The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 72, Issue 12 - November 23, 1994

LOYOLAN VOL. 72 - NO. 12 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY November 23, 1994 Women’s Two Men’s Basketball Players ШШШШ Suspended for 94-95 Season Athletics Cites ‘Violations of LMU Student Conduct Code’ as Reason for Suspension By James Keane News Editor On Sunday, November 20, Loyola Marymount University suspended freshman basketball players Will Jones and Terryl Woolery for an unidentified “viola¬ tion of the University’s Student Con¬ duct Code,” according to a state¬ ment released by the LMU Athlet¬ ics Department. The players will miss the entire 1994-95 basketball season. Neither played in last Sunday’s mation at Loyola Marymount. “The whole process was handled through the University channels.” The Athletics Department did not elaborate on the specific offense committed by the students. “Be¬ cause of the Buckley Amendment, which protects all students from the release of their personal informa¬ tion unless they give their approval, we can’t release information on specifics,” Meyers commented. The Buckley Amendment, for¬ mally known as the Family Educa¬ tional Rights and Privacy Act, pre¬ vents educational institutions which “The decision was made on a University level, not by the Athletics Department.” — Bruce Meyers, Sports Information Director Kim Blankenship goes up for the spike in a women's volleyball game against Pepperdine . The Lions will begin NCAA Tournament play on November 30. 111-83 exhibition victory over the Blue and Gold Fleet or in the 83-62 loss to Cairns-Australia, another exhibition matchup, on November 16. “The decision was made on a University level, not by the Athlet¬ ics Department,” noted Bruce Meyers, Director of Sports Infor- receive federal funding of any form from disclosing information pertain¬ ing to a student’s educational record to anyone other than that institution’s administrators. A student’s educational record in¬ cludes any violations of University policy as well as specific sanctions taken against the student as a re- LMU Student Held Up at Gunpoint Student Unharmed in Late Friday Night Incident on Manchester Blvd. By James Keane News Editor Late last Friday, November 1 9, a Loyola Marymount student was held up at gunpoint by two armed men on Manchester Boulevard. The two men departed after search¬ ing sophomore Pat Enquist for money while holding a pistol to his at approximately 1:00 a.m. He had declined a ride from a friend and was walking the three long blocks home to his apartment in the Peach Towers on Manchester. At the other side of Lincoln and Manches¬ ter, in front of the Thai Cuisine Restaurant, he was first ap¬ proached. A four-door white sedan pulled into the driveway in front of Enquist asked him where he had come from. Enquist said he had just left the Fireside, and the man replied, “If you came from there then I know you have money.” When Enquist again denied he had money on him, the man pulled an automatic pistol from behind his back and held it to Enquist’s head. Enquist quickly handed over his wallet, which the man searched while still holding the weapon pressed against his temple. Upon finding the wallet empty, he threw it at Enquist and ordered him to “get continued on page two “When he took out that gun and held it against my head, I saw my whole life just flash in front of me.” iquist, who was carrying 5y at the time, escaped ip but uninjured. ;t had departed from the a bar frequented by LMU located at the corner of >terand Lincoln Boulevard, and a man stepped out from the passenger side door with what ap¬ peared to be a pair of wire clippers. He waved the clippers in Enquist’s face and demanded he hand over all his money. When Enquist re¬ plied that he was broke, the man Christmas Concert to Be Held Dec. 7 & 9 By Kent W. Jancarik Assistant News Editor Wednesday, December 7 and Friday, December 9 mark the dates of LMU’s annual choral Christmas concert. Conducted by Dr. Mary Breden, the concert will feature Christmas tunes from the two LMU choruses. In addition, the men’s and women’s choir will also perform at the concert. The concert, to be held at 8:00 p.m. in Sacred Heart Chapel, will feature a talented array of singers performing a va¬ riety of Christmas songs. Sam Christensen, Vice Presi¬ dent of the choral executive board, commented on the event: “If you are looking for a way to get into the holiday mood, you shouldn’t miss it.” Christensen noted that the LMU Christmas concert is “one of the better concerts that our community could attend.” continued on page three suit of such. Visits to basketball practice in Gersten Pavilion confirmed that the suspended players are still practic¬ ing with the team. Loyola Mary¬ mount Athletic Director Brian Quinn cited the Buckley Amendment and declined comment in response to questions regarding possible loss of a year of NCAA eligibility for the two freshmen. Will Jones, a 6-5 freshman from Mount Carmel High School in Chi¬ cago, averaged 1 0.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in high school last season , and was slated to come off the bench at both forward posi¬ tions this season. He was named continued on page two Campus Life Students for Life and the Abortion Debate •page 71 Perspective Vj’s encounter with the LAPD •page 1 1 1 Arts & Entertainment I Interview with a Vam¬ pire review •page 151 Sports Women’s Volleyball to be in NCAA Tourna¬ ment •pages 16 1