£. -Wf •. •. •• >'<>>' •", By Psychic Ron Zapata and JuiceP Commentary page 7 MUST BE SIMS DELI Arts pages 1 V& 20 Features page 11 bserver March 11, 1998 THE STUDENT VOICE OF FORDHAM COLLEGE AT LINCOLN CENTER VOLUME XVU, is Tassel Hassle: Diploma Common Block Schedule Ceremony Booted from Avery Fisher To Start in Fall 1998 Ceremony will By Artie Jacob Two hour and forty-five minute classes, held once a week, will also be offered. be at City Center As FCLC students finish up their Designed to Stimulate inter-campus By Cara Lynn Shultz course selection process for the Fall education and teaching, University offi- Semester 1998, University officials are cials hope students will utilize the The pomp and circumstances sur- hoping the newly implemented com- opportunity to take classes at both cam- rounding the time and place of mon block schedule provides students puses. "One of the main things driving FCLC's diploma ceremony has with more flexibility and less hassle. the putting together of a new schedule time for classes. "The internal logic of caused some controversy, but last Two and a half years after the is the idea that we need to have time for the whole thing is that you.have nine week the tassel trouble was finally Restructuring of the University pro- courses that would allow students to hours starting at 8:30 AM," said resolved. The diplomas will be doled duced a joint curriculum and faculty, commute back and forth from Lincoln Associate Vice President for Academic out at City Center on Monday, May the common block schedule makes the Center and Rose Hill and get there on Affairs David E Stuhr. "If s a nine-hour 18, a day later than originally planned. Lincoln Center and Rose Hill campuses time," Interim Associate Dean of structure. It starts at 8:30 AM and ends Although Lincoln Center's Avery more similar than ever. The common Lincoln Center Frederick.Wertz said. at 5:30 PM* and you have to have that. Fisher Hall has hosted the diploma block schedule designates a University- Professor of Philosophy Robert The three-hour blocks are interval and ceremony for the last few years, the wide block on Wednesdays from 11:30 Vigliotti, who has taught at both cam- ^so at whatever time you start, you have hall informed Fordham that they had AM to 2:30 PM designed to increase puses, said the* blocks could interfere to end nine hours later or else the a concert booked for the same time student involvement in extra-curricular . with student work schedules."I find that whole structure breaks down."The cur- slot that FCLC was seeking for gradua- activities and meeting blocks on they way they're placing their blocks rent Lincoln Center schedule begins at tion, according to Rev. Robert Grimes, Tuesday and Friday from 2:30 PM to for the activity hours is going to be very 9:00 AM and ends at 6:00 PM. S.J., Dean of FCLC. "Then began 5:30 PM to allow for faculty and com- inconvenient for a lot of students. "We'll see how it works out. The 8:30 the odyssey," Grimes said. "I am now mittee conferences. In addition to the Maybe if s convenient for faculty. I can't AM block is going to be absolutely nec- an expert in almost every hall in student activity and faculty blocks, even imagine how a student will work essary at Rose Hill because of the sim- Manhattan." morning classes will start a half-hour out a schedule the way the classes are ple constraints on the number of class- In choosing a hall, Grimes's main earlier at 8:30 AM and all classes will be going to be laid out," Vigliotti said. rooms," Stuhr said. "I am not certain on concerns were sufficient size and suit- shortened in length by five minutes. Although most of the Fordham com- how much of a constraint there is on able accom-modations. United Student In addition to traditional Monday- munity seems to understand the logic classrooms at Lincoln Center during Government (USG) was presented Wednesday blocks, classes will be behind the student and faculty blocks, the daytime." with a lost of possible halls, and ranked offered in Monday-Thursdays blocks, the most limiting aspect of the struc- Helen Ledwith, FCLC '00, argues them in order of preference, but as well as Tuesday-Thursday blocks-. ture appears to be the 8:30 AM start that although [continued on page 2J Grimes said "one by one the possibili- ties dropped out." Possibilities includ- ed everything from an outdoor gradua- tion at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Solicitors Try Students* Patience Park to the Jacob Javitz Convention By Jessica Keymer carnival barkers, asking for a little of they harass you!" Center. But [continued on page 5 your time—and money. Some stu- The solicitors themselves pay to Through the halls of FCLC have dents, however, have lost patience gain access to the students, according echoed many insightful, intelligent, with the show. to Bridget Derry, a Secretary in the and enduring questions. These days, "A man from the salon was in the Student Activities Office. "These oatSHys however, the echoes are asking, "Hey, plaza the other day and he was just places pay $50 to be able to set up in you! Where do you get your hair standing there yelling at people," the plaza and solicit here. Sometimes Contrary t» abounding rumor*, done?" said Valerie Paik, FCLC '00. "They if they're offering a really good deal ,' |CLC will host its traditional justdon't know when to stop." for students or if it's a student club we ilsc .iboard the Royal Prinitaw, This particular phrase can be heard Jane McGonigal, FCLC '99, said, "My don't charge them anything, but most .ordirig txt Muprt O'Harv, from solicitors from local hair salons, friend had just bought one of the salon places end up paying the fee." idiwActivities Coordinator, but others like it ring through the packages and we were actually on our Really good deals, however, seem to ie cruise, will uike place on' Lowenstein plaza every week. Credit card companies, calling card compa- way to the salon when a solicitor from be the exception, as several students 14. (Hopeful^;,., nies, cellular phone providers, local the salon stopped us. When we told had complaints regarding the quality i*j« will bo enough Iiffibo4ti and • health clubs and others come to him (we were on our way to the of service of some of the businesses *" cnptaln. will linen to i' Fordham offering students deals on salon), he made us pull out the receipt soliciting. "You think you're getting a their products, setting up their wares because he thought we were lying. great deal, but you're not," said one on folding tables and yelling out like Even when you've bought the thing student. "I [continued on page 31 News March II, 1998 Crime Blotter By Bonnie Gass National Crackdown On Friday, February 13, 3:05 am,. Residence Hall —A resident student Alcohol Ads in Student Publications received a harassing phone call an phone. Subsequently, some one put By Gina Salamone The survey says that frequent binge such ads is the right approach. "I cer- garbage basket by the student's door, drinkers were 7 to 16 times more like tainly agree in the sense that I think Security investigated Jhe situation and A nationwide crackdown on alco- than non-binge drinkers to have ads for alcohol in undergraduate stu- it has brnn reported to the Residential hol advertisements in college news- missed class, gotten behind in their dent publications are sending a Life Office. papers has been stimulated by a school work, engaged in unplanned mixed message. At least half, if not Sunday, February IS, recent report by the Higher sexual activity, or have gotten in more, of the people who are reading i 8:00 p.m.- (0:00 p.m,, Education Center for 'Alcohol and trouble with campus police. the publications are underage. You low School — A student Other Drug Prevention. The Center The report itself states that "given are advertising to people for which #reported a missing coat from formed the Presidents' Leadership the profits that the alcohol industry alcohol use is illegal, so clearly that tthe Law School Cafeteria, coat Group to review approaches on pre- makes from sales to underage and is sending a mixed message," The item has not yet been venting substance abuse by students. problem drinkers, and given the Grimes said. Rather than a ban from found. The report states that alcohol adver- problems that alcohol misuse creates a higher school power, however, Friday, February 20, 3:00 a.m»>' tisements send a mixed message to on college campuses, several college Grimes said that he would prefer that Residence Hall •~~J4 non- resident' college students and recommends and university presidents have con- publications decide not to publish ;- attempted to gain access to the that such ads be banned from college ' eluded that it is improper for their alcohol ads. "I would hope that stu- Residence Hall by attaching a sticker to, campuses. college, to collaborate in the indus- dent publications would come to "fite /£> card.The matter has referred to Presidents from six Universities try's marketing activities. If school their own decision on this and look the Director of the formulated the report "Be Vocal, Be officials are unprepared to impose a to the welfare of the school and the Residence Hall Visible, Be Visionary" and j sent total ban on campus advertising and student body." Saturday, copies to the presidents of all four promotion, they should consider Dean of Students Mary Jane February 21, year colleges and universities in the developing strict policies to define Conlon said, "There are all different 6:00p,m, ~ United States.