Weekend weather: Rain on Friday, with highs in the mid 60's. Partly cloudy on Saturday and Sunday with highs in the low 60's. The Cowl 1919 1995 Vol. LX No. 2 Providence College - Providence, Rhode Island September 21,1995 USNews Gives PC Highest Rating Ever Reclassification Earns PC #3 Position in North therefore was ranked substantially sive graduate programs that we concentration. He went on to say, freshmen class is of such a high by Mary M. Shaffrey '97 lower, behind such schools as offer here, we were considered “The commitment that we made academic quality is due in part to News Editor Harvard, Notre Dame, and borderline, and that is reason for last year to accept a smaller class the introduction of merit based Stanford. Based on a recently re­ last year’s placement. Since we to save academic excellence; to put scholarships. The Liberal Arts vised classification by the had been consistently high in the this academic excellence as a pri­ Honors Program nearly tripled in In 1986, USNews & World Re­ Carnegie Foundation, the group regional rankings before, we asked ority gives the students a feeling size this year because of the great port began publishing its annual number of honors students that survey on America’s best colleges decided to come to PC. For ex­ and universities. The report, de­ ample, Honors Civ now has three signed to aid prospective students sections, as compared to one in the in the college selection process, past. ranks approximately 1,400 United Jessica Billings ‘96 is glad that States colleges into categories ac­ the school finally received the rec­ cording to specific data. This lat­ ognition it deserves. “I have been est addition shows that Providence in the honors program for three College is ranked third among the years, and I know that I received schools in the “North” region of an excellent education. The fact the list’s 505 “Best Regional Uni­ they are giving merit scholarships versities.” Providence College’s is important as well. Academic third place ranking is its highest by Michael Carriere excellence was not compromised ranking since the survey was first Teachers play an integral part in the academic excellence of PC that conducts the survey, PC was the group to reclassify the school,” that they are going to an excellent this year, and people realize when developed. returned to the “Best Regional commented Rev. Thomas school, receiving a fine education they graduate from here, they do Last year, many may remem­ Universities” category for this and a sense of pride that their de­ so with more than just a piece of ber that for the first time PC was McGonigle, Vice President of year’ssur vey. gree will be worth something when paper.” placed in the “Top National Lib­ Academic Administration. “We are primarily a liberal arts eral Arts Colleges” category, and McGonigle believes that stu­ they graduate.” continued on page 3 college, but because of the exten- dents look at regional ratings, un­ One of the main reasons the less they are looking for a specific Residence Life in Clinton Lashed out Against Cuts Illinois Speech Emphasizes The Need For Educated Workers a Tight Spot James B. King, director of the representatives to voice their op­ by Christy Loar federal Office of Personnel, argued position to the proposed cuts. National Student News Service that the direct student lending pro­ In related developments, a Sen­ 1995-1996 school year. It was gram championed by Clinton has ate Appropriations Subcommittee known even then that Raymond saved $6.8 billion over the past voted this week not to fund the by Robin L. Erickson ‘98 As the federal budget battle was converting back to an all-fe­ three years. “The debate going on AmeriCorps national service ini­ Asst. News Editor heated up in Washington, D.C. male dorm to help to alleviate the is a question of who puts that tiative. According to Wendy situation. Apparently that was the this week, President Clinton took Grassi, spokesperson for the Cor­ Over the summer, while many money in their pockets,” King said only provision that Residence Life the offensive in support of educa­ poration for National Service, the people were receiving letters and in an interview Wednesday. “We made, and it obviously wasn’t tion funding and student financial funding bill probably will go to the postcards from their vacationing believe that money should go to enough. aid. In a September 11th speech full Appropriations Committee and friends, some unsuspecting mem­ students rather than bankers, or tax Father Iriarte of the Admissions at Southern Illinois University at Senate floor in coming weeks. bers of the Class of ’99 got some cuts to the wealthiest people in Office estimates the number of Carbondale, Clinton railed against Asked whether Clinton would veto disturbing news from the Office of America.” freshmen to be close to 975. The Congressional cuts to student aid. the budget package, Grassi replied, Residence Life. In a simple letter Under the program, student percentage of females to males “Unless we can better educate “The President has said he’s not written by Dennis DelGizzo, As­ loans are administered directly by comes to 61.5% and 38.5%, re­ our people, too many of them will going to let the program die.” sociate Director of Residence Life, the federal government, cutting out spectively. While Father Iriatre be left behind in the global many incoming freshman girls the “middlemen” of banks and explains that it is still too early to economy of the 21st century,” he Financial Aid were informed of the overcrowded lending institutions. King said stu­ get an exact number, he does un­ said in a speech that was simul­ dents would best be served by call­ housing situation in a rather bla­ cast to 50 other campuses. “The derstand that there are approxi­ ing or faxing their Congressional Hotline page 4 tant and uninformative way. In one mately 200 more females in the unmistakable fault line in America simple statement, the girls began Class of ’99 than there are males. over who makes it and who their freshmen year with a strike doesn’t today, more than ever be­ This may be good news for all the against them fore, is education.” Next Week: Security Giving Tickets to males of PC, but it’s certainly not The letter read, “Housing as­ Since the Republicans took pleasant for the girls who are People with Permits? signments have been completed majority control of the Congress caught in the middle of this situa­ and I (Dennis DelGizzo) need to in January, they have proposed tion. inform you that because of an un­ cuts to education totaling $36 bil­ Dennis DelGizzo clarifies that anticipated housing demand, we lion. At the same time, they have there are twenty quads in existence have assigned a fourth person to found enough money to propose right now—all of which are in your room.” And that was it; only Aquinas or Raymond. In addition, a $245 billion tax cut to the wealthiest one percent of the to be followed by the cheerful re­ there are a handful of freshman American population. mark of “See you in September!” who had no other choice than to There was not much said about live with sophomores. There sup­ Proposed cuts include killing how the situation was going to be posedly is a waiting list of girls try­ the direct lending program, slash­ resolved, other than that they were ing to move out of the quads, and ing the federal Stafford Loan pro­ anticipating some vacancies and Residence Life is “working dili­ gram by $ 10 billion, freezing Pell Grant funding, and canceling the would do everything they could to gently to fix the situation.” adjust the situation. Residence Life explains they AmeriCorps National Service First of all, the “unanticipated have taken as many steps as pos­ Program. “I want you to know that I oppose these cuts. I will do housing demand” was anything sible to improve the overcrowding, everything in my power to fight but that. Since last spring, it was such as choosing the largest rooms common knowledge around cam­ them and to see to it that the dream on campus for the quads, and add- pus that there was a large influx of of higher education remains real incoming female freshmen for the continued on page 4 for all Americans,” Clinton said. The Cowl 2 The Outside World September 21,1995 compiled by Michael Dever ‘98 Peres and Arafat Disagree on Self Rule Months ago, Israeli leaders agreed to ini­ The United States is acting as an inter­ negotiated cease fires, most of which have cause of its apartheid policies. But with a tiate talks on giving limited self rule to Pal­ mediary between the two sides, providing been broken by Serb forces. Two weeks democratic government now established, estinians in several areas in Israel. The diplomatic advice where it is needed. A ago, NATO finally resorted to air strikes his visit was a profound symbol of healing purpose of the agreement was to bring peace third round of talks are currently underway. against Serb artillery positions after a Serb in this country which has such deep to the area, which for years has been rocked shell killed 37 civilians in Sarajevo. Sev­ wounds. by riots and terrorist attacks. Discussions eral days ago, a U.S. diplomatic team President Nelson Mandela and former reached a tentative agreement with the three have been taking place for months and have Serbs Pull Out apartheid president F.