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              The Maroon Loyola University Neiv Orleans VOL. 81, NO. 3 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2002 | MAROON.LOYNO.EDU UNITED We STAND LEFT: A woman cries while students read the names of the Sept. 11 attack victims at a memorial in the Horseshoe on Wednesday. BOTTOM: Almost 3,000 candles, one for each attack victim, circled the Marquette walk during the memorial. Loyola honors victims, heroes By Jeremy Cook Staff writer People all over the world took time Wednesday to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001. At about 9:30 p.m., Loyola students had a moment of silence as part of a candle light memorial service in the Marquette horseshoe. The silence was part of an extensive memorial service put on by Student Government Association, the Office of Student Activities and University Ministry. The memorial began with the singing of "America the Beautiful." The reading of all 2,999 victim names Wednesday night was also a reminder. Twelve students read the names simultaneously. "It gave the people at the ceremony a feel for how quick and crazy it was," said political science sophomore Jamie lanelli. "1 almost broke down when I heard all those names," said political science/economics junior Jose Fanjul, who took part in the memorial, some 2.999 candles lined the Marquette walkway, each one in honor of a victim. "Each one of these is somebody's life," said Fanjul said as he cleaned up after the memorial. Following the name reading, Sept. II testimonies from people around the world were read. The testimonies were from a PBS Frontline episode. "It balances the chaos of the name reading," said Associate Chaplain Laura Gallien, The Rev. Eddie Gros, S.J.. gave a sermon with a message of hope at the vigil Wednesday night. "No matter what faith or religion you are, you know the message of love and that is hope." Gros's sermon followed a readinu of Psalm 90. Professors discuss state of U.S. By Maggie Crawford Staff writer As the Loyola community came together to reflect onSept. 11 at a faculty panel discussion, opinions were shared, actions were criticized, predictions were made and paths in which to proceed were suggested. "A university is supposed to be a site of intellectual freedom and active discussion," said moderator Eric Gorham, associate professor of political science. The panelists demonstrated this as they spoke from four very different perspectives each influenced by their own personal and academic backgrounds. First to speak was Ken Keulman, chairman of religious studies, who believes that the hardest things to live with after Sept. 11 are the global ramifications. "Part of what makes us uneasy is that we don't knowwhat to think about what happened to us," he said. Keulman also noted that prevention through international cooperation on financial, diplomatic and military levels was key to preventing another disaster. He specifically suggested that the U.S. work within the United Nations to form a policy concerning Iraq. "A [unilateral] attack on Iraq could prompt Hussein to use biological weapons because he would have nothing to lose, and he has no respect for the lives of his people." Keulman said. Though Keulman looked at the events of Sept. 11 from an American perspective, Sarah Gualtieri, assistant professor of history, focused more on how the action of America affected the rest of the world. Gualtieri attributed her unique perspective to the fact that she was raised in Canada and has lived and traveled extensively in the Middle East. While recognizing that attacks of Sept. 11 were "an atrocious act against innocent people," she compared the new type of racism that has developed in America to earlier precedents such as Jim Crow laws or Anti- Semitism. "We should not minimize the hate crimes that followed [Sept. Il| or the over I.(XX) Middle Easterners who are still incarcerated without due process," Gualtieri said. Gualtieri also noted how the typical American is only interested in the Middle East during a crisis. "Americans would do well to realize how the actions of their government affect the lives of people in the Middle East," she said. Looking at yet another aspect of Sept. 11, Larry Lorenz, professor of communications, STAFF PHOTO BY CHARLES COSTELLO Communications professor Larry Lorenz speaks in the panel discussion Wednesday. No solutions in sight for campus parking problem By Jay Benton Staff writer Circling the garages for empty spaces, many Loyola commuters and residential car owners find nothing but bumpers, orange cones, and the disgusted looks of fellow students as they try to park before daytime classes. The Loyola parking committee discussed possible solutions for overcrowding in the Freret Street, and West Road garages Monday, but they found no solutions. Led by Residential Life Director Robert Reed, the committee explored options ranging from an off-campus shuttle system to decal limitation based on student GPA. "We do realize that everybody's hitting the garages at the same time on Monday, Wednesday and Friday," Reed said. "Those seem to be our problem days." The committee meets Mondays to discuss ways to relieve the parking pressure. Reed said that university officials know the crowded garages rank high on the list of student dissatisfaction and that remain a top priority for university officials. "If your classes start before nine o'clock you're out of luck," said Amy Ferrara, print journalism junior. "1 don't even try the West Road garage anymore. 1 go straight to Freret way before class, and circle for a while until 1 finally catch somebody leaving." In addition to frustrated commuters there exists a general consensus of discrimination among residents Student drivers who live on campus are limited to parking in the Freret Street garage. They say this restriction applicable only to them is unfair. "I drove around for 30 minutes this morning," said Hannah Vincent, bio/pre med major, sophomore. "We pay more money for our permits, so why can't we park anywhere we want?" Reed said residents are restricted to parking in the Freret Street, garage because they live closer to it and leave campus less than commuters. According to University Police Capt. Roger Pinac there are approximately 1400 parking spaces available on campus. But 2,024 decals have been sold this semester. Selling more permits than available spaces is a common practice among universities, based on the theory that staggered schedules prevent the entire school from showing up at once. Where to cap the number of permits sold remains a debate. "A parking decal is really only like a hunting license for an empty space," said Reed. "There's no limit on the number of decals sold because there's no way to decide who gets top priority." Permits are sold first come first served to Loyola students, faculty, and staff. Tulane students and faculty are not allowed to purchase Loyola parking decals. They face serious fines and booting if caught on campus. See DISCUSSION, Page 3 See MEMORIAL, Page 3 See PARKING, Page 3 Movin' Out H^1 | the Nothin' But net ! , http://maroon.loyno.edu CHECK THE WEB FOR MORE PHOTOS, COVERAGE hĝhg