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              The LOyola MAROON ■ Volume 70 No. 22 • \ Loyoid University New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 April 10, 1992 Faculty and staff members sue Loyola Philosophy professor's termination appeal denied By Michael Wilson Editor in Chief Angered by the university administration's refusal to renew his terminal contract ending this semester, Dr. Frank Schalow, associate professor of philosophy, filed a lawsuit against Loyola Wednesday. Schalow, who does not hold tenure, was given a one-year contract from the philosophy department last spring, after complaints were made within the department concerning his behavioral difficulties and lack of trust among his colleagues. The lawsuit claims that the "arbitrary, capricious, and non-objective" complaints that led to his terminal contract are not related to the criteria for faculty tenure and advancement in the Faculty Handbook. Thus, Schalow's "just and reasonable" reliance on the Handbook proved to be detrimental, and "Loyola breached its contract with Dr. Schalow by failing to provide him fair procedures in matters concerning his employment," the lawsuit states. While not suing for any actual dollar amount, Schalow is seeking an amount that the court "may find reasonable to compensate him in full for his past, present and future losses," accordingaccording to the suit. These losses involve the six years he had accrued towards tenure at Loyola, that could have been spent at another school; and the "humiliation, embarrassment, and loss of professional prestige" that resulted from his termination.Schalow's record at Loyola Schalow's popularity among students was evidenced by his packed classes throughout his six years as a full-time member of the ordinary faculty (following four years as a lecturer). Above his standard nine hours per semester of teaching, Schalow also wrote or co-wrote two books and 35 articles and reviews in national publications. His third book, The Renewal ofthe Heidegger-Kant Dialogue, is due out this summer.He has served on v arious university committees, including the University Planning Team, the Faculty Senate, the Elections Committee, the Parking Committee, and the Student Policy Advisory Committee. He also served as campus coordinator of Phi Beta Kappa honors fraternity and the recruitment coordinator for philosophy majors, and he is currently organizing the 26th annual Heidegger Conference, scheduled for late May. Former counselor claims Loyola breached contract By Courtney Sullivan Copy editor Robert J. Miller, a former counselor at Counseling Career Development & Placing has filed a lawsuit against Loyola University in Civil District Court for a breach in contract In defense, Loyola says that it terminated MilleT after he spoke about a student he counseled to other university employees. The deputy sherriff of Orleans Parish served Loyola with the lawsuit on Dec. 17, 1991, exactly four months after Miller was terminated after allegedly violating client/counselor confidentiality.Miller, who has a masters in counseling, counseled undergraduate and law students at Loyola. Miller worked for Loyola 19 years and claimed he had a contract with the university, according to a memorandum filed in court by Miller's attorney, William Miles. A student who received counseling from Miller called Dr. Christopher Flynn, director of Counseling and Career Development, around July 19.1991, and alleged that Miller revealed information about the student's former employment, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by Miles says that although Miller was advised that he was cleared of the charge. Miller was warned about a possible suit being filed against him. MilleT contacted Thomas A. Rayer, an attorney who acts as general counsel for Loyola, July 30,1991 in anticipation of a possible lawsuit According to the lawsuit. Miller claims Loyola fired him Aug. 17, 1991, because he sought an attorney. Miller claims in the lawsuit that the university terminated him without cause, and therefore violated his employment contract with Loyola. Miller, who claims the the university unlawfully broke his employment contract, is seeking $38,957, the year's salary owed to him for the 1991-92 year and future wage loss from the university to compensate for the anguish or loss of self-esteem the termination caused him. Both Miller and Miles refused to comment on the case. According to the suit Miller filed, Loyola offered Miller employment as a counselor for 11 monthes for the 1991-92 year May 24, 1991. Miller accepted the offer June 14,1991. He was to begin employment the next day and receive a salary of $38,957. Miles claims that Miller, an employee of Loyola since 1973, expected to continue working at Loyola until he retired. Susan Locasio, director of Personnel Services,Card-keys: One resident's story By Chris Raphael News editor Imagine being sentenced to six hours of desk duty and threatened with eviction after attempting to enter your residence hall without a card-key. Well, it happened. And for Mike Laurato, political science freshman, it caused nearly three months of anguish and harassment that ended last week when Dr. Vicki McNeill, Assistant Director for Student Affairs, struck the sentence from his record, Laurato said. Although McNeil! "-"fused to comment, she "was the only one who was receptive to my problem, and she was the only one in the whole situation who understood the way I felt and didn't alienate or insult me," he explained. But Laurato mentioned that McNeill's actions came only after Residential Life had intruded on nearly every aspect of his life, and gave the following account of his three month bout with the card-key policy. "All Residents..." It all started near the end of January — a new rule had been instituted at Biever Hall requiring all residents to show their cardkeys to the desk assistants inside the building for security purposes. Laurato had misplaced his card-ke;' in his book-bag, and Bonfire tales— Cherokee Indian Gayle Ross turned storytelling into art as she entertained students around a bonfire in the Peace Quad on Tuesday. The storytelling was part of International Week festivities. /Photo by Shannon White See Miller/ page 4 See Schalow/ page 4 See Card-key/ page 3 Inside This in a cold sweat... 1