November 17, 1999
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Fate of Martyrs Relived
■ Tenth Anniversary: Jesuit
Salvadoran missionaries and
their house staff are focus of
day of remembrance.
by Nadia Gonzalez
Staff Writer
In the early hours of Nov. 16, 1989,
heavily armed soldiers stormed the
Jesuit residence on the campus of the
University of Central America (UCA) in
San Salvador. They had orders to kill.
When it was over, the lifeless bodies of
six Jesuits and two women who worked
with them lay as witnesses to the horrors
of senseless violence.
Yesterday, Nov. 16, 1999, marked the
tenth anniversary of these, murders, and
their martyrdom came to life on the LMU
campus. North Foley Lawn became cen¬
ter stage for a reenactment that featured
five students dressed in military uni¬
forms who violently dragged their vic¬
tims from among the crowd and re-enact¬
ed the cruel murders.
The chronology of events was narrat¬
ed by a student. The moment of the
assassination was acted out to' a drum¬
beat that echoed the assassins’ gunshots,
causing onlookers to watch in silence.
The final act ended when the bodies of
the students were laid across the walk¬
way, where they were lined in white
chalk.
“Seeing the people dragged out and
hearing them scream made the horror of
the murders very real,” said Matt Bazar,
a senior computer science major.
The presence of the Jesuit order in
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Salvador had never been welcomed by
the government. For many years, the
Jesuits’ promotion of justice and their
call for an end to social oppression had
made them dangerous. In an effort to
bring peace to a country ravaged by civil
war, Jesuit leaders made contacts with
the guerrillas as well as with El
Salvador’s president and government
officials.
On the night of the murders , rebel
guerrillas had forced the city of San
Salvador into curfew. Hundreds of sol¬
diers surrounded the U C A campus .
Inside the university, academic vice pres¬
ident Fr. Martin Baro, S.J., was working
on an article that would draw public
attention to the graveness of the situa¬
tion. He had planned to publish it in the
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Pr esi dent Fr. Ignacio
Ellacuria, S»J , had already been labeled
subversive and, although access to the
campus was heavily restricted, the
assassins were somehow able to carry
out their orders.
The aftermath of the investigation
CHRISTINE BENTLEY
/
LOYOLAN
Students act as the real life victims of the 1989 assassinations in El Salvador. The Jesuit martyrs
were killed by right-wing guerilla forces funded and trained by the U S. School of the Americas.
and the 1993 report of the U N. Truth
Commission revealed that the murder of
Ellacuria had been premeditated. After
a two-year trial, two army officers and
seven soldiers were charged with multi¬
ple counts of murder and terrorism. A
final verdict convicted only the com¬
manding officer and his deputy. Both
were given a maximum prison sentence
of 30 years. All nine soldiers who had
originally confessed to the murders were
acquitted on the basis that they were
merely following orders.
“The entire confusing verdict was not
Anniversary: page 5
Issues Surface at Forum
■ Discussion: students gather to
speak about inclusivity of clubs and
their role on campus.
by Jen MacNeil
Managing Editor
Variety was the mission at the first open forum
to discuss the role of clubs and organizations at
LMU. Representatives from service organizations,
sororities, fraternities, cultural clubs, as yvell as
ASLMU were on hand to answer and pose ques¬
tions regarding their groups’ operations and pro¬
jected image. Moderator and coordinator, Mia
Villanueva, said that the goal of the evening was
“to clear up any misconceptions people might have
about organizations that exist on this campus.”
The theme of the discussion, “Do you feel wel¬
come?” pertained largely to Greek societies and
cultural clubs. Greek representatives explained
that while their membership is seen as largely
Caucasian, they invite and accept individuals
regardless of race or cultural background.
Panelist Kelly Skeath, Alpha Phi president, said
that it was “important to have differences”
because cultural enrichment and diversity are
important aspects of any organization. Greg Behr,
president of Sigma Phi Epsilon, stressed the “bal¬
anced man” ideal of his fraternity, saying that in
the selection process,
“We look at the man
himself. In no way
does culture have any¬
thing to do with it.”
A my S u 1 1 i v a n ,
Panhelleni
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C ouncil
president, mentioned
the possible upcoming
arrival of African-
American and Latina
sororities.
Another issue
regarding Greek orga¬
nizations was the cost
of joining and annual
fees, which several
students mentioned
as the deciding factor
for whether or not
they would participate
in Rush. Behr, along
with members of
Alpha Phi, explained
Clubs: page 5
JAIME SOLANO
/
LOYOUN
A board of representatives from service organizations, fraternities, sororities, and other
campus clubs was part of the forum held on Tuesday in Club Commons.
Banner Registration
Brings Headaches
■ Frustration: Degree
audits, credit informa¬
tion confuses students
and advisors.
by Kasey Seymour
Editor In Chief
As the pace of the academic
year starts to pick up nearing
finals, students are again experi¬
encing the headaches of registra¬
tion. But unlike previous years,
the problem is not the ROAR sys¬
tem going down for a few hours,
or long lines in the registrar’s
office. The upcoming spring
semester marks the first time the
the registrar’s office has used the
new banner registration system
for all students. The change over
to the new system has resulted in
confusion for both students and
their academic advisors.
The new registration system
was changed last year in order to
be Y2K compliant. University
Registrar Rosenia St. Onge noted
that the university bought the
banner program in December
1997, and that some offices
underwent training in April and
May of 1998 in order to use the
banner system. The system was
not used for registration purpos¬
es until last spring, when ath¬
letes, honors students, and dis¬
abled students were part of a test
group under the new banner sys¬
tem.
Problems began just after the
beginning of the month when
some students received their reg¬
istration packets late. St. Onge
said, “All of the printing [of the
registration and degree audit
material] was done within our
own office instead of through
inform ation s ervic es.” She
explained that the information
was printed alphabetically
according to college, and as each
college w&s finished, the packets
were mailed out.
“It took longer to mail them
because we don’t have the high
speed printers, but everybody
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