Non-Profit U.S. Postagei IPAID Bronx, New Vork Permit No. 70Ot Thursday MllMf % Volume W, Number 1* CBADean Stuhr Moran Leaves Post By AMY SIVCO Rev. Dennis Moran, S.J., resigned as Resigns dean of students at the end of last semester because his responsibilities as a dean were ByNlCKK.VISOHIS interfering with the pursuit of a doctoral David Stuhr,, dean of the College of degree from Columbia University. Business Administration, has resigned his Due to the demanding responsibilities of post effective October 1,19*7, his position, Moran felt that he was not Stuhr Would not comment on the making satisfactory progress on his disserta- reason for his resignation but according to tion, which concentrates in Philosophy in the Dr. Gerald M. Quinn, Associate Vice- area of Aesthetics, according to Moran's President for Academic Affairs, JStuhr former boss, Dr. Joseph McGowan, vice ended his deanship to pursue a full-time president for student affairs and dean of teaching career and to allow time for students. research. "At the outset when I offered him a job Stuhr, who will remain a member of at Fordham ... it was with the understand- the business faculty, did concede that he ing that he was here to do his degree," would miss his position as dean. McGowan said. "It has been a lot of fun," said Moran first worked as associate dean at Stuhr. "It's a frustrating job, but it was the College at Lincoln Center, and was later tremendously rewarding." promoted to assist, vice president for student Since Stuhr submitted his letter of affairs at the Rose Hill campus. It became resignation late last Spring, a search apparent to McGowan that he could benefit committee composed of four business by giving Moran more responsibility and he faculty members was formed with Quinn created the separate position of dean of system that included the elimination of two serving as chairman. The committee students, which was previously included in student appeals boards and by insisting on members include Dr. Katherine A. McGoWan's title: Among the responsibilities stricter enforcement of University pfoBation. "It's a very demanding Combellick, Dr. Rod F. Monger, Dr. Moran undertook as dean of students were He was also outspoken in his attempts to Katherin Marton, and Dr. Victor M. the handling of disciplinary matters and the cultivate a better academic environment at job and it's not one Borun. overseeing of several departments, including Fordham and helped found the Committee "I would have been happy had Dean Career Planning and Placement, Student for Academic Residential Life and the that lends itself easily Stuhr not resigned," said Quinn, "but Activities, and the Health Center. Committee for Housing in a Novel Environ- now that he has resigned we have to think "It's a very demanding job and it's not ment. to the completion of of this as a possibility for improvement, one that lends itself easily to the completion Moran said he was happy with his and we have to think in terms of a person of a degree," McGowan said. experience as dean of students and was satis- a degree." with new ideas." While he was dean of students, Moran fied with his attempts to enhance academic continued on page 4 developed a reputation as a disciplinarian life. _, after announcing changes in the adjudication continued on page 4 University Projects Incomplete Alumni Court New Problems Residents Endure Come With Construction Renovations By DIANE BYRNE By DIANE BYRNE Students who moved into Alumni Court Most students returning to rooms in last weekend found that the University's Walsh Hall and Martyrs' Court this past newest dormitory was not completely weekend were surprised to find new finished, with construction crews still carpeting, new couches, new desks, new working outside and basic services and chairs, new beds — and new problems. necessities not supplied to many rooms. Lisa Peterson, assistant dean of students According to Executive Vice President for residential life, said that the wrong size Joseph Cammarosano, however, the bed frames were delivered to rooms in houses dormitory is functional even though the D through G in Martyrs' Court and floors six failure to complete construction has presented through 13 in Walsh Hall. In addition, some inconveniences to residents. of the toilets in Alumni Court North were "Admittedly, our slip was showing a missing toilet seats due to the fact that an little bit, but we did open," Cammarosano entire crate of seats was stolen the day they said. "We would have liked to have been were to be installed. more fully dressed or more elegantly dressed, Peterson said that instead of receiving 80 inch bed frames for the rooms in Martyrs' continued on page 4 continued on page 4 2/Thursday, September 3,1987 THE RAM »• •*» THE CAB CALENDAR Friday, Saturday, Monday, September 4 September 5 September 7 Labor Day - No Classes WAC Welcome Back Party CAB Night "Beatle Magic" sday. Tuesday, Wednesday, September 10 September September 9 II University Chorus 1st Last Day to Add Drop 10-2 Auditions for "Brighton Rehearsal • Ballroom 4:30 CSA Noon Tunes - Magic Beach Memoirs" 7:00 Welcome New Members & Comedy || Collins Auditions for "Brighton Cinevents • "Animal House" TOP - Dating Game Beach Memoirs" 7 P.M. 8:30 Ktg. 1st 9:00 in Skellar Collins Intramural Sports Regis Intramural.Sports Registra- Cinevents • "Secret of My tration - Lombardi tion-Lombardi Success" Ktg. 1st, 8 & 10:30 Intramural Sports Registra- tion Fric ay Saturday, September 11 Septembei 12 WAC • ShakespearShakes e on Big Apple Week Eddy's-"Othello" Cinevents • "Butch Cassidy" Intramural Sports Registra- 'The Sting" tion CAB Night Use this form to list events in the CAB Calendar Sponsoring Group. Add ress Description of Event. Date: _ Place Time .Admission Requirements. Of Interest To: • College • CBA D General Public • Grad Students DEADLINE: MONDAY at 4 PM D Members of Fordham University Only Upon completion of this form, please return to- CALENDAR COMMITTEE Campus Center Director's Office THE RAM / Thursday, September 3,1987 / 3 Policy to be Reviewed Check By MARY O'NEILL concerned with the addendum to the 1986-87 dent, agreed to entertain the possibility of edition of the Student and Residential Life revising the speaker policy. Cashing The United Student Government will Handbook. We find that the statute The faculty is also concerned with the address the issue of the University's speaker regarding guest speakers invited to the present speaker policy, DiLenge said. policy at its first Senate meeting Wednesday campus by student clubs and organizations, at 7:30 p.m. in Keating 3rd. which states that "while the University "We are aware that several faculty Confusion members have begun a similar initiative with According to Tom DiLenge, vice certainly welcomes a vigorous diversity of By JOSEPH FLATTERY president for communications, the viewpoints, it reserves the right to withhold the hopes of getting the speaker policy The University Bursar, which in the past executive board is very concerned with the approval for the appearance on campus of revised. We have been in contact with them, would cash checks of amounts up to $50 for University's speaker policy as it is stated in any speaker who in the judgment of the but it must be stressed that they are two students, faculty and staff with valid University would contradict the educational wholly separate initiatives. We would hope, Fordham ID's, has decided to stop its check philosophy of the University," is inconsistent down the line, that we could coordinate our cashing service completely. with the principle of freedom of speech, efforts." The Bursar's decision came during the USG News summer after a suggestion was made by an which should rightfully be promoted in a Another important issue USG has outside consulting firm which conducted an University setting. In addition, we are concerned itself with is that of security. Matt audit of the office late last spring. Matthew the Student Handbook and will read a disturbed that the "judgement" the Nolfo, executive vice president of USG, has Casain, manager of the Bursar's accounts petition concerning the creation of a new University will employ to interpret this policy been in constant contact with Dr. Joseph receivable, said the audit showed that campus speaker policy at the Wednesday does not explicitly include student participa- Cammarsano, executive vice president, and continued check cashing would waste time meeting. tion, especially since speaker fees are usually Thomas Courtney, director of security, since and staff in the already back-logged office. The speaker clause included in the hand- financed by the Student Activity Fee. We feel early summer. The Bursar's office, which handles all of the that the "educational philosophy" of the University's finances, is currently working on book allows the University to "withhold "It is the most difficult problem facing accounts dating as far back as 1975, Casain approval for the appearance on campus of University has yet to be determined and the campus," Nolfo said, "and we intend to consider it unfair that the current statute said. any speaker who in the judgement of the make a year-long effort to try to upgrade "Check cashing takes a considerable University would contradict the educational could clearly be exercised by a University Fordham security." employee who may be less suitable to amount of time the office could expend on its philosophy of the University." DiLenge said According to DiLenge, "This number other priorities," Casain explained.. He said the executive board is concerned by the interpret the doctrine of freedom of speech that some of the major obstacles standing in than would be perhaps a qualified academic.