The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 72, Issue 13 - December 7, 1994

L О s • A n g e ] l e s LOYOLAN VOL. 72 • NO. 1 3 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY December 7, 1 994 Smulders Stepping Down as Associate Dean Biology Mainstay Gives Up Position of 22 Years; Will Take Sabbatical in Spring Photo By Kent Jancarik Br. Anthony Smulders, who is stepping down after 22 years as Associate Dean of Science at LMU. By Kent Jancarik Assistant News Editor Brother Anthony Smulders, C.F.M.M., Associate Dean of Science, has announced his inten¬ tion to step down as Associate Dean at the end of the fall semester. Smulders, who will be taking a sab¬ batical leave during the spring 1 995 semester to work at the UCLA Drug Abuse Research Center, will return to full-time teaching in the biology department in fall 1995. The posi¬ tion of Associate Dean of Science will be filled by Dr. Stephen Scheck. Smulders, a 1965 alumnus of Loyola University, has served as the Associate Dean of the College of Science since 1972. “I said that I would do this job for a year, and obviously, I must have liked it, be¬ cause I have done it for 22 years,” he said. Smulders added, “In look¬ ing at some of the things that I’ve accomplished, there is a lot of pa¬ perwork that I no longer cherish — It’s about time that I get back to working directly with the students.” Since Smulders has an upcoming sabbatical anyway, he felt it would be a logical time to step down. Dr. Stephen Scheck, a teacher at Loyola Marymount since 1982, is moving up from his professor¬ ship to assume Smulders’ position. He commented on his new rofe: “It is going to be an unusual experi¬ ence to have our roles reversed. I have worked with Br. Smulders in various situations over the years, and it is reassuring to know that for any problems that may arise, he’ll still be willing to serve as a consult¬ ant.” “The down side of becoming Assistant Dean is relocating my office away from the comaraderie with my neighbors and associates, and also losing the extensive in¬ volvement I had with undergradu¬ ates in the research program,” Scheck continued. “The positive side is taking what is already a good, strongly running program and seeing what a new background, a new perspective, can do.” Scheck currently teaches classes in human anatomy and physiology as well as an SCTC class on hu¬ man exercise. Smulders, while stepping down as Associate Dean, will not be com¬ pletely free from administrative re¬ sponsibilities. A member and former president of the National Associa¬ tion of Advisors for the Health Pro¬ fessions, he will continue to serve as the principal advisor to students interested in the health professions. Smulders noted that a contributing continued on page four Campus Life El Dia De La Virgen De Guadalupe •page 6 Perspective What Is The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Kumquat? •page 9 [Arts & Entertainment End of the Year Music I Review •page 12 Sports Men’s Basketball Loses to Notre Dame in ОТ •page 16 David Roberti to Teach Political Science By Kent Jancarik Assistant News Editor Retiring State Senator David A. Roberti will be teaching Politi¬ cal Science 458: “Political Leader¬ ship” at LMU during the spring se¬ mester. Senator Roberti’s class will focus on the study of the sources and uses, limits and possibilities of leadership in the political arena. Senator Roberti, who was re¬ cently defeated in his candidacy for California state treasurer by Phil Angelides, is scheduled to be ap¬ pointed to the Unemployment In¬ surance Appeals Board next week, according to the Los Angeles Times. Roberti, who served in public of¬ fice since 1966 and as the Presi¬ dent pro-tern of the California State Senate Rules Committee for a record 14 years, is not a foreigner to teaching, since he has recently held a part-time teaching position at USC. According to Dr. Fernando Guerra, Assistant to the President and Professor of Political Science, Roberti will exemplify the Jesuit tradition of the University. “The administration is very excited about the opportunity that David Roberti will give to students to understand the political process. “It is a very Jesuit idea to put theory into practice. It is great to have practitioners like Roberti in the classroom to compliment the theoreticians,” Guerra added. Political Science professor Dr. Michael Genovese, who heads the Institute for Leadership Studies at LMU, of which Roberti is a Senior Fellow, stressed his excitement about Roberti’s selection as pro¬ fessor of Political Leadership. “The Institute is honored that someone of his caliber and stature would continued on page three Malone Renovation Starting over Break Kitchen Remodeling First Phase of Project; Second Stage to Begin May 1 5 By James Keane News Editor Renovation of the Malone Stu dent Center will begin over this winter vacation, with a com¬ plete overhaul of the kitchen begin¬ ning January 3. The kitchen re¬ model is the first step in a remodel of the entire structure, scheduled to be completed fully by August of 1996. Phase two is scheduled to begin May 15. The Malone kitchen services the Terrace Room and the Lair as well as catering forf acilities across cam¬ pus. The Terrace Room and Lair will both remain open during the kitchen remodeling, but the Del Rey dining room will be out of service. According to Linda Lang, Direc¬ tor of Facilities Planning and Ad¬ ministration, the Malone kitchen is owned by the University but is leased to Marriott, which provides food services to the campus. Marriott’s equipment and opera¬ tions will have to be moved to tem¬ porary locations during the renova¬ tion, with portable equipment used to transport food to the Terrace Room and Lair. “Because of advances in tech¬ nology, the renovation will allow us to bring in smaller, more sophisti¬ cated equipment that also allows us more room for equipment in the kitchen space,” Lang commented. “Because the outside walls won’t be changed, the kitchen will remain the same size.” Bids for the contract to handle the renovation are due at the end of this week from four different con¬ tractors. The work is scheduled to be completed in time for the facili¬ ties to be used for commencement activities this May. The renovation is funded by a number of donors, including Marriott. Phase two of the Malone renova¬ tion will include an 18,000 square foot addition on the space between the ASLMU offices and the com¬ muter lounge in front of the book¬ store to bring the building flush to the Sunken Gardens on the north side. The Terrace Room will be expanded to fill the second level of the addition. In addition, disabled- access ramps will be added on both the Regent’s Terrace and Malone road sides of the building to comply with current Disabled Ac¬ cess Code requirements. New bathrooms will also be added to bring the building up to current code. Other second-phase work on Malone will include remodeling of all offices and will require the tem¬ porary relocation of facilities at dif¬ fering times starting in May. The total cost of the Malone renovation is projected at $7 million in the University’s Capital Campaign bro¬ chure. The Lorenzo M. Malone, S.J., Student Center opened in 1958, when the University’s student popu¬ lation was 1 ,800 and the number of full-time faculty was 98. In the past three decades, the student popula¬ tion has grown to 4,900, the faculty to 256, and the number of student support services from four to twenty. According to the Capital Campaign brochure, the renovation will pro¬ vide “very needed space for con¬ ference rooms, quiet study spaces, sound-proof counseling rooms, continued on page three ‘Since the Lorenzo Malone Student Center opened in 1958, the student population has grown from 1 ,800 to 4,900.’