1994 Vol.63, No. 4 Xavierite

              Thursday, October 20,1994
The student newspaper of Saint Xavier University
Volume 63, Number 4
What's Inside
New Cranberries' CD
delivers strong emotion
Page 5
Yanikoski, please be a
name with a face
Page 2
Cougars' kickers still
undefeated in CCAC
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Saint Xavier welcomes President Yanikoski
By Jessi Virtusio
Over 100 faculty, staff and
students filled the Formal Reception 
Room on Monday, Oct 17, to
welcome Saint Xavier's new president, 
Dr. Richard Yanikoski.
Steven Murphy, vice presi-
dent of Student Life Services, served
as the moderator for the festivities
and introduced each of the 
representatives, who in turn gave short
welcome speeches to President
Yanikoski.
Dale Fast, the faculty representative, 
began by saying, "We are
looking forward to working together
with you in the struggles and the
difficult times, as well as the good
times that lie ahead of us." Fast then
presented Dr. Yanikoski with an
SXU sweatshirt so that the new
president could make sure that he
identified himself appropriately.
Becky Guerra-Kole, the staff
representative, took the microphone
next. "We will support you, and
we're glad that you are here," she
said. Guerra-Kole then gave 
President Yanikoski an SXU portfolio
and an SXU coffee mug on behalf
of the staff and the staff council.
The students were also represented 
at the meeting in the form of
B.G. Hunter. He added some light-
heartedness to the festivities with
his introduction to the students' gift
of an SXU jacket Hunter said,
"This next gift I hope will keep you
warm in these very cold, cold Chicago winters."
The last of the representatives to 
speak was Phil Wood, who
was there on behalf of the alumni.
Wood stated, "I'd like to welcome
Xavierite/S. Garchitorena
Dr. Richard Yanikoski, Saint Xavier's new president, cuts the cake at his welcome
reception which was held in the Formal Reception Room on Monday.
you to the community, and we're
looking forward to working with
you over the coming years." The
last gift was an SXU pen, which
Wood joked would go well with Dr.
Yanikoski's portfolio.
Smiling and thankful for the
small tokens of welcome, President
Yanikoski then took the stage for
some short remarks, pledges and
requests. He stressed the importance 
of higher learning and opening 
the doors of communications.
Dr. Yanikoski feels that "one
of the most important enterprises in
modern society" is teaching "each
new generation of students and each
new generation of adults to continue
 the learning process."
"It is by learning that all of us
make not only ourselves better, but
the society in which we live," 
President Yanikoski said. "I personally
believe that one of the few effective
levers of social change that we have
is higher learning."
Dr. Yanikoski pointed out
some of the encouraging things
about the university. He said that
the North Central Association would
be coming for its reaccreditation
visit and this would provide Saint
Xavier with "another opportunity
to be introspective and also 
forward-looking."
He also mentioned a federal
grant that was signed by President
Clinton which would provide much-
needed funds for the university.
"We need to give some hard and
swift thought to the best use of (the
earmark) money and also find some
additional funds to provide for the
many needs that I understand are
here."
President Yanikoski stated
that he is also aware of the limits of
Saint Xavier at this time. "We need
to maintain tuition increases at a
rate low enough to keep this institution 
affordable to the mainstream
students.
"We need to raise more
money from outside, from trustees,
from donors, from foundations, and
we've done very well with the federal 
government Keeping that going 
would be a major achievement.
At the same time, we need to get the
financial house in order, be a little
more efficient. That's true for all of
higher education, not just this institution."
In addition to financial concerns, 
communication is big on Dr.
Yanikoski's agenda. "I'd like to
start some other processes that
would open the lines of communication 
a little more widely than I
understand them to have been in the
recent past."
One of these improvements
in communication is a series of informal 
breakfast meetings with students 
once or twice a month. "Students 
who would like to come and
talk in small groups of five to eight
people can come and chat with me
once or twice a month on whatever
issues (they would) like to talk
about," President Yanikoski said.
Dr. Yanikoski was also concerned 
about the communication
process within the administration.
He stated, "I would like to get your
See YANIKOSKI on Page 7
ICC discusses new and old business
Activities evaluated and new bulletin boards explained
By Kevin Plienis
and Ramon Esparza
SXU club and organization
representatives met with Vivian
Mendez, moderator of the InterClub
Council for the Student Activities
Board, on Oct 10 to discuss both
old and new business.
Evaluations of club and organization 
activities and events were
discussed by Mendez and Giovanna
Bottari, another member of the SAB.
The evaluation forms, which the
attendees of the function fill out, are
used to determine if an event or
activity had a good or negative 
response by the students. This helps
to determine if the activity was
worthwhile and should be 
considered for the future.
The evaluations also help the
Finance Committee determine if the
event was worth the expense and if
more, less or any funds should be
allocated towards that event in the
future.
Various ways to relate information 
and send responses to the
clubs and organizations here on
campus were also discussed. 
Mailboxes are provided in L103 as a
method of communication between
the students, clubs, organizations,
the Student Activities Advisory
Council and the SAB.
Another method to reach the
clubs and organizations at SXU is
to call the SAB office at ext 3138
and leave a message. Mendez is
responsible for relating messages
to the various representatives.
The new business discussed
at the meeting touched on the new
bulletin boards in the hallways.
There are two types of bulletin
boards. One set is designated for
each club's personal use, in order to
post upcoming events or activities
for other students to see. Some of
these boards have to be shared by
the clubs.
The other set of bulletin
boards are the general use boards.
These can be used by anyone in the
school to post information. There
are four general use bulletin boards.
One board is located in the cafeteria. 
Another is in the main staircase
by the front entrance. The third is
located across from the Bookstore.
The fourth bulletin board is located
by the trophy case near the gym.
One of the main purposes of
these boards is to eliminate paper
waste and the excess amount of
flyers posted in the hallways. Students 
are restricted to putting their
announcements only on these 
assigned boards.
Another method of advertising 
which the clubs and organizations 
now have access to is Saint
Xavier's radiostation,WXAV-FM.
The radio station will be offering
free airtime every Thursday between
See ICC on Page 4
UCC resumes advisory
role to Faculty Senate
By Suzanne Sapienza
Faculty turnout to Tuesday's
meeting of the Faculty Senate was
low compared to that of recent
meetings.
Representatives from the
University Curriculum Committee 
the senate to clarify their position 
in restructuring the university. 
The UCC was concerned
about the role it will assume and
the amount of power it will be
given in downsizing the institution.
Senate President Dale Fast
and members of the senate 
explained to the UCC that its role
will not change after cuts are made.
The UCC will continue to be an
advisory group to the senate 
responsible for dealing with new 
programs as well as any curricular
changes.
Senate members further explained 
that the UCC should not
actively be seeking program cuts;
instead these issues will be brought
up by the deans. Currendy, 
faculty members from each of the
university's schools and departments 
are evaluating their programs for efficiency.
When asked where this confusion of role 
came from, the chairman of the UCC described a letter
he received from Interim President Sister 
Colette Mahoney stating that "the UCC is going to have
a big role to play" in restructuring, making reference to a more
"proactive" position for the committee.
The bulk of the session focused on the presentation of a
document prepared by a senate
task force detailing "guidelines
for professional development" to
be included in the faculty handbook. After a lengthy discussion,
the senate decided to delay approval of the document until its
next meeting on Nov. 1.