Volume 58, Number 8- — — — Loyola Marymount University - — October 20, 1980 -
Carey Peck/ Congressional candidate for the 27th District, faces a tough
battle with Robert Dornan. The campaign has been characterized by verbal
assasi nations and other distortions of the truth. (loyolan photo' by Jerry
Wenker)
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Peck challenges Dornan's
Congressional seat
by Jerry Wenker
and Dennis Dlugos
Two years ago, in the race for
the 27th Congressional seat,
Carey Peck lost by only a few
thousand votes to Republican
incumbent Robert Dornan. The
current campaign in many ways
mirrors the contest in
1978— one marked by harsh
assaults on each candidate’s
character and the closeness of
the battle.
“Dornan is a mere reactionary
in Congress,” Peck says. “I
don’t think we need reac¬
tionaries.
Dornan’s accusations that
Peck accepted illegal contribu¬
tions from a Federal inmate
named James Dennis in the
1978 has brought about a bar¬
rage of protest from both
political camps.
“A lot of my support comes
from around the country, but so
does Dornan’s. A greater percen¬
tage of my money comes from
my district,” Peck says. “He has
more pack money than Ido.
“The Dennis scandal is a pro¬
duct of his (Dornan’s) imagina¬
tion and getting carried away,”
Peck says, “he’s goig into more
and more ridiculous things. Dor¬
nan is suffering from a gigantic
illusion.
“The Justic Department’s
decision proved my ionnocence.
He has to bring it in to salvage
his campaign ” peck says.
Peck, a graduate of
Georgetown’s School of Foreign.
Service, has been involved for
the past few years as a “Seniors
Housing Coordinator.” Peck’s
involvement centered around
building a low-cost senior
citizen complex in Santa
Monica. Dornan claims the
building plans are behind
sqhedule and the rent far-out of
reach of many seniors. Peck
views Dornan’s charge as a
“deliberate distortion of one of
my strongest achievements/’
Peck says. “It is something I
would like to repeat. The 1 1 mon¬
ths it took to. develop is con¬
sidered fast work.”
Militarily, Dornan and Peck
share, for the most part, similar
views. “There is a real demand
for increases in military spen¬
ding,” Peck says. However, Peck
remains commited to SALT 1 1,
while Dornan opposes such a
mandate.
“I support SALT II. It is far bet¬
ter than SALT I. it is a process by
which we must commit
ourselves— either we do away
with war or war will do away
with us,” Peck says. "‘The cruise
missle poses a strong threat
and the fact that SALT II ignored
this gives us a strong advan¬
tage.”
Both candidates stand oppos¬
ed to a possible draft. “I don’t
agree with the draft, ’’«Peck says.
“What we need to do is pay
middle-level technical people.”
Dornan has attacked Peck’s
young age and lack of ex¬
perience, referring to him ih Dor¬
nan’s campaign literature as
“the young man running against
(Continued on page 2)
Organizational problems plague event
Differences unite students
for Intercultural Week
by Tara Wolverton
Just as the varied require¬
ment of Loyola Mairymount’s
curriculum attempt to enrich
students by expanding their
scope of knowledge beyond
their academic major, events
like Intercultural Week serve to
acquaint the student body with
the richly diverse heritages of
other cultures.
Sponsored by the Associated
Students of Loyola Marymount
University (ASLM), this year’s In¬
tercultural Week spanned the
week of October 13th through
17th. Each day was set aside for
a planned sequence of events
coordinated by several organiza¬
tions representing the major
ethnic groups on the LMU cam¬
pus.
The “Week” kicked off with
“Cultures of America,” a day
dedicated to the heritage and in¬
stitutions that have been incor¬
porated into the complex and
changing lifestyle of the United
States. “We wanted to open In¬
tercultural Week with a look at
some of the historical elements
of American culture,” said Bar¬
bara Brand, ASLM Vice Presi¬
dent and Chairperson of the Ac¬
tivities Programming Commis¬
sion. Since there is no single
organization specifically
representative of American
culture on the campus,
Monday’s events were spon¬
sored by ASLM.
Kathy Carias, APC
Cultural/Special Events
Chairperson commented: “It
was a day for one who lives in
America. Whether native-born,
or a nationalized citizen, or a
foreign student, you’re living in
this ‘melting pot’ they call the
United States— and this day
was for you.”
Indeed, “Cultures of America”
began with an event that involv¬
ed perhaps the most familiar
American tradition — apple pie.
ASLM/APC representatives sold
apple pies at a bake sale in front
of the Lair.
Monday evening set the scene
for another “great American
passti me ’’—Monday Night
Football. Students crowded the
Malone Recreation Center to
watch the Denver Bron¬
cos/Washington Redskins game
on the giant-screened TV.
Tuesday, October 14th was
“Latin© Day.” Coordinated by
MEChA (Movimento Estudiantii
Chicano de Aztlan), the events
consisted of a performance by
the Grupo Folklorico and a food
booth.
The Grupo Folklorico perform¬
ed various dances represen¬
tative of the regions of Latin
America. Different costumes,
styles of dance and music ex¬
emplified the diverse Latino
cultures. The dances were held
on the Regents Terrace. A food
booth selling tostadas was also
situated on the Terrace.
Latino participation in Inter¬
cultural Week was limited for
various reasons. Said Milton
Navarrette, Secretary/T reasurer
of MEChA, “There were a
number of problems, jncon-
sistencies, and oversights that
led up to the week; and most of
this dealt with the lack of com¬
munication between: the
organizations and the
ASLM/APC.” 1
“Black Awareness Day” mark¬
ed the mid-point of Intercultural
Week. Coordinated by the Black
Students Association (B.S.A.),
the program of events for
Wednesday included an ex¬
hibit, “Soul Food Night” at .
SAGA, and several films and
speakers.
The “Black Art and Cultural
Exhibit” was held on the
Regents Terrace Wednesday
afternoon. Paintings, sketches,
and other works by leading
black contemporary artists — as
well as items of traditional
African culture— were on
display.
The B.S.A. arranged for a
special menu for Wednesday’s
dinner at SAGA. Fried chicken,
Wackeye peas, rcyjstard greens,
and sweet potato pie were
among the “soul foods” served;
and the Terrace Room was
decorated with sketches of
famous black Americans.
The day concluded with a pro¬
gram of films and speakers. The
first film,
Маи Маи,
focused on
the Kenyan response to repres¬
sion and armed aggression dur¬
ing sixty years of colonial rule in
the country. The second movie,
Last Grave to Dimbaza , depicted
the tragedy of the Apartheid
policy in South Africa by expos¬
ing the atrocious living and
working conditions and their ef¬
fects on black families.
Anita Battle, B.S.A. President
for 1980-81, explained the
goals of “Black Awareness
Day:” Our participation in, Inter¬
cultural Week arose out of a
desire to help others understand
more about us and in doing so to
learn more about ourselves. As
Americans, we have- a very
substantial investment in this
country.” I A, I v
; Carias praised the high
degree of involvement of the
B.S.A. in Intercultural Week.
“Their enthusiasm and dedica¬
tion was unequaled,” she said,
“and it’s a shame that the stu¬
dent turnout at the events was
so poor.”
Thursday, October 17th was
designated “Asian/Pacific
Islander Cultural Day.” The
Asian Pacific Students Associa¬
tion (APSA) cancelled its
scheduled program of ethnic
dances, however; and a film and
slide presentation were shown
instead.
There were several reasons
why t he scheduled dances were
not performed. “We didn’t feel
that we had a quality production
that we wanted to present to the
student body at LMU,” remarked
Nancy Au, Director of
Asian/Pacific Supportive Ser¬
vices. Describing the magnitude
of work required to coordinate
and practice the elaborate
dances, Au added that “the
energy and work (and especially
the participation) inyolved. in
such a production should be
consistent with the feeling of
pride and respect we have for
our culture,”
Au was enthusiastic about
APSA’s audio-visual presenta¬
tion held in CA 100 Thursday
evening. The slide show incor¬
porated scenes from the movie
Hito Hata , which portrayed the
struggle of the
Japanese/American through the
painful relocation , experiences
of Japanese immigrants to
California. (The full-length film
is scheduled for presentation at
the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
this November.)
Another featured film, The
Voyage of Hokuleia , followed an
authentic re-creation of the
voyage that led the first
Hawaiians from the Polynesian
Inside
World Synod of Bishops .......... ... 2
The World Synod of Bishops has been meeting in Rome addressing
the issue of family contraception, with the focus focusing on the
family and marriage.
Letters . ......... . . . . . 6-7
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healthy letters-to-the-editor section entertains a wide variety of
comments about editors, frats, people and Intercultural Week.
Women Turn Greek. ... . . 8-9
An examination of sororities at LMU, both the Tri Sigma sorority and
the Alpha Phis, as well as hopes for a new sorority.
A Page of Album Reviews. . . ... 12
A collection of albums reviews from artists such as Elvis Costello,
David Bowie, Peter Alsop and Blue Angel.
