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              THE MAROON VOL. 85, NO. 22 WWW.LOYOLAMAROON.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007 Breaux out, Sanchez in After appeal process, SGA Court reverses presidential decision reversing its decision. Chief justice Jessie Patton, mass communication senior, announced that by a vote of four to three, the SGA Court of Appeals overturned Sanchez's disqualification from the presidential run-off election. Sanchez is officially the new SGA president. Chris Cameron, SGA adviser, said the first decision made by the court was made without considering both sides of the issue. "This allows for everyone's point of view," Cameron said. Sanchez, political science junior, and Desiree Tirado, commissioner of elections, were able to present their sides of the argument to the justices, Cameron said. By LIZZIE FORD-MADRID and TARA TEMPLETON THE MAROON After a two-hour hearing and hour-long deliberation, the highly contested Student Government Association presidential run-off election between Elliot Sanchez and Andre Breaux came to an end Wednesday night with the court HILTON PITTMAN / THE MAROON Elliot Sanchez, newly named SGA president, and Chelsea Mansulich, a member of Sanchez's campaign team, present Sanchez case during a SGA Judicial Review hearing Wednesday. Duffy memorial mass tomorrow By TARA TEMPLETON SENIOR STAFF WRITER A memorial mass will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Holy Name of (esus of Church to commemorate the death of longtime religious studies professor Stephen Duffy who died of cancer March 29. He was 76. Father David Boileau, philosophy professor and friend of Duffy, said about three weeks ago, Duffy went to Tulane University Hospital to undergo chemotherapy. Boileau said Duffy knew he was not in good health and began preparing for whatever the outcome of the procedure might be. "He knew what was happening. He got all his papers and work in order," Boileau said. Duffy was Stephen Duffy a well-known Professor of theologian religious studies both at Loyola and abroad, having served as a visiting professor and a visiting scholar at Trinity College in Dublin. In 1999 Loyola named him the recipient of the Dux Academicus award, the highest honor a professor can receive at Loyola "He was a first-class theologian," Boileau said. Andy Morgan, philosophy junior, said Duffy was "a man who was wise, authentic and clear in a way that is rarely found anymore." "He was certainly one of the best professors here, a top notch theologian and a true master," Morgan said, adding that Duffy's death was a great loss for the university. Tara Templeton can be reached at tbtemple@loyno.edu. Monk jazzes up Loyola Institute names university, New Orleans as new home By ALEX WOODWARD SENIOR STAFF WRITER After months of careful deliberation, the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance officially announced on April 2 the relocation of their Institute of Jazz Performance to Loyola's campus. "After 20 years, we have found our home here in New Orleans," said Thelonious Monk Jr., the institutes chairman of the Board of Trustees and son of the legendary jazz musician.Loyola Provost Walter Harris welcomed the institute to their "new home. It is a sign of courage and integrity for the institute to make a commitment to jazz, New Orleans and Loyola," he said. Not only does in the institute believe it will foster Loyola, it plans to fulfill its "Commitment to New MICHAEL NISSMAN / THE MAROON Artistic Director Terence Bianchard performs during the announcement of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance move to Loyola last Monday. After thefts, campus still safe, UP says By DANIEL MONTEVERDE EDITOR IN CHIEF When Bret Mahoney couldn't find his GMC Yukon where he left it in the Freret Street Garage, he said he knew what happened. "I thought I was having one of those senior moments," he joked. But realizing he didn't misplace his SUV, he became the third student to have his automobile stolen from the garage in a little more than a month. While the recent rash of auto theft BOLOs has slowed during the past two weeks, University Police said they are working to put the brakes on additional vehicle thefts from the garage and to reassure students about campus security. UP Chief Patrick Bailey said while those efforts kick into gear, the department's main objective is to maintain a safe campus environment and protect individuals, and depending on whom you ask, the efforts are working. Mahoney said despite the theft of his car, he still feels safe on campus, but because of crimes that appear to be moving closer to campus with each new report, international business freshman Lee Ann Moss said she is becoming more concerned about safety. "Sometimes walking around, especially late at night coming from the library, 1 don't feel safe," Moss said. "We have an open campus, and we have the security available. We just need to have it at the right place at the right time." Bailey, however, said students should not feel concern about personal safety at Loyola. "We have a safe campus," Bailey said. "One of my first pri - orities is to have the people here... feel safe. I don't want to jinx myself, but that's why you don't see any kind of attacks or anything happen on the campus." Realizing the possibility of additional auto thefts, Bailey said that's an area that could lend itself more room for concern from students who drive the same or similar models of the stolen vehicles. "If I had one of those SUVs, I guess that's a different story as far as property is concerned — we're talking about professional car thieves," he said. Bailey said UP and the New Orleans Police Department have an ongoing working relationship and are investigating various angles of the thefts, including patterns, and concentrating security measures on the Freret Street Garage in particular during nighttime hours. "We're hoping that's going to kind of deter (thieves)," Bailey said. Detectives, Bailey said, are investigating the thefts, and NOPD is helping to patrol the campus sporadically in unmarked vehicles. 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