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              THE LOYOLA MAROON VOLUME 66, NO. 24 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 APRIL 22, 1988 Protesters rally for TU divestment By Chris Doyle News Editor Tulane University students built shanties Sunday and announced plans to hold a sit-in following the school's announcement that South African Archbishop Dcsmund Tutu will receive an honorary degree at the Arts and Sciences commencement in May. Students called the invitation to the anti-apartheid activist hypocritical because Tulane continues to invest in corporations doing business in South Africa. Of the 189 companies that Tulane invests in, 25 conduct business in South Africa, according to Louis Katz, Tulane's treasurer. The Alliance Against Apartheid was scheduled to hold a sit-in outside the room where the Board of Administrators were to meet yesterday, Jayme LaCour, a member of the alliance, said. "It's not going to be a violent thing. We just want to get their attention," he said. Created April 10, the alliance is now endorsed by the College Democrats, the Afro American Congress at Tulane, the National Society of Black Engineers, Avant and the Graduate School of Social Work, said Tim Wise, founder of the alliance and president of the College Democrats.On the edge of the University Center quad, adjacent to the automatic bank teller, stand three shanties protesting Tulane's investment in corporations in South Africa. Students from the alliance have lived there since Sunday. "This is definitely not dying down. So far [the shanties] have been filled every night," LaCour said. LaCour said the group would present a petition to the board calling for Tulane's divestment from South Africa. About 650 students had signed by Tuesday, he said. "What we'd like them to do is to allow one or two of us to come in and speak to them about the situation and then have the presence outside to put a little bit more pressure from the outside on them," Wise said. "We want them to know that we're very serious. We're not trying to obstruct their activities at all. We're simply trying to change what they're doing within Photo by Mary Degnan SHANTYTOWN-Tulane students protest the school's investments in corporations that do business in South Africa by living in shanties in their Residential Quad. SGA endorses letter backing Ortega effort By Amy Porche Staff writer The Student Government Association passed a resolution Tuesday that would require Michcle Barrcre, SGA president, to write a letter to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, expressing congratulations and urging him to support a permanent peace treaty with the contra rebels. "I think it is good that the SGA take a stand on this," said Julie Kringas, senior Arts and Sciences representative. "One of the problems on campus is student apathy," she added. Chris Wiseman, senior A&S representative and author of the resolution, said he believed student government associations around the country have taken stands on more controversial subjects than this. "1 challenge the next SGA to further this," Wiseman said. The congress also unanimously passed a resolution approving the charter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity on Loyola's campus. The charter was approved despite low membership. "I support the charter of this organization, but I think we should keep in mind that if the organization of communists comes in with only six members, we should allow them the Reed cites dorm vandalism decline By Jose Luis Colon Staff writer Present figures for vandalism in the residence halls indicate a slight decrease when compared with those last year, according to Robert Reed, director of Residential Life. The decrease is due in part to "students being more responsible than last year, the good work of the Resident Assistants and the Rec Plex," he explained. "Since the Rec Center opened, there has not been so much vandalisrn oh my floor," Ignacio Perez, business freshman, said. "Maybe it's because people now have a punching bag to blow off steam." Vandalism in the residence halls amounts to almost $20,000 a year. Reed said. "Biever Hall represents about $15,000 in hall damages and room damages," he added Reed said more damage usually occurs during the spring semester. He said he believes many of the students vandalize to release tension produced by expectations at the end of ihc school year. Study lounges, furniture, windows, signs, exit doors, elevators and vending machines are the things most frequently vandalized, he said. "It's a small percentage [of students] who are doing [the vandalism], and it's unfortunate that everybody has to pay," he said. "Most of the damages takes place from midnight to 6 a.m., and it's very heavy on the weekends," Reed said. "Many times vandalism is the answer See Divestment/ page 7 L-M'lu,, '- See Vandalism/page 5 See SGA/page 7 mggr IVk Ht. J