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              THE MAROON ESTABLISHED 1923 VOL. 76 NO. 5 Loyola University New Orleans FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1997 Backup plan made for dorm By LEIGH NOLAN Contributing writer Administrators are at work on alternate time lines for the construction of the new dorm in preparation for any future problems, said Michelle Andrews, assistant director for Residential Life. Robert Reed, director of Residential Life, said the plan to open the dorm in January 1999 is aggressive, and he acknowledged the possibility of construction delays. "We are currently looking at the possibility that the completion may not occur on time and are planning for those contingencies," Reed said. Andrews said the proposed time line changes are being discussed, but a final decision has not been made. Reed said the university plans to move Biever Hall residents into the new dorm in spring 1999 to house students during extensive renovations to Biever Hall. Workers must remove asbestos from the walls of Biever, possibly extending the time of the renovation project, Andrews said. Reed said the asbestos is not threatening the health of students, but it must be removed in order to proceed with construction. "Whenever you need to puncture a wall, start moving pipes around and proceed with renovations, the asbestos must be abated first," he said. Reed was unsure of a groundbreaking date for the new dorm, but he said a decision should be made soon. "We are working very hard in trying to get all of the particulars out of the way because the plans are supposed to go out to bid on Oct. 31," he said. Reed said incoming freshmen will not be placed in the new dorm permanently, but when Biever Hall closes for renovations, some underclassman will move there temporarily. Questions remain as to how upperclassmen will react when they realize freshmen from Biever Hall may live temporarily in the new dorm as well. Sarah Pivach, biology pre-med sophomore, said she understands the reasoning behind the move. Hit-and-run accident crushes $13,000 truck By SARAH SPARKS News Editor Nicolas Mareski had a brand new $13,000 green Chevrolet S-10 at 4:25 p.m. Friday. By 4:30 p.m., it had been flipped, crunched and twisted into a heap of metal. Mareski said a hit-and-run driver mined his truck. "It was pretty much totaled," said Mareski, English literature junior. "We haven't got an estimate from the body shop yet, but I think I'll probably have to get a new car." Mareski was driving down Jefferson Avenue toward Freret Street. When he stopped at a stop sign, he noticed a black male driving an old, white sedan behind him. '1 thought he was going to stop, but he just kept going," Mareski said. "He just wasn't looking where he was going." Though Mareski said the driver was only moving 10 to 15 miles per hour, he hit Mareski's car at an angle, sending it careening into a green Dodge van parked nearby. "He made me swerve," Mareski said. "Hitting the van flipped me over." Mareski said he was shaken but not hurt. According to Mareski, the driver of the sedan fled the scene. "It (the wreck) was a totally irresponsible act on the part of the driver who hit me," Mareski said. "He was totally to blame." Mareski gave a description of the sedan and its driver to the police but said they told him they would not be able to catch the alleged hit-and-run driver. "It (the sedan) probably had minimal damage, but it was there. I think the police are totally incompetent," he said. Sgt Frank Bivens of the New Orleans Police Department said he did not know why the officers told Mareski they could not find the driver. "We always look for hit-and-run drivers," Bivens said. Photos by SARAH BARNETT Two men work to remove Nicholas Mareski's crumpled green Chevrolet S-10 after it was flipped in what Mareski described as a "totally irresponsible" hit-and-run accident. No one was injured in the wreck. Cap on tuition proposed By STACEY GOMBAR Contributing writer Future college students may spend more than $50,000 a year for their education, according to a recent article in The Times-Picayune. However, some members of Loyola's administration are trying to prevent drastic tuition increases. John Eckholdt, vice president for business and finance, along with other members of the University Budget Committee, is investigating the possibility of a future tuition cap. If approved, students would face only a one percent annual increase in tuition. According to Kevin Casey, president of the Student Government Association, the tuition cap is only in its early stages of development. "Right now, we are investigating how feasible it (the possibility of a tuition cap) is here," he said. Casey, biology senior, also said the ÜBC is researching the effects of tuition caps at other universities although now there are no institutions in New Orleans featuring this option. According to The Times-Picayune, college tuition rates are one of the aspects most severely affected by the nation's economy. With past tuition increases as large as four percent, Loyola is not immune to the growing inflation. Yet some say drawbacks to a tuition cap do exist. Torrey Lawson, communications junior, said limiting the university's income might do more harm than good. "It's a good thing for the students but College of Business celebrates 50 years of expansion, innovation By ELIZABETH STUART Staff writer A student could attend Loyola for $175 per semester and ride the streetcar for seven cents when Loyola started the College of Business Administration in 1947. Today, prices are higher, and seven cents wouldn't buy a thread at Uptown Square. At a golden anniversary dinner Saturday, the Business School administration, faculty, students and alumni looked back at SO years of history. "For a business school, 50 years is not a long time. We're still in our adolescence. The next step is young adulthood," said Patrick O'Brien, dean of the College of Business Administration. The CBA has undergone numerous changes in the past 50 years. It changed from a single department to a fullfledged college educating both undergraduate and graduate students. "For a business school, 50 years is not a long time. We're still in our adolescence." —Patrick O'Brien The environment of business has changed as it moved from an industrial to an information-based economy. Computers replaced the calculator and slide rule and e-mail is replacing phone calls, extending traditional faculty office hours. In the future, O'Brien sees the CBA using technology more in all facets of its operations. "The faculty will have Web pages in the coming years where they can put their prior exams, homework assignments and class notes on the file server for students to access," he said. 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