The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 64, Issue 2 - September 17, 1986

In Entertainment ... What happened to Kerouac? ... see page 7 In Opinion ... Loughran’s speech analyzed ...see page 8 Los Angeles Loyolan Loyola Marymount University Volume 64 September 17, 1986 Residents choose new RHA representatives By PATRICK-SEAN O’HANNIGAN, Editor-in-Chief Public Safety as most students have known it, as another department whose employees worked directly for the university, no longer exists. GHG Security Services, Inc., a professional security firm which also serves on the campus of Caltech, began service to LMU on Friday, September 12. The change became official at 3:00 p.m. “The decision...was Campus; the increasing number of public functions in Gersten [Pavillion] and elsewhere on campus; and the in¬ creasing number of resident students. By using a professional security service, we are better able to expand and contract the size of the security force on short notice to accomodate our changing needs. Such flexibility is not possible with a regular work force.” “In essence, the university, particular- -4y the executive committee [the provost, the vice presidents, and the director of Campus Ministry, in consultation with the president] felt change was needed,” he said. made after a careful analysis of a number of factors” -Clyde Myers Myers himself, speaking to student leaders at the Student Summer Leader¬ ship Conference followup on September 14, pointed out that GHG security of¬ ficers are required to pass FBI backround checks, and must meet state training standards. Pointing out advantages of the change, Myers noted that all officers will have CPR and first aid training, and “the information booth will be staffed 24 hours a day, now.” He added that some LMU Public Safety officers were able to keep their ■fobs, if they met GHG company stan- A press release about the change dards. published by Clyde Myers, vice presi¬ dent for administrative services, said, in “The search for a new director con- part: “The decision to change from us- tinues,” Myers observed. “He would be ing regular employees to a professional primarily a liason between the university security service was made after a careful and the company. I don’t want to get a analysis of a number of factors, in- new director until this thing with the new eluding: the development of Leavey company gels.” Ш By WILLIAM SALVINI, News Writer By ANITA FITZGERALD, News Writer Fr. Charles Gagan, S.J., Vice President for University Relations, was dismissed in July after 19 months with Loyola Marymount. In a public relations notice issued by the office of University Relations, Fr. Loughran, LMU President, stated, “Fr. Charles Gagan, S.J., has served with energy and a generous spirit. But as we face the challenges ahead (notably the development of Leavey campus, and a capital campaign) we need, I feel, new leadership...” When interviewed, Fr. Loughran would give no specific reason as to why Fr. Gagan was dismissed, but did men¬ tion that this is “an area where there fre¬ quently are changes, frankly.” In fact, before Fr. Gagan arrived there was a year of vacancy in that position, and previous to Fr. Gagan’s predecessor there were frequent personnel changes. Fr. Loughran also stated, “I’m not going to make a quick decision. It is ex¬ tremely important that we choose cor¬ rectly.” The search for a new Vice President hdfc been put in the hands of David Thompson, a professional fundraising consultant. Thompson has organized a Deirdre Biano and Hatqlie. Herbert explain the RHA election protess to Tim Leavey. ^ GHG to secure LMU RHA (Residence Hall Association) held elections Wednesday, September 10, in which students got the opportunity to vote for their choice of dorm or apartment presi¬ dent, vice-president, and hall represen¬ tatives. After what RHA advisor Tom Paulos called a “super turnout” of voters, students in each dormitory and apartment (including the off-campus Barcelona Apartments) chose among over a hundred candidates all together. Paulos attributes much of the interest in running for an office to freshmen anx¬ ious to represent their dorms and par¬ ticipate in the Loyola community. The latest results of the election by aparment of dormitory were as follows: For Loyola Apartments, the chosen President is Karen Trujillo; Cindy Underdown is the new Vice-President; and Kim Koch, Helen Martinez, Laura Dwyer, Eric Fitch, Ray Williamson, Paul Fanning, Cyndi Tekippe, and Donde Mc.Cament were elected Representatives. Barcelona Apartments elected Christine Multari as President; Mark Fehn as Vice-President; and Tricia Masek, Kyle Larson, Matt Fosket, and Jim Alexander as Representatives. Hannon Apartments will see Renee Gullo as President, Cindy Bell as Vice- President; and Cathy Caputo, Dick Vi- cain, Tony Karrer, Elain Keup, Cheryl Wiley, John Ireland, Joe O’Hannigan, and Maureen McPhillips as Represen¬ tatives. Fr. Gagan McKay Hall, the co-ed dormitory on campus, will have as President, Shannon Boyer; as Vice-President, Stephanie Willett; as first floor Representatives, Mike Thomas and John Frey; as second floor Representatives, Kristi Chang, Kristin Shelton, Erin Sweeney, and Lin¬ da Taylor; as third floor Reprsentatives, Michelle Hussey, Gioia Woods, Kelly Farley, and Lisa Reliford; and as fourth floor Representatives, Anne Marie Downs, Stephanie Retsek, Angie Boothroud and Danielle Desjardins. While the position of Rosecrans Presi¬ dent was undecided as of press time (there were two people running for the office, but only one name on the ballot), Lorcan Barnes will serve as Vice- President. Mike Mazowiecki, Corey Beggs, and William Salvini will be the first floor Representatives; Richard Fer- rante, Dwight Stegner, and Dennis Bautista will be the second floor Representatives; and Doug Mehagian, Pete Muldowney, and J.P. Calegari will be the third floor Representatives. In ad¬ dition, Dave Perfect will be the Representative at Large. "Elected from Tenderich Apartments are Brett Nicdletti for President; Arnel Aquino for Vice-President; Tom Bott and Mike Yoest for first floor Represen¬ tatives; John Philpott and Brian Stan¬ ford for the second floor Represen¬ tatives; and Ron Gillette and Chris Stone for third floor Representatives. Doheny and Sullivan Halls voted together Wednesday. Felicia Beanum won the position of President, while Diana Rincon won the Vice-Presidency (continued on page 5) dismissed national search, and a target date of February 1 has been set to fill the vacan¬ cy. “Mr. Thompson has done similar searches for other Jesuit and non-Jesuit schools. . .and was highly recommended,” commented Fr. Loughran. The search is being con¬ ducted nation-wide, and Thompson’s company is looking beyond the tradi¬ tional Jesuit resources for a professional fundraiser to fill the position. In the meantime, the University has hired Robert Cooney, Assistant Dean for Business and Relations at Loyola Law School, to fill the vacancy. Cooney came in late August, and does this job in addition to his responsibilities at the Law School. Aware of the situation which led to his appointment, he said. “I regret the circumstances, but I an happy to help.” Also in the interim, Thompson’s con. pany is assisting with the planning for a capital campaign for the Leavey Cam¬ pus. This capital campaign is central to the position of Vice President for University Relations. The duties of this office in- . elude public relations, publications (such as the Vista and LMU This Week) and fundraising. In the recent push for the development of the University, fun¬ draising has become a key issue.