The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 76, Issue 5 - September 24, 1997

Features: Whose Life is it, Anyway? page 8 A&E: “Skylight” fails to shine page 11 Sports: Sophomore Rick Weis runs to victory page 18 September 24,1997 L O Y O LA M A R Y М О l ' NT U N I V E R S I T Y Volume 76, No. 5 The Mighty Mighty Sun Sets CHRIS MORRINGAOYOUN The Boston based ska band \ The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, took time off of their tour schedule to headline this year's Sunset Concert, which took place in Gersten Pavilion . by Jasmine Marshall News Editor у the time the Mighty Mighty BossTones took the stage last Friday, they didn’t have to “knock on wood” in hopes of energizing the crowd assembled in Gersten Pavilion for LMU’s Sunset Concert. The ska band took to the “Sunset Concert was everything we hoped it would be. I’ve had people tell me it is the best thing to happen to LMU in ten years. ” — Ryan Eisberg, ASLMU President stage following opening acts BXM SKA LA BIM, The Dropkick Murphy’s and the Amazing Royal Crowns, who round out the BossTones’ “Boston on the Road Tour”. “We get to bring to Los Angeles the very best of Boston,” said lead BossTone singer Dickey Barret. “It’s our chance to give something back to our city and the bands we’ve played along side for the past nine years.” Reaction from LMU students to the other Boston bands on the tour matched Barret’s enthusi¬ asm. “I really loved the concert. It was an awesome experience,” said first year student Nicola Hancock. “It was crazy for a school concert,” said senior Alex Gherz. “Everybody was jumping up and down, rocking out and crowd surfing. They (the BossTones) needed to play all night long. I think ASLMU made a better choice this year than last in picking the BossTones.” ASLMU President Ryan Eisberg said he thought the con¬ cert was a great success. “Sunset Concert was everything we hoped it would be,” Eiseberg said. “I’ve had people tell me it was the best thing to happen to LMU in ten years. It’s great to see the students all come together and enjoy the concert.” Kathryn Varner, Vice- President for ASLMU Publicity and Public Relations agreed, “The turnout was extremely good compared to previous con¬ certs,” Varner said. “Our expec¬ tations for the concert were high and all of them were met,” During the BossTones hour and a half set, fans surged for¬ ward to the barricade, moshed, danced wildly and occasionally leapt on stage. Lead singer Barret told bouncers not to kick anyone out of the concert and his advice to the stage crashers was to start their own band. When asked after the concert what he thought of LMU’s fans, Barret said, “They are one of the most attractive groups I’ve played for. The students were extremely nice. They were fun and had a lot of energy. Basically my kind of people,” BossTones saxophonist Tim Burton, who has played with the band over the past nine years, said the group has been trying to hit venues they nor¬ mally wouldn’t play at on other tours. “The Boston on the Road tour gives us an opportunity to play at a lot of great places like clubs where our fans who’ve fol¬ lowed us for years can see us, and colleges like LMU and UC Irvine,” Burton said. The Mighty Mighty BossTone’s success story is one about hard work> dedication, and true friendship leading to overnight success. “We got together about nine years ago,” said Burton. “I knew Dickey (Barret) from the ska-punk scene, and a lot of band mem¬ bers knew each other from school, or the music scene.” Through the numerous tours, albums and gigs, Burton and Barret both agree that the band’s initial friendships which BossTones: page 3 Annual Concert Tries Out New Venue by Jasmine Marshall News Editor his year’s Sunset Concert was unprecedented in many ways. For the first time in two years students were charged admission. For the first time, the concert was held inside Albert Gersten Pavilion rather than in Sunken Gardens, resulting in a separation of the student clubs, booths and carni¬ val activities. Reaction was mixed as to the benefits or drawbacks of the changes. “More people were involved in the carnival and other events last year,” said sophomore Stephanie Folsom. “I think it’s mainly because the concert and the carnival are separated this year.” The crowd assembled to enjoy the inverted bungee jump, student bands, food sold by student clubs and other car¬ nival venues was sparse. Those taking part in the carnival “The alleged (sexual battery) is now under investigation. The pro¬ cedure... is to establish whether anything has happened before mov¬ ing forward.” — Patrick Naessens Asst, to the V.P. for Student Affairs H - 0 ALLOCATIONS a A 1, Na Kolea $512 2*: clsang: Bansa v-;;: $506 PQ '■£. Шаек Students Union $416 4. Alpha Delta Gamma $343 w 0 Q £ !I/;:Sigma Chi ' V $289 6. Alpha Phi $271 7. Men’s Lacrosse ! /$249 8. Rowing Association $237 9. Woman’s Lacrosse $233 P3 10. Black Student Business Associaton $226 Students Vote On Budget Allocations by Erika Bustamante Contributor During last week’s Budget Ballot, students allocated $9,010 to organizations and clubs of their choice, after a petition restored last year’s bal¬ loting process. Leading the list of recipients are Na Kolea with $512, while last semester’s top beneficiary, Isang Bansa, placed second with $506. Black Students Union received $416, Alpha Delta Gamma $343, and Sigma Ghi was allotted $289 of the stu¬ dent fees, to round out the top five. The difference in this year’s system is that both the Budget Ballot and the Club Allocations Board will be conducted each semester. The Budget Ballot process allows students to decide how much money should be allotted to clubs from the budget ballot fund. According to ASLMU, three ; percent of the budget was set aside for Budget Ballot, Club Allocations, and an Emergency Fund, in case any organization has financial problems during the semester. ASLMU’s Vice President of Finance, Dan Tumpak, stated that 10 percent of the club fees were set aside for the Emergency Fund and the remaining 90 percent of the budget for Budget Ballot. The funds not allotted in Budget Ballot will be distributed by the Allocations Board. Results indi¬ cate that $9,010 was allotted by Budget: page 2 seemed to enjoy themselves. “I think it’s great. The activities are really, fun and it’s just too bad more people aren’t coming out tb enjoy it,” said first year student Karina Alverez. First year student Julie Mosbey agreed, “It’s really too bad more people don’t come and enjoy this before the concert.” For student clubs and orga¬ nizations, the change of venue for the carnival resulted in loss of profits or visibility enjoyed in previous years at Sunset Concert, “Moving the concert Concert: page 2 INDEX News 1 Perspective 6 Feature 8 Arts & Entertainment 1 1 Sports 16 Classified 21 On t_be Web : vvww.lmu.edu/staatf/loyolan.htm