Volume 67
Issue 10
Circulation 3,000
November 8, 1989
Leavey Campus
Clears Obstacle
Environmental Impact
Report Published by City
By Elizabeth Capps
Staff Writer
К
he city of Los Angeles re¬
leased the final draft of the
Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) for the Leavey Campus of
Loyola Maiymount University on
Thursday November 2, for pub¬
lic review and comment. Work¬
shops will be given on Novem¬
ber 14 and 15 at the Westch¬
ester Community Center to in¬
form the community about the
Leavey Campus EIR.
The citizens have 45 days
from November 2 to respond in
writing to the city, voicing their
opinions. Copies of the EIR are
on display at local libraries, City
Hall and Loyola Maiymount Uni¬
versity.
Construction of Phase I,
which includes four residence
buildings and the Hilton busi¬
ness school could be completed
as early as the fall of 199? if all
goes as planned. Before any of
the new buildings can be opened
for use, parking and road ac¬
cess from Lincoln Boulevard will
be necessaiy. Loyola Maiy¬
mount will be extending the
Hughes Corporation access road
that will tie in with Ignatian
Circle. A guard shack will be
placed for security and an un¬
derground parking structure will
be built. During construction,
the existing neighbors and stu¬
dent residents will experience
some noise pollution. Vice Presi¬
dent of Facilities Management,
David Trump* stated, “We
[Loyola Maiymount] will be doing
things to mitigate the noise, such
as trying to restrict the hours of
operation, and using the most
modem types of equipment."
The completed Leavey
Campus will add bluff-side
apartments and residence
dorms for students, a theater/
auditorium, and a new campus
center that will include a post
office, and eating facilities. In
order to deal with the increase
in demand for parking, the
underground parking building
to be constructed will have space
for 900 vehicles. Above the park-
Photo by Peter Taylor
Although part of the Leavey development , construction has begun on the new power plant without the
acceptance of the EIR. Because the plant is being built on the current campus , approval was not required .
ing lot will be athletic fields for
intramural sports that will leave
the existing fields strictly for the
use of organized sports. The new
fields will also serve as a noise
buffer between student dorms
and the community so as to
avoid the past problems with
residence halls/community re¬
lations.
Loyola Maiymount will see
modest growth in enrollment
with the new housing, but the
primary goal of the new build¬
ings is to provide on-campus
housing for existing students
that are forced to find housing
off campus. As it stands, the
University is able to house 47%
of its students with on -campus
housing. The addition of the new
dorms will allow for a total of
3000 students to live on cam¬
pus, which would be approxi¬
mately 75% of the undergradu¬
ate population.
The new apartments and
dorms will “provide good eco¬
nomical housing for students,"
says Trump.
Ц
University Dissolves Provost
Position After Sixteen Years
By Ellen Keane
Senior Writer
Effective January 1 of 1990,
Sr. Mary Milligan, RSHM,
will no longer serve as Univer¬
sity Provost. Sixteen years after
the position was created to
ensure there would always be a
member of the Religious of the
Sacred Heart of Mary repre¬
sented in the LMU administra¬
tion, the position of Provost has
been discontinued.
Unto by Mule Mackulajp
Sr. Mary Milligan RSHM, provost
According to a statement
released by Milligan’s office, the
title Provost has become widely
used in educational institutions
to refer to the “second-in-com¬
mand." At LMU, the Provost is
a member of the President’s staff
in an advisoiy capacity only.
“The position carries no line of
authority or specific area of
responsibility," Milligan says;
Г
I
see things I would like to do but
can’t get them done."
According to the LMU by¬
laws, the University Provost shall
“advise the President and the
Vice Presidents on the Maiy¬
mount tradition and philoso¬
phy of education and on the
academic and other needs of
women in the University." At the
initiative of Milligan, the RSHM
representatives on the LMU
Board ofTrustees recommended
this position be discontinued*
At the October 17 meeting, the
Board agreed. “We have certain
real regrets," Milligan told the
Loyolan, “this is not an enthu¬
siastic move on our part, but we
recognize that it just hasn’t
worked. The position is just too
ambiguously defined."
The RSHM’s are confident
that the change in structure will
not lessen the visibility of the
Maiymount tradition on the
LMU campus. They have writ¬
ten and plan to publish a work
which will explain the Maiy¬
mount tradition of higher edu¬
cation. The Order will also des¬
ignate one of the Sisters on
campus to officially represent
the RSHMs. This representative
will have certain ceremonial
functions, such as the presen¬
tation of the Marian Award to an
outstanding woman graduate
each year, and will be included
in all University orientation
programs. The RSHMs have also
decided to establish an academic
endowment fund.
“Hopefully these new pro¬
grams will give the Maiymount
tradiUon visibility in a way that
it hasn’t had even before," says
RSHM Provincial Sr. Joan
Treacy, who filled the Provost
position until Milligan arrived
continued on page 2
Open House Shows
Off Loyola
By Ray Watts
Staff Writer
ШЬе
annual Loyola Maiy¬
mount Open House took
place on Sunday, November
5. It was a chance for over
1,400 students and parents
to discover the many varied
aspects of LMU.
A brief welcome to the
visitors was given by Father
President Loughran. Immedi¬
ately following, each of the
four deans of the colleges on
campus gave a short address
on the features of their re¬
spective college. Jn addition,
representatives from specific
fields, such as International
Business and Law, gave pres¬
entations.
The visitors received a
taste of LMU’s practical expe¬
rience possibilities through the
presentation of student proj¬
ects in laboratories and stu¬
dios. In addition, artwork and
films made by students were
shown to the public.
Mary mount
The Office of Admissions
gave a presentation dealing
with the issues of admissions
and financial aid, which was
well attended by prospective
students.
Geri Wood , an Admissions
Counselor, feels credit goes to
the students: “I want to stress
the strong student participa¬
tion. There was so much volun¬
tarism from organizations and
individual students. The tours
given by students were a big
plus. Also, the Club Carnival
added much to the day."
The Club Carnival was
comprised of over 50 organiza¬
tions. Many facets of campus
life were represented at the
Carnival. The participants
ranged from academic clubs
such as the English, Econom¬
ics, Psychology and Theology
societies, to sport groups such
as Lion Pride, Badminton,
Judo, Rowing, and Tai Kwon
Do. Other varied . groups in¬
cluded Special Games, LMU
Democrats, College Republi-
j _ continued on page 2
news
features
opinion
a & e
Students’ evaluations of
Admissions not just for
Provost dissolution and
The Strand hosts A Flock
faculty available. . .page 2
recruiting . ..page 5
sexism . . . page 12
of Seagulls . . . page 14
Uruguay gets help from
Day of the Dead celebrated
Reagan criticized for
Masque of the Red Death
Business College . . . page 2
in
Мд1опе
. . . page 6 ,
legacy . . . page 12
opens tomorrow. . . page 15
sports
Women’s Basketball
Preview . . . pages 8 &9
Lions put under by
Aussie Nationals ... .page 7
