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              THE LOYOLA MAROON VOLUME 68, NO. 10 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 NOVEMBER 3, 1989 Former Alumni Affairs director sues Rizzo, LU By Tim Watson Editor in Chief A fired 14-ycar veteran employee of Loyola has filed a lawsuit against the university and Donald G. Rizzo, vice president for Institutional Advancement, claiming she was terminated unjustly and that Rizzo slandered and defamed her character and reputation. Rizzo fired Beverly P. Murphy, former director of Alumni Affairs, April 19. The suit, filed in New Orleans Civil District Court, alleges that Rizzo falsely claimed Murphy was fired because she refused to undertake a type of fundraising known as Reunion Giving, even though she was never asked to do such fundraising.Rizzo "willfully, maliciously, and recklessly" told the personnel office that Murphy "was being terminated for her refusal to perform fund raising," even though Rizzo "never asked, requested, demanded, implied, or in any manner suggested that [Murphy] should undertake Reunion Giving," the suit claims. It says, "The false and reckless representations" made by Rizzo to the personnelPhoto by Steve Wimberg Like bumps on a log — Art students from Loyola, Tulane, and Delgado Community College make sculptures from driftwood and other debris on the bank of the Mississippi River last Friday. A&S dean interviewing with other universities By John Davis Assistant News Editor William W. Eidson, dean of Arts and Sciences, announced Oct. 26 that he is looking for employment at other universities.He informed the faculty attending the College of Arts and Sciences Assembly because, he said, he did not want "the rumor mill" to confuse the facts. "I simply wanted the faculty to know the truth," he said. Eidson, who has been the dean since June 1,1985, said he has not resigned and has not accepted a position elsewhere. He said he has interviewed at other universitiesuniversities several times in the past few months. Eidson said he notified last year the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, and the Rev. George F. Lundy, senior vice president and dean of faculties, that he was accepting interviews at other universities. He said he expects to pursue an administrative position, on the level of an academic vice president. "We all get inquiries now and then. If you're doing your job really well, you will [receive inquiries]," Eidson said. "If you work at it, and do what you think is right, you draw fire. You are a lightening rod, as it were, in many cases," he said. Survey reveals opposition to sale of WWL-TV By John Davis Assistant News Editor This is the first half of a report detailing the results of The Maroon's survey on the sale of WWL-TV. This week we present the results of the survey. Next week we will examine the implications of those results. On Wednesday — the same day "he Times-Picayune reported that a group of WWL-TV employees, led by Mike Early, general manager of the station, "signed a letter of intent to buy" the station — the results of a Maroon survey determined that the Loyola community is opposed to the sale. The Rev. Jack Dennis, S J., community affairs director for WWL-TV, would not comment to The Maroon until an agreement between Loyola and a buyer is in writing. The Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, was not available for comment Wednesday. In a survey of the Loyola community conducted this week by The Maroon, about 56 percent of the 118 people who responded said they opposed the sale of the CBSaffiliated station. About 25 percent favored the decision to ongoing since as early as 1969. But when last year's revenue from WWL-TV fell $2.2 million short of expectations, causing drastic budget cuts in each college and a tuition increase of about $1,000 this year, debate heated up. Since the university announced it would consider offers for the station, those who oppose selling it have charged that WWL-TVs sale will weaken the university's community service capabilities, prestige and clout. Results Loyola's community — students, Jesuits, faculty and staff — completed 118 surveys. The survey revealed that 55.93 percent of those who responded are opposed to the sale. Surveys were mailed to the 49 Loyola Jesuits listed in the latest edition of the student-faculty directory. Only six sell, and the remaining 19 percent were unsure or skipped the question. The debate over whether to sell WWL-TV has been See Murphy/page 4 See EMaon/page 7 See Survey/page 5 They'rdfl History!»L |