The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 61, Issue 19 - April 9, 1984

. . У Loyola Marymount University i April 9,1984 volume 61 ilssu e 1 9 Engineers carry “Doppler Effect” to Foley Pond. Loydan Photo by jenny woir Engineers Race With Doppler Effect By JACKIE SARDINAS Loyolan News Writer Spectators gathered last Tuesday to witness the launching of a concrete canoe in the waters of Foley Pond. Built by Loyola Marymoufit’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the canoe was tested in preparation for the annual ASCE Pacific Southwest Con¬ ference canoe race, held last weekend. About 30 students and faculty traveled to San Luis Obispo to watch 12 schools from Southern California and Arizona compete. Aside from the four man canoe races, non- technical speeches were presented and leveling (land survey) con¬ tests were held. “We had a great time. We camped out in a state park and had a blast,” commented Adams. A speech concerning public relations for civil engineering projects won Loyola Marymount University first place in the non-technical speech competition. “As far as the whole conference went, we probably fell about the middle, overall. We placed or won in half the events j” said ASCE Vice president Mar¬ ty Adams. The canoe won second place in the division of design, and LMU students earned third place in the women’s competition, while not placing in the men’s race. “There were windy conditions and we had pretty bad starts . ” Before the conference, Adams com¬ mented that the greatest fear would be minor cracking in the construction. “But this didn’t occur. Everything went fine,” he said. “The canoe is built of steel and cemenf. A 1/8 inch grid of steel cloth is formed in¬ to the shape of the canoe. Then a wooden mold is built and cement is poured in. The frame is removed and there is no wood within the boat,” said Adams. The canoe, “Doppler Effect* ” was built by twelve students who spent 500 man hours to get it ready for the race. Those who built the canoe also manned it this past weekend. Marty Adams, Pat Cooke, Joe Mathews, and Jeff Dobrowblski were in the men’s division. Connie Fuentes, Cathy Cerri, Cathy Douglas, and Margie Fischer paddled during the women’s competition. “ We had a good time. We got together with civil engineers from other schools and had a chance to have fun,” said Adams. ■ Library Financially Unstable By PAUL BERNAL Lotyolan Editor In Chief If a university’s library acts as its ther¬ mometer of resources, Loyola Mary- mount’s is well below zero. The Charles Von der Ahe Library has reached a point at which they can no longer provide addi¬ tional services to the LMU community. Inflation of binding, subscription, and periodical costs have outstripped the four and one half percent increase that the University has allowed the library in their 1984-1985 budget. “If more money does not come in, we will not only have to stop ordering subscriptions, but we will have to cancel many of those we have now,” said Meg Platis, graduate student representative of the library committee. “The library will regress when it should progress.” Library Director Betty Blackman has managed the budget since her arrival at LMU in 1979. Her projection of costs have become tighter each year. Regarding the four and one half percent increase, she says, ‘They [the administration] feel there are areas the University can trim, but the library has no fat, so to speak, on our budget. If we were to take that [alloted percentage increase] we certainly couldn’t make ends meet. We couldn’t keep up with inflation.” “The honeymoon” of 1979, as Blackman refers to it, saw a budget allowance of an eight percent increase. The library did quite well at this time, believes Blackman. Four years have brought many changes, including debt. During a library committee meeting on February 27, 1984, committee member Mel Davidson moved that a “strongly worded request” be sent to Academic Vice President Rev. Albert P. Koppes, O. Carm. The letter would ask for a budget increase of $50,000 on a one time basis to reduce the deficit on the library’s opera¬ tional budget. This amount would be needed just to “catch up with costs,” said Blackman. “People bitch and complain but you must understand the^ situation they [the library staff] work under,” said Platis. (continued on page 4) INSIDE Election Results p. 4 Student Academy Awards P- 14 Security Answers Questions P- 17 Golf Team On A Winning Streak Ш 19 The Los Angeles