Fordham Swim Recruit Survives Seven Story Fall by Matthew Browne and That Webb Seemed Confused
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NonProflt Org. U.S. Postage PAID Bronx, New York Permit No. 7608 April 30,1987 VtH.» No. 13 Fordham Swim Recruit Survives Seven Story Fall by Matthew Browne and that Webb seemed confused. He assumed recommended to EMS that Webb be taken to An 18 year-old high school student who Webb was intoxicated because he said nothing Jacobi Hospital on Pelham Parkway and was visiting Fordham as a swimming recruit about any sort of accident. Eastchester Road, a trauma-receiving facility. survived a seven story fall from a Walsh Hall "We thought the kid was really drunk , Webb was admitted to the emergency window early Friday after returning from an at first because we didn't know he fell out of room and his respiratory system shut down off-campus bar to the suite where he was the window and he had no recollection of due to severe shock. He had to be placed on a staying. falling," Tether said. "He seemed drunk, respirator and White said Webb's life was in According to Dr. Joseph McGowan, vice which he might have been anyway, but I really serious danger at that point. president for student affairs, Brian Webb, an don't know." "His situation was touch and go from the Indiana high school student, went to a 10:30 Webb began to complain of chest pains beginning," White said. movie on campus last Thursday night with a and difficulty breathing, so Tether alerted the Rev. George McMahon, vice president member of the Fordham swim team. After Walsh IBI guard, who called the Security for administration and a resident of Walsh leaving the movie, Webb and the Fordham Office and the Student Emergency Response was notified about the accident by Resident student, Jim McDonough, FC'89, went to the Group (SERG). SERG President Bill White, Director Anna Brown. McMahon went with Lantern on Decatur Avenue and 194th Street. FCS9, and Thursday night Lieutenant Webb to the hospital and, because he is a Peter Conniff, FC'87, another member of the Thomas Fletcher, FC'90, responded to the priest, was allowed in the operating room swim team, escorted Webb back to Walsh 703, scene. After conducting an examination and while doctors worked on Webb. He said that where he was staying with other members of finding out from residents of Walsh 703 that the situation was grave at first but that the the swim team, at about 2:30. Webb had been in the seventh floor outlook got better as time passed. At about 4:00 a.m. Walsh Resident apartment, White concluded that Webb had "1 figured that the longer we didn't hear Assistant Tom Tether, FC'87, was returning fallen out of the suite window and he called anything, the better off we would be...We to his room for the night when he was for Emergency Medical Service. When the were just hoping that he was going to make it informed by another student of a person, EMS truck arrived, Webb was moved from and when they were working on him a while I presumably intoxicated, lying in the grass near where he was lying and White was able to see said "Well they're working on him a long time, the entrance to Walsh Hall. Tether said he imprints in the ground that were caused when he must still be with us'," McMahon said. approached the person, who turned out to be he made impact, White had detected signs of Exploratory surgery revealed that Webb's Webb. Tether said he asked Webb questions shock during his examination, so he continued on page 5 Meet the Mets A Spring Day at Shea by Nick Katsoris Hollywood could have staged better. The sparkling sun radiates on the grass, Yes, 1986 was definitely the year to which appears greener than ever. The fans remember from the team's amazing 13-3 start begin to fill the stands as the players take to post-season play, which was touted as one their last practice swings in the batting cage; of the best that baseball has ever seen. And and majestically waving over the center field whether it was the league championship series, or the World Series, game 6 will fence is a flag reading: New York Mets — always be remembered in both. 1986 World Champions. ..These are the Sights of Shea... Game 6 of the Championship Series was called by one sportswriter "The game VCR s were made for." Up three games to two the Mets knew they had to win, or face Mike Scott in game 7; which was not a very positive Ram Exclusive alternative considering he had paralyzed tlu Me!Sers with two complete game victories, anda.50ERAinthePlayotls. I .. .But it wasn't always like this. For 13 Well with the Mets down 3-0 in tin | years there was no flag, the fans were scarce, ninth inning, H looked like "Mike Scot, vs and the grass didn't appear all that green. The Mets: Round 111" was inevitable. Hut I During the "dry years" it was not 2. The Mets scored three runs in the.».nt [uncommon for the Mets to lose 100games a to take the game i,uo extra innings, wh. i ^asoti, but all is forgiven with last year's 108 draKBcd on and on and on. Nothifc j ^ ins, more than any other National League ted until the 14th inning, when the midc it 4-3, only io let Houston t.e it up k'am in the past decade. ran to 3-2. The next pitch was thrown and all Coach Bud Harrelson remembers the old 1986 was the season in which the slogan days like they were yesterday. He is the link in the bottom half of the inning. you had to do was listen to Bob Murphy's between the 1969 Mets and the 1987 Mets; "Mels Magic," was truly appropriate. It was i in the 16th inning,, he Mets scored voice "Swing and a missl Swing and a miss! the past and the present. "Of course nothing the year when spectacular fielding, awesome runs making it 7-4. Smooth ,a hng, Struck him out! Struck him out! Mets win it! will ever replace 1969," Harrelson has said. pitching and a league leading offensive line- > WRONG! The Astros scored two The Mets have won it! They're in the World 11 "We were the underdogs, the people's team P all came together.. .and just when it om of the 16th and threatened with Series Saturday night at Shea." looked like the Mets were down and ready to AH they needed was jus..one, mo« that had risen from the ashes. But now I'm The New York Mets were on their way continued on page 18 lose a game, Davey Johnson's team pulled to their first World Series since 1973. Met another one of those picture perfect come Iro behind endinRs that not even , April 30,1987/THEIWM CALENDAR Friday, May1 Sunday, Mimes & Mummers- "Ten May 3 Little Indians", Collins, 8pm-$2w/ID,$4w/out ID Rugby vs. Alumni, Home, 1 pm Women's Tennis vs. Loyola WAC Presents Shakespeare Marymount, Home3:45 pm on Eddy's Men's Baseball vs. Brooklyn Cinevents of CAB Presents Home, 1:00 pm "Back to School," $1 Men's Golf vs. Hofstra/Mercy Fordham Science Fiction Soc- Home 1:00 pm iety- Rosecon II, RHA Semi-Formal Science Fiction/Gaming WAC and CSA Carnival Convention, 9am-9pm, $5 on Eddy's per person, Faculty Memor- Cinevents Presents "Children ial Hall, 2nd & 3rd Fl. of a Lesser God", $1 Fordham University Band sssssssss MGC Ballroom, 3 pm, $3 May 2 Mimes & Mummers- "Ten Monday, Little Indians" Collins 8 pm, $2 w/ID May 4 $4w/outlD Men's Baseball vs. Rutgers Last Day of Classes! Home, 12 noon Rugby vs. Alumni, Home, 1 pmji Fordham Crew - Metropolitan Intercollegiate Rowing Championship, Pelham, NY{ Concerts of CAB Presents Squeeze - gymnasium WAC Hawaiian Mixer & all night movie & breakfast Tuesday, WAC Hangout on Martyr's May 5 Reading Day Use this form to list events in the CAif Calendar Wednesday, Sponsoring Group May 6 Address Reading Day Date: Place Thursday, May 7 Time: Admission Requirements: Reading Day Of Interest to: College • CBA • General Public Grad Students DEADLINE: MONDAY at 4 PM Upon completion of this form, please return to Members of Fordham University Only CALENDAR COMMITTEE I Campus Center Director's Office THE RAM/Thursday, April 30,1987/3 DirectoryWUlNoi Be USG Endeavor by Mary O'Neill Activities Council funds it drams arc a violation of student rights. At their Wednesday night Senate "The directory should be provided as a Meeting, the United Student Government service from the University," DiLenge said. voted in favor of a motion not to take sole "It should also be funded by the Administra- responsibility for the publication of the tion. That we have to pay for this out of the student directory. student activity fee is the most obvious By a vote count of 17 to two, the 19 injustice." members of the Senate passed a motion by DiLenge cited a lack of student resources Fordham College President Tom Ryan, FC as a reason for the problems associated with '88, to "remove responsibility for publishing the project. the student directory from the undergraduate "Something always goes wrong," United Student Government at Rose Hill." DiLenge said, "It can't be that for the past The decision was voted on following an open three or four years we had incompetent vice forum held to invite student opinion on the presidents.