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              The MAROON Vol. '60, Xo. 1 Loyola University, Xcw Orleans August 28, 1981 Vote taken on faculty dining room By Cynthia Hite Maroon News Editor Students gaining access? Students may be allowed to eat in the Senior Common Room as guests if one of the four proposals brought before the SCR Association is approved, according to Dr. Dale Williams, history faculty. Williams, acting president of the SCR Association's Executive Committee said that ballots were sent to all of the approximately 150 members of the association, and the results would be known shortly. Four proposals put before the SCR Association at their May 1 meeting are listed in the minutes of the meeting as follows: "Proposal No. 1: A proposal to eliminate the last sentence of paragraph l.c of the SCR rules which reads 'Students may not be introduced as guests during the noon meal on weekdays'. "Proposal No. 2: A proposal to charge ordinary members, under the authority of Section 1.4 of the SCR Association Constitution, a subscription fee of $5 per semester. "Proposal No. 3: A proposal to interpret section 1.3 111 of the SCR Association dealing with Associate Membership, so as to direct the SCR Acting Executive Committee to admit as Associate Members all non-exempt employees of the University who wish to join." According to the minutes, nonexempt employees are those who receive overtime pay for any hours worked beyond their normal 37 and a half or 40 hour week. They are known more commonly as the support staff. "Proposal No., 4: A proposal to recommend that the Executive Committee consider ways to keep the SCR facilities open in the evenings to accommodate City College faculty." And while the ballots are coming in, Williams assured "we are not going to exclude any of the people who are under question in the propositions until the votes are counted." Williams explained that the amount of money spent to subsidize the room has been "reduced considerably" by eliminating the waiters and establishing a buffet luncheon. Also to ease last semester's overcrowding, Williams said the lunch hours have been extended and the dining room will now be open from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Fridays. Unforeseen problems delay opening of West Roadway By Douglas Leal Maroon Reporter Construction on the West Roadway, which runs from St. Charles Avenue past Holy Name of Jesus Church to the dormitories, is behind schedule and should continue for a few more weeks, said a spokesman for Manuel Vega, Physical Plant director. Work was started soon after the end of the spring semester to lower the road at the St. Charles entrance and resurface it from the avenue to the maintenance building. The construction, contracted to the Wilson Co. and overseen by the maintenance department, was scheduled for completion before the start of this semester, said the spokesman, but "unforeseen problems" caused the delay. Vega said uncertainty of the elevations of the power and drainage lines that ran beneath the pavement caused some delay. He also cited bad weather conditions as a contributing factor. A news release from the physical plant office said "it is hoped and felt that the end results of the work will more than justify the inconvenience." The construction was designed to provide better access to the campus, a better and wider road surface that will allow two-way passage of vehicles, better drainage and improved lighting. Workmen also replaced high voltage electrical wires that were buried under the roadway and in need of repair. This was done "to lower the possibility of unscheduled power outages," accordingaccording to the news release. Other work done on campus during the summer includes: • The complete interior renovation of Stallings Hall Road blocks still up on West Roadway construction site. —Photo by Michael Hennessy Loyola negotiates for Lafayette TV station By Cynthia Hite Maroon News Editor Loyola University announced this summer that it had begun negotiations to obtain the ABC affiliated television station KATC-TV in Lafayette, La. This move was cited as an attempt to reinvest a portion of the university's endowment portfolio. The Very Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, said Abellor Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the university, is currently conducting the negotiations with Acadiana RV Corporation, and will pay all appropriate local, state and federal taxes. The university's endowment, which represented 31 percent of all operating revenues last year, includes WWL-TV, WWL-AM, WAJY-FM, 501 acres of land in Kenner, and a stocks and bonds portfolio. "The experts tell us that higher education faces serious financial difficulties within the coming decade," Carter said. "It is absolutely necessary to plan ahead." He then added that Loyola plans to "use its financial resources to achieve educational excellence, and to guarantee survival, with excellence, far beyond the year 2000." The university's interest in acquiring a commercial broadcast station was explained by Carter, who said, "the Loyola board has long considered varied endowment investments, but broadcast seemed a most logical choice because of the university's commitment to education in the field of communication and proven expertise in broadcast management." See Construction /page 4