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              The Maroon ESTABLISHED 1923 VOL. 75 NO. 14 Loyola University New Orleans FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1997 DKE says sorry for racist fliers By SARAH SPARKS Assistant News Editor The Tau Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, after a week of investigations by the national office into the fraternity's rush flier, issued an official apology Jan. 29 to both Loyola and Tulane universities. The apology stated that the views of those who distributed the flier were not those of the chapter, which is composed of Loyola and Tulane students, or the fraternity. David Eslick. national executive director of DKE, said, "It seems someone got brochures from decades ago and thought they were funny. They've realized that it was a stupid thing to do." Eslick said that although only two members were responsible for the flier, the entire fraternity has felt the effects of the campus and community outrage. "The chapter members apologize deeply for this whole business. This has been awful. We hope that we can put this all behind us," Eslick said. Others are not so eager to forget the incident. The Martin Luther King Jr. march on Jan. 24 was rerouted to pass the DKE fraternity house on Broadway. Participants stopped to pray and sing hymns around the house. "It was very peaceful," said Emily Drew, sociology senior. 'There was a spirit and an energy in this march that there has not been in years passed. We had a sense of definite purpose this time in destroying racism." The march did not end the group's anti-racism plans. Freshman John Hovel has started a letter-writing campaign against the DKEs. "We're sending letters to all the universities and alumni on the flier, though we've had a bit of trouble getting the addresses of some of them," Hovel said. "We're sending copies of the response letters of our Interfraternity Council and Student Government Association and asking them to respond." The group has plans to try to shut down the local DKE chapter permanently by having it removed from its fraternity house on Broadway. "There are concerned citizens who are worried about the property value of their homes going down because of the DKE house," Drew said. In 1992, city officials closed down the DKEs' previous house on Henry Clay Frat begs for return to campus By NEAL FALGOUST Managing Editor The Beggars fraternity, in an effort to regain recognition by Loyola University, has agreed to assimilate into a nationally affiliated fraternity, according to Vincent Knipfing, vice president for Student Affairs. The move comes after nearly eight years of posturing by the Beggars and university officials over the fraternity's policies concerning its status as an organization not associated with any national group. The Beggars, suspended from Loyola's campus in 1989 for allegations of hazing, has been hesitant to affiliate with a national fraternity. But with its recent compliance with the stipulations set out in its suspension, Knipfing thinks the university would be willing to have them back on campus. Knipfing also said that he sees the situation as one where the present Beggars could become part of a larger support group in which they might keep some of their identity. "What 1 think we're seeking is ... some common ground where we can merge some of the best of the [Beggars] past," he said. Knipfing said that having the Beggars assimilate into a national fraternity would provide a larger framework in which the fraternity and university could operate. He said that national fraternal organizations provide opportunities and resources for their members to become educated on the issues of alcohol and hazing. "A local doesn't have that," Knipfing said. Spring Fever Mary Meese, history sophomore, talks with Jason Weil, psychology junior, at the LUCAP Spring Rally. By BETH McGOVERN Concerns arise over computer network By PIERCE PRESLEY Staff writer The Loyola community will become more tightly knit in the near future. A new network will connect computers around Loyola to the World Wide Web. However, the quality of that access depends on many outside factors. Students and faculty can expect more interaction with each other through their computers, but some are unwilling to wait for the completion of the network. The Loyola Micro Center has gone outside the university for Internet access and plans to have a web page soon. "It's the best thing that could have happened," said Mark Robinson, sales manager.The Micro Center uses I-Way Network, a commercial Internet service provider, for Internet access. The outside provider lets the Micro Center stay competitive and get the best prices for products. Prices can change almost daily on certain computer components such as memory, Robinson said. When the web page is functional, it will allow the Micro Center to compete with other vendors on the web. Parents and students often use the web for information about computer purchases. "We can't depend on getting an open line into the school's network, and we don't know when, if ever, they will wire the network to here," Robinson said. The Micro Center is a part of Academic Computing Services, which is in charge of the network. The College of Business Administration is one of the few departments already connected to the network. "We wouldn't have waited very long," said J. Patrick O'Brien, business dean. The college planned on contracting Communique Inc., another commercial SGA reduces funds for campus organizations in spring budget By MICHAEL GIUSTI Assistant News Editor Student Government Association congress members unanimously approved a $71,000 operating budget for the 1997 spring semester at Tuesday's meeting. Money allocated for organizations for the spring semester falls $6,000 short of the $58,000 given in the fall semester. Last semester, campus organizations spent only 48 percent of the money allocated to them. The remaining money will be re-allocated to student organizations this semester. Lee Reid, first-year law student and SGA president, did not cite any single cause for the unspent money. "It isn't one organization not spending money," Reid said. "Many organizations apply for money to pay for events, and some of these events don't happen." Also included in the budget each spring are $10,000 and $3,000 set aside for the Father Carter Lecture Series and the annual riverboat cruise, respectively. These items are automatically added into the budget because of the amendments made to the SGA constitution. Funds for this lecture comes from funds student organizations do not spend. The Father Carter Lecture Series was added to the SGA constitution last year to commemorate Carter's 20-year presidency. Last year, SGA came under criticism for allocating $10,000 to bring Susan Sarandon to Loyola as the first speaker in the Father Carter Lecture Series. SGA has allotted the same amount for this year's speaker, but said they did not plan to spend that much. It is still undecided who will speak this year. See INTERNET, Pg. 4 See BEGGARS, Pg. 5 See DKE, Pg. 4 hgh hghg hghgh