October 8, 2012

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Volume 91, Issue 10

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Resources encourage consistent voting NEWS ANALYSIS Contrary to recent statistics, LMU students seem to be informed about political issues and intend to vote.

By Allison Croley Asst. News Editor

There are 46 million eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 29, according to a News-Register Online article. However, no more than 51 percent of young voters have showed up to polling stations after 1972 – the first year the voting age was lowered to 18.

“Young people are busy moving to new places, meeting new people, developing a lifestyle that doesn’t require mom and dad telling them what to do and where to go and putting down roots in an area,” said Associate Director of the Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles Brianne Gilbert. “Learning who their elected officials are just isn’t the top priority, especially if you don’t see yourself staying in an area for long.”

Nonetheless, the News-Register Online article stated, “Studies show that young people with college experience vote more consistently.”

Resources are not lacking at LMU, and between information sessions and on-campus polling stations, students have all the tools they need to know

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Asian and Pacific Islander organizations come together for annual Unity Games Members of LMU’s various Asian and Pacific Islander student clubs and organizations participated in various games and activities on Lawton Plaza last Saturday during the annual Unity Games. Na Kolea (above) came in third at the end of the day’s events behind Isang Bansa in second place and Han Tao, who emerged as the day’s overall winners.

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Lecture addresses origins of Israel-Palestine conflict Talk is the first in a four-part series aiming to ‘foster understanding’ about the struggles in the region.

By Ali Swenson News Intern

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Bras on display for breast cancer awareness Bras decorated by Marians Service Organization hang by the side of the walkway on the north side of the Von der Ahe Building as a part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

ATTENTION FOR THE LADIES This issue’s Opinion section covers everything from sexism at LMU to domestic violence to successful women in the workplace.

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Historic Palestine and the birth of Zionism were the topics of history Professor Najwa al-Qattan’s lecture in a special session on Thursday, Oct. 4. Twenty students came to hear her speak about these topics.

The talk was the first major event hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a new club formed this semester after several students took an Alternative Break trip to Israel and Palestine last year. The students were inspired to take action against the violence and tension they witnessed there. The lecture was intended to educate students about the origins of today’s conflicts in the region.

Junior screenwriting major Raeesah Reese was one of the key planners of the event and is a leader of SJP.

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“When we formed this club, we realized that [the] people that were coming to meetings were on all different levels with their knowledge about the conflict,” Reese said.

“We really wanted to get everybody on the same page, just a basic understanding of what the history is, what’s happening there and what people have been doing to work toward peace.”

This lecture was the first in a four-part series aiming to foster understanding about how the small area of Israel and Palestine came to be a zone of religious and political hostility. Al-Qattan examined the Zionist settlement in Palestine, the varied religious groups living in the region and the cultural conflict between groups as cause for the continued antagonism in Palestine and Israel.

At the heart of al-Qattan’s lecture was an emphasis on the complexity of the issues in Israel and Palestine due in part, she said, to the region’s

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Bone marrow registration effects can be ‘enormous’ NEWS FEATURE The Hoods’ story illuminates importance of bone marrow registration at campus drive.

By Zaneta Pereira News Editor

“You could be the cure for someone else’s cancer.” For Michele Hood, whose husband Joe is currently waiting for a bone marrow transplant, this idea makes it essential to create a bone marrow drive.

According to Raquel Amezquita, LMU alumna (’02) and community outreach specialist for Be The Match Registry, Joe Hood and Shirley Zellmer, a friend of LMU alumna Paula Hilton, are just two of the thousands in need of bone marrow transplants, and as “part of the extended LMU family,” they are the faces behind the upcoming bone marrow drive that will be held on campus from Oct. 8-10 in St. Robert’s Auditorium.

The Hoods, who have two young boys who are eight and five years old, are connected to LMU through LMU Associate Professor of mechanical engineering Matt Siniawski, a friend of the family, who joined the registry himself upon hearing about Joe Hood’s need. Additionally, the Hoods’ older son also attends WISH Charter Elementary School, which is a part of the LMU Family of Schools.

A resident of Culver City, Michele Hood sees LMU as her family’s “local university” and described how she has reached out to the University as part of her wider appeal to the community to find a donor for her husband.

“Needing a bone marrow

transplant, it can hit anybody,” she said, observing that “it’s a universal need, not just a local one.”

Amezquita concurs, adding that both Joe Hood and Zellmer “have hopes that others like them will benefit from students taking the first step to saving a life.”

Joe was diagnosed with primary mediastinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma in September 2011, and his wife remembers that “when he was first diagnosed, the baby was six weeks old. It was overwhelming. Here we were, sitting in our apartment thinking, how can this be?”

Siniawski also remembers hearing the news about his friend. “It really hits home – Joe is young, seems healthy and has two small children,” he said.

Following his diagnosis, Joe underwent chemotherapy for six months, and when his cancer did not go into remission, he received an autologous – from his own stem cells – bone marrow transplant and a course of radiation in October 2011. While his cancer went into remission in April, he developed a cough again in July and was told that what he needs now is a bone marrow transplant from a donor.

Since then, the Hoods have been waiting for a donor and although they have held several drives over the last month, at present they have not received word that a match has been found.

Michele remembers being “very overwhelmed and very devastated” upon hearing that her husband’s cancer was back and that he would need a transplant, and she credits the 800-odd people who follow her Facebook page “Team Joe Hood” and the

attendees of Be the Match for helping her through the difficult time.

On starting the Facebook page, Michelle said: “I have no problem reaching out to the community, but my husband’s a man, you know?

He’s just a little more private, withdrawn. So I did it because I knew he would be reading my posts and that it would be a way to get the community, our family and friends involved, and allow him to see what support he has. …

I just wanted to bring some of the support that I was getting when I went out into the community to him.”

Michele also maintains a Twitter account, @teamjoehood, which currently has 577 followers, and says she has been amazed by the response she has received through social media.

One of her Twitter followers from Connecticut even organized a bone marrow drive for the Hoods.

According to Michele, “This whole experience has been about the community and what a small world it is and bringing people together.”

Indeed, in explaining his own decision to join the registry, Siniawski reflected on Joe diagnosis: “[It] scares me thinking about my wife and kids – how would they be affected if this happened to me? Would people step up and help me out if they had the ability to do so? I think they would, so we need to do the same here.”

Amezquita stressed the important role of LMU students in particular because “the best donor for a patient is someone between the ages of 18-44. Ninety percent of transplant physicians select donors within this age range

because it increases the likelihood of a successful transplant.”

Additionally, due to LMU’s diversity and the fact that patients are more likely to match someone of the same ethnicity, “adding more donors and from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to the Be the Match Registry increases the likelihood that all patients will find the match they need.”

Amezquita began coordinating drives as a volunteer when a friend and fellow LMU student was in need of a transplant.

Unfortunately, her friend passed away in 2000 before a donor was found but, according to her, she “kept coordinating drives in his honor since he felt it was

important for others like him to find matches.”

Both Michele and Amezquita highlighted the ease of the registration process – students need only to complete cheek swabs and fill out some paperwork.

Additionally, for those who cannot attend the drives next week, it is possible to join the registry online at Join.marrow.org/hope4all.

The process of registration is quick and easy, but Michele stressed that its effects could be enormous. As she explained, “To think that someone else is going to save my husband’s life – they will be a hero. They will be a hero to my family for sure and to at least 800 followers on Team Joe Hood, and maybe more.”

Photos: “Team Joe Hood” Facebook page

Joe Hood (left) was diagnosed with primary mediastinal nonHodgkin’s lymphoma in September 2011. Pictured above with his two young sons, Hood is one of faces of the LMU bone marrow drive happening in St. Robert’s Auditorium from Oct. 8-10.

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Voting is a way to ‘show you care about the outcomes’ Voting from Page 1 how to vote and be informed about key issues. Because of this, Gilbert predicts that LMU students will have a greater number of voters than other schools in Los Angeles.

“I think [the voting turnout] will be higher at LMU, not just because I believe our students will want to be civic participants and they have great professors teaching them about civic engagement, but also because past election data show that often those [students] with the fewest resources vote less often and vice versa,” said Gilbert. “It also doesn’t hurt that there will be a polling place set up on campus again.”

According to a poll conducted by NBC News, the most important political issue to American voters is the state of the economy (46 percent) with social issues/values and social security and Medicare nearly tying for second (15 percent and 12 percent, respectively). Interestingly

enough, LMU students who took the same poll the Loyolan put on Facebook answered similarly – 52.3 percent of students answered that the economy was the most important issue and 40.9 percent answered that social issues/values were the most important, leaving social security and Medicare at a mere 2.3 percent.

“We should care more about the people of America than numbers and numerical results,” said Micah Jones, a sophomore music major.

“Otherwise, our policy and choices will end up hurting more and more Americans.”

“I think it’s most important to look at someone’s morality, as opposed to their religion,” said Oscar King, a freshman English and mathematics double major. “We need to find someone who is called to be a national leader.”

Although many LMU students seem to be passionate about their political views and excited to vote, others want little to do with the

upcoming election.

“I have nothing to say about politics,” said Morgan Clemenson, a sophomore dance major.

Gilbert argues that it is important for students to vote and be informed about the issues for which they are voting.

“It’s a great way to be involved in your community and show you care about the outcomes in the area,” said Gilbert. “If voting in the election really didn’t matter, it would be like the online polls you see where you can vote as many times as you want. This is different. This is a way to truly have an impact.”

When asked about the effect the L.A. area has on the way students vote, Gilbert said that because L.A. is “very liberal bent,” she “would guess that that fact might skew some students to thinking they should also vote more liberally.”

She also said that she “would hope that students vote as they see best, regardless of whether they live in L.A. or Idaho Falls.”

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with a Global Medical Brigade participant This issue, News Intern Jenna Abdou talks to freshman undecided science major Kelly Cote about traveling to Ghana and treating over 1,500 kids in just 10 days.

1. If you had to sum up your experience in Ghana in just five words, what would they be?

Wild, eye-opening, empowering, exciting and mind-blowing.

COMPARISON OF NBC NEWS POLL AND LMU POLL ON WHAT MATTERS MOST TO VOTERS The economy 46% Social issues and values 15% Social Security and Medicare 12% Healthcare10% The federal deficit 7% Foreign policy and the Middle East 6% Terrorism 1% Other 1% Unsure 1%

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Returning home after his experience in Ghana, Cote was“mind blown.“ He said that seeing what these people go through took an “emotional toll.”

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2. What is the environment like at the Global Medical Brigade?

Everyone worked really hard during the day. All of the volunteers were driven and focused. People were there to do a job. The main focus of our work was collecting data from patients, figuring out how to best treat them and setting up our clinics.

3. Talk about a typical day volunteering in Ghana. What was it like?

We woke up pretty early and hopped on the busses down a dirt road highway that led to a very rural fishing community.

The town that we were in was strikingly impoverished. We set up our clinic. We had four separate rooms: a triage, a medicine distribution room, an OB/GYN room and a consultation room.

Students would rotate throughout these four rooms.

4. How is the culture different than ours?

It’s so different that it is difficult to compare. We take things for granted that don’t even exist there, like running water.

People are really appreciative [of] the small things. Despite being drastically impoverished, they are all really happy people and enjoy life.

5. What was the biggest challenge you faced while you were there?

Seeing these people’s lives and the things they have to go through really takes an emotional toll on you. Once I came home, I felt mind blown. It makes you tear up, because there are instances when children come in and you have no resources to treat them and the doctor knows that they will die.

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6. What kind of hands-on experience does serving in the Brigade provide for aspiring medical students?

Students got to shadow the doctors. The patient comes in and talks with the doctor and the students get to sit alongside them through everything. Other than the doctors, this is all student run. It’s really amazing.

7. You helped treat 1,500 kids in just 10 days. How did you feel on the plane ride back?

The students were really motivated to make a difference. When you are that passionate about something, you’re going to do a good job [at] it. We gave people the care that they needed and helped them to feel better. One of the doctor’s mottos was, “You have to come and see it. If you haven’t seen it, you don’t know.”

8. Why would you encourage people to go on this mission trip?

A lot of it is personal. Students go expecting to have an eyeopening experience. If that’s why you are going, you’re going to get it. There are people living in severe poverty. It makes it much more tangible when you actually go.

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At some point in your life, everyone confronts the fact that helping people is just the right thing to do. So you might as well get started now.

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10. Do you plan on serving in another brigade in the future?

I definitely plan on going back. I don’t know if it will be through Global Brigades because there are tons of organizations. I think it would be really incredible to live in a country for 6 to 10 months and help the village.

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11. How has this experience inspired you to follow your dreams?

If anything, it’s changed my dreams. The idea wasn’t in my head to go travel and help people. I definitely have every intention of allotting a couple of years to service work in other countries, hopefully before getting a job.

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Conflict in Middle East affects a ‘variety of people’ Lecture from Page 1 religious diversity.

Al-Qattan explained the long-term aggression between different Christian denominations in Jerusalem as well as the anti-Semitism in Europe in the late 19th century, highlighting the fact that the conflict in Israel and Palestine affects a variety of types of people.

“It’s not just Israelis and Palestinians, or even Arabs and Israelis or even Muslims and Jews who care about this area, but anybody who has any Christian, Jewish or Muslim roots around the world. Unfortunately for this territory, all this has made more conflict,” al-Qattan said.

One of al-Qattan’s points in discussing the conflict’s widespread importance was that although it might not change our daily lives

as Americans, the tension occurring in Palestine and Israel should concern us.

“I think everybody should learn about it … as students who should be aware of what’s going on in the world, but also as Americans who have a vested interest in the conflict. It’s good to be able to pick up a newspaper and say, ‘I think I understand because I know the history behind it,’” al-Qattan said.

To Junior political science major Linda Tenerowicz, said that for her, SJP and the lecture series are about bringing awareness of the human rights violations she witnessed on the Alternative Break trip back to school and doing something productive to stop them.

“We saw the other side that is not really presented in U.S. media, which is the plight of the Palestinians and all the injustices that

have been happening there.

Some of those included house demolitions, checkpoints and things of that nature [that] are hindering everyday life for the Palestinian people,” Tenerowicz said. By speaking with people directly affected by the conflict, she has learned strategies, such as political and economic pressure, that Americans can use to show that they won’t tolerate it anymore.

SJP plans to host several other events as the year progresses like an Israeli Apartheid Week of Awareness in addition to the three upcoming lectures in the series.

Al-Qattan and the members of the club encourage anyone who is interested to come to the remaining lectures, the next of which is occurring at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 in the Center for Service and Action conference room.

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Sexual Offense On Campus Wednesday, Sept. 26 An alleged sexual assault was reported. The case has been referred to both Judicial Affairs and the Los Angeles Police Department.

Criminal Mischief Von Der Ahe Building Tuesday, Sept. 25 DPS received another report of vandalism in the first floor men’s restroom.

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Board Editorials represent the voice of the Loyolan. They are written in collaboration by the Executive Editorial Board.

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Adrien Jarvis Editor in Chief

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Purple and pink to make you think

f they have not happened to you, they have most likely happened to someone you know.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time that not only draws attention to tough situations but to the survivors that have gotten through it. The purple and pink across campus trigger a certain emotion or memory, but how aware are students at LMU of the statistics, and how much time is taken to sit down, research, discuss and act?

According to the Domestic Violence Resource Center, one in four women have been affected by domestic violence in their life, and according to Breastcancer.org, about one in eight U.S. women will have “invasive breast cancer over the course of [their] lifetime.”

This issue’s Opinion section is full of estrogen, with articles about women leaders, sexism and domestic violence. Women are consistently the focus in October, as evidenced by the aforementioned statistics commonly displayed in ads, on television and at forums.

Specifically at LMU, where females make up nearly 57 percent of the student body, one only needs to walk alongside the north side of Von der Ahe to see a display of decorated hanging bras put up to be reminded about Breast Canceer Awareness Month. Belles Service Organization, one of three all-female service organizations, is also raising awareness of domestic violence throughout this week.

While yes, October focuses on women, and it should be dedicated to raising awareness about

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how both domestic violence and breast cancer affect women, men should not be neglected this month.

According to Medicinenet.com, about one percent of males will have breast cancer. According to Domesticviolencestatistics.org in a survey by the Center for Disease Control, “it was found that 40 percent of victims of severe, physical domestic violence are men.” And according to Cdc.gov, one in 71 men “report that they have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.”

Whether male or female, this month serves to guide both men and women through the facts, resources and actions that must be taken.

Given the recent alleged sexual assault case on campus, as written about in the Sept. 27 and Oct. 1 issues of the Loyolan, the topic is fresh in our minds. The Loyolan therefore urges men and women to become educated on the statistics, know how to avoid being caught in the situation and to be aware of what to do in that case, as well as how to help those who are victimized.

In terms of raising awareness about breast cancer, the Loyolan encourages students and staff to not just walk by the hanging bras, but to stop and think about those affected by this disease, take time to join or donate to a breast cancer research organization, talk about it with family and friends and sign up for walks or runs, such as LMU’s Think Pink 5K on Nov. 3.

This year, don’t just look at the pink and purple, but know about the topics at hand and be ready to discuss it and go forward with a plan to help ourselves or those affected by both circumstances.

Re: “Hockey looks to remake history,” Oct. 4 I am writing to fill some gaps in the story as it applies to Coach Tom Lieb.

I am the author of a short book about Tom Lieb; “The Curious Case of Coach Tom Lieb,” and as a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, I have been working for several years at trying to get Coach Lieb admitted in the Hall of Fame. As you know, he is already a member of the LMU Hall of Fame.

Lieb indeed was a legendary LU hockey coach, having won four straight Pacific Coast Intercollegiate League titles from 1935-1938. His record was 38-3-2. He is a member of the College Hockey Hall of Fame.

But to say that he “left football” is incorrect. He continued to coach college football for over 10 years.

Although he did depart LU as Football Coach and Athletic Director in 1938, he did so with a 47-33-4 record or a .559 winning percentage.

Beginning in 1940, he became Head Coach at Florida, and finished his carer as linemen coach at Alabama. His career record was a very respectable 67-59-5 (.531).

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Who should run the world? Girls.

’m going to be successful. Ever since I was a child, I’ve always known that I would strive to do great things and become filthy rich. But seriously, I want to make a name for myself and I want to be a leader in the workforce.

I think this way because I was raised in a world that respects equal rights for women, a world that Run ‘n Tell Dat makes this possible.

By Kim Tran Sadly, within Opinion Editor this world is a society that makes it difficult. While we have come far from a time when women were meant to stay in the home and watch the kids, the impact of that mentality has not yet left us. Yes, women make up almost half of the total U.S. labor force, and according to Forbes.com, in 2009, women held 50 percent of all managerial jobs, but when we look at the numbers for women at the very top, it’s disappointing. In 2010, only 14.4 percent of executive officers in Fortune 500 companies were women, and when we go higher up to chief executives, the number drops to 2.4 percent.

This is extremely unfortunate when you look at studies such as “Women Matter” by Mckinsey & Company, which has found a positive correlation between the proportion of women in senior level positions and the performance of the company.

When we take a look into the field of science and engineering, females constitute fewer than 12 percent of working physicists and engineers, according to the American Institute of Physics. Also, a new study done

by Yale University researchers has just found that science professors have an unconscious bias, regarding

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female undergraduates as less competent than male undergraduates.

The researchers sent professors in the biology, chemistry and physics departments at six major research universities the same application of a recent college graduate looking for a job as a lab manager. On half of the apps was the name “John,” the other half, “Jennifer.” Not only did Jennifer receive a competency score of .7 points lower on a scale of 1 to 7, but she also was given an average expected starting salary of $3,820 less than John. In an interview with the New York Times, Nancy Hopkins, a professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, stated that these small biases have really slowed women down in the field of science: “They don’t have the confidence level to get to the top,” she said. “They’re getting undercut.”

The unfortunate reality is that

this bias is unconscious. Even women have biases against other women, and it’s because when we’re raised in a world with so few female leaders, we have a hard time envisioning women as leaders. Women aren’t encouraged as much to reach the top and even worse, they are not as confident in themselves to fight for those higher positions.

It’s a societal problem for sure, but we can’t just blame men for keeping us down. Both genders are guilty. It won’t do anything to talk about the problem and complain about how society has created this barrier. What women need to do is make this positive change ourselves.

As Ginka Toegel in her Forbes. com article “Disappointing Statistics, Positive Outlook” put it, when we have less than 15 percent of a minority in a social category, we tend to pick out tokens, such as

the token “Asian” or “ginger” in a friend group who often are under a lot of pressure to perform and “represent” their group. However, when we move the percentage up to about 35 percent, “visibility becomes less of an issue and … [women] are heard as individuals with their own separate background, values and personalities, not as ‘the woman.’”

It takes hard work and it is a hard fight to get to this percentage.

When women start fighting to get to the top, the stereotypes and the biases will start to go away.

It won’t be an easy path, as Chief Operating Officer of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg stated in her talk, titled “Why we have too few women leaders,” at TED – a convention bringing together people from technology, entertainment and design.

“Success and likability are positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for women,” Sandberg

explained to a nodding audience – nodding because, well, we all know this is true. The only way to change this is by reaching that 35 percent or even better, higher.

It’s certainly about equalizing genders even further, but that starts with fighting for ourselves.

While women still earn only 80 cents to a man’s dollar, according to a U.S. Department of Labor statement on equal pay, a study done of MBA students by a Carnegie Mellon University professor found that 52 percent of men negotiated their first salaries, while only 12 percent of women did. Forbes estimates that this can translate to a loss of more than half a million dollars over a professional life. Women often underestimate themselves, and when we stifle our potential because we don’t believe in it, we close the doors to numerous opportunities.

As Sandberg put it, “If you ask men why they did a good job, they’ll say, ‘I’m awesome, obviously.’ … If you ask a woman why they did a good job, what they’ll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard. Why does this matter? … No one gets the promotion if they don’t think they deserve their success, or they don’t even understand their own success.”

The lack of women leaders in the workforce has been created by society but has been perpetuated by the very women who talk about it.

The first step to break the invisible barrier is finding the confidence to put up a fight.

I am going to be successful, and I’m going to own it. If I have to seem “pushy” to pave the way for more women leaders, I’m willing to take one for the team. Because I’m awesome, and I know it.

This is the opinion of Kim Tran, a junior marketing and communication studies double major from San Jose, Calif. Please send comments to ktran@theloyolan.com.

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Ending the cycle of domestic violence

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o one should feel unsafe in his or her own home. No one should have to live in fear for his or her life due to physical abuse from a family member or intimate partner. Domestic violence is an unfortunate reality that affects too many people, and that is why this month has been declared by the United S t a t e s BanAnnaGram Congress as Domestic

By Anna Escher Violence Asst. Opinion Editor Aw a r e n e s s Month, as it has been every year since 1989.

The purpose of Domestic Violence Awareness Month is to connect advocates who work to end violence against women and children, and conduct activities in communities centered around “mourning those who have died because of domestic violence, celebrating those who have survived and connecting those who work to end violence,” as written on the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s website. I am proud to say that LMU is a community involved in promoting awareness of domestic violence.

Belles service organization, among others, has worked to establish Domestic Violence Awareness Month on LMU’s campus to “help raise awareness and show victims that they are not alone,” said Sarah Palacios, a member of Belles.

Palacios also shared a deeper look at how domestic violence

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comes about. “There is so much violence taking place behind closed doors between couples whose relationships began on bright, loving high notes, then slowly or suddenly became dark and profoundly ugly,” said Palacios. “Fear, misconceptions, lack of services, low self-esteem, control by the abuser, peer pressure and concern about family response all combine to keep battered teens trapped in silence and secrecy. Our goal is to help break the silence under a fartoo-prevalent occurrence.”

It must be noted that domestic violence is harmful in three areas: first to the victims themselves, second to the witnesses of violence in homes and third to society.

Awareness of the horrors of domestic violence and how victims themselves are affected must be spread. According to

Domesticviolencestatistics.org, in 2012, “Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten.

Domestic violence is the leading injury to women – more than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined, and every day in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.” These alarming statistics demonstrate how present this issue is in our society, and how disgustingly immoral physical abuse is. Regardless of how heated any dispute between a couple is, there is no excuse for physical violence to occur from either party, and the victim does not under any circumstances deserve to be physically attacked, no matter what he or she did or said. Anger should never reach the point of violence, especially within a family or intimate relationship.

End of story.

In homes, children are often forced to witness domestic violence.

Aside from the fact that this is especially traumatic for children, being witness to partner abuse can create a cycle of abuse for the child later in life. It has been reported

by Domesticviolencestatistics. org that “men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice as likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents.” Domestic violence is one of the most repugnant, inexcusable crimes, and this often exists in a horrible cycle.

It is not only the victims who are affected by domestic violence: Society suffers as well.

Domesticviolencestatistics.org also reports that “the costs of intimate partner violence in the US alone exceed $5.8 billion per year:

$4.1 billion are for direct medical and health care services, while productivity [in the work force] losses account for nearly $1.8 billion.” Clearly, domestic violence largely plays into the professional world outside of the home.

From a societal standpoint, addressing domestic violence and violence against women in particular are crucial for the notion of gender equality to evolve. Women must stand against violence and not be afraid to report incidents that have happened to them or those they know.

What we must be aware of as college students is that no one is exempt from the possibility of encountering domestic violence. In President Barack Obama’s proclamation of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2012 that was released on Oct. 1, he wrote, “While women between the ages of 16 and 24 are among the most vulnerable to intimate partner violence, domestic violence affects people regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race or religion.”

This has been echoed by the recent alleged sexual assault on our campus. This goes to show that college-aged women are particularly susceptible to violent crimes, and for this we must all be aware and ready to take a stand against these crimes. What great pride we can take in our school, knowing that LMU is involved in spreading awareness and educating others about domestic violence in hopes to diminish its presence in our world.

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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All the sexists live in Texas, or so I thought

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n the 23-hour drive from Dallas, Texas to LMU, I had a lot of time to think.

In between my 5-hour naps, I envisioned my freshman year with beach-filled weekends following beachfilled weekdays, only tending to my homework while simultaneously working on my tan.

I could practically feel my future suntan developing into What the Heck a year-round occurrence, not

By Allie Heck to be stifled by Opinion Intern the Texas winter.

What I didn’t prepare myself for, though, was the amount of sexism that would follow me.

In my last class this past Friday afternoon, something roused me from my usual note-taking/doodling: cat calls. I looked up at the podium to see a female speaker – the last of the day, following four other male professors – preparing to start. While she ignored the few disrespectful sounds coming from the audience, I couldn’t help but listen.

As CNN writer Emily Smith pointed out in her Oct. 6 article “Hey baby! Women speak out against street harassment,” “Not every catcall is followed by unwanted physical advances, and yet that reality has to be considered a distinct possibility for safety’s sake.” Aside from the obvious discomfort and uneasiness, any type of verbal harassment is downright disrespectful – especially when coming from the students that you’re trying to teach.

It’s not that students at LMU are more sexist or racist than any other students, I suppose. It’s just that I had naïvely hoped that, along with bluebonnets and sunhats, I was leaving some of the intolerance back home in Texas.

I had the idyllic vision that doorholding, Southern gentlemen (accompanied by outdated views) would be traded in for a new, openminded student body.

That’s not quite what happened.

Somewhere between Quanah, Texas and Winslow, Ariz., I lost sight of the fact that with higher education comes the college experience, and casual sex and binge drinking don’t always allow for the most respectful encounters. The newfound freedom from parental oversight and a totally foreign environment can lead people to forget, or forgo, their personal views and morals.

A fellow Loyolan staff member mentioned how just last weekend, a guy screamed at her housemates, referring to them as “bitches” after they wouldn’t let him enter their off-campus home at 2 a.m. While not all instances of disrespect are that obvious, many guys use words like “slut” or “bitch” in casual reference to women, and too often, girls just go along with it or, even worse, contribute to it.

Seeing as my interactions have been mostly limited to freshmen, I believe the main reason for the discrimination I’ve witnessed has to do with everyone being outside of their respective comfort zones.

For me, after leaving my home of 18 years and moving across the country, my first order of business was finding friends. I get it.

Making friends is kind of terrible sometimes. But resorting to incon-

siderate and crude jokes isn’t the best icebreaker, and laughing at tactless comments never speaks well of your character.

I’m not saying that there’s a need to berate every person who says an offhand comment (I’m definitely one to pick my battles), but when someone is offending you or disregarding something that you hold to be true, sticking up for yourself doesn’t make you annoying or unfriendly. Too often, girls fail to realize that you can’t just expect respect; you have to demand it. That being said, it is amazing how much respect you can demand when you wholeheartedly respect yourself.

What men sometimes fail to realize is that by relieving women of disrespect, they are also relieving themselves of the need to be disrespectful. Putting on the macho persona that is promoted by popular culture is definitely annoying and presumably tiring.

“So many TV shows and music lyrics affect how guys view women,” said freshman business management major David Tassone. “It’s different for me because I’ve grown up with three sisters and a mom.”

Which begs the question: How much of this disrespect is related to different upbringings? Everyone at LMU has had at least 18 years of views and opinions engrained in them, and while I’ve tried to make sweeping generalizations about Texan boys, it has more to do with the actual person than the state that he or she is from. My parents explained to me the importance of knowing and respecting my body and mind, something that not everyone was taught from a young age.

I always considered myself to

be a California free spirit at heart, a transplant clearly born in the wrong state. Much to my dismay, a few parts of Texas clung to me – namely, my “zero tolerance for nonsense” policy. I guess you can

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Author discusses immigrant’s struggles Author Spotlight

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ven though students at LMU may come from different places, celebrate different holidays and pursue varying personal interests, all have one major thing in common: living in Los Angeles, a city often celebrated for its vibrant urban culture, beautiful beaches and hills and fascination with the Hollywood aura.

What is often forgotten about L.A. is that it’s a city built upon the stories of its people, especially those who often go overlooked: the poor, undocumented and marginalized. It is from these stories that one gains insight into the detailed fabric and density of the city of Los Angeles that may have otherwise been overlooked.

Illustrious author, journalist and native Angeleno Héctor Tobar came to LMU’s William H. Hannon Library on Tuesday, Oct. 2 to discuss his recent award-winning novel, “The Barbarian Nurseries.”

The novel traces the story of the stoic Mexican maid Araceli Ramirez, and the wealthy, mixed-raced family she works for in Orange County, the Torres-Thompsons. As the Torres-Thompson household falls into financial crisis and rids the household of the other help (the gardener and the nanny), Araceli is the last one left to take care of their two boys, tend to the house and deal with the family’s slowly crumbling sense of unity and order.

When the heads of the

household get into a nasty fight one night and leave the house, Araceli is left stranded with their two boys. She stumbles upon a photo of Scott’s Mexican grandfather taken in South Central andfeeling fed up and out of options, Araceli decides to take the children with her to the heart of Los Angeles in search of Scott’s grandfather Señor Torres. She hopes that she can find cultural commonality with the family she feels will never understand her for the person she really is.

In his discussion, Tobar focused on how Araceli’s story and other elements in the book drew from many of his own personal experiences and social phenomena he’s observed with class and race divisions while living in Los Angeles. His book gives a personal view of the voice of the marginalized of Los Angeles.

Tobar called the somewhat defiant Araceli his “alter ego,” and described her as an “intellectual in the body of a servant.” Araceli was never meant to be a maid – the 20-something studied art before she came to America and does not even like children.

Tobar spoke of Araceli as someone who was only seen for what she was and not who she was, a major problem faced by many immigrant workers struggling to make it in America: an entire population with a history that “you can’t really know,” Tobar said. “Even if you live with someone, even if you talk to this person and they tell you stories, you really don’t know the history unless you live it, and in homes there is that so-

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HéctorTobar, a native Angeleno, discusses his award-winning book“The Barbarian Nurseries”with LMU students. Despite the heavy topic, Tobar speaks with a smile on his face while breaching the topic of the marginalized Latino community. cial divide.”

Tobar ’s novel has many political implications about immigration issues and the racial and class divisions in society, but when asked about the main message he wants readers to get from “Nurseries,” he replied, “The purpose of the novel as a work of art is to take this reality that has political dimensions to it and legal dimensions to it, and to make it a human story.”

He added, “It’s a statement about how people who are considered to be outsiders, like Araceli, [and how] they really are part of the American experience.”

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Alina Garcia Taormina, a freshman film production major, dives into “The Barbarian Nurseries” by Héctor Tobar at the William H. Hannon Library.

It’s a Friday night at LMU. What are you doing?

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he referee called out to the audience, “Alright, now give me an unusual theme for a wedding.” Silence ensued for a split second before the crowd began yelling out absurdities like “hitchhiking,” but from somewhere in the back of the intimate theatre, one person’s voice stood out like a light from the heavens: “spaghetti.” The ref on stage appeared delighted and said, “I heard spaghetti!” With a blow of his whistle, four players on the right side of the stage stood up from a bench and prepared to play.

Last Friday night, I wasn’t dancing on table tops, but I am pretty sure that everyone in Hollywood could hear my high-pitched squeal as I watched and participated in one of the best sports known to man: comedy improvisation. The idea of improvisation, making up material with little to no preparation, as a sport has been around for a while, and currently has the most representation in Chicago with their famous Training Center, The Second City (where comedians Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and many more got their start).

However, Los Angeles is not far behind as their site boasts the longest-running improv show in L.A. I’m referring, of course, to said show in which spaghetti was so eagerly accommodated, at ComedySportz LA. Think of comedy improv like the famous Abbott and Costello, “Who’s on First?” skit: Baseball themed but more entertaining, or the better known, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” show. Eight performers are split into two teams and wear jerseys that are red or blue. They compete against each other in improv games that take numerous suggestions from the audience and even pull some members on stage to help them perform a scene. My favorite game to watch was one in which the first team would create a theme song for a show and the second team would act out a scene from that show. The name of the show was an audience suggestion: “Big Red Bus.” It was a dramatic reality TV show that ended in one of the members being thrown from the bus and a performer exclaiming, “You threw him under the bus!”

ComedySportz has been running for the past 25 years and is located in a friendly enough neighborhood that is a hop, skip and a jump away from LMU. It took a friend and me about 45 minutes to get to the theater (in Friday night traffic), nestled between Xiomara Restaurant and an apartment building off of Melrose.

It is easily the friendliest and loud-

est building in the neighborhood, whose din of laughter and yelling is reduced by the theater’s sound-proof walls. On the right side of the theater, an alley lit by Chinese lanterns comes to a halt at a renovated garage where the audience can purchase $3 refreshments and snacks during the 10 minute intermission. Foosball tables are also set up so that the fun doesn’t have to end until after the show has ended. Bathrooms are located inside the main theater, but you won’t find “Gentlemen” as an option. The two bathrooms are labeled “Ladies,” and the other a shared restroom entitled, “Gentlemen/Ladies,” a clever designing scheme to get the women through the waiting lines faster.

Parking was not a hassle, as there was plenty of street parking located in front of the building. Arriving 15 minutes before the first show at 8 p.m. would ensure a closer spot, but for those of us who are inherently late (like me), never fear. There is parking on the next street over and doesn’t cost a dime. What does cost some cash is the price for this comedy luxury. Tickets are $19 at the door, and $17 if you pre-order. This may seem a little steep for a performance that could be equally good or bad based upon both audience participation and the performers on stage.

The 8 p.m. show is family friendly, and the host (or referee, as indicated by his striped shirt) reinforces this rule with the dreaded “Brown Bag Foul” that can be imposed on both players and audience members who make suggestions that are uncouth for the younger audience members.

The crowd was a mixed scene with every age represented – every age except for mine. It would appear that ComedySportz lacks the collegiate, university crowd it seeks to reach in the community. The show is very clean and perfectly entertaining in its one-and-a-half to two hour run. On special occasions they have more adult-centered shows if that floats your boat, and also discounted prices for events like birthdays, themed shows, etc.

ComedySportz LA has shows Thursday through Monday. The schedule can be found on their website. To see improv closer to home, check out LMU’s own comedy troupe, Laser Squad Bravo, every month in the Living Room.

This is the opinion of Hannah Stone, a sophomore film studies major from Overland Park, Kans. Please send comments to cjames@theloyolan.com.

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Author Spotlight

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hocolate or Vanilla? Some people prefer chocolate and some prefer vanilla but some prefer to swirl. The image of a swirled ice cream cone is the graphic that graces the cover of the book “Swirling: How to Date, Mate and Relate.

Mixing Race, Culture, and Creed.”

On Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m., the William H. Hannon Library hosted the “Swirling” book event.

LMU alumni and former Loyolan writers Christelyn Karazin and Janice Littlejohn came back to campus as a part of their promotional book tour. The event began with co-author Littlejohn handing out “Hugs” to the audience. This bite- sized candy, a Hershey’s Kiss with white chocolate swirled in, was a visual representation of “Swirling” and the dialogue that would ensue.

Karazin and Littlejohn sat in the Von der Ahe Family Suite in front of a diverse crowd of students, staff and other members of the community. Karazin and Littlejohn are both black women who have dated outside of their race. Karazin is married to a white man and used her personal experiences along with the experiences of the 500 couples interviewed for the book to give insight on the world of interracial dating. Along with information from interviews, this book includes statistics and input from sociologists, anthropologists and other experts on the science of interpersonal relationships.

The authors discussed a variety of subjects, including how stereotypes and the media’s portrayal of black women affect interracial dating, the presence of interracial couples on television and dealing with disapproval from family and society when dating interracially. They also brought up how flirting tactics differ among different races and making sure to choose character over color when searching for a mate.

This event came to life by way of a connection between Littlejohn and William H. Hannon Library Outreach Librarian Jamie Hazlitt. As a part of LMU’s Centennial last year, there was an alumni author series after which Littlejohn contacted Hazlitt to inform her of her book, “Swirling.”

Hazlitt viewed the chance to share this book with the LMU community as an “opportunity for the

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In their new book, alums Christelyn Karazin and Janice Littlejohn discuss the ins and outs of interracial dating using personal and professional accounts. library to extend partnership to Students Affairs and bring a new dimension to library events.”

Along with Jamie Hazlitt, the event sponsors, LMU Ethnic and Intercultural Services, the African American Alumni Association and Greek Council, along with co-sponsors Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho and Sigma Lambda Gamma, made the “Swirling” book event possible.

Marisa Cervantes, a junior sociology and Spanish double major and member of Sigma Lambda Gamma, said, “This event opens us up to learning how different cultures experience things and learning their perspective on a topic that is so prevalent in our society.”

Co-author Karazin spoke of growing up expecting to marry a man who looked like her father. She noted never taking other races as seriously as possible dating contenders and having feelings of suspicion and fear about interracial dating until she met her husband, a man of German, Irish and Polish decent.

She expressed being unsure at first how to navigate an interracial relationship and gave tips on how to deal with meeting your significant other’s family.

Karazin also encouraged women to “not limit who can love you” and expressed that women need to be open to different cultures in order to find their “ideal rainbeau,” a term used throughout the book to describe an ideal partner of a different race of your own.

Although there were predominantly women in attendance, a male’s perspective was brought to light during the Q&A session with Cedric Watkins, a lawyer. Watkins described his experience as a black man with two daughters who date outside of their race.

“I will love whoever my daughters love, but I prefer a man of color,” he said.

One student felt that Karazin seemed to depict a negative stereotype of black men when she praised her husband for having good credit, good manners and no children, seemingly drawing a contrast between her experience with black men and with white men.

Littlejohn referred to interracial dating as a “delicious blending” and likened it to Neapolitan ice cream.

She spoke of the large statistic of black women who are unmarried, how the book delves into the history behind this statistic and how “swirling” can open up new avenues for not just those women, but for women of all ethnic backgrounds. She stressed that it is important to “look at people as people, not people as colors.” Her goal was to get people to have conversations about interracial dating without it being confrontational or uncomfortable.

Elizabeth Ducksworth, a senior psychology major and member of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, said, “Events like these are important to stimulate conversation and promote healthy relationships in the LMU community.”

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Lions’ momentum halts after early lead V. Ball from Page 16 starting the game down a fivepoint deficit. At 8-14 BYU, the Cougars got their fifth block of the game to end the match in five sets.

Luft believes that the BYU match wasn’t primarily about the physical aspect. “[This game was] mental,” Luft said. “It was completely mental.”

LMU continued WCC play, playing Saint Mary’s College on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Gersten Pavilion, falling in four sets with scores of 25-19, 25-18, 2527, 25-16.

Within the four sets, Luft contributed a whopping 15 kills, but overall the Lions hit .184 on the night.

“There’s no secret to winning anymore for us,” Keil, who had 10 kills against Saint Mary’s, said. “It’s basically just executing from play to play, every point, every set. We have to play every set the same.”

Falling 2-0 in the match, LMU turned things around in the third game, with Luft contributing five kills and redshirt freshman Amber Mirabello grabbing four kills to heat up the Lion offense.

LMU out-hit the Gaels .333 to .294 in the third. Although the game was in Saint Mary’s grasp with match-point for the Gaels at 24-23, two kills from Arriola changed up the game allow the Lions a chance for match-point. Arriola and Luft, who led the third game offen-

sively, closed the game with a kill from each.

Although the Lions were able to capture game three, they could not bounce back enough to continue this momentum. The Gaels came out tough offensively, hitting .387 to LMU’s .086 in the fourth set. At one point LMU led 18-15, but Saint Mary’s was able to go on a six point run and eventually captured the match. “[I’m looking forward to] getting better at playing LMU volleyball,” Black said. “When we play our game good things happen.”

The Lions host Santa Clara University this Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in Gersten Pavilion.

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Redshirt junior outside hitter Kathleen Luft (center) scrambles to save a ball during the 5-set loss to BYU on Thursday.

Pieces falling into place after rough beginning Raff’s Rap from Page 16 national spot to No. 9 and gained momentum for the rest of the season.

Since that game, the Lions have won four straight, including a sweep of the Gary Troyer Claremont Convergence, a tournament in Pomona, Calif. over the weekend, in which they outscored their four opponents 68-22. The Lions improved their record to 11-6 (7-1), placing them atop the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) standings.

The Lions started the four-game sweep with victories over conference foes Claremont-Mudd-Scripts and Redlands University, defeating the two schools by a combined score of 30-12.

Not to be outdone, the Lions came back the second day of the

tournament and scored a combined 38 goals against Iona College and Harvard University, defeating both teams by over 13 goals.

The Lions led 5-1 after the first quarter against Iona University and then scored the final 11 goals to end the game. Freshman attacker Milutin Mitrovic led the team with five goals in that game, while redshirt freshman attacker Seth Coldren added three for the Lions.

The Harvard-LMU box score statistics were not available after the game, according to LMU athletic’s website. The final score was 22-9.

Now, I’m not here pretending that their competition in this tournament was of the caliber of their previous two national tournaments.

However, you have to win the game on the schedule, especially when the Lions reside in a sub-par conference

compared to other teams.

To say that this has been a rollercoaster of a season is an understatement. The team came into this season with as many questions as answers, as they brought in freshman talent and combined it with senior experience. However, that combination didn’t click right away.

I think it’s safe to say that the team has now clicked.

So here’s where we stand: The Lions have won their seventh straight and have yet another test against the top team in the nation, the University of Southern California (USC) on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. at Burns Aquatic Center.

The Lions have never beaten the Trojans in water polo, and have yet to defeat a top-four national team.

Both streaks could be broken on Saturday.

If the Lions played the Trojans early in the season, I’d say the team has no chance. However, because of the team’s recent success and momentum, this might be the perfect time to face a team as good as USC. I’m not saying the Lions will win, or are even favored, but if they have any shot, they must play a perfect, mistake-free water polo game and limit the momentum USC can gain over the course of the match.

This perfect storm is possible, but it comes down to how the Lions handle the talent of USC, one of the perennial powerhouses of collegiate water polo.

Their next game will also be challenging. The team faces LBSU and conference-rival UC San Diego each for a third time, as well as other meaningful conference games left on the schedule, such as Air Force

and UC Davis.

Because the Lions are in the WWPA and the rules states that the WWPA winner has an automatic berth for the NCAA semifinal game, all the Lions have to do in put themselves in position to make a run in the conference tournament and later worry about the NCAA Championships.

These national games will get them ready for the final step of a national championship, but the focus lies in conference matchups and the Lions are 7-1 in those games this season.

Stay focused, LMU. There is still a lot of water polo still to be played.

This is the opinion of Dan Raffety, a junior communication studies major from Eagle Rock, Calif. Please send comments to draffety@theloyolan.com.

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LeBron James and Kevin Durant show that NBA rivals can still be friends.

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o one wants to hear that Kevin Durant and LeBron James are friends; nobody wants to see them joking around together on the sidelines of an Olympics practice; n o b o d y wants to hear that they spent even five minutes working out with Two Plus the each other Foul in preparaBy Michael Goldsholl tion for the Staff Writer upcoming season.

Why? Because there isn’t a Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson storyline or a benchclearing brawl between the New York Knicks and Miami Heat. Instead of Reggie Miller running down the sideline giving the “choke sign” to a courtside-seated Spike Lee, LeBron James embraces his good friend and Brooklyn Nets’ part-owner Jay-Z. ESPN’s resident instigator of all kinds of controversy, Skip Bayless, cited Durant and James’ miniature summer partnership as “Kevin Durant once again falling into LeBron James’ trap,” during a Sept. 11 airing of ESPN’s “First Take.”

It doesn’t seem fair that fans and our so-called experts choose to label this as a “mistake.” More than anything, growing friendships between players is living out the frequently tossed-around phrase, “for the love of the game.”

The relationships of NBA players have reached the point where it can’t even become fraternizing with the enemy because there are no “enemies” to begin with.

To some degree, they’re all friends with each other; as a result, it has completely changed the culture of the NBA for the basketball fans who are blinded by romantic ideals of bitter rivalries and

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Reigning NBA MVP Lebron James (left) and fellow superstar Kevin Durant share a laugh during an Olympic game.

Though they are rivals during the season, Durant and James remain good friends, as was seen during the Olympics. blood-drawing elbows.

Those days are long gone.

A lot of it begins with the current culture of youth sports, particularly the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and the invitational showcases and camps that are inclusive of only the nation’s top high school prospects.

Such forums allow relationships to be built between the top players across the nation – from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles – at a very young age. They become friends at an event, remain in contact – even if it’s brief – and by the time they hit college and/or the pros, they might have already joined forces with each other to create a super team.

However, many years ago – before most of today’s toptier players were even born – events such as these were a rarity. Sure, there was the McDonald’s All-American game, but beyond that, the

top high school players across the country only heard about each other through rankings.

Maybe they didn’t necessarily “hate” one another for being ranked higher, but it definitely hit them where it hurts.

By the time these athletes reached the college and professional level, they were brimming with the desire to prove themselves. There was a sense of urgency and fight in those players that isn’t as prevalent nowadays. (Alas, that is a deeper and more psychological question about today’s generation of youth as a whole, not just the athletes.)

The shift in culture of relationships between players doesn’t have to be viewed as detrimental to the game.

When a prospect is honing their game at a lower level, they don’t want to work out with the weakest links of their hometown. They

find the best team they can play on, the best coach to learn from and subsequently the best players to play against.

Why? The answer seems obvious: because they want

to improve and become the best players they can be.

They’re not going to accomplish that if their workouts are against the same average-Joe every day – or God forbid, the “chair.” That’s not what boosts a player ’s game; and it doesn’t hurt for them to get beat once in awhile.

Not only does it keep them humble, but it reminds them that there is always work to be done.

Who can fault Durant and James for working out with each other? Whether it was for one day or one month (it was actually the former), it makes a great deal of sense.

They are the two best players in the NBA by a significant margin and even if they won’t admit it publicly, they know it to be true. If they are going to spend the next eight or nine months working out with their teammates – who in this specific case are a pair very good players – why not take some time out of their off-season to meet up with each other?

They could trade tips, push one another a little harder and maybe create that extra edge that is needed for fans to get the NBA finals they want for the next five years: Kevin Durant vs. LeBron James.

This is the opinion of Michael Goldsholl, a senior English major from Santa Barbara, Calif. Please send comments to ndines@theloyolan.com.

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Editor gains new perspective after lengthy run Chris Culture from Page 16 line with my group of friends, I began to contemplate how far I had come in doing this race and how much further I could go.

When my friend, junior economics major Joe Govea, approached me about the run, I couldn’t help but say yes even though I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Looking at the website, a whole montage of me falling on my butt climbing an eight-foot wall just kept playing on a loop in my head. However, in learning how to run longer distances, I realized that there are still limits in my physical activity that I have not tested.

Running the race was an exhilarating and fun experience; less of a competitive atmosphere and more of a “conquer or die” mentality. Govea, junior civil engineering major Mark Laurence and I ran the race as a team, motivating each other to complete each of the tasks and setting a fast pace for us all to keep up with. The part of the race that not only tested me the most, but also was one of the more memorable parts, was running through the players’ tunnel and then entering the “Quads for the Gods” event, which required me to run from the bottom of the stadium all the way to the top, and then back down. This was repeated three times, which was excruciating.

Seeing the field in person rather than on TV every New Year’s Day was a surreal experience for my ever-dormant, country-boy self. As I ran

through the players tunnel, I could feel the energy that each college team feels as they run onto the field to before a game.

Exiting the stadium and running from one insane mud-filled task to the next, I couldn’t help but love every

only athletic claim to fame is holding their own at a biannual game of golf and withstanding the most blows to the head from failing to catch a basketball, this race may seem a bit presumptuous. However, perhaps the greatest mistake

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grimy, dirty and sloppy minute pushing my limits. The fresh air on a nice Saturday morning felt so right, and it perfected the quite-refreshing run.

For being someone whose

I’ve made is resigning myself to being an “inside person” only. Yes, I do enjoy my double features at the Landmark and spend too many afternoons doing homework or watching Netflix and eating; however,

by challenging myself I found that there is this drive within to run that has freed me up more than I could imagine.

After a stressful day, nothing calms me down more and gives me an hour of peace than running to Dockweiler Beach and back, and then meandering around the wonderful neighborhood behind the back gates.

Upon finishing, I was greeted with a medal, a beer and a hose. Celebrating my achievement and cleaning up to move on with the world, I couldn’t help but think, “I’m not tired.

I want to go again.” A sense of accomplishment and adrenaline still surged with me.

Sure, it was only 5k and I had been preparing by running from my house by Vons to the beach and back (roughly seven to eight miles). However, I was able to prove to myself that I can compete alongside hundreds of athletes and be the best that I can be.

Hours after, I had a pamphlet in my hand for December’s Spartan Race in Malibu, and my sights set on the Hollywood Half Marathon in April. What sort of madness have I embarked on, and when will my scrawny screenwriting legs revolt against their crazy master who finally found his fitness fix?

Trust me, not everyone is going to be an athlete. There are childhood videos of me hiding in the trees to avoid the soccer field to prove my point. However, there is a certain human drive to be active that is intrinsic in everyone.

It may not be running. It may be weights, it may be walking,

it may be other forms of workouts that the mere mention of make my muscles wail. Yet I firmly believe all people have this reserve of drive that can be manifested in a fulfilling and engaging way.

This is the opinion of Christopher James, a junior screenwriting and marketing double major from Lodi, Calif. Please send coments to cjames@theloyolan.com.

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Streak at seven;USC on deck

When a film major goes out running Chris James challenges the odds by training for and completing a 5k run Saturday.

I am as much of an athlete as LeBron James is a poet laureate. When I won a PE award in high school, my parents thought they just said the wrong son’s name (referring to my tennis star brother).

However, against all odds and disproving all bets, on Saturday, Oct. 6, I participated, finished and triumphed in the Gladiator Rock ’n Run 5k at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

More than just Chris Culture your average run,

By Christopher the race was puncJames tuated by various A&E Editor obstacle course style events which included running up and down the bleachers several times in the stadium, climbing up a 13-foot rope, trudging through dumpsters full of mud and mastering the behemoth deemed “the Beast.” As I ran across the finish

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With a tough schedule to begin the season, men’s water polo rebounds with seven straight victories.

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After LMU captured the first two games of the match, BYU retaliated both on offense and defense in the third game, hitting a .222 to LMU’s -.023 and putting up eight blocks to LMU’s zero.

“I feel like we got a little too comfortable after we beat them the first two games,” Keil said. “That shouldn’t happen.”

LMU lost the third game 20-25 with a noticeably higher amount of unforced errors on the Lion’s side of the net.

“The hitting errors went up significantly [in the third game] as well as the serving errors,” Black said. “We weren’t playing quite as crisp.

We pushed back a couple times but overall there was a significant drop in execution.”

In the fourth and fifth games, the Cougars out-hit the Lions .138 to -.059 and .438 to -.091, respectively. LMU was not able to tie BYU or take the lead in the fifth game after

even has always been said to be a lucky number.

The Lions won their seventh straight game on Saturday to improve to a respectable 11-6 on the season, with a 7-1 conference record.

The Lions struggled early this season, with a packed schedule filled with the best teams in the nation.

The club lost its first challenging game to Pepperdine University, the first of the team’s two losses against the Waves on Sept. 8, afRaff’s Rap ter a failed comeback

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Then came two national tournaments, separated by a game with No. 2 UCLA that would no doubt gauge where the Lions were in comparison to other teams.

The Lions could not get out of the first round in either case, losing to both the University of the Pacific and Pepperdine University for a second time.

The Lions did win two of four at the NorCal Tournament, the first national tournament.

On paper this seems like a successful result, but people involved with LMU water polo were disappointed as the two defeats were in the two most important games. The club lost its first and last game, keeping them at the same No. 10 rank they came in with.

However, it was a gauge for where the team was. What was the team’s reward for their rough tournament against the nation’s top teams? The second best team in the nation at their pool for the home opener. The Lions fought, but could not come out with the victory, as they lost to No. 2 UCLA Bruins 16-8.

But the brutal schedule was not done. With the season looking grim and no real momentum in the Lions’ favor, the team had yet another national tournament, the SoCal Tournament, where they won three of four. Despite losing the first game, placing them in the loser’s bracket, the Lions rebounded for three consecutive victories.

The biggest win of the year, in my opinion, was the final game against Long Beach State University (LBSU) in which the Lions outscored the 49ers by three goals, moving up a

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Men beat Gonzaga, drop 2-1 contest to Pilots The men’s soccer team defeated Gonzaga 2-1 in double overtime for its first conference win on Friday. Yesterday, they were not as fortunate, with sophomore defender Bryce Bacic (31) and the Lions losing to Portland 2-1. Visit laloyolan.com for a recap of both games.

Lions lose two straight at home Women’s volleyball can’t keep offense going, drops two conference home games.

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The LMU women’s volleyball team (10-8, 1-4) lost two consecutive West Coast Conference (WCC) home games last week, falling to Brigham Young University (BYU) in five sets and Saint Mary’s (9-8, 4-2) in four sets.

LMU hosted BYU (16-1, 4-1) at home on Thursday, Oct. 4, and lost to the Cougars in five games by scores of 20-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-15, 15-8. The DiG PiNK night benefitted the cure and awareness for breast cancer, and fans were encouraged to donate to the cause.

“There’ s a lot of [breast cancer] victims that need help, so it’s great that we can make

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a small effort,” LMU Head Coach Tom Black said.

In the first game, LMU out-hit the Cougars .395 to .375, allowing them to capture the first game 25-20. The Lions set the offensive tone early with two back-to-back kills by sophomore outside hitter Caitlin DeWitt and sophomore middle blocker Litara Keil for the Lion’s first points. DeWitt had 5 kills and a .333 hitting percentage in the first game.

DeWitt and redshirt junior outside hitter Felicia Arriola led the team with 13 kills overall, contributing to the Lion’s strong offensive start in the first two games of the match. Redshirt junior outside hitter Kathleen Luft, who was named Co-WCC Player of the Month for September, had 12 kills on the night for a .100 hitting percentage.

In the second game, the Lions dropped to a .255 hitting percentage but still hit better than the Cougar’s .231. LMU went on to win game two 25-21.

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Though they pulled out a close win against Utah Valley State 3-2 last week, the women’s soccer team couldn’t come up on the right side of another one-point differential game. The Lions dropped their West Coast Conference season opener yesterday against the University of San Diego 1-0, bringing their record to 6-4-2 overall, and starting their conference record off at 0-1-0.

The Lions managed to keep the contest close throughout the match. The game was 0-0 until the 63rd minute, when San Diego defender Dani Russell scored off a free kick. LMU redshirt junior goalkeeper Brittany Jagger, who had three key saves beforehand, was unable to stop Russell’s goal.

Sophomore midfielder Emily Maletis and junior midfielder Darien Pyka both had shots saved by San Diego’s goalkeeper. Freshman midfielder Jocelyn Blankenship also had a shot knocked away in the 61st minute. Junior defender Etajha Gilmer nearly scored a header in the 64th minute, almost immediately after San Diego scored, but it was stopped by another San Diego defender. LMU had eight of its 12 – not including goalkeeper Jagger – players

take a shot during the game, with six of those players taking multiple shots. Despite a heavy shot advantage of 155, LMU was unable to turn these opportunities into goals.

This season, the Lions have played a tougher and more physical defense. In this game, though, it became a disadvantage for them as they picked up 12 fouls to San Diego’s five.

These types of close final scores have become a recurring characteristic of the Lions’ matches. LMU has only won two games by more than one goal – one against CSU Bakersfield and the other against Idaho State. Though this may seem like a trivial statistic, the Lions have actually won all of their one-point differential games, with yesterday being the only exception. If the Lions can continue to turn games into the close defensive matches in which they thrive best, they should be able to repeat their past successes.

The Lions will take the pitch again for their next conference game when they travel to Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. to go up against Santa Clara University, Friday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. – Cruz Quinonez, asst. Sports editor

WOMEN’S SOCCER PERFORMANCE IN 1-GOAL GAMES

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