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Volume 5, Number 4 College At Lincoln Center, Fordham University, New York October 3-October 16,1984 USG Approves Funding For Restrictive Clubs By Bob Jones N.A.A.C.P. president. Dawn Miller, said that she is satisfied wit the amendment because the club recieves no money from it's nation;, For the first time at CLC, politically-affiliated, and exclusionary chapter. She said that "theN.A.A.C.P. is notapolitical organization clubs will be funded this semester, according to Director of Student Activities Normand Parenteau. Certain clubs were thought to be The possibility of an increase in the Student Activities fee was also unacceptable for funding in the past, due to the diversity of origins mentioned by Parenteau. Although the school raises appro* mately and beliefs of the student population. However, an amendment to the $30,000 each semester, Parenteau said that this will most likely not Student Activities Budget Committee guidelines was proposed and be sufficient to fund all the new clubs that have arisen out of the voted on this past summer by the United Student Government. present revival of students' interest in student activities. President of the USG and initiator of the amendment, Hillary "Wfe wish we had twice as much [money] to give out, but we don't," Richard, said that the old guidelines were brought into question Parenteau said. Most other colleges charge more than CLC and even during an SABC meeting which was to decide whether the National Fordham at Rose Hill charges thirty dollars more than the $20 fee Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter should that students pay here, Parenteau said. "We'll be polling students and receive funding. Richard said that all the other schools she knew of doing research on what would be a realistic increase. Wfe need to know did fund politically-affiliated clubs and she could not see why this if people are willing to support the activities here by paying a little school refused to do so. She also said that the "open-mindedness" more." of the 1984-85 SABC members played a very important role in getting the amendment approved. The purpose of the amendment is to "create a healthy environment here," according to Richard. "My motives were purely to help the school," Richard said, "I'd like to see a lot more political activity goingon." party," Parenteau said. "If there is an issue to be debated, they'll have both sides represented." * "f' '"' "I don't see any conflict of interest here, " Parenteau said. "All we are doing is supporting programming activities here, which we all know has room for improvement." Parenteau said that, to the best of his knowledge, this was the only school in the country that didn't fund politically-affiliated or exclusionary clubs. However, USG Academic Vice President, Dan Griffin said he was Photo by Bill Tompkiiu Pluilu by Bill Tampkiiu DANIEL E. GRIFFIN "very apprehensive" about the change at first and that he was "a tittle bit confused about why it needed to be changed." Griffin said that and education," he said. President of the R.L.S. A., Francine Krejci, said that she is "very perhaps something that existed for so long shouldn't be tampered Expecting a great deal of "positive developments," USG Treasurer happy" about the amendment allowing for political clubs to be funded with. Michael Stratis said, "This semester there is more of an open-minded because she too gets no funding from the club's state chapter. She Parenteau described the old guidelines as "full of blanket effort to look at political organizations as something positive." said that "it's only fair." She added that despite their political name, statements that didn't hold water." He even suggested that many So far, the only clubs to have been directly affected by the they never sponsored political events. The RLSA will be appealing students were discouraged from getting involved in student activities amendment are the Republican Law Students Association to the SABC for more money. Originally, the RLSA submitted a small last year, due to the amount of restrictions they were required to deal (R.L.S.A.), the N.A.A.C.P., and the campus fraternity, Res Ipsa budget request because, Krejci said, they did not expect to receive with in starting or joining a club. "We want to generate discussion Loquitor, and the newly ratified campus sorority Sigma Alpha Zeta. any funding. advertising committee, Griffin said. "The most important thing is publicity. We're hoping for a large budget which will necessitate the committees." Entertainment Committee Gets Off The Ground Griffin stressed that attendance at the events sponsored by the entertainment committee is "very crucial" and "imperative, and without it we (enter- By Doris Suen major complaint" Griffin said referring to the fact some apprehension on the part of a few clubs," Grif- tainment committee) cannot survive. A lot of peo- that films are already on cable by the time they are fin said, "but I think the success of the entertain- ple complain about no events but do not appear at An entertainment committee geared towards shown at CLC. ment committee will actually enhance the member- the events," he noted, "and if anything happens to enhancing the social life at CLC has been formed Griffin admits that there have been qualms ship at Fordham because it will lead to a thriving this committee, I do not want to hear another word by USG Academic Vice President Daniel Griffin. expressed by some other social organizations social life for everyone." from the people who cannot attend the events." "The objective of the entertainment committee regarding the entertainment committee's possible Among the subcommittees of the entertainment The tentative name of the committee, Griffin will be to provide the students with social activities interference in their social events. "There has been committee, there will be a budget committee and said, is the Fordham Entertainment Committee. that haven't been provided before," Griffin said. "We want to provide the student body with parties, concerts and movies." After three meetings which were open to all students, the committee has obtained over 50 Fordham members. According to Griffen, the membership count "signifies that there are a lot of people who are dissatisfied with the social life at Fordham and President that they are willing to do something about it, if not through active participation in the committee then attendance at events." Inaugurated A constitution for the committee has been drawn up and after ratification by committee members. By Doris Suen Griffin will present the constitution to the United Student Goverment, of which he is academic vice The Reverend Joseph Aloysius O'Hare, S.J. was officially president. If ratified by the USG, Griffin will inaugurated as of Sept. 30. The installation took place on the request funding from the Student Activities Budget terrace of Keating Hall at the Rose Hill campus and was attended Committee to finance small scale operations. by such dignitaries as Archbishop John J. O'Connor, Mayor Edward I. Koch of New York City, and members of the Board of "We attempted to book a concert featuring Eddie Trustees of Fordham University. and the Cruisers, but wodidn' have enough notice CLC's United Student Government president Hillary Richard to rent out a hall so we couldn't do it," Griffin said. was student representative at the inauguration. Full details of this "One of the things we're trying to do is to get major event will be in the Oct. 17 issue of the Observer. liuiin ll\ Hilly Kimpkim Ghostbusters for next semester. We want to get it TlIK RKV. JOSKI'II A. O'llARIC before It gets on cable because that seems to be the page 2 /The Observer/ October 3,1984 PILOT PRECISE ROLLING BALL PENS. 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FORDHAM DATE: Oct. 3 PLACE: Plaza Level UNIVERSITY SHOP Oct. 4 A Service of Barnes & Noble TIME: 11 to 2, 3 to 6 DEPOSIT $30.00 United Student Government Elections positions open: Senate Freshmen (Traditional) 3 Seats At-Large (Non-traditional) 3 Seats Judiciary 3 Non-Traditional Seats Petitioning and campaigning — Oct. 9-12. Campaigning and balloting—Oct. 15-18. Pick up Petitions & Election Rules In Room 408C. October 3,1984/The Observer/ P»ge 2 First Sorority Initiated Sigma Alpha Zeta Ratified by USG By Doris Suen there will not be any this semester. "(We will not have any this year because we're new, but after that, A CLC sorority named Sigma Alpha Zeta was in- next year there will be." Gross did not say what troduced as of Sept.