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              The Maroon Loyola University New Orleans FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22,1999 VOL. 78 NO. 7 ESTABLISHED 1923 Card system in new dorm up after delay T J IT sets up system after Express Card firings By Katia Uriarte Contributing writer It was 2 a.m. Saturday and Krista Danos, marketing freshmen, did not want to face anyone. She had to though, especially if she wanted to get to her room. For six weeks University Police officers replaced access readers which allow electronic entrance into students living in residential halls. However, the readers are working now, and Danos and students like her can breeze into the hall unsupervised. According to Robert Reed, director of Residential Life, the overtime for the University Police officers standing in to check IDs cost in between $400-$5OO a week. Last week, Information Technology fixed the problem in one day. IT was given responsibility for the card readers when the Express Card Office was dissolved earlier this year. "We fixed a bad piece of hardware and now it's working," said Brett Jacobs, director of IT. Reed said she is not sure why the Express Card office did not finish the job. According to Rebecca Maxwell, former administrative assistant for Parking/Express Card Services, one reason for the delay could have been the termination of the director and assistant director of Parking/Express Card Services. All top administrators for the Express Card office are now gone. IT must now tackle a bigger job — installing the readers into the washing machines. Jacobs said this project will take some time since each machine must be wired to respond to the central computerized reader. Jacobs did not have a timeline as to when this process would begin, but he said his department is on top of the situation. They have also had to deal with card readers at Buddig Hall's front door. "Last week the reader in Buddig did not work. A cable had been cut, but we fixed that in a week," Jacobs said. Jacobs said that this week the vendor of this access/reader system is here to train all IT employees who will be involved in this area. Danos said she is happy that the system is working. "I like having more freedom and not feeling like someone is checking up on you. This way with the access reader it's easier." Big Easy Bonanza LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULLE New Orleans looks to advance its hold on the tourism industry with several attractions slated to open within the next two years By Robert Tread way News Editor Report says that with 14 million visitors trekking through the city in 1998, New Orleans has become the second most frequented tourist destination in the nation only to New York City. The challenge, many economic forecasters predict, is to keep the city engaging enough to attract visitors. In the next two years, New Orleans will add as many tourist attractions as have opened in the past three to four decades. With several projects in the works, New Orleans is looking to expand and diversify its tourism landscape. Ever since the bottom dropped out of the Louisiana oil industry in the 1980s, New Orleans has looked to tourism as its primary industry — and for good reason. The City of New Orleans Annual PHOTO COURTESY OF HARRAH'S CASINO Harrah's Casino opens Thursday with hopes of attracting visitors, and millions of dollars, into the New Orleans area with its $350 million, 100,000 square feet gaming complex. TAKE BACK THE NIGHT Almost 300 men and women from around the area gathered in the Horseshoe Tuesday night to attend the ninth annual Men and Women Take Back the Night. The event is designed as a forum for victims of sexual violence to break the silence against their aggressors. Counseling and Career Services sponsors the event. See story for more on Page 4 STAFF PHOTO BY KRISTY MAY Frat denied despite of precedent By Elizabeth Buchta Contributing writer Since the split from Pi Lambda Phi, the Beggars' former national affiliate, Beggars fraternity has been allowed to remain on campus as a local fraternity. Another group attempted to charter a second local fraternity last fall but was denied. The group applied for a charter and submitted a constitution, which was reviewed and rejected by Chris Cameron, director of the Danna Center and .Student Activities, who was the adviser for Greek life at the time, because university policy states that fraternities on campus must be affiliated with a national fraternity. Sherby Guillory, transient undergraduate, said he hoped that the fraternity could open Greek life to cultural, gender and philosophical diversity. Last year, Guillory, and four other students from Tulane and Loyola hatched a plan for Alpha Chi Epsilon, a fraternity that would welcome anyone who wanted to join — men, women, blacks, whites, homosexuals and heterosexuals. Guillory said he believes that this has "never before been done in the nation." Cameron said Beggars is an exception. Jim Eiseman, vicc president for Student Affairs, also said that Beggars was allowed to stay on campus after the split because of the fraternity's 76-year tradition. Some students see this as giving special consideration to Beggars. Gino Morada, political science senior and Beggars president, said he agrees. "We definitely receive preferential treatment," Morada said. "If someone wanted to start a local fraternity on campus I wouldn't have any problems with it, but I know it goes against New instructor to lighten load in graphic design classes By Jen Costa Contributing writer While, graphic design students constitute half of all visual arts students at Loyola, there is only one full-time assistant visual arts professor. This poses a problem for the visual arts department and its students. Soon a new instructor will help alleviate overcrowding. Carol Leake, visual arts chairwoman, and the university have decided to create a new graphic design position to aid in the advising and teaching. "We have large numbers of advisees, so we need help with advising and other services to the department," said Dana Bartelt, assistant visual arts professor. Design classes have become overcrowded in the past few years. According to Leake, studio classes that should have 10 to 15 students now have 20, limiting studio space and personal attention. There is, however, a need for more advising and more courses. Leake and Bartelt said they think the new position will allow for the expansion of the graphic design program to better accommodate student need. "Graphic design is one of the fastest growing professions in the country," said Bartelt. "We're hoping to expand the number of beginning courses." Graphic design does not mean what it See BONANZA, Pg.3 See FRATERNITY, I'g.s See DESIGN, I'g.s Souno Bvres HBHBIIH Netvs and notes about TTie Maroon Online this week Hag football Results from the online poll: Whereon campus should we hide if Ihe big one" hits? m-ikinc name for RecP/ex The Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J.,'s office 36percent itself at Loyola LIFE & TIMES Zen room in Marquette Hall 14 percent The Underground 21 percent October signals battle of the music festivals Page 11 I Results as of Oct. 20 Visit us at maroon.loync.edu Page 8 . -f ..NaxJ wwte-Gatfiolics and Lutherans come a step closer to unity