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              THE LOYOLA MAROON OCTOBER 21, 1988 VOLUME 67, NO. 8 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 Police probe link in Uptown crimes By Andrea Leßoeuf Managing Editor Although hesitant to connect recent Uptown break-ins and rapes, authorities warn that offcampus students are at high risk of becoming victims of violent crimes. Despite similarities among several recent incidents of violent crime in the Uptown area, police say they have not made definite connections among the reported crimes. According to Detective Lido Schaubhut, who is working on the case of an Aug. 17 rape of a 21-year-old in the Maple and Broadway streets area, two or three recently reported crimes have fit "generally the same description. "There are a few cases Uptown that are similar to mine, but we won't know until there is something to link the cases," he said. Police are seeking any information from the public concerning the Aug. 17 rape. The intruder apparently broke into the apartment, which the victim shared with a roommate, at around 9 a.m. He then reportedly got a knife from the kitchen, raped the woman at knifepoint in the presence of her roommate and stole the woman's gold chain before exiting through the frontdoor. The rapist was described as a black man with short black hair and a thin mustache, about 25 years old, between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing between 150 and 160 pounds. Schaubhut explained, however, that it is difficult to expect a victim to be specific about height, weight and age when identifying an assailant. "There are two or three cases Uptown that are vaguely similar," Lt. Linda Buczck said. "It's being actively investigated. We really don't know if these arc related." However, Tulane University Blood Center employee Peggy McCormick said she believes there is a connection. McCormick lives on the second floor of a Maple Street apartment. Three female Tulane students share the first floor. About two weeks ago, McCormick said the women came home and found their back door open. The next night, a man was seen trying to break in through the only unbarred apartment window. "The police were all over the house," she said, explaining that she was awakcnedPhoto by Nancy Hairston Jesse: Keep student activism alive By Robb Kenney Staff writer His message was simple and easily chanted: "Keep hope alive." In his speech Tuesday afternoon at Tulane's McAlister Auditorium, the Rev. Jesse Jackson urged approximately 1,700 Loyola and Tulane students to give their support to Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Dukakis, as well as to "continue to keep student activism alive." "When young America comes alive, all of America comes alive," Jackson said, adding that "whenever young America is committed, America is galvanized by their strength." Jackson mentioned an example involvinginvolving black college students who, during the civil rights movement, rejected the law, were arrested and subsequently expelled. "These students chose victory over degrees and honor," he said. Regarding the current presidential campaign, Jackson complained that "there was a lot of text without context; words are being used without meaning," and he expressed what he believed "conservatives" and "liberals" have done throughout the history of the nation. "Conservative slave owners wanted to conserve their privileges...conservatives only let white male land owners vote... conservatives wanted whites and blacks to be separate but equal. "Liberals fought for states' rights and equal protectioh urtder the law. Lfberals fought for women's suffrage." In recent history, Jackson claimed that conservatives have merely given "new words, such as 'states' rights' and 'moral majority,' to old spirits." Jackson compared Sen. Joseph McCarthy's investigation of alleged communist activities in the United States during the 1950s to today's "witch hunt for members of the American Civil Liberties Union." "Our liberties, including the right to agree or disagree with whatever the ACLU might stand for, are broader than political parties, necessarily," Jackson said. "Why assume that those who want to change something are subversive? This Revenue loss sets LU back, Carter claims By Andrew Nolan Editor in Chief Loyola is still a financially strong institution, but a $1 million budget cut is "a definite setback," said the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president. "We're not dealing with survival, but the kind of institution we want to be," he said. This is not the first time Loyola has fallen victim to a budget shortfall. In 1985, Louisiana cut all state aid to private post-secondary institutions. Loyola lost Si million that year also. For liberal arts universities with costs per student similar to Loyola, this university has comparatively low tuition. Though he "hates to think about it," Carter said Loyola could raise tuition substantially and remain competitive. "My position is that salary scales will not suffer," he said. Carter said salary scale is determined by institutional policy, and that, combined with the number of faculty and staff, determines the salary budget. Carter and Vice President of Business and Finance John Eckholdt learned that WWL's estimates for endowment revenue had been scaled down from $9.7 million to $7.5 million in late August. Dr. Norman Roussell, vice president of administration, released a memorandum dated Sept. 30 informing the university community of the $1 million budget cut. The figures from WWL would indicate See Crime/page 5 See Jackson/page 9 See Carter/page 5 Inside This Week IS THERE LIFE ON THE See Life and Times/ page 13