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Alumni reunite for annual BBQ Summer upgrades cause of slow WiFi

High wireless traffic at the beginning of the semester caused new routers to ‘disassociate;’ issue is now resolved. By Zaneta Pereira News Editor

to campus since he attended LMU. “[The] campus is 10 times more beautiful. I mean, it was beautiful when we went here, but now it’s even more beautiful,” Hogan said. With the new sports fields, William H. Hannon Library, U-Hall and other buildings, Hogan said it’s pretty much “twice as big, [like a] brand new campus when you come back.” Michael Curran, class of 1970, agreed with Hogan when talking about his return to campus for the annual BBQ.

The beginning of the 2012-2013 school year has seen increasing frustration with the on-campus WiFi network as students have experienced slower speeds and less stable connections. Charissa Kroeger, a sophomore dance major, explained that “it’s frustrating when the Internet goes down in the middle of a project. Last year it was slow, but this year it just doesn’t work.” As of 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27, Information Technology Services (ITS) implemented a fix to the network that, according to Patrick Frontiera, vice president for ITS, “has returned the stability and continuity of our student network back to normal.” ITS is continuing to monitor the fix, but Frontiera believes that “things have been looking quite good.” When interviewed on Sunday morning, sophomore biology major Kathryn Vecchiato stated, “I used my Ethernet cord the majority of the weekend. But I’m using WiFi now, and it’s been working well so far.”

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Alumni of all ages and their families participated in a wide variety of activities, including inflatable jousting (above) and a photo booth during the 59th Annual LMU Alumni BBQ last Sunday, Sept. 30 in Sunken Garden from 11 a.m. to 5 p. m.

Food, friendship and memories were in abundance at this year’s annual Alumni Weekend. By Casey Kidwell Asst. News Editor

The last remnants of summer lingered in the air at the 59th Annual LMU Alumni BBQ held in Sunken Garden on Sunday, Sept. 30. Even though the sun was beating down on the hundreds of alumni, faculty, staff and guests, smiles could be seen every way you looked

as old classmates and friends caught up with each other. There were food tents, gear stations where guests could purchase LMU memorabilia, a live band, games for kids and many more activities to fill the day. Plenty of people took refuge in the shaded eating area and stayed cool while chatting with friends and family. A group of fraternity brothers and 1971 graduates enjoyed a drink and some shade on the hill by the chapel. Timothy Hogan, one of the Phi Sigma Kappa brothers and a member of the class of 1971, talked about the changes

Investigation into sexual assault case ‘ongoing’ Two sexual offenses have been recorded thus far for the 2012 calendar year, according to DPS. By Adrien Jarvis Editor in Chief

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) sent a letter to the Loyola Marymount University community late Wednesday regarding an instance of alleged sexual assault on campus. Two students were arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and, according to DPS Chief Hampton Cantrell, the LAPD’s investigation is ongoing. According to the letter sent, a female LMU undergraduate student called DPS to report that she was the victim of a sexual assault. She claimed it occurred at approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26 in an on-campus residence hall. She named two male LMU students as the perpetrators. In response, LAPD was called to campus and, after conducting a number of interviews, they arrested the two male students. The LAPD refused to comment on this story, instead referring the Loyolan to DPS. LAPD, DPS and Judicial Affairs all declined to release the names of the students arrested or the location of the alleged assault, other than that it occurred in a residence hall on campus. “I don’t know in this particular instance

if we are going to be able to release more information,” said Cantrell. Following the arrest, DPS decided to send a letter to students regarding the case. “This was not what we call a timely warning, it was just simply a notification for the campus for the purpose of letting the community know because LAPD was on campus for quite some time,” said Cantrell. “We just wanted to make sure accurate information was provided about what occurred to prevent the possibility of rumors or misinformation that could create some degree of distress on our campus.” He added, “We believed that a timely warning was not necessary [and] that the campus was not in any danger.” DPS Captain Cristina Martin told the Loyolan that since Jan. 1, 2012, six instances of sexual assault have been reported to DPS. However, of the six, two occurred off campus on public property. Two others were investigated by LAPD and determined to be unfounded. The last two included the incident last week and another instance that was just reported but allegedly occurred a year ago. In line with the Clery Act, then, only two sexual offenses have been recorded thus far for 2012. The recently-released Annual Security and Fire Safety Report lists two forcible sex offenses for 2011, three for 2010 and one for 2009. “This is a problem … that is historically

DEBATABLE EXPECTATIONS Contributor Ryan Nielson and Asst. Opinion Editor Joseph Demes lay out battle plans for the presidential candidates in the first debate.

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Convo car show features student vehicles Junior psychology and biology double major Matt Habib is pictured above during the 2nd annual LMU Car Show that took place during Convo last Thursday and was co-sponsored by the Auto Enthusiasts of Loyola Marymount University club and Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity. All proceeds of the event went to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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Sexual assault is an ‘underreported’ problem Sexual Assault from Page 1 underreported for obvious reasons,” said Cantrell. “What we try to get across in our trainings is that the more these sorts of assaults are reported, the more we can capture or identify the people that do these things. In the training, there’s discussion around the fact that if a person does this,

in all likelihood they’ve done it other times – that they are a serial … offender.” Martin added, “Most often times in these cases, it’s an acquaintance. It’s not the stereotypical … stranger. … It’s making sure that you know who your acquaintances are – that you know them, [and] that you trust them.” Martin highlighted the Rape,

Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) as a good resource for tips on how to reduce the risk of sexual assault. Cantrell added to this, saying, “When you go in the homes of people you don’t know, that may pose a risk. … Speaking hypothetically and not particularly on this case – [but regarding] party buses, we have had reports

Alumni react to changes Alumni from Page 1 “It’s a combination of things, I’ve always loved this school, but it’s changed so much it’s almost like [I’m a] stranger walking around campus,” he said. John Hile, class of ‘59, talked about needing to get directions just to get onto campus. Being that this was his first visit since graduation, Hile reminisced about his time at LMU, then Loyola. “There was a golf course on campus where the apartments are now out to 80th street,” he said. Aside from the physical changes, Hogan commented on the change in population as well. “Apparently there’s a lot more girls than boys on campus now? I missed that,” Hogan said, laughing. His junior year at Loyola is when the girls from Marymount College came on campus, but he said then it was only about 20 percent women. Even long after Loyola and Marymount combined, and women were added to the mix, Hogan said that the name change is still “a big beef with me. It

shouldn’t be Loyola Marymount, it should be Loyola. They should drop it, it’s time.” No matter how the alumni feel about the transition from Loyola to Loyola Marymount, the appreciation for the Jesuit education was a common theme throughout. Jerry Grote, class of 1962, really liked the Jesuit education, calling it a “really solid education.” “[It] made you a whole person rather than just an intelligent person. … How to become a better person in society, how to react once you get out of school as a human being, that’s what I learned here more than anything,” he said. Jocelyn Castro, a graduating member of the class of 2005, has enjoyed the tradition of coming to the yearly barbeque with her friends, saying that she still gets that nostalgic feeling every time she steps on campus. “Enjoy and learn but aside from just enjoying it, try to find the lessons and blessings in everything you do because these choices are not available to everyone,” Castro said. LMU is the source of a lot of

memories for alumni attending the barbeque. Hile, after attending Loyola High School and feeling like he was always an introvert, said, “The best thing I gained from coming [to LMU] was learning to socialize.” LMU’s Fr. William Fulco, S.J., Ph.D., commonly referred to by Hile as the “Jesuit Indiana Jones,” was a high school classmate and friend of Hile’s. “He and I got in a lot of trouble back in the day,” Hile laughed. From the change in tuition ($400 a year for Hile), to the addition of women and the new buildings, LMU has become a new campus to the alumni that attended the barbeque. Despite these physical additions, Curran, along with the other alumni, acknowledge their gratefulness to LMU. “Education teaches you how to learn, how to adjust,” he said. “It’s not so much about memorizing things, it’s about the learning process – so when you transfer to a job you may not have experience, you learn that on the job training pretty fast and well because of the educational process.”

in the past that our young women students have been placed in compromising positions on those buses, especially when alcohol and drugs are involved.” Cantrell commended the alleged victim on her courage to report the incident. “In this instance, we do admire the victim in coming forward … and we encourage reporting of

sexual assault,” said Cantrell. “We know how hard it is and how difficult it is to come forward with these things. Public Safety [and] the University [are] going to do [their] best to handle these things in a sensitive and fair way, that’s for sure.”

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The 2012 Bellarmine Forum will take on the challenge of considering the value of health, its accessibility, and the ethical questions it raises. Good health does not suggest an end to disease and disability, it suggests that resources for health are equally distributed and that essential health care be made available to everyone. Good health implies that people recognize that poor health can be avoided by shaping their own lives and their environment so that it is free from the risk or burden of disease. In working towards this goal there are significant challenges, questions, and controversy which call for developing strategies to meet these difficulties by raising awareness, developing opportunities and overcoming obstacles. Improved health is not achieved with just financial resources and technological advances. It requires a social conscience and a commitment to share the advances of health science throughout society. A Forum discussing the concept of health is a timely issue considering recent health care reform and the latest Supreme Court decision. The concept of good health is of international importance and urgency, and has ethical issues which encourage personal responsibility.

The objectives stated below will be achieved via programming with special emphasis on inequalities, access to health care, and prevention of illness. The forum objectives are to: • Raise awareness of personal health, health of our community, and the health of populations lacking power • Provide a personal application of material to one’s self, one’s immediate community, and beyond • Draw attention to international issues • Raise questions that promote discussion, discernment, and identification of challenging problems • Present controversial issues while appreciating many viewpoints • Provide historical perspective on medicine, health science, and health care issues

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ITS calls upgrading wireless Internet services a ‘key goal’ ITS from Page 1 The issues with the wireless Internet at the beginning of this semester arose as a result of changes to the wireless access points on campus that ITS instituted over the summer. According to Frontiera, over 200 of the most current wireless access points were added to residence halls, and in some residence halls the wireless access points were moved from outdoor locations to inside the residence halls. Additionally, a new firewall was introduced on the Loyola Marymount University network. According to Frontiera, these changes were intended to “increase the level of wireless service available to our students,” and were designed in partnership with vendors who “know their products and best practices around the implementation of their products inside and out.”

However, what they were not able to fully replicate was the volume of web traffic that students bring once school is back in session. According to Frontiera, there are approximately 20,000 devices registered on LMU’s student network and ITS discovered, “the load put on the new configuration of the network caused wireless access points to ‘disassociate’ from the controllers and reboot.” This problem was especially prevalent as traffic on the network increased between the hours of 2-11 p.m. A possible explanation for this peak in traffic is the increasing movement towards online learning in the classroom. As Noelle McNabb, a sophomore health and human sciences major, explained, “Most of my textbooks are online, so I can’t do my readings when the Internet doesn’t work.” Frontiera said that the issues with the network were “not expected” and that “only when

students return to campus and the residence halls in full force does our network experience the kind of traffic that could reveal the bottleneck that we found.” Currently, there are no immediate plans for further changes to the network during the semester, although Frontiera noted that the upgrading of wireless services will continue to be “a key goal.” According to Joseph Ellick,  ITS director of infrastructure technology, ITS is “evaluating with the housing team opportunities to, on a limited and focused basis, improve residence hall wireless service over the winter break.” Additionally, Ellick highlighted the fact that ITS is “constantly monitoring our ticketing system to identify current gaps in wireless service in learning and research spaces and address those on an as-needed basis.”

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Sophomore communication studies major Eddie Estrada hopes to one – Additional reporting by Allison day have his own reality TV show on Bravo and be “Hollywood royalty.” Croley, asst. News editor

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This issue, Staff Writer Jenna Abdou talks to the Loyolan’s “Find Amanda Bynes on our website” competition winner, Eddie Estrada, on why he’s going to be the “next big thing.” 1) If you had to describe yourself in a tweet, what would you write? Would you hashtag something? Hate me, cause you ain’t me. #Mylifeisyourvacation 2) Why is Eddie Estrada going to be the next big thing? Why is Eddie Estrada not going to be the next big thing? I feel that I have that natural ‘it factor,’ obviously. My good looks, my beautiful smile. On a more serious note, I have a lot of passion and drive for what I do, and when I want something I make sure that I go and get it. 3) What does your blog, Waycasual.com, say about you and why should people follow it? I think it shows the fun side of me and that I’m not a real person, which I think is really funny. People should follow it if they want a good laugh. 4) One of your blog posts is about Starbucks drinks and what they say about people. What do you order and what does it say about you? I personally order an iced, non-fat vanilla latte only. The nonfat shows that I like to be healthy, and I’m not going sugar free because I like to party and have fun. It gives me that kick and is still sweet, which I think is kind of like me. I have that kick, while still being sweet. 5) If your life was turned into a movie, what would the opening song be and who would play you? “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” by Ricky Martin. And I’d take that role. I don’t think anyone else could play me, I’m one of a kind. 6) Ke$ha blew you a kiss on the red carpet. Tell me a little about that. So Ke$ha walked by me on the red carpet and I started screaming things at her. She puckered her lips and winked at me. I literally crumbled and fell back – my friends can attest to that. 7) What is a day like in the life of Eddie Estrada? Nothing is ever ordinary. I like to think that my life is just like “The Hills.” It’s really exciting and fun. Sometimes it’s scary, but it is all in good humor. 8) Where do you see yourself in five years? I see myself on Bravo with my own reality show. I will be on the cover of every tabloid with some kind of scandal that I probably started the rumor for myself. I will be Hollywood royalty, like the Kardashians. “Estrada” is the new “Kardashian.” 9) If you could spend the day with any celebrity, who would you choose and why? I would want to hang out with Lindsay Lohan, because that girl is doing what I’m doing but in the wrong way. I just want to give her some guidance and go to a few parties with her to get my name on those lists. I want to be her. Good or bad, you decide. 10) If you were on a Los Angeles billboard, what would the caption be? Watch out! 11) What is your mantra for your life? DGAF. All day, everyday. To read the extended version of this interview, visit laloyolan.com.

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Be proactive about your vote

etween last Thursday’s News story about voting (Asst. News Editor Allison Croley’s “California institutes online voter registration”), today’s special election coverage (see Page 6) and Asst. Opinion Editor Anna Escher’s column about college voters (see below), it’s easy to see that the Loyolan has presidential election fever. Thanks to new programs being hosted by groups across campus, it’s easier than ever for you to catch it, too. In addition to the voter registration tables set up at every Farmers Market during Convo, different groups across campus are teaming up to host debate screenings, educating students about registering to vote online and bringing speakers to campus to talk about the election as a whole and the individual propositions on the California ballot. The Loyolan is thrilled to see groups coming together to inform LMU’s voters on the issues. To us, it is less important who and what you vote for, just so long as you’re well versed in all the issues being brought up in this campaign (nationally and at the state level) and know how to exercise your right to make your voice heard.

According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), young people in America (18-29) make up almost a quarter of the voting population. Fifty-one percent of that group voted in 2008 – the highest percentage since 1972. And, according to a CBS News article titled “Studies Show More College Students Voting” from Feb. 2009, the majority of votes among young people come from college students. In the 2008 election, President Barack Obama won the young voter demographic by a two-to-one margin, which helped him lock up the election. So clearly, college students’ votes are powerful tools – which makes knowing the issues and being informed at the ballot box all the more important. The Loyolan challenges LMU students to use these events, along with independent research, over the next month to truly educate themselves on the issues. Then, when Nov. 6 comes around, be prepared to make smart choices. Remember, it doesn’t matter who or what you vote for – just vote with the full knowledge of what you’re choosing. Your voice is powerful, and it can certainly make a difference. Use it wisely.

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Education Trust recognizes LMU for ethnicity group graduation rates Here’s a ranking the University can be proud of receiving: The Education Trust has once again commended LMU for graduation rates for black and Hispanic students, with rates exceeding the national averages. The twin reports are based off of surveys of the 2010 graduation rates. At LMU, the white student graduation rate was 79 percent, the black student graduation rate was 78 percent and the Hispanic student graduation rate was 79 percent. These far exceeded national averages for private nonprofit schools, which were 68 percent for white students, 45 percent for black students and 61 for Hispanic students, as well as an improvement from the previous LMU rates collected in the first study in 2004. Thumbs up to LMU for being above average in ensuring students graduate – regardless of race or ethnicity.

Schwarzenegger sure seems desperate for attention Dear Mr. Governator, haven’t you put Maria Shriver through enough? In his recently released memoir “Total Recall,” former California governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed that he had an affair with his 1985 film costar Brigitte Nielsen. At the time, Schwarzenegger was dating his future wife, Maria Shriver – who he is separated from, thanks to the announcement of his other affair and illegitimate son. According to a Sept. 29 Associated Press article, Schwarzenegger writes that his affair with Nielsen “only made him want to marry Maria Shriver more.” Revealing this information is not only unnecessary, but it – as well as the memoir in general – comes across as a pathetic attempt to stay relevant. Thumbs down for airing your dirty laundry at the expense of your family.

It’s about time, NFL referees Finally, the National Football League (NFL) referees are back, replacing the interim referees who have broken football fans hearts across the nation with bad call after bad call. Last Saturday, the referee union approved a new eight-year deal with the NFL by a vote of 112 to 5, according to a Sept. 29 Associated Press article, meaning the refs were back in time for Sunday games. It’s good that they finally settled the matter, but thumbs sideways for taking so long and causing the football season to get off to a bad start.

Out-of-state students deserve a vote

here would be few things more frustrating for an intelligent, educated, politically aware college student than being denied a ballot when going to vote in the 2012 election. Sadly, this situation is what many students will face, thanks to the voter ID laws that are making it harder for certain demographics to vote, with BanAnnaGram one of these demographics By Anna Escher being college Asst. Opinion Editor students. Voter ID law Act 18 in Pennsylvania requiring photo ID to be shown at the polls has already been passed, and Wisconsin, Tennessee and Florida are following suit with similar laws. The upcoming election will be affected by voter ID laws that require an in-state identification card in order to vote. These laws have been put in place by republican authorities. They “requir[e] a state-approved document with a photograph in order to register or vote, a form of identification that an estimated 11 percent or over 21 million of American citizens do not possess,” as reported in the New York Review of Books Sept. 21 blog article, “Voting Wrongs.” This 11 percent is comprised of minorities and college students – two demographics who typically swing left. In some cases, students who attend college out of state will be denied a ballot because their driver’s license IDs are from their home states. The voter ID laws do not accept student IDs, like a OneCard, as a form of photo ID necessary to vote despite the fact that they have photos. This is especially insulting when a hunting permit or weapon license suffice as acceptable forms of

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ID in states like Texas, Kansas and Alabama, as specified by the National Conference of State Legislatures website. In theory, the laws do make sense. A person should be required to have some sort of identification to prove their citizenship. However, the technicalities of this law could turn off college voters, making it too much work for them to vote. While it is possible for out-of-state students to change their residency and obtain a new driver’s license specific to the state they’ll be voting in, they shouldn’t have to.

Barriers, no matter how large or small, should not be placed against citizens when it comes to voting. Proponents of voter ID laws justify them as policies to protect against absentee ballot voter fraud. The Sept. 17, 2011 Economist article “First, show your face” suggests the true intentions of voter ID laws by saying, “The sort of deception that showing a governmentissued photo ID would prevent is … too rare … to justify erecting barriers that will disproportionately disenfranchise poor, young

and minority voters, who tend to support Democrats.” It can be concluded that the ID laws have been put in place to make it harder for traditionally liberal voters to be heard in the election. It seems as though those who enforce voter ID laws believe that college students lack the intelligence to select a candidate whose policies align themselves with their own political beliefs. The notion that the opinions of college students are underdeveloped is an insult to myself and my peers at LMU. To suggest that college students vote

with their hearts and not their heads is wrong. We are informed enough to make a decision on who to vote for that correctly represents our political opinions, and I am confident that whichever way my fellow students are voting, they are making educated decisions based on their political beliefs. The voter ID laws like Act 18 enforce the idea of inequality. Black people and women have fought relentlessly throughout American history for the right to vote, and the installment of these laws that make it unnecessarily difficult for some groups – now including college students – to exercise said right is such a backwards violation the Fifteenth Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In addition to the racial minorities who do not have photo IDs, students are being greatly disrespected. In the Sept. 22 Inquisitr article, “New Voter ID Laws Suck For College Students the Most,” Maxwell Love, a 21-yearold University of Wisconsin student, is quoted as saying, “It’s the little things that make voting harder that are going to affect apathetic students. This is like literally slamming the door on youth engagement.” This statement capitalizes on why these laws are wrong. Students should not be undermined, and it is up to us to prove our knowledge to those who try to suppress us as voters. We are all part of this country. We are all affected by the outcome of the presidential election, no matter what race, age or state we live in. Therefore, it is unfair for some to not be represented and reprehensible that lawmakers would try to win this election through denying certain people the access to voting.

This is the opinion of Anna Escher, a senior communication studies major from Stanford, Calif. Please send comments to aescher@theloyolan.com.

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A shot in the arm for U.S. health care

ith election season looming, health care reform is a topic at the forefront of many Americans’ minds. Clearly, improvements could be made to the system and the time is ripe for reform. However, it seems that misguiding statistics, plus wellintentioned but practically poor solutions have carried By Nick Lepore the debate far Contributor from where it should occur. Therefore, it’s important to understand the true nature of the problem before rushing to form a solution. Currently, many depict America’s health care system as inferior compared to other industrialized nations, citing our skyrocketing medical expenses, lower life expectancies and other factors as evidence. However, these statistics often mislead the public, as Michael F. Cannon and Michael D. Tanner of the Cato Institute point out in their book, “Healthy Competition.” They highlight several revealing factors about our health care system that would portray our system as being superior after all. For instance, we do spend significantly more on health care than other industrialized nations, but much of that comes from our world-leading forays into medical research and development. Moreover, the actual quality of our medical treatments isn’t so lackluster after all. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found that

there was “an above average number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines (25.9 per million population) [and] computed tomography (CT) scanners (34.3 per million) ... in the U.S. in 2009.” For that reason alone, foreigners flock to the United States every year to receive treatment. As a result, the problems most typically associated with the American health care system are either blown out of proportion or completely nonexistent. To be fair, though, the status quo by no means represents a perfect system. Numerous regulations and bureaucracies prevent our current system from achieving its full potential. Most of those on the left propose solutions involving the installment of a government-run, universal health care system, or the establishment of health care as a basic human right. Though these are advocated with the good intent of providing care to the most people possible, they ultimately achieve the opposite. As “Healthy Competition” notes, quality of care suffers greatly in these systems, like those of Canada and Great Britain. Citizens have poorer access to medical technology, waiting lists for treatments are more than double the length of their American counterparts and provinces which house important politicians receive greater shares of medical funding. Thus, the poor are hung out to dry either way. Meanwhile, the right tends to focus on the financial ailments of the current system. They see an immense misappropriation of funds which should be cut. While some funds are inevitably wasted, slashing medical budgets can’t be the solution either, as many stud-

ies have found that spending actually has a positive correlation with quality of medical care in the U.S. A Sept. 2001 article from “Health Affairs,” “Is Technological Change In Medicine Worth It?” by David M. Cutler and Mark McClellan revealed that every dollar spent on medical research and development translates to an effective $7 worth of quality for heart attack treatments, and $30 of quality for more benign procedures like cataract surgeries. Cannon and Tanner even combined this data with inflation rates and other factors to show that health care costs are actually decreasing in the U.S. relative to the quality of care most Americans receive. Instead, proper health care reform can occur on much simpler levels than most realize, beginning first by removing the handcuffs which inhibit our doctors. Under the current system, doctors are penalized for trying to help those with no insurance, or who lack the funds to cover their medical expenses. If lawyers can do work pro bono, then why can’t the same be true for doctors? Moreover, we can get so much more efficiency with much less waste if we take a look at where systems like Medicare have gone. Initially, they were designed as supplemental programs. Now, as any doctor’s experience will tell you, more Americans are using these programs as their primary form of insurance, making it increasingly more costly for the taxpayers. Cannon’s and Tanner’s figures, gathered from the Congressional Budget Office, indicate that fulfilling the current promises of Medicare and Medicaid will cost an alarming $74.6 trillion in the

near future – more than five times greater than the U.S.’s annual GDP. Putting these agencies back on track will save money better spent on research or other areas. Lastly, and perhaps most effectively, we must reform medical law so that doctors don’t have to spend millions of dollars per year hiring malpractice lawyers to cover frivolous lawsuits. Without having

This is the opinion of Nick Lepore, a sophomore English major from San Jose, Calif. Please send comments to ktran@theloyolan.com.

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What do Romney and Obama need to do to win Wednesday night’s debate? “Romney must present the case that [Obama’s] policies have not been successful.” As we enter the thick of election season, so begin the debates, with By Ryan Nielson the first taking place on Oct. 3 at Contributor the University of Denver. The topic of this first debate is domestic policy, and it is Mitt Romney’s key chance to position himself as the right candidate for the job. To be successful in the upcoming debate, Mitt Romney needs to be aggressive against Obama’s domestic policy and establish himself as being an ideologically distinct, experienced and solution-oriented candidate. Firstly, Romney must define himself politically and ideologically in an effort to solidify his base and give voters a clear understanding of the principles he believes in. Espousing the conviction of conservative values would clearly distinguish himself from the political leadership style of Obama on such things as the role of government in the economy, free markets and individual liberties. His convictions will allow voters to determine which candidate meets their own political beliefs and concerns, clearing up any misconstructions about Romney’s candidacy and making him more relatable to those Americans who share his principles. Secondly, Romney must aggressively and precisely illuminate the faults of the President’s record from the past term, paying particular attention to the issues most relevant to the voting populous. According to Rasmussen Reports, a new national survey finds that 80 percent of likely U.S. voters rate the economy as “very important” in terms of how they will vote in the next election, ranking first among 10 presented issues that included taxes, health care and national defense, among others. Romney must confidently address this issue by indicating the economic failures of the Obama administration’s policies while presenting the key features of his own.

Romney must be explicit and direct in his criticisms and proposed economic plan; speaking in platitudes or generalities will by no means secure the confidence of American voters. Romney’s economic plan “Believe in America: Mitt Romney’s Plan for Jobs and Economic Growth” is characteristically lacking in statistical or specific details that serve as evidence to support his economic, financial and productivity claims. As a result, he has been accused of lacking a plan and/ or subscribing to Republican talking points without form or substance. If Romney wants to impress voters and legitimize his domestic policy goals and candidacy in the eyes of the nation, he has to methodically indicate the negative and counterproductive impacts of Obama’s economic policies and provide a precise counter-solution that would best resolve or improve that policy issue. He must also show that potential spending and taxing additions foreseen from other Obama policies, such as the tax increases from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and other approved tax increases effective Jan. 1, 2013, estimated by The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis to be $494 billion in total increases, will only continue the trend of failed policies and further hinder economic development. Simply, Romney must present the case that the current administration’s policies have not been successful in both their efforts and implementation. In this way, Romney can distinguish himself as the candidate who possesses both the appropriate economic knowledge and policy solutions necessary to meet the needs and concerns of the American people. This is the opinion of Ryan Nielson, a sophomore political science major from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Please send comments to kokeeffe@theloyolan.com.

“If Obama can make it more about himself ... the President will look more competent.” Florida, Ohio and North Carolina. As of now, these three states are By Joseph Demes tossups, accordAsst. Opinion Editor ing to the New York Times’ ongoing electoral map – and they wield potentially 29, 18 and 15 electoral votes, respectively. Of course, President Barack Obama will need to hone in on convincing the Democratically-leaning Pennsylvania and Michigan (20 and 16, respectively) and Romney ought to focus on Arizona and Indiana (both 11 votes, Republican-leaning). As of now, Obama has a solid 185 electoral votes – 237 if you grant him the 52 from leaning states. If you give him that, he only needs 33 more to win. He could claim Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin and New Hampshire and still win, even if Romney gets the major undecided four: Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia. So then the question arises: What would Obama have to do in the first presidential debate, on domestic policy at the University of Denver this Wednesday at 6 p.m. (which is being simulcast on C-SPAN, ABC, Fox News and NBC, to name a few) to solidify the possibility of re-election? At this point, nothing new – because what can either candidate say, as Friday’s Washington Post article, “What if the presidential debates don’t matter” noted, that would be totally unforeseen and would radically turn the tides? At this point, no ‘t’ will go uncrossed and no ‘i’ will avoid dotting – both candidates have to have their points on lock in order to present a strong front. When you break down whether the debates have actually influenced elections – as a September 2008 Gallup Poll did – the results are as the title implies: “Presidential Debates Rarely Game-Changers.” The biggest incidents of upset

were in 1960 (Kennedy v. Nixon) and 2000 (Bush v. Gore); both times, the winners of those elections came in behind before the debate. Then again, Clinton was behind in 1996 and he still won. So Obama could keep up what he’s been doing so far and be fine. But if there is one thing Obama shouldn’t do – and what the Republicans apparently expect – it would be, to quote Beth Myers (Romney’s senior adviser), making the debate a “90-minute attack ad aimed at tearing down his opponent.” This comes from Thursday’s Washington Post article, “Romney adviser raises expectations for Obama in first debate,” and it pretty much sums up what, I have to admit, both parties have been doing, both on the campaign and ad fronts. Florida might prove difficult for Romney; though he might have the more financially-established, conservative voters – considering the amount of home foreclosures under Obama’s tenure – Obama could rally with the Hispanic vote. Ohio, considering their rising economy, might lean Democratically, especially due to last year’s shutdown of a law restricting worker’s rights to bargain collectively (according to the aforementioned Times map). North Carolina would just be a solid win for either candidate. If Obama can make it more about himself – “Here’s what I (Obama) want to do,” and not “Here’s what Romney will do wrong,” the President will look more competent. He will seem to be above the mudslinging that’s been the mortar for this election. There’ll have to be some comments on Romney’s policy; but if they’re not so damning and more in the fashion of a debate, Obama could pull it off. This is the opinion of Joseph Demes, a senior English and philosophy double major from Clayton, Calif. Please send comments to jdemes@theloyolan.com.

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LMU reads Wrongfully imprisoned man Banned Books shares stories from death row Event Preview By Chelsea Chenelle Asst. A&E Editor

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wilight,” “The Hunger Games” and “Brave New World” are all titles many of us have picked up without thinking twice. Yet all three books have been, at one point or another, challenged due to their content. “Banned Books Week,” is celebrating its 30th year of advocacy and the celebration is coming to LMU from Oct 1-5. According to the LibGuide put together about “Banned Book Week,” “Twilight” fell under siege in a religious context and was said to be ‘unsuitable’ for its target audience. “The Hunger Games” was put on trial for being ‘anti-family,’ ‘anti-ethnic’ and even ‘satanic.’ Aldous Huxley’s classic novel was accused of being ‘racist’ and ‘insensitive.’ All of them have been seen as unfit for society, worthy of discarding

and banning in the name of decency. If those who challenged the books won, none of these works would have seen the light of day, let alone become household names. In response to these attacks on intellectual freedom and constitutional rights, the American Library Association (ALA) has set up a week dedicated to raising awareness about the serious issue of censorship. Even today, books continue to be scrutinized and withheld from the public because of their content. When people decide to challenge a book, they attempt to remove it or make it unavailable to the public. Challenged books become banned books when said attempt succeeds. A mere three months ago, the best-selling novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” was kept from the library shelves in Harford County, Md. because the librarians labeled it as “pornographic” and thus unsuitable.

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ate just seems to keep bringing me back to the West Memphis Three. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, I drove down to UCLA to attend a Q&A with one of the members of the West Memphis Three, Damien Echols, about his new memoir “Life After Death.” I had rushed to the UCLA Freud Playhouse right at the stroke of 7 p.m. only to realize I had forgotten the Chris Culture receipt to pick up my ticket. By Christopher All of a sudJames den, a ranA&E Editor dom passerby slammed a ticket down on the table next to me and said, “Take it, man, it’s free.” This wasn’t the first time this happened to me, as I caught a fluke free ticket over the summer in New Zealand as part of the New Zealand Film Festival to see the film, “West of Memphis” with Echols, his wife Lorri Davis, and filmmaker Peter Jackson in attendance. There just seems to be a cosmic plan that keeps leading me to delve further into this case. In 1993, three teenage boys were convicted of the murder of three young children in West Memphis, Ark. Throughout their trial, false testimonies were given, planted evidence was admitted and justice was thwarted at every turn. Jessie Misskelley, Jr. and Jason Baldwin were sentenced to life in prison while Damien Echols, the perceived ringleader of this band

of miscreants, was sentenced to death. Over the course of the next 18 years, the three men incarcerated did everything they could to escape the prisons they were unjustly thrown into. On the outside, celebrities such as Peter Jackson, Eddie Vedder and Johnny Depp among others donated time and money to the cause, creating a large movement of people dedicated to proving the innocence of the West Memphis Three and restoring justice to the legal system. What spoke to me most about the case was not only the legal injustices that put these three innocent men in jail, but the injustices taken to get them out. After an 18-year legal struggle that unearthed new DNA evidence and witness testimonies, the men were finally offered a deal for their freedom. They would have to enter Alford pleas, which simply put meant that they would be released from prison and have their freedom, but they would have to plead guilty to the murder of the three boys. Echols felt that he could no longer survive in jail and knew that he was on the chopping block on death row. The fact that these three men had to give up their innocence in order to have freedom is truly disgraceful on so many levels. Echols was quite candid about the ups and downs of his long prison stay and how that gave him the message that he has today. He described the daily savage beatings inflicted by guards that caused him on some days to even urinate blood. An even harder atrocity to overcome was the time spent in solitary confinement. His first few days were spent in “the hole” of the jail – a dark and grimy cell that shut Echols off completely from any hu-

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Put on death row for 18 years for a crime he didn’t commit, Damien Echols turned this period of tragedy into a fascinating memoir. man contact. In fact, the final decade of his prison stay was spent in solitary confinement. Yet, amdist all the gloom and terror experienced from behind the prison walls, Damien’s story is one of hope. The power of his spirit kept him going as he knew one day he would be able to see the light of day yet again. This is the opinion of Chris James, a junior screenwriting and marketing double major from Lodi, Calif. Please send comments to cjames@theloyolan.com.

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‘Salvador Dali’ is a ‘hot’ theatre hit Theatre Review By Mary Grace Cerni Contributor

he Loyola Marymount University theatre arts department is opening their full season with its current run of Jose Riviera’s “References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot.” The modern-day play takes place in a tiny house in the scalding deserts of Barstow, Calif. The surrealistic production follows a summer day and night in the life of a lonely, unsatisfied army wife named Gabriela trying to answer the unanswerable queries of life as she dreams – literally and figuratively – of something beyond the confines of her minimum wage-earning, night schoolattending, sexually-frustrating existence. The play focuses on the animalistic nature of human sexuality and the shocking parallels between love and war through a story that switches between Gabriela’s enrapturing dreams and harsh reality. A combination of crafty direction by Edgar Landa, brilliant scene design by senior theatre arts major Nelia Miller and a few quirky and memorable performances made “References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” a truly captivating production overall. The cast and production team had a clear understanding of the great potential of this play and did an amazing job of portraying the unique characters and rich symbolism contained in Riviera’s poetic, yet humorous script. The best part about it all was that Landa’s intelligent direction made the avant-garde production appealing to all audiences – even for those who may not know a thing about Salvador Dali. The set design was masterfully done and created a fantastic backdrop for the performance. Miller makes Gabriela’s derelict home look like a tragically beautiful war zone, complete with a white picket fence strung together by barbed wire (a symbolic contrast portraying the war between Benito’s volatile army life and Gabriela’s listless home life). The hazy purple, blue and gentle white lights set against the beautifully painted sunset background transform the stage into an alluring land of dreams and make believe. The versatility of the minimalistic props also add a fascinating edge to the dream-like environment; for example, a wooden refrigerator acts as a lounge chair, a container for food and a bed as the play progresses from dream to reality to something in between. To top it all off, sophomore music major Eric Escalante strums Spanish guitar in “The Moon’s Shadow” throughout the entire production, completing the dreamy scene in the most effortless and romantic way. Junior theatre arts major Julian Garcia’s performance as Gabriela’s husband, the domineering army officer Benito, is so believable it’s almost frightening. Garcia

captures the mercurial nature of a returning army husband with great emotion and impeccable precision. In the scene where Benito leaves for the night to let Gabriela make her decision about leaving him, the loss of hope that Garcia communicates through his eyes is so powerful it’s almost a narrative in itself – letting the audience know how beyond repair Gabriela’s and Benito’s relationship really is. It’s an essential turning point in the play that he executes with amazing authenticity. The performance by Benito’s counterpart, Gabriela, played by junior theatre arts major Maria Acquaviva Brassaroto, is enchanting, yet it lacks some ‘wow factor’ in comparison to the other performances in the play. The character of Gabriela is supposed to be frustrated, longing and neurotic from the intense forlornness she feels in her life, and without a doubt Brassaroto hits those aspects of her character to a tee, especially during her monologues. However, in scenes where Gabriela and Benito argue, Brassaroto’s longing came off as an unemotional daze at some points, causing Garcia to steal the attention almost completely away from her with his consistent gusto. However, Brassaroto’s natural Brazilian accent fits perfectly with the nature of the play, and her eyes seem to sparkle under the stage lights, making her poetic monologues that much more captivating. Special kudos goes out to sophomore theatre major Gabriel Gonzalves’ performance as the lascivious neighbor boy Martin. Gonzalves’ portrayal of the perverted 15-yearold is quirky and lovable, in an Ezra Miller “Beware the Gonzo” sort of way. Gonzalves’ stage presence and use of his hilariously phallic telescope prop brought the perfect amount of humor to the play, and his surprisingly charming take on a hormone-fueled crazy-in-lust teen adds a new spin on the classic story of unrequited love. Finally, the artful direction by Landa ties together the production quite nicely. The characters do not walk but almost dance across the stage when delivering their lines, further reinforcing the ethereal setting of the play. The fascinating chemistry and lustful interaction between characters would not be as dynamic and tasteful as they were without Landa’s contributions. “References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” really is hot due to the scene decoration, near perfect casting and creative direction. The play is a must see for those into references to Salvador Dali, and even those who think they are the furthest from artsy should check out this humorous, tragic and surprisingly relatable play. Overall, a job very well done by LMU’s theatre arts department for creating an entertaining and delightfully unique production.

This is the opinion of Mary Grace Cerni, a sophomore communication studies major from West Covina, Calif. Please send comments to cjames@theloyolan.com.

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ALA: 336 books Professor goes rock ‘n’ roll Event Coverage challenged in 2011 By Mark Ciafullo

Banned from Page 7 During this week, there will be daily events to attend to show your support for the cause as well as learn about the current issues surrounding book banning. For instance, recently in Tucson, Ariz., the Tucson Unified School District quit offering their Mexican-American Studies program, which resulted in over 50 books being taken off school bookshelves and banned from the classroom. To combat this extreme example of censorship, the ALA has set up a video project – Virtual Read-Out – asking all students to record themselves reading a passage from their favorite banned or challenged book in order to draw national attention towards the happenings in Tucson. “Banned Books Week” will have a table set up during Convo hours on both Oct. 2 and 4. Students will have the chance to check out their favorite book from the “Banned Bookmobile,” take a picture with their favorite banned title and gather information on how to participate in the Virtual Read-Out. The Convo table on Oct. 2 will be about the Tucson book banning, while Thursday’s Convo will focus on which books, contemporary and classic, have faced similar threats. After Convo hour, there will be a Banned Books Read-Out at Jazzman’s Café patio where attendees will read from their favorite controversial sto-

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ries. On Thursday, Oct. 4, the Department of Archives and Special Collections will have the “Index Librorum Prohibitorum” on display, which is an index of books banned by the Catholic church. The index will be shown alongside LMU’s copies of a few of the infamous books it mentions. Jamie Hazlitt, the outreach librarian at the William H. Hannon Library and coordinator of Banned Books Week, said of the event, “This week is about awareness, and of reminding our community that the books they have in their backpack, on their Kindle, on their bedside tables – the ones that they were able to check out of the library or purchase without hassle or fear – are not to be taken for granted.” While some students would argue that LMU’s environment is hospitable to the freedom to read, this week we are encouraged to envision how different things would be if other individuals and institutions had their way. As Hazlitt puts it, the act of challenging and banning books could lead to a world where “none of us ever may have seen ourselves in the reflections of Holden Caulfield from ‘Catcher in the Rye’ or Esperanza from ‘The House on Mango Street’ while in school, or discovered the magical world of ‘Harry Potter’ or the darkness of ‘Hunger Games’ at the public library.”

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ierra y Libertad.” (“Land and Liberty!”) This was the battle cry of Friday night’s event “The Ballad of Ricardo Flores Magón.” Part of the “Live @ The Ford” series at the Ford Amphitheatre, the event was, as LMU professor and host and coordinator of the event Rubén Martínez put it, “a modest attempt to rewrite a piece of L.A. history.” The performance explored the life and times of Mexican anarchist Magón and his efforts to protest Porfirio Díaz’s dictatorship in Mexico. It chronicles his journey from Mexico to Los Angeles, including multiple trips to prison, and ends with a riot in response to his conviction for performing a play with revolutionary ideas in 1912. His story, according to Martínez, reflects L.A.’s history of embracing progressive ideals, from the anarchistic ideals of Magón in the early 20th century to the Occupy L.A. movement that occurred a century later. Martínez argued that the narrative “reflects the deep history of protest and utopianism that has been suppressed by conservative media.” The production consisted of a variety of musical acts, such as Martínez’s own Martínez del Rio Band, Chicano Son, Los Illegals and dabbled into genres ranging

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Professor Rubén Martínez’s band, Martínez del Rio Band was one of the many to perform during the night of Mexican-American history, revolution and rock‘n’roll. from traditional Mexican music to punk. The artists covered songs by famous bands, such as The Clash, John Lennon and Woody Guthrie. The production also included excerpts from the play written by Magón that cost him his life, titled “Tierra y Libertad.” The excerpt ended in a fiery call for revolution that made the audience cheer and applaud. Finally, it incorporated historical documents into the performance like the letters that Ricardo sent to his longtime lover María Talavera and a report from an undercover detective agent that had infiltrated his group of revolutionaries. The documents gave the audience a glimpse into the mind

of the revolutionary and the people that feared his growing political influence. The audience played a vital role in the performance. The performers encouraged the audience to be a part of the show, and they delivered in full: cheering, booing, hissing and getting on their feet during the musical performances. They were especially riled up during the impassioned speeches in “Tierra y Libertad.” As sophomore communication studies major Sarah Scherk explained, “The show really challenged students to figure out how past, present, art and ideology all come together to put one revolutionary’s story to emotionally reach a lot of people today.”

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Lions 1-2 in WCC; to face BYU Thursday V. Ball from Page 12 The Lions started off game one strong with a kill by sophomore middle blocker Litara Keil, who contributed a teamhigh 14 kills for the day at a .550 hitting percentage. Keil attributes her strategic placement to her team’s communication in helping her find open spots on the court. “Before we scout the team, we know where to hit and what to run,” Keil said. “Usually [junior defensive specialist] Betsi [Metter] tells me where to hit

it from the back row so I’ll listen to her and place the ball there, especially out of system. It works well.” The team dominated on both offense and defense. LMU hit .311 overall against CSU Bakersfield’s .060 and had 11 blocks to the Roadrunners’ five. Although LMU more than doubled CSU Bakersfield’s blocks, Keil believes that blocking is an area of improvement for the team. “I just want to contribute with blocking right now, because it’s our struggle right

now,” Keil said. “Most parts of our game are strong, so if I just do my job on blocking it’ll make the team a lot better. Especially against big teams that we’re going to play, like BYU [Brigham Young University] that’s coming up this Thursday.” After breezing through game one with a 25-14 victory, LMU’s offense slowed down in the second game of the match from a .467 hitting percentage in the first game to .147 in the second. Although the Roadrunners trailed closely in the

second game, they never once took the lead. “It’s all about trying to close the match out,” Black said. “You can win matches at the beginning just as much as you can win them at the end, so it’s all about your approach to each point.” The team captured the third game at 25-16 to win the match and put the team at 2-2 in the West Coast Conference. Offensively, LMU had a .440 hitting percentage in the third game against Bakersfield’s .179, with four kills from Keil,

Luft and opposite of redshirt freshman Amber Mirabello. Black has a high goal in mind for this season. “We want to get to the top three of our conference, and it’s going to be a challenge but it’s a challenge for everyone in our conference,” Black said. “Everyone’s good, and it’s something we’re very capable of doing as long as we keep getting better.” The Lions play No. 11 BYU (15-0, 3-0 WCC) next Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. at Gersten Pavilion.

Men squash opportunities in NorCal trip M. Soccer from Page 12 Dylan Seedman. St. Mary’s went on to tie the game shortly after, leading to an even 1-1 score at halftime. “It felt good. It was a little unexpected on the play, but I just had to battle for it,” said Felix. The Lions took no time to get back on top as they scored in the first minute of the second half. Off a free kick, sophomore midfielder John McFarlin passed to Boland who knocked it in, giving the Lions a 2-1 lead. LMU would keep this lead for the next forty minutes before the Gaels tied up the score yet again. This led to two overtime periods of scoreless play, resulting in a 2-2 draw. However, LMU felt like they should have won the match. “There were some tough cir-

cumstances in the game, but I feel like we could’ve won it,” said Felix. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to hold them. At least we got a draw, which isn’t bad on the road against a team that won the conference last year.” St. Mary’s won the WCC last season and came into league play with a 4-1-3 record. They defeated LMU in both meetings, but the Lions were able to slow them down a bit on Friday. “Overall, there were a lot of good things,” said Mennell. “To score two goals in regulation to start up conference play was exciting, because St. Mary’s is by far the toughest place to play.” The Lions took on Santa Clara yesterday, looking to get points on the road. The first half ended with no score, despite Santa Clara dominating

the shot count 9-2. LMU led the shot count 8-6 in the second half, but it was the Broncos that finally broke through in the 51st minute. That goal ended up being all that was needed, as Santa Clara went on to earn the 1-0 victory. “We still need to put more work in,” said Felix. “We’re getting closer to where we want to be, but not quite there yet.” The Lions had Santa Clara’s number last season, getting one win and one tie, but this is a new year. It was a very physical and emotional game on both sides, with two of the Lions’ captains, redshirt sophomore defender Craig Nitti and senior midfielder Sean Sears, each receiving yellow cards on the day. “It was a pretty physical match for sure,” said Boland. “That’s what we expect every

game in the WCC to be. It’s a big and rough conference. You got to be ready to come in and get hit.” The Lions fell to 0-1-1 in conference play after the weekend, while the Broncos climbed on top of the pack at 2-0-0. “Any time you lose, you’re not too happy, but we wanted to come up and take points and we did that in the first game,” said Mennell. “It’s a tough road trip and I’m not pleased overall, but there were some positives. Now we got to take care of the two chances at home next weekend.” After back-to-back weekends on the road, LMU will return to Sullivan Field for their next three games. Next up for the Lions will be Gonzaga University at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5, where they will seek their first conference win.

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Martino and Blankenship lead Lions to win W.Soccer from Page 12 The Lions were aggressive offensively, coming up with three goals. The three goals in one game are the most from the Lions since Sept. 4, 2011, against CSU Bakersfield. Two of the goals came from Martino. Her first goal came in very early in the first half with only 11 minutes on the clock, as she managed to shoot across the goal past the keeper to the left corner of the goal. Her final goal came at the start of the second half with 55 minutes on the clock as she knocked in a hard shot that bounced off the goalkeeper’s hands and into the net. Martino and the Lions noticed subtleties about how the Wolverines played and used that to their advantage. As Martino explained, “We just made great runs. We noticed that they would either step too far to one side, so the opposite side would be open. We would work our way around them and get open any way we could.” Though Martino had the last two goals of the game, the first came courtesy of freshman midfielder Jocelyn Blankenship. “I noticed the near post was open. We worked on that in practice, Tawni [Martino] checking to the ball,” Blankenship said. “She played a great ball and I got a good hit on it.” Surprisingly, Blankenship has been playing with a fractured forearm since the Lions’ last home game. She spends the majority of games with her injured arm in a cast. Despite this injury, Blankenship has not yet missed a game and scored the first goal of the game within the first three minutes. Blankenship has a cheerful outlook concerning her arm, saying, “It’s good, only two more weeks in

a cast.” Though the Lions dominated the entire first half and seemed on pace to carry that pressure forward into the second, the Wolverines would not quit and the Lions began to slow down. Utah Valley State is no pushover, though one would not know it by looking at their schedule. A closer look reveals that out of their 10 losses, the Wolverines have only lost one game by more than one goal. Myers recognized this as well, noting, “We also know this team, despite their record, is a good team. They’ve lost like eight – now nine – games by one goal. So they just haven’t had luck, but they’ve been in games with people and we knew that we had to come out and play our defense very strong. We had to stay focused and not let them counter on us.” The Wolverines kept that statistic intact against LMU, coming up with goals in the 59th minute and the 83rd minute to bring the score to 3-2. Both teams scrambled to maintain possession in the final seven minutes, before the Wolverines’ took a final desperate shot at the goal. It missed, and LMU killed off the final 10 seconds to prevent the comeback. The pace of the game slowed down in the second half, and that helped the Wolverines stage their comeback. The Lions stopped attacking, which allowed the Wolverines to move the ball back up against them. Before this, the Lions dictated the pace and kept the ball in the Wolverines half of the field, either attacking or passing the ball in the backfield planning another offensive set. Martino believed that the early scoring had something to do with the eventual defensive lapses.

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Freshman midfielder Jocelyn Blankenship (above) scored the first goal for the Lions on Sunday. Sept. 30 against Utah Valley State University, sparking a 3-0 run for LMU.The Lions sneaked past the Wolverines with a final score of 3-2. “I think we just got comfortable. Anyone can get comfortable with a 3-0 lead and we just stopped that mentality of going forward,” Martino said.“But I think we did a really good job in the beginning of both halves, taking it to them to get those shots off.” Blankenship agreed, adding, “We just kind of got complacent. We need to work on that for the confer-

ence and make sure it doesn’t happen again.” The Lions will be playing the University of San Diego (USD) to start conference play next week, and will not be able to afford giv,ing any chances to the Toreros. “Preparing for next week’s team is a little bit similar to this team. They want to play a very direct, counter-attacking style,” Myers

said. “We need to go and look at the tape of the goal off the free-kick. [USD] is good at free-kicks, so we got to know what we did wrong there.” The Lions have gained some positive momentum moving forward and will look to continue their offensive success against the USD next Sunday, Oct. 7, 12 p.m. at Sullivan Field.

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Lion S ports Lions’ offense shines in win

October 1, 2012 Page 12

Men go 0-1-1 in Bay Area

The men’s soccer team tied St. Mary’s College on Friday and lost to Santa Clara 1-0 on Sunday. By Ray Ferrari Staff Writer

LMU men’s soccer team opened up conference play on the road in Northern California, marking an important point in the team’s season. The Lions earned one point on Friday, Sept. 28 when they tied St. Mary’s College 2-2, but then lost 1-0 to Santa Clara University yesterday. “I’m disappointed, but we can definitely build on the weekend,” said redshirt senior defender Mitch Boland. LMU played a tough schedule in the preseason in hopes that it would be good preparation for the West Coast Conference (WCC) competition. “The WCC is a grind,” said Associate Head Coach Mathes Mennell. “Our preseason schedule prepared us for the grind but it doesn’t make it any easier. It’s still a grind. We have a huge opportunity this weekend so hopefully we can get everything sorted out.” The Lions squared off against the Gaels of St. Mary’s College to open regular season play on Friday. Early in the first half, sophomore midfielder Ryan Felix gave the Lions the lead with his first goal of the season from 10 yards out off the assist from sophomore forward

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Junior for ward Tawni Mar tino (right) led the Lions with two goals against Utah Valley State on Sunday in the team’s 3-2 victor y. She also leads the team with four goals on the season and has also contributed one assist.

The LMU women’s soccer team (6-3-2) defeated Utah Valley State 3-2 on Sunday. By Cruz Quinonez Asst. Sports Editor

After two straight games without a goal, women’s soccer silenced critics with a highscoring performance against Utah Valley State yesterday. The Lions took an early 3-0 lead, which was enough of a cushion to protect against a late Wolverine rally in the second half

that brought the final score to 3-2. The game started out at a breakneck pace, with LMU pushing the ball against the Wolverines. The Lions were well-rested coming into the game after having two weeks off since their last match. The Lions’ last games were part of the Loews Ventana Canyon Cats Classic, in Arizona, during which the Lions failed to score a single goal in either. “We came off a weekend – at the Arizona tournament – where we didn’t score goals. We struggled offensively,” Head Coach Michelle Myers explained. “So for us coming into this weekend and this game, the focus was trying to get our offensive going a little more. Offensive

patterns, movement off the ball, crosses, finishing, all those things. It was nice to see in this game for some of those things to come out. The movement came out as well as three goals.” Junior forward Tawni Martino believed the team was excited and ready to get back on the field. “This game was a little different because we had two weeks off since our last game. I think we were a bit more hungry to get out on the field and just play,” Martino said.“We prepared pretty much the same but we had more bite in us.”

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Women snap two-game losing streak

The women’s volleyball team (106, 1-2) defeated non-conference foe CSU Bakersfield in four sets. By Sam Borsos Contributor

The women’s volleyball team (10-6, 1-2) continued its West Coast Conference (WCC) play this week, hosting both University of San Diego (USD) (11-2, 3-0) and CSU Bakersfield (79) at home. The Lions could not capture the win against USD, losing 3-1, but retaliated with a three-game win against CSU on Saturday in a nonconference match. The Lions played No. 16 USD on Thursday, Sept. 27 at Gersten Pavilion, falling to the Toreros 25-22, 2527, 26-28, 21-25. Junior outside hitter Kathleen Luft had 23 kills on the night, but overall the team could not execute its offensive strategies to Torero defense. Although the match seemed to be in the hands of the Lions after knocking out the first win, in which Luft contributed seven kills, the team lost control in the second game. After sophomore outside hitter Caitlin DeWitt was able to tie up game two 25-

25 with a kill, USD responded with a block by USD’s middle hitter Chloe Ferrari to put LMU down 26-25. An unforced hitting error by LMU allowed USD the chance to gain momentum and take game two, and go on to win the match. “We have to keep making simple plays simple,” LMU Head Coach Tom Black said. “Sometimes we get a nice ball and we do something funky with it to lose a swing [and] we have to improve that.” LMU went on to lose the next two games in the match, and overall could not match USD’s hitting percentage of .193 to LMU’s .188. USD also out-blocked the Lions, who had 10 total team blocks compared to USD’s 18. However, this loss did not stop LMU from bouncing back this weekend. On Saturday the Lions took a 3-0 victory over CSU Bakersfield with scores of 25-14, 25-20, 25-16. “[Losing to USD] was definitely a little bit of fire; we wanted to protect our home court,” senior middle blocker Kenna Crouse said. “We put in a lot of hours in here and our home court is super important to us so it was exciting to be able to come out and defend our home today.”

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Sophomore middle blocker Litara Keil led the Lions with 14 kills against CSU Bakersfield on Saturday. She also contributed four of the team’s seven aces on the day.

MEN’S WATER POLO UPDATE SoCal Invitational

The Lions’ men’s water polo team experienced some déjà vu this weekend in the SoCal Tournament, hosted by UC Santa Barbara, when they lost their first game and were placed in the losers bracket, but then rebounded against two conference opponents and No. 9 Long Beach State University. The Lions defeated Santa Clara University and No. 11 UC San Diego (UCSD), both Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) opponents, in games two and

three of the four-game tournament. The Lions concluded the tournament by defeating No. 9 Long Beach State University [LBSU] 13-10 to finish ninth in the country. Three weeks ago, the Lions participated in the NorCal Invitational, where they lost their first round to the then No. 7 team, the University of the Pacific, but rebounded for two consecutive wins versus No. 18 Concordia University and UCSD, before falling to No. 9 LBSU in the final

game at Stanford University, finishing the tournament at No. 10. The Lions have not defeated rival Pepperdine University in two attempts this season, losing 8-7 on Sept. 8 and 12-7 on Saturday, Sept. 29. The Lions are 5-1 in conference play, with their only blemish coming against rival UCSD on Wednesday, Sept. 26 in La Jolla, Calif. when the Lions lost 10-8. The Lions look to rebound from the SoCal tournament with another tour-

nament in Pomona, Calif. hosted by the Claremont Colleges. After that, the Lions will take on the No. 1 team in the nation, the University of Southern California Trojans, on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Burns Aquatic Center at 1 p.m. The Lions have yet to defeat a national top-10 team this season, but have at least two more opportunities left on their schedule. – Dan Raffety, asst. Sports editor Graphic: Joanie Payne | Loyolan