Street ^ —7- »p "TT T" "T^ T~ | ; ^, TT \ Ticket in Survival faster Bunny Town music from Uncovered Caberet the subways Features page 10 12 See Features page 10 The bserver April 17, 1998 THE STUDENT VOICE OF FORDHAM COLLEGE AT LINCOLN CENTER VOLUME XVI, issue 15 Excel Student Dies Over Mirabella, Others Speak Spring Break On What Women Want By Jacqueline Acevedo ing the Student Programming Board. gURL Harriet Lyons, Special Sections In actuality, this crowd—consisting of Editor of Daily News and professor Steven Dachniewicz, an Excel stu- both FCLC students and media indus- of "The H^tory & Mission of dent who majored in Political Science, try professionals—was waiting to Women's Magazines", moderated died during Spring Break. The cause of participate in the forum "Magazines; the discussion. his death is not yet known. He was 40 What Do Women Want?" and to hear . Debate was sparked and generation and would have graduated this year. Grace Mirabella three generations of magazine editors gaps were revealed tiy many of Lyon's After graduating from high school, By Jane McGonigal give their opinion on the subject • questions* "What connotation does tHe Dachniewicz entered the Navy, from Co-sponsored -by the Hearst term "girt" have in the current dis- which he was later honorably dis- Nearly one hundred and fifty people Media-into-the-Classroom series at course of magazines?" she posed to the charged. Afterwards, he started to had crammed into the first floor lounge Fordham University and the Center panel. Mirabella, the oldest member of work for the Port Authority Transit of the Residence Hall^by 6:00 RM. on for Communications, the debate was the panel, responded, "It is considered Hudson Corporation (PATH) as a sig- Thursday April 2. Those who could not part of this semester's FCLC course by my generation to be a derogatory nal electrician. find an empty chair plunked them- "The History & Mission of Women's term," while Stone contributed, In Fall 1992, while still working for selves down on the floor; perched on Magazines." The panel of guest speak- "Women have taken ownership of the PATH, Dachniewicz became a part the windowsill, or leaned against the ers consisted of Grace Mirabella, word and transformed it to be more time student at Fordham. "He returned wall, all determined to be a part of the former Editor of Vogue and Founder positive." When Stone spoke of the to school because he thought he want- evening's excitement. What FCLC of Mirabella; Robin Stone, Deputy Spice Girls as an example of "girl" ed to do more," said Cira Vernazza, event could attract such a crowd? If Editor of Essence; Valerie Monroe, power in the media, she was greeted Assistant Dean of FCLC. "In his appli- you answered "The C.SA and the Consulting Editor of Parenting; by a few moans and jeers from the cation he indicated that he wanted a RAs go for the Full Monty," you're and Rebecca Odes, Co-Founder & audience. Later during the audience law degree to become an advocate and wrong—but you should consider join- Creative Director of the online zine, Q-and-A portion of continued on pg. 2 have a practice." " One of the courses Dachniewicz was taking was Civil Rights with professor Tom DeLuca, the Associate Chair of USG Elections Feature New Ideas, A New Party Political Science. "It was a shock to me," News Analysis by Adam Goldstein as the politics expressed on the posters. ly (and in the Christmas issue of The DeLuca said. "I felt a great sense of loss. Sanchez was the campaign manager for Observer) stated that he didn't feel He was a great student." For the second time in FCLC history, last year's START party—the party that the Restructuring issue, in the "He was intelligent..." said Susan the United Student Government (USG) Reform Fordham defeated. Van Buren, stage it existed, was an important one Beck, Associate Professor of Political elections will feature two parties with on the other hand, never won a general for students to fight against. Van Science. "He was curious and went active campaigns. The election will be election of the student body for the Vice Buren, on the other hand, helped to the extra mile." held in the Lowenstein Plaza on Presidential seat, and was granted it by organize the protest that brought 350 During his time at Fordham, Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April the (Reform Fordham lead) USG after students and faculty out of classes and Dachniewicz suffered from chronic 22, where students can walk up and vote. then-Vice President Joe Fersedi trans- on to the plaza to oppose the plan. neck and back pain. According to Last year, the Reform Fordham party ferred to another school. The result? Half of the plan was imple- Beck, even though he went through won by a landslide, marking the largest Both candidates are also very busy, as mented, phasing out EXCEL but sparing physical therapy and took pain med- victory in FCLC history. This year, both are active in their USG roles. In FCLC. The lesson we can apply to the ication, the pains never left. Kenneth Sanchez, FCLC *99, Student fact, many of the items on the two cam- current parties, however, is that Van "Sometimes he had a lot of pain, some- Programming Board (SPB) President paign platforms look similar—e.g., Buren's positions tend to be more adver- times it was less, but it was always and current USG Junior Senator, is run- extending computer lab hours, improv- sarial and idealistic while Sanchez tends there," she said. ning as the presidential candidate of the ing the guest policy, and addressing to look for what can realistically be done "I knew he had severe injuries and new Progressive Party, hoping to dis- scheduling issues—because both given a situation. The candidates are chronic pain and yet he still came and lodge control of USG from Reform Sanchez and Van Buren have been looking at the same horizon—helping did well," Vernazza said. "That was the Fordham's fingertips. involved in working for these issues the student body—but are using very dif- thing that amazed me." Standing between Sanchez and the while serving in their current USG roles. ferent methods of travel to approach it A tentative date for a mass in his presidency is Reform Fordham candi- The differences in the party were The presidential candidates alone do memory has been set for April 21 at date Zak Van Buren, one of the founding most evident in the actions of the pres- not make up their parties, however, and 12:30 PM in the second floor chapel. members of the Reform Fordham party idential candidates last semester, when to help distinguish one from the other, Robert Grimes, SJ, Dean of FCLC and current USG Vice President elections were the last thing on any- The Observer has created profiles of the has asked that Dachniewicz receive The internal politics of the campaign one's mind and the Restructuring pro- two leading parties: The Progressive his degree posthumously this May. • are as complex—if not more complex— posal was the first Sanchez very open- Party and Reform Fordham. • News April 17, 1998 Crime Blotter Harassing Phone Calls Rise Sharply By Bonnie Class By Jacqueline Acevedo the university, the phone extension. In A concern raised by Fordham offi- Saturday, March 28,11:30 some cases, the calls were from stu- cials is that students spend too long on Residence Hall — A former boyfriend Fordham has had a history of prank dents who were playing pranks. the phones with the prank callers. ami nonresident of a student phone calls to students in the resi- "We issue a garge letter to the stu- According to Gray, he has red reports attempted to gain access to the dence hall. In 1997, however, the inci- dent caller which indicates the nature of students staying on the line for up to Residence HaJJ.The student asked dents of aggravated harassment of the phone call," said Gray. The 40 minutes before realizing the real another resident whom be dfd not - reported were 400% of what they were charge letter allows the students to intention of the caller. "Students are fcnow,to sign him In. When security - in 1996 (rising from eight in 1996 to 32 schedule for a hearing date in which trusting people," Gray said." responded to the situation the police in 1997), according to John Carroll, they will present their story. Even "They'll get a thrill just having the ' were notified and He was arrested for Director of Security at Fordham.. though the call might have been made conversation," Carroll said. "They're trespassing. According to Carroll, "aggravated by one student, everyone in that room sick puppies. If anybody calls you that harassment (involves] a person with will be held responsible. "All the stu- you don't know, just hang up." Tuesday, March 51,11:20 p.m,, the intent to harass, annoy, threaten or dents assigned to the room are "Why answer .any kind of survey Residence Hall —A resident student alarm another person and who com- responsible for their phones, what over the phone?" asked Adair. Even if got involved in a dispute with her municates by mechanical or electronic they're doing, or whom they let in the students are aware that the person on boyfriend. Security as well as the means, telephone, or mail in a manner building. The University will hold the other line is a stranger, however, Resident Director responded the likely to cause an annoyance or them responsible," he said.