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Volume 78, No. 21
Survey Explores Lack
of Campus Child Care
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Traditions of the East
Honored by the West
■ Heritage: Events
planned include art
exhibits, culture night,
guest speakers.
by Sharon King
Staff Writer
The diversity of the Asian
community will take center stage
throughout the month of March.
Student Development Services, in
conjunction with Asian clubs on
campus, is planning an array of
events to celebrate Asian
Heritage month.
‘The' [month-long] event will
promote pure awareness about
the community and its diversity,”
said Donna Lee Oda, director of
Asian Pacific Student Services.
“[The Asian community] is also a
group that often does not see
[itself] as one whole community,”
she added.
Oda explained that May is the
month that Asian heritage is cele¬
brated across the country, but
that LMU celebrates it in March
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pus. ‘The celebration resulted
during the 70s when a number of
Asian American movements in
colleges arose, and Asians
became more politically aware,”
said Oda.
Two decades ago, President
Jimmy Carter signed a resolution
declaring the first Asian Pacific
American Heritage Week, May 4-
10, 1979. Then, in 1990, this week
was extended to a month-long cel¬
ebration by President George
Bush. Finally, on Oct. 23, 1992,
public law 102-450 designated
May of each year as Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month. Many
students said that they think the
celebration will help to promote
interculturalism. “I think that
Awareness: page 4
■ Benefits: Employees
asked to respond to sur¬
vey for possible child
care program.
by Leigh Woosley
Asst. News Editor
In the effort to revisit a
heated issue more than 30
years in the making, a com¬
mittee of four LMU faculty
and staff members sent a brief
questionnaire to all campus
employees by e-mail on
Tuesday, Feb. 22 to assess the
university's need for on-cam¬
pus child care.
The survey, which consists
of five “yes” and “no” ques¬
tions, seeks to tally the num¬
ber of employees who have, or
te xp e c t >t a fia v&V' children*
between the ages of six weeks
and five years and who would
utilize a child care program.
Although the questions were
directed to faculty and staff,
any future child care program
would also be available to stu¬
dents.
So far, a sizable number of
people have responded to the
survey and, in order to tally
the results, the committee has
expanded from its original
four members, to a current
count of seven.
“Scores and scores of people
have replied,” said Chris
Chappie, professor of theology
A Political Pitstop at LMU
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTINA CADENA
Texas governor and republican presidential hopeful George W. Bush spoke to an audience in Murphy Recital
Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Pictured here with Christina Cadena, junior, Bush spoke to members of the Latino
community in Los Angeles and students and faculty from LMU. The taped event was broadcast on Univision..
and member of the child care
committee. “We will get the
information together and then
take the next step.”
What that next step may be
is still up in the air. The
entire process is in its prelimi¬
nary stages and is dependent
upon the results of the survey.
If the data reveals an obvious
need for a child care facility,
then the planning process will
begin “in earnest,” Chappie
said. “It could happen very
quickly or could take some
time. Right now, we just don't
know.”
Some members of the LMU
community believe that time is
no longer a luxury and that
on-campus child care is long
overdue.
“It has been a long time
Survey: page 3
Month
Devoted to
Celebrate
Women
■ Strength: Gender
issues highlighted by
numerous activities.
by Cristi Hegranes
StaffWriter
They make up more than
half of the campus population,
not to mention that the play an
increasingly important role in
American society.
Women's accomplishments
and issues will be celebrated
and recognized during the
month of March during LMU's
second annual celebration of
Women’s History Month. Over
20 events and programs are
planned to honor women in all
walks of life and fields of study.
“[This month-long event]
celebrates the fact that women
have always been a part of
bringing peace and unity to
individuals, communities and
nations, without full recogni¬
tion,” said Dr. Denise Batton,
coordinator of the event and
director of the academic persis¬
tence program. She has coordi¬
nated events like this one at
Carnegie Mellon University,
Purdue University, and the
University of Memphis.
In the campus-wide e-mail
she sent out, Batton encouraged
Women: page 2
