The Griffin: volume 57, issue 06 - Oct. 24, 1986

              FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1986 VOLUME LYII, NUMBER 6 "Robberies are bad, but when someone on your The reactions of those fraternity members who reside there (eight in all) were basically the same. "My first reaction was disbelief, and then it turned to horror," stated Bob O'Connor, '87, manager of the frat house. "To have something like this is unbelievable." "We are now operating at full capacity," he said. One Canisius organization that was seriously affected by the murder of 86-year-old Clement R. Jordan, who resided at 30 Glendal, is Sigma Phi Epsilon, a social fraternity. Their frat house is located at 17 Glendale. Everett stated that public safety added extra patrols at the beginning of the school year, due to the increase in off-campus housing around the area of Canisius. stabbing death of a man on Glendal Place, according to Sgt. Gary T. Everett, officer of public safety. Extra on-campus car patrols will be implemented in the wake of Tuesday's by Dave Hibbard Patrols to Increase In Wake of Murder street gets killed, that's really horrible," said Paul Marasco, '89, Sigma Phi Epsilon member. Members Eric Dawnkowski, '88, and Jim Schwartz, '88, echoed the sentiments of O'Connor and Marasco. "It's hard to believe (they) stabbed an 86-year-old man," Dawnkowski said. "It's scary that it happened around here. It makes you wonder." "I was stunned. It's not something that happens in your neighborhood every day," Schwartz stated. "I guess we'll have to be more careful while walking behind the (Christ the King) chapel at 11 or 12 at night." Members of the fraternity feel that security needs to be improved in the area. "We definitely have to do something to secure our house," O'Connor stated. "I don't want to be killed just because I love off-campus." 'This (security) system stinks," said Marasco. "What's it going to take for them (Public Safety) to do something, having one of us die?" on moral issues. If (bribery) was 'good,' we would never make moral progress," he said.) Second, according to Noonan, since life is "shot through with reciprocity," why throw away that idea? "A bribe is but a small price to pay for do- The treatment of bribery cases has experienced major changes over the last 25 years, according to Justice John T. Noonan, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the San Francisco circuit. by Dave Hibbard He also stated that present in people's minds is the idea that there is substantial enforcement, but that the statutes of law are not being enforced by criminal law. "There has been expansion in the statutes of law and expansion of the level of prosecution," Noonan said. "For example, a few years ago, for the first time, a United States senator and six congressmen were convicted of bribery." Noonan made the statement while participating in the annual Frank G. Raichle lecture series on "Bribes, Christians, and the law" in the Grupp Fireside Lounge on Oct. 16. 'The professional aspect of bribery is related very negatively to both the judge and the lawyer, who work so closely with each other," Noonan remarked. According to Noonan, we are presently in an "interesting stage in the life of the bribe," in that it is an accepted practice, but is also questioned. He applied this idea to the nations in the Third World. First, the idea that "everyone does it" makes the implication to those countries that they have to do it, since it doesn't seem to be wrong. ("You can't be persuasive Judge Feels Treatment of Bribery Has Experienced Many Changes ing business in a country where there would otherwise be a delay," he offered. According to Noonan, the harm in the practice of bribery is both trivial and "morally obtrusive (bringing negative attention)." The only harm recognized is the harm quantified. The harm has never been quantified; there are no statistics from either the past or the present," he remarked. "All (the public) ever gets are anecdotes." Noonan stressed that it.is important to make distinctions when dealing with reciprocities. The challenge must be met, and the public must realize that there is a spectrum of those reciprocities (". . . one end is black, representing a 'pure money bribe,' the other end is white, representing a 'pure gift,' and included is a grey middle," he said.) Such economic harm can overlook fidelity in public office. 'The law functions in the middle to pick out the reciprocities we don't want in our society," Noonan stated. "In the case of a 'pure gift,' there is an effort on the part of the donor to identify with the donee. (The donor) understands the range of the spectrum." Noonan was unable to find an instance prior to the 17th century in English legal history, which provided many of the doctrines for the United States legal system, where a judge was prosecuted, convicted and punished for taking bribes. "It was typical of that period for a judge to know how to provide a cover for himself, but he was content with just a fig leaf for cover," he noted. Icont'd on page 2) He also applied the idea of bribery of Funding of 'Pep Band' Sparks Heated Debate A proposed $160 allocation to be added on to an original budget allocation of $710 to the Canisius Jazz Ensemble was unanimously passed at Tues- by Dave Hibbard day's meeting of the Undergraduate Student Association. The motion passed after a small- conflict arose between USA Treasurer Jim Greco, '88, In his finance committee report, Greco stated that he talked with Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., executive vice president for academic affairs, and Dr. Thomas Miller, dean of students, regarding the need for a new transmitter for (cont'd on page 5) 'The athletic department offered a total of $1,685," Maddock stated. Maddock also reported that the athletic department was giving $1,300, to be used as expenses (". . . music stands, that type erf stuff," he said), to the jazz ensemble's director, who was not identified. After hearing these views, the senate voted against the amendment, 3-14-3. "We can get by with the allocation ($160 plus original), but . . . we don't want our music to suffer" stated Dan Sacco, '87, president of the ensemble. said. "If the jazz ensemble is able to get along with the ($160) allocation . . . they can grow in the future." "We (senate) can only do the best we can as a body," he USA President Ange Buscemi, '87, pointed out that the senate can only do so much with the amount of money it has. Greco noted that presently there is $278 remaining in the general fund. Such an allocation would leave $53 in that fund, which would have to last for the remainder of the school year. O'Connor responded by say: ing, "If the athletic department is willing to give them the money, then we should have a pep band. We need a pep band." "If they (ensemble) want to be a pep band, that is their own prerogative," he said. Greco stated that the finance committee looked at the jazz ensemble as a student club when making its decision. ensemble an additional $225 (representing the difference between the "agreed upon" $385 allocation and the actual amount of $160). Sen. Bob O'Connor, '87, proposed an amendment to the motion, which would give the "We never offered (the ensemble) that amount," Greco remarked. Maddock retaliated, saying, "If you offered them (jazi ensemble) $800, we would match it. . . you offered them the $800." "$385 was just a figure we (the finance committee) threw around, but we agreed to the amount of $160," Greco stated. According to Maddock, the athletic department agreed to match any allocation the senate made to the' jazz emsemble in order to retain the musicians as a "pep band" during Canisius basketball games. He stated that he thought the amount agreed upon was $385. Greco, however, stated that was not the case. and John L. Maddock, director of sports information and promotion, concerning the amount of the additional funding. USA Secretary Laura Bradley, '87, takes notes as USA Treasurer Jim Greco, '88, stresses a point during Tuesday's senate meeting in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. Photo by beth hoch :——■—• 1 \ —^5^—- TH*E (jI ft ft!Zjy Serving The College Community -' ' : ■ * ■■■• pur