Maroon

              THE LOYOLA MAROON MARCH 16, 1989 VOLUME 67, NO. 20 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 English faculty disputes chair choice By Andrea Leßoeuf Staff writer The selection of Dr. John Mosier, professor of English, as the new chairman of the English department has Sparked controversy within the department and led one faculty member to take action in the Faculty Senate. About two weeks ago, the English faculty voted 10 to eight in favor of Dr. William Cotton, assistant professor of English, over John Biguenet, professor of English, for chairman, with one member abstaining. However, Dr. William W. Eidson, dean of Arts and Sciences, named Mosier to the position in a memo distributed to the department March 2. Eidson was highly supportive of Mosier, who has been at Loyola for 22 years. In that time, Mosier has served in various administrative positions and worked closely with Film Buffs Institute and the New Orleans Review. Although he said he was "not particularly interested in the job," Mosier said he is "the highest ranking professor who's been around the longest and has the most administrative experience." Although the memo was not scheduled to be part of the Faculty Senate meeting held March 2, Eidson said a faculty member did bring it to the meeting. Dr. Julian Wasserman, professor of English, submitted a proposal to the Senate "that the University Senate, following the recommendation of SCAP [Standing Council on Academic Planning], form an administration review committee." Wasserman could not be reached before press time. The committee could then undertake a review of the administrative procedure in Mosier's selection. Because Senate by-laws do not allow a vote on a proposal at the meeting in which it is submitted, the Senate will vote on the proposal April 6. Mosier seemed unaffected by Wasserman's action. "I don't pay any attention to those things," he said. In addition, Eidson said he canceled the College Assembly meeting scheduled for March 7 to prevent any Committee votes to alter PS program By Hank Stuever Managing Editor Beginning in Fall 1990, recipients of the Presidential Scholarship will not be requited to participate in the honors curriculum, the Scholarships and Financial Aid Policy Committee decided March 1. Participation in honors classes will be open to more students as a result of the new policy, said Dr. Norman Roussell, vice president for Administration. While the change in policy will not affect current PSs or next year's freshman PSs, the change will probably have an impact on the structure of the honors program and increase the number of students taking honors classes, he added. Selection of PSs next year will be separate from selection for the honors program, Roussell said, and recipients of the scholarship will be given a choice to participate. Other students with high test scores and high school grades, including Dean's Merit scholars, will now be able to apply for the honors program. Previously, honors classes were open only to PSs, who could not drop out of the honors program without losing their scholarships. Sophomores and juniors showing PSlevel grades and test scores were also invitedSee English Chair/page 7 See PS Program/page 7 nßm The Maroon will not publish next week because of Spring Break. Publication will resume March 31. Inside This Week midterms... Bff »nd Times/ Pagan BwV ( ltlf ** Seeing and believing — A two-acre becomes the for miracles visions Sunday similar to those that have allegedly occurred in A * Medjugorje, Yugoslavia; 'Sterret, Ala.; and Lubbock, Texas. Approximately 10,000 traveled there, to the Police Dept. Pilgrims came from all over the South after a 52-year-old Italian Chalmette native said dP*****' the Virgin Mary told him in a vision to s a)| gather a busload of people to pray on his MffSm WL land in honor of St. Joseph. U kJr-* * * (Side) Clasping her rosary, a pilgrim | \V «' Tp joins others crowding around two women 111 * VHVjI w ■ and a young boy who supposedly see a 41 A M vision of Mary, following their gaze skym S W 1 (Above) Biagro Todaro displays photos m# ry - Ai \ M his daughter took of the sun. He says they ifP * show images of Jesus, Mary and the Ten