The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 75, Issue 28 - May 7, 1997

Film Romy and Michele are not clueless: Щ Page 8 Art & Theater Death and the Maiden reviewed: Page 10 Sports Softball place second in WISL: Page 18 ■нам L о s A n § e l e s мм LOYOLAN May 7,1997 TOWER YEARBOOK Milligan to Leave Liberal Arts by Christelyn Russell Staff Writer Recently Sr. Mary Milligan, RSHM, had to make one of the most difficult decisions she’s ever faced: whether or not to leave her position as dean of the College of Liberal Arts in order to serve as West-coast Provincial Superior for the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. “These have been happy years for me. Fve enjoyed working with facul¬ ty, colleagues, and students,” said Milligan. Sister Milligan’s academic career began in the late 1950s, when she was assigned a teach¬ ing position at Marymount College. And even in those early years, Milligan was con¬ vinced that “education [was] a wonderful way to transform society.” She firmly believes in teaching as a learning process, and often, students have chal¬ lenged her to rethink her own beliefs. Milligan, who was appoint¬ ed dean of the College of Liberal Arts in 1992, says that those five years have gone by very quickly for her. Her many accomplishments include restructuring the American cul¬ tures program, and actively recruiting professors into per¬ manent teaching positions. One such professor is Dr. Mitchell Chang, associate dean of Liberal Arts and professor of American cultures. “She has been very support¬ ive of me,” said Chang. “She Milligan: page з INDEX News i Campus Life e Film 8 Art & Theater 10 Perspective 12 Music 14 Sports 18 Classified 20 On the W e b : www.lmu.edu/stuaff/loyolan.htm Loyola Marymount University Volume 75, No. 28 CFA Looks Ahead to 2003 ■ College: CFA begins outlining their five-year proposal about future of college; committee calls for faculty and staff involvement by Mia Shanley News Editor With a bit of charm and flair, members of the College of Communication and Fine Arts unveiled what will be the structure for their five-year plan Tuesday to University President Rev. Thomas P. O’Malley, S.J., Academic Vice President Dr. Joseph Jabbra and CFA faculty and staff. The convocation in Strub Theater came in response to O’Malley’s 1996 fall address to the faculty in which he asked CFA to develop a five-year plan outlining the future of the college. “We were extremely pleased with Fr. O’Malley’s charge to us, as we feel it clear¬ ly demonstrates his understanding of what has happened with the evolution of technology and knowledge and its impact on us as educators,” said Dr. Suzanne Frentz, associate dean of CFA. ‘This is an historic moment,” said CFA Dean Thomas Kelly from the stage that was decorated with 10 equally-distributed wooden sculptures created and painted by student artist Gretchen Mars. “This will lead CFA into the next century.” In a rather unusual presentation, CFA magically turned what may have been a basic proposal, into an elaborate produc- SCOTT GROLLER / LOYOLAN Professor of dance Judy Scalin captures her audience as she tells them about her dreams for the College of Communication and Fine Arts. Scalin spoke to the College on behalf of the Steering Committee , which is now outlining plans for a five-year proposal tion. With a stage adorned with a piano, a single light fixture, costumes and props, the setting of the presentation was both meaningful and appropriate to those in attendance. The actors of Hair opened the presen¬ tation with the song “Aquarius,” quickly followed by an inspirational speech from Judy Scalin, professor of dance and mem¬ ber of the Steering Committee which will help outline the plan. ‘What’s the use of a little dream?” Scalin posed, quoting Valley Song. “A dream must be big and special.” And that’s exactly what the college will do over the course of the year — plan and dream. The Steering Committee, which consists of nominated faculty, are asking for involvement from the rest of the department. “It is important to catch the attention of the students and faculty members,” said O’Malley in his 20-minute address to the audience of about 70. “The whole nature of the college is performance. Your planning should be a lot of dreaming, but CFA: page 3 Hearings Continue for Whelan Attackers by Daniel Wolowicz Sports Editor A little over two months have passed since the March 2 fight in Whelan Hall, and the Judicial Hearing Board is still listening to the final appeals from the students involved in the early morning brawl. The board, which is consists of Beth Stoddard, associate dean of Student Housing and Richard Rocheleau, director of Student Housing, thus far have listened to roughly 15 testimonies from witnesses and participants. The incident involved a mob of approximately 15 students who returned to Whelan Hall allegedly intent on seeking ret¬ ribution for a fight earlier in the evening. The fight involved a number of LMU men’s soccer team members, and, because of the athletes’ involvement, ques¬ tions have been raised among the student body at large about judicial action which may be taken regarding the soccer scholarships of those involved in the melee. However, due to the Family Educational Right to Privacy Act and the 1979 Buckley Amendment, all student records that “contain information directly related to the student; and are maintained by an edu¬ cational agency or institution or by a person acting for such agency or institution” are to be held confidential by the University. Therefore, all judge¬ ments and punishments were not released. The soccer team’s last game in tournament play which took place only two weeks after the fight, had a full line-up. Aside from that game, there is no information available to the public regarding action taken against the athletes. “I thirjj: what is hard about this whole thing is that nobody can be real open about it,” said Stoddard. “I think that is why people think that things get passed over.” The board has the power to make any number of punish¬ ments, from a monetary fine to expulsion from campus housing. To suspend or dismiss a student Soccer: page 3 Soccer Coach Loses Contract by Daniel Wolowicz Sports Editor The Loyola Marymount University’s Athletic Department announced that they would not renew the con¬ tract for men’s soccer team head coach Peter Novakovic on April 28. Novakovic finished his eight year tenure with a 27-112-8 overall record and 1-42-1 in the West Coast Conference. The only conference win in the program’s 8 year history within the WCC came in 1995 with a 5-1 victory over Saint Mary’s College. In addition, Novakovic was the head coach for the women’s soccer team in their first year of intercollegiate play in 1993. The team was 6-13 overall and 1-5 in the WCC. Currently, the Athletic Department is looking to fill the coaching job, which became a full time position only last year. When asked about his career at LMU, Novakovic refused to comment. SPORTS INFORMATION Peter Novakovic will not return as mens soccer coach next year.