Maroon

              MAROON Volume 70 No. 10 Loyola University New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 November 8,1991 Confidence committee tackles budget By Chris Raphael Assistant News editor An overspending of $600,000 caused $400,00 in cutbacks last year, and if Loyola's faculty have their say, the same thing won't happen again. Last year's "no confidence" vote for the Rev. George F. Lundy S.J., senior vice president and dean of Faculties, drove a political wedge between the administration and faculty which the Rev. James C. Carter S.J., university president, hopes to remove with the creation of an Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee to restore confidence. Loyola now faces an insecurity which may take many months to overcome, according to some faculty dissidents. So far, the group has created an eight-member search commitee to find a replacement for Lundy, who resigned as senior vice president effective next year. The committee, however, has not listed a doctorate as a requirement for applicants seeking to fill the vacancy. A terminal degree in one's respective field is required. The committee's written job description for senior vice president does require "significant experience in higher education administration," and requires that applicants "exhibit strong leadership skills... and be an effective spokesperson for academic excellence and have the ability to foster confidence among the deans and faculty that their views are represented. " The job description also states that "He or she must have substantial experience in fiscal matters" and must work "with the faculty and deans to support curricular and academic standards." "Heor she is responsible for academic policy and practice, and for hiring, promotion, tenure, and other faculty personnel matters," the statement reads. Concerned that ample time was not afforded to the University Budget Committee (ÜBC) to discern errors, the ad-hoc committee has recommended that the administration provide the ÜBC with copies of the estimated budget earlier in the appropriations process. "This gives them a chance to for more analysis and research on budget decisions," Dr. Stanislaw J. Makielski, professor of political science and member of the advisory committee, said. Makielski also stated that such a resolution would allow faculty members more participation in the budget process itself, but "that's about as far as we've gotten," he said. A decision to audit the management of Loyola's administration is, however, still pending. The audit would consist of an assessment by an outside management firm of Loyola's effectivenessSpeaker attacks church; points to hypocrisy By Lisa Burns Assistant News Editor Addressing contradictions within the Roman Catholic Church and its stance on social justice issues, Rosemary Radford Reuther's lecture at Loyola on Oct. 30 attacked hypocrisy within the church. Reuther, a renowned feminist theologian and author, said the Catholic Church admits that social issues need to be addressed, such as economic rights, proper development of life, and the fact that working classes and women should be treated as free and self - determining individuals. By the same token, the church has chosen not to apply any revisions to its own structure, mainly the admission of women as equal participants within the hierarchy. Helen Savvaides, communications junior, attended the lecture and found it to be interesting and enlightening. "Reuther addressed the issue that the Catholic Church is acting hypocritically. They're supposed to stand for social justice, when in fact they keep women in subordinate roles." Alisa Applegate, a junior majoring in German, said tha' Reuther stressed the need for the Catholic Church to be reconstructed into a church of the people, not of the hierarchy. "Justice in the church needs to be worked for now, on all levels, and that includes justice for women." Reuther said that in the 25 years since Vatican 11, we have seen the inability of the hierarchical institution of the church to accommodate reform. This inability, she said, is causing a rippling effect whereby subtle changes are occurring in an effort to revert back to the less liberated pre-Vatican II opinions. She said that the church is attempting to regain control by discrediting theologians and liberation theology, by attempting to control the various religious orders, and through papal attempts to appoint more conservative bishops. Dr. Catherine Wessinger, assistant professor of religious stud ies, said that Reuther gave a clear description of what is happening in the church. "She's calling the church to get its house in order in terms of Snapshots... Winning photo by Anne Lucore, communications junior. See pg. 8 See Confidence /page 3 See Reuther /page 3 Animation Festival —see page 11