Campus News
Debate team posts wins
in national competitions.
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A&E _
Two of Bui’s best screen
on campus.
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Sports
Baseball drops double-
header at Portland.
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April 14, 1999 Loyola M
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Incumbent Ly sandra Sapp (left) gives running mate Lori Givens (right) a
victory hug following their win over opponents Sal Ortiz and Ben McIntyre:
Sapp-Givens Defeat
Ortiz-Mclntyre
■ ASLMU Elections: Incumbent president and run¬
ning mate garner 705 to opponents’ 515 votes.
by Liz Otis
Staff Writer
Incumbent Lysandra Sapp
and running-mate Lori Givens
triumphed in the ASLMU
Presidential and vice presiden¬
tial election, held March 29
through March 31, with a 190
vote lead over opponents Sal
Ortiz and Ben McIntyre.
Out of the 1,282 students
that voted, 1,220 voted for the
presidential and vice presiden¬
tial office. Sapp and Givens
received a total of 705 votes, and
Ortiz and McIntyre finished
with 515 votes.
In the senate race, Yohana
Sandoval, Darryll Harrison,
Denise Espinoza, Ernesto
Pantoja, Danny Santana, Mayra
Lavadenz, Astrid Morales,
Tareq Hishmeh, Gus Leano and
June Abrams were elected to
serve in the 1999-2000 student
senate.
Sapp and Givens ran on a
platform to improve the school
through diversifying student
activities, empowering student
leadership, increasing student
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involvement and spirit, and
expanding lines of communica¬
tion.
Sapp credits her victory to
hard dedication and teamwork.
“[I thank] Lori and Chris Weir,
our campaign manager.
Everybody who worked on our
campaign team, really put forth
the effort that I think it takes to
run an election,” she said.
“I promise to do my best in
everything I do, and support [the
students! in the issues that they
are concerned about,” said Sapp.
“Our main goal is to serve them,
and that’s what I am here for.”
“To be honest, I don’t think it
has really set in yet that we
actually won,” said Givens. “I
am glad that the students have
put that much trust and faith in
us, to take our word when we
say we will do a good job.”
Focusing on their agenda for
next year’s senate, newly elected
members touted a variety of
agendas. Pantoja said he would
like to focus on food services,
multicultural awareness, false
fire alarm reduction, course
credits for athletes and the
improvement of communication
between student# and faculty.
He wants to help communication
so that “not only faculty know
what is going on with the stu¬
dents and their grievances, but
the students know what’s going
on with the faculty.” He also
wants to make sure that stu¬
dents know about all campus
activities. “It means that I have
to work hard for the students, to
ASLMU: page 6
/Magic/ Fills Big Day
■ Special Games:
Athletes and coaches
enjoy a day of fun-
filled activities in
Sunken Gardens
by Roy Rufo Jr.
Asst. News Editor
Amidst a spell of bad weath¬
er, the sun seemed to magically
shine for Special Games this
past Saturday. “Do You Believe
in Magic?,” this year’s Big Day
theme, went hand in hand with
the luck of tolerable weather,
despite having had rainfall the
previous days prior to the event.
Last year, it actually did rain
on the scheduled date of Big
Day. According to Kristen
Rockenbach, director of Special
Games, last year the Special
Games committee had every¬
thing set up for Big Day at
Sunken Gardens, but the
unpredictable rainfall forced
them to move the event to
Gersten Pavilion within an
hour. This year’s weather
allowed the games to be held at
their first choice venue, Sunken
Gardens.
The exceptional weather
made it much easier to main¬
tain and keep the rest of the day
on track. “Everything was well
organized and up to par, from
Special Gomes: page 4
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A Special Games athlete goes for a three-pointer while his coach looks on
during Big Day's festivities on Saturday, April 10 in Sunken Gardens.
Rosecrans Suffers Extensive
Damage from Vandalism
by Daniel Wolowicz
Editor in Chief
Rosecrans residents were
notified via a letter from
Richard T. Rocheleau, director
of student housing, that they
will be assessed $46.50 per
resident to pay restitution for
approximately $8,000 dollars
worth of vandalism to the
building.
The letter, dated March 25,
states that the $7,898.14 has
been accrued since Feb. 5, an
average of roughly $2,600 a
month. The monthly average
is well above the cost of
tuition for a full-time student.
“This is the largest single
bill for vandalism that I have
seen in my 11 years working
here,” said Beth Stoddard,
associate .dean for student
affairs.
The repairs of the damage
include a $3,177.04 charge to
re-wire the magnetic entry
lock for the front doors and a
$1,157 charge to repair wiring
to an emergency exit alarm.
Other charges cover a water
fountain which was ripped off
the wall and several instances
when the fire hoses had to be
drained and recoiled because
they were used to flood the
‘This is the largest
single bill for van¬
dalism I have
seen.”
— Beth Stoddard
Associate Dean,
Student Housing
hallways. Fire cabinet glass,
light fixtures and exit signs
were the primary targets for a
majority of the offenses. On
March 18, fourteen items were
reported damaged, the single
highest count in the last three
months.
“The students who contin¬
ue to commit vandalism have
no respect for the mainte¬
nance crews and the crafts¬
men who work to maintain the
building,” said David Littell,
director of operations and
maintenance. “It’s very frus¬
trating to keep repairing the
same things every week.”
Littell further noted that the
reported amount does not rep¬
resent the cost of administra¬
tive services to file all the
claims.
The excessive damage
prompted Rocheleau and
Littell to meet with the resi¬
dent advisors, the resident
director and the residents
themselves in late March to
curb the flagrant damage..
Primarily, they wanted to
encourage residents to help
check and report vandals.
“I have mixed emotions
Vandofism: page 2
