BSER VER January 24,1996 THE STUDENT VOICE OF FORDHAM COLLEGE AT LINCOLN CENTER VOLUME XV, NO. 9 Fordham Law Student Dies Unexpectedly By APAM C. WOLVEK On January 16th, funeral services condition became critical overnight and on were held in Stratford, Connecticut for a 22 January 12th,at approximately 12:30 PM,he year-old Fordham Law student, who died died. four days earlier as a result of bacterial men- Because Inzucchi did not attend class and ingitis, said FCLC Dean of Students, Bernie probably did not come in close contact with Stratford. many of the students who were in residence hi his second year at Fordham La w, over the break, the risk of others catching Corrado Inzucchi, known by friends as the illness is extremely low, said Stratford. "Corey", had come down with the flu dur- However, Stratford recommends, that stu- ing law school finals held around December dents who came in close contact with 20th, according to suite-mate Jeff Parzo, 2L. Inzucchi exhibiting flu-like conditions, es- "He then went home for the break," said pecially if accompanied by a rash, should Parzo, "and returned around the weekend contact Pat Marshall, RN. at the Health Cen- before [law school] classes were to begin ter (room 203 in the Residential Hall at ext. of Local 32 B/J picket on FCLC campus around the 7th." A resident of the Fordham 7160.) Also available at the Health Center is Residence Hall on 60th Street, Inzucchi did an information sheet on meningitis. FCLC Maintenance Workers on Strike not attend any classes during his illness "While the bacterial strain of meningitis is because the University was closed On Janu- potentially more fatal than the viral, it is far By CHRISTINA MASON ary 8th and 9th due to snow. less contagious," said Margaret McQuillan, "How am I going to pay my bilk? I just antee that nothing will happen to the [exist- "On the 9th, he seemed to be get- RN, of the Fordham health center. Accord- want to go back to work," said a striking ing] maintenance workers, then it would be ting out of it," Said Parzo, "he went to work ing to McQuillan, the bacteria can only be a FCLC maintenanceworkerwhohasnotbeen fine." and was basically up and around. He was contagion through "close contact" such as to work for two and a half weeks. Due to Some strikers are upset with the union. active." The next morning, when school had sharing food, utensils, or drinking glasses, policy changes by landlords pressed with . They, feel-Jt^t me»Mrtion hafr not shown reopened; Inzucchi decided not to attend extremely close living quarters, and direct competition, workers face a cut in salary for enough support for them at the negotiation class. "He was very lethargic," said Parzo. physical contact with mucous membranes. at least six years, according to the union. table and that is has not kept diem informed "It was his own belief mat he had the flu She emphasized that the bacteria is not air- However, according to The Realty Advi- of whether.or not any new developments again, that he may have relapsed because of borne. "You cannot pick up this form of sory Board, maintenance workers are cur- had occurred at a meeting held on, January his activity the day before." meningitis just by breaming the same air or rently overpaid making landlords in the city 19. Over the course of January 10th, Inzucchi by waking in the same places as its carrier," unable to compete with landlords of office According to some strikers the union has had been treating himself with Severe Cold McQuillan said. The bacterial meningitis buildings located in the suburbs and other been inconsistent with financial support and Flu Medication and remarked that he that Inzucchi had was treatable however, as cities. The advisory board proposal is a wage during the strike. The strikers are required couldn't believe he had relapsed, according the viral strain is not, said McQuillan. progression: "New employees would earn to sign a union representative's attendance to Parzo. Soon thereafter he exhibited signs According to the information packet pro- 60% of the fall contract rate - about $230 a sheet in order to get their daily pay of $7.00. of incoherence and, "developed a purplish, vided by the Fordham Health Center writ- week less than they now earn. Workers Luis Vizhnay, a Fordham Law School em- blotchy rash," said Parzo. Parzo also ex- ten by the National Center for Infectious would have to wait six years to earn the full ployee of twenty years said that there are plained that on the morning of the 11th, Diseases, meningitis is an infection of the rate and workers would get no health ben- three shifts and each person does about five Inzucchi called the Health Center, which fluid that can be found in a person's spinal efits from their new employers for the first hours of striking, sometimes to no affect. was closed for the break. He left a message cord and surrounding the brain. Viral men- six months of their contract, thereby closing "Sometimes the person doesn't come and on the Health Center's voice mail and had ingitis is generally less severe and resolves the financial gap between new and existing some workers like me don't get paid," said since been waiting for a response. without specific treatment. "In contrast," employees to $350 a week, according to the Vizhnay. Laterin theday, Inzucchi'scondition wors- the NCID explains, "bacterial meningitis Strike Bulletin #4. Vizhnay said he was depressed when he ened prompting a friend to call 911, said can be quite severe and may result in brain The strikers fear that this will cause their learned that the union had not signed a Dean Stratford. At approximately 6:30 PM, damage, hearing loss or learning disabil- employers to replace them with new work- proposed contract during a meeting last Fri- Inzucchi arrived at St. Luke's Roosevelt ity." The symptoms of meningitis, accord- ers for lower wages. day and that the cold days of picketing would Hospital on 59th Street and following a spi- ing to the NCID, are high fever, headache, Worker Maria Mira, who works for the continue. "It is terrible, a 62 year old lady nal tap procedure was diagnosed with bac- stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, discomfort maintenance company Temco, has been at was called this past week to strike. We want terial meningitis. while looking into bright lights, confusion, FCLC for sixteen years. Now she worries this to end," he said. Within a few hours those who had come in and sleepiness. As the disease progresses, that her job may be in jeopardy if the policy contact with him were treated as a precau- continued on page 2 continued on page 2 is adopted. "If they [contractors] can guar- tionary measure. Said Stratford, Inzucchi's INSIDE: Arts: Latinas in Hellyw®®d - page 5 Com: White Hypocrisy - 4 Com: Death of A Current Affair - 4 i "portst RAM Next Issue: New & Improved B-Badl Marous Cftmby R»und«up~8 Cftllapsea-8 Page 2 The Observer NEWS Januaty 24,1996 Moot Court in Session Fordham Tries to Repeat as National Champs Got By OLG A SIMUNOVICH The Law School of Fordham College at Teams in the final rounds are: of Law News?! Lincoln Center is in its final stages of prepar- University of Alabama Law School University of Iowa College of Law ing to host the final rounds of the 46th Baylor University School of Law University of Kansas School of Law Annual Moot Court Competition. Campbell University Norman Adrian Loyola Law School, NewOrleans The Association of the Bar of the City of Wiggins School of Law Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of New York has just announced that the final University of Denver College of Law William and Mary rounds of the 46 th Annual Moot Court Com- DePaul University College of Law University of Nebraska College of Law petition are scheduled to take place this Detroit College of Law at Michigan State New York Law School month. Student finalists will Pepperdine University School of Law Call us. argue both sides of a case Seattle University of Puget Sound School of involving constitutional is- Law sues raised in a civil forfei- Seton Hall University School of Law ture action. However, be- South Texas College of Law cause Fordham's Law School Suffolk University Law School is acting as host to the event, Syracuse University College of Law procedure is that Fordham's University of Utah College of Law Law Students will not par- Wayne State University School of Law ticipate in the moot court x6015 proceedings. The final bench consists of: Sameer Rastogi, a third Hon. Jon O. Newman, Chief Judge, U.S. year law student, is one of Courtof Appeals, Second Circuit, presiding three editors on the board judge who will be busy adminis- Hon. Tina L. Brozman, Judge, U.S. Bank- Meningitis trating the details of an up- ruptcy Court continued from page 1 coming intra-school compe- Hon-pennyChinJudge^SDistrictCourt, tition. When questioned Southern District of New York patients may have seizures. about his impressions of law Hon. Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, Associ- Bacterial meningitis can be treated with a school competitions Rastogi ate Judge, New York State Court of Appeals number of effective antibiotics but it is im- said "moot court provides a Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin, Associate Jus*- portant that treatment be started early in the great opportunity for students to combine University ' tice, New York State Supreme Court, Appel- course of the disease.