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              The Maroon VOL. 73 NO. 24 ESTABLISHED 1923 Loyola University New Orleans FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1995 Republican 'contract' cuts could affect aid By STEPHEN STUART Assistant News Editor As the Republican-led Congress embarks in the coming months on one of its more ambitious plans in its Contract with America — to balance the federal budget by 2002 — Republican members have proposed several budget cuts in the seven-year plan, including extensive cuts or even the elimination of federal student aid programs. The first piece of proposal affecting these programs has passed through both houses and now awaits the decision of a conference committee. The elimination of the $63.4 million State Student Incentive Grants Program is part of the House of Representatives' $17.3 billion recission bill, which covers decreases in spending needed to shrink the federal budget deficit, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. The committee will work out a compromise between the House's version of the bill and the Senate's $16 billion version that passed on April 6. At Loyola, roughly 2,500-3,000 students receive financial aid. Of this number, approximately 75 percent attend the university with federal assistance. A Feb. 15 New York Times article states that although attempts to cut student aid programs have failed under presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, "college officials expect the strongest Congressional assault in recent years on the array of loans, grants and work-study programs." Other candidates for cuts in federal student aid programs, which total $32 billion per year, include the interest payment by the federal government on loans while student borrowers are still in college. At nearly $10 billion, the elimination of this payment would cover "one of the largest areas of savings in the roughly 80 Federal programs" that Rep. John R. Kasich, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Budget Committee, "has suggested for possible reduction or elimination as part of the Contract with America," according to the Times article. But Edward Seybold, director of financial aid. Carter leaves 20-year legacy By DOMINIC MASSA Staff writer The year is 1974. We tune in every Saturday night to watch "All in the Family," the hit show of the day. The "new" WLDC radio station is spinning "I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton, one of the hit songs this year. A gallon of gas costs S3 cents. A postage stamp: 10 cents. A semester at Loyola nins about $900 and the headline of this week's Maroon reads "Fr. Carter Selected President: Provost Promoted to Presidency." Fast forward two decades. The Rev. James C. Carter, SJ., this university's 14th president, having announced his retirement in September, begins planning the transition to his new position as Loyola's first chancellor. His replacement, the Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J., will take over Aug. 1. The change in leadership affords all an opportunity to look back at Carter's career and, many say, the university's promising future. A young James Carter, as high school valedictorian, told his fellow graduates from St. Stanislaus Academy in 1944: "Our earnest desire is that our names will not fade into obscurity, but that we shall be able to assume positions in the great world of the future which are worthy of our background and education." Many people who have worked with Carter over the last two decades say the physicist-turned-president has done just that — made a name for himself, and Loyola University. Even those who have not always agreed with Carter or his methods admit that he has done a great deal to enhance the reputation and stability of the university. DSAC sets parameters for A&S requirement By JENNIFER JOHNSON Editor in Chief The Dean's Student Advisory Council presented a proposal to the Arts and Sciences Assembly last Thursday that, if implemented, would require all A&S students take a class that "focuses on the conversation of the environment or a course that exposes the student to ethnic or gender-based issues not fully explored at the introductory level." Faculty members attending the meeting questioned the proposal's purpose and the way it would be implemented. Steve Benko. religious studies senior and member of DSAC, addressed the Assembly. He said he thinks that the faculty criticized the proposal's plan, rather than the idea DSAC attempted to propose. "I think there are a lot of people who support it," he said. "I think there are more people who support the idea, than might support the way we did this." Gerald Clack, associate professor of psychology, said that while he thinks that the intent of the proposal is "admirable," he is concerned that the requirement is aimed at a small number of students. Because the list of courses that would already meet the requirement is not complete, there is no way to tell exactly how many students would be affected. Clack said that advisers can help students understand the importance of taking classes on race, gender and environmental issues. "It seems that one of my functions is to show people choices," he said. "All I can do is make them more aware of their options." Holly McKenney, psychology/ Spanish senior and speaker of DSAC, suid that the group has worked on the proposal all year and, if it passes, hopes to have the change implemented in lime for the freshman class in the fall of 1996. "We |DSAC] talked about a lot of things in the goal statement that just are not met. or if they're being met, no one's aware of it. The whole thing of this proposal is it's an awareness issue, and it will reach those students who are not meeting it." While most of the faculty members who attended Thursday's meeting said CARTER REMEMBERED COURTESY UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Carter talks with students outside of Marquette Hall in the early years of his presidency. Faculty Senate resolution challenges multicultural office By PETER REICHARD News Editor In response to the proposal by the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, to establish an Office of Multicultural Affairs, the University Faculty Senate passed a resolution on April 27 which states that such an office is unnecessary. The senate's resolution, authored by the Rev. Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., reads, "The best way to accomplish [the goals of the proposed office] is not through setting up new offices and structures, but through diligent, efficient and imaginative leadership in the use of existing offices, structures and personnel." Several senators stated that the senate should not act until the Multicultural Committee conceptualizes the office. Roger White, assistant City College professor, said he found some positive elements in Schroth's proposal, but that he wanted to keep "an open mind," pending the Multicultural Committee's findings. "I find the motion a bit premature," he said. Schroth, who was unable to attend the meeting, said later that he understands White's position, but because the faculty can't predict how long the committee will take to complete the report on its findings, the faculty should make its position clcar as soon as possible. "Loyola ad hoc committees have a history of going on forever when they don't have deadlines," he said. "1 thought it would be most useful if we made our point now." Ai the meeting, Stuart Wood, associate business professor, said he supports the resolution. "I think the essence of racism is treating people not as individuals, but as members of groups. And my observation of the multicultural movement around the country is that it is a racist movement. It ill-behooves this university to set up [an office] that has, at best, the same title of a racist movement around the country." Schroth's proposal passed 19 to 10 with one abstention. See AID Pg. 3 See CARTER pg. 3 See COURSE Pg. 3 jjjf' Year ln Review Students make plans to exercise over the break. jgr* 1 Movin' On Out trj i Seniors consider their | ~1 years at Loyola and what the future will bring. Pg.9