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              The Loyola MAROON October 25.1991 Loyola University New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 mbjb SGA charters gay and lesbian group By Chris Raphael and Michael Wilson Staff writers Last Thursday's Student Government Association meeting burst into applause when, after over an hour of heated debate, the congress voted to accept the charter of Gay and Lesbian Outreach At Loyola (GOAL). "It's really surprising to see congress getting sparked, instead of everybody wanting to get out of here early," Jim Dugan, communications senior and SGA president, said. An "aye" or "nay" voice vote revealed that out of the 29 members present, only three or four congresspersons voted to reject the charter. The Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, and the Student Affairs office had both approved the organization earlier. The last item on a long list of proposals, debate over the organization's charter raised questions concerning Catholic doctrine, social ignorance, and whether or not the group would maintain its strictly defined support function. Prescott Kerutis, communications senior and Arts and Sciences representative, was concerned over the "tension" which might exist between members of Loyola's gay and lesbian group who also happened to be members of more activist homosexual rights organizations, such as Queer Nation. "You and the members of these groups hold strong feelings," he said. "My fear is for the school. You can't have that type of action." "That's what we're addressing—your fear," fired back Ecoc6 Rooney, communications senior. "The church does not condone sexual activity outside of marriage," explained GOAL representative Kadia Perea, city college senior. "Because homosexuals are not allowed to be married by the Church, their sexual activity is not condoned. If we were allowed to be married, it would be all right." "This is not a straight-bashing organization," Jeff Albert, music senior and SGA member, remarked. "I don't need the group, but there is very much a need in this community." Dr. Vicki McNeil, assistant vice president for Student Affairs, also supported the organization, citing that 75 percent of Jesuit universities, including Loyola University of Chicago, maintain such groups on their campuses. "These individuals, as citizens under the Constitution of the United States, do have a right. They have a right to peaceably assemble," Dan Labow, third year law student and law president, said. A few members of congress, however, were concerned that GOAL'S existence would have a negative affect on admissions and whether the group would retain its passive stature. Some A tough choice — Edwards and Duke both claim victory. /Photo by William Liermann Wolf: Better late than never By Candace Curella Staff Writer The 1990-91 edition of the Wolf yearbook will be distributed as soon as it returns from the printer, said Dr. Larry Lorenz, chairperson of the communications department and adviser to the Wolf. Pat Donovan, international business sophomore and editorin-chief of the Wolf, said that the staff expects the books to be ready for distribution by the first full week in November. The books will be distributed from a booth in the Danna Center. Throughout its history, the Wolf had a series of problems, mainly in the area of staff. Apparently, staff conflicts caused delay of the 1983-84 yearbook. The book was scheduled to come out in August of 1984 but was not distributed until Feb. 8, 1985. Until 1984, students were paying $20 for the Wolf, but it was optional whether or not a student bought it. In 1985, the university decided to add a mandatory fee of $5 to student fees to pay for the yearbook. According to Lorenz, the $5 fee is "ridiculously low" and does not meet all of the costs. In an effort to cover the additional expenses, the staff is forced to try to sell advertising space. Donovan said that the staff was unable to sell any ads for the 1990-91 yearbook. Lorenz attributed this to the low distribution rate of the book among students. At one lime, students who held high positions, such as editorin chief, received a tuition break. However, in 1987 this benefit was cut by the university. A graphic artist was hired to finish the 1987-88 yearbook when the editor for the year failed to turn in finished layouts. This caused a four-person faculty committee and Lorenz to change the format of the 1988-89 yearbook to a magazine edition subtitled "The Year in Review." The editor of the 1989-90 Wolf decided to return to the The Duke controversy continues By Kevin Patton News editor Coining in second with 32 percent of last Saturday's primary vote, David Duke stunned the political consensus at large and distressed a good portion of Loyola's students and faculty. "He's a disgrace. I'm very upset. It's frightening," Steve Pinell, history junior, said. "It's the lesser of two evils." "This state will lose a lot of credibility; we'll become the laughing stock of the South," Michelle Campbell, accounting freshman, said. So whatever happened to good old Louisiana government, anyway? "I reckon Duke's got a lot of good ideas. He's got a bad past, but since his political career has begun, he has done well," Thear Lemoine, English freshman, said. "Personally I like his platform, but he won't get anything through the legislature. No one respects him," Erika Schwarz, communications junior, said. For the most part, the Loyola community seems horrified that their fellow citizens would vote a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan into one of the top two political positions in the state. "At the moment, we are saying that 1/3 of the voters have racist attitudes," Dr. Stanislaw Makielski, professor of political science, said. "It doesn't make us any different than any other state. If he were running in any other state, he would still pick up about 30 percent of the vote." Duke now considers himself to be the new spokesman of Louisiana's Republican party, and people feel this may cause problems for the GOP in years to come. According to a report in the New York Times, Duke said that "the rank and file Republicans of the state voted for me, and the rank and file Republicans in this country believe the way I believe." "If he were to run in the '96 presidential campaign, he would cause a lot of problems for the Republican party, and to do such is a very logical next move," Makielski said. "Republicans do not want to align themselves with a racist, but, to a degree, they expound his values," Brother Herman Johnson, 0.P., former student affairs employee, said. See GOAL / page 3 See Duke /page 5 See Wolf /page 5 F9p 1 r »y tj KrfrC► •" f D *i E .#:=rJfc..rJ?L" -*' I 1 F f» £.j.k r J)— ; 1 : Sir •If w- " . „ M-{ ill C «* t 1 s ? *-r : - I