The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 64, Issue 15 - February 18, 1987

i In Entertainment... ;|j In Opinion... j| In Sports... Щ Del Rey Players ¥ New posting Basketball, tennis, 1 go Nuts parameters and rugby ...see page 10 Ш ...see page 6 ] ...see page 5 >$е\ч S ||§11 ШШт §1 ?ШЩт || Los Angeles Loyolan Loyola Marymount University Volume 64 Issue 15 February 18 , 1987 Letter prompts dormitory fire inspection By HUGH CURRAN, News Writer On Friday the sixth of February, all dorms and apartments underwent an inspection by the Los Angeles Fire Department to check for compliance with the L.A. city Fire Code. The inspection was prompted by a let¬ ter written to Father Loughran by stu¬ dent senator Joel Heller after a sewage backup caused a power failure in Whelan, Rosecrans, and Desmond. “The sewage got backup-up into the Desmond basement. When it got about two feet high it caused a short circuit in a transformer that shut off power to the three dorms,” said Tom Reynolds, Assistant Dean of Housing. In his letter, Heller pointed out what he felt was an inadequate length of emergency lighting time. Explaining his reasons for writing the letter, Heller said that, “two years ago at American University, I was evacuated due to a ma¬ jor fire. I saw the speed at which a dorm fire spreads and the damage it does.” “The law calls for their to be 90 minutes of evacuation lighting,” said Reynolds. “That morning the lights came on for 90 minutes. The student’s main complaint is for longer lighting. We plan to increase evacuation lighting time to 12 hours. We believe the cost will Desmond , Whelan and Rosecrans: do they stand up to the fire safety test? be around $15,000.” Another problem pointed but in Heller’s letter was that the current fire and smoke alarm systems operate on i lie buildings’ normal current, making th m useless in a power outage. “Alarm systems are required by the fire department to be on the buildings’ no m;\* *urrcni,” said Reynolds. * т чгпок Щ in the rooms would not work,” said Ray Hilyar, director of Public Safety. ‘‘The buildings’ main alarm system has a bat¬ tery backup, and that alarm is almost 50% louder than the room alarms anyway.” “The fire inspectors did find some things that need to be taken care of,” said Hilyar. “One problem was with hallway doors being propped open with trash cans. The idea is to have the doors closed so as to contain the fire.” “They requested we purchase small fire extinguishers for every apartment’s kitchen,” said Reynolds. “They also asked that small maps showing an escape route be placed on the back of every student’s door.” As t,o other problems, Hilyar com¬ mented that, “they asked that lit exit signs be installed in every hallway. There was [also] a problem with emergency doors that had handles labeled ‘push here,’ since any part of the door can be pushed instead of just the handle area. We’ll be putting up new signs for that.” “They also asked that exterior fire stand pipes, those that allow water to the upper floors, be checked at least every five years,” said Hilyar. “We’ll be do¬ ing those checks ourselves.” “We’re regularly inspected by both our insurance company and the Los Angeles Fire Department,” said Reynolds. И Homecoming festivities slated ior weekend Students will be cheering during the Homecoming game this Saturday. By ROB BOITANO, Homecoming Chairman Ban you think back to high school? The days of first learning how to drive, going on your first date4the hours spent in front of liquor stores getting somebody to buy you a “sixer.” Remember football season, especially homecoming? The months prior to it spent planning a week full of festivities, Pep Rallies, school spirit days, the smashing ot cars symbolizing what your football team was going to do to op¬ ponents. All this leading up to the game and, of course, the dance shortly after it. Those were the days of no worries, ex¬ cept whose parents were leaving for the weekend. That’s the kind of attitude that this years homecoming revolves around: Fun, excitement, and school loyalty all characterize Homecoming ‘87. The festivities start Thursday, February 19th, with a Homecoming Dinner in SAGA. Along with great food and decorations, there will be a mime to entertain you while you eat. On Friday, February 20th, there will be 300 balloons floating all over cam¬ pus. The objective is to turn our campus into a gray, burgundy, and Columbia blue cloud. For those of you who missed out on SAGA’s Homecoming Dinner, there will be another mime wandering through Alumni Mall. Then at 7:30 our basketball team plays U.S.F. in Gesten Pavillion.(That won’t be the homecom¬ ing game). But wait theres more! No, the game doesn’t start early, but the pre-party does. It’s the Party we have all been waiting for. 5:30 p.m. on Saturday the 21st, in Alumni Gym. The feature at¬ tractions are the two In-N-Out cheeseburgers served to everyone atten¬ ding. Fr. Tom Higgins, S.J. will emcee the evening’s entertainment, which includes co/iunued on page 2 Athletic fee By MONICA SAVO, Senior Writer ®ontroversy surrounding the charging of students attending athletic events taking place in either George Page Stadium or Albert Gersten Pavilion stems back prior to Christmas vacation with various proposals in¬ troduced to the administration from ASLMU and the Athletic Board. The initial proposal was that students and faculty would be charged a one-time seasonal fee of $20 for lower level value, and would, in essence create 20 to 25 thousand dollars in guaranteed revenue. “The proposal was created in order to address the current budget problems for athletics,” said ASLMU President Ron Hodges. He continued to say that the money would go towards the weight room and the Alumni Gym. The income generated from this ad¬ missions revenue would be held by stu¬ dent government, and then, much like the У udget ballot, students would decide wh^t areas needed the money the most. Although ASLMU felt that this pro¬ posal benefitted a number of current budget and facility problems, it was re¬ jected due to some negative feelings on the part of the faculty. Some faculty members didn’t feel that they should have to pay for athletic event admission, so rather that create a./mosPy toward the л . oposai continued on page 2