The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 73, Issue 20 - March 8, 1995

L О A n 1 LOYOLAN VOL. 73 • NO. 20 LOYOLAMARYMOUNTUNIVERSITY March 8, 1 995 Town Hall Forum on Diversity Student CMiems and address issues openly, as well sis of the current projects and as how improvements can be made objectives oHhe committea The in the cultural diversity of the cam- . r,‘— u*“ By James Keane & Josephine De Felice ■esterday, March 7, a Town Hall Open Forum was held in Murphy Hall from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. to discuss issues of diver- “The University represents a mi- chairs of other committees in- crocosm of the country. We can solved in multicultural issues, listen and act on some of the things Co-chaired by Dr. Virginia we are hearing here,” commented Merriam and Dr. Arthur Gross- community. Presented by the sity, the Town Hall Forum was marked by frank cofhroenitaiy from students during the open dance augemented by concern over last week’s demonstration in Malone by over 70 students protesting a perceived lack of University response to an inci¬ dent of verbal assault which oc¬ curred a week ago Friday. The main focus of the Town Hall was the degree to which students and administrators can communicate with one another is an administrators to hear input from the st ude nts — Pa u ! Sippa Fr. Thomas P. O’Malley, S.J., Uni- Schaefer, the President's Com- versity President. mittee on Diversity consists of Dr. One of a number of regularly Lane Bove, Vice PresidentforStu- scheduled Town Hall Forums, dentAffairs; Dr. Fernando Guerra, yesterday’s event began with each Assistant to the President for Fac- member of the Pre ces; Dr. Jos mittee on Diversity introducing Jabbra, Vice President for Aca- themselves, followed by a synop- continued on page four _ _ _ _ — ‘Caliban’ Editor to Speak at LMU By Josephine DeFelice Assistant News Editor Wanda Coleman, Fletcher Jones Professor of Litera¬ ture and Writing, and the LMU En¬ glish Department will present Dr. Lawrence R. Smith, Professor of English at Eastern Michigan Uni¬ versity, tonight from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Del Rey Theater in Foley Йа11. Dr. Smith, editor and publisher of the literary magazine Caliban, will be discussing the future of literary America and of his magazine, and will also read selections from Caliban in a lecture titled “A Night of Cutting-Edge Poetry: Reading and Discussion.” Caliban comes out of Southern California but is distributed nation¬ ally. Coleman commented that the magazine takes a number of risks many literary publications do not in terms of content, vision, and lan¬ guage, from the experimental to the concrete. “It publishes work on the cutting edge, mainly non-traditional writ¬ ing. There are a lot of new voices published that will eventually be the future of literary America. That is why I find his work in Caliban particularly exciting,” stated Pro¬ fessor Coleman. “And that future I think includes myself.” Coleman, the author of a number of short stories and po¬ ems, is among authors published by Smith. “Regionalism plays a strong fac¬ tor in the publication of many au¬ thors,” Coleman continued. She explained that oftentimes East Coast writers get much or most of the attention distributed to writers, commenting that it is important for LMU students to understand the voices of literature around them, in continued on page three Campus Life ASLMU Election Process Begins •page 5 Perspective We Are Cockroaches I under The Heel of God •page 14 Arts & 1 Entertainment Music Boxes on Dis- I play in Long Beach •page 17 Sports Men’s Basketball Bucks The Broncos •page 19 Dr. Blake Speaks on Value of Liberal Arts LMU Professor Discusses ‘Law School, Liberal Arts, and Philosophy’ By James Keane News Editor Dr. David Blake, Loyola Mary mount Professor of Philoso¬ phy and Director of the Bioethics Institute at St. John’s Hospital & Health Center, will speak today, March 8, at 4:00 p.m. in Seaver 1 00 on the value of a liberal arts educa¬ tion. Blake will also discuss how the study of philosophy is an integral part of a liberal arts education and invaluable to students pursuing a career in law. Presented by the Loyola Marymount Philosophy So¬ ciety, “Law School, Liberal Arts, and Philosophy” is open to the pub¬ lic and free of charge. “I plan to illustrate that what people encounter in their first year of law school is just an extension of what was raised in their Philoso¬ phy, Sociology, English, and His¬ tory classes as undergraduates,” Blake commented. “Everything first year students will study is bumping up against the study of human ex¬ istence in the liberal arts tradition.” The presentation will be followed by a discussion session, where Blake hopes to provide a unique perspective on law school: “Be¬ cause I went to law school myself and now am back teaching at a law school, hopefully I’ll be able to an¬ swer a lot of the students’ ques¬ tions about both ends of the topic.” Blake, who has both a Ph.D. and a J.D., is also an adjunct professor of law at Loyola Law School. He received his Phi¬ losophy Ph.D.. from the Catho¬ lic University of America and his J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. He is also a mem¬ ber of the Joint Committee on Biomedical Eth¬ ics of the Los Angeles County Medical Asso¬ ciation and the Los Angeles County Bar As- _ _ ... i, Photo Courtesy of Public Relations sociation. He also served as ^r- E>avid Blake will speak today in Seaver 100. the co-chair of the Bioethics Com- Blake also recently joined CBS’s mittee of the Los Angeles County medical drama “Chicago Hope” as Bar Association from 1 989 to 1 991 . a technical advisor. Lecture Series Ushers in Lenten Season By James Keane News Editor The Loyola Marymount Alumni Association is ushering in the Easter season with a Lenten Lec¬ ture Series, featuring presentations by several Loyola Marymount pro¬ fessors who will share their in¬ sights on the season of Lent. Fr. Chip Libbey, LMU Director of Alumni Relations, noted that the Lenten Lecture series “is some¬ thing we started a couple of years ago in order to give parents, alumni, and friends a way to key in on the most important season of the Church’s year, which is Lent.” The lecture series began last Sunday, March 5, with a visit from renowned theological author Fr. Thomas Keating. Keating was brought to LMU by a collaborative effort of the Offices of Pastoral and Theological Studies, Campus Min¬ istry, the Dean of Liberal Arts, and the Office of Alumni Relations. This Sunday, March 1 2, Sr. Mary Beth Ingham, C.S.J., LMU Associ¬ ate Professor of Philosophy, will present “I Will Make A Covenant with You.” The talk will focus on the readings for that Sunday, discuss¬ ing “what it means to see myself in The Lenten Lecture Series “gives parents, alumni, and friends a way to key in on the most important season of the Church’s year, which is Lent.” — Fr. Chip Libbey, S.J. After the Sunday 10 a.m. liturgy in Sacred Heart Chapel, Keating presented “A Contemplative Walk with the Suffering Jesus” in the McIntosh Center. covenant with God, what it means to realize that God has initiated a covenant with me,” commented Sr. Ingham. “Lent is not about making our¬ selves worthy so that by Easter God will love us— Lent is an oppor¬ tunity to recognize with surprise how much we are loved and to respond to that by loving others.” On March 19, Fr. Thomas P. Rausch, S.J. , Chair of the Depart¬ ment of Theology at LMU, will lead “The Temptations of Jesus,” a re¬ flection on scriptural passages on Jesus’ temptation in the desert. March 26 and April 2 will mark a two-part series on “Scripture Com¬ menting on Itself,” led by University President Fr. Thomas P. O’Malley, S.J.. O’Malley is also a professor in the Theological Studies Depart¬ ment and Classics Department. Each presentation will take place at 1 1 :00 a m. in the McIntosh Cen- continued on page three