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              LOYOLA MAROON Vol. L no. 7 October 25, 1973 Gary may leave Loyola By Gary Gomez MAROON STAFF REPORTER Dr. Lee P. Gary, Assistant Dean of Arts & Sciences, said he may be departing Loyola by the end of this semester. "During the summer I offered my resignation to the President, Provost, and Dean of Arts & Sciences, Father Byron, incoming. I am interested in evaluating, securing propsects of other jobs," said Gary, in response to a question asked by the MAROON at WLDC-TV's "University Press Conference, taped Tuesday morning for broadcast at 11:45 a.m. today. "I am searching for new concepts, new developments to broaden my viewpoint. I fear, from my own point of view, that one can stay in the same position too long. I'm looking for the opportunity to prevent aging within a job area. The job will be in area other than higher education. "I am not leaving because I'm dissatisfied with Loyola. I'm leaving because I think it will be better for my own personal development. On who will be considered likely candidates, I really have no comment," Gary said. The MAROON also asked Dean Gary what type of action students should take after becoming disillusioned by the national scene with the firing of high governmental officials? "I encourage students to go to governmental centers and seek employment," Gary replied. He added that in this way, vacancies will eventually be filled with energetic, academic people. Howard Murphy of WLDC, asked Dean Gary if the present condition of the library will hurt accredidation by the Southern Association of Colleges in April. "We have a sub-committee of the Standing Council on Academic Planning (SCAP), studying the library situation. Techological elements need to be introduced to the library more than mortar and brick development. Improvements have to be made in the environmental conditions, technological equipment, and access to library networks," Gary replied. Gary, who is also Director of the Honors and Privileged Studies, was asked what the future of the Honors program will be after his possible departure. "It's not official I'm leaving in December. I still have a one year contract that will end in August, 1974," Gary said. "1 see HPS as the experimental arm of the college. HPS reflects the person in charge of it. I hope that person who heads the HPS in the future will contain an innovative, experimental spirit about himself." One of the last questions posed to Gary was about the validity and the value of departments using the Undergraduate Programs (UPs) as criteria for graduation? Gary said that he was opposed to using UPs for the sole criteria forgraduation.He is hoping that students who are graduating will participate spontaneously in the program. Gary added that there can be substitutes for UPs. He said that UPs were instituted because departments stopped giving comprehensive testing for graduation. Gary may w*w. . • "I am not leaving because I'm dissatisfied with Loyola. I'm leaving because I think it will be better for my own personal development." (Photo by Steven Cain) SGA votes against closed finance session Patti Breckenridge MAROON SGA REPORTER An attempt by an SGA Finance Committee member to bar students and press from that committee's meetings was voted down by the Student Government Association at this week's meeting. However, another SGA finance committee member has threatened to prevent the public or the press from attending the meetings by holding the committee's meetings at a private residence so no one else could attend. Jeanne Sheehan, Arts & Sciences' representative on the finance committee, made a motion that "the finance committee have the option to close their meetings as they see fit on the stipulation that all the minutes and procedures of that committee are made public." In a close roll call vote the motion, which was an amendment to the SGA by-laws, failed to get the two-thirds vote needed for approval. Fourteen representatives voted for the amendment, and twelve voted against it, with two abstentions. Sheehan said that finance committee members would feel uncomfortable with -■ . students or the press sitting in on the meetings. She added that this kind of situation would negatively affect the efficiency and the speed of the Finance Committee Chairman Larry Reeves, complained of a delay caused by a "hassle with the lady reporter" over admission to the meeting. (Photo by Steven Cain) Reaction to Nixon moves negative By Louis Hodges Jr. MAROON STAFF REPORTER The words "dictator" and "above the law" were often heard as the MAROON sought to sample reaction Monday following the latest events in the Watergate affair which resulted in Cox being fired. Also a telegram signed by several Loyola faculty members has been sent to Congresswoman Lindy Boggs requesting that impeachment proceedings begin. And a group of Loyola students had scheduled a demonstration dowtown yesterday afternoon calling for Nixon's impeachment. "It was a gross error on the part of Nixon to fire Cox," said Denise Fischer, and Education major. "I think it is pointing to his own guilt and in an indirect sense violating the freedom of the people of this country," she said. Although she believes that Nixon should become accountable to the nation by first producing the tapes, she is reluctant to endorse impeachment proceedings against Nixon. "To impeach someone is a very strong move. . .The repercussions are so strong," she said. On the other hand, Fred Herman, a law student, was extremely adamant in his desire to see Nixon's removal from office, but did not believe impeachment would be successful. "Nixon violated a pledge he made when he said that he would have an objective investigation with no strings," Herman said. "Nixon is the closest thing that we've had to a dictator." The only danger of impeachment, Herman said, was that the result could be a President and a Vice President neither of whom are elected by the people. "I saw it on television and said "What next?" remarked Sherry Carry a senior in Psychology. Ms. C'arr also said Nixon should be removed from office, but does not think it will occur. Mary Mencio, a sophomore in modern foreign language, who also favors initiating impeachment pro edings said "I do think it was a bad move on Nixon's part, but not unlike him." In reference to the Mid-Fast crisis Ms. Mencio said, "This is a very bad time for useto be having internal problems .If ever there was a time when we needed a show of stability it is now." Lloyd Harris, a sophomore in Communications, said that "it was kind of fruit of Nixon." "The guy (Cox) was going after the truth and he didn't want him to get it," Harris said. Harris however approves of the way Nixon has run the presidency and said "Nixon is no worse than any other we have ever had." Harris also does not think the president will be forced out of office. "Congress sis no better than Nixon himself. It seems like Nixon got a bad break,"he said. "It seemed kind of funny," said a senior in General Business, Louis McCall. "Nixon is like a dictator. He should be impeached." McCall was one of the few students interviewed who believed that Nixon would be removed from office. David Gniady, a senior in Advertising, called it "ridiculous." "This isn't a dictatorship," he said. Gniady who said he voted for Nixon because he disapproved of McGovern remarked that "if the election was tomorrow 1 wouldn't vote," he said. Betsy Smith, a Dental Hygiene student, said that Nixon's actions were "something that will bring it all to a head." Ms. Smith believes Nixon will be impeached because "all these things mounting up are giving people the courage." Dominic Gianna, Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola Law Review, said, "We are as close to a dictatorship as we can get." "Considering that he violated the agreement between himself and the Senate Judiciary Committee there are at least grounds for beginning impeachment proceedings," Gianna said. The telegram calling for the initiation of impeachment proceedings and sent to Congresswoman Lindy Boggs was initiated by Dr. Marcus Smith, Associate Professor of Lnglish. The telegram was signed by 3 members of the Loyola community. "I believe that this is a very critical junction and our status as a constitutional republic is at stake," commented Smith. That "while it is not clear what precise legal grounds would be used in an impeachment procedure, I believe that Nixon should be impeached." As the MAROON was going to press students reportedly from the law schools of Tulane and Loyola were organizing a demonstration at Lafayette Square across from the Federal Court Building on Camp Street. This will be covered in the next issue of the MAROON. /continued on page 5)