THE BSERVER March 27, 1996 THE STUDENT VOICE OF FORDHAM COLLEGE AT LINCOLN CENTER VOLUME XV, iS9Uei3 President Thanks Generous Alumni at Rainbow Room By Cara Lynn Shultz ence." Clark, a best-selling author, is a The event is orga- member of the President's Club and the nized each year by Members of Fordham University's Board of Trustees. the Office of Special President's Club gathered in record num- The President's Club is comprised of Events, part of the bers at their Spring Reception at the individuals, corporations, and founda- Development Office, Rainbow Room to socialize and to learn tions whose donations to the university according to Mariellen about the current state of University activ- total $1000 or more per fiscal year, Gallagher, Director ity. "The purpose of this get together is to according to the President's Ten Year of Public Affairs. say thank you," said Charles Osgood, Report. The donations from the "It's the State of the FCO '54; correspondent for CBS news, President's Club contribute to the School address., and chairman of the Presidents Club. Fordham University Campaign, which .these are people Osgood introduced Father Joseph A is an ambitious fundraising effort aimed who have a strong, O'Hare, S.J., the President of the at reaching $150 million by June, 1996. vested interest in the Jennifer Drumgoole University, who spoke at the event "We So far, the university has reached $105 health of the university," she said. decided mat the best gift we could million according to Julie Fissinger, During the Reception, O'Hare tion to join for the first year after gradua- give to Fordham men and Director of Individual Giving. thanked the contributors for their gen- tion, $100 the next year, and increases on women is the opportunity to "The President's Club raises the erosity and brpught them up-to-da|e on a graduated scale until 10 years after enjoy one another's compa- most significant money for the the condition of the school. In his graduation when members are asked to 1 ny, 'O'Hare said. campaign," said Fissinger. Out address to the President's Club, O'Hare pay the full $1000. "They can see the The reception began at of the entire $15 million dollars addressed recent events, such as the generations of people that came before^ 6:00 PM in the world- raised by university dona- "new Pordham University Library and them...If s also wonderful for the oldef famous restaurant tions, $15 million of that total the taxing* unification of both campuses. people, so then they know that some- which is dubbed by The came from the President'sClub, ^Overall, JJBare-said "it's notary easy body is going to follow in their foot- New York Times as donations, she said. About nine- ride, there are no guarantees, but we steps," said Fissinger. being "a dazzling bit of fan- ty percent of the donations the have lots of confidence." His assertion "We have to build up a whole tradi- tasy." However, Mary university receives come from that "you're gonna have O'Hare to, kick tion, so that's why we have a Young Higgins Clark, CLC 79 said, the President's Club, said around for a few more years" was met President's Club," said O'Hare. "The Rainbow Room is Elizabeth Zeigaer, Assistant with rousing applause. Patrick McNamara, FCO '94, joined honored by Director of A new addition to the President's Club the Ypung Alumni President's Club Fordham's Individual is the Young Alumni President*s Club, to keep in touch with his classmates. pres- Giving. which is comprised of more recent "I thought this was a good way Fordham University graduates. This I could maintain ties with every- younger addition requires a $50 dona- body," he said. • look, outside the community, to the immediate con- fines of the community to find out ways that we could REACHING OUT! help the community at large." FCLC Student Volunteerism On Monday March 18th, sixty-five students attended the Community Outreach Program Open House. The By Dana Lewis all day event, which took place in Room 412, was geared towards recruiting volunteers for local community ser- fm- For the past ten years Bernard Stratford, vice. Student affairs' Ken Sanchez coordinated the event K Dean of Students, has been commuting to from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., assisting students in completing Fordham from New Jersey. Everyday his student profiles, discussing the goals of the program, as walk from Port Authority to FCLC he witnesses "plenty of well as sharing information about community organiza- pain and people in need," says Stratford. "As dean, part of tions already involved in their program. my responsibility," he says, "is to bring the campus together." The Community Outreach Program, according One way to unite the FCLC community, he says, "would be to Sanchez, is the "birth child"of Continued on Page 4 private colleges marched against the well as cuts to primary and sec- Students March cuts in public spending of education pro- ondary public education. posed by Governor George E. Pataki. Approximately two thousand stu- in Protest of The noon time Thursday, March 21 dents and faculty marched from protest is the first of a spring-long cam- Times Square, up to Lexington paign against the budget cuts being orga- Avenue and down to City Hall. List Budget Cuts nized by the Student Liberation Action year, roughly twenty thousand New By Olgn K, Simuiiovieh Movement/Coalition for Public York City high school and college Education (SIJ\M!), The group is students showed up to protest. 'Hie A coalition of students from public col- demonstrating against state and city cuts organizers of this year's march altrih leges, Now York City high schools, and in public colleges and financial aid, as tiled the small Continued on Page 4 News March 27, MORALITY, LAW AND THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT By Maryann Reid truth and honesty that ancient Fordham University's Middle East Program host- Egyptians lived to uphold. It ed the 1996 Holman Symposium on Ancient Egypt was "a complex series of per- on "Law and Ethics in Ancient Egypt" at the sonal and social behavior that IF YOU UPSET MAAT, Fordham Law School. The day of "international Egyptians had to conform to." scholars with international reputations," was moder- Teeter said, "If you upset maat, YOU WOULD BE HELD ated by Dr. Byron E. Shafer, Associate Director of you would be held responsible RESPONSIBLE FOR THE the Middle East Program. • for the sun not coming up. It The speakers included Dr. Richard L Jasnow, who was a huge responsibility." SUN NOT COMING UP spoke about "Guilt in Ancient Egypt," and Frank J. Maat placed much emphasis Yurco, a Researcher in the Anthropology on non-violence, political obe- Department of the Field Museum of Natural History dience, and truthfulness in the present life to pre- and law of Ancient Egypt, which resulted in a politi- in Chicago, spoke about "Law, Legal Codes, and the pare for the most important thing in Egyptian life, cally stable and righteous society, where bad deeds Practice of Law in Ancient Egypt" The symposium the resurrection of life after death. Teeter also were punished by everlasting death, not just by soci- began with Assistant Curator at the Oriental expressed, "At the time of an Egyptian's death, all of ety. Institute Museum ofthe University of Chicago, Dr. his deeds are weighed against maat If your deeds The Holman Symposium, like all of the Middle Emily Teeter, who explained "Maat: Ethics and • weighed more than maat (honesty and truthful- East Program's outreach programs, covered a vari- Social Responsibility in Ancient Egypt" ness), then the deeds were sinful and there would be ety of historical and contemporary topics. • Teeter explained -that maat was the standard of no life after death." Maat was the ethical behavior Consortium Meets to Discuss Alumni Relations and Development run the consortium. "It's a great oppor- referring to the tasks of professionals in and to agree to accept 3-5 other alumni tunity for professionals in this field who development and alumni relations. whom they will solicit for gifts (to the raise money or [who] raise friends with "(The consortium meeting] gives them university]." The program has already schools to come together, exchange the opportunity to learn better ways to raised 67% of its $130 million goal for ideas, and share as much as they know reach out to the alumni, new ways to do Colgate University. "We're pleased with By Michele Thomas about the industry or field of profes- the magazine, new ways to do the the $87 million, but there's still a long sional fund-raising and alumni rela- newsletters. They learn new ideas from way to go." Christiensen said. ordham College at Lincoln tions," Gallagher said. other schools." The "Events" bulletin, as well as the Center hosted the first of this There were two guest speakers at In his presentation, "Capital magazine that appears in the mailboxes Fyear's quarterly meetings of the the event John C. Allen, executive Campaigns and Regional Fundraising," of Fordham University alumni, stu- New York Metro Area Alumni director of University Relations of Christiensen used as an example the dents, and their families is published by Development Consortium last week in Syracuse University, and Scott "Campaign Colgate" capital support pro- the Fordham University Alumni the Faculty Lounge. Christiensen, associate director of the gram. Using handouts and charts, he Association for their chapters all over According to David R. Gallagher, Capital Support program, "Campaign explained some of the components of the country.