The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 77, Issue 6 - October 7, 1998

J V, Features ЩуЩШ A&E Ш Sports Future of the LAX expansion project. Page 10 Interview with alterna¬ tive group, Seam. Page 15 1 p m- .■■■' * j- * 'Щ Women’s volleyball open conference with 2 wins. Page 17 Greek Sliders . . . MATT JILLSON/ LOYOLAN Members ofLMU’s fraternities and sororities got wet on Tuesday cheer-' ing on fellow Greeks during the obstacle course event of Greek Week. Charges Rejected in Sexual Assault Cases ■ Crime: Charges in both Desmond and Hannon incidents rejected due to lack of sufficient evidence. by Roy Rufo Jr. Asst. News Editor Due to insufficient physical evidence, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that investigations have ended for both of the alleged sexual assaults reported last month on the LMU campus. The first reported assault occurred on Sept. 13 and the second occurred on Sept. 18. The first alleged sexual assault was reported by a female resident of Desmond Hall, claiming that she was sex¬ ually assaulted by a male resi¬ dent of Rosecrans Hall, while the second alleged sexual assault involved two male stu¬ dents and took place at Hannon Apartments. Detective Terrie Illsley of the Pacific Division of the Los INDEX News 1 Perspective 6 Features 1 0 Arts & Entertainment 1 2 Classified 1 6 Sports 20 E-majLL u_s_j loyolan@popmail.lmu.edu Angeles Police Department, in charge of both investigations, reported that the Desmond assault “has been rejected for lack of sufficient evidence due to the district attorney’s filing pol¬ icy regarding prosecution and the likelihood of conviction.” Illsley also confirmed the status of the parties involved in the first alleged assault. “The minor subject has not been rein¬ stated, and the [alleged] victim is still attending LMU.” “While currently the alleged assailant is not an enrolled stu¬ dent, and unless that individual returns to campus, then the alleged victim can move forward with the charges here on cam¬ pus with the understanding that we use a different level of decision making than the court system uses,” said Patrick Naessens, assistant to the vice president of judicial affairs and a judicial officer. “The [alleged suspect] chose to withdraw from the university.” If the alleged perpetrator decides to return to LMU next semester, the hear¬ ings will proceed prior to his opportunity to register for class¬ es. “Because the incident occurred on campus and it involved two students that were Investigations: page 3 Second Round of Budget Ballot Yields Similar Results ■ ASLMU: After second round of club alloca¬ tions, problems within process come under review. by Ann Carlson Staff Writer New results for Budget Ballot were posted yesterday in the ASLMU office. Students allocated $9,853.75 to clubs of their choice. The top numbers were $708 to Na Kolea and $537 to Isang Bansa. Clubs receiving over $300 included Del Rey Players, Black Student Union, Delta Gamma and Kyodai. Clubs receiving no funds from Budget Ballot, such as the Rowing Association and Sigma Chi, were not registered with ASLMU on time. Results from Budget Ballot came nearly a week and a half after the vote was taken. “I do not think it’s a problem of inefficiency,” said ASLMU senator Michael Soliman. “It was an unexpected event. It was not a scheduled event, so it put us behind.” Counting ballots is not the primary concern with the sys¬ tem of Budget Ballot. Last year, a comprehensive survey of ASLMU government was com¬ piled. A committee was formed to review the resulting ASLMU Self-Study Report (June 1998). The committee included student and co-chair of the ASLMU pub¬ lic relations team Chris Weir, program coordinator of student activities Karen Boss of Occidental College, Assistant Professor of education Dr. Irene Oliver, business affairs special¬ ist David French and Director of Student Life Jonathan O’Brien. One of the main concerns discussed in the committee’s report is Budget Ballot. The report lists some of the difficul¬ ties with Budget Ballot and rec¬ ommends that the system be reconsidered. Currently, approximately $35 from each student’s tuition goes to ASLMU. From that fund, $10 is given to each stu¬ dent to be allocated to clubs of their choice during Budget Ballot. Money left over is dis¬ tributed to clubs based on need and the quality of the program through the Club Allocations Board, which is made up of rep¬ resentatives from ASLMU, ASLMU Senate and the student body. Although the system looks good on paper, some concerns have been raised. Budget Ballot is unique to LMU. Most univer¬ sities allocate money to clubs through an allocation board. “[Budget Ballot] is not as efficient, it’s not as fair,” said (TBrien, who also serves as sen¬ ate advisor. The report notes that Budget Ballot tends to “promote unfair competition among clubs by asking students to endorse clubs with little or no evidence of their purpose(s) or activities.” “If there’s a quality organiza¬ tion with 10 people, and another with 60, they’ll obviously get more money. Is that right?” said committee member Weir. “Budget Ballot is based on size which should not be a factor at all.”' There is also a concern that Budget Ballot: page 3 Egan's Reading Celebrates Magic of Celtic Verse by Ann Carlson Staff Writer Irish poet Desmond Egan brought a taste of Irish culture, history and humor to his read¬ ing Tuesday, Sept. 29 in Macintosh Center. The event was sponsored by the President’s Office, the Study Abroad office and the English department. This is Egan’s sec¬ ond reading at Loyola Marymount since 1996. “It’s a great pleasure for me to be here,” said Egan. “I got a nice [feeling] from the students. Morale seems to be good; people were alive. It is a very beautiful spot.” “Everybody who heard him was not only moved by his poet¬ ry, but by the way he read it,” said English professor Fr. Robert Caro, S.J. “It’s a very moving experience.” The evening began with an introduction by Dr. John Menaghan, director of Irish studies, in which he listed Egan numerous accomplishments. Egan, a native of County Kildare, has received many awards, including the United States National Poetry Foundation Award,, the Chicago Haymarket Literary Award, the Farrell Literary Award and the Pilgrim’s Progress Prize. Egan has published 14 col¬ lections of poetry, along with a volume of prose entitled “The Death of Metaphor,” which has been published in 12 languages. Egan has also translated Euripides’ “Medea and Philoctetes.” He has been a poet-in-residence at Osaka University in Japan, University College Dublin and Creighton University. Currently, Egan is a full- Egan: page 2 Poet Desmond Eagan DRAWING BY WILHELM FOCKSPERGER