The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 67, Issue 24 - April 18, 1990

Volume 67 Issue 24 Circulation 3,000 April 18, 1990 ASLMU Elections Narrowly Decided President Wins by 84, Vice President by Ten By Beverly Butler Assistant News Editor Шеекэ of hand shaking, ad¬ vertising, and speech giv¬ ing culminated in the announce¬ ment of the ASLMU election winners on Friday, April 6. The election this year had “the high¬ est ever turnout” with 1,368 ballots cast, according to Jon¬ athan Fairtlough, an elections committee member. “The elections this year were extraordinarily clean,” said Fairtlough. “No warnings were issued, and the candidates worked within the by-laws.” The final margins between the can¬ didates which determined the winners were also exceptionally close this year. Michelle Nadeau was elected President by 53.05% of the total ballots cast, with Mark Kuli running close behind with 46.95%. The race between Ollie Cantos and Sundafu Kawah finished with the closest final turnout. Kawah won with 56.37%, which is only ten more votes than Cantos* percentage of 49.63. According to Fairtlough, “An exact tie was needed for a run-off, but it was very, very close.” The office of Vice President and Director of Student Affairs will be filled by Eric Francis- coni, who ran unopposed, as did Britt Legaspi, Vice Presi¬ dent, Activities Programming Commission. Fifteen candidates ran for nine senatorial positions, with MarkServino (48.80%), Monique Merlino (4 1 .89%), Greg Miller (61.10%), Brighton Bacchus (42.70%), Travis Lawmaster (40.00%), John Baumann (40.50%), Janel D. White (55.18%), Belinda Olmos (39.05%), and Teresa Castorena (39.92%) being voted into office. In addition to the candi¬ dates, voters were also asked to vote on various amendments to the ASLMU Constitution. Amendments I, II, and III passed by a majority. The first amendment makes the Student Assembly a perma¬ nent piece of ASLMU’s struc¬ ture, giving it official ASLMU status. The second amendment changes the position of the Di¬ rector of Internal Affairs into a new Executive position, the Vice President for Public Relations, giving the officer a vote on the Executive Board. The third amendment adds a series of amendments to the Senate Constitutional provi¬ sions regarding the start of a Senate Finance Committee. Elections Committee mem¬ ber Eric Johnston, who has served on the Committee for two years, said, "Both major races were extremely close. I think the close margins dem¬ onstrated that the student body had support for all four candi¬ dates. I hope that Mark and Ollie will be involved in ASLMU next year, for we need those types of active people in our student government.” Ц LMU Values Survey Covers Abortion, Homosexuality, Drugs, Racism, Sex By Dee Dee Arritt Senior Writer auring the Spring 1989 se¬ mester, Loyola Marymount University replicated a values survey carried out at Loyola Uni¬ versity of the South in 1984 and 1987. Dr. Loretta Morris of the Sociology Department worked with Father Fichter of Loyola University of the South and was able to compare the 1987 study with LMU’s 1989 study. The study looked at areas such as behavioral values, social issues, and occupational values. Some significant results were in the behavioral portion of the survey. At both universities, seniors were more convinced of the injustice of cheating than were the freshman. Dr. Morris observed that the difference may lie not only in four years of hard work, but also in the seniors* ^news Gay and Lesbian awareness day at LMU . . . page 1 Value survey published by LMU professor . . . page 1 pride in achievement. In regard to homosexual relations it was found that at both universities freshman are significantly more condemnatory then seniors. LMU freshman and seniors find the regular use of marijuana more reprehensible than New Orleans students. There is also similar permissiveness with both schools to tolerate exces¬ sive drinking and premarital sexual behavior. There are two social issues that the majority of LMU stu¬ dents considered more impor¬ tant than LU students. The promotion of a nuclear weapons freeze is higher for LMU, and an Equal Rights Amendment for women was favored by both schools, but a lot more by LMU. In general, Dr. Morris observed that LMU students compared with New Orleans students, are more morally aware on selected social issues than they are on features _ Campus to celebrate Earth Day . . . page 2 Melany Nunez offers advice to student leaders . . . page 2 most sexual issues. Dr. Morris also found sig¬ nificant differences between Loyola Maiymount’s colleges with respect to certain social issues. Fifty percent of Liberal Arts students favored guaran¬ teed family wage, while only 34% of Science and Engineering students did. One out of three Science and Engineering stu¬ dent favored abolishing the death penalty, while in the Col¬ lege of Communications and Fine Arts only half that number favored its abolition. Dr. Morris found that 30% of the men surveyed agreed with the passing of legislation to prohibit elective abortions while only 21% of the women sur¬ veyed agreed to such legisla¬ tion. “Everyone needs some kind of meaning in life to give them something to work towards. One goes to college to make himself opinion "Moral Obedience" to God praised . . . page 5 Information on 90-91 Loyolan staff applications . . . page 5 more marketable, to increase his earning power." So writes an LMU senior biology major at the end of the 1989 spring se¬ mester. He represents the se¬ cure and stable future that 82% of LMU seniors agree they want. Only a minority of LMU seniors anticipate their ideal job will yield a good deal of money. Almost three fourths of LMU students anticipate that their future occupation will give them the opportunity to be creative, to work with people and be helpful to others. An overwhelming 90% of students from the College of Communications and Fine Arts expect to have the opportunity to be creative. 81% of Liberal Arts students expect to work with people rather than things, and 83% of Liberal Arts stu¬ dents believe their future work will be helpful to others. continued on page 9 a&e _ Chorale celebrates silver anniversary . . . page 7 An inspirational tribute to Hank Gathers . . . page 7 Gays to Host Awareness Day The Alliance of Gays and Lesbians -Loyola Marymount University will be sponsoring a Lesbian and Gay Awareness Day, Thursday, April 19, 1990. According to a flyer put out by the organization, “The pur¬ pose of the day is to educate the LMU community about what it means to be lesbian or gay or both on this campus and in society generally.” An information fair will be on Alumni Mall from 1 1 :00-2:00 pm, with information from dif¬ ferent organizations within the local community. “Who’s Afraid of Project 10" is a video which will be pre¬ sented in St. Robert’s 353 at 12:15 pm, 1:15 pm, and 2:15 pm. Project 10 is a counseling service for gay and lesbian teens, and exists only in the Los Ange¬ les area. Dr. Uribe, who founded the program at Fairfax High School, will be available to an¬ swer questions after the 1:15 showing. An open forum on homo¬ phobia will be in Mayer Theater from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Carol Anderson from the Gay and Lesbian Association Against Defamation, Adele Starr from Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, and Zeke Zeidler from the Lesbian and Gay Public Awareness Project, will address the question of homophobia as a prejudice. The day will end with a poetry reading in Sullivan Lounge from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Original works will be read by Los Ange¬ les area gay and lesbian poets. LMU Joins Earth Day Celebration Loyola Maiymount will join the nation in celebrating Earth Day on Sunday, April 22. A variety of events have been scheduled including teach-ins, speakers, an environmental fair, and an ecological art presenta¬ tion. Organizations such as Earthwatch, Greenpeace, and the Sierra club, as well as many others, will be available to an¬ swer questions and provide ca¬ reer information. Students interested in more information may call Madison Laird at 821-6329. National Math Week Starting This Sunday marks the beginning of Mathematics Awareness Week. The theme for 1990 is Communicating Mathe¬ matics. Schools around the nation will emphasize the criti¬ cal role math plays in the U.S. sports ^ LMU Tennis to begin confer¬ ence tournament . . . page 9 LMU Baseball wins 14 of IS, to move up in polls. . . page 10 _ l _ / v