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              Loyola University New Orleans THE MAROON VOL. 79, NO. 21 FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2002 MAROON.LOYNO.EDU Loyola, archdiocese relations debated Different opinions exist on dealings between church and university By Philip Braun Staff writer Given the recent dealings between Loyola and the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the scolding the university received from the aicnbishop, some wonder what the relationship between the archdiocese and the university is and if that relationship is changing. Archbishop Alfred Hughes' recent involvement in implementing the mandatum at Loyola and in publicly criticizing the Law School's invitation to Kim Gandy, National Organization for Women president, have caused some to wonder how much an archbishop should be involved in the matters of a Jesuit university. Kenneth Keulman, professor and chairman of religious studies, said a Jesuit university is different from a university run by the archdiocese because a Jesuit university is technically the responsibility of the Jesuit order. He said that Jesuit universities do have a relationship to the archbishops in terms of canon law, and that the archbishop has a pastoral interest in his own diocese as it affects Roman Catholic and Christian teaching. Keulman said he does not know much about the relationships of past New Orleans archbishops with Loyola, but he has the impression that they did not come to the university much. Keulman also said he thinks that most U.S. bishops are busy with many other responsibilities and that they trust the Jesuits to be more than qualified to serve as responsible educators and leaders of their universities. "Here you have the Jesuits in the history of the Christian tradition who have been responsible members of the Roman Catholic Church, a lot of whom are totally committed to that church. So 1 think, ordinarily, there is a sense that the Jesuits know what they are doing," Keulman said. Keulman said that campus ministers and counselors are present on campus to handle the pastoral needs of students. "My sense is that most bishops wouldn't feel a great need to be involved unless some type of issue arose which would be a conflict of interest with the diocese and the university itself," he said. "I think those would be very rare." He said he would like to see the archbishop getting involved more in the intellectual life of the university, giving lectures and meeting students and faculty members to find out what is going on at Loyola. "I just think it would be more productive for both the university and the diocese, if the relationship, say, from the bishop, were more of a kind of intellectual engagement, because that is what we do here. We do intellectual work," Keulman said. "I'm sure they (the archbishop) do that | give lectures on Church matters | at the seminary. Why not come down the road and do it here?" Keulman OFFICIAL PASSTIMES Percy Marchand, management junior, and Anna Hall, music business junior, just took over the Student Government Association. Find out more about their interests outside the SGA office and their experiences in their high school marching bands. Life and Times, pg-9 STAFF PHOTO BY LANE COTTON WINN Campus recycling leaves some students disappointed Energy use, food waste and styrofoam also concerns for many university members Grace Wilson Contributing writer Several Loyola students have recently expressed concerns regarding environmental problems at the university, particularly a deficiency in the recycling program. "Recycling bins aren't accessible enough," said Karen Roberts, religious studies senior. "When you do find one, they are only for aluminum cans or paper. Even when I lived in the dorms, the bins were out, but no one would come by to pick them up." Some students have suggested that bins be put in every classroom and in dorms, but overflowing bins, lack of space and finances are a few faculty concerns when it comes to recycling. "There has to be consistency with the students to empty the bins," said Robert Reed, director of Residential Life. "I'm all for recycling, but I can't be in a position where bins will overflow." "If we had bins in every classroom, who would pick them all up and bring them to the main bin?" said Jim Eiseman, vice president for Student Affairs. "There are things that we can do and we can't do in the residence halls. We cannot do glass recycling." Eiseman said that there is a risk with students walking around barefoot with glass containers in the hallways. "We also have to pay to take our recycling away," Eiseman said. "That's a problem." Recently, Reed has met with recycling companies in the area to see if the university would benefit from another business. Eiseman suggested there be a student competition to submit new plans for the university. "We work with the students to try to do the best we can," Eiseman said. "We do a lot, and we'd like to find ways to do more, but it's going to take a whole lot of people working together." Another environmental issue on campus is the amount of waste produced by the Orleans Room. The O.R.'s use of Styrofoam should be decreased, Eiseman said, when a new dishwasher is purchased. The university has previously turned down the idea of composting on campus due to reasons of space and the smell involved, according to Rosina Roibel, music education senior and president of the Loyola Green Club and Environmental Action. The university does have an off-campus garden on the corner of Oak and Adams. "Every Sunday we meet to plant different things and teach students about planting their own gardens," Roibal said. "Students can take veggies and composted soil home, and also bring their Committee tight-lipped about hunt for provost Group makes decision but stays quiet while Knoth makes final choice By Mary Chauvin News Editor The provost search committee has reached a decision, but it isn't telling. The committee has passed its choice regarding the candidates for the position who visited the campus before the Easter holiday, on to the Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J., university president. But at press time the committee members said they would keep their decision confidential. Committee Chairwoman Dian Tooley said she gave the recommendation to Knoth, She said the matter is now in Knoth's hands, and the final decision concerning the provost position will be made and announced by Knoth. This followed an open forum that afternoon in which faculty, students and staff shared with the committee members their thoughts about the two provost candidates, James Anderson and Gerald Radliff, who visited campus before the Easter holiday. Tooley,a law school professor, said invitations had been extended to four candidates, but only two accepted. When the two finalists dropped out, the committee discussed reconsidering some of the candidates who had been disqualified previously but decided against reopening the files. The committee also conferred with Knoth and decided to proceed with the search with the understanding that the committee may not decide to submit either of the candidates' names to Knoth as its choice. The other options were to advance one name to Knoth or to advance both names in ranked order. "It's a crap-shoot whatever you do." —TERI HENLEY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, about the choices for provost "I was devastated when we lost 50 percent of the candidates," Tooley said, referring to the two candidates who chose not to visit the campus. For the committee to reach a decision, it had to reach a "super majority," seven of the nine members. Tooley said she did not know what would happen should no one be chosen but said that the committee would probably decide that should the need arise. "Father Knoth doesn't dictate that timetable," Tooley said. Many committee members and people attending Wednesday's forum expressed concern over the limited pool of applicants the job drew. The first ad for the position appeared Sept. 13. The post-Sept. II climate in the nation prompted the university to place a second ad and also to run an ad in the Wall Street Journal. "Nobody on the committee was very happy with the pool |of candidates!," William Barnett. business professor and committee vice chair, said. Some of the afternoon's conversation was devoted to Lydia Voigt, who is serving as the interim provost. Voigt removed herself from the running shortly after Mardi Gras. Tooley said that Voigt did not give her reasons for withdrawing. The committee contemplated discussing the decision with Voigt but decided that would be inappropriate. Many faculty members expressed their satisfaction with Voigt's performance this year. It was unclear if Voigt would continue as interim provost if the position remained open. Barnett said that if the search were to be extended, it would probably last until the end of spring 2003 because a candidate wouldn't be likely to leave his previous position in the middle of an academic year. Tooley said she was looking for a candidate who could "hit the ground running." Susan Brower associate professor of the See ARCHDIOCESE, Page 2 See ENVIRONMENT, Page 3 Sec PROVOST, Page 3 SMOOCHY AND PANIC ROOM CHECK THE WEB FOR ! *1k ENDS WITH TEN LIFE AND TIMES pg. 9 MORE PROVOST COVERAGE J W* m , SPORTS, pg. 4