The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 666, Issue 23140 - April 1, 1990

Volume 666 Issue 23,140 Price 50 Circulation 30 April 1, 1990 Jesuits Fighting to Remove “Marymount” By Mary Ann Fotinos Un-contributor ■ hroughout coverage of the N.C.A.A. tournament sportscasters and writers con¬ tinuously referred to LMU as “Loyola University**. According to a presidential recommenda¬ tion, scheduled to be reviewed by the Board of Trustees at their May 4 meeting, the title may soon be correct. After consider¬ ing advice of members of the University Planning Council , an ASLMU petition, and a 9 to 2 vote on the faculty senate, Presi¬ dent James Loughran, S.J., believes the suggested change an “appropriate step toward complete campus uniformity.** Sr. Maiy Milligan, R.S.H.M., who vacated the University Provost position which had previously represented the Maiymount voice on the admini¬ stration was not surprised by the decision. “We should not have to keep the word ‘Mary¬ mount’ in the title,** she says, “we feel that the two traditions have successfully been merged and the University name should, represent that take-over.** “It is clear from blunders in recent press coverage that the long name was just a hindrance,** says Loughran, “it is unfortu¬ nate thatitwas the ‘Maiymount* half which had to go but the ‘Loyola’ title will align us with the much stronger educational tradition the Jesuit name sym¬ bolizes.** Though the University budget has notyetbeen released, according to Jonathon Fairtlough, a student on the Uni¬ versity Budget Committee, the “proposed alteration in the University appendage will be an exceeding expense” to the insti¬ tution. As is evidenced by the Uni¬ versity clothing presently avail¬ able on campus, the bookstore has made some initial Changes in anticipation of the new name. “We have been asking our sup¬ pliers to' feature the ‘Loyola* much more prominently than the “Maiymount* on the sweat¬ shirts we order,” says Sue Hyp- rice, bookstore manager. Fr. Thomas P. Rausch has offered to donate his “Loyola” shirt, the last remaining version of the 1972 model, to be auc¬ tioned off for the University scholarship fund. “We are happy to hear of the proposal,” says University Li¬ brarian Dr. G. Evans, “we never did finish changing the stamps on all of the books.” The recommendation has not been met with such Coop¬ erative approval from some members of the community. If the ‘Maiymount* is dropped from the University title, Vice Presi¬ dent for Student Affairs Lane Bove, a graduate of Maiymount College, says she will seek a position at Pepperdine Univer¬ sity. “Their schedule is more flexible around prime tanning hours,” she told the Loyolan. Captain Ray Hilyar, Direc¬ tor of Public Safety, feels the proposal is merely a small step in a long process. “We need to get the women off campus en¬ tirely,” he says, “they take up too much of our time. I’d like to take some of my men off of the campus escort service and place them around Father Loughran’s office or in other areas highly susceptible to attack. We Ve also been a little too quick to let drivers by at the front gate.” “I think it is a step in the right direction,” says mysogin- ist Fr. Traine, S.C. J. (Society of Canadian Jesuits). “They are using services on campus which could be put to greater use by the men. Career Placement and the athletic facilities should be left to those who can use them best.” H LMU Irish Students Protest Favoritism By John Crosthwait Ex-Contributor ■ he phrase “Fighting Irish” took on added significance last Monday when two hundred students staged a sit-in on the first floor of St. Robert’s, closing off all traffic in that building, The four hour sit-in began at 9:30 Monday morning with no warning or explanation given until 10 am when students and teachers on the second and third floors found themselves trapped by two blocked staircases. While nervous administra¬ tors peeked from behind cracked doors, Patrick Daly, a senior sociology major at Loyola Maiy- mount University, identified himself to nearly 300 spectators as the chairperson of a new student group, Loyola’s Irish Organization of Needy Students (L.I.O.N.S.). “We are here to protest docu¬ mented discrimination against students of Irish descent,” Daly began. “From the time we ar¬ rived on this continent we’ve been oppressed and ridiculed,” he continued, “first because we weren't like eveiyone else, now because we are supposedly like everyone else... Well, there’s more to being Irish than just eating potatoes, and we’re not letting this University starve us any more.” Citing statistics on admis¬ sions, student affairs, and fi¬ nancial aid, Daly claimed a concerted effort was being made continued on page 3 rnuiu ay uyncn uiomas, noose нал Student Patrick Daly threatens the Loyolan at a pre-sit in bake sale. University to Sue Campus Bookstore By Ericgant Yawnston Opinionated Editor т n a shocking move that has X upset many members of the Loyola Maiymount community, LMU President James N. Loughran, S.J., announced yes¬ terday that the University would soon be filing a lawsuit against the Mother company of the LMU bookstore, Follett The surprise announcement came just three days after five new lawsuits had been announced against the University, including one by col¬ umnist Art Buchwald. In the announcement, Loughran cited the bookstore’s alleged attempts to keep the “Loyola Maiymount” name from becoming nationally recognized as the main reason for the law¬ suit, estimated at being $50 million. Loughran said, “I finally decided that enough was enough - If they don’t want to make any dinero, that’s fine. But I draw the cigar when they attempt to limit our exposure.” Loughran named many spe¬ cific instances in which the book¬ store attempted to stop the “Loyola Maiymount” name from becoming well-known. They included: the bookstore refus¬ ing to sell any LMU merchandise off their premises; the bookstore refusing to sell any LMU mer¬ chandise on their premises; the bookstore insisting on answer¬ ing their phones with the phrase, “Hi! This is the Lie-ola Merry- mont bookstore!”; and the book¬ store refusing to sell LMU shirts that fit anybody. However, the most shocking disclosure was Loughran’s con¬ tention that the bookstore bought every newspaper and magazine in the United States in the past two weeks that had stories on the Loyola Maiymount basketball team’s run through the NCAA tournament. Loughran said, “I couldn’t find a single copy of a newspaper or maga¬ zine that had an article on our team. I didn’t even know whether we had won or lost!“Finally, I (re¬ alized) that our bookstore had bought them all and burned them in order to stop us from becoming more well-known.” Bruce Bagel, who is not only a lawyer but also an emergency medical technician, saxophone player, Grit newspaper distribu¬ tor, and a halfway decent jug¬ gler, said that he was counter- suing the University over the lawsuit, but added, “I’d better contact Follett first. Right now, they don’t even know I exist.” This page is a parody. f\ nudes features onion am & pm sports No more Sports! We do not feel that sports Wealthy Alumnus donates $5,000 to Gay Club... page 3 Campus Question: What is your favorite color? . . . page 5 Pro-Lifers claim Pro-Choicers were never fetuses . . .page 9 Elton John to play Gersten in Christian benefit . . . page 8 Marriott improves food Slim Salvini’s offers corpulent Everything at LMU sucks Return of Loughran hits other than Lions’ Basketball selection, quality... page 4 V Italian delights . . . page 6 Editor speaks out . . . page 10 the theatres . . . page 9 merit coverage. .. J