The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 67, Issue 23 - April 4, 1990

Volume 67 Issue 23 Circulation 3,000 April 4, 1990 ASLMU Candidates Debate Campus Issues Forum Covers Topics From AGL to ASLMU Image By Beverly Butler Assistant News Editor Mark Kuli , presidential candidate. need a position there. How can we represent without contact? We need to know what’s going on in the Greek system.” Panel member Brian Gurwitz asked the candidates, “What do you think were the greatest accomplishments of the senate this year, what were its failures, and if elected what would you do to minimize them?” Kawah replied, “I think the great¬ est single accomplishment the senate made was to survive the Gay and Lesbian issue. And the failures? Polling. We need to contact every aspect of student life.” Cantos answered, “There have been very many accom¬ plishments. Our biggest failure is a lack of communication.” Reflecting upon the forum, Johnston said, “I think all four candidates touched on some very important issues. I hope that those in attendance will discuss the content of the two debates with their friends in order to make a more informed choice during the elections.”® Minority issues, the role of the Greek system at LMU, accomplishments and failures of the student senate, and stu¬ dent apathy were issues up for debate during the Elections Fo¬ rum on Monday, April 2. The presidential and executive vice- presidential candidates an¬ swered questions that were posed by a panel of students, as well as fielding questions directly from the audience. Elections Committee member Eric Johnston served as the debate moderator. The forum opened with the debate between the presidential candidates Michelle Nadeau and Mark Kuli. ASLMU involvement in the campus community was the main focus. “I love this school,” said Kuli. “You must know not just the issues, but the people involved.” Nadeau stressed her cam¬ paign platform, referring to her “students first” slogan. “It is not only my slogan, but my focus. That’s what I want ASLMU to be all about.” Audience member David Masci asked, “We’ve heard about your strengths, now tell us about your weaknesses. Nobody is perfect.” Nadeau responded, “I don’t stop. People often tell me to sit back and relax, butl can't. I just keep going. ” Kuli answered, “I’m too intense . I find it’s hard Michelle Nadeau , presidential candidate. to stop.” Student apathy was also addressed. The candidates ap¬ peared to be in agreement on how to get more people to attend campus functions. “The key is co-sponsorship. More people should be involved in activities,” said Kuli. Nadeau agreed. “If more people are involved, more people will show up. ASLMU should serve as an umbrella organization and help coordi¬ nate campus events.” The forum continued with the debate between the execu¬ tive yice-presidential candi¬ dates, Sundafu Kawah and Ol- lie Cantos. The question of rein¬ stating a Greek representative as a part of ASLMU was brought up. Cantos cited ASLMU Reso¬ lution 1 089 /90-09, which called for the Chair to appoint a repre¬ sentative every year. “ASLMU should be able to offer direct help on issues,” said Cantos. “This has to be done, and now its not being done enough.” Kawah agreed, “We definitely LMU Philosophy Club Unites Several Schools ASLMU Constitution Up for Revision By Ellen Keane Senior Writer She Loyola Maiymount Uni¬ versity Philosophy Society hosted students from Mt. St. Mary’s college, Occidental Col¬ lege, and LMU in the Bird Nest Saturday at their first annual Undergraduate Philosophy Symposium. “We’ve held collo- quia which have created a great deal of intellectual stimulation almost every Tuesday this aca¬ demic year,” says Matthew Bel- land, President of the Society. “The symposium, therefore, was a logical conclusion.” Undergraduate students from each school presented philosophical papers and then orchestrated the discussions which followed. Three LMU fac¬ ulty members, Dr.- Timothy Shanahan and Drs. Elizabeth and Mark Morelli, and Dr. Mich¬ elle Dumont of Mt. St. Mary’s were present at the event which lasted from 8:30 in the morning until 5 in the evening. LMU was represented by juniors Danny Le and Chris Gilbert, and senior Glen Butta. Gilbert presented a paper which critiqued an aspect of Kantian ethics. Butta, a theology and philosophy major, presented a paper on the issues of justice and sin. Le led a session on the nature of personal freedom. According to Belland, Le’s presentation aroused the most interest, “Guided by a trained mind, Danny found our way to the day’s best discussion.” Щ By Ray Watts Staff Writer In addition the offices of ASLMU President, Vice-President of Student Senate, Vice-President of Student Activities, and Sena¬ tors, amendments to the Constitution of ASLMU, which require ratification by fhe stu¬ dent body, will also be appear¬ ing on the ballot this week. For the amendments to become a part of the ASLMU Constitution, they must be approved by a majority of at least 25 percent of the student body, meaning 800 students must vote, and a majority of them must approve of the changes. One of the amendments on the ballot regards the the status of the Student Assembly, a group of representatives from all or¬ ganizations on campus. As of now, the group does not have official ASLMU status. If the amendment passes, the Assem¬ bly will become a permanent piece of ASLMU’s structure. Senator Brian Gurwitz says, “It would be good [the ratification] because it would allow club presidents to get together and have a true voice.” In the candi¬ dates* debate Monday night, both ASLMU presidential can¬ didates, Michelle Nadeau and Mark Kuli, both stated that they were in favor of ratification of the amendment. The second amendment on the ballot changes the Director of Internal Affairs position into a new Executive position, the Vice- President for Public Relations. The new position includes a vote on the Executive Board. Amendment three deals with the Senate Finance Com¬ mittee. It would add a series of amendments to the Senate Constitutional provisions re¬ garding the start of a Senate Finance Committee. The purpose of the body would be to act as a review board for the budget and a regu¬ lator for the Senate in all fiscal expenditures. The body would also work with the current office of the Senate Treasurer. The fourth amendment is a statement requiring all confor¬ mation of appointees to the Executive Board to be completed by May 1. The fifth amendment deals with the office of the President. It states that the President shall have the authority to issue ex¬ ecutive orders, primarily through sponsorship of the Speaker, which shall serve as changes in public policy as is- continued on page 2 r - - news _ Fall semester evaluations released. . . page 2 LMU Men's Chorus invited to Vancouver . . . page 2 4__ _ _ features Meet the Executive VP candi¬ dates. ..page 7 EPIC/Riordan Award winners congratulated . . . page 8 opinion _ The Posties Generation examined . . . page 6 Bush and Broccoli: A national obsession? .. .page 7 a & e Johnny Gill "Rubs You the Right Way". . . page 14 The Cult does the Forum in Electric Style . . .page 10 sports Berger’s opinion on the release of Musburger. . .page 16 LMU baseball sweeps Nevada- Reno . . .page 17 J