Volume 67
Issue 6
Circulation 3,000
October 4, 1989
news
University Committee
appointments . . .page 2
Faculty Senate holds first
meeting . . .page3
features
Special Games recruits
teamleaders . . . page 5
Direct Route recreation
classes begin . . .page 6
opinion
Political rebirth in the
Soviet Union
л
. page 8
Solving the Crack problem
in the U.S. . . . page 9
a & e
Don Henley performs at
Universal . . .page 11
Telling Time discloses
rape experience . . . page 11
Coelho Calls for
Real Leadership
Convocation Hour Speech
Covers Politics and Ethics
LMU Freshmen Retreat in Malibu
By Thomas M. Lynch
News Editor
Khursday, September 28,
marked the homecoming of
former Democratic Majority
Whip and alumnus, Tony
Coelho. Coelho was given the
opportunity to visit with former
professors and address a politi¬
cal science class. However, the
primary reason for his visit was
to speak to the students, faculty
and administration of Loyola
Maiymount University.
Coelho spoke to a crowd of
over 200 during convocation
hour in St. Roberts Auditorium.
Covering a range of topics,
Coelho began with a reminis¬
cence of the death of President
Kennedy, as he remembered the
experience sitting in the old
Loyola University" baiber shop
near the mailroom. This prel¬
ude of politics segued into his
own political career; from
humble beginnings to the power
of Majority Whip, despite the
difficulties faced from attempts
at suicide and being an epilep¬
tic*
Coelho then spoke candidly
about his withdrawal from poli¬
tics. He stated, "I offer no
excuses. . .If you give yourself up
as nn example and you violate
that, be prepared to make the
right decision. " Coelho asserted
his innocence regarding the
accusation, levied by the Wash -
tngton Post , of his alleged pur¬
chase of bonds with campaign
funds. He further stressed re-
peatedfy tfrat "facts don’t count
in politics. . . perceptions count."
Referring to his decision to leave
politics, Coelho said, "The intel¬
lectual decision to leave public
service was the easiest thing I’ve
done. The hardest thing was to
cany it out"
The central theme of
v Coelho’s speech centered
around the idea of “using the
podium." Coelho called for "true
leadership" and stated that al¬
though he believes Bush to be a
qualified leader, Bush needs to
use up some of his ’popularity
points* and lead. According to
Coelho, leadership needs to be
asserted in the areas of Eastern
Europe, Drugs, and Education.
In addition, he stated that money
is what is important in these
areas, not rhetoric. Stressing
that the leaders of today pri¬
marily affect "the young people,
Bast Friday at 5:00 p.m., 98
Freshmen arrived at the Cot¬
tontail Ranch in Malibu, the site
of the 1989 Freshman Retreat.
The students were greated by
Campus Ministry representa¬
tives and the student retreat
leaders.
The theme for Friday was
“Getting to Know One Another."
To accomplish this theme,
nametags were distributed and
various ice-breakers were of¬
fered, including: a human sig¬
nature scavenger hunt and a
large round of "people to
people V-a highly interactive,
personal game. The freshmen
then drew numbers and split
into groups that would last the
remainder of the weekend. Each
group was lead by two student
leaders or a member of campus
ministry.
____________________________ Friday night was highlighted
_ , . . , , , , . . . , by a Candlelight prayer service,
Freshmen and student leaders form groups to begin icebreakers. J J
photo courtesy of public relation*
Coelho speaks to over 200 students , and faculty in St. Roberts.
the students," Coelho asserted
that these people need to be
taking a more active interest in
world decisions to safeguard
their future.
During the question and
answer period that followed the
address, Coelho provided re¬
sponses on such topics as drug
cartels, ethics, leverage
buyouts, and the Republicans.
Commenting on Coelho’s visit
and presentation, Fr. Loughran
stated, "I might not agree with
eveiything he suggests, [but] I
hope that Coelho will still be a
public voice. In some way I’m
sure that he will be."
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with spirited music performed
by Father George Wanser, S. J.
Expressing her satisfaction with
the service, Freshman Maria
Sandstrum stated, "The candles
brought out a feeling of com¬
munity and happiness." The
evening concluded with most of
the students turning in for the
night, while others went hiking
through the mountain trails.
The showers were crowded
early Saturday morning so ev¬
eryone would be ready for an
8:00 a.m. breakfast. Activities
began directly after the meal
with a theme of “Getting to Know
Yourself." There was much self¬
reflection, and sharing of fears
within the weekend groups. At
one point, the 26 male students
were separated from the 72
females to discuss the pros and
cons of the opposite sexes. When
the groups were brought back
together, a battle of the sexes
ensued. Voicinghis opinion, Pat
Aluise said, "It was fun to watch
how guys and girls can totally
continued on page 3
By Elizabeth Capps
Staff Writer
Professor's
Racial Slurs
Upset Class
By Ray Watts
Staff Writer
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unprecedented event took
place last Friday in Math
154, a probability and statistics
class. After acting strangely for
half the class, the instructor. Dr.
Edward Sabotka, began to make
racial remarks toward black and
Asian students say witnesses.
According to students in the
class, Sabotka entered the class
in a fairly disheveled and inco¬
herent state. Throughout the first
half of the class, he made several
strange remarks regarding such
things as stereotypical attitudes
toward certain minorities and
the attractiveness of black and
white girls. He further alluded to
people wanting to get him.
Witnesses say Sabotka was
in an excited state, constantly
pacing from one side of the room
to the other. After leaving the
room for a few minutes, he came
back in and began making more
blatant racial remarks. He made
comments that no black people
go to school at LMU, yet the
security guards are all black. At
this point, he also began to of¬
fend class members by using the
words "nigger" and “chink."
Quickly, several people got up
and left the class. When Sabotka
noticed them leave, he put his
head in his hands and told ev¬
eryone else to leave as well.
Mallory Brown, one of the
students who walked out, said,
"I’m angry that the racial prob¬
lem still exists, even if he was
drunk or not." Another student,
Laurie Wiard, said, "It was a
frightening experience, I was
scared."
On Monday, Dr. Callinan,
the Dean of the College of Sci¬
ence and Engineering, spoke to
the class — apologizing for the
remarks made on Monday. "We
are extremely sorry for the inci¬
dent that took place on Friday,"
said Callinan, "Dr. Sabotka is no
longer employed by the Univer¬
sity."
Dr. George Morten, the di¬
rector of Black Student Serv¬
ices, states, "Of course people
were alarmed and outraged.
Meetings are being planned to
discuss this incident, along with
other problems, in the near fu¬
ture." m
Last week, the Loyolan mistakenly
published the location of Coelho's
speech as Gersten Pavilion. We
apologize for any problems the error
may have caused.
sports ^
Intramural season
starts up. . . page 15
Women's volleyball makes
comeback . . .page 14
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