Volume 68
Issue 27
Circulation 3,000
May 12,1990
Westhead Speaking at Graduation
Student Reaction Prompts
Administration's Invitation
By Beverly M. Butler
News Editor
Student reaction to the state¬
ment released by Father
Loughran ’s office on April 26
announcing, ^There will be no
commencement address at this
year’s ceremonies,** was heard
by the administration.
“I was disappointed when I
found out there wasn’t going to
be a speaker,** said graduating
senior April Lackey.
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think
Westhead is a great choice. He
is inspirational and close to our
hearts. I think hell have impor¬
tant things to say.**
This feeling was evidently
shared by many members of the
Loyola Maiymount community.
In the May 2 issue of the Loyo-
lan, an editorial was run en¬
titled, “We Want Coach Wes¬
thead, ** called for Paul Westhead,
the Lions’ head basketball
coach, to give the keynote ad¬
dress at this year’s graduation.
In the same spirit, the Stu¬
dent Senate held a formal de¬
bate, with the end result being a
suggestion to the administra¬
tion that Westhead be invited to
speak during the ceremonies.
Senator Brighton Bacchus
commented, “I think Westhead
is the perfect speaker in the
perfect year. He signifies the LMU
spirit of’never die and overcome
all adversity.”*
Michelle Nadeaui ASLMU
President, addressed a letter to
Father Loughran asking that
Westhead be “offered the oppor¬
tunity to fill that void.**
Nadeau said, ’’I’m really,
really pleased that this worked
out. I kept getting approached
by students asking me why Wes¬
thead couldn’t speak at gradu¬
ation, and I picked up on the
[editorial] that was run in the
paper and decided to talk to
some of the administration. I
seemed to be getting a negative
reaction, and then they called
me last week and said it was
going to happen. This was some¬
thing the students really wanted,
and I think the administration
took that into consideration,
By Eric L. Johnston
Editor-in-Chief
St the close of this academic
year , Fr. Albert Koppes ,
O.Carm., will step down as
Loyola Marymowit University's
Academic Vice President. He
has held the position for the
past 8 years. After a trip to the
Midwest this summer , Koppes
plans to go on sabbatical for a
year and then to return to teach¬
ing in LMUs Education Depart-
Paul Westhead , Lions' basketball
which makes me really happy."
According to Jonathan
Fairtlough, ASLMU Vice Presi¬
dent of Public Relations,
Loughran called to say "thanks
for the suggestion," and he
would be acting upon it.
Father Richard Robin, S.J. ,
Assistant to the President,
commented, “I think it’s great
Photo Courtesy of Athletics Department
coach, will speak at Commencement.
Paul’s doing it. It is a fitting
recognition for what he has done
for the team — being with them
during the difficult period after
the Gathers tragedy, and for the
professional way he handled all
the aspects of both the tragedy
and the play-offs. He is a true
inspiration."
m
Koppes Leaving AVP
Post, Discusses LMU
ment. Last week, he talked with
the Loyolan on his last 8 years
as the AVP as well as his hopes
for the future of academics at
LMU.
On his departure at this
time: “I felt that 8 years is long
enough. The time commitment
wears on you after a while. I
have a hard time being a priest
due to the amount of time in¬
volved, and I don’t want to give
up being a priest. Also, if I stay
much longer out of teaching, it
Continued on page 5
University Relations
Father Koppes,
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. Carm., leaving on sabbatical before returning to teach.
g|cierfeerantf^gineering'!
To lose Gallinan as Dean
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Sraduatton time is here | and
Loyola Maiymount musts
say good-bye to more than just
the | graduating seniors. Dr.
Science and Engineering Col¬
lege, is stepping down from his
position in order to take a year’s
sabbatical, after which he will
return %3i:1t||Usand continue
teaching
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Department of
Mechanical Engineering, an
opportunity herhasn’t been able
to take advantage of during his
nine years as Dean.
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| Dt> Chinan received his
Bachelor
оЩ5с1епсе
degree in
Mechamca%:®nglneering at
Loyola Univefeib^Jn 1657. He
completed |hi| post graduate
studies at UCLA, earning both a
Master's anftJ PhD.^ CalHnan
worked “in field* for a few
years, and then returned to LMU
to continue teaching. In 1980,
Cafiinan was made the Dean of
Science andEngineering, where
he continued to serve the LMU
community;
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""’’1 Now that he has “accom¬
plished what I set out to do,**
Cafiinan is leaving to study the
rote? of computers in Engineer-
jug |1 the University of Califor¬
nia Irvine, He wifi Teium in the
fall of 1991 to teach the new
computers 4 tb the students at
I V>y:;The ribiy Dean Uf Sctence
and Engineering wifi be Dr,
Gerald Jakubowski from Mem¬
phis State University, where he
;iis ;:.cufrently Acting Deairi|
Jakubowski came to LMU oh
Thursday* May 10, and is re¬
maining through the weekend
id >$fder to attend the * Com¬
mencement ceremonies.
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Photobyi^eierTa^or:
Dean Caltinan, taking sabbatical,
CSU Press
Conference
Probes Issues
By Ray Watts
Assistant News Ekiitor
In response to what they have
called, “the administration’s
unwillingness to respond to the
urgency of the racial situation
on campus." The Concerned
Students Union held a press
conference on the steps of Sacred
Heart Chapel on Wednesday,
May 2.
With television crews from
many local stations in atten¬
dance, CSU Vice President
Candice Anderson read a pre¬
pared statement. She said that
the purpose of the press confer¬
ence was to express frustration
over the administration’s lack of
action regarding minority issues,
and to make people aware that
racial issues are a factor at LMU.
The main topic of the press '
conference was the status of the
Select Committee’s Report on
Racism, which was released on
March 16. Speaking on the
report, Anderson said, “Al¬
though the President’s report
makes specific recommenda¬
tions required to improve the
racial climate at LMU, the Uni¬
versity has been reluctant to act
on implementing the recommen¬
dations.
In addition, the statement
said that the University has
shown “arrogant disregard** for
the minority community. Giv¬
ing an example, Anderson said
the report has 36 recommenda¬
tions contained within it, and
Fr. Laughran has implemented
only 2 of them, one of which he
changed considerably from the
original recommendation.
The statement also dis¬
cusses CSU’s concern over the
goals statement for the Univer¬
sity. Saying that the CSU had
read the initial draft of the state¬
ment, Anderson commented,
“We have found the document
to be inherently racist."
CSU claims that there is a
serious contradiction between
what Fr. Laughran has prom¬
ised them, and what is being de¬
livered. A statement released
from Fr. Laughran’s office in
March said, “The [select com¬
mittee’s] report should also be
integrated with the work of the
Planning Council." CSU con¬
tends that it has not found that
integration in the documents
that they have read. Anderson
said, “If the report of the Plan¬
ning Committee is a blueprint
for the future of the University,
and it does not include the rec¬
ommendations on how Loyola
Marymount can improve the ra¬
cial climate, then where does
that leave us?"
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Congratulations to the 1 990
Loyola Marymount University Graduates
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