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              The Maroon Loyola University New Orleans VOL. 81, NO. 2 ghgh MAROON.LOYNO.EDU University plans memorial By Muetze Hellmer Contributing writer Events scheduled include a candlelight vigil and panel discussion Several events are planned on campus to commemorate Sept, 11. An academic panel presentation named "One Year After" is scheduled for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Eric Gorham, associate professor of political science, will moderate discussion between panelists Sarah Gualtieri, assistant professor of history; Ken Keulman, professor of religious studies; Larry Lorenz, professor of communication's; and Joseph Ganitsky, Banc- One Professor of International Business. A question-and-answer session will follow the faculty presentation. Following the academic panel, the Office of Student Activities, the Student Government Association, University Ministry and the Office of the Provost will hold a memorial service in the Marquette Horseshoe. The service is scheduled for 9 p.m. and will include a reading of the names of all the victims, a candle lighting for each of the victims, readings from .University Ministry and a performance by one of the campus choirs. Twelve Loyola students will simultaneously read the names of the victims during the ceremony as a "symbolic reminder of the chaos of the day and of how quickly people lost their lives," said Chris Cameron, Director of Student Activities. "The students who planned this really wanted the service to focus on hope. The candles, while symbolizing the loss of life, also serve to remind us of light. The ultimate goal of this service is to PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KATE ANDERSON Professors alter lesson plans after attacks By Muetze Hellmer Contributing writer Focus and content of curriculum changes proposed before 9/11, implemented after Several Loyola professors have decided to alter their courses in response to the events of Sept. 11. Professors in the departments of religious studies and history say that they have felt the need to address the issue of Sept. 11 and the events that led up to it in their classes. "After September 11,1 totally changed my syllabus to include more of an emphasis on Judaism, Christianity and Islam, in place of the Asian religions we were studying," said Catherine Wessinger, associate professor of religious studies. Wessinger, who has done academic work in the field of religion and violence, said that she has found a new textbook for and changed the format of her honors world religions class, which now focuses more on the role of world religion in the contemporary world, including the role of religion in various conflicts. In addition, Wessinger said that when appropriate, she attempts to bring in other information to help shed light on what happened. Sarah Gualtieri, assistant professor of history, also changed her coursework. "I changed the final week of my spring SGA Safe Ride program stuck in legal traffic jam By Qian Laßeau Contributing writer Loyola students may be using the streetcar to get downtown for longer than expected. Tuesday's Student Government Association meeting started with an announcement that Loyola's participation in Tulane University's Safeßide program has been postponed because of legal difficulties. For those students not familiar with Safeßide, it's a shuttle service run by Tulane University that provides rides for students. The program covers both Uptown and Downtown, and students pay only 75 cents per ride. Last year, SGA announced that it had worked out a deal with Tulane that would allow Loyola students to use the program. Loyola students were supposed to begin using the shuttles this semester. However, two days before the semester started, SGA found out that both universities' attorneys were still in negotiations over liability and financial issues. Anna Hall, SGA president and music business senior, and Nick Poche, chair of the Safeßide committee and drama communications senior, have been trying to clear up the problems. However, it is still uncertain as to whether the issues will be sorted out. According to Hall and Poche, Tulane pays $48,000 a year to operate the program. Loyola offered to pay $3,500 per semester to join the program, but Tulane refused the offer. Poche said that Loyola increased its offer to $B,(XX) per year. Hall said Jim Eisemen, vice president of Student Affairs, agreed to split the cost with SGA. putting up an additional $8,000 per year. Hall said that the proposal has gone back to Tulane's attorneys and SGA is waiting to hear the results. Congress also took up three resolutions at the meeting. It unanimously approved Noah Bychurch, management sophomore, as the SGA executive secretary. The group also voted to charter two new organizations, Compass and Life. Compass, proposed by Ryan Richardson, general business senior, is a group of Catholic students educating others about faith, scripture studies and virtue information. Speakers also will be present to promote Jesuit identity. Last year the organization met under University Ministry. Congress unanimously voted in favor of the resolution. The Loyola Life organization, proposed by Mary Burckell, is a group of faculty and students who will meet to discuss issues such as abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty. Burckell said that at least twenty people already have showed interest in participating. Only one person opposed the chartering of the organization. Vanessa Castaneda, college of business representative and international business sophomore brought the parking issue to the attention of SGA. Students have complained that more parking permits are being sold than there are available spaces. If students have complaints, they should contact the Parking Committee headed by Crystal Guidry, political science sophomore, and John Yadamec, management sophomore. Hall said that the parking problem is a perpetual one and that she hopes to get more student involvement in the Parking Committee to help come up with a solution. Percy Marchand, SGA vice president and management junior, told students that they should be aware that the final day of the SGA book sale was Thursday. He said that students who sold books should expect their money in about two weeks. See MEMORIAL, Page 3 See CURRICULUM, Page 3 "▼j/v /BU Party On! Southern Decadence Festival takes over French Quarter LIFE AND TIMES pg. 9 http://maroon.loyno.edu j /"*" CHECK THE WEB Volleyball kills competition SPORTS, pg. 5 L * •" iJEj*