The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 71, Issue 27 - May 14, 1994

L О S • A n £ l e ] l e s L o s A n g e l e s LOYOLAN VOL. 7 1 • N0. 2 7 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY May 14, 1994 Commencement 1994 Fills Sunken Gardens By Lynn Segas News Editor, 1993-94 ШИе 82nd annual Loyola Mary- mount University Undergradu¬ ate Commencement Exercises will be held at 1 0 a.m. JS/lay 1 4, in Sunken Gardens, where a total of approxi¬ mately 1,200 bachelor’s degrees will be conferred upon the candi¬ dates. On Sunday, May 15, the Graduate Commencement Exer¬ cises will take place, in which ap¬ proximately 200 candidatesfrom the graduate division will receive their masters degrees. The Baccalaureate Mass and Reception will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 1 3, in Gersten Pavilion. An honorary degree will also be presented at Commencement to Bob Newhart. Newhart, a stand up comic and longtime sitcom star, will also address the graduates. Newhart began his career as a co¬ median as a standup comic in Chi¬ cago while working on his educa¬ tion at Loyola University of Chi¬ cago. He is best known for his lead comedy roles in several hit televi¬ sion shows, beginning with The Bob Newhart Show. Next, Newhart starred in Newhart, where he played an eccentric innkeeper holding do¬ minion over a cast of troubled char¬ acters. His most recent show, Bob featured Newhart as a cartoon artist surounded by a neurotic supporting cast. Newhart’ s link to Loyola Mary- mount University extends beyond his own Jesuit education. His daugh¬ ter, Jennifer, attended LMU forthree years as a television production major. The search for a speaker for this year’s Commencement Exercises extends back over a year. Rev. Thomas P. O’Malley, University President, commenting on what the committee looks for in a speaker, said the person, “needs to be a star, regardless of how great a speaker he or she is, in order to keep the audience’s attention. Mr. Newhart is a spectacular speaker. He will be fun, and also have a message to convey.” This year’s Commencement Ex¬ ercises see more than just the gradu¬ ation of seniors; it also marks the departure of a number faculty and staff members who are either retir¬ ing or going on sabbatical. Tvyo faculty members will, be retiring, Fr. John Killeen, S.J. from the Eco¬ nomics Department and Dr. Alfred Lightfoot from the School of Educa¬ tion. Many faculty members have had sabbaticals approved either one LMU Community Mourns Loss of Dr. Nathan Jones By Matt Parlow Sta ff Writer D r. Nathan Jones, a Visiting As¬ sistant Professor of Theologi¬ cal Studies, passed away on Satur¬ day, May 7, following a lengthy ill¬ ness. A memorial service was held Wednesday, May 11, in Sacred HeartChapel. Dr. Jones had taught at Loyo|a Marymount since 1 992. A vigil was held for Dr. Jones last night, May 13, at 7 p.m. in Trans¬ figuration Church on Martin Luther King Boulevard. A Mass of Chris¬ tian Burial will be held at T ransfigu- ration Church today at 12:30 p.m. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cem¬ etery in Culver City. Dr. Jones received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wis¬ consin in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1975. His graduate training was continued at Mundelein College in Chicago, Illinois in 1978. Jones received his doctorate from the Union Graduate School in Cincin¬ nati, Ohio, in 1982. In the ensuing years, he also did academic work in psychoanalytic approaches to children’s develop¬ ment at the Erikson Institute for -Advanced Study in Child Develop¬ ment at the Loyola University School of Education in Chicago, Illinois, in Art Therapy at Ursuline College in Cleveland, Ohio, and in Jungian Psychology at the C.G. Jung Cen¬ ter in Evanston, Illinois. Dr. Jones also worked as an edu¬ cation consultant for both Protes¬ tant and Catholic churches and in¬ stitutions seeking to enhance pas¬ toral care for racial minorities. He also lectured in graduate-level reli¬ gious studies at numerous colleges and universities, including Xavier University in New Orleans, Mundelein College in Chicago, John Carroll University in Cleveland, the Catholic Theological Union in Chi¬ cago, and the University of San Francisco. At LMU, Jones worked in the Pastoral Studies graduate program. While in Chicago, Dr. Jones ad¬ ministered a two-year program for catechisttraining aimed at “strength¬ ening the quality and competence of catechetical ministry in parishes and schools” of the Catholic Arch¬ diocese of Chicago. He also served at various points in the last decade as Director of Religious Education in three urban parishes with multi¬ national and multicultural congre¬ gations. continued on page two semester of the 1 994-95 year or for the entire academic year. Those whose sabbaticals have been ap¬ proved for the fall of 1994 are Bogidar Avramov, Music; Larry Ber¬ nard, Psychology; Michael Brodsky, Art & Art History; Rebecca Crawford, Chemistry/Biochemistry; Alan Fal¬ con, Accounting; Franklin Fisher, Mechanical Engineering; Michael Foy, Psychology; Katherine Harper, Art & Art History; Fred Keisner, Management; David Killoran, En¬ glish; Tom Rausch, S.J. , Theologi¬ cal Studies; Maria Venegas, Mod¬ ern Languages; Thomas Zachariah, Mathematics; and Linda Zagzebski, Philosophy. Faculty whose sabbaticals have been approved for the Spring of 1 995 are John Connolly, Thological Studies; Allen Gray, Finance/CIS; Michael Geis, Chemistry/Biochem¬ istry; Sharon Locy, English; Loretta Morris, Sociology; Jeff Sanny, Phys¬ ics; Judith Scalin, Theatre Arts/ Dance; and Anthony Smulders, CFMM, Biology. The faculty whose sabbaticals have been approved for the 1994- 95 academic year are Michael Danciger, Biology; Michael Genovese, Political Science; Victoria Graf, School of Education; Cheryl Grills, Psychology; Linda Leon, Finance/ClS; Timothy Shanahan, Philosophy; and Ernest Sweeney, S.J., History. Concerning the graduating se¬ niors, Paul Suppa, ASLMU Presi¬ dent, said, “It’s sad to see the se¬ niors graduate because you think that we will not be able to replace their energy and talents. But then, you come back to Orientation and you realize that the traditions of Loyola Marymount are continuous ones.” Dr. Nathan Jones , Visiting Assistant Professor of Theological Studies since 1992 , died Saturday , May 7, following a lengthy illness. rnuiu vuui icsy ui nuwarq i^civiiytur One of two student-constructed cars which competed in last month's Baja competition against 59 cars from forty other universities. Baja Cars Bring Accolades to Ten Student Engineers By Kent Jancarik Assistant News Editor Я his year’s mini Baja car compe¬ tition was held last month in El Paso, Texas, with twelve Loyola Marymount students traveling to El Paso to participate in the competi¬ tion. The three-day competition fea¬ tured 59 cars from forty universities, including entries from Mexico and Canada. The two cars entered by LMU students placed twelfth and fourteenth in the final tally for the competition. The competition fea¬ tured student-built cars in a variety of events, including tests of accel¬ eration, hill climbing, endurance, and maneuverability. T earn member Howard DeRuyter described the motivation behind building a car for the competition: “Being a mechanical engineer, I wanted to build something tangible and fun to race.” According to DeRuyter, the twelve LMU students who traveled to the competition learned the meaning of devotion in the course of construction. “Every day for four months, we worked a couple of hours a day; six people on the old car and six on the new one,” he said. Fellow team member David continued on page three