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              THE MAROON Loyola University New Orleans V0L.72 NO. 13 FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1994 ESTABLISHED 1922 Carter appoints Danahar to new provost position By CHRIS BONURA Managing Editor □ Fund raising jobs to be tackled by Carter With a 6.7 percent tuition increase headed to the Board of Trustees for approval, a new library in the planning stage and a new vice president heading Institutional Advancement, the university plans to place a greater emphasis on fund raising. To accomplish this, the Rev. James C. Carter S.J., university president, has appointed Dr. David Danahar provost. Along with his responsibilities as vice president for Academic Affairs, Danahar will assume some of Carter's responsibilities so that the president can focus on external affairs. Carter says he made this change so that he can put more ■ effort into fund raising. "When a president is in office for a long period of time, inevitably he sets up more and more relations outside the institution."He's going to be away a lot more. He wants to make sure that while he is away things are running along," Danahar said. Carter said he needs to use these connectionsconnections to get more funds for the university."If you are being asked for $50,000... you expect the president to be in on that, and he just doesn't knock on the door unknown. He's somebody you know socially and through business contacts," Carter said. An upcoming campaign drive to pay for a new library is not the only reason for Carter's emphasis on fund raising. Carter said he hopes he can defray the cost of future tuition increases. "That's where tuition money go— salaries, equipment, financial aid for students who can't afford it. If we can get that money from other sources, that will slow down the tuition increases," Carter said. As provost, Danahar will actas president when Carter is absent. Danahar will play a leading role in the annual budget process, and will head the Council of Deans. The self study, which is crucial for reaccreditation, will also be under his watch. Danahar's new responsibilities also include leading the faculty and supervising the libraries and Academic Danahar Fr. Carter Universities honor Martin Luther King, Jr. By KATIE ZODROW Contributing writer Rev. Bemice A. King, the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., highlighted the Eighth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Week For Peace. Bernice King encouraged the audience to continue the tradition ofnon-violence set forth by her father. The week's events, sponsored by Loyola, Tulane and Xavier Universities, originated from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Committee, which consisted of four to five students from each school. Inspired by the Langston Hughes poem "Harlem," the theme of this years festivities was, "A Dream Deferred: Youth and Violence." "Each year is different," A 1 Alcazar, Pcace committee member for Loyola, said, "The programs arise from suggestions and current issues."While some Southern states do not rccongize the holiday, many Loyola students said it is important to celebrate the achievements and dreams of the civil rights leader. Martha Bausch, junior music major agreed that it is an important holiday to observe. "More segregation exists than people realize, especially when you look at our government and education system. People feel that violence is not their problem if you are white. The events bring awareness in order to fight violence," Bausch said. "The events make the people aware of problems, educate and show the reality of what is going on that some of us don't realize," Ricky Ortiz, sociology senior, said. Monday morning, despite the rain, approximately 200 people turned out for an Ecumenical Peace Service held at Xavier University. The program included gospel selections by a combined university choir, small sermons and scripture readings. Rev. Dwight Webster of the Christian Unity Baptist Church urged the audience "to question the traditional definition of violence in our culture. So that the first thing that comes to mind is not a black man." Following several selections of gospel songs and scriptures, the Rev. Ron Clingenpeel spoke of hope. "We are only limited by our hope. How big is your hope?" he said. By JOHN C. VANDOVER Rev.Bernice King addresses faculty and students at McAlister Auditorium UBC budget passed By MICHELLE HUDSON and CHRIS BONURA Staff writers □ Rising costs might raise full-time tuition a projected 6.7 percent Based on a projected 1993-94 university budget, which passed the University Budget Committee Dcc. 6 and awaits approval by the Board of Trustees, yearly undergraduate tuition could be raised to 511,100 next year. The 6.7 percent increase could cost full-time undergraduate students an extra $700 a year. The budget the ÜBC passed would raise Law tuition $32 an hour to $505, and graduate tuition $27 an hour to $424. However, the ÜBC budget would raise City College only $5 an hour to $180. Single rooms arc projected to go up $70 to $2075 and double rooms up $45 to $1490. There are no plans to raise any fees. The major increase in the budget expenses that make the tuition increase necessary is an average 5.3 percent increase in salaries. Faculty and staff will also receive a one percent increase in fringe benefits. Another big increase in expenses is financial aid. Financial aid was increased $926,000, up 7.3 percent from last year. The Rev. Joseph Currie S.J.,'tJBC member and dean of Campus Ministry, said he thinks the increase in financial aid will help lighten the blow of a tuition increase for those who cannot afford it. Currie was also pleased that the ÜBC voted to keep the City College tuition increase down. "This [the budget process] is a crap shot," Currie said. " What I have seen in the ÜBC is that they want to bring Loyola salaries up to a level commensurate with the product. And the main source of income ... is tuition. "When the Jesuits started out, the whole idea was to keep everything free— gratis .But you can't nin a university that way. That was 400 years ago," Currie said. At least one thing will be changed in the ÜBC's proposed budget by the Board of Trustees. According to Carter, the Trustees oppose relying on unrestricted gifts for more that 2 percent of the total revenue. The ÜBC recommended that $1.5 million of this year's budget come from unrestricted gifts. That's 5140,000, over 2 percent. The Rev. Ransom Marlow S.J., University Senate representative to the ÜBC, said that the change is due to the university's ineffective fund-raising techniques."Loyola's poor fund-raising record has had a direct impact on the necessity for tuition increases," Marlow said. Carter said that unrestricted gifts are hard to come by and aren't always reliable."If you plan on something like [large unrestricted gifts] and it doesn't come, you're in serious trouble," Carter said. "There is a difference between what you put in the budget and what you go out there and try to raise." Student Government Association President Erika Schwarz, first-year law student, is disappointed with the proposed increase after her efforts last semester to unite students against an enormous increase. Schwarz contends that she and newly elected Director of Finance Jeff Rogers, first-year law stu- SeeDANAHARPg. 6 Sec KING Pg. 6 Sec BUDGET Pg. 6 Student ninjas turn themselves in to M Basketball team on an impressive winning streak. FSDFSDF