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              The MAROON Vol. 65, No. 9 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 October 31,1986 DEADLY JUSTICE — I'hoio hy Mary Degnan Jesuits fight for life By Raul X. Rosales, S.J. Staff writer Executions questioned They were rapists and murderers. They were "the people that the other people in prison wanted to kill." They were the people that the Rev. Edward Arroyo, S.J., met in 1978 while completing his training for the priesthood in Berkeley, Calif. They were the people who some states have decided should be executed for their crimes. But Arroyo, who worked in the California state prison at San Quentin, does not believe society should put its members to death. His experience convinced him that even the "most horrendous people should not be executed in our (the state's] name." Arroyo has worked to end capital punishment by testifying against the death penalty. He is not alone — other Jesuits and lay faculty, motivated by religious and philosophical beliefs, have waged what they see as a never-ending battle for human life. Against them are those who claim capital punishment deters homicide by convincing the potential murderer he will be put to death if he kills someone. Advocates also say the death penalty is the only just punishment for certain crimes. Finally, some argue it is not fair for society to feed, clothe and house its murderers and rapists when innocent people are hungry. Those opposed to the death penalty point out the lack of evidence proving its deterrent value. They compare the cost of feeding and clothing a prisoner to the enormous legal fees the state must pay to take a capital offender through the appeals process prior to execution — estimated at $1.5 million dollars per case. Opponents also say the penalty is given arbitrarily and that its application may be affected by the race of the victim. But most importantly, opponents question the right of society to take another life. Six local Jesuits, five now at Loyola, are immersed in the fight against the death penalty. And Gerard Rault, professor of law at Loyola, is waging a legal battle against it. The next several months are a critical period in their battle. On Oct. 16, the U.S. Supreme Court Task force to examine library's needs, goals By Marc Wolverson Assistant News Editor Loyola will identify problems and future needs of the university library through a task force that is being formed under the direction of the Rev. George F. Lundy, S.J., interim vice president for Academic Affairs. According to Lundy, the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, will make the library the focus of Loyola's next major capital campaign. The University Library Committee currently is selecting faculty to serve on the task force, Lundy said, estimating that the committee is three to four weeks away from finalizing a list of members and establishing specific goals. Criticism from students and faculty about the library ranges from complaints about materials to complaints about facilities. "It's really crucial that a university library can back up what the teachers are doing in the classroom," Dr. Peggy McCormack, chairperson of the Department of English, said. "Right now the library holdings are not up to the quality of classroom instruction." McCormack praised the work of the librarians but said that secondary sources, such as journals and booklength studies, "should be substantially increased . . . Their collection is adequate, but not really sufficient. Very often our majors have to go over to Tulane to complete an assignment." Patrick Riley, psychology freshman, complained about the lack of study space in the library. "If I can find a book which I can use, I have to walk across the parking lot to Miller Hall to be able to read it in a quiet environment," he said. " What we can do with our common curriculum is limited by what we have in our library." —Sheridan "I would like to see the current magazines out with the newspapers, and a wider variety of popular magazines available to us," John Trieber, communications freshman, said. Dr. Daniel Sheridan, chairman of the Department of Religious Studies, said he has difficulty in assigning books to students because the library's collection on world religions is limited. Sheridan said he has ordered more than 1,500 books to improve the collection, but with more than 450 freshmen taking the Introduction to Property crimes increasing  with declining police power By Jennifer Broggi Assistant News Editor The recent murder of a Tulane professor is not a sign of increasing crimes against persons on the streets surrounding campus, but crimes against property have increased in the Uptown area, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Samuel Klingensmith, assistant professor of architectural history, was fatally shot Oct. 13. A tall man with a white bandana covering his face jumped Klingensmith on the corner of Freret and Adams streets. The killer escaped. John Hughes, captain of the Second District police station, said that he has no precise statistics to reflect the extent of Uptown crime, but emphasized that there has been a significant rise in auto thefts and auto burglaries. Hughes said he is not sure whether offenses against persons have increased this year. Loyola University is in the Second District, commonly called the Uptown area, which extends from Louisiana Avenue to the Jefferson Parish line, and from the Mississippi River to Interstate 10. The Second District had 13.2 percent of the armed robberies in the city in the first half of 1986, about the same as last year. The Second District ranked second in the number of burglaries, and fourth in the number of armed robberies, but these figures are also approximately equal to the figures for the first half of 1985. Alan Abadie, director of Campus Security, said that security is speaking to the New Orleans Police Department about Loyola officers patrolling in the immediate vicinity of the university. "It's legally permissible but requires the consent of the New Orleans police. I have no doubt that our men can do it," Abadie said. The city's budget cuts have hurt deeply, Hughes said. Reduction to a four-day work week and other cuts have limited his manpower and, consequently, his patrols. "I just have enough officers to answer calls — that's all we're doing," he said. Hughes said it is too early to tell if budget cuts have contributed to a rise in Uptown crime. See Library /page 7 See Death /page 4