T H E C O W L "It's here because it's true, not true because

it's here."

Volume X X X I - N o . 3 W E D N E S D A Y , SEPTEMBER 20, 1978 Providence, R.I. 02918

The 'new' Dore Hall: 16 Pages

'We'll make it work'

By Maureen O'Hare

Picture this - a rambling, solitary building on the outskirts of civi l izat ion. Its inhabitants? A r m i e s of ra t s , bats , cockroaches, and 172 helpless college co-eds. It seems the perfect setting for an Alfred Hitchcock thril ler, right? Wrong. It's Providence College's own Dore H a l l , the newly renovated female dormitory everyone is talking about.

During the summer months, Dore underwent a thorough revamping for its transition from a male to a female dorm. A l l buildings on campus are painted according to a three-year cycle; Dore was already scheduled for this year. The interior - in­dividual rooms and hallways -were c o m p l e t e l y repa in ted . Donna M c C a f f r e y , ass is tant director of residence, reported that "no unnecessary extras were added."

The bathrooms were redone, with the addition of stalls, shower curtains, and a hair-washing sink, plus the remodeling of the already present sinks Screens were added in each room "as a security measure," stated Mc­Caffrey. "This prevents people from cl imbing into or out of the windows."

The basement study area was cleaned and painted; however, no new furniture has been added. An additional washer and dryer supplement the laundry room but they have not yet been hooked up. A stove and refrigerator have been ordered so that Dore Ha l l residents may have access to a

kitchen. Contrary to popular belief, no plans have been for-mulated to carpet the dorm.

Don Burns, director of the physical plant, stated that "the internal renovation of the dor-mitory cost between $45,000 to $50,000." External ly , no land-scaping was done The only major change consists of the addition of two spotlights on the north end of the building added for security purposes "The total price of these," Burns said, "was about $300 "

"The bug problem in the dorm, especially on the first floor north was a very real one," commented McCaffrey. Susan Regan and Michele DiSalvo are resident assistants on the first and third floor of the building, respec­tively They noticed the bugs, particularly cockroaches, during their R A orientation.

"We were coming down the hall, and we spotted four of them, scampering across the corridor, and then scaling the w a l l . " Regan reported that she was kil l ing "an average of about 11 cockroaches per night, and those were only the ones that I could catch."

Apparently no one. excluding the girls who live in Dore, was convinced of the intensity of the problem at first. In an effort to prove her point, Regan saved al l the bugs she caught in a jar, and presented them as evidence. "They're very big, very ugly, and about the size of my pa lm," related Donna McCaffrey.

DiSalvo and Regan stated that Father Peterson and the ad­m i n i s t r a t i o n were concerned

with the p r o b l e m . " F a t h e r Peterson was alarmed when he heard, and went right to work on reduc ing the p r o b l e m . " The ent ire d o r m i t o r y was ex­terminated five times, and the bases of all water pipes were sealed with cement The situation has a l r eady been improved cons ide rab ly , and should be completely cleared up this week. "It's l ivable now," commented Sue Regan.

Reports of rats in the basement study lounge have been cir­culating, but neither of the two R A ' s have spotted any as of yet. M i c h e l e D i S a l v o s tated that

"bats come out at night , espec ia l ly d u r i n g the ra iny weather and just hover around the third floor bathroom window. They haven't posed any real problem yet, since they stay outside, mainly they're really frightening. "

There are 172 women assigned to Dore, the same number as when men occupied the dorm. "Some of the rooms are very tight for space, and some of the g i r l s occupy ing s ingles are unhappy. On the whole, though, the general attitude is a good one ," commented M c C a f f r e y .

" T h e R A ' s are w o r k i n g at building rapport on the floors; we have a good staff in Dore - they're very sharp, quick."

" I think the majority of girls like i t ," said Regan. " I t ' l l be excellent by the end of the year. The biggest thing is to keep up your sense of humor - we're able to laugh about the problems."

Donna McCaffrey is also op­timistic about the future of Dore Hal l . "We moved down to Lower Campus to support the president's decision, which was a good one. There's a good mix of girls in Dore, and we' l l survive. We'll make it work."

Counseling Center helps find jobs

By Tr ic ia Bruno

If you're one of the multitude who abandoned the idea of hunting for a job due to a com­mon case of "i t 's a l l who you know" blues, the Providence College Counseling and Career P l a n n i n g Center , loca ted at Slavin 210, anxiously awaits your arr ival .

The gu idance center is prepared to dispel the myth that counseling offices exist solely for administrating "those tests in September that tell me 1 have the qualities of a nun when I want to s ta r on B r o a d w a y ! " It has developed into a highly organized and profess ional p lacement opera t ion that ma in t a in s p lacement f i les , a r r anges meetings with recruiters, keeps tabs on graduates, and is ready to assist you as you embark on the devastating quest of defining your career goals.

Jacqueline Kiernan, director of the guidance department, em­phasizes the importance of the depar tment to f reshmen at orientation, introducing them to the special programs available to aid them in their career decision­making.

In addition, Elizabeth Sidney w i l l be running ca reer ex­ploration workshops for fresh­men to get them on the right track. A taping program is also a v a i l a b l e i n the aud io -v i sua l depar tment , cons i s t i ng of r eco rd ings of depar tment chairpersons from each con­

cen t ra t ion g i v i n g bas ic guidelines on what that area is a l l about and what people who have majored in the field have done upon graduation.

Kiernan feels that "with the trends in the job m a r k e t

Joel Cohn, placement counselor for seniors changing so rapidly, students have to begin in their freshman year keeping an eye on the job marke t . That doesn' t mean giving up your own interest, but it means compromising."

The key to the job market, she believes, are the extra skills you can receive by taking additional courses that are not required in your particular concentration: a language, business courses, or the mini-concentration in public administration

Although trends in the job market seem to be a little bit better than last year, Kiernan sees the biggest difference in the students' change of attitude. "They're beginning to explore a l l the options and widen their scope.

Just because you're an English major doesn't mean that the only option open to you is to go and get a master's degree in English lit There are a lot of options open-business and advertising, for example." Specificallv dealing with the Class of '79 is Joel Cohn, who, as does K i e r n a n , d iscounts the theory that counselors are simply academic discipline personnel. As placement counselor for seniors, Cohn has developed a systematic approach for their career search and job hunt.

On every Wednesday in Oc­tober (na t ional ly known as " C a r e e r M o n t h " ) , Cohn has planned a career fair and various workshops for seniors only. Leading off the program is a seminar entitled "Techniques of the Job Search," followed by "Resume Writing Sk i l l s , " "The Role of the Placement Center," and "Special Problems of Women in the Working Force ." A panel on graduate schools wil l also attend the fair, prepared to an­swer questions on the techniques of applying to schools and also guides to obtaining financial aid.

Recruiters wi l l start appearing on campus as early as October 12. Soon available to seniors wi l l be the p lacement manua l , put together by the Counse l ing Center, listing these recruiters, what type of students they are looking for, and the various positions that are open. It wi l l also give the procedure for in­terviews and information about all services provided by the center.

The recruiting procedure wil l continue to run on a lottery basis as instituted last vear due to the ove rwhe lming number of students who stood in line for the 9 o'clock interviews, thus denying

students with 8:30 classes the chance to meet with recruiters.

Two weeks p r io r to thei r a r r iva l on campus, a list of the companies coming for a given period of time wi l l be posted.

(Continued on Page 12)

Freshman report

PC ' s freshman group, the Class of 1982, wil l be the smallest in five years, according to data recently released by Michael Backes, di­rector of admissions. The Admis­sions Office estimates a fresh­man class of 915 students in ad­dition to 65 transfers. This is a drop from the class of 1978, which was the largest in P C history with 1056 students.

The 915 figure should continue to decrease until around October because of the College's attrition rate. This rate is the number of sfudents who leave school after a few weeks of matriculation. As of now. Admissions Office data puts total undergraduate enrollment at about 3464 students Despite the reduction in size. Admissions processed a record total of 3376 applications for the Class of 1982, a seven per cent increase over the previous year.

For the first time in College history, Providence wil l have more women than men in a class The 1982 group wi l l approximate 49 per cent men and 51 per cent women.

Application increase was es­pecially marked in the area of female resident appl ica t ions , which saw a 25 per cent jump compared to the previous season.

Male applications rose nine per cent over the previous year. Of the 465 first-year women, 127, or 27 per cent, wi l l be commuters or off-campus students. There wi l l be 338 resident women.

Of the 450 men who wil l be matriculating in the Class of 1982, 232, or 52 per cent, wil l be com­muters or off-campus students. Just 218 first-year men wil l be living in dormitories.

The Class of 1982 also ranks among the strongest academi­cally to attend the College. The scholastic Aptitude Test average verbal and mathematics scores (500 verbal and 528 math) as well above the national mean (429 verbal and 468 math) for college-bound seniors.

Also, more than 20 per cent of incoming frosh had SAT math marks over 600 and 10 per cent of the class exceeded 600 on the verbal section of the SAT.

Inside

Fire drill Page 4

Japan journey Page 6

Gridders win

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Page 2 Wednesday, September 20, 1978

News Bro. Kevin moves

B y Kathy Hansen

Dore Ha l l is perhaps the most controversial dormitory at P C . Located on the Lower Campus, the dorm was, up until this Sep­tember, an all-male dwelling. After some lengthy negotiation over Dore, women of P C won the right to cal l it their own last spring. With the entry of the women came the obvious depar­ture of the men. And Brother K e v i n O ' C o n n e l l , after three years as the head resident of Dore, was evicted. Donna McCaf­frey wi l l now try to f i l l his shoes.

Despite the fact that the decor of Dore Hal l has been described as E a r l y Men's Lavatory, Bro­ther Kev in was sorry to leave. Dore Ha l l was a strong commun­ity. "We looked out for each o the r , " c o m m e n t e d B r o t h e r Kevin , who has since relocated as head resident of Joseph Ha l l . "The atmosphere was a friendly one."

Brother Kevin seemed to feel that the easygoing atmosphere of Dore was due to the room setup. In Dore, there is a mixture of singles, doubles, triples, etc. A l ­though Dore was not the first to be filled during room selection, those who lived there were happy.

Yes, even back in the days when Dore was for men, there were indeed cockroaches.

"The cockroaches were pretty friendly. 'They liked the E g g Spe­cials from the Silver Truck the best," said Joe Coggins '81, a

former Dore man, who, along with Brother Kev in , is now in Joe's. "We even had names for our favorites."

Dore's communal spirit has led to a birthday celebration for Rev Vincent C Dore, O.P. , P C ' s chan­cellor (for whom the dorm was named), which has been a three-year tradition. The event was one that was highly anticipated. Dore ex-residents vow that they wi l l keep the celebration for them­selves.

Tradit ion: truly a good word for Dore. Both Father Dore and Brother Kev in are from Connec­ticut's E l m City. Justin ('78) and T i m ('79) Callahan, cousins, who are both past dorm presidents of Dore, have a grandfather who graduated from P C with Father Dore.

Brother Kev in and Dore Ha l l survived both the good and the bad times. Sales of the Irish shamrock-decorated Dore Ha l l T-shirts skyrocketed when the Italian residents were convinced by Brother Kev in that the sham­rocks weren't really shamrocks, but were instead four-leaf lucky clovers. The T-shirts are now said to be collectors' items.

Dore Ha l l does indeed harbor many memories for Brother Kev­in and for the ex-residents. The course that the dorm wi l l now take remains to be seen, but the women are wished the best of luck. Does Brother K e v i n really cry himself to sleep over the loss of Dore Hal l? Y o u ' l l have to ask him.

Brother K e v i n : Joe's

from Dore to

Fr. McMahon addresses Congress Rev. John McMahon , O.P . ,

ass is tant v i ce pres ident of student re la t ions , addressed Student Congress members at their first meeting, held Sunday, September 17. Father McMahon introduced the idea of holding a voter registration drive on Oc­tober 3-4 in Slavin Center for review by Congress.

" M a n y people don't realize that dorm students are eligible to vote in Providence elections. Students could have an enormous impact on election outcomes - at P C alone we hold about 1600 votes," stated Father McMahon . These votes could prove beneficial when issues concerning P C itself are voted on.

The importance of enforcing the ID policy, which states that students must carry their P C ID at a l l times, was stressed by Father McMahon. He also re-emphasized the importance of en fo rc ing the r egu l a t i on prohibiting the car ry ing of open beer bottles when on campus grounds.

F a t h e r M c M a h o n d i scussed P C ' s new security system and urged members to "think in t e rms of h i r i n g P C student guards for their various func­t ions. Student s ecu r i t y is sometimes more conscientious and has better persuasive powers than guards hired from the outside."

Student representative to the Committee on Administration,

Obituary:

J i m O ' D o n n e l l , r epor ted the committee's decision to incur a $100 fine for parking in a fire lane. "This rule w i l l be strictly enforced," stated O'Donnell .

The committee is presently looking into the possibility of installing sprinkler systems into the dormitories and possibly into other campus buildings. This idea is s t i l l in the basic planning stages; it w i l l be extremely costly and take place over a five-year period.

O'Donnell also reported that a new intramural athletic director is being chosen. The decision should be final within two weeks.

Susan M a r t i n s , student member of the College Cor­poration, announced that D r . Richard J . Grace has succeeded Richard Deasy as faculty repre­sentative on the Corporation. John P i ro was unanimously elec­ted to the position of junior mem­ber. P i ro is a member of the Class of 1980 from East Norwalk, Conn. The possibility of building a fieldhouse was discussed dur­ing their last meeting. According to Mart ins, " a committee to look into this has been formed, and it was listed in the budget."

Lifestyle committee members T i m Callahan and John P i ro are distributing forms to a l l off-campus and commuter students to obtain information in the hopes of setting up an off-campus telephone directory.

Mike Welch, chairman of the f inance c o m m i t t e e , has sent letters to the treasurers of a l l campus o rgan iza t ions con­cerning their budgets and ap­propriations. Anyone holding the position of treasurer who has not received this notice may contact Welch in the Congress Office.

The next Student Congress meeting wi l l be held at 7 p.m., on Sunday, September 24. A l l in­terested students are encouraged to attend.

Infirmary expands facilities

James Monachello James Monachello from Red

Bank, New Jersey and a member of P C ' s Class of 1980, died on August 23 as a result of a moving f i rm accident

James was the son of M r and Mrs . C y r i l J Monachello He participated in intramural bas­ketball and Softball at P rov i ­dence James worked in Ray­mond Cafeteria and was a two-year member of Dore H a l l Mon­achello was a history major.

The funeral Mass was concele-brated at St. Anthony's Church in Red Bank bv three Providence College priests, Rev W. D Fo l -sey O P , Rev James DriscoII.

O.P. , and Rev. George Concor­dia, O P .

Although he is no longer among us, the people whose lives that James Monachello touched dur­ing his two years at Providence College wi l l never forget h im. He truly was an important and con­tributing member of the P rov i ­dence College community The Cowl especially mourns his pass­ing

Rev Thomas R. Peterson. O.P. , wi l l celebrate a memorial Mass for h im on Monday, Sep­tember 25 at 3 p.m. in Aquinas Chapel

By Carol Pers i

There have been some im­provements made in the Grant Infirmary located on the second floor of Stephen H a l l . There are 14 working nurses, one of which is full-time. Two nurses are on duty during the day, and a doctor is available from 12:30 to 1:15 Monday through F r iday . To help facilitate the patient load there are nine students working part-time; one is a pre-med student doing volunteer work.

In 1975 the Infirmary served 2000 students; from 1977-78 it served 10,000 students More students want to use the in­f i rmary and this larger demand has prompted the addition of new facilities.

Among the new additions are a conference room equipped with a table and eight chairs, two new beds, and a large connecting storage room. This storage room helps to store large quantities of medicine, enabling the infirmary to purchase medicine for less and to prevent a shor tage . The conference room is helpful because it allows students to converse with the doctor or chaplain in private.

They are in the process of having some artwork added to the rooms Two new televisions have been installed and catole antennas wi l l be connected to these new televisions this year

PC revamps security force

By Peter Walsh

Security at P C ? Who needs it? Well , apparently we do. During the 1977-78 school year alone, repairs to vandalized College property cost the school an es t ima ted $14,438.24, and $250,530.00 was spent overall for security on campus.

In an effort to improve its of­ten-criticized campus security force, Providence College is in the process of gradually phasing out the contract guard service provided by Colbert's Security Services, Inc. P C is presently constructing its own directly paid security force. This change was initiated by Rev. John McMahon , O.P. , director of student affairs, with the expectation of con­structing a much more effective security force.

Father M c M a h o n recognized the "inefficiency of the rent-a-cop service provided by Colbert 's, who would often assign below-quality personnel and guards who were totally unfamiliar with the P C campus."

Father McMahon stated his hopes that "our own security force would be able to become more a part of the personal campus rapport at P C , and thereby do a better job; College employees tend to develop a sense of loyalty to P C . "

Presently there are nine P C secur i ty gua rds : f ive foot-p a t r o l m e n , one l i b r a r y patrolwoman, and two men and one woman as desk personnel. There is no security training program currently in operation but James Marsland, the director of security, is presently working on a training program for new personnel.

This new security force will cost more than the contract guard system service but it is expected that in the long run the College wi l l benefit from this added cost. The value and ef­ficiency of a security force is difficult to measure, but one can feel opt imism and sense progress and improvement in the future of Providence College security.

Frosh election date set

P a u l Alagero, chairman of the ways and means committee of Student Congress, has announced that the nomination period for freshman class elections begins on Monday, September 25, and wi l l go t i l l Wednesday, Sep­tember 27. Papers may be picked up in the Student Congress Office.

The campaign period com­mences Thursday, September 28, and ends Wednesday, October 4. Speeches w i l l take place in Room 203 on October 3 at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 5, marks the actual election day.

A l l freshmen are invited to file nomina t ion papers . Any questions, contact the Student Congress Office, Room 214 Slavin Center, extension 2419.

College implements

campus improvements not By Beth Vollano

C a m p u s i m p r o v e m e n t s totaling approximately $447,000 should be completed in October. Safety work in the dormitories alone amounted to over $300,000.

The fire detection system was upgraded in the 10 dormitories. This was not compulsory but it was recommended by the fire m a r s h a l . Heat a n d smoke detectors were added to the buildings, as were additional horns for a la rms .

Also recommended by the fire marshal was the changing of miscellaneous doors and hard­ware, which has been completed. New stairwells have been con­structed on the wings of Aquinas Ha l l to increase the safety of the building. This was not required by law. The Aquinas rear parking lot has been reorganized so that emergency vehic les c an get c loser to the b u i l d i n g . Troublesome firedoors in both Joseph and Raymond Halls have been replaced i n the corridors and s t a i r w e l l s . In t e r io r and exterior stair-railings have been added around campus to aid in fire safety

F o r the hand icapped , misce l l aneous c u r b cuts on sidewalks and ramps leading into buildings have been constructed. The men 's and women ' s bathrooms near Room 107 in Harkins H a l l have been altered to provide access for wheelchairs.

A d d i t i o n a l e l e c t r i c a l out lets have been provided in a l l of the dormitories P C is in the process of i n c r e a s i n g the e l e c t r i c a l capacities of Stephen and Joseph Halls. New lighting in student

' rooms in those two dormitories

being installed but is not completed.

Also, lighting around Dore Hal l and the entrance to the Lower Campus has been increased.

A data assembly room to compile election and political data has been added to the po l i t i ca l science depar tment located in Howley Hal l .

The deteriorating chimney of the old Chapin boiler plant has been demolished.

The two 25,000 gallon oil tanks near the boiler room on the main campus are being removed due to leaks. The new above-ground tanks wi l l be located in the structure behind the boiler room.

Tile has been placed down on the basement floor of Fennell Hal l . A kitchen has been added to Fennell on a tr ial basis to determine whether or not the other men's dormitories should have a kitchen.

A catch basin on the east end, Eaton Street gate of the Chapin property has been put in to eliminate the problem of flooding in neighbor's basements.

The men's exercise room and the R O T C supply room have been interchanged to give the men more space.

A sauna was put into the men's locke r r o o m . An addi t ional whirlpool bath has been put into the men's training room.

The bleachers in the gym have been partially repaired but the p h y s i c a l plant is awai t ing materials

The Counse l ing Center in S l a v i n Center has been air condi t ioned us ing equipment r emoved f rom the Chapin property.

Wednesday, September 20. 1978 Page 3

PC gets new promoter, new concerts By Kathryn DelSignore

What do the Cars , Kenny Loggins, and Santana have in common besides the fact that a l l three are big name groups? Well , a l l three wi l l be appearing in concert at Providence College's Alumni H a l l on September 23

October 4 and October 12 respectively. Starting time for the Cars and Kenny Loggins concerts wi l l be 8 p .m. Santana, however, wi l l do two shows in one night, one at 6:30 p.m. and one at 10 p .m. Tickets are on sale for a l l concerts at Slavin Center In­formation Desk and plenty of

good seats are still available. Instrumental in getting these

groups is the fact that P C has a new promoter for these three concerts, who, according to Pat Shea and L . J . Manning, co-chairpersons of the B O G concert committee, is the best in New England: Don Law.

Law, according to both Shea and Manning, has an excellent reputa t ion and is the only promoter allowed to bring con­certs to the Orpheum in Boston and Schaefer Stadium in Fox boro. One of the reasons is his t ight secur i ty sys tem. Th i s

sys t em, renowned i n New England, consists of a specially trained group of guards called the Red Shirts, whose main functions are preventing van­dalism and outbreaks of violence ana protecting the concert-goers in addition to the building in which the concert is being held.

Setting up these concerts is a business that must begin well in advance of the scheduled dates. Shea said as far back as last winter and early spring, steps were being taken to search for a promoter in order to improve PC ' s concert programming. Calls were made nationally and con­tact was made with Law, who, according to Shea, displayed a "genuine interest in Providence

College as a place to promote shows."

Shea said, "There's a market for smaller groups in here Providence is on the touring circuit and it's to the groups' advantage, too (to appear at P C ) . "

A business meeting was held over the summer between Shea, Rev. J . Stuart M c P h a i l , O.P. , and Law to discuss the possibilities of Law promoting some concerts. Arrangements were made in August for appearances at P C this month and next month which are, according to Shea, "the best music available that would be suited to P C student tastes and which would be financially good for Don Law also."

Problems with getting good quality concerts at P C in the past, according to both Shea and Manning, revolved around the

availability of dates at Alumni , a situation which has improved but is still the main problem in concert promoting.

The concerts were being done unprofess ional ly because, ac­cording to Manning, they were being done solely by students who, in addi t ion to the i r academic responsibilities, were required to put a great deal of time and resources into a job which other people engage in full-time as the way to make their living What students were doing that a promoter takes care of includes talking to agents, get­t ing , groups, adve r t i s i ng , publicity, getting people to take care of sound and staging, and much more.

"It takes an incredible amount of work to prepare for a concert and it's really hard to promote a show and be a student, so it's less of a burden to have a promoter; it's safer financially and more professional," said Shea.

The procedure involves ob­taining dates from Alumni and the promoter making known what is available for those dates. It is then discussed among B O G members who decide, out of the available bands, which would be most enjoyable to the P C students and at the same time be quality shows.

Both Shea and Manning said this is being done primari ly for the students at P C . A r e a residents wi l l be able to buy tickets to the concerts, but the p r ime concern of the B O G in getting a promoter for these three shows was so "the students at Providence College could get the high grade musical shows they'd been in need of."

There wi l l be no financial liability to the B O G for these three concerts. According to both Shea and Manning, a l l expenses, which include bidding for the band, down payment, and al l promotion ana publicity, wi l l be financed by the Don Law Agency, which would also absorb any loss.

The Don Law Agency, which deals solely in concert promotion, takes a l l the profit from the concerts, but there is a gain to P C , according to Shea, in that Law pays a rental fee to P C for the use of Alumni . In turn, what makes P C a good spot is that it is in a central location on a bus route from the city.

"I hope the school supports us and buys tickets ana is en­thusiastic because the Board did a lot of work with school officials and Don Law to make these concerts possible," said Man­ning. "It would be great to see two-thirds if not more of the school there." Both Shea and M a n n i n g stress that qua l i ty concerts and the best of the mids ize shows are back at Providence College.

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member of Associated Collegiate Press

Editor's Memo:

School comes to PC So, Providence College greets

' the dawning of yet another school year. This time the tuition b i l l is higher, our parents' wallets are thinner, and hopefully we are a l l resolved to a year of truly inten­sive scholarship. Yeah , right.

B y now, " A n i m a l House" ref­erences and toga parties have in­gratiated themselves into the campus consciousness . There have been mixers and off-campus parties ad infinitum, ad nau-seum. After a week and a half of reverie, school has begun. Sum­mer is over.

Poetic imagery notwithstand-

Courts removed

One of the College's most pressing problems of this or any year is recreational space, or, more specifically, a place where students can play basketball without fear of twisting an ankle on a hard concrete surface placed on a 45 degree embankment l ike PC ' s "slopes," or running into parked cars on courts behind Alumni Gymnas ium.

Crowding in the gym itself often results in a long wait to use the courts, especially during the weekends. Consequently, over the past few years a movement has begun to build a field house on the Lower Campus, which would go a long way to alleviating the problem.

So, set against this backdrop of inadequate room for sports, what happens? Are more courts built? No. Instead of improvement, the best and only facility for hoop on the Lower Campus is actually torn down and d i s t r i bu ted seemingly haphazardly across the parking located next to the Glay fields.

The original clearing was on level ground with a good surface; the only problem was that it was s i t u a t e d next to the M u s i c Building. Apparently the noise levels coming from the courts d i s rup ted mus ic c lass and practice. The Cowl certainly supports the r igh t of any P r o v i d e n c e student to l e a rn without i n t e r rup t ion . E v e r y effort must be made to insure that this is a reali ty.

However, it was the manner in

with which we take issue. F i r s t off, the removal of the courts was specifically requested by Sister G a i l H i m r o d , of the m u s i c department. That's it. Not one student was consulted. No at­tempt at compromise was tried ( e g , setting up specific times for basketball playing that wouldn't interfere with practice time in the Music Building) . Nothing of that sort was attempted. The r e m o v a l of the cour t s was b la t an t ly heavy-handed , i n ­sensitive and unrealistic.

Also, the new site for the basketball stanchions can most c h a r i t a b l y be desc r ibed as ludicrous. Three are set up alongside each other while the other is way off to the side. Consequently, there's no chance for full court games, and con-

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ing, since this is the first issue of The Cowl, this seems to be the perfect time and space to reiter­ate the ideals and principles that we w i l l s t r i v e to m a i n t a i n through the school year.

We here at The Cowl intend to report campus events as fairly and as accurately as we possibly can Our duty to the Providence College community is to inform, investigate and entertain. The Cowl wi l l also strive to take a mature and accurate editorial viewpoint.

As expressed above, this is a new year for a l l campus or­ganizations I feel that the old " c l e a n s l a t e " theory appl ies here. Past errors w i l l not have any bearing on this year's poli­cies or programs in regards to other campus and administrative organizations.

In closing, a few words of advice ....

To freshmen...don't spend a l l your free time composing letters to your hometown honey - hus­band. Get involved in the aca­demic and social aspects of P C

Fo r sophomores...if last year was a washout, don't despair There is plenty of time to recoup old losses.

Fo r juniors...it 's never too early to start hunting around for Ring Weekend dates.

F o r seniors. . . Dad wasn't kidd­ing when you two had that little talk about employment after col­lege Get down to the Counseling Center Post haste.

Happy trails, John A . O'Hare Editor-in-Chief

Fire drills Because of new Rhode Island

fire law 78S-2119, Providence Col­lege is required to hold four fire dril ls between September and May . Consequently, the dri l ls wi l l be held each semester in each dorm. Over the course of the '78-'79 school year, four fire dri l ls

are required to be held in each dorm.

The first of these dri l ls wi l l be conducted next week from Mon­day , Sep tember 25, through Thursday the 28th from 8 a m ti l l 5 p.m. The exact time of these dri l ls wil l be unannounced.

' W E SAYS H E L I V E S IN D O R E H A U L BUT ..."

The next Cowl will be printed

on Wednesday, September 27.

Advertising deadline is

Friday, September 22.

Dore Hall: doublestandard?

U p o n a r r i v a l at school a student is faced with a number of tasks which must be performed before the metamorphosis from a summertime swinger to a serious student can be completed. The Residence Office has helped to ease the transition by providing resident students with everything necessary to allow them to concentrate on the matters at hand. It i s impor t an t that students are not forced to spend their t ime searching for keys, telephone books, etc., which were not r e ce ived . The R e s i d e n c e Office is to be commended for its efficiency.

The transformation of Dore Hal l has predicated a number of changes in both the appearance and the operation of the College. The presence of women on the Lower Campus has caused the administration to bolster what was generally believed to be an insufficient security force. This new security force wi l l be partly operated by P C (instead of a security contractor) and wi l l benefit the entire campus.

The changes in Dore Hal l seem to indicate that something of a double standard exists in the administration's calculations of student needs. When Dore Ha l l became a women's dorm a stove was added as a matter of course, yet there is only one stove in a

men's dorm (Fennell) , and that is there on a t r ia l basis.

The screens which were placed in the windows of Dore were ostensibly added for security purposes, but we fail to see how an unscreened window on the second or third floor constitutes a security risk. If the screens were added for security, they would only be necessary on the first floor, as most people are in­capable of entering or exiting from a window 30 feet above the ground.

Another obvious example of the discrepancies which exist bet­ween men ' s and women ' s residence facilities is the ex­panded study area in Dore. Last year the residents of Dore H a l l made a request for the expansion of the grossly inadequate study area, but this was not ac­complished until this year. It can be argued that, for example, women need a hair-washing sink or additional security because of their feminine nature, but the need to eat and study are shared equally by both sexes, and the f a c i l i t i e s should ref lect this equality. A man at P C is c u r r e n t l y pay ing the s ame residence fees as a woman but is receiving inferior facilities. This injustice should be corrected as soon as possible.

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Wednesday, September 20, 1978 Page5

PC's S t i c k y Thoughts while shaving:

s t i c k e r s t a n d a r d s T h e p o l i t i c s o f v o t i n g

By B O B R A T C L I F F E

Those s t i c k e r s . . . D o n ' t get stuck. D i d you ever notice those ins ign i f i can t s t i cke r s wh ich commuters and our more for­tunate campus dwellers have fastened in the corner of their windshield' ' Do you know what they are used for? Do you care? You should In case you strike it rich and have the opportunity to purchase your own set of wheels, or stumble into one of the many fines which the administration sees fit to levy, or are relegated to the commuter ranks (as in my fate this year) , you should take the time to discover their pur­pose

On these suckers are letters from A to D , which neatly classify everyone and tell them where they should park. They may be obtained by rushing to the Security Office. There, someone w i l l ask you your life's story and jot it down on a file card , which wi l l be used for reference should someone feel the need to in­cr iminate you at a future time. You must get there quickly however, for after the first week there are only " D ' s " left and no one wants to be a " D . "

" A " stands for " a l r i gh t ; " you can park "anywhere," except of course in father Heath's private study or the lawn. These spaces are reserved for the Dominicans. (The D o m i n i c a n s don' t need s t i c k e r s ; the i r veh ic les a re recognizable by the fancy design, plush interior, five-digit price tag, and standard P C license plate.)

" B " as you probably already guessed is one cut below " A . " This stands for "because we l ike you, but not enough to make you an ' A . ' " This allows its holder to park anywhere too, except of course where the " A ' s " and Dominicans haven't chosen to camp. This is usually on the basketball court behind Alumni Hal l .

" C " is the next step down the totem pole and stands for

Couldn't get an ' A ' or ' B ' . " It enables one to park in Raymond parking lot, so that every time a

person gets out of his car he is greeted with a pungent odor. (This is nothing more than next semester's meals being prepared in advance.) Another advantage to being a " C " is the guard post located nearby. Thus, a person gets 24-hour a r m e d guard protection over his car. There is one p r o b l e m , however : the paranoid peanut patrol is often caught napping on the job.

The " D ' s " are next. If you ask someone what a " D " sticker means, he wi l l probably respond "Dore H a l l . " Don't be fooled. Deluded (deceived) by the ad­ministration is more like it. Deluded, how? Into believing that parking a half-mile from Harkins Hall isn't really so bad after a l l . By the time the first cold snap or d r i v i n g r a i n s to rm a r r i v e s , however, one sees clearly the benefit of being an " A " or even better, a Dominican. One can pick out a " D " student by the frostbite marks during winter and signs of dehydration in the warmer months.

Las t ly , there are those who don't have any stickers at a l l . Oh no, no sticker! That's good for at least three weeks in the dungeons of Meagher Ha l l listening to old Civ tapes. Well , don't take this too l i teral ly. You can get out of this j am by forking over $25 to the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . There ' s no towing involved, it's just a $25 fine for having your four wheels on the wrong patch of ground. Isn't that nice? This is sacred soil , isn't it? What else could force our beloved lawmakers into such drastic measures? Maybe the prospect of having a few extra bucks to spread around?

If you don't l ike this rule, tough. No, you can take your complaint to the lords on Mount Olympus. Make sure you have them take the wax from their ears first, they may not be listening.

Remember , don't embark on campus without your t rus ty sticker, and be sure to go to your assigned space...lest you get stuck.

By Bradford Brown

Decision-making plays a major role in the American political system. According to G. David Garson's Power Politics in the United States, for every decision that is made there are sets of actors who initiate discussion, makes proposals , wr i t e and eventual ly pass or reject legislation. We as voters and citizens of the United States elect the actors.

Every day decisions are made on the local, state and federal levels which affect our lives. The result m a y be pos i t ive or negative, direct or indirect. For example, wil l your parents be able to get tuition tax, credits for the payment of college educa­tions? Wi l l minimum wage be standardized for the first-time jobholder, allowing more young people to obta in jobs? W i l l Boston's property taxes be cut? Wi l l Connecticut's liquor tax remain high?

A l l of these decisions are made by the men and women whom we elect to hold political office. They supposedly "represent the wi l l of the people." The question then is, does it matter who represents the American people, or are we

content to let apathy control our lives?

Jefferson states in the Declaration of Independence that "governments are inst i tuted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and insti tute a new government , laying its foundation on such principles and organizing powers in such a way to them shall seem most likely to effect their own safety and happiness."

That was in 1776. In 1973, writing in a Preface to Politics, David Schuman states, "To vote is the ultimate act of futility. It is to pretend change whi le prolonging stability. Our only act of citizenship turns out to be a farce: as we vote we endorse our own immobil i ty ."

We are a l l contributors to our own state of apathy. The 18-21-year-old age group has one of the lowest percentile ratings of a l l other age groups when it comes to voting. How many college students bother to register for absentee ballots from their home states now that school is in session? Too few, I 'm afraid.

Are we doomed, as John Scharr said, "merely to be echoes of the chorus around us"? It might well be futile to vote in the sense that only the actors and not the system itself can be changed. Yet many consider the system we have in America to be the most unique in the world. At any rate, it is the only one we have.

Consequently, if you don't like the system itself, there seems to be little that you can do about it. However, if it's the actors, as Garson says, that disturb you, then oust them, get out and vote. If the Garrahys or Grassos have political philosophies which far differ from your own, then find a candidate who does suit you.

Nineteen-seventy-eight is an election year. If you vote, then you've at least earned the right to complain. If, however, we a l l as students sit back and watch, then none of us deserves a drop of sympathy. Do not become a robot of the system. Rather, work within its confines to achieve your own "safety and hap­piness." For if you don't, the result wil l be as Robert Boguslau descr ibed it when he sa id , "Robots have no future. They merely have a past which has not yet occurred."

Moving in : all the comforts of home.

From summer to September

Campion mourns damage in Slavin Center Dear Edi tor :

"I had a fight with my g i r l f r i e n d . " " I a m hav ing problems at home." "I hate school." These are problems that can alter your behavior and cause you to do something like breaking a bottle, punching out a window, punching a hole in a wall , etc These acts can be unders tood as spur-of-the-m o m e n t , l o s t - m y - h e a d des t ruc t ion , but the pure p r e m e d i t a t e d des t ruc t ion of property for fun cannot be ex­cused.

Such an act of premeditated destruction occurred at a full union party run by the Board of Governors on Saturday night, September 9. Someone decided that a water cooler on the lower level served no purpose at a l l . They then proceeded to destroy it by r ipping it from the wal l , causing extensive damage to the

wall , carpet and cooler. This is unadul te ra ted d i s r e g a r d for personal property and should be followed by severe disciplinary action.

This year the water cooler was vandalized, last year one of the men's rooms, and the year before that, the pa in t ing in S l a v i n Center. These acts have occurred when hundreds of people were in the area and in full view of what was happening. It really puzzles me how students at P C who are supposed to be intellectual and responsible people can stand for such destruction without doing someth ing about it. I don't necessa r i ly mean p h y s i c a l l y stopping the people or persons involved, but I think each of us has a moral obligation at least to report them to the Security Office or the people running the event.

The Board of Governors spends almost one-tenth of its yearly

budget on damage, security and cleaning bills. This is a lot of money and limits us greatly in the number of events we are able to run during the year. Because of these facts the chairpersons of the Board of Governors have decided to take strong action. With the hopes of discouraging destructive behavior and en­couraging student cooperation, we have voted to impose a two-week prohibition on the serving of alcoholic beverages at a B O G event.

We take this action because of the threat that continued damage wil l result in the loss of BOG rights to reserve Slavin Center for full union parties. I do hope you take these facts into con­sideration the next time you see property being destroyed.

Respectfully submitted, Vincent F . Campion '79

President, Board of Governors

By Kathy Hansen

How was your summer? Were you a lifeguard, or a bartender, or a sailing instructor? How many kids from school did you see? Who did you get letters from? And did you play much tennis?

Summer, the legendary season. It has left us. The beaches, the boys, dreams of Beach Blanket Bingo....But the sun on the beach seemed to duck behind the clouds whenever I was there. Backgammon was the closest thing to Beach Blanket Bingo that I could find The boys, well , they all seemed to be in the 12-and-

under category. And now it's September. Again.

September possesses a crisp, freshly scrubbed, ready-to-begin-again quality a l l its own. It's t ime to stop flaunting the tan; it 's time to put on a sweater. Classes are still novel enough in September to avoid being boring. It's a time to make resolutions.

Somehow, in September, it's easy to plan out lengthy study schedules. Going to the l ibrary is painless, perhaps even enjoy­able. Everything seems to have a place, everything seems to be organized. If only September would last . . .

B-ball court case Continued from Page 4

sidering the curbing, it would be downright dangerous to play ball there, plus chasing errant b-balls down the hil l toward Fennell.

So, what was once an oft-used basketball court is now a faculty parking lot. And with two weeks gone, the lot has been far from f i l l ed . A c t u a l l y , the spaces behind the Music Building are probably more than sufficient.

Good music ins t ruc t ion is certainly at least as important as basketball. The question to be resolved is, if it were deemed that the courts would have to be moved, why were no students

consulted, why was no com­promise at tempted and why wasn' t the replacement si te better chosen? The ex is t ing space for the stanchions is nothing more than a bad joke.

Actually, the basketball courts were only the tip of the iceberg with regard to PC's recreational inadequacy. Since it proved so easy to remove the basketball courts with no student input, it should be just as easy to come to a satisfactory conclusion for the students and the music depart­ment with some - added un-dergraduate input.

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Features A required course:

LineWaitinglOl By Dave A m a r a l

What would you say best characterizes the first few weeks of school? Fresh September air? Smil ing faces as friends meet? An endless string of mixers? If you guessed any of these, you are wrong.

The answer is lines. Not the kind you draw in

calculus or have on your face, but the kind that come about when a large group of people try to fit into a sma l l amount of space.

You see them everywhere: the bookstore, the bank, adjustment period, extending on endlessly with people impatiently waiting and pushing and breathing down your neck It makes you want to line up for the lavatory.

But this is a sma l l college with

many students, so what can you do? There aren't enough funds to expand the College, nor is there enough to cut back on enrollment

A h , but at long last, the ad­ministration has come up with an answer, after a week-long think tank in Las Vegas. It wi l l not eliminate lines from the school, but w i l l teach students to better cope with this difficulty. The solution: Line Waiting 101.

This course is designed for those students who have dif­ficulties waiting in long lines and would l ike to adjust to the rigors of campus standstills. The course also prepares students for the bigger and much harsher lines in the outside world.

The teacher of this course is Professor Ul r i ch Bladder, who has a P h . D . in Doctor's Waiting

Rooms and is a part time mar­ching band leader. After several hours of waiting in line, I was able to speak to him.

"We begin by studying line formations around the campus," he said. "The U-form and the rounded curlicue are popular around the student union, just as the push-and-crunch line is big at a l l mixers And of course there is the line-line, formed when one line groups to wait to get into another l ine."

This three-credit course offers valuable tips to the impatient student: how to keep your body and-or m i n d occupied whi le waiting in line, how to get picked up in a line, and how to force your way ahead in a lavatory line

By Lori Evangelos

Ah! Now it a l l seems so familiar, familiar, but it was a long, not-so-long time when it a l l was so peculiar, so peculiar!! I can remember that day well , September 5, 1978 it was, when I was expe r i enc ing f reshman trauma number one: Who is my roommate, what does she like to do, are we compatible? With my luck she's probably a wet noodle, a wallflower, or, more than likely, a real boob!

At this particular time Mother exclaims, " Y o u ' d think you were planning to get married with a l l this fuss!"

" N o , " I answer, "we're just living a short span lifetime together."

The night before 1 dubiously say my prayers. "God, please give me tolerance, tolerance, and I promise to give you obedience, obedience."

I break out in a cold sweat as my hand clutches the doorknob. I

when things are desperate during a free beer mixer.

Line Waiting 101 is held three times a week in a corridor on the third floor of Harkins H a l l , where students must take notes while standing in a perfect line for­mation.

During lab, the group travels together around the campus without breaking formation, then stops and waits at a designated room or building. Points are earned if unwi t t ing students strolling by join in the line for­mation out of envy or curiosity.

Students are graded in the course by their conduct in im­portant lines during the school year, such as the Oktoberfest ticket line, registration lines, the

repeat over and over again to myself, "Whoever or for that matter whatever she may be, I ' l l like her, I ' l l l ike her!! I turn the handle, open the door, walk in and . . she's not there. Of all the nerve! ! How downright exaspera t ing , exaspe ra t ing ! ! Upon investigation I uncover a s c r ibb l ed memo in a very familiar penmanship. It reads: Hi , L o r i ! Guess were roomies. Great! See you soon! It was signed by Mo. No " love ," just signed " M o . " It's too early for that! I exhaled a long-waited-for, voluminous sigh of sheer relief and utter exhaustion.

Then there was the monotony of moving in, transporting my personage down miles of traveled highway with a car full to the brim with everything necessary for winter to spring and then some. And I l ive only 30 minutes down the road. I pity the out-of-staters!

At first I 'm rather concerned with drawing too much attention

Ring Weekend ticket lines, and the mid-term Dean's Office line.

Several enthusiastic students from this class have gotten together and formed a student organization called the Line Club, named after the Rev. W. T. Line, O.P. Father Line, one of P C ' s founders, made College history when he waited three hours and 45 minutes in a line to bid on the land which is now our campus.

On September 31 the Line Club, in its first scheduled event of the year, plans "The biggest dinner line Raymond Cafe has ever had." They are evidentially cele­brating the first non-leftover din­ner since school opened.

to myself and who wouldn't be with two monstrous footlockers, assorted varying colored suit­cases, an outdated hatbox, etc., etc. It's inevitable! Let them stare! And do they stare! It is just my imagination? Yes, no, maybe so! I must have an enormous blemish on my face, the ineffectiveness of acne medicine!

A m I predestined to carry a case of freshman stigma? Well, hell, if I am, I may as well take advantage of the situation! Thus, the evolution of the excuse, " I ' m only a freshman!" However, its warranty is only guaranteed for a limited time and soon it becomes useless.

So, we 've gradua ted " b i g banana" in high school and now have regressed to the bottom of the totem pole. Remember one thing above a l l others: It builds character, in turn adds to the h u m i l i t y and is p rescr ibed

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PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

FINE ARTS SERIES - FALL SEMESTER 1978

Sept. 30 Tolkien's "The Hobbit," performed by the Hutsah Puppet Theatre. "It was the third age of Middle Earth: a time when the world was full of strange and

wonderful creatures." A bold and enchanting adventure performed by over thirty almost

life-size puppets; including elves, goblins, trolls and a particularly greedy dragon called 'Smaug.'

Oct. 14 Alexander's Feast The age of troubadours and courtly love is not over as this unusual quintet demonstrates. Dressed in period costume and accompanying themselves on a variety of medieval instruments, these energetic, young musicians present a delightful evening of medieval and Renaissance music!

Oct. 28 Event to be announced.

Mair-Davis Duo Acclaimed here and abroad for innovation in the field of original music for mandolin and

guitar, this exciting duo are dedicated to the performance of contemporary works as well

as those of earlier eras. The warmth of this talented pair is sure to captivate you.

Pernucio Ensemble Come and celebrate the joy of the Christmas season as we welcome Pernucio Ensemble. From the St. Anselm's Music Festival comes this distinguished ensemble of baroque violin, harpsichord, and recorder to provide a variety of festive 17th & 18th century music.

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Elaine Nizolek's junior year:

Made in Japan

Elaine Nizolek

By Kathleen O 'Nei l l

Imagine yourself comfortably settled in one of Slavin Center's soft, cushioned seats. After a long, t i r ing day filled with classes and a variety of errands, your mind and body begin to slip into a restful world of bliss. As the split second approaches when you are to slip totally into this tranquil mil ieu, a bold voice shatters a l l peacefulness.

In disbelief, you slowly open your heavy eyes to see a stranger towering over your slumpish form. A n unfamiliar face stares down at you with a look of ever-intensifying excitement, and in al l seriousness asks, "Could I have some free English con­versation with you?"

Fo r most P C students, the

possibility of such a scene ever happening to them is s l im. For one member of the College family, however, this dream was a reality

As a foreign exchange student in the F a r Eastern Country of Japan, Elaine Nizolek spread the much des i red d ia lec t of American Engl ish by indulging eage r c o n v e r s a t i o n a l i s t s , teaching an English conversation class, and engaging in numerous other language-related labors.

This oriental adventure was first dreamed of in the fall of Elaine's sophomore year. Ap­proximately 100 members of the Class of '79 would be traveling the traditional route to Fr ibourg to spend their junior year. The desire to be one of one, as op­posed to one of 100, dared Ela ine to try a different course of study.

Mountaineering #1.

FUNDAMENTALS OF MOUNTAINEERING

What is mountaineering all about? Funny you should ask. Because we just happen to have an answer. (Ah-h, life's little

coincidences.) Mountaineering is a skill, a science and an art. Yet anyone with a thirst for excellence and normally developed motor skills can master it. Simply study

these fundamentals and follow them faithfully

IStep one, • appropriately enough,

starts by selecting the correct site. To do so, p i ck up

a bottle of Busch . Th i s is commonly

cal led heading for the mountains .

N o w for the t r i c k y part

Neophytes, l i s t en up: the proper pour is s t ra igh t down the center of the glass. O n l y i n th i s way w i l l the cold, inv igo-ra t ing taste of the m o u n t a i n come to a head.

Okay, here's . Iwhe re the fun be­

gins. H o l d the moun ta in f i r m l y i n y o u r left hand,

grasp the moun ta in top w i t h y o u r r igh t hand and twis t the l i t t le fella off There y o u go.

Though most Americans have never been to Japan, each one has his own preconceptions about the country. The image of a short, slanty-eyed person dressed in a b r igh t ly co lored k imono and pu l l i ng a r i c k s h a w flashes through one's m i n d at the mention of an Oriental country.

When asked about her preconceptions concerning the Japanese people, Elaine thought for a moment then replied, "Once you experience something, it's hard to remember what you thought before."

A co lor fu l co l l ec t ion of photographs taken dur ing Elaine's 10-month adventure in the F a r East, and her enjoyable s tor ies se rved to e l i m i n a t e anyone's Or i en ta l s tereotype notions.

The desire of the Japanese to be like Americans impressed Elaine most during her stay in the Orient. This drive of the Japanese has resul ted i n a cu l tu re that is unbe l i evab ly Westernized yet traditional.

The westernization of Japan amazed PC ' s American student. During her stay, Ela ine saw no r i ckshaws , very few people dressed in the exo t i ca l ly beaut i ful k imono , plenty of businessmen, but no rice field workers . L i k e most i n ­dustrialized countries, Japan's citizens are receptive to " B i g Mac attacks." To help relieve t h i s W e s t e r n - o r i g i n a t e d epidemic, McDonald's and a variety of other fast food chains decorate Japan's streets. Elaine's course of study at the foreign language university in J a p a n inc luded Japanese psychology, B u d d h i s m , wh ich was taught by a Zen priest, a survey of Japanese art, and courses in reading and writ ing Japanese . E l a i n e found her c u r r i c u l u m " i n t e r e s t i n g " but thought the professors lacked prof ic iency in the E n g l i s h language.

During the first five months of her Oriental study program, Elaine lived with a Japanese family. Their home was located between Osaka , the second largest city in the world, and K y o t o , the ancient Japanese capital and the country's present cultural center. The warmth and love shown to Elaine by her Japanese family helped to ease any homesickness.

In Japan, the big holiday is New Y e a r ' s . E l a i n e has especially happy memories of the New Year she spent being a part of her Japanese family. "They really know how to p a r t y ! " she smiled.

The second five months of Elaine's F a r East excursion were spent at a dormitory for in­ternational students. Here, she gave up a soft, fluffy mattress for a flat, straw tatami mat. As motion pictures indicate, shoes are never worn in a home or other building in Japan. Ela ine found the fashionable clogs to be the easiest shoes to wear, but one

Don't Just reach for a beer. BUSCH Head for the mountains.

be quite a privilege.

No matter where she went or what she did, P C ' s " g i j i m " (the Japanese word for "Foreign") was the center of attention. Elaine found bus and train rides particularly uncomfortable. A gi jin is such a novelty to the Japanese people that they would stare at Ela ine with penetrating glares and whisper "g i j i n . " (This was particularly true of young children and elders.)

E l a i n e ' s Or i en ta l adventure has instilled a deeper pride for her homeland and its culture.

« xDnce poured, pac ing becomes paramount . A s any sea • mounta ineer w i l l t e l l you , the on ly w ay to down a mi

is s lowly, smooth ly and steadily - s avor ing every s w a l l o w b r e w that is Busch . I f you're a bi t a w k w a r d at finet, don't 1 discouraged. Perfect ion takes practice. Soon enough, h a v i i emptied y o u r glass and f i l led your soul , y o u too w i l l be a mountaineer. S>K /5sv . /fi\wrW) i

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PC's Placement Center coordinates job recruiting

(Continued from Page 1) During this interval, students wi l l be given literature on each company in order to prepare them for an interview. If in­terested, they may then sign up at the center next to a number. The numbers, drawn by random, wi l l designate those who are granted interviews.

Cohn added, however, that "this year we're also instituting a 'first choice option,' which means that every senior can get first choice of an interview. They're guaranteed that. In addition, any student who signs up for an in­terview through the lottery that they are specifically interested in and doesn't receive one, can come in and more often than not we're able to set up an interview at the home office of that par­ticular employer. So if they miss it when they come on campus, they're not out of the ballgame by any means."

After each interview, Cohn meets with the recruiters to receive feedback concerning the student's performance. Through this practice, he can then meet with the student and point out what his or her failings are in order to correct them for the next interview.

Ten new employers and three graduate schools have been added to our on-campus recruiting schedule for 1979. The center expects to have ap­proximately 85 to 90 employers recruit on campus in 1979. As little as two years ago only 61 companies r e c r u i t e d at Providence College.

For the past three years, Cohn and Joseph B r u m , director of a l u m n i a f fa i r s , have been working together on "Operation Career Search," which is used to put students in contact with P C alumni working in their field of interest. Interviewing people for in fo rma t ion i s a way of establishing your own contacts as well as receiving valuable ad­vice.

In order to help l iberal arts majors learn the process of how to choose a career, Cohn has organized career-life planning workshops . F o r m o r e in ­formation and to sign up for the workshops, contact Cohn through the Counse l ing and C a r e e r Planning Center.

As a direct result of the Placement Office's on-campus recruiting program, 44 seniors

have accepted employment. This figure indicates that better than one out of four students who took at least one interview on campus received employment through the program. Dur ing the summer months , 15 a l u m n i r ece ived employment through job leads genera ted by the P l a c e m e n t Office.

The starting base pay for seniors va r ies quite a b i t , depending on the company and the field. " F o r P C , " Cohn added, "the field most highly sought after w o u l d be compute r programming. It's also one of the most lucrative. Last year we had a starting salary of $16,500 just out of P C in compu te r programming.

" B y no means, though, do liberal arts students have any disadvantage as far as seeking employment, with the exceptions of computer programming and accoun t ing , for e x a m p l e , in wh ich spec i f i c s k i l l s a r e necessary."

Companies institute training programs, and, according to Cohn, rather than a specific major , " t h e y ' r e l ook ing for people who can communicate well , both verbally and written, who can organize well , who can coordinate activities, who show leadership and who show a maturity in problem-solving."

Many seniors put off visit ing the Placement Center simply because they don't real ly know, what they want to do. Just

. because you are a senior doesn't mean you know what to do for the rest of your life. K ie rnan and Cohn encourage any student who is having difficulty in defining a career goal to make an ap­pointment and " w e can go through the process of first self-explanation to get the student to look at his or her own ski l l s , values, needs and interests, and then looking at careers that would take those into account. Happy in the choice, we can start zeroing in on which companies they want to go after, or graduate school, or whatever."

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Freshman reflections

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medicine for the presumptuous ego.

Wel l , we're here and, " Y e s , we've got to go through it a l l over aga in!" We say, "Oh, God, oh, M o m ! Why me, why not h i m ? " I ' l l tell " w e " why. " L i f e is a bowl full of cherries and this happens to be one of the very many p i t s !"

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Frosh recruits Stallworth, McCoy look good

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adjustment from center, and mastering the style necessary to be effective at this level of competition, Aubrey should mold into some player in the near future."

Stallworth had his eye on Providence throughout his high school career, a factor which made his recruitment easier than for the majority of the blue chip high school stars.

"In the long run a player that shows an interest in your school and its program wi l l benefit the most both a t h l e t i c a l l y and academical ly ," added Colucci.

Madeline McCoy of Westwood,

M a s s . A 5-9 v o l l e y b a l l and basketball all-stater at Westwood H i g h , M c C o y comes to Providence as the most highly

sought female athlete in Massachusetts last year. She was named to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald female scholastic all-stars, and led her basketball squad to the state finals, while averaging 17" points and 11 re­bounds.

Just as her sister Mary Ann did two years ago, Madeline is ex­pected to cons ide rab ly strengthen the women's athletic program.

"Just a super athlete," en­thused women s athletic director Helen Bert. "She is a welcome addition to an already talent-laden basketball squad, and she wi l l help the volleyball program greatly. She is quick, jumps well for her height, and is very aggressive."

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In an attempt to keep the reader informed as to the new influx of talented freshman at­tending Providence, here are two of the promising athletes that wi l l don the black and white colors in their respective pro­grams.

Aubrey Stallworth of Cam­bridge. Mass. A 6-7, 185-pound forward who averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds a game for Hyde Park High School where he was named to the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald American a l l -scholastic team.

"Aubrey has the natural ability and quickness to be a tremendous college forward ," stated Coach Vic Collucci . "After making the

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Mezzanotte named baseball coach

By Don Siegel

Don Mezzanotte, considered by many as the top high school baseball coach in Rhode Island, is the new baseball coach here at PC. Mezzanotte, former coach at P i l g r i m H i g h , r ep laces A l e x Nahigian, who left P C to take a post as a fulltime member of the H a r v a r d U n i v e r s i t y a th le t i c staff, s e r v i n g as the head baseball and assistant football coach. In his 19 years as F r i a r coach , N a h i g i a n c o m p i l e d a

Coach Mezzanotte record of 211 wins, 1S8 losses, and two ties, including a 17-10 record last season.

In his 16 years as coach at P i l g r i m , Mezzanot te took P i l g r i m to the R . I . state playoffs 14 times. His teams won 12 league t i t les and f ive state c h a m ­pionships, including three con­secutively in 1972, 1973, and 1974. Mezzanotte was named New England's High School Coach of the Yea r in 1974 as a result of that accomplishment.

Mezzanotte, a 1960 graduate of P C and Nahigian's first baseball captain, is very glad to be back. " I felt that I had reached a plateau at P i l g r i m . I couldn't really do much more in high school baseball. It came to the time where I had to move on to bigger and better things. I had

been aware for a couple of years that this job might open up, so I've been doing my homework. I 'm quite glad the opportunity came along."

Mezzanotte, an outstanding a l l -round player himself (he played two years in the San Francisco Giants organization before he began coaching at P i l g r im) , likes a certain type of player.

" I look for aggressiveness, speed, and a willingness to work hard in a player. Sometimes the good attitude is even more im­portant than abili ty, because a player with a good attitude who is will ing to work hard is more likely to improve than a player with a little more talent but a bad attitude and won't work hard, Mezzanotte said.

A s for his ph i losophy of coaching , Mezzanot te s a i d , "Dur ing the game and on the practice field the team comes first. But once the game is over, or before or after practice, in other words when we're off the field, the individual comes first It's very important to make sure the players are doing well in school and aren't having any problems."

One aspect of college baseball that w i l l be new for Mezzanotte wi l l be recruiting, a thorn in the side of many coaches in collegiate sports. The Coach is looking forward to recruiting.

" E v e n though I had nothing to do with this year's recruiting, I've already talked to eight or nine players about coming here next year. As I said, I've done my homework , and I ' m look ing forward to recruiting, because in Rhode I s l and h i g h school baseba l l p l aye r s a ren ' t ap­proached ve ry often about scholarships, so when they're offered they're really pleased and usually receptive. I really looked forward to getting this job. and I enjoy the new dimension of recruiting. In the future, I might not, but right now I do."

He added that, "Everyone 's been very coopera t ive and helpful to me since I became coach. It's been much more than I expected, but that seems to be consistent with the general at­mosphere on the campus."

Gavitt Booters

The pressure that wi l l be building upon h i m has not yet taken hold.

"Bas ica l ly , I have little to do before M a y of 1980. I w i l l probably go to the European Championsh ips in I t a ly next June. Of course, once the trials start in May , 1980, it wi l l be an intense six-week period leading up to the games themselves."

Gavitt hopes to have two assistants and a team manager to help h i m with the squad. Most l ikely, 72 players w i l l be invited to the trials from whom 12 wi l l be chosen to participate in the games.

"If we have an advantage over the European teams, it would have to be quickness. F r o m that s tandpoint , we would not necessarily pick the 12 best players in the grials, but rather the 12 that would fit best together as a team.

"It is very difficult to play 12 players these days. There wi l l have to be two or three players that would be good practice players, players with good at­titudes who wouldn't have to play that much yet would s t i l l be assets to the team."

R u s s i a , Y u g o s l a v i a , P u e r t o Rico, Cuba, Braz i l , Spain, Italy, Czechoslovakia. A l l formidable opponents who won't be easy to beat. But then again, it won't be the first tough task that Gavit t has faced. One thing is certain, Dave Gavit t wi l l be up to the challenge.

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returning veterans, it won't be long until the new players wil l start to make valuable con­tributions to the team."

After a game this afternoon against R IC , the Fr i a r s wi l l play the iron on N . E . soccer. Up­coming opposition wi l l include na t iona l ly r anked U R I and UConn, UMass , B C , B U , Bran-deis, and Assumption. "Rela t ive to our team, here in the past this grove of players is the finest ever assembled at the school, 'commented Doyle. "With the severity of our schedule, which has little if any easy spots, it w i l l take that con t ro l l ed passing game to hold out own with some of these teams. Mistakes have to be kept to a min imum, and positional play must be stressed.

"It's really a question of t ime until our team wi l l maintain that disciplined style which wi l l make us a formidable opponent for any team in-the region," concluded Coach Doyle.

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Friars crush Chieftains, 9-0 By John Mullaney

It was not the most ideal night for a football game. It was damp and for most of the fourth period, a light drizzle hampered play

It was the type of night that would have kept many indoors. F o r S tonehi l l Col lege , the weather cha r ac t e r i z ed their performance - it was lackluster, to say the least.

That's not to take away from Providence. For their first outing they looked good. They controlled the game from start to finish. They stopped every potential offensive drive the Chieftains managed to get going. And they

won, 9-0. Paul Kelley, a 5-10 junior from

Sherborne, N . H . , was called on by Coach Chet Hanewich to step in at the quarterback position. The F r i a r s ' usual starter in that spot, Mike Lee, was out with a shoulder injury. Kel ley moved the P C offense along pretty well Bob Landers and Mark Tidgewell helped, though. Every time the Black and White needed the yards, Landers and Tidgewell were called on. And most of the time they came through.

The Fr ia rs scored their only T D of the game early in the second period. Bob Landers got

credit for that one as he marched in from the one foot line. It was a 15-yard pass reception by the Junior running-back that kept the Fr ia r s ' 44-yard ral ly going late in the first period. Seven plays later, Landers put P C on the scoreboard, after they had failed to move the pigskin over the goal line on three previous attempts from one yard out.

The only other score in the game came in the third period when Mike Samzaro booted a field goal from 35 yards out to decide the final outcome.

Other than that, it was mostly a case of P C putting together some impressive drives, but not having enough. Stonehill at times looked like they were ready to put together something big, but they never d i d . The P r o v i d e n c e defense helped that though, especially Steve Lamendola, who intercepted two Chieftain passes deep in F r i a r territory late in the game to cut off any plans Stonehill might have had in store.

The F r i a r s ' offensive l ine looked good, also. They cleared paths for the running backs that were bigger than the new lane on Route 95.

Offensively, the club football

team stuck with tradition. They depended upon their running game to come through for them, but passed enough to keep the defense honest Quar te rback Kelley did a good job in replacing M i k e Lee . He had t rouble , though, with the long bombs, especially those to freshman Andy Clarke, who met up with a few hazards in tracking down Kelley's flings.

Defensively, the Friars stopped the Chieftains cold in the first half and came up with the big plays in the second half when Stonehi l l put together some drives.

The game was played for the benefit for the James L . Maher Center in Newport. Around 100 football fans followed the squad to Freebody Fie ld for the contest. The next matchup for the Fr iars wi l l be next Saturday against S U N Y at Stoneybrook.

Gridiron Notes: About 600 were in attendance Fr iday night...-Steve Lamendola won the game ball for P C . Mike Sanzaro got off a couple of good punts against Stonehill to give the Fr ia rs an extra threat.

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Sports Deegan-less harriers triumph in first dual meet

All-American

stays in Eire By John Mullaney

It came as a shock -- to his coach, to John Treacy, to his teammates, and to the athletic department. Gerry Deegan was not returning.

Sports Information Director M i k e Tranghese had the preseason cross count ry brochure a l l set. It outlined the phenomenal success of the 23-year-old Irishman and how he would lead Bob Amato's squad to another New England Cham­pionship. That had to be set aside

Coach Bob A m a t o ' s t eam s t ra tegy sur rounded the a l l -American talents of Deegan That had to be set aside.

A lot of things had to be set aside, in fact, when G e r r y Deegan informed his former teammate John Treacy that he

Gerry Deegan would not be r e t u r n i n g to Providence College this fall. That was just a few weeks ago. Coach Amato received first word of the decision in a letter from Deegan himself. That ar r ived on September 5. Before that, the h igh ly successfu l P C t rack mentor had no idea his star runner had changed plans.

" H e was very happy here at P C last year and did extremely well in his studies. He had never given any indication that he was not returning. In fact, John Treacy told me over the summer that the only thing Ger ry talked about in the last few months was how he was going to come back here and beat Henry Rono (the three-time a i l - A m e r i c a n c h a m p i o n f rom Washington State)."

Despite receiving the notice from Deegan, Amato does not know for sure what caused Gerry to decide against returning. He does have some ideas though.

"We think that it might be a combination of things," said the veteran coach." Number one is that he has to help out with the family business. Secondly, he is engaged, and that might have weighed heavily in his decision."

Whatever it is, Amato says there is no question in his mind that it was not an easy decision for Deegan to make.

"The fact that he made it so late in the summer and the fact that he has not talked with anyone about it m a k e s me believe that he was very torn in making up his m i n d . "

Deegan started at Providence College last September. He was a 22-year-old freshmen then and had w o r k e d in his fa ther ' s engineering business for four years. In his spare time he ran track - and he was good at it. Bob Amato knew that a long time ago, and the rest of the United States found that out last year.

In his freshman year Ger ry became the most decora ted

athlete this school had ever seen. And, in the minds on many, that's the way he would have finished his career at Providence - if he had stayed.

He won the New England Cross Count ry C h a m p i o n s h i p and finished third in the nationals. F o r that performance, he was named to the a l l -American team.

He won the N C A A indoor two-mile championship. Fo r that, he received a i l -American honors.

And he won the New England 1500-meter contest and finished second in the N C A A 5000-meter c h a m p i o n s h i p . F o r that per­formance, he once again received an al l -American trophy.

Three a i l -American honors in his first year. That was matched only by teammate John Treacy. But that was after four years of collegiate running.

So, Gerry Deegan is absent. How much his presence wi l l be missed time wi l l only tell While admitting that his team's per­formance wi l l be effected this year, Coach Amato says that he still thinks P C wi l l be the team to beat.

"What it w i l l require is that our back runners (those who finish further back in the pack, that is) w i l l have to give us more ."

That strategy paid off this past weekend in P C ' s first set of competition against four other New England schools. There is no question, however, that without one Ger ry Deegan, Providence's efforts to retain its New England title wi l l be that much harder.

PC Names New Baseball

Coach (See story on

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PC runners win anyway

By Dave Ba l l

Dave Gavit t contemplates a task of Olympian proportions

Gavitt to coach Olympic hoopsters By Steve Lat imer

It is the dream of vir tually a l l sports figures to be the best In baseball, it's winning the World Series In hockey, players vie for the Stanley Cup. College foot­ball 's New Year ' s bowl games are strived for and it is a college basketball player's dream to be on a na t iona l c h a m p i o n s h i p team

Every four years, there is the ultimate showcase for amateur athletes. It's cal led the Olympics To be chosen to participate in the games is to be told that you are one of the best in the nation.

P r o v i d e n c e Co l l ege ' s c o a c h and athletic director Dave Gavit t had been the unanimous selection of the 22 member A m e r i c a n Basketball Association Games

Committee to coach the Olympic basketball team in its quest for another gold medal in Moscow in 1980. The selection confirmed what many of us in the New England area have known for years: Dave Gavitt is one of the finest coaches in the nation.

"I was a bit surprised that I was selected." commented the P C mentor. "After talking to Dean Smith (USA Olympic coach in 1976) right after the Olympics about his bad experiences. I wasn't sure if I was interested But after thinking about it, I realized having a New England coach selected was quite an honor for both me and the region and it would be foolish not to accept i t . "

Gavitt has been involved in international competition since

1974 and that factor was sure to have influenced the selection committee It w i l l take a coach that is exper ienced in in ­ternational competition to bring back another gold medal to the USA

"There are now many coun­tr ies wi th s t rong baske tba l l squads Historically, we have always dominated the sport, but in the last eight years, this has not been the case It's the same story," lamented Gavitt . "We train a group of players for six weeks and then throw them in against European teams that have been playing together for years. It gets tougher every year "

It was a relaxed Gavit t who contemplated the task ahead.

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The P C cross country team has resumed competition, but un­fortunately not with the same team as expected. Upon ar r iva l at P C , the team, captained by E d Hartnett and Moe Rafferty, was informed of al l -American Gerry Deegan's decision to remain in Ireland due to personal reasons.

C o a c h Bob A m a t o was , needless to say , e x t r e m e l y disappointed, in spite of the talent of i n c o m i n g f reshmen R a y

The opposition was never in the same class as P C , as the Fr iars swept to a fine victory, with Dillon and Treacy tying for first. Af ter a c o m p l i c a t e d course confused several runners, about 20 more runners ran an extra ha l f -mi l e , thus p l a c i n g them down in a field in which they would have f in i shed higher Hartnett was 9th, Quinn, the Irish junior cross-country champion, was 10th, with Tom Lenhan running a fine race to take 11th.

Quinn is a protege of Deegan's. and his attitude and character reflect this. He is only 18 and possesses the natural strength and stamina which should prove to be a major part of the team's assault on the N C A A ' s

Ray Treacy is, as many might have assumed, a brother of John's. Ray has been one of the most consistent senior runners in Ireland over the last few years, and he should prove to be an asset to the team.

Peter Crooke T r e a c y and B r e n d a n Quinn , which does not compensate for the loss of Deegan. Deegan's mere presence and character, with his vast experience, was a major and single motivating element within the team.

Amato has now shifted his emphasis to team running, with Dan Di l lon, Treacy and Hartnett taking the ever difficult roles of front runners and team leaders, so effectively manipulated by Deegan and John Treacy last year.

The team now possesses depth but lacks the individual front runner. Perhaps Di l lon can fill this role. He proved that he is certainly in good shape last F r iday when P C ran their first dual meet of the season against B U , B C , U N H and Maine

D a n Dillon L a r r y Reed was 20th in the dual

meet at F rank l in Park last week, wi th mara thoner Jon B e r i t running very well to take 17th.

Other i ncoming freshmen include Gavin McEl roy , Chuck Fallon and Mick Strautenberg.

Friars triumph, 6-0 By Mike David

Af t e r ex tens ive preseason preparation which included a week in Maine, the Providence College soccer squad started their regular season with a bang, registering convincing 6-0 victory over a hopeless Mer r imack .

The F r i a r s established com­mand early in the contest and ga ined i n s t rength as the m i s m a t c h went on. J i m Rabadan, back from an out­standing sophomore campaign, t a l l i e d two unass is ted goals , while soccer co-captain Peter Roman, John Murphy, and fresh­men J i m McGi r re s and Jay Skelton each added a goal. Back­boned by goalie Dave O 'Br iaen and the strong defensive play of Kyle Hutchins, the F r i a r s held their opponents to a l l but five shots on net throughout the whitewash.

"We controlled the entire game after about the fifth minute of p l a y , " a d m i t t e d C o a c h B i l l Doyle. "In truth, Mer r imack was a pretty weak opponent, maybe the least talented that we ' l l face al l season long.

' 'Many positive plays came out of the game, however . The performance of our fullbacks and out f ie lders was p r o m i s i n g , a l though that t h o r o u g h l y disciplined shot passing attack was not quite in evidence. More teamwork and positional play wilp be needed against the likes of UConn. B C and U R I , " added Doyle.

In p r epa ra t i on for last

Saturday's opener, the team spent a week at Greely High

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School in Maine. While there, the Fr ia r s went through a rigorous conditioning program, as well as s c r i m m a g e s agains t Bowdoin and Thomas Colleges.

" A s in any preseason prac­tices, the games gave me a chance to see what progress out returning players had made and an opportunity to look over our incoming freshman recruits," reflected Doyle. "Although our first squad consists entirely of

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