Torres Encourages
Mondale Support
By ELIZABETH DELGADO
Loyolan News Writer
( (T T nder Mondaie and Ferraro,
you will see a positive and for¬
ward change in the direction our country
will take,” claimed California State
Senator Art Torres in his address to
LMU students.
With the presidential election so near,
the first for most students, ASLMU felt
the need to sponsor a political rally to
orient students to the issues. As part of
his statewide campaign in support of the
Democratic platform, Senator Torres
willingly agreed to speak t6 a politically
attentive audience in Seaver 100.
ment lines — especially among blacks and
Latinos — and cuts in educational fun¬
ding (negatively affecting students) as
proof that America is beginning to
stoop.
In terms of foreign policy he stressed
the imminent threat of nuclear war and
the anxiety it causes Americans. Mon¬
dale is in favor of ending nuclear arms
buildup and seriously discussing a
verifiable arms agreement with the
Soviet Union.
Torres cited the Reagan Administra¬
tion’s lack of support and dedication
toward maintaining a healthy environ¬
ment as a negative reality that
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Reagan says We're standing tall/
to whom is he referring?*
Torres, a staunch Democrat, en¬
couraged the students to vote for the
Mondale/ Ferraro presidential ticket. In
fact, the bulk of his speech dealt with the
importance of a Reagan defeat. He cited
budget cuts in education, the threat of
nuclear war, unemployment, discrimina¬
tion and tax breaks for the rich as the
evils of the present administration that
would be done away with.
“When Reagan says ‘We’re standing
tall,’ to whom is he referring?” ques¬
tioned Torres. He referred to unemploy-
Mondale’s policies would change.
Moreover, the present administration
has a long record of being anti-minority
and anti-women’s rights, he reminded
the audience. Under this administration,
“(Reagan) has negatively affected affir¬
mative action, as well as union activity.”
Turning back to these examples, Tor¬
res concluded by again stressing the im¬
portance of a Republican defeat on
Nevember sixth. “Let’s send Ronny and
Nancy back to the ranch.” ■
LMU Life, savers
(IT have a whole new life, thanks to
JL those wonderful LMU students!
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can never repay them for what they
have shared with me: life!”
Seventy-two year old Gertrude Jans
openly praised the students of Loyola
Marymount University who, through
their volunteer donation of blood during
last year’s campus blood drive, enabled
her to return to a normal, active, senior
citizen’s lifestyle.
Jans admits that she does not remem¬
ber much of the life-threatening incident
which occurred only steps from where she
currently enjoys a game of cards at St.
Jerome’s Senior Citizen Center.
Sr. Catherine Harpur, R.S.H.M., a
worker a St. Jerome’s and currently a
McKay Hall Dorm Counselor, vividly
remembers that day in January,
however. “Gertrude was playing cards
with the other ladies and gentlemen and
suddenly developed a severe case of
weakness. Since this condition usually
signifies a stroke, I called for a priest
and the fire department.”
Jans was quite lucky that Harpur act¬
ed so quickly. It was determined at the
scene that she was bleeding internally,
and at the time the paramedics arrived,
no blood pressure was recorded on their
equipment.
Harpur explained that backup para¬
medics were called to assist, and they in¬
jected Jans with solutions to supplement
the small amount of blood that remain¬
ed in her system.
She was rushed to Daniel Freeman
Marina Hospital and given little hope of
recovery. Through a long, gradual pro¬
cess, however, she has completely
recovered from her experience.
Upon successful recovery, she receiv¬
ed notice from the hospital that she had
consumed 18 pints of blood and that she
was responsible for re-stocking or for
payment of the blood.
Harpur, aware that the LMU com¬
munity was gearing up for a blood drive,
asked the resident advisors to try and
pass the word about donating blood
specifically for Jans’ cause. Her efforts
Loyolan photo by Bob Sanregret
Senator Art T orres rallies for the support of Walter Mondale at a forum in Seaver 100 .
were quite successful and twice the
amount of the necessary pints were ob¬
tained.
LMU is currently organizing this
semester’s blood drive. Sign-ups will be
taken until Nov. 5. Actual blood dona¬
tions will take place in St. Robert’s
Auditorium on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, November 13-15, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
A spokesperson for the blood com¬
mittee noted that Jans’ case, though
unique, has not been the only case in
which special efforts on the part of the
campus community have yielded a
positive outcome. In three years, LMU
has collected over 700 pints of blood,
every pint of which donated has resulted
in helping a patient; either through
research, blood analysis, or direct
transfusion to a needy person.
Though Jans’ payment to the students
was in the form of a pan of brownies,
this year, the blood drive committee
hopes to sponsor a dorm competition
and offer an evening event for those who
make that special effort necessary to
donate blood. ■
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