Maroon

              THE MAROON VOL. 86, NO. 19 WWW.LOYOLAMAROON.COM FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008 Sanchez publicly endorses Cypriano for SGA president Sanchez planned to resign from office By KATIE URBASZEWSKI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Elliot Sanchez, Student Government Association president, nearly resigned on March 5 so that he could officially endorse Cade Cypriano in the upcoming presidential election. He decided to hand in his resignation because he believed SGA rules prohibited the president from endorsing a candidate. However, Sanchez discovered three hours before he was to announce his intentions publicly that the standing president actually can personally endorse a candidate, as long as the endorsement isn't coming from a whole SGA branch. Sanchez gave his endorsement speech — minus the resignation — by the St. Ignatius of Loyola statue around 4 p.m. to a small crowd of Cypriano's supporters."No one has a better idea of the problems facing the president specifically than I do," Sanchez said. "This election is too important ... I would've been willing to resign." Sanchez mentioned Cypriano's SGA experience as the RACHEL STRASSEL /THE MAROON SGA president Elliot Sanchez makes his endorsement of presidential hopeful Cade Cypriano known in front of a crowd of Cypriano's supporters. Sanchez had planned to resign to endorse THE RIGHT PATH?J By KATIE URBASZEWSKI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Loyola suffered a cash flow loss of $1.1 million during mid-2005, according to credit bureau Standard and Poor. Mid-2006, that loss rose to $14.5 million. Now, according to 2007 numbers, this debt has almost been completely eliminated, and credit bureaus like S&P are looking favorably on the university. S&P attributes the new stability to "a restructuring plan that called Standard and Poor has lauded Loyola for its "restructuring plan" - which may mean that Pathways worked. for program revisions and decreased faculty positions." S&P revised Loyola's revenue bond rating in January 2008, and now the university's interest rates will be lower when they borrow money. However, "there are no plans to bring back the discontinued programs," said Walter Harris, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Search for Carrollton intruders continues Intruders not from false fire alarm By JORDAN HULTINE SENIOR STAFF WRITER University Police are continuing to investigate the dorm intrusion involving a Carrollton Hall resident, who discovered two men in her suite around 6:40 a.m. March 1, according to University Police reports. After she discovered the strangers — who she said looked like students — she pursued them and then called University Police. Patrick Bailey, University Police chief, said no suspects have been arrested. He also discredited rumors that the intruders may have been residents of Biever Hall evacuated from Biever at the time for a false fire alarm. Bailey said the next Group prayerfully protests' 'Monologues' production Play's content prompted protest By LAUREN LABORDE NEWS EDITOR In frigid air, a quiet crowd armed with signs gathered in front of campus for what they called a "prayerful protest" of Loyola's production of "The Vagina Monologues." Alumni and members from various prayer groups protested the March 4 showing of the play, which they believe compromises Catholic values. "This is my alma mater, and I'm so depressed about what's happening at Loyola," protestor Thais Carrere, A' 62, said. "I'm very disappointed that my university is not Catholic anymore." Funds from ticket sales are going to the New Orleans Battered Women's Association, but one protester said this does not justify the play's content. "I know the money goes to battered women, but you can't do wrong to get to a right," Miriam Ogden said. "It is wrong and degrading to women. I'm sorry young girls are being exposed to this." Play director Gabriela Rivera, mass communication sophomore, said that while she knows the protesters were peaceful, she also wishes they would give the play a chance. "(The protestors) were elderly,see SANCHEZ, page 3 see DORM, page 2 see PROTEST, page 5 see PATH, page 3 GO ONLINE FOR MORE fWI • videos • audio recordings rjiJM • analysis • election night results SiilH&liiy For more SGA election coverage, including candidate information, MAROON DIRECTORY: CALENDAR, page 2 | EDITORIAL, page 6 | LIFE & TIMES, page 8 | SPORTS, page 12 | NEWS TIPS: 865-3535