Fordham
Decades later, university apologies to abuse victim
After forty years, three of which were spent in denial of any responsibility, Fordham University apologized for any role it may have had in the 1968 rape of a 13-year-old boy by a Jesuit priest.
Richard Cerick, now 53, was raped and sodomized in the Jesuit housing complex on Rose Hill by Rev. Roy A. Drake, S.J. the night before a ski trip organized by the priest.
In a public statement released by a university spokesman, Rev. Joseph M. McShane S.J, the current president of Fordham University, was quoted as saying, ‘We are deeply sorry for the damage done to Mr. Cerick as a young man and for his pain and suffering. We have been in frequent contact with his attorney and continue to seek a just resolution to his case.’
An apology was not personally given to Cerick, who had been trying to pry an admission of guilt out of the university since 2005. In addition, Cerick doubts the genuineness of the apology.
‘What he doesn’t say in that statement is ‘we believe him”- they’re still not giving any validity to my allegations or accepting [responsibility].’
Source: The Phoenix
Loyola New Orleans
University photographer insists on being arrested
Harold Baquet, a 20-year veteran photographer for the University of Loyola at New Orleans, attempted to avoid police officers by hiding on the exterior of a lofty bell tower.
Baquet, who was protesting the closure of the Our Lady of Good Counsel, said that law enforcement probably found out where he was concealing himself after his hat flew off the roof.
When a police officer climbed up and threatened to handcuff him, Baquet became belligerent toward the patrolman and indicated he would physically resist near the edge of a 100-foot drop. Baquet immediately consoled the frightened officer with, ‘Hey man, I’m messing with you.’
Police and city attorneys spent an hour attempting to convince Baquet to just go home in lieu of incarceration. However, Baquet left the premises only after he believed he would be taken to jail. Police instead just dropped him off at his home. Baquet returned to the church immediately after.
Source: The Maroon
San Francisco
Irish head of state visits campus
Mary McAleese, the current president of Ireland, received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters as part of her west coast tour of the United States. The degree is typically given to those who excel in the field of government.
In her acceptance speech, Mrs. McAleese argued for greater closeness in international problem-solving.
Source: The Foghorn, The San Francisco Citizen
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