1994 Vol.63, No. 6 Xavierite

              Friday, November 18,1994
The student newspaper of Saint Xavier University
Volume 63, Number 6
What's Inside
January commencement cancelled
Page/Plant reunited
See Page 6
Safe sex = smart sex
See Page 2
Cougars end season
See Page 8
By Jessi Virtusio
Earlier this week the Office
of the President notified January
graduates that there would be no
formal ceremony held in their honor.
The letter from the Office of
the President stated, "Since the May
commencement is such a memorable event, we wish to have as
many graduates as possible participate. Therefore, we no longer will
hold separate informal receptions
in January and August.  Instead, all
1995 graduates from January, May
and August are strongly encouraged to attend the May commencement. We are making arrangements
to insure that there will be sufficient
space to accommodate everyone."
Speech/Pathology major
Roxanne Campana says that she is
"angered and disappointed in the
school." "It makes me feel like the
school is telling (January gradu
ates) that if we don't graduate in
May, then we don't receive recognition."
Debbie Venhuizen.education
major, concurred. Venhuizen said,
"We worked hard, and now it's like
a waste."
Campana wonders why the
faculty, staff and administration did
not seek an alternative to canceling
January graduation.
"We deserve (a January ceremony) after putting so much time
and effort into this school," stated
Campana. She added that she will
be going to grad school here at Saint
Xavier and that she "will be gypped
out of two ceremonies." "It really
angers me," she stated.
Education major Maria Leahy
feels disgusted by the whole situation. "I am just really disappointed
that the student body and the January graduates (were not) notified
about this sooner.... The ceremony
is to recognize people who have
worked hard and committed to earn
their degree. We are proud to gradu-
ate. To pick up (our diploma) in the
Registrar's Office - we are not rewarded."
Leahy added, "Somehow,
some way the school should recognize the January graduates. The
persons graduating in January have
worked just as hard."
English/Education major S.
Iwaszkiewicz, a Xavierite staff reporter, noted that he doesn't disagree with the decision, but wished
the administration would have allowed this group to celebrate in
January. "It just seems that the timing of this decision leaves something to desired," he added.
Leahy agreed with this sentiment. "The January graduates
should have been notified about this
sooner. Students have already been
purchasing things and getting ready
ever since October when we had a
deadline to petition for graduation."
Graduates will be able to pick
up their diplomas in the Registrar's
Office on or after Jan. 13,1995, the
date of the commencement ceremony.
The letter further stated, "In
March we will send you further
information regarding commencement. Both the liturgy, previously
held on Friday evening, and the
commencement itself are scheduled for May 20."
Campana does not plan to attend the May commencement She
sees it as a waste of her time.
"There's no way," she said.
Efforts by The Xavierite to
reach the administration on Tuesday regarding this matter were unsuccessful.
Faculty Senate continues to seek greater role
By Ramon Esparza
Members of the Faculty Senate disagreed this week over whether
faculty members should play a larger
role in negotiations with the administration.
Don Cyze, the new Faculty
Senate Representative for the
Graham School of Management
spoke out about the Faculty Affairs
Committee, stating that they should
allow faculty to have input in negotiation methods.
Arunas Dagys, chairman for
the FAC, said that the faculty elects
representatives and empowers them
to make a decision. He stated that if
the FAC's hands are tied, they can' t
do their job. Ultimately Cyze wants
a solid sense of where the FAC is
headed without restricting anyone.
There was a unanimous vote accepting Dagys' report of the FAC.
The Grievance Committee
report was then given by Chairman
Thomas McGannon. The report
dealt with both the now-staggered
appointments on the committee and
the fact that non-tenured people
should not be on the committee.
Susan Beal, chair, gave the
Rank and Tenure Committee's report. The report contained and summarized issues that have been repeatedly brought to the attention of
the Senate since 1986.
It was stated at the meeting
That dean's and chair's yearly evaluations and letters of recommendation are important to faculty and
when they aren't updated, they hold
up processing of rank and tenure. It
was also stated at the meeting that
students' evaluations are not enough
to rank teachers.
The letter that Beal presented
to the Senate was challenged by Cyze
repeatedly until it was decided that
the wording of the report would be
changed. The report stated there
had been "no communication" from
Graham School to the Rank and
Tenure Committee for the last four
years.  This portion of the report
was removed. Senators decided
unanimously that the report would
be accepted after Beal edits it.
In other business, the Committee on Academic Policies (CAP)
Report was given by Chair Ann
Filipski. CAP's concern is that
"things are wearing out" on campus. As the school gets older so
does the school's equipment It
becomes dated and worn. Senators
noted such problems can be solved
by bringing them up to the proper
people.
The final point discussed was
the CAP review of the Religious
Studies Department and Pastoral
Ministry Institute.
Survey says students 'unprotected'
Second in a Series
By Anthony McKenna
A survey of 98 St Xavier
students revealed that 50 percent of
the men said they had sex in the last
week compared to 47 percent for
the women.
Despite being in the age of
the '90s with AIDS such a threat to
everyone, people are still having
sex at an alarming rate. According
to the survey, 77 percent of the 98
people surveyed said that they have
had unprotected sex.
A majority of the respondents
who said they had sex claimed that
they were either too emotional to
stop and think, not in a place where
protection was available, or with
someone that they trusted or
were in love with.
The survey was conducted by
The Xavierite in the school cafeteria from Oct. 24 to 27.
The average age of the 98
people surveyed was 16.4 years of
age. Seventy-six percent of the 98
surveyed said they had sex. Twenty-
four percent said they never had
sex.
The average female surveyed
is 19.75 years old. Those who said
they lost their virginity were an
average age of 16.4 years old.
A 19-year-old female explained why she didn't use the
proper precautionary measures before engaging in sex. "At the time
it was my first sexual encounter. I
didn't have condoms, etc., but I had
asked about diseases before doing
anything. In respect to birth control,
at the time I had just finished my
period and felt no threat of pregnancy was present."
Ninety-two percent of our
male respondents said that they had
sex. Eight percent have said they
have not. The average age of the
males surveyed is 20.5 years old.
The average age of those who
lost their virginity was 15.2 years
old.
Some of those who were surveyed said that they remained with
one partner or have only had one
partner in their sexual history. With
the threat of disease and teen preg
nancy, having more than one partner puts an individual at greater
risk.
A 19-year-old male said he
wasn't worried about precautionary measures because, "I
was with the person for a long
time and we really didn't worry
about it"
Thirty-six percent of the
women who said they had sex said
one partner was all they had. Thirty-
one percent of those have said they
had two to four partners. Twenty-
four percent of those women said
they had five to ten partners. Five
percent of the women have had more
than 10 partners.
One female responded about
not using any protection stating, "I
don't really have a reason. The person I was with, we agreed on whatever consequences we would be
responsible for them."
Thirteen percent of the men
who said they had sex said they
only have had one partner. Seven-
See SURVEY on Page 4
Yanikoski speaks out
By Mike Klein
Saint Xavier's new president, Dr. Richard Yanikoski, took
another step in remaining active
with the SXU community by attending the Student Activities
Board meeting on Nov. 7.
The major points that
Yanikoski wished to stress concerned his support of the school
and its various clubs, as well as
emphasizing that SXU supports
the local community.
Yanikoski brought up several ways in which he could improve current relations with the
student body.
Among the ideas were: having breakfast with small groups
of students in which he would not
only get to know students better
but also gather input for possible
improvements within the school,
an open invitation to students to
contact him via E-mail (of which
many students have already complied) and having continuous contact with The Xavierite.
 Regarding The Xavierite,
Yanikoski said that he had read
the editorial board in the Oct 20
issue, in which former president
SisterMahoney was chastised for
her lack of involvement with the
SXU community.
He promised that he "would
oblige The Xavierite's requests."
He even offered the possibility
that he would write a "president's
letter" in which he would address
the Saint Xavier community.
Yanikoski said that the SXU
body "must reach part of a larger
community than just the university," and that the clubs should
not only engage in school affairs
but should also perform a service
for the outside community as well.
Yanikoski stressed that he
wants " to make life better for the
students," and wants SXU to remain active within the community.
He has endorsed this is by
engaging in conversations with
students with the hope that they
will offer some input as how to
make changes for the better.