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Monday March 4, 1985 VoCwnte 9; No* 7
New Library: MAIN FOCAL POINT
by Kathleen Lonergan & Ana Schnellmann
You open the door, walk in, and fight to get a desk or a place at a table in the over-crowded CSB library. Built when the enrollment at CSB was only 5, the library cannot comfortably suit the study needs of 1,700 full-time students, nor house an increasing number of volumes.
Because of the obvious need for a new library, the college chose Warner, Burns, Toan, and Lunde of New York to design a building that would enable students to find needed materials without having to climb a ladder or risk being crushed by moveable book stacks.
The architectural company, known for designing more functional libraries than any other firm in the country, will feature a one-story building, located between Mary Commons and the BAC, with a bell-tower (as tall as the BAC) displaying the beautiful stained glass of the old chapel. A garden court in the center of the library will be glassed in during the winter and open in the summer, thereby providing a main focal point for the campus.
The new facility will feature functional, as well as aesthetic improvements. With 56,000 square feet of space rather than the present 15,000, study space will no longer pose a problem. The stacks will not only house our present collection, but will also allow for a 4,000 volume increase per year, thereby quickly making up for our lack of certain subject areas. The building will also contain a computer study center with new mainframe computers as well as several microcomputers. No more trekking over to SJU for computer assignments!
The library will indeed improve the campus both functionally and aesthetically, but it will also cost an estimated $5,246,500. The fund-raisers have, however, received a generous $1,000,000 head start from Mr. Bill Clemens, President of Bankers Systems, Inc., and they are now looking to businesses both across the nation and in the area for further aid.
The opening of the new library sometime in the fall of '86 will signify a marked progress in the modernization of the school.
BISHOPS PASTORAL DISCUSSED
by Constance M. Smithwick
Campus Ministry and the Forum Debate Society sponsored "Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy/ a panel discussion held in the science auditorium at SJU, February 13, in order to illuminate students and staff as to the history, elements and significant issues raised in "Toward a Christian Economic Ethic'* the bishops latest economic pastoral. Panelists included Bishop George Speltz, Sister Mary Emil Penet, and Dr. Dan Finn.
Bishop Speltz directed his address around the lone history of the pastoral and how it has evolved. Speltz said the bishops want to make Catholic social teacning Known mrougn the letter, which addresses specific economic concerns of the world. Speltz noted the failure on the part of people and companies to understand that all property has an inherent "social mortgage!' In Speltz's opinion, social justice must be practiced by all.
Following Bishop Speltz's presentation, Sister Mary Emil Penet outlined what the church plans to do with the pastoral and how it will affect us. Citing the bishops use of knowledgeable and experienced staff in producing the document, Penet stressed the economic pastoral's legitimacy and strength. From Penet's oerspective, the bishops are tell-
ing us that full employment is possible in time and that there is a new national consensus that it can be done. Penet argued that all people's basic needs must be met; people must come before power. In Penet's view, the nuclear threat is a real one and continued increases in defense spending only exacerbate the existing deficit. Speaking of the necessity of the pastoral, Penet said the letter offers our only hope for nuclear freedom, jobs, and the eradication of hunger — not to mention a good conscience. In order that the bishops' economic pastoral be taught and used, Penet stressed the need for all of us to act.
Dr. Dan Finn expanded on Penet's basic themes while addressing both significant and controversial aspects of the pastoral. The new economic letter, said Finn, speaks to understanding the teaching of the church. Finn sees religious/economic connections made clear in the document. Finn also stressed that while religion is not a panacea, it can unify the individual and the community. There are no "absolute" property rights, said Finn. There is a limit on ownership for theological as well as for economic reasons. Finn also discussed the strength of the document because of its response to criticisms and complaints. Finn mentioned the role of the government and what it does for
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Dr. Daniel Finn, Professor of Theology
