LOS ANGELES LOYOLAN
April 24, 1972
A LGYOLA-MARYMOUNT PUBLICATION
Vol. 49 — No. 17
Deficit raises tuition;
enrollment forecast poor
By bennls laitiro fpr graduate enrollment also
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students should dropped from 55j4 projected FTE
have received letters making bffi-
The Chicano walkout was one of the highlights of last Monday's afternoon “seminar” with Governor
Ronald Reagan. Walkout was held by the Chicanos to show their resentment of Reagan’s policies.
Reagan awarded by “Lightning”
By Barbara Banke
Phoney Oscars and old movies
took up a large part of Gov. Ron¬
ald Reagan’s question and answer
session at Loyola April 17.
Lightning Scarlet, Loyola -
Maryifcount’s Mf -styied* restderrH^oy j€ on Scarlet.
Scarlet was going to do circulated
around the campus before the ses¬
sion.
Loyolan reporters noted the
presence in the gym, of several
CA students who are making a
crime fighter, took up 20 minutes
of the hour by staging a take off
on the Academy Awards cere¬
mony. Reagan was awarded an
“Oscar” for his performance in
“Law and Order” made in 1953.
Scarlet’s 20-minute respite from
serious questioning was punc¬
tuated w^h applause and laughter
from the 600 persons present.
Scarlet, in a Loyolan interview,
claimed that the presentation was
wholly his own idea and that the
only other people who had pre¬
vious knowledge of it were those
who handed him the envelope and
the trophy.
Nonetheless, rumors of what
John Sessions, commissioner of
the ASLM Speakers’ Bureau,
asked these students near the end
of the assembly if the question
they needed for their film had
been asked. The GA students re¬
plied that the question had been
asked.
A Loyolan reporter observed
these same students later filming
student reactions to Scarlet’s pre¬
sentation.
During the serious part of the
session, the Governor displayed
unusual charm as he answered
questions on aid to schools, capi¬
tal punishment, the bombing of
North Vietnam, , and minority
rights.
(Defending his position on the
United Farm Workers, Reagan
said that the workers have a right
to choose if they want to be repre¬
sented by a union and that the
choice should be made by a secret
ballot.
The student who had asked the
question led a protest to demon¬
strate Loyola Chicanos’ discontent
over what he called Reagan’s in-
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cial the tuition increase of $111 for
the academic year 1972-73.
Reasons for the increase were
made evident at the , convocation
held alt the outset of Winter Quar¬
ter. At that time, Rev. Donald P.
Merrifield, S.J., President of Loy¬
ola, revealed to the student body
the Preliminary Budget Forecast
for the fiscal year 1972-73 (Loyo¬
lan, Jan. 17), which contains an
estimated deficit of $626,724.
At that time, projections of
Loyola student enrollment were
presented by Rev. James T.
Brennan, S.J., Assistant to the
Academic Vice-President. Bren¬
nan said then that lie expected a
decrease in enrolment, due to a
variety of factors. Since tuition is
the largest income the University
has, enrolment projection was an
essential factor to consider in
budgeting.
The Loyolan interviewed Bren¬
nan last week to ask if there were
any changes in his forecast since
January. He responded that the
situation “looks worse than I pro¬
jected just for this year.” He ex¬
plained that his enrolment figure
for the current academic year
was set at 1808 undergraduates,
ful-time equivalent (FTE).
However, the current registra¬
tion figures show the under¬
graduate enrollment to be close to
1772 students. Brennan’s figures
to 511 actual FTE; Converted to
dollars, this reduction accounts
for a decrease of about $108,090.
Brennan emphasized that these
figures change the framework
from which next year’s figures
will be derived.
In effect, the $111 tuition in¬
crease for next year is actually
cut in half. In other words, half of
it goes to making up for this
year’s unanticipated drop off in
tuition income. As for next year’s
figures, Brennan stated he would
maintain his enrollment projec¬
tion of 1726 undergraduates and
500 graduates.
He cited two areas of expense in
next year’s 5.5% salary increase
— up to $4,095,185 — and the addi¬
tion of $81,500 to Financial Aids
for scholarships.
These two expenditures alone
would account for a $275 increase
per student, broken down on an
individual basis. Since it is safe to
assume that expenditures rise
regularly, even a steady increase
in tuition at $100 yearly would
barely account for half of the
yearly deficit. This is what makes
it necessary to seek out other
sources of income.
It is from these perspectives
that such things as tuition in¬
creases should be viewed, Bren¬
nan concluded.
The Loyolan also spoke to John
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Brownfield out despite petitions
Board refuses to reinstate coach
Open House to develop
“New Campus” theme
“New Campus, New Programs,
New Concepts” will be the theme
of Loyola/Marymount’s 1972 open
house April 30.
Since the University last held
an open house two years ago,
three major buildings and several
s mailer facilities have been
opened. .The festivities April 30
are designed as their grand un¬
veiling.
The program will begin at 10:30
a.m. with an alumni mass con-
celebrated by the Rev. Donald P.
Merrifield, S.J., Loyola’s presi¬
dent, and the Rev. Alfred Kilp,
S.J., the director of alumni rela¬
tions.
The mass will be followed by a
brunch for the alumni and their
guests in the Presidents’ Lounge.
Starting at 11 a.m. most
campus buildings and academic
departments will be open to vis¬
itors. The many planned exhibits
and demonstrations include a
lecture and display of rare books
by Dr. Frank Sullivan, a history
film, “Good-bye, Billy” co-pro¬
duced by Dr. Patrick Griffin, and
a series of talks by the philosophy
faculty.
The Men’s Chorus will hold an
open rehearsal, campus artworks
wffl be exhibited and the Theatre
Arts Department will present a
dress rerearsal of Chekov’s “The
Three Sisters.”
The engineers will hold the fi¬
nals of their cardboard^ bridge-
building contest and conduct tours
of the engineering laboratories.
A reception for alumni and
friends of Loyola/Marymount will
end the open house. Buildings and
exhibits will begin closing at 4
p.m.
The Football Board of Trustees,
meeting last Tuesday, rejected a
move by some players to rein¬
state Coach Jim Brownfield, de¬
bated changes in the board’s com¬
position and gave alumni a new
role in program activities.
The trustees also decided to
give the University $500 as a
goodwill gesture.
Marty DeWan, the football
team’s captain, presented the
team’s request that Football’s
stockholders — the Loyola - Mary-
mount student body — be polled
on whether Brownfield’s contract
should be renewed.,
The trustees voted 5 to 4, with
one member abstaining, to reject
DeWan’s request.
Dan Vistica, Football’s student
director, explained that any such
election would have to be called
by the trustees — and not through
a petition such as the one being
circulated by some football play-*
ers.
DeWan had insisted that the
ASLM rules for a referendum,
which require such a petition,
covered Football, too.
Mark Adams, a trustee, argued
that, because a new coach is to
be selected soon, the program did
not have time to set up and hold a
poll of the stockholders.
The board then was reminded
that it had appointed Adams, De¬
Wan, Dr. Alex Aloia, Stan Cham¬
bers and Terrie Iacino to work out
procedures for selecting a new
coach, a question the trustees also
discussed m a closed-door session.
Brownfield spoke briefly about
the team and the succession.
“You have a loyal group here,”
he told the trustees, “Think of the
team first ... I’ll stay out of
your way, but I’ll be here if you
need me.”
On reorganizing the Board of
Trustees, Vistica recommended
that at least half the members be
elected from the student body at
large.
Adams, Who argued that the
trustees should not also be mem¬
bers of the, ASLM Board of Gover¬
nors, responded that it would be
“dangerous” to elect Football’s
trustees in a general election be¬
cause of problems in getting stu¬
dents to vote.
Adams suggested that the. out¬
going trustees appoint the new
student director, whose nomi¬
nations for a new board would
then be accepted or rejected by
the ASLM’s board.
Thomas Scully, the University’s
Vice President for Student Af¬
fairs, commented that Adams*
plan is “not a bad proposal *— pro¬
vided there is some process by
which people who want to be in¬
volved can be.”
The trustees, Scully added,
should not be self-perpetuating or
dominated by the student direc¬
tor.
Before the discussion petered
out, Frank Soliz, another trustee,
pointed out that the ASLM board
will still be responsible for Foot¬
ball no matter who the trustees ]
are.
Vistica then reported that some
alumni have expressed a desire to
work on specific projects in the
football program.
The board unanimously ap¬
proved Vistica’s suggestion that
the alumni be put in charge of
season ticket sales. The student
directed noted that he will retain
financial control over the project.
T he $500 goodwill gesture,
which passed 5 to 3 with 2 absten¬
tions, was designed to improve re¬
lations between Football and the
University.
Some trustees had suggested
that the $1,600 debt the Parents’
Club owes Loyola - Marymount
has become a source of bad feel¬
ing between the program and
Loyola.
