The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 60, Issue 19 - May 9, 1983

i I шшш LOYOLA | UNIVERSiT SOS ANGEltt ■шмоиь KOLLEGE Volume 60 Issue 1 S Loyola Marymount University May 9, 1983 Senior Remembrances Like the setting sun, seniors of LMU slowly pass over the horizon; we take this oppor¬ tunity to gaze at a few of their reflections on life — their spiritual, physical and mental development — as they have experienced it in the Loyola Marymount community. See the story of the bluff dwellers on page 10. Loyolan file photo Construction begins on Burns Fine Arts Center By DENISE M. O’BRIEN Loyolan Staff Writer ■fter years of planning, the con¬ struction of the Fritz B. Burns Fine Arts Center has finally commenc¬ ed. The symbolic groundbreaking ceremony took place at noon this past Thursday, May 5, on what has been previously known as McKay Field* The important event officially mark¬ ed the beginning of construction for the Fine Arts Center. Bulldozers working only 100-feet away, where orange stakes outlined the perimeter of the new struc¬ ture, began to dig the first trench for the underground piping systems. The LMU Women’s Chorus was pre¬ sent to sing both the “National An¬ them” and a closing hymn. Benefactors of the center and members of the Board of Trustees at- Campus Security problems , concerns aired by Hueston By CHRIS KRAUSE Loyolan Editor-in-Chief ■umbers of students at Loyola Marymount recently have had their cars towed away by security because they were improperly parked. In what appeared to be a unusual rash of towing incidents, Harry Hueston, director of the department of security, was asked to comment on the occurances. “There has been no increase or decrease in towing over what is being consistanly done. Every car parked im¬ properly will be towed. We have set reasonable expectations and have had these circulated as well as possible,” Hueston said. The suspected increase in towing was due to the number of security officers on certain shifts. The more officers there were, the better was the inforce- ment of parking regulations. “We’re dealing with the reality of what is going on here. I may have three or four officers on duty, sometimes on¬ ly one. Manpower is the issue. When there is very little manpower, that of¬ ficer must be everywhere,” Hueston said. Hueston stated that security is not there to be a towing service. If the owners just plan on parking temporari¬ ly, they should turn on their signal flashers, or call security and let them know and they will not tow the car. “Where do you draw the line? It is a matter of the individual accepting the responsibility, and there is a degree of responsibility on the student’s part,” Hueston said. The typical situation would be if an officer spots a car illegally parked, especially in a fire zone, he will check to see if the owner has called in to the security office to notify them. If no one has, he will continue his rounds and return anywhere from 30 to 40 minutes. Then he will issue a citation and have a towing company called. The towing service usually will arrive in 10 to 15 minutes, and can have the* (continued on page 3) tended the ceremony. As illustrated by University President Rev. Donald P. Merrifield, S.J., ceremony attendees in¬ cluded William Hannon, representing the Fritz B. Burns Foundation, and faculty members of the Fine Arts Department. “This celebration symbolizes the start of the construction of the Fritz Burns Fine Arts Center and here is seen our deep and abiding commitment to ex¬ cellence which the University makes to all students' and to all of the disciplines,” Merrifield stated. “The Fritz Burns Fine Arts Center will provide a beautiful and functional academic home for all of the arts,... But it will do much more, for the presence of this Fine Arts Center on the campus will serve to encourage students from every academic discipline to develop their awarenesss and their enjoyment of the arts,” he added. University Provost, Sr. Joan Treacy, R.S.H.M., as representing the Univer¬ sity, followed Merrifield and his ad¬ dress of welcome. “After seeing the Fine Arts [Depart¬ ment] stashed away at the furthest end of the campus, we can now rejoice that, finally, a beautiful new building, which by its very design speaks of the value we’ve placed in the Arts, will have its rightful place at the very heart of cam¬ pus,” said Treacy. The center will include a recital hall, art gallery and central courtyard for use in exhibits and indoor /outdoor con¬ certs. According to Merrifield, the center will provide an outreach into the com¬ munity. “This unique and multifunc¬ tional new facilty will serve a myriad (continued on page 2) INSIDE: Crescendos and diminuendos of LMU Chorus life page IS An end of the Bull.., Pen page 19 Sr. McKay leaves teaching but not Loyola Marymount page 10 THE LOS ANGELES