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              THE MAROON ESTABLISHED 1923 VOL. 73 NO. 13 Loyola University New Orleans FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1995 New president approved unanimously by Board By DOMINIC MASSA Staff Writer The search for the person to lead Loyola University into the 21st Century ended this week. Although many who met the president-elect were impressed, some raised questions over his credentials and his availability to members of the university community during the selection process. After six months of searching for a candidate, the Presidential Search Committee presented the Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J., an associate dean at Georgetown University, as its nominee. On Wednesday afternoon, a special meeting of the Board of Trustees considered Knoth's nomination and voted unanimously to approve the committee's recommendation. Knoth was on campus earlier this week to meet with, among other groups, leaders of the Student Government Association, members of the Board of Trustees, University vice presidents. University deans, members of the Jesuit community and the executive committee of the University Faculty Senate. Some faculty senators have raised concerns about the limited opportunity for faculty members to meet with Knoth on campus. "Given his background [as an associate dean and professor], I would have wished he would have wanted to meet with more faculty members," said Senate member and religious studies associate professor Vernon Gregson. "I could understand high-powered administrators wanting to protect their secrecy, but now that a name is known, I would much rather more faculty input," Gregson said. Religious studies professor Earl Richard agreed with Gregson. "The process has been abominable. There definitely should have been more faculty input and a much more open process," Richard said. Richard, vice chairman of the faculty senate, had a chance to meet with Knoth Tuesday. "I am optimistic about Fr. Knoth. He seems to be very personable and quite promising. The problem is he needs to be given the chance to be introduced to more people," he said. "What is important is how he is presented to the faculty and that he has a chance to exchange views," Richard added. Other faculty members are less concerned with this stage of the process. "I think traditionally you have to choose the president by committee, in secrecy, and, as the saying goes, 'Too many cooks spoil the broth.' As long as the person meets with a variety of people with different viewpoints, I feel that is sufficient," said political science professor Ed Renwick. City College professor Barbara Ewell said that though she would like to see some changes to the process, she feels comfortable with the search process since it is not unlike other universities. "In general, I always look for openness in these things, but in practice, I don't think Loyola is any different from "The process has been abominable." —Earl Richard Upcoming Kissinger lecture questioned By CHRIS BONURA News Editor When Joseph Currie, S.J., dean of campus ministry, heard that the law school invited Henry Kissinger to campus to give the Judge Robert A. Ainsworth Lecture, he remembered the time when he, as an American relief worker in India, felt ashamed of his government's foreign policy. It was 1971 and Henry Kissinger was supporting a "tilt toward [West] Pakistan" because East Pakistan was not a stable nation. West Pakistani President Yahya Khan, who had helped in the White House's secret negotiations with China, attacked the more populous East Pakistan — now Bangledesh — after East Pakistani candidates won an overwhelming majority of seats in the national assembly. The attack caused 10 million refugees to flee into India. During the attack by West Pakistan, these refugees were often slaughtered. Even the most conservative statistics indicate that 500,000 were killed; some estimate that as many as 3 million were killed. Currie says the slaughter is comparable to the Nazi's slaughter of the Jews before and during World War 11. In the village of Bihar near the border, Currie watched as the refugees of the beleaguered East Pakistan flowed into his refugee camp. He watched as these refugees, often bearing gunshot wounds or maimed, streamed into the camp. During the day, he ran a sports camp for refugee children who had been separated — some permanently — from their parents. At night he could see the burning villages across Brahmaputra River, which forms the border, and he could hear the tanks. To defend against Indian intervention, which President Richard Nixon feared because the Indians were allies of the Soviets, Nixon ordered a naval dispatch into the bay of Bengal. It was this American action that caused Currie the most embarrassment. When reports came QUEST FOR POWER • 1960 Kissinger writes his first major work, The Necessity of Choice, which influences the Kennedy presidential campaign. • 1964 Nixon appoints Kissinger National Security Adviser • 1969 New York Times reporter, William Beecher, uncovers the American attacks on Cambodia, a nuetral country to which the Vietcong retreated. • 1971 SALT I negotiations begin with the Soviet Union to limit nuclear weapons. • 1972 Kissinger gets the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in bringing peace to Vietnam. • 1973 Kissinger becomes Secretary of State. Plant braces for library construction By SONYA WILDMON Staff Writer The construction trailer and large pipe sections within the orange plastic fence in the Peace Quad are part of Physical Plant's preparation for construction of the new library. According to Dave Huffman, assistant director of administration at Physical Plant, the materials and equipment will be stored in the Peace Quad for the next three to four months. During this time there will also be some excavation in the area. Huffman said that Physical Plant is storing the materials in the Quad because it is the closest location to the work area. Physical Plant will be digging trenches in the Peace Quad about five feet from the sidewalk along Bobet Hall in order to lay high temperature and chilled water lines from Central Plant to the site of the new library, Huffman said. The pipes will allow Central Plant to provide heat and air conditioning to the new facility. Huffman said that he is unsure when the trench digging will begin because it depends on weather and other factors. Physical Plant has tried to plan construction of the new library in stages to minimize the community's inconveniences, Huffman said. Actual construction, beginning with pile driving, will start after the end of the semester. "We really appreciate the understanding of the university community," Huffman said. "And we ask for some more patience, because the goal is well worth some of the inconvenience this project will cause." He added that when the work is completed, the Quad will be restored to its original condition. By JOHN A. GABERINO The grounds of the Peace Quad will be upturned in preparation for construction of the new library. See PRESIDENT, Pg. 3 See KISSINGER, Pg. 5 ■ Oven-baked Res Life mothballs microwave ovens after abuse by students. Pg.6 dgeadge Nicaragua Saga nB / Central American W~ f l jS nati°n raises student's S _-Wt m consciousness. *L_JizLzj pg. 13