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              The MAROON Vol. 63, No. 16 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 February 8,1985 Carter: Deny aid to PKT holdouts By Rene Sanchez News Editor Members of the permanently banned Pi Kappa Theta fraternity will lose all Loyola-funded financial aid if they in any way identify themselves as members of the former organization. The Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, set the new policy in a memo dated Jan. 28 to the Office of Scholarships and Fiancial Aid. "I have decided that no member who identifies himself, or is in any other way identified, as a member of "/ was pretty surprised. / thought that was the end of it in December. But we come back. Bang. First week of school. Here we go again."  PKT is to receive Loyola-funded student financial aid," Carter said in the letter. PKT was permanently banned from the campus in December. Vincent P. Knipfing, vice president for Student Affairs, said the fraternity would never be reinstated into Loyola's Greek community due to its "continuing record of irresponsible action." Carter's memo also stated that any student who reports to work on a Loyola-funded job wearing any item of clothing bearing the insignia of PKT should be reported to Knipfing, who will suspend the student if, after a warning, he is guilty of a second offense.Carter said Wednesday the university had received complaints that students who were being paid with university money through the workstudy and student assistantship programs were flaunting their opposition to the December decision by wearing their PKT jerseys on the job. "We looked into every option for dealing with these young males who call themselves of PKT and this was the best plan we could come up with," Carter said. Loyola should not feel any obligation to help pay for the education of those who disregard university policy, he said. Members of the fraternity who do not receive Loyola-funded financial aid will not be affected by Carter's decision. "We haven't found a way to touch them," Carter said. Knipfing said no member of PKT has been affected by Carter's decision yet. If reported, a PKT member will be given a hearing to determine whether he violated the new policy, Knipfing said. A violation occurs if a PKT member in any way is "fostering the continued existence of the organization," he said. "The university is serious that this organization is not going to defy the legitimate authority of the university to make a decision that it is not going to exist," Knipfing said. Regarding the legality of the decision, Knipfing said that, though a private university has much more control over a group than a public Breath tests will check L U drinking By Keith Magill Assistant News Editor Next Friday, Campus Security will begin using portable breath analyzers to determine if a person is intoxicated at Loyola, said Alan Abadie, director of Campus Security. The breath tests will help avoid the "battle of words" between university administrators and students who are accused of being drunk on campus, Abadie said. "This is an aid to establish a fact," Vincent P. Knipflng, vice president for Student Affairs, said. The test will "eliminate disagreement as to the degree of sobriety." The breath analyzer consists of a glass capsule ftat is attached to a transparent plastic bag. The capsule is fitted with a plastic mouthpiece. A person will not be allowed to eat, drink, smoke or chew gum 15 minutes before taking the test to clear any alcohol on his or her breath. The person then blows through the mouthpiece into the capsule, which contains a yellow chemical. A blue line marked on the capsule indicates a .1 blood/alcohol level, which is the legal level of intoxication in Louisiana. If the yellow chemical turns green above the blue line, the person is legally intoxicated. Breath tests will be given based on the "subjective analysis" of security officers, Abadie said. Security has no general procedure for identifying individuals who may be drunk, he said, adding that each case is handled on an individual basis. "Different people have different reactions (to alcohol)," he said. Students who display boisterous behavior, slurred speech or stumbling may be asked to take the breath test, Abadie said. Students caught fighting or damaging university or personal property may also be asked to take the test, he added. Any student may refuse to take the test, and security will note that refusal in its report of the incident, Abadie said. If the test determines that a student is drunk, he may be taken home or referred to the Office of Student Affairs, where further disciplinary action may be taken, he said. Security will not arrest anyone unless the person has committed a crime or fought with an officer, Abadie said. Knipfing said Student Affairs tries to match disciplinary action closely with the individual's offense. "We try to be creative," he said. "We try to get this person to think and learn from their mistake." Students caught drunk, but who have not disturbed anyone or damaged any property, usually receive a disciplinary notation, which is recorded by Student Affairs, Knipfing said. But students who cause more serious disturbances may be given counseling or sent to an alcohol workshop, he said. If students are caught damaging property, they will be required to pay for the damages and may be given work assignments with university organizations. Abadie said the breath test has several advantages: it is "fairly accurate," easy to administer and Keeping the stairs well A step-by-step touch up job goes on as the renovation of Marquette Hall continues. \ —Photo by David Aguillard See PKT/page 4 See Alcohol/page 5