The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 63, Issue 8 - October 28, 1985

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Los Angeles Loyolan Loyola Marymount University Volume 63 Issue 8 October 28, 1985 Administration Struggles with Provost Selection By TERI MCQUILLAN, News Editor Should LMU have a provost? If so, what should be her role? These are questions which have strained the efforts being made this semester to replace Sister Joan Treacy, RSHM. She resigned from the post to pursue other goals last year. When Loyola University merged with The provost needs to know everybody, be everywhere , and assist the President in having his finger on the pulse of women's needs. Marymount College in 1973, the LMU charter included the executive staff posi¬ tion of provost as the chief represen¬ tative of Marymount College. Section Nine of the charter states: “The provost shall be a member of the president’s staff... advise the president and the vice presidents on the Marymount tradition and philosophy of education and the academic and other needs of women at the University... [Furthermore] the pro¬ vost shall report to the Board of Trustees at all regular meetings... [and] shall have such other powers as may be prescribed by the board.”: What exactly is the “Marymount tradition” cited? Dr. Renee Harrangue, head of the LMU psychology depart¬ ment, and provost, as a Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, for the first several years after the merger, defined it. The Marymount tradition is “educating women to leadership... letting women know they have gifts and talents, and that they can accomplish anything they choose.” Harrangue also served as dean and academic vice president of Mary¬ mount College. She said it aimed to pro¬ duce “people who could go to the top and feel comfortable there.” Harrangue pointed out that Mary¬ mount College was “not just a little tiny California entity, but part of a greater, international system of women’s educa¬ tion.” The Marymount tradition, for ex¬ ample, has produced such leaders as former Vice Presidential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro, graduate of Mary¬ mount College in New York City. Marymount College, Los Angeles, contributed much to the institution which is now LMU. According to Har¬ rangue, the contributions included a strong fine arts program, the Encore and Study Abroad programs, a strong history program, and incorporation of female staff members (including the RSHM, CSJ, and Dominican Sisterhoods) into the Loyola University structure. Marymount also contributed a significant core of financial donors dedicated to its tradition. Harrangue also shared what she saw as her responsibilities as provost. “The provost needs to know everybody, be everywhere, and assist the president in having his finger on the pulse of women’s needs.” As an administrator for many years, Harrangue felt it significant to note that she has often been “the only female among males.” As provost, she felt it her duty to question “why [at one time] If we have a provost, it should be a position of importance. there were no female faculty members in the Fine and Communication Arts department.” In addition, said Har¬ rangue, “when I first became provost there were no athletic scholarships for females.” This situation has been rec¬ tified. Although LMU has been a coeduca- Halloween Bats Arrive to Haunt Students By CARLEEN NELSON, News Writer Bats seem to have arrived on campus in time for Halloween this year, and may be halfheartedly haunting some residents'. The only verifiable “bat report” in re¬ cent memory was filed last year. Maria McDonnell, a resident of Desmond, recalls the night she and her roommate Colleen Zickgraf woke to the screaching of a bat trapped in their dorm room. “At first, we didn’t know what it was,” says Monica. “The bat was trapped bet¬ ween a poster on our wall and a baseball cap, so all we could see were two claws sticking out of the sides of this cap that kept moving around,” she explains. Wondering “what kind of thing could this be?,” Monica and Colleen decided to investigate. Conjuring up as much courage as they could, the girls tried to remove the hat. Monica says, “All we could see was that this bat was hanging upside-down and had a wing caught on a poster tack.” Once they had figured out what it was, the girls knew that they didn’t want to catch it, but they also knew that they didn’t want “this disgusting and scary thing” flying around their room. Colleen and Monica decided that a popcorn popper was the only way out of this dilemma. Colleen trapped the bat under the lid of the popper while Monica sought help from resident advisor [now Head Resident Advisor] Anne Pert. Entering the bat- trapped room, Anne jokingly said, “Sorry. We didn’t cover this in R.A. training.” Aftef a few phone calls, the girls managed to con¬ vince Public Safety that they were not pranksters. Public Safety officers trapped the bat between a paper bag and the popcorn Sorry. We didn't cover this in R.A. training. popper lid, and then took it to the bluff to set it free. They left the dorm room singing the theme from Batman . Apparently, this bat squeaked the message of friendly and humorous ( Loyolans to friends, as more bats and rumors of bats are flying around campus this year than last. Residents have com¬ plained of hearing screaching late at night, but the noisy culprits may be noc- ШгЧй birds, rather than bats. A verdict has not yet been returned. Fortunately, there have been no reports of goblins or old women on flying broomsticks. ■ tional institution for almost thirteen years, such questions about women’s concerns still arise. Dr. Virginia Merriam, member of CHWE (California Women in Higher Educa¬ tion), recently expressed concern that “the number of female faculty and ad- ministraton members has declined in re¬ cent years.” Merriam believes that “females in these positions are needed to provide role models for female students.” Father Loughran, the president, recently addressed such concerns in a (continued on page 3) Library Usage Is Increasing By MONICA SAVO, News Writer ■ igures from the 1984/85 library fiscal reports show a moderate in¬ crease in library usage among Loyola Marymount University students. 1984/85 statistics indicate students and faculty checked out 59,895 books and materials last year, compared to 58,671 which were circulated during the 1983/84 school year. “Statistics from our last annual report show a two percent increase in library book usage, but we feel the fact that this average is leveling off as compared to previous years is more important,” stated Betty Blackman, university librarian for the Westchester campus. Total circulation of books, both in- and out-of-house use, reached a peak in 1981/82 with a figure of 70,511. The following years are considerably lower, but the new data showing a slight in¬ crease and a possible equilibrium is regarded hopefully by Blackman. “I think this leveling off of total circulation use is very substantial, and we feel that it will continue,” she said. In addition to total circulation figures increasing, books used in the reserve area also increased, from a moderate 18,785 in 1983/84 to a higher figure of 19,857 in 1984/85. Blackman remarked that 130 new business journals were added to the col¬ lection, and that more faculty-suggested material was being added with funds allocated to the library this year for the purchase of additional materials. . . . ‘ ‘More materials being available for the students to use, and ... the faculty seeming to assign more research-type projects ... those are the two main reasons why library usage has increased on campus,” she continued. According to another study perform¬ ed on campus three years ago concerning (continued on page 7)