LOS ANGELES
LOYOLAN
VOL. 70 • N0. 5
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
September 23, 1992
Carlos Fuentes to Speak at Sacred Heart
He Will Address the Fusion of Cultures
That Columbus' Voyages Created
By Lynn Segas
News Editor
В
arios Fuentes, oneof Mexico’s
most prominent literary fig¬
ures, will speak in Sacred Heart
Chapel at Loyola Marymount Uni¬
versity at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday,
September 26, 1 992.
Fuentes was awarded the
Cervantes Prize for literature on
April 23, 1988, the highest award
given for literature written in Span¬
ish. He has a worldwide reputation
as a novelist and man of letters.
Fuentes was born in 1928 and
spent the early years of his life in
Washington, D.C., where hisfather
was a member of the diplomatic
corps.
Fuentes was Ambassador to
France from Mexico from 1975 to
1977, During 1977, he was the
Norman MacColl Lecturer at St.
Catherine’s College; Cambridge
University, England, and the Vir¬
ginia Gildersleeve Visiting Profes¬
sor at Barnard College in New York
City. In 1978, he held the Henry
Tinker Chair at Columbia Univer¬
sity. He has taught atthe University
of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, El
Colegio Nacional in Mexico, and,
most recently, at Princeton,
Dartmouth, Washington University
in St. Louis, Harvard and Cornell.
Dr. Katharine B. Free, professor
of Theatre Arts and Director of the
Marymount Instiiute, describes
Fuentes as “a tremendously dy¬
namic speaker and magnificent
novelist who combines the imagi¬
nation of mythology with insights
into the special and historical con¬
dition of real people.”
She continued, “We will have a
cross-section of people from across
campus in the audience, including
faculty , staff and students. We have
150 students signed up and are
expecting approximately 800
people in the audience. The audi¬
ence will even include the Consul
Generals of Spain and Mexico. “
His novel, Old Gringo , was re¬
cently made into a film, and an¬
other novel, The Campaign, is
receiving brilliant reviews in Ameri¬
can literary journals. His newest
book, The Buried Mirror, is a com¬
panion piece to an acclaimed docu¬
mentary on the culture and history
of Latin America, which aired on
cable television in April 1 992.
He also writes for many Euro¬
pean magazines, and his writings
have appeared in many American
publications, such as The Nation,
Vanity Fair, The New York Times,
and The New York Times Book
Review.
Fuentes will be speaking about
the fusion of European culture and
Indian culture that occurred when
Columbus arrived in America. It will
be the culmination of the Marymount
Institute’s commemoration of the
Columbian Quincentenary.
A book signing will follow the
lecture, and books will be available
for purchase in the bookstore and
at the lecture. The books will be
available in either Spanish or En¬
glish. However, there will be a limit
of three books per person fpr the
signing.
The lecture is sold but, due to the
overwhelming response of LMU
students, faculty/and staff, and the
Carlos Fuentes will speak to the LMU community on Saturday lcRcUtlOM
response of the general Los Ange¬
les community. Free said, "We are
still receiving calls daily inquiring
about tickets. We are honored to
have such a literary force speaking
to us.”
Human Resources Creates New Options
PIRA Will Help Students
Find Business Connections
By Lynn Segas
I News Editor
■n Tuesday, September 29,
1992, the first meeting of the
Loyola Mary mount student chapter
of Human Resources will take place.
The organization has an affiliation
I with the local professional associa¬
tion of Personnel Industrial Rela¬
tions Association (PIRA).
Dr. Charles Vance, associate
I professor of Management, said,
I “We are shunning the word ’per¬
sonnel,' though, because it con-
lnotes a paper-pushing job of no
influence. Now, these jobs are so
I important because the recruitment
of talent, despite sex, disability,
race or anything else, and the main¬
tenance of that talent, is an integral
part of the success of an organiza¬
tion.”
He continued, “Organizations
compete through the strength of
their people. The biggest improve¬
ment to be made is in the process
of work. Because organizations get
their ideas from the people, the
way that those people are treated
is critical.”
‘The process of work is improved
for two reasons. One is the human¬
istic experience. If employees are
treated better, they will respond
and contribute in more positive
ways to the organization. Thus, it
will be a rewarding experience for
both the employee and the man¬
ager,” Vance explained.
‘The second reason is for sur¬
vival in the competitive environ¬
ment. It seems to be a trend, that
organizations who know how to
manage their human resources are
more successful because they gain
more innovative ideas from their
employees,” Vance said.
“PIRA is working very closely
with this chapter. They are enthusi¬
astic about getting students in¬
volved in this organization. They
are an integral part because they
are helping students start their pro¬
fessional network, so that when
they get out of school they have
contacts,” Vance said.
“We will have monthly luncheons
with the members of PIRA,” he
continued. “There will also be
speakers from the Professional
Human Resource Executive cover¬
ing timely, current issues.”
Vance expanded, ‘This organi¬
zation will have opportunities within
the community, as well as the ben¬
efits of starting business connec¬
tions now. There will be paid intern¬
ships available. We have success¬
fully had students work with The
Los Angeles 77mesandARCO very
successfully.”
This program is open to the en¬
tire Loyola Marymount community.
Vance stressed how important a
liberal arts education is in the busi¬
ness com munity . This organization
is aimed at anyone interested in a
career dealing with people.
Vance said, “Human, Resources
represents another career option.
There are positions available for
early entry or for long-term posi¬
tions.”
He stressed, “There are now po¬
sitions appearing for Vice Presi¬
dent of Human Resources, and
these people are making $600,000.
It is high profile; the contacts made
are invaluable.”
The student chapter of Human
Resources at LMU will include MBA
students, members from PIRA,
alumni and students of any grade
level. They are hoping to provide
role models for the students. Since
most of the MBA students and
alumni are employed, they will bring
valuable resources to the chapter.
“Human Resources is a good
career option, or a stepping stone
to other business careers, like man¬
agement or finance. It gives you
skills that can be applied in many
other situations,” Vance concluded.
LMU Helps Raise Money for People With AIDS
|By Lynn Segas
I News Editor
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Sunday, September 20,
1 992, over 1 00 people repre¬
senting Team LMU participated in
the AIDS Walk.
The more than three million dol¬
lars raised will be used for AIDS
Project Los Angeles, an organiza¬
tion which focuses on public edu¬
cation and services to those people
Infected with the AIDS virus. They
provide services such as food, le¬
gal counseling, and rides to the
doctor, or grocery shopping, to
people with AIDS.
Mary Beth Padburg, President of
Gryphon Circle said, “I was ex¬
tremely proud. The team at least
doubled from last year. I am glad
that the community is becoming
aware of an important issue.”
Barbara Avery, Student Activites,
said, "Gryphon Circle did an excel¬
lent job getting people involved in
the AIDS Walk this year. There
were people who came out and
walked, when they had never signed
up.”
“There are so many ways to show
support: financial contributions,
education. But, the most important
thing is to show support. We wanted
to send a message on Sunday to
those people already afflicted with
the disease. The message that we
senton Sunday was tothose people
who already have the disease. We
want them to know that we care and
do not want to lose any more people
to this disease,” she said.
Avery continued, "Your genera¬
tion is the one the most affected by
this disease. All of us will know
someone with the disease or some¬
one who has died of the disease.”
“LMU needs to make more of a
committment to helpthepeople with
AIDS. We need to do more. During
October, there will be many pro¬
grams put on by the University in
hopes of educating the community
and getting them more actively in¬
volved in the fight against this dis¬
ease,” Avery said.
Junior Kristen Pratt talked about
her experiences on the walk, “It
was a very positive experience see¬
ing so many different kinds of people
joined together in the fight against
AIDS. I am proud to have been a
part of such a worthwhile cause
and hope that more students will
participate next year.”
The walk raised a total of 3 mil¬
lion dollars, and LMU, through
pledges raised by the participants,
raised about $2,000.
36,000 people were greeted by
Sarah Jessica Parker and Marlee
Matlin, as they hosted the opening
ceremonies. There were speakers,
songs and thanks to the unexpect¬
edly large crowd.
Orange juice and water were pro¬
vided to the participants by Von's
and Sparklett's. The walk was a10
kilometer loop, which started and
ended at Paramount Studios.
Barbara Avery concluded, “I have
already lost one friend to this dis¬
ease and do not want to lose any¬
more."