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              THE MAROON WWW.LOYOLAMAROON.COM FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2007 VOL. 85, NO. 19 Students call to conserve Loyola's Environmental Action Program partners with Gulf Restoration Network to combat the sale of cypress mulch By SALLY TUNMER THE MAROON Student activists at Loyola are involved in plans that will affect the livelihood of the entire Gulf Coast, including plants, animals and humans alike. The Environmental Action Program at Loyola, a group within LUCAP, seeks to educate the campus and general community on environmental issues. "We try to gain people's awareness through volunteevoluntee ring and empowering people to make phone calls to politicians about environmental concerns," said Sunshine Bond, Spanish junior and one of the core members of the program. The EAP works closely with the Gulf Restoration Network, a national program consisting of different social justice and environmental groups and individuals across the United States devoted to promoting communication and action CATHERINE COTTON / THE MAROON Music education freshman Ashley Shabankareh, left, and English freshman Christina Minero participate in the Gulf Restoration Cypress Call-In last Friday in the Peace Quad. Candidates race to lead Breaux looks to establish a new 'Student Union' By LINDSEY NETHCRLY NEWS EDITOR Andrf Breaux is ready to step up to the challenges posed by the presidency of the Student Government Association. "I feel like president is the right position for me now. I'm ready to take on a leadership role," Breaux said. Breaux said he has felt a strong sense of community since his freshman year at Loyola, and this year he wants to do more. "Recently I've become more passionate to shape the future of the university. I feel it's a calling," he said. Breaux's platform, which he calls "Student Union," features five main components. "These will ripple out to positively affect the rest of the university'he said. The first priority in Breaux's platform is the "Social Student Union," which he said will promote unity between Andre Breaux Payne relies on experience to affect change on campus By DANIEL MONTEVERDI EDITOR IN CHIEF Running under the campaign slogan "No Payne, No Gain," Student Government Association vice president Bob Payne believes the slogan is more than just a play on a common phrase. As far as he's concerned, it's almost a prediction for the effectiveness of SGA should he not win next week's presidential election. Citing his involvement with SGA through various positions, Payne said his role as vice president has prepared him to hit the ground running if students elect him SGA president during voting on Monday and Tuesday. He said when students elected him and Daniel Green, this year's SGA president last spring, the two spent their summer break on campus, meeting and building relationships with administrators and faculty as previous incoming SGA leaders have done. Laying the founda- Bob Payne History professor Rowland dies Taught at Loyola for 16 years By TARA TEMPLETON SENIOR STAFF WRITER Robert Rowland, history and classical humanities professor, died Wednesday in Philadelphia. Rowland, who was suffering from cancer, died in his sleep. The cause had not been determined as of press time. Rowland was in Philadelphia for cancer treatment. Rowland came to Loyola in 1991 as a history and classical humanities professor and served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He stepped down as dean in 1998 but stayed at Loyola as a professor. This semester he was teaching two history courses and one classical humanities course. Lucie Barnard, history junior and a student in Rowlands Roman Culture class, said he had been absent from the class for about three weeks. David Moore, chairman of the history department, commented on the loss to the university. "He was a very valuable member of the faculty. He will be greatly missed, and not only by the history department, but also by the classical humanities department," Moore said. "He was a great professor and knew what he was talking about," Barnard said of Rowland. "He knew stories about everything. Anything that came up in class he had an interesting story for," she said. Rowland received his bachelor's degree in classical languages from La Salle University in 1959 and his master's degree and Ph.D. in classical studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1961 and 1964 respectively.Before coming to Loyola, Rowland taught at the University of Maryland- College Park, where he was chairman of the Department of Classical Studies and served as acting director of the Center for Archaeology. During his career he was a professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Villanova University, the University of Pennsylvania and a part-time instructor at La Sidle College. Rowland authored or edited seven books and wrote more than 100 articles. He lectured in the United States, Europe and Canada. The Republic of Italy honored Rowland with the title of Cavaliere (Knight) in 1994, according to his Loyola Web site. He also served as the President of the American Philological Association's Friends of Ancient History of the Adantic States from 1989 to 1990. Tara Templeton can be reached at tbtemple@loyno.edu. Robert Rowland history and classical humanities professor Sanchez sets his sights on specific, real-world goals By ALEX WOODWARD SENIOR STAFF WRITER Elliot Sanchez said he has a duty to perform as President of the Student Government Association. That's why hes in the running. "One person with the right attitude and commitment can make really big changes," he said "So much needs to be done I feel as if I have a responsibility!"Sanchez arms his platform with specific goals he believes will make a difference. "It's hard to take broad concepts and make them work in the real world," he said. These goals include an end to administrative restructuring caused by institutional instability. "I've seen lots of good professors and administrators go. I don't want that to happen anymore," he said. Sanchez supports the reconstruction of the Danna Elliot Sanchez see EAP, page 3 see BREAIIX, page 2 see PAYNE, page 2 see SANCHEZ, page 2 gtufrymkcgft Sports |M| Check the women's basketball I I teams progress at Nationals at www.loyolamaroon.com. loyolmwwohoom To hear the candidates speak about i-.. •_ their campaigns, click to lOyOlBfT13rOOn»COITl loyolamaroon.com/podcasts. For a list ST*) of other candidates, go to our Web site. MAROON DIRECTORY: CALENDAR, page 2 | SPORTS, page 4 | LIFE & TIMES, page 6 | EDITORIAL, page 10 | NEWS TIPS: 865-3535