Fordham Inters Computer Age Freshmen Dorms Finalized
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US Postage PAIL Bronx, New York Thursday Permit No. 7608 February 10,1983 NonProfitOr9 Volume 65 Number 4 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK Harhnann Resigns IX Post freshmen by Rose Marie Arce the disunity between two separate campuses. Vice President for Student Affairs Joseph Fordham began advertising in this week's Dorms McGowan is looking for a replacement for Chronicle of Higher Education to fill the toslyn Hartmann, associate clean of students positions of both Hartmann and current tt the College at Lincoln Center, who Assistant Dean of Students for Residential Finalized resigned during the last week of January Life Peter Perhac. Both positions are by Michael Cabassa because,' according to McGowan, "If she scheduled lo be filled by June 1. Hartmann The Resident Halls Association and the wanted to move up there was no place to left her position at the end of January and University have finalized recent housing go." will be temporarily replaced by a com- proposals and have produced a 1983-84 dorm "What's at issue here is that there is almost bination of other administiators. Some assignment plan, part of which includes the a traditional feeling of being a second class responsibiiities will shift to Director of return of predominantly freshmen housing. citizen on the., part of some students at Student Activities Robert Goode. McGowan, St. John's and Robert's Hall, of Queen's ' CLC," said McGowan, "the call for a Dean who now has a Lincoln Center office, will Court, will become freshmen only dor- of Students does not consider that there is no spend Tuesdays and Thursdays at the campus mitories, while the second and third floors of need for a job, it is symbolic." This is an as well and more work-study people will be Bishop's Hall will be reserved for male and issue Hartmann said she would not "buy in- assigned to help fulfill some of the duties left female upperclassmen. to" during her administration. McGowan by the gap. Applications for both positions In order to make more room fpr fresh- defined the job of Dean of Students as one will be accepted until March 11. Joseph McGowan men, Spellman Hall will offer 10 rooms to that deals with the Lombardi Center, McGowan will be organizing a five-person female upperclassmen with 50 rooms reser- athletics, the McGinley Center, health committee from each campus to help search concerned with Lincoln Center and Rose Hill ved only for female freshmen. Hughes Hall facilities, WFUV, Housing, etc., all activities for a replacement. According to McGowan, that the staff would work with and who will reserve 72 of the available 80 rooms for which take place at Rose Hill. Hartmann had "felt she'd done what she would be academically oriented in terms of freshmen; New Hall will be mainly a dorm "We worked for the past five years to could with her job and done it well for the student affairs," said McGowan, "We got for upperclassmen while Martyrs' Court and develop the structure we have," said past two and a half years." Hartmann, that with'Roz'". Walsh Hall will only be open to upper- McGowan. His position as Dean o.f Students however, had sought to further her position McGowan stressed that Hartmann was a classmen. Hughes House will remain a quiet is one that, he maintains, encompasses both with the University. talented person and that "while she'd done a housing option. campuses. He sees the Associate Dean as Hartmann's Rose Hill counterpart, good job and enjoyed herself there just In another finalized proposal, the first someone to "holp with the daily operation of Associate Dean of students Mary Raddock, wasn't any opportunity." He and Hartman- floors of each house in Martyrs' Court will things." , had been promoted to Assistant Vice n discussed the position on various occasion house only men in an effort to provide more Job duties of the associate dean will and President of Student Affairs while also and it had been cle'ar that someone who wan- protection for the returning female upper- have included healing with student activities, retaining her Associate Dean's position. A ted "to move up, according to McGowan, classmen, according to Vice President for counseling, food service, ID's and student similar opportunity is not and will not be would only move on. According to Student Affairs Joseph McGowan. discipline. There are no plans to alter those available at Lincoln Center, according to McGowan, Hartmann is said to be pursuing The aim of all freshmen housing is to give responsibilities, according to McGowan. McGowan. opportunities with private corporations, incoming freshmen a greater sense of McGowan also felt his presence two days a Hartmann was "the kind of person" that schools and personnel departments and is still belonging, according to Assistant Vice week at Lincoln Center might help to solve had been wanted for the job according to in contact with both Lincoln Center and him- President for Student Affairs Mary Rad- some of the sensitive areas that develop from McGowan, "We were looking for someone self to aid with the transition period. dock. Raddock also said housing freshmen together may make the planning of non- alcoholic activities easier. Yomary Pena, FC'86, expressed dismay Fordham inters Computer Age over current non-alcoholic planning saying, "The non-alcoholic planning appeared to be loosely coordinated and often left students by John Breunig with no alternative other than going to the In cpming months, various administrative local bars," and academic departments at Rose Hill and Cheryl Senatore, FC '86, said "They say Lincoln Center will receive new computer they aren't separating the underclassmen terminals and equipment. from the upperclassmen but they really are. According to Director of Computer Ser- The drinkers stay by the beer and everyone vices Philip Charest, the computer center else just watches," she said. worked for several months last year to "Because their needs are more unique, determine where additional equipment was freshman programming by Resident Direc- needed on campus. Charest explained that Continued on page 3 the center received a budget of $200,000 which will be utilized to meet these needs. He noted that some of this money will be used to Housing expand Dealy Hall's Dec-20, Fordham's main computer. He also explained that while the University has always funded the com- puter center, this is the first time that For- Deposit dham is funding the purchase of devices for faculty and administration offices. In the past, this equipment was paid for through Doubles grants. According to Manager of Academic and by Bo Bowne Technical Services for Computer Services . Starting this fall, the cost of reserving a Joseph Middleton, different types of new room on campus will rise from $100 to $200. equipment are being installed in departments According to Assistant Dean of Residen- on Rose Hill and Lincoln Center. Middleton. tial Life Peter Perhae, $100 of the deposit- said some of the new computer1; have already will be credited towards a student's fall semester expenses while the remainder will be been installed. Overall, he said, about 200 new credited for the spring. Previously, room terminals have been added or will be added in deposit money was credited only towards the next few months. The new equipment in- spring semester housing costs. cludes time-sharing terminals, letter quality Assistant Vice President for Student Af- printers, graphic terminals, draft printers, fairs Mary Raddock said the purpose of the and word processors. Middleton said most'ol Ice increase is to discourage students from the word processors will be installed at Lin- withdrawing from campus housing. coln Center in both administiators' and ' Computer Services Director Philip Charest | Raddock cited a withdrawal of 132 studen- academic deans' offices. 1 Hail. Middleton said other academic depar- ts during the summer months, last year Three of these word processors have saint work as a word processor. The rest of the time-sharing terminals will be placed tments will also receive a few terminals. leaving housing to fill empty spaces after already been installed and 10 more will be The printers will also be placed in different refusing to house qualified students because added. About five letter-quality printers will mainly on the Rose Hill campus. Middlelon said the computer lab facility at Lincoln Cen- academic departments. Three will be installed of no vacancies. be placed in offices on both Rose Hill and at Rose Hill and one at Lincoln Center. The Perhac thought there were too many Lincoln Center. ter already doubled its number of terminals last year. Most of the lime-sharing terminals function of draft printers, Middlelon said, is rooms to fill and not enough time to fill them In order for the letter-quality primer to will be installed in the Math and Chemistry to print information from a computer center. in last year. function, it must be attached to a time- departments, the public facility in Dealy The information printed is dot characters, With the new room deposit plan, students sharing terminal. The combination of these Hall, and the research cluster in Freeman Continued on page 14 wishing to withdraw prior to June I, 1983, two computers, Middlelon said, will do the may do so with total deposit refunded. 2/THfc KAM/1HURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10,1983 THE CM TO ALL CL UBS!!! This Calendar is brought to you by the Campus Activities Board, but it is for your use. 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