The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 63, Issue 14 - Febraury 3, 1986

INSIDE THIS ISSUE In Opinion ... Gramm-Rudman and Reagan clash. ... see page 6 In Entertainment ... ц In Features ... Ц Richard Gere 1 Student pit Ш stars in Power 111 " managers keep ... see page 22. к LMU active. m _ |,..s ! Щ ... see page 10 ЩМ ш. In Sports ... 1986 Baseball preview ... seepage 13. Los Angeles Loyola n L oyola Marymount University Volume 63 Issue 14 February 3, 1986 Loyolan Photo by Brian Girvin • AFROTQ unit members mourn Challenger mtronq^t^J^ moving flag Meeting hour declared Drawing a compromise between stu¬ dent demands for a midday con¬ vocation hour and administrative pressure to schedule few classes in the Woman attacked; assaiflht at lar^fe By JOHN SIMON, Staff Writer Д woman was attacked on Jan. 21 on xmFordham Road, just west of the LMU campus. The woman, in her 20s, is not an LMU student; the assailant re¬ mains at large. Shortly after the incident occurred, the victim’s mother telephoned the university and spoke with Clyde Myers, Associate Vice President fo k Ad¬ ministrative Services and acting director of Public Safety. Myers told the Loyolan that the victim described the at¬ tacker as a light-skinned black male, ag¬ ed 30 to 35, weighing approximately 155 pounds. The attacker confronted the woman at approximately 11 p.m. in an apparent robbery attempt. When the woman resisted, the man drew a pistol and forc¬ ed the victim to the ground, kicking her in the face and chest. The suspect then ran south on Fordham Road and fled in a dark blue Pontiac Firebird, Myers said. Myers emphasized that the attack was not sexually motivated. Myers said that the incident should serve as a warning to avoid walking alone off campus after dark. “Students should simply be aware that incidents such as these are possible everywhere, and [students] should always be wary of questionable in¬ dividuals,” Myers said. H afternoon, Academic Vice President Rev. Albert Koppes has asked college deans not to schedule classes between 3:15 and 4:25 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The declaration, spelled out in a memo sent to deans by Koppes in January, fell short of the demands of many students, who wanted the 1 1 a.m. hour set aside. But the move was viewed as an appropriate compromise by ASLMU. Koppes had called for classes to be scheduled at 11 for the first time during the Fall 1985 semester, drawing loud protests from student leaders, who then had no regqlar time to hold meetings ex¬ cept in the early evening, when most commuter students have gone home. The choice of the 3:15 hour over any other was made based on reports of classroom usage in all four colleges of the university. Classroom usage is low in the early morning, increases to its greatest level by noon and then tapers off towards dusk. “The deans felt that the twelve o’clock hour is too heavily used” to be cleared for a general meeting time, Kop¬ pes said in a telephone interview with the Loyolan. However, the noon hour is booked heavily because earlier hours are not. ASLMU President Mike Davitt, in¬ vestigating the convocation matter on behalf of the student body, discovered that currently, classroom usage at 8 a.m. is below 20%; Koppes has directed the deans of all colleges to increase usage above that figure. The college of Business Administration already has passed the 20 mark, while other colleges are less enthusiastic about the change. The move to clear out the 3:15 period hurt the College of Communications and Fine Arts the hardest, Koppes said, simply because it had the most classes $25 million bequeathed by benefactress Rains By TERI MCQUILLAN, Staff Writer leather James N. Loughran, S.J., was Jl willing to “bet that no other Catholic university or college has receiv¬ ed a gift of this size” when he spoke of a recent donation made to LMU from the estate of Mrs. Liliore Green Rains. Rains, an LMU benefactress in her 80s, died Nov. 7, 1985. She was the wife of a graduate of Loyola University and Loyola Law School, sonal friend of former LMU president Father Donald P. Merrifield, S.J., who now serves as university chancellor. “Father Merrifield deserves recogni¬ tion” for this gift we have received, said Loughrdn. Although he is unsure at this point of exactly how much money LMU will receive, Loughran made “a conservative guess [of]... at least 25 million.” LMU is only one of many parties who noted. Before this donation, Loughrar described LMU as “blessed will monies.” However, a great percentage of these monies is tied up in specific funds for specific purposes. In addition, while LMU has many benefactors giving contributions on a regular basis, our money basis from these sources “is not as solid” compared with “the same type of funds donated to [more established] universities like Georgetown or Har¬ vard,’ ’ commented Loughran . Prospective plans for the Rains dona¬ tion may serve to give LMU this type of stability. Not surprisingly, Loughran reported, “many suggestions have been made” regarding the money. However, “we won’t have a plan until we have the money,” he said. “All final decisions will have to be approved by the board of trustees.” Loughran’s own proposal is “to set up an endowment fund. ..not touch the "no other Catholic university has received a gift this size" will benefit from the Rains estate. Although Rains had no children, she left much of her estate to family members. The remainder was specifically designated to be divided among six charities including Pomona College, Stanford University, California Technical Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital, the Menninger Institute, and Loyola Marymount University. Loughran expressed pride in having LMU in the company of these reputable organizations. “It will be very good for our university’s public relations»” he principal, and keep adding part of the earned interest back into the fund.” Some of the interest would most likely be used to pay LMU’s yearly operating cost of $50 million. Loughran compared the management of this gift to a $50,000 income family’s winning $25,000. “There’s a lot they could do with that money: pay college tuitions, buy that new boat or build that new pool and jacuzzi, but [investments like the pool and the boat]. ..will only add costs to the family’s budget in the long run.” ■ Frosh barred from pledging By CHRISTOPHER PALERMO, Editor-in-chief ■ fter a study revealed that freshmen fraternity pledges earn significant¬ ly lower GPAs than their peers who do not pledge, Dr. Henry F. Durand, Vice President for Student Affairs announc¬ ed tough new eligibility requirements for pledges. Previously, freshmen in their second semester could pledge. Under the new rule, students must earn 24 units and maintain a 2.5 GPA before pledging. (continued on page Sf offered during that period this semester. A total of 16 classes were scheduled for 3:15 this semester throughout the university, Koppes said. The message of Koppes’ action, Davitt said, is to show students that when academic and extracurricular in¬ terests conflict, academics must prevail. Davitt said that, given the fact that ’ classroom usage near noon is almost 100%, he felt that if ASLMU sought a compromise rather than a reversal of Koppes’ previous action agreement bet¬ ween the opposing sides would be more likely. University president James N. Loughran’s desire to increase the number of resident students by decreas¬ ing the number of transfers and com¬ muters also played a part in the deci¬ sion, Koppes said. As the campus becomes more residential, Koppes noted, staying on campus for club meetings at 3:15 will become difficult for fewer students. ■