TRADITION

. . . the newsletter of the Fordham College Alumni Association

Fordham University at Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y. 10023

October 1995

The Regent of Blackfriars Hall, the Dominican House of Studies at Oxford University, Rev. Brian Davies, O.P., has announced that Fordham College students, who wish to study at Oxford during their junior year of college, will now be accepted into a course of study in philosophy, theology, history and English at Oxford under the terms of an agreement between Blackfriars and The College. Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., The College Dean, who expressed delight that Fordham students would have the opportunity to attend Oxford where all undergraduate students wear bachelor robes, advises that The CollegeÕs study abroad program began in the summer of 1939 when Dr. Fernand Vial sponsored a group of students who studied at the University of Grenoble in France. Today, The College continues to encourage its students to think of themselves as citizens of the world and, as a means of encouragement, continues to offer students the opportunity to study abroad for a semester of their junior year or for the full year. The University maintains programs, not just with Blackfriars, but with University College Dublin, the University of Rome, the University of Sonang (Korea) and the University of San Francisco. In addition, in this academic year, the University will send students to study abroad in England, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Russia, Egypt, Australia, Costa Rica and California. Fr. McShane advises that the programs are academically challenging and an enriching experience for the students. Thirty-five junior year students are enrolled in the programs this year.

RAMology. In 1864, Rev. Edward Doucet, S.J., then the rector of St. JohnÕs College at Fordham, purchased a quarry in The Bronx woods and, as an experiment to see how the quarried Bronx blue stone would look on a building, erected a gatehouse, Òneat, well-designed, with gables and Gothic windows,Ó near the Third Avenue Gate. Fr. Doucet left for France soon after the construction, but his experiment apparently succeeded for four college buildings - Senior Hall (now the east wing of Dealy Hall), Thebaud Hall, Hughes Hall and Faculty Hall (now the west wing of Dealy Hall) - were subsequently built from the same blue stone. In 1924, workers moved the gatehouse to its present location, north of Hughes Hall, to serve as a bookstore, and, in about 1956, Rev. Thurston N. Davis, S.J., the dean of The College, appropriated the structure to serve as Alpha House, the home of The Fordham College Honors Program.

ÒIn cursu honorumÓ. Begun in 1937 and refined in 1950 by Fr. Davis, the Fordham College Honors Program offers a program for students of exceptional academic ability and intellectual curiosity who wish to participate in a comprehensive and integrated approach to learning which provides an overview of the intellectual and social forces which have shaped the modern world. In freshman and sophomore years students in the Program devote each semester to an integrated study of the art, history, literature, music, philosophy and religion of a particular period. Courses in junior year focus on different social and ethical problems of the modern world. The capstone of the Honors curriculum is the senior thesis, an extended research project prepared under the individual guidance of a faculty mentor in the studentÕs major field. The Program offers an environment where students are able to take the initiative in their own education. Most Honors classes are seminars of about twelve students which take place around the long wooden table in Alpha House. Quite competitive, the Program usually accepts no more than thirty students a year. This community of exceptional students comes from a wide variety of backgrounds, has a wide variety of interests and has earned its fair share of Wilsons, Rhodes, Danforths and Fulbrights. At graduation, those who have completed the Program earn a degree which reads Òin cursu honorum.Ó

Rev. George J. McMahon, S.J., the University chaplain, announces that the annual All Souls Mass in memory of departed friends and alumni will be celebrated on Saturday, November 12, 1995 at 10:30 a.m. in the University Church. Contact Alumni Relations (212-636-6520) for details.

Midnight Mass on Rose Hill. Rev. James Hentges, O.S.C., the Director of Campus Ministry, advises that those alumni, students and friends of Fordham who wish to attend Midnight Mass on Christmas in the University Church should contact Campus Ministries (718-817-4503) for information.

Minister of Religious Matters Nick OÕNeill Ô55 reminds us that the twelfth annual retreat weekend will be held at Mount Manresa and St. Ignatius Retreat Houses on March 8, 9 and 10, 1996. Contact Mike OÕNeill of Alumni Relations (212-636-6520) for details.

Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., The College Dean, who continues to incur TRADITIONÕs displeasure by attempting to rename DeanÕs Day, a venerable Fordham institution, ÒAlumni CollegeÓ, reminds us that the sixteenth annual DeanÕs Day will be celebrated on April 20, 1996. Alumni outside the New York metropolitan area may contact Alumni Relations (212-636-6520) for further information regarding DeanÕs Day.

William Jefferson Clinton, the president of the United States of America, has named Dr. Margaret Carreiro, assistant professor of biological sciences, a presidential faculty fellow, one of only fifteen scientists in the country so named.

To enhance the intellectual opportunities offered to John HughesÕ flock, Rev. Joseph A. OÕHare, S.J., the University President, has named Dr. Robert W. Carrubba Ô56, the archon of the Honors Program in his senior year on Rose Hill, vice-president of academic affairs. Dr. Carrubba, who has served as a vice-president of academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin, the University of North Carolina and Penn State University, earned his doctorate in classics from Princeton.

The Faculty. Henry Schwalbenberg, assistant professor of economics, published ÒThe Economics of Pre-Hispanic Visayan Slave RaidingÓ in Philippine Studies. . . .Avery Dulles, S.J., Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society, published ÒWomenÕs Ordination: A ResponseÓ in Commonweal 121. . . . Aziza Ellozy, assistant professor of chemistry, with J. Dillon and R. Wang, published ÒPhotolysis of intact young human, baboon and rhesus monkey lensesÓ in Photochemistry and Photobiology. . . . Greta Gilbertson, assistant professor of sociology, published a paper ÒWomenÕs Labor Force and Enclave Employment: The case of Dominican and Columbian Women in New York CityÓ in the International Migration Review. . . .Quamrul Haider, associate professor of physics, with L.C. Liu of Los Alamos National Laboratory, published the paper, ÒPionic content of pNN and pNÆ vertex functionsÓ in Physics Letters B: Nuclear and Particle Physics (North-Holland), vol. 335B. . . . Elizabeth Johnson, C.S.J., professor of theology, gave the address ÒTrinitarian Relations: A Model for Human CommunityÓ at the annual Trinity Institute teleconference at Trinity Church. . . . Frederick J. Harris, professor of French and comparative literature, published ÒA New Kind of War: Saint-ExuperyÕs Pilote de guerre and BuchheimÕs Das BootÓ in The Image of Technology. . . . Lance Strate, assistant professor of communications, presented a paper at the 80th annual conference of the Speech Communication Association in New Orleans, ÒCybertime and Dream Selves, Liquid Tribalism in a Mythic Landscape.Ó . . . D. Frank Hsu, professor of computer and information sciences, gave a short course on interconnection networks, paralegal algorithms and VLSI layout design at National Sun-Yet-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. . . . Asit B. Mukherjee, professor of biological sciences, co-authored a research paper, ÒAllelic loss and somatic differentiation in human male germ cell tumors,Ó in Oncogene. . . . William M. Singer, professor of mathematics, published, with Judith Silverman, ÒOn the action of the Steenrod algebra on polynomial ringsÓ in the Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. . . . Francesca Thompson, O.S.F., assistant to the dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill, attended the Conference on Oscar Micheaux: African-American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era, where she presented a lecture on ÒThe Lafayette Players, 1915-1932.Ó

The Academics. Bernadette Gorham, a doctoral candidate in the biological sciences ecology program, received a grant to expand her studies on the interactions between snails and aquatic plants in lakes. . . . Brian Leftow, associate professor of philosophy, is conducting research regarding ÒPure ActualityÓ. . . . Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J., professor of theology, is conducting research regarding ÒMarcellus of Ancyra and Fourth-Century Christian TheologyÓ. . . . Michael Risley, associate professor of biological sciences, is conducting research regarding ÒThe Regulation of Meiosis.Ó . . . Jack Spalding, associate professor of art history, is conducting research regarding ÒAlessandro Allori and Late 16th-Century Florentine Painting.Ó

A hunger for learning? The professor of medieval philosophy had, at times, doubted the studentsÕ interest in the subject to which he had devoted his life, but, at the start of the Fall semester, enrollment in his class had surged to the point that students, enthralled by his lectures, were literally crammed into the classroom on the first floor of Keating Hall. The professor felt vindicated as to the relevance of his choice of studies and even boasted of it until a fellow faculty member queried whether the increase in enrollment might be due, not to a renaissance of student interest, but to the fact that the professorÕs classroom was the closest to the student dining hall and that the dining hall began to serve dinner just as the class concluded.

Amid mixed reviews, the University has installed cable television outlets in all of the dormitory rooms on the Rose Hill Campus. TRADITION trusts that the undergraduates will use the cable outlets to watch The Learning Channel.

Director of Athletics Frank McLaughlin advises that, at its most recent meeting, the NCAA Committee on Athletic Certification determined that Fordham University should be certified unconditionally for participation in all sports. The certification indicates that the University has shown that it operates its athletic program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the NCAA Division I membership and confirms the integrity in the institutionsÕ athletic operations. Fordham was one of the first twenty-six institutions so certified nationally.

RAMembrances. Ed Gilleran Ô47 remembers Joe Woitkoski Ô38 not only as captain of Coach Jack CoffeyÕs Eastern title contending 1938 basketball team and as the recipient of George McKnightÕs touchdown pass against N.Y.U. in 1936, but also as a punter who consistently earned the football Rams excellent field position. JoeÕs booming 70-yard effort against Purdue helped the Rams to a 15 - 0 victory in 1936 and his 82-yard kick enabled the Rams to deadlock PittÕs national champion team in the third of the teamsÕ 0 - 0 ties in 1937.

MenÕs basketball Coach Nick Macarchuk and his staff advise that Ray Carroll, a 6Õ2Ó off guard from Chester High School in Chester, Pennsylvania, and Dustin Berrien, a 6Õ6Ó small forward from Allen County Community College in Iola, Kansas, have enrolled at Fordham. In addition, Steve White, a 6Õ 10Ó center from Loyola College, Maryland has transferred to Rose Hill. WomenÕs basketball Coach Kevin Morris and his staff advise that Kathryn McCabe, a 5Õ8Ó point guard from New York State champion St. Francis Prep and Amy Hauser, a 5Õ 10Ó guard/forward from Borah High School in Boise, Idaho, have enrolled at Fordham. In addition, Chandra Lambert, a 6Õ 1Ó forward from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona and Kim Cook, a 6Õ 3Ó center from Stephen F. Austin College in Nacogdoches, Texas, have transferred to Rose Hill.

Bring the kids to the games! The menÕs basketball Rams will play at Rose Hill against the Connecticut Diamonds Basketball Club (Saturday, 11/11), the Russian Select Spartak-Moscow (Saturday, 11/18), Columbia (Tuesday, 11/26), Manhattan (Saturday, 12/16), Long Island University (Wednesday, 12/20), St. JohnÕs (Saturday, 12/23), St. Bonaventure (Thursday, 1/11), Temple (Wednesday, 1/17), Rhode Island (Saturday, 1/20), St. JosephÕs (Monday, 1/22), UMass (Tuesday, 2/6), Dayton (Saturday, 2/10), George Washington (Tuesday, 2/13) and LaSalle (Saturday, 3/2). The A-10 MenÕs Tournament begins on March 6, 1996. The womenÕs basketball Rams will play at Rose Hill against Columbia (Tuesday, 12/12), St. PeterÕs (Saturday, 12/15), Marist (Saturday, 12/30), Virginia Tech (Wednesday, 1/3), Duquesne (Thursday, 1/11), Rhode Island (Wednesday, 1/24), Temple (Saturday, 1/27), St. Bonaventure (Saturday, 2/10), Xavier (Wednesday, 2/14), UMass (Sunday, 2/18), and St. JosephÕs (Tuesday, 2/27). The A-10 WomenÕs Tournament begins on March 1, 1996. Contact Julio Diaz of the Department of Athletics (718-817-4306) for ticket information.

The Sports Page. Crew Coach Ted Bonanno advises that the womenÕs heavyweight four was undefeated during the season and that the menÕs heavyweight four with coxswain won the national collegiate championship at the 100th anniversary of the Intercollegiate Rowing Championships on the Cooper River in Camden, New Jersey. In addition, Alex Gress Ô95, Mike Lemke Ô96 and Gina Greer Ô96 earned academic all-America honors.

A rugby reunion. Rich Duprey Ô84 advises that backs and forwards will meet at The Plaza Cafe in the Lowenstein Building at the Lincoln Center Campus at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 10, 1995 to laugh, sing bawdy songs and celebrate their glories. Contact Rich (212-861-9041) for further information.

Andariese, Breen, Randall, Cleary, Curry, Halligan, Kaye, Marciano, Moran and Papa! The University will celebrate the achievements of alumni in the sports media at the Athletic Appreciation Dinner at the New York Athletic Club on Thursday, October 12, 1995. Contact Julio Diaz of the Department of Athletics (718-817-4306) for ticket information.

As students on Rose Hill organize Students for Fordham Radio to gauge support for a student-run radio station, reader Jim Monaghan Ô78 writes: ÒAt one time, WFUVÕs commitment to training students to become top-flight broadcasters was unequaled. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. . . . WFUV has become virtually off-limits to the student body - especially when it comes to obtaining vital on-air experience. . . . return WFUV to the students!Ó . . . Christine Kerstner Ô91 advises that students originally organized WFUV as a pirate radio station, run to train students. Christine received Òwonderful trainingÓ from WFUV but was one of the students who Òwalked outÓ of the station in 1989 to protest the fact that, as the University employed professionals to manage the station, students were given less and less input and access to what had traditionally been a student-run station. Christine supports the proposed closed-circuit, student-managed radio station on Rose Hill. . . . Barry C. Harris Ô80 writes: ÒIÕm happy to say that I received my broadcast training at WFUV . . . . However, the WFUV of today . . . is a very different station from the (student run station) at which I learned my craft . . . . the station sought financial support and programming from (the Corporation for Public Broadcasting). In return, the Corporation mandated . . . the hiring of professionals to fill positions formerly run by students. . . . Unfortunately, the present arrangement can only lead to the development of fewer broadcasters of the quality of alumni Vin Scully and Kathleen MaloneyÓ. . . . Bill Knowlton, who created ÒThe Bluegrass RambleÓ, New York CityÕs first Bluegrass country music radio program, on WFUV in 1959, is grateful for the opportunity which WFUV gave him and reports that he is still rambling along, broadcasting the music of Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, over public radio stations in Utica, Syracuse and Watertown, New York. . . . Michael R. Virgintino Ô79 laments that ÒWFUV has a glorious past. In addition to the alumni mentioned (in the October 1994 issue of TRADITION) many others have been successful behind the scenes in broadcasting and elsewhere in the communications industry. All of us have one thing in common -- a station managed and staffed by students. At one point during the mid-1970s, we had over 100 students learning the broadcast industry. We did it all, learned from our mistakes, brought substantial credibility to Fordham and eventually became successful professionals. Under the current administration, the student learning experience (at WFUV) has been altered significantly in exchange for federal grants.Ó

Admissions. The College has accepted a freshman class, the Class of 1999, which, with 656 members, is 20.2% larger and has (non-inflated) SAT scores 37 points higher than the class admitted just two years before. Seventy-four percent of the freshman are resident students, fifty-five percent are female. Eight members of the class are presidential scholars, and 114 are deanÕs scholars. TRADITION credits the Council on Undergraduate Enrollment, a group of administrators, faculty and students, which meets each week during the year to consider how to tell FordhamÕs story in a more compelling way to prospective students, for the continuing surge in enrollment.

Legacy. Sixty-four of this yearsÕ freshman are the sons or daughters of alumni! The Admissions Office invites children, grandchildren and friends of alumni to Open Houses on November 11 (Lincoln Center) and 12 (Rose Hill), 1995. Contact Sue Borin (212-636-6734) of the Admissions Office for details.

Director of Admissions John Buckley invites alumni nationwide to share the value of their Fordham experience with talented high school students who have an interest in attending Fordham. Contact Sue Borin (212-636-6734) of the Fordham Alumni Student Team for information.

The University has named Peter A. Stace Ô67, former vice-provost for enrollment management at Northeastern University, as vice-president for enrollment. Two items now top PeterÕs priority list: to expand the interest in Fordham among high school students nationally and to optimize studentsÕ use of available financial aid resources.

In the summer of 1916, many Fordham students received military training in Plattsburg, New York as part of the World War I preparedness program. Later that year, at the suggestion of Maj. Robert Patterson, some of the students, future baseball great Frankie Frisch Ô18 among them, organized an ambulance corps to help in the war effort. Joseph and Arthur McAleenan gave the corps $13,000.00 which was enough to equip four ambulances. When America entered the war, the men of the ambulance corps (but not the underaged Frisch) enlisted. The men of the Fordham University Overseas Ambulance Company, under the command of Captain Joseph Donnelly, M.D., were among the first from Fordham to see action. Henry McDonald Painton Ô17, J. Frank Gargan, D.D.S. Ô10 (the quarterback of the illustrious 1909 football team), William J. James, a veteran of the Mexican border campaign, and ÒBullÓ Lowe, the best ÒlightÓ tackle in America, were among the volunteers who embarked from New York on August 23, 1917 aboard the U.S.S. Baltic. On September 14, 1917, submarines attacked the Baltic off the English coast at Liverpool but, within a month, the corps had set up a base camp south of Paris and had assembled and placed its ambulances in running order. For the next several months, the corps, which was divided into three sections, served along the front lines and was constantly under fire. The corps suffered losses throughout the war particularly during the enemy break-through in the Somme. Several men were gassed and some were killed, but they always did their duty. At the end of the war, the French government awarded the Croix De Guerre to 63 of the 121 volunteers. The corps returned home in 1919. Today, the Fordham University Emergency Medical Service, a student run, registered voluntary ambulance corps which serves the Rose Hill community twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week throughout the academic year, carries on the tradition of the Fordham University Overseas Ambulance Company. Begun in 1977 in reaction to limited health care facilities on the Rose Hill Campus and known then as the Student Emergency Response Group, the service endured a humble beginning but improved the health care services available to the University community almost immediately. The serviceÕs first members, among them Bruce Nedelka Ô79, posted their telephone numbers around campus, purchased their own medical supplies and responded from their dormitory rooms to calls for basic first aid. By 1981, under the leadership of Charles Ashdown Ô83 and Anthony Cali Ô84, the University Administration had recognized the service, and the Student Activities Committee awarded it a budget - $150.00. Before the service even had a headquarters, it had helped save the life of an undergraduate who had experienced an allergic reaction to a medication. The service obtained its New York State registration in 1988 and today boasts two ambulances and over 100 members. It operates out of a headquarters located in the basement of Queens Court where it conducts extensive training programs. It has transported American servicemen wounded in the Gulf War, has volunteered its time to the New York Special Olympics, has responded to the World Trade Center disaster and, in the last academic year, has responded to over 460 emergency calls on campus and has volunteered over 181,440 hours to the Rose Hill community. The service will celebrate its second alumni reunion in the Spring of 1996. For information about the service, contact the Fordham University Emergency Medical Service at (718) 817-1413.