Vol. 28 No. 14, February 24, 1983
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su by Lou Ann Seelig Marist for two weeks: afterwards the other four community — part of our got in until the moment we left.'' A fist fight involving five The fight involved freshmen freshmen, the other two R.A.'s responsibility is to protect the The freshman R.A: 's decided at freshmen and. three Resident Tim O'Halloran, Chris Hughes, and Raimo went outside "to rights of those students." a meeting last Thursday that they Assistants last Tuesday night Bob Fazio, Jeff Friedman and break it up or I don't know LaMorte met with the nine men will demand Clare's reinstatement outside Skinner's has resulted in Rich Frey; freshman R.A.'s what," he said. involved in the fight on the day as the 4th-floor Leo R.A., ac the firing of one R.A. and two- Clare, Pat Larabee!-arid'-Tom Frey said that most of those after it. At this meeting he an cording to one source who asked week suspension of one fresh Shannon; and freshman involved were trying to break up nounced his decision to fire Clare. not to be identified. If this man. Residence Director James Raimo. the fight. Shannon said he was shocked demand is not. met, said the In a decision made by Rev. Four of the freshmen are under During the fight two of when LaMorte announced his source, the R.A.'s will not strike, Richard LaMorte, assistant dean 19, and they walked into the bar Larrabee's teeth were broken and decision. "We were given the but they have not decided what of student affairs, Willy Clare, while the bouncer, was talking to Shannon ripped Fazio's shirt. wrong end of it," he said. "Willy action they will take. senior,has been terminated as an someone else, said Frey. According to Frey, everyone was punished very severely where One R.A. said that the R.A's R.A. in the freshmen area. Clare Marist student John Germain involved in the fight has to pay a the other side was not punished - feel their authority is being un said that the qfficial letter he witnessed the fight, which he said, portion of the bill to repair severely at all. We got no support dermined and that they receive no received Monday said that if the started between Clare and Hughes Larrabee's teeth, and Shannon from-Fr. LaMorte. I respect the support from anyone higher than director of housing can find him over something he observed to be must pay $75 for Fazio's mart, but we did not gain support theR.D.'s. an R.A. position in Champagnat "like a friendly slap and the kid damaged shirt. from him... It seems totally LaMorte said regarding his he has the option to take that (the freshman) . took it for LaMorte said he was asked to unfair." decision, "It is certainly not an position, but that it will be at a something different." - review the situation and to make a According to Gerard Cox, dean easy thing." He said, "Marist lower pay rate. Clare said that he Frey said, "It wasn't freshman decision about it. "I have made of student affairs, Clare can make comes from a Judeo-Christian will appeal the decision. verses R.A.; it. was a person the fairest decision I could make, his appeal either to a judical tradition and has gone through, Freshman R.A.'s, meanwhile, say against a person." , -. given my understanding of the board chosen by the C.S.L. or to much to maintain that position. they will protest the firing. Germain said that words were situation," he said. Cox himself. While many institutions would Also included in LaMorte's exchanged, the bouncer told Clare He said that Marist "has Shannon said, referring to the rather not do that, I am very decision is that Bob Fazio, to leave and the freshman always had the position that off- R..A.'s involved in the fight, "We proud to be a part of an in freshman, will be suspended from followed him outside. Shortly campus - situations effect the were provoked from the time we stitution that does." r =\ THE CIRCLE 4^** Volume 28, Number 14 Marist College, Poughkeepsle, N.Y. February 24, 1983' J Suspicious fires strike at 2 local pizzerias by Mark Stuart Fairview Fire department again "There was a container of gas Waters, Director of Marist Italian Pizzeria, could not be responded to a pizzeria fire. This or something thrown through the Security. reached for comment. Fire last weekend struck at two time, however, the fire was.at front- window," Caputo said. Piastro and Gagliano then The damage of Caputo's fire area pizzerias causing extensive Joe's Italian Pizzeria at 389 Violet "Like a molotov cocktail." radioed the Marist dispatcher caused a total loss of the food damage to both establishments. Ave. ,.-.'' _ - - ;.,.Caputo also said that the fire at stored in the kitchen. l Robin Martucci, who then called Both fires are under investigation.' - A Highland mah.-John^trojn;-,, „Xpe!s-^wasKcaused by-the-, same. vthejOre department. ; -- •-~-Caputo saidf^* I have to throw At* 4:461 Saturday morning, . irig, 23, has-been charged .with ar-"-^.methodr- Sherifrs^Departmerit- away all. thejfobd. "Some we can't officials would not comment on . BesTHes '.Tbcc'uring ~ within 48 Fairview " Fire- -Department son in connection with the fire at hours of each other and having- serve so we're giving it to some responded to a.call to Caputo's Joe's. the cause of the fires pending ' people.' The kitchen has to be further investigation. similar methods of combustion, Pizzeria to find a small fire Extensive - fire damage was Caputo pointed out one other scrubbed down and nothing can already in progress. caused to the first and second The fire at Caputo's was similarity. be saved." Fire damage was limited to the floors of the two and a half story discovered by Marist Security front door, window and floor, building. personnel Supervisor Paul Piastro "The place that caught fire The restaurant is covered by but smoke and water damage was Nick Caputo, owner of and Tom Gagliano, who were on (Monday morning) was our old insurance, but will lose eight to .heavy, according to fire depart Caputo's, said it appeared that a patrol on the northern end of place, before we moved here," 10 days of business. Caputo ment officials.- flammable liquid was used in the campus "visually checking Caputo said. expects to be open early to the At 1:16 Monday morning, fire. neighbors," according to Joe Dean Lucarini, owner of Joe's middle of next week. "They like to keep monitoring how she's doing," Quinn said. A family's fight "The last time we went she had gained a pound," added Mrs. Quinn. "They were happy about for little girl's life that." Jennah has to take medication by John Bakke diversions in the office, Jennah several times a day, Quinn said. left quietly. She soon located a "Just like any 3-year-old, there "Jehnah," she said, when bass drum in the outer office are times when she's less than asked what her name was, "J-e-n- area, and the "boom, boom, willing to cooperate, but for the n-a-h." Then she smiled a three- boom" of the drum began to most part she's pretty good about year-old's little smile and turned provide a contrasting background it all," he said. "She knows that her attention elsewhere. to the conversation. she has cystic fibrosis; we've told Her father, Assistant Athletic her that. The way we've explained The. subject at hand was one it is that everybody has a problem Director Dick Quinn, said that his sometimes easily discussed — little daughter is very special to — her daddy has hay fever — and "boom, boom" — but behind the hers is cystic fibrosis." him. talk about CF was a blond-haired Statistics say that Jennah may little girl who has to live with the "We haven't told her that she very well not live long enough to disease day after day, and in a probably won't live past her 20s, finish college. way no one else in the office did. though," said Mrs: Quinn, Jennah Quinn has ' cystic She isn't as articulate or "because she might not fully fibrosis, an inherited disease that khowledgable about it yet" — comprehend that; besides, who's affects the lungs and digestive "boom, boom, boom" — but to say what will happen?" Quinn said that his daughter's system. Relatively little is known she's there, and she is why the Assistant athletic director Dick Quinn, his wife Kathy and about the disease, but one known illness can be hard to live with disease is so hard on people like their daughter Jennah. (photo by John Bakke) fact is painfully clear to Quinn, the Quinns. sometimes. "The toughest part of his wife Kathy, and all other CF The Quinns first learned about it psychologically is the ups and parents: CF is- currently in Jennah's disease when she was 1 downs," he said. "One day she'll they have by being aggressive and and I think a parents' group curable. and had to be hospitalized after be doing very well and I'll think going after it instead of waiting would help other parents who 'Gee, Jennah's really been doing "The disease is passed down what they had originally thought for it to come to them. might be looking for answers to to be a bad cold, they said.