The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 72, Issue 15 - February 1, 1995

LO YO LAN VOL. 72 • NO. 15 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY February l, 1995 University Names New Member to Board of Trustees Local Businessman Javier R. Uribe Joins Governing Body By Christina Liebscher Contributor Javier R. Uribe, the Chairman aqd Chief Executive Officer of 1-Day Paint & Body Centers, Inc., an auto¬ mobile painting and body repair com¬ pany based in nearby Torrance, re¬ cently was named to the Loyola Mary- mount University Board of T rustees. Uribe is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grubb & Ellis, a residential real estate company op¬ erating in Orange and San Diego counties. Uribe was appointed by the Board of Trustees at the meeting last De¬ cember 5. According to Fr. John Rogers, Director of Development at Loyola Marymount, Uribe has a num¬ ber of qualifications which led to his appointment to the Board: “He has Чб&ссе... Campus Life Save The Rainforest •page 7 Arts & Entertainment Miss Saigon Review •page 14 Perspective I Want My Sesame Street! •page 11 Sports Men’s Basketball Splits Games Against Pepperdine •page 16 been involved in education, he is a prominent citizen in the Southwest, and he is a very involved, great Catho¬ lic.” Uribe and his wife Maria live in president of my company. So you can see why I feel the school has been good to my family,” Uribe laughed. Uribe is also a trustee of Regis University, a Jesuit University in Den¬ ver which his son Javier attended. Uribe has also been extremely active on behalf of Chaminade Col¬ lege Preparatory High School in West “I feel that this school is already as good as they come, and so it’s up to us to maintain that position as the very best.” — Javier Uribe Calabasas. They have three chil¬ dren, T eresa McGilvray, Javier Uribe, and Maria Aguirre. Aguirre gradu¬ ated from Loyola Marymount in 1 985 with a bachelor’s degree in Art His¬ tory. “In addition to my daughter gradu¬ ating from Loyola Marymount, so did her husband Tom, and he is now the Hills in the San Fernando Valley. Uribe anticipates a succesful ten¬ ure on the Board: “Our job as trust¬ ees is to make, sure we can give everything possible to our young people. I feel that this school is already as good as they come, and so it’s up to us to maintain that posi¬ tion as the very best.” Photo Courtesy of Public Relations Javier R. Uribe , newest member of the Loyola Marymount University Board of Trustees LMU Professor Receives Physics Grant Dr. Jeff Sanny, LMU Physics Chair, Awarded $31 ,000 Grant to Study The Solar Wind Photo Courtesy of Public Relations Dr. Jeff Sanny, recent recipient of a Cotrell College Science Award . By Josephine De Felice Assistant News Editor After receiving an undergraduate degree from Harvey-Mudd Col¬ lege, and a graduate degree from UCLA, Dr. Jeff Sannv, originally from Hong Kong, has been a part of the LMU family since 1980 and now serves as the chair of physics. Since 1 992, under the NASA Joint Venture Initiative Program grant, Sanny has been studying the solar wind and its effects on the earth’s magnetic field. He has recently, however, received a $31,000 Cottrell College Science Award from Research Corporation in Tucson, Arizona, that will allow him to continue his research two more years. Undergraduate participants in researching will be alloted $1 2,000 dollars of this money. Sanny’s training is in solid state physics, the study of materials, but since receiving the NASA grant, his interests have turned to magneto- spheric physics, or simply, space physics. In 1992, NASA sent LMU a letter offering the opportunity to par¬ ticipate in research in cooperation with NASA. NASA was starting a program in which universities and undergrads could get involved with important research. ‘That’s tbe thing that really interested me,” Sanny said, “getting undergraduates involved with research.” Dr. Steve Scheck of biol¬ ogy, Dr. Connie Weeks of math, and Sanny were then selected for partici¬ pation into the program. Sanny will be researching the in¬ teraction between the solar wind and the earth’s magnetosphere and how it transfers its energy across the continued on page three ASLMU VP for Public Relations J Graigory Quits By Jennifer D'Andrea Staff Writer ASLMU Vice President of Public Relations J Graigory resigned from his position on Tuesday, Janu¬ ary 24, as a result of differences of opinion between Graigory and Paul Suppa, ASLMU President, regarding a new resolution that will provide the Senate with money from ASLMU’s surplus for additional future programs. Suppa had asked Brian Cresap, ASLMU Vice President of Finance, to write a recommendation to the Senate that would allow $10,000 to be taken from this year’s surplus and given to the Senate for purchasing items such as quarter machines, cam¬ pus phones, vending machines, and other student needs. “I am frustrated by the amount of red tape that needs to be cut through before the administration decides to obtain something as simplistic as change machines so that on-campus residents can do their laundry. The resolution will allow Senate the finan¬ cial capacity to purchase such equip¬ ment if necessary,” Suppa noted. Graigory commented that he and others considered the term “capital improvements” to be too vague. “I can’t support this until ‘capital im¬ provement’ is defined because it’s too ambiguous and could cause prob¬ lems,” Graigory commented. He noted that a future Senate might mis- continued on page four Crime Alert STie following electronic mail was sent campuswide over LMUNet on January 24: The Westchester neighborhood has experienced two recent crime inci¬ dents that the LMU Community needs to know about. At 1 1 :00 p.m. on January 23, . . ., the LAPD informed Public Safety that they were attempting to locate two men who had just robbed people at gunpoint in the Loyola Village area on Lincoln Boulevard near the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. The two men were on foot and LAPD felt they were looking for a car to steal. Laterfthat] night, at2:20a.m., an LMU student reported to Public Safety that he had stopped to assist a man needing help with his car at 83rd and Lincoln. The man revealed a gun and ordered the student to drive east on Manchester Boulevard. In Inglewood the man ordered the student to stop at an ATM and withdraw funds. The man, after taking the money, exited the car two blocks away and fled. Because of these two recent crime incidents, Public Safety urges everyone in the community to exercise extra caution, particularly at night around any of the nearby shopping centers. As much as the University encourages helping others, these two incidents require everyone to be particularly cautious. Report any suspicious activity or persons to Public Safety at “222” or 338-2893 from off-campus. if you have any additional information or questions please contact Ray Hilyar at extension 82893.