The Aquinas 1985-09-20

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;'£i£''';';itf~t~~~; BY JOE FERRARA when you read the work?" computers, Ong said that if
The written word is of he asked. "No. Of course you put garbage in, you will
great importance to both not, as long as he once get garbage out.
" ,thought and speech, said wrote it down." Last night's lecture was
Rev. Walter J. Ong, S.J., Ong made reference to the first of the Loyola
", .......:,~ (:'; 'v~', who spoke last night as part the Bible stating that the Lecture of this school year.
of the University's Loyola Bible never explains, it This lecture series seeks
Lecture Series. tells. This is indicative of to bring speakers to the
"We can't recognize the the oral world that existed University to discuss topics
effect writing has on at the time the Bible was which represent Jesuit
thought and speech," Ong written, he said. ideals.
said. Plato once said that the Ong has lectured on
Thoughts and words are written word will destroy writing at Yale University,
memory, Ong stated.
However, it was through
"Does it matter ·the written word that Plato "We can't was able to critique and whether the author think as well as he did, Ong recognize the
is alive or not added. effect writing has
when you read the "Technology humanizes
society," he said. And on thought and
work?" without writing there would speech."
be no science and no
events, but these events philosophy.
could not become immortal The writer is a hermit. No the University of Michigan,
without being writt~n down, matter how many hundreds the University of Virginia,
',.... , he said. of thousands of:people he is in Africa and in Paris.
, ~ " ' Writings constitute a life communicating with, he He has also written 15
',~~;~~;:tJ;:::'< , of their own once they are must be alone to do it. The books on modern
. '. oV, • written, he added. same is true with the Christianity and modern
, ' , reader, he said. thought. .. " .... < ' "Does it matter whether , ' "
" the author is alive or not Comparing writing to
Rev. Walter J. Ong, S.J.
outfitted for testing and
also includes space for
continuing education
seminars, Pellino said.
Completion of
reconstruction to the chapel
in St. Thomas Hall also tooli
place this summer.
"You have now a smaller
chapel which is meant to
compliment Madonna della
Strada," Pellino said. The
remaining half contains a
. microcomputer lab and
classrooms.
Pellino said.
Renovations are also
being made on the student
c~nter basement. The space
WIll be used for a series of
offices for student
government, a lounge area
and a multi-purpose room
for student activities, he
said.
Over the summer, Dexter
Hanley College offices were
moved to the third floor of
the Gallery. The area
consists of a large room
The work now,taking
place on the estate grounds
is simply preliminary work
to relocate some computer
and phone lines, PeUino
said. The tennis court,
previously used for street
hockey, has been moved to
the University athletic field.
Construction on the rear
entrance to the student
center, which will·house a
Northeastern Bank
Automatic Teller Machine
I"S nearmg completion, . '
Construction iIf underway .on tlfe Education and Recreation Complex. This is one
of the many projects the Unwerszty is now developing.
Photo by Mike Frederick
When completed, the
facility will consist of three
levels, the lowest level will
hous,ing a siX':lane Olympic
size swimming pool and four
handball/racquetball courts.
On the first level, three
courts will be available for
basketball, volleyball and
tennis. The courts are to be
encircled by a running
track, he said.
The second floor will be
occupied by general
recreational space, a
physical education classroom
and a multi-purpose student
activity room, he added.
During the summer,
builders ran into slight
diffiGulty with a small coal
..mine void near the south
section of the building,
creating a potential threat
to the swimming pool which
is to ,be be located there,
Pellino explained.
The problem was easily
remedied when a concrete
cap was built under the
pool, he said.
Construction on the new
Jesuit residence, which
should satisfy a lack of
space in the present
building, is scheduled to
begin in October. The
groundbreaking ceremonies
took place Wednesday.
j Plans set for future.
~i campus renovations
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Loyola Hall renovations
and the addition of a new I gym are just two of the
1 many steps toward
~ continued improvement
~ around campus according to
~ Glenn Pellino, assistant to
~ the president for planning.
~ Loyola Hall is a top
:} priority for next year's
~ campus renovations and will
~ , be getting a makeover
! starting, next June, he said.
! "It will be a complete
£ remodeling of the existing
; building plus an expansion
j towards Monroe Avenue,"
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Pellino said. "Weare in the
final stages of
j development."
i Th,is past spring
J groundbreaking on th-e
~ Education and Recreation
~ Complex (next to the John
; Long Center) took place,
and the $4.7 million project
should be completed by
September 1986.
"The need for increased
~ecreational space was
Ide~tified as part of. the
Un~~e!sity's long range
facilIties study," he said.
. The study was conducted
In 1983 with the assistance
of the Academy for
Ed~cational Development,
Pelhno explained.
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