Influenced By The Nostalgia1 Page 14 The bserver April 14, 1999 THE STUDENT VOICE OF FORDHAM COLLEGE AT LINCOLN CENTER VOLUME XVII. Fordham Giant Rat Calls Attention To Curriculum Fordham's First Union Dispute Goes High-Tech By Mary Anne Feeney Not only was there a large, J blown-up rodent, laborers from.| First Ever Internet-based On Wednesday, April 7th, a rat, local #78 also handed out flyersj Class Offered at Lincoln approximately 25 feet high, was calling Fordham to "BEWARE.".;; placed in front of the Lowenstein The flyer claimed that if? Center this Fall Building at Lincoln Center Campus Fordham does decide to hire.8 for the third time in the last month. It Fiber Control Inc. to remove"^ was set up by the Laborers' Local #78 asbestos, they might possibly in protest to Fordham's favoring of have a health risk on their hands. Fiber Control Inc. to do an asbestos The flyer asserts -that Fiber removal job in order to build two new Control Inc. has been fined "thou- classrooms on the six floor later this sands of dollars by the month, according to union members. Department of Environmental "The Rat is meant to grab atten- Protection for failure to follow tion," said Sal Speziale, president of proper safety precautions." The Rat visits Fordham By Gina Salamone the Laborers' Local #78. We're airing "When I was handed that flyer, I work. Also, notices, by law, are posted Fordham's dirty laundry." thought about my health. I mean real- informing the public that asbestos Fordham's Lincoln Center campus Grab attention it did, though many ly. We pay so much money to go here work is going on, according to Fiber will offer an Internet-based class for students interviewed had no idea what I at least expect healthy conditions," G Control Inc. the first time ever this Fall 1999 the rat signified. said Mariam Mourad, FCLC '01. Doug Mitchell, director of facilities at semester with a new Internet section "I did not know why the rat was Fiber Control Inc. responded by Fordham at Lincoln Center, contracts of Perspectives Biology, one of the sci- there. I thought, Thafs not the ram'," stating that there is nothing haz- out the construction work for FCLC. ence core requirements. said Abigail Ortega, FCLC '02, refer- ardous about their work and that they He favors Fiber Control Inc., a com- The course will be taught by Dr. ring to Fordham's mascot. are fully licensed to do this type of pany which is (continued on pg. 2) Eric Simon, professor of natural sci- ence, and is available to Fordham College Liberal Studies (FCLS) and Excel students, but not FCLC stu- Bright Lights, Small University dents, according to a flyer advertising By Johanna Garcia Center, on April 24 that will start at Indonesia since the early 1960s, and the new class. 9:00 a.m. Sponsored by the Literary has never visited the United States. The course will be taken entirely Fordham University may not need any Studies Program, the English Several members of the English through the process of logging on to a electricity in April as the brightest Department, and the Graduate School Department noted what an honor it is class website, Simon stated, with the lights in literature and poetry brighten of Arts & Sciences in conjunction with that on Pramoedya's first trip to exception of four in class meetings up its halls. Internationally renowned the International Freedom to Publish America, he should choose to speak at taking place once a month on Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Committee of the Association of Fordham University. Wednesday nights. It fulfills the biolo- Toer, best-selling novelist Anna American Publishers, the conference Also this month, best-selling novel- gy core requirement mandatory for all Quindlen, and critically acclaimed will feature a reading from his latest ist and Pulitzer Prize winner Anna undergraduates at FCLC and FCLS, poet, J.D. McClatchy are all scheduled work, The Mute's Soliloquy, which he Quindlen will be teaching a master according to the office of the Dean to make appearances at Fordham wrote while in prison. The conference class at FCLC on April 13. of Academics University's Lincoln Center campus is also being co-sponsored by PEN Quindlen is the author of two nov- Simon, who makes heavy use of the over the next few weeks. American Center, Penguin USA, the els, Object Lessons and One True Internet in all his classes and has been Pramoedya Ananta Toer is the Asia Society, and the Indonesia Thing. Her New York Times column teaching sections of the course at internationally acclaimed author of Emergency Project-IFCO.. "Public & Private" won a Pulitzer Prize FCLC since Fall 1997, came up with This Earth of Mankind, Child of All Pramoedya's books remain on the in 1992, and a selection of these the idea to offer the Internet-based Nations, Footsteps, and House of attorney general's list of banned and columns was published as Thinking course. "I've started using all my own Glass. Published in the 1980s, the four subversive books in Indonesia. While Out Loud. She is also the author of a material and I distributed it on CD novels trace Indonesian anti-colonial possession and distribution of his collection of her "Life in the 30's" ROM this year to the students in my nationalism over the turn of the centu- books is still a punishable crime in his columns, the screenplay for Living Out classes," said Simon. "So instead of ry. He is scheduled to appear at a con- own country, many of his works arc Loud, and two children's books, The buying a textbook, they'd just get a ference at the McNally Amphitheater available worldwide in more than Tree That Came to Stay and Happily CD ROM from me (continued on pg. 3) at Fordham University, Lincoln three dozen languages. He has not left Ever After, (continued on pg. 3) April 14.1999 News Commuter Student Association Holds Annual Elections By: Kristina Chua freshmans. "We will probably have a "As a commuter it is hard to feel like on learning and feeding from what the sign up sheet during Club Day or ori- you belong, and CSA tries to alleviate commuters association at Rose Hill On March 30 the Commuter entation for the other general assem- that feeling," said Elsayed, of her has done," said Roygulchareon'. "They Students Association (CSA) held elec- bly positions," said Daly. goals as vice-president. are a larger more established club and tions for executive and general assem- At the elections meeting, candidates CSA also provides a newsletter, we haven't been able to network with bly positions for this fall, with 18 com- were self-nominated and gave short which is sent to all commuter stu- them yet." muter students participating in the speeches, after which the commuters dents. According to Smith, she ran for Another networking plan is to cre- elections as voters. Newly elected voted by secret ballot. Any commuter newsletter coordinator because she ate a connection between the officials include Helen Ledwith, FCLC was eligible to vote, whether previ- enjoys getting the newsletter, which Residence Hall Association (RHA) '00, as president; Heba Elsayed, FCLC ously active in CSA or not, according gives commuters handy tips and funny and CSA, according to Muller. "I am '00, as vice president; Joseph Muller, to Daly. "There were signs posted insights about commuting. "I hope to hoping to see more socialization FCLC '02, as treasurer; Aimee Daly, around campus to inform commuter produce more newsletters and get between residents and commuters," FCLC '00, as secretary; Ellen Tarn, students about the elections, and we more people involved in the publica- said Muller. FCLC '00 as program coordinator; listed a telephone number that com- tion of the newsletter, even non-com- Hideki Suzuki, FCLC '99 and com- and Caroline Smith, FCLC '02, as muters could call if they had ques- muters," said Smith. "I would also like muter student said, "I would like to see newsletter coordinator. tions or nominations," said Daly. to see a reader-mail section, where stu- more networking with other student All of the executive board positions The newly elected officials spoke dents can express their comments on organizations as well as the commuters were uncontested, with the exception with the Observer about their goals past articles or student activities." association of other New York City uni- of president and newsletter coordina- for the upcoming year. Ledwith point- Aside from the events that CSA cur- versities like NYU and Columbia. I also tor. Ledwith won in a close race ed to Commuter Student Appreciation rently hosts, CSA officials still intend suggested to the executive board to against Diana Roygulchareon, FCLC Week (CSAW), held this past year on doing more for the commuter com- have job networking so that commuter '00, while Smith was favored 13 to 4 from February 16 to 19, as a particu- munity! According to Daly, because students are not just limited to jobs against Marabel Linares, FCLC '02. larly successful program that she will commuters do not live 6n-campus, it is available on-campus." Notably, several current CSA execu- use to model programs the fall. "CSA difficult to host activities that all com- "I think that CSA is doing a good . tive board; members eligible for anoth- gave out candies'and buttons," said muters can attend. "We would like to enough job and their, events so far have er term in office chose not to* run Ledwith. "We also had an ice cream implement more programs suitable been pretty fun," said Elizabeth Carini, again for office, including president dayandaselfdefensetlass." A swing for commuters," said Daly.