VoL55,No.7
Loyola Marymount University
October 17,1977
LMU charismatic» split
over ecumenical issue
BACK ON THE JOB, Rev. Donald P. Merrifi^ld, SJ, returned to his official duties as President last Tuesday,
October 11. Merrifield appeared for an interview with George Fenneman for KNBC’s On Campus. Also
appearing were LMU’s Alumnus of the Year, Jack Haley, Jr., and his father Jack Haley, also known as the tin
woodsman from The Wizard of Oz. See story, page 3. (Loyolan photo by Jeffrey Penhall)
University to lease out bookstore
by Chuck Bostwick
Loyola Marymount is actively
considering leasing out the oper¬
ation of the campus bookstore to a
private company, the Loyolan
learned last week.
“We are evaluating the decision
to lease,” said LMU Business
Manager Clyde Myers, “according
to what would provide better
service to the University.
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Names of potential lease com¬
panies were not released by Myers.
A private company leasing the
bookstore would pay the University
either a flat fee of a percentage of
its profits, and be responsible for
the entire bookstore operation,
hiring its own workers and control¬
ling its own prices. It would be
much the same as SAGA’s oper¬
ation of LMU’s food service.
Right now, the University con¬
trols bookstore policy and staffs the
store with its own employees, in¬
cluding Student Workers. Any
profit earned by the store is
channeled into the Malone auxil¬
iary fund, which supports building
upkeep and various student ser¬
vices. Also, any loss must be
absorbed by the University.
“University policy regarding the
bookstore is that its main function
is to provide a service to the LMU
community, ’ * Myers said, * ‘Like all
the auxiliary enterprises, it is
expected to make some profit.”
Determining the profitability of
the bookstore operation is very
complicated, Myers said. Whether
the campus bookstore is losing or
earning money, said Dave Roberts
LMU’s former bookstore manager,
‘ ‘ depends on whose figures you
look at.”
But campus stores in general,
especially those like LMU’s which
rely mainly on textbook sales,
seldom turn a large profit. “Most
stores don’t break even,” Roberts
said. “Despite being priced higher
than a cat’s back, textbooks aren’t
very profitable.”
“Textbooks are wholesaled at
only a 20 per cent discount” below
their list price, Roberts said. Out of
that 20 per cent discount all
shipping costs and store labor
expenses must be paid.
In addition , student shoplifting
cuts into profits. “There’s quite a
pilfering problem [at LMU],” Ro¬
berts admitted.
He pointed out that some larger
universities offer a great variety of
goods in addition to low-profit text¬
books. “UCLA has a grocery store
that hopes to compete with
Lucky’s,’ ’.4, Roberts said. “U.C.
Berkeley has a shopping mall. You
can turn a campus store into a mini¬
department store and make money
hand over fist.” ,
# LMU is n6t really considering a
grocery store, said Myers, but a
leased bookstore would be able to
carry new lines of merchandise
that an independent store couldn’t
sell competitively.
A private company could run the
bookstore profitably because of
‘4 greater buying power,” according
to Myers. “They can make pur¬
chases not possible for an indepen¬
dent college store,” he said.
Leasing companies operate book¬
stores at a number of college cam¬
puses, taking advantage of dif¬
fering levels of supply and demand
at different schools. The large
companies can shift their stock
from one college to another, eli¬
minating problems of left over, dis¬
continued , or insufficient text¬
books. They can also buy larger
quantities of books at cheaper
prices.
Most importantly, a chain outfit
can buy used textbooks very
cheaply when they are discontinued
at one school, and sell the books at
a great profit to another school
using them.
“They buy discontinued text¬
books from students, at one school *
for 25 per cent [the usual buy-back
price] of the new retail cost,”
Roberts explained. “Then they sell
the books at the regular used book
price of 75 per cent to students at
another school.
“If a small bookstore like Loy¬
ola’s tries to sell used books,” he
continued, “they have to go to a
used-book wholesaler and buy what
books they can for 50 per cent of
the retail price. Most bookstore
companies are essentially, used-
book wholesalers,” Roberts ob- ,
served.
One aspect of a bookstore take¬
over would be the uncertain future
of the bookstore employees. The
bookstore has been without a
regular manager since Roberts left
for Western States College in
Gunnison, Colorado last August.
The University has not been ac¬
tively seeking a replacement for
Roberts because of the impending
(Continued on Page 5)
by Dave. Hamilton
The Charismatic prayer group,
who call themselves “City of the
Angels,” have been asked by the
Campus Ministry to relinquish
leadership of the weekly campus
prayer meetings, Rev. Randy
Roche, SJ, director of Campus
Ministry, annouced last week.
The decision was delivered to the
group at the prayer meeting last
Wednesday, October 12, by Rev.
Ralph Tichenor, SJ, University
chaplain, and liaison to the Char-
ismatics.
“Fr. Tichenor convoyed to the
group the stance of Campus Min¬
istry, which is that the prayer
community has moved too far in an
ecumenical direction for what we
consider proper in a Catholic
University,” Roche commented.
“The leaders, members of the
City of Angels community have
taken on an increasingly ecumen¬
ical stance. In effect, this is an
off-campus group coming in and
directing the spiritual exercises on
a Catholic campus . ’ ’
Gabriel Meyer, one of the coor¬
dinators of City of the Angels,
issued the following statement on
the action taken by the University.
“In response, we say that the
University has a right to determine
what .character the Charismatic
Renewal will have on campus. They
had a right to take the action they
did. One could raise questions
about the way it was handled- — yet
Two incidents of grand theft
were reported last week by resi¬
dents in the Tenderich apartments.
Both incidents occured while the
residents were sleeping in their
bedrooms.
Because of the burglaries,
LMU’s Security Department has
staked out the campus using under¬
cover officers. Patrol will remain
intensified until a suspect is appre¬
hended.
The first burglary occured in
Tenderich # 25 on Wednesday,
October 12, sometime between
12:30 and 6 am. Over $350 worth of
goods were taken, including an
electric typewriter, a program¬
mable calculator, and a Wallet.
The wallet was found later that
morning several blocks from the
campus by a newspaper vendor.
However, two credit cards, a
driver’s license, and $30 were
missing.
One of the residents claimed that
while he was sleeping, the burglar
or burglars entered his room and
took a pair of pants that were
draped over the headboard. His
wallet was not in his pants at the
time, however.
The resident also said that the
burglar left behind a $300 color
television set that was in the living
room.
The residents said they were
fairly certain the door was locked
when the burglary took place.
According to one Security officer,
the intruder may have used a pass
key or picked the lock to gain entry.
There were no signs of forced
we will underscore the University’s
right to do it.
“We offer a word of thanks to
the University for the way they
made a home for us. We appreciate
the freedom we have had here at
Loyola.”
Meyer said that neither he nor
any other members of the com¬
munity knew of the University’s
planned announcement. He would
not state specifically if the com¬
munity members would continue to
participate in the Wednesday meet¬
ings or not. His only comment was,
“They will continue to participate
in the spiritual life on campus.”
When offered the chance to
explain their community’s move to.
ecumenism and what their future
plans were, Meyer replied, “It
takes two to make a controversy.
We’d avoid that. Rather than be a
source of conflict on campus, we
want to emphasize our thanks to
the University/’ ,
With or without the active parti¬
cipation of the City of the Angels,
Roche said that Loyola Marymount
Renewal (LMR), will continue to
offer prayer meetings every
Wednesday night.
“We will return to the original
format, opening with Mass at 7:30
pm. It is open to all, with priests
invited to concelebrate. The basic
Mass will be followed by a prayer
meeting. Father Tichenor will be
there to run things and we hope
(Continued on Page 4)
entry. The door was found ajar
later that morning.
Although both Security officers
and Los Angeles Police investiga¬
ted the incidents, they found no
clues leading to the identification of
a suspect or suspects.
Despite Security’s stake-out
which began Wednesday night, a
second burglary occurred Thursday
morning between 1 and 6 am in
Tenderich 33. The residents in that
apartment claimed that someone
pried open their door, which was
‘ Mocked and double checked,” and
took $750 worth of stereo equip¬
ment. A purse was also reported
missing but was turned in to
Inglewood Police sometime before
7 am that morning. The purse was
missing four credit cards, a driver’s
license, and $2.
When the residents awoke that
morning, they found their door
open, with signs of a forced entry
around the knob. Security arrived
five minutes after receiving the
complaint. Officer Rodger Feath¬
ers, who arrived at the scene,
described the break-in as a
“smooth job.” Again, suspects left
no clues.
The LAPD, who arrived 90
minutes after being called, also
failed to find any lead.
Because of the recent break-ins,
resident advisors in Tenderich have
posted signs urging student resi¬
dents to keep their doors locked
and to put something in front of
them at night that would make a
noise if someone entered.
Inside
Profile ... . . ... v ... . ..... .Page 11
Barney Oldfield is acknowledged as the “King of the Public Relations
men.” At 68, he can look back on roles as press agent, journalist, a
Colonel during World War II, and, currently, Corporate Director of
Special Projects at Litton Industries. He can also look ahead to a life and
career that show no signs of slowing down. Nancy Sanchez visits with the
Colonel.
KXLU . . . . . . . . . . Page 12
A year ago KXLU radio was facing tough organizational problems, and
its future was uncertain. Today, according to Leon Perahia, it is a
revitalized, thriving outlet for some of the best music found anywhere on
the dial. Find out what a difference a year can make.
Back in the USSR . . . . . Page 14
Our Craig Wroe returns after spending the spring in Europe. He talks
about some western misconceptions of life in the Soviet Union and his
experiences there, particularly in and around the city of Moscow.
Tenderich apartments
hit by two burglaries
