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LOYOIAN
Students make the University Pool a little like Bourbon Street during
Charter Ball oh Friday, Feb. 19.
Security Increased at Ball
■ Mardi Gras: Fr.
O’Malley hosts his last
Charter Ball.
by Roy Rufo Jr.
Asst. News Editor
Loyola University’s original
charter froni the state of
California on Feb. 26, 1918, was
celebrated last Friday, Feb. 19,
as hundreds of students partied
at the seventh annual Mardi
Gras-themed Charter Ball at
the Alumni Gym and University
Pool.
Security at the event was
heightened, as the office of the
president and AStLMU, the
organizers of Charter Ball, felt
it was necessary to increase the
amount jof supervision.
“Security measures were
strict because of the incidents of
last year,” said Lysandra Sapp,
ASLMU president. “Last year
there were seven fights, 18 calls
to the EMTs, and. one person
jumped into the pool.”
ASLMU was prepared to
take action for any student mis¬
conduct. “From what I heard,
the LAPD put DUI checks at the
end of Loyola and Manchester,”
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Lifeguard Nique Burson makes sure that a ball-goer doesn't take a cold bath
on Friday night. Both the LAPD and hired security were added this year to
insure that all participants remained safe.
said Sapp. “Everyone that left
the campus was stopped for a
sobriety test the hour directly
after Charter Ball from 12 a.m.
to 1 a.m.”
The result of hiring a bigger
security staff consequently led
to an increase in spending for
Charter Ball. “Because of the
additional staff, costs were up,”
said Ryan R. Rillorta, ASLMU
vice president of finance. “The
Pro Staff and the LAPD were
the main focus of the increase.
There was twice as many Pro
Staff members and there were
more LAPD officers this year
than last year and wh did nave"
to pay for their services.” Sapp
also recognized the increase in
staff, “We hired three [LAPD
officers], eight came.”
Although the stricter securi¬
ty measures seemed to have
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Lawton to Visit
Campus Tomorrow
■ Preview: NextLMU
president to meet with
trustees, students.
by Sharon King
S taff Writer
In preparation to take the
helm as LMU’s next university
president this June, Rev. Robert
B. Lawton, S.J., dean of
Georgetown College at
Georgetown University, will
arrive at the Westchester cam¬
pus ' tomorrow. Lawton will
remain on campus for the
majority of spring break as he
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meets with LMU’s board of
trustees and various student
organizations.
Discussing his visit, Lawton
envisioned LMU to be the most
distinguished Catholic universi¬
ty in the metropolitan Los
Angeles region.
“I feel enormously pleased
to be placed somewhere with
such great potential and
promise,” Lawton said. “I hope
to bring the enthusiasm and
experience I’ve gained working
at the distinguished Jesuit uni¬
versity of Georgetown into my
position. I feel I have the ability
to craft a vision and [to] strate¬
gically plan how it will be imple¬
mented.”
Lawton explained that his
main objective upon assuming
his new post will be “to do a lot
of listening to get a deeper sense
of the culture, richness and pos¬
sibilities of LMU. My basic
agenda is going to be to listen
for the first six to eight months
of presidency and subsequently
work out the next steps for
LMU to achieve that vision. I
intend to get a sense of items to
prioritize in sequencing and
realizing the next steps for-
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