John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 12-9-1993 The aC rroll News - Vol. 85, No. 12 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News - Vol. 85, No. 12" (1993). The Carroll News. 1072. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/1072 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]. Gesu poets at large Grodeschoolers find 1nsplration on Carroll Quad FEATURES .......................... ? Lion roars at Playhouse Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine come to life. ENTERTAINMENT.. ........... ll A lady's touch MlkeJamc.s JCU undergrad moves Twas the week before In with the guys finals: Christmas arrives Vol. 85, No. 12 Joltn Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio 44118 December 9, 1993 at JCU ................... 8-9 PROFILES .......................... 13 Fate of senior dinner remains uncertain Dawn Clark university held a mass prior to the next to Father Lavelle. We later -staff Reporter dinner and then offered an inter­ found out that they had In spite of the cancellation of national coffee reception after the prepositioned cases of alcohol in the annual senior class dinner th.is meal, numerous students still the lavatories and washrooms year, concerned students and drank excessively, carried on before the dinner." Student Union officers met in the boisterously and disrespected the At the senior class meeting SAC Conference Room last evening's speaker. Monday, student leaders voiced Monday night to discuss plans for "Last year we decided to re­ concern that the class of 1994 was organizing a class d1nner. strict alcohol consumption at the being unfairly punished when they The annual dinner, sponsored dinner and to check people at tile had done nothing wrong. by John Carroll University's door for beer," Bernardo said. "In "We are being branded for the Alumni Office, was cancelled by spite of that, a couple of tables of mistakes of others," senior class University officials early last year. students were really drunk half­ senator Kris Lucie said. "The Jenn Fty According to Pete Bernardo Di­ way through the meal. One of the' University hasn't taken note of Santa, junior Erin Wollard and the Knights of Columbus share rector of Alumni, the university guys vomited all over the table See DINNER, page 5 the holiday spirit with inner city children decided not to sponsor the dinner this year because of two main concerns. Women question fraternity•s charter "First, the dinner cost over Joseph M. Guay ter. According to Chiprich, no ness majors were being asked in in­ change the word fraternity to $10,000 and in times when budgets Assistant News Editor females have ever pledged the terview situations why they weren't "frarority" or require the frater­ are being cut, that was one of the Controversy surrounded a bill fraternity 1n the past. members of the fraternity. She nity to clarify that both men and first things to go," Bernardo said. to revise the charter of Alpha A debate ensued when senior also argued that signs and fliers women are welcome to pledge. "Also, for the past three years when Kappa Psi at the Student Union Michelle Thomas made a motion concerning pledging activities The motion was denied as the SU we have sponsored this event, a meeting Tuesday, when two fe­ to add the words "co-educational" make no reference to the inclusion senators voted 12 to 12 with one number of seniors have demon­ male business students questioned to the fraternity's charter. Tho­ of women. abstention. As a result, no changes strated some really poor behavior" the fraternity's policy on the ad­ mas also suggested that the charter Senior Andrea Lober listed were made in the current charter. ll:.e--__...... llt-1 ............ relt. aniltiiii:A ef feaiidcA:. .., ..fl-•lit.t • oplli • ''WI aeveral fermde .Jolut.CMelt .... FGUewiogd:eciet-. .....SU the students." "We do not discriminate," said men and women." dents who held high-ranking po­ officer.; mentioned that this was the Bernardo said that the first year Eric Ch.iprich, president of Alpha "Everyoneisn()(awarethatth.is is sitions in extracurricular groups first time they beard that fraternity the Alumni Office held the dinner, Kappa Psi. "All are welcome to a national co-ed fraternity," said and activities involving business was a gender -neutral word. several students became drunk and pledge." Thomas. 'The fraternity needs to students. "None of these students "I'm happy with the outcome," acted rambunctiously, causing The national chapter of Alpha do a better job of making females are members of the fraternity. It's said Ch.iprich. "There is no need hundreds of dollars worth of Kappa Psi is a co-educational aware that they are welcome to co-ed nationally. Why is it that for the changes, and we've per­ damage. The second year, accord­ fraternity; however, there are no pledge." John Carroll is one of the only formed all ofourrequired services. ing to Bernardo, even though the females in the John Carroll chap- Thomas argued that female busi- schools not admitting females?" Said Senior class President Erin Fraternity members reiterated Mahoney, "I voted for the amend­ that no females have ever pledged ment because there has definitely SpeakerS present variations the group. "We have never dis­ been a history ofdiscrimination in criminated," said sophomore this fraternity." of world's holiday season Gordon Short. "The national fra- "I would support a non-dis­ ternity never put the word co-ed in criminatory position," said Donald Walt Pav!uk eludes gambling. Hecht said that an observation," said Davis. "It is its purpose." Domm, professor of management Stoff Reporter Jews do not gamble, but only on a non-religious, non-political, and After a secret ballot, the motion and marketing, and advisor to the The office of multicultural af­ Hanukkah with a special top. non-heroic observation of people to amend the current charter failed. fraternity. '1 would recommend that fairs at John Carroll recently pre­ Fred H. Davis Jr., of African descent." Senior on-campus senator Julie the females apply and see how the sented a panel ofthree guest speakers Davis added that Kwanzaa is Stocker then made a motion to organization deals with it." to discuss a multicultural approoch to not black Christmas for those who the holiday season. care to observe that holiday to JCU su:rn:rner school Rabbi Michael Hecht, presi­ replace Christmas. Kwanzaa begins dent of the Greater Cleve­ on December26andendsonJanuary i:rnple:rnents changes land board of Rabbis, led the I, witheachdayrepresentinga discussion in the Jardine different value. Derek Dlaz in order to provide more time at Room on Dec. 1 about the Kwanzaa was devel­ News Editor the end of Summer m and to give oped in 1966 to reaffirm Even before fall semester 1993 the school a little more variety and "We light candles at this time positive values within the draws to a close, John Carroll flexibility in offering courses," of year to cheer our flagging African community or of University officials have initiated Daley said. spirits," said Hecht. 'That is people ofAfrican descent. a number ofcha nges to take effect In addition, the University will the obvious connection, for Ramon Torres finished in summer classes next year. Sev­ offer sunrise classes at 7 a.m. or example, between Christmas the presentation discussing eral of the changes will expand 7:30 a.m. in the morning to give and Hanukkah." how the Christmas tradition summer school opportunities for working students an opportunity Hecht explained they light is celebrated in Puerto Rico. students while other changes will to attend classes while working. eight candles to celebrate the '"The Christmas season in Pueno restrict potential summer courses "A lot of students need to aug­ Je~isb festival of lights. Ha­ Rico is long, longer than over here," that students might pursue. · ment their incomes by working in nukkah is an eight-day com­ said Torres. ''Wehavealready Sl8f'led On change, according to Asso­ the summer," Daley said. "We're memoration of the rededication celetlrating Christmas and it lasts al­ ciate Dean of the School of Busi­ going to arrange some courses of the second temple in 165 B.C. most till the end ofJanuary ." ness Dr. James M. Daley, will early in the morning so that stu­ During Hanukkah, Hecht said discussed Kwanzaa, which is a Torres discussed foods, musi­ take place in Summer I when dents can then go to work after Jews eat fattening foods, such as seven day celebration of African­ cal instruments, and term.inoJoay classes win meet for only four class." pota10 pancakes and jelly donuts. American values and ttaditions. associated with the O:ristmas cel­ weeks rllber tban five. One renewed sununer school ADocher part of the fesdval in- ..K waozaa is not a holiday, it is ebration in Puerto Rico. '"Summer 1 was made shorter S.SUMMER. ...5 2 The Carroll News, December 9, 1993 C 'arroll [ilditorial NEWS- -- -- Editor~ Meghan Goutlo..'Y Managing Edllor Jonathon Hofley &--. M8n8ger Jennifer Mttsos AdVieor Man.mne Salretb, Ph.D. Plf'ti'VldOgi-.-...aptv..ry Advtlor Alan Sk'Phenson. 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