The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 52, Issue 9 - November 4, 1974

LOS ANGELES LOYOLAN VOL 52 No. 9 Monday, November 4, 1 974 A LOYOLA MARYMOUNT PUBLICATION 2 Monday, October 28, 1974 A taste of life in the real world By Jim Hillson More than a hundred LMU stu¬ dents took the long walk to Cross Creek this year. Most of them like it there and plan to remain at the Playa Del Rey apartment com¬ plex. They like living in an adult at¬ mosphere in the real world, and they can do it at a rate compara¬ ble to, or less, than they would pay at Loyola. One student said, “I like it a lot compared to living at school. There is more room, more privacy and a feeling of indepen¬ dence.” Cross Creek is three years old. With 532 units, it manages to fill about 95 percent of them. Meg Donohue, an LMU alumna who works in the leasing office, said that the average age of occupants is between 25 and 30. In the past, Cross Creek has never gone out of its way to at¬ tract students to the complex, Donohue said. A lot of the persons living there work at the airport or at Hughes Aircraft. There are separate buildings for adults and families, but the facilities definitely favor the adult group, with clearly twice as much space allocated for them. However, due to the campus housing problems LMU was hav¬ ing, they agreed to save 31 units for students who put down a de¬ posit to hold an apartment over the summer. They also did not re¬ quire students to post the first and last months’ rent. Donohue said that to her knowledge, there has been little trouble with LMU students dis¬ turbing other residents, and they do not seem to have any difficulty adjusting to the new place. Frank Bruketta commutes to his classes from Cross Creek. He moved there last May, and said that the apartments are not a swinging singles complex. You just have to get used to a different lifestyle from the one on campus. Sandy Wean, an LMU junior liv¬ ing at Cross Creek, said the com¬ plex is “not a wild place at all.” Another student indicated that the atmosphere was not what he had expected. “It’s pretty quiet.’ ’ However, avid beer drinkers and frat rats have no trouble find¬ ing weekend parties. Lloyd Higa, who lived there last spring semester, said there are plenty of parties around the buildings every weekend. Donohue also said there have been parties in the apart¬ ment rec-center which have been held by fraternities and other or¬ ganizations. “You only need one person liv¬ ing here to reserve the rec-center for your party,” she said. Over all, Loyola Marymount students seem to be blending in (Continued on Page 12) Race problems on campus are subject of investigation The main consideration re¬ mains the $5,000 allocation to re¬ build the Little Theatre to DRP’s considerations. “The stage in the Little Theatre is a proscenium stage (elevated opposing the au¬ dience) and the DRP wants the arena stage which is more excit¬ ing, more intimate,” Kaufman said. “Our season ticket holders got used to us being there. Racism, its existence on campus, its origins, and its solutions, if any, will be investigated by a special student, faculty, administrator, ad hoc committe. The ad hoc Racial Relations Committee, formed at the request of President Donald P. lSlerrifield, SJ, will meet publicly for the first time, Tuesday, November 12, during the Convocation period in St. Robert’s Auditorium. The Racial Relations Commit¬ tee will confront race problems and make recommendations, when appropriate, for policy and procedural changes, he explained. According to Quinlan and com¬ mittee chairman, Dr. Lee Swenson, assistant professor of Psychology, campus racial tensions have been a problem. Aspects of last year’s ASLM Sup¬ plementary Grants In Aid (SGI A) election, and the spring student body election support this ob¬ servation. Both elections were characterized by angry charges and counter charges of racist practices. In one instance physical violence was only nar¬ rowly averted. “I’ve talked to a lot of people who have strong feelings on these issues but are afraid to express their beliefs. And a lot of times these beliefs are based on inac¬ curate information,” said Swenson. “The committee,” explained Quinlan “will meet and define the campus race issues that will be in¬ vestigated. -•These may include, said Swenson, charges by Anglos that financial aids are being dis¬ proportionately awarded to minorities, questions on the University’s affirmative action hiring practices, and racial tensions in the residence halls. As a body, the committee will not actually study each issue. In an effort to involve as many mem¬ bers of the campus community as possible, sub-committees will be made up of interested members of (Continued on Page 3) Congress funds constituency meetings Resident and commuter representatives will receive $600 to be used for first semester meet¬ ings with their constituency. After relatively little debate at last Tuesday’s meeting, Student Congress decided the $600 amount would be enough to hold two or three meetings. The meetings would provide a time where the representatives can get together and talk with the students. They will also provide an opportunity for students to socialize and get to know each other better, Donald Alvarado, a sophomore resident student, was approved as Attorney General. He brings to his job experience Congress felt would be beneficial. Julie Edwards, president of Shell and Oar presented a $540 budget which was discussed and subsequently approved. The money will be used to fund ac¬ tivities supporting the Crew team. The Loyola Rowing Association was not granted their full $412 re¬ quest, but instead was given $275. The Rowing Association only con¬ tains members of the LMU Crew Team. Sidney Campbell presented a $227 budget for the newly formed (Continued on Page 12) ' According to Kaufman, Clark showed extreme enthusiasm in support of DRP. They have performed at LMU for 45 years and involve non-theatre arts ma¬ jors in performing for the arts. “Clark will back us all the way,” Kaufman said. “He wants the students to keep the organiza¬ tion. The only question is if we move. But he wouldn’t like to see that, since it really isn’t our build¬ ing.” JOSEPH E. LEVINE CHATS WITH BEN ABBENE, chairman of the Communication Arts Department, and Charles Champlin, L A. Times Movie Critic after speaking at last week’s Motion Picture Analysis. Levine said that he was considering establishing a scholarship fund for CA majors. WINE CELLAR THEATRE. Del Rey Players’ life here has been marked by noise and harassment since Marymount Theatre Arts pro¬ gram arrived several years ago. \ DRP considers move to avoid conflicts with ТА May abandon Wine Cellar Theatre The Del Rey Players are considering a $5,000 relocation to the Little Theatre, according to moderator Paul Kaufman. In his several years experience in the Wine Cellar, he has encountered numerous con¬ flicts with the Theatre Arts Department. “We have too many rules around us,” Kaufman said. “Everytime we turn around someone’s telling us don’t do this or that.” The Rev. John Clark, SJ, vice- president of academic affairs, set¬ tled many disputes in a discussion with Kaufman last Friday. Some of his complaints were overlap¬ ping schedules in DRP and ТА productions, the practice of lock¬ ing DRP patrons out of Foley restrooms during conflicting performances, dancers pounding a rhythm above the Wine Cellar during a play, the lack of dress¬ ing rooms, and no storage space for props. Kaufman had decided to quit DRP after his sabbatical next semester, ’but his discussion with Clark changed his mind. “I’m tired, just exhausted,” Kaufman stated. “Here I carry a full time load and the DRP. I can’t devote enough time to my students. ” Kaufman will have an assistant when he returns, to shorten the hours he must spend with ex¬ ecutive work for the DRP. He pre¬ fers to spend his time directing and developing the abilities of the actors.