191<F1992 Established in 1935 SEVENTY five YEARS I OF VALUES The CowlTHAT ENDURE. *- 'r'P’HWEk.r1 2 , ViCvfcw ' ■> v , Vol. LVII No. 5 Providence College- Providence Rhode Island October 22,1992 Apartment B Fondly Money For The Dedicated To A PC Next Millenium PC Plans Ambitious Capital Legend Campaign For The Year 2000 ceremony will be held within possibly gamer 40 to 50 mil­ by Maureen Marro Conceming Apartment B, re­ the year. As for the other un­ naming it Mai Brown Hall by JenBrinkman lion dollars by the year 2000. Assistant News Editor named buildings on campus, derives from the purest respect Assistant News Editor These figures are tentative to If the name "Mai Brown" Father Tortorici, Executive and admiration for a former change and a public goal will doesn't ring a bell for you al­ Director of Residence Life, re- PC student, athlete, and foot­ Do you remember the very notbe released until the spring ready, you'll be hearing it ball trainer. first time you stepped foot on or fall of 1993. much more often around cam­ Malcolm Hollis Brown (or to the campus of Providence Joseph Brum, Executive pus. The reason for this is "Mai" as he preferred), was College? Were you not in awe Vice-President of Alumni De­ based on the decision that offi­ bom in Amherst, Massachu­ of the school's numerous fa­ velopment, is one of the many cially renamed Apartment B setts in 1905. A natural cilities offered to you as you administrators running the "Mai Brown Hall." The deci­ athelete, he was known as the embarked upon this new and campaign. "IPsa difficult time sion honors a man who is a "greatest athelete in the his­ foreign territory known as PC, right now for campaigning. legend among athletes and PC tory of Amherst High School." or "Prov Col"? But come Oc­ Considering the economy we alumni. Brown arrived to Providence tober, when we roadtripped are against, the fact that we are President Cunningham as a student and a football to BC and Notre Dame, we a young school, and one third proposed this idea originally player (when football was a were somewhat behumbled, of our alumni are under thirty at the Jubilee Opening Ban­ club sport at PC). Brown in comparison, to everything years of age, alumni simply quet for alumni on September graduated from PC in 1933, we really had access to at PC. do not have the money to 19, 1992. With wide accep­ and for the following six years Somehow bragging about the give," remarked Mr. Brum. tance, the proposal was then served as an athletic trainer. fact that, not only did we have If the campaign runs suc­ offered to the Board of Trust­ As a trainer, Brown was a Apartment A, and not just cessfully, there are many ees, who approved the idea at distinct presence on campus. Apartment B, but even Apart­ projects the school plans to their first meeting. In honor of ment C, as some of our on- institute for the benefit of PC. this alteration, a dedication continued on page 3 campus resident halls, failed The four major areas of con­ to impress many of our friend s cern, as delineated by Mr. from other schools. Brum, are Endowment, Facili­ We now have more than ties, Technology, and General Freshman Frolic enough reason to take pride in Needs. our alma mater. Providence More specifically, the College now has an active cam­ school would like to spend the In First Annual Olympiad paign known as, The Provi­ money on increased financial aid, a new academic center, a by Theresa Edo just came out and bonded ," dence 2000 - Campaign for the "I can't believe they caught fiberoptic cable project link­ Contributing Writer said Wendy Webster and Mark the old gum on the spoon tnck 20th Century, designed to im­ prove and advance the present ing the entire campus, more Saturday, October 17, was Llewellyn, two RA's who also in the egg relay!" Tim Gun­ took part in the games. 'We needs for students, faculty, parking lots, more greenspace, a clear, crisp, fall day. From ning gasped. and a rehabilitation of the had to work together to es­ and administration. Raymond Field the smell of a Plans are already in the resent traditional residence cape Brother Kevin's egg-toss­ works to get the same type of Also known as The Capital barbecue wafted up to the rest ing attacks!" Campaign, this program be­ alls. of the campus. The group day in the spring for the Sopho­ The events began with a gan a year ago when The Of­ There will also be efforts to gathered there talked excitedly mores. Also, sweatshirts for expand the amount of athletic song, skit, and poster contest, fice of Alumni Development over hamburgers like close, old the winning team will be dis­ space on campus. New fields with each team choosing and conducted a study in order to friends. Most of them, how­ cussed. The RA's stressed that need to be built, and the exist­ describing an original name. identify needs, goals, and ob­ ever, had just met that morn­ ideas are always welcome to ing Glay and Raymond fields Heavy competition then de­ jectives for the future of PC. ing. improve this event or to ini­ require attention for recurring veloped around the various This preliminary study was The First Annual Freshman tiate a new one. The excite­ drainage problems. Also, by relays such as spin-around- followed by a second study Olympiad reached its goal. ment of the day could be the year 1995, 75% of the stu­ the-bat andorange-under-the- aimed at the potential for PC Not only did it become an ex­ clearly seen on the faces of dent body could be housed on chin, a water balloon toss, a alumni to contribute sufficient cellent example of PC pro­ everyone involved. campus as part of an effort to three-legged race, and an ob­ funds to the program. gramming, but the full day of Tom Felke, a member of the thin-out the tension-ridden stacle course. Many rivalries, Alumni Development in­ breaking-the-ice type events winning team, was so thrilled Elmhurst neighborhood. in fact, will have to be resolved over the day that he could terviewed over 150 people in gave new students an oppor­ The Office of Alumni De­ at next year's eagerly awaited the U.S., to determine the ap­ tunity to meet outside or the barely get out that he was "ex­ velopment is hopeful, and in ames. All of the competition, tremely happy" before rush­ proximate amount of money typical stag setting, according the course of this academic owever, was in the spirit of we could expect to accumu­ to Jim Kelley, the day's orga­ ing off to the victory pizza year, will be contacting 75 good fun. late over the next five to ten nizer. party. years. alumni as they come closer to "Look at us! We're dirty. The study received a posi­ the accomplishment of this We're scratched. And we have tive feedback. Based on the promising and viable goal to warwounds!" announcedErin information collected from benefit our institution, Provi­ Piorek, Kristen Grace, and Jen these two studies, PC could dence College. Liberty before they ran down the hallway emitting war cries. Participants paid five dol­ Inside lars to join the Residence Life Roving Sports event, run by Kelley and a dedicated group of RA's. There were teams of athletes each designated by different colored tee-shirts. These teams were further separated into two divisions creating ten teams of about fourteen people per team. There were also be­ tween twenty five and thirty RA's and Hall Directors in­ volved in Saturday's festivi­ Brad Mullahy, again in ties. Conf itulations to the winners of the Freshman battle, page 23. "It was a blast! Everyone Oympiad '. ■ < •'. .; ■ ?S;s|| 2 The Cowl News October 22,1992 I •' * ".................................................................................... NC............................................... l".2.......".....'.......... -...... •..... ’.......-..... '........... J Finance Club Update 1917...A Year To Remember by Mark Cybulski sia six years after the Revolu­ Contributing Writer_______ tion began and came to the United States in 1940. Three As Providence College cel­ years later, he joined the U.S. ebrates its Diamond Jubilee Army and served until 1946. year, students and faculty rec­ Upon completing his military ognize the significance of the service, he enrolled in Harvard year 1917. This year also sig­ University where he received nifies the 75th anniversary of his bachelor's degree in 1950 the Russian Revolution, one and later on, his Ph.D. in His­ of the major world events in tory. He has been a Dart of the our history. Providence Col­ faculty ever since ana was lege invited Dr. Richard Pipes elected chair of the History De­ of Harvard Uni versify to speak partment in 1975. He was, at about this significant event. one time, the director of the On October 15th, students and Eastern European Security faculty alike gathered in a Council, an advisor to Presi- Challenge. This is a stock of the trip will be discussed The Finance Club would crowded '64 Hall to watch one dentReaganfroml981 to 1983. market competition to let you later in the semester. like to announce the election of the nation's leading experts He is also a published author see what it is like to trade on In addition, juniors and se­ of its new officers for the 1992- of Russian politics and history on the subject of the Russian 93 school year: Paula Lawton- Wall Street.