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Chaney Studies Women's Lib by Maria Basile and fascinating," she knew it was a "dead they have the chance to learn Spanish. enough so that the women are in a If you asked Peruvian proletarian women end." She commented, "A woman on Often they form liaisons with men but no permanent ''sub-universe," as she terms it, about their feelings on women's rights, what Capitol Hill needed something extra that a family can afford to keep her if she has unless.there is a structural change in the would you expect them to say? . man didn't." children. She must buy food for the child on society. Associate Professor Elsa Chaney of the She remembered that McCarthy's en- her own. Chaney said this study, shows that nations Political Science department's Latin Ameri- thusiasm after attending a First World The women are willing to do anything in a need to change their approach to develop can Studies Program was surprised to hear Meeting of the Christian Democrats in Chile society hard-pressed to provide them jobs. ment. Rather than perceiving growth in them answer, "La mujer es igual. iPorque inspired her to learn more about South Women who have had two or three years of national economic terms, they need to see no? (The woman is equal. Why not?]" America. The ninth woman to receive a primary schooling are able to support how growth involves people. We should be ' Somehow, "by osmosis, it's in the air"; Ph.D. in political science at the University of themselves by street vending, often selling a asking, "Is the quality of life growing? Is ideas on women's rights and equal oppor- Wisconsin, she studied women's participa- few razor blades or pencils. Their children , income being distributed fairly or is a certain tunities have filtered down to their level, tion in politics in Peru in 1967 but soon are raised on the streets. The mothers' elite continuing to hold a disproportionate mused Chaney, whereas five of six years decided she wanted to find out more about ambition is to send them to school. share?" .'' ' ''. ' 'l \ ago she doubts she would have found such the women who were not educated. It is rare, she said, for the ambulante, who • According to Chaney, .social legislation in I unanimity. Beginning in December 1974, and with works in precarious ideations arid keeps Peru, which gives women, two months Chaney worked with a research team of the sponsorship of several grants, the four moving, to progress to the point of working maternity leave, affects only the 9 percent of I four, including Dr. Ximena Bunster, a women began by hiring Elian Young, a out a fixed market. Peruvian women who are factory workers,! Chilean anthropologist, who teaches a professional photographer, to capture thou- Factory workers absorb mostly women whereas 25 percent are domestic servants! course at Fordham's downtown campus; sands of scenes of the women in their daily who are raised in the cities and-who are* She said such laws influence employers to| Gabriela de Urrutia, social psychologist; and work-roles and family situations and their socialized into city ways. Their jobs are not favor men for the best jobs in industry. Hilda Mercado, sociologist, in the first political-civic participation. Using a new as precarious in that it is not a life pattern." "This was a;study of the strategy tol documented study of the effects of Peruvian research methodology, the women would In their study, the team found that survive,"shesmiled'asshe explained. "With! working mothers on their families and their display the scenes, questioning the prole- modernization and technology do not affect traditional patterns' of kinship and the! true roles in the home and on the job. tarian mothers on their feelings. women. Traditionally, Chaney explained,' extended'family they, have, adopted, they! Chaney traces origins of the project back Chaney specialized in interviewing do- economists, have labeled them "transitloh- '. have outwitted us, all:"; Without" money- to the days when, with a bachelor's degree mestic servants, those women who come als" who, with exposure to education and saving people,' a capitalist society cannot I in journalism from Fordham, she worked as down from the Sierra, and who are pure language skills, would in time move exist, and yet, she noted, they continue toj a press assistant to Senators Eugene Indian, speaking the Quechua or Aymara smoothly out of their primitive stations. live with veryjittle money. McCarthy and William Proxmire in the dialect. Having no opportunity in the rural Chaney realized, however,- that the Chaney, whos"e own nationality is Swed-I 1960s. Although her work was "interesting areas, such women travel to the city- where modern sector has .not created jobs fast ish", plans to teach' the political science! department's "Sex and Class in Cross-Cull tural Perspective" course next semester. The 1 'The Life-Exploring Course: course will survey women worldwide. Afterl by Patrick Martin In a sense the philosophy of the program of human drama, but also ended up bringing a report ispublished on the project, the team| "You realize of course, I'm quite incapable was that there are two general parts of life: solutions closer to maniy of. its ;"u.nanswer-, plans to publish a book. ' 1 of imagining anything," he said from across the clear, easily definable part which can be able" questions. •' • '.•'.; ; • ', ' By studying* women, she said, political the table. "It's just that way—I can't." measured, translated, weighed, and mathe- ' scientists are not forgetting about men. "Well," I said, "It looks like the course will matically probed; and the dark, mucky half The varied and extraordinary curriculum Instead they are "correcting an imbalance" prove you right or wrong. The way Stone in which nothing is unequivocally certain. and the vivid,, life-exploring approach taken by "adding theoretically to the understand- and Davis make it sound, we'll have to do a The first part is explored by. the large by the instructors served to bring solid ing of a human person by correcting a j lot more than read plays and memorize majority of programs in high schools and education to the IS student's doorstep.. distortion." ' • authors." universities. The second half deserves the "That's just it though," he replied, "I'm same attention, but rarely receives it. not so sure I can get any more involved in Students should be able to understand Mary the whole Shakespeare-Strindberg bit. I've Tyrone's drug addiction as well as the been through all that in high school, you Pythagorean theorem. Ideally, the program know what 1 mean?" would help us achieve such an understand- It was four o' clock in the afternoon on the ing. by Charles Kelly emphasized the resolution is concerned only first day of the semester and I was with a The Faculty Senate, by a 13-0*21 vote, with "confidentiality." classmate whom 1 had just met in IS23. In determining whether the course was passed a special resolution last Thursday However, the Senate president did 1 For the next three months, my friend, successful in its attempts to meet its goals, or calling on all faculty to maintain the "strictest acknowledge that the Schroth tenure case myself, and 26 other freshmen listened to, whether we were just wasting our time, it is confidentiality" In all matters concerning "could lead to the Faculty Senate," in I partook in, and generally experienced the important to examine the two criteria by faculty reappointment and tenure. accordance with.university statutes. "Artists in Revolt" section of the Freshman which all classroom situations should be In a controversial vote, the Faculty Senate I judged: the course curriculum and the input Reacting to The Ram editorial"Schroth- defeated a motion that would have given all Interdisciplinary Program. The purpose of Tenure," in which the newspaper reported the course, and that of the other Interdis- of the instructor. persons applying to teach at Fordham 1 the Communications Department recom- University the option to waive previous ciplinary sections, was to acquaint Fordham The curriculum of each of the interdis- mended granting tenure to Rev. Donald teaching experience when being considered J freshmen with phases of life other than those ciplinary classes can be divided into two Matthews, the resolution stated the editorial for tenure. ordinarily examined in the college class- sections: material read and discussed in cast "a serious cloud" over the professional . The Senate also defeated by a 1-18 vote a I room. class, and activities. The material of the IS23 and moral reputations of the members of the proposed amendment to the university section included works (with corresponding The FIP had three interdisciplinary classes communications tenure committee. statutes that would have given a teacher a | films) ranging from Sophocles' Oedipus the in its first year this year. In addition to the seven-year probationary period before ten King and Strindberg's Miss Julie to O'Neill's The resolution also claimed tr 2 editorial "Artists in Revolt," courses called "Coming ure, notwithstanding previous experience Long Day's Journey Into Night and Albee's created the impression "that some person or of Age" and "Outcasts and Exiles" were 'persons were engaged in an undefined A special subcommittee investigating i"1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Course offered. power play, possibly one designed to force problem of Division tenure quotas at ih activities varied from a traditional opera A total of 105 students and seven faculty the department of communications to make Liberal Arts College presented suggestion; participated in the FIP, and, with very few [Madame Butterfly) and a tour of the a favorable recommendation for still another on how to allow for flexibility in the way w exceptions, the program received very good Metropolitan Museum of Art, to contem- of its members." 60 percent tenure quota applies to mulli••> reviews. The students enjoyed the oppor- porary drama (Ecjuus) and dance (Alvin When asked if the statement had preju- ciplinary units. The subcommittee is n ' tunity FIP provided in making a comfortable Alley). Other sections of IS, endeavoring on diced the Schroth tenure case, which is working on an amendment to the KHUH transition to college life, while the faculty a more person-to-person tack, visiled presently pending, Senate President Edward Handbook that would have the 60 peM' enjoyed the stimulation they found in prisons and nursing homes. The curriculum Brande claimed the body "has in no way tenure quota to disciplines with the Huin
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Aggressiveness: that was the key word "Don't believe the myth that they don't repeated over and over again, last hire white males," voiced Shanov. She For a long time now, a lot of people Thursday, during,the Sigma Delta Chi- said WCBS-AM, where she is a news have noticed that the University church sponsored discussion on the job outlook writer, has more women working there organ has been out of tune. Organist in communications, The job panel also than the other stations, but they are John Hirten, Fordham College 78, has attempted to lay to rest some myths hidden away in obscure jobs, "only to be been hoping for the last year-and-a-half concerning the hiring practices in com- brought out when the station renews its that somebody, preferably somebody munications. . . license." with money, will notice it too. The five-member panel was domi- Larry Marotta, FC 75, says there are Not that it's hard to miss the sound of a nated by alumni working in the broad- many in the ABC management, as well waterfall coming from the unused choir casting field, rounded out by one as the other networks, who "don't think loft whenever the 100-year-old organ, representative from the Associated Press women have any competence." He said one of the oldest in the Bronx, is turned and an advertising.agency. , that "they purposely hire minorities who on, but the voices singing in unison may drown out the noise, which is so loud it Liz Shanov, FC .7,4, advised the' they know can't do the job." forces Hirten to turn off the organ in standing-room-only crowd to."make the One thing the panel made clear is that between songs during mass. most of the campus,media." She valued the jobs are out there, and so are the the practical experience she acquired by people who want to fill them. The thing To keep other musical notes from working on the University newspapers is, they said, to prove that you want it escaping at inappropriate moments, and radio station, over the classroom. more than someone else. THE ORGAN joe Sp nosa Hirten has had to cover several organ pipes with textbooks and has even taped The next step in job-hunting is the together cracked pieces of decaying internship, whether acquired by the Princeton Alumni wooden pipes. student or through Fordham. However, (CPS)—Whatever the advantages of time, he'll be called again. And aagain.g , Exposed electrical wiring leads from as good as an internship might sound, it graduating from Princeton, there are And another six times after that. Ev n if the console, placed near the front altar, is only, as advantageous as the student some dues to be paid as well to the •no money-comes out of their ef]orts makes it. Mary Curtis, FC 75, warned alumni committee that hounds graduates they'll be back again next year. through several pews, before 'it leads down beneath the floorboards on its way that "the trouble with some internships is until they come through with money for Their nagging pays off—57 percert of to the organ in the choir loft. that they just let you watch." Curtis said the financially squeezed institution. Princeton's undergraduate alumni hand that you have to be aggressive, and "just over an average of $146. Nationally that Through the office of the Alumni Hirten said he is not able to use the make a general pest of yourself." She is f<»te is bettered only by Dartmouth w lich Council, which employs 22 staff mem- wooden manual keyboard because so currently working at AP in. New York wrings $179 out of 58 percent of Iheir bers, and a rabid volunteer alumni many of the notes are missing. City, and is being transferred to Hartford graduates. In the past, he has asked the where she hopes to do more reporting. organization, Princeton's 35,000 alumni are canvassed annually. According to Thomas Colvin of the administration for $25,000 to repair the The topic of minority hiring came up in Council for the Advancement and iiup- organ, but would rather use $80,000 to the discussion. Michael Hale, CBA 76, The organization operates under the port of Education, more ex-students can buy a new organ as well as repair the old principle that each graduate should be count on getting the same treatment from one. said that eight out of the eight buyers at kept in I. i habit of giving something each their schools in the future. Many coll >ges Damon, Fitzgerald and Sample Adver- year, no matter how little, so that they'll "are relying on their alumni more han Hirten added that the rest of the tising Agency are women. But Shanov be used to handing some money over to ever before," he said, and "are just church also needs renovation, including considered that as the exception, rather Princeton if they ever strike it rich. starting to realize what a great resource repainting, and the resetting of bent, than the rule. •.-.:• - If an alumnus doesn't give the first alumni can be." stained-glass windows.
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Army ROTC. Page 6 Wednesday, March 10,1976 THE RAM Faculty Sengte SERVING CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SINCE 1918 Statement KEVIN P. HAYES Editor-in-Chief Be it resolved that: ings and recommendations of individuals or units in all matters concerning faculty JOSEPH PALENCHAR RON SCHAFFER The Faculty Senate views with concern status but especially in those concerning Executive Editor Business Manager an editorial which appeared in The Ram reappointment and tenure. The Senate of February 11,1976 under the caption: notes that confidentiality is required in Attoctalt Editor Itouwwi Contgwi "Schroth-Tenure." The editorial alleged these processes to protect the right of Political MOtriEilltore ROM Hill TomMilw as fact that the Department of Communi- participants to speak freely and frankly Lincoln Cnlw Ch»ril«K.lly cations the day before (February 10) had and to protect the individuals under C*mput Affairs Editors ROM Hill M.H.BMII. recommended tenure for one of Its consideration from rumors and embat- Lincoln C«nt»r J»IIOofich members. The serious obligation to rassment before final decisions are made. FMturM Editors RuthlM The University Statutes contain proced- CldrtO'Ntlll maintain confidentiality was not observed Actdwilct Editor Dliiwlora or, if there was no breach of confidential- ures by which final decisions are corn Community Affairs Editor ; FradMallay municated to all concerned as well as 11 ity, The Ram irresponsibly alleged as fact Sporti Editor E" * P»H«dlno appropriate explanations where neces Arts Editor Frank D«Ros» what it did not know to be a fact. Graphic* Editor Ed Grant sary. They also provide for specified Photography JoaSplnosa In either case, the editorial cast a review procedures of such confidential Senior Editor Jimmy Catallna serious cloud over the professional and decisions by appropriate hearing commit- The Ram Is the University-Wide Newspaper at Fordtiim University, serving campus and moral reputations of all of the members tees, administrators or the Faculty community since 1918. The Ram is published every Wednesday. Campus advertising deadline* of the committee. Moreover, the Monday, 3PM. National advertising representative: National Educational Advertising Service. Senate. The Ram receives news bulletins and columns from the College Press Service, which copyrights editorial created the impression that 'No Appointment Needed' and 'Con-Pro.' Editorial Office: Faculty Memorial Hall, Row Hill. some person or persons were engaged in Rm. 411. Copy Office, Rose Hill: FMH 4J»; Lincoln Center 40IC. Business Office, Rose Hill, FMH Under the circumstances, failure by an undefined power play possibly one Rm. 441. Letters and correspondence to The Ram, Box B, Fordham University, Bronx, New anyone concerned to maintain the York, 10458. designed to force the Department of required confidentiality is to be regarded Communications to make a favorable as a serious breach of professional ethics tenure recommendation for still another of its members. A Question Of Tenure The Faculty Senate instructs the The Faculty Senate deplores the President of the Senate to circulate this impressions thus created. It urges all resolution to all members of the Universi- Because of the gravity of this matter, this editorial is printed in two parts. The faculty to prevent the creation of such ty Faculty and to appropriate admmistta first deals with the issue of tenure in general, and how students should be impressions in the future, Insofar as it lies tors by, a special mailing without waiting Involved In such a process. The second deals with the Fordham situation in in their power, by maintaining the for the publication of the minutes of this particular, and on the Faculty Senate's failure to address the Issue properly. strictest confidentiality in regard to meet- meeting.
for greater confidentiality In a process that lack* even respectability. They have made a mockery of the Ideal of student input and Involvement in the | The Idea Of Tenure tenure system, and have done Rev. Schroth • grave Injustice in the process. The Senate apparently forgets It must adjudicate any dispute in the Schroth I Tenure is an explosive Issue-perhaps Justifiably so. It affects the life of the case-a situation almost sure to arrive-but has now prejudiced the case by siding I people it touches in a very profound way. It Is a commendation by one's fellows with the department: their Implied reprieve for the suspected actions of the I that his work, both In his field and In the classroom, merits this high department's tenure committee, rather than sn address to the possibility oil classification and the Job security that It includes. Since It Is his fellows that unethical conduct there, will make them a. poor Judge If the case finally reaches! extend the honor to him, it Is an extentton of the academic freedom faculty enjoy. them. Clearly, they should not have commented on a case they might be called | Academic freedonWhough far from an absolute right-Is vital to a University. upon to decide. The teacher is presumably an expert in his Held, and the knowledge and opinions But the Issue goes far beyond the Schroth case. For a variety of reasons, none I he holds he must be free to express without fear of censorship or dismissal. of them adequate, the Senate has falledyor refused-to properly address the! Because he is an expert, It would be Illogical to put those In charge of his tenure question of a proper and fair tenure system. While departments and divisions process who lack similar expertise. After all, he must be Judged not only for his should be working on such policies, the failure for providing Impetus and I contributions to the Institution, but to his Held as well. Tenure decisions ate. direction to their actions Is the Senate's. thus properly made within departments and divisions, where such qualifications The Ram accuses the Senate of contempt-contempt for young people. So are easily found. fearful are many of the body's members that any significant amount of student I But, since academic freedom Is limited In many ways, the tenure process has Input into tenure decisions might 'expose' them that they have steadfastly denied come out of exclusive faculty control. The teacher's freedom is limited firstly by all but the most marginal student Input possible; and have excluded students his obligation to his institution, which hires him. Since the Institution must be completely from the actual tenure process. Students are not trusted-theli I free to pursue Its own ends, it must be able to retain faculty which conform to Its ability to evaluate a teacher's performance fairly is likewise not trusted-yet a I alms and to dismiss undesirable faculty in the same manner it rids itself of student's very college experience involves a similar trust of a teacher's ability and | uncooperative students. fairness. ,'..','.. Secondly, and In a more serious way, a teacher's academic freedom Is limited The Ram accuses the Senate of a conspiracy of silence. By refusing to address | by his students. They have contracted for his services, and while they are not the Issue of tenure at Fordham In a respectable manner, that body is responsible experts in the teacherts field, they are educated consumers, and thus their for its present sad situation, open to abuse from any number of angles.. Indeed, opinions and observations about the teacher cannot be excluded from any as sources In almost every department maintained, the tenure system1 can be, process that affects the teacher's continuation in any Institution. Far better than and has been used to 'keep the status quo,' or even to 'get rid of people who don't any other person, the student Is aware of the teacher's effectiveness in the laugh at the chairman's jokes;' That the Senate has apparently accepted, the classroom^and no matter what else is said to be important-tils effectiveness In abuses as part of the system Is Inexcusablei In a university, •"•'' ' transmitting his knowledge to his students is of the highest importance, and The Ram accuses the Senate of cowardice.' Traditionally a body slow to ( rightly transcends the other considerations of publication and background. change, the Senate .has shied away from remodeling the useless tenure These latter two must be considered, but there can be no Instance in which they structures and has settled for vague declarations like this recent one deploring surpass the first issue. A University exists not as a vehicle for publication, and this and deploring that. The Senate should wake, up-or better-thelr fellow surely not as a stepping stone for ambitious faculty, and still not as a comfortable faculty should wake them up. It Is time for discipline in the departments in the berth from which they can pursue their research without being bothered with tenure process. No longer can students and eligible faculty allow the system to students and the demands of the classroom. be decided behind closed doors where politicking and personalities can so easily The tenure process, then, must take adequate stock of student opinion, and become prime considerations. Reform will not be easy-it calls for courageous then involve them in the very process of tenure. It is not enough that students' faculty, and this present Senate seems to lack courage in the greatest quantity. 'input' be received, even though the input be organized and valid. As consumers, To rework and remodel the Fordham tenure structure into a useable and as Judges, students must be brought Into the tenure issue In the same manner as respectable form is a behemoth task, and clearly cannot be left to the Senate faculty now are involved. The University, of course, must retain its right to alone. The Ram calls on Executive Vice President Paul Relss to name a tripartite pursue Us ends, but must be wary of dismissing faculty who violate the 'status committee to formulate a new tenure policy, one with invplvement of students in quo' while still academically qualified and effective in the classroom. the process. The Senate may provide the faculty contingent, while the student*. may be named by the presidents of United Student Government and the Liberal Arts Student Government. And, until such policy is formed, all pending tef">r« Cowardice cases should be suspended. The Rom believes the method outlined today by Professor David Landrigan <>•> be a step in the right direction for this committee to follow. If prop«'! implemented to the Fordham setting, it would provide, presumably, a '»<«'.!•• With the cry from the Faculty Senate for greater confidentiality in tenure document that would be of assistance to students for 'course, evaluation ' *'-'' tnattets comes She realization that the tenure process at Fordham has reached also to tenure, committees'as si valid and acceptable method for Includ student input into actual tenure and promotion cases. A commendable &yst< ihe rubicon iv'-.', • 5--- teiiuir C.IKrecbns'iclererti6n1>by 1he; depart- ' •decade-"from a< seller's market to a * According to Social Science Division biology student commented, "tenure has merit's^ tenarad.-faCuhyj,Ultimately, the • buyer's market." Although standards Chairman Eva Sandis the Rose Hill and little to do with the students. Evaluations recommendation* piftloth. are.submitted - may npt have been as tough for faculty to Lincoln Center tenure committees follow go to the tenure committee, but there are. lo.Univ.ersity Pj-esJdsnt.Jamgs.Finlay. If, receive tenure, years ago, Brande feels different norms. The emphasis in tenure no students involved." Fiplay desjfes,to grant tenure to-a faculty the same standards apply to tenured and decisions at Lincoln Center is on teaching Currently, the United Student Govern- • member;,denj^d,,a,tepyTerecomrr!enda- . non-tenured faculty when it comes to abilities, she said, while at Rose Hill the ment is attempting to set up curriculum1 . Uon by his department, he,ca.n refer the faculty promotion and pay increases. emphasis is on "publishing,"she added. committees in each department. How- matterio the'Faculty Senate. According '"Since there are more people available, This distinction stems from the fact that ever, as one USG member confided, to the. university statutes, "no appoint- the requirements for obtaining tenure there is a basic difference in the way the many students have been reluctant to ment" conferring tenure 'can 'be made have become more rigid, and you begin two campuses are viewed, according to join such groups, particularly in areas without' either' a favorable recorhrfienda- to want the best of the best." Sandis. Lincoln Center is seen as a where students are very aware of teacher tton bythe Faculty Senate."'However, a teaching college whereas the Rose Hill recommendations for graduate, law or decision to granttenure to a faculty must ...'I think campus puts more emphasis on publica- medical school. be macle.byMay.l5,so the. process can tion. "1 think involvement in undergraduate .be involved^-,,.,, . .,< confidentiality is a Dr. Sandis also said that the tenure curriculum committees could hurt with problem starts many times with hiring. some teachers," admits Communications According to i ..University Executive Vice-President Paul peiss, the system of policy that is With the problems of small divisions at Department curriculum committee head, tenure'followed by Fordham is similar to Lincoln Center, many times the duty of Helen Niven. She mentioned incidents in the pattern of most schools, the guide- important to the hiring falls on the administration, Sandis which students said they felt some form lines set dbwn'bj) the 1940 statement of said. And, she added, "the administra- of adverse faculty reaction to their the American Association of University tion brings people in for political reasons involvement. freedom of the and then leaves us to deal with the tenure Professors. • - - - At the downtown Liberal Arts College problem." "I believe tenure is necessary for the process.' the students have submitted a proposal University to make.a long-term commit- "When the tenure decision comes, the on tenure that has been approved by the ment to the University." Reiss said. "I Chairman of the Modern Language administration stands with its hands student government according to Vice- think there should .be a balance in a . Department, Dr. Craig Brush, has mixed unsoiled, and we're (the divisions) called President of non-academic affairs, Bob department between a core of full-time views on tenure, stating it is "good for X,Y,Z, and all the other dirty names for Emmons. the way we handled the situation," Dr. faculty and the 'young blood' coming in. academic freedom", but can also "pro- The proposal, which is favored by Sandis continued. Thus, the reason' for percentage of vide job security for the fossilized." Liberal Arts College Dean, George Shea, tenured faculty." Reiss also underlined With the "excellent" people in the Another matter within the tenure according to Emmons, has three parts. problems of the University when student modern languages job market, Brush feel process which stirs controversy is the First, if any teacher is up for tenure, the "confidentiality" surrounding the decis- enrollment shifts from the humanities to many presently tenured faculty may not day and evening student governments at ions. According to the university statutes, economics, and subsequently having to be as campetitive with those seeking Lincoln Center should be notified, "the recommendations of individual reduce the number in a department to tenure now. As Brush observed, "I think Emmons said. faculty, students, administrators, and meet the changing student interest. there are people who now have tenure, Second, each division would be others must be kept in confidence." This required to send evaluation sheets to all Reiss finds the AAUP guidelines "very who wouldn't get it now. They just view is supported by both Reiss and students who had a teacher being rigid in terms of maintaining the strictest wouldn't be able to make it." Brush Brande. considered for tenure, in the last three guidelines, perhaps unwisely so." Fr. himself was denied tenure twice before "I think 'confidentiality' is a policy that years. Edward Brande, the president of the coming to Fordham. is important to the freedom of' the Third, before any tenure decision was Faculty Senate, finds the AAUP guide- Brush, from his own experience, also process," states Reiss. Brande and the made by a Division, the Division would lines, however, consistent with the denies that not getting tenure will effect a Faculty Senate view confidentiality so have to hold several open meetings, concept of collegiality of "faculty, admin- teacher's chances for tenure elsewhere. gravely they passed a resolution last allowing students to "verbally voice their istration and students as their opinion However, many teachers presently up for Thursday to deplore a Ram editorial opinions, which is obviously much more applies." tenure fear that that will not be able to get another job if denied tenure. mentioning the granting of tenure to effective at times, than just writing down Brande would like to see ideally a communications professor, Rev. Donald a few thoughts," Emmons added. smoothly-flowing turnover in each de- "It isn't like you can get a job Mathews. "The thrust of the resolution" Currently a special ad hoc committee partment. As Brande points out, "You elsewhere," said one faculty member, up explains Brande "was to remind the of the College Council is examining realize you're doing something of great for tenure this year. "There really aren't faculty of the reasons for confidentiality." student input in tenure decisions, importance to the individual's life and to any reasonable alternatives. It could Reiss compounded this, stating that a Emmons said. the University!^.life.".. . mean that, either you are included In your Page 8 Wednesday, March 10,1976 The Ram
'Who Evaluated Whom, Why, V success attributable to the experiences recent developments in "the area c( by David T. Landrlgan, Ph.D. a major source of measurements. The designed by the faculty member. Such faculty development. Development is It is ironic that students, faculty, and sources for measurements in the Re- assessments of student progress can be seen today as a process occurring administrators throughout U.S. higher search and Service categories differ made in relation to learning objectives throughout a faculty member's career. education are repeatedly faced with the from the sources for the Teaching which the experiences designed by the Systematic programs for faculty devel- seemingly perplexing and insurmount- category. In these categories the sourc- faculty member are designed to help opment have been established at more able problem of evaluating the success- es which must weigh most heavily the student meet. If the student than 400 institutions across the U.S. es and failures in their many efforts. include self. peer, and adminstrator. achieves, the faculty member has The Senate repehtly appointed a The irony stems from the fact that Evaluate whom? At first glance this succeeded. committee chaired by Dr. Grennan to evaluation is essentially precise, reli- question may seem inappropriate. You study the feasibility of a faculty develop- able, and valid measurement. In few might say that the answer is so obvious The tradition governing the develop- ment program at Fordham. other sectors of our society can we find that only a young faculty member from ment of student evaluation question- more people actively engaged in pre- psychology could ask such a ridiculous naires has not incorporated a concern Evaluation is inextricably tied to the cise measurement than we find in the question. Those psychologists are for determining whether there is any concept of faculty development. How- halls of our academies. This article weird, right? I disagree and maintain relationship between the responses to ever, evaluation for the purposes of focuses on the nature of evaluation and that this question is one of the most the questionnaires and actual student development must be distinguished some of the major directions which important for the entire evaluation achievement in courses. Therefore from RTP evaluation and from evalua- profitable evaluation can take in the process. there is a definite need to evaluate tion merely on the basis of student future. The many thousands of student students' achievements in addition to opinion questionnaires.,-In , a typical Central to the question of evaluation evaluation questionnaires developed gathering questionnaire data, faculty development, program which as a process is the answer to: "Who for use around the country, with only a In concluding this section, I want to has evaluation* as one q{ Its. corjce,rns, evaluated whom, why, how, what few rare exceptions, suffer from over- address those of you who raised your information gathered frojn.evaluations activities were measured, and what sight of this important question. The eyebrows when I indicated above that is confidential between th.eparticipatjng were the effects?" typical and seemingly obvious answer popularity provides one legitimate cri- faculty member and the development Who are the evaluators? Equally to the question of who is evaluated terion for evaluation of teaching/learn- staff. Evaluation does-not occur only at legitimate arguments can be afforded comes as, "The faculty member, of ing. Consider popularity as one index the time fo,rRTP decisions ,in,a .faculty for self-evaluation, student evaluation, course." To answer the question in this of a professor's ability to motivate development, program .and .there are peer evaluation, and evaluation by way overlooks the important teaching students and consider how important distinct procedures for.'development administrators. Self-evaluation achieves point that the faculty member is one motivation is to learning. A popular . versu> RTP •recomme.nd.atjons.. The its importance from the need to have major link in the teaching/learning instructor attracts students to a learning , evaluation, conducted, during .faculty active involvement from the individuals enterprise. Evaluation, then, must pro- experience and motivates learning. development participation is pften per- ceed within the context of the entire Popularity must not be ignored or case sonalized to the departrnent, the in- on whom the evaluation may have an 1 effect. Studies in the evaluation litera- enterprise. aside; rather, it must be developed. structor, and, the, students. ,In, that ture demonstrate that active involve- If the obvious answer were to be the Why evaluate? There are two evaluation can provide a useful source ment can promote changes in rajings acceptable answer, only global judg- obvious answers to this question and of information,during,a, development received on standard student evalua- ments of "teaching ability," "popular- one additional answer that-has only program, .the Levaluatjop ,is typically tion questionnaires (e.g., Centra; Pam- ity," and "personality" would be neces- recently surfaced as a major concern in comprehensive and is ^eadministered bookian). Students comprise an impor- sary. These are the types of judgments academia. All three answers are subor- periodically to provide information tant group of evaluators in that they are assessed by most opinion-based student dinate to the enhancement of teaching/ about progress. the consumers. Peers and administra- evaluation questionnaires. An argu- learning. From a student perspective How can-' evaluaH6n be con- tors have professional expertise, a ment can be made for including such evaluation might help in course selec- ducted? Since evaluation Is 'measure- responsibility to maintain and improve judgments in an effective comprehen- tion. In the past Fordham students and ment, there'is a need for -appropriate the quality of their collective efforts, and sive evaluation system. However, it is students at many other institutions have yardstick! The' particular* yardsticks the responsibility for determining the important to continue the argument to employed questionable methods in' •employed are* very important if they are outcome of retention, tenure, and the point at which an appropriate attempts to assist in course selection. to generate data which can be inter- promotion decisions. weighting can be assigned to these The second rather obvious .answer, to preted. The purpose of thftpvalijatjon is An effective comprehensive evalua- judgments. The weightings assigned to why evaluate concerns the processes crucial to the selectioji;ojfKthe measures. tion system must accept data from all global judgments must be determined in for making RTP decisions. ,The ?pro- Given the purposes', listed in the relevant sources. Obviously the ques- the full context of other measurements cedures involved in making such previous section, it should.be noted that tion of relevance must be resolved. on the teaching/learning enterprise and decisions are specified in the University more than one measure [5, necessary in Resolution can be accomplished in in relation to the objectives stated for regulations. A concern was raised In a every qase. f^ext, It should, be' noted relation to the purposes of the evalua- teaching/learning. Senate meeting in December, 1975, that there may be a difference either in tion, the activities evaluated, and the What measurements can we take that departments apply the procedures terms of the measures employed or in anticipated effects of the evaluation. If a other than those in opinion-based uniformly. Student input to evaluation • terms of the .way irv which *a particular decision is to be made for the purpose questionnaires, you might ask? Consid- was a particular concern. The applica- measure is used: Cohcreteiyv adminis- of retention, tenure, or promotion er the role of a faculty member as a tion of the procedures In the. Depart- tration- of a student evaluation question- (RTP) for instance, major criteria for facilitator of learning; a learning facilita- ment of Psychology is familiar to me: naire may be one aspect of evaluation such a decision fall into categories of: tor designs experiences from which The procedures employed in psychol- for course selection, RTP, or develop- Teaching, Research, and Service. Mea- students are supposed to benefit. Now ogy involve thorough and systematic, ment. In-depth interviews of faculty surements on the criteria in each of the question "Evaluate whom?" can be representative sampling of data from all • peers, on the other -hand, is more these categories necessarily derive from restated. This time the obvious answer relevant sources. These procedures are appropriate to RTP deliberations; and, different sources. Faculty peer evalua- must be that both the faculty member open to examination and may prove videotapings of'students--and'the In- tion, self-evaluation, and student evalu- and students influenced by a faculty useful in situations where there is the structor inthe classroom or laboratory is ation must weigh most heavily in the member must be evaluated. The evalu- need for more representative sampling most appropriate to'development. As- measurements on criteria in the Teach- ation of the faculty member can include of opinions in the evaluation process. • sessments- of how 'well students meet ing category. Administrators are not an assessments of "popularity," etc. from The procedures employed in psychol- specific learning objectives • established important source for measurements on questionnaires and success in meeting ogy also measure, to some extent, the for a course provides another example criteria in this category. While adminis- specified objectives for the design of progress of both undergraduate and of measurement appropriate for all graduate students as part of the trators have a responsibility for inter- learning experiences. The evaluation of • three purposes'. •' ' '••••' evaluation. preting data in this category, their students, which is not an uncommon All the care and devotion to precision limited direct contacts with the teaching phenomenon, must be included as a The third and not so • obvious that we might expect'to-find in a /learning activities disqualifies them as means of determining the level of question to "Why evaluate?" focuses on research settirtg must be'a'pplied Irvfhe evaluation of teaching/learning. The r evaluation must be comprehensive and the instruments employed must yield reliable measures of what is supposed to be measured: the effectiveness of teaching/learning. - • ' What activities can be evalu- ated? The major point -In having a section which begins with this question is to stress the fact that activity or behaviors can and must be evaluated in the determination of effective teaching/ learning. This emphasis is qUite distinct from evaluation merely concerned with opinion. With what effect? Hopefully the effect will be to satisfy each of the purposes for evaluation. Faculty mem- bers will continue to develop through- out ,,ieir careers and derjve increased satisfaction from their accomplish- ments. Students will achieve and enjoy their learning experiences. And, admin- istrators will have interpretable data for decision making; thus ending their worries of prematurely white hair. DR. DAVID LANDRIGAN Frank Kwok The Ram Page 9
THE TENURE OUTLOOK THE FOLLOWING IS A PARTIAL LISTING OF FACULTY AT BOTH CAMPUSES ELIGIBLE FOR TENURE. THE LISTING INCLUDES INFORMATION ON EACH 1 '.i - '••;:•'• • DEPARTMENT/DIVISION'S POSITION RELATIVE TO THE UNIVERSITY'S ESTABLISHED 60 PERCENT TENURE GUIDELINES. IN ADDITION, THE LIST if,'"*- Afro-American Studies is considered an Institute, not a department. As a tenure decision, that of assistant chairman Rev. Vincent Cooke. Although result, rnariy of Its 'faculty' are members of other departments. However, an assistant chairman has not been denied tenure in recent memory, Afro-American studies Is allowed two tenured positions, although no Philosophy has sixteen of its twenty-four full-time members tenured (66%), members have acquired enough time to be considered yet. Next year, so Cooke's chances, as he acknowledged, do not appear as well as they according to director Claude Magnum, two members will be up for tenure. might. ' : (••'•'*• ! '••••• • • • • • • • The'Biology Department has two members up for tenure this year: Fr. The Physics Department has five tenured faculty among its seven full-time Martin Hegyi and Dr. Aslt B. Mukherjee. While both stand a "good chance", members, thus severely limiting the chances for tenure for other members. according to Rath sources, the fact that zoology is taught by more than one Although there are no tenure decisions this year, the one contract renewal, person within the department makes Hegyi's chances considerably less. Of Dr. Joseph Shapiro, has to be decided. Shapiro, who will face tenure next fifteen full-time biology faculty, approximately forty percent are tenured, year, said he doesn't expect to get tenure next year. but one of the six tenured faculty, Dr. James Forbes, Is expected to retire • • • this year. Dr. Michael Kern, who left in January, was to come up for tenure this year, but, according to the same sources, left due to what he The Political Science Department must decide the tenure cases of Drs. considered slim chances for tenure. Elsa Chaney, John Entelis and Paul Kantor. Dr. Roger Mazze, who left In January, was also to come up for tenure this year. According to department -•:" ••"";" •>•'!•'••.• . • • • sources, Mazze left to avoid a negative decision and obtain a Job elsewhere. Nlhe'of the thirteen Chemistry teachers are tenured, well above the sixty According to these sources, Entelis and Kantor will received tenure, while percent tenure guideline, so the prospects for Dr. Steven Weintreb do not Chaney's chances appear more dim. seem good. ^ - • • • . . .• ..... •.,.... , # • # The Psychology department is under the sixty percent tenure quota, and .In the Classical. Languages Department, of seven full-time faculty must decide the tenure cases of Drs. Reuben Schonebaum and Warren members, three are tenured, three are non-tenured and one teacher, Dr. Tryon. Both seem indeterminate at this stage. James Brady, Is over slxty«five and does not count toward the tenure quota. Classics has no faculty up for tenure this year, but Dr. Robert Penella will face;tenure next year, and is currently up for contract renewal. In the Sociology and Anthropology Department, although there are eight tenured faculty members, the names of those up for tenure, If any, were not • • - • • . • — • ' • ••• TheCorrimunicatlons Department has two members up for tenure, Fathers available at presstlme. Donald Matthews and Ray Schroth, and falls well below the sixty percent • • • guideline. Matthews, according to a faculty source, has already been The Theology Department doesn't have to make a tenure decision this year, recommended for tenure. Schroth, however, has not been informed of the although It must decide some contract renewals. Of Theology's twenty-four " departrnent'tf decision, which last year denied renewal of his contract, and full-time members, approximately two-thirds of the department are tils chances for tenure appear far less clear than Matthews' tenured, so future chances of non-tenured faculty appear nebulous. • '„" •'.„.', ". •'•.. .-..'..'. • ' • • • • • • The Economics Department has no contract renewals this year. According The Puerto Rican Studies Division has two full-time faculty members, to chairman Eugene Dlulio, the department is under the sixty percent neither of whom is tenured, nor presently up for tenure. Currently the quotq, with only eight tenured faculty among Its fifteen full-time members. division, along with the Black Studies Division, is worried about more Economics does not have any members up for teriure this year either. important matters than tenure—like survival as an autonomous division. .•'. "YV' ', ':' '.'','•',''.:'• V ' • •• • • • •: The English Department has five contract renewals, but no tenure The Black Studies Division this year has one candidate up for tenure, Prof. decisions this, year. However, the prospects do not look good for those Alice Wright, and has no tenured faculty. According to Division chairman • Jerome McFarland, "If the committee does what is right," Prof. Wright will teachers coming up for tenure next year. English has nine untenured ; faculty, but thirteen tenured members, bringing the English quota above be granted tenure. sixty percent; Dr. Charles Donohue and Dr. Richard Sexton, however, will • • • be retiring this year, bringing the quota down for next year's tenure Two teachers are being considered for tenure this year in the Humanities • decisions. Division—Dr. Frederick J. Harris, a French and German teacher, and Dr. • Use Reis, a German and Comparative Literature teacher. No one within the ' >'' •••; • *••'••' ••••'•• • • • , Humanities Division would suggest what kind of chance these two have in The Fine Arts Department has three tenured faculty among its five full-time gaining tenure. Humanities has exceeded its sixty percent tenure quota members. Thus the chances of tenure for Dr. Paula Gerson, presently up for since its inception. If either of the candidates is backed by the Division and < tenure; do not seem great, according to a department source. Last year, Dr. receives a favorable recommendation from the Division chairman when she Mark Zucker was denied tenure due to Fine Arts' sixty percent quota. "testifies" before the University Tenure Review Committee, a committee that reviews cases when a Division has reached its tenure quota, '' "-' •" ' • • • historically their chances would be very good. According to Dr. Eva Maria While faculty sources have high regards for History Department professors Stadler, chairwoman of the Humanities Division, three of the four;, Dr. Bernice Rosenthal and Fr. Louis Pascoe, currently up for tenure, candidates she has recommended for tenure to the Tenure Review History's quota is at ninety percent of tenured faculty within the Committee have been granted tenure in the past. department. Though the department might well recommend tenure, as it did for Drs. Robert Bunselmeyer and Robert Locke, it seems likely to go the ••• , I same route of denial by the University, due to History's high number of George H. Kirchmann, a History teacher at Lincoln Center is the only! tenured faculty. candidate for tenure this year in the Social Sciences Division. Currently the j Division is one person away from reaching its sixty percent quota. No one • • • • had information on his chances. \ The Mathematics Department has Dr. Donald Knutson up for tenure this year. Out of the eighteen full-time faculty in this department, only four are • • • I tenured. Although Knutson, when asked, declined to speculate on his One candidate is being considered this year for tenure in the Math and chances, they appear to be good. Sciences Division. Dr. Samiha Mourad felt that "it would not be proper" to tell The Ram who the candidate was. No one is being considered for tenure this year in the Arts Division. Currently fifty percent of the Arts full-time faculty are tenured. with many members coming up for tenure in the lo lowing years, the department might likely reject one of the two candidates for tenure this year: Fr. G. Richard Dimler and Aldo Fores. Many of the College of Business Administration's faculty are adjuncts, who • • • are not considered full-time faculty nor a part of the tenure process. As a The Philosophy Department must decide on one contract renewal and one result, CBA does not have any tenure decisions to make this year. Wednesday, March 10,1976 The flam Page 10 , SSSSBSSSSH I FORDHAM I I UNIVERSITY ..•• J '.; «),/ PRESENTS (•'•/•• .!.-..•.' MUSCULAR V -•> '• J'. .., DYSTROPHY WEEK Monday, April 5 tl *'•" v •-'.,>«• ; Through Friday, April 9 •.•] -.,-« Week-Long Contests: Fussball, Raffles, Ugly Baby Contest, Jelly Bean Contest, Cake Sales, DoorPrizes For All Events. Monday I 1 Surprise Basketball Games Monday night-Teams To Be Announced "I •I,'" "• 1,. U V! .- 1 ! Tuesday i I Spaghetti, Pie, Watermelon, and Waffle Eating Conte.StS.i • I'M.D.A. Carnival, ' L^ !. | FordhanYs Own Version of Jeopardy . ;.:>;.;",.;;;:: ;; I s The Television Came Show . -.,-, . / '.,'•*•: '' | Wednesday 1 M.D.A. Carnival, '5CS Band, Prize For The Best Greaser Costume 1 Thursday I Day-Long Film Festival, Ramskeller Dance Marathon All Nightlong | Friday | All-Day Dance Marathon in the Ramskeller, . '•'. | Donovan Returns to the Ramskeller Friday night, .»* •' 1 Two-Story Mixer I All Prize Winners Will Be Announced at the Friday Night Mixer. ^niraimiiiimiMfHmiHMiiiniiimniniiiiiumnmiiinniifiHmiimiTiummmm^ iinumirr Information on Any of the Activities and Applications for the Dance Marathon Are Available in The Student Deli, and USG Offices (FMH 427) The Ram Wednesday, March 10,1976 Page 11 The Advocate Fear and Frustration — Joseph Palenchar Fields and trees teach me nothing, Frustration and fear are the mortar and inevitable-everyone, of course except the They don't live with the frustrations of but the people in a city do. bricks of the wall. It is the frustration and elected officials of city hall, who continue to seeing a neighborhood change before their •Socrates fear people encounter when they are spout high-sounding, empty platitudes very eyes. They do not see the stable compelled to cross the street when a large about bringing the city back to life again. No families move, only to be replaced by people group walks their way. one really blames them though—a living city you would not, and should not want to The 100 year-old peeling-paint, cracked- It is the frustration of knowing what areas is a better money-making proposition than a freely associate with. sidewalk shabbiness of the place does not are demilitarized zones and which usually dead one, and the more money they can Their windows are not broken, their bother them. Other things do, like the flare up in limited urban guerilla warfare. make, the more they can improve their property is not trespassed upon, their cars soda-shop whose front windows must be It is the frustration of resignation: the city split-level homes in the suburbs. are not stolen. boarded-up, the Iron gratings that must be is crumbling before their eyes—it is on its' • • • • As for the politicians who find the time to attached to store-fronts, and the people. deathbed—and the only words that come An old man who lived in one of the talk about changing the system in order to The blind, almost irrational, hate that out of their mouths are not filled with pity or neighborhoods that had seen better days change human behavior, all I ask is "What exists in that city is real, frighteningly real. It sorrow, but bitterness. once said something In the course of a are we to do in the meantime?" pits the people of the old neighborhoods Youth, it is said, are the hope of the conversation that is still imbedded in my How is changing the system going to help against people they feel have invaded and future. Too bad, for the bitterness is not memory. It epitomized the whole fear and the woman who was stabbed by a 19-year- destroyed their land, and the barriers restricted to the old. All are filled with a hate mentality. old girl because she accused the girl of steal- between them are impregnable. seething rage and are resigned to the "Bastards!" he cried, pointing to a group ing some towels off her clothesline? The girl, of 16 and 17 year-olds. who had been seen taking the towels and "C'mon," someone replied, "we used to who had been in and out of reformatories get on your nerves when we were kids, too, for years only to be put back out on the iiiiiimiiniiiiiiimiiiiiiii!betters to the editor you know." street, had no need for the towels. She must "But you were never like these kids," the have had money. After all, all whores have money, don't they? Allocations for these purposes must be old man replied. looked upon as investments which will reap What drives a man to say something like There is only so much frustration people can take before they should take action on The Coach future dividends in the form of alumni and that? Was he just a senile, crochety old man, their own. It might be in the form of student interest and increased alumni dona- his opinions worthless? I don't know for sure, but I do know he had been living in individual efforts or an organized vigilantee tions. To the editor: that neighborhood for decades and was in a effort. It would be unfortunate if it came to Sincerely, 1 am a 1969 graduate of Fordham position to contrast the past with the present. that. It would be equally unfortunate if College. As a member of the Fordham A. William Urquhart everyone continued to live in terror. • • • Community, I am becoming more disgrun- A choice will not have to be made, Something that might help further explain tled than ever with conditions of the Athletic however: everyone seems to be resigned to the whole hate syndrome is embodied in an Program. I need not add to the chorus of Hysteria the status quo. They seem to think that event that is too commonplace but yet feeds other alumni who berate it; instead, I wish to nothing can be done, and they go about To the editor: the fires of hate and gnaws at most decent their business constantly looking over their point out reasons why it should be changed. As a long-time fan of Fordham University people's hearts. It turns normally compas- shoulder, waiting for the next incident. It is no secret that a very small percentage basketball, 1 feel obligated to write about the sionate people into people who might be They are pent up with.anger and can't do of Fordham's graduates contribute to the present hysteria to get Frank McLaughlin to tempted to endorse a bill authorizing the something about the source of their anger. University. It is just as clear that Fordham coach at Fordham. "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" justice of They are afraid to. has had a disproportionate share of their To come to the point, Frank was onlyan Biblical times. It unites with all the other alumni rise to positions of power and average player at best. Worst of all, he was a incidents until all incidents become one, That's life in Paterson, a city which got off to a glorious start in the 1700's when influence which has led in a great many prima donna who never played team ball, become equally detestable, until a common Alexander Hamilton had a vision about cases to substantial affluence. One need but rather played for personal glory. He mugger and the most notorious murderer making the area below the Great Falls the only walk into a Wall Street law firm or are regarded with equal contempt and deserted our school to follow Phelps, and first planned industrial city in the United brokerage house and skim the names of the disdain. there was no reason to believe that we can States. partners to see how true this is. Fordham The old lady is living in a nursing home gain his loyalty this time. Frank's only Now, garbage congregates beneath the graduates have had a greater success than now, but for years she lived alone above a possible reason for coming 'home' is to use falls to pay homage to his vision. Now, the the graduates of all but a few schools outside store whose only inventory for the past us once again to further his goals. brightly lit tower of city hall shines above the decade was candy and cigarettes. At one the Ivy League. But, the fact remains that Last but not least, does it really matter ruins of a decimated city and mocks those time, when the trolley station next door was these graduates don't give. who is coach as long as Carlesimo and his whom it is supposed to serve. filled with sweat and hard work, she sold type are around? Why? It is, I suggest, because they have kerosene lamps, horse bridles, and other Neighbors still remember the time when nothing to relate to or identify with at the Daniel W. Sullivan necessities of the era. She helped bring a only two years ago, a whole block of people University. 76 measure.of stability and prosperity to the took their garbage, spilled it out into the I am not suggesting that it is correct but neighborhood and was duly rewarded at the street, and raised a stink when the mayor one of the few things that a graduate can age of 80: she was raped by a couple of refused to clean it up. relate to at a school is its athletic teams. F.U. Dump young punks who entered her house in They still remember the riots of 1968 and 1971, when innocent people were hurt and While the average alumnus is certainly To the editor: search of money. They got the money-all property destroyed for no reason at all. proud when the University received 20 Residents of the Fordham community will $4 of it. Is it any wonder these people root for the Wilson Scholarships, the fact remains that What drives people to do these things? be pleased to hear about the new addition to cop who makes liberal use of his billy-club? Those living in the city have no time to he would rather see the basketball team win the campus' facilities. This Is the new Is it any wonder they consider people guilty philosophize about thfs sort of thing. They 20 games or a swimmer win a national title Fordham University Dump located just until proven innocent, with the burden of could care less about the socio-economic or the track team have a runner selected for behind Martyr's Court on the property i proof on the accused? the Olympics. where the El used to be. implications of the breakdown of filial ties and values. They are too concerned about The press does not talk about it much Brown University's alumni contributors It is easy to see why the > new Dump will their lives, money, and property. anymore, but the anger and resentment are doubled this year. Coincidentally, it was the become a popular addition to the campus. still there; the community is still divided. Let sociologists and professors at institu- Not only is it welcome aesthetically as a Until the old neighbors move off or die, first time their football team had a winning tions like Fordham worry about that end of replacement to that old eyesore, the El, but their conversations will continue to be season in years. At the Harvard-Yale the problem. After all, they are the onlj interrupted by such comments as: I football game it is not unusual for the It also will have practical value as well.. ones who can, making their rounds in e ; University to receive a million dollars in Parents of prospective freshmen will not fail neighborhood slum and leaving for the "Don't drive down that street when you come home tonight. It's Saturday." and . pledges. to be impressed with the University's creature comforts of haber-Loyola or the "Take them all out and shoot them." All alumni like to brag about their school. concern for ecology and campus beautifica- suburbs by the time it qets dark. ; The Harvard graduate talks about their tion and surely will find this the kind of - winning crew or football team, not about the environment to which they wish to send • growth of their endowment. When con- their children. Wildlife will once again begin fronted with this type of conversation, the to flourish in the Bronx as the ever-popular Fordham man switches it to the Rangers or rats and mice will find shelter there. Finally, theKnicks. the University is certainly doing its share for If you are sincerely interested in alumni the hard-pressed finances of the city by support, it is a necessity that the athletic beginning its own dump. Not only will this program be improved. Fordham already relieve a dreadful burden off of the spends substantial amounts of money Sanitation Department, but the University is maintaining their present level of athletic also showing its concern for the students', mediocrity. It would not require a great pocketbooks by saving money through not amount of money to improve the program. having its refuse carted away by a private The Fordham graduate is sick of hearing company. about the loss of Joe Bernal—one of the Thus we should all join in a chorus of school's few winning coaches—for want of a praise for the University Dump which will few scholarships and a few thousand dollars. give us all much pleasure and profit. He's tired of listening to rumors about the Susan Hendrichson basketball coach being reprimanded for Graduate School making too many phone calls to recruits. . I suggest that Fordham should make a Thanks concerted effort to field respectable teams. Give the swimining coach a few scholarships To the editor: ' to work with, allow the track team to I would just like to take this opportunity to compete in the meets in which they qualify, thank all those who supported Veritas and hire Frank Mclaughlin and increase the myself in the last election. Many people took basketball budget so that we can compete at much of their valued time out to help us, a level commensurate with the teams we and I want them to know that their efforts play. I have known Frank since we lived a were deeply felt by me. I hope, with the room apart in the dorms at Fordham. I am grace of God, that I will be able to live up to supremely confident that he can do the kind their trust in me. I love you all. Bobby Nugent of job that can restore the team to a position Exec. V.P. USG of prominence. The Ram Page 12 Wednesday, March 10,1976 Atmosphere Descendants of the Dead by Ed Grant musical phrase is a strong point for The Grateful Dead ' has been each of these albums. in 'Endgame' The personnel of the Jerry called the "First Family of Rock and Roll" It's appropriate to refer Garcia Band is identical to that of come Brunner's own. by Frank DeRose to them as a family, rather than a the Dead, which makes one Hamm's legless parents occupy Atmosphere. Creating it is im- band, because of the numerous wonder about the album's billing side-by-side ash-cans. Bob Tzudi- portant to any director. Eve Adam- groups that have grown out of the Garcia's group does feature three ker is remarkably appealing son creates atmosphere effortlessly Dead. These groups include the members who are not with the through layers of make-up repre- with her simple staging of End- New Riders of the Purple Sage, Dead: John Kahn, Ron Tutt, and senting the decaying flesh of game at the Bowerie Lane Thea- Jerry Garcia Band, Kingfish, and Larry Knechtel. Hamm's father, Nagg. One pro- tre. She is smart enough to focus the Keith and Donna Godchaux Their sound is reminiscent of duction highlight is Tzudiker's fa- attention on Samuel Beckett's Band. Taken together they form recent Grateful Dead. By virtue of words. His words well-spoken are cial transformation upon realizing his excellent guitar playing, Garcia the frightful meaning of a once the collective consciousness of the magic enough for any stage. Dead. really does deserve top billing. He The four-character play is beau- amusing tale comparing the world also co-wrote most of. the songs on tifully acted by members of the to an ill-made pair of trousers. Three of the best and most the album. His lead work is Jean Cocteau Repertory. James Craig Smith's near-skeletal ap- recent albums to come from this particularly tasty on I'll Take A S. Payne is amusing as the aging, pearance is perfect for Hamm's family are: Old and In the Way Melody, which the band takes at a confused servant Clov. Through- mother, Nell. Smith does not (Jerry Garcia & Vasser Clements), very laid-back tempo. This relaxed out the play Clov questions his attempt vocal female impersona- Reflections (Jerry Garcia Band), GEORGE BRUNNER tempo pervades the rest of the willing subservience. tion. His attitude creates the a.nd Kingjish (Bob Wier and King- songs as well. The arrangements George Brunner's Hamm is a impression of an old woman functions. Clov, Nagg, and Nell fish), all on Round Records. are full—complete with several bravura performance. Brunner prepared to die. need Hamm's food; Nagg and Nell Jerry Garcia, lead guitarist and keyboard parts and three part submerges himself in the part of Beckett has made his characters need Clov to cany the food to father figure for the "Family," has vocal harmony—but the music is the blind, paraplegic master. He interdependent. Although Clov them. produced two solo albums since subtle, not overpowering. The convincingly suggests the reason cannot sit because of knee trouble, the release of the Dead's latest third cut on the second side is a Set in a solitary room, this Clov stays is for their dialogues. he can both see and walk. Hamm L.P., Blues For Allah. The first of delta-style song called Catfish dramatic situation lacks plot, not Beckett's witty, biting words be- depends on Clov to perform these these, Old and In the Way, is a live John. The relaxed pace Garcia substance. Hamm speaks of the uiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiuiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiuiic recording that features Garcia on maintains throughout the song is beginning of life as its end, and banjo, the venerable Vasser Clem- representative of the exciting, yet | Fordham College Student I yet, he says we still go on. When ents on fiddle, John Kahn on bass, controlled nature of the album as a Nell dies, Clov reports that Nagg is | Government has set up committees 1 David Grisman on mandolin, and whole. crying. Later Clov finds Nagg Peter Rowan on guitar. | to work on the following issues: § sucking on a bisquit. Hamm laughs The final record, Kingjish, by and says life goes on. Beckett does The music is unabashedly hill- Bob Wier and his group is the most 1) Pre-Christmas Exams | not question the existence of life; billy Bluegrass. Before you begin commercially palatable of the he questions its quality. Should a conjuring up mental re-runs of three. Wier experiments with sev- 2) Establishment of Undergraduate man take a chance if he abhors his "Hee Haw," remember, I said eral musical styles that you would Curriculum Committees means of survival? Clov says he Bluegrass, nor Country & Western! not expect from a member of the will leave Hamm but fails to do so The songs on this album are far Grateful Dead. Bye and Bye, a 3) Parking at the play's conclusion. By leaving removed from the slick, over- song from the second side, is done the question open, Beckett has produced crap that flows out of reggae. Hypnotise, the preceding I 4) Security | provided his only answer. Nashville. Knee-slappln1, toe-tap- cut, borders on disco with its pin', foot-stompin', good-time funky, phase-shifted guitar rhy- | All those Interested In working on one of these | James S. Payne's set consists of hick music Is more like it. thm. The arrangements are much a black back-drop, a ramp, two 5 areas please contact us by leaving your name, f Garcia is as at home with the simpler than those on Reflections, •burlap-covered, square ash-cans, i phone number, and committee preference In | banjo on this L.P. as he Is with featuring only a couple of guitars, a wheelchair, and a stepladder. Lil guitar on his other albums. His bass, drums and harmonica. I Campus Mall Box 525, or contact Louis De|ole at § occasionally by humor, the stage is picking is crisp and clean. Clem- A Southern Influence is felt on I 933-8057. | as bleak as the world Beckett's ents' fiddle is flawlessly tasteful. this album, particularly in Home to AiiiiiiHtiiuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiuiiiiiiuiiiiHituiuiiuuiimiumiiiiiiHuiuiHiiinniuiiiiiiHiiHiiuin words create. The songs include traditional Dixie with Robby Hoddinott's fine Endgame is one of six plays mountain music, Pig In the Pen, slide guitar and Matthew Kelly's presently in the Jean Cocteau and Knockin' On Your Door are train-like harp playing. Big Iron, SUMMER JOBS Repertory. The company deserves two examples. The album even has a Texas twang to it. Wier, who Project Leaders: Drama, Arts & Crafts, the support asked for by James S. includes a rendition of the Stone's works in the shadow of Jerry Science and Pioneering Payne at the end of the perfor- song, Wild Horses, which adapts Garcia when he plays with the mance. Although the old, padded to the all-acoustic format surpris- Dead, proves with this album that General Counselors: Male & Female seats aie slightly uncomfortable, ingly well. he is a talented, versatile perform- Co-ed, sleepaway camp for phycically the Bowerie Lane Theatre is On the other hand, Reflections, er. handicapped; June 28-August 25 intimate and attractive. 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Please Show I.D. Card The Ram Wednesday, March 10,1976 Page 15 Aquarams Fourth In Eastern Meet by Eric Greenwald When asked about his current position in "Coach Bernal was smiling from ear to the Ram swimming program he kicked the ear," stated junior Tom Kelly, and the Rams' door to the swimming office open and said, coach had good reason to be happy as the "That's why I'm here," looking at his array of Maroon Surprised everyone in finishing swimming champions. "They've made me fourth in a field of 17 in the Eastern so very proud. I couldn't be happier with Intercollegiate Swim League Champion- their progress. They're fantastic!" ships. The Eastern's showed how well Fordham Held last weekend at Yale University in could do with very little to work with but New Haven, Connecticut, only Ivy League without more backing it will be harder to powers Princeton, Harvard, and Dartmouth- keep Bernal and attain national ranking. "I were able to defeat the fierce determination know a lot of us wouldn't be here if it wasn't of the Rams, Bernal had sweet revenge as for the coach's AAU team (Gators) and if his swimmers annihilated Columbia, since the coach stays we will probably get AAU the Lions had previously defeated Fordham star Bobby Hackett," said Tom Kelly. "We in the Metropolitan Championships. came here when the program was crap and The Rams poured in 176 points, which we've bunted our to get where we are was 32 more than last year whea they today. If we had a few good recruits we placed fifth. But the main drama was the could go all the way," said Larry Cicha- unbelievable display of talent by only seven nowicz. The entire squad is emphatically Aquarams. Other competing schools knew enthusiastic about their coach. "There is Fordham had'several good swimmers, but nobody better, nobody," said Devon Reiff. were shocked when the Rams won the 800 "No other coach could take his place," said and 400 freestyle relays convincingly. Tom Kelly. Establishing pool and meet records, Larry The Rams hope to do as well in the Cichanowicz, Devon Reiff, Frank May, and Nationals held later this month at Brown Chuck Felice produced a time of 6:49.3 for University. Bernal and his swimmers cer- the 800 and 3:04.7 in the 400. It was the JoeSplnosa tainly have a good crack at All-American SWIMMING RELAY TEAM first time in many years that a non-Ivy team honors. won the 800. The Rams placed well in other events as well, they grabbed first and second in the 100 yd. freestyle (Felice and Cichanowicz), Skaters Hit Thin Ice sixth in the 50 yd. freestyle (Cichanowicz), by Vivian Dennis flashed to end the second period, forcing the sixth in the 500 yd. freestyle (Frank May), The green and white poster read "Jesus Maroon to settle for a 5-1 score. sixth in the 400 yd. medley, eleventh in the saves ... but Venasco scores." Maybe the Gillen scored the second Ram goal, with 200 yd. freestyle (Devon Reiff), and fifth In sign should have read "... But Bryers Dave Kobbe and Strauss assisting. By that the 200 yd. breaststroke (Tom Kelly). In the scores," since Wagner's Bob Bryers' four time, however, the Seahawks had com- trials (which qualifies a swimmer for NCAA goal performance on Monday helped elim- pleted all the offensive damage. championship competition) Larry Cicha- inate the Fordham hockey team from the Freshman Pete Menza, who scored a nowicz had a pool and meet record in the Bi-State Metropolitan Playoffs, two games to. three goal hat trick in Friday's 5-4 Marron 100 yd. freestyle (45.7), and Chuck Felice one. Which ever way one looks at it, win, was positive about the Fordham Venasco or Bryers, they accounted for most had a pool and meet record in the 200 yd. season. He considered it to be "an accom- of the Seahawk goals in the 8-2 outcome. freestyle (1:40.7). plishment that Fordham made it" to the playoffs despite the club's adverse financial "We did a fantastic job for seven people," The ominous warning might have come in the pre-game warm-up when Fordham state. We really played them tight in the first said Kelly. "Against Columbia quantity was goal-tender Vinnie Bocchino let in an two games, says a subdued Tom Clifford. important but here quality told the story. unusually large percentage of practice shots. The Fordham coach will not get an After the championships were finished An expressionless Bocchino said, "1 hadn't argument from Wagner. everyone was saying, XcfQk at Fordham,!. had a game like that in three years." The The first two games were decided by only Yale was really upset and you could see how Fordham sophomore immediately accepted one goal. In game one, Fordham got off to a badly they wanted the coach." the blame for the loss. But Bocchino's 2-0 start. It was quickly turned into a 4-2 Ram star Chuck Felice commented, teammate, Pete Menza, said, "Vinnie can't disadvantage in the second period. Three of "Before, the people were saying 'Fordham blame himself for everything. It's a team the Seahawks' goals came within a one- who?' but not afterwards. It was fantastic sport," says Menza, and the team effort was minute span. Fordham tied the score in the and the coach was ecstatic." not good enough to compete with Wagner. last period, and the score remained so, until Yale is currently considering Bernal for Fordham defenseman Rich Strauss said 15:49, when Fordham's Mike Burke re- the coaching position at New Haven. Yale they "were flat at the start of the game," and lieved everyone's anxiety with his break- had an 18-man squad go into oblivion at the Wagner took advantage of every oppor- away goal. hands of the Rams. "It was a fantastic feat," tunity. "We were pretty much up for the The second game was equally close. commented Bernal on Fordham's overall game," said an elated Venasco, who had Both teams held each other scoreless in the performance. "We made history in Fordham two goals and two assists in the game. first period. LaSpina's shutout was broken swimming. We have a super calibre athlete Bryers commented, "The game could have by senior Bob Gillen at the 14-second mark, on this team. Our team is comprised of fine gone either way." After the first period with and one period later the Scoreboard read JoeS |nosa gentlemen. We've represented Fordham ERIC TRAMMEL (L) P Fordham losing, 3-0, it was obvious the 1-1. The spectators were put through the and its fine tradition. I can't tell you how and GENE McCARTHY game was going Wagner's way. same anxious moments they went through proud I am of these men." It was not only the score, but the way in Friday, as the score remained tied, while which the goals were scored. There were seconds decreased. At 15:39, the question Clock Runs Out numerous breakaway opportunities for of whether game three would be necessary Wagner. The Rams did pressure the was settled by Seahawk Alan O'Connell's Seahawks almost-forgotten netminder Steve goal. Track Stars Lose Sleep LaSpina near the end of the second period, After shaking the initial disappointment of by Pat Borzi Boston College's Keith Francis, before the as senior Bill Riley scored on assists from the loss, Menza was already looking toward Two members of the Fordham track team race, expressed his desire to run a Mike Burke and Bob Gillen. Fordham put next season. "We have time, we're a young have not slept very well this week. Every four-minute mile. However, his plans were the puck past LaSpina again, but it was not team with six freshmen playing regularly," time they close their eyes, Gene McCarthy foiled when Providence's Mike O'Shea fast enough tn beat the green light which says Menza. "We'll be back next season." and Alex Trammell see their last shots at paced the first quarter mile a slow 62 qualifying for the NCAA Track and Field seconds. Francis then decided to pick up the • Championships in Detroit foiled by just three pace, taking the lead away from O'Shea, Women Lose Bid ticks of a stopwatch. who faded out of contention. McCarthy also McCarthy, who ran a season's best mile went out with Francis and stayed right on the time of 4:06.3, was cut off by Connecticut's shoulder of the 6-5 All-American. Bruce Clark in the last 110 yards and thrown The first attempt by McCarthy to pass Despite Record 'off stride. After that mishap, which distance Francis in the last 220 failed, and he had to During the recent weeks of confusion that number of schools that chose to play in the men fear more than anything else, McCar- swing out wide to set up another attempt. As plagued the Fordham athletic department, division." Ihy couldn't recover his tempo, and his time McCarthy began to make his move, Clark the women's basketball team ended their Mosolino is a spirited and knowledgeable left him three-tenths of a second short of the abruptly stepped in front of him. The season with a 14-4 record. This not only leader who worked under a handicap last qualifying time. Fordham sophomore was forced to slow became news to the unaware Fordham year, her first as the Rams' coach. Despite down, throwing off his rhythm and killing community, but also to the Association for having inexperienced freshmen and sopho- Trammell, running in a stacked half-mile tf field that included such outstanding colle- any shot of breaking :06. Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, who mores and lacking a dominating woman at gians as Seton Hall's Orlando Greene and An all-star half mile field prompted failed to invite the Rams to a post-season center, she managed to finish the season Villanova's Mark Belger, ran out of gas at Trammell into a super time. However, a tournament. with a 10-6 record. • the end of a personal best 1:52.8. Even tough qualifying race he had to run the day Fordham is a Division II team, and coach She taught the women to play defense though the time was excellent, it also left him before took its toll on the big sophomore, Kathy Mosolino had to battle thirty teams for and how to find the open player, and she three-tenths of a second above the NCAA who faded at the end of the race. the division's eight tournament positions. keeps the team's spirit high by playing standard. Coach Tommy Byrne entered just six men "We should have been considered along everyone in the game. "We've won because Both runners took fifth place in their races in the meet. Three of them, Ken Mitchell with the schools that were chosen," she said we don't depend on one girl to do all the and earned one point apiece, accounting for (600), Jim DeRienzo (half mile) and Tim with disappointment, "because we defeated work. We have a team effort." ' the two Fordham points at the 1C4A Indoor Weaver (three mile) ran we'll but did not teams that they had lost to." That team effort produced a season that Track and Field Championships, held at qualify for the finals. A fourth, Joe The choices were made by the associa- ended with a five-game winning streak and Princeton University's Jadwin Gymnasium. Dombrowski, high jumped a, commendable tion's selection committee on February 20. wins in eight of their last nine games. "We Maryland was the team champion with 38 6-5, but did not place. Two-miler Howie "They did not choose us because we had were helped by the tremendous amount of points, four better than second place Seton McNiff, who had an excellent shot at already lost four games and we still had to student support," commented Mosolino, Hall, and nine in front of Villanova, which placing, was kept out of the meet because of face tough teams," stated Mosolino. "They "plus the consistent play of freshman Mary a painful arm infection. took third place. also weren't prepared to deal with the Hayes all year long." The flam Wednesday, March 10,1976 Page 16 CAB CALENDAR DRAWING CLASS instructed by Mel Andringa, visiting artist. No experience necessary. Materials provided free. 1230 - 1:30 pm Thomas More Chapel. Thurs., March 11 CHI-RHO Mass & Social. The Upper Room 1:30 pm. Weds., March 17 Sat, March 13 HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! HAPPY SPRING ATTENTION: F.C. Students applications for the BREAK! positions of freshmen moderators are now available in SWIMMING in the Gym Basement at 2 pm - 5 pm. Swim suits only. Bathing caps for long hair. FORDHAM WOMEN'S CHORALE 4.30 pm CC Keating 201. The deadline for applications is Monday Ballroom. All welcome. March 22. Applications are open to all. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Central Pk. West at 79th St. NYC at 11 am "Animals to ATHLETIC SPECIAL EVENT Book Exhibit In the CINEVENTS proudly presents "Barbarella" Keating 1st Gym 10 am till 9 pm. at 8 pm. See and Touch" Auditorium, FREE to family members; AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES: Dealy 205 Presents all others: Adults $1, Children 5^ Drama Production "If I Change My Name" Keating 3rd at 12:30 Admission 25^. GAME ROOM in the Campus Center open Monday - Sun., March 14 Ai on., March 22 Friday 9 am - 5 pm. MASS 11:30 am University Church. 10 pm Thomas CALENDAR: All are welcome to join the Committee of More Chapel. 10 am Chapel Murray-Weigel Hall. PHILOSOPHY LECTURE "Pragmatism Revisited" by Public Relations for the CAB. No qualifications necessary GYM open 10 am - 9 pm. John E. Smith of Yale University & visiting professor at except enthusiasm and creative ideas for a more Fordham. Faculty Lounge 3:30 pm, Free to Philosophy informed student body. Meeting in the Campus Center majors and all others interested. Conference Room (Office of the Ass't Dean). Mon., March 15 LITURGY & PLANNING MEETING for the 10 pm CINEVENTS Meeting for all new members. All are WOMEN'S CHORALE Rehearsals every Monday and Sunday Liturgy. Conference Room In the Upper Room. welcome. 2:30 pm in the Campus Center Conference Wednesday in the Campus Center Ballroom at 4:30 pm. All Welcome. 7 pm. Room. New members welcome. No auditions. POETRY READING by four poets of the N. Y. area. Liz Gaffney, Shirley Pornell, Joyce Milton, Kate Jennings. Faculty Lounge 4:30 pm FREE. Sponsored by the Tues., March 76 Undergrad English Assoc. DANCE AND BODY EXPRESSION WORKSHOP Tues., March 23 SEMINAR DISCUSSION ON PHEDRE OF RA- conducted by Robin Brentano, visiting choreographer, CINE led by Ronald Tobin of the University of on Tuesday evenings beginning at 6:30 pm till 8 pm. California. Sponsored by Modern Languages. Spellman Campus Center Ballroom. TUESDAY CLUB PRESENTS "ORIGINS OF WOM- basement 3 pm FREE. DRAWING CLASS instructor, Mel Andringa, visiting EN AS SEX OBJECTS, INDIVIDUAL ARTS" an artist. Every Tuesday and Friday. No experience illustrated lecture demonstration. Images of women in CONGRATULATIONS TO MINI-CONCERTS FOR necessary. All drawing materials provided free of charge. various periods and cultures from the Venus^de Milo to A FINE JOB ON DISCO 76. 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm in Thomas More Chapel. Marilyn Monroe. Lecture by Nanette Salomon of the Fine SUNBURY POETRY READINGS at the Bronx Arts Dept. Campus Center Room 236, 12:30 - 2:30 pm. Council on the Arts, 57 E. 184th St. Bronx. Kathryn DRAWING CLASS 12:30 - 1:30 T. More Chapel. Fri., March 12 Ruby, Eloise Loftin, Americo Casiano, Janet Sternberg MASS & DINNER The Upper Room 4:30, donation for THEMIS Fordham University Pre-Law Society meeting, at 8 pm. dinner please. Keating 3rd 1 pm. PHI ETA PI in honor of the Bicentennial Is having open MEDITATIONAL MOVEMENT CLASS by Robin CAMPUS MINISTRIES Monday thru Friday Mass 8 admissions for Freshmen and Sophomores. Juniors by Brentano. CC Ballroom 6:30 - 8:30 pm. All welcome. am, University Church; 11:30 am, Chapel, Murray- invitation only. All those interested in joining come to CHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETING Sodality Chap- Weigel Hall; 12:03 pm, Blue Chapel, Keating Hall. Room 307 in Hughes Hall at 12:30. el, Adm. Bldg. 1:30. THEATRE & MOVEMENT WORKSHOP Hughes iuiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Hiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiii! Hall Rm. 307 2:45 pm. Planning Ahead SOPHOMORE WOMEN beginning today and for six consecutive Tuesdays thereafter, the decision-making | CINEVENTS process involved in "CHOOSING A CAREER" will be March 4-22 Perspectives on French Cinema the subject of a 6 part workshop for Fordham College 78 1 Thursday March 11 "BARBARELLA" Keating 1st 8 pm March 30, April 6, 13 & 20 Fauvism and Its Affinities women. The workshop will be held from 12:30 - 1:30. 2 Friday March 12 "BARBARELLA" Keating 1st 12:30 Sign Up: March 11-22 in Dean Vernon's Office Keating I Tuesday March 23 "WOMAN UNDER THE 1NFLU- CAMPUS MINISTRIES: Mass 302. I ENCE" Keating 1st 12:30 pm Sunday 11:30 am University Church | Thursday March 25 "WOMAN UNDER THE 1NFLU- 10:00 pm Thomas More Chapel | ENCE" Keating 1st 8 pm 10:00 am Chapel, Murray Welgel Hall = Tuesday March 30 "DISCREET CHARM OF THE Saturday 8:00 am University Church I BOURGEOISIE" Keating 1st 12:30 pm 11:30 am Chapel, Murray-Weigel Hall I Thursday April 1 "DISCREET CHARM OF THE 5:00 pm (anticipating Sunday) Weds., March 24 | BOURGEOISIE" Keating 1st 8 pm Thomas More Chapel | PLANETARY COLLOQUIUM: In honor of Constantin I Brancuse, Romanian born sculptor. 9-5 pm. Campus SWIMMING POOL HOURS THE JESUS PRAYER Eastern prayer chant led by Sr. | Center Ballroom followed by Cocktail Party and Dinner Monday & Friday 12:30 - 2:20 pm Helen Busshart, O.S.F. Dealy Hall Chapel 4:30. All | on April 9, 1976. This event will be the occasion for the Tuesday, Wednesday 11:30 am - 2:20 pm welcome. 5 coming together of artists, philosophers, critics, curators, Thursday 8:00 - 10:00 pm SLIDE PRESENTATION OF THE HOLY LAND First § diplomats and planetary lovers. $8 per person. Contact Saturday & Sunday 2:00 - 5:00 pm of a series of four. "Jerusalem" conducted by Rev. Chas. s Dr. Florence Hetzler, Chateau Rochambeau, Scarsdale, Giblin, S.J. The Upper Room, 7:30 pm. | NY 10583 TENNIS COURTS Open for Free Play 10:00 am until dark except as noted j | FORDHAM RIFLE TEAM below: | Saturday March 13 Army home 9:30 pm Closed 1:30 pm day of a match. 5 Saturday March 13 St. John's Invitational Tournament, Monday - Friday: 3:00 pm 6:00 pm. Men and Womens FrL, March 26 Varsity Practice 3:00 pm 5:00 pm. Prep-two courts § Bklyn NY CONGRESSMAN PETER PEYSER, Candidate for I Friday March 19 Stevens Away 7:30 pm the Republican Senate Nomination, will speak lot) the I Friday March 26 Columbia Home 7:30 pm FRIDAY MARCH 19 New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club presents "THE BOYS OF THE LOUGH" McMillin topic, "The Future of the Present Political System in the | Saturday April 3 Brooklyn College Invitational Tourna- | U.S." Question & answer period will follow. Faculty | ment Theatre, Columbia University, Broadway and 116th St. 8 pm. Tickets at the door. $4. 5 Lounge, 12:30. Sponsored by the Political Science Club. | THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: 11 W. 53 St. SATURDAY MARCH 20 Club Dominlcana-Winter Cocktail Dances presents "The Continentals" Dancing Please watch for major, speakers on the ;Fordriam § Through March 25 Constructivism in Poland 1923-36 9 pm - 1 am. 65th St. & Lexington Ave. Campus arranged by the Political Science Club. Sen. "Scoop" Jackson, Gov. James Carter, Sen. Harris, Rep. ainiiiiiiinimriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiMniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiH Udall, and Sen. James Buckley. Dates to be announced. NAME OF SPONSORING GROUP ADDRESS DESCRIPTION OF EVENT (Please include as much specific information as possible) DA DATE_ PLACE TIME REFRESHMENTS: _ YES NO. ADMISSION CHARGE (If any) $" OF INTEREST TO: Deadline: ( ) MAJORS ONLY ( ) MEMBERS OF FORDHAM UNIVERSITY ONLY Thursday, 3 PM ( ) OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC ( ) OTHER: Upon completion of this form please return to: CALENDAR COMMITTEE Office of Assistant Dean Campus Center