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              The Maroon ESTABLISHED 1923 V0L.75 NO. 20 FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1997 Loyola University New Orleans Students try Net for easy papers By NEAL FALGOUST Managing Editor The tangled Web we've weaved now makes it easier for students to deceive. Proponents of the Internet have hailed it as a valuable research tool for students and scholars, but this valuable asset could also lead to the demise of education, according to some critics who say sites on the Internet provide opportunities for students to cheat their way through school. A quick search of the Internet easily turns up 30 major sites dedicated to providing students with the opportunity to download their favorite essays on topics ranging from international business to English literature. One of these sites, "School Sucks" (www.schoolsucks.com), proclaims that you can "Download Your Workload." And with scores of categories and hundreds of different papers, it has become one of the most popular sites on the Internet for doing just that. Kenneth Sahr, author of "School Sucks," started the site in May as a personal business venture by selling space on his page to advertisers. In the 11 months since the site's creation, Sahr says the site has received over i  420,000 hits, with a daily rate of about 3,000 visitors. "I can't believe no one did this before me," Sahr said. He describes it as a great business venture. Sahr said he never created the site to promote cheating or academic dishonesty. He wanted to provide a system of checks and balances for the educational system to keep professors on their toes. "The education system needs this," he said. Sahr admits that many of the papers on his site are "junk" and does not rate the papers in any way. "It doesn't take a high IQ to realize that most of the papers were not written by someone with a high IQ," he said. 'Take a look at any of those English papers. They would not have gone through my junior high school." Many sites like Sahr's contain links to other similar sites on the Internet, most .... Breaking * TgE Code ?art 4 of 5 PLANNING LOYOLA'S FUTURE By BETH McGOVERN Knoth stands on the construction site for the new library, one of the many planned capital projects. Man with a $68 million plan By STEPHEN STUART Editor in Chief The slither of fiber optic cable and the whirr of the boom crane high above the campus provide daily reminders of the progress being made on the computer network and new library, as well as harbingers of other changes to come. The library and computer network are two examples of the dozens of new projects, renovations and improvements in the overall capital strategy program for Loyola approved by the Board of Trustees Nov. 22. The Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J., university president, detailed the progress already made on 13 of these initiatives in a memorandum to the university community on Monday. One part of the capital strategy program also under increased scrutiny in the coming weeks will be the master plan for future development, a look ahead at the campus layout five years and ANALYSIS 30 years from now. "There are two sides to this whole thing," Knoth said. "One is looking very closely at the education we give in terms of the whole environment that we provide for that education to take place." The overall program entails spending $67.9 million over roughly the next six to seven years to complete all the initiatives, which range from roof maintenance to new classroom equipment to eventually a new university center. Not all the projects will happen now, although some, like the computer network and the new residence hall, have already begun. Knoth states as the goal for the program that "Loyola Beer on construction site prompts meeting By AUTUMN CAFIERO Staff writer Scattered beer cans and an empty 12- pack have raised safety concerns on the construction site of the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library. A Maroon reporter found an empty package of beer on the construction site outside of Miller Hall. A garbage bag was also found on the site containing 14 cans of Miller Lite in 14- and 16-ounce sizes. Billy Pease, French sophomore, saw a construction worker take a package of beer into one of the trailers on the site. Later, Pease also saw beer cans littering the ground. "I would assume they were drinking it there," he said. "I don't know if it was while they were working or what." The superintendent of the construction site. Spud Hockersmith, said he had little knowledge of the discoveries. He did make a similar discovery on a smaller scale about two to three weeks earlier, he said. "I did find (an empty beer can) in here one night, but I didn't have any idea where it came from," he said. Hockersmith said he did not believe the can belonged to any of the construction workers. "You find trash on the job site all the time. ... There's no telling what we'll find when we come in in the mornings," he said. Hockersmith said the occurrence would be brought up at the construction team's next weekly meeting. Hockersmith was confident the alcohol did not belong to any of his workers. "I can guarantee you one thing," he said. "No one's drinking during (work) hours." By BETH McGOVERN Findings like this beer package have raised concern. Taco Bell falls prey to chicken By ANNA MITCHELL Staff writer Chicken nuggets will replace chicken soft tacos next semester as Chick-Fil-A forces the Taco Bell franchise in the Danna Center to make a run for the border. Vincent Knipfing, vice president for Student Affairs, said, "Taco Bell has really gone down in usage. We made that decision (to replace the Taco Bell franchise with Chick-Fil-A) based upon the fact that in surveys we did of students, it is no longer as popular." Taco Bell was brought to Loyola in the 1993-94 school year. In a 1993 survey, students voiced preference for Taco Bell, which got them the coveted hot spot in the Danna Center mall as neighbor to Mane Attraction and PJ's. Taco Bell's closest competition was Subway with a 32.7 percent approval rating as opposed to its 66.7 percent. Mark Atkinson, new director of the Marriott Dining Services, said he hopes to have Chick-Fil-A running by the first semester of next year. This was decided after a survey this year displayed student desire for chicken sandwiches and nuggets. Cost was not an issue as Loyola pays only a management fee to Marriott. A new contract allowed Loyola to take more control of which foods are available to students. "This (the change) was a decision made with their understanding, with their input, but it was our decision," Knipfing said. "I don't mind at all (the change)," said Lauren Kelly, international business sophomore. "Either way I'm just hungry." See PLAN, Pg. 4 See INTERNET, Pg. 3 lon nnnl80,000Hits ■ftlrm jqUJH Loyola's Web page gets tOu'DluiJ new imProved Pg. 3 Wolfpack wins one and loses one in Wednesday's ... doubleheader. ghgfh