The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 59, Issue 17 - March 22, 1982

A Host of Albums Special Judy Collins and Others in Entertainment Countdown to the Big Day Loyola Marymount University March 22, 1982 Volume 59 Number 17 Council questions Trustees' role Trustee, for the first time ever, University, and any or all other plant workers, secretaries, representation leaves the second followed the budget throughout officers of the corporation and security, and most non- largest body, after the students, the entire process. Sr. Marie of the University, to define their academic personnel on campus, on the campus without an equal Anne Mayeski said that some powers, duties and employ- have only one representative on voice in University planning. Trustees may be “interested in ments, and to determine their the Council. “Since the recommendations getting involved in core cur- salaries and terms of office.” „ The Staff Advisory Commit- of the Council deeply affect riculum changes.” ’ tee to the Executive Vice Presi- their lives, a strong argument According to the Trustees’ by- Dr. Ben Abbenne, chairman dent has complained that “since should be made for the staff laws, they have absolute power of communication arts, express- the Council is the major policy having a greater voice in its over the University. Specifically, ed doubt that the Trustees ac- recommending body of the deliberations,” they are responsible to tually possess absolute power in University, this under- (continued on page 2) “establish rules and regulations running the University, but _ _ for the governance of an (educa- other members disagreed. One tional) institution, and to fix the said: “The Trustees can do V tuition to be charged for the anything they want. Their " ■ u courses of instruction given and authority is not restricted.” _ _ ; _ _ _ ■ the charge for board and other Abenne said that absolute services, to direct and prescribe Trustee control “shouldn’t — ■ ' W™ ® ЧЫ the courses of study and -necessarily be accepted.” by Chris Krause Pantex is the final assembly Bishop Leroy Matthiesen of plant for all of the United Aiparillo, who has urged State’s nuclear^weapons. workers at nuclear weapon The bishop said for more than manufacturing plants to com 30 years he did not question sider resigning their jobs, spoke what Pantex actually did, at LMU last Monday, condemn- although he had his suspicions ing the arms race and urging but never dared to ask. He was students to push for a nuclear introduced to the problem when weapons freeze. a worker at the Pantex plant Matthiesen, who describes reached the conclusion his job himself as a ‘Johnny-come- was immoral, and sought advice lately’ to the nuclear war issue, from Matthiesen. has publicly encouraged “in- Matthiesen checked the of- dividuals involved in the produc- ficial statements of ,the tion and stockpiling of nuclear Popes— from Pius XII to John bombs to consider what they are Paul Щ — on the arms race and doing, to resign from such ac- said he found a common conclu- tivities, and to seek employment sion. “They all condemned the in peaceful pursuits.” production, possession, deploy- Matthiesen has lived for the ment, use, and threat to use past 33 years within 15 miles of nuclear arms.” the Pantex manufacturing facili- In August of 1981, Matthiesen ty located near Amarillo, Texas. (continued on page 2) The University Council also discussed staff representation on the University Council. LMU’s staffs which ^ includes physical Dr. Ben Abbenne (left), chairman of the communication arts department, questioned at Thursday’s University Council meeting whether the Board of Trustees should have absolute control over the opera¬ tions of the University. (Loyolan photo by Kevin Holloman) LAFD says faulty sauna installation caused gym fire of this. Since no one was in the sauna when the fire began, it is unknown if the unit had been accidently left on, or if the timer switch which turns off the unit was faulty. INSIDE