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58th Year, No. 17 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Friday, February 10,1978 Corp to Comply with Co"ntraceptive Ruling by Miles O'Brien anti-administration drive." The letter continues: "(the admin Bending under University Pres As of late Wednesday night, a istrators) view the sale of conttacep sure, the Student Corp. Board voted letter to Associate Dean of Students tives by Students of Georgetown, late Wednesday night to abort plans Schuerman was being drafted which Inc. as a highly inappropriate use of for the sale of contraceptives in Vital . would voice the Corp's stand of University facilities which is wholly Vittles, reversing two previous anti· compliance with the University, inconsistent with the educational University decisions. according to Corp officials. No mission and tradition of Georgetown The decision to comply with the mention of any attempt to change University and we therefore deny University was the result of Board policy will be incorporated in the permission for such sales." member Jim McAndrews' contact letter. When the Board met Wednesday with what he termed "a reliable In a February 7th letter addressed afternoon, it had been decided that source in the Administration" who to the Corp Board of Directors, stocking Vittles with prophylactics allegedly said to McAndrews that any Schuerman had articulated the Ad would serve no constructive purpose attempt at defiance of University ministration's position on the matter, for the Corp. policy could quite possibly lead to by stating that the University needed Instead, the Corp planned to the shutdown of Vital Vittles. no particular policy to forbid the sale continue their "crusade for liberali McAndrews said: "Because of this Df contraceptives on campus_ zed contraceptive services related to possibility, we have decided that it Schuerman cited the issue as "the human sexuality" by VOicing their would not be beneficial to the Corp, University's right and responsibility views in a letter to Schuerman_ students, or to the University on the to deny the use of its educational "We do not want to challenge the whole if we were to pursue such a facilities to an independent corpora· University, as they have legal righ t to course. Our purpose is to serve tion for purposes that, in the dictate what we sell," remarked students, and we would not be doing' judgment of its chief administrators, Board member Jim Tynion. "How that if we were to sponsor this are inappropriate." ever," he continued, "we want to address the subject of human sexu Second Highest in Area ality on campus, so we are willing to devote our time, effort and resources to meet these goals." However, the night before, after GU Tuition Increase much deliberation, the five member Corp Board had voted to defy the Admi nistration by putting prophy· lactics on Vital Vittles' shelves. MirroredAcross DC [t was the Board's contention at by Tracey Hughes President Ovide Lamontagne, their the time that such a move would Georgetown's prospective tuition FY'79 budget calls for the elimina appear as a drive by the Corp to hike of $400 is the second highest tion of 24 faculty positions through create a sexual counseling and birth increase among private universities in retirement and ungranted tenure_ control clinic on the Hilltop_ the Washington area topped only by Commented Lamontagne "the stu Canty had cited availability of American University's rise of $450. dents are upset about it, but it comes con traceptives at the Georgetown ,Officials at Howard University, down to the prioritizing of needs, University Hospital as further justifi which receives extensive fedllral fun· Monday's powdery blizzard gave way to a Tuesday of low temperatures and high winds. Lauinger Library reopen deferred maintenance here has been cation for their possible sale at Vital ding, anticipate no increase while delayed too long." Vittles. ed on schedule with the rest of the campus in the morning after being partially shut down the day before along George Washington University ex· with other "non-esssential" services. pect" , a· S200 hiY.e _,md . Catholic University's tuition is expected to jump $250. BerriganonCampus; SG Hopefuls HitCampaignTrail; Assistant comptroller of the Office of Student Accounts Steve Wilson attributed American's large increase to a switch from a course Want Stepped-up Stu Services unit accounting to the credit hour. Faith, Justice Eyed Catholic Universitv's Treasurer and by Alan Fogg McAdams, on the other hand, chise could be successfully operated Vice-President for -Administration of by Mike Walsh and town University works and educates Stressing their ability to make calls for a reallocation of funding for at the soon-to-be-completed Recrea Finance Richard Applegate cited the John Forgach for justice. student government more service "the all but ignored School of tion Complex. rising cost of fuel; social security and Calling universities "enclaves of Following Gandhi's dictum, the oriented, each of the Student Body Business Administration," and for Maintaining that the campus al the minimum wage as causes of hatred and fear," Jesuit, anti-war Jesuit activist remarked that "you Presidential candidates swung his strengthening the various Academic ready has much to offer, Tapper tuition hike. George Washington's activist and poet Daniel Berrigan have to try to change things before campaign into high gear this week in Councils and the Interschool Aca envisions the establishment of a Assistant Director of Planning and asserted in a lecture Monday night you say they are unchangeable." He preparation for next Wednesday's demic Council. "campus calendar" which would list Budgeting named similar factors here that "people (in universities) do stated that for five years he opposed election. Another important area where the and coordinate activities on campus; affecting GW proposed increase; not know who they are. People do the war in Vietnam but he did not The campaign, which officially McAdams and Tapper camps part Tapper would create the positions of "Utilities and costs of salaries both not know their world. (There is) a break the law. In 1968, Berrigan was began on Sunday, has attracted six company concerns the improvement "Planning Commissioners" to oversee academic and non-academic have moral paralysis." arrested for burning draft files and candidates, the largest number of of campus activities. While both the operation. forced a tuition increase." he said. The controversial Jesuit is at was later charged with conspiring to Presidential hopefuls to run in three candidates suggest the feasibility of Asked to comment on the differ Georgetown's faculty salary in Georgetown this week conducting a kidnap Henry Kissinger. Charges years. While campaign styles differ the StUdent Corporation's takeover ences between McAdams' proposals crease of 7% ll).arks a medium student-initiated Symposium on were later dropped. greatly, at least four of the candi of the Pub and Cafe, the similarities and his own, Tapper said, "the thing between increases at American, GW Faith and Justice. "This is a principle of my faith: dates consider themselves to be end there. about Mac's goals is that they are and Catholic. Professors at American Several members of the University Resistance against organized state serious contenders. McAdams advocates turning the ideas not easily attainalbe in one are slated for a 6% hike while GW Community have expressed the hope violence," said Berrigan. "And this The assertion that Student area in Healy Basement now occu year. We definitely want to lay the academics expect an 8% increase and that the symposium will lead to the flows from the Christian Gospel." Government should provide more pied by the TV room and the Art groundwork for longrange planning, Catholic teachers a rise of 5%. establishment of a University chair services to students has been echoed Gallery into a stUdent-owned and but the StUdent Government is set Faculty Salary figures at Howard U. on Faith and Justice. University by all the candidates, including operated ".Gallery Cafe ," which up to meet the direct needs of were unavailable for publication. President Father Timothy Healy has frontrunners Mark McAdams and Jim would include space for vending students. We're focusing on programs Early in the budgeting process approved this idea in principle, Tapper. In a presentation before 25 machines and a seating area, as well we can start and accomplish in one University President Rev. Timothy according to Student Government residents of First New North, as host musicians and work by local year." Healy, S.J. mandated that there were Vice-President Dan Burke and Presi Tapper, along with running mate Jim artists. In addition, McAdams sug McAdams, responding to Tapper's to be no new faculty positions dential Assistant Charles Meng.Burke Prout, contended that "StUdent gests that a student-run sporting contentions, said: "The problem created at Georgetown. According to stated that such a chair could be Government has gotten caught up in goods store and a McDonald's fran- (Continued on page 3) Catholic University Student Body fil1~d each year by a political and making sweeping changes instead of intellectual figure who could address concrete plans to help students." He the issue from different viewpoints. said his administration would empha However, Burke stated that Healy size the "concrete things that stUdent HOVA Poll: McAdams, Tapper Lead; reacted negatively to his suggestion government can do to affect your life that