TKurstfaV Non-Profit Org. Feb. 21,1915 U.S. Postage PAID Volume S7 Bronx, New York Numbers Permit No. 7608 Ethiopian Awareness , New York —page 8 A-House Proposal Opposed by Residents by Roqua Montez Court's seven houses, according to Wegmann. Residents of Martyrs' Court adamantly opposed a proposal by Executive Assistant to Martyrs' Court residents, particularly the President, James J. Conn, S.J., to recon- those from A-House, contend that Tuesday's struct A-House suite lounges into bedrooms. meeting was the first effort that housing of- During a public meeting in Keating Hall on ficials have initiated with residents in regard Tuesday, students said the administration to the project. showed "unwillingness to use student input." "I think they've (the administration) The meeting attended by approximately asked for our input a little late," said A- 70 students is the second time that ad- House Treasurer Andrew Smith, CBA '86. ministrators have met with students concer- "Wegmann represents the administrations ning the proposal that hopes to help alleviate unwillingness to use student ideas and input. the University's housing shortage problem. Things would go a lot smoother if they "We-Father Conn, Richard Welch, a worked more closely with student' resident director, and Mark Thomas, a organizations." resident assistant—first met with the A- Richard Szemiot, FC '86 echoed these House government," said 'Winifred sentiments. Wegmann, assistant dean for residential life, "The administration should work with following the meeting. "We told them about and for students. They should ask for our in- "Ithink they've asked the ideas and to convey the results of the put because we do have something to say." meeting to the residents so that we might get Students denounced the proposal saying for our input a little their opinions," she said. that the community setting does not en- Under the $43 thousand project, A- courage independent work and study which is House would serve as a model community an integral part of the learning experience, late '' type residency that, if proven successful and the new arrangement would seal off —Andrew Smith, would be duplicated throughout Martyrs' Continued on page 3 James J. Conn, S.J CBA '86 TOO MANY^ TOO LITTLE PROFIT by Steve Lalll bottle alcohol products, normal allowance, For the quantity of beer being sold, the Phelps said. student pub should be showing more A new cash-recording machine installed revenue, according to Michael Sullivan, clean in the Pub last November to provide pub of student activities and Curtis Tinker, managers with an item-by-item breakdown of student activities budget coordinator. sales during a particular shift. The system After a review of pub inventories by enables student managers to keep track of in- Tinker in January shrinkage in the pub was ventories and cash intakes on a steady basis. found to be at 25 percent for draft beer and "The new system, gives me an exact idea at 20 percent for bottled beer. of each individual brand of beer sold during a "They (the shrinkage figures) look ex- shift," said Sisk. ceedingly high to me," said Tinker, who The pub must also provide daily cash handles the accounts of 108 student clubs on reports to the student activities budget office. campus. "We felt that (the Pub) should be in According to Tinker, this has improve the a better financial position than they were," budget keeping process, eliminating delays in he said. the transmittal of cash deposit slips from the Sullivan agreed. University Bursar. In the past (his delay "The shrinkage was much higher than I created false pub deficits. fab managers share a beer after dosing tor the night. frankly was comfortable with," said "We don't allow real deficits," said Sullivan. "I was disappointed because we Sullivan. have a policy of no giveaways, no buybacks." Overall, revenue was not generated on two of every 10 bottles of beer. As a result, weekly inventory reports must be sent to the Student Activities Budget Office by the pub managers. Head Manager Ed Sisk, FC '85, said inventory counts are also recorded at the beginning and end of each of the two daily shifts. He said spillage of beer, plus three parties thrown by the Pub were reasons for the high shrinkage. Occasional giveaways No Grarnmy were also cited. - "^i' ' ' "That's a reasonable figure," Sisk said, "and all discrepancies are explained." He said this semester the pub is aiming for a two percent shrinkage figure for broken bottles and a 15 to 17 percent figure on draft beer. According to Food Services Director William Phelps, shrinkage of beer and wine at the Lincoln Center put) is kepi w a minimum. The downtown pub has a current shrinkage of five to six percent on draft beer Preview and a shrinkage of zero to one percent for •?» <•* .«• THE CAB CALENDAR Friday, February 22,1985 Philosophy Club: Professor Bruce Wilshire will give a lecture on "Self Identity and Role Playing: Theatre as Metaphor of Life" at 2:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. American Cancer Society fundraising Dance Marathon begins at 9 pm in the Cafeteria. Fine Arts presents the Hartman Puppet Theater of contemporary puppetry on Thursday, Saturday, February 28 at 9 p.m. in the Ramskellar. February 23,1985 Modern Ancients: Lecture by Professor Thursday; Women's basketball vs. LaSalle 1 p.m. Mabel L. Lang of Bryn Mawr College. Dance Marathon in the Cafeteria. "Herodotos and Sophocles The Common February 28,1985 Fordham College '86 Hunter Mountain Ski Touch" Keating Little Theatre 4:30 p.m. Cultural Affairs: tickets on sale for Sunday trip. In the Park with George 11:30 a.m. McGinley Center lobby. Cinevents: Temple of Doom 10:30,8 and 10:30 p.m. Keating 1st. Tuesday, Wednesday, Fine Arts: Puppet Workshop, 10:30 a.m. McGinley Center Ballroom. February 26,1985 February 27,1985 Magician & Puppeteer 9 p.m. Ramskellar. Alpha Mu Gamma and the Fine Arts Cultural Affairs: Bus leaves at 6:15 for Lombardi Center CPR Course Committee of Cab present Lina Playboys of the Western World. Monday February 25, March 4 and 11 CPR Wertmullers Swept Away with Giancarlo Cinevents: B/il Underthe Sun 8 p.m. Renewal Monday April 1. Register at the Giannini. 8 p.m. Keating 1 st. Keating 1st. Lombardi Sports Off ice. Full course $15.00, Renewal $10.00. Pax Christi Central America Week Coming In March March 25 through 29. March 26 - Memorial mass for archbishop Romero of El Salvador in the University Church 12:30 The Middle East Studies Program at Lincoln Center March 27 - "A Peasant of El Salvador" 8 p.m. presents the 1985 Charles and Elizabeth Holman University Church. Symposium on Ancient Egypt —"Akhenaten and the March 28-8 p.m.— An evening with the Donovan Amarna Age: History, Religion Archaeology and Art." Parents of Jean Donovan, killed 1980 in El Salvador Friday, March 8 Lowenstein Center. Keating 1st. use mis lorm lo list events in me CUB calendar Sponsoring Group Address _^ ._ Description of Event WJ-. v Date Place. Time Admission Requirements H College CJ CBA C General Public DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT «PM Upon completion oi mis lorm. please return lo: LJ Crad Students TJ Other Cilindir Committee Members of Pordham University Only Cimpus Center Director's Ofllce THE RAM/THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21,1985/3 "The vast majority of Americans ac- Liddy Looks At tually believe that the United States enjoys Lives Of Illusion by Vick; Doiiogiiue "Millions of your fellow Americans believe rough military G. Gordon Liddy, former aide to 'that's a dirty business, we shouldn't be in- President Nixon and convicted Watergate volved in that'." parity or conspirator, spoke on Thursday, February 14 Liddy commented on the effect this in the McGinley Center Ballroom. His lecture attitude had in the Pearl Harbor attack. equivalence topic was "Government: Perception vs. "Only this nation could have been so terribly Reality." naive as to do a thing like that to itself." with the Soviet Liddy's opinion about the difficulties According to Liddy, spies are necessary faced by the United States both domestically for a nation's existence. "Spies are your Union. That's and abroad in recent years, served as the nation's eyes and ears, and without them basis for his lecture. you're blind and deaf." absolute non- "In my opinion, the vast majority of our Liddy severly criticized the Freedom of citizens live lives of illusion. Either they are Information Act. unable to comprehend the real or they tend to "In your endless political teenagehood, turn away from it or shun the harsher aspects you have created a Freedom of Information of it," said Liddy. Act that operates against your intelligence. Liddy offered his interpretation of what By the law of the United States, if a Soviet agent asks for information under the "We want to circulate this information the real world is like. "The world as you cer- Freedom of Information Act, he's got to be before the March 29 room retention tainly ought to know from attending college Town Meeting given it." deadline." here, is not as its described by this perimeter fence—this beautiful 80 acres. The world is According to Liddy, the current director Wegmann believes the proposal is a Continued from paee I as it is outside that fence, the South Bronx is of the Central Intelligence Agency has good idea because it promotes a living and the world at about 2:30 a.m." testified under oath to Congress. "We have residents from the community. learning experience, and it would help to Housing, though, is enthusiastic about Liddy substantiated this claim by giving been denied reciprocal intelligence by the ser- the idea.