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              THE MAROON gdgeg VOL. 82, NO. 24 MAROON.LOYNO.EDU hfhfh Brugger: Religion department prejudiced Catholic studies prof claims his colleagues wanted liberal 'clones,' so they voted him out By Rachel Ritter Staff writer After four years at Loyola and two years on tenure track, religious studies professor Christian Brugger is leaving Loyola. "I'm leaving because of the department," Brugger said. "I'm leaving because conservative Catholic theological ideas are not tolerated in this department; they are silenced." "Within Arts and Sciences, students get onesided views and when traditional viewpoints are put forward, they are portrayed unfairly," Brugger said. According to Dr. Robert Gnuse, chair of the religious studies department, when a person is brought up for tenure, the review committee looks at the candidate's service, published works and teaching. "For the past four years. Christian (Brugger) got positive evaluations in the three areas. There are other issues involved with tenuring a person. All departments except us |the religious studies department] evaluate a tenure candidate according to collegiality. I can't say there were problems [with his collegiality] because the AAUP says we can't use that to evaluate," he said Students confirmed Gnuse's reports of Brugger's excellent teaching record. "He's extremely well-educated," psychology senior Laura Marques said. "My education is more well-rounded because of his viewpoint." "He embodied what the mission statement is," religious studies senior Emily Dauterive said. - Brugger, who won the Spirit of Loyola Award for Outstanding Organization Advisor for the 2002-2003 school year, said his colleagues in religious studies were telling students not to take his courses. "They were spreading rumors, saying I said things in the classroom that I never said nor even thought of saying, telling students not to take my courses," Brugger said. Gnuse denied ever hearing that religious studies professors were specifically telling students not to take Brugger's courses. "People always come to professors and ask if they should take this or that class for their program," Gnuse said. "All advisors recommend who to take and who to avoid. I BRUGGER Says rumors were untrue "TAKE FIVE" STAFF PHOTO BY ANN HERMES Dave Brubeck, famous jazz pianist, reviews his new composition during a rehersal on Thursday, April 29 at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre of Performing Arts with the Loyola University Chorus.3 Graduation, life looming for almost 800 students By Thomas Slack Staff writer Vegas is in the cards for music education senior Laura Hoecker, who plans to move there after graduation. While not every graduate faces such an enviable task of taking a job in one of America's most colorful cities, it is still an exciting, if not extremely nerve-wracking, time in a graduating senior's life. Nearly 800 students will receive undergraduate degrees this semester. According to the Office of Student Records, around 500 students from the College of Arts and Sciences will graduate, while a total of about 300 students will graduate from the College of Business Administration and the College of Music. Like their peers nationwide, they face the reality of having to adapt from an environment of higher learning to the work environment. But preparing for the change ahead can be a hit-ormiss ordeal. Some, like Brandy Hawkins, music education senior, already have their plans laid out. "I will be student-teaching for a semester," Hawkins said. "After that I plan to attend graduate school in vocal performance." Others, such as Danny Birt, music therapy senior, are less enthusiastic about the immediate future, due in large part to the student loans they now have to pay off. "I'm very thankful that I got those loans," he The Maroon's TOP TEN STORIES OF THE YEAR As chosen by The Maroon's Editorial Board compiled by Joe Rosemeyer and Katie Ide As far as campus events go, this year could be considered one of the most lively in recent history. The university president resigned amid allegations of misconduct, atheletic scholarships were brought back for the first time in 30 years and more than 20 members of off-campus sorority Tri Phi faced discipline for allegedly hazing members. Here's a look at our most memorable stories: ALLEGED MASTURBATOR CAUGHT IN THE LIBRARY Several advertising students described him as a ipiddle-aged man, allegedly looking at footfetish Web sites in the Monroe Library. The students spotted the alleged masturbator late into the night near the MAC lab, and reported him to the library staff. University Police escorted the man, described who was of average height with brown hair and glasses, off of campus. No incidents have since been reported. THOUSANDS GO MISSING FROM SGA OFFICE SAFE Police $0 haven't figured out who took nearly $3,560 from the Student Government Association safe in late September. Accounting senior Janel Glynn said she'd tried to take the money from the SGA book sale to deposit in the Bursar's Office, but had to return it to the SGA safe because the bursar was closed for the day. Former SGA President Bea Forlano, management senior, said that there didn't appear to be a forced entry, and that both the safe and SGA office were locked. Students can save almost a third at off-campus convenience shops By Kelly Brown Staff writer The C-Store sometimes charges nearly three times as much as other convenience stores for similar items, according to an informal survey of the on-campus location and other small shops in the Uptown area. There are a number of reasons for this price disparity, according to Director of Loyola Dining Services Vance Howe. The main issue is volume. "We get our products from vendors who specialize in small convenience stores as gas stations. You wouldn't pay as much at a Winn Dixie or a Sav-a-Center because of the volume larger stores sell in," Howe said. However, even compared to local convenience stores, C-Store prices are high. Banquet Pizza Rolls cost $4.99 at the C Store, but only $1.99 at the Circle K on Magazine Street. Of 17 items available in both stores, only two (General Mills cereal cups and Oberto beef jerky) were the same price. Nothing was cheaper in the C-Store. The C-Store charged an average of 32 percent more per item than the convenience store. Part of this price difference is due to the university's policy of adding 10 percent to the price of all products to support the university. Some students aren't bothered by the price increase. "It's expensive, but you're paying for a convenience," says communications junior Janna Jackson. "You either bring your food from home, and it gets cold, or you buy it here." Other students say they find the price gap frustrating. "As college students, we don't have much money, and they should be trying to make prices reasonable, not make money off of us," accounting sophomore Stephanie Miranda said. See GRADUATION, Page 3 For the rest of the list, see TOP TEN, Page 3 See BRUGGER, Page 3 See WOLFBUCKS, Page 3 TODAY'S KL££iuaA£  FORECAST (T* your fun M Jl Page 11 mostly sunny 4 JHVf *Ck high 84 low 65 . Itf* hfh The Maroon will not appear next week because of final exams. Congratulations, Class of 2004. Sports 2,hat'.sj AA Inside LOYOLA CT »eate , ATHLETES sports 4 OF THE Sf i-~ e YEAR ACTi 4 :rr I \ j y life & times 9 page 4 QflV i J band calendar. 9