The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 53, Issue 20 - March 22, 1976

IRISH EYES WERE SMILING upon Mark Kirsnis as his Mustang is lowered amidst the cheers of spectators. The release of his car followed an incident with campus Security and the Marina Towing Service over their right to tow the illegally parked car while occupied by Kirsnis, who had barricaded himself inside. Security's attempt to tow car foiled by student's persistence by Mark Brodka LMU Security officers ran into some unexpected difficulties on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, when they attempted to tow away an il¬ legally parked Ford Mustang belonging to student Mark Kirsnis. The car was parked between Rosecrans and Huesman halls. The vehicle had been illegally parked since the previous night and had I since accumulated a warning note and two citations. At 1:30 p.m. Kirsnis learned that security intended to have his car towed off campus. He immediately attempted to move it. Security of¬ ficers told Kirsnis that his car had already been impounded and that they would not permit him to move it. Kirsnis temporarily agreed to the pronouncement. He returned to his room and discussed the situa¬ tion with a friend who suggested that Kirsnis phone the Los Angeles Police Department and discuss the legal aspects of the matter. After presenting the situation to an officer of the LAPD, he was in¬ formed that, as long as the two truck had not yet touched or otherwise begun hooking up his car, he had the right to move it if he wa§ able to do so. Kirsnis returned to his car, told Security he was going to move it, and jumped in to do so. The tow truck had arrived but had not pro¬ ceeded to hook the car up. A member of LMU Security ( Continued on Page 4) New ASLM Constitution Avowed Communist Healey to lecture on foreign policies of USSR and China by Ron Slater Dorothy Healey, former member of the American Com¬ munist Party, will deliver a lec¬ ture entitled “The Foreign Policy of the Soviet Union and China” on Tuesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. ini Pereira 31. As a member of the Party’s policy-making National Commit¬ tee for 12 years and the chairperson of its Southern California district for nearly 25, Healey was the most influential woman Communist in America. The 1970 report of the^ California State Senate Committee on Un- American Activities speaks of her with some awe, noting her skills as a speaker, her thoughtfulness and courage, and her spirit of selfless dedication. Observing that she never earned more than $65 a week doing work that demanded virtually all her time and energies, the report con¬ cluded ruefully that “if the oppo¬ nents of communism would be willing to accept such small com¬ pensation and work as hard to pre¬ serve the country as the com¬ munists do to subvert it, most of ( Continued on Page 4) * Housing Committee votes return to lottery for apartment allocation The University Student Housing Committee voted March 12 to al¬ locate apartments to juniors and seniors next year through a ran¬ dom lottery. The committee’s vote now goes to LMU President Rev. Donald P. Merrifield, SJ, in the form of a re¬ commendation. The lottery proposal was one of two proposals studied by the com¬ mittee. The other favored a return to last year’s campout approach, only slightly modified. No other alternatives to allocating housing were discussed. The lottery motion, which passed 11-2 with one member abs¬ taining, fwas apparently favored over the campout because it was felt that a random drawing was fairer to students. Some members also stated that they wanted to avoid last year’s long lines. When apartment contracts were distributed last year, students that, in order to allow only those began lining up as much as 48 students interested in housing to hours prior to the time of distribu- participate in the lottery, those tion. who receive an apartment will be The committee also decided (Continued on Page 3) 'I'm not a crook,' moon salesman claims Urging students to “think beyond puka shells,” Barry “Moonman” McCardle was on campu£ last Tuesday to sell one acre parcels of land on the lunar surface. Dressed in official moon clothing, McCardle travels across the country sellng his copyrighted moon acres for $1 each at college campuses , supermarkets, and other public gathering places. He has been jailed 12 times and has sold 25,000 acres during the past four years. “I’m not a rich man,” claims McCardle, “and if you think it’s an easy job,” he told the large crowd, “you put on a moon suit and try it.” McCardle sold between 25 and 30 moon acres during his 45 minutes * (Continued on Page 2) may be put to vote this week A petition calling for a special ASLM Constitutional election is presently being circulated. If 400 signatures can be gathered, there will be an election on March 30, 31, and April T, 2. At that time, a new Constitution for the Associated Students 4of Loyola Marymount (ASLM) will be voted on. The new Constitution (see page 6-7) changes the structure of stu¬ dent government to more of a “ci¬ ty manager” format than the pre¬ sent system. Each year, all full time students must pay a $24 ASLM fee. This fee is divided equally between the ASLM Congress and the Student Activities Board. Unfer the present ASLM struc¬ ture, there are three branches, the Executive, Legislative and Judicial. Students do not directly allocate funds. The Congress acts primarily to fund organizations and to promote services and special projects. The Student Activities Board plans, promotes and coordinates all stu¬ dent funded activities. The new Constitution lowers the student tax to $20 and calls for a special “Student Budgeting Ballot” where students would be able to directly allocate percen¬ tages of their student tax to various programs, activities and organiaations. The new system would eliminate the Congress and Judicial Council, and would set a limit on the amount of student money that could be spent on salaries and of¬ fice overhead. This year almost $10,000 of the ASLM Congress budget was spent on salaries. There will be a special meeting this Thursday, March 25 between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in the Bird Nest for any students who are interested in asking questions about the proposed new system. The authors of the new Constitu¬ tion will be present at that meet¬ ing. AN ACRE OF LAND ON THE MOON, ONLY $1 . Barry "Moonman" McCardle was on campus last Tuesday to sell hii moon parcels to in¬ vestment wise LMU students. The moonman, who admitted to being crazy, sold approximately 30 moon acres while at LMU.