The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 78, Issue 11 - November 10, 1999

Campus News ЩК - " A&E Graduate School Fair 1 Explore “Blue Pop” with h. ЯК offers students chance to l^^fSL ' fjpak / Adam Daniel. plan for future. PAGE 6 Page 12 Sports _ Ninth loss for Women’s Volleyball to nationally ranked opponents. PAGE 20 November 10, 1999 Loyola MarymoupJt XJni v e r s i t y Volume 78, No. 1 1 Leavey Dorms Infested with Rodents ■ Complaints: students upset with unsanitary conditions caused by mice and insects. by Sean Chavel Asst. News Editor Resident advisors have been warning students this semester about rodents and insects invading the first floor of Rains and McCarthy Halls, often penetrating food sources the communal kitchen or student rooms. According to resident advisors, stu¬ dents have been using newspapers, towels, and door stops as wedge jams to prevent rodents from entering their room. “It’s affecting our wing. Many people like leav¬ ing their doors open in order to socialize, but we haven’t been able to leave our doors open. It hurts our sense of community,” said resident advisor in McCarthy Jessica Rankins. Residents said that ants and milli¬ pedes have also been pesky invaders this semester Although resident advisors have reported that these insects usually pene¬ trate the trash receptacles, they have been known to attack students’ rooms as well. “Some days there are only one or two mil¬ lipedes. Other days we may see 20 of them moving up and down the hallway,” said resident advisor in McCarthy Mike Fiamingo. Impatience has risen among residents of the dormitories because the problem has not been fixed. “I’ve called Operations and Maintenance twice about mice and insect sightings within the last month, and they said they were going to dispatch an [exter¬ minator] team. They never came,” said Fiamingo. According to Mike Natividad, resident advisor in Rains, requests for help from Operations and Maintenance are often ignored. “What I’ve noticed as an RA is that Operations and Maintenance seems to respond only to problems that affect the whole building, such as bad light fixtures and elevator jams,” he said. “When it comes to individual problems such as plumbing issues and rodents, they are often unreliable.” Operations and Maintenance did dis¬ pense “glue” traps to catch the mice. Resident advisors said that their efforts have not been sufficient to resolve the problem. “The glue traps in the trash receptacles have caught four mice within the past week,” Fiamingo said. However, resident advisors said that the mice are still a prob¬ lem. According to Rankins, mice have most Infestation: page з RON QUAN/LOYOUN Pallbearers approach the alter of Sacred Heart Chapel during the Mass of Christian Burial for alumnus and benefactor William Hannon, held yesterday, Nov. 9. LMU Benefactor Dies at 86 ■ Mourning: ши, Westchester, and Los Angeles communities gather to remember WiUiam Hannon ’37. by Kasey Seymour Editor in Chief & Jen MacNeil Managing Editor One of LMU’s most generous benefactors, William H. Hannon, died last Thursday, Nov. 4, at the age of 86. A real estate develbper in Southern California and a graduate of Loyola University in 1937, Hannon was also a Regent Emeriti and an Honorary Trustee to the uni¬ versity. Hannon’s name is most familiar on this campus for the Hannon Apartments, which he built in 1978-79 in memory of his mother. In addition the adjacent parking lot, playing field, and Hannon loft bear his name, Sr. Peg Dolan, alumni chaplain, noted that in addition to the buildings which he erected, Hannon made other donations to the universi¬ ty. “He gave generously to the McKay Scholarship Fund,” said Dolan. She explained that he would donate funds in a unique way by giving away a trip to Hawaii, which could be won through a raffle, as part of his general donation, “He never just gave an outright gift. He would do it in a way that it would seem like the schools were raising money for themselves. His whole philosophy was that we were all in this together and that [the schools] were rais¬ ing money for themselves,” Dolan said. Hannon made donations to many parochial schools, including Loyola High School, and St. Anne’s Home, Holy Spirit Adoptions, Para Los Ninos, and Little Company of Mary Hospital. Last week, Hannon made a $1 million dona¬ tion to the university for a performing arts center. Concrete plans for the center have not yet been made. Details of the donation are still being worked out with the William Hannon Foundation. Upon graduation from Loyola, Hannon Death: page 2 Students Debate Drug Legalization ■ FORUM: Libertarian organization hosts dis¬ cussion which leads to questions about stu¬ dents’ political interest. by Michael Ambrozewicz Asst. News Editor Lions for Liberty sponsored a political forum on drug legal¬ ization Monday, Nov. 8 during which this and other issues related to political freedom were discussed, including the drink¬ ing age, and the corrupt nature of politics. The small crowd of 15 gathered in Hilton 100 at 7 p.m. to discuss the legalization of drugs with U.S. senatorial candidate for the Libertarian party, Gail Littlefoot. “We believe that, by virtue of your existence, you have the right to exist and therefore you have the right to self-ownership and liberty,” said Littlefoot of the Libertarian Party. “This leads us to take a position on substance abuse or use as free¬ dom of choice. It’s your body, it’s your mind, it’s your life — you may do with it whatever you wish,” added Littlefoot. A registered nurse who grad¬ uated from L.A. County General in 1959 and a mother of three, Littlefoot ran for Secretary of State in the last election. Her medical experience has given her several insights into the field of drug rehabilitation. These experiences have caused her to support the “decriminal¬ ization of drugs.” A native of the Los Angeles area, Littlefoot moved to Pismo Beach, Calif., last year and is now actively pursuing her political future. When the California courts overturned a voter-passed med¬ ical marijuana initiative, the Libertarian party took it as a direct hit. “If you are driving dangerously,” said Littlefoot, “ it doesn’t matter what you are under the influence of, just that you are an unsafe driver.” In such an instance, a proper course of action under Libertarian ideology would be to have the driver sent home to sober up, calm down, or get some rest and worry about get¬ ting his car back on his own the next day. Littlefoot spoke a great deal about the party’s belief in indi¬ vidual liberty and the govern¬ ment’s sole responsibility to uphold this liberty, but she was quick to add responsibility to the mix. “We each have an oblig¬ ation to be responsible [when enjoying intoxicating sub¬ stances],” added Littlefoot. Of the students in atten¬ dance, most seemed to agree with the notion of drug legaliza¬ tion. The Libertarian argument that this would lower the crime rate, increase government rev¬ enue, and de-mystify drug use appeals to the “shackled minds” of college students, as Littlefoot called them. The Libertarian party does not require its members to be of a certain age, and they value the youth, who use reason and logic to determine laws as opposed to traditional age-lim¬ its and a follower mentality. Drugs: page 4 INDEX News 1 Campus News 6 Perspective 9 Arts & Entertainment 12 Classified 16 Sports j I 24 I O n t h e W e b : | - www.lmu.edu/staaff/loyolan |