"It's here because it's THE COWL true, Not true because" it's here." Volume XXIX, No. 12 Wednesday. September 22, 1976 Providence. R.I. 02918 16 Pages expensive, and unnecessary. A bill requiring that 20 per cent Senate of all financial aid be set aside for purely academic reasons was vetoed by Father Thomas R. Peterson, OP., College Presi• Films May Be Cut Convenes dent. By Richard Ratcliffe Later, during a question - and - BOG Searches for Alternative Site Richard Murphy was re• answer session, the president By Frank Fortin administrators. Cans of beer explained his action by saying Father Stuart McPhail, O.P., elected president in the first The future of the Board of were sold during the movies until that he did not want a certain program coordinator of Slavin meeting of the Faculty Senate Governors-sponsored film series one year ago, when the stench amount of money allocated to one Center and advisor to the BOG, last Wednesday. It was also is in serious trouble. said a final decision on the matter from spilt beer became too rogram, such as the liberal arts learned that one bill passed by is due sometime this week. The overpowering. Last year, no beer Dnors program. After bottle-throwing, the Senate last spring was ap• K notification, he said, would come was sold. Murphy replied that Father shouting, and general disorderly proved, while another was from the vice president for Advertisements last week for Peterson misunderstood the conduct at the late showing of - vetoed. student affairs, Father Francis Love and Death urged those who focus of the bill. He said there is Love and Death last Wednesday Elected along with Murphy night, the administration ordered C. Duffy, OP. attended to "bring your own were Dr. Theodore Bosack as no mention of that specific beer." According to Father program in the bill. that Albertus Magnus 100, long Father McPhail said that '64 vice president, and Father Paul the site for such films, be closed Hall is an impermanent site for McPhail, the insertion of that It was pointed out, however, James as secretary. Dr. John to the BOG for movie use. the films. It is not available for that the athletic department is Colby was elected to serve as the Tonight, the Board hopes to use BOG use every week, due to prior guaranteed 15 male and two senate representative to the '64 Hall for its showing of Butch bookings. female scholarships According Committee on Administration, Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Board is looking for ac• to Herbert D'Arcy, director of and Dr. William Stokes was But after that, no one is sure what ceptable alternatives, he said, to financial aid, this amounts to reinstated as a member of the will happen. Albertus Magnus. But such $270,000 each year for incoming rank and tenure committee. places as those in the Chapin freshman scholarships. Cindy Marousis, Board of Murphy reported to the Senate Governors president, said the Service Building are "too small, on the fate of various pieces of D'Arcy also pointed out that the decision to vacate Albertus was and the ceiling is too low." athletic department does not last year's action. "justified," but "there's no way Rowdiness at movies has been always use all of the funds A bill that would inaugurate a the movies are going to be can• cited as a problem for a number available to them for financial 3-2 engineering program with celled." of years by both students and Columbia University was ratified assistance. by Father Peterson, and a bill He also said that 177 partial abolishing mid-term grades is academic scholarships were Attendance Shaved pending. The president feels that awarded this year, amounting to further discussion is necessary. $253,000. The Dean's Office feels the Dr. Arlene Jacquette feels that mid-term reports are essential to PC is losing many high-quality 'Fest Shrinks Size assist and advise students who students because they do not By George D. Lennon Cowl photo by Mike Delaney are having academic difficulties. meet economic standards. Despite the many criticisms and complaints about last year's The Senate feels the issuing of the D'Arcy said that even in Octoberfest Father Richard Danilowicz, OP., will once again sentence in some publicity was a marks, except possibly for fresh• bring to the Providence College campus a night of music and dance "misunderstanding," and men, is bothersome, repetitious, See FR. PETERSON Page 12 for the whole community to share in on Sundav. Octnhpr 3 students should not have been allowed to bring any beverages One of only two semi-formal affairs for the first semester, the into the movie. Octoberfest is billed as a major campus event of the semester, second only to the junior class ring weekend. He said that the beer stench on the morning after the movie was Unlike last year's celebration, which brought complaints from present once more. Said Father both students and faculty because of overcrowding, this year's McPhail, "Walking into a event will have fewer in attendance. classroom that smells like beer isn't conducive to a classroom Father Danilowicz explained that at last year's Oc jberfest he situation." gave out about 2600 tickets with another several hundred tickets Marousis said, "We try to clean being issued for stand-by use only. However, after consultation up as much as we can, but we withFather Thomas Peterson,OP..president of the College, it was can't get rid of the smell." decided to keep the number of invitations to about 2000 people. For tonight's movie, no Attempting to arrive at a fair way of distributing the 1500 tickets beverages of any kind will be for the student body, Father Danilowicz held a meeting with Steve permitted in '64 Hall. The BOG Sanford, president of the Student Congress; Cindy Marousis, and administration will attempt president of the BOG; Frank Vollero, Class of '77 president; to enforce a ban McPhail called George Lennon, editor-in-chief of The Cowl; Steve Walsh, BOG "virtually unenforceable." member; and Rick Parrllo, president of the Dillon Club and '64 Hall itself was the scene of a requested a feasible proposal to fairly distribute the tickets. At that small-scale riot in March, 1975, time the student leaders decided that the tickets should be given out during an Irish Night celebration. on a first come, first serve basis. The BOG's budget was severely strained by damage expenses of The Octoberfest, which is a relatively new tradition on campus, that night, and the floor of the having first been celebrated in conjunction with the inauguration of room began to show signs of wear Father Thomas Peterson five years ago, has been growing in and tear. Administration officials popularity among both the student body and the faculty and ad• fear that the floor, now since ministration repaired, might again be damaged if beer were permitted Slated for this year's event will be a rock band and several at movies. roaming musicians. Father Danilowicz said that they will also be Father McPhail said, "I don't adding the Gesang Verein Lyra Band, a German folk band that will like to point out one night as a be playing in '64 Hall. turning point, but if there have to be milestones, then those two Father Danilowicz will be issuing tickets from his office in nights (the movie incident and Harkins 104 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Irish Night) are the ones." Thursday, September 23, and all day Friday, September 24. Father Danilowicz also stated that there will only be one ticket per student See WEDNESDAY Page 12 }r. Murphy schedule, like Southern Con• Women's Center Develops Muscle: necticut, Yale, and UMass. Playing these teams for the first Inside time will mean a lot of road games, but we wanted to Bert Leads Way schedule the best. Sex Seminar "We've been invited to the By John O'Hare more prominent innovations the Worcester tournament for Women's AD has planned is in• On Tap, Page 5 Gone forever are the dark days basketball and we also have four creasing the Women's field of 1971 when the PC Women's preliminary games in the Civic hockey schedule to 8 games Center was comprised of just 40 Center. PC will host the regional Letters to Mo under the tutelage of rookie or 50 girls whose organization Softball tourney this year, and we coach Linda Mathinos. This will was based in Alumni Hall's hope to be in it." and Dad, Page 7 also be the premiere season for visiting team's dressing room. One of the coaching newcomers But time heals all wounds PC's female volleyball squad and their coach, Dick Baggey. Still who is part of the Center's up• Today, five years later, the ward drive, is field hockey coach Women's Program boasts a another first is the opening of the Orlean's Dazzles, center's braining facility with a Mathinos, who graduated summa following of nearly 800 girls, a cum laude from Bridgeport basketball team, and a new fully qualified trainer, Fran Page 10 Rotella, who will also teach University as a physical training facility. The list of im• education major. Linda cap• provements goes on and on. cheerleading. "We've come a long way," tained her volleyball team for Women's athletics are no longer two years and the school's the "weak sister" in PC's athletic asserts Mrs.