The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 63, Issue 18 - March 3, 1986

Ш In Features ... fj Nearby Patio Cafe offers fjj hearty fare. ... see page 8 |j In Entertainment ... v : ' Jj§ Grammy s plagued by ■ commercialism. # In Sports ... (J Tim Layana picks up his ■ fifth win as a Lion hurler It this season, ц 1 ... see page 14. Щ ... see page 22. Los Angeles Loyolan Loyola Marymount University Volume 63 Issue 18 March 3, 1986 Six service groups begin accepting applications By RACHEL SHELTON, News Writer «ith many service organizations about to accept membership ap¬ plications for the 1986-87 school year, many students may find themselves curious about their eligibility for each group, about a group’s origins, or about the differences between the groups. LMU currently has six service organizations: Crimson Circle, Igna- tians, Belles, Gryphon Circle, Circle K, and the Knights of Columbus. Although they all serve the same purpose, pro¬ viding service to LMU and the com¬ munity, each has distinct features mak¬ ing it unique. Crimson Circle, the oldest of the ser¬ vice organizations, began in 1929. Originally, it enforced campus rules and “senior privileges*’ (such as keeping freshmen* out of certain Si, Robert’s rooms they were forbidden to enter!). Crimson Circle is an all-male service group open to juniors and seniors. Circle president Chris Hagerty was at¬ tracted to the organization because he admired its members, many of whom also hold leadership positions in other organizations. Hagerty also admired the circle’s strong heritage, which he felt set strength, saying “Since we’re. still in the growing stages, we can become anything we want.” Brannon feels that the originality and individuality of its members helps to make Ignatians uni¬ que. The group also helps to build friendships: “Even if they come into Ig¬ natians not knowing anyone, they come out knowing 55 people,” Brannon com¬ mented. Applications for Ignatians are due March 14, and can be obtained in stu¬ dent activities or outside Malone 202. Belles came to Loyola University in 1960. Patterned after the Belles at UCLA, the organization here found members in the seven women’s colleges surrounding the West side at that time. .Belles accepts applications from second semester freshmen, from sophomores, and from juniors. Members must main¬ tain at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA. The Belles, known m LMU H official hostesses, received the Organization of the Year award last year. President Meg Butier sees Belies as a student-oriented group, although they do work at some faculty and staff func- t ion s. Their i nformation nigh t is Marc h 12, in Seaver 200. Gryphon Circle, in contrast to Belles, works primarily at faculty events, par- Campus service groups young and old, large and small— but all share share service as a goal it арйп from other service organiza¬ tions. Applications for Crimson Circle membership will be available the week of March 17. While Crimson Circle is the oldest ser¬ vice group, Ignatians is the group most recently founded. Started in 1981, Igna¬ tians, now the largest service organiza¬ tion on campus, consists of 25 male and 25 female members (excluding the ex¬ ecutive board). Members must have and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. President Georgann Brannon sees the organization’s youthfulness as a ticuiarly with the Sisters. It started at Marymount College in 1963, and came to LMU with the merger ten years later. Second semester freshmen through junior women can apply for member¬ ship, if they also have a 2.7 GPA. Gryphons maintains a membership of 35. President Tracy Stauts-Callahan sees this size as a definate advantage, since members can get to know each other well. Gryphon applications should be available March 18 or 19. Circle K, an international service organization, began in 1936. It opened a chapter at LMU in 1982, and it accepts (continued on page 2) Sunken Gardens filled with water a few weeks ago ... but some water remained in building roofs and floors, sending Physical Plant on a series of wild leak chases. Rain damage assessed By PATRICK O’HANNIGAN News Editor Recem rains which swept campus were drenching, but. not disastrous. Physical plant crews spent most of their iirne fighting ieaks they had long known about , and none of them reached c ri sis pr о po r l io ns , d esp i re 1 teavy flooding in parts of campus such as Sunken Gardens, and sustained rain for three days. “The only thing different has been [some wat er damage] i n i he art gallery,” said Biii Bond, director of physical plan-;. In a telephone i n ter view aft er the sun had come out again, Bond toured the campus mentally, mentioning i rouble spots adversely affected by the rain. “The old fine arts building [near Sullivan Hall] needs a new roof,” he men t ioned . Some water collect ed on classroom ceilings there. “We’ve also had some problems in the iibrary, with water coming through in the wall in the word processing center.” Visible water stains on the brick have not affected computer terminals or operations, however. “There are also some leaks i n the locker room area of Gersten Pavillion,’ ’ Bond continued, ”and the southeast corner of St. Robert’s auditorium has a roof leak we’ve been chasing for awhile.” A more serious problem affects the communication arts building. “There’s a conduit pipe that runs underground from Burns [fine arts center] to the south stairwell [of the communication arts building]. It has a~break>in it.” Bond foresaw a need to fix t he damag¬ ed pipe when classes are no longer in ses¬ sion, and part of the sidewalk could be torn up. Asked about the damage in the art gallery, Bond described a series of bumps in ihe galiery floor, some of them almost a foot high. They were discovered Tuesday, Feb. 18, and fixed temporarily for an art show that night. “Driving rain penetrated through an unsealed joint in the east wall, and got under ihe floor,” said Bond. He called the culprit joint a “iatent defect” which had gone undetected untii ihen. Sunken Gardens looked iike a iarge pond anhat time, but Bond noted that it (continued on page 2) Yearbook meets last deadline, offers color By PATRICK-SEAN O’HANNIGAN, News Editor В wo things happened at the yearbook this year which might never have happened before. First, pro¬ duction was finished on schedule, and second, color photography was used generously throughout the book. When the Josten’s representative came to pick up the Tower’s final pages on Feb. 10, he did not expect them to be ready. Given the publication’s recent track record, that was a safe bet: pages had not been ready last year, or the year before. Josten’s, the company which prints the Tower, expected to charge LMU for tardiness. This time, however, the deadline was met. The Josten’s representative was “sur¬ prised... pretty speechless, actually,” said Laura Herrera, the yearbook editor. Herrera went on to mention parts of the yearbook of which she is especially proud: “The whole senior section, the ad¬ ministration section, two pages of sports, and 16 pages of the opening sec¬ tion are all in color.” “The senior section includes feature stories of interest to seniors and all other students.” “And the greek section is particularly strong. Every greek fraternity and sorority has its own page, with its eniblem, its letters, candid shots, and group shots.” Herrera also noted that on Sunday, March 16, yearbook staffers will have a booth on Sunken Gardens “selling photos, yearbooks, and baked goods.” Black-and-white photos will be selling for 50 cents; color photos will be selling for 75 cents. [Other organizations will also have booths on the Gardens that day, since prospective freshmen will be touring campus.] Staff positions are available for students who want to help with year¬ book layout and photography for next year’s edition. This vear’s edition may still be ordered — 163 copies of the yearbook are waiting for good homes. Faculty members may order copies by sending $25 (cash or check) to campus box 25. Students who purchase yearbooks automatically have the money withdrawn from their school accounts. ■