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              THE LOYOLA MAROON VOLUME 66, NO. 3 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 SEPTEMBER 11,1987 Budget cut ends Reflective program By Tony Cutitto Staff writer Loyola's financial cuts last April resulted in the elimination of Reflective Age, a tuition remission program which provided free tuition to those 62 and older. Tuition remission programs are those which provide free tuition for faculty members and their families, discount tuition for families with multiple members attending Loyola, presidential scholarships and other such services. Participants were required to provide proof of age. They paid normal registration fees and bought their own books. While all tuition remission programs have been cut back, Reflective Age has been eliminated completely. In a May 7 letter to Dr. SJ. Makielski Jr., political science professor, Dr. Norman Roussell, vice president for Administration, outlined the results of an administrative council study which led to the program's termination. Makielski had written to the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, to ask the administative council to reconsider its decision to cut Reflective Age. The administrative council calculated the cost of the program to be $85,000 for 1986-87, while an expected $95,000 would be needed to continue the program, as it existed, for 1987-88. The council arrived at these figures by estimating cost per student to the university. Tuition remission programs are unfunded: they are operated at a cost to the university without revenues to cover expenditures.When the decision to cut the program was made, 63 participants were enrolled. Thirty-eight were in non-degree programs, and 10 had completed more than half the hours required for a degree, according to Roussell's letter. Roussell said he stressed to Makielski that the university would continue to provide for the degree-seeking students. He said he had "met a number of students who are in the group with more than half the hours required for a degree to assure them that we will find a way to help them." Roussell also stated that he had "communicated with all Reflective Age students to encourage them to seek federal financial assistance because there are no age restrictions on who can apply. "Those who are ineligible can be sure we will do everything possible to assist," he added. When interviewed, Roussell said that "decisions were made to cut programs which we hoped would least affect Loyola's primary clientele, the undergraduate student" After receiving Roussell's letter, Makielski said he still wondered about the Photo by Mary Degnan MASS APPEAL- The faculty, administration and a large part of Loyola's student body participated in the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit Sept. 3 in Most Holy Name of Jesus Church. Drinking law loopholes make enforcement tough By Hank Stuever Editor in Chief Louisiana's 21-and-over drinking age is in effect, but a spokesman from the New Orleans Police Department said no citations have been issued in Orleans Parish since the law took effect and city police are not planning to issue any. The drinking law, which took effect March 15, prohibits the sale of alcohol to persons born after Sept. 30, 1967. "There are too many loopholes in the law for us to even begin to enforce it," said the spokesman, who did not want to be identified. "Right now it's says 21, but unofficially, the age is still 18," the spokesman added. The law states that persons under 18 found to be purchasing or consuming alcohol will be issued a S5O citation. "We aren't writing citations, and frankly, we don't plan to," the spokesman said. The law, which was passed last December, qualifies Louisiana for federal highway funds which are not available to states with drinking ages below 21. The law states that persons who are 18-21 years old will be permitted to Vitiello: Bork support split By Oliver P. Yandle Managing Editor Some say his ideologies will provide the necessary balance between the judicial system and the Congress. Others worry his views will tilt the Supreme Court too far to the right. His name is Robert Bork, U.S. Appeals Court judge and Ronald Reagan's choice to replace the retiring Lewis Powell on the U.S. Supreme Court. The confirmation hearings on Bork, a staunch conservative and strict constitutional constructionist, will begin Sept. 15. Before becoming the center of what Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., called "the main event of this Congress," the 60-year-old Bork served as a senior Justice Department official and a law professor at Yale University. Bork's nomination has caused a tremendous debate not over his qualifications, but rather over his opinions on controversial issues. He has callcd the Supreme Court's decision on abortion "unconstitutional" and has taken a permissive position on antitrust laws. Despite all the criticism, Michacl Vitiello, associate law professor, said he thinks Bork has a fairly good chancc of securing the appointment. "He's far from a shoe-in, but I'd say he has about a 60-40 chance," Vitiello said. See Reflective Age/page 7 See Drinking/page 5 See Appointment/page 5 SEE LIFE AND TIMES/ PAGE 11