The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 51, Issue 4 - November 5, 1973

LOS ANGELES LOYOLAN VOL. 51 NO. 4 A LOYOLA VI ARYMOU NT PUBLICATION November 5, 1973 Security to consider firearms Preliminary discussions on the possibility of arming campus security guards have begun. John A. Pfaf finger* vice president for business affairs, stated that * ‘in our preliminary discussion of this issue I felt that there was not sufficient reason to grant this (change in policy). I did, however, feel that the issue should be discussed at greater length,” he said. At present, University policy does not permit campus security officers to carry any type of firearm or nightstick. James A. Kirkley, chief of security and safety, said that security personnel ‘ ‘want something with which to protect themselves* and protect the University со impunity . ” He noted however that %tHere is presently no need for big, heavy weapons. ‘‘The security, Office is not so muc h c oncern ed with the acquisition of firearms as they are with the protection of life and property,” commented^Efey* Roger Metzger, assistant chief of seefrflfy* and safety, feels that ‘‘there could be situations where the presence of an armed officer could prevent students, staff, and faculty from injury or loss of life.” Two events in the past six weeks have led to an increased awareness of this situation. Kirkley stated that in one instance the life of a patrolman was involved. “A lone gunman with either a 25 or 32 caliber pistol shot at officer Jim Guttierez. He missed but shot out the window of Guttierez moving patrol car,” Kirkley noted. “We have no idea who shot at the officer,’ ’ Kirkley continued. “He was on a routine evening patrol.” Approximately one week after . incident behind Xavier Hall there was another incident involving firearms. “Officers spotted a man on the roof of the Communications Arts building armed with a rifle at 12:30 a.m.,” said Metzger. “The officers gave chase but were unable to apprehend the man,” he said. Pfaffinger feels that even though the office of security and safety reports to his office they “work for the entire University community.” Before any decision is made he vows “to seek out a variety of opinions on the issue from all sectors of the University. ” t Comparing the Loyola Marymount security situation with other schools, Pfaffinger said that “most private campus security officers if armed at all, are armed only during a limited time span. Generally this period is at night. ” Kirkley feels that some possible alternatives to firearms could include such devices as “wax bullets, stun guns, rubber bullets, bean bag guns, or other various non-lethal weapons.” < Sanchez interview Ernest Sanchez ASLM Board revises scholarship program The ASLM scholarship program is entering its fourth year at Loy¬ ola Marymount. Formerly it was called the Low Income Scholar¬ ship program, the student admin¬ istered affair is now Supplemental Grants - in - Aid. The program has undergone fundamental changes, according to John Sessions, director of Uni¬ versity relations. “Unlike last year’s program, this year’s in¬ cludes two specific guidelines on how the money should be given out, ’ ’ said Sessions. These guidelines were agreed to by the Board of Governors last week. The applicant must show that he has tried to help himself, either by getting a job, or looking very hard for one, and that there is a definite financial need. The board set up a committee 1 to administer the funds,- whose structure is the same as last year’s committee except that it includes an advisor from the Fi¬ nancial Aids office. According to Sessions, this should help alle¬ viate much of the apprehension that surrounded the committee last year. Alphonso Nava, chairman of last year’s committee, said that the program received unwar¬ ranted criticism. “Most people felt that the bulk of the money went to minority students; that the program was a minority scholarship program. That was a misconception, ’ ’ he said. “Most applicants were minor¬ ities, economically speaking,” ex¬ plained Nava. Figures released by Financial Trustees’ chairman discusses LMU plans Aids showed that of the 101 recipients of grants last year, 41 were blacks, 32 had Spanish sur¬ names^ 24 were whites, and 4 were orientals. Last year,, the committee had approximately $25,000 to work with, said Nava.. Of that 'the ASLM contributed $20,000. Ac¬ cording to Nava the Rev. Donald P. Merrifield, president, and Marymount College contributed the rest. Last year’s maximum grant was $500, but was later reduced to (Continued on Page 6) by Greg Erlandson ' Ernest Sanchez is the chairman of the Loyola Marymount Board of Trustees; A partner in a .Wilt¬ shire' law firm, his educational background is hard-core Jesuit : Loyola High, Loyola U„ and Loyo¬ la Law School. Now living in Pasadena , Sanchez is married, and has four children. Along with his other activities, Sanchez has found time to be a member of the county Civil Service Commission, and was recently a member of the county Probation Commission. A previous article (10 ' 23 y 73) on the Board of Trustees dealt with the board’s immense power. Sanchez, as chairman, plays an influential role in determining the policy, aims, and expenditures. All those interviewed about the board praised Sanchez lor his ability and made it clear that he is far more than a caretaker. He is independent, and cautious in с о m m i 1 1 i n g himself, but has strong and definite ideas about his and the board’s job. When, asked what it has meant to be a trustee for Loyola Mary¬ mount, Sanchez smiled and re¬ plied It has meant a great deal of work. It has been fascinating, interesting, and stimulating to have been part of the devel¬ opment of the University govern¬ ing process. “Since 1969 we have con¬ sciously, and I think successfully, developed a structure where the board is truly a governing board. It is a board which jets the basic fundamental policies of the uni¬ versity and directs the adminis¬ tration in the same way, with cer¬ tain qualifications, that a board of directors directs the policy of a private company . ” Loyola Marymount is not just a private company, however. The question arises whether the busi¬ ness orientation of many of the board members may cause cru¬ cial academic questions to be ex¬ amined in a restricted, non-aca¬ demic light. Sanchez, on the other hand, argues that the board's in¬ tegrated make-up is in Loyola Marymount ’s best interest. “As a generalization, we prob¬ ably have more educational ex¬ pertise in our board than most in¬ stitutions in the country . . . In addition we have individuals who have a very broad business back¬ ground from4 a variety of endea¬ vors.” . According to Sanchez, when one mixes college presidents and cor¬ porate directors, the differing fields of expertise allow for a problem to be analyzed in a varie¬ ty of ways, with a better chance for a solution. Sanchez sees his role as one of guidance. He . realizes that in boards the size of this one it is easy to procrastinate. The respon¬ sibility for .seeing that things keep running smoothly falls to the chairman, ' While Sanchez and the Rev. Donald P. Merrifield, SJ make the final decisions about the monthly agenda, topics are sug¬ gested by University officers and com m i ttees . Sanchez is most in¬ fluential in guiding the board's general direction. “What I try to do as chairman is to have a series of general goals toward which I would like to progress during the year In 1969 the board's goal was to define itself and its role in rela¬ tionship with the university. The next year saw the administration organized so that it could produce meaningful financial Information. The third year was dominated by the Loyola Marymount merger. Present goals, according to Sanchez, include a focus upon in- ( Continued on Page 5) Enrollment approaches 4,000 Enrollment at Loyola Marymount stands at a record high, according to figures released last week by the Registrar’s office. There are currently 3,846 students at LMU, and 1,280 students at Loyola Law School. The 221 student increase from last year at the Westchester campus can be attributed to three factors, according to Catherine Emenaker, registrar. First, she said, was the 88 student increase in the freshman class from last year’s 683. This term’s 771 freshmen includes 444 men and 327 women. The proportion of women is the highest of any class previously at Loyola Marymount . The other two reasons for the gain are the 20 per cent increase in the number of transfers, and a large increase in the amount of graduate students. : ^ “The enactment of the Ryan Act this coming June caused a lot of graduate education students to return to Loyola Marymount this year to complete their credential requirements,” Emenaker said. There are currently 894 graduate students at LMU, 641 of whom are part time students According to the registrar’s office, the ratio of men to women has closed from two and a half to one to two to one. Of the 2,951 full time undergraduates, 1960 are men and 991 women. у Michel L’Heureux, director of admissions, said that his office will try to gradually close the gap between men and women. The enrollment figures show that 671 minority students are at Loyola Marymount. The federal government considers blacks, Spanish surnames* Orientals, and American Indians, minorities. There are 257 blacks, 245 students with Spanish surnames, 163 Orientals, and 6 Indians enrolled. A note of interest on the Registrar’s read-out was the surprisingly small number of out-of-state students on campus. The 290 students is even overshadowed by the 322 foreign students at LMU. The College of Liberal Arts has nearly double the amount of students than any of the other three colleges, although the two majors with the largest enrollments are Business Administration and Biology, with over 350 students each, . ^