The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 49, Issue 11 - February 14, 1972

Feb. 14. 1972 Vol. 49— No. 1 1 A LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT STUDENT PUBLICATION Alan Cranston on campus Present at the Loyola Board of Trustees meeting were from left to right: Dr. Anthony Turhollow, Mark Adams, Thomas J. Scully, Joaquin Acosta, and Richard Mason. No LU support for football by Liz Henderson Last Monday the Loyola Board of Trustees meeting resulted in three interesting developments. The action of the Board on two agenda items, the football pro¬ gram and the proposed College of Science and Engineering directly affects student life. The expulsion of student representatives from the meeting was another signifi¬ cant event. Football The Board voted to uphold their position on the student football program. This meant that the University will not subsidize the program. This meant that the question be further considered by the Athletic Board of Control. This decision was readied after Thomas J. Scully, Vice-president for Student Affairs, presented this proposals on football. Scully outlined his arguments regarding football in an Loyolan interview. “It was originally in¬ tended that student football be a separate legal entity to keep the University clear of involvement,” he stated. Scully spoke of three .areas in which separation has not been maintained. These are thfe legal liability of the University, the indirect subsidy of the pro¬ gram by the University, and inev¬ itable indirect costs. Scully used an example to ex¬ plain the legal liability of Loyola. “There is no court in the land which would let Loyola off the hook if a player should be injured because of an injury which a good athletic trainer would have detected. Football is played on our facilities; there must be rea¬ sonable supervision over athletic activities.” The legal separation of the University from the student football program does not relieve Expenditures reviewed, fiscal picture Press conference planned at Loyola Loyola from legal liability. Indirect University subsidy of the football program was the next topic Scully addressed. Although the funds used are not tuition monies, he said that the Univer¬ sity collects the tax and that this is contrary to the separation that is supposed to exist between the two bodies. The third point Scully raised was the indirect costs inevitably accrued by the University. Cited as examples were the deficits that the University has had to absorb. Continued on Page 4) Senator Alan Cranston will hold a press conference on the Loypla- Marymount campus Thursday, February 17 at 2 p.m. The rather unusual nature of this press con¬ ference is that Cranston will be responding to questions from stu¬ dents, rather than from the news media. A panel composed of members of the Loyolan staff and the ASLM government will quiz the Senator for the first part of the hour, with the remainder of the time being devoted to questions from the gen¬ eral audience. Among those in at¬ tendance will be representatives from some of the local high schools. Cranston's first bid for public office was in Ш58 when he was elected state controller of Califor¬ nia. He won re-election to the post in 1962 but then suffered a ?оцр!е of setbacks He ran for the U.S. Senate in 1964 and was defeated by Pierre Salinger in the Demo¬ cratic primary. In 1966, Cranston made a bid for a third term as controller but was beaten. Cranston's fortunes turned in 1968 in his second try for a U.S. Senate seat. He easily won the Democratic primary and then soundly defeated Max Rafferty in the general election. Cranston's present duties in the Senate in- by Dennis laniro Budget expenditures and in¬ come for the current fiscal year are being studied as part of a gen¬ eral review in order to develop preliminary estimates for the fis¬ cal year 1972-1973, according to John A. Pfaffinger, Vice-presi¬ dent for Business Affairs. So far, $70,060 of budgeted ex¬ penses will be cut from this year's Inside Groundhog Day vs. Valentine’s Day ....... P. 5 The Bird’s Nest ........ .P. 5 Campaign 72 ..... . . Pgs. 6-7 Dropping a Class ????? P. 9 Supersports ........ Pgs. 1641 improves figures. At the same time, $50,000 from Annual Gifts — due to a large distribution from the Seaver Estate — will be assigned to next year's budget; What would have been a deficit approximating $170,000 this year will be substan¬ tially reduced by these mid-year adjustments. Pfaffinger explained that the ift- year budget review serves the purpose of writing off “one-time charges” which would not be in- .• eluded the next fiscal year, and of adjusting budget excesses which have materialized by mid-year. * w Some of the budget reductions already foreseen are in the area of office supplies, where the ex- 7 cess is about $25,000. Also, $20,000 Senator Alan Cranston, Democrat from California, will meet with is to be trimmed from campus press and students in St. Robert's Auditorium Thursday, February (Continued on Page 5) 17 at 2 p.m. elude serving on the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Com¬ mittee, the Labor and РиЬЦс Wel¬ fare^ Committee, and the Veterans Affairs Committee. This will be Cranston’s second visit to the campus in recent Weeks. Previously, Cranston was one of the keynote speakers at the National Youth Caucus held dur¬ ing January. Cranston feels very strongly about the importance of youth vote in the upcoming elec¬ tion. He is very pleased with “the new awareness of young people in our country and the determination of so many young people to make their weight felt in the decision¬ making processes in this de¬ mocracy.” The press conference with Cranston will be held in St. Robert's Auditorium. Committee plans brief Graduation By Dave Devereaux This year's Graduation Com- m i 1 1 e e plans two significant changes in the Commencement exercises. The changes are in¬ tended to make the ceremony both meaningful and brief. To begin with, the Baccalau¬ reate Mass and the Com¬ mencement will be held on sep¬ arate days. Secondly, the gradu¬ ates will not receive their diploma covers during the general ceremo¬ ny, but at departmental gather¬ ings after the proceedings. The committee felt that holding the Mass and graduation on the same day, as was done last year, would simply make things seem too drawn out. Last year the en¬ tire ceremony took more than five hours, according to the Rev. Ed¬ ward J. Lynch, S.J., head of this year's committee. Terri Iacino, student coordina¬ tor of the committee, added that a large number of those present at the beginning of last year’s Com¬ mencement had gone by the time the keynote speaker gave his ad¬ dress. As now planned, the Baccalau¬ reate Mass will be held on Friday evening, June 16, Lynch said. He also stated that the Com¬ mencement would be held the fol¬ lowing day at 2 p.m. Committee members also felt that the proceedings could be shortened by having the individ- ( Continued on Page 2)