The Griffin: volume 62, issue 18 - Mar. 6, 1992

              Library Director George M. Tela tnik ordered that the library be closed at 11 pm, and maintenance was postponed. Public Safety was notified immediately. Officers were sent to the library and the Buffalo Police were contacted. Aftergoing through the library for 90 minutes, a Buffalo Police K-9 dog, trained to detect explosives, came up with nothing. A call was received at 5:05 pm warning that a bomb would go off in the Andrew Bouwhuis Library at midnight on Mar 2. library Bomb threat shakes The USA Lobbyists wanted to gain support from State Assemblymen and Senators for the resto- Dr. Kevin Hardwick, assistant professor of political science, Dr. Jerome Neuner, associate vicepresident of Academic Affairs, and Dan Ryan, assistant director of Career Planning, traveled with the group as advisors. Kristen Suthers '94, US A lobbying chair, John Africano '93, Keith Bova '92, Henrique Caine '94, Cosmo Mastropaolo '93, Jeff Calabrese '92 and Jean Griffin '92, presented the facts regarding the College's position to elected officials along with a USA resolution, calling for the state to increase financial aid. The Undergraduate Student Association (USA) Lobbying Committee responded to Gov. Mario Cuomo's 1992-93 proposed budget Monday when a group of 23 Canisius studentdelegates traveled to Albany to lobby for increased state aid. photo by EMILY LYONS the facts to the 26 assemblymen, senators and representatives throughout the day. Lobbyists brought up Cuomo's "discrimination"against private colleges, personal accounts of the pending cuts, and the dismal state of the economy to the officials. Bova expressed his concerns to scholarships.The Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) have the most to lose from Cuomo' s proposal. They face possible cuts of over 40 percent more than the State University system, while independent colleges produce more graduates at a lower cost to the tax-payer. The USA lobbyists presented Senior Sen. Keith Bova and other student delegates discuss State budget cuts and their effects on Canisius with State Assemblyman Robin L. Schimminger ('69) in Albany. witn state Assemmyman Kooin l ration of the Canisius would lose if Cuomo's budget is passed. The majority of the cuts come from Bundy Aid that Canisius uses entirely for financial aid purposes. The remainder of the lost aid comes from the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), work study and part-time student and special answer." In a statement to the. Buffalo News, City Police Ll McCarthy H. Gipson stated, "The problem is only going to get worse. Unfortunately, I don'thave the A downtown forum was held Feb. 28 which focused on this present outbreak of crime in Buffalo.Canisius has experienced an increase in crime this year. In a memo from Public Safety, arrests have increased 135 percent and crime has risen 56 percent. City crime on the rise Student seat submitted to Faculty Senate See USA page 4 by Jennifer Dole Griffin Asst. News Editor Although the Faculty Senate wants student input, it "is a forum Regarding the potential reaction of the Faculty Senate, Pfaff expressed uncertainty; "I honesdy don't know." According to Pfaff, he has received litde feedback regarding the resolution as it was presented in the Feb. 28 issue of The Griffin. "I am not sure what that means," he explained. The idea, which has since become the resolution, originally emerged last fall. However, nothing came of it. "Nobody wanted to see it forgotten about. Frankly, there were a lot of very difficult things to be done," explained Melvin Schroeder, associate professor of English and Faculty Senate member. able, and this [the resolution] seems to be a step in that direction," he stated. "Any attempt to promote communication is going to be desir- Sellers, who has since met with some members of the Faculty Senate, remains optimistic that the resolution will succeed. According to Sellers, Pfaff seemed receptive to the resolution. "I sense some support among the faculty for actions which will increase communication between the students and the faculty," she stated. Sellers first proposed the idea at last week's Undergraduate Student Association (USA) meeting in a resolution she sponsored. Sen. Kate Sellers '94 presented a proposal to place a non-voting student member on the Faculty Senate to Dr. Philip Pfaff, associate professor of economics and finance and chair of the Faculty Senate, on Tuesday. See Search page 4 ;,andDr.James The induction ceremony will take place Wednesday in Christ the King Chapel at 7:30 pm. Lauffenburger, chair of physics. Tiffany Boquard '92; Todd Burek '92; Jennifer Caruana '93; Patricia DiLaura '93; Carolyn Dudek '93; Nora Eberl '93; Nina Eucaliptus '93; Eric Filipink '93; Renee Gian '93; Melissa Jurkowski '92; Christine Kalenda '93; David Karb '92; Darren Kassab '93; SuchitraKoneru '93; LisaKuriscak '93; AmeliaLyons '93; Peter McNeela '93; Lisa Mendoza '93; John Penella '92; Christopher Pieczonka '93; Beata Pyzikiewicz '93;BrianRegel '92; Jill Schmidle '93; Mara Slipko '93; Christopher Thome '93; and Nancy Zahm '92 Honorary members are Rev. Thomas Honing, S J., associate dean of Quest and Inductees for the Jesuit Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu are: AIT members to be inducted College personnel. The first option makes no change in the position; the second divides the position into two; the third would remove some of the responsibilities of the position reassigning them to other According to Miller, the committee decided to present Fr. Demske with three viableoptions following the evaluation, if agreed to by the PresidentAcxordingto Miller,'The committee has absolutely no consen- fairs held last Thursday "went well," stated Dr. Thomas E. Miller, vice president for Student Affairs and committee chair The first meeting of the search committee for the new executive vice president for Academic Af- mittee believes that the duties of theexecuti ve vice president's need to be examined in that, as they exist now, they may be too cumbersome and may require division.Vice presidential search committee plans action by Jennifer Dole Griffin Asst. News Editor MM 'Radio Fiver' ■ review (see page 7) I— Dr. Thorns E. Miller photo by TIMOTHY FLINT §fp$ig| i iMF -SB w VJ| mSKm | W V*^' On the Wing: Marty must stay! (seepage 11) Little Theatre in 1908 Building (see page 5) VOLUME LXII, NUMBER 18 FRIDAY, MARCH 6,1992 USA ventures to Albany to fight State cuts See Student Seat page 4 by Don L. Eatman Griffin News Reporter Editor's Note: Don L. Eatman traveled to Albany as a participating member of the USA Lobbying Committee. Midnight came and no bomb went off. The committee has decided to "respectfully request" thatRev. James M. Demske, S J., College president, initiate an evaluative investigation into the duties of the academic vice president. There is the possibility that the position will be reorganized, Miller explained. Realizing that Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S J., executive vice president for Academic Affairs, will not be easily replaced, the com-