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              loyola maroon Vol. XLVII Loyola University, New Orleans, La., 70118, Friday, March 12,1971 No. 19 Gregorio, Tipton in runoff; Littlefield voted vice president Sam Gregorio and Andy Tipton will compete in a run off election next Monday and Tuesday for the office of Student Government Association (SGA) president. Cyndy Littlefield has been elected SGA vice president by a majority and no runoff will be necessary. Neither Gregorio or Tipton, both A&S sophomores, received the required 50 per cent plus one which is required for election. In the same primary election, new college presidents, Kathy Walsh of Arts and Sciences, Brett Palton of Business Administration, Anthony Laciura of Music, and Alan Jackson of City College all won landslide victories. According to official SGA results, Gregorio received 458 votes and Tipton netted a total of 327. The other two candidates for the presidency. Chuck Buuerlein and Put Beauchamp received 39 votes and 232 votes respectively. In the vice presidential race. Miss -ittlefield totalled SM) votes, Dick .'hopin received 351 votes and Pat O'Keefe accumulated 167, Gregorio said that he is planning no change of plans for the upcoming runoff. "I believe we've got some good ideas and we're sticking with them," he said. Tipton was unavailable foi comment. Miss Littlefield said she was "elated that I won my election, but now that the election is over, I really want to concentrate on doing my job effectively." When asked what she thought about the runoff election which involves her running mate, Sam Cregorio, Miss Litllefield said: "I want to stress the fact thai the president and vice president will work as a learn, no matter who gets elected." Miss Walsh totalled 2HH votes to defeat Jeff Jay's 95 voles. Patton's I4l) votes decided his clear-cut victory over Mike Bennie. l-rank C'oleman, Joe Truensa and Gary Boue. Anthony Laciura, lone candidate in the Music School race, received all 53 votes cast. Receiving votes to 22 other City College votes cast, Jackson is "looking forward to the. experiences and challenges" of his presidential term. The new city college president aims to speak for the wants and needs of his college. Disappointed in some students' withdrawal from elections, Jackson stated that he hopes to encourage more concern among students in their affairs. He also said that not only will he seek student problems out, but hopes students will confer with him in student matters and difficulties. Patton, beginning to fulfill his campaign proposals to seeking improvement in BA educational opportunities, said he will conduct a BA teacher survey to give the incoming BA dean an idea of the quality of the teaching stall'in the eyes of Uie students. Miss Walsh, A&S President,stood on a platform of changing the lone of the SGA from a mere legislative body It) more of a lobby group lor student issues, wants and needs. the reps gel elected, but I would like to start working as soon us possible on the changes in the curriculum," said Kathy Walsh, newly elected president of A&S. "I'd also like to stress that I plan to work very closely with the newly elected officers," she noted. Anthony Laciura. music school president, was also not available for comment. Laciura aims mainly to be a true representative of music students' wants and needs and hopes for unity among Loyola's colleges. SAM GREGORIO ANDYTIPTON CYNDY LITTLEFIELD SGA votes to censure unchartered organizations A motion passed by the Student Government Association (SGA) this week would censure all Loyola student organizations not yet chartered by the SGA. Among the groups affected would be a number of departmental student associations created within the last year, as well as the Black Student Union. The main force behind the censure, according to SGA president Dooky Chase, would involve a denial of university facilities to the unchartered groups. The chairman of the SGA's charter committee, Joe Meng, said an ad would be placed in the Maroon asking all organizations without charters to file an application with the SGA within two weeks. Organizations that do not do so, according to Chase, will be censured. Chase said the SGA hoped to accomplish two things by the move: first, to clear the SGA's files of old charters of groups that have since died, and second, to have active, but unchartered, groups establish contact with the SGA. The SGA, Chase said, had to have information on the membership and existence of new groups if it was to perform well as a student government. "To better ourselves as a student government," he said, "we have to know what they arc doing. And when an organization conies to us for funds, we have to know their reasons for existence and their membership." Only in this way. he said, could the SGA gain an overall view of student activities on Loyola's campus. Chase said he felt departmental student BMOCiatOM were includedin the groups needing charters. A number of student associatons have been formed in the past year to represent interests of majors in their departments. Only a few. Chase said, had applied for charters. Chase said the SGA would seek to have university facilities denied to those organizations censured by the student associations were included in said, would include such things as the meeting rooms in Danna Center. In another motion passed by the SGA, qualifications for the president of City College were changed. Previously a candidate for that office was required to have been at Loyola five semesters before running for office. Now a candidate may qualify to run in his second semester at Loyola and serve his term of office in his third semester. According to Harrell Schiffman, City College president and author of the motion, this would enable more students in City College to qualify for the office. Since most of the students in City College are transfer students. Schiffman said, most are "lost to us" before they have five semesters to qualify for office. With the reduction to two semesters of residency in City College, more of the transfer students would be able to run for office, he said. In further business, Ashton O'Dwyer, student president of the law school, announced that the university had given the law school $722 to help defray the cost of graduation exercises. Since the total expenses are to be the law school will only need $250 of the $900 approved by the SCiA last week. The SCiA decided Tuesday that one of the pernament functions of the SCiA president will be to serve as the student representative on the Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Directors. The appointment of the student members of the Faculty Affairs Committee of the Board of Directors was tabled for further discussion next week. DOOKY CHASt Saga seeks improvements and suggestions By BILL LAM Maroon Staff Reporter Wallin named new Saga head Sneeze guards are indispensable sometimes. Without guards, the New Orleans Health Department would not have allowed Saga's new food service director, John Wallin, to implement the salad table, one of the many innovations he has planned for the Loyola contract dining room. The salad table had to carry the plastic structures called sneeze guards before Saga was allowed to display the salads for students on a self-service basis, according to Wallin. This innovation is perhaps the most obvious proof yet for what Wallin says is his aim to give students at Loyola better service since he has assumed the directorship of Saga. He replaces Edwin Dunn, former food service director, who Wallin says is no longer with Saga. Wallin would not say why Dunn left. Interviewed earlier this week, Wallin deplored the cold state of student-Saga communication in the past and expressed concern over the "poor deal" resident students have been receiving in terms of Saga service and menu. Explaining his attempt to bridge the communication gap, Wallin referred to the suggestion box that has been put in the dining room since he, took office two weeks ago. Frank Cicatiello, dining room manager, says the number of suggestions from students averages about \2 daily. Both he and Wallin agree that there have been many constructive suggestions, including cooking trench fries in separate grease to prevent fish taste from earlier cooking. serving steak every other week so a better steak could be had at a single serving. asking workers at service line to smile more. Wallin said that most of the requests are met but suggestions likehaving steak on alternate weeks instead of every week must have the general approval of students before Saga can comply with them. "Some students may feel that they are being cheated from a steak." Wallin said. Commenting on his attempt to improve the menu. Wallin mid that he was surprised at the lack of variety he found in the menu here. Asked how the menu is determined daily, he said that his office receives preprinted lists of the menu from Saga's mam office in California. Wallin says that he knows of no reason why the entire menu was not served in the past. Bui there will definitely be something new for the students. "When last have you had hoi beef sandwich or ice cream sundaes in the dining room?" he asked. Although Wallin said that the preprinted menu will be followed, he said that the servings will be tailored to the likes of the students. Also, students will see a new setting in the contract room to offset what Wallin called the "boredom of coming in to eat and seeing the same things every time." Attractive wall posters have been hung as the first improvement in the dining room scenery, according to Wallin. Before coining to Loyola, Wallin held a similar post at Arizona Stale University. He has been with Saga for five years. The arrival of Wallin, however, will see the departure of Cicatieilo who said he will be leaving Saga presently. Cicatieilo says that he has received a more lucrative offer for a similar post in Lafayette, La. Goals conference gives citizens voice "WHY WE NEED IT . . . slums, traffic jams, litter, unemployment, increasing crime, pollution, social problems. . . "WHAT IT IS ... a group aimed at giving citizens back their voice, to make it a voice that is heard and counted. . ." So reads the pamphlet by Goals to Grow, a civic group asking for student participation. Loyola students can learn about the group at a convocation Tuesday in the Field House at 1 1 :30 a.m. Father Carter has called a university convocation so that all students may attend. All classes that are usually held during this time will be cancelled. Goals to Grow began three years ago when local people formed an ad hoc committee on goals for the Greater New Orleans area. They created a steering committee of university and religious leaders who in turn initiated founding the non-profit corporation. Goals to Grow. In September llD7o the Goals Foundation Council members and staff recruited people from a cross seclon of economic, geographic, racial and class backgrounds to serve on task forces exploring problem areas such as economy, health. transportaion, welfare and human relations as they affect the New Orleans area. These task forces have been meeting twice weekly since January 11D7I and will File reports on their findings in May. Reports, information and recommendations of the task forces will then be presented to the public in more than 150 meetings throughout the area and new task forces formed in which civic and political leaders will participate. Currently three Loyola students and four staff members are active in goals task forces. They are students Reid Champagne, Daniel Hynes and Edgar Chase; and faculty members the Rev. James C. Carter S.J.. university provost, Dr. Manuel Carballo, professor of sociology and Dr. I dward Renwick and Joseph Walker of the Department of Political Science. Walker also serves us associate director of the goals program staff. According to Walker. Goals to (Drow has received considerable favorable attention hy the local news media and has been endorsed by the leaders of the three local parishes. It is a non-profit, non-partisan and non-political organization which depends upon financial support of individuals and business firms. The idea itself is not new; similar programs have been in effect in Dallas, Tex. and St. Paul, Minn., with commendable results. Asked how the Goals Program affects Loyola students. Walker pointed out the opportunity for students to experience government at its most fundamental level, to participate in educating the community to what can be done about its problems uml to learn by doing. Walker admitted Ihut the purpose of the program is not a cure-all for political ills. Ralher.it is an attempt to help isolated and apathetic citizens realize that they can have a saD in their destiny. Once goals are established by the people, it is up to them to pressure their legislators into making the necessary changes. "At least we are trying to effect change, instead of giving up," Mr. Walker said. The convocation Tuesday will give students a better idea of their role in the program, according to Walker. All Goals Foundation help, except foi a three man personnel stall. is voluntary. Council considers sorority rush changes The Pan Hellenic council is considering changes in sorority rush procedures which proponents hope would revitalize the sorority system and bring the university's three sororities closer to campus social life. Ihe suggested revamping was presented to the council March 3 by Lynn Levy of Phi Phi Phi who argued that the revamping would afford sorority members more opportunities to meet interested students and encourage "more natural friendships." The new system of rush would give the sororities a chance to give three or four social activities in the first semester for the entire university. The sororities would then extend open bids. Under the present system each each sorority gives four parties, the first of which is open to all. Then through the rest of the parties, girls are gradually eliminated. Miss Levy said that under the present system "freshman girls put their necks out on a limb and the sororities, due to the quota system, chop them off." The sororities would still have selectivity in their memberships, though. However according to Miss Levy the proposals would give a greater number of girls including girls from minority groups on campus a greater chance of getting into the sorority of their choice. The idea that membership in a sorority would not depend on who the rushee already knows is central to the new proposal. In the new system they would have a chance to meet Iho members of the D sorority. Mrs. Lynn Niet/chmann. dean of women, said that money is a major drawback to the proposed rush system. "Financing the parties for the university will be quite expensive," she said. "But," she continued, "J Ins proposal is a step in the right direction." She said the proposals would replace the "trite functions" which are not meaningful to the college students of today." However details of the proposals such as the type and number of social events and the quota ol open bids each sorority would he allowed to extend have riot been finalized. Until these things are settles the proposal cannot be presented lo the individual sororities for formal adoption J