The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 75, Issue 4 - September 18, 1996

Los A n g e l e s LOYOLAN September 18, 1996 Volume 75, No. 4 by Mia Shanley News Editor Students , faculty , staff and Jesuits followed the music emanating from Sacred Heart Chapel on their way to the Mass of the Holy Spirit last Thursday . Graduates Reunite for Annual Alumni BBQ by Jennifer L. D’Andrea Managing Editor The Lions welcomed their cubs home for the 43rd annual Alumni Barbecue, where an estimated 1,800 Loyola Marymount graduates from 1929 through 1996 were united last Saturday, September 14. Sunken Gardens became a huge backyard for the event, complete with families playing games, food and plenty of beer, while alumni reminisced about the past and caught up on the present. The event was hosted by Alumni Relations and the Alumni Association. “I think a good time was had by all,” noted Ralph Consola, Director of Alumni Relations. “It’s a day that we put on to give people an opportunity to come back, walk around the gardens and meet their old friends.” The afternoon featured a band with members that are almost entirely LMU gradu¬ ates, including Rev. Richard Rolfs, S. J., associate professor of history (class of 1950), and Rev. Jack Flynn, S. J. (class of 1945). INDEX News 1 Campus Life 6 Art & Theater 10 Perspective 12 Music 14 Film 17 Sports 20 Classified 23 SCOTT GROLLER / LOYOLAN Almuni gathered in Sunken Gardens Saturday afternoon to catch up on old times and listen to music by an alumni band. The LMU community dis¬ persed from classes and work last Thursday, September 12 to attend the annual celebra¬ tion of the Mass of the Holy Spirit in Sacred Heart Chapel. The traditional mass, which is celebrated worldwide at all Jesuit and Marymount Universities, is also an official welcome to the students for the new academic year. “The mass was tremendous, vital and attention-riveting,” commented Fr. Thomas P. O’Malley, S.J., University President, who celebrated the mass. “All over the world the mass is celebrated. It’s been done for centuries and has con¬ tinued here at LMU.” Fr. Keith Brehob, S.J., Assistant Chaplain, said that the liturgy actually began from the classrooms where people walked toward the amplified music coming from the chapel. “The music was coming from the church and there were peo¬ ple walking from all different areas of campus to come togeth¬ er,” he said. “It expands the whole campus to be our worship place.” Greeting those who attended the mass were a variety of flags representing those countries where a Jesuit or Marymount school exists. “[The flags] con¬ nect us to all those schools,” Brehob said. The opening of the mass included the “Litany of Saints” processional. Music Ministry sang with the cantor, Greg Davies and guest soloist, Та Von Morrison, member of the on campus organization Voices of Joy Gospel Choir. The litany also included the names of some of LMU’s deceased alumni and friends. The mass featured a unique dramatic reading of the Gospel of John. During the reading, O’Malley, Brian Smithers and Mitzi Sugar read from the altar while Sr. Cecelia Magladry, C.S.J. and Dr. Joseph Jabbra, Vice President of Academic Affairs responded from the bal¬ cony in back of the church. Brehob commented on the uniqueness of the mass: “We tried to be very inclusive with the student groups, service organizations, and many women on the altar,” he noted. “The women’s involvement was special, and we really need to look at that. [They] took the gospel from the altar to the lectern to read. This opened the mass in a very natural way.” “The Jesuits were not in the limelight, which is kind of dif¬ ferent. There was more of a spotlight on women while the Jesuits were seated off to the side,” he added. Brehob pointed Mass: page 4 While parents were socializ¬ ing, kids enjoyed a moon bounce, games and races, face painting, and people dressed as animated characters. “We’ve emphasized activities for kids, so alums with kids could be comfortable [at the Alumni Barbecue],” Consola said contrasting recent alumni barbecues with alumni events held in the past. “It’s become more of a family barbecue, ’’added Consola. According to Consola, prior to the merger between Loyola University and Marymount College, the alumni barbecue was a stag event where the men of Loyola reunited to play poker, eat steak and drink beer or hard alcohol. Chicken, chil¬ dren, and women were rare at this event, he added. Although the annual Alumni Barbecue has evolved over the years, Consola said he is pleased with the turnout and is expecting a great crowd again next year. Congresswoman Harman Addresses LMU Students ■ VOTE: Harman Encourages Students to Get Involved in Political Process and Vote in November Elections by Susan Myers Assistant News Editor Students and faculty gath¬ ered in the Macintosh Center last Monday afternoon to listen to LMU’s local con¬ gressional representative, Jane Harman, who is finishing up her second term as the rep for the 36th district, which covers the area streching from north Venice to San Pedro, including the LAX area. Harman encouraged stu¬ dents to get involved in local government. “There are a lot of local, national and internation¬ al issues that are at stake,” Harman said. “I think that it’s important that we all get involved.” Harman noted, “Community involvement, whether it’s in politics or local, non profit groups or any kind of communi¬ ty service is really the funda¬ mental way for us to state our opinions and influence how our society works and how society can develop in the future and for future generations.” Her son, Brian Frank, a recent college graduate, began the forum by discussing the need for college students to get involved in local government. Frank said that in the 1992 election, only 36.5 percent of voters age 18-20 voted, and in 1994 only 16 percent were rep¬ resented at the polls. In 1992, only 46 percent of the 21-25 age group was represented and in 1994 only 22 percent of the same group voted. “She has distinguished her¬ self in many ways including going beyond partisanship with a pragmatic approach for doing what is best for the district,” commented ASLMU President J. Ruben Gonzalez, who is also a volunteer on Harman’s staff. Harman pointed out, “My plea is: register to vote, learn the issues in your local commu¬ nity and vote. Vote for whichev¬ er side you think is the better side.” The congresswoman’s tight Election: page 5 Campus Life Meet a Mother of Four LMU Alums and Full- Time Student: Page 6 Music New Releases from The Cardigans and The Jerky Boys: Page 12 Sports Women’s Volleyball Brings Home Third Crown: Page 15 LMU Celebrates Annual Mass of the Holy Spirit