The Griffin: volume 64, issue 21 - Apr. 22, 1994

              Marketing Director Peter M. Hall has resigned his post phM  Head of Loyola Hall Jesuits reassigned by Charity Vogel Griffin News Editor See Mikva page 2 Leadership of the Jesuit community at Canisius will change hands June 21 as Rev. John F. Replogle, S. J., replaces Rev. James Hennessy, S.J., as rector at Loyola Hall. Fr. Hennessy has served as rector for seven years, having come to Buffalo from a 10-year stint at Boston College. He has been reassigned to his home town of Jersey City, NJ., to assume a similar position at St. Peter's College, starting June 29. "I have thoroughly enjoyed it," Fr. Hennessey said, "I have liked the people in Buffalo tremendously...it has been a very pleasant experience. I like Canisius College." He added that it was hard to leave at a time when so many improvements were beginning to take shape on campus. lion in the world," the Judge lamented."The most important factors affecting crime are societal. Prisons cannot solve crime problems any better than building funeral parlors helps a cholera epidemic." The criminal justice system, he said, exists to try, convict and sentence offenders, not reduce crime. More important factors, such as family values, opportunities for employment, and religion have a greater impact on crime than length and severity of punishment. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Mikva served five terms as Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Mikva spoke on "Crime and Politics." Photo by ERIC JORDAN News 1 - 3, 9 Editorial 4 In Passing 3 Cartoon 4 Viewpoints 5 Kaleidoscope.. 6 - 8 Sports 10 -12 Classifieds 11 Fr. Replogle has been at Canisius since August and has been an associate campus minister. He worked at a New York City high school before his transfer to the College. "I'm looking forward to it," said Fr. Replogle, speaking of his new post. He says he will be looking after the "physical and spiritual side of the lives of the Jesuit community." Jesuit reassignments are made by the general of the order, from Rome. Duties of a rector include overseeing the care of the individual community and running the household. There are 35 Jesuit priests living on the Canisius campus. Photo courtesy of STUDENT AFFAIRS and on the diocesan Priests' Council. He retired from teaching last year due to illness. The rehabilitation aspects of criminal justice, penitentiaries, corrections facility, reform schools, etc., are often poorly funded and often cannot teach the necessary reading and writing sk i 11 s to com m unicate at the most basic level of human interaction. "I find great shame in the United States being the most jailed na- while no evidence of deterrence has ever been proved conclusively. Harkening back to the "eye for an eye" retribution of the Old Testament, Mikva explained that Talmudic sources see restitution, not revenge, as the underlying principle behind giving an "eye for an eye". Bemoaning the proposal before Congress expanding 50 new federal crimes that are punishable by the death penalty, Mikva said that if looked at as a costsaving measure, the death penalty cases cost $275,000 more than any other type of case in the criminal justice system. Mikva adds that there is the potential to wrongfully execute a convict, Mikva began by speaking of the four objectives of the criminal justice system: retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, and incapacitation. Of these four objectives, Mikva asserted that the American criminal justice system only accomplishes the incapacitation of criminals and does nothing to solve the real underlying problem of crime in society. Mikva's introduction by Dr. PeterGalie, directorof the Raichle Pre- Law Center, elaborated on the importance of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals as the next most influential Court in the land after the United States Supreme Court. The D.C. Circuit's large caseload and primacy in shaping United States regulatory policy, along with its four former members sitting on the Supreme Court, established its sway over the Federal Judiciary. "CrimeandPolitics" was the resonating theme of the speech of the Honorable Abner J. Mikva, Chief Judge for the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and 11th Frank G. Raichle Lecture Series speaker held Monday in Grupp Fireside Lounge. S -i-k 4 A Father Cooke's big day! (see page 2) Rugby hammers the Orangemen glgr (see page 11) m Chief Justice Who? (see page 5) FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1994 "®il" *" • i t • \ *. j^^SSmPS^V ' ' % . ' *V 5 -t? : . ■ jjg t .m f',, Rev. James Hennessy, SJ. Fr. Hennessey has been active in Campus Ministry, as a speaker, INDEX  |Sf the Griffin Vv. Serving the Canisius Communit\ Since 1933 ~ 9'i / VOLUME LXIV, NUMBER 21 Marketing Director submits resignation Griffin News Editors by Charity Vogel and Heather R. Williams According to Anthony J. Bellia, dean of Enrollment Management, Hall handed in his resignation last Thursday and left Monday. His contract, which expires June 30, will be fulfilled by Bellia and others.Peter M. Hall, director of Marketing for Canisius, handed in his resignation following the termination of his position by ihe College. Hall, hired on Feb. 17,1992, was the College's first director of Marketing. When asked if he will remain on campus, Hall replied, "Not that I know of." Hall'sposiiion was created by the Board in 1992. At that time, Bcllia staled, "We are the best kept secret in WestemNew York,butweare ready to change that." Since that time, Hall has won several marketing awards for his work with the College. Despite this contention, the news of Hall's resignation supriscd Robert M. Greene, chair of the Board of Trustees when questioned by The Griffin Wednesday. "This is totally new to me," he said. Bellia called the resignation "voluntary" and added that "It's no big secret; everybody on campus knows about it." Bellia stated that he is unsure of whether there will be a replacementornot. However, considering the future handling of marketing at the College, Connell stated, "I'm not going to try to have one person in charge." According to Dr. Joan Connell, vice president for Academic Affairs, "At the moment, we are not refilling" the position. "I think we can handle marketing; I want to try doing it in different ways," she continued. by Paul F. J. Beres Griffin News Reporter Chief Judge addresses students on issues of 'crime and politics' "There won't be a successor - there will be no director of Marketing," Hall said.