The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 77, Issue 24 - March 31, 1999

Features A&E замши 8 .'.•ййЙлтД дш ж ШйЯ ИИ JL IJ Sports fp Sleep deprivation: when counting sheep fails. Page 8 W^wmm Classical music in L.A. Page 16 Baseball wins fourth WCC series. Page 23 Mass Celebrates O'Malley's Lega ■ Farewell: LMU uni¬ versity president gives thanks and sentiments by Kasey Seymour Managing Editor To show appreciation for eight years of service to the entire LMU community, stu¬ dents, faculty and staff hon¬ ored university President Rev. Thomas P. O’Malley, S.J., last Wednesday, March 24 at a Farewell Mass held in Sacred Heart Chapel. The Mass and reception immediately follow¬ ing, set up in Sunken Gardens, were sponsored by the vice presidents of the university. The M a s s recog n i z ed O’Malley and his achieve¬ ments during his term here as u n i v e г s it у p re si dent. O’Malley first announced his resignation last spring on March 2, 1998! His position will be filled in June by Rev. Robert B. Lawton, S.J., of Georgetown University. “Typical is the fact that, when we want to celebrate something, like Baccalaureate Mass and Mass of the Holy Spirit, we turn to the liturgy,” O’Malley said. “While there are people who are non- Catholic Christians or non- Christians at all . . . it is a way to celebrate in numerous ways. I find it enormously uplifting.” Dr. Lane Bove, vice presi¬ dent of student affairs, said, “Fr. O’Malley really celebrates through the liturgy. I’ve always said that’s what distin¬ guishes Fr. O’Malley as a pres¬ ident is that, first and fore¬ most, he is a priest. I’ve always felt that about him, The Mass jusL really fits in with that.” Throughout the Mass, stu¬ dents took an active role in the liturgy celebration. The cere¬ mony began when the choir sang a prelude piece, “Ignatius Urbes,” which was written by LMU alumnus Joshua Fisher (’98). O’Malley noted that he commissioned Fisher to write the music for the piece, after writing the words himself; According to O’Malley, “Ignatius Urbes” celebrates “some of the great founders of religious orders.” “I came into the church before the procession started because I wanted to hear it. 0/Malley: page 4 CHRIS MORRING / LOYOLAN University President Rev. Thomas P O'Malley, S.J., was joined at the altar in Sacred Heart Chapel by members of LMU service organizations at his farewell Mass celebrating his eight-year tenure on Wednesday, March 24. Communication Skills Debated ■ ASLMU: Presidential hopefuls emphasize improving dissemina¬ tion of ideas on campus. by Liz Otis Staff Writer Improvement of communi¬ cation throughout the LMU community was promised by both tickets at last Thursday’s presidential and vice presiden¬ tial debates. The debate con¬ sisted of three rounds of ques¬ tions, directed toward each ticket and toward the specific offices, and an open question period for the students in the audience. Adriana Carvajal, senator and chair of the elec^ tions committee, moderated the hour-long debate between the two tickets, Lysandra Sapp and Lori Givens, and Sal Ortiz and Ben McIntyre. The first question that Carvajal gave to the candi¬ dates was, “With LMU’s contin¬ ued growth in population, diversity, and facilities, how will you ensure that students will be adequately represented in any decision making?” Presidential candidate Ortiz used the Academic Persistence Program as an example of a potential out of the student potential remedy for the ques- body.” He thinks that the stu- tion of population and diversi- dents’ voices need to be ty. “This is a program that increased. “What we need to takes sophomore students, do is give [student assembly] junior students, and senior stu- back some power so we can dents and pairs them up with plug in what the students first-year transfer students need, and by doing that, the and first-year freshmen,” said student senate and student Ortiz. “It allows [LMU stu- assembly we will truly know dents to help the freshmen] to what the students do need.” integrate themselves socially On the opposing ticket, vice and academically.” Ortiz presidential candidate Lori thinks that an important part Givens stressed the need to of student representation is strengthen the role of the stu- the student assembly. “This is dent assembly, increasing the where we can use the most ASLMU: page 6 CHRIS MORRING / LOYOUN Vice presidential candidate Ben McIntyre fields an audience question while running mate Sal Ortiz and opponents Lysandra Sapp and Lori Givens look on at the ASLMU presidential debates on Thursday, March 25. Munch Money Fraud Reported on Campus by Roy Rufo Jr. Asst. News Editor The luxury to purchase Domino’s Pizza with Munch Money is without a doubt a con¬ venience for LMU students, lb pay for Domino’s Pizza with someone else’s Munch Money, on the other hand, is a current prob¬ lem on the rise. Victims of recent Munch Money thefts say they want other students to beware of the recent crimes. In most cases, the easy access that students have to each other’s social security numbers increases the possibilities of purchasing Domino’s Pizza with someone else’s Munch Money account without their knowledge. “Students can get access to other student’s social security numbers when teachers pass around a roll sheet where students are required to provide their signa¬ tures along with their social secu¬ rity numbers,” said a sophomore female student victimized by Munch Money theft. Some victims of Munch Money theft don’t even notice that money is missing from their account. “I noticed that I was missing money on my One Card because I didn’t have much on it to begin with, being that it is almost the end of the school year. I went to buy food one day and I noticed that there was only three dollars left on my account,” said the student. On further investigation, the student checked the transaction records of her purchase with her One Card. “On the transaction record, I found two Domino’s Pizza orders that I did not make,” she said. In the end, students don’t lose any money if they discover that money on their Munch Money Munch Money: page 5 INDEX Campus News 7 Features, 8 Perspective 10 Arts & Entertainment 16 Classified 21 Sports 28 C> n . t h e » We b : - wwilmu.edW stuaff/loyolan