Volume 30, Number 17 ' Marist College, Poughkeepsle, N.Y. March 28,1985 Two assaults within ten days disrupt campus By The Circle Staff parking lot to the basement; the' asked their parents to make with situations like this," said the Champagnat and the Campus second occurred in the basement formal complaints about Marist Ann .McCrossen, a sophomore Center, he said. -" . \ , Two** Marist women were Monday - near the elevator, security.'• to the Marist ad- from Brooklyn. "It has to happen The first victim was assaulted assaulted in the area of Cham- according to Waters. - • ministration. more than once before anyone from the rear as she approached; pagnat Hall within the last ten Both victims received minor ' "I think it's up to the students acts. Everything is kept quiet the door after exiting the Pub days, according to Joseph cuts and bruises, but there was no to make sure this isn't forgotten around 'here. Students weren't through its rear door; Waters Waters, director of Marist evidence of sexual abuse in either and it doesn't happen again," officially alerted to be careful said. The second victim was called security. " " case, - according 'to . Marist said Maria Hsu, a sophomore after the last attack happened." by name as she exited the The first assault occurred security. - from Dix Hills. After the assault Monday elevator, said Waters. She was March 19 near the carport In reaction to the assaults, "It takes this school so long to night, Waters hired two deputy then attacked in' the corridor to door leading from the rear some Champagnat residents have do something when confronted sheriffs to patrol the area behind Continued on page 2 Murray eyes restructuring of administration by Lou Ann Seelig dent for .admissions and enroll­ PROPOSED REQRGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ment planning and the executive Marist .College President Den­ vice president. - President \ nis J. Murray recently announced Three executives would report a plan to reorganize the college's directly to the executive vice presi­ executive administration. dent: vice president for student - - Executive Vice President The decision to restructure was affairs, vice _ president for prompted by the Board of academic affairs and vice'presi­ - Trustees in light of the current dent for administration and - - , Vice President ~ % .and anticipated growth of Marist finance. for - Vice President 1 Vice President Academic Affairs Vice President Vice President for College, according to a memoran­ Currently, four senior line of­ for Admissions t dum to the Marist community ficers report to the president: vice College Ad\ ancement 1 Studc nt Affairs - Administration & Finance Enrollment Planning from Murray. Changes in the ex­ president for academic affairs, ecutive organization would in­ vice president for administration Cox.is dean of student affairs. "While (the current) arrange­ memorandum. clude: creating the position of ex­ and Finance, vice president for Currently the president is respon­ ment was adequate for the small Murray said he has been plann­ ecutive vice president, replacing college advancement and dean of sible for both internal and exter­ .college Marist was five or more ing the reorganization for the . :the dean of admissions with,a vice student affairs."' "• "v, • - nal affairs. "•'-.- ""," -years ago, I do not believe it is , "past several months" and president^for ~admissions* and_ . ,-Murray^nanied John Laheylas "Under the-new structure, an ex- .suitable for'the^$3p_miUionxqm- -. 'discussing iCwitrv.the Board, of enrollmenUglahriihV-'and ;charig-~ „ecutive>/vice ./president '•.would. Jbe .-pleVorgariizatibrijwear'e'tdday; In -Trustees."'' '" v,'"\r '•"~""J ~"'\" "• his choice foiiexecutive vice presi-/ : ing trie title,d"£deari of student afr' < • dent?temes-DaJyaS'Yicftpresident':•responsibl, e fbrthecollege's inter-. ~ fact, Marist College is the .only in-, ;.". ^--Murray has opened the.plaa to .fairs to'vice presidentfor student", : "Ipubljc criticism butlstressedthafit- r . for>->\admissi&hs\and .enrollment^Fina l affaiVs.\^r-:q-*^V.-->:^: i-<Y:.?/ ^stitutiqtfo f its size and"complexity,; , laffairs.'. -; ^ ?c>~> ,,. ,~?>, '•' that .does "not have an-executive -iwas'ribt a" passing- consideration " planning; and Ger'afd CoxTas vice'*"-"/"As'.a " 'result;/ the. president' 1 " ""Under the new plan, tfiree ex­ . president"for student affairs.. ' ,"-, would be able to devote more time -.;vice"presideht of provost respon­ . on his part. "I am seeking input'. ecutives would report directly to Lahey," is currently' vice . presi-. to- lorig-range,"strategic planning^ sible for coordinating many of the -- to see what people think of this', ,the president: vice president for dent for college advancement; jarid "decision, "making," Murray internal operations of an - in-' .butat is not something I am orily college advancement,' vice presi­ Daly is dean of admissions and ~ said in the memorandum. .- stitution," Murray said in the remotely considering," he said. Registration changes Pdrtier falls County suicides lo;w introduce new forms from cliff, by most standard^ by John Clements Rockland and Westchester. Dym by Barbara Ruby students, should register early even breaks ribs says he feels that the lower suicide if they don't get into the classes : by Brian O'Connor , Ah;estimated 6,000 young peo­ rate is due to the extensive pro­ ' Marist College students' will they want," she added." ple aged" 15-24 committed suicide grams available in Dutchess for face new registration procedures The new system is an attempt to • Marist College freshman in 1984, approximately 15 per troubled adolescents. next week for the fall 1985 make early registration" easier on Gerard Sentochhik, 18, was day, or one every 90 minutes, ac­ Vassar Hospital has a program semester and will have to pay a the registrar's office, she said. admitted to - St. Francis cording to the National Institute -to help youths under.the age of 18 late fee if they fail to register ear­ The new course enrollment Hospital with five broken ribs of Mental Health. who are experiencing emotional ly, according to the Registrar's form will be rea.d by an optical" after falling down a 20-foot Teenage suicide rates average problems, and the Youth Bureau office." scanner and automatically riverfront cliff north of the 13.6 per 100,000"nationally, 12 works with adolescents on suicide Registrar Elizabeth Ross said transferred .into, the computer. campus last Thursday night, per 100,000 in New York state prevention in the local high the new form, which will be used The scanner picks uporily pencil- according- to- Joseph Waters, and about 4 per 100,000 in Dut­ schools. during early registration week marks and will reject any paper director of safety and security. chess County, according to Ken­ Currently, Dutchess County April 1-4, requires students to that's been folded, .Ross said. In neth Dym, social worker does not have an emergency blacken in circles of selected the past, all course numbers had .. Sentochnik. fell, around 10 and division chief of mental suicide hot-line. Dym says he is course numbers, rather than write to be fed into the computer by p.nu while at a party with health services in Dutchess Coun- not convinced that hot-lines are them out. ' . - "C • •' - . hand.' about 40 people and was _ty- helpful in preventing suicides, • Returning students will - be Out of approximately 4000 transported to the hospital by because they are run by penalized $25 for not registering students — which includes As evidenced by the statistics, Fairview Fire Department Dutchess County has a volunteers and are hard to main­ early, according to Ross. Ross graduating seniors, and transfer rescue workers. '-- •--_' ', tain. Psychiatric emergency ser­ said the college wants to keep bet­ students — about 2000 will significantly lower teenage suicide Sentochhik also sustained a rate than the national average, vices like those at St. Francis ter tabs on the size and number of register early, she said. possible collapsed lung, accor­ Hospital are operational 24-hours courses neeeded each semester ding to Greg Brennan, and is also lower than the sur­ In batch registration all forms rounding counties of Putnam, Continued on page 2 and to cut down on the number of are put in the computer. Then the residence director of Marian students .that register during the computer sorts them out and Hall, who spoke to doctors at add/drop week at the beginning gives priority to seniors, students the hospital on Friday. of the semester. in their major and returning Sentochnik left the group Student charged in 3 thefts "Right now there ,are a few students, Ross said. and fell in the darkness, accor­ hundred more than there should New core courses will be'of­ ding to Brennan. "It was very by Christian Larsen 18, 1984, Quinn allegedly removed be/' Ross said. "The idea is fered during early registration. dark and tough to judge space $60 frpm apartment 76A- Students may take any or distance," said Brennan, , A Marist student was arrested On Sept. 21 • he .allegedly mathematics course, computer who was called to the scene. by Town of Poughkeepsie Police stole a plastic beer mug filled with course or any section of Business Marguerite Pakozdi, residence Saturday in connection with three $25 in lopse change and cash from Senior & Society or Managerial and director of Leo and Sheahan burglaries at the Canterbury apartment 58A. The final incident Organizational" Behavior in addi­ Halls, was on duty at thetime. Garden apartments. Quinn has been connected with tion to the current course that She said she arrived at the Junior Scott D. Quinn was "involves the alleged theft of $54 in - officers meet the, Business/Math/ Com­ • scene shortly .after"Marist charged with two counts of cash from apartment 88A, which puter Science»requirements, ac­ security, but before Town of burglarly in the second degree and was reported to police March 20 cording to Ross. Poughkeepsie-police and an three counts of petit larceny.