The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 77, Issue 13 - December 9, 1998

Features 'f| щ * | A & E Sports 1 \ Women and body image: how society projects unre¬ alistic ideals. Page 9 Holiday Film Preview. Page 12 College football bowl blowout. Page 22 December 9, 1 998 Hurricane Relief Fund Exceeds Expectations ■ Campus Ministry: $3,800 raised for vic¬ tims of Hurricane Mitch. by Sharon King Staff Writer A grand total of $3,800 has been contributed to the office of campus ministry by the LMU community to help victims of Hurricane Mitch. The hinds will be distributed by the Catholic Relief Services and The American Red Cross. The fundraising effort was coor d i na ted by Campu s Ministry in unison with L.A Unified Schools. Various drop-off points at the schools were organized, where non- perishable clothing, medical supplies, and financial dona¬ tions were collected. At LMU, the main co-ordi- nator was Ami G. McColl, senior secretary at Campus Ministry. She explained, ‘The re 1 i ef e f f ort was fir s t announced at Mass in November, after which a con¬ siderable collection was gath¬ ered. In November, flyers and e-mail to all departments and faculty were sent telling peo¬ ple a central place to send money and supplies.^ Drop¬ off points were situated at the St ude n t De v el op m ent Services, Student Life, Club С о m m on s a nd C amp u s Ministry. McColl continued, “we were very pleased with the response, especially the amount of students coming in and donating money, not to mention faculty and staff as well.” A number of the clubs on campus, such as Mujeres Unidas, M.e.c.h.A., LBSA and MESA, also raised funds through a hurricane relief effort dinner. Roseanne Reyes, president of Mujeres Hurricane Relief: page 2 Volume 77, No. 13 Perspective 4 Features 9 Arts & Entertainment 12 Classified 20 Sports 24 On the Web: An Actor's Message of Ethnic Diversity ■ Leadership: Latino pioneer Edward James Oimos stresses need for bilingual education and cultural awareness in his address to LMU. by Mia Villanueva Staff Writer “The Leadership to Meet the Challenges of our Future” was the topic of the night. Over two hundred students, faculty, family and friends of the LMU commu¬ nity gathered anxiously in St. Robert’s Auditorium to hear the multi-talented actor, director and community activist Edward James Oimos address the LMU community on Dec. L This event was sponsored by the Activities Programming C ommi ssion ( APC) u nd er ASLMU. Alexis Cole, co-speak¬ ers chair of APC under ASLMU said, “I was surprised and pleased with the turnout. It was nice to see such a diverse crowd come to hear Edward James Oimos speak.” LMU is one of only three schools, including B.I.O.L.A. and Harvard, to ask Oimos to speak for the third time at the university. Oimos spoke about a variety of issues facing society, ranging from education to cultural diver¬ sity. Many people asked, “What makes Oimos the expert on any of these subjects?” The fact was that he was not speaking as “an expert,” but in order to share his own personal opinions and expe¬ riences. Oimos was bom and raised in East Los Angeles. He has always had a strong passion for the arts and humanities and, as a result, speaks at an average of 150 schools, charities and juvenile institutions each year. Oimos has also broken barriers in Hollywood as the first Latino to perform on Broadway | and to be the first Latino featured on the cover of Time Magazine. Being an entertainer, Oimos began by stating, “Yes, I’m 51, and I know I look good.” The first subject that Oimos touched upon briefly was bilin¬ gual education. He began by speaking Spanish and then by sarcastically stating, ‘Tor those who do not understand me . . . that’s right, I forgot, it’s English MATT JILLSON / LOYOLAN Edward James Oimos, Academy Award nominated actor, returns to LMU for the third time to give a lecture on cultural awareness. only now.” Oimos went on stress¬ ing the importance of cultural diversity and the role that diver¬ sity plays in education. Oimos asked the LMU audi¬ ence the reasons why many young minority students do not pursue their education or why many end up in penal institu¬ tions. He did not blame a group of people in general. Rather, Oimos stressed throughout his whole speech the idea that chil¬ dren need to grow up with high self-esteem and much self- respect. Oimos explained further that 90-97 percent of all history learned from grades 1-12 includes only European studies. When minority students learn nothing of their own history, let alone the history of fellow minori¬ ties, there is no one for them to look up to or to give them a foun- Oimos: page 2 Christmas Wishes... www.lmti.edu/ stuaff/ loyolan MATT JILLSON / LOYOUN A young child tells Santa his wishes for Christmas during the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in the Hilton Lobby on Dec. 3. A Dedication to Ethics and Biology ■ Academics: Bio-ethics chair dedicated in memo¬ ry of president's parents. byAliaMahi Staff Writer On Dec. 1, Loyola Marymount University celebrated the newest addition of a chaired department. The newly added chair will be the fourth chair within the area of ethics, and the first in the depart¬ ment of bio-ethics. The inaugura¬ tion of a bio-ethics chair has a great amount of value to the LMU community. According to Dr. Jabbra, acad¬ emic vice president, “The chair will be very important to Loyola Marymount. The importance of bio-ethics struck a while ago between LMU and St. John’s Hospital.” Dr. Jabbra went on to affirm “bio-ethics” importance, due to its emergence into an area of deep research and concern. Bio-ethics is relevant to crucial issues facing the outside commu¬ nity as well.” Reverend John S. Rogers wel¬ comed the guests, which included many members of the O’Malley family. Sr. O’Malley, S.N.D., of Emmanuel College, along with Austin O’Malley, participated in the inauguration. The bio-ethics chair is of par¬ ticular sentimental value to the university in that the honor of the chair is named after the parents of university president Rev. Thomas P. O’Malley, S.J., Austin and Ann O’Malley. This chair marks the fifteenth chair added to LMU since O’Malley’s presidency began. The chair will remain in ho nor о f A ust in and Ann O’Malley as it continues to grow and establish itself on the LMU campus. Capturing participants and viewers of the ceremony, Richard McCormick, S. J., a professor of Christian ethics at Notre Dame University, delivered the inaugur¬ al speech. Fr. McCormick, noted for his many publishings on moral theology, including articles posted i n t h e N ew Yo rk Times , Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Bio-ethics: page 3