Loyola University of Los Angeles - Lair Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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The range of community service projects available to Loyola students increased. The Loyola University Community Action Program (LUCAP) was founded to coordinate campus projects and pub- licize off-campus projects. Among Loyola programs cooperation with LUCAP were the tutorial program. Red Cross, T.J. ' 68, and the Venice revitaliza- tion corps. Despite the formation of LUCAP, enthusiasm for com- munity service itself declined on the campus. The tutorial program particularly suffered; the Watts riots were two years old and the sense of urgency they had generated was growing fuzzy with time. By the spring quarter only five tutors were left — less than one-half of one percent of the student body. The Red Cross blood drive saw the campus meet only half its quota; previous drives had nearly always exceeded their set goal. Total Joy ' 66 — a drive for food and clothing to benefit Tijuana, Mexico orphans — was a tremendous success; T.J. ' 68 collection bins sat virtually empty week after week. More fortunate was the Venice revitalization project, for which a large number of Loyolans descended upon that beach area to paint and repair blighted neighborhood areas.

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The tranquil beauty of Ignatian Way remained essentially the same, a place of inspiration and quiet contemplation for every individual. The bluff, as always, commanded a view of the heart-throb of a sun-drenched city, the distant Santa Monica mountains, the surging Pacific Ocean, the scenic Hollywood Hills, the roaring freeways — all visible on a clear morning or brisk night. Before returning to the busy routine of human society one could gaze alone here and learn a lesson of peace and hope and serenity.