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              LOYOLA MAROON Vol. XLIV Loyola University, New Orleans, La., Friday, February 2, 1968 No. 1 Committee sets open hearing Feb. 8 By STEVE VAKAS Student rights The President's Committee on Stu- A dent Rights and Freedoms will hold its first regular meeting Thurs, Feb. 8, in room 2C of Danna Center at 1 p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss one portion of the amended statement originally approved by the National Student Association ♦ and the Council of American University Professors. The meeting will be open to the student body. 11 Three copies of the statement are If on reserve in Loyola's library for inspection by any interested student. The President's Committee, composed of three university groups, has recently expanded its membership from nine to 12. Dr. E. Letitia Beard was added to the faculty group, Dean Robert Sabolyk to the administration group, and an unannounced student will be added to the student group. The three groups comprising the committee will discuss the statement from its preamble down to and including section A of Article IV. The preamble is a general statement on student rights and freedoms, and points out that both the student and the University have certain obligations to each other. It states further that "students should exercise their freedom with responsibility as should all members of the academic community."Section I is mainly concerned with civil rights. It is made clear that race should never be a basis for refusing admission to any student. It also says that university facilities and services should be made available to all enrolled students. The section to be discussed brings out the fact that a university can and does have the right to be selective if it is a sectarian school such as Loyola, but only in qualifications and preferences that should be "publicly stated." Section II deals with the freedom of the student in the classroom. It states that "student performance should be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to academic standards." It also touches on freedom of expression and freedom from improper disclosure of confidential student information. This last idea is covered in more depth in Article 111. Student affairs is the topic of Article IV. Section A deals mainly with the right of students to organize and join associations that promote their interests. It states further that "membership, policies and actions of a student organization will be determined by vote of only those per- sons who hold bonafide membership in the college or university community." Again, it is brought out that all campus organizations, except possibly those with sectarian interests, should be open to students "without respect to race, creed, or national origin." WILLIAM WOESTENDIEK Decries press deficiencies Fraternity heads disavow prejudice in rush incident By FERREL GUILLORY The president and the moderator of Alpha Delta Gamma social fraternity deny they acted out of racial prejudice when, during last Saturday's rush formal, they informed a Negro couple that they mistakenly received an invitation to the party. The Rev. James Pillar, 0.M.1, fraternity moderator, said someone played a "dirty trick" and created an embarrassing situation when they sent Alton Etienne, a Loyola freshman, an official invitation to the ADG rush formal. "A real injustice has been done to the boy, his date and the members of ADG," Father Pillar saidd "I think something should be done to find out who the individual or individuals are." Father Pillar called for a public apology from the person or persons who sent the invitation. Etienne received an official ADG invitation early last week in his mail box in Biever Hall. He said he was at first skeptical about whether it was meant for him or not, but, he said, after asking a few of his friends for advice, he decided to go. When he arrived at the Sheraton- Charles Hotel, where the formal was being held, Etienne said he was questioned by some ADG members as to whether he belonged at the party. He said he had been talking to friends for about 10 minutes, when someone asked him to talk to Father Pillar. Father Pillar, Mike Crow, ADG president, and Etienne all agree that no one asked the couple specifically EXPLAINING HOLOCAUST: Dr. Joseph L. Lichten, Director of Intercultural Affairs of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, makes the keynote speech at the Christian-Jewish I*» Institute held at Loyola last Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Dr. p 1 Lichten spoke on the historical meaning of the Holocaust— 4 the Nazi extermination of the Jews. The institute was sponsored by B'nai B'rith and the Consortium. People 'underinformed' By GARY ATKINS Editor says The managing editor of IBM's Think magazine, attacking American newspapers as "out-of-date," recently said that "many Americans are as underinformed as people living under totalitarian governments." William J. Woestendiek, who spoke to Loyola students Jan. 25, said that many Americans "know as little or less about the events that are shaping their future" than people controlled by dictators. Placing the blame on newspapers, he said that "Americans often let their newspapers think for them. In this case, though, they had better have one of the rare good papers because most aren't going to do that much thinking." Woestendiek, who recently traveled to the Soviet Union to write a series of articles for Newsday, said that he had discussed the role of a newspaper with many of the Russian editors. "The Russians constantly said that they knew what was good for the people, and what the people should read," Woestendiek said. "Similiar ideas are sometimes found among publishers and editors in the United States." Woestendiek explained: "The newspapers' job is to disseminate, background, interpret, and comment on the news and do it independently, honestly and truthfully. However, many publishers don't go for this last part. These are not the elements of every newspaper in the country." Woestendiek also said that many newspapers fail when it comes to exploring the news in detail. "It costs money for newsprint to print the news, and it's often easier to use the space for ad revenue," he said. "Many of the publishers and editors today are not competent," Woestendiek stated. "Some have gotten fat and lazy and they're not keeping pace with time. Newspapers are being run by businessmen, not newspapermen," he continued. The former Houston Post assistant executive editor also said that advertisingadvertising pressure sometimes causes publishers and editors to distort the news. He cited one example in which a Houston truth-in-packaging series had changed its attack "in midstream" because of advertisers' reactions. Another fault in newspapers Woestendiek noted was that of the reporter. Newspapers do not pay well enough to keep the best men, he said, and, in addition to being hard to keep, the good journalist is often a "lonely man." "He's not just fighting the outside world," Woestendiek explained. "He he may find that he is the only person doing the job the public merits. And he sometimes does this at the peril of his job." Newspapers also run into problems "not in the suppression but the selection of news," he said. The vast amount of news in the world is "too staggering" for many of the people handling it to comprehend, Woestendiek stated. "And it's often just as dishonest to leave something out of the paper or a story as it is to write a dishonest story," Woestendiek said. He also laid the blame for out-ofdate newspapers on the readers, saying that the public often "lets the paper get away with murder." "Papers won't bother to print the real news," he said, "if they can get away with blood, gore and sex stories." In two journalism seminars which he conducted the following day, Woestendiek again criticized the press, saying that there "is far too much canned stuff in papers today—many of them look alike and sound alike." Though television news is often presented as a major competitor for the papers, it does not have to be, Woestendiek said. "Papers can do indepth stories, exposes, and series in any situation, but most newspapers don't want to spend the money for the news," he said. "In many areas, you can't really know what's going on in the world if you just read the local paper." Dean of A&S stands firm on graduation By KATHY ROSE Though student concern over the rising cost of education at Loyola is growing, the tTruversity officials continue to stick to a policy of spreading a student's education over a period of eight semesters. The Rev. Bernard A. Tonnar, S.J., the Dean of the the College of Arts and Sciences, has decided to enforce the policy stated in the Loyola catalogue that a student spread his education over a period of eight semesters and that the student be allowed to take only 20 credit hours except in special cases. Father Tonnar explained that the average student cannot carry over 20 credit hours and do the quality of work that the student should. In the past students have been allowed to take "excessive credits" said Father Tonnar. He continued that he is not trying to "wage war" against a student taking over 20 credits and that he will be reasonable. "I am just returning to the policy stated in the catalogue," he said. The catalogue says, "To receive a baccalaureate degree, a student is required to complete at least 128 semester hours, distributed normally throughout eight semesters . . . . " Father Tonnar has reasons for allowing a student to take 20 credit hours.. The faculty is urged to give stimulating lectures and to assign work that requires a student to use library facilities. The Loyola student is faced with more outside reading and research work. Students in the fall semester began to realize that the faculty is requiring more, according to Father Tonnar. Many students dropped courses because they realized that they could not keep up with the amount of work requiredd There are exceptions to this policy of allowing only 20 credit hours a semester. Exceptional students, that is, those who have a 3.5 average or over, will be given special permission to take more than the allowed credits* But this does not exclude them from attending eight semesters of college. Students are increasingly upset about this rule because of the cost of education. Most universities do not follow the policy of making a student attend eight semester of college in order to obtain their degree. Administration officials agree with Father Tonnar's policy. Dr. Ralph G. Smith, the Dean of the College of Business Administration, said, "Whatever acceleration is decided upon, it must be university policy not the college's. Even with the higher cost of education, a person can destroy his academic well-being by over-loading his schedule. It's expensive, there is no doubt about it, but there's only so many hours in a week." Dr. Michael Carubba, the Dean of the College of Music, said that there has never been a student to graduate in a period of less than four years for a regular degree in music. This is because a student of music must be proficient in both theory and practice. The music student must give a senior concert and he must pass a comprehensive exam. Despite the arguments against early graduation, many students are worried. With the rising cost of education at Loyola, some feel they might be in a position where they must complete their education as soon as possible. Or, others believe, that they might not be able to continue their education in a Catholic institution. Residence on St Charles Ave. slated for use as regular dorm Plans are now definite for the utilization of Ignatius Hall as a Loyola student residence next year, said Col. Robert Sabolyk, Dean of Men. Dorm facilities are scheduled to be opened to interested students in the fall of 1968. Sabolyk emphasized that the new residence will be more particularly for graduate students since there is already ample room in Biever Hall for undergraduates. However, he said both in-town and present dorm students will be allowed residence in the hall. The fee per semester will be $150 for room and $250 for board. Sabolyk said this is considerably cheaper than expenses in Biever Hall which, for each student, is $225 for room and $250 for board. The reason for this reduction says Joseph Truss, director of housing, is that there will he no air conditioning facilities in Ignatius as there are in Biever Hall. "Carpeting will have to be laid and the hall will have to be fixed up." Truss said. Presently Sigma Alpha Kappa social fraternity is residing in Ignatius Hall though they have already been asked by the university to move. Ignatius Hall is located at 6226 St. Charles. Negro at Loyola Special report (Editor's note: This story came as the result of a project for a journalism class in the first semester. The writer spent over a month compiling the information and conducting interviews. Her final report follows.) By TEDDY WELGOSS The American Negro is acquiring a new status. The proof is everywhere. Today Negroes may be found holding elected offices in all branches of the government. Even in southern states, former "hot-beds" of civil rights movements, Negroes are serving as state legislators, county supervisors and constables. Formerly all-white schools now have their share of Negroes. Integration has reached the point that the white student is no longer resentful when finding a Negro in the desk beside him. Three years ago such proximity would have created an uncomfortable situation. However, social acceptance of the Negro has not kept pace with educational acceptance, particularly in the South. There are some who would like to think that discrimination died with the Civil Rights Bill of 1964. But it would seem that this practice is still being felt. Again the proof is everywhere. Discrimination can be seen in our towns and cities and in the Bns built in them, ere is this discrimination more than in the very places that accept the Negro academically, the schools. Loyola is no exception. R focal points of most of Loyola's activities are its social organizaits sororities and fraternities, campus organizations now have ways have had all-white memberships."We can't be non-discriminatory," one fraternity president explains. "The entire fraternity system is built on ■. 11y with brotherhood as its aim. integration here in the South asn't reached the brotherhood He is less blunt than the majority of his fraternity brothers. Here is how one explains their feelings: "We don't go drinking with Negroes and we don't invite them to come home with us. By the same token we don't invite them to join our social organizations." Or, as another frat member states: "I don't mind sitting next to a Negro in class, that I can accept. But, the idea of him kissing my girl, that's something 1 could never accept." Another fraternity president will (continued on page 6) (continued on page 4)