Finlqy: Fordham May Relocate
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PAID VOL. 56 NO. 35 Bronx, N.Y. Permit No. 7608 NorvProfHOrg. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1974 Finlqy: Fordham may relocate by Rosemary McManus and Dom DiPasquale University President James Finlay's threat to relocate the Rose Hill undergraduate schools to Westchester County is not an idle one, Executive Vice President - Joseph Cammarosano said yesterday. 'J have no doubts that is financially feasible to move the campus, if necessary," said Cammarosano. Cammarosano added, however, that his statements are speculative now, and that the University has *not done any advance thinking on an actual moving plan." Finlay made the threat in a letter to Senator Jacob Javits, Senator James Buckley, and Bronx Congressman Jonathan Bingham, as a result of the delay in the con- struction of Fordham Plaza. The Fordham Plaza project is intended to upgrade and revitalize the business and shopping area immediately southwest of the Rose Hill campus. In his letter, Finlay said that if the Fordham Plaza Project "does not continue, Fordham University would seriously reconsider reversing its previous decision and relocate their undergraduate campus to a site they presently own in Westchester County." The letter continued, "Such a move from the area would have a devastating effect on citizen morale and future commercial development in Bronx County." In an interview yesterday, Finlay stated that "only with great reluctance would we actually move the campus to Westchester." However, he added, "Political figures have taken Fordham for granted, and allowed the Bronx's most prosperous commercial shopping center to deteriorate." Cammarosano reaffirmed Finlay's desire to remain, emphasizing the University's commitment to the Bronx Community. If the University decided to leave the Bronx, Cam- marosano speculated, some undergraduate programs would be moved to Westchester and some to Lincoln Center. Leon Lowenstein Center, he said, has adequate capacity to accomodate at least double its undergraduate population, and could include much of Fordham College and the College of Business Administration. If the University did decide to move, "clearly we would have to sell this campus," Cammarosano said. Although he asserted that several realtors have already called expressing interest in Fordham's Rose Hill campus, the vice president added that no appraisal of the property, has been made. Asked if Fordham's threat to move might jeopordize fund-raising efforts for the Lombardi Memorial, Cam- morosano replied, "We are taking a calculated risk." He stated he would prefer to gamble the future of the Memorial than risk the future well-being of the entire , '-••»: surrounding the Rose Hill campus lias been added to the list of urban areas succumbing to the problems of University mralm» '""I middle clasH fliirht tn Uw> «uhurh». (Continued on page 7) food outlets dirty the neighborhood Bill Proy, a recent Fordham graduate An ominous sign for the Fordham area, '•y Jim Cavanaugh means to combat growing deterioration. Unfortunately, these involved in community service, also feels Brant, is the appearance of s placed heavy blame on slumlords. The McDonald's, Burger King, and other fast ()>' ' it's changed. The graffiti. The doubts are not without cause. The deterioration of the Bronx has white population is moving further food outlets. Students may think of these tS T 6 eW thniC Br0UpSl as conveniences, but to Brant they are |.«-hM "i n" ar'|.v be"r for tbette "r or °for worse. Now accelerated in recent years, according to North, said Frey, . and Blacks and m Puerto Ricans are taking their place. "As "something to be feared." •r( .' to go out alone at night. Paul Brant, a Jesuit involved in local illl community action. these two groups move into buildings." he Besides dirtying the neighborhood with •in'i 1'!' >' '"''ikes me mad; it's as if it's added, "the services go down and their litter, he explained, fast food outlets ,„',, ",';"lmi|1t<>nmy rights that I can't In 1970 and '71, he said, there was a huge move of the working class to Coop deterioration begins. People then equate are a proven hangout for addicts and l',l """<•• Hut personally, I don't think the deterioration with the Blacks and City About 40,000 residents from the other criminal elements. Ku!'ii" ll'tlln h!'ri>'not y«'t-" Puerto Ricans." Fordham area, he estimated, wont there. "Even since Burger King has opened," ;,!„ ' I 'Ul' ll Fordham coed's feelings He added that a combination of the rent But landlords, Frey said, in actuality Brant said, "The drug traffic has moved l,, "'T l9('Sl, and Marion Ave. neigh- |||i(i( decontrol law and a Department of Social move blacks' and Puerto Ricans in so up. You're taking the problem from ,11 !'"; ""'.Y a short walk from For- Service policy of paying up to $75 per that the whites will move out. With new Jerome and Burnside Avenues and Ti^'^t'T Avenue KaU-. tenants in Hit- buildings, the landlords can bringing it up to Fordham Road." 1 month plus moving fees to welfare ,, ' J •""ilhofRose Hill, at 188 Street |(| families has put other working class provide fewer services, he explained. The decay, Brant pointed out, is easy to Sil|l| .,.'""' Avonui', another local student Most, landlords, according to Frey, live in see. The 8:30 a.m. welfare lines on I,,,,,', ^"'""'last ten or 12 years, people people wishing to move into the area at a disadvantage. Yonkers or Westchester, not in the neigh- B'linbridge Avenue are one example. The l,l,r, '"'" ''''treating from the so-called borhood where the tenements are. three recent murders in Kingsbridge A He emphasized however that neigh ,H ,,,1,1,"", '• >»t of the Italians in this heights,a new occurrence; for that area he horhood deterioration is not linked to There are some good landlords, he I,•, '""'""Ml arc moving to Westchester. said, are another. l r l() welfuiT. H steins, he said, from absentee emphasized, who live in the neighborhood •ii..''•' "' live in the suburbs." ( Despite the bleak picture, there arc 1 landlords who do not maintain their and keep their buildings in repair. But the •'in,, ''"'''"IN observations mirror the optimists. One is Richard Merrick, ullt percentage of these, he explained, is ' " * of many concerning the property. , . Executive Vice President of the Bronx lh 0(l decreasing. •.He!, " " in which Fordham sits. It is New buildings are not going up, he 1 1 Chamber of Commerce. l"" ' ' which prompted President added, because "The banks lire not "Hig landlords can cause deterioration "We think the Bronx has bottomed 1 [( July's recent threat to consider putting money into lhi> Hninx. Priyul« in a whole neighborhood, said Frey, out," he stilted, adding, "Many groups art '• l'"J1<llii»n td W((sl.cbester if tin- money is leaving the Bronx to be put into ''"Mill lilz "just by buying three or four buildings." uniting to turn things around." '" ' » is not, constructed as a (•(instruction elsewhere." Votes to elect administrators Council overrides Reiss by Karen Ilooney Roth backed Reiss' request for questioned the propriety of Reiss The Fordham College Council. a meeting, saying he saw merit presenting the constitution to decided Friday to retain the in the appointment of ad- the Trustees when he has provision of its newly accepted ministrators because it would already expressed dissatisfaction constitution which provides for better allow each person to work with it. election rather than appointment in his area of expertise. Associate professor Richard of administrators to council However, students on the Franek of the chemistry committees by Fordham deans. council objected to the reopening department proposed that Academic Vice-President Paul of a question which they felt had lirande speak on behalf of the 1 Reiss had objected to the been settled with council ap- constitution before the Hoard. provision, warning in a letter to proval of the constitution and The proposal was approved by the council that the ad- questioned Reiss' right to come council members. ministration was uncomfortable before the members. If the controversial provision with the provision and the Board "I find it incredible that ad- is not changed to give the power of Trustees might therefore ministrators would try to tell the of. appointments to the college reject it and send the con- faculty how to govern them- deans, administrators will be stitution back to the council. selves," said FC President Jerry elected to committees from Greg Scalzi No member of the council was McNiff, questioning the value of slates proposed by the council's ROTH: backed the Reiss proposal advocating; administrative appointees willing to present a motion to a council whose decisions can be committee on committees. to council committees. return the proposal to the overridden by administrators. constitution committee or to grant Reiss' request for a Rev. Edward Brande of the r meeting with the council or the mathematics department stated CMSSIflCDS committee. 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