VoL 54 No. 15
Loyola Maiymount University
February 14, 1977
SUPERMAN? Hardly, he’s Loyola’s team mascot, Mark Durkin, who sparks the fans In
second-half basketball play at Alumni Gymnasium. (Photo by Jose Garcia)
LOINS!? Isn't that lions?
No, it's Mark Durkin
by Frank X, Fiedler During heated arguments between refs
He called for an ‘L,’ then an ‘O,’ and he andcoaches near the end of the games he is
asked for an ‘I,’ an ‘N,’ and then an ‘S.’ He the silent mediator who appeases the crowd,
yelled, ‘what does it spell?’ The crowd Two weeks ago, when LMU defeated Port-
responds, ‘LOINS!’ ‘LOINS?’ Isn’t that land here at Loyola, Durkin ran to mid-
supposed to be ‘LIONS?’ No, it isn’t. It is a court at a break in the action. With his back
new cheer this year at the basketball games to the Loyola cheering section, he dropped
led by the unpredictable Durk. his trunks, wiggled down his red leotards,
Durk? It sounds like a Scandinavian bent over, and shook his multi-colored boxer
cigarette but actually it’s short for Mark shorts at the students. The letters LMU were
Durkin, a sophomore business major here at written across his posterior.
Loyola. Durkin is not insane and said he does not
He is the one that wears red, leotards at get high or drunk before the games,
the home games. He can also be recognized “I don’t think there would be any
by his boxer shorts, mini-shoulder pads, red advantage for me to drink and then go out
cape arid superman emblem on his shirt. and do my act,” he said. ‘ ‘I did once before
He has generated more excitement at the in a game, in high school and the crowd
games than any single cheerleader has in the noticed the difference . ”
last four years. Durkin originated his act at Brophy High
Besides the ‘Loins’ cheer, Durkin juggles School in Phoenix, Arizona and last year
basketballs, does handstands, cartwheels Brophy paid his expenses to return to
and tumblers that other normal cheerleaders Arizona and entertain at homecoming,
usually do. About this same time» the Los Angeles
However, Durkin does much more than Lakers were looking for a cheerleader and
that and he is not even one of the asked Bill Barron, associate director of Pub-
elected cheerleaders. lie Relations at Loyola Marymount, if he
He is the self-appointed team mascot. He knew of one. Barron had heard about Durkin
is known primarily for his ‘power slide.’ going back to Phoenix, so he recommended
During a time-out, when the floor is empty, him.
Durkin runs around the court whipping his “It was really strange when I tried out,
cape in the air with his hands. At a because they made me do my act with
calculated moment he slides on his belly regular street clothes on during one of the
riding his cape across the court. The fans games. Well, the fans at the Forum yelled,
love it arid it usually distracts the players ‘get that drunk out of here,’ but I got the
who should be listening to their coach. job.”
Durkin also mimics the referees, the From high school to the pros, from a gym
visiting coaches and players, and he seems with bleachers on one side to performing
more realistic than what is happening. before 15,000 plus people, it was rather
He steals the ball from the refs, shoots bizarre,
baskets during time-outs, and returns the For eight games, Durkin partwheeled and
ball with teasing gestures that embarrass tumbled, and exhibited his usual repertoire
the ref while the crowd laughs. (Continued on Page 11)
Dave Mason to headline
SAB's first major concert
The Student Activities Board has an¬
nounced that British guitarist-singer-com¬
poser Dave Mason will headline the SAB’s
first major concert of the year. Mason will
appear in Alumni Memorial Gym on
Tuesday, March 1 at 8 pm.
Tickets went on sale Friday in the ASLM
office, Malone 202. General Admission for
the concert is $5, or $4 with an LMU I.D.
Sales are limited to six tickets
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purchase,
and only one ^purchase per I.D.
Board Chairman Mike McConville report¬
ed late Friday that tickets were moving
briskly for the concert, and advised students
to purchase theirs this week, if they haven’t
already done so. He predicted the event
would be a sellout.
A founding member of Traffic, one of
England’s most successful and enduring
band^ Mason has worked with musicians
including Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Delan¬
ey and Bonnie, Jimi Hendrix, Family and
Cass Elliott, in addition to leading a number
of highly-rated groups under his own name.
Mason has also composed many tunes,
including the hits “Feelin’ Alright” and,
“Only You Know and I Know.”
Mason left Traffic in the late sixties after
they produced their first two albums, Dear
Mr. Fantasy and Traffic. His first solo
album, Alone Together, received much
critical acclaim.
During the summer of 1970, he performed
with Eric Clapton’s group, Derek and the
Dominoes. After a national tour in 1971, he
returned to England and rejoined Traffic for
a series of concerts, resulting in the live LP
Welcome to the Canteen.
Returning to the U.S. , Mason teamed with
San Francisco drummer Rick Jaeger and
bassist Lonnie Turner, and had a successful
run at the Troubadour here in Los Angeles.
Later, these performances were turned into
a solo live album, Headkeeper.
After signing with Columbia Records,
Mason recorded three studio albums, IPs
Like Yon Never Left in 1973, Dave Mason in
1974, and Split Coconut in 1975.
Mason’s latest effort is a 14-track live
album, Certified Live, which is receiving
widespread acclaim in the music business,
and has been compared to last year’s multi¬
million selling live album by Peter Framp-
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Tuition hike should not
affect financial aid— Braxton
By Cary Darling
Larry Braxton, director of Financial Aid, .
has announced that the 7.14 per cent hike in
tuition will not affect the status of those
receiving scholarships, loans or grants at
LMU.
“The tuition increase will be covered for
students who have need,” Braxton said.
Therefore, unless there is a drastic upward
change in the student’s and/or his family’s
income, financial aid will still be available.
The increase will not hamper the chances
of incoming students receiving aid. All will
be judged on the basis of need, according to
Braxton.
Despite a 50 per cent rise in the number of
applications submitted, Braxton did not anti¬
cipate any difficulties in filling the new re¬
quests.
“A lot of other things will be cut back be¬
fore financial aid is cut back,” Braxton com¬
mented. He added that LMU has always had
a strong commitment to the financial needs
of students.
The current tuition of $2,800 per year will
be increased to $3,000 beginning in Septem¬
ber, 1977. When added to the additional 10
•per cent increase in room and six per cent
rise in the cost of board, full-time undergrad¬
uate resident students wfil be paying $4,580
annually.
Braxton noted that at present, no plans
exist to raise the California State Scholarship
past the current $2,700 per year maximum.
He said that the Association of Indepen¬
dent California Colleges and Universities
(AICCU) is now lobbying for the introduction
of legislation in Sacramento that would raise
the State Scholarship ceiling next year to
$3,200, an increase of $500 over the current
maximum for private colleges and univer¬
sities.
Also, more federal funds are expected for
the 1977-78 school year. The government
plans numerous changes in federal student
aid programs. Under the new guidelines, in¬
stitutions will receive a three to four per cent
boost in their allowances for financial aid
distribution.
National Direct Student Loans (NDSL’s)
will be able to be repaid at less than the
present minimum of $30 per month. How¬
ever, this reduced payment period cannot
last for more than a year.
Additionally, all of a student’s social
security benefits, if any, and one half the
student’s benefits under the G.I. Bill, will be
considered as family income, rather than the
student’s income.
The BEOG (Basic Educational Opportunity
Grant) maximum will be pushed from $1 ,400
to $1,800. This change, however, will not be
effective until the 1978-79 school year. In
'conjunction, students will be permitted to
carry over unused BEOG funds, providing
the surplus does not exceed 15 per cent.
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This issue marks the beginning of the Loyolan classifieds. Express yourself for only $1 for up
to four lines. Remember, it all comes down to you.
Media. . . . . . . .page 13
The top ten albums of 1976 may be unfamiliar to some, but according to Mike Sheerin and
Nick Raymond they provide for great listening pleasure. Look beyond the pop-schlock.
Health. | ...... . . ....... . ... - - - - page 14
Helen Cowan discovers that what you don’t know about cold remedies can hurt you. Read
this article before the winter cold season starts. It’s never ton late to prepare yourself.
