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              The Maroon ESTABLISHED 1923 VOL. 76 NO. 7 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1997 Loyola University New Orleans RA fired for alleged hall party By ELIZABETH STUART Assistant News Editor Vague circumstances surround the termination of Biever Hall's four south resident assistant, Keith Mueller. Mueller said an alleged illegal hall party on Oct. 17 may have contributed to Residential Life's decision to fire him. "The reasons they gave me were pretty vague. ... They thought I was having an illegal hall party, but I only had eight people in my room," said Mueller, a finance sophomore and associate business manager of The Maroon. According to the 1997-98 Student Handbook, residents may host private parties as long as there are no more than 10 people in the room. They are responsible for their guests and for ensuring that they abide by all university policies. The handbook says, "For floor or wing parties, alcohol may be possessed and consumed by students 18 years of age or older in the area within the hall approved for the party. However, in general, individuals may not carry open containers or consume alcohol in any common areas of the residence halls including ... hallways." Also, there cannot be a communal container. There were 24 beers for eight people in his room, Mueller said. Mueller added that the people holding open containers in the hall were not his residents, and he did not know them. Jessica Anderson, graphic arts senior and Cabra Hall RA, said she thought Mueller should have been given a warning. "I think he should have been put on probation. Other RAs get away with a lot of things. RAs are human. They make mistakes," she said. University installs eight new trunk lines for incoming calls By JACKIE WILNEFF Staff writer For Ashley Elliot, general studies freshman, the telephone system in the residence halls leaves a lot to be desired. "Whenever my friends try to call, they get a busy signal, so I never get my phone calls or messages," she said. Jay Bertucci, director of telecommunications, said his department acknowledges that there is a big problem with the phone system. He said not enough lines exist to handle all the campus-wide incoming and outgoing calls. Bertucci said the problems started about three years ago. With the sudden explosion of modems and fax machines, Loyola found itself without enough phone lines to service the university's needs. The university added new trunk lines on Tuesday. A trunk line is a regular phone line that is hooked up to a Public Broadcast Exchange system. According to the telecommunications department, Loyola's PBX phone system is much like the one used by the New Orleans telephone company. PBX is the modern equivalent to the human phone operators of the 19505. The system is controlled by a computer that connects the calls, directs the lines and controls the connections. This week, eight incoming lines and five outgoing lines were added to the main campus system. Three incoming lines and four outgoing lines also were added to the Broadway campus system. A Valuable  Education By NEAL FALGOUST Editor in Chief Jesuit values. No two words have ever meant so much to the life of Loyola and at the same time raised so many questions as to their meaning. We have an office dedicated to promoting them. We cancel classes every fall to talk about them. We claim them as our guiding factors. But still an exact definition seems to elude most people. Much of this vagueness and uncertainty stems from the fact that some people simply don't have a clear vision of the teachings of St. Ignatius, the founder of the Society of Jesus, according to the Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J., university president. But what makes Loyola special, Knoth says, is that many people do have a clear vision of Ignatius' teachings, and they help reach out to educate others and bring others in line with the philosophy of Jesuit education. "I think we try to provide an increasing number of opportunities for people to be in conversations where they can learn something about it, particularly if they come I from a backgroundwhere it's j completely unfamiliar L territory." To help begin these conversations, Loyola created the Jesuit Center, now in its fourth year of operation. Under the direction of the Rev. Clyde Leßlanc, S.J., the center sponsors Loyola Day every fall to help develop a deeper understanding of the teachings of Ignatius and Jesuit values. A little blue pamphlet on a shelf in the Jesuit Center outlines the characteristics of a Jesuit education. "Jesuit education is committed to produce men and women who are free, grateful, reverent, critical, committed, compassionate, loving and generous," it reads. The Rev. Gerald Fagin, S.J., author of the pamphlet, says this vision is critical to the life of Loyola as a Jesuit institution. "If this university is to grow and develop its distinctive identity as a Jesuit By SARAH BARNETT university and make a distinctive contribution to the work of higher education, it is imperative that more of us relate positively to this vision and even find in it a focus for our lives and work here at Loyola," he writes. Ask nearly anybody on Loyola's campus what Jesuit values are, and if they have an idea of Ignatius' teachings, they will probably offer one or more of the following explanations: social justice, education of the whole self, the pursuit of knowledge, commitment to finding the truth. Knoth said Jesuit values focus on people as holistic beings with many different components. "A person isn't a mind trapped in a body. In fact it's intellect, it's will, it's emotion, it's imagination and creative aspects of the person," he said. "It's a person's ability to interrelate with others." This holistic vision spills over into the person's relationship with God, he said, in that Jesuit spirituality makes use of all a person's faculties: artistic, imaginative and Beggars refused by SGA By ELIZABETH STUART Assistant News Editor The Student Government Association did not approve a charter for the Beggars' Beta Epsilon Gamma chapter of Pi Lambda Phi after almost two hours of heated debate. Congress members voted three times during the meeting Oct. 14. All three times, the motion failed. Many people complained about too many abstentions and SGA dragging its feet in deciding whether or not to charter the Beggars. Some congress members were wary because the Beggars had not attended the People's Institute's anti-racism seminar. "I don't believe they're racist, but I'm concerned that they missed it," David McGuiness, marketing junior and business representative, said at the meeting. Renny Simno, communications senior and Beggars president, said the group did not attend the racism seminar because it only received three days notice and already had a prior obligation. The Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J., university president, is the acting adviser for the Beggars until a permanent adviser can be found. "I want to keep the window open to use the same care and concern in finding an adviser who can continue positive constructive work," he said. Knoth also said he does not think the Beggars have the same mind-set as the ones who were kicked off campus eight years ago. "This group of active members now are not connected with the people who passed through Loyola three generations of students ago," he said. "In a way, I find the comments that suggest otherwise are paramount to judging the worth of a grandson by the reputation of the grandfather," Knoth said. Knoth disapproved of SGA's vote. "It's just not fair. These are new people, new times," he said. Thirteen Beggars are trying to come back on campus. When the group started the process, there were about 23 Beggars. Simno said 10 have since dropped out, but not because they wanted to stay off campus. Six are graduating, and they did not want to go through the process at this See BIEVER, Pg. 6 See JESUIT, Pg. 5 See PHONES, Pg. 4 See BEGGARS, Pg. 6 Freeport, Again Pane''sts discuss the ethical implications of the Freeport chair. t-~- Pg-3 Faculty Hoops \ Young and old come out to strut their stuff at faculty basketball games. hghg