The Comment, October 22, 1987
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Bridgewater State University Virtual Commons - Bridgewater State University The ommeC nt Campus Journals and Publications 1987 The ommeC nt, October 22, 1987 Bridgewater State College Volume 65 Number 5 Recommended Citation Bridgewater State College. (1987). The Comment, October 22, 1987. 65(5). Retrieved from: http://vc.bridgew.edu/comment/599 This item is available as part of Virtual Commons, the open-access institutional repository of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. llillllli\\I llllllltl~llll illfllllll111111!· The Comment Bridgewater State College October 22, "1987 ' Vo!. LXV No. 5 Bridgewater, MA BSC student killed by passenger train By Anthony Fagen firefighter for the Town of Nor~ and Bryon Hayes well, assisted Bridgewater Fire' Department EMT's in trans A northbound Cape Cod and porting the victim to the Hyannis Railroad passenger train hospital. bound for Braintree struck and Eyewitnesses at the scene say killed a partially deaf 41 year-old students apparently tried to yell Bridgewater State College student to Murphy to get off the tracks. last Thursday afternoon as he was At the same time, the engineer crossing the railroad tracks sounded his warning horn as he between the commuter lot and the was approaching the Route Kelly Gymnasium lot. 104/Summer Street railroad William Murphy of Hanson crossing near the Independent was crossing the popular Nail factory. A fence normally walkway between the main separates the two parking lots, commuter parking lot and the with the footbridge as a means of Kelly Gymnasium resident/staff crossing the tracks. But according lot around 1:37 pm, when he was to an unidentified custodian who struck and dragged approximately spoke to the Patriot Ledger, "It's 50 feet by the passenger train. (the fence) been repaired Murphy, who was 60 percent deaf numerous times, but always in one ear and 30 percent in the within a day, the kids knock it other, apparently did not hear the down." train's warning horn as it Officials for Cape Coq and approached the college. He was Hyannis Railroad refused to ·pronounced dead at Brockton comment on the matter saying it Hospital shortly after 2:00 pm is still under investigation. A from massive head trauma and police line marks the fence, and a~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~La~-,""~~~~--~~~~ acc1 . , Louis Shkliew. 22, an on~call Chan9~s take place in administration Dillman replaced as v.p. of Academic Affairs Bear unveiled after dinner By Bill Bilodeau James Brennan. In order to take That idea is also expressed by this position, Brennan left his Dillman. "This change was one By Bryon Hayes Over 400 students, Among the many changes to post as chairman of the Biology way, and I discussed this with admini~trators, and faculty have taken place in the past few Department, which he had held Gerry over the summer, to help Homecoming at Bridgewater members attended the candlelit months here at BSC is the for the past four years. He has the school, taking advantage of State College bega~ last dinner, which was sponsored by replacement of Dr. Robert been at Bridgewater for 27 years. my twenty years here. If you Thursday with the President's Red Professional Food Service Dillman as vice president of and will hold the job of vice want to be the best state school and White Dinner at Tillinghast Management. Academic Affairs, and Dillman's president of Academic Affairs Hall. This was then followed by Directly following the dinner, subsequent appointment as vice in the country (something that until a permanent replacement the unveiling of the "Bridgewater President Indelicato and the BSC president of Academic Planning. Indelicato has stated is his goal can be found. Bear" - the mascot of the college Marching Band led the procesio~ Dillman's temporary replace for the college), you have to have Brennan was asked by the some long range plans - at Kelly Gymnasium. cont. on p. 2 ment in Academic Aff~s is Dr. president in June if he would academically." That is now consider the post on an interim Dillman's responsibility. basis. He agreed later in the He may not be around to see summer, and the change officially some· of those plans come to went into effect last month. fruition, however. Dillman has Brennan says that he will not be been looking into jobs outside of afraid to make any tough Bridgewater. decisions that come his way "I'm one of three (candidates) for during his stay at Boyden Hall. the position of president at the He also says that, "I feel that the University of Maine~Farmington. ·chairperson of each department That is the one (job) that I'm must play a large role in gearing up to, so we'll see what evaluation, and in the policies of happens." that department." There had been speculation over That is one of the changes that the past few months that Dillman he is already starting to had been in conflict with implement. All major changes in Indelicato over the running of academic policy mu$t be Academic Affairs, and that this approved by · the president, was the reason for the changes. something that Brennan agrees To this, Dillman responds, "I'm with totally. not involved with speculation. "I have my say, my chance tO Rumors are rumors. In my view, yell at · (President) Gerry that has no bearing on this. If I (Indelicato), the same as any listened to all the rumors about other vice president. But it's his methat have gone around in the decision to make. I'm part of his administration, his team, and twenty years I've been here, I'd be wetre all working toward a out on the West Coast or in New Lambda Gamma Chi sorority shows its spirit during parade Photo by Deb wmis common goal." Yorkby now." 2 The Comment Thursday, October 22, 1987 SGA Notebook By Ed Ward which passed with a· 9-2-2 vote. Tabled motion #45 Associate Chairman Jeff followed. The motion called Tucker called the meeting to for the allocation of $250.00 order at 6:05 pm. Tucker was to support the International to assume the chair due to the Club's model UN. The unexpected illness of motion passed by a 9-0-4 vote. Chairperson Marcia Medeiros. Following that vote, Tucker The meeting began with introduced new business with a several reports. Congressman motion to donate $100.00 to Patrick Pearce announced the the family of William posting of a new amendment Murphy. Student Marc to the SGA Constitution. Gensler stated that the amount According to Pearce, the was too "chintzy" and under amendment will allow new additional criticism, the clubs the use of facilities Congress decided to form a immediately upon recognition, committee to arrive at a although still reserve funding recommendation on the matter. to only those previously active Congressman Pearce for one full semester. Jerry submitted a motion to LaBelle, a representative from purchase 25 copies of Robert's the brand new BSC chapter of Rules of Order for the use of S.A.D.D., (Students Against the Members-of-Congress. Driving Drunk), requested that Members of the Executive all SGA members attend Board, among them President Officials discuss details of train accident Photo by John Burns Ill Wednesday's meeting of the Deborah Sammons and group. "If you have plans, Vice-President Tom Devin break them," LaBelle said to advised against such a large the Congress. The last report purchase. After a lengthy BSC student killed by passenger train was from Student Trustee F. discussion, the motion passed Braintree southbound Scott Longo. Longo spoke of by al0-4-0 vote. cont. from p. 1 81, died one day after being as well as northbound come through the his opposition to the new Two appointments were students cross the area Students involved in an car accident where area. There is no set schedule, admissions policy and of his scheduled to be made at the now will have to use the the car in which she was riding however, for when these impressions of the food meeting, but only the footbridge crossing the tracks. was struck at the Main Avenue trains come through Bridgewater. committee. He offered advice appointment of Grace This is the third fatality crossing in Onset. involving Ironically, in the 'October to the Congress in regard to DeAbreu, as Congressional the Cape Cod and Murphy was a Dean's List the Comment editorial of delegate to the monthly Hyannis Railroad trains in the six student majoring in English. He years they October 15. Longo suggested vice-presidents' meeting. was have operated service 11th edition of Bridgewater is immediately survived by his that the SGA from Hyannis "not be insulted made. The other appointment to the Braintree Tod a y,. times of the trains wife Rita and his 9 year-old son by the editorial, but be concerned that of Curtis MB TA Red Line transit station. coming through the Bridgewater Nathan. A Mass of Remembrance challenged by it Howard to the Student Court. A New Bedford boy, Jose Rose, area were published. The service was killed Tucker moved the Congress Howard was not present at the in August, 1984 at the to the Cape is now done for the will be celebrated this Sunday at to old business, which meeting. Tucker spoke on Pocasset Bridge in Bourne, and year, but CONRAlL officials say the Newman Catholic Center here consisted of motions tabled Howard's behalf but the Besse Robbins of Buzzards Bay, infrequent freight trains. from at the College at 7:00 p.m. during lhe meeting of October appointment failed 6-3-5.