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Loyola Marymount University

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LMU University welcomes current cancels Archbishop José Gómez Greece Gómez discusses the value of missionary principles and the program history of the Church.

By Brigette Scobas Asst. News Editor

The auditorium fell silent when Archbishop José Gómez walked through Hilton 100’s doors on Tuesday night to deliver his lecture on the Hispanic mission and the new evangelization.

Gómez presides over the archdiocese of Los Angeles, which is the largest archdiocese in the United States, according to Catholic.org.

All but a few seats were filled with students, professors, members of the Jesuit community at LMU, Church leaders from the Southern California area and LMU staff members, as well as University President David W. Burcham.

The lecture was hosted by the LMU Latino Theology and Ministry Initiative, a project in the department of theological studies and the Center for Religion and Spirituality.

The event was sponsored by the Office of the President.

Dr. Robert Hurteau, the director of the Center for Religion and Spirituality, invited the archbishop last November. “When we invited the archbishop, that’s when the president told us he wanted to sponsor the event and when the president sponsors, that really helps,” he said.

Magalí Del Bueno, a theological studies graduate student and the coordinator of LMU Latino Theology Graphic by Dol-Anne Asiru | Loyolan

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Summer study abroad program will not take place in 2012 due to lack of available faculty.

By Laura Riparbelli Managing Editor

Students hoping to travel to Greece in 2012 won’t be making the trek this year with LMU; the Study Abroad Office has announced it will not be offering the program this upcoming summer citing a “faculty decision” to skip the program this year, according to Director of Study Abroad Jack Hobson.

“It has nothing to do with the economic dynamics in Greece or security issues in Greece. … It was a faculty decision, so it was really a pool of faculty members who just said, ‘We have cycled through our faculty members right now, and there’s some personal stuff going on in different people’s lives’,” said Hobson. “Because there’s such a small pool of faculty members that are functional in the Greek language and are trained appropriately in Greek history, it just cycled through and wasn’t going to work for anyone this summer.”

Junior finance major Ashley Thompson, who went on the five-week summer program this past summer, said that having professors teach

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Burcham will deliver convocation speech today The President to reflect on LMU’s history and explain his plans for the University’s future.

By Christopher James News Intern

The road map for the future direction of Loyola Marymount University will be unveiled as President David W. Burcham examines the past and present of LMU to craft his plans for the school.

Burcham is going to be giving his Convocation to the LMU community in Sacred Heart Chapel today at 12:15 p.m.

The Convocation address is titled, “Vision and Transformation: LMU into its Second Century.” After the Convocation, a luncheon reception will follow in Xavier Sculpture Garden.

Given that it is LMU’s centennial year, Burcham has special plans for how he is going to focus his address today, including his wishes to take LMU into the next phase of its history.

“I will emphasize that it is important for LMU to use the centennial celebration to take stock of where we’ve been and where we’re headed. I will highlight many of our accomplishments and will emphasize the importance of the strategic planning process that is underway. The centennial provides an opportunity for institutional self reflection, to recognize and build upon our strengths and to confront our challenges,” said Burcham.

Students and faculty hope the Convocation address will provide them and others in the LMU community with a guide of where our school is headed and what to expect in the coming years.

Kristi Wade, senior director for University Relations, remarked how she believes “[LMU] should continue to strengthen the three pillars of LMU’s mission, which is what I believe makes this University so great.”

“This is an exciting time at LMU with the year-long centennial celebration. While we reflect back on the history of the University, I look forward to hearing President Burcham’s

“Let’s Get One Thing Straight: I’m Not” event continues National Coming Out Day celebration The Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Student Services (LGBTSS) hosted a panel discussion of coming out experiences last night. LGBTSS Director Anthony Garrison-Engbrecht introduced the panel, which consisted of students, faculty and staff.

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Wings Galore!

Contributor Michael Lange reviews the WOW Café & Wingery, testing out the sauces and wings to see if they're as WOW-worthy as their name suggests.

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Index Classifieds.............................5 Opinion...............................6 A&E...................................10 Sports..............................16

The next issue of the Loyolan will be printed on October 20, 2011.

The Family Connection Redshirt junior Jon Colton and assistant coach Cara Colton discuss their journey to LMU water polo success.

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Archbishop José Gómez lectures to full room Archbishop from Page 1 and Ministry Initiative, who helped plan the event. “The reason why we wanted the archbishop this year for the inaugural lecture was that … he is the archbishop of the biggest archdiocese in the United States and [the archdiocese] is primarily Hispanic,” she said. “So we thought he would be the perfect person to speak and address the LMU community.”

After an introduction and welcome by ASLMU President Art Flores and Burcham, Gómez began his lecture to the full room.

He discussed the history of St. Joseph and how far back the universal Church could be traced. He focused on the theme of evangelization and trying to be a missionary in this time like those who were passionate missionaries in the past. According to Gómez’s lecture, “The fact is that after only 600 years, the faith that the missionaries brought to our lands is fading.

More and more of our brothers and sisters throughout the Americas [believe] they have no need for God, as if He doesn’t even exist. And as our sense of God diminishes, we are becoming more and more a people who have lost our sense of the sanctity, meaning and purpose of human life. America … is becoming a land that no longer knows Jesus Christ.”

He then discussed the mission of the Church and said, “Jesus didn’t only give that mission to bishops and priests and religious brothers and sis-

ters. Everyone who is baptized shares in the responsibility for the Church’s mission [and] the task of evangelizing all people is the essential mission and deepest identity of the Church.”

In order to be missionaries, especially those in earlier generations, Gómez believes that there needs to be the same energy and drive like in the past.

He reiterated that there needs to be more understanding of America’s history because, “America has lost its national story [and] who we are as a people and who we are called to be.”

Throughout the lecture, he stressed that history plays an important role in who the Church is and said, “There’s something powerful in remembering that even before this country had a name, long before there was Washington or Wall Street, the missionaries were celebrating the Mass here and preaching the gospel in the Spanish town[s].”

Father Thomas Rausch, S.J., a professor in the theological studies department, enjoyed the lecture and said, “Rather than a big theological lecture on evangelization, there was a narrative that people could follow on our history and Hispanic America and how Hispanic America was really here long before Plymouth Rock and how with all of the problems with colonization, there was a religious dimension that was very strong.”

After talking for about an hour, Gómez sat down and allowed the audience to ask him questions which allowed for a

more personable setting.

Rausch stated, “I thought when he sat down and relaxed and entered into this dialogue with the people, he was terrific.

I think we saw a whole new side of the Archbishop [who was] humorous, [and] not intimidated by the questions.”

“He’s a very willing and nice man [and] charismatic and likes to make jokes, especially about the Jesuits,” added Del Bueno.

Helena Olivieri, a sophomore biology and theological studies double major, said, “He has a fresh energy [and] I came because I was interested in what he had to say and him being a new Archbishop is exciting. “ Olivieri said she liked the aspect of evangelization and how he “highlighted the idea of a new America” which was “very appealing” in her opinion. She also liked how Gómez mentioned that it is the “missionaries job to create new energy.”

“What the archbishop did tonight was do more than describe the objectives of the Church’s plan for new evangelization.

He engaged people’s imagination with stories,” said Hurteau.

“The relationship between the local church and the University is a very important one, and sometimes there are tensions there, and it’s very important to have the archbishop appreciate what we’re doing, and I think he did that tonight,” said Rausch.

“He really exceeded my expectations [and] he engaged our imaginations quite well,” said Hurteau.

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President David W. Burcham (top) introduced Archbishop José Gómez at the Inaugural Hispanic Ministry and Theology lecture in Hilton 100 this past Tuesday. Archbishop Gómez talked about evangelization and being a missionary today. After his lecture, Archbishop Gómez participated in a Q&A session with the audience, which included Dr. Robert Hurteau, director of the Center for Religion and Spirituality (bottom).

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News

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Automated entry system for vehicles to begin this week LMU will implement an automated License Plate Recognition system at the Loyola Blvd. gate this week for currently registered LMU vehicles. In the case of complications, students can still swipe their OneCard for access.

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Sean Krimmel got involved with the Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) after realizing there was not any formal support for gay students on campus.

11 Burning Questions with Sean Krimmel

This issue, News Intern Monika Kim talks with Sean Krimmel, a senior screenwriting major and former president of the Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), about his self-proclaimed ‘labor of love,’ the current installation in William H. Hannon Library – a history of gay students by gay students.

1. What inspired the idea for the exhibit in the William H. Hannon Library?

When I first got to LMU, I realized that there was no formal support relief for gay students. By the time I was a sophomore, I was the president of the Gender Sexuality Alliance – at that time it was called the Gay Straight Alliance – and my friend Nerissa [Irizarry and I] had all these freshmen coming up to us with issues, and we [realized] we [could not] figure it out and [needed] a safe space. It’s a history of gay students by gay students.

2. What types of artifacts are you expecting to include in the exhibit?

We included this whole part from 1990 to 1994 as well as pictures of people wearing shirts that say, ‘LMU doesn’t recognize HELS,’ which was a club back then that was associated with gay and lesbian students. [The exhibit] also includes current-day things such as how Lavender Grad[uation] got started, and it also has history of events we put on [as well as] a lot of cool artifacts.

3. What do you hope the students will get from the exhibit?

I hope they’ll get a sense of social action, and that the power of the student voice really does inspire and change. Although it is difficult and it is a struggle for a lot of different minority groups, if they really push for things and aren’t afraid to say what they want, they can make change happen.

4. How has being a GSA member impacted your time at LMU? When I first came to LMU there wasn’t any support for gay students, so it really helped me. When I joined GSA, I actually found a really good group of people that I could really bond with and grow in my sexuality with.

5. What motivates you to do what you do with the GSA? When I was younger I really knew what it was like to feel left out. I also knew what it was like to see discrimination, and I’m really attuned to that.

I’m really attuned to people that don’t feel included or don’t feel like they’re part of a group for whatever reason. It’s for them and for the students that are too scared to speak up in class if a teacher says something that isn’t really politically correct, because I know what that feels like to be on the other end of it, and I know how easy it is not to speak up. That’s what drives me.

6. What is your favorite part of the LMU Centennial Celebration?

I think it’s a great time for reflection on where the school has come from, but I also think it’s a good time to look to the future.

7. If you could tell LMU students anything, what would it be?

Don’t be afraid to tell the administration what you’re thinking. There’s a lot of stuff at this school that can be made better, and I think the school needs to hear from the students.

8. If you could have any superhuman power, what would it be and why?

I would love to teleport. I think it would be really cool to just think, ‘Oh, I want pasta for lunch’ and then teleport to Italy.

9. What is your favorite part about being actively involved on campus in the ways that you are?

I really like education, and I like learning. There’s always something new to learn about, and people can never stop learning. Their minds never stop growing. My favorite part is just teaching people and seeing people learn.

10. Who is your role model?

I don’t have a specific role model, but I have a lot of qualities in a lot of different people that I really like. One of my friends, Kevin [Ma], is so himself. He’s not afraid to be himself, and I think that’s amazing. My friend Nerissa [Irizarry], she [is] so intelligent and passionate and she [is] never afraid to point out difference. The adviser of GSA, Stephen Rice, he’s been a great mentor in that he’s a really good listener, and I feel like a lot of times when you talk to people, they hear you, but they don’t really listen to you.

I think he’s one of the few adults at this school that has listened to me in my time here.

11. If you were to describe yourself in three words, what would they be?

That’s always the hardest one. Passionate, driven and inclusive.

News

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Convocation asks students to participate in LMU’s future Convocation from Page 1 vision for the future,” Wade continued.

Sophomore screenwriting major Johnathan Robinson had some ideas for the president to consider.

“I would like to see if President Burcham would divert some of the school’s budget into providing more scholarships for students,” said Robinson. Abigail Scheflo, a sophomore communication studies major, felt that the centennial could offer more opportunities for students. “With the Convocation speech coming up, I would like Burcham to have LMU move in a direction where there are more study abroad options,” said Scheflo.

Many big topics regarding the inner workings of the University will be discussed at today’s Convocation, making it an informative event for students.

Burcham invited students to attend.

“Students are the reason faculty and staff are here.

Students are a part of LMU’s

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present, and should want to help shape its future. Students are LMU students for only several years, but they are alums for life,” Burcham said.

He also shared the specific

message he wants the audience to walk away with. “Be proud of what LMU has become; be excited about its future and be committed to being a part of making LMU even better,” he said.

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Contact News Editor Tierney Finster at tfinster@theloyolan.com For the Record In the Oct. 10 issue of the Loyolan, the Greek Week WrapUp box on P. 2 did not include the winners of Stroll Off. This year, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. took first place in the competition.

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Lot A - On Sunday, Oct. 9, a student came in to DPS to report vandalism to the rear license plate and rear window of her vehicle. The case is closed.

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Summer study abroad trip scheduled to return in 2013

Greece from Page 1

the program who are knowledgeable about Greek culture and history is imperative to the course.

“It’s important to have [professors] who can teach you the way in which people live in Greece. Our professor was from the northern region [of Greece] and so that was really beneficial because I didn’t know much about the history of Greece [prior to the trip],” said Thompson. “He knew more about the land, had a lot of stories about what Greece used to be like and how Greece is now. It really helped us understand why and what was going on in Greece. … It would be wise for [the University] to look for professors that do have knowledge in that area.”

Hobson said the program will return for the summer of 2013.

But for current juniors, Thompson said, it’s especially disappointing because this is their last opportunity to go on a summer program, which allows students to have the study abroad experience without spending a full semester away from LMU. “For kids that can’t go abroad for a whole semester, summer programs are really beneficial. … Even if the program returns in 2013, [current] juniors won’t be able to go,” said Thompson.

Urban studies major Shawn Troedson is a sophomore, but she said she was planning

to use this summer to go to Greece, after hearing positive reviews from friends. She received an email from the Study Abroad Office on Oct. 3, informing her that although the program had been previously listed, it was being pulled off the list for 2012.

“I was pretty disappointed.

I’m disappointed because I was definitely planning on going this summer. I wanted to go after sophomore year into junior year, and so this threw everything off,” said Troedson.

“But now I’m exploring other options, even though Greece was my clear first choice,” she added.

In reflecting on her time abroad, Thompson said the Study Abroad Office offers other summer options that are comparable to the Greece program.

“They all look amazing. I went to Greece based on the classes that were offered … but there are other great options for [students] as long as the programs don’t fill up. Programs are small, so apply really early,” suggested Thompson.

Hobson, who took the position of director of Study Abroad this past July, said that he’s hoping to add to the list of current programs which include LMU programs, Association of Jesuit College and University (AJCU) programs, LMU exchange programs, as well as a list of approved non-LMU programs

— all of which can be found on the department’s webpage: www.lmu.edu/studyabroad.

“I’m looking to both expand and diversify. … What I would like to see is a diversification of programs both in expansion and let’s think very strategically about where do we not have programming where we have demand,” he said.

Hobson hopes to add a business trip to Italy for 2012 as well as a program in Argentina for 2013-14.

Both programs are currently tentative.

The demand for students to study overseas has grown, according to Hobson, who said that there is no difference in the enrollment caps for this academic year. Due to popular demand, students can now apply for multiple destinations.

The Study Abroad Office sends between 500 and 550 students to credit-bearing programs each academic year, according to Hobson.

For more information on LMU’s study abroad programs, visit: www.lmu.edu/studyabroad

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OPINION Student Editorials and Perspectives

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Board Editorial

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

Laura Riparbelli Managing Editor

Kenzie O’Keefe Editor in Chief

Angelica Cadiente Public Editor

Michael Goldsholl Asst. Managing Editor | Sports Editor

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Extracurriculars over academics

t is undeniable that the LMU experience is special because it involves much more than just great academic programs. At LMU, education of the whole person means doing community service, and it means finding social enrichment through student groups. It means investigating all of a person’s passions. Students have a chance to form their identities beyond who they are in the classroom, and the Loyolan thinks this is immensely important.

With this said, the Loyolan is concerned about a growing trend that seems to have pervaded the LMU atmosphere.

Many students are extremely involved in extracurricular activities that seem to intensify as passion for them grows. Academic devotion, on the other hand, isn’t nearly as visible.

Undoubtedly, extracurricular activities serve an invaluable purpose at LMU. This can be observed by reflecting on last week’s Greek Week festivities. Sorority and fraternity football was exciting in its extreme competitiveness, and the Lip Sync performances were fantastically elaborate. All of this was the

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product of weeks of planning and long practices for members. There’s no denying the incredible bonding experience that the week provided for Greeks, and the rest of the LMU population got to enjoy the entertainment they put on. Greeks displayed dedication and excitement for their organizations that was impossible not to notice.

Yet, contributor Michael O’Neill blames Greek life for shifting students’ attention away from academics in “Clique mentality complicates community” [see Opinion P. 7]. He writes, “What got priority over the $50,000 education we each have to pay for? A show,” referring to Lip Sync. The Loyolan has a different question, however.

LMU is first and foremost an academic institution. Why can’t academics generate as much passion as extracurricular activities and student groups?

At the end of the day, LMU is a university. If academia isn’t what we’re excited about, then we might as well just pocket the thousands of dollars we spend on it each year and instead find other ways to make connections and take part in social activities.

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Rule of Thumb

The Loyolan’s Executive Editorial Board weighs in on current topics of discussion.

No Sudoku?! Not cool, Loyolan.

Oh no! The Sudoku in today’s Loyolan is gone! (Pause while you turn to the page to see that it’s actually gone.) At this point, you’re either furious that we’ve deprived you of your favorite Monday/Thursday in-class distraction or ecstatic that you no longer have to feel bad about being incapable of completing even those marked, “easy.” Either way, we’ve decided to cease publishing a Sudoku game while we focus on redesigning that section of the Loyolan. Not to worry, though. We are looking into other ways to provide you with a similar but fresh form of logical merriment. However, if you are so distraught at the removal of Sudoku to the point that you are willing to boycott the Loyolan until “everyone’s favorite game” returns, tell us! If you bug us enough and prove to be a persistent annoyance, we might just bring it back.

High schoolers’hybrid car outperforms engineers’ For those in need of a source of inspiration, one would only have to check out what 15 West Philadelphia High School students are doing after class to leave their impact on the world.

Earlier this week, these 15 students from a low-income school were honored with the “Next Generation Award” at the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards for their efforts in creating a hybrid kit car that is outperforming those of engineers and graduates from Ivy League universities, according to an article on the Huffington Post’s website. Their creation is a Factory Five GTM biodiesel hybrid kit car that gets a reported 160 MPG over a 100 mile distance. The efforts of these 15 teenagers is truly a testament to what the young mind is capable of and that one’s age should not deter one from attempting to change the world.

Public college mandates drug testing College application checklist: high school transcript, SAT scores, personal statement and … drug test? While this may have not been the norm for the majority of current college students in America, for students at Linn State Technical College in Linn, Mo., involuntary drug testing has become mandatory as a condition for attending the college. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Linn State is the first public college to require drug testing. The New York Times reported that the college officials “developed [the protocol] in the interest of their 1,200 students.” While abstaining from drug use is useful in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, the school isn’t taking into consideration the potential negative effects that this could have on its students. The general attitude that students have towards mandatory drug testing can’t be good for student morale, whether or not they use drugs. And this sort of policy enforces a mentality of mistrust that the student body as a whole probably does not deserve.

Problematic exclusivity at blood drive

s I walked into the Fall 2011 Blood Drive on campus this past week, I began to worry about passing out. I’m not usually faint of heart, but I am a bit weary of overtly descriptive questions about blood and the human body.

The sight of blood doesn’t mean a thing, but as early as fourth Grinding grade, when Gears discussing the process of

By Kevin mummificaO’Keeffe tion, it’s the A&E Editor description that makes me light-headed.

Going through the questionnaire, I felt weaker and weaker with every passing question about needles and blood — are so many questions about whether I’ve had contact with someone who uses needles necessary?

Because I’m about ready to faint where I stand after the first three — but I snapped back to attention when I read one of the questions in the “Have you ever” section. The question asked whether or not I had ever had sexual contact with another male.

I turned to my friend and asked, “Does being gay or bisexual automatically disqualify you from giving blood?”

He looked at me like I had been in a coma for 10 years and asked what an iPod was.

“Yeah, you didn’t know that?”

Suffice it to say I was

blithely unaware of such a policy, and I was rendered slightly nauseous by the idea of it. I wanted to get angry, but frankly, I was more dumbfounded and uncomfortable that such a policy still exists in 2011.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the policy on blood donations from men who have sex with other men (abbreviated as MSM) is fairly straightforward: Any man who has had any sexual contact with another man since 1977 is banned from giving blood because he is supposedly “at increased risk for HIV, hepatitis B, and certain other infections that can be transmitted by transfusion.”

The FDA backs up this policy with statistics of how men who have sex with other men are “the largest single group of blood donors who are found HIV positive by blood donor testing.” Of course, there are no statistics on exactly when the sample for this result was taken — for all the readers of this policy know, the sample could have been taken from 1987 during the height of the AIDS scare.

The policy was originally instituted in 1983, when AIDS was very new and very much a prevalent threat in the LGBT community. At the time, blood tests were much less accurate and more likely to miss infections. Today,

according to a CBS News commentary section called “Lift Ban on Gays Donating Blood,” “donated blood must undergo two different, highly accurate tests that make the risk of tainted blood entering the blood supply virtually zero.”

While the FDA makes the case on its website explaining

the policy that detecting HIV is made more difficult in the “window period” between infection and detection of HIV, there is also no description of exactly how long said window period is — not to mention that the web-

The continued existence of the policy doesn’t seem to have any basis in modern science, instead it appears to be founded in old concerns and, more disconcertingly, a lack of faith in the blood testing that has been clearly established to be safe and thorough. According to a BBC News article published on September 8, 2011, “Gay Men Blood Donor Ban to be Lifted,” the United Kingdom’s government overturned its lifelong ban on MSM donating blood last month, updating the policy to a oneyear deferral period.

Considering the FDA’s primary concern seems to be on this window period of indeterminate length, wouldn’t such a policy also work in this country?

Or is the U.S. government simply worried that our medical science isn’t as sound as that of the U.K.?

According to a New York Times article pubslihed on August 2, 2011 “Gay Men Condemn

the FDA. Considering every pint of blood can save up to three lives, it’s no wonder that blood banks are irritated by the idea of having to turn away men simply because of their sexuality.

There are likely plenty of patients waiting for blood transfusions in the world who would happily take a gay, bisexual, or bicurious man’s blood as well.

While the policy preventing men who have sex with other men was a fair response to a national epidemic in the ’80s, there is simply no evidence that such a ban is still relevant in today’s world. It is an archaic rule, and one that fails to make me angry — merely, incredibly disappointed in the United States’ stagnancy on this issue.

I’m hopeful that, thanks to activists and senators like John Kerry, the ban will be lifted sometime in my lifetime. But that hope doesn’t make the policy’s continued existence any less horrifying.

The ban isn’t just outdated.

It is an insult to homosexual, bisexual and bicurious men everywhere who want to help through the donation of their blood. I’m insulted, but more than that, I’m tremendously disappointed.

page describing the policy hasn’t been updated in over two years.

Two years is a long time in the scientific community — the FDA might be smart to freshen up the page a little more frequently.

Blood Ban as Biased,” 18 senators, including John Kerry, attempted to get the ban revoked last year by writing an open letter to

Graphic by Greg Smith | Loyolan This is the opinion of Kevin O’Keeffe, a sophomore screenwriting major from Austin, Texas. Please send comments to kokeeffe@theloyolan.com

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Opinion

October 13, 2011 Page 7

Clique mentality complicates community

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rom the Alpha to the Omega, hundreds of freshmen across campus will line up to one day bear the letters of a fraternity or sorority. Regarded by many as the answer to social awkwardness, access to parties and an overall outlet to weekend boredom, Greek life is appealing to many students for

By Michael O’Neill looking social accepContributor tance. A fraternity or sorority will welcome students for who they are and provide them with the ideal college experience that our society has so gracefully portrayed in TV and movies. Of course, you would never know how many people are truly involved at LMU, unless you happen to have Afrojack blasted through your window, waking you up after a long Friday of failing to get into fraternity parties.

I believe our Greek life has become skewed to a point where

it’s not as beneficial to the LMU community as its members might believe. Take, for example, when a fraternity throws a party. There is an overwhelming sense of exclusivity, its members limiting who gets in and deciding when the house is “full.” Why wouldn’t a freshman want to be part of an environment filled with a majority of females where they can binge openly, exclude outsiders at will and push neighbors to call the police in order to shut down their obnoxiousness? Is this really the way freshmen can escape the shackles of high school immaturity?

College is meant to be a step up from high school, a “graduation” from superficial cliques, a place that is meant to bring people together to share differences, to be a community. When I look at the sweatshirts of Greek letters in class, and I see the parties of exclusive fraternities, it doesn’t feel like anything has changed. It’s just hidden behind a different label.

Of course, as with all things, there are positive aspects to these

organizations as well. They put on philanthropic events, do community service and host events on campus, but is that what they’re primarily known for? When I ask my freshman residents about a fraternity, more often than not it isn’t the amount of community service that’s drawing them to it. To me, a fraternity is meant to help people develop their personhood, to help people become

together the best choreography.

And when did the longest, sometimes five-hour practices, occur?

Midterm week. What got priority over the $50,000 education we each have to pay for? A show.

Proceeds go to charity, but they also go to the fraternities themselves to help pay for those who cannot afford the thousands of dollars it costs to be in a fraternity. How about giving the entire sum they raise to these charitable organizations?

Being a Resident Advisor in Whelan Hall, I see and understand the amount of insecurity that comes with entering college. People are afraid to be themselves because they want to change from the person they were in high school or they fear not being well-liked on campus. Either way, freshman year is a clean slate. However, it’s always easier to conform and just do what the crowd wants, and I believe the crowd here is Greek life. The Greek organizations become a source of comfort because they are filled with people who share the same misconception about what college should

“It’s always easier to conform and just do what the crowd wants, and I believe the crowd here is Greek life.” responsible individuals, while creating a positive community that accepts its own members as well as those around it. But take Lip Sync, where fraternities and sororities spend hours upon hours, almost every single night for an entire month, attempting to show one another who can put

be about.

Despite this, there are people in Greek life that are great, and some of them are close friends of mine. They’re strong and honest individuals that I enjoy spending time with. I’m not trying to judge people within the Greek system, but Greek life in general is responsible for the perception they’ve created about themselves.

I don’t know the history of Greek organizations, but I’m sure the original intention was to serve others and create community. I challenge Greek organizations to change these negative perceptions about themselves. Whether they care or not, I’ve spoken with countless individuals who feel the same way. As an R.A., I’m tired of reporting incidents where intoxicated, underage students later stumble back to their dorms from fraternity-sponsored events, such as Glow or Rodeo, causing major disturbances and believing their behavior is fine. I don’t believe it is, and I hope Greek members feel the same.

This is the opinion of Michael O’Neill, a sophomore business major from Phoenix, Ariz. Please send comments to ktran@ theloyolan.com.

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Entertainment that is Picking a drink at The Bird Pick so good and so bad Kevin O’Keeffe on the guilty pleasure TV shows and movies you just can’t stop watching.

Kevin O’Keeffe A&E Editor ming alive, the worst shows on

air have always suffered early cancellations before they could reach “so bad it’s good” status.

“Revenge” is highly rated and critically acclaimed enough to thrive and be a likely candidate for a full-season order. he climax of the pilot This means the show gets the episode of ABC’s new chance to grow into its cult drama “Revenge” takes favorite status and build on place at a yacht party in the the base of campy drama it Hamptons. Victoria Grayson, has already created. the reigning queen of all upper Even though they may only class New York social circles, come in two-hour doses, the is announcing the winner of best truly horrible films are her charity art auction. Victhe gifts that keep on givtoria, played to perfection by ing. My friends and I get the sublime Madeleine Stowe, together every summer and turns the announcement into watch the aforementioned a dressing down of her former Beyoncé thriller “Obsessed” best friend Lydia, all while and pore over each scene as wearing a deliciously fake if we were examining mastersmile. piece cinema. From the singer The dialogue on this and all turned actress’s incredibly other episodes of “Revenge” is over-the-top line readings to pure camp and is delivered in the hackneyed plot twists, the the most over-the-top manner movie never takes itself too possible by the ensemble cast. seriously and provides endless The plots are absurd and the entertainment. I could watch conflicts contrived. All this her hiss her lines and threaten adds up to an absolute train to kill Ali Larter every day of wreck of a TV show that quali- the year and never get bored. fies as one of the poorest on The key to a good-bad any network. It is also easily film versus a bad-bad film is the most enjoyable new show whether or not the work seems of the season. to have a sense of how much of “Revenge” is merely the lata train wreck it is. The classic bomb “Ishtar” and the recently released “Abduction,” for example, aren’t much fun to watch because they take themselves too seriously. “Revenge” may take itself seriously, but it also understands the joy to be found in a show all about making the rich pay for their crimes. And while Wiseau, the writer/director of “The Room,” might say otherAssociated Press wise, it’s impossito assume he The stars of columnist Kevin O’Keeffe’s guilty pleasure ble really meant to “Revenge” sit at this past summer’s TCA press tour. create a cinematic masterpiece and est example of a trend in the simply stumbled into making industry; that is, TV shows this generation’s “Rocky Horand films that are poorly ror.” technically crafted and are Not every movie is destined by all counts tremendously to win the Oscar for Best entertaining. From the Uwe Picture. Many aren’t meant Boll filmography to any movie to even come close. But when starring Beyoncé Knowles it comes to simply enjoying a – “Obsessed” is a personal movie, a masterpiece isn’t the favorite – there’s a great joy to most entertaining thing in the be had indulging in the trashy world. “Citizen Kane”? Yes, brilliance of good-bad enterit’s a fantastic feat of filmtainment. making. But if it’s a Saturday Perhaps the most famous ex- afternoon and I’m looking for a ample of widespread good-bad good laugh, am I going to want movie love is “The Rocky Horto dissect every frame of a film ror Picture Show,” the iconic or grab my copy of “Clueless” film that stars Tim Curry as a and relish the immensely sweet transvestite from Trans- quotable dialogue? Is that sexual, Transylvania. Screeneven a question? “As if!” ings take place across the So while you’re enjoying country every weekend, with your “Breaking Bad” and audience interaction not only studying every scene, appreallowed, but encouraged. “The ciating the incredible acting Room,” the passion project of and intricate plotting, I’ll be director Tommy Wiseau, is beenjoying the deliciously guilty ginning to approach this same pleasures of “Revenge” every cult status. Neither film is Wednesday, obsessing over heralded as an achievement of every catty quote and hammy cinematic brilliance, yet both line delivery. It may not boost are adored. It’s what makes my IQ, but it sure is a lot of them so bad that makes them fun. so good.

The true joy of “Revenge” is This is the opinion of Kevin that it gives the joy of a bad O’Keeffe, a sophomore screenmovie every week. While realwriting major from Austin, ity TV has kept the tradition Texas. Please send comments to of train wreck tragic programkokeeffe@theloyolan.com.

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s we’re caught in that transition between summer and autumn, we may find ourselves torn between our cravings for refreshing drinks perfect for a warm day and hot beverages great for the cooler, cozier days of fall. Luckily for us, there’s a little oasis tucked in the middle of a nearby shopping mall that can cater to pretty much any craving. Bird Pick Tea & Herb in Culver City is a specialty tea shop that sells a wide variety of loose leaf teas and serves brewed drinks at a tea bar. So, in an attempt to find the perfect drinks to cater to my many moods, I moseyed over to see whether their offerings could sate my desperate need for good tea.

The first kind I sampled was a loose-leaf green tea variety, Premium Silky Green. Though there was a wide array of various green teas, this one was especially distinct because of its surprisingly creamy taste. The brew was lighter and more yellow in color than other green tea varieties, and while most green teas can have a somewhat bitter aftertaste (especially if over-

steeped), this one had a buttery little out of the ordinary. aroma and a mild, clean finish.

The last tea I got was one This tea was good enough to sip of their seasonal drinks. The on straight. The unique creamiLemon Spice Ginger Iced Fusion ness of the tea gave it enough was made with ginger tea with personality, so any fix-ins might muddled lemon, fresh mint and just overpower the delicate honey. It has an immediate, flavor. This is the perfect tea for strong ginger kick that hits you people who think they don’t like in the back of your throat. That tea and for people who consider strong kick was counterbalthemselves tea connoisseurs. It’s anced by the sweetness of the a great option to try hot or iced. honey and the cool temperature.

The next drink I tried was The lemon didn’t play a huge Lychee Oolong, an iced fusion. role, but rather added a nice It was interesting to see lychee aftertaste. While you could see on the menu, considering it the pieces of mint, the flavor is not a very well-known fruit wasn’t too prevalent, and I found in America (though it is very myself wishing more of a minty common in Asia). taste could have shone This tea was sweet through to cut through without being overthe spicy nature of bearing, and they the ginger. All in all, included one lychee however, it was a good as a garnish. Bird drink and definitely a Pick Tea & Herb good pick for anyone opted for canned craving something lychee, which has bold. a distinct, more The Bird Pick is syrupy taste when located in the Westfield compared to fresh Culver City shopping lychee. But concenter. It is open from sidering the fact 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monthat fresh lychees day through Saturday Lychee Oolong Tea are difficult to find and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on even when they are in season, Sunday. the canned lychee was a good enough substitute. The drink This is the opinion of Angelica had a sweet, slightly floral afterCadiente, a junior business major taste that barely lingered on the from Los Angeles, Calif. Please send palate. It was clean, refreshing comments to acadiente@theloyolan. and a very good option for those com. who want to try something a Photo: Angelica Cadiente | Loyolan

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he Jewish Studies Sunday Book & Discussion Group will hold the second meeting of its series this Sunday, Oct. 16 with “The Prophet’s Wife” by Milton Steinberg. The group will discuss the book, its various themes and the author’s life.

Dr. Monica Osborne, who is currently teaching Modern Jewish History for the Jewish Studies Program, chose the book to lead the discussion. Steinberg, author of the Jewish classic “As a Driven Leaf,” worked on the book “The Prophet’s Wife” until he died in 1950, leaving it incomplete. Nevertheless, it is considered a masterwork of Jewish life and thought.

Steinberg, who was a respected rabbi of the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, wrote “The Prophet’s Wife” from his sickbed as he suffered from heart failure. He died at the age of 46. After 60 years, the manuscript was finally published and released in March of last year.

“Steinberg left such an indelible mark with his first book [“As a Driven Leaf”], we thought it would be interesting to read what his final work had to say,” said Rhonda Rosen, head of Media & Access Services at Hannon Library. “This is the first time this book has been in print, so it is a special occasion indeed.”

The book takes place in northern Israel during the eighth century BCE. It focuses on the biblical prophet Hosea and his struggles with God, the deception of his freespirited wife Gomer and the people beguiled by the allure of idolatry

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“The Prophet’s Wife,” Milton Steinberg’s unfinished manuscript, was published last year. and power against their faith.

“I’m most excited about speaking about the notion of struggle,” said Osborne. “To struggle is a very Jewish way of being in the world.

Steinberg was a Jewish writer, and so this idea comes through not only in this novel, but in his other works as well. I think there is something useful in this idea of struggling with something — God, faith, one’s self — because it forces us to keep asking the right questions,” she added. “[I’m excited about this discussion in particular] because we are reading a book that is newly published, not yet in most libraries and which most people are unaware of,” said Rosen.

The group will meet to discuss “The Prophet’s Wife” from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on the third level of William H. Hannon Library. Admission is free, but contact Rosen at rrosen@lmu. edu or 310-338-4584 to reserve a seat.

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World of Wings offers variety Dining Review

By Michael Lange

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orld of Wings Café & Wingery (WOW) has replaced Pizza Del Rey as LMU freshmen’s late-night destination for not-so-nutritious but delicious food. Founded in 2001 by Paul Ballard in Covington, La., the restaurant has spread its wings and soared across the country, laying little wing-eggs in over 50 locations throughout the Southwest.

WOW allows eaters to pick any sauce on the menu and apply it to chicken wings and tenders. On today’s menu are four orders of wings and two orders of tenders. The wing sampler includes the Texas sauce, Buffalo XIII, Paradise City and Key West. The tenders can receive the Parisian or Santa Fe treatment.

The sauce names are largely arbitrary. Well-traveled students may be able to connect the geographical references in the sauce names to corresponding flavors of the culture, but many LMU freshmen will not know what to expect when they ask for a five-piece order of Paradise City wings. And although the staff struggles when asked to describe a sauce, they do allow customers to sample any sauce requested, so be patient when deciding on a new sauce.

The Buffalo XIII is by far WOW’s deadliest sauce. Adventurous eaters will relish the spicy payload Buffalo XIII delivers to their palates. Wingthusiasts beware: The Buffalo XIII is not for the faint of heart – if this wing were any spicier you’d have to sign a waiver.

But say you are taking a fine young freshman out on a date to WOW. No sense in getting flustered in the name of romance, so the Buf-

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World of Wings Café & Wingery recently replaced Pizza Del Rey in the Founders Pavilion. falo XIII should be replaced with the Key West: straight-up honey barbecue sauce with a perfect balance of honey and tang. Consider it the chaser wing for the Buffalo XIII. Following the Key West is the underwhelming Paradise City, a sauce in no way deserving of such a grand title. Paradise City is a variation on the sweet chili sauce currently featured at McDonald’s. The only way to enjoy it is to complement the weak flavor with a strong dipping sauce – Southwestern Ranch, for example.

The final wing sauce sampled was the Texas sauce. Avoid the Texas sauce at all costs. Over three taste testers sampled this sauce and not a single one was able to identify the taste. While WOW may have succeeded in creating a totally unique flavor, they have also succeeded in making that flavor taste like Cousin It drenched in sweet and sour sauce.

It’s just not cool.

Next up is the tenders, which were dressed with Parisian and Santa Fe sauce. The tenders overall are cleaner and easier to eat, but decidedly less fun than the wings.

However, the Parisian and Santa Fe sauces were real winners.

The Parisian sauce tastes like what a spice cabinet smells like when you open it. It’s certainly not a typical taste for a chicken tender, but it’s a very tasty one indeed.

The Santa Fe is the king of sauces at WOW. It’s like the Buffalo XIII, but without that extra ingredient that makes the eater red in the face and drenched in tears. It’s a buffalo sauce you can take home to your mother.

Order to delivery took approximately nine minutes, but this was a Friday afternoon and the line was short. Expect large orders to take a little longer during the dinner rush.

All in all, WOW is a huge step up from its predecessor for the sole reason that it offers variety. WOW doesn’t reinvent the wing-wheel, but since you’re buying food with LION Dollars, WOW doesn’t have to. Especially if you’re paying out of pocket, go with the nine-piece wing order. For the price of $5.99, you’re only paying 67 cents a wing – a deal unmatched elsewhere on the menu.

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augh Out Loud is going to be a night of “rapid-fire comedy,” said Mane Entertainment’s (M.E.) Special Events Manager and junior sociology major Sharon Aguilera. The event will feature several up-and-coming comedians from around Los Angeles. In addition, the winner of Last Student Standing, Joseph Schlegel, a junior theatre arts and screenwriting double major, will be also be performing.

Aguilera said the show will have a fast-paced format, where the six comedians “will be going right after each other, doing a couple minutes [each] but then the next one will come on, [and two minutes later] the next and so on, like speed comedy.” Although M.E. frequently puts on various comedy shows featuring student comics and professionals alike, this will be “just a one-time thing,” said Aguilera.

Six comics from Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica will

perform in this on-the-road version of the regular Punk House show that runs at the theater. Ed Galvez, who runs the Punk House show, will participate alongside five others, including Lizzy Cooperman, who has performed on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” Leonard Robinson, who was a cast member on MTV’s “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out,” as well as Paul Danke and Cornell Reid, both featured in the recent documentary “The Comedy Garage” and frequent Westside performer Jack Robichaud. The show will be hosted by Asterios Kokkinos, who has written for Cracked Magazine and appeared on National Public Radio’s “Marketplace.”

Laugh Out Loud will take place in The Living Room on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show will start at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free.

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Colton’s transfer improves Lions’ success Colton from Page 16 Western Water Polo Association and was third on the depth chart with 57 goals, ranking her eighth all time on LMU’s single season scoring list. She also had 44 assists on the season.

After her time at LMU, Cara returned to the pool deck five months after graduation as an assistant coach for both the

men’s and women’s teams.

Jon was not always destined for LMU water polo glory. After graduating from Irvine’s Northwood High School in 2008, a high school perennial water polo powerhouse, Jon went up north and attended UC Berkeley to play for the Golden Bears. After an unhappy redshirt season in the Bay Area, Jon contemplated giving up the game he had loved

since childhood.

But it was his sister Cara, as well as the support from his entire family, that encouraged him to continue playing and suggested possibly transfering locations.

Because of Cara’s connection to the university, she lobbied hard for her younger brother to join her at LMU. “Jon has the talent to play

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Redshirt junior Jon Colton transferred from UC Berkeley to LMU after his freshman year. During his time as a Lion, he has scored 15 career goals and six assists in 57 career games.

anywhere in the country. I told him he could be the part of something new here at LMU,” said Cara. “He had the opportunity to start his own legacy she added.”

After visiting with players and coaches, Jon made the decision to join his sister at LMU and come back to Southern California.

“It was not an easy transition, but knowing I had the support of my sister made it a lot easier,” said Jon. During his redshirt sophomore season in 2010, he played in all 29 games on the schedule and ended the season with nine goals, three assists and 24 knockouts drawn.

“Coach John [Loughran] and Cara did a lot to get me here, and I felt comfortable the moment I stepped on campus. I work my hardest to prove to them that they made the right decision,” said Jon. Both Jon and Cara noted how important their family is to their success.

“I talk to my parents almost every day,” said Cara. “My dad will arrange his work schedule so he won’t miss one of our games.”

“We are an extremely close family,” said Jon. “All four of us, as well as my parents, are always here for each other and having family time is extremely important to us. It’s nice I get to still see them now that I’m back in Southern California.”

Both of Jon’s brothers either play or coach water polo.

“We have a water polo family.

My oldest brother coaches my

youngest brother, and I coach Jon. It’s a family affair.” said Cara.

This is not the first time that Cara has been at the helm of one of Jon’s teams. Cara was also the head coach for Jon’s youth club team.

“When we are practicing or playing, she’s my coach. When we are hanging out, she’s my sister,” said Jon. “That’s the way I have always known her.”

The relationship between a player and coach, especially when family is involved, can oftentimes lead to the blending of roles or the criticism or favoritism in practices and games.

Both Jon and Cara were adamant that this was not the case.

“Cara and I are usually on opposite ends of the pool during practice,” said Jon. “She lets Coach [Loughran] do all the yelling for her.”

Cara agrees: “Jon is one of the hardest workers in the weight room and pool. I only remind him not to make those simple, careless mistakes, but Jon has a great work ethic.”

That work ethic is part of the reason why the Lions have been to four straight NCAA Semifinal Games, losing all four by one goal each.

“This program has improved so much from when I first came here until now,” said Jon. “Because of the current guys on our team and the great recruiting class we brought in, we have the opportunity to break an even greater threshold and compete with the best teams in the country.”

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Four weeks of must-win games for men’s soccer Wilks World from Page 16 with 10 games left in our season and in conference.”

He was correct in both instances.

The Lions have just as much talent as anyone in the West Coast Conference (WCC). There was no reason to think they couldn’t improve on 2010’s shared conference championship. The rest of the conference’s coaches picked them to finish first in the annual preseason poll.

The first 10 games of the 2011 season provided an infuriating reality though, one in which the Lions couldn’t buy a goal but seemed to know exactly when to pick up a stupid card. For every result that seemed to go the Lions’ way in 2010, the first half of 2011 had a frustrating loss to match.

Now with eight games remaining, the Lions are 1-3-0 in conference play, only ahead of the Portland Pilots who were the victim of LMU’s lone WCC win last Sunday.

With three points, the Lions are currently seven points adrift of conference-leading University of San Francisco and the automatic postseason spot that comes with a conference championship.

En route to their first WCC title in 2010, the Lions were 12-6-2 overall and 8-3-1 in conference play, accumulating 25 points.

While the WCC is not a murderously strong conference on the national scale, the seven-team league always provides a high level of competition from top to bottom.

Despite not having a team ranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Top-25 and only one team in the Far West region Top-10, the WCC race will, as always, manage to be a nail-biting battle.

Pulling off the type of run the Lions need will be no easy task. The ability to match the 12 total wins they racked up last year is ruled

out already. Furthermore, to equal or top the program record of eight WCC wins, the Lions would have to be virtually perfect over the next four weeks. Nobody is saying they can’t be perfect; they have often looked like the better team on the field this year. But with the way things are going, LMU fans are keeping any optimism gained this past weekend under heavy guard.

Last weekend’s big goalscorer, senior Phil Da Silva, commented after the win at Portland saying, “The atmosphere is great right now. We’re all fighting for each other. … Everyone has just bought into the team aspect instead of trying to play as individuals.” That is the kind of shift that the Lions need to take hold of if they hope to make something out of these last eight games.

Sure, the pure individual talent is there, but the chemistry and team play has gone missing with every bad bounce and missed chance. If the Lions can keep up the fighting, clawing, all-out team play that helped them grab a road win in soggy Portland, they have a chance to deliver the kind of results everyone thought they were capable of this year.

This weekend, the Lions welcome the Santa Clara University Broncos and the University of San Francisco Dons to Sullivan Field for the first two of what will essentially be eight must-win games.

Santa Clara sits in fifth place in the WCC but is ranked No. 10 by the NSCAA in the Far West Region and has the best overall record in the conference at 6-3-3. Friday’s meeting between the two teams will be their first time seeing each other since the Broncos’ late goal handed the Lions a loss on the final day of the 2010 season, stealing a share of the WCC title and the automatic postseason bid.

The Dons come to the bluff on Sunday, sitting atop the WCC with an undefeated 3-0-1 record in the

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Senior Phil Da Silva (left, in a game earlier this year) scored three goals this past weekend as the Lions got their first WCC win against Portland. first two weeks of conference play.

The Lions will need to build on this weekend’s momentum and take points from both games to keep their preseason goals – winning the WCC and appearing in the NCAA College Cup – alive.

“We’re playing like it’s our last game,” Da Silva said after Sunday’s win.

In reality, the next eight games aren’t do-or-die, but that is how LMU will have to treat every game from here on out if they hope to reach the NCAA College Cup and a true knockout game.

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Lions hit the road after win Volleyball from Page 16 a step up from earlier in the season. “We fought way harder, first and foremost,” he said. “We did a much better job at being in the moment, playing hard and learning from everything. Everyone on the team contributed a lot more.”

There were a few players that stood out in particular to Black

during the match. “Jasmine was huge – I think she had 20 kills.

[Sophomore] Betsi [Metter] had the ninth all-time single match digs so she came up huge. [Junior] Kenna Crouse hit really well and did a great job and [senior] Lauren DeGrandmont’s serve receive is at a really high level right now. It is allowing our offense a lot of options,” he said.

The team has made 984 digs

Standings

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this season. This was something that Black put a lot of emphasis on for the season as a factor for their success.

When asked why the Lions allowed the game to reach fivefull sets, Black responded, “I mean, they are a good team; it was a really good win for us. If we do well in conference that win will be huge for us. I think it was a good match; we were a little frantic at some moments, but we had our foot on them.

We could have stomped a little harder though. It’s a match we can grow from.”

The Lions will be on the road for the next four games, but Black believes that although his team prefers to play at home, his team can compete in any environment. “Yeah, there’s got to be a home court advantage, but I also think that we do a pretty good job on the road,” said Black.

“We did a good job on our first [road trip] against Gonzaga and Portland, but I think naturally, everyone feels more comfortable at home.”

This Saturday, LMU will return to Southern California but remain on the road as they take on the University of San Diego, which is 4-1 in conference play.

“They are really good. They lost all their starters, but they reloaded really well. We are excited to go down and play them – we ended on a rough note with them last year, and we would like to show them that we developed since then,” Black said.

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TV show that you don’t like that everyone else likes:

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Any “Real Housewives” show

“Jersey Shore”

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Dream league not an NBA alternative Two Plus the Foul from Page 16 runs. These glorified pick-up games (even more so than the NBA’s annual All-Star Game) have generated quite a bit of buzz, and recently, NBA All-Star big man Amar’e Stoudemire openly discussed the possibility of the players forming their own league as an alternative to NBA basketball.

“It’s very, very serious. It’s just a matter of us strategically coming up with a plan, a blueprint and putting it together. So we’ll see how this lockout goes. If it goes one or two years, then we’ve got to start our own league,” Stoudemire said on Tuesday to reporters at a Foot Locker in Manhattan, N.Y. The ideology of Stoudemire’s idea is great. Who doesn’t like watching John Wall and Kevin Durant combine for 105 points in a 151-144 weekend shootout? (Which the pair did during “The Big Payback” this past weekend between the Drew and Goodman Leagues in Long Beach, Calif.) Who wouldn’t pay $25 for lower-level seats to see some of the world’s youngest and most exciting basketball players square off against each other on the weekend? Even as someone who loves seeing all of the pick-up action going on in light of the lockout, this type of basketball is only going to be entertaining for so long.

Regardless of Stoudemire’s failure to offer any insight on how such a league or its teams would operate (any league that is even remotely functional couldn’t have players deciding to suit up for a team an hour before game time), a playercreated league would fail miserably.

Sure, the fans might love it, and the players would undoubtedly have fun, but for how long? How long before contract issues get in the way?

Where would the games be played?

Who’s going to fund their travel, gymnasium and playing expenses?

Surely not the players themselves, since money is the primary reason the first two weeks of the NBA season have been canceled.

By creating their own league, the players would simply be temporarily suppressing the situation they are already in at the moment. Their contracts would be a fraction (at best) of what they were making on their NBA deals; the people providing financial support for the league would still be losing money (no one in their right mind would guarantee TV contracts for pick-up games that bring in a crowd of maybe 5,000 fans); and ticket prices wouldn’t get away with incredible price tags.

Coaches, managers and owners would have to be brought into the equation at some point, so how would this be any different? It’s not as if the players can handle the business aspect of something like this. The majority of players have likely never had jobs other than playing basketball and probably have their agents or lawyers handle all of their legal and contractual issues. Would they really be able to run and maintain a league given a lack of business experience? I highly doubt it.

The mind can travel far and wide in regards to the possibility of a player-created association. (Believe me, I’ve spent the time conjuring up dream teams that would play in this fantasy league.) However, the reality is that a League of Extraordinary Ballers is a road map to exactly where the players stand now.

And until both sides of the equation can agree on something, there is no NBA or LEB. This is the opinion of Michael Goldsholl.

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Searching Volleyball back on the road for a place to play A player-created league would ultimately encounter the same problems that led to the lockout.

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he National Basketball Association (NBA) is old news. Move over David Stern and all 30 of the now player-less owners, because the League of Extraordinary Ballers (LEB) is coming to a mediocre university gymnasium near you!

Imagine: A league comprised of the world’s top basketball players showcased for the world to see.

Defense isn’t played, alley-oops happen more frequently than layups and Two Plus the Foul it only costs $100

By Michael Goldsholl for courtside seats, because money is Asst. Managing Editor | no longer a priority Sports Editor for the players. Although this sounds great in theory, it’s simply a means to the same end that the players are stuck in now.

With the current state of the NBA (nonexistent), players have been looking for alternative ways to get their basketball fix whilst excommunicated from their respective teams. While some players have opted to get real jobs, mess with the law or head overseas to play, others have remained within our country’s borders, playing in exhibitions and charity games to get in some competitive

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Run at title still alive, for now The Lions’ first WCC win means LMU’s title hopes are not totally sunk yet.

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s much as I wouldn’t have believed it a week ago, the offense may have just thrown a lifeline to the sinking Titanic that had become the 2011 LMU men’s soccer season.

Five goals in the Pacific Northwest this past weekend wasn’t enough to get two wins, but the one win the Lions did pick up stopped a sevengame losing streak and proWilks World vided the slightBy John Wilkinson est foundation for optimism.

Asst. Sports Editor Before last weekend’s road trip, LMU Head Coach Paul Krumpe said, “It would be so easy for these guys to just say ‘Hey, we’re completely out of this thing now.’ To be honest, we’re not. We’re still a very good team, we just have to start ticking things off in the right direction and get some breaks to go our way.”

In the same interview, however, Krumpe said, “We’re in a lot of trouble

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Coming off of a 3-2 set victory over UC Santa Barbara on Friday, Head Coach Tom Black (pictured above) expects the team to “build on what we did on Friday, play hard, get better and play with a lot of confidence,“ during their game against the University of San Francisco tonight.

Volleyball begins its four-game road trip tonight against the University of San Francisco.

By Emily Wallace Copy Editor LMU volleyball has begun another run on the road. The team is coming off a four-game home stand, as the team plays the University of San Francisco (USF) today at 7 p.m. at USF and is looking to extend its winning streak to two games.

LMU is currently 3-2 in the West Coast Conference (WCC). Overall, its record is 10-8.

Senior Jasmine Rankins, one of the team captains, said, “We are super fired up. We haven’t even finished

half of our conference, and we are so excited to play each and every game.”

USF is currently 4-1 in the WCC and Head Coach Tom Black said, “They are a really powerful team, they can blast the ball and they have a really dynamic and aggressive setter.”

If the team falls behind a set, Rankins and the other captains have discussed strategies to get them back in the game. “We talked about staying in the moment and playing each point by itself,” she said. “We don’t want to focus on getting up four or five points, but the next one coming up.”

The Lions played UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) last Saturday and won in five games (25-22,20-25,25-21,1825,19-17). Tomorrow, Black expects the team to “build on what we did on

Friday, play hard, get better and play with a lot of confidence.”

This week, the team focused on playing a complete game and maintaining consistency through the entire match. This was something that the Lions have struggled with in the past. “We have been working a lot on starting off strong and finishing really well,” said Rankins.

The win against UCSB was a confidence booster for the entire team.

“Yeah, we gained confidence,” said Rankins. “They are No. 1 in their conference now and doing really well so it was good to beat a team that is doing that well and know that we can compete with the best of them.”

Black was very pleased with this win and thought the team’s play was

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Colton bond proves strong The Colton siblings credit their strong family relationship for their success at LMU.

By Dan Raffety Asst. Sports Editor

Cara Colton

Water polo is in the Colton family blood.

Jon and Cara Colton, two members of the 2011 men’s water polo team, bring a unique dynamic to LMU’s water polo program. Not only is Jon a redshirt junior two-meter defender and Cara an assistant coach, but the two Coltons came from the same Orange County household — Jon and Cara are brother and sister.

Cara, the only girl in a family of four children, played for women’s water polo from 2003-07. During her time at LMU, she set team and conference records.

She began swimming at the age of five, and fell in love with water polo because it turned her love of swimming into a team sport.

Cara started her LMU athletic career by scoring four goals in the NCAA Championship game against USC as a freshman, the first time that has been done in school history. During her senior season, she was named first-team All

Jon (middle-right) and Cara (right) Colton, pictured with their two siblings, share a bond that goes beyond family ties and into the pool.

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