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__ Dance Marathon Starts Tonight BvBORPAI.MIi'DTnMgnBy BOB PALMERTON anHd BRIAHDUMUkMITN MANEVY tes...t is planned. ....., with two.bee. r mugs and. a case o.f. beer goin. g to th^4r.e winner. A game of The Muscular Dystrophy Dance Marathon, the highlight of the annual fundraising drive musical ohiars will take place sometime during the evening with posters donated by the on the Rose Hill campus, begins tonight at 10 p.m. Bill Donovan will be providing the music for the dancers. New York Botranical Gardens for the winners. The "Travolta Clone" will win two tickets to a Manhattan disco and the participant with the hairiest legs wins a quart of ice cream at Muscular Dystrophy chairman Jim Kelly expects about 200 couples to participate from Jahn's. among the 228 who orginally signed up. There will also be rocking chair, foosball The couple raising the most money for the and subway marathons over the weekend. MD research efforts through of their dan- A group of students are attempting to cing will win a trip to the Catskills. The break the record for travelling the entire second place couple will win a pair of tic- New York City subway system of 21 hours, kets to Dangerfield's. Dinner for two at eight minutes and 30 seconds. For the most Mama Leone's will provided for the third successful in these contests, there will be place couple. two tickets to the New York Philharmonic. Prizes will be awarded as well for con- Other fundraising events are a wiffleball tests held during the dance marathon. Din- and a volleyball exhibition. ner for two will be given to the couple with The Amateur Hour on Tuesday night the most outrageous costume. A limbo con- continued on page 3 Thursday, March 29, 1979 U.S. Postage PAID Bronx. New York Permit No. 7608 ORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK NonProlitOrg. ''r%?r$£;P&k. of operations, Bob Hoffmann, 718 votes, rt Isn't Andy Clark, 197, Gary M. Eaton, 75, vice president of communications Pat Tietjan, 615, Ron Rohn, 175; vice president of finance, Vinny Porrececa, 735, Frank Paiva, Iling Well 218; vice president of student life, Jim Gage, ByJDPIRO 807, Gino Cordisco, 201; vice president of Ticket sales for the Renaissance Concert at academics, Bob Hahn, 779, James Dowden, Hill on Saturday, March 31st, are ap- 215. >roximately 1500 seats short of the number Annemarie Germano and Edward McCabe leeded for the Concerts Committee to break were elected president and secretary/treas- en, according to Committee chairman urer of Fordham College. eter Paganussi. All College of Business executive offices "Out of 3400 seats, we have sold about were unopposed, the new officials are: Mike |55O to 600 seats; we need to sell about 1500 Mullen, president; Tim Steurer, executive ^either this week or at the door Saturday night vice president; Jim Krische, executive ;o stay even," Paganussi said. secretary; and Louis Capelli, executive Paganussi acknowledged that the success treasurer. or failure of Saturday's concert could be the In the Fordham College class elections, the test case for future concerts at Fordham, but class of 1980 Horizon party was unopposed. also stated that the problem could be due to Nancy Luongo won the presidency; George the Renaissance group itself. Calvi the office of secretary/treasurer; and "The group is having problems selling out Christopher Troiano, Pete Paganussi and sieve Sin,ii,ore Lori Ferraro the senate seats. elsewhere," Paganussi said. "At their Victorious Horizon Executive USG Slate, from left to right, Bob Hoffman, Bob Hahn, Scranton University concert they only sold Pat Tietjen, Judy IVilliams, Vinny Porreca, Sean Lane and Jim Gage The Fprdham College Class of 1981 was lO seats." the only contest which Horizon did not win. Stating that ticket sales had been greater Although the positions of president and vice this week than last week, Paganussi said that president were uncontested and won by the reponse had been greater off-campus Horizon nominates Horizon candidates Carol Rodgers and than on-campus. He has received almost 100 MaryBeth Porricolo, the Triad party put up jphone calls since Monday from off-campus By CAROLCOYNE Judi Williams and Sean Lane easily won three candidates for the three senatorial ;han on-campus. He has received almost 100 In one of the biggest landslides ever, the the president and executive vice president positions, and won two by a slender margin. fphone calls since Monday from off-campus Horizon party won 41 out of 43 United Stu- positions with 646 votes, 498 more than the The three new senators are Mary jo Hughes, Persons inquiring about the concert. dent Government positions, the Elections number received by the closest challenger, who received 128 votes, Rich Hayes, who While repeating his wish for students to Committee announced last night. Only two the Burrito candidates Tom Salice and Brad received 118, both of the Tria party; and Spurchase tikcets during the next few days, senators in the Fordham College Class of Gross. Independent candidates-Paul Camas Cathy McGovern of the Horizon party, who IjPaganussi acknowledged the efforts of the 1981 from the Triad party, in a very close anbdand Bill McManus received 90 votes, received 113 votes. Thomas Alfano had 112 ^committee and the Administration to sell the race, prevented a Horizon sweep. The refer- and Leo Gorynski and Ed Kowalski, 57. votes; Jim Slender, 111; and Vince DeMarco, 107. concert. endum for the Minor Sports Association "We're dedicated," Williams said, "and The committee had done everything it passed also. The Elections Committee we'll work hard." Joanne Stevens was voted president of the possibly could have to publicize the estimated that 1,073 students voted, 162 Lane added, "We're psyched." Fordham College class of 1982, with 169 concert," he said. "The Administration has more than last year and 100 more than two The rest of the results in the elections for votes over her only competitor, Andrea en a big help. Now it's up to the students." years ago. executive slate go as follows: vice president Crane of the Renaissance Coalition, who had 78 votes. The rest of the results are:vice president, Rick Marsico, 170 votes; Kitty Named Dean of Rockhurst College Wong, 84; senators: Tom Behringer, 163, Tim O'Brien, 162, Christopher Falco, 150, Michael Bolton, 86, Bob Cameron, 76, Rich Schroth Leaving Fordham Platoni, 64. In the College of Business elections, most By THOM DUFFY offered him as Dean of Rockhurst College in he received a telephone call from Vice Horizon candidates were unopposed, and all Rev. Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., Kansas City, Missouri. President James Blumeyer of Rockhurst in- won. The results are, CBA class of 1980: associate professor of communications at Schroth was conducting evening class in forming him of the decision by the college's president, Ralph Marra; vice president, Fordham College has accepted a position residence in A-House last night when Board of Trustees to give him the job. Michael Gobbo; secretary/treasurer, JoAnn "I wanted another challenge in my life," Sauro; senators, Donald Sanossian and said the 45 year old Schroth, "and this is it." Alfred Farella. In the class of 1981, the win- Rockhurst is a Jesuit College with an en- ners are: president, Frank Gentile; vice pres- rollment of approximately 2400 day and ident, Chris, Catania; secretary/treasurer, evening students. He will be leaving Rose Susan Walsh; senators, James McLoughlin Hill in July, ten years to the month that he and Pam Doering. The results for the class of first arrived here to teach. He also attended 1982 are: president, Marie Palazzo; vice Fordham College, Class of 1955, and president, Thomas Sheridan; secretary/treas- received his masters degree here. urer, Carol Parks; and senators, George Along with the his teaching position at Zeola and Paul Seedorf. Fordham, Schroth will also be giving up his The Minor Sports Association referndum post as associate editor of Commonweal won with 735 votes in favor, and 250 against. magazine. Kevin Bergin, chairman of the Minor Noting that Kansas City is the home of the Sports Association, said, "We are very hap- National catholic Reporter, Schroth quipped py that the students came out in a more than "there's got to be some liberal intellectual two to one majority in favor of the thing. We Catholic life there." wanted to emphasize that we want to try to get as many clubs involved in this as possible iheMii'oon "I never thought I'd say this," he said, Rev. Raymond A. Schroth, SJ. "but New York isn't everything." both financially and politically. PAGE 2 THE RAM THURSDAY, MARCH 22,1979 THE CAB CALENDAR Friday, March 30,1979 Center at 1:30pm. There will be three securities law. Music Room, 12:30pm the Faculty Dining Room tonight at On Campus: events on Wednesday: one on career Division of Arts/Theatre (Lincoln Center 5:00pm. These tickets will be available Themis Pre-law Sociel) James A. Muller, options in government at 10:00am; one Studio Theatre) Adaptution by Elaine for tonight's dinner up until April the Dean of Admissions of Rutgers Law on "Non-Traditional Careers for Wom- May and Lou Gehrig Did Not Die of 4th at $2.50 each. School in Camden, N.J., will talk aboui en" at lpm; and "Careers in Com- Cancer by Jason Miller. Two one-act Cinevents 1CAB) presents the film The his school and the qualifications needed munications" at 3:30pm. All three are in plays presented from today April 3- Harrad Experiment tonight at 8:00pm for acceptance to it.