The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 73, Issue 18 - February 22, 1995

VOL. 73 • NO. 1 8 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY February 22, 1 995 Photo by Brenda Miyamoto As part of the celebration of Black History Month , the Office of Black Student Sendees and the Black Student Union sponsored an “African Marketplace” on Regent's Terrace last Thursday , February 16. Duke Ellington Jazz Concert Fills Sacred Heart Chapel University Prepares for Charter Ball By Kent Jancarik Assistant News Editor The Associated Students of Loyola Marymount University in conjunction with the President’s office will play host to the 3rd an¬ nual Charter Ball this Friday night. Quickly becoming an LMU tradi¬ tion, the four-hour Charter Ball will kick off at 8:30 P.M., with atten¬ dance expected to surpass 3,000 faculty, staff, and students. The Charter Ball will feature a nine-piece jazz band performing in the Lair and a DJ playing popular music in the Terrace Room. This ♦year’s musical selection is a slight ASLMU Activities Programming Commission Vice President Kelly McAuliffe explained her perspec¬ tive on the Charter Ball event. “It is “Charter Ball is truly unique because it appeals to everyone and is indiscriminate when it comes to who can be there.” — Kelly McAuliffe alteration from last year’s Charter Ball, when the Lair featured a reggae band rather than jazz mu¬ sic. truly unique because it appeals to everyone and is indiscriminate when it comes to who can be there. Everybody is there to celebrate,” McAuliffe said. This year’s dance will feature food and beverages as well as the live musicalaccompaniment. Black and silver balloons will adorn the Lair, creating a jazz club atmo¬ sphere, while the Terrace Room will present a discotheque-like at¬ mosphere with bright colors and strobe lights. As ASLMU President Paul Suppa explained, the University is using its resources to ensure that this year’s Ball will be as successful as continued on page four Real World” Star Judd Winick Visits LMU Actor and Activist Discusses Pedro Zamora and AIDS By Jennifer D’Andrea Staff Writer J udd Winick of MTV’s “Real World” spoke in St. Robert’s Auditorium last Thursday, Febru¬ ary 16, about the AIDS-related death of his roommate on the show, Pedro Zamora. Winick is currently traveling to schools and universi¬ ties around the nation to speak on AIDS-related issues and continue the process of AIDS education to which Zamora dedicated his life. Before his death last November, Zamora had scheduled a visit to LMU for this year. Winick began his speech with a description of the past personal stereotypes he had of people with AIDS when he was himself informed in January 1 994 that he was going to be living with someone who had AIDS. “I thought that this person was going to be skinny with sores and scabs all over... Everything I’ve heard about AIDS I learned through the media and it’s not all true... No doctor could have told me what I learned in the next few months about AIDS,” commented Winick. WinickdiscussedZamora’schild- hood and personal history, begin¬ ning with his family’s immigration from Cuba to the United States when he was eight years old. Zamora was extremely close to his mother, who died of cancer when he was 13. In the following years, Zamora threw himself into his By Lynn Segas Staff Writer In celebration of Black History Month, the Loyola Marymount University Community and the De¬ partment of African-American Stud¬ ies presented a sold-out Special Duke Ellington Sacred Concert on Monday night in Sacred Heart Chapel. In September of 1965, Duke Ellington presented his first con¬ cert of Sacred Music at Grace Ca¬ thedral in San Francisco by invita¬ tion from the Rev. Cannon J.S. Yaryan and the Rev. E.J. Bartlett. The concert was first recorded at a performance done on December 26 of the same year at the fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York. The effects of this music were far-reaching because “in a short time, this surprising innova¬ tion became an institution and re¬ quests for it were received from churches of different denominations in the United States and abroad.” The eighteen piece program was directed by Mr. Kenny Burrell. For Judd Winick of MTV’s “Real World” last Thursday, February 16. schoolwork and began having un¬ safe, promiscuous sex. Winick noted that Zamora’s 7th grade AIDS education consisted of a teacher telling students about “those people who get AIDS,” in- Photo By Jennifer D’Andrea spoke in St. Robert’ s Auditorium eluding prostitutes and drug ad¬ dicts. The students were not told about abstinence or safe sex. Zamora never realized that he too was at risk for becoming infected. continued on page two over a decade, Burrell has taught a course on Duke Ellington’s music at UCLA. He commented on the concert by quoting Ellington: “Ev¬ ery man prays in his own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.”The program included pieces such as, “The Maj¬ esty of God,” “Don’t Get Down on your Knees to Pray,” and ‘Praise God and Dance.” An historic part of that first re-4 cording was brought to campus with this presentation, Mr. Brock Peters, who was present at the first recorded Duke Ellington Sacred Concert. Peters was one of the featured soloists, as were Barbara Morrison and the Reverend Ocie Smith. Others whose voices were featured in the program were Vicki Dennison, Richard Jackson, and Maya Burrell. The choir consisted of twelve members, who made up the New Century Singers. In a traditional Jazz style, the band consisted of six instruments: the trumpet, played by Nolan Smith, the trombone by George Bohanon, the saxophone by Bill Green, the piano by Dwight Dickerson, the vio¬ lin by Mark Cargill, and the drums by Sherman Ferguson. The last piece, “Praise God and Dance,” featured dancers as well as soloists Karen McDonald and Valerie Hampton, and the entire ensemble. The Concert was sponsored by several LMU departments and in¬ dividuals, including: the Jesuit Com¬ munity, Rev. Michael Engh, S.J., Rector; the President’s Office, Rev. Thomas P. O’Malley, S.J., Presi¬ dent; the Chancellor’s Office, Rev. Donald P. Merrifield, S.J., Chan¬ cellor; Academic Vice President, Dr. Joseph Jabbra; Vice President, Student Affairs, Dr. Lane Bove; Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Sr. Mary Milligan, R.S.H.M.; Campus Ministry, Mr. Fernando Moreno, Director; Continuing Education/ Summer Session, Dr. Joanne Fisher, Associate Vice President; and the College of Communication and Fine Arts. *7< ише... Campus Life Service Organization Applications Available •page 7 Arts & Entertainment LACMA Goes Online •page 1 8 Perspective Dear ASLMU: Where Exactly Are You? •page 13 Sports Severns Named Men’s Volleyball National Player of The Week •page 23