Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 1988-02-17 Xavier University Newswire Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Xavier University Newswire" (1988). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 2520. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/2520 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE ......WIER NEWSWIRE Volume 73, Number 19 Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207 Wednesday, February 17, 1988 SGA finances annual 'for 1988 gradua'les by Steven ]. Baines hopes they will have their pictures News editor taken. A drawback for those ordering pack­ The 150th graduating class will not ages is that they will not be able to see have a yearbook, but a senior annual is the proofs before they place their or­ being planned through the efforts of the ders. Students who are dissatisfied with Student Government Association (SGA). their packages may return them to the SGA senator Allison Quick has taken studio. on the senior annual as a senate project. It normally costs $8 per sitting to al­ Senate has allocated $531 for the pro­ low students to proof pictures first. ject, approximately one dollar per senior However, proofing would take a couple who is eligible to participate. SGA will of months and delay the project, ac­ not receive a profit from the project. cording to Quick. She would like to see "I was motivated to do this [project] the directory available this August. after looking through past yearbooks The first 12 pages of the annual will and thought that there wouldn't be any be devoted to candid shots, and Quick record of the class of 1988," Quick said. urges students to submit photos from Quick got the idea from Jeanne Hamil­ any year for these pages. Graduation ton, SGA president, who worked on a and prom pictures will also be included freshman register this past year. in the annual. Every student with senior standing is One hundred annuals must be sold eligible to have a free black-and-white for Intercollegiate Press of Shawnee Mis­ photo taken by Executive Studio on sion, Kan., to print the annual. Feb. 24 or 25 in the Hearth Room of the University Center. Students may not submit still photos of themselves for the annual. Seniors are asked to sign up at Publishers the Information Desk in the University Center for the various times offered these.two days .. blam_ed for Those students. wishing to purchase the senior annual will pay approxi­ mately $10.95 and an extra $2.75 for high prices shipment. Also, students may purchase Greg Rust photos pictures of the sitting for $8 to $15 per by David G. Eck Dr. Thomas Hayes (below), Xavier marketing department chairman, shows what package. SGA will not have to pay the staff reporter a man will do for love as he proposes to Mag Gajus (above) in the lobby of one dollar per annual for those who or­ Sarni-Burke Inc. downtown. A Spanish mariachi band and Hayes' children John der packages. Every year people seem to complain and Sarah helped him woo Gajus. She· accepted with a smile. Even if students do not want an an­ about the high prices of textbooks. But nual and/or a picture package, Quick as Xavier bookstore manager John Wintz explained, book publishers have a great deal of control. "A lot [of the book cost] comes Nicaragua· forum spurs controversy from the publisher," Wintz said. The cost of the many chemicals used by Kevin Kelley other hand, have waged a war of ter­ tions which, although recently allowed in a book's manufacturing as well as the · staff reporter rorism against their own people. "Our to reopen, are not permitted to cover tax that must be paid on remaining in­ funding of the Contras has provided the any live news events without govern­ ventory all contribute to the cost of a The fire of Central American politics Contras not with the means to engage ment approval. book, Wintz explained. He also said heated up Thursday at a Xavier student the Sandinistas but the means to de­ The College Republicans warned that since only one publisher owns the rights forum to debate the Contra issue and stroy schools and hospitals and murder Nicaragua was expanding its armed to a certain book, he monopolizes that U.S. foreign policy in Nicaragua. civilians," said Kovalik. forces thanks to Soviet assistance. The book and can charge whatever the mar­ "Student Dialogue on Central Amer­ He said the U.S. aid to the Contras Contras, Lind said, have been the only ket will bear. ica - Focus: Nicaragua" was cospon­ should stop because the Sandinistas reason for recent Sandinista concessions. In an effort to avoid paying publish­ sored by the College Republicans, Col­ have recently shown good faith by of­ Di Marco, an Earthbread panelist, er's prices, the store first checks with lege Democrats and Earthbread. The fering to meet with the Contras, releas­ credited the Sandinistas with improving used book dealers for requested texts. format of the two-hour discussion con­ ing political prisoners, and permitting life in Nicaragua. He said the main is­ ,;We try to get as many books as sisted of short speeches by panelists an opposition newspaper, La Prensa, sue in Central America should be the possible used;' Wintz said. There are from each of the three groups followed and a Catholic radio station to resume poverty experienced by the people, not approximately 10 used-book dealers in by questions from audience members. operation. ideologies. the country. College Republicans were represented Lind of the College Republicans said "Just because capitalism works in our He said advantages of used books in­ by Steve Camey and Sam Lind, College the Sandinista regime posed a threat not country doesn't mean it will work in clude a lower price and faster delivery Democrats by Anthony Kovalik, and only to the civil liberties of the Nicara­ other countries, and this has been rate, within days instead of weeks. Earthbread by Pat Clifford and Guido guan people but also to the neighboring proven many times;' said Di Marco. Wintz cited a 40 percent success rate for Di Marco. democracies of Central America. Clifford added that the vast majority finding used books. Kovalik began the dialogue by ex­ Th_e U.S. originally befriended the of Central Americans are "the victims Used-book dealers are helpful in find­ pressing support for the Sandinistas. He Sandinistas after they overthrew the So­ of an economic depression of huge pro­ ing older texts, but brand-new books or said, "The Sandinistas, though commun­ moza regime in 1979 and gave millions portions." He believes if left alone, the editions must. come directly from a ist, have made many great reforms and of dollars of aid to Nicaragua. "The Central American countries could coop­ publisher. have, in general, improved the lives of Sandinistas;' said Lind, "were committed erate to solve their economic problems Wintz said a book dealing with ever­ the average Nicaraguan citizen." not to democracy but to an expansionist and achieve peace. changing material, such as economics, Among the achievements of the San­ Marxist ideology:' According to Clifford, "The Central can be revised every year, while a book dinista regime, according to Kovalik, Communism has wrecked the Nicara­ American region is frustrated in its at­ dealing with facts, such as history, can are free education to all citizens, an in­ guan economy, according to Lind, leav­ tempts to cooperate by the foreign pol­ go for years without revisions. "(Revi­ creased literacy rate, immunization pro­ ing the country with almost a 2,000 icy of the U.S. which emphasizes armed sions] are up to the author and/ or pub­ grams against disease and land reform. percent inflation rate. He said the San­ strength and military defeat of dissenters lisher," Wintz said. "Faculty generally dinistas now hold over 11,000 political instead of economic reforms and want to use the most updated edition Kovalik believes the Contras, on ·the pnsoners and non-government radio sta- reconciliation:' there is:' This Week 37 years of service page 2 Book exchange suggested page 3 Kathy Wade sings strong page 4 Putting on the pressure page 6 Wednesday, February 17, 1988 Page 2 The Xavier Newswire their hearts out Still smiling after 37 years jig dance, and some of them by Ann Klecan would break the vow and staff reporter laugh:' In 1935 Edgecliff became an "He's such a sweet man;' said all-female college and Simpson Jeanne Schmalz, a former Edge­ remained. After going co-educa­ cliff resident who now lives in tional in 1970, it was finally Kuhlman Hall. "You should taken over by Xavier in 1981. have met him:' Well, you still Simpson did not leave what he can. Meet Gayle P. Simpson. Some of you may think you called "a world of experience" until Edgecliff's sale last year. are seniors, but Simpson has one up on us all. With an em­ Simpson has a simple out­ look on the world. long as ployment date of Aug. 8, 1950, "As he has been in Xavier's custo­ . you can do a little something," dial service for almost 38 years. he said. "You can't change the Simpson, former maintenance world, but you can change a employee at Edgecliff, may now little of your surroundings by be found working in the Physi­ making people happy:' cal Plant.