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              The Maroon ESTABLISHED 1923 VOL. 74 NO. 5 Loyola University New Orleans FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1995 Student, 23 passengers injured in collision By LISA BOE Staff writer The weekend silence was broken by the screech and crash of streetcars at approximately 10 a.m. Sunday. Lakebound car 937 collided with streetcar 900, which was riverbound, at the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Jeannette Street. The 23 passengers were thrown into the glass and walls of the two streetcars as both of the cars derailed. Car 900 began to flip over, but its path was blocked by a post. Passengers climbed from the wreck, the worst in 35 years, through the windows of the cars. Frank Mitchell, music senior, was injured in the crash. He declined to comment on the incident. All of the passengers were treated by medical personnel at the site of the crash for cuts and bruises. The most serious injury was sustained by a woman who cracked her ribs. According to the Regional Transit Authority, the lakebound car made an abrupt turn onto Jeanette Street without making a mandatory safety stop. RTA officials confirm through their investigation that the accident was a result of the driver's error and not due to faulty tracks or the streetcar. Source: The Times-Picayune Paramedics wheel injured streetcar passenger into ambulance after Sunday's accident (Above). By NITAKUWA BARRETT A streetcar, now leaning toward one side, depicts the effect of the accident (Left). By SONYA WILDMON Campus 10 responds to armed robberies By NICKVACCARO Staff writer Warnings of armed robberies and other criminal activity have been adorning Public Safety's bulletin board in the Danna Center, notifying students to be aware and cautious in the Uptown area. According to Patrick Bailey, director of Public Safety, one such flier has been posted in the Danna Center warning students of armed robberies involving Loyola and Tulane University victims. The incidents have occurred in the area encompassing Carrollton, Claiborne and Broadway. Through the efforts of the Campus 10 New Orleans Law Enforcement Association, an allegiance of the major universities in the New Orleans area, students can be made aware of criminal activity occurring on other campuses with a possible shift to their own. The flier, provided by Tulane University's department of public safety, pinpoints the robberies at the ATM machine at First NBC bank on the corner of Carrollton and Claiborne avenues. According to Bailey, these crimes were not reported to Loyola's Public Safety. Since these crimes have involved Loyola students. Bailey expressed concern. "It really bothers us," Bailey said. "These are our students." As part of Campus 10 and according to Tulane's information, crime prevention officer Sonny Potter said other armed robbery incidents have occurred along the nearby streets of Pine, Oak, Maple, Lowerline, Hillary, St. Charles, Freret and Adams. Referring to a map of the Uptown area. Potter explained these streets compose one general area, mostly occupied by students. He classified the present crimes as "seasonal criminal activity." "Crooks know when students come back to school," Potter said. According to Bailey, the two common denominators of most By DAN OBARSKI This ATM has been site of armed robberies. Homeless law incites protest at Council By MICHELLE HUDSON Staff writer If New Orleans' City Council member Peggy Wilson has her way, homelessness will become a crime in the city. "Some business people came to me and asked that I do something about the people sleeping outside of their businesses," Wilson said. Wilson was supposed to submit an ordinance to the City Council on Sept. 7 that would prevent anyone without a permit from constructing any type of structure for residential use. The meeting was canceled because she wanted to revise the ordinance with the assistance of an attorney from Washington, D.C. Wilson hopes that the attorney will help her draft the ordinance so it will pass the Council without much conflict. A copy of the Sept. 7 ordinance captures the spirit of the revision Wilson is working on. The document states the following: "It shall be unlawful for any person to commit the crime of unauthorized public habitation ... No person shall be arrested for violation of this Section, or be charged with a violation of this Section, unless a law enforcement officer has informed him or her that such continued conduct is in violation of a City Ordinance." According to Wilson, people found not obeying this law will be given the option of entering a shelter, attending a chemical dependency program or serving jail time. Citizens like Don Boagni-Dow, president of the Pax Christi-New Orleans chapter, have committed themselves to protesting Wilson's ordinance whenever it is brought to the Council. Boagni-Dow is dedicated to aiding the homeless through Pax Christi. He and several Loyola students were among a group of people who had planned to picket the Sept. 7 council meeting. "If the ordinance had passed we were ready to sleep in front of [City Hall] to protest," he said.Wilson contends, however, that some other people don't want to rebuild their lives. "Some people don't want to get sober and try to start anew," she said. Homeless citizens like Allen Roberts disagree with Wilson. "I been to shelters, but they give you one meal and expect your life to change. I need someone to help me," Roberts said. "I had a home three years ago, and if she (Wilson) can just do what she wants, I guess I'll be outta a home for another three, four, five years." See ROBBERY, Pg. 6 yv Poll position Sports talk t{i '-'v'n lnn America I; •;] Governor's candidates Senior Amy Jones |: Tiffin Inn offers taste of |;;;7 Cleo Fields and Robert aspires to be the voice ■!D Americana that schlock Adley are profiled. behind the radio. afficianados will eat up.