Volume 3, Number 3 College at Lincoln Center, Fordham University February 23, 1983 No Books: Who's To Blame? By Gerry St. Onge Professor of English and Media Studies Margaret Lamb and Assistant Professor of Media Studies Brian Rose, Filed com- There has been an on-going conflict between members of the plaints with Dean Shea about under ordering by the Univer- faculty and the University Shop management over book order- sity Shop. This prompted Shea to senda memo to all faculty ing policies. in an attempt to solve the problem. In the memo, Shea instructed Faculty complain that the book store-management consist- faculty to enter the enrollment number for, the same course in ently under orders text books, resulting in shortages and incon- the previous semester as the student estimate. If more books are venience to students. University Shop Manager Arthur Whatley needed, or if the course or the instructor is new, Shea requested and Book Buyer Sigfried Mirambell content that faculty over that instructors provide an explanation for theNstudent estimate. estimate course enrollment, causing surpluses of unsold texts that publishers, faced with the tightening economy, are increas- Editorial .\.. Page 7. ingly reluctant to accept as returns for refund. University Shop management is more concerned with the Shea also suggested that all request forms/fa submitted ten issue of late requisitions from faculty. Late requisitions result weeks before registration. in a delay of ordering and delivery of books. Faced with ensuing As it turns out, 66 percent of all the Requisitions forms sub- classes and empty book store shelves, students go elsewhere to mitted by faculty were, on the average, 3-4 weeks late for the purchase their books. When the books finally do come in, few spring 83 semester—using a deadline of eight weeks prior to of them are sold. registration, instead of Shea's suggested ten week deadline. Eight In November 1982, two members of the faculty, Assistant Continued on page 13 Photo by Mimi Schneider On The Up And Up? Safety And Security On The Elevators By Karen Braere people were stuck on the elevator. What would you do if you got stuck on the Fordham elevators do not have either inspec- elevator? tion stickers or telephones in them. According On a Friday afternoon, Caryn, a Fordham to a City Building Code spokesperson, inspec- junior, and 10 other people were stuck on an tion stickers are necessary in any elevator. elevator between floors. After realizing the Telephones, however, are not mandatory. elevator was not moving, they pressed the "The elevators never come and the doors emergency button and waited. No one came. , close too quickly," said one junior. "I think they Finally, some people inside the elevator pried are dangerous. 1 saw someone lose the sleeve of i*--*1"!- '• '.- .-I •>*' * li open the doors and they all jumped down to the her coat in the door. What if her arm had been floor. in it?" Some elevator doors do close very Fordham does not have its own elevator quickly but, according to a supervisor at Cen- maintenance staff but relies upon a private tral International Elevator, they are not agency under contract, Central International dangerous. Elevator Co. Inc., to maintain and inspect all Suggestions of placing elevators on a dif- elevators on campus. Although the elevators are ferent running pattern have been stated by in use six days a week, someone from the agency students, including an express elevator. The comes to the school only three days a week. The elevators now run in such a way that if no up agency is, however, on 24-hour call. Physical button is pressed the elevator will automatically Plant, room 308, is there to respond to any return to the plaza level. At busy times all the problems which occur before 5 pm. "After nor- elevators are going up and it can take over five mal working hours is hard," said Physical Plant minutes for one to come down. An express Administrator Michael Renn. "If we are here we elevator was in effect at one time but, according Photo by Phil Tomajko will get the person out within 5 or 10 minutes." to Renn, it did not work. "You can't please Noble Cause It was before 5 pm when Caryn and the 10 other everybody," said Renn. Kicking off a week of events on Blacks in Public Affairs, ABC News editor Gil Noble, above, cbided the media for its "unwholesome and un- balanced viewpoint of the world" in a speech during Fordham's Black Radioactive Jewelery Sold At CLC History Week. Full coverage of last week's activities.. .Page 3. By Drew Olevnick Arts and Crafts Fair was sponsored by the Committee for Scholarships for Independent Certain types of inexpensive ceramic jewelry Students and the December '81 show was the 71 • .1 and trinkets imported from Taiwan and most recent held at CLC, with none being available at an Arts and Crafts Fair held on the planned for the future. MORE LIF Plaza level of the Lowenstein Building in "We looked at the merchandise before the 5 December, 1981 have been found to be radioac- Fair, we looked at what they had," said Assis- A Blood TYansfusion For Fordham's Pub tive, the State Health Department recently tant Dean Ully Hirsch, who was in charge of announced., overseeing the fair, "there's no way one can be The jewelry includes brightly colored [aware of the radioactivity), this stuff is selling LESS LIFE cloissone-type jewelry, and bracelets, earrings all over New York." 6 and combs with enamel designs of flowers, If you find you have jewelry that glows in the The Computer Newspaper Heads For NYC butterflies or animals with gold colored metal dark when it's not supposed to then you are etching. urged to discard it as soon as possible. The radioactive items available at the Crafts Purchasers will not be able to get their money NO LIFE Fair were from one of 23 vendors and were refunded and are warned to be aware of any Machines Smother Men in "Videodrome" 9 among the more inexpensive items there. The "half-life" sales. Federal Regulations On Birth Control Overturned By Virginia Fernandez the proposal is not in the best interests of those posed regulation, young women who fear involved. A suit filed by Planned Parenthood parental notification can still received counsel- "The reasons people ing and the two non-prescription methods- Laura—not her real name-a 17-year-old Federation Ss pending for the judge's final foam and condom. CLC freshman is sexually active, and has been are nervous about this decision. for the past year. Her parents don't know, The proposal, informally called the "squeal However, the 25 percent failure rate of these because Laura feels they'd rather not know. is because the answers rule," will affect "unemancipated" young used together, and the fact that if the proposal Like many other parents, ironically, Laura's are women: those who are single, under age, and is put into effect many young women may not in favor of a regulation proposed by the Depart- arenH clear. not enrolled in the armed services. If a young rely on any contraceptive method, save a'glance ment of Health and Human Services (DHHS) woman feels that she will be physically or sex- at the calendar, generates concern en< mg. op- due to go into effect February 25. This proposal ually abused by her parents, notification will ponents of ;hc proposal. would require parental notification ten days funded family-planning clinics. A suit filed by not be sent. This concern is grounded in the fea t!.ai after a young woman under the age of 18 re- the State of New York and the New York Although these federally funded clinics may although parental involvement should he pro- ceives prescription birth control from federally Department of Health resulted in ruling that not freely prescribe birth control under this pro- Conllnued on page 15 page 2/The Observer/February 23,1983 CLC Theatre Welcome to the Pub at Lincoln Center Raises Eyebrows By MattUyan M. Heinz more value and meaning to the play than as an exhibiiton," said Ron Marasco, who is playing Questions over nudity and a director assum- one of two Dr. Dysarts. "Making the play sub- ing a major role in his own production are sidary to nudity, which is happening in a lot of generating rumors and misinformation about peoples' minds, is a lot more gratuitous than the CLC Theatre Department's next mainstage doing a nude scene." So far Davis has had no production, Peter Schaffer's Equus. objection from administration. The production is causing gossip among In the direction of the play, Davis has chosen students partly because of a nude scene in Act to do a running rep, which is one cast with two 11. It has been questioned as to whether the sets of major roles. This includes Alan Strang, nude scene will be performed or not. "It's who will be played by Mark McDermott and changed every point of the way," said a senior Jim Burke, and Dr. Dysart, who will be played theatre student who wished to remain anony- by Marasco and Davis. mous. "Yes, there will be a nude scene; no, there Many wonder if it is ethical for a director to won't be a nude, scene. Now there is a nude act in his own play. When asked about keeping scene." a major role for himself, Davis said that he "did not think another student was ready to play it.