The Griffin: volume 55, issue 13 - Feb. 8, 1985

              we've gotten away from our original conception." Canisius President Rev. James M. Demske, S.J., addresses last September's Academic Convocation. Demske will be honored tomorrow as a distinguished alumnus of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute. Photn by tX)M WOLF and comments from members of the Student Senate and the student body. The work of the committee has not yet been revealed because of The student representatives on the College Budget Committee, Mike Sawicz '86 and Jim Hayes '86, will present the information and will then entertain questions year is the major topic on the agenda for next Tuesday's meeting of the Undergraduate Student Assembly. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Frisch Conference Room. Disclosure of a proposed tuition increase for the 1985-86 academic Senate to Discuss Tuition Hike a code of confidentiality that the body works under. Tuition has increased every year since the 1975-76 school year, with last year's $500 hike ranking as the largest in the history of the College. Dr. Laurence W. Franz, vice president for business and finance and College treasurer, was unavailable for comment earlier this week regarding the possible increase. Any increase will be discussed and then approved or rejected by the Board of Trustees at their February 19 meeting in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. Sophomore finance major Jim Kessler, majority owner of "The Corner Store." rh,*„ u jiim decmeht Kessler and Johnson then presented their case. They pointed out that they serve only prepackaged food, and this fact eliminates the need for a food service license. Kessler talked to Benn Crandall, manager of the Kessler and Johnson have to pay $300 a month in rent to keep their present location in Bosch lobby. They obtained permission to open the store from Dean of Students Dr. Thomas Miller and Mrs. E. Patricia Zasidil, director of residence life. Kessler said that "in the beginning it looked like Tony Battaglia (director of purchasing) was going to close us," but their luck changed when they went to the Vice President of Business and Finance, Dr. Laurence W. Franz. ward Johnson, hold 55% and 45% respectively in this venture. The store, which has been open for five months, serves students "mostly from Bosch and Frisch," said Johnson. He described business as "great," and calls the whole venture "a good idea that started in a room." But to move the business out of a room, they had to obtain permission from certain key people in the administration. The students, finance major Jim Kessler and psychology major Ed- Real need for money sometimes drives Canisius students to great lengths. Last semester, two students from the Class of '87 directed themselves to the lobby of Bosch dorm, where they opened "The Corner Store." by Joe Stella 'Corner Store' Thriving In Dorms After they presented their case, Kessler said that "things started to sway a little bit, and we were able to stay open." After a third meeting with the administration, Kessler said that "everything turned around." The Corner Store has proven to be very popular, and the "students are totally behind it," Kessler said. Open from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday thru Friday, Saturday 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m. to 1 a.m., the store serves students that are hungry after classes are over and the cafeteria is closed. Most students Frisch resident Kathy Kraus '86, an accounting major, believes in the concept of The Corner Store. "It is really good, especially for dormers," she said. "It is close and convenient, and they sell lots of things that aren't in the Rat." She added another reason why the store is so popular — "they take (cont'd on page 3) bookstore, and found that "we are on good terms: he said we weren't cutting in." To quiet the charges of competition with the Rat, Kessler suggested changes for the Rat, such as the addition of movies. VOLUME LV, NUMBER 13 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1985 Honors Program Reviewed lllP HALF CENTURY IN PRINT" \ All of the ideas suggested will be taken into consideration by the Honors Review Board in their April report to the Faculty Senate on how to salvage the beleaguered program. Several courses of action were discussed, including curriculum changes and alternatives for providing more flexible scheduling for Honors students, the need to publicize the program to attract incoming freshmen and to otherwise devote more resources to it was also brought to light. "Of course leaving the program untouched is one of our alternatives, although this is unlikely," said Dr. Gallagher. from easily entering the program. Also, science majors in the program have a particular problem in that labs often conflict with the course times of Honors upperclassmen. Planned "For all extents and purposes, the only thing that makes Honors different from the core curriculum seems to revolve around the nature of the student," said Dr. Gallagher. that the first step for the Review Committee would be to determine exactly what these goals were. In the discussion it was agreed that the only certain purpose of the program was to provide a more challenging atmosphere for the student participating in it. After that, the main problem areas of the program as seen by the group were discussed. The exclusion of math, science and modern language courses from the program was much lamented, as was the rigid course format which does not allow student choice within the program. This rigidness also prevents eligible upperclassmen or transfer students Annual Ireland Trip by Tom Maulucci The Honors Review Committee held an open meeting Wednesday in the Churchill Tower to hear the views of interested faculty members and students on what steps should be taken concerning the controversial All-College Honors Program. The moderator of the debate, Dr. Shaun Gallagher, assistant professor of philosophy and chairman of the Honors Review Committee, said in his opening address that the goals of the Honors Program were not clearly defined in any documents pertaining to it, and A group of approximately 15 talked for an hour and fifty minutes on the subject and came to the conclusion that the Honors Program has much room for improvement. However, there was much disagreement about exactly what should be done. For the ninth year in a row, Dr. Richard Thompson and Dr. Joseph Lovering of the English department will supervise a student-alumni tour to the "Land of the Blarney Stone" — Ireland. by Mark Hammer Father Demske is on the boards of several corporate and philanthropic institutions including Buffalo General Hospital, WNED-TV, Studio Arena Theater, Empire of (cont'd on page 7) Dr. Shaun Gallagher, chairman of the Honors Review Committee, listens to speakers at Wednesday's forum. Ph„i„ by john mihitih licentiate in sacred theology from the University of Innsbruck and a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Freiburg in West Germany. He became president of Canisius of 1966 and his term is the longest of any previous president in College history. Among his awards are the State University of New York at Buffalo 125th Anniversary Award (1971), the Chancellor Norton Medal of SUNY-Buffalo (1984) and the Buffalo News Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award (1971). St. Joe's to Honor Demske Canisius President Rev. James M. Demske, S.J., has been named a distinguished alumnus of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, an honor which will result in his induction into the school's "Signum Fidei" society. The society recognizes alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professions. Father Demske is one of four alumni of the Kenmore Ave. school who will be inducted tomorrow at a dinner at the Brookfield Country Club in Clarence. Father Demske is a 1939 graduate of St. Joe's and graduated from Canisius in 1947. He has a licentiate degree in philosophy from Woodstock College in Maryland as well as a The first trip will leave Toronto on June 30th on a non-stop flight to Dublin and will return on July 15th. As a(i extra option, a week The response for this year's trip was so great, in fact, that a second excursion is being proposed. Each excursion is fifteen days long. The cost is about $1500, actually less than last year's trip. Thompson went on to say that when the program began nine years ago, "The intention was to have an academic, cultural experience for the students . . . But Even though the response for this year's adventure has been the best ever, Dr. Thompson points out that most of the people who are going are alumni. "The trouble is that not enough students know about this," he said. in Scotland is being offered at an additional cost of about $600 for anyone who is interested, this will take place from July 15th to 22nd with the second excursion to Ireland immediately following. Anyone interested in the trip may contact Dr. Thompson in his office (Tower 910) or by colling him at extension 822. The problem of "economics" as well as "getting the word out to students" are the two main causes for the scarcity of students on this year's agenda. However, Thompson stressed that "The program is very loose, anybody can go." This will be the last year for some time that the trip visits Ireland. Next year, the tour itinerary will be moved to continental Europe.