Maroon

              loyola maroon  March 30,1973  Vol. XLIX No. 22 An editorial endorsement— write-in!!! The Maroon endorses Mary Hull as a write-in candidate for the presidential office of the Student Government Association. Ms. Hull is running as a vice-presidential candidate, but of the four candidates running for the presidential and vice-presidential positions, we feel that Ms. Hull is easily the best qualified and most capable candidate to assume the presidency of the SGA. The editorial board of the Maroon conducted an extensive interview with the four candidates this week. After serious discussion the editorial board felt the situation warranted this departure from the normal procedure of endorsing an announced presidential candidate. Ms. Hull demonstrated an ability to be able to speak to and understand the major issues facing the Student Government Association. Her ideas provided a practical insight into solving major issues such as SGA financing, student representation and relations with the administration (see page 5 for the Maroon interview with the four candidates). For these reasons we strongly urge that all Loyolans support Mary Hull as a write-in candidate for president. By this endorsement we don't imply that the two announced candidates were not committed to solving the problems of Loyola students through the SGA. We simply feel that Ms. Hull would best be able to accomplish the important goals to which the SGA should aspire. The Maroon cannot emphasize enough the fact that this is a write-in endorsement for a presidential office. We urge Loyola students to go to this extra trouble of writing in Ms. Hull's name as their preference for president. Ms. Mary Hull-write-in presidential endorsee Committee recommends new complex replace FH by BRIAN KENSEL This is the fifth of a series examining Loyola's sports facilities. A high level committee of University officials made it'srecommendationto the administration this week concerning Loyola's sports facilities. "After much discussion, study and research, it is the recommendation of this committee to level the present fieldhouse facility and replace it with a new multi-purpose complex to meet the total recreational needs of students, faculty, staff, and alumni." The committee, headed by Jim Mains, director of intramural sports, recently completed a 41 page report on the athletic facilities needs of the university population. According to committee member Vincent P. Knipfing, dean of student affairs the purpose of the report is "to tell the University what it can get for its money." Immediate Remedy The group's findings repeatedly stressed the inadequacy of present facilities and the need for an immediate remedy. "Our program is in its grassroots;" Mains said. "It's going to be expanding. Existing facilities at Loyola have limited the type and quality of programs essential for personal development." The multi-sports complex recommended by the committee would be housed in a high-rise building because of a shortage of available land . The bottom level would house an Olympic size swimming pool and outdoor tennis courts, with the main gymnasium , equipment and locker rooms and storage areas occupying the second floor. The gym would provide badminton, basketball and volleyball courts, a jogging track, indoor tennis courts, and shuffleboard lanes. An upper level would be divided into rooms for dance, physical conditioning, first aid, conferences, gymnastics, teaching and combative arts as well as offices. Also included in the building would be rifle, archery and golf ranges, handball, paddleball and squash courts, and a main lobby. The report mentioned that additional levels could be used for parking in order to relieve parking problems on campus. Other floors could be used for office and classroom space for other departments. Funding a new sports facility is the problem, according to Fr. James Carter, university provost. As a solution, the report recommends efforts to obtain Federal Government Title Funds, such as were used to construct a sports facility at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Also mentioned was the possibility of selling alumni memberships to use the new facility. "We should be concerned about bringing our alumni back to campus after graduation...Too often alumni feel that the University only considers them as a revenue source and does little to provide for services and other means of involvement in University life," reads the report. The committee also examined the possibility of renovating the existing facilities, although, said the report, "this plan of action is not recommended." Because whatever renovation that takes place will be outdated as soon as it is completed, according to the committee, "The cost of renovation will go much further if the money is put toward the construction of a new facility with all the needs of the University being met." The possible renovation considered was that mentioned in an earlier installment of this series of removing the seating in one half of the Field House and replacing it with court space. This area would be covered with an artificial surface, and be used for jogging, basketball, badminton, tennis and volleyball. Other facilities, such as a gymnastics room, swimming pool, rifle range, classrooms, dance studio, physical conditioning room, and handball courts would "still be very much needed" said the report. The total cost of these improvements, the committee found, is approximately $580,000, or roughly equivalent to the original cost of the Field House presently in use. The committee illustrated in detail the inadequacy of present facilities and the needs of the university. "It is the sincere hope of this committee that the University studies this problem and its effects in depth, and takes the necessary procedures to rectify the inadequate position that presently exists concerning recreational and instructional facilities." Next week: the results of a survey of student opinion on athletic facilities at Loyola. Interviews with DeVoto and Coselli. p. 3 Editorial board meeting with candidates, p. 5 Rundown with all SGA representatives... p. 6-7 Features: Clyde Evans p. U