"It's here because it's THE COWL true, not true because it's here." Volume XXX - No. 7 Wednesday, March 9, 1977 Providence , R.I. 02918 12 Pages to see the gynecologist do ask about birth disease If someone comes to the Health control, the doctor is unable to give them Center with a question and they feel they Health Center Offers anv information or prescribe birth control may have contracted VD, they are sent to pills. This is a rule of the College since PC the VD clinic at St. Joseph's Hospital in Services to Women is a Catholic institution and birth control Providence. Theclinic is run on a no-name -/ ti'itr v Nine: I Intuvli its acceptance is Joseph C. Flynn. is available every goes against the teachings of the Catholic basis, but those going for tests are asked to '• . "iti'iii itimi- tt tilcspread. PC's Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m by ap• Church. give the name of their contact. Both Brown University and the •i •(.•.•</< »y nit/ services, bef*UH twit years pointment Students should call by 12 p.m. If a female student is already on birth control pills the doctor can refill her University of Rhode Island offer birth '•' • -tti- \ttll tttiktlitwti fit many Ctítíége on Monday for an appointment on prescription. If the doctor deems it control clinics and sexuality counseling as *>it.'tt\ I In- iiilhiwtiiu article describes Tuesday. The doctor will perform pelvic necessary for a woman to be on birth part of their student health services '•it /'( a nil ,,iher Mimic Islam! examinations, breast examinations and control pills for other reasons, such as Joan Ainscogy, administrative assistant t-ttv.i\tit,'\ niter -ilitilcnis itt eynecitlitgicai pap smears Pap smears are given at a regulation of the menstrual cycle, he may of health services at URI, states that the • • i cost of five dollars According to Ona Perz, prescribe the pills for her. sexual health care services offered to the H\ t ilia Killli- chief nurse at the Health Center, from "I don't feel there is any reason for the University students are provided by the According to a study by the American September to May of last year the College to go against its philosophy and funds of the health fee that all students College Health Association, fewer than 20 gynecologist saw about 82 women. From provide birth control services to the pav The birth control clinic offers per cent of all American colleges provide September to February of this year he has students. There are several outside gynecological examinations and comprehensive birth control services to already seen about 90 women "Many agencies close to the campus where the prescriptions for all types of con• their students more women are now taking advantage of girls can go for birth control information," traceptives. Birth control pills are available at the school pharmacy at a Providence College's Health Center does this service available on campus," said commented Perz. nominal cost to students provide gynecological services to its Perz. The College health service also does not women students. A gynecologist. Dr. Although many of the women who come offer screening or treatment for venereal NceGYNi Pages English Dept. Healing Writing Deficiencies By Sieve Maura no Knglixh 171, IÎ2. 173— The Concepts Under the leadership of its English courses (poetry, fiction, drama). These department, Providence College is of• ars basic courses designed to give dubious fering a series of courses and clinics to aid freshmen a chance to sink or swim without students with varying degrees of difficulty having to take the basic Composition in composition. courses. In recent years, there has been an alarming nosedive in Scholastic Aptitude See WRITING. Page 8 I Test (SATi verbal scores, signifying what J teachers report as a decline in writing J skills. However, College faculty members ¡ aren't ready to call PC students illiterate. I Dr Terrie Curran, chairperson of the J English department, said that the average ï English SAT scores for incoming PC frosh S are 30 to 40 points above the national average audience I last fall), the people probably She pointed out, "The average incoming felt inhibited, but this week people really freshman is certainly more knowledgeable Alcohol opened up." and literate than first year students were About 75 people attended the opening 20 to 30 years ago. At least they have the Symposium night session, entitled "Alcohol Awareness reputation of being more literate than at PC." Keynote speaker was their predecessors." Father Thomas H McBrien, O.P. dean of However, it was pointed out, this does The first concerted forum on alcoholism the College ever held at Providence College brought not mean that every freshman at PC is On Tuesday afternoon, a good crowd of small audiences last week, but overall, co• competent in writing the English about 150 people wandered into the Pit as ordinator Jackie Kiernan was pleased. language. Many fall below the average li was learned last week that Father the pleasures of alcohol were given time. "Alcohol: A Symposium on the level of proficiency, and need to have their Aloysius Begly, O.P., former athletic Demonstrations on cooking with alcohol, grammatical faults corrected. Curran director and now chaplain for the Alumni Pleasures and Problems" brought no non-alcoholic party punches, a beer- more than 200 people to all of its three estimated that approximately 20 per cent Office, was elected prior of the Dominican tasting contest, wine and cheese tasting, of the freshman class needs help in community at Providence College. evening sessions, but Kiernan said that and mixology were featured. audience participation was better than compositional writing skills. Tuesday night's symposium, "Alcohol: expected. Providence College offers the following Father Begley's election last Wednesday The Effects on Mind and Body," drew less The forums on sexuality, which ran last options: niLihi was approved over the weekend by than 50 people. Speakers were Ford Iji^lish loi — A course in composition thi' head of the Dominican province. fall, played to nearly full audiences during McGowan and Dr. Alan Willoughbee. the each of its three nights, but Kiernan said for those who need to acquire and-or informational forum the following af• maintain the basic skills in writing. Some Father Begley succeeds Father Ben• that audience participation suffered. ternoon drew about 50 people. "But I was really surprised at what freshmen are assigned to this course based jamin U. Fay, O.P., who died early last The final forum, a talk show, drew an happened," said Kiernan Wednesday night on their SAT scores and other material month after being elected prior two years audience of about 40 people. after the last forum ended "With the large available to the Admissions Office. ago. year to become a priest. He sees his job as The third awardee was Steve Sanford. work and fun He also likes what he is who was voted Congress Person of the Congress Fetes Burke. doing very much. Year. His main interest has always been in Brian Burke, named Non-Congress Congress but he has also been involved in Person at the annual Student Congress intramurals. He has been a representative Banquet, has been actively involved in of his freshman class, chairman of Ring Sanford, Fr. McPhail athletic hockey for the last four years; he Weekend and vice-president of Congress in l(\ Terri Suffolelta Nelson, for example, gave a fine per• is co-captain this year. He is also president his junior year. At the annual Student Congress Banquet formance of true American, British and of the Friars Club and a member of the Working in Congress he feels is worth- held last February 5, the Congress honored Irish folk music at PC. Only a few students Pastoral Council. See PC, Page a Father Stuart McPhail, O.P., Stephen attended this activity. From Minneapolis, Minn., Burke came Sanford, Congress president, and Brian Originally from North Providence, R.I., to PC because he liked the people and Burke, Friars Club president, for their Father McPhail graduated from PC hockey program. He could have gone to an outstanding performances and in• Although he started his college career as a Ivy League School; both Yale and Dart• volvement at PC during the past year history major, he decided in his senior mouth had recruited him for hockey. Father McPhail, named Person of the However, if he had to do it again, his Year, is involved with a number of clubs: choice would again be PC. Sailing Club, New Haven Club, Football Originally a biology major, Burke Club and Western Massachusetts Club. He switched to history in his sophomore year. also advises the Board of Governors and INSIDE: It was at this time that his goals changed helps classes with their Ring Weekend and and he thought possibly of law school. Commencement Week social activities Calendar of Events After graduation this May his immediate such as boatrides, dances and picnics plans are to spend the month of June (and He is also responsible for Upper - Page 3 maybe the rest of the summer ) doing some Classman Weekend and Freshman volunteer work (social services) for Parents' Sunday. Students also obtain the migrant workers in South Carolina. He'll Freshman Register through his office in Alcoholism Forum then go to Harvard Law School. Student Affairs and can also buy low cost Burke thinks that the seniors in all of the student-priced tickets for art and cultural Review clubs have cooperated much more this events for off-campus agencies such as year than in past years.