Redford & How Handicapped] Rose Hill: PAGE 3 Security Poll: Accessible is Hollywood Students Say jj! k Fordham? | Young Republicans Meets Campus is V story, p. 7 and Democrats gear Fordham in 6 Safe Overall; up for NYC election Quizshow: Results, p. 11 Dave Does ROTC: story, p. 17 • Father O'Hare and Cub Reporter Goes thru I -Age of Innocence: YES! his role in the NYC -Hogan: Pro-Programming, p. 13 Mini-Basic Training, p. 9 Review, p. 15 Campaign Finance Board FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PAGE 5 Moorhead: Station offers training QB Impresses; Team and experience for FafeShort, p. 24 students The Troubles of the Athletic Department, p. 23 lnsidetheHuddle,p.2O Rugby starts with a win- BRONX, NEW YORK Coen leads way, p. 19 Fordham students Ferraro speaks on the victimized in off- challenges facing Italian- campus robbery Americans and women II By Catherine Sabatos al room. it ByKatrinaKorduba progress made in overcoming A 24-hour security guard has She urged the prejudice against diese groups. " News Editor been temporarily assigned to II Staff Writer gathering to "speak up The program was sponsored Three Fordham students were Finlay to check everyone enters "We have come a long way but even when it's by the Italo-American Law stu- robbed and abused at Pugsley ing the building. John Carroll, we still have a long way to go." A dents Association, an organiza- Pizza on October 2, 1993. Director of Security, said, "We're capacity crowd filled the seats of uncomfortable" to tion of Italophiles diat sponsors The three female students taking diis extra precaution be- the McNally Amphidieater of ensure the rights of events featuring speakers who were at a Student Deli party in cause three of our students were Lincoln Center's School of Law women, Italian- address issues ? ff ecting- Italian- involved and abused in this on October 5 to hear diese words American culture, and Fordham the basement of Pugsley's, a piz- Americans and other za place located at 590 E. 191 armed robbery." of the Honorable Geraldine Law Women, an organization Street, and had come upstairs. Carroll said diat he has to talk Ferraro, as she addressed the minorities, established in 1973 to host pro- Three males entered the restau- to Jeffrey Gray, Dean of Stu- topic of "The Challenges Facing returned to her alma mater to grams featuring lectures on top- dents, and others before decid- Italian-Americans and Women " rant at 11:00 p.m. and commit- discuss the challenges facing ted an armed robbery. ing when to remove the guard. in today's society. Ferraro, a See Ferraro, page 6 The perpetrators tied and The core to diebuilding lock will 1960 Fordham Law graduate, these two groups and the taped up die two employees and also be changed so diat the stolen robbed the register. They phys- key would no longer open die ically abused the students and building. New keys will be is- stole money, a watch, a ring, keys sued to all Finlay residents. and an identification card from Carroll sent a Security Alert them. The perpetrators then out to student on October 4 to fled from the restaurant. No one inform students about the inci- else present at the party was in- dentandoutlinedieprecautions jured or involved in die inci- being taken to protect die stu- dent. dents. Security reacted immediately The Borough of die Bronx to the incident by placinga guard Robber)' Squad and die48di Pre- in Finlay Hall on the students' cinct Detective Squad are con- room, since die keys had been ducting an investigation to ap- stolen. A locksmith was contact- prehend the perpetrators. The ed and responded immediately. 48th Precinct will be providing By 3:00 a.m., die core to the res- patrol officers to give special idence hall room had been re- watch along Fordham Road and placed. E. 191 Street. The security guard was then Carroll will speak to the stu- sent downstairs to remain on dents in Finlay sometime next watch for die whole residence week. H e said diat it is important hall, since die key opened the for students to continue to coop- building as well as the individu- erate with security. Taking his turn at the microphone is music manager Ben Soper, the host of Four Corners, which runs weeknights from 8-11 p.m. Students Who Feel FachcmSeourityis Dhoto by Sue Yoimans VERYGOOD "Live, from Keating Hall" WFUV: Public radio on a college campus By Raymond Lombardo S.J., Vice President of Student Staff Writer these same students are the rea- sons why WFUV has diis type of Affairs, and die executive com-[ For a majority of Fordham format and the fact that WFUV mittee of die university's Board students, Ben Soper is not a employs professionals who pro- of Trustees. household name. Yet, he, along vide WFUV student workers widi This current system came with many Fordham students are valuable training and experi- about in 1985 when Dr. Jennings getting professional on-air and ence. was asked by die Vice President technical training at one of New Broadcasting from atop of Student Affairs to reorient! York's most powerful radio sta- Keating Hall, WFUV is a fully WFUV as a public radio station. 8 tions. licensed 5 0,000 watt commercial Under the new arrangement, That's right, it's WFUV, and radio station that employs a pro- WFUV not only became a source die signal diat most students fessional management staff as for train ingstudents, but agreat would identify with hearing over wellas25 students, serving 12-14 service to the surrounding com- their phone lines has developed million people in the New York munity. These figures are based on a recent survey conducted by The into a 50,000-watt public radio City area. Asa public station, WFUV has flam about safety issues at Fordham. Formore results see station pumping music out to WFUV is licensed to Fordham met great success. In 1988, the page11. people far beyond die gates of University. Dr. Ralph A. station qualified widi the Rose Hill. It's notjust polka any- Jennings, the General Manager more. reports to Rev. Gerard Reedy, See WTUV, page 5 What may be surprising to THE RAM NEWS October 7, Oalen da [campus Activities Beard • Campus Activities Beard - Campus Activities Bcar« Cinevents—!?£;/#); andJoon-S & 10:30 p.m., Keating 1st F.U.S.E.-"Everything You Wanted to Know About Alcohol and Your Safety", 6:30 p.m. North 1st floor lounge & 8:30 p.m., Walsh lounge Gamma Kappa Alpha & Pope Italian Cultural Society-"Vico: A New Way of Thinking", 7:30-10 p.m., McGinley Ballroom tob Columbus Day: No Classes Monday Schedule Cinevents—One Flew Over the Cuckoo's iVtf$£-10:30 p.m. Keating 1st Young Republicans-Herman Badillo, Candidate for NYC Comptroller-2 p.m., Ballroom - 13 TOP-Red Johnny and The Round Guy-9 p.m. Ramskellar Campus Ministry-Companions Retreat Sign-ups begin Rodrigue's-Open Mic Night!-8:30-12 a.m. RHA/Res Life-"Last Call"-7 p.m., T.B.A. Young Republicans-Discussion: "The Failed Dinkins Administration", 7 p.m., McG. 236 TALK TO SOME- ONE WHO CARES FORDHAM HELPLINE 1S-1? CALL EXT: H.E.L.P. STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS October 7,1993 NEWS THE RAM NYi II By Luke Sweeney 11 Staff Writer "I have, in the past NYC Campaign Finance Board "It's an since its inception in June 1988 Since 1988, the President of couple of years, by former Mayor Edward Koch experiment, Fordham University, Fr. Joseph enjoyed picking up for a five-year term. According and it A. O'Hare, SJ, has been the chair- to Neville, die "non-partisan, in- man of the New York City Cam- the Voter Guide dependent" city board is made seems to paign Finance Board, an inde- knowing that a up of fourboard members and a be pendent and non-partisan city person of Fr. Joseph chairman. Then the mayor and working agency. the speaker each appoint 2 board The New York City Campaign O'Hare's caliber is members from opposing par- well. I've Finance Board was set up in somehow editing ties. learned a 1988 to "administer die New The board reviews its policy -York City Campaign Finance and assisting in the and its administration of die lot about Act," according to Ms. Mara process of Campaign Finance Program, city Neville, Director of Communi- publication." and it hears progress reports cations for the Board. This in- from the Executive Director of government, cludes, in part, die production -Fabian Lopez, FC the Campaign Finance Board. and it has of voter guides for "regularly '92 It also plays an "incredibly im- been scheduledmunicipal elections,* portant role" in the campaign and die administration of die and make detailed information keeping track of die finances in fun." NYC Campaign Finance Pro- on the can- didates' campaign a campaign. The board has the -Joseph gram. finances available to the voting audiority to "commence lawsuits Starting with Watergate and public." against a candidate up for elec- O'Hare, coming to a head in the mid-80s, This is a voluntary program, tion," and the audiority to levy S.J., reformers sought to change die where die candidates for munic- fines against them, says Neville. way certain campaigns were run. ipal elections would then be re- Therefore, in major elections Fordham New York City took die lead in quired to abide by stricter cam- such as this one, the board's de- University paign laws diat New York State cisions are "high profile." She 1988 after Mr.