Maroon

              LOYOLA MAROON VOL XLV Published weekly during the academic year by Loyola students Loyola University. New Orleans, La., Wednesday, December 11, 1968 Second class postage paid at New Orleans, La. Annual subscription $3.50 N0.12 Petition circulated for 'Word' Steve Vakas, A&S sophomore and Loyola representative for the Word, this week began circulating a petition supporting his attempt to have the Word sold on the Loyola campus. After the Office of Student Affairs refused to allow the distribution of the underground newspaper on campus last week, Vakas appealed the decision to the Committee for Student Rights and Freedoms and began circulating the petition. By Monday, he said he had collected some 100 signatures, including those of student leaders and faculty members. The petition asks that the rights committee rule that the Word be allowed to distribute on campus. The Word was denied permission to set up a vending machine on campus because to allow the newspaper "to be sold on university grounds may result in misconception of what the university endorses and may be an action which is not in the best general interest of the university," according to a statement released by the Rev. J. Joseph Molloy, S.J., vice-president for student affairs. '1 think the university can carry the paper on campus Administration decision appealed without giving the view that it endorses the Word" Vakas said. "With such a cross-section (of support for the petition) they may realize it's for the good of the community." He said he would continue trying to have the Word distributed on campus unless he ran up against a "brick wall." "If ignorance and idiocy must pervade the campus," he said, "111 use every rational way to fight it but I won't revert to the irrational myself." He said one of the reasons he had appealed to the rights committee was that it was his only alternative—he said he had no definitive guide as to the person who could give the final answer to his request. Vakas said that G. Ralph Smith, chairman of the student rights committee, had answered his letter of appeal and had called a committee meeting for 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, to discuss the matter. Vakas said Smith had told him that he (Smith) would do all he could to have students and teachers present for the meeting, though he doubted teachers and students would want to come due to the examinations which begin Friday. Smith also told Vakas that Roger Lovin, editor of the Word, would be able to attend the committee meeting. Usually, the rights committee meetings are closed hearings. STEVE VAKAS Petitions for the 'Word' Powell leads Pack over Badgers By 808 MARSHALL (Maroon Sports Reporter) LU eases by Spring Hi//, 90-71 The Loyola Wolfpack claimed their first victory of the young season last Saturday night by hammering out a 90-71 win over the Spring Hill Badgers in a chilled Field House. After dropping their third game to a hot Baylor team Friday night, the Pack made the basketball version of homecoming a success for the small but spirited crowd. Charley Powell, the Pack's sharpshooter who hit for thirty points against Baylor, was on target again Saturday as he led the Loyola five in scoring with 26 points. Tyronne Marioneaux, playing his best game to date, dumped in 23 points and picked up 7 rebounds before fouling out with 4:37 remaining in the Badger tussle. Two other Wolves hit in double figures as Tim Nordbrook and John Kirk turned in 16 and 10 point performances, respectively. The game opened with the Pack grabbing a 4-0 lead, and for a while it appeared that Powell and Company were on their way to a rout. However, the spirited Badger team kept within four points throughout most of the first two quarters and at the break the Pack enjoyed a slim seven point advantage. Marioneaux and Nordbrook led the scoring at the half with the tall 6*9" center pumping in 14 points, while Nordbrook contributed 11 to the Pack cause. Charley Powell, who was held to 10 points in the first half, came out shooting in the third quarter helping the Pack build up a comfortable 68-49 lead with a little over 12 minutes left in the contest. The Badgers never fully recovered from Powell's second half splurge, as he and Marioneaux delivered the death blow to the Spring Ilillians-Powell hitting on short jumpers and Marioneaux dunking his sure hook shots. By the time Marioneaux had collected his fifth foul, the Pack had a 23 point lead, 78-55. The win over Spring Hill brought the Pack's record to 1-3 on the season. The Wolfpups continued their winning ways, adding Meyers Athletic Club to their list of victims by a score of 93-55. The win was the second in a row for the Pups and their third out of four starts so far this season. Tim Schneider, Chris Oswald and Dick Unangst continue to lead the Pups in scoring with the three varsity hopefuls picking up 26, 24, and 16 points respectively. Earlier last week, the Pups dumped the College All-Stars for their second victory. Schneider led the scoring once again adding 26 to the Wolfpup cause. The frosh now have a 2-1 worksheet on the young season. Results of the TCU-Loyola game were not available at press time. Maroon Photo by Ed Curda GOING UP—Tim Nordbrook goes up for an easy layup shot in the waning moments of the Loyola-Spring Hill game as a bewildered Mark Thornton (No. 11) looks on. The Pack broke into the win column at the Badgers' expense, beating them 90-71. Move-in to Science Complex to begin this week-Witham Departments will begin moving into the Science Complex sometime this week, according to Ray Witham, coordinator of the campus wide move into the new building. The Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science will be permanently housed in the complex. The complex will also serve as a temporary home for the Departments of Modern Foreign Languages, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology and the Institute of Politics. The building should be ready for occupancy for second semester classes on Jan. 27, 1969, Witham said. The complex contains 16 teaching labs, eight each for chemistry and physics. Witham said the labs were "scientifically up-to-date" and contained the best ventilation and air conditioning equipment. The complex amphitheater is running behind schedule, Witham said, and will not be ready until after Jan. 27. Talent night auditions set for Jan. 30 and Feb.1 Auditions for Blue Key Talent Night will be held on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, 1969 according to Steve Zieman, chairman of the auditions committee. The 31st Annual Talent Night will be held on Sunday, March 23, in the Municipal Auditorium. Any Loyola student can try out lor the show if he turns in an application form to Blue Key by Jan. 29, Ziemann said. Three types of acts are permitted in the show: individual acts, lasting up to four minutes: group acts ol more than one person lasting up to six minutes; and variety acts lasting no more than nine minutes. Group acts must be instrumental or vocal entertainment, Zieman said, while variety acts may be serious, skits and so on. Variety acts must be on tape. The auditions will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 30, and from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 1. Following the auditions, acts for the show will be chosen. The members of the act must provide their own scenery, props, costumes, sound tracks and any oilier special effects, Zieman said. Buddig hours may be eased By MARY O'LOUGHLIN (Maroon News Editor) The Maroon has learned that self-determined hours for Buddig Hall junior and senior women may be only a few hours away. In an attempt to clarify proceedings following last week's meeting with junior and senior women, Maroon editors interviewed Miss Rosalie Parrino, Dean of Women, and asked her for confirmation of a date when the proposal could go into effect. At last week's meeting the proposal still had to be approved by what Miss Parrino called a "representative executive committee." Miss Parrino said yesterday that a confirmation date might be announced at the Women's Residence Council (WRC) banquet Wednesday night. Plans for extending women's curfews and giving self-determined hours to women over 21 have been before the WRC all semester. An extension of hours went into effect before the Thanksgiving holidays. If the announcement of self-determined hours is made at tonight's banquet, Buddig women over 21 may begin to enjoy the privileges as early as this coming weekend. If it is not feasible to implement the system at that time, the self-determined hours would go itito effect no later than the beginning of the spring semester. Miss Parrino and Mary Henderson, WRC head, began plans for the liberalization of women's hours in meetings this past summer. The WRC took up the proposals and plans with the beginning of the fall term. A system of self-determined hours would allow junior women the privilege on weekends and senior women the privilege every day. In a meeting with Miss Parrino and WRC officers last week, junior and senior women agreed to accept the financial burden of the installation of a key system if self-determined hours went into effect. The key system would allow women wishing to stay out later than the normal curfew to check out a key with which to gain re-entry to the dormitory. Pat Nugent, vice-president of e WRC and in charge of the self-determined hours proposal for the WRC, presented the plans at last week's meeting. Miss Nugent said that if this new dorm hour system goes into effect it will be a great step foward in recognizing the maturity of the Loyola coed. The WRC has written to other colleges who have implemented self-determined hours systems and have gotten price estimates for the installation of a key system. They have also polled the women in the dormitory to find out their opinions and attitudes concerning a system of self-determined hours. Miss Parrino said at last week's meeting that the girls were favorably disposed to the idea of the system. Working closely with the WRC and Miss Parrino have been the Rev. Harold Cohen, S.J., university chaplain; Mrs. Mary Sicard, head resident of Buddig Hall; Mrs. Janice Gaudin, business manager of Buddig Hall; Jim McCartney, president of the Men's Residence Council; Pat Nugent, vice-president of the WRC; and Nancy Gardner, chairman of the WRC committee to investigate self-determined hours at other schools. PAT NUGENT New hours bring responsibility Law students assist prisoners through ROR By RAFAEL BERMUDEZ (Maroon Staff Reporter) Bert Artigues, law school senior, and 17 other law students spend one night a week downtown in the Central Lockup. Artigues, along with Phil Gattuso also a law school senior, is coordinator of the Release on Recognizance (ROR) program at Loyola. The ROR was started in New Orleans in Fehruary, 1968. The ROR is a program which helps persons who have heen arrested and are in the Central Lockup awaiting trial, get released from prison without posting hond. Artigues explained that in order for an arrestee to be released on bond, he must call in a bondsman who will post a cash bond. The arrestee usually has to pay the bondsman 10 per cent of the total bond in advance. If the arrestee is unable to produce the 10 per cent, then he will probably have to stay in jail until his trial date. The objective of the ROR is to correct this, says Artigues. Every night, Sunday tlirough Thursday, three or four Ixjyola and Tulane law students go to the Central lockup and interview prisoners who have not been able to produce the 10 per cent necessary for bail. The students determine, through a point grading system, the qualification! of an arrestee for ROR. Typical question! asked the prisoners are: if they are employed, have a permanent local address, belong to a union or church, and how they get along with their family. The prisoner must also be able to give three reliable references that can back up the information that he has given the ROR volunteer. The prisoner must have six points on the grading system, in order to qualify for ROR. After the prisoner's record has been evaluated by the ROR volunteer, it is sent to the ROR office where the information is verified through references. (Several Loyola sociology students work voluntarily in the ROR office.) The entire record, along with the ROR's recommendation, is then presented to the magistrate, who then decides whether to release the prisoner or not. Artigues said that the ROR does not consider any person booked with rape, murder, armed robbery or narcotics violations, or any person who has been convicted of two or more felonies within the past 10 years. Artigues said that the ROR volunteers receive no wages or material compensation for their work. "However," he said, -"the work gives the student valuable experience in having contact with an element which most college students wouldn't ever have contact with." Artigues said that the program also offers the prospective attorney an opportunity to know his way around the Central Lockup and the courts. "We (the volunteers) feel that by participating in the program we are doing something of social value," he said. Besides this, Artigues said that he greatly enjoys the work. SPECIAL EDITION SCHEDULE SPRING SEMESTER See pages two through four —————————^—