Fordham University. 'TQ be is to be that a humanistic nun wrn^n The Beginner's Guide To Fordham Who's Who 1983-84%^ mm JThe Beginner's Fordham At Fordham: In Review: ^-^ -'Guide: Sports: The People New Starts, Essential What to To Watch Old Problems Information Expect page 3 page 5 pages 6 & 7 page 12 2/THH RAM/SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1984 -R3 SERVING CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SINCE 1918 We Are Family John Breunig Editor-in-Chief Dan Vincelette Executive Editor science, the leader, and the contributor to Melissa Goodman Managing Editor by Nicholas CTNcillFC'55 society. The Fordham Tradition goes well Vinny Barry Lincoln Center Editor Welcome. Welcome 10 Ihe Fordham beyond the expected. Our Tradition is unique Virginia Keating Features Editor family, lo Ihe Tradition that is Fordham. in its emphasis on service, a service which has Andrew Mola Arts Editor How, you are that Tradition. been an integral part of (his University's Jack Curry Sports Editor Even now as you try to organize your history and which remains, even now, a Mike Zuccarello Sports Editor first semester class schedule, as you become positive influence in the lives of each of its Pete Birle Copy Editor graduaies." Mark McDonough .... Photography Editor acquainted with the campus—even now you are as much a pan of (he Fordham Tradition Joe then challenged his classmates, "Be Margaret O'Brien Business Manager as one of our fellow alumni from the Class of Fordham by serving those who now look to Donna Lanigan ... Subscription Manager 1930, or'40 or'55 or'84, us lo utilize all those qualities which we have You would not be going through your acquired over the last four years." first week at Fordham if you had not already In your name, friends and classmates, I accepted the Tradition, examined it and give recognition lo this Fordham Tradition decided, "Yes, I can he, 1 want lo he a part and I accept its challenges." Th» R»fn is Ihe Unlveraily WKIO newspaper ol Fofdham Umve'3'ty, sefvinQ campus and community since 1319 The R»m s publisiH") each of it." The catalogue tells you that Fordhain' You, the Class of 1988, arc the newest Wedneiday and distributed I»M of chaiQo eveiy Thursday during the academic year Correspondence should tie addressed to The FUm Box B Fordhim University. Btoni, New York 1CMM Rose Hill edilonal copy and business offices are located in Faculty Memorial Hall. Rooms 428 is a college in Ihe "Jesuit Tradition." 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Get to know and love each other, ads. may be teprc '.uced wilhoul the writlen consent ol the ed-'or The Ram is composed on campus al Foidham Sludent Prml and printed by otltel lithography on recycled paper in -union printing planl a strong grounding in the moral and ethical gel to know and love your faculty and ad- principles so necessary to know and live in ministration. There is much to love at For- today's world. dhain. Give more lo Fordham than Fordham Yes, the Fordham Tradition is all of the will give to you and you will take away from above and more. Joseph Minadeo, '84, in his Fordham more than you otherwise would Valedictory last May said, "To be Fordham have. Both you and Fordham will be the bet- Join The Ram! is to be all the best that a liberal arts, ter for it. humanistic education implies—an education You will be able lo say, as Joe did, "I If you are interested in writing, photography or pro- which develops the entire person, (he intellec- give recognition to this Fordham Tradition tual, the spiritual, the physical and the social. and I accept its challenges." duction, then stop by The Ram offices on the fourth To be Fordham is to be the scholar, the con- floor of Faculty Memorial Hall. Or call us at 579-2665. Campus Ministries welcomes the Class of '88 and welcomes back Great the classes of '85, '86, '87 Expectations? Mass of the Holy Spirit Will there be a 550-bed dorm between In April of 1973, city officials announced Queen's Court and Fordham Prep? Will plans to commercially develop the area from Keating Hall become the permanent home Bedford Park Boulevard south along Web- Thurs. Sept, 6 for Fordham's tomes? Will you be allowed to ster Avenue to 188th Street and east to drink in the Ramskcllar in two years? Will Washington Avenue. Over 10 years later, the Fordham Plaza, a project which has been Plaza still has not been built. The land has 11AM delayed by bureaucracy for over a decade, only recently been cleared, and construction become a reality by your senior year? is only beginning. The answers to all these questions lie at Reiss is optimistic about the Plaza, the end of your four years, not in this article. however. "1 hope to see significant improve- University Church We do, however, wish to offer you some ment in the neighborhood," said Reiss. "By possibilities and predictions. One thing is cer- the time this year's freshman class graduates tain: if all these buildings don't go up, your there should be a desire to spend more time in tuition definitely will. the neighborhood." Tuition has increased 48 percent in the Within the iron gates of Rose Hill, last four years; in the last decade in has in- facilities will be playing a game of musical Celebrant/Homilist creased 113 percent. If this trend continues, buildings in the next four years. According to today's freshmen can expect to pay well over Reiss, the library will be moved from Duane Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. $8,000 a year for an undergraduate degree by Library to Keating Hall. Duane will then the time they graduate. become classrooms, offices, and a large lec- This increase in tuition will not diminish ture hall. Station WFUV would then have to (he size of incoming freshman classes. Or move (heir studios lo another location, pro- Everyone welcome course, all these people on campus will need a bably Collins auditorium. place to live and eat. According to Executive Another building that may change Vice President Paul Reiss, a new residence radically is Hughes Hall, which is temporarily hall accommodating 550 students will begin serving as a dormitory. According lo plans, construction on the garden parking lot by Hughes will contain offices. Physical Plant Queen's Court, while present food facilities Director Edward MacGrath has doubts (hat Rev. Leo J.Daly, SJ. will be enhanced; possibly by expanding Ihe this will occur. "1 don't think the University food service on the bottom floor of will abandon 300 beds so quickly," he said Rev. John Long, S.J. McGinley Center. recently. To make room for these culinary in- Fordham is taking a bold slep into the novations, the bookstore and the post office real world with its upgrading of its computer Ms. Margaret Maloney will have to be moved. Some University offi- system. Many of the Bursar's financial cials have speculated that both might be records, the library's circulation, and the Rev. J. Francis Stroud, S.J. relocated in the infamous (and still incom- registration process is on the University's plete) Fordham Plaza. computer. continued on page 10 THE RAM/SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1984/3 All The President's Men by Mark Dillon It's his first semester. Although he's tried to learn as much as possible about the University, he's not quite sure how things are aoing to work out. Ri'v. Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., university president, heads a list of new administrative faces at Fordham. Previously editor of America, a weekly Jesuit maga/inc, O'llaic assumed office in July. like the Class of 1988, O'Hare will be looking at how the relationships bctwo- administrators and administrative bodies af- kvi the university and student life. He will see how ideas, plans, politics and principles will affect how much tuition students pay, the courses they take, activities on campus and the quality of students' ex- periences. Although things may change, here is a Iniel rundown of how things operate :ind an encapsulation of the power behind the faces: At the top of the heirarchy are the Hoard iif Trustees headed by chairman Richard lU'iuu'tl. They meet only four times a year, hut (hey are responsible for establishing itiition rates, approving capital projects and setting forth the long-term goals of the University. Below O'Hare and the Board are six vice presidents, They make up the Administrative COuncil. Incentive Vice President Puul Keiss is involved in most of the day-to-day decision making and is responsible for long-range planning for the University.