VOL 61 • NO. 16
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
FEBRUARY S, m2
Landolphi Addresses the Dangers of Sex
Speaker Tells Students There are No Risk
Groups, All Must Use Common Sense
Suzi Landolphi addressed a full house in St. Robert's Auditorium.
Study Abroad in
Bonn, Germany to
Be Expanded
By Bruce Atwater
Staff Writer
Recognizing the need for an
international experience for all
students, the Study Abroad Office
has introduced ayear-long program
in Bonn, Germany, which will
accommodate students of any
major.
The new program expands on
the Bonn summer study abroad
program which has been very
successful since 1987. Students
will now be able to study in Bonn for
one semester, over the summer, or
for an entire academic year.
Classes will be offered in fine arts,
liberal arts, science, engineering,
business administration, and
German language, making the
program available for students of
any major.
Likewise, to make the program
more convenient and attractive for
students, all credits earned while
studying abroad in Bonn will be
transferred without question. "One
of the major concerns that students
have is whether their credits will
transfer once they are back home.
The big advantage of the new Bonn
program is that the credits earned
are our LMU units, so there is never
a question. They don’t have to
transfer because they are our LMU
classes being taught," said Dr.
Joanne Fisher, the Associate Dean
in charge of the University’s study
abroad program.
Ultimately, the classes which will
be offered will be taught by LMU
faculty, initially, two faculty
members will go, and, "as the
program grows in size we will be
able to send more faculty," said
Fisher. The other faculty will be
from Akademie Niederberg and
Cologne Technical University. The
European professors will be utilized
to teach classes in which they can
add a distinctly European
By Lynn Segas
Assistant News Editor
Friday, January 31 , Sigma Chi
Fraternity, ASLMU, APC,
Student Activities, Student Affairs,
and the Educational Division of the
AIDS Memorial Quilt Committee
sponsored Suzi Landolphi to speak
about safe sex and the AIDS epi¬
demic.
Landolphi’s routine, entitled "Hot,
Sexy, Safer" is a predominantly
stand-up comedy; however, be*
cause of the serious nature of the
topics discussed, she also uses
dramatic interludes. She gives sta¬
tistics regarding people with AIDS
and HIV, the progress of care for
patients overthe past eleven years,
and ways to protect the immune
system, primarily through avoiding
drugs, alcohol, tobacco and stress.
Landolphi, 42, is a graduate of
Middlebury College in Vermont. She
has won awards for producing and
directing videos and films, and has
also directed and performed in
television and theatre productions.
Landolphi started her presenta¬
tion series five and a half years ago,
when she was trained with the sec¬
ond class of AIDS educators in
Boston. Since she has a daughter
in high school, her interest in
speaking has been aimed at that
age group.
“My first presentation was an all¬
day seminar, in the basement of a
church, given to homosexual men,"
said Landolphi, when asked how
she got started. “I worked on a
volunteer basis for two years," she
commented, "but for the past three
years I have been doing this full¬
time. I now do 30 shows per month."
She added, "Since my routine
always includes the audience, each
show varies depending on the
mood and personality of thecrowd."
Landolphi has performed for high
schools and colleges around the
nation. A percentage of the profits
from her presentation is donated
to the Fenway Community Health
Center in Boston for the care and
treatment of AIDS-related projects.
Although Landolphi’s presenta¬
tion is controversial due to the blunt
way in which she presents a usually
delicate issue, reactions were
generally positive.
Jeff Sun, junior, commented, "I
was impressed by the way she
presented her ideas. She made
me much more aware of the
realities." .
He added, "Risk groups are a
myth. Everyone is part of an HIV-
risk group."
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perspective. Fishercommentedthat
"there will always be art and
architecture classes taught by
European faculty because of the
great opportunity for field trips and
excursions.” Fisher also stated that
there will be an LMU business
faculty member as well as a
prof essor from either the Sciences
or Liberal Arts.
All classes will be taught in
English, so no previous knowledge
of German is necessary, but
summer programs are available for
intensive German study to prepare
students for their trip. In addition,
German conversation classes will
be offered for students while they
are in Bonn.
Dr. Fisher and Eva Vajda,
coordinator of international
programs, have made an effort to
make the costs of the Bonn program
equivalent to the same time spent
home at LMU. The cost of the
program covers tuition, room, and
meal plan. All financial aid is
transferable except for work study
and students can choose to live in
dormitories at the Akademie
Niederberg, or with host families.
Travel costs will be managed with
group and student rates for air fare
and other transportation. Bonn is
centrally located for excursions to
Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels,
Strasbourg, and Frankfurt, and
passes are available for rail travel
at very reasonable costs.
“There is no question that
Germany is expensive, but an
evening of pizza and movies in the
Marina is pretty expensive as well.
Students need to look at how they
live now when determining the
affordability of , studying abroad,"
said Fisher. Currently, the exchange
rate from Deutschemark to dollar is
1 to 1.45. Fisher also added
whimsically for those students
whose parents may not want them
going to Europe because of safety
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Low-Cost, Anonymous HIV-
Testing Available Through
Local Hospital Program
Organizers Hope to Screen Ten Thousand
People; To Offer Post-Test Counseling
By Ray Watts
News Editor
Afirst-of-its kind tri-county HIV-
testing program aimed at
anonymously screening 10,000
Southern Californians will be
conducted on February 8 and 15
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The testing will
take place in five local areas.
The hospitals involved are
Century City Hospital and USC
University Hospital. There will also
be testing sites in Long Beach,
Anaheim Hills, and Riverside.
The test will cost $13 and the
public is asked to bring the money
in cash to aid in maintaining
anonymity. The fee includes
individual, pre and post test
counseling, and resource
information on local medical and
psychological support programs.
There is also the option of a
conf irmation test for those who test
positive.
The test is sponsored by Century
City Hospital, USC University
Hospital, AIDS Project L.A., KTTV/
Fox 11 and SmithKIine Beecham
Clinical Laboratories.
Dr. Dan Hyslop, University
Physician, commented, "Whenever
a test is recorded on a medical
record, it sends up a red flag.
Insurance companies are a
business, and if they see a test,
they will think that you are a big
risk."
"It is not right that you can be hurt
[by the insurance companies] by
getting tested, because it is the
wise thing to do. But no one wants
to be around an incurable disease.
Everyone loses when something
can not be cured," said Hyslop.
This opportunity for a low-cost
anonymous test is important for
anyone wondering about their past,
he commented, “I recommend that
anyone who has ever had sex
without a condom to go and get
tested.”
'Testing is so important because
people who are infected should be
able to get the help that they need.
To not be tested only makes it harder
for testing to become something
that people are comfortable with,”
said Hyslop.
He added, "My hope for the future
is that the stigma of being tested
will soon be gone, and it will be
replaced with a feeling of 'no big
deal’ to be tested."
Nurse Practitioner for the
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Student Manager Positions Now
Available For 1992-1993 School Year
By Jenny Shearer
Assistant News Editor
Boyola Marymount University
students have the opportunity
to get a taste of the "real world”
while still on campus, through the
Student Manager Program.
Established in 1 972, the Student
Manager Program is overseen by
the Student Activities Office and
consists of five student managers,
each of whom is responsible for
one of the five facilites on campus:
The Bird Nest, McKay and Sullivan
Lounges, Hannon Loft, Malone
Recreation Center, and St. Robert’s
Auditorium.
Student Managers are the "Chief
Executive Officer" of their facility.
Their responsibilites include hiring,
training, motivating and inspiring a
student staff of approximately
eighteen people; managing the
facility budget; administering
monthly reports; taking inventory;
maintaining the upkeep of the facility
and equipment; working closely with
many LMU offices and serving as a
role model for staff and guests. The
program offers the chance to
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