The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 77, Issue 22 - March 17, 1999

ЦП F E A T U R E S hjjjlh "Hk 1st A&E Sports Bj Interactive toys: Child’s ШЛкп The lowdown on W Women’s water polo wins play or for kids at heart? Brflflfl “The Mod Squad.” 2 of 4 over weekend. 1 Poge1° ШШ Page 12 Page 19 МИШ Dukakis Progress Post Cold War Years JAU UUIIIU/ LUIUIAN Michael Dukakis discusses the need for increased public service at the first annual Political Science Banquet on March 12 at the Hill. ASLMU Presidential Field Posts Two Tickets ■ Address: Former presidential candidate speaks at first political science banquet. by Jasmine Marshall News Editor Reflecting on the gains which have been made in the post Cold War era and progress which still needs to be achieved, former presidential candidate and Massachusetts ' ~ Governor Michael Dukakis spoke candidly to a crowd of approximately one hundred at the first Political Sciepce Banquet, held Friday, — “ - ' March 12 in The Hill dining room. The event honored the achievements of the students and faculty of political science over the past year. The theme of the evening was commitment to the study of poli¬ tics and to public service. “When I say to you tonight that I am very optimistic about what’s ahead, you have to parse that because l am a veteran optimist,” Gov. Dukakis said toward the close of his speech. “But in part, it is because, looking back over the past 35 or 40 years in public life, I see enormous progress. And again, I repeat, that is because good people cared and care deeply about their communi¬ ty and state and country and the world. They are not willing to sit on the sidelines and do nothing. My plea to all of you tonight who are students at this vary fine institution of learning, and here as students of political science, is “Over the past 35 or 40 years in public life, I see enormous progress. ” —Michael Dukakis, Former Governor and Presidential Candidate not only to take your responsibil¬ ity to the citizens seriously, but to get deeply and actively involved in this thing we call public ser¬ vice.” Introducing Dukakis and his wife, Kitty, Dr. Dirk Verheyen, professor of political science, said, “Animated by LMLPs mission to educate students to be ‘men and women for others,’ we welcome you, Governor Michael Dukakis and Mrs. Kitty Dukakis, as our guests of honor tonight and salute you for the leadership and public service to which you have both been committed over many years.” He called both “shining models of what is noble and important in the pursuit of ser¬ vice to society and the larger world around us.” Following Verheyen’s opening remarks, Kitty Dukakis spoke briefly on her charitable organi¬ zation, “Island of Hope,” to which the political science department _ _ e had made a $500 donation on behalf of the university. She explained that, after returning to school and completing her master’s degree " “ in social work, she worked as a social worker in the pediatric oncology depart¬ ment of Children’s Hospital in downtown Los Angeles. “I began to hear about outward bound pro¬ grams for children with cancer,” Kitty Dukakis said. “I went to one of these camps in the moun¬ tains outside Los Angeles, and I couldn’t understand why we did- Dukakis: page 5 Bove Answers Student Questions by Liz Otis Staff Writer & Sharon King Staff Writer Two teams have entered the election race for the 1999 ASLMU presidential/vice presi¬ dential elections. Salvador Ortiz will run for president with Ben McIntyre as his vice presi¬ dent. Incumbent Lysandra Sapp will challenge for presi¬ dent again, with Lori Givens as her vice president. The candi¬ dates for senate, thus far, are Robert Klamser, Michael Soliman, Dane Gambill, and Danny Santana. Low candidate turnout for senate elections has resulted in the extension of the declaration deadline to this Friday, March 19. Campaigns begin on Tuesday, March 23, and contin¬ ue until Friday, March 26. The debates will be held at Convocation hour on March 25, while elections are slated to take place from Monday, March 29 to Wednesday, March 31. Presidential candidate junior Ortiz believes he will bring a sense of service to ASLMU. “[I will] reach out to the students instead of them coming to us. I intend to give them a sense of belonging,” he said. “The only true difference between any of the candidates . . . is that I strive to understand everyone else’s story,” said McIntyre. Last year, the two were roommates, so they point out that they work together well. McIntyre says that he and Ortiz are confident that togeth¬ er, their performance will be exceptional. “Honestly, this year’s cabinet did a good job, but we feel we can do a great job,” said McIntyre. McIntyre and Ortiz said they would like to improve ASLMU through the further empower¬ ment of students. They would like to improve student assem¬ bly by increasing active partici¬ pation and giving students more of a voice. They want to create a commission of LMU students to review the ASLMU constitu¬ tion and make sure that it is working efficiently. They also want to increase ASLMITs inter- Election: page 4 byRoyRufoJr. Asst. News Editor Amidst all the changes at LMU, students can at times feel left in the dark about issues that will directly affect their college life. In an attempt to combat rumors and to give students the chance to voice their concerns, Dr. Lane Bove, vice president of student affairs, held a second open mic forum on March 10 in the Ahmanson Dining Hall North. In the upcoming year, LMU students will experience a transition between university presidents, along with the con¬ struction of various buildings on campus. These are issues that will directly affect the student population, and they have stirred up much concern among the LMU community. Primarily, the open mic forum was hosted to give stu-, dents the opportunity to inters act with LMU’s administration and to voice any concerns that they may have regarding the school. “My agenda is your agenda,” said Bove. “I’m here to try to answer any questions that you might have.” Although the night started off slowly, those in attendance were anxious to voice their concerns. “It would be igno¬ rant and irresponsible for me not to be here,” said Jonisha Kelly, a senior business Questions : page 3 Шш INDEX News . . - Q 1 Perspective 7 .Features 10 Arts & Entertainment! 2 Classified 17 CHRIS MORRING / LOYOUN Dr. Lane Bove takes questions from students assembled for her open mic forum at Ahmanson Dining Hall North on March 10. www.lmu.e.Qu/stuaff/loyolan