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              THE MAROON MAROON.LOYNO.EDU VOL. 79, NO. 22 gfdgf THE TOP JOB Danahar leaving the South for Southwest By Robert Treadway Staff writer After years as a finalist for the top job at several universities, David Danahar. vice president for Academic Affairs and provost, will become president of Southwest State University in Marshall, Minn., effective July 1. The Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J., university president, said Danahar called from Marshall on Wednesday and comfirmed he had been chosen by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. After nine years at Loyola, Danahar will take a sabbatical in early April. Danahar has been in his current position since 1994. Knoth said Lydia Voigt, associate provost for Academic Affairs, agreed to take over Danahar's position as interim provost until a permanent replacement can be found. A farewell reception will be given in Danahar's honor in early May. Knoth said an as yet unnamed person will create a search committee in charge of finding a replacement for Danahar after Labor Day. Southwest State University is a liberal arts university founded in 1963 and is the newest of the four-year Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. The school has an enrollment of 4.400 students. U.S. News and World Report has named the school the top regional public liberal arts college in the Midwest for the last four years. Danahar will replace interim president Dennis Nielsen, who is retiring at the end of SSU's fiscal year June 30, according to SSU's office of Public Relations. The Wolf bristles at SGA's inquiry By Crystal Bolner Staff writer Members of the Student Government Association unanimously passed a resolution to audit The Wolf Magazine Tuesday. SGA president and music education senior Ryan Holmes vetoed the resolution Wednesday. Yearbook Woes The Wolf Magazine staff members were caught off guard by the initial SGA resolution and were unsure about SGA's intentions toward the organization. SGA representatives insisted that the measure was not an attack on members of the magazine staff, but that students' dissatisfaction with the yearbook format spurred the move. The resolution said that the interests of The Wolf Magazine are outside the scope of its charter and that there was student concern and dissatisfaction with the yearbook. Chris Cameron, SGA adviser, director of Student Activities and of the Danna Center, said that when The Wolf asked for more money from SGA to fund additional magazines this semester, he reminded Congress members that it was part of the Court of Review's responsibility to evaluate student organizations. The Court of Review can determine whether or not a group has changed its appearance and scope so radically that it is in essence no longer the same group. He said that if this had happened, the organization would be forced to re-charter as a new student organization. "SGA can audit how their funds that were allocated were used, but only SGA funds." Cameron said. Cameron said that the last time SGA audited a student organization was four years ago. Lauren Campisi, economics junior and author of The Wolf audit resolution, said that she initially decided to approach the situation when budget packets were reviewed in front of the Ways and Means Committee early last week. The Ways and Means Committee is responsible for deciding the amount of money student organizations receive from SGA. Campisi said that The Wolf Magazine asked for $7,000 from SGA in addition to the funding it already receives from Loyola out of student fees. UNDER the influence Drinking law doesn't  to 20-year-olds from drinfm^^^M By Robert Treadway Staff writer Coming from conservative Atmore,  Brian Helton, 20, was used to having the legal « | drinking age at 21. No questions asked. | Although Atmore is not a dry county, the police were strict on the alcohol laws. "They pretty much carded everyone; could not have open containers, no alcohol in public view and certainly no alcohol on Sundays in the Bible Belt," the finance and accounting sophomore said. So when Helton came to Loyola, it was culture shock: as if he struck oil. The mineral spirits were flowing everywhere. Like many other "underage" students from outside of New Orleans, Helton had his independence day. No longer did he have to be 21 to drink alcoholJa According to Loyola's alcohol  students 18 years of age can consume alcohatjj their dorm rooms because the university is in || unique situation. In 1996, Loyola and declared residence hall rooms as priva«j| residences. Under Louisiana law you may dri||| BOTaWB SGTV aims to speak for students By Nick Boeglin Assistant News Editor Loyola's airwaves have had a few more ripples in them as of late. SGTV, the Student Government Association-sponsored television program, made its debut earlier this month on Loyola's channel 8. Many people liked what they saw, but others were not so impressed. According to Rachel Rohatgi, drama freshman and arts and sciences representative for SGA, SGTV is the brainchild of this year's SGA freshmen. Rohatgi said that each year, every SGA member makes a commitment to improve one thing at Loyola. Each member picks a goal at the beginning of the fall semester and works on that project throughout the year. All of the SGA freshman last semester decided to combine forces, and they committed to getting in touch with Loyola's students more efficiently, Rohatgi said. "Everybody's always trying to get out to students," she said. "We thought that a TV show would be the best way." In order to gauge what the students would want most in a campus television program, SGTV's founding members set up a table in the Danna Center last semester and surveyed more than 300 students. Lindsey Sullivan, drama/communications sophomore and arts and sciences representative for SGA. said that the whole point of SGTV is to give the students what they asked for when they were surveyed. "We want to put stuff on (the air| that the students want to watch," said Sullivan, the only SGTV member who is not a freshman. After reviewing the student input and consulting a few SGA members, the SGTV staff laid out the program's initial format. According to Rohatgi, who admits to being SGTV's most incharge member, each episode will consist of five main parts: • Announcements of events and proceedings happening at and around Loyola • Interviews with Loyola personalities — the first show featured an interview with the Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J.. university president • Music videos from Loyola-based bands • Social issues discussion — the presidential election was discussed in the first episode See DRINKING, Page 4 s See WOLF, Page 3 See SGTV, Page 4 Nothin' n I LIFE & TIMES I SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION POSTER ws|DE But net STUDENTS GET SWEPT MARDI GRAS: SlHBafD*2 http://maroon.loyno.edu | AWAY AT CONVENTION | Your Loyola survivor's guide j (fjjmpfM Your 24-hour Loyola news source | pggg -J2 f^ fgf