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              The MAROON Vol. 65, No. 14 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 January 23,1987 Tuition to increase by 12.5 percent By Alicia Clemens Assistant News Editor Loyola's 1987-88 budget will include a $680 increase in undergraduate student tuition, the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, announced last week. Carter said the increase was necessary to balance costs of faculty salaries and construction costs for the parking garage/recreation center now under construction. In addition, he said that Loyola still must fight the depressed local economy. "WWL endowment has not been as great as we expected," Carter told the faculty at its Jan. 14 convocation. "We are keeping tuition as low as we can and it remains lower than most Catholic colleges and universities." The increase was decided by the university budget committee after months of deliberation, Dr. Norman Roussell, committee chairman, said. "Tuition is having to pay a bigger role in university expenditures," Roussell said. "This is still minimal compared to other universities. Loyola has the WWL endowment and other investment money to offset tuition costs." Last year, WWL supplied $2,000 per student in endowment money. In 1987-88, WWL is expected to supply $1,925, The Rev. Thomas Clancy, S J. , the vice president of Communications, said. "Loyola has the highest endowment per student of any Jesuit college in America," Clancy said. "The decrease in endowment money for next year isn't substantial." Clancy said that in 1976-77 WWL gave Loyola $16 million. Last year the figure was $45.7 million. "WWL dominates the television market in New Orleans," Clancy said. "But it can't go any further. There is only so much money in New Orleans. "Loyola continues to grow rapidly and WWL is doing a great job, but they can't keep up. The station relies on local advertisers and times are bad." Clancy said that additional income will be added to the budget with the sale of Loyola-owned KATC-TV in Lafayette.The added investment money from the sale of the station is expected to lift Loyola out of financial obligation and decrease the possiblity of continued tuition increase, John L. Eckholdt, vice president for Business and Finance, said. "Loyola is no longer immune to the bad state economy," Eckholdt explained. "Money will be put into investments not dependent upon southeast Louisiana." Eckholdt said that this is the first year that Loyola has included the Broadway Campus and the parking garage/recreation center as part of the budget "It will take us a few years to effectively absorb our growth," Eckholdt said. "We can't digest this kind of sum Photo by Mary Degnan Parking committee creates regulation changes By Chuck Lee Assistant News Editor Loyola's Parking Committee has enacted several changes this semester concerning parking regulations, including allowing freshmen to purchase parking stickers, changing evening student parking privileges, and raising the cost of parking stickers for the 1987-88 academic year. In the past, freshmen have been prohibited from purchasing parking stickers, but the committee decided to allow freshmen who live on campus to purchase stickers this semester. "The Law School's move to the Broadway Campus opened more spaces," committee member Robert Reed said. Reed also said the change was made because parking spaces often are empty behind Biever Hall. According to Campus Security Director Alan Abadic, the change will give resident freshmen "a semester to get acclimated to parking and regulations." The committee also decided to allow evening students to park on campus beginning at 2 p.m. Previously, evening students were not allowed to park on campus until after 4 p.m. Security officer Patrice Sanders said that about 75 new stickers have been purchased this semester. These sales bring the total parking sticker sales for the academic year to almost 1,100, she said. The university currently has approxmatcly 500 spaces available. When the new parking garage/recreation center is completed, available campus parking is expected to increase to 1322 spaces. If the parking garage is sufficiently complete by August 1987, the ban on non-resident and commuter students will be lifted, said Vincent P. Knipfing, vice president for Student Affairs. This change will allow any Loyola student to purchase a parking sticker, which will cost $240 annually. Stickers now cost $75 annually. Abadic said he thinks this year's parking sticker sales will double next year if the current commuter ban is lifted. Noting the discrepancy between available space and stickers to be sold, Abadic said, "The spaces are distributed on a rotational basis. Not everyone will be here at the same time, therefore I don't see any problems." Abadie said that when the new parking garage is open, student parking will be restricted to the garage, and that only faculty and staff will be allowed surface parking on campus. "I don't think they should open parking to freshmen until the garage is completed," Carl Prince, business sophomore, said. Prince said he considers the price increase ridiculous. "I wouldn't mind paying, if I was guaranteed a space." Communications freshman Andrea Leßoeuf agreed. "It makes absolutely no sense at all," she said. "There aren't enough spaces as it is. I don't want to bring my car, pay for parking and then have to fight for a space." Abadie said that he expects to receive complaints, but added, "You can't please everybody all the time." Drinking age will rise to 21 By Mary Caflrey and Oliver P. Yandle Staff writers A law raising Louisiana's legal drinking age from 18 to 21 will go into effect on March 15, but the penalties for drinkers in the newly restricted age group will be less severe than the penalties for ihose below age 18. The state legislature passed a bill sponsored by Sen. Richard Necson, D-Shrcveport, on Dec. 16. Gov. Edwin W. Edwards signed the bill on Dec. 24. The new law outlaws the purchase or possession of beer or hard liquor by persdns under age 21. Those caught violating the law will be issued a citation, similar to a traffic ticket, and fined $50. Persons born on or before Sept. 30, 1967 will be grand fathered under the new law. This means they will still be able to drink. Young adults aged 18-21 will still be permitted to drink in public areas if they arc accompanied by someone over age 21. Drinking in private clubs or homes, using liquor for religious or medical purposes and handling liquor as a part of a job will still be permitted among 18- to 21-year-olds. The new law docs not include any penalties for selling alcohol to those See Tuition/ page 5 See Drinking Age /page 3