The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 76, Issue 8 - October 15, 1997

Features: Looking 3 back at LMU sports history page 8 A&E: A Melancholy Night With Morrissey page 11 Sports: Men’s Soccer trounces Oxy, 6-0 page 17 тшшшт L o s A n g e l e s LOYOLAN October 15, 1997 Loyola Marymount University Volume 76, No. 8 Reliving LMU’s Athletic History COURTESY OF ARCHIVE COLLECTION Quarterback Don uThe Duke of Del Rey” Klosterman scrambles for a touchdown on October 16, 1949 in a game versus Saint Mary’s College at Gilmore Stadium . This photo is part of the new LMU sports program exhibit now on display in the basement of the Von DerAhe Library. See Feature story on page 8. Poet Sonia Sanchez Speaks in Murphy Hall ■ Culture: Poetry reading provides celebration of African-American arts by Elizabeth Yu Assistant News Editor Murphy Recital Hall was the backdrop to an inspiring night of poetry on Friday which captivated the audience who exploded into a standing ovation for the renowned poet Sonia Sanchez. The Office of Black Student Services, the vice president of Student Affairs, the vice president of Academic Affairs, and the Division of Continuing Education, spon¬ sored several events featuring the work of Sanchez in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month. Sanchez held a reading, discussion and a workshop for English poetry students last Thursday, and a community reading and discussion which also included the poetry of friends of Sanchez on Friday, Oct 10. The evening began with the Lula Washington Company fea¬ turing dance performances by Nabachwa Ssensado entitled, “Los Angelitos Negros,” and “Walkin’ The Blues In The Park.” Several poets from the Los Angeles area also read their work including Roni Walker and Courtney Scott (a.k.a. “Cold Seduction”) from Roni’z Backstreet Poetri; Shonda Buchanan, a Loyola Marymount alumnus who is the assistant editor of “Turning Point Magazine;” Ruth Forman, an award winning young poet and filmmaker; Derrick Gilbert (a.k.a. “D-Knowledge”), a highly acclaimed contemporary poet who is currently teaching at LMU; and Katina Parker, who studied under Dr. Maya Angelou and Sanchez. “The thing that’s so powerful about an evening like this is that you see the beauty and strength among the young,” said Dr. John Davis, chair of the African- American Studies Department and the master of ceremonies. Sanchez said of the evening, “It’s always a joy. The poets themselves understand what they have to do in their time. [They] help us live, stay alive, breathe, think about alternative ways of looking at the country and the world.” Dr: Alden Neilsen, the Fletcher Jones chair of litera¬ ture and writing at LMU, intro¬ duced Sanchez, noting she was the first Presidential Fellow at Temple University and is cur¬ rently a professor of English and women’s studies there. Sanchez has lectured at over 500 universities and colleges across the United States. A women’s rights activist since the 1960s, she is the author of six¬ teen books including “Homecoming,” “Wounded in the House of a Friend,” and “Homegirls and Hand granades,” for which she won the American Book Award in 1985. The poetry reading on Friday was based on her most recent book, “Does Your House Have Lions?,” which was released by Beacon Press in April of 1997. The story behind the poem deals with her brother’s homosexuality, alienation from the family, and his fight against AIDS as well as how these and other issues affect our society today. Sanchez also read a poem which she wrote for recently slain rapper Tupac Shakur Sanchez: page 3 PHOTO COURTESY OF OBSS Poet Sonia Sanchez received standing ovations following her poetry readings in Murphy Recital Hall Friday and Saturday. “The thing that’s so powerful about an evening like this is... you see the beauty and strength among the young.” . Dr. John Davis — Chair of African-American Studies Trustees Approve Tuition Increase ■ Finances: LMU raises tuition for students by 4.95% to contain rising costs of education by Jasmine Marshall News Editor n what university adminis¬ tration and student govern¬ ment are calling an attempt to contain the spiraling costs of a college education to students while maintaining a competi¬ tive edge, Loyola Marymount University’s Board of Trustees voted to increase student tuition for the 1998-1999 acade¬ mic year to 4.95%, a decrease from last year’s hike of 5.5%. The increase, which is the lowest in recent years, will raise tuition before fees for incoming LMU students, sopho¬ mores and juniors from a esti¬ mated total $23,236 to $24,310. Eisberg said, “We are disap¬ pointed in another tuition increase, and the student body and ASLMU will never be com¬ pletely satisfied until there are no more tuition increases. But it’s a good sign they [the admin¬ istration] are starting to back down and that the board of trustees are more sympathetic to the students and their finan¬ cial situations.” Amid growing national con¬ cern regarding the rising costs of college education, O’Malley said, “Everyone in the country is talking about college tuition going up by more than the rate of inflation, but the singular thing about most colleges I know is that they keep getting better. This [school] is so much better than it was ten years ago in terms of dormitories being renovated, classrooms, and lab¬ oratories. The faculty keeps get¬ ting better. The student body keeps getting better.” 1998-1999 Student Fee Changes (for students who entered after 5/13/95) 1997-1998 1998-1999 % Chanqe Tuition $16,296 $17,102 4.95 Room Fee 3,780 3,930 3.97 Board Fee 2,956 3,074 3.99 ASLMU Fee Accident 60 60 0.00 Insurance Fee 55 55 0.00 Yearbook Fee 33 33 0.00 Registration Fee 56 56 0.00 TOTAL $23f236 $24,310 4.62 COURTESY OF STUDENT AFFAIRS Tuition and fees for seniors con¬ tinuing next year will increase by the same percentage, from $22,902 this year to $23,960 in 1998-1999. LMU Vice- President for Business and Finance John Oester pointed out that this is the first time the board of trustees has voted to decrease rather than increase the annual rate of tuition hikes. According to university president Rev. Thomas P. O’Malley, S.J., the decision to increase fees to 4.95% repre¬ sents a significant effort to keep costs down while remaining competitive in facilities, tech¬ nology, and faculty and staff salaries. Room and board fees will increase 3.97% and 3.99% respectively, and because stu¬ dent fees — including the charge for ASLMU, the yearbook, and accident insurance — will not increase next year, the overall increase in tuition and fees for continuing students is 4.62%. ASLMU Vice President Ryan Dan Tumpak, ASLMU Vice- President of Finance, raised the idea of implementing a cap across the board not only for seniors, but for all students. “What we [ASLMU] would like to see is a program at LMU com¬ parable to those at public uni¬ versities that freeze tuition for all four years at the rate when students enrolled,” said Tumpak. O’Malley, however, said Tuition: page 2 INDEX News 1 Perspective 6 Feature 8 Arts & Entertainment 1 1 Sports 1 6 Classified 21 0_2l_ t_h_e W_e b wwwimaedu/smaMoyolan.htm