K Receives $3BOG Grant
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US Postage PAIC Bronx, New York Permit No. 7608 Non-Profit Org. Thursday October 21,1982 Volume 64 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY. NEW YORK Number 23 Nine Student Clubs Lose USG Charters by Ellen McClure club president. Brady said that evaluation The charters of nine student clubs have forms were sent to all clubs who had been been revoked as a result of their failure to listed with USG, and that the response from submit evaluations to the United Student most of the clubs was "absolutely terrific." Government. These clubs are Big Brothers/ Brady said that when he did not hear from Sisters, COPE, FCARD, Fordham Forum, the nine clubs, however, he had no choice but Greek Cultural Society, Undergraduate His- to declare them "defunct." Brady said he did tory Association, Kappa Zeta Epsilon, Phys- give these clubs an additional two weeks to ics Society, and the Russian Club. respond and then waited another week before USG Vice President of Operations Tom revoking their charters. Brady added that the Brady said these clubs charters were revoked evaluation did receive "much publicity" and because they did not submit any information the clubs did have "every chance" to respond to USG about their functions, as USG re- to it. quested in April Brady said USG asked for Brady added that these clubs will have to "simple information" from the clubs, such submit a new constitution to USG if they as the club's constitution, list of activities, want to receive recognition. Student Activities Council funding, 'faculty Some of the clubs that have been declared advisor, post office bo* number, and the defunct do want to become active again. Dr. name, address, and phone number of the Continued on pcge 6 K Receives $3BOG Grant by Rose Arce dham," commented Fordham College Dean The Mellon Foundation has awarded For- - Rev. Edward T. Dowling, S.J. dham College a grant which will provide The grant will be used over a period of $350,000 for faculty and curriculum three years with the endowment being held in development. savings. Dowling estimated that the interest The Foundation will 1je awarding $100,000 COuTd (otarfrbrh $30,000 to $50,000 in the outright and an additional $250,000 in the next few years. form of an endowment. Fordham College "The Mellon Foundation seems to be in- will match the endowment bringing the total terested in faculty and curriculum develop- The fence along the Conrail tracks behind Martyrs' Court. amount of monies to $600,000. The College ment," said Dowling, "they would be in- by M«*Ms««f»oii..ni;, i Hugnes Avenue entrance near the resident at Lincoln Center was awarded $275,000 terested in seeing how we'd refine, adjust and In response to the recent wave of campus parking lot, between John Mulcahy and earlier in the year, according to Lincoln Cen- adapt the curriculum." Although it is known muggings, the United Student Government is Faculty Memorial Halls. The area is fully ter Dean of Undergraduate Studies George that the money will be used for developing initiating an investigation of the security at fenced in except that the entire gate door has Shea. They had been previously awarded these areas, "we (Fordham College) won't Rose Hill. been removed. The thir'd problem is a large $500,000 from the Foundation. "They've know specific areas the money will be spent Members of the USG Food, Health, and tear in the fence behind the Fordham Prepa- (the Foundation) been very good to For- on until sometime in mid-November," ac- Security Committee wil investigate and ratory School. cording to Associate Dean Dr. Judith Mills. report on security problems and weaknesses One of the USG's proposals to strengthen She added that the college council would be on and around the Rose Hill campus. security calls for requiring gate guards to giving suggestions as to how the money will The USG will begin the investigation by check for l.D. cards from every person enter- be spent and that most of it will probably be sending committees to walk around the cam- ing campus. The committee will also look in- targeted toward supporting the core pus looking for security hazards. They will to the IBI security system concerning the curriculum. look for holes in fences, inefficient gates, and scheduling of car and foot patrols, and the areas where it is easy to jump over fences or training and credentials of IBI guards. "They're very interested in interdisiplinary get past an IBI guard. Wynkoop stated that IBI is not the only courses, team teaching and computer There are presently three known security system at fault. "People will see suspicious literacy; Can the Computer help in the hazards concerning campus gates. The first, things on campus and not say anything. If classroom?" said Dowling. However, he ad- and most recently the scene of two muggings, they tell IBI, the guards will do something," ded that "we're free to do what we want" is the entrance near Faculty Memorial Hall. he said. with the grant. This gate is kept unlocked until midnight, Wynkoop also noted another safety hazard Dowling said this is the first grant to be and it is unguarded. Chairman of the Food, to be poor lighting near the library, and in received by Fordham College itself. The Health and Security Committee Todd Wyn- the area between the back of Freeman and College at Lincoln Center had received grants koop suggested that secure locks be put on New Halls. previously. "We've considerably better off the gate, and that keys be made available to USG hopes to complete their investigation than we've been in the last few years," he people who use the Faculty Memorial gate at by the end of this semester. "We want to said, "We had funding for the new night, such as Physical Plant workers and make the Administration aware that we are Rev. Edward Dowling, SJ. curriculum from a private source...this will editors of The Ram and the paper. concerned and we'll make noise to get the challenge us to innqyate." Another <.o<nri(y problem exists at the problems corrected," stated Wynkoop. Nocturnal Primal Scream Relieves Student Tension ed on Mack to just open up the window and one you want another.'' chotherapy. Proving his statement with re- by Bo Bowne scream it all out. Mack and friends are very optimistic about search, Janov singles out a London hospital The primal scream has arrived on the Rose Before they knew it and because others the future of primal therapy both at Ford- study that found decreased levels of adrena- ""I campus. Every Thursday night at the heard it, primal therapy began to gain popu- ham and on a national level. The immediate lin in primal therapy patients, which Janov slr °ke of 10, hundreds of students are larity. After advertising and much talk, the goals of the scream team are to persuade the explains is a sign of reduced stress. ^rcainmg out their anxieties and frustra- primal scream has spread from one suite to Jesuit community to partake in the new ac- Clinically, primal therapy focuses upon the tions. all of Martyrs' Court, Queen's Court, Walsh tivity, and to get every student on campus, build up of small hurts suffered by a young Pounder and advocate of primal therapy Hall, Spellman Hall, New Hall and Hughes the surrounding neighborhood and eventual- child, caused by constant rejections from 011 campus Neil Mack (FC '85) explained the Hall. ly the entire borough of the Bronx screaming parents. This primal pain is so traumatic that Purpose of primal screaming as a way to vent "The Primal Scream is a great release for in unison. children usually cut off feelings and develop "'"-'ration, rebel against quiet hours, meet tension after studying hard and for not even "Who knows," said Mack, "maybe the an unreal self image that protects the child "^People, or just have a good time. studying hard," said Lordon Loh (CBA '85). primal scream will be used as a military from distinguishing self-suffering. Primal \Vnilvk acc!uired '"e idea from station Matthew O'Toole (FC '85) said, it is a weapon. If every American in the United therapy attacks the defenses, helping the ,,,..;,' '" llis hometown Buffalo, NY. Ac- "good emotional release. To scream is to feel States were to scream all at once, said vib- patient reexperience the pain. The primal No Mack, every Friday afternoon at 5 good." rations could be so tremendous, Russia might scream releases the primal pain from within. sink into the ocean." "<'" broadcasted a live primal scream. Thomas Hanusik (FC '86) believes it is (lie John Lennon and James Earl Jones, !wo 'lie was invited to let it all loose. "most extreme form of relief a student can The originator of primal therapy is Dr. Ar- patients of Janov, underwent primal scream Al l-ordham, it all started last spring experience after a day of diligent study. It ex- thur Janov, a Hollywood psychologist and therapy for neuroses by screaming back to ; "'^ midterm examinations when Mack presses a feeling of solidarity between Ford- author of the book Primal Scream. In one ar- (he pains of their childhood. In (he future 1 kl ^mpuny couldn't deal with the pressure. liam students." Mike Rizzo (FC '85) added, ticle in Newsweek magazine, Janov says his Janov hopes to see primal therapy used to k'.v needed a cure. But what? Then it dawn- "primal scream is like drinking beer—after treatment is the most effective type of psy- help drug addicts, alcoholics, and psychotics.