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THE B SERVER October 18, 1995 " THE STUDENT VOICE OF FORDHAM COLLEGE AT LINCOLN CENTER VOL. XV, No. 4 Presidents Visit to A Case of Mistaken Identity United Nations to Result Resident Wrongly Accused of Violation in Freeze Zone By NATACHA LUZ infuriated. This letter stated that because of MONTEMUINO his failure to schedule a hearing with her, "a On July 18,1995 at 5:05 am Chris Neff, a third judgment [had] been reached." Covello had, Commuter Students Should Expect Delays yearundergraduate theater majoratFordham in her letter, revoked Huculiak's guest privi- University walked into the residencehnll with leges until September 29,1995 and required three friends. At the time, Neff was living in that he submit a written apology to the Secu- Canter campus from 4 p.m. to midnight, the dormitory and would have had to show rity Officer, Jadoonanan. Oblivious to the By CARA LYNN SHULTZ states the memo, and die Law School com- hisFordham identification card to the security meaningof theletter, Huculiak called Covello Expect chaos on Monday, October 23. munity is advised to use the 60th Street guard and sign in his guests as well. Yet ac- in order to scheduleanother hearing. Huculiak That's the day the Fordham Community Lowenstein entrance between 4 p.m. and cording to Michael Swikntn, a security super- was determined to prove his innocence and will be disrupted by the extensive security validate that he was not even in the residence required for President Clinton's visit to Lin- midnight, to avoid check points on 62nd visor at Fordham University, "the student,[ Street. Neff], told the security guard on .duty, hall the morning of the incident. According to coln Center, according to a memo issued by Ram Van schedules will be "difficult to Jadoonanan, .that he would go upstairs with him, he had been away on a business trip, theOfficeoftheDirectorofSecurityatFCLC. maintain," according to the memo. The his three guests without signing them in" writing an article for Boating magazine. When lommuters and Law Students will be the Ram Vans will not make stopson 79th street Jndoonnnnn attempted to explain the policy Covello did grant him another hearing, mostaffected, said BernieStratford,theDean between 4 p.m. and midnight, and students and standard procedure for visitors yet Neff Huculiak found her "resistant," but he was of Students. can only board the Ram Vans at the 60th walked into the dormitory with his guests, able to obtain from her the incident report PresidentClintonandapproximatelyl85 filed by Swikata. This report as well as other Street Lowenstein entrance. In addition, disregarding the guard's protests. According Heads of State will attend the concert in research that Huculiak had performed on his city buses have been rerouted and will not to the incident report written on the incident, celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the own enabled him to assert his innocence. On travel on Columbus Ave. or Broadway after "Jadoonaflan [...) detected a smell of alcohol UN. The extra security necessitated by the Friday September 1,1995, security supervisor, 7 p.m. "Massive street closings on the east on [the] student's breath (arid decided to no- presence of these officials will result in the George Henshawcalled*Huculiak stating that side, west side, and mid+own areas" are tify Swikata of wh.ithndocciiredJ.MrrSwikata establishment of a "frozen zone" between there had been a mix-up and that an apology expected to accommodate the official mo- tried at first to contact Neff by telephone, then Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues from from Residential Life would be sent to him. torcades which will arrive between 8 p.m. by knocking on his apartment door. Yet these 62nd Street to 65th Street from 7 p.m. to However, Huculiak still claims to have never midnight, states the administrative memo. and 9 p.m., and leave between 11 p.m. and attempts proved to be fruitless because received the letter of apology. The only apol- midnight, states the memo Jadoonanan had mistaken Chris Neff for an- Thepa rticu la rsofthe"frozen zone" were ogy he obtained was from the Security Cuard, "It's going to make my day very diffi- other Fordham student living in the residence discussed at a September 19 meeting with Jadoonanan who acknowledged his mistake. cult," Victoria De George, a commuting hall, Chris Huculiak, who bears the same first the US Secret Service and the N.Y.P.D. For Yet when asked why Huculiak was taken for freshman from the upper West side of Man- name. these 5 hours, no pedestrian or vehicular Chris Neff, Jadoonanan declined to answer traffic will be allowed in the area between* hattan, said. "I won't be able to go back and As a result of the mix-up, Chris Huculiak, a and Chris Neff refused to comment. Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues be- forth between my home and school as I am third year information science major received used todoing during theday." Leah Gin ivan, According to Huculiak, "it was clearly a tween 62nd and 65th Streets, and beginning a letter prepared on July 31,1995 by the Direc- a commuter from The Bronx, said "It's very matter of mistaken identity, but with Margery at 4 p.m., all vehicles entering the forbidden torof Residential Life, Margery Covello. In the inconvenient for me because at night I am Covello, (...) it became personal. I understand "frozen zone" will be subject to police in- letter Covello charged Huculiak with the much more secure about my safety on the that she has a lot of responsibility, she is not spection. Although vehicles may exit the "violation of the guest and visitor policy." She Ram Van than on the train going to the there to win sides, but the manner in which 61st Street lot at anytime, entry after 7 p.m. notified him as well of his "responsibility to Bronx." schedule a discipline hearing by August 3rd." she dealt with me was more than inappropri- will be denied. Students are advised not to Upon receiving this letter, Mr. Huculiak ate." Huculiak feels that Covello was reluc- park in lots north of 62nd Street, according "I don't know if it is going to affect me thought that a guest of his had not returned a tantly to realize her error and regarded the to the memo, which also states that although that much, "Law Student Nicole Tell said. guest pass and because he was working two situation as a"personal attack." He says that all students and faculty "should have cur- "I'm kind of used to the city being a wreck." jobs at the time, he was unable to contact he was, in a sense victimized and unfairly rent valid Fordham identification cards," The expected traffic congestion comes di- Covello. When Huculiak received a second judged. When asked about the incident, travel is forbidden in the "frozen zone." rectly on theheelsof Pope John Paul II's visit letter from Covello on August 12, he was Covello declined to comment. Fordham's commuters should allow "an to New'York last week, which resulted in extra hour travel to and from" the Lincoln massive street closings and traffic delays. Page 2 The ObserverNEWS October 18,1995 Frosh Senators Elected to USG Club Day and Beyond By ELIZABETH came to the first meeting. "I think it's effec- the USG. Covello says of the "tactic" of By SCOTT FUSARO tive. It depends on the person sitting at the serving free food at SPB events "[We fig- Spencer Tsai and Joseph Fersedi, FCLC' MARJCHZAK table. You have to be friendly and call ured that] all these people in the dorm '99, were elected as freshman senators to Club Day, organized by the United Stu- [students] over and ask them if they're would come over for free food, stay for ten the United Student Government in ballot- dent Government, took place in the Lo- interested," said Gairido. minutes and leave. [So] we're looking for ing by freshmen that took place on the wenstein Plaza on September 27th. Syreeta Covington, a FCLC student something else." plaza on October 11 and 12. The USG provided free food, music, thinks that having a Club Day is a great Roach, who does not find Club Day to The top two vote getters in the election and decorations. Among other attractions idea, but she was undertheimpression that be effective at all is a freshman orientation in which five candidates ran will represent were fake tatoos, caricatures, tnrot reading, clubs "didn't do anything"—rarely had leader. She says, "If Club Day was better the freshman class in the USG regardless of and walk-around magician. meetings. explained during the orientation session, whether anyone has won a majority of the MaryCovello,USGTreasurer, described "We've tried," said Gorrido/'butmany maybe we could have more people joining v&tes. some of the Club Day's benefits as well as of the students who come to the first meet- clubs." A total of 71 votes were cast in the elec- its drawbacks. "People that are involved in ings usually don't come to the following Bernard Stradford, Dean of Students, tion, according to Dana Pellicano, a USG USC somehow manage to pull people into meetings. So in the past, it's been discour- hosted this year's Club Day. He says, "I Sophomore Senator. clubs," said Covello. "But I'm the editor of aging to make events." believe Club Day is the beginning of stu- Of those Fersedi received 25 votes for35.2% the yearbook also, and I see a lot of people Covello said that organizing certain dent pa rticipation in various clubs and wha t of the ballot, and Tsai received 34 votes for sign up for Club Day, then I call them— entertainment events for the school had the Student Activities Office needs to do is 47.9% although he was lost 15% of his total, three people out of 25 people will show up become discouraging as well.