THE COWL Vol. LV No.23 Providence College • Providence, Rhode Island April 25,1991 Bryant Gumbel to Speak Captain Cuozzi Returns at Commencement to Providence College league team in a professional Providence College's 73rd by Dan Walsh game." He cites this disorgani­ Commencement Exercises Special to The Cowl scheduled for Sunday, May zation and a basic naivete about 19, will be highlighted by a "They couldn't believe U.S. troops engaging in armed keynote address by Bryant we fought, they couldn't be­ combat as negatively affecting Gumbel, host of NBC News' lieve we had the nerve or the their morale. Since Saddham Today show. Gumbel will re­ will to fight....that was their Hussein told his troops that the ceive an honorary degree, biggest mistake." U.S. would not fight, when they along with seven other indi­ Providence College's did they were completely viduals representative of a most popular soldier has re­ shaken and trapped in their variety of fields, during the turned home. Captain How­ positions. 11 a.m. ceremony at the Provi­ ard Cuozzi, who was stationed Despite the current dence Civic Center. in Saudi Arabia with the 18th assumptions that the war was Providence College will Airborne Corps as a signal offi­ a "walk-over and a piece of also confer a total of over 1,100 cer for combat communications, cake," Cuozzi told his listeners degrees to candidates from spoke to his former ROTC stu­ that there were very danger­ the undergraduate school, the dent cadets and fellow officers ous altercations and serious School of Continuing Educa­ in the Military Science Office exchanges of firepower. The tion and the graduate school. yesterday afternoon. Captain first enemy troops they encoun­ Joining the dais with Cuozzi was actively involved tered were easily disposed of Gumbel will be: Andres in the communications systems because they were not regular Cardenas Monge, ambassa­ that linked the allied units to­ Army and the majority of these dor of Ecuador to the Holy gether. He was primarily in makeshift soldiers were ready See; William R. Davis, senior dramatic Mezzo-soprano, World Series, political conven­ attorney, RisCassi and Davis, Metropolitan Opera; and tions, summit meetings and P.C.; Avery Dulles, S.J., Lau­ Phylicia Rashad, actress cur­ prime-time specials. He has rence J. McGinley Professor rently starring as Claire won a number of prestigious of Religion and Society, Huxtable on The Cosby Show. awards for his clear, concise Fordham University; Dr. A 20-year veteran of broad - style of broadcasting, includ­ Edward D. Eddy, president casting, Gumbel has had a ing the Overseas Press Club's of the University of Rhode wide range of assignments in Edward R. Murrow Award for Island; Dr. Claire Gaudiani, his career, taking him onloca- Outstanding Foreign Affairs president of Connecticut tion around the world to pro­ Work for his reports from College; Isola Jones, leading vide coverage of Super Bowls, Moscow in 1984. Faculty and Administration Debate Salary Increases charge of one French and two to surrender. However, he re­ American units who braved the lates that in the second day of would describe profitability as increase of 3% to combat the desert to transmit necessary the offensive attack in the by Kate Malloy handsome. The amount being fact that professors usually battle and supply information French sector"the Republican Assistant News Editor spent on salary increases is receive only two promotions to the troops in the Iraqi the­ Guard fought with intense re­ small, relatively speaking." and therefore, raises in a ca­ atre. sistance. They fought very hard The long-standing debate Dr. John Colby of the Psy­ reer; and a 3% increase would As Cuozzi fielded and almost to the last man.” over salary increases for the chology Department and constitute a "catch up" increase questions from the ROTE ca- In regard to the pris­ faculty reached an emotional Membership Chair of the for losses over the past five to ets,d he emphasized the supe­ oner of war situation, he stated level for discussion at a special AAUP, added that in light of a six years. riority of American troops, tac­ that “the majority of the Re­ meeting at the faculty senate reduction of health care and While the facts and figures tics and morale in comparison publican GuardPOWs felt like last week. It seems that the retirement benefits that the from the Weber Report have to the ill-prepared Iraqi forces. they were something and that faculty feel short changed by admistration has proposed, the been used as bargaining tool, He stated that the Iraqis ap­ in their hands rested the des­ the 7.5% increase that the ad- increase is "neither fair nor Fr. Edward T. Myers, the vice proached the Persian Gulf con­ tiny of the Middle East. The mistration has offered. Largely just." Frustration of the faculty president for Finance, contends flict with "World War I think­ Army conscripts were less ar­ because of a comparative has even brought on a sugges­ that the report has not been ing similar to the eight year war rogant and were more con­ study done of 23 other col­ tion to picket graduation, yet it made available to him. He also with Iran. The Iraqis were not cerned with their hunger and leges dealing with faculty sal­ is unlikely that such action will stressed the fact that the Fac­ prepared. It was like a little continued on page 3 ary raises, P.C. professors feel occur. ulty Welfare Committee's pro­ that in the past five to six years, Dr. Colby stated that a picket posal must be seen in terms of the college has fallen behind "would not be a first, second, the upcoming fiscal year's its sister schools in instruc­ or even a third effort to resolve budget constraints, which are Inside tional spending, while tuition the problem." In the same way, not the same as in past years. and profitability of the college Dr. Bosack commented that Fr. Myers commented:" In my Sports Editorials have increased. "we won't fall down in front of judgment the college could not The study, which includes the steps of the Civic Center afford to comply with the Fac­ schools such as Fairfield, Bos­ and prevent anyone from ulty Welfare Committee's fi­ ton College, Stonehill and Holy graduating." nal proposal in all parts." Cross, was conducted by a na­ Long before the Weber Mr. William Nero, the chair­ tionally renowned economist, Report, Dr. Carl Baer of the man of the Budget Commit­ Dr. Richard E. Weber. In a Chemistry Department and the tee, agreed with Fr. Myers. He recent interview, Dr. Theodore Faculty Welfare Committee described the college's profita­ Bosack of the Psychology had been gathering similar in­ bility as "stable," and said that Department and chairman of formation about P.C's spend­ "all funds and expenditures are the American Association of ing in relation to other schools. fully accounted for." He went University Professors (AAUP) As a result of their research, the on to say that the admistration at P.C., summed up the 25 page Faculty Welfare Commitee is sensitive to the professors' report in this way: "The Weber feels that a 12.1% increase is a concerns for security in a time Jennifer Finley leads Soft- Students discuss how econ­ Report has shown that P.C. is fair request This increase of recession, and mentioned ball team into Home Stretch. omy affects their summer in the lowest quartile in in­ would include a cost of living that he has six kids of his own. p.24 plans. p. 6 structional spending, while I increment of 5.8%; a longevity continued on page 3 2 The Cowl News April 25,1991 Eight PC Students Present Disciplinary Measures Research Papers Cases as of: the College Judiciary Officer. at 14th Undergraduate April 9,1991: The students had repeatedly The case involved one stu­ utilized the telephone to "crank Conference on Bioethics dent and the following charges call", threaten, and verbally have been adjudicated by the abuse the well-being of another College Judiciary Officer: student. Consequently, the tampering and larceny of penalty is a sixty dollar ($60.00) United States mail; obtaining fine for each aggravation and material under false pretense; concern payable by May 1,1991. misappropiation of credit cards; conspiracy to conceal April 17,1991: evidence; attempted fraud by The case involved one stu­ cashing a stolen check; steal­ dent and the following charges ing money for personal gain; were adjudicated by the Col­ robbery of material from stu­ lege Judiciary Officer. The stu­ dent boxes; and stealing an­ dent had committed an unwar­ other students radio and text ranted attack on another stu­ book. Consequently, the pen­ dent. Consequently, the follow­ alty is dismissal from Provi­ ing penalties have been as­ dence College. sessed: suspension for the first semester of the 1991-92 aca­ April 11,1991: demic year; disciplinary proba­ The case involved five stu­ tion until graduation; and par­ dents and the following ticipation in an alcohol educa­ Photo by Father Cassidy charges were adjudicated by tion program. Eight Providence College Exist for Our Nation's Elderly?" Ethical Choices: Respect for the students presented research a look at society's image of the Autonomy of Patients and ROTC Awards Ceremony papers at the Fourteenth independent, autonomous citi­ Health Care Professionals," a Annual Greater Boston Under- zen, versus the interdepend­ look at whether the AIDS pa­ to Take Place graduate Conference on Bi­ ence of the elderly. tient has the right to expect the oethics, held March 23, in same level of commitment from The Providence College 18 at 10:30 a.m.