John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 1-17-1991 The aC rroll News- Vol. 80, No. 1 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 80, No. 1" (1991). The Carroll News. 970. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/970 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Serving the John Carroll University Community Vol. 80, No. 1 JoJ.rn Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio 441:28 Cooke to replace Schlegel as VP 1985 to the present at Fordham. In by Pat Lynch 1987 he became director of the Colleg1atc Program of Murray­ Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, SJ., Weigel Hall, a master's degree of Fordham University in New program in philosophy requtred York City, accepted the open po­ by the church for Jesuit studcms. sition of academtc vice president Cooke, who regards htmscll as of John Carroll University. a leader that utilizes a dependence Cooke, a philosophy profes­ on group consensus, served as sor, was asked by Rev. Michael provtnctal of the New York Lavelle to take the position vacated ProvinccofthcJcsuits from 1978- by Rev. John P. Schlegel, SJ. M. From 1980-84Cookcchmrcd "I visited John Carroll and the board of the Higher Educ.ation Cleveland for the first time last Committee of Jesuit Provincials, December," said Cooke. College Presidents and Rectors. "I was impressed with John It was in this position that Cooke Carroll. It's a flourishing institu­ met Rev. Michael Lavelle, JCU Students organize Middle East forum tion that 1S well managed. The president. enthusiasm of the faculty, staff "We're most gratified to have by Alice Carle Peace has planned the conference from JCU, Rabbi Bruce Abrams and administrators I met was htm joining us. His experusc in and Julie Smith enlilled "Words on War: a Dis­ from Temple Ncr Timid and Jean cussion of the Persian Gulf Cn­ contagious." cth1cs wtll be a welcome addition News EditOfs Sammon from the Cleveland Cooke holds a Ph.D. from the since the university has been sis" which will be held on Jan. 19 CommissiOn on Community Ac­ University of Wisconsin, a liccn­ strcssmg ethics across the cur­ TheconflictmthePcrsianGulf in the new conference room at I tion. uau.; W lJtlv:.v ll) •IV••• -0}Ul..& m;ulurn," sa1d La vell ~. h~ !>purred a stud Ill orgdltu.lUon p.m. The ~paod will ~oce Seminary in New York and ad­ Cooke is a trustee of St. Peter's to host a conference discussing The event will feature keynote the Palestinian/Israeli conflict as vanced theology degrees from College in New Jersey and the the events in the M1ddle East. speaker Rev. Martin McMickel it pertains to the situauon in the Woodstock College and Yale author of numerous articles and John Carroll Umversuy Stu­ from Antioch Baptist Church fol­ Middle East. Jackcy Kachavi, University. His area of academ1c book reviews in his field of study. dents for Alternative Solutions for lowed by three panels, each repre­ emissary for Israel to the Jewish expertise centers on modem phi­ He is an associate edttor of the senting different perspectives on Community Federation and Riad losophy, Kantian theory of ethics international Philosophical Fitness loom the crisis. Bahhur, director of Arab Ameri­ and the philosophy of language. Quarterly. The first panel will address the can Political Caucus of Ohio will Dr. Dominic Belestra, chair­ Cooke said he is grateful to complete different views on the crisis. It speak on this topic. man of philosophy at Fordham, have been asked to fill the position will consist of Dr. Abid AI- Panel three, consisting of Dr. said in regards to Cooke's new of academic vice president, espe­ by Mike Stein Marayati from the University of Thomas Evans, Peter Bernardo assignment, "Weare losing an as­ cially in light ofth e shrinking pool Toledo, Dr. Vcrghese Chirayath continued on page 9 After less than I 8 months of set to the philosophy department. ofqualified Jesuits at colleges and fundraising, planning, and con­ He is an excellent teacher who universities. struction, the newest add1Lion to alwaysdoeshisshareofwork. He Cooke believes the future of JCU raises tuition the John Carroll Umvcrslly shows a genuine concern and is Jesuit schools, as we know them Mr. Edward Schaefer, v1ce RccPiex is complete. The first by Alice Carle always ready to contribute." today, derives a great dependence president for business, srud that stage of the Ralph Vince Fitness News Editor Cooke taught philosophy from on the influx of lay people. tui lion needed to be rat sed in order Complex, the cardiovascular to cover salaries. scholarships and room, opened Wednesday, with John Carroll University is grants. FORUM. the second stage, a new wetght changing its tuiuon policy for the " It IS tmportant to attract the I trammg center, due to open next I 99 I -92 acadern1c year. Incom­ best faculty," sa1d Schaefer. week. ing full-time freshmen will be "Currently, there are not as many Does JCU live up The complex is a three step charged a flat fcc of S9,600 plus professors available as one ""ould to its brochure? process which JCU Athlcuc DI­ S5,050 for room and board, total­ like to believe." rector Tony DeCarlo initiated JUSt ing $14,650 per year. However, Carroll will phase m the nat over a year ago. The cardiovascu­ upperclassmen will continue to rate beginning w1th the mcoming lar room ts located where the old pay per credit hour. For the next freshmen class until the entrre weight room in the RecPlcx academic year, Carroll w1ll charge student body will be paymg a fixed Mob makes a hit in basement originally was. DeCarlo $290 per credit hour plus $5,050 fee. Godfather 111 hopes that by next Monday, the for room and board totaling "Almost every school charges second phase of the operation, the $14,330 per year. a fixed fee," said Schaefer. "When Ex-Bills newly constructed Corbo Fitness Undergraduate tuition in­ we explained to parents how this player finds I SPORTS I Center, featuring conventional free creased 9 percent from the I990- kind of fcc would work, they we1ghts and new fitness machines, 91 academic year. Graduate rates preferred the flat rate to paying on position at will be open. The third phase, a increased 8.3 percent in the School a credit hour basis." Carroll nautiluscenter,remamsopen, w1th of Arts and Sciences and 9.9 per­ Rev. Michael J. Lavelle, future improvements upcoming. cent in the School of Business. president of John Carroll Univer­ "Its all been put together Room and board expenses in­ sity. expects the new tuition continued on page 9 creased 7.4 percent continued on page 9 Page 2 EDITORIAL The Carroll News, January 17,1991 ~m~!~~!p~~g!X pr!s~e~~~e~~Mee!!' ~.~!J?e~~s~!2~~~!!.~~!s~s~v~ toward a struggle that could become World War ill. Iraqi president real possibility that these men and women may not return to us. Yet the Saddam Hussein and United States president George Bush have amassed administration has remained largely silent. With the exception of a prayer their forces in preparation for armed conflict, the U.S. Congress has service celebrated by Executive Vice-President Rev. John Schlegel this pledged to support the president, and the deadline for a peaceful resolution past Monday night, no steps have been taken to provide the student body is just hours away. As this paper is read, whether a horrible war has begun with needed support and guidance. or not a single bullet been fired, the members of the John Carroll University Presumably, every member of the University is capable of gathering community should ask whether statements from the administration con- information and formulating opinions about subjects. But when an issue cerning the crisis have been made. is as volatile as war, when the media distorts and politicians scheme and lie, The example for such leadership has been shown in many cases by the there is a need for clarifying. When emotions boil and tempers flare, there presidents of other Jesuit universities. Rev. Timothy Healy, former is a need for unifying. This has often been proven in times of crisis. president of Georgetown University and Rev. William Byron, president of According to Healy in the December 1 issue of the Jesuit magazine The Catholic University of America, have used their position as leaders to America, the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, former president of the University address critical issues ranging from university to international scope. of Notre Dame, provided invaluable direction to his students during the John Carroll's president, Rev. Michael J. Lavelle, S.J., has provided Vietnam War. "[Hesburgh] provided his own university with clear leadership about important issues such as religious freedom. He traveled leadership, and Notre Dame, thanks to his statements and stances, emerged to Czechoslovakia as part of a human rights research team, and he awarded as one of the few universities in the nation that preserved at least some Cardinal Frantisek Tomasek an honorary degree from Carroll, amove that shreds of the ancient academic civilities." provided the impetus for positive change. Lavelle served as a catalyst for In the past, John Carroll has played the role of leader in difficult much needed social upheaval and expressed to the university community situations. This crisis has the potential to destroy the fabric of our lives and a clear stance about Eastern European politics.