"It's here because it's THE COWL true, not true because it's here." Volume XXXI—No. 4 Wednesday, May 3, 1978 Providence, RI 02918 12 Pages Tuition to rise Regulations in 1978-79 It was announced yesterday revised that tuition will be raised {290 per year ($145 per semester! and that room and board fees will be in• By Jane E. Hickey creased $280 per year ($140 per semester) for the 1978-79 Jim O'Donnell, student academic year. The message member of the Committee on came in a letter signed by Rev. Administration, reported at Thomas R Peterson, O.P., that Sunday night's Student Congress was placed in all Slavin Center meeting that a bill governing the mailboxes Tuesday afternoon. revision of residence regulations Some of the reasons given for was passed at the Committee on the increase in the letter were Administration meeting of April "constantly rising costs of fuel, 26. food and necessary main• The bill reads as follows: "New tenance." Others cited were and revised regulations may be increments in faculty and staff instituted by the director of Two PC seniors. Rick Leveridge and Charlie Alagero, participate salaries and the need for balance residence from time to time in in Handicap Awareness Day. writing with reasonable which has to be maintained be• Re\. Thomas Peterson. O.P. tween "the economic stability of publication of ! uc-h regulations. lower than many other com• the institution and the many Such amendment and publication academic and auxiliary parable schools." shall require prior consultation K of C sponsors Handicap Day obligations which the school must with the head residents and the This is the fourth year that face." Resident Board of Student tuition has increased. For the Congress." 1977-78 academic year tuition Father Peterson further stated costs were $2852 and room and This bill was passed in an effort Awareness grows in the letter that "I am aware of board fees were $1780, bringing to avoid the recurrence of such the fact that many of our students the total to $4632. Next year situation as the institution last continue their normal activities, experience genuine financial tuition will cost $3142 and room fall of the ID policy in the By Maureen O'Hare regardless of their condition. The difficulties during their college and board will cost $2060, women's dorms without prior activity illustrated exactly how knowledge of the Resident Board. years. I am equally cognizant of bringing the 1978-79 total cost to Handicap Awareness Day, "wheelchair accessible" PC PC's obligation to meet its $5202 Brian Moran of the faculty sponsored by the Knights of really is For example, in order to economic responsibilities We survey committee reported that Columbus and the Providence get to Raymond Cafeteria, a have made every effort to keep The tuition and room and board the faculty survey will continue College ad hoc committee for the handicapped person is forced to our tuition, room and board in• increases will bring in $1.5 throughout this week in an effort handicapped, was held on travel around the perimeters of creases as low as possible Our million in added revenue to the to make sure that the remaining Wednesday, April 26 This the campus, by the cemetery, tuition costs are still significantly College courses which were not surveyed program was designed to since stairs block the entrance to last week are covered "heighten student awareness," Raymond Hall. The Resident Board reported and it involved having IS PC Ellen Barnes, Student that while a great many students and a library ad• Congress president, who par• Congress gets faculty renovations have been suggested ministrator follow their normal ticipated in this event, pointed for Dore Hall during the coming morning schedules in out that "being in a wheelchair year, budget cuts will prohibit wheelchairs. makes it impossible to get to many of them from being im• Peter Monahan, chairman of lower Slavin. This means that a plemented. survey underway the committee for the han• person can't get to his mailbox, Bob Gorman reported that the dicapped, commented that the Alumni Caf, the gift shop and BOG-sponsored Spring Week was results of the day were "super." everything else down there. It By Kathy Hansen The survey consists of 28 for the most part, successful. The purpose behind this idea was was definitely a worthwhile questions formulated by both Apart from overcrowding to demonstrate to students the experience, though, and the best The faculty survey committee students and faculty. The first 20 problems at Friday night's event, reality of being in a wheelchair. part was that we knew we would the week was considered of Student Congress, headed by questions deal with assessing the "Instead of hiring a speaker to get out of the chair after a few financially and socially suc• co-chairpersons Brian Moran and course and its format; the lecture and spend $500 on hours." cessful. Linda Riley, has swung into full following deal with the professor, something no one would come to, K of C Grand Knight Charlie speed motion in the distribution with the last question giving Mary Pat Larkin is the new I decided it would be more ef• Alagero commented, "At first of surveys to Providence College space to comment freely on Student Congress member on the fective to let students actually everyone thought this was going students in approximately 300 personal work and performance Bill of Rights committee. experience the feeling them• to be a pretty good time, but then courses in both the day and night in a given course. Results will be The Afro-American Society selves," explained Monahan. reality hit. I realized how hard it tabulated during the summer schools. reported that it is suggesting to Monahan, a senior, felt the day really is to be in a wheelchair - months to be accessible for the administration that the ran especially well since it there were so many things I spring course selection. Once compiled, the survey present vacancy in the social demonstrated to PC students couldn't do." results will yield a concrete work department be filled by a "the kindness that I receive being A Vietnam veteran, Monahan evaluation of courses, thus aiding Surveys are hopefully to be black female instructor since in a wheelchair myself every has been confined to a wheelchair in course selection. Moran stated distributed at the end of every there are presently no black day. It was also great because it since before he came to PC: "The he would like to see results of the semester from now on. Thus far, women faculty members. showed handicapped people that response was so great between survey utilized by the Committee faculty reaction has been Barbara Casserly of the are thinking of coming to PC the students it left tears in my eyes. on Academic Rank and Tenure of favorable, though there have legislative committee reported kind of reception they'll receive," They really reached out to each the College as a guide in been exceptions. The last faculty that a Providence College enthused Monahan. other. The best part was that the survey was distributed two years Education Association has been discerning the status of the Students remained in day brought more awareness to ago. formed and recognized as an faculty. wheelchairs from 8:30 a.m. to the campus. I may be in a wheelchair, but my mind isn't." See CONGRESS. Page 3 12:30 p.m Thev were expected to PC's Spring Week: It was a week to forget academic woes. The few and the many: Steve Lepito and Kathy Lyons enjoy a cookout while the rest of the campus indulges on a larger scale. Inside Slavin damage Page 3 Spring Week Pages 8-9 Page 2 Wednesday, May 3, 1978 News Huxley Avenue Around the Campus PC Musicians read their works Thursday, May 4, at 8 p.m. in Aquinas Lounge residents petition The PC Chorus will give a pops This is the final reading of the concert from the front steps of year, and all are invited to at• Slavin this Thursday at 12:30 tend. Wine and cheese will be The proposal to close off Hall area as a security measure. p.m. The concert will feature served. Huxley Avenue, which was This would cause the designated selections from Broadway submitted to the budget com• area to be inaccessible to all musicals. Rain date for the mittee last November, is being traffic, except that of emergency concert is Friday at the same petitioned by citizens in the vehicles. time. Veridames Huxley Ave. area. According to Thursday night at 8 p.m., "This is a violation of Ralph Fargnoli, city council Richard Romiti, a special lec• freedom," Fargnoli commented. member, residents in the vicinity turer for the College's music "People should not have to go The annual meeting of the are "up in arms about this." program, will give a free-bass through a security block to get to Veridames of Providence College accordian recital in the Music "My phone hadn't stopped their own homes." This issue has will take place Wednesday, May Building on the Lower Campus. ringing with complaints since the not yet been presented to the city 10, at 7:30 p.m. in'64 Hall. Donna Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. the people heard about this," stated council. It is hoped that it will be Mayer, a student at Johnson & PC Wind Ensemble will present Fargnoli, "PC went about trying recommended for review Wales School of Culinary Arts, its pops concert from the steps of to get this change all wrong.