Features _
Dr. John Menaghan
brings the Irish revitaliza¬
tion to academia. Page 10
A&E
Film gets serious in Fall.
Sports _
Women’s Soccer breaks
two records. Pogel 4
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Shortstop Kevin Hook edges back to first just ahead of the throw. See Sports for a look back
at the Lion's trip to the College World Series on pg. 16.
Northrop Grumman Grant
Aimed at Minority Science
dent individually, but instead
gives aid to the body of minori¬
ty students who have selected a
major within the college of sci¬
ence and engineering.
“Minorities are under repre¬
sented not just in the college of
science and engineering but
also in careers in science and
engineering,” stated Joseph P.
Callinan, Professor of mechani¬
cal engineering. “The opportu¬
nities for a career in engineer¬
ing are outstanding, but it is
difficult to encourage anybody
to pursue a mechanical engi¬
neering major. Hopefully [the
MESP] will encourage interest
in under represented groups to
pursue a major in the college of
science and engineering.”
At a point when Americans
take comfort in the belief that
the minority experience is
improving, this encroaching
problem, teamed with the dis¬
astrous amount of money that
educational institutions on all
levels are currently experience
ing, has caused a great deal of
anguish for minority and edu¬
cation leaders .
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Marymount has been dedicated
to fighting this minority prob¬
lem. In a recent article, the
National Action Council hon¬
ored Loyola Marymount as one
of the top 15 schools nation-
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BY HOBBY I5IEGLER ahead in today’s ever competi-
STAFF WRITER tive world. Loyola Marymount’s
“College is expensive” come- science and engineering
dian Chris Rock once observed department had to worry less
in a commercial for 1-800-COL- about this Problem this past
LECT. Along with the phone week when it received a
bill, meal plans, and off campus $20,000 grant Fro m the
“excursions,” there is the obvi- Northrop Grumman
ous payment of tuition. Corporation.
A problem that might seem The purpose of the grant is
less obvious, but which is - to establish a Minority
equally prevalent (and no less Engineering and Science
important), is the funding of Program (MESP). The grant
special programs and facilities does no^ be*P Loyola stu-
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOWER YEARBOOK
A student works on a lab project in Seaver Hall. The Northrop Grumman
Corp recently donated $20,000 to the College of Science and Engineering
O'Reilly Appointed
to Trustee Board
by Sean C havel
Asst. News Editor
John O’Reilly, a Las Vegas
entrepreneur, has been named
the new member of the Loyola
Marymount University Board of
Trustees. O’Reilly’s duty as a
Trustee is to foster the
University’s progress in
prospects of education, modern¬
ize our school’s institute, and
manage our finances. The
Board of Trustees is made up of
approximately 40 members who
serve as directors of policy-mak¬
ing and provincial authority at
our school.
O’Reilly, a devout Catholic,
having grown up in Jesuit insti¬
tutions in his youth, has been
faithfully
involved with
LMU for the I
last ten years.
He was elected
to the Board of j
Regents in
1996, and has
contributed to
the LMU
Presidential
Associates
since 1989. As
a newly
appointed
Trustee, he
will serve a
three year term,
and could be^
elected for two additional suc¬
cessive terms in the duty of
implementing higher education
at LMU. O’Reilly affirms, “We
need to be progressive to
respond to future possibilities.
The [Trustees] have to arise to
the opportunities and chal¬
lenges to provide education for
students for the coming years
ahead.”
“My most significant turning
point [in life] was when I
entered law school,” said
O’Reilly.
O’Reilly has a bachelor’s
degree in accounting and a J.D.
degree from St. Louis
University. But as O’Reilly
modestly concludes, “It wasn’t
until sophomore year of [college]
that I decided I wanted to get
into law.” O’Reilly pursued his
M.B.A in law from the
University of Nevada Las
Vegas.
O’Reilly became a trial
lawyer for the Air Force in 1969,
and is now the chairman, presi¬
dent, and chief executive officer
of the law firm Keefer, O’Reilly,
Ferrario, & Lubbers, which he
co-founded in 1972. He is also
the chairman, president, and
chief executive officer of the
Business Resource Group, a bio¬
metric tec h n ol
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m p any.
O’Reilly previously served as an
alternate municipal judge in
Las Vegas and as the chair of
the Nevada Gaming
Commission (1987-1991) and
the Nevada Gaming Policy
Committee (1984-1991). He is
also a member of the Clark
County Bar Association, and a
member of the Board of direc¬
tors of Nevada Power Company,
the Nevada Development
Authority, and the Boys and
Girls Clubs of Las Vegas.
O’Reilly has spent a lifetime
dedicating himself to both his
religion and professional^ life.
His four children have prided
themselves with the same per¬
severing ambitions. Molly, 29,
is a lrindergarten teacher mar¬
ried to an Air
Force pilot. ?
Brian, 27, an
LMU alumnus,
is the chairman
of the Las
Vegas Gaming
Board
Company.
Aaron is the
interior design¬
er of the soon-
to-be-released
“Paris” hotel in
Las Vegas.
Tim, the
youngest,
t t e n d s
PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
John O'Reilly, LMU Trustee a
UNLV, where he
studies hotel management and
plays football. O’Reilly has
been married to his wife, Rene,
for 31 years, “We have been
together since senior year of
high school and have been in
love ever since. She is a won¬
derful wife and mother.” As a
family man, a businessman,
and a practicing Christian,
O’Reilly is proud to serve in “an
outstanding Jesuit institution
Bike] LMU.”
The nomination to become a
member to the LMU Board of
Trustees is the newest exulta¬
tion in O’Reilly’s glorious life. “I
considered it an honor to be
given the opportunity to serve
the students and the alumni of
the university that made such a
difference in the lives of so
many people.”
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