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LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY November 9, 1 994
Students Gain Top Posts at JUSTICE Conference
Matthew Parlow Elected National
Chair; J Graigory Elected Secretary
Photo Courtesy of Paul Suppa
Paul Suppa , Matthew Parlow, Donna Varner, and J Graigory
represented Loyola Marymount at this year's JUSTICE conference .
By Kent Jancarik
Assistant News Editor
On October 27, J.U.S.T.I.C.E.
(Jesuit University and Col¬
lege Students Concerned with Em¬
powerment) delegates Matthew
Parlow and Donna Varner, accom¬
panied by ASLMU President Paul
Suppa and ASLMU Vice President
for Public Relations J Graigory, trav¬
eled to Georgetown University in
Washington D.C. to attend the
fourth annual JUSTICE conference.
The LMU representatives joined
delegates and representatives from
fourteen other Jesuit colleges and
universities at the conference,
which lasted October 27-30, to dis¬
cuss the issues facing their respec¬
tive institutions. At the conclusion
of the conference, Parlow was
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named National Chairperson for
the upcoming year and Graigory
was elected to the post of National
Secretary.
The theme for the conference
this year was “Bridging the Gap of
Social Inequality: Faith Doing Jus¬
tice.” As National Conference
Coordinator Neal Shenoy of
Georgetown University explained,
“In the spirit of Jesuit values, the
ability of our communities to ad¬
dress the economic and social in¬
equalities that currently exist is
growing in importance. A greater
understanding of these issues and
their effect on our roles as individu¬
als and campus leaders is vital.”
At the conference, the delegates
listened to speakers discuss prob¬
lems of homelessness, battered
women, war and violence, poverty,
and other social ills. Noteworthy
By Jennifer D’Andrea
Staff Writer
For the spring 1995 semester,
LMU is adopting a telephone
registration system which will facili¬
tate the process of student regis¬
tration for classes. In the past, this
process has been marked by waits
in long, time-consuming lines, after
which students were dependent
upon registration assistants to com¬
plete the process for them.
The new system “will put stu¬
dents in control of their schedules
and make registration much easier
for them,” said Rosenia St. Onge,
speakers included Linda Kaufman,
the Executive Director of The Din¬
ner Program for Homeless Women;
Fred Karnas, the Executive Direc¬
tor for The National Coalition for
the Homeless; Professor Colman
McCarthy of Georgetown Law
School, a columnist for the Wash¬
ington Post; and Fr. Leo
O’Donovan, S.J., the President of
Georgetown, who spoke to the con¬
ference immediately after complet¬
ing a trip to the Middle East with
President Bill Clinton.
The LMU representatives also
participated in discussion groups
about the challenges of promoting
the Jesuit ideals in their colleges
and universities, and how social
justice is integral to the solution of
these challenges. Small group dis¬
cussion topics at the conference
included student government, stu-
University Registrar. Students can
now register at home or even on
their car phone within about ten
minutes.
There will be no changes in the
policies or procedures of registra¬
tion, but the new system will check
to make sure that students are reg¬
istering for classes that they are
eligible to take. It will do this by
allowing only students who fulfill
the requirements of a corequisite
(registration in a course requires
concurrent enrollment in another
course), a prerequisite (registra¬
tion in a course is dependent upon
the successful completion of an¬
other course), and course restric-
dent life, campus ministry, and ad¬
missions.
Later in the conference, Parlow
was elected as National Chairper¬
son of JUSTICE, and Graigory was
By Kent Jancarik
Assistant News Editor
President Clinton completed a
two-day pre-election cam¬
paign swing through Los Angeles
last weekend. The visit by Clinton,
which was designed to bolster
Democratic support in yesterday’s
general election, included a night¬
time rally on the steps of City Hall
as well as an address before nearly
5,000 realtors at the Anaheim Con¬
vention Center. Clinton, who
wrapped up eight days of cam¬
paigning for Democratic candi¬
dates nationwide T uesday , arrived
in Los Angeles Friday for a two-
day visit to the Southland.
Clinton confined his seven-state
home stretch campaigning to ar¬
eas where he believed he would
be most beneficial to Democratic
candidates, primarily the West
Coast, Northeast, and Upper Mid¬
west. Clinton had a personal in¬
terest campaigning in Los Ange¬
les prior to yesterday’s election.
tions (course for majors/minors
only, courses requiring the consent
of the instructor, et cetera) to sign
up for the course.
“Before, the system was depen¬
dent upon a visual check and the
honesty of the student, but now this
system will not allow students to
slip into classes, commented Jef¬
frey Seeger, Associate University
Registrar.
Students should pay close atten¬
tion to the course restrictions iden¬
tified in the University Bulletin.
“Don’t wait for the system to tell you
that you need a course to fulfill a
prerequisite,” Seeger advised. In
addition, he encouraged students
elected National Secretary for this
year. Also, Varner served as the *
Western Regional Election Board
Representative for the election of
continued on page two
Clinton’s efforts were primarily
aimed at trying to keep Democrats
from losing a 7-seat majority in the
Senate and 78-seat majority in the
House. Additionally, many poll¬
sters have expressed doubt that
Clinton could be reelected without
taking California, which is seen as
a crucial state with its 56 electoral
votes.
Clinton spoke before more than
1 ,000 supporters at a City Hall rally
Friday night. The rally, which in¬
cluded Senators Feinstein and
Boxer and Gubernatorial candidate
Kathleen Brown, was designed to
increase Democratic turnout at
yesterday’s election. Clinton told
the evening rally to reject Proposi¬
tion 187, which he said would pun¬
ish the children of illegal immigrants.
Clinton accused Republicans of try¬
ing to get people to “vote without
thinking” and accused GOP chief
Haley Barbour of “playing to the
worst instincts” of Americans.”
Clinton, whose hoarse voice
cracked and strained from his
continued on page four
to have alternative courses ready
in case their first choices are not
available.
If there is a course that is re¬
stricted or closed but a student has
been given permission to enroll in
it, the department chairs and advi¬
sors will be given a unique number
that they will give to these students.
The student will then enter this num¬
ber into the computer when they
register.
“The new system empowers the
students to become more aware of
what they’ve taken and what they
need to take and forces them to
take responsibility,” Seeger noted.
continued on page four
Clinton Makes Campaign Visit to L.A.
Photo by Kent Jancarik
President Clinton greets the crowd after his Anaheim speech .
Spring Registration
to Be Held by Phone
