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VOL. 72 • N0.6
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
October 5, 1 994
Leavey Sunset Concert
to Unite LMU Community
Over 2,000 Expected for Oct. 14 Event;
Proceeds to Benefit Habitat for Humanity
By Jennifer D’Andrea
Staff Writer
ASLMU will kick off its first an¬
nual Sunset Concert on Fri¬
day, October 14, where students,
faculty, staff, and the families will
come together in a festive atmo¬
sphere for fun and entertainment
on campus. The event features
five live bands, a food court, a.
vendor court, drinks, and large-
scale amusement.
“We want it to be a fun atmo¬
sphere where everyone gets to¬
gether to watch the sun go down
and listen to good music,” said
Kelly McAuliffe, ASLMU Vice Presi¬
dent of the Activities Programming
Campus
Life
OBSS continues to
provide support and
direction to students
•page 8
Arts &
Entertainment
In-depth interview with
Love & Rockets
•page 16
Perspective
Letters, letters, and
more letters!
•page 11
Sports
Water Polo near top
twenty in nation
•page 20
Commission.
2,000 people are expected to
attend the premiere of the Sunset
Concert. There will be ten booths
in the food court sponsored by
campus clubs and organizations.
The vendor court will be host to off-
campus vendors, much like those
in Venice Beach. Alcohol will also
be served at special prices, includ¬
ing $1 per beer and $2 for
margaritas.
Performing at the concert will be
two Loyola Marymount student
bands, Breathe and Joy. Breathe
Harry Perry and Beth Heart. Harry
Perry is famous for performing at
Venice Beach in Southern Califor¬
nia while riding rollerblades and
wearing a turban. Beth Heart’s
band performs music in the style of
Janis Joplin.
ASLMU decided to host the Sun¬
set Concert in order to involve all
aspects of the Loyola Marymount
community, including student tal¬
ent and all campus clubs and orga¬
nizations, in a safe and fun man¬
ner.
“Our goal is to bring the entire
‘Our goal is to bring the entire LMU
community together by involving students,
faculty, staff, and their families in this festival-
type atmosphere.’ — Kelly McAuliffe, ASLMU
features music with a blues influ¬
ence and has played recently on
campus during a Sierra Club party
and on Family Weekend. Joy per¬
forms with a piano and two acous¬
tic guitars.
Caroline’s Spine, a band made
up of two Loyola Marymount
Alumni, will be performing rock and
roll at the concert. While attending
LMU, the band was known as the
Grovers and frequently performed
at on-campus events.
The concert will also feature two
off-campus bands, headed by
LMU community together by in¬
volving students, faculty, staff, and
their families in this festival-type
atmosphere,” said McAuliffe.
ASLMU has been planning for
the Sunset Concert since July. The
original idea for the event was sug¬
gested by Dr. Lane Bove, Vice
President for Student Affairs, who
felt that there was no reason why
ASLMU could not organize social
events for students and faculty in a
fun, safe environment.
Kelly McAuliffe believes that the
continued on page three
U.S. News Picks
LMU as Seventh
Best Value in West
By James Keane
News Editor
n a story following up on last
and universities, U.S. News &
World Report has released
ues” among schools; among
Loyola Marymount ranked sev-
the amount the average student
counted” price more accurately
measures the cost of attending
the institution.
While Loyola Marymount was
not among the top ten western
region schools in relation to its
stated price, in relation to its
“discount” price of $13,036, it
ranked seventh in the western
region behind (1) Gonzaga Uni-
versityt ipl Abilene Christian
jpl^^^^gjfhity University,
(4) Santa Clara University, (5)
Linfield College, and (6) Seattle
Pacific University. Rounding out
, %ponjunction with their yearly
survey judging top colleges and
■
first time this year also ranked
schools that provide the best
Redlands, (9) Mount St. Mary’s
College, and (10) Western
Washington University. Schools
were categorized by the same
tivety reasonable cost," accord¬
ing to Lane M, Simpkins, Com¬
munications Manager at U.S.
News. Only the top 20% ot insti¬
tutions in each region were con¬
sidered for value ranking; LMU
finished third itii fhel West in the
overall survey.
Rankings were determined in
two ways: in relation to the
school’s stated price, including
tuition, room, board, and fees;
and in relation to its “discounted”
price, the total of tuition, room,
board, fees, books, and estimated
personal expenses, minus: the
average of its need-based grants.
Since as many as 3 out of 4
students receive grants at some
schools, in many cases the “dis-
demic quality.
To determine a school’s dis¬
count price, U.S. News consid¬
ered four variables: the ratio of
quality to price, achieved by di¬
viding a school’s quality ranking
by the amount paid by the aver¬
age student receiving a need-
based grant; the percentage of
undergraduate students receiv¬
ing a need-based grant in the
1 993-94 school year; the per¬
centage of undergraduates re¬
ceiving merit awards in the 1 993-
94 academic year; and the per¬
centage that a school’s total cost
has been discounted for the av¬
erage undergraduate student re¬
ceiving the average need-based
grant.
continued on page three
Americorps Community Service
Program Implemented Nationally
Clinton Program to Employ
20,000 College Students
By Kent Jancarik
Assistant News Editor
Financing college education has
become a little easier for thou-
sands of college students who have
joined the recently implemented
Americorps National Service pro¬
gram. The program, which fulfills
President Clinton’s campaign
promise to launch a domestic
peace corps program, provides stu¬
dents with educational awards to
help finance their higher educa¬
tion, vocational training, or pay back
their student loans in exchange for
one or two years of public service.
The ASLMU office is handling
paperworkfrom Loyola Marymount
students wishing to apply for the
program or seeking further infor¬
mation.
In his Inaugural Address, Presi¬
dent Clinton challenged America’s
youth to a “season of service,”
promising to guarantee every
American “who wants a college
education the means to obtain one.”
In September 1993, Clinton signed
into law the National Community
Service Trust Act, creating the
Americorps National Service Cor¬
poration. The vast National Ser¬
vice Corporation has created a
network partnership with more than
350 programs in more than 700
communities across the country.
As many as 100,000 Americans
are expected to participate in the
Americorps program, including
more than 20,000 by the end of the
Photo Courtesy of White House
College students express their enthusiasm at the White House
inauguration for President Clinton’s new community service plan.
year. and the environment.
The Americorps program em- The main goals of the education
ploys primarily college students in program are to prepare children
community service programs that for school through childhood de¬
focus on four primary areas: public velopment and to aid the educa-
safety, education, human needs continued on page three