The Abortion Quandary See Pages 5-7
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Fall Exam 1979 DECEMBER 1979 Student Sunday Monday I Tuesday Thursday Saturday Schedule 1 Confesses Finalized ... 2 3 7 8 Robberies By BILL BOLE A student has admitted committing a series In an abrupt reversal of his November of robberies in Martyrs' Court that "explain decision, Academic Vice President Joseph practically all the incidents of this sort that McCarthy has scheduled pre-Christmas final 9 10 14 15 have taken place over the last two examinations for Fordham College, the semesters," according to Dean of Students College Of Business Administration and the Joseph J. McGowan. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He "Most, if not all of the things he says he announced the change in a memorandum 16 17 22 stole have been returned to the students," sent to the heads of academic departments in said McGowan. "The police department and early January citing "new information" 11 the student have gotten together. The which has come to his attention. ft University will take disciplinary action." Although McCarthy did not specify in the 23 24 9 McGowan declined to identify the student memorandum what this "new information" ft ' & or to specify what action the University has was, Executive Vice President Paul Reiss r taken. He did say that the students whose 30 • Ml pointed out the recent rise in oil prices and items were stolen have decided to press 1 endemic*7c
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Services. breakage; and attempting to remove the Two freshmen boarders from Queens Klines and Guinta heard nothing until Court have been evicted from University The students received warnings, putting G-House Christmas lights from the roof by January 8, according to Machado. them in the position of receiving harsher means of a pole. houising after disrupting the United Student Interviewed at his new residence at558 East Government Christmas party for commuters disciplinary action if they were involved in Shea and Finn "weren't altogether that 191st Street, Klines said, "1 don't think it another incident. They also were placed on bad," according to Terry Tracey, A-House on December 15, bringing to five the number was fair to be kept waiting like that. of students tossed out last semester. Student Activities probation for Spring, 1979. resident advisor, "but they just couldn't fit Machado tried to intimidate us. We were told "This includes exclusion from participation The eviction of John Klines and Chris in; I think they realized it." we could appeal within five days, but in all activities of the University," according "1 think the decision of the administration Guinta stemmed from their actions at the Machado said if we did we might be given to the same letter. party on the last day of classes in the Campus is a just one, they took plenty of time in additional punishment." The students were placed on official warn- Center cafeteria. Along with a group of making it," said Rev. Raymond A. Schroth, "1 thought the food fight would be forgot- ing for "any and all university food services about 20 freshmen from Queen's Court, they S.J., the faculty member in residence in ten," continued Klines. "It wasn't all that operations..." The students could then pos- used their meal tickets to load up on A-House. "I'm sorry there wasn't a better unique so we didn't think it would be such a sibly be denied use of the Rose Hill and pudding, milk and other "food fight" solution." big deal." Lincoln Center cafeterias as well as the Stu- materials. According to one participant (all Another unidentified student was evicted The rest of the students were required to dent Deli. from 555 this fall for emptying a fire of whom wished to remain anonymous), they pay for any damage done to clothing as a stood by the door of the cafeteria and hurled The stereo at the party was damaged by the extinguisher for a total of five for the result of the attack, but no bills were ever thrown food, costing $28.67 to repair. semester. Only four students were evicted food into the crowd of students on the dance received by Machado for reimbursement. floor. Machado is uncertain as to which of the 20 from campus housing in 1977-78 and four in The twenty were charged with "harassment students to bill, if they are to be billed at all. 1976-7. Does this represent an increase in The assailants fled the scene with a large or physical abuse of another person, or cre- The request for payment was received after a destructive behavior, or a change in policy number of the students they had attacked in ating substantial risk of such injury to deadline set for any damage claims, accord- with regard to the enforcement of housing pursuit. Running into Queen's Court they another person on the University premises," ing to Machado. policy by the administration? barricaded themselves into their rooms. and "engaging in or inciting others to engage Two other students, Martin Shea and "1 would find it more than gently ironic if When the commuters arrived at the dorm- in conduct which interferes with or disrupts Brendan Finn of A-House in Martyrs' Court, Fordham history shows me to be tougher on itory they threw rocks at the building, and any university function," according to a let- were evicted early in December. They had discipline than my predecessor (former Dean then entered. Once inside, they ripped memo ter received by one of the participants. also compiled a list of infractions: taking the of Students William J. Crawley 111)," said pads off doors and pounded on the wall, All received sanctions in the areas of Martyrs' Court sign into their room one McGowan. "My suspicion is that there is an demanding that the boarders come out. At Residence Halls, Student Activities and Food night; opening the fire door; extensive room increased incidence of foolish behavior, not a that point, IBI guards arrived and dispersed radical increase, but a significant one. And I the students. Editor 'i note; This letter was submitted and printed as a public apology at the request also think, seven out of ten cases as a guess, Assistant Dean of Students Michael of Assistant Dean of Students Michael Machado. are involved in one way or another with Machado, who investigated the incident irresponsible behavior prior to the action for along with Dean of Housing Robert Becker, To those present at the December 15 Christmas party in the cafeteria: which the student is being disciplined. confirmed that the commutters had thrown We want to express our sincere apologies for the disturbance which we may have Specifically, irresponsible drinking. This, I rocks at the dormitory, but said he was created at the cafeteria Christmas party on December 15. We apologize mostly to think, is symptomatic of a deeper and more having difficulty identifying those those students whose clothes became soiled as a result of our spontaneous display of serious problem." commuters. However, he found it "under- food-throwing. We only hope that you accept our apologies and that you not hold any According to McGowan, the evictions are standable that they should react in that grudges against us or other boarding students. designed to improve life for those students at way." Though it may have seemes that our aim was to disrupt the function, this was not the University who desire a more pleasurable The two students met with Machado and the case. In fact, we had no aim. We were merely a group of freshmen who, without living environment. "I'd be very much Becker and were told that they would be thinking twice or about the possible outcome, were out to have a little mischievous disappointed if I thought those disciplinary notified by January 5 as to whether or not fun. It seemed like "a funny thing to do" at the time. It is is unfortunate, though, that actions were not supported by a majority of they would be allowed to remain in campus many viewed this incident as such are, in reality, the ones who are causing the students," he said. I feel I'm addressing their housing.The deans had singled them out be- existence of such a problem between boarders and commuters. Hopefully, in the best interests by taking these actions. cause of their record of previous infractions. future, we will allsee the Fordham student population at Rose Hill as the coherent "Disruptive behavior is no where reaching Klines had been written up for throwing a unity that it should be rather than two separate forces. epic proportions, but some patterns are clear garbage can lid at a girl from Robert's Hall, The involved boarding students enough to merit comment," McGowan while Guinta had been cited for being on the added. Newsbriefs Dorms
Kids' Art Parkway continued from page 1 Committee was not shown the pros and cons The Lincoln Center Campus will host the As part of the $9.9 million rehabilitative nion on what the Committee saw. The Com- of the campus, but only the pros." opening of the annual Children's Art Exhibi- effort being carried out on the Bronx River mittee has agreed to let Dr. McGowan be the Some of the problems .not shown to the ion and Performing Arts/Film Festival on Parkway by the State Department of spokesperson. Otherwise, The Ram would Committee, he continued, were "The over- January 25 at 5:30 P.M. The exhibition of Transportation, safety improvements are just get a number of varied impressions crowding at Henle Student Village, the fact children's art will run through Feburary 4 on being made on the entrance and exit ramps of which would not be consistent with the Com- that the policy that all freshmen must live on he Plaza Level. Attending the opening pro- the parkway in the vicinity of the Rose Hill mittee's task." campus made housing scarce for upperclass- »ram will be members of the United Nations campus. The Ram learned about the committee's men, and the lack of a social life at George- Committee of Non-Governmental Organiza- The work on the parkway, funded observations from a Fordham student visit- town, possibly caused by the scarcity of tions for the INternational Year of the Child, primarily by the Federal government, ing Georgetown at the time. According to housing." he Manhattan Borough President's Office, includes repavement and the construction of him, the committee visited Henle student vil- Machado found some very interesting- the Board of Education, and Fordham's concrete median dividers on the road from lage, which is a new dormitory designed activity policies at Georgetown. He is think- faculty. the city line as far south as the Bruckner somewhat like Martyr's Court except the ing about implementing some of them at The exhibition, which will take place here Expressway. houses are separate. Each suite holds five Fordham, but hasn't made any definite deci- for the second year, will be of artwork, Support structures have recently been people and has a kitchen. The committee also sions yet. "They have $200,000 in their ac- paintings, masks, etc., of children participat- erected by the Pelham Parkway, Boston Post was shown other Georgetown dormitories. tivities budget as compared to $120,000 for ng in the Title I Children's Program: Learn- Road, Fordham Road and Allerton Avenue However, the source felt that the commit- us," he said. "They have less clubs, and ng to Read Through the Arts. exits for new overhead signs. tee was not given an accurate view of student don't give the smaller ones outright funding, Further improvements on those nearby life at Georgetown. "The administrators at but rather make specific appropriations exits, according to Bill McCarthy, engineer Georgetown were almost trying to sell their when the club petitions for money." $Aicf overseeing the project for the DOT, include campus to the Committee," he said. "They Machado also looked at their pub and Students wishing to apply for financial aid the widening of ramps, the addition of chauffered them around, and gave them free cafe. The cafe is a fast-food grill service for next school year may pick up their guiderails and safety barriers and the meals. The Committee wasn't given an ob- which provides hot and cold food. He also applictions after February 1 in the Financial removal of potentially hazardous obstacles jective view of the campus, but a subjective was interested in the student store there, Aid office located in Dealy 212. The deadline such as rock outcroppings on the shoulder of one. The impression I got from talking to which is "a combination of a drugstore and for returning applications is March 1. the parkway. some Georgetown students was that the grocery store." Exams continued from page I compatible schedules, one with "We're looking for every way to cut post-Christmas exams and one involving corners without throats," he said. exams beforfe Christmas. And McCarthy The first day of fall registration will be will now use the pre-Christmas exam August 22 and the last day of finals will be schedule they submitted. December 22. "The real issue is to make sure there's enough lime for a student to really Rev. Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., chairman absorb the material," he said. of the Fordham College Council committee Reiss emphasized that the switch to the which submitted a pre-Christmas exam pre-Christmas schedule "wasn't much of a schedule for McCarthy's consideration in switch, il was a touch and go situation invol- November, was very happy with the decision. ving a number of factors— a matter of "1 would like to think that the decision was receiving information that tipped the scale." made for educational reasons because McCarthy said it was the knowledge of educational reasons are so much on our side, Spring registration held the usual difficulties with closed courses and a lack ol these factors which led him to request that but my guess is that it was made for financial course booklets.but there was also something novel: a student survey. A Survey of the deans fro Fordham College, CBA and the reasons," he said. Schroth did add that he graduate school meet and put together a uni- thought economic considerations were also Student Interest in Athletics" was initiated by Executive V1Ce-President Paul Re.ss to help plan intramural and varsity sports programs. fied calendar. They came up with two important. PAGK 4 THi; KAM THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1979 "College Isn't Just For Youngsters" woman who came back to school because, "I and 1 ean't thank him enough." By USA CORRY Although their learning experiences cover both ends of the spectrum, Adamson feels love to learn." She started high school with Cowan is hesitant about coming to school (Second in a series on the College tit Lincoln that the courses can meet all the students' her daughter in 1962, finishing in three years. in the winter because of his health. He'd like Center's adult education program) needs satisfactorily. "The common denom- Believing that the learning process should to take English, to correct his lingering Rus- inator is life experience and personal read- never stop, she enrolled in CAS, which be- sian accent, and courses in drawing and When he was editor of the Cambridge ing," he said. CAS also offers lecture series came like a second family to her. She is going painting. How does he like having teachers University Press, Dr. Roberl Adamson de- and field trips to take advantage of Lincoln on to LXCHI. to work toward her degree in who are younger than he is? "I like young cided that older people did not read enough. Center's cultural activities, and "conscious- sociology. "I'm very sad that 1 have to leave women," he says with a grin, "the younger K wasn't senility, he discovered, but a lack of ness-raising" groups to deal with the stereo- College at 60. It's a marvelous atmosphere," the better." stimulation and structure in their lives. types of aging she saitl. While Adamson is proud of all his prote- Now, as the founder and director of Col- For most of the retired citizens, CAS is a William Cowan, a 77-year-old gentleman ges, his favorite success story is John J. lege at 60, he feels the program is the way to real lifesaver. "I knew that when 1 retired, I whose mind is half the age of his body, is O'Connell, a former bank president who re- avoid this "mental poverty in older per- would have to do something," explained another December, 1978 graduate of CAS. sented his mandatory retirement. Like many sons." He said, "A mind of 80 can be as Madeline S. She was graduated from CAS in He is going on to EXCE1, after which he'd retired people, he found that he suddenly had sharp as 18." December, but is hesitant about going on to like to study law. "If I'm still around," he a lot of time on his hands, so he enrolled in Adamson gives College at Lincoln Center IXCLI . "1 don't really want to go to col- joked. College at 60. He is enjoying learning for Dean George Shea a lot of credit for helping lege; I don't like writing papers," she ex- Cowan was graduated from high school in learning's sake. "I'm trying to digest what I to bring about the intergenerational college, plained. She found CAS to be a stimulating Russia, his native country, in 1918. He was was supposed to have learned years ago in since he was the first to encourage the pro- experience, a place to make friends, madeline accepted by a medical school in Switzerland, college, but 1 was too busy worrying about gram. When Adamson had submitted his did suggest that they make the writing skills but his family couldn't afford it, so he em- my grades," he said. plan to the Presidents of Harvard and Vas- course mandatory. "If I'd had that in the be- igrated to New York City, where he was in Recently, O'Connell was invited to speak sar, they were agreeable, but their faculties ginning, things would have been a lot easier. the men's neckwear manufacturing business. on a radio program about mandatory retire- were not. "They think older people are de- It's a must," she declared. After that, he operated a chain of seven ment. But when he got there, instead of being crepit," he said. "They wanted them to sit in One of her new friends, Ann L., read bakeries for 25 years until he retired. Because against it, he told them that he was glad he the back of the room." about CAS in the New York Times. She was he had neglected his health, he went to Ari- had retired; if he hadn't, he wouldn't have Adamson calls this attitude racist —against looking for something to fill the void after zona for several years. Unhappy there, he re- found College at 60. Because this didn't senior citizens. The CAS program is "anti- her husband (a Fotdham alumnus) died two turned to New York City. agree with the program's stand against man- Agist." He explains that college isn't just for years ago. Although Ann had never gone to He read an ad for N.Y.U.'s continuing datory retirement, they refused to let him on youngsters. "It's very serious and arduous," college, she had taken nurses' training in education program, and he is still piqued be- the air. he said. "Anyone with good intentions can 1926 and had gone to Teacher's College at cause they cancelled his appointment without Programs like CAS are changing the def- perform." Columbia for Public Health. In her nutrition telling him. So he came to Fordham and en- initions of higher education. College isn't College at 60 began in 1973, with fourteen course at CAS, "it was a great revelation" to rolled in CAS. "1 will always be grateful to just for 18-year-olds anymore: it's for any- people. Today, there are 154 students, and a find that the basics of nutrition haven't Dr. Adamson for creating College at 60," he one who loves to learn, no matter what the class of 21 was graduated last December 14. changed much in 50 years. said. "He has been a guiding spirit for me, age or background. After they complete four two-credit sem- While other students praised the courses inars, they receive a certificate which enables on aging, Ann shuddered, "How grim!" She them to enter any division of the University was graduated from CAS last year and is a without any other admission requirements. freshman at Lincoln Center. Now, she's tak- Twenty-five percent of them go on to EX- ing a European history course, where the Knowing CEL, and then into the mainstream of the teacher is 40 years younger than she is, and University. "No previous educational experi- everyone else in the class is 18. She takes two ence is necessary," said Adamson. The only buses to school, "carrying a history book entry requirement is an interview, and the that weighs 50pounds." how to study ability to pay the tuition. Ann is taking history because she and her CAS students take "non-pressured" sem- sister went back to Germany recently to trace inars that are tailored to their interests. their ancestry. They found their grand- Courses like "A New Look at America Since father's birth records in a small mountain vil- is the Depression" give them a perspective on lage, and traced his passage to the United their lifetime; philosophy and literature States. She is currently studying Bismarck courses try to present an encapsulated ver- ("Oh, what a devious man!"). Now she's half the battle sion of the major themes, while the psychol- torn between taking a medieval history ogy courses deal with aging and retirement. course to learn more about Germany, and a • i Like EXCEL, the classes are guided discus- more contemporary history course. sions emphasizing participation, based on Dvora Mintz was only too happy to sing preparation. the praises of CAS. She's a motherly Jewish Once you've learned the proper way to study, learning becomes much less complicated. New York University's School of Continuing Education offers three courses that will give you the head start that could make a dif- At The Harold Glurman Theater ference in your academic success. 412 W. 42nd Street (Theater Row) Building Skills for College is a course that will give you Reservations: (212) 279-4200 specialized instruction in developing efficient vocabulary, comprehension, and study skills.
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This article was written by Ram Executive Editor Carol | Coyne after interviews with five women who attend Fordham University and chose to terminate thier pregnan- cies by abortion. The article does not claim that the situa- tions it describes are representative of Fordham's female population, but merely portrays the reactions and thoughts of these unmarried women about their pregnancies and abortions. All the names have been changed in order to protect the privacy of these individuals.
"1 never thought I could have an abortion. But 1 gave it a lot of thought, and I think abortion was the right choice for me." Sue shook back her long, dark hair and stared thoughfully at her hands. A petite, pretty student in her junior year at Fordham, Sue has a bright personality that attracts a lot of friends. As the oldest in a middle class family of ten children, she receives a scholarship that al- lows her to attend college. She studies hard, gets good grades, and hopes to attend law school when she graduates. Last June, Sue discovered she was pregnant. "When 1 found out, 1 was terrified," she said. "I didn't know what to do. 1 love my parents, but 1 just couldn't tell them be- cause 1 knew how much they'd be hurt. "My boyfriend was even worse than I was, if that's pos- sible," she said as she laughed nervously. "I was afraid he THE ABORTION was going to run off. He was too frightened to be of any help, or even to offer any support. ] had to go to the clinic by myself because he made me even more upset than 1 was already." Sue is just one out of what is estimated to be more than a million women a year who have received legal abortions QUANDARY since 1976, when the Supreme Court ruled individual wo- men could make the decision whether or not to have an abortion. In 1976 alone, 83,652 women had legal abortions in New York City, including 16,495 in the Bronx. Many of these abortions were performed on college-aged women. In fact, 65.4 percent of all legal abortion in the United States that year were performed on women under 24. Although there are no statistics on the number of Fordham women who have received abortions, it is a fact that some have. All these women chose the alternative of abortion for different reasons. Sue felt she made the right choice be- cause she thought neither she nor her boyfriend were ca- pable of bringing up a child, and neither felt able to disrupt their lives to such a great extent. "It wasn't an easy choice," she said. "I really agonized over the decision. After all, 1 was brought up with that 'good Catholic girl' stereotype hanging over me...We were just too immature to be good parents." Sue hesitated. Her gaze wandered out the window to Edward's Parade and Keating Hall. She began to speak, slowly: "I know this is going to sound corny, or maybe I even mean childish, but Phil, my boyfriend, and I love each other. The whole thing brought us very close. We may get married in a few years and have some children, but having a baby right now just wasn't right for either of us. Phil wants to go to medical school next year, and I want to go to law school when 1 graduate. 1 know this must sound self- ish, but I don't believe I did anything wrong. Sometimes I used to feel guilty and gel depressed, but mostly I just feel relieved." Of the five Fordham, women interviewed, four fell over- whelmingly relieved after having abortions. But one, Janet, has had trouble coping with her feelings of guilt, and still, six months later, attends counselling sessions ^ the Manhattan clinic that performed her abortion. "1 always swore I'd never have an abortion," she said. Sometimes I can't believe that I did." Janet pushes back her chair, stood up slowly, and began pacing the room. Absently running her fingers through her short curly hair, she spoke softly, almost as if speaking to herself. "I guess 1 did it because 1 was desperate. You can't imagine how desperate I was. I couldn't go to sleep, or eat, or anything. You know, 1 was always told what a great future I had, and I was so happy, and I just couldn't give that up. But even worse would have been wrecking every- body else's life. I couldn't bear to tell my mother. She would have died of shame. And Michael—he was the sibility of adoption. Parenthood, the Eastern Women's Center, or University father—would have had to give so much. But it was To some extent, all of the women felt very much alone. Women's Services—the yellow pages lists a number of such mostly the thought of my mother." Sue voiced the feelings of the other women when she said, organizations. Three went to clinics in Manhattan for their Ellen's situation was much different from either Janet's "As much as my boyfriend may have sympathized with abortions, one went to a clinic in the Bronx, and one to a or Sue's. For one thing, Ellen wasn't sure who impregnated me, he wasn't me. He always could have gotten away. I was clinic on Long Island. her. Her parents are divorced, and she rarely speaks to stuck." Apparently, few students rely on the Counselling Center either of them. On her trips to the abortion clinic, she was Not one of the five interviewed sought information from or on COPE for information. The Counselling Center does accompanied by a girlfriend. Ellen felt relief that she was Fordham sources such as the Counselling Center, the have a list of organizations to which they can refer the wo- able to terminate her pregnancy. "Otherwise," she said, Health Center, or COPE. They didn't even consider it. All man, and pregnant women have sought help their in the "I would have killed myself. 1 couldn't face being an un- directly called outside organizations, such as Planned past. But according to Gcorgiana Tryon, director of the wed mother." Ellen never seriously considered the pos- continued on page 6 PAGE 6 THK RAM. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1979 THE RAM SERVING CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SINCE ABORTI
Neil Grealy Editor-in-Chief Carol Coyne Pro-Life or Pro-Choice? o-Executive Editors Bill Bole January 22, 1979 was the sixth anniversary of the Dave Harvey Opinion Editor child or adult we are today. We did not Sue Sandier Features Editor Supreme Court Decision giving a mother the private right born infant. We once were infants that ck\i Thom Dufly lommunity Affairs Editor to 'choose' lo kill her unborn child up to nine months of child or adult we are today. Nothing has Keith Murray Lin oln Center Comm. Affrs. pregnancy, far more than the press estimate of 60,000 pro- fertilized ovum or the infant who we once j Nancy Coplar lifers from across the country gathered in Washington for trition. Cathy Sheehan Associate Editors the annual March For Life to protest that Decision and to Dr. A.W. Liley of New Zealand who deJ John Piro Arts Editor demand a Human Life Ammendment (HLA) to the Con- Sports Editor intra-uterine exchange transfusions to treJ Ken Lewis tilution thai would outlaw abortion in all cases except to ... Photography Editor the womb and is known as the "Father <<[ Sam Moraca • prevent the death of the mother. Bill Buck Business Manager scribes the life of the child in the womb: Mary Ellen DeVito . Subscription Manager On the same day, a handful of abortion proponents, "We know that he moves with a delightl either paraded or held press conferences in the name of his buoyant world, that foetal comfort (/| The flam is the UntversftyWide Newspaper of Fordham University, seiv ig campus and community since so-called "freedom-to-choose." That all sounds very mod- position. He is responsive to pain and toil 1916. The Rani is distributed free of charge every Thursday during the a< idemic year. Editorial. Copy, and Business Oflices in Faculty Memorial Hall. Rooms 428.9 and 443, and Ne ; Ollice at Lincoln Center In Leon erate and reasonable. Thai is, it sounds moderate and rea- sound and light. He drinks his amniotk //I Lowenstein408C. Telephone-Rose Hill: (212) 933-2233 Ext. 546,6. or 933 765 Address all correspondence sonable until you finish the sentence, until you ask— artificially sweetened, less if it is given an i to The Ram, Box B. Fotdahm University, Bronx. New Vorfc. 10458. N al Advertising Representative is CASS. Pulaski Road, Chicago. Illinois. The Ram is printed on recycled pap freedom to choose what? Freedom to choose to kill...? He gets hiccups and sucks his thumb. He u| What they neglect to say is that they are promoting the He gets bored with .repetitive signals Inn < J woman's unrestricted right to choose to kill the helpless, alerted by a first signal for a second one defenseless human being within her body—her unborn "This is the foetus we know and indn ! child. were. The same foetus we look after in nul No Resolutions The Supreme Court Decision deprived our youngest cit- the same baby we are caring for before and 1 izens of their personhood and their right to have rights— before birth can be ill and need diagnmh] their right to live. Specifically, it said an abortion can be just like any other patient.'' done for any reason up to the third month of pregnancy, The question, then, is not whether the unbj On Abortion issue that the state could regulate only the health conditions of being. The question is whether or not they al the abortion from the third to the sixth month, and it even der our Constitution, and entitled to the rigll The heart of the physical layout of the newspaper which you allows the killing of the unborn child from the sixth to the therein. The same baby who can be killed ail hold in your hand, the first number of Volume 61, has been ninth month if the mother's health (physical, mental, side the womb, has the full protection ol'oul devoted to one issue: abortion. In the weeks since the members social,, economic) is "threatened" (Note: From the 6th to she manages to get outside the womb aliu\ TI of the editorial board agreed on this topic as the intial one in our 9th month the baby can survive as can babies as early as 18 ination on account of place of residence. Abo| new opinion format, it has also been the subject to which we weeks.). It reasoned that the unborn child does not have a a civil rights issue. have devoted a great deal of attention. "meaningful" life and therefore is not under the state's In another century, the Supreme Court of This opinion section is not an under aking which we view protection. another tragic mistake. They decided that lightly, nor is the subject with which we deal this week. For the The Court slated that it could not decide when life began were not citizens under our Constitution and i and then, in the exercise of "raw Judicial power," pro- of their freedom and in many cases ilieir existence of such a forum is integrally tied to our vision of what ceeded to write a decision that implied it did know. Civil War and amendments to the C'onsiitutl Fordham, or any other university, should be; of what kind of ex- li is an irrefutable biological fact that life begins at con- that tragic error. perience a university should provide for the students who attend ception (when the sperm and ovum unite at fertilization) The current president of the National Right! it. Our vision of that experience comes down to one basic, and and a new, unique human being comes into existence. This mittee, Dr. Carolyn F. Gerster, a cardiologist! that basic is the cultivation of values. Fbr the discussion, ex- unique individual has 46 chromosones—23 from each of his and a feminist, compared the Right To 1 ifcj pression, and examination of the values which operate con- or her parents and is biologically and microscopically dis- the Abolitionist movement in an address toil sciously and unconsciously in our lives am our society are cen- tinctly human. vention of the National Right Ro I ile Comif tral to any viable concept of an academic dommunity. This living being, granted a protective environment, is "/ believe 1 understand now why the tibot completely independent from the beginning of his or her feared and hated and ridiculed. They refim This type of question can not be 'dismissed as the ex- life and at ten days of age takes over hormone control of mise their principles. They were willing to I traneous material of academia, for it implies real consequen- the mother's body. At 18 days of age, this tiny human has a lives, their fortunes, and their sacred Iwnori ces. "Life" does not begin exclusively after college ends, and to beating heart even though only 1/4 inch long, and at 6 to 7 own freedom, as in the war of hulependem\ the possible dismay of some, it often intrudes on that protected weeks, moves, has measurable brain function (EEG), fin- freeedom of a stranger." and self-contained world. As can be seen in the story by Carol gerprints, and is a 1/2 to 1 inch 'minature' being weighing "Slavery, as abortion, was culled a Coyne on the preceding page, abortion can become a crucial I/30th of an ounce. At 8 weeks, he or she swims freely, The abolitionists did not believe thut evil i« choice in the lives of college-age wonen, and, to a relative grabs with an arm the size of an exclamation (!), is about "A century ago, a few men and women] degree, for college-age men. Besides these real, but not ex- 11/4 inches long (crown to rump) and weighs 1 /20th of an stood in the slave markets. They livened, him tremely common, experiences, the controversy confronts us on ounce. At 11 to 12 weeks, all organ systems, including men- prehend, the sensible arguments—the neee\ tal are functioning, the baby feels pain, breathes (fluid) the pages of the papers we read, on the a rwaves, and even in the nomic security for an agrarian society, tku has thumb sucking, sleeps and wakes, is 3 inches long and sion. They were deaf to all the logic and r/i<| often mindless medium of television, for nil the media have adop- fits in the palm of the hand. From that time on, nothing now, because they could not get beyond //iaj ted it as a daily issue. The coverage was r cently increased as we new develops. All that is added is nutrition. truth. This is a human being. " passed the sixth anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling which You and 1 did not come from a fertilized ovum. We once "The arguments for abortion are lewn\ legalized abortion in the United States It was marked by the were a fertilized ovum who grew and developed into the lion, women's rights, rejected children, ondI march in Washington by the Right To Life organization, with sily. But you unfortunates \j)ro-liler^\ u»w| counter-demonstrations and forums organized by opposing the reality of the baby.'' groups. "Just as no nation can survive hull sk\c\ Fordham's no nation can survive whose very foumkuo\ This anniversary, in fact, was the stimulus for our consideration of the subject, and we asked our guest columnists to use it as a by the blood of its children. " "The words of William Lloyd d starting point for their works. ! continued from page 5 Cases of the first issue of the abolitionist paper' The conflict which emerged between their points of view is Counselling Center, she personally handled no pregnancy are as true today as they were in IS.U: '/»''{ typical of the arguments and campaigns which have become cases recently. She thought students possibly called COPE, truth and as uncompromising as justice. 0n\ common and spirited sights since 1973. The never-ending debate a student-run referral agency. do not wish to think or speak or write »'ii/i i about the exact point which marks the beginning of human life is But according to Bob Solomon, director of scheduling am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I vill noil revived, but as usual there is no real resolution of that question. and a member of the steering committee of COPE, who has not retreat a single inch—and I will he // three women have died and countless others have suffered On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed irreparable damage. Rosie Jiminez, a Mexican-American down the landmark decision decriminalizing abortion dur- woman from Texas and mother of a 5-year-old daughter, ing the first two trimesters of pregnancy. Many Americans was six months away from college graduation when she be- supported the high court's ruling, calling it humane and came pregnant. With no Medicaid funds available, she re- just. Others condemned it, calling the Court and its sup- sorted to an illegal abortion. Rosie died. porters 'murderers.' Today, six years later, the controversy Those who oppose abortion are certainly entitled to their wages on in an atmosphere of emotionalism and sensation- beliefs. And they are entitled to espouse them. That is the alism, with debate inspiring intolerance and too often ex- wonderful and unique aspect of our Constitution, yet there ploding into acts of violence against very real people: clinic is surely great cause for alarm when a highly organized mi- personnel and patients and even sometimes threats to their nority seeks to once again criminalize abortion under every children. Clearly, many of those involved have lost sight of circumstance, despite the overwhelming majority of Amer- the facts. The issue, cloaked in irrationality, has been pre- icans who support legal abortion. A 1977 Gallop Poll re- sented to the American public in a distorted manner. And ported that three-quarters of Americans support abortion yes, both sides have contributed to the growing polariza- under all or some conditions. Even among Roman Cath- tion of belief concerning abortion. Dialogue has virtually olics, studies show that while many would not choose abor- ceased, creating political warfare and straining ecumenical tion as an alternative to an unwanted pregnancy, over 76% relationships in a country based on pluralism, freedom and agree that the decision to have an abortion should be made religious liberty. between a woman and her doctor and that the government What are the facts? What exactly did the Supreme Court should have nothing to do with it. Catholic women utilize rule? How has legal abortion affected the lives of American abortion facilities in relatively the same proportions as women? As a Roman Catholic, I knew the questions sur- women of other faiths. In short, Americans regard deci- rounding the abortion issue required deep thought and sions concerning parenthood as personal, individual consideration. No one makes decisions concerning abor- choices. I agree. tion flippantly, as some believe, because it involves every- 1 reject the proposition that women choose abortion thing a person holds important: religion, culture, ethics capriciously. The choice is never an easy one. But amid all and what we know and think about life and death. the controversy, the sloganeering, the heckling of political The Supreme Court, acknowledging the sensitive and candidates and the endless media coverage, the most im- emotional nature surrounding the abortion issue, found portant has been forgotten: the woman who is pregnant that the laws prohibiting abortion no longer served their when she doesn't want to be. (There are no simple answers. original secular purpose of protecting the life of the preg- Contraception is never 100% effective; 1 out of every 3 nant woman, and not because society believed abortion couples using birth control will face an unwanted preg- was wrong or immoral, although some people did. During nancy in 5 years. Fully 40°/o of all pregnancies in this coun- the 1800's when these state statutes were enacted, abortion try are unplanned.) If ever there was a need for compas- was considered an "inherently hazardous procedure." sion, love and support, it is the woman, the couple or the (Throughout history women have sought to terminate un- entire family struggling with this crisis. Very real needs, wanted pregnancies by abortion despite the risk. Where involving pain, continue unattended. abortion was not possible, women often resorted to infan- Last week, supporters of the right to choose invited ticide, which is still practiced in countries where family activists from both sides to attend a 'summit' to discuss planning is unavailable.) The experience of those states ways of preventing the need for abortion. The response with liberalized abortion laws, including New York, from the 'Pro-Life' leaders was adamant and resolute: showed that "mortality rates for women undergoing early "We do not negotiate with baby killers!" abortions,... appear to be as low as or lower than the rates There is something dreadfully wrong when concern is so for normal childbirth." This fact has been substantiated narrowly confined, when regard for the unborn fetus over- since legalized abortion: according to the Center for rides the needs of American women and their families. Disease Control in Atlanta (HEW), the mortality rate of Why is this same compassion not exhibited for the millions legal abortion is 1 per 100,000. Today, abortion is 9 times of children who suffer the horrors of child abuse and safer for teenagers and 39 times safer for women over 40: neglect? for the countless number of elderly people who are the mortality rate for live births is 11.8% per 100,000. living out their lives alone, terrorized in their homes or This does not mean that the medical supersedes the trapped in institutions? moral, but the law must allow room for diversity. After all, Those who oppose the right to choose also oppose con- we are a country comprising numerous religious groups. traception. Again, they are entitled to. Contraception and The High Court ruled that the right to privacy, found in the abortion deal with religious teachings and ethical concepts. 9th and 14th amendments to our Constitution, was broad There is no agreement among major religious groups con- enough to encompass a woman's decision to terminate her cerning the Tightness or wrongness of abortion under vari- pregnancy. Concern for the potential life of the fetus was ous conditions. Most religions support or condone contra- carefully examined. The Justices, finding themselves in the ception. Yet, 'Pro-Lifers' endlessly endeavor to enforce untenable position of endorsing any theory of life conclud- their morality and religious beliefs on the entire U.S. popu- ed that, "We need not resolve the difficult question of lation—attempting to undermine not only the First when life begins. When those trained in the respective dis- Amendment provision of separation of CHurch and State, ciplines of medicine, philosophy and theology are unable to but the rest of the Constitution as well by enacting a "Hu- arrive at any consensus, the judiciary, at this point in the man Life Amendment" either by ratification or Constitu- development of man's knowledge, is not in the position to tional Convention. (A Constitutional Convention has never speculate as to the answer." been called—and many legal scholars feel that such a con- The Court did not give women an absolute right to abor- vention is not for the purpose of enacting one amendment, tion, but ruled that states may not restrict a woman from but to rewrite the entire Constitution and the Bill of Rights. terminating her pregnancy during the first two trimesters Indeed, there is great cause for alarm!) except to ensure adequate medical care. During the third Many Roman Catholics, including me, are severely dis- trimester the state may prohibit abortion, unless it is neces- traught with the actions of our hierarchy, many of whom sary to preserve thelife or health of the woman. (In fact, are involved in the anti-choice movement. Catholic teach- the majority of abortions, 89%, are performed during the ing concerning abortion and other important issues of first trimester.) Instead, the court, in its wisdom, relegated morality is between individual Catholics and the Church- fundamental decisions concerning morality and religion to not secular America. their rightful place: with the individual woman in consulta- A Jesuit priest-friend of mine once told me a story: when tion with her doctor in accord with her conscience. Mr. Pope John eallecP'thc Second Vatican Council, he was Justice Holmes, in his concurring opinion, stated that "The asked why. In response, Pope John walked over to a win- Constitution is made for people of fundamentally differing dow and threw it open, "We need a breath of fresh air." views. This most important Council brought forth the Declara- Will criminalizing abortions prevent women from having tion on Religious Liberty: "Christian faithful, in common them? History clearly tells us no. Before 1970, there were with all other people who possess the civil rights, are not to over one million illegal abortions performed each year. The be hindered in leading their lives in accordance with their medical annals of this country are filled with tragic, need- consciousness." less deaths of women, who in desperation sought illegal Pro-choice does not mean pro-abortion. Pro-choice abortions. In New York City alone, over six thousand position recognizes the inalienable right of citizens of con- women a year were admitted to public hospitals. At Kings science to make their own decisions based on their religious County Hospital, a large facility serving poor people in beliefs. It respects the teachings of other religions even Brooklyn, 32 beds which had been devoted exclusively to when they differ fundamentally from our own. the care of women suffering septic (infected) or incomplete Linda Dcsposito is (he Executive Director of the New abortions, have been eliminated entirely since legalization York State chapter of Catholics for a Free Choice. She in New York State in 1970. Death from illegal abortion is graduated from Hunter College with a li.A. in Sociology. recurring since the federal government, followed by many She currently works in the civil rights field. slates, has cut off Medicaid funding for abortion. At least PAGE 8 THE RAM THURSDAY, JANUARY 2S, 1979 late 1950's at a time when special effects aim ByJ.D. PIRO high budgets were at a premium. Thank*. i0 As surely as the arrival of Christmas and Don Siegel's masterful direction and Kevin New Year's, the traditional rush of new films McCarthy's forceful acting, the story ofa to the theaters in time for the Academy Reeve Flies, And town with inhabitants taken over one by ont Awards' December 31st deadline occurred on by an unfeeling alien force of pod people be. came not only believable but terribly frighi. schedule. cning. The simple reason for the success oi The hype and hooplah accompanying these the original INVASION OF THE BOD) films raises the expectations of movie fans, 'Snatchers' Fails SNA TCHERS is that special effects were in. and one sure-fire package of entertainment cidental to a movie that needed and had ;, that fulfills these expectations is SUPER- tightly scripted, well-acted drama whitli MAN, tsvo-and-one-half hours of fun-filled, placed ordinary people to whom the audience I non-stop escapism. Hue disappointment could relate into an extraordinary situation lurks in the shadows of the movie theater for in a believable way. anyone waiting on line to catch INVASION The current film has none of the original' 01 Till- BODY SNATCHERS, the Philip virtues and several flaws. The original reliej Kaufman remake of a 1956 science-fiction on the interplay between the characters of; classic. small isolated community to suspend disbc Producers Alexander and llya Salkind, lief and create suspense. The new versio; who spent four years and $65 million bring- moves the action from the small town of San ing the Man of Steel to the screen, have ta Mira to the sprawling urban metropolis o acknowledged that the success or failure of San Francisco, and much of that vital tensioi their film hinges on the verisimilitude of Su- has dissipated into the Bay Area air. perman in night. Sophisticated traveling Donald Sutherland mumbles his wa; mattes, in place of the old process shots of through the role of Dr. Matthew Bennell, tin the TV series, have accomplished their objec- San Francisco health inspector, who take; tive, and a host of other special effects add to time out from analyzing rat turd to save hu- the appearance of reality. Not only can Su- manity from becoming a world of emotion- perman fly, he can catch Lois Lane in mid- less pod-people. If lack of emotions are an air, one-hand a falling helicopter, stop an indication of whose side one is on, the pods earthquake, and perform a host of other must have gotten Sutherland at the beginning super-feats. of the film. Leonard Nimoy, who made a The cast does a fine job of bringing to life career out of being unemotional, tries hard the comic-book characters nearly all of us as the leader of the pod people, but the script met in childhood. Christopher Reeve adds never allows a decent hero-villain conflict to depth and dimension to the Man of Steel, but develop, and the talents of the cast are it is his portrayal of the bumbling, stuttering, wasted. mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent that es- tablishes him as an actor of considerable tal- Kaufman has worked elaborate and well- ent and innovation. His Clark Kent is clearly done special effects into a film that never distinctive from Superman, unlike the por- needed them in the first place. No graphic trayals of Kent by Kirk Alyn and George (no depiction of the creation of a pod poison can ever substitute for the sheer terror fell by the relation) Reeves, who sometimes made Kent Leonard N'imoy as Dr. David Kibner in Invasion as daring as his alter ego. audience when Kevin McCarthy came out of half of the movie is almost entirely the effort Consultant Tom Mankiewicz, a veteran of a loving clinch with Dana Wynter to realize Gene Hackman as Arch-I-nemy Lex of Mario Puzo. The scenes on the ice world the James Bond films, never allow SUPER- his sweetheart was one of "them." Luthor, Marlon Brando as Kryptonian sci- of Krypton (an imaginative set by John Bar MAN to adopt the self-mocking attitude of entist Jor-Hl, and Margot Kidder as the newly It's too bad W.D. Richter could not have ry), in Smallville, and at the Fortress of Sol- KING KONG or the campiness of the oldcombined both ingredients into his script, for liberated Lois Lane are only a few of the iuide are played with heavy seriousness. The BATMAN television series. Superman is notables in a superb supporting cast. Special the last half-hour is faintly reminiscent of the :on1 d half of the film has a more humorous never turned into the buffoon that Bob Hol- applause also goes to Jackie Cooper's fine sec suspense felt in the original. But the action, touchiich. liday portrayed on Broadway. The humor is when it finally arrives, is far too little and portrayal of hard-bitten, no-nonsense, Daily This change in tone does not compromise gentle and not self-deprecating, Planet Editor Perry While. way too late. As for me, 1 left my heart in the integrity of the film. Richard Donner, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCH- Santa Mira. The screenplay went through several re- who also directed THE OMEN, and Creative ERS, in contrast, was a film first made in the writes before and during shooting. The first STARTS FRI. JAN. 26 AT A THEATRE NEAR YOU MAKES KOTTER AND HIS SWEATHOOS LOOK LIKE A KINDERGARTEN. The Mimes and Mummers present Open Auditions for Pippin Thursday, Friday, and Saturday January 25,26,27 Collins Theatre 7:30 P.M. 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Monday, Feb. 26 at 5:00 P.M. in USG Offices, FMH 436,7 I Believe We Can Make A Difference Robert F. Kennedy * ?';. As a New York Senator, Robert Kennedy used his wealth and talents in attem- pting to help eliminate many of the most serious problems faced by the urban poor. The Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Project is a living testimonial to this effort. Fordham students and faculty members possess similar talents, and it is for this reason that both Fordham's Campus Ministries and United Student Government are attempting to recruit such individuals for the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, one of the most sucessful grassroots com- munity influence groups in the city. The Coalition is in need of people interested in seeking voluntary positions ranging from staff researchers to tenant organizers. A meeting of all interested is being held on Tuesday, Jan. 30, in FMH437. (MMMMMMKMi THE RAM THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1979 PAGE 11 Olli's Right Arm Brings Him Success By KEN LEWIS not exactly the greatest life." others. We had great coaches—Manager Art To make a minor league team is certainly a Matt OHi was a disappointed young man "The living conditions and the money were Mazmanian is exceptional—and decent facil- thrill in itself, especially for a kid who for a upon graduation from Fordham last year. He not too hot," he said. "1 was making about ities. We also had a really good team which while had nowhere to go, and then beat out had been an excellent pitcher for Coach Jack the minimum for a rookie, and was living in finished in first place, but lost in the play- 350 players for the opportunity to play in the Lyons and the baseball team, posting a 5-1 a small apartment house a short way from offs." Yankee organization. However, something record as the number two hurler on the staff. the ballpark. Then, too, the traveling was He had an impressive season, and was re- happened after the Oneonta season that may Yet his lifelong dreams for a professional nothing much to talk about. The team had to warded with the reassignment have been even more thrilling for a die-hard career had seemingly been shatterd since he drive in a bus all over New York State, may- of his contract to Fort Lauderdale in the ballplayer such as Olli. was not selected in the pro-draft of college be five- or six-hour rides at a time. It was a Florida State league, where he will soon re- "1 had just come back from Oneonta," he ballplayers, and was not contacted by any real drag." port for spring training. Matt feels that this said, "when I was called down to Yankee team. He refused to give up hope, though. "But," Olli continued, "the or- will be his toughest challenge for he will have Stadium in September to pitch batting prac- His persistence paid off, and a little over ganization is the best in comparison to all the to prove himself all over again. tice for the Yanks. The team had just re- two months later Olli was pitching for the turned from about a fourteen-game road New York Yankee's Class A farm team at trip, and they were in first place. I received Oneonta, New York in the Penn League. In Win 7 out of 9 my own locker, and got to meet all of them. thirty games there, he won two games and I'll tell you: you read about all that dissen- saved two as a reliever, impressing the Yan- sion, but these were pretty cool guys. They kee brass enough to be sent to the Fort were relaxed, joking around; I think [man- Lauderdale club for this coming season. Jtamef f es on Streak ager] Bob Lemon was the reason for that." Some will say that this is the conventional By MICHAEL KAY the Jayhawks up by 15 at one point and then "I threw a lot to nonregulars, but I did rags to riches story, right. Well, not exactly. The women's basketball team has contin- Fordham going up by four with two minutes pitch to a few of the regulars," he explained. Olli worked hard to achieve his goal, but it ued its fine play into the middle of its season, to play. Kansas, led by Lynnette Woodary's "Boy, could they hit. I guess I was supposed was mainly due to one very big break that his winning seven of the nine games played since 24 points, came back to send the game into to let them hit everything, but I did throw dream became reality. December 22. overtime and eventually won it 87-82, despite some good, hard fastballs and they really That break came in early July. Olli was The Ramettes, who started the season by a superb 33-point, 14-rebound effort by cen- clocked them. It was just an overwhelming pitching for a local team when he was con- losing three out of seven, have now raised ter Anne Gregory. Fordham came back to feeling, standing on the mound at the tacted by Lyons, who told him about a three- their record to 11-5. Although this mark is beat Purdue 87-59, and Oakland (Michigan) stadium." day invitational tryout being held by the good, it may not be enough to get the team 79-42, to finish fifth in the tournament. The ironic part of Olli's sudden good for- Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Matt expressed into any, post-season tournaments. But After the Queen's Tournament, the team tune is that he is a member of an organization interest, and Lyons helped to get him invited. Coach Kathy Mosolino felt that the officials won its next four out of five games, beating known more for its ability to put together a "I was the last guy to try out," he recalled. of such tournaments will look at the five loss- Indiana on January 2, 69-44, and St. Peters strong team through trades and the purchase There were 350 ballplayers in all, each es and see that four of them came at the on January 13, 72-63 at Rose Hill. Adelphi of proven major league talent, rather than hoping to impress the five scouts who were hands of such national powers as Rutgers, was the next target for Fordham, on January for the cultivation of ballplayers on their conducting the camp. The first two days were Cheyney State, North Texas State, and Kan- 17, and they won easily 80-53. THe fourth farm clubs. Owner George Steinbrenner has strict competition, in fielding, batting, and sas. "They will also notice," she said, "that victory in this stretch was over Fairfield, 89- but a few homegrown players on his New pitching ability, and the field of hopefuls was Fordham was 'in the game'in all of them." 45. York Yankee roster. cut down considerably leading to a final Fordham's hot streak started on December This does not worry Matt yet. "I can't scrimmage on the third day. 22 with a victory over St. Francis, 72-44. The Unusually, all of the games the Rammettes concern myself with that," he said, "because "I played well during the first sessions, but contest was never in doubt, as the talent of have lost have come on the road, with the I still have to save my neck down here." the scrimmage clinched it," says Olli. "I the entire team was highlighted against a no- most recent being the disappointing defeat to This coming spring will be the big test for pitched three innings, and struck out seven ticeably weaker opponent. Monmouth 71-70. Mosolino felt the loss Olli, and he plans to make the most of it. He guys. 1 was overpowering." As a result, he This victory preceded the Queens College could be attributed to foul trouble, most is working out every day, and hopes to be in was the only player out of the 350 to receive a Holiday Tournament played on December notably for Anne Gregory, who had four the best possible shape. This whole adventure contract. "It was a fantastic feeling," he re- 27, 28, and 29. Eight teams were entered, in- fouls called on her right away because the has been like a dream for him, a dream that members. cluding powerful Rutgers and host Queens. "officials were out to get her." This happens perhaps all of us have had at one time or an- The next stop was Oneonta, where he ar- The first game for Fordham was against the frequently when a team is on the road but the other—to succeed at something we really rived nearly a third of the way through the eventual second-place finisher, Kansas. The work of Monmouth's Barb Paterno, who want to do. And the Fordham grad was season. Olli found that although he was game, which Mosolino terms as "the best in scored 27 points and B.J. Green with 24 per- truthful when he said, "I wouldn't want to pitching well, playing minor leagues "was the tournament," was a seesaw battle with haps was more of a factor in the game. be doing anything else." YOU are invited by Lorca NOSTOS TRA Vfi Blood To get into the profitable travel business Wedding No experience necessary— we do the work for you. Work part-time—full-time—from your home or office. Commissions are payable weekly. Directed by David Davis We specialize in complete travel arrangements. *Low cost package tours—Student groups. * Charter vacations—Air cruises individual and Group Tours Fordham University * Greece and the Greek Islands * Executive and Commercial Accounts Invited Lincoln Center * International and Domestic Airline and hotel reservations. * Prompt delivery service. 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They lost a one-point part of their season have carried the pre- made. decision to Grambling in the second game oi viously unr.tnked men's swimming learn to a the Rams kicked off the season with two the season 69-68, and they played well in ;, sixteenth ranking by the Eastern Coaches As- wins in their first three games. They have suf- losing cause against llth-ranked George socation. The wins, over Temple, 60-53, and fered considerably since then, with seven (own, 75-65. St. John's, 62-51. upped their record to 3-0. consecutive losses. On the other hand, Fordham has been the "We should be higher," said Coach Hd Although its pattern of winning and losing victim of several one-sided affairs. On Dec Brennan, who feels that this is perhaps the has been inconsistent, Fordham's play has 22, UCLA beat them 95-64, while only a few strongest I-'orJhani team in sears. A major been competitive. In sixteen games, they have days later Tennessee won big 83-58, and, in reason for this feeling is the team's overall been outscored by a total of only 28 points. the only real controversy of the season, Holy depth, which has been helped considerably The Rams are averaging 68 points per game Cross defeated Fordham 81-54. The game with the addition of freshman Phil Fowler. again.si 70 for their opponents. They have yet was forfeited by the Rams with six minutes In the meet with Temple, Fowler gave a su- to yield 100 points in a game, the highest to- remaining when Coach Tom Penders refused perlative performance, competing in and tal being 95 by the powerful University of to leave the floor after being ejected from the winning the most difficult triple for any California at Los Angeles team. game. Penders complained that the officials swimmer. He won the 1000-yard freestyle, in The team has also recorded several strong reprimanded a Fordham player for an alleged a time of 10:16.5, and the 200-yard butterfly, wins this season, a feat rarely accomplished flagrant foul. in 2:03.5, before concluding his day's work in the past several seasons. In the opening From Dec. 27-30, the team performed in a in the 500-yard freestyle. game of the year, they beat Kings Point 82- Hawaiian tournament, the Rainbow Classic. This final race deserves special attention. 55. In addition, they defeated Yale by ten In the Classic, the Rams lost to Hawaii and ;t Fowler was already exhausted from his pre- and Harvard by 11, avenging an early season tough Tennessee team before defeating Har- vious two events, and after taking the lead in loss. vard 71-60. the 500-yard freestyle he began to tire, and But several weeks ago, the Rams played Individually, Fordham has had a tremen- was passed w ith four laps to go by the Temple Captain Kevin White probably their finest game of the year, beat- dous balance in scoring so far this year. captain, Tom Quarry. Fowler courageously Sophomore forward Tyrone Holloway is ihe came back, and beat Quarry by one-tenth of only scorer in double figures with 10.5 points a second. His teammates later called it "a per game. He is followed by seven-foot fresh- gutsy effort." man Dud Tongal at 9.8 points per game, who Brennan is also impressed with his prize has shown signs of improved play. Penders freshman, calling him "a very versatile swim- Icemen Hurting brought Dud along slowly, but progress has mer who gives great mobility to our line-up. apparently been made. Following Holloway That is something we did not have last year. By KKN LEWIS Fordham's courageous play continued in and Tongal are six players averaging at least five points each. He has turned our team around completely. The Fordham hockey team has come upon their next game, against John Jay. The con- Fowler's performance overshadowed an hard times in recent weeks, winning only one tst ended in a 5-5 tie, with Jim McManus A similar balance exists in the rebounding equally fine effort by junior Joel lannuzi, and tying two of its last si.x games. Its divi- providing a fine two-goal, two assist effort. statistics. Captain Kevin White had 84 re- one of the top sprinters on the team, lannuzi sional record in the Metropolitan Collegiate His most important goal came with less than bounds, one more than Tongal and senior provided a very important victory in the 400- Hockey Conference has now dropped to 2-5 five minutes left, as he converted on a rare T.K. Tripuucka. Holloway has 79 rebounds. yard freestyle relay by coming from behind with two ties, while overall they have a 4-9-2 penalty shot for the tying goal. White also leads the club in assists with 63. with a strong anchor leg. "He is our inspira- mark. McManus has emerged as the second lead- Penders has employed a shuttle system, tional leader," said Brennan. The meet also The primary reason for the team's incon-, ing scorer on the squad behind Moran, with platooning his players in game action. No saw the first win for freshman John Repetti, sistent play has been a series of injuries that 11 points on seven goals and four assists. player has averaged 30 minutes per game, but who took the diving competition. have sidelined five of the top players. One of However, he is sidelined indefinitely with a ten players are averaging at least ten minutes. Against St. John's the Aquarams had an these, Sean Moran, is out for the season with broken wrist, an injury with which he played Another illustration of this balance is that easier time, behind a fine effort by tri-captain shoulder problems. This is a significant loss, for four games before realizing he was hurt. eight different players have been the leading Frank May. The senior won three events, the for Moran is still the team's scoring leader, Greg Nolle, the third leading scorer with nine scorer in a ballgame. 3000-, 500 and 200-yard freestyles, while with six goals and seven assists, despite the points, is also out with a separated shoulder. The patient, disciplined offense imple- Fowler added victories in the individual med- fact that he has missed six games. Injuries have not been the only problem, mented by Penders has allowed Fordham to ley and the 200-yard butterfly. "The team The Rams have struggled to remain com- as goal-tending has suffered a letdown as take advantage of good perimeter shooters was prepared for this meet," said Brennan. petitive amidst these setbacks. Perhaps their well. The team has scored 44 goals during the like Tongal, Bill Lombardi and Tom Kava- "We practiced all morning, and were ready most exciting game was during the first season, but has allowed 81 to the opposition. nagh. Kavanagh's patended 40-foot jump to swim in the afternoon." round of the Holiday Christmas Tour- Billy Andrews is the leading goalie, but has shots, when accurate, have provided many The swimmers are now entering the tough- nament, which featured ona, Wagner and given up 5.4 goals a game. thrilling moments. His best game was against est part of their schedule, as they ready them- arch-rival Manhattan. Against Manhattan, The Rams still have a remote chance at Wagner, when he hit for 27 points in a losing selves for two powerful opponents. The first the team refused to give up after falling be- making the playoffs, although they wil have cause,94-78. is East Stroudsberg, a small school that is hind in the early going, and they skated their to win their three remaining games, against Penders' pre-season hopes of a 12-win sea- ranked third in the country in Division II way to a 6-5 overtime victory that was cli- division opponents Stonybrook, Kean and son may or may not be realized, but with a competition. The big test, though, is next maxed by Pete Genese's winning goal. Ford- Columbia. According to team general man- young team (three freshmen, four sopho- Wednesday against Division I Columbia, ham then lost in the final rounds of the tour- ager Steve Scheer, their chances all depend mores), good balance and seven-foot Tongal, which is ranked fourth in the East. nament to lona. on when the injured players get back." improvement is assured. The Last Word No Verdict Yet = Ken lewis The trial of Coach Tom Penders continues. The jury, in the form of taking his team off the court, to protect his There is one thing in Penders' favor. Rice later spoke to this case the Fordham administration and the student body, players. the Committee for ECAC Officials, which said Crow ley was is still gathering the facts. Yet perhaps the most damaging Many witnesses will argue that the decision to forfeit was wrong in his handling of White as well as in his language to evidence against him has already been presented. made through frustration; frustration over Fordham's poor Penders. The Chairman of the ECAC, Scott Whitelaw. told playing during the game; frustration over a three-game lo- Rice "we just want to let the affair die. It's better for basket- The date was December 19, 1978. With a little over six sing streak; and frustration over a program that was just not ball that way." minutes remaining in the basketball game. Holy Cross was on schedule with his plans. Maybe he cracked from all the Some questions remain in my mind, though. For in-tance, leading Fordham 81-54. Crusader Ron Perry was dribbling pressure. why did Perry Sr. and Blaney refer to the Fordham croud as in for a seemingly uncontested lay-up, when Kevin White These are all the incorrect assumptions. You see. 1 know being "out of hand" in a post-game interview? Perry added came out of nowhere and intentionally hacked him from be- the man, and although 1 should remain impartial in this he was "sick and tired of this type of thing. They had no hind, thus preventing the two points and sending Perry to the matter, 1 must come to his defense. crowd control, no ushers." floor. Referee Mickey Crowley calmly called the foul, and He is frustrated, sure. But in the heat of a ballgame his 1 don't know what game he attended. Even Rice later said then scolded White for nearly injuring the Holy Cross guard. primary concern is the welfare of his players. It was obvious that those statements were unnecessary because the erowd Penders angrily entered the argument, and when Crowley by the way this game was officiated that there could have was not bad at all. "They screamed a lot, but that's only ordered him to leave the floor. Penders obliged. But he took been quite a few injuries should it have continued. It had natural," he said. Perry and Blaney's comments were piob- his team with him, thereby accepting a forfeit loss. simply gotten out of hand. ably in reference to the lollypop thrown on the court dm in? "The game got called." says Penders under oath, "be- Then too. the referee had no right to scold White. If any- all the commotion. Obviously, one lollypop thrown by •'" cause when Perry went for a lay-up and White fouled Km, thing, that right is reserved for the coach. Crowley said after ignorant fan should not condemn an entire crowd. Maybe the ref scolded him. 1 don't think that is his job, and 1 told the game that is his opinion White fouled Perry "with the Blaney didn't like the flavor. him so. When I did, he told me to 'sit the fuck down." If the intent to injure him." From my angle. White certainly foul- Then too. why was Ron Perry Jr. still in the game w lien lm referee thinks people came to see him call the game, then he ed Perry intentionally, but only with the idea that two free- team was leading by 26 points with only six minutes kit is wrong. When he goes out of his way to scold a player... throws is more of a risk than a free lav-up for one of the Instead of padding his scoring totals, they should li;ne lu'cl1 well, 1 don't think a referee ever has the right to do that. It nation's leading scorers. White is a hard-nosed ballplayer-- giving the substitutes a chance. was a poorly officiated game." hedoes not give up until the final bu//er. But to actually foul So, the trial of Penders continues. The forfeit is only Under the laws of basketball, a forfeit is a serious offense. someone with injury in mind is certainly hard to believe of Fxhibit One in the case being brought against him ln llic Yet that last sentence in Penders' testimony perhaps offered him. the captain and certainly Bkje smartest ballplayer on the impatient fans, who expected ten wins by now in-;eaJ ol an excuse. It was indeed a poorly officiated game. Fifty- team. five. They point out his inability to call time-out- in >lli:'a two fouls were called, fights broke out left and right, and the The conflict therefore raged on with an administrative situations, and the poor line-up changes from game w :-'.i»u' tempers of everybody on the court were noticeably hot. But shouting match between the two schools' athletic directors, It is not his fault, though. Penders cannot go on th' a'u" did Penders make the right move by not leaving quietly; this Ron Perry, ST.. and Dave Rice. Perry immediately wished to is an important question. Holy Cross had their answer. They and shoot foul shots for his players (although -..rcoiii cancel next year's game, going on the advice of basketball should). He also cannot give them the speed they ^r nil'"L were ready to cancel next year's game, and in so doing break coach George Blaney. who felt "the official!, did a fine job." their contractual commitment with Fordham. ably lack in relation (o opposing teams. Rice, with his Kissinger-like aplomb, stood behind Penders Face it. he needs time. A stay of execution. I he p;o.:!aii' For m> money, Penders did what he had to do. He could but cooled off the entire affair to the point where no action cannot be built in one season, not even with a *e\er, ^ have punched out the ref, but there is room for only one has as yet been taken. As far as Rice is concerned, "the inci- center. And just look at all the excitement he has bioue'i' nv Woody Hayes in college sports. Rather, his protest was in dent has nothing to do with our rivalry." Like a torfeit.