c c Volume 10, Number 8 College at Lincoln Center, Fordham University, New York December 9, 1987 "Full Blown" Internship Program Intel campus Issues: Student To Begin Affairs Co-Op Loses Government Funding By Mary Kay Linge The Curriculum Committee of the College The demise of CLC's Cooperative Education Council meets this week to begin discussions on (Co-Op) Program, a result of budget cuts in the the form that the program will take, Stratford U.S. Department of Education, may give rise to said. Unlike the Co-Op Program, which match- an all-new internship program "that will make ed students with paid part-time positions in the a connection between the world of academics and field of their choice, "We're going to try to set the world of work," according to Career Plan- up a system of formalized internships" by the ning and Placement Director Bernie Stratford. fall of 1988, said Stratford. "The emphasis won't be on pay.'' Instead, students will probably work several hours a week, then meet together to earn classroom credit, he said —a system similar to the one used at the Rose Hill campus. The Co-Op Program, which had been operating for two years on a combination of federal and University funds, was ended this semester for a single reason: "purely Reaganomics," according to Adult Student Ser- vices Director Ully Hirsch, the administrator who had been responsible for obtaining the federal grant. Hirsch explained that, in order for the govern- ment to choose which schools among the 319 ap- NORMAND PARKNTF.AU plicants should receive funding, each one*had to submit a rigidly outlined proposal. Twenty-five By Arlene Rodriguez that were included were not notified) is not, as different issues, such as "Institutional Commit- "My parents were real mad they weren't invited many CLC students feel, a deliberate oversight, ment," "Program Administration," and to Parents Weekend," said Rose Hill resideni and but a lack of initiative on behalf of CLC students "Employee Outreach," had to be covered in each CLC student Dionne Ford. to propose and create similar programs, accor- proposal. Three Department of Education judges The exclusion of CLC students in such Rose ding to Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. rated the schools' outlines, assigning a point Hill programs as Parents Weekend, Senior Week Joseph McGowan and Assistant Dean of Students value to each section, which were then totaled and the Student Directory (in which certain CLC Normand. Parenteau. BERNIE STRATFORD continued on oaae 4 commuter students are not included, and th«se Any differences between the two .campuses is "just an illusion," said McGowan. However, CLC Dean WillianfTanksley feels Professor For that the problem may lie in the lack of" an ' overall. systematic, way of involving this cam- President pus in the broader business of a university." Said one CLC student. "Decisions are made By Jennifer Berge from on high. We do all these reports and it's "I would wanl to bring back what the like they go into a void." Democrats used to stand for, including "It's like there's no Lincoln Center campus." motherhood, objective morality, decency, no said another CLC student who lives at Rose Hill. porn, schools which actually teach fundamentals, According to Tanksley there are "oversights and I think the last twenty years of Democratic [butj it's never anything vindictive ... ii\ just politics have been a total shame and disaster," where there is proximity there is an automatic said Presidential hopeful and Associate Professor network of communication." Said he, "1 feel ;i of Philosophy at the College at Lincoln Center bit frustrated ... we are the recipients of deci- Dr. William Marra. sion more than the informers of the decisions " Marra is taking an unpaid leave of absence as "Somehow or another." said Tanksley. of this semester as "a candidate in search of a "there's not a sense that there are a lot of CLC party" to run in the 1988 United States Presiden- students who are Rose Hill residents." Recent- tial election, he said. In an interview early last Centerfold: Two CLC Grads Make It Big ly, said Tanksley, he received a copy of a letter week, Marra, a conservative Democrat, reveal- addressed to University President Joseph ed that he decided to run about two years ago O'Hare, S.J.. from "an indignant father whose after he and the Family Defense Coalition met ;i statement, but I've absolutely changed my world and they can't even run the country." child is a CLC student living at Rose Hill." with Governor Mario Cuomo, trying to persuade mind...once you're on the pipeline all kinds of Marra also had strong words for such current "He was upset," said Tanksley, "he didn't him not to sign the Gay-Rights Bill. After that catastrophes can happen on either side, so there's social and political controversies as AIDS and get an invitation to Parents Weekend and wanted meeting and a lecture Governor Cuomo gave in at least a mathematical chance of victory." SDI, or Star Wars. When asked about the AIDS to know why he was left off the mailing list." San Francisco at that time, Marra said he felt the "Education would be one of my chief domestic issue, he said, "That anyone has the disease According to McGowan, parents of CLC need to prove that "he's an imposter, a dangerous priorities" as President, he said of the problems makes the person a victim and there should be students are not included in Parents Weekend ac- one." he would tackle in the Oval Office. Marra com- compassion, but that the lifestyle responsible tivities because it is a "Rose Hill student activi- Although Marra has held no political position niented, "The foreign policy's a total shambles," to the disease will not acknowledge responsibili- ty ... organized by the Weekend Activities Board before, he said he feels fully capable of holding but "the American people should get their own ty...is outrageous." Marra also expressed op- and funded by Rose Hill student activities fee." the position, citing his nearly perfect health and house in order" before seeking to bring position to abortion, calling it a "strain on our With "student interest and initiative," said stating, "I am full of vigor." He has several en- democracy to other countries of the world. He national honor." He further commented, McGowan, "Lincoln Center could organize thusiastic students from CLC, who are suppor- said he would bring a "real meaning of na- "there's such a deterioration and degradation of >ne." ting him in addition to "basic, family-oriented tionhood" to the White House, and try to restore the relationship between the sexes.. .this is thanks Senior Week, a period between finals and people" from the mostly "conservative spectrum and retain the traditional family and create higher to the permissive society [in which we live]." graduation to celebrate the conclusion of of the Catholic Church," who he feels will also standards of education as well. Furthermore, he The issue of the Arms Race and SDI made undergraduate studies, is. according to support him. Concerning the likelihood of his said, "the liberals ought to mind their own Marra somewhat ambivalent. He said he didn't McGowan, "an event organized by the class of- winning, he said at first he intended "to make business. They are busy-bodies trying to run the continued on page 4 continued on page 10 Page 2 - CLC Observer - December 9, 1987 The Lincoln Center Theater Guild presents WOMEN'S DESIRES 0 an evening of one-act plays by Susan Glaspell December 9, 10, 11 8:00 p.m. Studio Theater Free Admission BARTEND Kaplan "Early BircTdasses. or Take one and fly high on test day BARSPEND Want high scores on the MCAT. I.SAT. GMAT, DAT, or GRE7 Then get into high gear with a Kaplan "F.arry Bird' class. We feature: We'll prepare you for one of these career 1 or 2 week programs shaping exams and still leave you plenty ot time to spare. And if you need a quick refresher before the exam, IXMV up with oi it (plus) Day, Evening; 'Iest-IM-Tape series at any of our l>?() center. <sO Right up to the last minute. So enroll. 'Ioday [because everyone Weekend classes knows what the early bird gets (plus) Immediate I KAPLAN Job Placement STANLEY H.KAPIAN EDUCATIONAL CENTER LTD « Call Days, Evenings, Even Weekends (plus) Low tuition 212-977-8200 131 West 56 Street (Between 6th & 7th Avo) NATIONAL BARTENDERS SCHOOL NewYork.N.Y10019 NYC & Vicinity: (718) 461-1700 New Jersey: (201) 750-8775 Long Island: (516) 385-1600 Need only be 18 to serve in NYS December 9, 1987 - CLC Observer - Page 3 Alcohol/Drug Survey Shows Project Makes Fordham, LaGuardia Significant Abuse ''Good Neighbors,99' By Kris Wright By Suzanne Myron a study in conjunction with Assistant Professor "Our primary purpose was to heighten the The classroom was buzzing with the sound of qf Psychology Dr. Frederick Wertz, which ex- awareness of alcohol and drug use, to get high school students talking simultaneously. The amined "high school students' attitudes, dialogue going among the students, and to in- tension was undeniable as the young faces of 11 knowledge, and experiences with Pre-Menstrual volve the faculty and administrators," said students sitting around a table at the front of the Syndrome.'' The description of the project done Counseling Center Director Dr. Anne Imperio. room gleamed with unmistakably intelligent en- by Wertz and Reichenstein concluded that "both "In that way I think [the survey] was quite suc- thusiasm.