DePaulia (DePaul University, Chicago, IL), 1986-01-17

              By Diane McWilliams "Into the Night" is the theme for this year's Homecoming Dance and that is exactly how long the festivities of Homecoming will last. THE DANCE WILL TAKE place Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Sheraton International at O'Hare. The cost for tickets is $20.00 per person. The tickets will be available in the Stuart Center and on the 4th floor at Lewis Center from Feb. 6-20. The dance will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will end at 2:00 a.m. Cocktails will be served at 7:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner will be served between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. By Mary Litsikas Associate editor Breaking away from tradition, the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society will host an initiation and reception for new members and theirfamilies this Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. IN THE PAST BOTH THE INItiation ceremony and the election of new officers were completed during one meeting, which was only attended by the new and old members. "This year's officers really wanted to make this a special occasion," said Mike Marasco, president."We decided to have an initiation that would reflect the achievements of the initiates, because maintaining a 3.5 GPA throughout a whole year is not an easy task," added Nilla Restaino, vice president.In order to be invited to join the Alpha Lambda Delta fraternity a sophmore must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 during his freshman year. Although this year's officers felt the parents presence is important, they did not expect to draw as .'..'.'•V: Lisa Szatkiewicz, DePaul Activities Board (DAB) special events coordinator, has planned a group of events that are meant to provide a week of interesting happenings. The festivities will begin on Monday, Feb. 17, with the campaigning for homecoming king and queen. Students who are interested are asked to obtain petitions which describe the selection process in full detail. The voting will last until the 20th, along with voting for the Cutest Baby contest which will be based on baby pictures of faculty, staff, and student leaders and the Best Legs contest for the athletes.On Wednesday, Feb. 19, a One 'n' One contest will be held in Alum­ Alpha Lambda Delta initiates new members many people as they did. "We've created a monster," said Marasco. But he adds that he and the other officers have gained a great sense of accomplishment for all thier efforts. "This is what college is all about. We have a great sense of achievement," he said. PLANNED FOR THE EVENT on Sunday is the one hour initiation ceremony and speeches. The speakers forthe occasion are John Kelly, former Alpha Lambda Delta president Dr. Patricia Ewers, vice presidant/dean of faculties Rev. Thomas Croak, C.M., associate vice president of student affairs and Dawn LeGare, Alpha Lambda Delta advisor and student life coordinator/loop campus. The other hour is reserved for a reception in the executive dining room on the Lincoln Park campus. Kim Koscielniak, historian, will provide the entertainment for the reception. An eight piece orchestra from Wheeling High School, where Koscielniak was graduated, will be on hand to supply some music. The production of this event will cost the club over$500, which puts them over budget, according to mm DAB takes DPU"lnto the Night" ni Hall at 6:00 p.m. The contest is open to the entire student body and winners will receive $200 scholarships. Lewis Center will once again have an elevator race this year. DAB will show the moive Body Heat on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. According to Szatkiewicz, the movie will hopefully generate a party atmosphere and promote more school spirit. THE PEP RALLY WILL TAKE place on Friday. Szatkiewicz hopes that the coaches and players of the men's and women's basketball teams will attend. This event will kick-off at 1:15 p.m. in Stuart Center. Also, the winners of The DePaulia Volume 64 Number DePaul University's official student newspaper January 17, 1986 Marasco. Because this type of initiation could become commonplace in the coming years, Marasco stated that he and other officers have discussed increasing the membership fee from $25, $10 of which goes to the national chapter.IN ADDITION TO RECOGNIZing the accomplishments of the 40 new initiates, the officers hope that their efforts wiil provide an example for future officers and other honorary societies. "We hope our event will be a motivator for other honor socities," said Marasco. "The purpose of this initiation was so that Alpha Lambda Delta would become more recognized," added Restaino. A meeting for Jan. 31 has been scheduled in order to elect next year's officers from among the initiates. To create a more social atmosphere the gathering will be combined into a meeting/pizza party, according to Restaino. Currently the other officers are Dave Yankee, treasurer and Christine Pater, secretary. This year's members totaled 26. By Laura Schmit Editor-in-chief From June 16 to July 21, while most students are forced to sweat out the hot days of summer in Chicago or the surrounding suburbs, 20 lucky DePaul students will be enjoying their time in Europe. These students will be taking part in the 1986 European Seminar sponsored by the College of Commerce. THE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE HAS RUN THIS program for the pdst 17 years. The reach of the program was limited to London and Scotland for the first nine years, but then was extended to cover the continent. Dr. Bala Batavia, chairman of the economics department, has been in charge of the seminar for the past five of those 17 years. This European seminar is unique compared to typical seminar formats, mainly because of the setting of the seminar. The students go on-site to multinationals, governmental bodies, and Euro-economic businesses. The students will visit 20 European firms including Fokker Aircraft, Heineken, Dutch Railways, Arthur Anderson in Paris, Lloyds of London, and Merril-Lynch in London. "The seminar is designed to provide an equal balance between marketing, accounting, finance, economics, and management," explains Batavia. "It is meant to give students an in-depth insight into international business." To keep the European businesses that are re­ the One 'n' One, Cutest Baby, and Best Legs contests will be announced. The women will play Detroit and a Pep Stomp will take place in Stuart Center from 8:30 p.m.-2:00 a.m. with the band Kool Ray and the Polaroids providing the music. The homecoming game will take place on Saturday at the Horizon between the men's basketball team and St. John's. The game will be nationally televised. Szatkiewicz notes that the different changes in homecoming this year are that Coke-a-Cola will sponsor the One'n'One and Miller Brewing Co. isunderconsideration to play a major role in sponsoring the homecoming events, i.e. offer­ With less than two weeks, (Yes! Less than two weeks left until midterms), this student attempts to keep ahead of the winter quarter rush. Batavia leads European seminar ing more give-aways and providing the band for the Pep Stomp. But, she also adds that, "this is the first time that both the men and women play games over homecoming weekend. The women will take on Notre Dame. Lastly, DAB hopes that the student body is receptive to the scheduled events and supports the home teams by donning red and blue for the games to display the "Demon Spirit." The pricesforthe PepStompand movie are $1 for DePaul students with an ID, $2 without an ID, and free entry for those with homecoming tickets. Photo/Debbie Galinis presented each time different, 30 to 40% of the firms are changed each year. Determination of which firms will be kept is based upon the type of presentation which the firm gives to the attending students. THE PRESENTATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN firms, about two to three hours in length, are all given by senior level management. For example, in London at Leo Burnett, an hour of the presentation is given by the president of the company. At Ernst-Whinney in Brussels, the talk is given by a DePaul graduate who has worked his way into the senior management just eight years after his graduation. "The setting of the presentations is very important," points out Batavia, "because they are in a business setting and not a classroom...The trip is a lot of work, but a lot of fun, too. It is not like a tourist trip, because you are meeting business people. You get a different type of insight than you would get from just looking at churches and architecture. You see how business people live and work in Europe." Batavia spends the entire five weeks with the students." My job is to motivate the discussions at the end of the presentations and to ask questions after each presentation," he explains. "I ask questions to clarify special points about each talk that need to be brought out." Students are able to earn four or eight credit hours by attending the seminar. The students are graded on the trip by Batavia. 80% of their grade is based on their Continued on page 3