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              The MAROON Vol. 61, No. 16 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 February 4, 1983 Faculty to review SCAP proposal By Cindy M. Hebert "We are in a period of great change, change brought about by a number of factors." Dr. Robert Preston, vice president for Academic Affairs, said. "We've got to update Loyola, we've got to streamline it and we've got to move into a very competitive position." Preston's remarks came at Wednesday's meeting of department heads, area coordinators, deans and faculty regarding recent recommendations of the Standing Council on Academic Planning. The proposal suggested the university review its academic and administrative programs. The proposal, Planning for the University: Loyola in the Next Decade, calls for a SCAP evaluation of academic and administrative programs to recommend possible changes. SCAP recommended that the University Senate appoint a committee of faculty members to review nonacademic programs. SCAP also stated that no faculty position would be eliminated but would be created in another area. "Unfortunately Loyola does not have an athletic program to offer as a sacrificial lamb," the report stated. "But it does have administrative offices that can be scrutinized for overstaffing and unnecessary function."The proposal includes a stipulation that the Senate review SCAP recommendations before they are sent Exploration '83 , More than 4,800 high school students participated in Exploration '83 last Friday while Loyola students had a holiday. The program, sponsored by the admissions office, gave them a chance to explore new career possibilities. —Photo by Arlene Ferrer Site preparation begins on complex By Nancee E. Lewis Preliminary site preparations for the Communications/Music Complex began on the parking area in the rear of Cummings Hall on Jan. 24. The construction of the complex has been divided into two phases. The projected date of completion for both phases is late 1985. Phase 1 will be completed and in use before the construction of Phase 11 begins. The first phase of the building will house classrooms, several radio and audio studios, television studios, office space, four darkrooms, a large band practice area, a specially designed ballet room, several individual music practice modules, voice studios and other practice rooms. The second phase of the complex will house a theater designed for maximum acoustic quality. Dr. David Swanzy, dean of the College of Music, said, "The auditorium of Phase II was designed according to our requirements for music." The Complex will also provide permanent soundproof practice rooms, more spacious music practice areas and modern classroom facilities. The preliminary construction phases began on Jan. 26 with a test pile driving procedure. Soil and civil engineers must wait approximately two weeks after the test piles have been driven to determine whether the soil is capable of carrying the weight of the building. If the soil has shifted or the piles have sunk deeper into the ground, revisions must be made concerning the foundation and pilings to be used. In 1977, a university investigation team headed by Raphael Rabalais, Jr., professor of law, studied the space needs of the university and outlined campus building priorities for the future. The committee found that the department of communications and school of music were most lacking in adequate facilities. The new complex will house all concentrations of these programs. Many of the buildings in which these departments are now situated are no longer capable of meeting the space needs required by a growing faculty and student body. For example, the Music College Band is in need of better practice facilities, Swanzy said. Presently the band practices in the attic of Cummings Hall where space is limited. Swanzy said that the present buildings were never really designed for high quality acoustic purposes. In a statement prepared by Dr. Larry Lorenz, chairman of the department of communications, the need for consolidation and the lack of space were cited as the major problems faced by the communications department. "Our most recent count shows that about 470 students consider themselves communications majors, and we just cannot accommodate all of them in space designed for fewer than half that many people," Lorenz said. Lorenz said the building will be a major benefit to the university because it will provide a better environment for teaching and learning. "The possibility of having these facilities will be an incentive to add more qualified faculty to those already present," Lorenz said. According to Lorenz, the building will be one of the finest facilities for journalism and mass communications education in the country. "The challenge is going to be making it work for us so that we can provide students with an excellent education," he said. The College of Music is presently housed in four separate buildings—Cummings, Mac Donald, Otis and Monroe halls. Alison Gruber, president of the music delegation of the Student Government Association, said the new building will make the music students feel more of a part of the university and not so separate from the students in other colleges. The music students will also feel more unified among themselves. "We, [the College of Music] want to continue to reach for high quality goals," Swanzy said. He added that the music practice facilities are the weakest point of the college. "With the completion of the complex the weakest quality will now move to the position of our strongest quality," he said. Bulldozing the past to make way for the future _photo by Denise Bourgeois See SCA P/page 5