The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 70, Issue 11 - November 11, 1992

VOL. 70 • NO. 11 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY November 11, 1992 University Opens Doors for Open House '92 AlummReturri foiGraiid Reunion s $ $ 4 '' < ' ' ' I4 л W Photo by Река AttBt* Xhe University Choruses helped' to welcome the alumni for their Grand Reunion with а сощ$ПКр') гЫкХ - ■, itl щ { I ||Й| И Ш illl Program Presents Best of University to High School Students and Parents By Ray Watts Editor-in-Chief ШИеу came, they saw, they toured. The 1992 Open House brought over 700 prospective students to the LMU campus on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Along with the potential students, an additional 1,200 family mem¬ bers and friends made the journey to Westchester to learn about Southern California's largest Catho¬ lic University. Matt Fissinger, Director of Ad¬ missions, commented that the day was one of the best in years. “I think the program went very well. I was walking around through¬ out the day, and talking to people. Those I talked to were very im¬ pressed by what they saw and heara, saio t-issinger. The preliminary figures of 1 ,900 people in attendance is higher than previous years. Last year, LMU hosted 1 ,700 people and two years ago, the number was 1 ,400. But what do these numbers mean? Do they mean that more people are going to apply? "We hope so,” said Fissinger. "Our main purpose for Open House is to get people on the campus. This University and these surroundings always make a good impression on people.” He added, "When visitors come to LMU, they always speak very highly of the people they meet while touring the campus.” Sunday’s Open House featured an opening address by Rev. Tho¬ mas P. O’Malley, S.J., President of the University. The Deans of the four colleges gave presentations on the various aspects of their schools, and panel discussions throughout the day welcomed pro¬ spective students and their parents and let them know a little more about the University. Two student panels were held in St. Robert’s Auditorium, which were aimed at providing answers to the direct questions students face in applying to colleges and universi¬ ties. First-year student Donna Varner "The questions which were asked were very good,” said junior Kelly Younger, who was a member of the first panel discussion. He added, "It was really impres¬ sive to see the number of people who took time and helped out with the Open House. It revealed the amount of spirit that many students have for the University. Tthink thii attitude was conveyed tothe people who were visiting.” One of the main concerns that seemed to permeate the day for the visitors was the worry about finances. Many in the crowd ex- directs visitors during Sunday s Open pressed “sticker shock” according to Fissinger, when they were pre¬ sented with the $12,000 tuition fig¬ ure. “It is not a surprise that people are really worried about money, especially in California’s current economy. But we were really try- House. Photo by Diane Zekevat ing to help avoid sticker shock by showing the people what they get for their money, and by explaining the aid program,” said Fissinger. Fissinger added, “For a lot of people, the amounts of money they hear when they come seems astro- continued on раде two... we promise Korean Unification Addressed by Forum Conference to Focus on Community Relations Task Force Economics and Politics Builds Rapport With Westchester By Katherine Bogen Contributor Ш he Community Relations Task Force, a division of EPIC, is run by students with the goal of representing the students of LMU to the neighboring Westchester community. With several innovative pro¬ grams, this four-year-old organiza¬ tion has helped toform ties with the people who live near the Univer¬ sity. According to Rhonda Bethea, student director of Community Re¬ lations Task Force, one of the task force’s newest and most success¬ ful creations is the student/neigh¬ bor complaint program. This program is concerned with maintaining a good relationship between the university's off-cam- pus students and their neighbors in the area surrounding Loyola Mary mount University. With the cooperation of the City Council and the LAPD, the Com¬ munity Relations Task Force works to solve minor problems between the off-campus students and their non-student neighbors befqre something more serious develops and requires police intervention. This program involves an agree¬ ment whit the Los Angeles Police Department which specifies that continued on раде two By Fr. John P. Daly, S.J. Contributor Ип Friday, November 20, the Asian Programs Office of Loyola Mafymount, in cooperation with Sogang University in Seoul, Korea, will present a half-day con¬ ference on “Korean Unification in the Light of New Political Align¬ ments in East Asia.” Two promi¬ nent Sogang faculty, Dr. Rhee Sang-Woo and Dr. Kim Duk- Choong, will be joined by Dr. Lee Ghae-Jin of Claremont McKenna College to present their views on the current political and economic situations of the two Koreas and the hopes for unification of this last divided nation. The conference scheduled for St. Robert’s Auditorium will begin at 8:30 a.m., Friday, November 20, and continue until noon; continen¬ tal breakfast will be served during registration from7:30 a.m. Students with I.D. will be admitted free; the registration free for other which will include the breakfast, is $15. In 1 945, after 35 years of Japa¬ nese occupation, the Korean pen¬ insula was arbitrarily divided at the end of World War II at the 38th Parallel; the north was occupied by Soviet forces, .the south by U.S. forces. Instead of the planned U.N. free elections to unite the country, the communist army of the north invaded the south in 1 950 and the Korean War began, ending only with the armistice of 1953. The tragic division of the Korean nation into the North and South continues until the present time, the last coun¬ try still divided today between com¬ munist and democratic govern¬ ments. However, since the fall of the Soviet Union, South Korea has re¬ sumed diplomatic ties with Russia, the countries of Eastern Europe, and, more recently, the People’s Republic of China. North Korea has thus become more and more iso¬ lated politically, with a resulting de¬ cline in its economy. But numerous negotiations for exchanges and eventual unification have taken place between the two sides in re¬ cent years, so that most Korea- watchers predict that unification is only a matter of time. A united Korea, with more than 65 million people, will be a promi¬ nent political partner in the new Asian order with China, Japan, and Russia; it will also be a strong eco¬ nomic nation, having significant im¬ pact on the economics of its Asian partners as well as on Europe and the United States. However, the reunion of the poorer North with the more prosperous South will place a greater financial burden on the South. The conference will ex¬ amine these and other related is¬ sues; three of the top Korean ex¬ perts will share their views. The Asian Programs at Loyola Marymount University, in coopera¬ tion with Sogang University in Seoul, is pleased to be able to sponsor this conference.