Volume 62 Issue 2
Loyola Marymount University September
17/1984
THE LOS ANGELES
The multi cultured Fr. George shows that even gringos can enjoy Spanish culture.
By ANNA ZAPPETTINI charges, and presents the evidence to the
Loyolan News Writer student who has the opportunity to pre¬
sent his side of the story and his defense,
ast week, for three con- After these procedures, an attempt is
secutive days, an announcement ap- made to resolve the issue and determine an
peared in the Intercom soliciting students appropriate action,
to apply for a position on the Student The Student Conduct Committee
Conduct Committee. Exactly what that becomes linked to this judicial process if
position required and what its respon- the student decides to file an appeal within
sibilities entailed, was unclear. A visit to three days of the hearing. In this way, the
the Resident Life Office and a conversa- Committee provides a check on the rulings
tion with Director Mike Bartosch elicited of the Judicial Officers,
some answers to the puzzling question, Appeals are considered if the judge-
“ What is a Student Conduct mentis grossly disproportionate to the of-
Committee?” fense, if Student Conduct Codes pro-
The Loyola Marymount Student Con- cedures were not followed, if new
duct Committee is composed of five evidence is made available, or if the deci-
members — three faculty members and sion is not supported by substantial
two students. Involved in the committee evidence. The student’s request for an ap-
are: Dr. David Killoran (Chair), Pat peal is then filed with the Conduct Com-
Oliver, Fr. William Kane, Lionel Castillo mittee, which receives a case file and sum-.,
and Noreen Sullivan. mary of the hearing from the Judicial Of-
Their committee serves as a component ficer.
of a checks and balance system. When a The Committee reviews the student’s
student is subject to disciplinary action, appeal documents and the case file sum-
due to an infraction of the Student Con- mary without the presence of either the
duct Code, a report is filed with a Judicial student or Judicial Officer. A recommen-
Officer. The offender then receives a sum- dation for either a more appropriate
mons, outlining the charges and code judgement or a confirmation of the ac-
violations, and sets a hearing date. tion’s fairness is handed down by the
At the hearing, the Judicial Officer ex- Committee. Its decision is delivered to the
plains the code process, outlines the Judicial Officer, who handles the action
^y ELIZABETH S. DELGADO
Loyolan News Writer
Sast week LMU celebrated Hispanic
Heritage Week, a week proclaimed in
1980 to honor the culture and history of
the native Latino population in the United
States. The week-long celebration cen¬
tered around Mexico’s Day of Indepen¬
dence on September 16.
Hispanic Heritage Week, sponsored by
MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil
Chicano de Aztlan), the largest Latino
student organization on campus, hoped to
spread Chicano/Latino culture as well as
increase social and political awareness
among the LMU community. MEChA
dedicated the week to voter registration in
an effort to stress in importance of
students exercising their right to vote in
the upcoming elections.
The week’s activities were initiated with a
Churros sale on Monday afternoon and,
later in thfi evening, a video of Jesse
Jackson’s emotive speech at the National
Democratic Conention was shown. On
Tuesday, Mr. Guerra, LMU’s new
Chicano Studies professor, spoke to
students about the role of Lationos in the
voting process.
Thursday’s highlights were perfor¬
mances by LMU’s Grupo Folklorico,
along with Fr. George 4 Wanser, on
Regent’s Terrace. Students were treated to
a social that evening at the Bird Nest
featuring homemade Mexican tostadas
and festive music.
Featured guest speaker Raul Ruiz, a
professor at Cal State Northridge, gave a
lecture Wednesday evening in the
Huesman Faculty Lounge. Ruiz, chair¬
man of the largest Chicano Studies
department in the country, spoke on the
Chicano Moratorium, the largest political
rally of U.S. Chicano/Latino history.
Before the lecture, a film on the rally was
presented to give some background to the
historic event.
The Chicano Moratorium took place
on August 29, 1970, in East Los Angeles
when Chicanos and members of other na¬
tionalities marched in protest against the
Vietnam War. (Chicanos suffered a war
casualty rate of 20 percent while making
up only six percent of the U.S. popula¬
tion, Ruiz added.)
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INSIDE:
Silva-tongued president
p. 3
Sr. Judith Royer talks theatre
p.10
Impressive Exhibit
p.14
Weighty problems for LMU
p.18
Loyolan photo by Joel Jimenez
" You Had Better Watch Out ..."
accordingly.
The Student Conduct Committee meets
only as the need for appeals arise.
Dr. Hank Durand, the vice president of
Student Affairs, is the executive-in-charge
of the judicial process. When a case arises,
Durand delegates it to one of three
Judicial Officers. Mike Bartosch stated
that the goal of the system is to "uphold
basic community standards” and to pro¬
vide "proper discipline” when needed.
One of the problems involved with the
appeals process is the misconception that
a second hearing is provided. Except in
