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*AGE 3 Indecent Proposal: OPINION AIDS and Common Red, IcGannon A Decent Flick White or Lecture Tackles PAGE 21 Sense Prevention PAGE 15 Rose? Ethics in SPEAK UP!! Fordliam Non-Profit Org. ti^. Postage PAID- Bronx, NY 10458 Permit No. 7608 19S P.O. Box B Pordhant Unlv. 3 Bronx, NY 10458 FORDUMB UNIVERSITY Rose Hill Campus, Bronx, New York; Lincoln Center Campus, New York, New York eer, condoms allowed at New grading policy implemented Deli By Raymond Lombardo positive. "Now I can save all that STAFF WRITER wasted money spent at the bookstore. ByAIKohawl If I can grade myself, why buy books, STAFF WRITER Last year, the administration of read, or do any other distracting and iter years of controversy, the Fordham University created the time consuming projects?" dham Administration has granted Fordham in the Year 2000 Committee Fr. O'Hare, when asked whether |Student Deli permission to sell to study ways that the institution should the student body's general quality of rand prophylactics. The decision evolve to meet the changing demands education would decline, in light of 'p a complete turn-around from their of the 21st Century. The 2000 student reactions, said, "To combat «ice in the past, when they main- Committee's recommendations were sloth andindiffeTence among Fordham i that these items should be avail- received last week by President Joseph students, the new grading policy win at Loyola-Faber Hall, and no- O'Hare, S.J., and they contained espe- be accompanied by an aggressive new iere else on campus. cially good news for the student body. failure policy. Thenew failure level at fThe Administration admitted that Starting next semester, the students at Fordham University beginning next Sy have been "ignorant and Fordham College, as well as the Col- Sympathetic" to the needs and con- lege of Business Administration, will ns of the students and were now be required to fill out their own grades "With the new jlling to make up for their mistakes. at the end of the semester, a process grading policy, I I The decision was announced yes- which, according to Vice President of ay by Father Shea and Dean Gray Student Affairs John Shea, S.J., will, could concentrate |a meeting of deli employees. "I'm THIRSTY? HORNY?: These two Fordham students couldn't "allow the students to develop and on important skills :• of seeing all of the off-campus mature in full accordance with the wait to get their hands on the new items available at the Deli. Ires profit at the expense of our highest traditions of a liberal arts edu- like tunneling and indents," said Gray. "It's about time that we offer students these items at like this, but of course it will be for cation." still pull straight A's." reasonable costs and in a convenient their benefit too, " said Deli worker The 2000 Committee's recommen- The shelves are location." Virginia Hamm. dations were warmly received by Presi- -George Murray, FC already stocked with Shea agreed, saying, "Students have Gray agreed, saying, "Lately I've dent O'Hare, wh6 is expected to place his full support behind the new grading '93 ^condoms, which are been complaining to me about hiking been really busy so it'll be nice to run back to Martyr's Court, while carrying into the Deli and grab a quickie." This policy. According to O'Hare, "The semester, will be a 3.0 cumulative available in mint- two cases of beer. I can't stand to see reporter is assuming that Gray was new grading policy will not only allow average. This average will be cumula- flavored, colorful students suffer in this manner so the ~- referring to a can of beer. the school to improve our overall aca- tive from the outset of the new grading demic standing nationwide, but also policy." yrdham maroon and only logical solution is to have beer The shelves are already stocked available at the Deli." with condoms, which are available in help alleviate the recent shortage of Faculty reaction to the new grading vhite andglow-in-the- Deli employees were surprised by mint-flavored, colorful FordTfam ma- quality applicants. We feel we will be policy has also been generally posi- dark green. the news. "I never thought the Admin- roon and white and glow-in-the-dark met by a crush of applicants next se- tive. Lured by the likelihood of more istration would change their minds SEE DEU/PAGE 6 mester. In this manner, we can kill two money and less work, professors of birds with one stone." Fordham University leaped onto the Students interviewed by The Ram self-grading policy bandwagon. Ac- were also quite enthusiastic about the cording to Dr. Christopher Hoke, Pro- !areer Planning offers hope new policy, although the upperclass- fessor of Economics, "I am in favor of men were not entirely enthusiastic. the new grading policy because it will According to George Murray, FC '93, alleviate our crushing holiday "I wish I could come back and re-do workload. It will also give students for graduating seniors my education. With the new grading opportunity to experience one of the policy, I could concentrate on impor- most difficult aspects of teaching, the attempt to reduce that percentage for Placement Office's programs], and By Hope Les Riter tant skills like funneling and still pull grading part. Not only will we allevi- this year's graduating class. we have examined the results of the STAFF WRITER straight A's. Hey, I could still come ate our work crush, but give students Dean Gregory Pappass, Dean of survey. We feel we have put together back for grad school." Freshman like hands-on experience, something valu- The Office of Career Planning and Career Planning and Placement, com- a program that will ensure an entry Jlacement announced yesterday its level position for a large percent of Christine Jones, FC '96, were entirely able in the current job economy." [newest proposal for placing graduat- our seniors. We feel that this is away ng seniors in suitable employment "We feel that this is that we can truly help them as they situations. CP&P, in conjunction with leave Fordham and enter the work INSIDE The Ram: Harriott's employment office and a way that we can force." brdham University's Security Office, truly help them as The program promises to offer nveiled its "Graduates for a Safe and graduating seniors with the experi-. welcomes Mr. Rogers tote U«e Vell-Fed Fordham" plan, which is a they leave ence and skills that outside employers neighborhood i designed to place up to twenty- look for. The interviewing process, - : percent of the current graduating Fordham and enter • SPQHTSE fordrtam p <*««ft Patriot the on-the-job-training, the interper- League, lain Big East ilass in positions throughout the three the work force." sonal skills, and the professionalism npuses. that will be required will be identical # NEWS: TQPgetsstrfppsf for The program was designed in re- -Dean Gregory to that expected by outside employers, ; to the results of a recent survey Pappass Pappass said. onducted by CP&P that indicated Pappass expanded on the types of CULTURE: The r«# story feefeteif StotypagQiT fthat over sixty-two percent of last jobs that will be available to the gradu- [year's graduating class is currently mented,"'We have listened to the com- pinemployed. This new program is an plaints of the students [in regard to the SEE JOBS/PAGE 5 Calenda Campus Activities Beard - Campus Activities • < «ii «l • Campus Activities Cine\ents--Malcolm X -- Keating 1st- 7 & 10:30 p.m. Debate Society—Oxford Debate-Bailroom-8 p.m. Concert Committee-Spin Doctors—Lombardi Field House--8 p.m. Modern Ancients Club-Richard Garner—Mulcahy 108—2 p.m. CSA-Trip To Circus Rodrigues—The Drovers-Doors at 9:45 p.m. Best Buddies-^Fordham Kid's Day II--Martyrs' Lawn-12 p.m.-4 p.m. ••/-•' El Grito De Lares-2nd Annual Semi-Formal Fundraiser Admissions Open House Cinevents—Miami Blues—Keating 1st—10:30 p.m. Murphy's and Martyrs' Colors: '93 Setiiprs Maroon '94 Juniors Green No Classes, Easter Break '95 SaphoaiQi^ Blue '96 Freshmen Orange Prizes; Donatiou of $750 towards (fee winning class' Seni- Classes Resume Week and Trophy Cinevents-Uarora Munchausen-Keating lst-10:30 Sat,, April 17 1:00 p,nu: Opening Oei$tftQny/Pep Rally Softball-3 uaiings Dating Gsune Dizzy Lizzy American Age & Gannon Lecture Series—Mary Higgins Clark- Ballroom-2 p.m. S»n., April 18 1:00 pJ«.: KickbaD-5 iftnia Poetry Slam Pie Eating 'Contest Egg Toss Study Abroad-Semester At Sea: McGinley Info Table-11 a.m.- 2:30 Sat., April 24 1:00 pjra,.; Flag FootbaK-2 quarters each 15 Jeopardy p.m./Presentation McGinley 236 WaierBalloon Toss Sttiu, April 25 IM p.«i,: T»g Lip Synch Clothes Relay Parade Around! ISf Closing Ceremony Indecent Proposal: Red, A Decent Flick AIDS and Common iMcGannon Sense Prevention White or PAGE 21 R o s'•(&•?• Lecture Tackles PAGE 15 Ethics in Fordbam SPEAKUP!! Gets Own , 1993/: fcOVER-UP?!? Apathetic Students Society either," said Father Shea. "Can I get 'Administrators under back to you on this?" investigation "No matter what those dirty little gains club status By Hugh G. Cox students say, we're not changing our minds," said O'Hare. "Hey, wait a By Eric Shun The club will be open to students of blow them off!" said Fuchs. Other STAFF STUD minute, strike the word 'dirty' from STAFF WRITER all levels, with the only qualification plans for the future include a "skip an A photo delivered anonomously to that, comment" being that students be involved in ab- entire week of school marathon" in The Student Activities Committee The Ram has led to an investigation of A source close to The Ram re- solutely nothing else.