- VOLUME 58, NUMBER 2 — — — LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY — — — - SEPTtMBER 8, 1980 -
Budget ballot
results released
by Steve Erigero
The ASLM movie program was
the big winner with $5,625 when
the results of the 1980:81 ASLM
Budget Ballot were released Fri¬
day by ASLM vice president Tom
Bobich.
The next largest award,
$3,257, was allotted to the Black
Students Association- Special
Games, the spring athletic com¬
petition of the handicapped,
received the third highest
amount, $2,974.
Ballots were filled out by
students during the week of
registration, compiled by
members of ASLM, and process¬
ed by computers in St. Roberts.
Tom Bobich, ASLM Vice Presi¬
dent of Student Affairs, coor¬
dinated the affair.
The process began this sum¬
mer when student represen¬
tatives wrote descriptions for
their club, activity, or service
listed on the ballot. The ballots
were then mailed out with a
registration packet to each stu¬
dent in late July.
At registration ballots were
collected and stamped with
ASLM student body cards, then
taken for keypunching’ and
tabulation. All the money
allocated was paid before
registration and included as
part of the semester’s tuition
fee. Even students who did not
fill out ballots 'will have $22
allocated to a reserve fund.
“Money will be available for
club use Monday, September
15,” said Tom Bobich. “Unlike
last year, only 45 percent of the
total allotments will be dispers¬
ed this semester. Last year saw
a drop. in student enrollment dur¬
ing the second semester with
the result of less money money
and budget problems for certain
groups. All leftover allotments
will now be dispersed in the Spr¬
ing,” said Bobich.
“The mechanics of the budget
process went smoothly this
year. There was only one pro¬
blem as both the Asian Pacific
Student Associatipn and Alpha
Sigma NU were given the-same
code on the ballot,” commented
Bobich. “However, the two
clubs’ presidents will meet and
divide up the money between
themselves.”
When asked about the alloca¬
tion given to the movie program,
Dirk Ruana, the movie program
coordinator stated, “I am very
pleased with the amount. I take
it as a sign that students are in
support of the movies. However,
this is definitely one of the most,
expensive activities to run on
campus. There is doubt that the
cost will run over the alloca¬
tions.”
_ About $6,000 was allocated to.
ASLM services. Walter Lind-
strom, ASLM vice president of
services, said, “I am very pleas¬
ed with the ballot. I feel that the
students will get their 'money’s
worth’ as services are expanded,
For instance,” added Lindstrom,
”we will have much more leeway
with the ticket agency. There
should be many more off cam¬
pus ticket services.” He also
noted that ASLM duplicating
will be expanding into a new of¬
fice near the bookstore and
refrigerator rentals will be more
efficiently maintained.
This year’s ballot differs from
previous years in key areas. Ma¬
jor Concerts received $2,446
compared to more than $4,000
last year. Mayfaire dropped from
more than $2,000 to $1,566.
Although Movies, the Black Stu¬
dent Association, and Special
Games drew sizable amounts,
the overall trend showed the
money was dispersed fairly
evenly. Seventeen groups or ac¬
tivities received more than
$1,000 in funds this year.
Twenty-one allotments were in
the 500 to 1000 dollars range.
The rest— -approximately 50
other groups— -divided up the re¬
mainder of the allotments.
Black Students '
Association
V $3250 5%
Clubs and Organizations
$28,700
Movies $5260 8%
Student Services $7500
13%
Entertainment and Special Events
$16,300
Don Ross, an employee of Wayne Cox Company, is part of a crew building a 400-foot storm drain at the north
west end of campus. Jhe drain is designed to divert water which otherwise would have formed puddles after
storms between the parking lot and private property. (Loyolan photo by Dave Tanaka).
Librarian is dismissed
after 44 years service
by Claudio Enriquez
Dorothy O’ Malley, who last
year was forced from her job as
head reference librarian here-
and who subsequently accepted
the position of assistant
reference Jibrarian-has been
dismissed after serving the
University for 44 years. Reasons
for the dismissal were not given.
O’Malley said fast week she
did not know why she had been
dismissed.”! was so shocked
that I didn’t ask the reason.” She
added that the termination
notice did not give a reason for
the firing.
John Cuddingham, S.J.,
academic affairs vice president,
when asked why O’Malley was
fired' responded “It’s a private,;
confidential, personnel matter
that we can’t discuss.”
Janice Panting, assistant per¬
sonnel director, said, “I do not
have the specific reasons why.”
As reported in the Feb. 11,
I960 issue of the Loyolan ,
O’Malley’s former position as
head reference librarian was to
be eliminated on the basis Of a
document prepared by a. library
consultant. This document
criticized the organization of the
library, calling it 30 years out Of
date. In turn, a new job title was
to be created.
But library director Betty
Blackman did not offer the new
job to O’Malley. Instead,
Blackman offered her the posi¬
tion of assistant reference
librarian.
According to O’Malley,
Blackman gave her a March 6
deadline to accept or reject the
new position. And, O’Malley
remembers, “1 sent a communi¬
que that I would accept.
Blackman, however, recalls
neither the March 6 deadline nor
O’Malley’s acceptance.
After she accepted the new
position, O’Malley says
Blackman wrote to her, explain¬
ing it was the policy of the
University that she (O’Malley) re¬
quest an extension of service.
The policy deals with extension
on the retirement age of 65 for
LMU employees. O’Malley, who
is over 65, did this in May.
Blackman, who did not com¬
ment last week on either her
fnessage to O’Malley or
O’Malley’s extension request,
said “I think that (the extension
request) is true of all University
employees.”
In May, O’Malley says
Blackman asked her to boost
‘the low morale in the library; all
the staff members knew
O’Malley had been demoted and
were upset by it. O’Malley believ¬
ed then that the manner in which
Blackman talked to her meant
the job and extension had been
approved/
To further that impression,
O’Malley says she received a
salary report as assistant
reference librarian for the 1980-81
school year. The salary report is
a letter sent to University
employees stating the amount
be paid for the coming school
year. “I considered that this.
meant my extension was
granted Or whv would thev send
the letter,” O’Malley says.
She also speculates that her
conversations with Cuddingham
were the real cause of the
dismissal. “I was very forthright,
because I considered this a very
uncharitable, unjust act, the way
in which they (the University) did
it (the demotion) after all my
years of service.”
In further conversations with
Cuddingham, O’Malley says she
was told, “the (LMU) President
(Donald Merrifield, S.J.) and the
director of the library
(Blackman) had decided this
was a good time for my termina¬
tion.” In a letter from Merrifield,
which O’Malley says she receiv¬
ed in February, the President
noted he was “concerned about
the situation in the library, but
he didn’t see why, at this stage, 1
wasn’t ready to step down
gracefully.”
O’Malley believes the Presi¬
dent either “missed the point
completely or he was covering
up for an administrative
mistake.”
Inside
Fraternity life revealed. . . ... - - - - - - page 4
Students protest Jacobs firing. . . . ... . .page 5
freshman impressions. ... ... . . .... . .page 6
Women's crew starts new season ... . .page 10
