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              THE LOYOLA MAROON VOLUME 66, NO. 14 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 JANUARY 22,1988 Symphony's close may hurt Loyola By Jeff Slade Staff Writer Loyola's College of Music will be seriously hurt if the New Orleans Symphony remains closed, according to two musicians who work for both. A $3.5 million debt has caused the cancellation of the remainder of the sym- phony's present season. "It would just gut the thing," said player representative Richard Erb, a Loyola trombone instructor. Oboe player Crawford Best, coordinator of adjunct faculty for the college, said he and 11 other part-time faculty members are symphony musicians. About half may leave because of the closing, he said. The part-time faculty arrangement is "a good deal for everybody," he said, because the college gets high-quality, specialized musicians as instructors for relatively low cost. "Now, a good deal is lost," he said. Best pointed out that schools such as Louisiana State University have to spend more money for specialized full-time instructors because they have no sym- phony from which to draw part-time faculty. He speculated full-time replacements would not be cost-effective for Loyola because there are often too few students who play some instruments. He also said the present instructors will have difficulty remaining because the part-time work provides only 5 to 10 Rec Plex opening delayed further By Mark Dvorak Senior Staff Freshmen and sophomores have never had the opportunity to use a Loyola recreation center. The old field house was torn down before they ever set foot on campus. Now, after more than a year and a half of not having a recreation center, Loyola is set to open what Craig Bogar, director of Recreational Sports, calls the "Rec Plex" within a few weeks. "We hope to open it at the end of the month," Bogar said enthusiastically. "That's still not a definite date, but it's what we're shooting for." Bogar explained that, while most of work is completed, the Olympic-sized pool and racquetball courts are causing delays. "It's great to finally be here after being stuck in the Danna Center basement for 18 months," he said. "But it was worth it for us and worth it for the campus community, knowing what would await us." Bogar and his staff moved into their new offices on the Rec Plex's fifth floor last month. As of now, the only entrance to the department is a dusty stairway in one corner of the complex. But the excitement of seeing the Rec Plex near completion has already piqued the curiosity of several people, Bogar said. "People have found their way up through the dust and fumes to get their memberships and rent their lockers." Bogar said his main concern is that many students believe they will be charged extra for using the center. The $200 cost for full-time students was included in the most recent tuition increase which went into effect before the fall semester. "We want to make sure that students Photo by Mary Degnan HOLDING ON TO THE DREAM-Students celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday Friday in Loyola's horseshoe. Ruling limits high school press rights By Oliver P. Yandle Assistant News Editor A recent Supreme Court decision that gives high school principals the right to censor student newspapers has some New Orleans area teachers and students concerned about students' First Amendment rights. In the 5-3 Ilazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier decision, the court said officials may forbid students to publish stories on sensitive issues including drugs, sex, pregnancy and birth control in school publications if doing so would serve "any valid educational purpose." The case began five years ago when Cathy Kuhlmeier, a staff writer for Hazelwood East High School's newspaper, Spectrum, filed suit against the school district after her principal deleted two pages of an issue containing stories about divorce and teen pregnancy. The principal argued that, while no names were mentioned in either of the articles, the parties mentioned in the stories could be identified easily. He also claimed the teen pregnancy article's references to sex were inappropriate for some younger students at the high school. The court agreed and ruled in favor of the principal. But not everyone supports the decision."It's kind of a scary decision," said Jim Hashek, a lawyer who teaches media law at Loyola. "It really gives school administrations carte blanche to censor what is considered inconsistent with the school's academic mission." Hashek said he was not really surprised by the decision. A number of landmark cases in recent years have gradually chipped away at students' First AmendmentSee Symphony/page 6 , See Hazelwood/page 7 See RecPlex/page 5 SEv™r~ ■y