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              THE MAROON VOL. 76 NO. 2 ESTABLISHED 1923 Loyola University New Orleans FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1997 Rowland resigning as dean of Arts and Sciences By MICHAEL GIUSTI News Editor Robert Rowland, dean of Arts and Sciences, announced Monday to the council of chairs his resignation from his position at the end of this academic year. "I am leaving at the end of this school year. I told my staff last Thursday and the council of chairs yesterday," Rowland said. Rowland said he was stepping asside to help get some new blood into the college. "This is my seventh year as dean. I feel like I have accomplished a lot," he said. "I think that somebody new coming in will be in a good position to move the college on to the next level." He also said he had no immediate plans to move on to another university. "I don't have plans. I have options and potential options," he said. Although he said he would like to stay at Loyola, Rowland also said leaving was not out of the question. "It is a very attractive option for me to stay here and stay as faculty," Rowland said. Rowland is tenured in the history department and indicated that if he were to stay at Loyola, he might teach classes in world civilizations and the classics. "Possibly, we could arrange something with the classics department. That is what my degree is in," he said. "Other possibilities might be out there though. ... I am not precluding anything at the moment," he said. "I am not going to say yes this and no that." Rowland mentioned that moving closer to his family remains an attractive option. "I would jump at an opportunity to move closer to my grandchildren as they are growing ... if that were an option to come around." he said. Rowland said he is not anxious about the condition in which he is leaving the office. "I think the college is in very strong shape. I think the faculty is supurb. ... I don't see any problem," Rowland said. Rowland also serves as acting chairman for the biology department. He said the university has many options when filling this position and he will continue to act as chariman until a permanent replacement is found or until the school year ends. Rowland is confident the university can find a replacement. 'There are lots and lots of people out Diversity group gets trial run By ELIZABETH STUART Contributing writer Although he struck down the multicultural committee last year saying Loyola did not need one. the Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J., university president, has proposed an expert mental diversity network to address and correct ethnic diversity problems that may arise at Loyola during the coming year. "It is an experiment designed to respond to what I perceive as an area of issues where the university may or may not have been responsive to in the past," Knoth said. In an Aug. 30, 1996 Maroon article, Knoth said, "In my own thinking, it seems to me that we're not at a point in time when we're ready to celebrate our diversity." Knoth intends to test the committee for a year. The diversity network will differ from the multicultural committee proposed during the Carter administration, he said. "It will pick up on some of the multicultural committee's ideas but not in direct relation," Knoth said. "I see this as a very fluid experiment that we can adjust if there appears to be a better way to do it." Knoth said he wants to turn diversity into a "positive educational experience for the whole campus community." The diversity network will address moments which might impede that experience, he said. Jessica Anderson, graphic arts senior, is glad a committee will address the problems but is skeptical about Knoth's true motives for forming the diversity network. "I think it's a good idea," she said. "I hope it works because when anything ever LU student gets shot in robbery By AUTUMN CAFIERO Editorial Editor A popular Uptown bar strip turned into a crime scene last week when a robbery and shooting took place on Maple Street. OnSept.3at 11:30p.m.,aLoyolastudent and an alumnus were leaving TJ. Quill's and walking toward Madigan's on Carrollton Avenue when the incident occurred. "I was getting a ride home from a friend. We were walking to his car," the student said. While the student and the alumnus were walking, a man in his 20s on a bike approached them with a gun. "He said, 'Give me your money,' and I said I didn't have any. My friend gave him his wallet," she said. After taking the wallet, the suspect lost his balance and fell off his bike. He then fired three shots at the couple, hitting the student in the foot. The student said she wasn't sure exactly why he opened fire. "I don't know if he was flustered from falling off the bike," she said. "It really was just a ridiculous situation. It was just a kid on a bike with a weapon." Roger Pinac, Public Safety investigator, expressed concern for students' safety and stressed the importance of reporting area crimes to Public Safety. "We have invested interest in the students," Pinac said. "If something happens in a particular area, we want to let everyone know." Although the student is now more cautious about her surroundings, she has been back to Maple Street regardless of what happened to her there. "I'm not going to let one incident change my life," she said. 'I've been back to work, back to school, back out... I wanted to get bade to normality as soon as possible." Beggars fraternity experiences identity crisis By SARAH SPARKS News Editor What's in a name? In the' Beggars fraternity's fight to regain recognition on campus, it might mean everything. After eight years of suspension, the Beggars agreed last January to affiliate with a national fraternity so it could return to campus. This week, national fraternities courted them with promises of insurance coverage and riskmanagement workshops. Some Beggars, however, worried about losing their identity. "Right now, I'm thrilled at coming back on campus," said Dustin Burns, political science junior and active Beggars member. "One of my primary concerns is whether we will be able to keep the name 'Beggars.' That is still under discussion. Other than that, I have no problems." The Beggars fraternity was created by students at Jesuit High School in 1923 and suspended for hazing violations eight years ago. The Interfraternity Council said it would allow the Beggars to return only if it affiliated with a national fraternity. The Beggars must choose between two fraternities: Pi Lambda Phi and Theta Xi. Pi Lambda Phi and Theta Xi fraternities were drawn to the Beggars as an opportunity for expansion. "The most glaring reason (for a merger) is potential," said Jeff Buhler, Pi Lambda Phi representative. "The Beggars are in a good location and Loyola fits into the spectrum of what we want to accomplish," Buhler said. Theta Xi Executive Director Alan Gardner agreed that the local fraternity has great oppourtunities for growth. If the Beggars and Interfraternity Council choose Theta Xi, Gardener said he intends to combine traditions from both organizations while adhering to the philosophies of one — presumably those of Theta Xi. By SARAH BARNETT Members of Beggars fraternity listen during Theta Xi fraternity's presentation Tuesday in Monroe Hall. Theta Xi and Pi Lambda Phi, two national fraternities, came to Loyola to court the Beggars this week. See ROWLAND, Pg. 5 See DIVERSE, Pg. 5 See BEGGARS, Pg. 5 Chemical Crisis I»l"rn; Roll 'Pack Roll ' Women's soccer scores . C second straight shutout 1 I against sprinr HinPg. 1 Garon-teed B- Physics professor • i ~ y JgPLj makes waves in last year of teaching. pg. 11