Vol. 33 No. 14, February 19, 1987

^ £w& jeeps THGCIRCLG Volume 33, Number 14 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. February 19, 1987 Nursing program may come to end by Julie Sveda The nursing program began five years ago with money from the At a meeting Tuesday, nursing federal government's Title HI pro students and parents were told by gram. As part of that program,. administrators that the Marist nur Marist was required to review the sing program may be cut, accor status of the program on an annual ding to Pat Deschamps, president basis and in great depth at the end of the Student Nurses Association. of the five-year period. The cabinet, made up of the col "They told us all along there was lege's senior administrators, has no problem; now they tell us there recommended the program be is and it's really too late," said deleted, and now a faculty commit Deschamps. "Why didn't they let tee will make its recommendation us know? We would have tried to to the president, according to actively recruit people." Deschamps. For months, student nurses have Currently, there are 28 full-time questioned Barbara Hynes, direc and 18 part-time nursing students, tor of the nursing program, about according to Deschamps. The pro rumors of an unstable program, ac jected enrollment goal was 100 full- cording to Deschamps. time students. "If we asked her once, we must Academic Vice President" Marc have asked her a dozen times," said vanderHeyden said in an interview Deschamps. "She (Hynes) assured that the decision to delete the nur us the program was viable." Only a handful of students attended the Lowell Thomas open sing program has not "been deter Hynes, who is out of town until Open house house last week. See story and pictures on page 11. mined yet." He declined to com ment further. Continued on page 16 Science of Man A night at the diner — see it to believe it to end in 1990; By Jean E. Clements. - .;..»v,J.,., ,Uhey,could get;theitxhands.on:it*". ..: Jrl'^nXCunuwnSi^^Sryjsa^old^. ween the Russians and the NHL faculty studies he said. freshman from Queens, N.Y., said all-stars last week. It's 1:50 a.m., Saturday. A John told of how a group of the personalized service was impor Milne^ 21, from Simsbury, honors program young man wearing a large pirate students tried to take a pinball tant to him. "We like the manager, Conn., is not just a late-night diner hat and yellow-rimmed, mirror- machine from the lobby. he treats us'-, well," he said. groupie. He said he usually goes by Diane Pasquarelta sunglasses walks in and is quickly "They couldn't figure out how The night manager, who asked there during the day, once or twice seated. to get it out the doors," he said. not to be identified, said he ap a week. Science of Man, Marist's unof Unusual? Not for a restaurant What is it about the Palace that preciates the business of the late- For. many, the early morning is ficial honors program, is being that's billed "the late-night place to draws the late-night Marist crowd? night Marist crowd. the only time for the Palace. phased out as the college considers eat after an exciting evening on the Many say it's the only place open "I like every single one of them "It's always late-night," said creating an official honors town." all night that's frequented by the that comes in," he said. Maureen Keenan, a 21-year-old program. The Palace Diner comes to life Marist students. Murphy and his friends said they senior from Smithtown, N.Y. Student dissatisfaction, minimal after midnight, when crowds of "We were at a cold party, 740 also go to the diner to "scope out" Jeanne Sanok, her roommate, faculty involvement and a change Marist students stumble in after a degrees below zero windchill fac female students. agreed. in Core requirements were cited as night of partying. tor," said Terence Murphy, a "We look forward to every Fri "We go out of boredom, reasons for the Academic Affairs "We expect the unusual every freshman from West Islip, N.Y. day night at 3:30," said Cummins. because there's no place else to go Committee's decision to end night," said a waiter who identified "We needed a place for shelter." Other Marist students agreed. after-hours," said Sanok, 21, of Science of Man with the class of himself as John. "They play Murphy, sharing a booth with "We scope them out too," said Maplewood, N.J. 1990, according to professors in the games, and we play games with some friends from Leo Hall, had Tracy Morehead, a freshman from Keenan made a special recom program. them as much as possible." ordered a burger and fries — one Marlboro, N.Y. mendation from the five page "Sixty percent of students over In the five years he has worked of the most popular meals for Seniors Geoff Milne and Mike menu. the past four years have dropped at the Washington St. eatery, John students at the Palace. McGuire were at the diner for a dif "You have to order super-extra- the program," said Brother Joseph said he has seen a lot of crazy sights Another popular feature is the 7 ferent reason. crispy-burnt french fries, otherwise Belanger, one of the professors. beyond customers' attempts to percent student discount. "We are here to celebrate the tie they're still frozen," she said. Science of Man began in 1974 as avoid paying their bills. "Occasionally when we're cheap in the Rendez-Vous series," said However, Keenan said there is alternative Core program. Each He pointed to one of the many and in the trenches, we throw down McGuire, a 21-year-old from one Italian phrase used at the diner year, a smallnumber of freshmen paintings on the walls of the diner. our Marist I.D. for the discount," Craryville, N.Y. McGuire was that is even more important. were invited to participate in the said Murphy. referring to the hockey series bet "Mange," she said. "They would try to steal that if Continued on page 12 r Peace activist Berrigan ^ ROTC cites to lecture here Monday members by John Roche religious studies at Marist, said he feels Berrigan has greatly raised the - page Peace activist Philip Berrigan, consciousness of the people of this ;'3 who led a protest march against the country. Reagan administration this week, "1 think he is a committed in will speak on Monday, at 8:30 p.m. dividual, who has been willing to in the Fireside Lounge. spend time in jail in order to sen Berrigan, a former Roman sitize others about the 'jails' we've Spring Break Catholic priest and media- created in the world, especially in beckons celebrated activist, will speak about the Third World," Best said. "social responsibility." Berrigan's resistance to the Viet The Poughkeepsie Journal nam War and nuclear arms led to reported that Berrigan led 225 his being jailed a number of times. — page 13 demonstrators in a march in Buf Berrigan estimates he has spent a falo on Monday, protesting the total of almost five years in jail. arms race, corruption in Berrigan is the author of five Washington, and U.S. involvement books, including "Punishment for in Central America and the Middle Peace" and "Prison Journals." He Red Foxes East. has lectured on non-violence and roll on Both Berrigan and his brother, peace throughout the U.S. and Daniel, a Jesuit priest, were Europe. Philip Berrigan, internationally renowned peace activist, will nominated for the Nobel. Peace He and his brother, Daniel, were page 14 speak Monday night at the college. Prize six times. members of the "Catonsville Eugene Best, a professor of Continued on page 6 L February 19, 1987 - THE CIRCLE -Page 3, Page 2 - THE CIRCLE - February 19, 1987, Editor's note: The following is a new version of "This Week," which will list the details of on and off-campus events, such as lectures, mixers and meetings. Send information Potpourri to Julia Murray, c/o Trie Circle, Box 859, or call 473-0161 after 5 p.m.. 'Rock monsters' make room for building site by Todd Jesaitis holes in preparation for the Center to provide space for a future Bridge, on the Highland side you'll underground tremors generated film shown will be, "Le Bonheur," which dynamiting. These men who drill building site, according to Anne see that the road cuts through what infront of the Security Office in Donnelly. and next Friday at 11:30 a.m. Both It's 4:45 in the afternoon, and from the explosion can damage Deadlines workshops will take place in D211. concerns the effect of a husband's infidelity the holes receive no fame or glory Larkin, who works for Longreen used to be massive rock; my father nearby structures. Fittings will be done from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the crew has made its final prepara — just. dirt. Construction Co., the general con and again from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on a young French couple. This film will was in charge of that blasting." Roehr's was not the only one P/NC option also be shown at 7:30 p.m. in D245. tions before blasting the rock. "We like to consider ourselves as tractor for the project and the Sitting on the work site is a School rings "Fire in the hole!" yells Billy blasting.

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