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Full Title	The Villanovan, Vol. 62. No. 4, October 3, 1986.
Author	Villanova University.
Date Added	12 November 2022
Language	English
Publish Date	1986-10-03
Publisher	Villanova, Pa. : Published by the students of Villanova University, 1953- .
Source	Villanova Digital Collection
Topic	Villanova University > Periodicals. Students > Drug Use Drug Testing Telephones on Campus Student Housing-on Campus Electric power failures Parents' Weekend Williams, Robin, 1952 July 21- Football Tickets, Athletic Events Student Government International Studies, Office of Students > Alcohol Use Radnor (Pa. : Township) Faculty Villanova University > Buildings Facilities Management
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OCR Football ticket Sales are high By SHARON M. NEUBAUER “Sold-out crowds” are expected for the Villanova football team’s home games this season, accord- ing to Bill McDonough, director of marketing and promotions for Athletics. Last year, all three of Villano- va’s home games were sold-out, and McDonough said that this year all five are expected to do just as well. The game against Buffalo Oct. 4 marks the first home game of the 1986 season, and McDo- nough said that sales are going great. (Photo by Schmid) The athletic department expects sold-out crowds for the Villanova football team’s home games this season. “This year’s sales are ahead of last year’s, and we expect a good turnout for all games except Ursinus, which is during Fall Break,” McDonough said. Head Football Coach Andy Tal- ley is “very pleased” with the football program and ticket sales. According to Talley, the support is “tremendous,” especially in a rebuilding situation such as Villanova’s. Villanova is in its second year of a four-year rebuilding program and many of the teams played are not familiar to the fans. Talley said it is therefore often harder for fans “to get psyched” for the games. He said however, “There (Continued on page 5) Advisory system examined By DANTE SCALA Paul Mullen, secretary of Stu- dent Government’s Department of Academic Affairs, stated that Kris Kreisel, the assistant secre- tary of Student Government's department of academic affairs currently in the process ing a Univ ity-wide academic advisement “to deter- mine the areas of the University in which advisement is lac ing, both major-wise and colle as well as possible methods “ot improvin, Mullen said that the Student Government poll, which will be worked on during the first semes- ter, is being conducted in part as a response to “ ... complaints from numerous individuals that they don’t receive any advisement; that during pre-registration, they don’t even see an academic advi- sor, but just have a secretary that brings in a schedule to be signed.” While Mullen stressed that “many students do get fine advise- ment,” the quality of advisement is “not uniform throughout, the University,” and that there “ pos- sibly is room for improveme: Also, Mullen said that “possibly 23 during the first two years, more advisement is needed.” Academic advisement will be “one of the priorities” of the Student Government’s Depart- ment of Academic Affairs this year, he said. Academic advisement differs in each college. In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, fresh- men and sophomores in their fi semester can go to the Rev. Wil- liam McGuire, 0.S.A., and Dr. Helen Lafferty for advisement in Tolentine 113. After a student declares his major, he is then (Continued on page 7) October 3, 1986 © THE VILLANOVAN @ Page 3 In the News Parents’ Weekend planned Parent’s Weekend activities begin Oct. 3 with the Parents’ After Dinner Reception in Con- nelly Center from 9 p.m. to midnight. On Oct. 4 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., parents can meet with the deans and faculty of each school to discuss academic programs available to students. fhe Rev. John M. Driscoll, O.S.A., University president, will deliver a welcoming ad- dress at 11:45 a.m. in the Villanova Room of Connelly Center, followed by a multi- media presentation called “The Augustinian Connection” from 1 to 1:30 p.m. The athletic schedule on Oct. 4 begins at 8 a.m. when the water polo team plays Mont- clair. Also, the junior varsity soccer team plays Northeastern Christian at noon; the water polo team plays Millersville at 1 p.m.; the Villanova football team plays Buffalo at 1:30 p.m.; and the water polo team plays Penn State at 6 p.m. At 8 p.m. Robin Williams, star of “Moscow on the Hud- son” and television comedy “Mork & Mindy,” will be in concert at the duPont Pavilion. On Oct. 5, an 11a.m. Parents’ Mass will be held in the duPont Pavilion, followed by a buffet brunch in the Villanova Room of Connelly Center at 11:30 a mM. The weekend will end at 3 p.m. when the women’s tennis team plays Lafayette. Graduate school forum to be held The Graduate and Profes- sional School Admissions Fo- rum will be held in Thomas Great Hall at Bryn Mawr Col- lege on Oct. 8, with up to 80 schools expected to attend. The forum will last from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and over 60 schools have already signed up. According to David Leibig, a career counselor at Villanova, the forum will consist of col- leges and universities with graduate schools in law, social work, business and the arts and sciences. The forum will provide an excellent opportunity to inves- tigate graduate programs in different schools, Leibig said. The program will be infor- mal and open, consisting of information tables for each school with admissions repre- sentatives available to talk with students. N.F. Int’l studies director named The recently created position of director of the International Studies Office at Villanova University will be filled by Dr. Thomas Ricks, one of the na- tion’s foremost scholars of the Middle East and former profes- sor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, the Rev. John M. Driscoll, 0.S.A, University president, an- nounced on Oct. 1. Ricks has served as assistant director of Villanova’s Institute for Contemporary Arab and Islamic Studies. He is an inter- national authority on Iran. M.M.S. “Thrill On The Hill” $50 Drinks $25 Hoagies EVERY FRIDAY 4 p.m.-7 p.m. D.J. Howard Dance Party 7 p.m.-12 a.m. At The Radnor House Condos b 1030 E. Lancaster Ave., Rosemont 525-5140 @ & JRRET 4. ALSTON D> Se oO A ya | Loo Takes The Main Line Whigas .

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