The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 75, Issue 2 - September 4, 1996

'Шк Campus Life OISS Helps Make LMU a Place to Call Home: m- . Ф Film The Crow Comes Out on Top at the Box : Щр 'h \ * .4 --itliitv Page 6 ..... “уТ: ■IP _ Office: Page 12 Sports Women’s Volleyball Clinches Tourney Plus Carbone: Page 15 _ Los A n g e l e s _ _ LOYOLAN September 4, 1996 Loyola Marymount University Volume 75, No. 2 Loyola Chicago President Joins Board of Trustees by Jennifer L. D’Andrea Managing Editor Fr. John J, Piderit, S. J., President of Loyola University Chicago, has recent¬ ly been selected as the newest addition to Loyola Marymount’s Board of Trustees. Piderit will serve a three- year term for the 37-member Board, the legal governing body of Loyola Marymount. Members of the Board are responsible for ensuring the educational, physical, and financial well-being of LMU. In addition, the Board monitors LMU’s preservation and advancement as a leader in Catholic higher education in the West. “I was honored to be invited to be a Trustee,” Piderit com¬ mented. “Loyola Marymount has an excellent reputation, not only in the Midwest, but in the East as well. The students are known to be very friendly and eager to help one another. Also, it will be wonderful to work with Fr. O’Malley, who is known among Jesuits and many others for his commitment to stu¬ dents.” Piderit was appointed presi¬ dent of Loyola University in Chicago in June of 1993. Prior to becoming president of Loyola University in Chicago, Piderit was corporate vice president of Marquette University and served in several academic and administrative positions at Fordham University. Piderit held positions at Princeton University and taught mathe¬ matics at Regis High School in New York City. “Being the president of a large and very complex univer¬ sity, I think [Piderit’s] going to be a very nice addition to the Board of Trustees,” noted Fr. Thomas P. O’Malley, S. J., President of Loyola Marymount. “We need a vari¬ ety of Trustees to understand each different facet of LMU, including law, science, art, his¬ tory and so on.” Trustees: page 4 COURTESY OF PUBUC RELATIONS Fr. John J. Piderit, S. J., President of Loyola University in Chicago, brings a fresh perspective to LMU’s Board of Trustees. Professor Earns Grant for AIDS Research Ш AIDS STUDIES: Dr. Choe Selected for $12,500 Grant to Research New AIDS Therapies BY MlA SHANLEY News Editor While the race to find a cure for AIDS continues around the world, one LMU Professor is getting the chance to find a cure here at home. Dr. Sung Won Tina Choe, professor of chemistry and bio¬ chemistry, was recently selected for a $12,500 grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. to research new schemes to synthesize com¬ pounds for potential uses for AIDS therapies. “They’ve funded particularly the idea [of] putting together drugs much more efficiently,” said Choe. “They are looking for a general method to put together compounds that have interesting anti-viral activi¬ ties.” Choe will be conducting two plaints about parking space separate projects with under¬ graduate student assistants. Sarah Leonard and Stephen Pickelle will be working on syn¬ thesizing an anti-viral agent called d4T. She will also be researching new synthetic methods with LMU student Bahar Reghabi. Choe has just recently begun conducting her research in the Seaver labs. She says that the focus is on creating bet¬ ter ways of making the drug so that it’s more accessible to the public. “It’s an extremely presti¬ gious award,” noted Choe. “They don’t just fund the awardee but also the institu- AIDS Studies: page 4 Leadership Conference to Build Diversity and Unity ■ STUDENT LEADERS: Student Affairs to Host Conference for 150 This Saturday; Students to Hone Leadership Skills by Susan Myers Assistant News Editor What do you get when you combine University staff, 150 students and an expert on leadership? The third annual Student Leadership Conference. The conference is designed to expand leadership skills in LMU students who hold posi¬ tions of responsibility on cam¬ pus. The students invited by the committee are those who coordinate campus groups, such as RA’s, student managers and club presidents. Suzanne La Mothe, a mem¬ ber of the conference planning committee and career coun¬ selor, said that this year the committee tried to focus on diversity and building respect for the differences of coworkers. The workshops concentrate on empowering individual leaders while keeping unity within a group. Dr. Lane Bove, Vice President of Student Affairs, will give a welcome address, introducing keynote speaker William Stierle. Stierle will give his speech on “Leadership and Ned Herrman’s Brain Dominance Theory.” Stierle works for Corporate Culture Development, Inc. and special¬ izes in training programs in organization, effectiveness, diversity, team building and conflict resolution, plus many other leadership areas. After breaking up into small groups for a experiential exer¬ cise on Leavey field, the stu¬ dents will have a working lunch. Last year at the Student Leadership Conference, over 50 students and faculty who attended and ate food catered by Marriott experienced intestinal prob¬ lems. The conference will again be catered by Marriott, but no problems are expected. In the afternoon an address will be given by Rev. Michael Engh, S.J. on the history of LMU. Students will then break into groups for educational ses¬ sions with different faculty and staff. The day will conclude after a surprise event and a social reception. “It’s a great way for other student leaders to network with each other and to meet other organization President’s in Leadership: page 4 INDEX News 1 Campus Life 6 Music 9 Perspective 10 Film 12 Arts & Theater 14 Sports 15 Classified 18