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55th Year, No. 15 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Friday, January 31, 1975 Dean Protested; Airlines Try Leslie Boycotts To Reinstate by Lisa Smith Youth Fares Student reaction to the Student Government Lecture Commission's contract with John Dean has polarized to the extent that a petition, by Jim Co/aprico expressing disapproval at having Dean speak, is being circulated and will The International Air Trans be submitted to the Student Senate at its next meeting on February 2. port Association has initiated an The petition objects to allowing Dean to speak at Georgetown because, appeal to the federal government asking it to allow them to rein in doing SO, we are "tacitly encouraging the practice of rewarding serious and sensational crime" and state the use of youth fares that "endorsing the notion that crime ment to do everything possible to provide discount rates to individ does indeed pay. " Jonathan prohibit the payment of uals of ages 12-21. These dis Orloff, author of the petition, $3,000.00 to Dean, which Orloff counts were prohibited by the explained that he would like to found to be unethical and "exces government over a year ago when see the students "come out as a sive". But after more discussion claims were made that they are student body in not condoning with students, Orloff revised his discriminatory. If the appeal is successful the member airlines will this. " petition, softening his original Georgetown students have rallied their forces in protest to the When asked for his reaction to request to the Lecture Commis resume youth fares on April 1. sion and the Student Government upcoming appearance of former Presidential council John Dean. "We are very hopeful that the the petition, SG President Jack Petitions have been circulating on the Hilltop since the announcement. Leslie (SFS'76) admitted he and asking them instead to take government will change their (Photo Courtesy of The Voice) found the petition "nebulous", "appropriate action." He said he minds and allow us to resume but he agreed with it "in prin felt this was a necessary revision you th fares, " A Pan American ciple". He went on to say that "if for two reasons. First, the original World Airlines 'Spokesman said. it's saying we don't condone wording implied that Dean was Ex-Guard Freed "As far as the discrimination 'serious and sensational' crime, profiting monetarily from this claims are concerned, Pan Am then I'm in favor of it; I'll sign it. sensationalism. Second, the origi feels that just about everything is But if it is saying breach the nal wording implied that the discriminatory in some manner. contract, then I'm not in favor of students wanted to pay Dean On Drog Charge The question should be whether it." nothing, which is a violation of something IS unjustly discrimina In a January 29th letter to the Dean's right to free enterprise. by Wayne Saitta concurring testimony of his two tory." The government claims Student Senate, Leslie addressed When pressed to clarify what is Ex-Georgetown security guard 'Cousins that, the night he was that the fares are discriminatory himself in general to the Dean meant by "appropriate action", John Miles was acquitted of supposed to have sold the drugs to because they are offered to speech controversy. He en Orloff replied that this was action narcotics charges in district court Stump he was at his cousin's individuals in a particular age couraged the Senate to participate which accomplished his goal of Friday, January 17. The jury house in Virginia. Three George bracket and to no one else. in a "symbolic boycott" of having a united student body found him not guilty of selling town students: Kevm Barnhurst TIll' company spokesman ex Dean's speech if they, like he, felt come out aglinst the Dean speech. cocaine to undercover detective (SBA'75) Vincent Restitutor plained that many individuals who that the Dean contract gave the Although the Student Govern Paul C. Stump. Miles must stand (SB8'76) and Debbie Roberts would take advantage of the Impression that crime can pay. ment Lecture Commission legiti trial Monday, April 7th with (8LL'75) testified for the defense discounts. which are available Anxious for Georgetown not to mately contracted with Dean, the ex-Georgetown guard Fletcher that they knew Miles to be primarily for trips to Europe, left breach the contract and lose a Commission may stand to lose the Palmer, for the fire bombing of truthful. ' from Canada last summer where substantial sum, Leslie pointed most in this controversy. If the New South dormitory last NOVl'm The collaboration of Miles the youth fares are still used. "We out that a boycott of the speech contract is breached, the Lecture ber. statement with the testimonv of hope that this (loss of business] would have the same public Commission would lose credibility The Narcotics Division of the the three students as char~cter will be taken Into consideration impact as a breach of contract. He with the national speaker's Metropolitan police department witnesses seems to have been when the government decides," hr suggested that "a well-publicized bureaus, resulting in the "black alledged that Miles sold 69.4 mg's damaging enough to the prosecu said. boycott may even prompt Dean listing"ofthe Lecture Commission. of 68.5 per cent cocaine to Sgt. tion's case to cause the Jury to According to the Officer of to breach the contract, thereby And whatever the outcome of the Stump on September 19th. acquit him, according to' an Information for the Civil Aero achieving the desired end) with Senate voting on Orloff's petition, The prosecution's case was observor. nautics Board, a decision on the no monetary loss." the Senate will probably discuss based upon the testimony of Sgt. The dismissal of the drug airlines' appeal may not be acted In his first draft of the new criterions for the Lecture Stump who testified that Miles charges against Miles will have no upon until late March. "Appeals petition, Orloff urged the Lecture Commission to forestall similar had sold him $80.00 worth of bearing upon his trial for arson like this are usually put off until Commission and Student Govern- future decisions. drugs. Miles established with the (Continued on page 3) the last minute," a spokesman said. Commuters Win Fight For Freshman Housing by Michael Grosso independent living take place because the A proposal to offer 90 residence hall students have the opportunity to live spaces for incoming Washington-area together on campus." freshmen was passed Monday morning by Addressing itself to the problem of the Student Life Policy Committee. The displacement of resident upperclassmen. proposal becomes policy in 6 days. In the committee report argued that the addition, the committee proposed that, "as inconveniences suffered by commuting of the completion of the new residential freshmen balance those of students who complex, all freshman students from the would be forced to find off-campus Washington area will be guaranteed the housing as a result of realloted donn space. opportunity to live on campus." It concluded that the "overwhelming The rationale for the decision was educational value freshmen derive from outlmed in tile committee's report: "It is living in University residence halls far the residential living unit that provides an outweighs the recognized inconveniences opportunity for the student to assimilate some upperclassmen may face in leaving and integrate all the experiences of college the dormitories, and that this educational into a complete education. The give and opportunity should no longer be denied to take of new ideas, the discussions over Washington area freshmen students." '1/ classroom material and assignments, the Father Robert Judge, associate dean of Associate Dean of Students Fr. Robert Judge S.J. is a member of the Student Life Policy solving of the problems of the world, the students and member of the Student Life Committee which Y018d to give commuter freshman housing on campus next year. (Photo examination of different values and cultu Policy Committee noted that "there was by Jean Sinica) ral backgrounds, and experimentation in (Continued on page 12) Page 2 The HOYA Friday. January 31. 1975 Frosh Applications Rise; PH Improvements Cited by Mike Weisberger has a lot to do with the increase," desirable locations in the country. For the fourth consecutive he said, "because now we can deal The 1975 application total, year, "a significant increase in the with certain things on a more which will probably increase as number of applications for admis professional basis." late forms arrive at the office, is sion" has been received by Deacon explained that a pro an increase of 45 per cent over the Georgetown University, stated gram begun in 1971 to increase 1971 total of 4,401. Over the Director of Undergraduate Admis application volume at a greater four-year period, the School of sions Charles A. Deacon. rate than enrollment has been Foreign Service and the School of The Admissions Office has successful. "Georgetown is more Business Administration have had received approximately 6,400 selective than ever and offers a the largest application increases, applications, an increase of about strong challenge to other highly each over 70 per cent. 500 over last year. Deacon attri competitive institutions, such as ''The Foreign Service School butes the trend of application those in the Ivy League," Deacon really suffered in the late sixties increases to better public rela stated. from the anti-government move tions, more personal contact with "Last year we visited 800 high ment," Deacon said, "but now candidates, the advantages of schools, had personal interviews that's over and they're receiving a attending college in Washington, with 4,500 students in this office, lot of applications." DC and the academic reputation and arranged for alumni inter One of the biggest surpnses to Director of Undergraduate Admissions Ch..