The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 77, Issue 15 - January 20, 1999

Perspective — m A & Б Clinton controversy Mel Gibson’s thoughts Ив. embodies double standard. siwi on his latest film Page 7 Page 9 He Sports Men’s basketball sweeps over the weekend. Page 16 Team Takes First at Long Beach Tournament Special Insert As a conduit for informa¬ tion between the administra¬ tion and the student body, the L о s Angele Щ L о у о lan i s responsible for publication of information which is germane to the LMU community. Included in this week's edi¬ tion are responses to ques¬ tions asked on Wednesday, Dec. 9, of Dr. Lane Bove, the Response: page 4 vice president for student affairs, at an open mic forum in the Ahmanson Dining Hall. The content of the responses has not been edited by the Loyolan, nor does it reflect the opinions of the Loyolan editorial board. — Daniel Wolowicz editor in chief Celebrate 150 Years by Sean Chavel Asst. News Editor One hundred and fifty years ago, a Diocesan priest, Father John Gailhac, gathered a group of five women who sought in their hearts to celebrate God's goodness throughout the com¬ munity. These women and Fr. Gailhac formed the order of the Religous of the Sacred Heart of Mary (R.S.H.M.), eventual part¬ ners with the Society of Jesus in founding what is today LMU. The congregation of the Marymount Sisters, originally indigenous to Beziers, France, spread across the world to build foundations of schools, orphan¬ ages and shelters with the com¬ mitment to “know and love God and to do any work that could make God known and loved by others,” according to their mis¬ sion statement. The order succeeded in mov¬ ing throughout the world, first developing in Portugal, England, Ireland and then the United States. Within time, they moved onto four continents, including foundations in Latin America and Africa. INDEX News 1 Campus New 3 Perspective 6 Arts & Entertainment 8 Classified 1 3 Sports 16 On t h e W e b : www.lmu.edu/stuafF/loyolan . The sisters organized educa¬ tional institutions for young women and girls of all socio-eco¬ nomic classes. The Marymount tradition came to this campus in 1973, when Loyola [at the time ah institute for men!., merged with the Marymount sisters to bring a new dimension to Jesuit higher education in Los Angeles. The Marymount traditioh is integral to the heritage of LMU and the sisters who founded Marymount College. In 1973, the chapter of sisters of St. J oseph of Orange, helped estab-r- lish Marymount College on the Loyola campus. Within a few years, the Marymount sisters brought fine arts to this campus in pursuit of cultural education. Mother Joseph Butler, R.S.H.M., is the founder of the i n t ernational chain of Marymount schools. Elementary, high school and col¬ legiate institutions bearing the name “Marymount” are located in California, New York, Virginia, England, France, Italy and Mexico. Mother Joseph Butler founded the first American “Marymount” school in 1907 in Tarrytown, New York, and almost twenty Marymount schools presently exist in Tarrytown alone. This 90-year involvement in higher education is character¬ ized by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and their criteria for superior education: “care and concern for the total growth of the person; commit¬ ment to j ustice which respects the rights and responsibilities of all persons; emphasis on liberal by Jasmine Marshall News Editor They have only twenty min¬ utes to prepare arguments on top¬ ics which could range from whether or not President Clinton's impeachment trial should contin¬ ue, to debating “Resolved: This house would raise the ceiling.” LMU's parliamentary debate team tackles topics such as these at tournaments across the state, competing against larger schools, such as USC and San Diego State. Unlike other collegiate debate events, parliamentary teams use rhetoric, knowledge of current events, and analogies to win argu¬ ments, rather than copious amounts of evidence. At the recent Cal State Long Beach Winter at the Beach Tournament, held Jan. 2, 3 and 4, the LMU parliamentary team of seniors Joe Anderson and Brendan Busse captured first place with a perfect record of six wins and no losses. Debating the topic, “Resolved, this house believes Karl Marx was wrong,” from the government's position, Anderson and Busse defeated San Francisco State in a 2-1 decision. Anderson attributed their suc¬ cess to a combination of “excellent topics and a good judging pool. Most of our judges were ехрегь enced in policy and parliamentary debate, which was helpful since Brendan and I debate from some policy positions,” he said. “It was also great to do so well, since this DEMISE ESPINOZA /LOYOLAN Joe Anderson (left) took first place with partner Brendan Busse (not pk' tured) at the Winter at the Beach parliamentary debate tournament. is the first tournament Brendan and ! have been able to compete at together this year,” Anderson noted. Busse said he and Anderson were able to win in their final round through careful analysis of Marxist theory. ‘We were able to convince the judges that the same sort of exploitation which exists now would occur under a Marxist government,” he said. “Additionally, our analysis proved that the sort of oppression which exists now would not produce the type of revolution Marx predicted, primarily because the type of capi¬ talism which currently exists is not the same as that which Marx describes in his arguments.” In addition to the first place victory, Anderson received second place in the speaker point compe¬ tition, while Busse took third. In the speaker point competition, points awarded by judges for indi¬ vidual speaking ability of each debater are tallied, and the top five speakers are recognized. LMU sophomore Sean Henschel competed at the Cal State Long Beach tournament as part of a ‘hybrid team.” Due to the tournament's scheduling during Debate: page 2 Instant Palms... RSH№ page 2 CHRIS MORRING / LOYOLAN A view of the new palm trees planted along the cross walk on Friday as part of an aesthetic improvement.