The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 71, Issue 26 - May 4, 1994

L О S • A n g e 3 L e s LOYOLAN VOL. 71 - NO. 26 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY May 4, 1994 Fr. Rausch to Head Theologi¬ cal Studies After Sabbatical Fr. Michael Engh, S.J., replaces Fr. Tom Rausch , S.J., as the Rector of the Jesuit Community this July. By James Keane Assistant News Editor Beginning on July 31 ofthisyear, Fr. Michael Engh, S.J., will re¬ place Fr. Thomas Rausch, S.J., as the Rector of the Jesuit Community at Loyola Marymount. Rausch, whose six-year term as Rector ends this spring, will go on sabbatical and return as chair of the Department of Theological Studies in January 1995. Fr. Engh has been an associate professor of History at LMU since January of 1998. He is an LMU alumnus, having received his bachelor’s degree in 1972 just pre¬ vious to entering the Society of Jesus. Ordained in 1981 in Sacred Heart Chapel, he received his master’s degree from Gonzaga University in Spokane and his doc¬ torate in 1 988 from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Fr. Engh’s family has also had a long history of involvement with Loyola Marymount; two brothers and a sister are alumni, as well as sev¬ eral uncles who graduated from Loyola University at its old location in downtown Los Angeles. In addi¬ tion, his father, a woodworker, carved the altar, pulpit, and chair that grace Sacred Heart Chapel. Fr. Engh will continue to teach one class per semester in the His¬ tory Department after the assump¬ tion of his duties as Rector. A Los Angeles native, Engh has specialized, published, and lectured on the history of Los Angeles, of Southern California, and of religious groups in the L. A. area. He has also published a book, Frontier Faiths , which examines churches and reli¬ gious groups in early Los Angeles. ; In 1991, Fr. Engh served as a crucial proponent for the establish¬ ment of the Los Angeles History Research Groupforthose interested in researching the city’s history. As rector, Fr. Engh will oversee the community of Jesuits living in Xavier Hail, which includes retirees and members working off campus. Outgoing Rector Fr. Rausch, S. J., has been a member of the Theol¬ ogy faculty at Loyola Marymount since 1 976. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1 960 and was ordained in 1972. Rausch received an M.A. in philosophy from Gonzaga Uni¬ versity in Spokane, an S.T.M. from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley in 1972, and a Ph.D. in religion from Duke University in 1976, where he was awarded a Keams fellowship. From 1981 to 1 985, Rausch served as Director of Campus Ministry at LMU. Rausch has also published a num¬ ber of works, including The College Student's Introduction to Theology and Priesthood Today: An Ap¬ praisal. His teaching areas include New Testament, Ecclesiology, Christology, and Ecumenism. Rausch will spend this summer in the Phillipines showing a group of Jesuit scholastics the role of Jesuit ministry in other countries. “I’m looking forward to this summer,” said Rausch, “I’ve never been to Asia. The Phillipines is the most Catholic country in Asia and there are all sorts of development issues and challenges there. I’m looking forward to getting a personal feel for the Phillipines.” In the fall, Rausch will study at the Ecumenical Institute in Collegeville continued bn page two Student Leaders Honored at Awards Convocation Engh Appointed Jesuit Community Rector Focus L.A. Hosts Immigration Debate By Lynn Segas News Editor Bast Thursday, April 29, marked this year’s Student Service and Leadership Awards Convocation, with over forty students being hon¬ ored for their role in the Loyola Marymount and outside communi¬ ties. The convocation featured a keynote address by Daniel P. Garcia, a current Senior Vice Presi¬ dent at Warner Brothers and a 1 972 graduate of Loyola Marymount. The Invocation for the afternoon was delivered by Mark Tucker, with Dr. Lane Bove welcoming the audi¬ ence/and Fr. Thomas O’Malley, S.J., addressing the audience with open¬ ing remarks. O’Malley quoted from Dostoyevsky’s story of two women, one of little faith and one of much faith. New ASLMU President-elect Paul Suppa served as the Master of Ceremonies for the afternoon. Garcia enraptured the audience with a brief history of the momen¬ tous past twenty-five years of his life. Having been drafted into the army because he failed to achieve enough college credits to get an education deferment, Garcia was sent to Vietnam where he served as a sergeant and was wounded in battle. Upon returning to the United States, he immediately re-enrolled at Loyola Marymount and recuper¬ ated while working towards his bach¬ elors degree. After astounding pro¬ fessional success over the next twenty years, Garcia accepted the positron of head of the Los Angeles Police Commission at the repeated requests of then-Mayor Tom Brad¬ ley at the peak of the Darryl Gates crisis. Garcia was personally re¬ sponsible for Gates’ suspension and received scores of threats against his life in the ensuing months. Following Garcia's Speech, Tho¬ mas Calder, professor of Mechani¬ cal Engineering and Lieutenant Colonel of ROTC, presented this year’s Air Force ROTC President’s Award to Tyler Gabriel, a graduat¬ ing senior. Gabriel will be commis¬ sioned into the United States Air Force as a Second Lieutenant in June. The Conroy Journalism Award was given by Dr. Lane Bove to graduating senior J.P. Shields for his efforts as Editor-in-Chief of the 1 993-4 T ower Yearbook. The Male and Female Student Athlete of the Year awards were given out by Athletic Director Brian Quinn. The Female Student Ath¬ lete award was given to graduating senior Lara Labetich from the women’s tennis team. The Male Student Athlete of the Year Award was granted to graduating senior Anthony Napolitano, a baseball player. Napolitano’s father received the award on his behalf, as he was playing an away game at Pepperdine that afternoon. Fernando Moreno presented the Frank Sullivan Social Justice Award to Michael Evans and Lupe Sanchez. The Global Villager Award was presented to Analee Zelaya. The Outstanding Student Orga¬ nizations of the Year Awards were continued on page two By Kent Jancarik Staff Writer Ш symposium entitled “The Im¬ migration Debate: People and Politics,” was held last Thursday, in the McIntosh Center. The sympo¬ sium, which included a panel of experts involved in various aspects of the immigration issue, was the second annual Spring symposium, marking the anniversary of the Los Angeles civil unrest in April of 1 992. The panel consisted of Dr. Gloria Romero, visiting professor, Chicano Studies Department, Ruben Martinez of Pacific News Service and KCET, and Fr. Michael Kennedy, S.J., pastor, Dolores Mis¬ sion. The panel also consisted of two Guatemalan immigrants, both of whom were staying at Dolores Mission, who offered their personal insight and experiences of the im¬ migration issue. Kennedy immediately opened the symposium by explaining the church’s decision to shelter illegal immigrants. ‘There are a lot of sta¬ tistics about how illegal immigrants are helping, and how they are hurt¬ ing. I have listened to a lot of stories. I’ve listened to why they came to this country. We will not close the door and tell them that they are the problem,” he said. Kennedy explained that the Dolores Mission in East Los Ange¬ les, houses and feeds over one hundred illegal immigrants. They also help the immigrants find work. Jose, one of the immigrants, elabo¬ rated on Kennedy’s remarks. He said, “Just as in El Salvador, continued on page two Campus Life — ♦ Perspective — Arts & Entertainment — H ■*— Sports— Interview with Assistant Theatre and Dance Chair Judy Scalin The final Pawprints La Luna Luminosa hits the Bird Nest Baseball takes second in WISL Tournament