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              THE MAROON VOL. 86, NO. 12 WWW.LOYOLAMAROON.COM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007 Professor car jacked on campus By STEVE HEATH SENIOR STAFF WRITER Economics professor Walter Block surrendered his car, money and keys on Nov. 30 when a potentially armed suspect demanded these items on Loyola's campus. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. while Block was sitting in his vehicle on Loyola Drive outside of Miller Hall, according to a Loyola news release. The suspect, who he Walter Block Economics professor held up for car. money DISSENT.COM A Web site created in the wake of Pathways, intended to start a dialogue, may be stifling the conversation By JORDAN HULTINE SENIOR STAFF WRITF.R University Professors, the organization that censured Loyola in the spring. One popular anti-Pathways Web site is http://www.loyno.info. The site was created, according to its mission statement, "To provide truthful information about the 'Pathways' plan as well as to present faculty, staff, student and alumni reaction to it." Koplitz said she knows the alumnus who created the site, but would not reveal the name, citing privacy concerns. She said the creator updates the site regularly, including a detailed timeline of university actions from the day after Hurricane Katrina to the present, and moderates the blog on the site. "The blog moderator has reported a usual amount of traf- Nearly two years after Loyola's administration announced the Pathways Plan, a controversial guide to restructuring Loyola after Hurricane Katrina, many people are still upset about it and are venting their frustrations in the blogosphere.Pathways raised a furor on campus after it dissolved and reorganized many of Loyola's major, and resulted in the firing of 17 tenure and tenure-track faculty. "I can honestly say that I've never blogged in my entire life, until this was created. I didn't post at first, 1 just observed," said Lynn Koplitz, chemistry professor and president of Loyola's chapter of the American Association of POLL MEASURES DISCONTENT In September, an anonymous group of 20 faculty members designed and administered a opinion poll to 206 faculty members. 50 percent responded. LUCAP asked to leave office temporarily Move supposed to make way for renovations By LAUREN LaBORDE NEWS EDITOR Tensions ran high in the Wolf Den on Monday when the Loyola University Community Action Program met for what some members considered an opportunity to secure the future of their organization. On Nov. 28, co-curricular programs director Chris Cameron informed Rick Yelton, LUCAP adviser, that the organization would have to vacate its Wolf Den office space by Dec. 15 to make way for upcoming renovations. They would temporarily relocate to a "swing space" in the former New Student Orientation office. Yelton said he was "taken off-guard" by the "off the cuff meeting" he had with Cameron on Wednesday. "We essentially sort of saw each other in passing (when' Cameron informed him)," he said. "1 was walking past him, not prepared." The unexpected encounter prompted a meeting with Cameron during LUCAP's usual Monday meeting time. Members implored Cameron for assurance that LUCAP has a space with "four walls and a door" secured in the re-vamped Danna Center. Unable to provide a definitive answer, Cameron agreed to a follow-up meeting to be held Friday, Dec. 7. Leading up to this agreement was a presentation by Cameron, along with assistant director of co-curricular programs Jessica Murphy, followed by a discussion among the attendees. Cameron showed PowerPoint presentations on the architectural history of the Danna Center and what lies ahead for the space to "build a larger context as to what we're talking about," he said. The subsequent discussion touched on different points, but the pervading sentiment among the group seemed to be that of uncertainty. LUCAP president Kathleen Warner, Spanish junior, initiated the discussion by posing a question: "What is the plan for LUCAP?" Warner, along with LUCAP chairwoman Danielle Geaubert, sociology senior, began by articulating the organization's needs. She cited the need for a safe, secure space to house controversial events or discussions in the group's pursuit of social justice, and the need for an inviting space for members. She then said that with these RACHEL STRASSEL/THE MAROON Members spend time in LUCAP's current office. Co-curricular programs director Chris Cameron said LUCAP would have to relocate to a temporary space to begin renovations in the Wolf Den. Program regaining Honor Gradual changes planned for Honors students By KATIE URBASZEWSKI ASSISTANT NEWS HDITOR With tentative plans and an enthusiastic vision, the University Advisory Honors Board hopes to revamp the Honors Program over the next few years. The most noticeable changes so far have been the modifications to the courses themselves, which will begin next semester. In the past, all honors students were required to take 16 classes, which closely resembled a more challenging Common Curriculum. Now students are required to take only eight classes, and the UHP is offering topical seminars instead. The seminars, all under the theme "Reality and Interpretation" this semester, have very focused interests, and professors are able to teach specific topics that appeal to them. 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