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              The Maroon V0L.72 NO. 14 Loyola University New Orleans FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1994 ESTABLISHED 1922 Engine problems cause student's car to catch fire By ELENA VOLPERT Business Manager □ Car is unable to be saved, but all escaped safely The parking lot on the side of Buddig Hall became the scene of a fire last Friday.Around 10:30 p.m. Jan. 21, a 1980 Toyota Cclica caught fire. Jacob Gaffncy, drama/communications freshman, drove his newly-purchased car into the parking lot. "We smellcd gas on the way back from the French Quarter, but my friend was sick so I was trying to get her home promptly," Gaffney said. After dropping off two friends at the Buddig shuttle stop, Gaffney pulled into a parking space to wait for one of his friends to return. The car backfired as he shifted to first gear. Donovan S. Braud, English freshman, was the first to exit the car. "Somebody said 'Yourcar'son fire.' So I looked back and saw orange fire on the ground," Braud said. "We got out of the car, and I turned around. There was fire around the wheels." Students outside of Buddig also saw the flames. "There was a big boom so we came outside and saw flames and smoke," said Morgan Hetzler, drama/communications By ELENA VOLPERT A New Orleans firefighter pumps water on Jacob Gaffney's 1980 Toyota Celica outside Buddig Hail. The car began to flame and smoke after the student returned from a night in the French Quarter Gaffney has no luck with cars By ELENA VOLPERT Business Manager When Jake Gaffney's car burned last Friday, a $1600 investment also went up in flames. Gaffney paid $400 for his 1980 Toyota Celica and later spent another $1200 fixing it up. "I bought the car from a family friend, or I thought it was a family friend," Gaffnev said. The 1980 Celica marked Gaffney's third car within a year. "I have had terrible luck with cars," he said. His first car was stolen Uptown after going out to the French Quarter on July 25, 1993. Not only was his car stolen that evening, but the man who stole it drove it into a house. When he got that car back, he repaired it and sold it. The second car was a gift from his brother's fiancee. "She gave me the keys and I hopped in. I drove it to a Time Saver three blocks away and pushed it back home," Gaffney said. His third car, the Celica, has been declared a total loss. "There was a lot money invested in that car," Gaffney said. "And to have it pulled out from under us in that way is awful," he said. Students deal mayoral candidates tough deck at forum By TINA BERGERON Staff writer City College student Bob Dunn, communications senior, had narrowed his choice for mayor down to two men, Mitch Landrieu and Ken Carter, before Wednesday night's mayeca) forum in Roussel Hall. CadUries hoping to impress Dunn with last minute bursts of inspiration didn't succeed, he said. "I think this forum tonight had all the dynamics of a migrating glacier," Dunn said. The eight candidates for mayor came to Loyola to offer students a last chance to hear their platforms. Ten students posed questions to the forum, sponsored by the Loyola Economics Club. Questions dealt with improving the economy of New Orleans. A question from Melissa Sander, economics senior, about eliminating political patronage delighted Roy Raspanti. Raspanti pointed out that he is accepting no PAC money nor offering city contracts to those contributing more than $1000 to his campaign. Lambert Boissiere answered the question by bashing the Times-Picayune for its criticism of some candidates' business deals. "The Times-Picayune hasn't done one positive thing for this city and yet they sit back and criticize politicians," he said. The paper endorsed Donald Mintz last Sunday. Marc Morial said he would focus on cutting juvenile crime by improving the New Orleans Recreation Department, implementing a "dusk-to-dawn curfew," and having the city sponsor parenting classes. Both Donald Mintz and Landrieu emphasized the city's need to collect back taxes and the need for family values and non-violence programs in schools to help solve the crime problem. Sherman Copelin, who forum moderator Alec GiffordofWDSU-TV pointed out was the richest man on the panel with assets of 55 million, said his connections in South America would help bring more trade with that region to the city. "People like to do business with friends," Copelin said. Ken Carter suggested that New Orleans expand its health care and garment/ textile industries, and make itself a culturalcultural capital by strengthening its commitment to the arts. The new face on the panel was Jerome Slade, an independent candidate. Slade seemed disturbed when Michael Kigin, communications senior, asked him which economist had influenced his plans most. 'To answer your question, which was one to mess me up a little bit, I haven't talked to one." 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