The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 70, Issue 5 - September 23, 1992

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 Ип 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."