, even centuries, until a few our society. My Fundamentals bars, then they should support the Night Life Club. tures, histories, and contribu• shon years ago, and its impact of Theology course was able to USG is not trying to hold anyone's hand. They are simply tions of all the world's societies, and influence continues to be briefly discuss the manner in felt. This is not an argument for offering a concrete opportunity for something to do on a Tuesday or and Fordham students would which other cultures look at have the time and die desire to the superiority of Western cul• religion while still concentrat• Thursday night. The Night Life Club is perfect for groups of friends take those courses. Sad to say, ture; I am well aware of the supe• ing on Christian and Catholic to go out and do diflerent things downtown. that is not the case, and both rior accomplishments of many thought. If possible, other In these so-called "apathetic" times, it is refreshing to see a club institution and student must de- Eastern and non-Western societ• courses should follow this ex- , taking the initiative and offering alternatives for students. \ise some way to ration the pre• ies in science, philosophy, and ample. cious resources of time, money art. But all of those societies have However, the most funda• and knowledgable faculty to pro• been destroyed or radically in• mental change should probably Lady Rams lose to scheduling vide the best, most well-rounded fluenced by the West. One ex• be made in the junior and se• education possible. ample is China, the world's old• nior core enrichment courses. . While the current curriculum est cirilizati on, which is now in If they win the Patriot League tournament this Saturday, the the midst of absorbing Western If the core and core area courses is by no means perfect, it comes succeed in their goal, by junior Lady Rams could possibly make history and be on their way to the much closer to achieving that concepts of business, culture, fashion, etc. year students have a basic un• NCAA tournament. With a talented squad, a Coach of the Year, ideal than many of its critics' derstanding of American and and a home-court advantage, the women's basketball team seems to proposals do. On the otherhand, Again, it is essential for us as Western society. The enrich• have all the necessary ingredients for winning a bid. The only there is a need for more than students to understand how and ment courses should look out-. just superficial changes. problem is that playing at their home gym may not be too much of why this liap- side the im- an "advantage," since the Patriot League fmal coincides with the The central issue in the p e n e d . Iii an ideal world, Fordham mediate multiculturalism debate appears Courses like beginning of Fordham's Spring Break. would be able to offer courses world we in to be how to treat "Western" or Development Though attempts were made by both teams to move the final which we live "European" culture in relation of Modern describing the cultures, and focus on game up, Patriot League officials were not cooperative. Unfortu• to all the rest of the world. Two Europe and histories, and contributions of the alterna• nately, this robs the Lady Rams of vital support from friends and questions sum up the essential Philosophy of tives, placing fellow students. quandary. Human Na• all the world's societies, and what we pre^ ture are abso• We can't blame students for choosing Cancun over snowy Rose Should we, as students and as Fordham students would have viously have lutely essen• Hill (the guilty parties know who they are), but we urge any citizens, be learning almost ex• learned into clusively about Western culture tial if ^v^ are the time and the desire to better per• students, faculty and alumni who haven't made travel plans to and its thought and literature? to gain that take those courses. spective. support the team by attending the game. They certainly deserve it. Or should we be learning about understand• Unfortu• that Western culture as one of ing; to remove them from the nately, ideals of education must many cultures, equal to but no coVe or make themoptional would be compromised to pressures Opinion Policy greater than any other in impor• be a huge error on the part of the of time and resources. The tance? university. forces in the multiculturalism Letters to the Editor an Mailing Address; 37?^ Rai», Box B, • jR«dliam University, Station 37, Bronx. N.Y, 10458;w Business The is the um\<.'isilv-\M(h'in'\\si).ip('i ul l-.udh.iiii L m- versiry.scivirtgihecjinpusjiidciiuiinuinivMiKc L'Jl'?. Th, Rum i.s puiiiishfd and diMrihtui-d fiee of ih.ii.i^f e\(.i\ Ihuisd.iv rlurmgtheat.idemif >c:ii. Iheliani islixaicd in the b.iseiii(.-iii |of McGinley Center, room B-52. Ad rjiti aji-.n.nkilMr upiui tequoi iioin ilic.id'./iiijiiii; uun- feer, Ad deadline is Frtiiayby 3 PM. "UT TO PEOPLE eor The Ram OPINIONS March 10,1994 Page 15 Mosque massacre threatens peace talks "We must prevent [fanatiThirtyc Th Muslimse obstacles whic gunnedh now ob• downIbrahim bymosqu ae caBrool By Carolynne KoUar & cult to hear at times. Unfortu• Dennis Fitzgerald nately, Kiely's voice wandered Staff Writers in and out of the audible range throughout her numbers. This weelcend, the Fordham Supporting actor Michael Mimes and Mummers adapted Klein (Herr Schultz) gave a won• the Broadway play Cabaret. Set derful interpretation of a ste• in Germaiiy during the 1930s, reotypical elderly Jewish man. the play revolves around the Kit His solo, "Meeskite," was per• Kat Klub, a Berlin nightclub no• formed well with clear and dis• torious for its exotic singing and tinct pronunciation. dancing. While the theme of the His counterpart's, Ann club is enjoyment, outside its Monahan's (Fraulein walls, Nazism is on the rise. Schneider), acting ability was dverall, it was an impressive lacking in certain respects. Quite show that adequately utilized the frankly, her projection was ter• talents of the cast. Edward Kiley rible. Half of her speaking Unes (Master of Ceremonies) gave an could not be understood, and outstanding performance both sometimes during her numbers, vocally and theatrically, demand• it was impossible to tell if she was ing the full attention of the audi, singing at all. ence widi each of his dramatic Amy Sullivan (Fraulein Kost) entrances. When Kiley appeared had all the maikings of a gifted in drag, not only did he effec• actress. Her suave interpreta• tively mimic a woman, but his tion of an escort was perfect dancing ability rivaled that of down to every: last detail, mak• many of the Kit Kat girls. ing her a pleasure to watch. Michael Batistick was rivet• Another memorable perfor• ing. He affected a believable mance was made by Kitt Lavoie photo courtesey Y. Foumier German accent in his role as (Customs Officer). His excep- Caroline Kiely and Charles Zegers in Cabaret Ernst Ludwig, a were lacking in basic coordina• ret was very enjoyable. Nazi official. His Edward Kiley (Master of tion, most of them made the Felicia Sullivan, CBA '97 en• actions were precise Ceremonies) gave an most of the well-choreographed joyed the performance. She and definite, but routines. Special standouts in• claimed diat "Mike Batistick was clear and smooth as outstanding performance cluded Heather Crose and utterly incredible and very be- well. With Kiley and both vocally and Lauren Giacopino; their danc• Uevable. Caroline Kiely's voice Batistick, on the ing ability far surpassed that of awed me and her performance stage, the show was theatrically, demanding the other girls'. was stupendous." destined to be a suc• the full attention of the Despite the superb directing, In the future, more students cess. audience with each of his great sets and more than ad• should take advantage of the Charles T.Zegers equate lighting, the costumes left Mimes and Mummers produc• (Clifford Bradshaw) dramatic entrances. much to be desired. The sailor tions. For the most part, the ac• was confident and suits were completely out of tors are spirited. The perfor• self-assured. His place; at first it seemed that Ber- mances are definitely w^orth the counterpart, Caroline Kiely tionally well pronounced accent Un was overrun with American four dollar admission fee. If you (Sally Bowles), was not nearly as and seriousness towards his role, sailors. The most deplorable can not afford high priced convincing. She was hot as scan• can not be overrated. were those at the engagement Broadway productions, check dalous as her part suggested she The Kit Kat girls were terrific party. What were they trying to out the talent at Fordham. You should be, and she came off as as an ensemble . Their singing portray, a garden party or a black might be presendy surprised. rather naive. Though she has a tie affair? March 10, 1994 was clear, true and well enunci• beautiful voice, it was very diffi- ated . Although some of the girls Even with its downfalls. Caba• Reality Bites: not the usual relationship flick Alan Trezza and how they attempt to deal Stiller, in a freak car accident That, my readers, is where However, John Stendrini, a IStStafa f Writer with a very harsh reality', hence that she caused. Michael, who is the morie let me down. The young man who seemed to enjoy the name. Ryder's character, employed by the T.V. netsvork. ending was miich too typical for the movie, passionately ex• Just w^hen you thought it was Lelaina, who is the valedictorian In Your Face, manages to steal such an interesting movie. How• claimed, "Oh, that messy-haired safe to go to the movies, expect• of her graduating class, launches Lelaina's heart with his good- ever, the girls in the audience Winona Ryder sure brought out ing not to see another film about her career pretty well by work• looks and quirky sense of hu- seemed to get a kick out of it. the litde grungy in me!!!" How• re ationships, outcomes. Reality ing for a t.v. They also drooled ever Stendrini had quite the Bites. Reality Bites, however, dif•show, but ends ^^fi'^!^^!^ over how "hot" opposite to say about Ethan fers from most relationship up working at a Ethan Hawke Hawke, commenting, "Ethan gas station. Hawke's character, Troy, was flicks. The difference is its l^M r^J^: looked. Troy, who is an unkempt litde jerk in thrift extraordinarly odd humor and Reality Bites is interesting characters that kept very: realistically shop clothes from beginning to played by a full of guest ap• end. Troy is definitely not my me from leaving the theatre and pearances by your walking in front of busy traffic. goaieed Ethan idea of a 'knight in shining ar• Hawke, plays favorite stars such mor!' If I met Ethan on the Reality Bitesis labeled by many more girls than as Andy Dick, of street tonight, I'd probably end move critics as a Generation X, the regulars at the short-lived up fighting him!" middle-class, dysfunctional TheLantem. In Ben Stiller Show, people under the age of thirty Mike Lee, an avid Reality Bites desperation for and David Spade movie, but tons of trendy people fan, said the following about a place to stay, of Saturday Night are using that label to describe Hawke, "Hey, what gives with he finally moves Live. There are almost every from of entertain• those specks of dirt on the upper into Lelaina's also appearances ment, so tiy to avoid it when Hp and bottom chin of Ethan?" apartment with a by rockers David talking about this film. Danny "Pugno" Spagna, an• friend. Pirner of Soul It features Winona Ryder Asylum who other member of the audience .looking as cute as ever as a post- Even though probably got the expressed his feelings for Ben /ollege graduate. Ethan Hawke he graduated part because he's Stiller's character Michael stat• also stars as a character who has with a degree in dating Winona ing; "There shotdd have been a great wardrobe of including philosophy, Ryder and Evan more scenes with Ben Stiller. Jbutterfly collared shirts from Troy does noth• Dahdo, one of He's a nice, charming, good- '70s. Finally, Ben Stiller ing except prac• People magazine's looking guy." Av'ho is hysterical even though tice with his most beautiful Ben Stiller, who diretted this e plays a stuck-up business band all day. people and lead mo<^ie, does an amazing job in an. As expected, singer of that very- front of the camera as well as Reality Bites covers the lives of Troy's popular group. behind it. The Fox network ery recent college graduates D i o n y s i a n The should reconsider putting his lifestyle inter• Lemonheads. show back on the air. It was the Ethan Hawke also stars as venes with Some members of funniest show since Chris Winona's Ben Stiller's directorial debut Reality Bites Is a raving success the audience com- Eliott's, Get a Life. a character who has a Stiller was quite beUevable in Apollonian routines and this mor. Somewhere along the line, mented that Reality Bites re• his portrayal of a yuppie that great wardrobe consisdng leads to some very hostile but "scummy" Troy gets romanti• sembled the movie Singles but falls helplessly in love with tasty dialogues between the two cally involved with Leilana and was funnier and a lot less grungy, pf butterfly collared shirts Lelaina. I can honestly say that characters. mutates the straight line con• which is good because! think we this movie is worth your hard from the '70s. Lelaina then meets Michael, necting her and Michael into a have all had our fair share of earned $7.50. masterfully played by Ben lover's triangle. that God forsaken grunge look. THE RAM Entertainment March 10, 1994 Kick back and relax with Cowboy Junkies Pale Sun, Crescent Moon is thei s a beautiful tune about the Cowboy Junkies' fifth album new-found love between a man since their debut, Whites Off Earth and a woman and what liesahead A'ozi', in 1986. The Junkies first of them. came to national attention with Musically, the album is filled the release of their second al• with simple, distinct guitar melo• bum. The Trinity Sesam which dies and harmonica lines, as in established Michael Timmins as the end of "Ring on the Sill." the band's ihain songwriter who, The Cowboy Junkies are defi• PhoW CieaiV. isi Strauss combined with his sister's rich nitely a group that you can kick Envy '\s a coWecVwn ol 'mtoxwalmg \vt\cs and sooth'ing vjocals voice, made some i back and mellow out impressive music. ' Crank it up te. They gracefully The group's ear• or turn it oiS! show that true love can Eve^s Plum: new release lier releases re• create fear and anxi• volved around the By Alisa ety but is easy to bear. dark sides of love. Loconte They create a cast of Pale Sun, Crescent characters in their leaves other bands Envyom Moon, however deals more with songs that are true to life and the simple aspects of love. It have realistic problems. If you paints a rugged picture of the have an extra twelve dollars to By Zarine Sagar world: "Old rusted pickup and a spend, use it to buy some good Staff Writer mad dog in the yard/purple soothing tunes with which ev- Eve's Plum has given the paint peels but fails to reveal the erjone should be able to iden• The music industn has been fe\erishly buzz• bitterness that grows inside." tify. ing about the new alteraative/rock band Eve's new wave generation anothei More than just a few tracks Plum. There is definitely a lot more to the band open door to the world of grab the curious ear. There is a than just underlying feedback and an awesome soulful rendition of R&B Musically, the female \'ocaUst. alternative rock. Imagine a songwriter Ray Agee's "Hard to Scouting for musicians for a new band, twins softer souriding Babes in . Explain" and bluesy numbers album is filled with Michael and Ben Kotch fell upon crazy female like "Floorboard Blues" and simple, distinct vocalist Colleen Fitzpatrick and bassist Chris Toyland with Blondie- "The Post," which feature the guitar melodies and Glammai\o. Together they fomled an alterna• inspired vocals that would slide guitar. Other key tracks tive, hard-rocking group named after the actress put some of today's most include "Ring on the Silk" which harmonica lines who charmed us all in her role as Jan Brady. That was over two years ago. Now, Eve's Plum popular musicians to shame; has given the "new wa\e" generation another The band's debut album open door into the world of alternative rock. Englishman in New York Imagine a softer sounding Babes in Toyland Envy is bursting with energy By Jennifer Vivolo with Blondie-inspired vocals and an energy level and a sound that will put Staff Writer crowd going with red lights that would put some of today's most popular I spanning the audience. Other musicians to shame. Now, you ha\e a slight idea you in a state of shock. Sting's Ten Summoners' Talesstandout s of the Police songs he of what Eve's Plum is all about. Worid Tour hit New York for performed were "E\'er)- Litde The band's debut album, Envy,\s bursting with the second time this past week• Thing She Does," "King of energy and a sound that is sure to leave your ears beat or losing touch with reality. end. .After taking home the Rain" and "Synchronicity II." in a state of shock. The group's first single, They recently brought the house down at the, Grammy for Best Male Vocalist Sting also weaved songs like "Blue," begins with a calm interlude that stretches established club CBGB's in Manhattan. The duB last Tuesday, Sting performed "Straight to My Heart" and a to include the penetrating, shrieky voice of lead for three sold-out audiences at definite crowd favorite "En- singer Fitzpatrick, pressing guitan and an inces• (\'as jam packed with fans eagerly awaiting fora the Paramount Theater at Madi• ghshman in New York," into sant drumbeat. memorable performance by the band. *; son Square Garden. Vinny Rappa, CBA '97, stated that after "fol• the set. Those songs were off Other Envy creations include such novelties as lowing the band since their first preformances in; A small and simple stage set his 1987 release. Nothing Like "On the Outsid^" with its soft, smooth, melodi• was all Sting needed for an in• the Sun; ous entrance that falls into a quicker, but sorrow• their hometown, Staten Island, NY, I believe that; credible night of music that Instrumental solos brought ful beat toward the end. Eve's Plum is one of the today's best new bands,; spanned his 18 years in the busi• and I am a big fan of their music." the audience of a few thousand The tune "Once T^rice" gives hard rock a run ' ness. Dressed in all black, he to its feet every time. Sting's for it's money. Some spacey sounds can be Felicia Sullivan, CBA '97, a new listener to thei opened the show with "If I Ever solos demonstrated that,he is a picked up in "Venus Meets Pluto." Wuh the alternative band claims that "Eve's Plum's style is % Lose My Faith." Sting played bassist before anything else. presence of hard, consistent drums and strong fresh and can not be grouped with the commer• ten of the eleven songs on the The atmosphere at the Para• guitars draped over programed feedback, it cre• cialized alternative bands that are receiving Ten Summoner's Tales album, mount was perfect for Sting ates a sound only Eve's Plum can call their own. continous aiiplay on radio station Z-100. One can which recently won best engi• find a song for any mood that one is in. There are and his band. The theater is Throughout the album, Fitzpatrick's vocals neered album at the Grammys. small and there is not a bad seat mellow tunes for relaxed minds and hard-hitting "Its Probably Me" and "Hea\'y range from soft and sorrowful to angr)- and in the house. Sting said that he forceful — all without breaking from the bond of beats for those who want to crank up the \'olume Cloud (But No Rain)" were likes the smaller arenas because on a Friday afternoon." among the highUghts of the per• the music. Guitarist Michael and bassist Chris he can see the crowd and it are musicians who let it all out without missing a Staten Island native Alisa Loconte, FC '97 says; formance. makes the show much more "I think that they are pretty cool and the \ocal His band was small—a personal. style is similar to Blondie." keyboardist, one guitarist, a After an hour and a half of "After following the band Tlieir optimism was shared by many others drummer and himself on bass— performing. Sting returned for who enjoy their music. This alternative band has but effective. Sting plaved to an encore with "She Too Good since their first performances secured a sure seat on the train to stardom. Two the crowd, especially the female (For Me)" and "Still Know Noth• in their hometown Staten thumbs up for Sony's new prodigy. Eve's Plum! contingent. He waved and shook ing" off the Ten Sumrnoners'Tales hands when he could. album. "Every Breath You Island, I believe that Eve's There was enough of a vari• Take" was also included. The Plum is one of today's best ety to please both the fans of his final encore was a song about solo career and of his days with peace entided" Fragile," a beau• bands." die Police. "Roxanne," an old tiful ballad off Nothing Like the -Vinny Rappa, CBA '97 PoUce favorite, really got the Sun. ]|ree Slt^!!! [?lfee SIt#!!! Rfee Slip!! Hey you.. .YES YOU!!! Are you as crazy over Eve's Plum as half the population o£ CANCUN - $399! the free world is? 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Staff Writer who, unUke a stranger to pain, If you are not in the mood for I deep introspection or personal AND PI^M refuses to be defeated by it. As Imagine Tori Amos but not she says in '*Ice:" "I don't like revelation, stay away from this quite as artsy craftsy. Nowittrag- your tragic sighs/as if your god and any other Sarah McLachlan ine what would happen if she has passed you by." album. Party music it's not. It produced a child with Peter McLachlan's vocals have is deep, it is beautiful and it is By Jodi Shapiro Does anyone remember the Gabriel and the child picked up never sounded better. • Her definitely soothing. However, Staff Writer Pale Saints? Does anyone ever an acoustic guitar. Meet Sarah jende lower registers soar into this collection of songs is hardly know any of the bands I ever McLachlan, Irish singer/ Deautiful , air): soprano tones that niiisic to slit your wnsts to, and There are a few mellow mention here? songwriter and greet her newest often become embittered howls. in your OWTI fumble tovrards ec• things in here this week. I think Anyway, the Pale Saints were release, fwmfc/mg- Towards EcstasySh e adds richness to many of the stasy, it wouldn't hurt to trip it's because I'm getting old. I a British band that had a couple with the accolades it deserves. tracks on Fumbling by building over this worth litde gem. think next week, on purpose, of albums and EP's out a few The album is fairly standard three-or four- I'm going to review only bands years ago. McLachlan fare, with soft acous• Dart soprano with rude sounding names, or They were spooky, dreamy tic guitar, piano and keyboard harmonies questionable lyrics. Then I'll be and quite nice to listen to. I that creates an interesting, hazy- pvef the punk rock again. don't know if they still record, texture above her strong, occa• melodies. OK, here's a band with an but now their lead singer/gui• sionally exotic rb):thms. While She makes almost rude-sounding name: tarist Ian Masters has a new band. Fumbling has a few interesting Uberal use of Crunt. Their self-tided debut is They're called Spoonfed Hy• instruments like a guitorgan many ele• on Trance Syndicate records. brid, and their self-titled debut which add character to the songs, ments of vo• Why should you care? Well, for is on Guernica records UK. fan's McLachlan's haunting soprano cal style starters, Crunt is a collaboration voice always had that waifrsh, vocals do the majority of the which she between Kat Bjelland of Babes little boy quality to it, and you work as she sings about love and draws from In ToyFand, Stuart Gray (Knee can still hear it loud and clear. life experiences. There are a her Irish Spasm, Of Lubricated Goat) ind All the songs here are full of few new turns, hke the slighdy background. Russel Simins of the Jon Spen• lush instrumentation ranging dark, bass-driven tune "Plenty" The combi• cer Blues Explosion. As if that from "queasy cello" to "very and the danceable, dare I say nation of all weren't enough reason, the noisy guitar." .Along with his soulful, "Circle." What makes of her influ• sounds within the album are partner, Mark Trout, Ian spins this album impressive, is its quiet ences makes pretty cool. All three partici• weird melodies and odd sounds strength. The lyrics on this re• for refresh• Photo: KUmn HD pants vocalize, but with one fe• into something uncommonly Arista recording artist Sarah McLachlan. male member there isn't much beautiful. " 1936" is meditative, of a woman's touch, but what a almost prayer-like, with its lay• touch it is! ered vocals and sparse piano. Crunt writes songs about ani• The more conventional songs mals, sex and bodily functions. sound just as good; "Heaven's There is a song titled "Spam" Knot" is wistful and breezy. that isn't really about America's "Getting Not To Know" is prob• favorite lunchmeat and a host ably one of the sweetest pop of others that'll get yer goat. flavored songs ever written. If you're expecting Lubri• Comparisons are useless, be• cated Blues in Toylan or Jon cause there really isn't anything Spencer's Goat else out there Babes then Grunt writes songs that soimds re• you're dead motely like wrong, mister. about animals, sex this. Seek this Oh, sure, there and bodily one out. are elements of Chicago's those bands in functions. Crunt, but the Red Red Meat sound like output is greater than the sum of your older brother's record col• its parts (actually, it leans more lection. That's not a bad thing, towards the Blues Explosion especially if you like fuzzy gur- side). tar-rock bands. Their newest "Snap Out Of It" is on its way record Jimmymne Majestic (Sub to becoming the anthem for the Pop) can sit right next to the unhinged (what wouldn't with a newest Urge Overkill on your line like "I'm gonna smash up "Sounds Like The Seventies" all your toys?"), and the clunky shelf. Not only do the songs slink of "Sexy" is great prep have great titles like ("Smokey music for a night out. Bonus Mountain Dbl Dip" and "Moon points for the nifty car photos on Calf Tripe") are two, but there's the cd. a real peaceful, easy feeling Fear not, those of you who about 'em, even behind the wall mourned the demise of Throw• o' guitar. ing Muses. Head Muse Kristin "Cillamange" and "Flank" are Hersh isn't just going to put catchy as anything, soaked in away her guitar, no siree. Proof sound and dripping with rhvthm. comes in the form of Hips And There's a bit of slide guitar, a A ia Makm (Sire/WB), her solo ef• smidge of tambourine—it all fort. The first single, "Your makes for an album that reminds Ghost," is a good starting point some of the AUman Bros, and aird it's also the first track on the some of Kiss. Draw your own record. Kristin's lyrics have al• conclusions. ways been a peek at her inner For another blast from the demons she's suffered from jast, tr\- Sleep's Holy Mountain manic depression for most of Earache), their second long- her life. player. We're talking wah-wah Acoustic-based albums tend here. You'd swear it was ViSA to get dismissed as'folk' or some Hawkwind. It's theMelvins play• such nonsense, which is just too ing Spinal Tap. Scarier stilL is bad. "Singer/songwriter" seems the fact that IT RULES. No too hokey of a label too. So let's matter how hard you laugh at just not pigeonhole this one? this record, no matter how you Although on occasion this declare up and down that it is sounds like acoustic Muses nrade of pure Cracker Barrel, ("Sundiops" is a good example), you cannot deny the power of it. for the most part Hips And Mak- You know what I'm talking CCS is a new face of Kristin. The about. Wah wah pedals, lots of lyrics still have that urgency, but cymbals, slow deep bass and lyr• everywhere^ are somehow driven home ics about dragons and dnrids. (harder without drums and elec• It's the classic rock formula. This you. want to be! tric noise. It is kind of like the belongs on your "Sounds Like Id saying that a whisper draws The Seventies" shelf even more ore attention than a scream. than Red Red Meat does! Plus, any case, the voice is still the pot references are sure to ere, the half witchy, half little rhake this a hit with the mall-rat • ly deliver}: that punctuated crowd. Forget Blind Melon and 1 those old records. all diose other Grateful Dead O Visa U,S.A. irve. 1994 Other highlights are "A wannabe's. Sleep is the future. on", "The Letter" and Y'our future. Just accept it. Beestung." THE RAM Entertainment March 10,1994 B E S E R T E OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS mam saum FOR PEOPLE ON THEIR WAY TO THE TOR If you didn't sign up for ROTC as a feesh- By the time you have graduated from man or sophomore, you can still catch college, you'll have the credentials of up to your classmates by attending g^^st an Amy officer You'll also have Aimy ROTC Camp Challenge, f TpJ the self-confidence and discipline paid six-week summer coturse in I >jp jl it takes to succeed in college leadership training. and beyond. To pro-t€ct against AIDS ar» By Julie DeSantis away, where his mother and his vvarn that this film contains al- The ciHtics duel on Blue Chips and Jennifer Vivolo blonde (Kathleen Freeman) inost all new jokes), the film bombshell of a girlfriend, su. includes many parodies of some By Jennifer Lemiech and The plot involves Bell's fall Staff Writers premely played by 1993's Play• great films. The opening se• Charles Hyde from grace-as the first losing mate of the Year, Anna Nicole quence is Naked Gun's interpre• Staff Writers season of his career drives; lam Just wlien the mid-winter Smith, await the continuation of tation of Kevin Costner's train tocorruption. Leading the fojn^ blues set in and Spring has not the bombing. station scene in The UntouAables. "You don't deserve uniforms; of evil is Happy, head at pi quite sprung, Paramount Pic• As the adventure unfolds, 33 Althoiigh Nielsen Tails just you should be playing ih your alumni association interested iii tures presents a guaranteed 1/3 takes us to the Academy short of a great Costoer imper• jock straps!" These words of buying new players for the bas• comic pick-me-up in The Naked Awards, where a star studded sonation, the surprise visitors and encouragement are given hy ketball team with launderi^ Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult. sequence provides continuous occurrences are a great segue basketball coach Pete Bell to his money from the "friends of the Take the two hours and escape surprise and laughter. While into the rest of the film's irmta- team, die Western University ])rogram." All diat is missing into the darkness of the theater^- the cameos, including Vanna tions. If you've seen The Crying Dolphins, in the new movie. Tom J.T. Walsh's performance this way no one sees you when W-hite, Raquel Welch, Elliot Game, imagine the scene they Blue Chips. In the pre-game pep as the bad guy is a dark mus• you're laughingatthe sometimes Gould, Shannen Dougherty and parody! The Great Escape, Thelmatal k that opens the film. Be 1 tache to twirl while sneering. tasteless jokes or ciying in hys• James Earl Jones add a lot, the and Louise and Jurassic Park alsoscreams , mrns red, kicks a Chair " Happy, you're a scumbag," says terics at the physical andcs that main cast really carries the film. come across slightly differendy and throws a water dispenser at Bell, to which Happy responds: Lt. Frank Drebin and the crew The fabulous comedic writing in Peter Segal's hands. another coach. During the "I own you. ..Pete." game, he shouts obscenities at endure iri their undercover quest of David Zucker Robert LoCash Each member of the cast came the referee and punts a basket• to sav'e the world. and Pat Proft was handled tre• from different backgrounds, and The focal pomt of the film is ball into the crowd. The memorable cast returns mendously well by the extremely their adaptation to film seem the acting debut of Shaquille from the first two films in the well-practiced cast. The super• almost too perfect to have been Bell is played by Nick Nolte, O'Neal. His main function in Naked Gwwtrilogy. Leslie Nielsen vision of producers Robert Weiss planned. Priscilla Presley is most an otherwise talented actor who this movie is to look tall, to skun is reduced to starring along side dunk the ball and to attract view• takes up his widely known Louis Gossett Jr., Larry Bird, ers. In a sad, half-attempt to role as Drebin, for her ex• Ed O' Neil (of Married with ChU- inject "meaning" into the film, an original tended run on dren), Bobby Knight, Dick Vitale Shaq repeatedly makes coy re• c h a r a c t e r Dallas, and and Shaqudle O'Neal. marks about the American edu• from the de• made her funct tv show Bell is a tough guy with a cational system being "cidtur- screen debut in ally biased." This is ironic in Police Squad. the originaLVa- heart. He is divorced, but he Once again, still loves his ex-wife. He smokes Ught of the "cultural bias" of the ked Gun. O.J. . film, in which all of the black he is joined by Simpson came P r i s c i 1 1 a Why waste time on characters are cartoon stereo• from a profes• types who are even less devel• Presley as Jane sional football Spencer- character development oped than the other characters. career. George Why waste time on character Drebin, Kennedy en• when you can pack most George development when you can pack tered theNaked of a two hour movie with most of a two hour movie with KennedyasEd Gun trilogy Hock en, the rapid action of close-range rapid action shots of close-range with an Oscar basketball footage that provides police captain for his perfor• basketball footage that and O.J. an advertisement every ten min• mance in Cool utes for Reebok sneakers. Simpson as the Hand Luke, provides an advertisement dim-whitted and Leslie for Reebok sneakers.^ This waste of time was di• detective Nielsen was- rected by William Friedkin, who' Nordberg. Drebin in the and drinks and also cries. He used to make good movies like The plot of original epi• hires a tutor for one of his play• The Exorcist, and The French Con• this film stems sodes of Police ers when he fails t.v. dass. More nection. Perhaps something said froin Drebin's Squad. importandy, he keeps his team by Coach Pete Bell near the end dean, by refusing to offer money of the film might shed some retirement The film is or gifts to prospective players hght oh just what Friedkin is up from the force relaxed and en• who are highly ranked in high to nowadays: " It's about money, and his subse- tertaining, Courtesy of Paramount Pictures school (the "blue chip" athletes). just god-damned money." Naked Gun star Leslie Nielsen meriting a PG- quent return to the force as an and David Zucker, and the new 13 rating for the physical antics undercover cop. The threat ofa direction from Peter Segal re• that are almost too far-fetched, bomb, masterminded by sults in a Ught-hearted film of and the sexual references and Papshmir, the villain from the parodies and spoofs on some of adult situations. Obscenities are original Naked Gun played by life's most typical and not-so- scarce and blood and gore are Raye Birk, forces Drebin inside typical circutrrstances. absent. If you prepare yourself a maximum security prison The film mocks some of the for good slapstick humor, 331/ where he teams up with hired basic experiences in life—as 3 vvill deliver. The producers assassin Rocco played by Fred Drebin goes grocery shopping— prove with this film that a tree- m • Ward. and some totally outlandish quel doesn't have to be an in• After winning Rocco's trust, events—as Jane commandeers an sult. And don't bank on it being Drebin embarks on an escape 18-wheeler and flattens a road the FINAL Naked Gun film- with him. They eventually end crew. Besides the new comedy when something works, why up at Rocco's mountain hide- (after all, the advertisements throw it awav? 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Pause recent role of Lelaina Pierce in of the giddy bride-to-be in The for a moment and catch your Reality Bites is the real Winona Age of Innocence daiming, "Itwas breath, for Winona Ryder Hv- the first time I ever felt proud of Ryder isn't the typi• ing in myself as an actress." However, cal Hollywood Ccfe&rit^ SpotfigFit today's she does not feel the same en• bimbette. Actually, vsarped so• thusiasm for Francis Ford she is quite the op• ciety. Her Coppola's Drac«/a. She was es• Courtesy o( MovMna posite. portrayal pecially angeredby the director's Winona Ryder Is not a cheesy, tacky, pampered, neurotic geek Suffivan Ben Stiller, direc• of a recent degrading prompts given to her sort through her own fears and couple. Ryder found it hpti cal how the tabloids would ] tor of Ryder's latest college in practical y every scene. Ryder learn to take her celebrity ben• diet the weekly trials and i project. Reality Bites, claims her graduate dealing with finding a did not say anything at first in efits and to use them for a good lations in the couple's relati^ slew of movies have not made job and sex in the nineties is fear that peopievvould think she cause. She worries that people ship. her a pathetic regurgitation of much more real than the color was insane for downgrading the might dismiss her involvement Generation X, but rather a re- coordinating outfits on Beverly respeaed director. Today, she in the Klaas case as a Hollywood Ryder's latest project, duec speaed movie star. Stiller says, Hills 90210. states, "Now, I know I can have photo opportunity, but clearly, in August, is called House of Si "I think Winona's the poster girl She is very proud of her ca• my opinion it was no its. Spiritsis a political sagas of every Trekkie, eveiy com• reer choice, her new love inter• and still be "I grew up with no money. My such ning four generations. R puter nerd, even- information- est and is now living comfon- respected." parents did what they were thing. She plays the defiant daughter d super highway addict and even ably as opposed to her past of Ryder brought conservative Latin,Amend athletes. She's so gorgeous that poverty. was re• passionate about; and they in psy• statesman (Jeremy Irons). she crosses over!" In the March 10 issue of Roll• cently in• didn't make money. We lived chologists In addition, she is workingc With her recent Golden Globe ing Stone, she claims. For a long volved in and FBI a new'adaptation of Polly Kla" award and Oscar nomination for time, I was almost ashamed of -the search with no electricity, no running agents favorite novel. Little Women. Best Supporting Actress in The being an actress. I felt like it was for Polly water and no heating except for that she Some Hollywood stars obt Klaas, a knew to wealth because of their lo Age of Innocence and the current a shallow occupation. I'd go see a stove. I know what its like to success of Reality Bites, Ryder a band with friends from school, young girl assist in rather than their talent. Son has established herself as a seri• and people would be watching who had be in poverty and its not cool." the case even get famous for their outi ous actress. She can handle more every move 1 made. They'd be been kid• and geous antics and indecent ex intense roles than the traditional judging me:'Look at her shoes; napped . grieved sure. Ryder drastically devi; teen flicks established in the 1 bet they cost $400.'" Ryder Since both i m from the Hollywood actress s 1980s. The mixture of a strong continues to express her opin• came from the same town, Ryder mensely over Polly Klaas's death. reotype. The actress has tackle Salinger influence and a casud ion of her new-found wealthy felt an obligation to help out. 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The Yankees will be per• By Brian Weick rity, Fiscal Integrity and Com• fectly content to go with Leyritz Staff Writer mitment to Equity. may go dow-n to Yankee Sta• I dium as the semester closes, 1 and Velarde as backups behind According to Donna Carroll, the plate, and add another player . The NCAA is having mem• "The evaluation lasts for one felt it would be helpful to give a ber schools take a look at their preview of what you will see in the outfield, rather than the year an in that year we hOpe to one-dimensional Matt Nokes. own practices, and Fordham is gain a better understanding of from the Bronx Bombers this In the outfield, Bernie Will• one of the initial guiney pigs of what we have accomplished so year. iams will be patrolling center the process. far athletically and the areas that The team has made some field. He will need to work on Every five years the NCAA we need to improve in." changes in some position play• his offensive skills in order to be chooses sixty-five universities Also, the study will get a larger ers as well as quite a iew switches nation wide to participate in a in the pitching staff. Going a true force for New York. Luis part of the university more aware Polonia is back, and he will be in self-study of their ath etic pro• of Fordham athletics. grams. left field and probably batting On March 24, representatives In this self evaluation process leadoff. He will need to up his from the NCAA will visit on-base-percentage as well as there is a committee within Fordham to set up an orienta• Fordham University that con• lower the amount of times he I««oeoune«yolT»o tion visit. Throughout the evalu• gets caught stealing. With Paul Bernie needs more bat th^ sists of members of the adminis• ation process the committee will tration. around the hom, Don Mattingly O'Neill in right field, it looks as year if he is to contributei| meet and report the findings to if Danny TartabuU will be a full Thev include: Dr. Donna the students and faculty. will be at First, of course, while The bullpen is a puzzle vyjl Pat Kelly will head the second time designated hitter. Ex-Met Carrolf who acts as the chair of The whole process is based on definitely needs to be s6ly| the committee, Dr. Balestra, Dr. base duties. Daryl Boston will look to pick up improvement of the current pro• where Dion James left off, get• Xavier Hernandez is in," Barbra Ellen Black, Dr. Regis They are defensively solid on gram. While one evaluation will ting into the games when he can Steve Fan- and Lee Smith j Bernhardt, Dr. Georgina Caha, that side of the infield. Wade not determine the program's and making the most of his at- out.' Wickman will inost li^ Dr. Jerome Contee, along with Boggs, his .300 batting average fate, it will hopefully indicate bats. end up in the bullpen, with St| Mr. Frank McLaughlin and Fr. area which need need to be and his steady glove will be at Howe, Paul Assenmacheri On the mound, the Yankees JohnJ. Shea, S.J. changed and improved. third base, until Russell Da\is Donn Pall rounding out the| rips apart the International have a lot of options, and we This committee also includes The NCAA requires this lief staff. Whether or not j| League so badly that they have ha\e to hope Buck Showatter faculty representatives, athletic evaluation of all institutions in Reardon can break the staff | to make a move. The only prob• will make the rights decisions to representatives, and student reps order to evaluate the integrity mains to be seen lem is at short, where Mike keep the staff strong. In the on each of the four sub-coirunit- and quality of the athletic pro• Hopefully the Yankees Gallego and Randy Velarde are starting pitching department, tees. gram. "Itwillhelpusinsening get as much out of .A.bbott; having a good battle. Gallego Jimmy Key, Jim Abbott and The four areas of concern in all of our students," as Carroll MuUholland as titey got out| will probably get thejob for the Tern- MulhoUand are represent• this self evaluation are: Rules stated. Jimmy Key. If they keep Melitj most part, while Velarde will ing the southpaws. MeUdo Perez Compliance, Academic Integ• I- would be happy with 10-| get his at-bats as a utiUty, filling seems to be pencded in as a with a 3.30 E.R.A. and 200 i in at second, third, left field, as fourth starter, but I feel the Yan• nings. The offense seems to! well as his share of shortstop. kees should look to move him. set as long as Tartabull is healtl Dave SiUestri looks to crack the Scott Kameniecki, Bob Wickman enough to produce 100 RBIs.i team as a reserve, while Jim and Sam Militello all deserve a should be an interesting year! Leyritz can sub at third, first or chance to start, and Melido hasn't the Bronx, but with the rigK even behind the plate. done the job. Bob Ojeda and moves we can come back here i Speaking of the catching situ• Steriing Hitchcock are two other lefties who could start as well, September, ready for a stretc ation, Mike Stanley has it all run. wrapped up, and the Yankees IF the Yankees can get rid of are looking to mo\e the unhappy Melido and Matt Nokes, they Matt Nokes at whatever cost. would be better off. Dream Season Continues ^ Champs take a 26-25 lead off with 15 of her own. the bench. ^ From p. 28 "Lisa has been a little Fitzpatrick collected her inconsistent, but lately second double-double of the the host school. Navy, beat she has become ven- tournament with 15 points From...Your Tuxedo Source Lafayette, 64-63, Holy consistent in her play and 13 rebounds. Howard Cross defeated Lehigh, for us," said Coach added 8 points to the 88-61 and Army beat Morris. Fordham totals. Colgate, 69-45. Fitzpatrick led the Fordham shot an incred• KING TUX That set up the Lady Lady Rams with 9 ible 65% from the field in the Rams' semifinal matchup points and 7 rebounds second half to pull away. against Army. Tradition• for the half. ' Coach Morris said, "We For your Senior Ball, "Win FREE Vacation to Florida, Hawaii, ally these two teams play In just six minutes, just did the things that we an extremely ragged and Mexico, Bahamas" .Andrews collected 5 had to do in order to win." physical game. This game points and two assists. There is only one thing would be no different. With 15 minutes re• they have left to do to go to Coach Morris said, maining in the game, the NCAA Tournament: (718) 364-6425 "This game mirrored our .Army's Lisa Russell, Beat Holy Cross on Satur• two regular season games the Co-Player of the day. Drawing on May 10th, 1994 against Army. They Year, picked up her played us tough until we fourth foul and became *********************** could pull away in the a non-factor for the rest Choose from dur later stages of the game." of the game. To gain the top seed in the Pulled away is an un• Graduates Special j Senior center Patriot League Tournament, derstatement, as the Lady Tammilyn Borkowski the Lady Rams defeated Navy Complete rental Rams glided to a 68-48 said, "We plan to stop on Febraar)- 26. victory-. their best player and Fordham won 88-68, as only Fordham got off to when Russell went out, Jankunis led five Lady Rams, their tradition slow start it just stepped up our who scored in double-figures $65.00 and traded 21-15 with defense even more." with 22 points. 6:45 left in the half. At that time The other double-figure At that point. Coach •Fordham led by one scorers were Hammersley Morris inserted Lisa point. That lead in• with 16, Fitzpatrick and Look for us at Walsh Hall on Andrews into the game. creased throughout the Howard with 14, and Maguire April 18th - 25th, May 2nd • 9th for Fitting Information Andrews played some of remainder of the game with 12 points. the best basketball of her until it reached the fi• 613 EAST 187th ST.- Corner HUGHES & 187th St. - 2nd Floor season. nal score. Next issue: She was able to play Hammersley said, 'Tips TO t^EiyiBVlbER AT pROM TJMh:" The Ram follows solid defense, create for "Our offense really •Rem youR luxedo wdl IN Advwva so vou CAN selta T1<^ pRopER CXJIORS to MAICU youR PAKINER'S (jpwN. herself on the drive, and came together from the the Lady Rams ail • Cl'cdk. wtrh A IIMOUSINE SERVICE If you djcidE TO USE ONE. IT'S A CJREAI ICJEA. distribute the ball to her level of our defense." tKe way »Pick up youR PARTNER ON IIME SO you qn TO TIHE PROM ON TIM^ SAIEIV teammates. Hammersley led •(."*T T1« RK^ floWERS ioR yOUR PARTNER. 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The Rams were ship meet took 15th place in the only one team out of forty-four one meter board competition. to participate in the champion• Mar)' Beth was also the only diver ship weekend. Going on the trip out of the three who ventured to were the Fordham swimmers and Rutgers to score for the Rams. divers who had made the time On the third day, the peak standard needed to qualify for performance that had carried the event. This group included the Rams to success fell off a three women and eleven inen. little bit. The Rams only man• On the first day of the event, aged to place one swimmer in the Rcuns saw their seniors take the final rounds. Denice the lead with some lifetime best Murray, the only Fordham swim• times, as well as, a number of mer to score in three indi\idual season best times. The positive e^•ents, was back again in the 100 performances were led off by Free. Murray's time of :53.4I senior Daren Demscik. ranked eighth in the final stand• Demscik's time in the 500 Free, ings. 4:41.97, was the best time of the pliolo by Bin Melody nam slad The swimming season is over season for him. Demscik, who With ECACs and a good overall season behind them, the AquaRams will now dive into the books. now for the Aqua Rams, as they decided to return to the team secured a-14th place finish in good enough to take ninth place. following a near career ending vidual event. "It felt good to a fifth place finish. the Eastern Championship. In shoulder surgery last season, won end my swimming career with In the final event of the first Collin Keillor and Mike Hall addition to this, the inaugural the^praises of his head coach. my performances this weekend. day the Rams came up big. In broke the monopoly the senior season for Head Coach Steve dass held on the scoring roimds "To see Daren do well is ven- I tried my hardest and per• the 200 Free Relay, Rick Javor, Potsklan is over. Potsklan has by both scoring in their events. rewarding. He has worked hard formed very well." Collin Keillor, Steve Sakadales improved every aspect of the Keillor's time of :51.88 in the all season coming back from his In addition to these two se• and Chris Stuart placed the swimming program in just his 100 Flyawarded hima 16th place injur}-, and it is very positive to niors, two other seniors made it Fordham relay in fourth place first year on tbejob. His swim• finish. "I think it was positive see him do the times he has done into the scoring rounds. Denice with a time of 1:24.60. This mers maintain an average 3.0 that I have succeeded both at the over the past few weeks," said Murray, the senior Co-Captain fourth place finish was the high• G PA, produced a winning record Patriot League Championships coach Steve Potsklan. who has lead the Lady Rams all est finish for the Rams in either against League opponents, and season long with successful per• an indi\idual event or a relay. and at Easterns, realizing I ha\e performed well when put up Another senior on the formances, once again contrib• three more years to improve on against the rest of the competi• AquaRams who contributed to On the second day the Rams uted in the 50 Free. Murray's my performances" said Keillor. tion on the East Coast outside of the success of Fordham this came out on fire once again. time of :24.75 was good enough Hall, a junior on the team, did a the Patriot League. Potsklan weekend was Steve Sakadales. For a second day in a row, to grab 8th place. Fellow season best in the 100 Back. should be thanked for breathing Sakadales time of 1:56.48 in the Fordham was led by Daren sprinter. Rick Javor, the cham• Mike's time of :53.09 was good life back into the Fordham Swim• 200 IM, was good enough to Demscik. Demscik time of pion in the 50 Free at Patriots, enough to put him in 15 th place. ming program. Look for the make it into the coring rounds, 4:09.22 in the 400 IM was not also scored in this e\ent. Rick's Hall was also a member of both Aqua Rams to produce big things making him the first Fordham only a personal and a season time of :21.27 powered Javor to record for him, but was also the 400 Medley Relay, as well as, under his leadership. swimmer to score in an indi- the 200 Medley relay. There Were Bright Spots to Season, But End Fogs That View doubts, and you can't go into the Rams tourney with doubts." It's hard for Macarchuk not From pg. 28 to criticize at this point, less than Accentuating the Positives oblige. a week after the loss. But he says "We went down 31 points in to focus just on the negatives is sixteen minutes. Even if we all wrong. Sherwin live tobe 100, we'll never be able "We always tend to look at the Content to explain this loss," Macarchuk Fordham' teams of the past, but said. this is the present," the coach AII-PatHot It wasanother embarrassment said. "I'd Hke to know how Nico, for the team, but they marched Sherwin and the others feel when First Tem they see the Patriot League con• on. Macarchuk and his staff did ^mi,i <.,-rapMin stantly put down, and their ef• not mention the Navy game in .Avci.igcd lit^]ifinii.s forts put down. next week's praaices, not even Hi l LADY RAMS: THE DREAM SEASON CONTINUES • Stories by Dan Cahalane FIRST TRIP TO THE NCAAs? Familiar Foe Morris Coach of Congratulations to Holy Cross Stands Year; Team Racks The Over-achievers in Way of^'Big Up League Awards It was the last award given out at last Dance'^ Invite Wednesday's Patriot League Women's Basketball Awards Banquet-the coach of The two teams ha^'e Won all three Kevin Morris the year. Patriot League Championships. They The MC for the event was the league's have played two times this year, each Coach of the Year Assistant Director of Media Relations, team winning once. Their players seem Sue Bourque. to have a choke hold on the tournament Bourque did not get ver\' far into her records. description of the award winner's quali• This coming Saturday, the number fications. one seeded Fordham Lady Rams will Bourque said, "Most say good things host the second seeded Holy Cross Lady come to those who wait. That wasn't the Crusaders in the Patriot League Champi• case for this first-year coach..." onship game. Two tables erupted with cheers, as the Holy Cross head coach Bill Gibbons Lady Rams knew their coach, Ke\in said, "I think it is going to be a great Morris, was the winner. game. We have a lot of respect for In his first year at the helm of the Fordham. Kevin [Morris] has done a Denise Hamnnersley Fordham Lady Rams, Morris has opened great job there [at Fordham]. These aie first Team Alt-PatriM Up more than a few eyes. His selection the two best teams and we'll be ready." was unanimous among the voters. Head Coach Kevin Morris of Fordham Before the season, the Coaches and the said, "We felt that if we got to the cham• Sports Information IMrectors picked the pionship, we would see Holy Cross. They Lady Rams for fourth in the conference. are a good team that is going to be diffi• Tlie Lady Rams finished with a 7-5 cult to beat, if we played ten times, we non-conference record and headed into would each win five. So, whoever plays the Patriot League season. better Saturday will get the win, there are Morris led the team to an 11 r3 record, no secrets." good for the regular season tide in the Holy Cross comes to Rose Hill with a Patriot League. This Saturday the Lady very- impressive roster, led by Co-Plaver Afayria Jankunis gets shot off dgalnst Army. Rams will play for a chance to compete in of the Year Laurie Carson. their first NCAA Xoumament. Coach Morris said, "That's [the Coach Carson led the Patriot League in scor• On being Coach of the Yean Second-Team All-Patri»t ing with 20.1 points. She was also second of the Year Award] almost a player's in steals, three-point shooting, and free "I tafee the award with a grain of award. It usually goes to the coach whose players exceed expectations and ourplay- throw shooting. saltv-I could very well be an idiot The Lady Rams counter with an im• ers did." pressive list of their own. next year. Ifs leally a credit to the "I take the award with a grain of sajt," Denise Hammersley ended the season he added. "I could very^ well be an idiot as the sixth leading scorer. She was also next year. It's really a credit to the players." seventh in steals, first in free throw per• On the awatds: centage and three-point shooting, along Fordham Athletic Director Frank with, a fifth place finish in assists. Coach Morri.s said, "We don't worry McLaughlin said, "I'm thrilled for Re\'in The Patriot League's leading about the individual stuff* Everyone and his staff. A lot of people thoughtthe rebounder was Fordhain's Kelly program was do%vn and Ke\in just did a Fitzpatrick. She also finished sixth in who got an individual award wotild Suzanne Maguire tremendous job." blocks. trade it in for a win on Saturday. Morris was not Fordhain's only wirmer Alayna Jankunis finished second in Ail-Rooicie Team though, as the players were represented field goal percentage, while, Suzanne Without a second thought," on all tliree all-league teams. Maguire ended up tenth in blocks. Junior guard Denise Hammersley was In their first game of the season. Holy named to the All-Patriot League First- Cross beat Fordham by the score of 60- team. 59, here at Rose Hill. ''The Ram" Speaks Hammersley was among the league Three and a half weeks later, the Lady leaders in many offensive categories. She Rams traveled up to Holy Cross for the I am writing to you because this past This is a great group of girls, and they also provided leadership from the point second regular season battle. weekend I was at the Patriot League desen-e the support of the university to guard position. This time Fordham came away with a Tournament at the United States Na• which they give their all. They always Some thought she shotild have been 59-51 victor}-. val Academy in Annopolis, Maryland seem to play in the shadows of the men's awarded the Player of die Year award, Hammersley, again led the Lady Rams, for the men and women's basketball program and this is their chance to shine. but the voters disagreed, gi\ing it to this time with I / points. Fitzpatrick championship. Unfortunately, the My second reason for writing is con• Laurie Carson and Lisa Russell. grabbed a team-high 11 boards. men were eliminated in the first round, nected to the first. I want to urge the Coach Morris said, "Obviously she was Fordham got to this point with victo- however, 1 discovered the "other" bas• students, faculty, and staff to come to the going to make it to the first-team. I said ties over Bucknell and .-Vrmy at this past ketball team which Fordham has. first ever Patriot League Championship before the year she was the best player in weekend's Patriot League Champion• Because I cheer at the men's games for basketball to be played at Rose Hill. the league and I'll stick by that..if there ships. throughout the year, I miss the major• I know it is the first day of Spring Break, was Co-Players of the Year, Denise should have been included. I wouldn't trade her Holy Cross beat Lehigh and the host ity of the games that the Lady Rams but if you are staying on campus, or your for any player in the league." school. Navy, in the first two rounds of 3lay. After three years, 1 have realized flight does not leave 'til late, then stick the tournament. row much I have deprived myself of. around til 4 p.m. and watch some of the Fordham's representative on the All- At the tournament, much was made of 1 watched the Lady Rams play on best basketball to be seen. This team Patriot League Second-team was forward Fordham's 4-3 mark at home in the Pa• Saturday and I saw a team which played rarely sees a packed house at their own Kelly Fitzpatrick, who led the league in triot League and their 7-0 mark on the with class, grace, and heart. They gym, but that could change; with one rebounding, to go along with her scoring road. Both coaches down played that as fought through the season as well as game, and I think the support would and defensive contributions. a factor. the first and second rounds of the mean the world to them. This is not "We're very happy that Kelly was begging for support, but rather letting Coach Monis said, T don't think that tournament in order to bring the cham• named to the second-team," said Coach people know what they are missing when is afactor. A bigger factor is that we don't pionship game to Rose Hill this Satur• Morris. "She was consistent for us all they miss a Lady Ram game, because have to play at Holy Cross. All those day. They played a tough season with year and I'm very pleased for her." they have given 100 percent all,year, records are right out the window." litde recognition from the students. The final award for the Lady Rams Now they are on the verge of making and it is time they get that back from Coach Gibbons said, "They have al• was Suzanne Maguire's selection to the a bigger name for Fordham women's Fordham'5 students and supporters. This ways played us well. They are tough at Patriot League All-Rookie team. basketball hopefully by winning this is my last basketball game as an under• Fordham. I don't care about their home The freshman from Dublin, Ireland Saturday and receiving an automatic graduate and as an athlete. I would like record, they are a very good team." averaged nearly ten points and six re• bid into the lady's NCAA Tourna• to see a win. Not for myself, but for this The two teams met for the Champion• bounds frotn the forward position for the ment. team that so quiedy went 19 and 8 after Lady Rams. ship last year, as Holy Cross came away having been picked to finish fourth in I am writing for two reasons. The Coach Morris said, "Suzanne was a with the crown. the league. The rematch is not only for the Patriot Tirst of these is to apologize to the Lady very good addition to our club. She came League Championship, but also an auto• Rams for the lack of support through• I hope to see Rose Hill G)Tn packed on in and did exacdy what we needed." matic berth in the NCAA Tournament. out my stay at Rose Hill. In reality, Saturday, because it will be worth it. To There may be Lady Rams who did not The winner goes on to play another they have probably given me more the Lady Rams, Congratulations and receive the recogniuon they deserved. day. Theloser goes home and hopes for support than I have gi\'en them. I plan Good Luck!! To ever)-one else, try to Coach Morris looked at it in a different a bid to eidier the NCAA or NIT by the on making that up to them this week• make it! way. "at large" route. end by working as hard as I ever do at Coach Morris said, "We don't worry- A long season of hard work, and it all a game, and doing my part to make Sincerely, about the individual stuff. Everyone comes down to this one game. home court advantage come to Ufe. "The Ram" who got an individual award would trade it in for a win on Saturday. Without a second thought." For a Trip to Swimming Finishes with the Dance: ECACS -p. 26 Lady Rams vs. Holy Cross In Know. Saturday, 4 pm Rose Hill Gym Thinic Spring, Winner gets automatic Think Yanks bid to NCAA Tourney •Preview, pg. 27 page 24 yrhe Bam" SRoahSf Pv?? TWO FAIRY TALE ENDINGS Lady Rams: Cinderella's League Champ... Navy Win Gives Team Regular Season Title; Tourney Wins Set Up Rose Hill Final for NCAA Bid By Dan Cahalane 57-51, hard fought victoiy. Hammersley hit a three-pointer IStaf f Writer The game opened up with to increase the lead to 12. While four and a half minutes of score• the game wasn't over, Fordham Anything can and usually does less play. Fordham's Suzanne fans could breathe easier. happen during a basketball tour• -Maguire con\'erted a nice driv• The lead hovered around the nament. The first two rounds of ing layup to break the ice. ten point mark until Bucknell this year's Women's Patriot cut it to six in the final ten sec• League Tournament were no The teams battled back and onds. different. forth for the entire first half. In total, there were four lead Hammersley led the Lady In the end, however, the first Rams with 16 points. Her seeded Fordham Lady Rams and changes and five separate ties. . The teams went to the locker backcourt partner, Jankunis, second seeded Holy Cross Lady added 12. Cmsaders survived. The two rooms with Fordham leading 22- Coach Morris said, "Denise will meet for the Patriot League 21. The Lady Rams" low scoring came ahve in the second half. Championship and a shot at the effort was led by Kelly She can do a lot of things, and NCA.A Tournament this Satur- Fitzpatrick with six points. she's a \ery tough player to dav at Rose Hill. For the hah, Fordham held the Bison to just 26% shooting guard." Fitzpatrick led the Lady Rams' ROOKIE from the field, but onlv shot effort on the boards with 15 re• WINS 23% themselves. bounds to go along with her 15 Morris Takes Fitzpatrick said, "I knew we points. Goach of Year were shooting poorly. U'e take Honors, p. 27 pride in our defense. We all "f thought Kelly imposed her tried to elevate our defense, and will on the game tonight,' said we knew that our shooting would Coach Morris, "especially on the Let's take a look at how they come." offensive boards." got to this point: Slo^vly, but surely Fordham The difference was that the In the first rpund Fordham pulled away in the second half. shots fell in the second half. met the Bison from Bucknell, Fitzpatrick condnued her solid The Lady Rams shot 43% from the eighth seed in the tovuna- play underneath the hoop. The the field in the second half and ment. ^ difference was that Fordham came away ^vith the \ icton'. ' It is generally thought that guards Denise Hammersley and In other first round action. the top seed should cmise over Alayna Jankunis began to hit the last seed. That was not the their shots. photo by Usa Cali' Ram staff case, as Fordham got by with a With 11:50 left to play. See CHAMPS, page 24 Emeir Howard (#32) shoots over Army defender in 68-48 win. ...And Rams are Ugly Ducklings in Early Exit 0-3 End to Season Is Weirdest Occurrence of All in this Strange Season; Positives of Year Overshadowed by Sour Ending By Tim Wood some—IS over. games," Content said. "I David Mascia had six Sports Editor The coaches and play• don't know why we can't points to lead the Rams. I ers have gone their sepa• take it into the games, but The second half started Throughout this year, rate ways, for now, to cool it's been that way all year." well for the Rams. 'With Fordham coach Nick off until after Spring 17:35 left to play, Mascia Macarchuk has told his fl % '* Break. The Games hit a jumper to put the players, "It's never a prob• A happy ending could Rams ahead, 26-25. lem undl it's over, so make have left its in awe of this Even after a home loss Then the mystery be• sure that when it's o\er, teain's resilience, but in• on Senior Night to Loyola gan. Navy's T.J. Hall, the it's not a problem." stead, the campus is left (MD), the team sdll went game's high scorer with 20 The past two weeks haxe asking, "Whatin the world to Navy optimisdc. points, hit an inside been nothing but problems happened?" "We lost those two out- jumper, and the flood for the Rains. A devastat• Outside observers often of-league games, but the gates opened. ing 73-42 loss to the Navy said every time they looked players said 'Do not woriy, The Rams committed Midshipmen dropped the in the papers, the Rams we will win the league eight straight turnovers (24 Rams to the number two lost. Still, somehow, this games,'" Macarchuk said. for the game) as Navy seed going into the Patriot team scrapped its way back "In my six years, we've al• went on a 15-6 run to make League toumey. to first place. And then ways played well at the end, the score 47-30. this. so the hope sprung eter• After Ryan Hunter hit Accentuating the After the Lafayette loss, nal. We figured that the two free throws, the Mid• Positives, page 27 point guard ^Rob Baxter wins would take care of dies went on another run, said that these losses were themselves." this time outscoring the Then, an equally em• a microcosm of this year's Unfortunately, this sea• Rams 19-2. With 3:00 left, barrassing 83-65 loss to the team. son has not gone accord• the game was out of reach, seventh-seeded Lafayette "This was our season in ing to the old school of 66-32. Leopards in the first round a nutshell," Baxter said. thought. As reporters, we don't of the tourney ended "We just didn't play with The first half was abys• care how teams won, but what—just fourteen days spirit this year." mal for both teams, as the when they lose, we want a ago—looked like a run at Content echoed those Rams only trailed 22-21 at full explanation two sec• piiMobyUaaCallRamslan the NCAA tournament. opinions. the half. The Rams shot onds after the game. Sherwin Content shoots between Lafayette After losing four of their "We played better in just 35% percent, but the Macarchuk could not last six games, the season— Midshipmen were even defenders during surprise 83-65 loss. practice than in the ^See RAMS, page 26 and college career for worse, at 31%.