The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 76, Issue 6 - October 1, 1997

Features: Los Angeles walks to fight AIDS page 11 A&E: “L.A. Confidential” tries to revive film noir genre page 8 Sports: Women’s Soccer scores exciting victory at home page 16 •mm-—- Los Angeles ■'Шк —мк* LOYOLAN Ottober 1, 1997 Loyola M a r y m о on t University Volume 76, No. 6 Foundation Grants University $ 1 Million For New Complex COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Architect David Jay Flood's rendering for the new health and recreation complex, to be built adjacent to Gersten Pavilion. Police, LMU Respond to Distressed Student by Daniel Wolowicz Managing Editor Jasmine Marshall News Editor hortly after midnight Tuesday, LMU’s Department of Public Safety and the Los Angeles Police Department mobilized in response to a report that a female LMU student could be seen standing at the edge of the roof of Whelan residence hall. Lieutenant Ashford, an LMU Public Safety officer, observed the female, identified as a former LMU student on leave of absence, and reported the situation to Public Safety, and then to the LAPD, who responded immediately. According to Bob Collis, spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department, “The station was contacted by the LAPD at 12:58 p.m. They responded to the scene a couple of minutes after 1:00 a.m.” The LAPD and Fire Department worked closely with Chief Raymond Hilyar of LMU Public Safety, and main¬ tained control over the negotia¬ tion process. In addition to Public Safety officers, Fr. Richard Robin, S.J., Asst, to the President, was on the roof of the residence hall with the distressed young woman before the crisis mediation team arrived. Fr. John Weling, S.J., the residence counselor of Whelan hall, Fernando Moreno, director of Campus Ministry, and Carol Mclnerny, Assistant Director of Residence Life, were also present before the LAPD arrived. Within the building, resi¬ dent advisors and the resident director were responsible for cording off the front entrance, as well as keeping the resi- Distressed Student: page 3 INDEX News 1 Perspective 6 Arts & Entertainment 8 Feature 11 Sports 16 Classified 21 On the We b : wvmlmu.edu/stuaff/loyolan by Roy Rufo Contributor Picture this: a state of the art complex that will hold full- size, multipurpose courts for basketball, indoor soccer and volleyball. Imagine it with enough space for intramural sports, aerobics classes, and exercise and martial arts pro¬ grams. Now picture this brand new health and recreation com¬ plex on the LMU campus. , The university is a step clos¬ er to obtaining this significant addition on campus with the generosity of the Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation. The Doheny Foundation has donat¬ ed a $1 million grant to help relieve the $15 million dollar effort it is estimated the center will cost. This same foundation aided in the renovation of the Lorenzo Malone Student Center. “The Doheny Foundation has allowed us to realize many of our most impor¬ tant goals,” said university pres¬ ident Rev. Thomas P. O’Malley, S.J. tion in May of 1998, the pro¬ posed project will replace the 50 -year-old Alumni Gym and will be connected to the Gersten Pavilion. The construction of this facility is planned to begin in May of 1998. Plans for new locker rooms, an adequate weight room, and improved fields are in the works. “The primary focus [of the complex] is recreation,” said Athletic Director, Brian Quinn. The structuring of the Health and Recreation Complex will definitely affect the daily rou¬ tine of LMU students. The ath¬ letic department is currently looking for off-campus facilities for both tennis and water polo. Furthermore, for commuters, the “parking lot will be affect¬ ed,” warns Quinn. “It will have an impact on us for at least a year, but in the long run, it will be terrific.” Fr. O’Malley added, “The new health and recreation com¬ plex will provide students with state-of-the-art health and ath¬ letic facilities in keeping with the university’s tradition of edu¬ cating the whole person — intel¬ lectual, physical and spiritual.” Planned to begin construe- Fr. John Coleman/ 5.J., Named to Cassasa Chair ■ Ethics: Jesuit to head interdisciplinary program in social justice by Christina Thomas Staff Writer Social ethics and student diversity have long been cornerstones of Loyola Marymount University. Recently, Fr. John Coleman, S.J., was named LMU’s Charles Cassasa Chair in Social Values. The posi¬ tion, named after the late LMU president Fr. Charles S. Cassasa, S.J., was created roughly 20 years ago in an effort to combine social science - — expertise and a concern for social justice. When asked about his goals for the universi¬ ty, Coleman _ _ _ _ said, “I want Loyola Marymount to take seriously the Jesuit mandate to justice.” He said that he will bring to the campus his teaching and research experience, as well as his concern for social justice. Coleman said he hopes to make a contribution, “In some modest way, to the interdisciplinary concern for issues of social justice, but not just moralistically construed. It’s all very well to have great evocative calls to social justice and restruc¬ turing of society, but they aren’t very help¬ ful if they’re unrelated to sociological analysis and attention to what society will bear.” Through this tenured appointment, Coleman is required to teach two courses each year in either theology, law or sociolo¬ gy. However, he will not belong to any spe¬ cific department within the university. “The conception of the chair was that it would be part of the larger university focus on ethics,” said Coleman. Attached to the chair is a fund provided for the purpose of sponsoring conferences and bringing speakers to campus. Coleman has arranged for two such events: a conference about religion in politics and a speaker at the law - - school. Although a newcomer to LMU, Coleman is certainly not a newcomer - - to teaching, having served as a professor of religion and society at the Jesuit School of Theology at UC Berkeley, as well as teaching at the University of Louvian in Belgium, the University of Santa Clara, University of San Francisco, Notre Dame University, Georgetown University, Boston College and John Carroll University. In addition, he taught sociology and economics at St. “I want Loyola Marymount to take seri¬ ously the Jesuit mandate for justice.” — Rev. John Coleman, S.J., Charles S. Cassasa Chair in Social Values COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Fr. Coleman S.J., was recently named LMU’s Charles Cassasa Chair Ignatius High School and Notre Dame College in Belmont, California. Coleman earned a B.A. and M.A. from St. Louis University; his S.T.M. from the University of Santa Clara; and his Ph.D. from UC Berkele}'. He also received a Doctor of Laws from Loyola University of Chicago. Coleman was ordained a Catholic priest in 1967. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Catholic Commission in Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, and the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. “The new health and recreation complex will pro¬ vide students with state-of-the-art health and athletic facilities...” — Rev. Thomas P. O'Malley, S.J. University President