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Luncheon Honors Interculturalism Seaver Labs
Program Participants, Diversity
by Michael Ambrozewicz
Asst. News Editor
In a ceremony on Thursday, Sept.
9, students, faculty and staff were
honored for their completion of vari¬
ous classes and workshops on inter-
culturalism and the integration of
intercultural programs at LMU took
one step further.
The luncheon, organized by the
LMU Intercultural Initiative, recog¬
nized students who completed an
interculturalism course, and staff
and faculty who participated in !
workshops on interculturalism. The i
course and workshops examined the j
idea of bringing together various j
culture groups present at LMU and j
developed strategies for interaction j
between these groups.
Under the direction of Dr.
Greg Tanaka, director of the j
Irvine Project and LMU inter¬
cultural initiative, surveys,
questionnaires, and focus ;
groups determined that much of j
LMU’s diverse student body was
not a cohesive group. Instead,
culture-groups had formed and j
students were often reluctant to
interact outside of these.
The conclusion was that j
LMU’s student body, faculty,
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and staff could greatly benefit ,
from the development of pro-
gra ms which edu c a ted a nd
informed everyone about the ‘
benefits of interacting with
other cultures.
“We should look at diversity
as enriching rather than j
demeaning or being a cause for !
discrimination,” said Academic
Vice President Dr. Joseph |
Jabbra. For him and others in
charge of the program, realizing
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Tanaka, and Dr. Joseph Jabbra attended the luncheon supporting interculturalism on campus. LUNCHEON! continued on page 3
by Leigh Woosley
Contributor
LMU’s college of science and engineer¬
ing celebrated the completion of five ren¬
ovated laboratories in Seaver Hall on
Thursday, Sept. 10. The new labs were
made possible by a $1 million grant from
the W.M. Keck Foundation in 1997.
The labs had not been updated since
1963 and some of the equipment, origi¬
nally taken from the St. Robert’s Hall
basement, was more than 50 years old.
“Everything was so old it was beginning
to corrode,” said Randall Poblete, a senior
biology major. “The time spent fixing the
equipment could have been spent teach¬
ing the students.”
The outdated facilities limited the
possibilities for research and teaching.
“Jhe important thing is that an institu¬
tion has an innovative idea, but its phys¬
ical environment doesn’t allow you to do
it,” said Dr. Stephen Scheck, professor
and assistant dean of the college of sci¬
ence and engineering.
The labs have undergone a massive
makeover. Thirty-year-old equipment has
been replaced with the latest technology
including computers that are wired for
Internet access. The improvements allow
larger and more advanced research train¬
ing to be conducted.
Poblete said that students seem to be
happy with the changes and the new
equipment has re-energized their excite-
Seaver: Continued on page 2
Leadership Issues
Discussed
by Mia Villanueva
Staff Writer
Over 175 student leaders
gathered this; past Saturday,
Sept. 11 to discuss leadership
skills for on-campus organiza¬
tions at the “Magis Leadership
Conference” sponsored by the
Division of Student Affairs.
Dean of Student Services
Beth Stoddard began the day¬
long conference with a welcome
speech, at 9 a.m. University
President Rev. Robert B.
Lawton," S.J., then spoke to the
students, emphasizing his five
main points of leadership:
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vision, setting priorities, poli¬
tics, patience and awareness.
The featured keynote speak¬
er of the day was Gary Bonas,
director of continuing studies at
Villanova University. His expec¬
tation prior to speaking to and
meeting with the students was
to “spend time with the student
leaders of LMU and challenge
them with the ideas of inclusion
and community.” Much of
Bonas’ discussion centered
around the ideas of understand¬
ing fellow students as individu¬
als and dispelling stereotypes.
After the keynote slpeaker,
participants broke for lunch and
returned afterwards to break
into smaller groups. The small
groups allowed the students to
talk more intimately with each
other about current issues fac¬
ing LMU, including what needs
to be improved, how students
can make a difference, and the
existing positive aspects of the
LMU community.
Jonathan O’Brien, director
of Student Life and head of the
Leaders: continued on page
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Loyola University's pictorial history — later to become Loyola Marymount — is one of the many research opportu¬
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