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              THE MAROON Vol. 89, NO. 21 ONLINE EDITION AT LOYOLAMAROON.COM A LOYOLA TRADITION SINCE 1 923 • "FOR A GREATER LOYOLA" FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011 Monk leaves Loyola Institue moves back to Los Angeles By JASMINE BARNES and HALEY SUMMERS Staff Writes auui vrnras The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, a nonprofit organization devoted to jazz education, will move from Loyola to the University of California at Los Angeles this month. The Institute was set up in 1986 by the Monk family and opexa singer Mariah Fisher. The Institute moved its full-scholarship college program, the Institute of Jazz Performance, from Los Angeles to Loyola in 2007, and it will conclude with (he graduating class of 2011. Within its four years at Loyola, the Institute will have had two graduating classes and thirteen graduates. "The Institute has always enjoyed a wonderful partnership with Loyola University New Orleans, and we are pleased that our office will remain on the Loyola campus," Carter said. "We will continue to collaborate with Loyola's faculty and staff to offer our programs." According to Holly Wallace, the Institute's administrative director, the organization still plans to keep its connections to the city. However, institute officials said they will still maintain an office on campus. According to Thomas Carter, the Institute's president, the organization will continue outreach efforts in New Orleans through its visiting master's program, master classes, in-school and after-school instrument instruction and performances led by New Orleansbased musicians. "I'm thrilled that we'll continue to offer jazz education programs from our New Orleans home, Loyola University. We are grateful to the faculty and staff for their tremendous support and we look forward to collaborating with them and our partners throughout the city," she said. A letter sent to partners of the Death of bin Laden brings memories of 9/11 to student By HASANI GRAYSON and CRAIG MALVEAUX The Maroon It was a typical Tuesday morning in Connecticut for fifth grader Will Hagan. He got dressed, brushed his teeth, ate some breakfast and rode to school for the day. Like many of his classmates, Hagan, now music industry sophomore, sat in homeroom talking to friends while anxiously anticipating the school bell. Minutes later, Hagan found himself walking through the hallway. Instead of going to class as usual, though, he and about 90 other students went to the auditorium with teachers, some guidance counselors and a therapist. Unaware of what was going on, Hagan began asking questions. Soon, the principal quieted the crowd and reluctantly informed the students and faculty that the World Trade Center in New York City collapsed. _ The crowd of middle-school students all had different reactions. Some believed that the planes that hit the towers "malfunctioned" and accidentally crashed into the buildings — the story the principal had explained — while other students immediately shouted out "terrorist attacks." Stunned by what he had heard, Hagan simply shrugged it off. "It's nothing but a joke," he said to himself. "A drill to measure how mature we are." It wasn't until Hagan arrived home later that aftemCxDn — seeing his father home from work at least four hours early — that he realized something tragic really happened that morning. Many Americans remember watching the tragedy unfold Osama bin Laden Founder of al-Oaida Construction plans still tentative for new student center By KRISTEN HIMMELBERG Staff Writer As the school year comes to a close, many Loyola students and faculty members may ask the same question: what happened to the demolition of the Danna Center? Demolition was scheduled to start this summer, but nothing has begun. According to Robert Reed, assistant vice president for Student Affairs, the university still has not come up with a definite plan for the Danna Center. "There is a huge matrix of decisions that need to be made, and a lot of things to consider when deciding on a construction plan," Reed said. The plans are still there, but nothing has been approved or cleared yet. Reed said. There are four options to pick from when deciding on the construction plan for the Danna Center. The first is to knock down the Danna Center and expand it, as well as add a residence hall on top of the building. The second is to build a smaller Danna Center with a bigger residence hall on top of it. The third is to build see INSTITUTE, page 7 see MEMORIES, page 7 see DEMOLITION, page 4 WADNER PIERRE/Senior Staff Photographer Godwin Louis, performance graduate senior of the Monk institute plays his saxophone. He will be a member of the last graduating class of the institute at Loyola. Seniors look back on memories at Loyola see page 5 MAROON DIRECTORY: LIFE AND TIMES, page 5 | SPORTS, page 8 | RELIGION, page 9 | EDITORIAL, page 10 | NEWS TIPS: 865 3535