Volume 67
Issue 18
Circulation 3,000
February 21, 1990
University Denies
Gays Club Status
Faculty Senate Votes
Formal Club Approval
Joan Gaulene, Director of
By Staci Jenkins the University’s Public Relations
Senior Writer Department, claims that the
— “ - - — University’s official statement
Bast Thursday, the Public Re- was not written by Fr. Loughran.
lations Department released Gaulene said he presided over a
Loyola Maiymount University’s team of students, faculty mem-
official statement concerning the bers, executive board members'
status of the Alliance of Gays and administrators who con-
and Lesbians (AGL/LMU). ferred on the issue.
Loyola Maiymount Univer- Lane Bove, Vice President
sity withholds club recognition for Student Affairs, feels the Uni-
of AGL/LMU because “the Uni- versity currently responds to the
versity cannot endorse or con- needs of gay and lesbian stu-
done, or appear to endorse or dents; however, “the new thrust
condone, a sexually active, will be to involve many more
homosexual lifestyle.” However, people from various areas of the
LMU urges its community to University in the development
“face the issue of homosexuality and strategies and structures
and support those among us that will respond to the needs of
who happen to be homosexual.” [LMU’s] gay and lesbian stu-
The statement emphasizes dents.”
that although LMU withholds Bove explains that denying
recognition of AGL/LMU as a recognition of AGL/LMU as a
campus organization, the Uni- campus" club does not hinder
versity is exploring “positive the organization from achieving
ways” of meeting the needs of its stated purpose, as the
the members of AGL/LMU and University’s facilities, staff and
all gay and lesbian students by services will be available to AGL/
“providing facilities, services and LMU.
staff.” Fr. Loughran was unavail-
The statement further high- able for comment on the issue,
lights LMU’s pastoral and edu¬
cational responsibilityjto assist The “Alliance”* Responds
gays and lesbians who are James Munselle, presideru-
“struggling" with their homo- elect of AGL/LMU, feels the
sexual lifestyles. University’s statement is a non
continued on page 2
Business Ethics Week
Focuses on Sports
By Tracy Miller
Contributor
Eoyola Marymount Uni¬
versity’s College of Business
Administration hosted the an¬
nual Hilton Business Week,
Tuesday Februaiy 13, through
Thursday February 15. This
year’s topic was “The Wide World
of Sports Ethics.”
Several prominent profes¬
sionals spoke on a variety of
topics at special seminars ad¬
dressing Student Athletics, The
University and Business Inter¬
ests, America and its Sports,
The Use of Drugs in Professional
Sports, The Spectacle of Sports
in Film, and The Professional
Athlete Off the Field.
The speakers included
noted sports historians, ath¬
letes, professional sport team
executives, journalists, sports
doctors, marketing executives,
and LMU faculty.
Business Ethics Week has
been a tradition at LMU for six
years. The event was organized
by Dr. Arthur Gross Schaefer, a
Business Law Professor. Other
members of the Business Col¬
lege, including Ralph Quinones,
Carl Voigt, Charles Bunker,
Karen Ann Kievitt, Bill Hetrick,
and Renee Florsheim also helped
in the organization.
During the seminars mem¬
bers of the audience were al¬
lowed to ask questions as part
of an open discussion. Business
student Elizabeth McLaughen
commented on the event. “As a
college student, I feel fortunate
to have the opportunity to listen
to such prominent and success¬
ful members of the business
World.”
«та!
During the General Session , Dr. William Fitzgerald provided various
interpretations of the abortion fssue by Supreme Court Justices.
LMU President's Day Ends
With Abortion Discussion
By Ray Watts
Staff Writer
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Saturday, Februaiy 17,
Loyola Maiymount hosted
its Fifth Annual President’s Day.
Dubbed “Homecoming for the
Mind," the day involved a series
of lectures and culminated in a
general session on the subject
of abortion and Catholic doc¬
trine.
Although the event included
topics such as, “America and
Europe in the Wake of Gor¬
bachev,” “The Psychology of
Religion,” “Aristotle and the In¬
dians: Philosophical Contro¬
versy/ and “The Physics of Mag¬
netic Resonance Imaging,” the
abortion session drew the larg¬
est attendance.
According to Ralph Consola,
director of Alumni Relations,
“Every topic we offer gets people
to attend. It is important to
accommodate everyone. This
event brings outa<jtfferent group
than other events/
According to dbnsola, Presi¬
dent's Day is very popular
among alumni, “iSiis was our
biggest President’s Day ever. We
usually have abobt 450 people
register, but we usually have to
turn over fifty away because of
over-crowding.
This year, We decided to
expand. We had over five
hundred register for this year,
and everyone was able to at¬
tend.”
Consola also adds, “We had
certain classes close right away.
For the first time, we had a
session go in the morning and
in the afternoon. FV* Sweeney’s
session dealing with El Salva¬
dor was attended by sixty people
in the morning and seventy in
the afternoon.”
The general session en¬
titled, “After Webster. Catholics
and the Politics of Abortion,”
was held in St. Roberts' Audito¬
rium.
The question posed at the
session was “How should a
person who believes that abor¬
tion is a grave moral evil re¬
spond to this issue as a citizen
or as on officeholder in the
pluralistic political culture of
contemporary America.”
One of the major topics of
this discussion was the validity
of Operation Rescue. One per¬
spective was shown in the
remarks of panelist Dr. James
Hanink who stated “I’m proud
to say that LMU students are
there now,” referring to an Op¬
eration Rescue event on Satur¬
day.
A different view of Opera¬
tion Rescue was stated by Dr.
Linda Zagzebski when she said,
“It is important to take a public
stand, but operation Rescue
may be negative for the Pro Life
Movement as a whole.” Fr.
Thomas Buckley remarked, “If
abortion is a religious issue, it
shouldn’t be in the political
sphere. If it is moral, then it
should be in the political
sphere... Americans tend to
confuse what is legal with what
is moral.”
“Pro-Choice”
Group Files
for Club Status
By Robyn Hessinger
Assistant Features Editor
Purpose: To educate our¬
selves and the LMU com¬
munity about issues such as
abortion, birth control, sexual
harassment, AIDS, and other
women’s issues that affect LMU;
by u$e of speakers, open forums,
and other methods necessary.
Thus began the constitution
of the Coalition for Choice, which
turned in a petition for club
status on Friday, Februaiy 16.
The group, which nbw consists
of ten students and faculty
moderator J udy Pomer, is based
on “freedom of choice.” Last
Thursday, the group met to go
over the newly drafted
constitution, elect temporary
officers, and plan upcoming
activities.
“Pro-choice is pro-life,” said
Chairperson Elizabeth Capps,
“Doesn’t the mother’s life count?"
Capps has been involved in the
pro-choice movement since last
April, when she participated in
the “March on Washington.”
Through the club, Capps will
attempt to “dispel the myths
about the pro-choice movement.”
She claims, “We’re not out
to kill the babies... we’re uphold¬
ing the Constitution.”
“A woman in Bangladesh has
more choices for birth control
than a woman in the U.S.,” said
Capps. Capps, along with three
other members of the group,
attended a lecture on contracep¬
tion research at the University of
Southern California on Febru¬
ary 16. Capps said that she felt
the convention was very infor¬
mative about the need for contra¬
ceptive research, and she found
support of people at the conven¬
tion in the formation of the Coa¬
lition for Choice at LMU.
Capps denied that the club
is promoting abortions, but
rather promoting “pre-knowl¬
edge.” She stated her theory as, “If
there was more education in
birth control, there would be less
unwanted pregnancies, therefore
less abortibns.” Capps does ad¬
vocate the use of condoms, “not
only as an effective birth control,
but also to prevent the spread of
the AIDS virus.”
When asked about the
group’s goals, the Head of the
Publicity Committee, Andrew
Shlosser, replied,” Most impor¬
tantly to bring another side of
women’s rights to LMU— Pro-
Choice and to foster awareness
in students.” Shlosser, a volun¬
teer for Planned Parenthood, also
stressed that the group is not
advocating abortions. “We’re
continued on page 2
^news
ATM proposed for campus
use . . . page 2
LMU student presented with
Emmy . . .page 2
V _ _
features
Campus Question: Marriott
Improvement? . . page 4
How to Avoid speeding
tickets .. .page 6
opinion
Loughran critized for decision
on Gay Club ... page 8
President’s Day
remembered . . . page 9
a & e
Motley Crue kickstarts
Forum . . . page 10
Aykroyd and Hackman are
On the Loose . . . page 10
sports ^
Men’s Basketball tarnishes
perfect season . . . page 13
Lion Baseball splits with
rival Pepperdine . . .page 12
