The Cowl C e l e b r a t in g 1 9 1 9 -1 9 9 2 Established in 1935 S e v e n t y F iv e Ye a r s O f Va l u e s T h a t E n d u r e Vol. LVI No. 21 Providence College • Providence Rhode Island April 30,1992 "No Peace, No Silence: r Cunningham Orders" PC Stop The Violence!" New VP Search Women Finalists Scrapped In Favor Students Rally Against Violent Attacks Of Acting Dominican To fill the vacant position tic crowd, many members of demonstration) which states by Anne M. Lee President Cunningham ha; by Kate Malloy which held candles to signify that "No student has been Editorials Editor Emeritus named a Dominican, Fathe News Editor the seriousness of violence convicted of rape an d / or sex­ Robert J. Hennessey, to serv( toward women, blacks or any ual assault upon a Providence The year-lone search for a one-year as Acting VP AA, onc< A throng of Providence student at PC. College student or non Provi­ new Vice-Presiaent for Aca­ Dr. McKay steps down on Jul) College students broke from the Kathy Cronin complained dence person." Instead, the demic Affairs has turned up 1. Father Hennessey is a new apathy that they are often ac­ that sexism was rampant at PC letter only confirmed that "a only a temporary replacement, comer to Providence College cused of by staging a candle­ and quoted from "When the student was found guilty of and left the college community although he was scheduled tc sexual misconduct." light vigil and rally Monday to Girls Come" an essay that was largely discontent with the come to campus next fall tc ?st violence they feel has circulated to male students in Mike Tiverton stated, "If my manner in which the process serve as a professor and chair sister were raped, I wouldn't C a threat both on and off- 1971 when women were ad­ was handled. man of the Religious Studie: campus. mitted to PC. She quoted the call it sexual misconduct!" Because the search commit­ Department. The administration has re­ A crowd of about 200 people tee was only able to submit two It is the first time that three gathered in front of Slavin peatedly denied thatarapehas names to President Cunning­ Dominicans ha veserved simul Center at about 7:30 p.m. armed Faces could occurred. Edward Caron, di­ ham, he decided to abort the taneously in the top adminis withbullhornsand large picket rector of Public Relations, as­ search in favor of a new one trative positions (President signs began a march that went be seen pop­ sured Channel 12 News re­ next year. This was explained Executive Vice President, anc out of Huxley Street gates, up porter, Logan Crawford, that this in a letter to faculty and Vice President for Academii Eaton Street, back into the ping out of no student had been found administration dated April 9. Affairs). frount gates of the school, fi­ guilty of such a crime. The search committee, Several professors have nally ending back in front of dorms and While similar demonstra­ headed by Dr. John King of the noted, off the record, that lega Slavin. tions are commonplace on Math Dept., recommended two action against the college or "No peace, no silence. PC apartments to other college campuses, an ex­ rather than the three candidates the basis of discrimination b) stop the violence!" and "Don't ample being how 253 Brown that President Cunningham sex may be justified. neglect us, PC protect us!" see what was University students were ar­ had requested, as their fist of How much power the could be heard echoingthrough rested for refusing to leave an finalists had dropped from six search committee actually hac the campus as the crowd going on. administration building. to four. in choosing a new VPAA was chanted its message. Faces However, such a public outcry Dr. King noted, "I'm sorry called into question earlier thi: could be seen popping out of essay as saying, "A women has not surfaced in years. we failed [to submit three semester, when Presiden dorms and apartments to see implies more than she states. Dr. John Colby, of the Psy­ names] but the timing made it Cunningham intervened to asl what was going on. By the time 'Laying the cards on the table' chology Department spoke on not completely our fault." Be­ that another candidate, Dr the marchers had returned to is a masculine phrase. It does Monday night at the rally but cause of the lateness of the Mario DiNunzio, be added te Slavin the crowd has swelled not exist in a woman's vocabu­ also gave nis reflections on search, two finalists dropped Tuesday afternoon about the the finalist list. This move wa: to between 250 and 300 people. lary." Kathy denounced the at­ out to accept other positions. defended as "professiona Sean Kenny, a student, said titude reflected in the statement student support for one an­ The President's decision has courtesy" because the candi of the march, "I'm glad we can and shouted, "No means no!" other that was displayed the raised the issue of sexual dis­ night before: date was from Providence finally take a walk around Much of the focus of protest crimination, according to sev­ College. Dr. DiNunzio hassaic campus without getting was regarding sexual violence "It's been a long time and I eral faculty members. The two he will not re-apply for the jumped." against women, with many think its a good start. There finalists were both women: Dr. position next year. A series of speakers had their unhappy about the letter dis­ were a lot of heartfelt things O'Kelly, Providence College's However, the final choice fo tributed by Father McPhail turn at the bullhorn to voice continued on page 2 Director of the Social Science the VPAA has always restec their opinion to the enthusias­ (who was also present at the Program, and Dr. Jeanne Wat­ with President Cunningham son of Hamline University. A Although it was not certain tha woman has never served as a he would choose from the can Blasted By The Boston Globe Vice-President, nor in any top didates recommended to hin administrative post, at Provi­ assume those flyers are publi­ Providence College by the search committee, it wa; by Jennifer Brinkman cizing off-campus parties. The dence College. expected that he would do so offers various services geared it is not known whether a Assistant News Editor only flyer I've ever seen are for directly to benefit the commu­ Dr. Richard Murphy, Presi the bars in downtown Provi­ lawsuit will be brought against dent of the Faculty Senate nity. Among these programs the school by either of the re­ On April 26,1992, The Bos­ dence," said junior Missie are volunteer work for the continued on page 2 ton Globe printed a highly con­ McCombs in reaction to Liber­ elderly, neighborhood clean- jected candidates.___________ troversial article concerning the man's article. upcommitteesand the recently reputation of Providence Col­ The article continued established Urban Action lege and its' effect on the to say that because of the group. Urban Action is a pro­ Elmhurst neighborhood. "constant assault of noise and gram instituted by sophomore Inside In this past Sunday's property destruction," the stu­ Nicole Riva in which incoming edition, Boston Globe reporter, dents had forced 115 families freshmen as well as upperclass­ Ellen Liberman wrote a lengthy in one year in the mid-1980's, men are given the opportunity Sports Features article in her series on colleges to vacate the neighborhood. to repair decrepit homes in the and their surrounding towns, "It's disappointing," downtown Providence area. describing how PC's "unruly said a concerned Fr. McPhail, Volunteer organizations such influx of students" has contin­ "because it doesn't reflect the as this, however, never seem to ued to harass and devastate the full impact of the college on the receive stories or acknowledge­ residents of the Elmhurst neigh­ community." ment from the press. borhood over the past 10 years. Most students seemed Many students are Neon Coors signs, to share the same feelings as Fr. willing to admit that the school party notices plastered to tele­ McPhail, believing the press tends to get crazy at times, phone poles and the collection seems to only want to focus on especially on the weekends. of trash surrounding the stu­ any adverse effect our school is However, it seemed to be the dents' off-campus homes were having on the community while general consensus of both ad­ a few mild complaints about completely disregarding the ministrators and students that the "rowdyism" at Providence ways PC cooperates with the commentaries on the favorable College. community. "I feel the media aspects of PC would be greatly "Personally, in my concentrates too much on the appreciated. These aspects, three years at this school, I have negative incidents and virtu­ Features editor Brian unfortunately, are definitely Cappello reports on spring yet to see any party advertised ally neglects any of the positive neglected. Interview with PC golfer on flyers posted around the off- things we do for the commu­ Mark Brightman. p.18 break adventures in campus streets. They can't just nity," said junior Christy Pardo. Disneyworld. p.13 2 T h e C o w l News April 30,1992 Students Rally Against Disciplinary Measures Violent Attacks continued from page 1 Disciplinary Measures submitted penalties have been assessed: demonstration to protest vio­ said, a lot of anger and also at the rally that, "Violence has by the office of the Vice President suspension for first semester of just been a big public relations lence." for Student Services the 1992-93 school year, disci­ despair." However, he Dr.