The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 46, Issue 18 - May 26, 1969

Los Angeles LOYOLAN VOL 46 - NO. 18 A LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT STUDENT PUBLICATION g£SjSa«I£> AAAY 26, 1969 STAN SANDERS, THE FIRST Black Rhodes scholar and former resident of Watts, addresses Loyola- Marymount audience in St. Roberts. Sanders’ speech last Wednesday was one of the many high points of the BSU’s Black Culture week. Black culture week Art , speakers top activities By Ed Ingebretsen Sunday, May 18, ushered in the First Annual Black Culture Week, in honor of the late Malcom X’s birthday. All week long, the Black Students Union presented a wide variety of cultural, political, and social events for the purpose of introducing the Loyola-Marymount community to different facets of Black life. The events of Black Culture Week were to begin Sunday night with the celebration of an Afro- folk Mass, but it was cancelled. At 6:00 that evening, the Black Art Exhibit opened in the Presi¬ dent’s Lounge. The exhibit ran all week, from ten in the morn¬ ing till ten at night. Monday, May 19, Hakim Ja¬ mal, cousin of the late Malcom X, was scheduled to give a noon- hour address in St. Robert’s Audi¬ torium. However, he couldn’t meet the engagement, and sent a substitute instead who said a few words, and then held a three- hcur discussion. Part I of the film “Of Black America” was shown in St. Spring dance to feature jazz star Shelley Manne On the 29th of May, the ASLU Social Committee will sponsor the final social event of the 1968- 69 school year. The Spring Dance will be held in the International Ballroom of the International Hctel on Century Boulevard. Bids are currently on sale at the campus bookstore, and at the Terrace Room and the Lair dur¬ ing the lunch hour. The semi-for¬ mal affair is open to all Loyola- Marymount students at $5.00 per couple. In addition, those who may wish to attend merely as onlookers are invited to do so at $3.00 per person. Shelley Manne and His Men, the Blues Magcos, a 10-piece orches¬ tra and a rock band will fur¬ nish the entertainment, lasting from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Letters of invitation are being sent to the last two graduating classes of Loyola University. They are also being sent to all residents and day students. Ads will be broadcasted over the air on the Voice of the Valley, KXLU. Finally, this dance will be ad¬ vertised, in addition to Mary- mount College, on the campuses of Catholic women’s colleges in the area. Although no special social events are programmed for this summer, ASLU President-elect Joe Deems stated that there will be several Social Committee meetings before the beginning of the Fall term to insure coordi¬ nation of all social functions this coming year. Robert’s at 3:00 p.m. Another film, “Malcom X,” was supposed to have been aired at 7:00 p.m. in Robert’s. But due to a few communication problems, the film was misplaced, and a num¬ ber of Malcom X recordings were played instead. Later, Gene Grayson returned to play and sing for a packed house in SeaVer 100. Tuesday afternoon, May 20, the film, “Operation Bootstrap” was shown in St. Robert’s Audi¬ torium. That evening, an an¬ thology of Black plays were presented in Pereira 31. Wednesday, May 21, the third part of the film “Of Black America” was presented, followed by a poetry reading by Quincey Troupe, formerly of the Watts Writers Workshop. At 9:00 p.m., in St. Robert’s Auditorium, the Biafran Etilogwe Dancers per¬ formed for a small audience. Bringing Black Culture Week into the final stretch, Stan San¬ ders, the first Black Rhodes Scholar, addressed a small group of students at noon Thurs¬ day in Robert’s. The day con¬ cluded with an Afro Fashion Shew at 8:00 p.m. The highlights of Friday’s pro¬ gram included a Black Student’s Panel, consisting of students from the Black Student Alliance; and “Big Black,” an 8:00 p.m. concert in the Loyola Gym. Saturday, May 24, the final day of Black Culture Week, the BSU hosted a closing reception in the President’s Lounge. That (Continued on Page 7) American study group establishes new courses By Platt and Svitek Last week, Dr. Patrick Griffin of the History Department an¬ nounced that definite curricula for an American Studies Program will be ready for the fall quarter. He reported that a list of courses suggested by the Committee on American Studies will be available to students during Fail registration. The idea behind an American Studies Program is to provide an opportunity for students to study contemporary American culture and civilization on an inter-discip¬ linary basis, with courses being taught by members of different University departments working together. Students will attend lectures and do work in a particular course, along with attending a seminar once a week. In the seminar they will have a chance to work with students in other courses related to their own. The professors in turn will work to¬ gether to correlate the students’ work in their individual classes as well as in the seminar. Students will receive one full credit for their individual course. However, it has also been pro¬ posed that they receive an addi¬ tional one-half credit for partici¬ pation in the seminar. This will be decided ultimately by the ad¬ ministration. Although there has been some disagreement about the precise emphasis the program should bear, Dr. Griffin has pointed out that the program, as presently constituted, is flexible enough to satisfy many different views. At present, there are three in¬ ter-disciplinary courses planned for next year. In the Fall, Dr. Kearley’s course, “American Philosophy— The Community and Its Bonds,” will be paired with Mr. Curcione’s course, “Social Problems in Urban Society.” In the Winter, Dr. Kearley’s course, “American Philosophy— Esthetical Experience,” will be combined with Sr. Helen’s course, “History of the United States— 1917 to Present.” Finally, in the Spring, Dr. Blystone’s course, “Philosophies of Political Libera¬ tion,” will be paired with Dr. Fitzgerald’s course, “Modem Po¬ litical Thought.” In addition to these courses, many other possible interdiscip¬ linary courses in “American (Continued on Page 7) Ten officers chosen as ASMC elections go on By Pam Miller The third through fifth rounds of the Marymount elections were consummated in the past two weeks. The first of these was held May 13, but was cancelled and re-held When asked why this election was cancelled after 5 >4 hours of voting, Bev Harris— head of the Election Committee — replied, “Pick any rumor you want. There was no official reason for cancelling. There were a variety of reasons.” The Loyolan asked if she would like to list these reasons but Miss Harris responded, “No, I would not.” The most prevalent of the “ru¬ mors” centered around student dissatisfaction with the voting procedure. Several students were upset because neither names or student body card numbers were taken by those at the polls. They felt that there was a possibility of ballot-box stuffing. In the May 20 election, 211 out of 408 students voted. As we noted before, no count of the number of votes that each candidate re¬ ceived was given. When asked to release this information, Miss Harris’ only comment this week was “No.” Two weeks ago, Lane Bove commented that such infor- week later on May 20. mation “would cause ill-feeling among the girls.” Recently elected officers in¬ clude ASMC Treasurer Yolanda Bazurto, Cultural Chairman Anne Heidelman, and Social Chairman Judy Villelli. Cathie Empson will assume the post of Publicity Chairman. The new day student repre¬ sentative is freshman Jane Mc¬ Millan, while Tina Anderson and Andy Butcher— also freshmen — (Continued on Page 7) The Search Committee for the new permanent Dean of the College of Arts and Sci¬ ences is presently soliciting recommendations from any interested students or faculty concerning either candidates for the position or qualifica¬ tions which die Dean should have. All recommendations should be given to Dr. Kadner, the Chairman of the Search Com¬ mittee, Campus Box 271.