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Master Plan continues to take shape Implementation of the plan includes regular meetings with community members.

By Kenzie O’Keefe Editor in Chief

malfunctioned and failed to fasten properly, leading to the thefts. “[The staff] contacted the manufacturer and got some information about what was probably going on and went through and reprogrammed the locks,” said William H. Hannon Library Associate Dean Tobeylynn Birch. “At this point, [the lockers] should be working just fine.”

However, the library has faced a more common and serious theft problem unrelated to the locker burglaries. According to Birch, individuals studying in the library often leave their personal belongings unattended, leading to the frequent loss of possessions, such as

A series of changes are slated to transform LMU’s campus within the next 20 years.

The Master Plan, described by LMU’s website as “a comprehensive, long-term vision for the physical development of our 142-acre campus,” was approved unanimously by the Los Angeles City Council last February.

Movement of the Recycling Center, the addition of parking and the eventual construction of a new Life Sciences Building for the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering were all outlined in the plan.

The new Recycling Center has operated in its new location since the beginning of the school year, and fundraising for the new science building continues. “The holdup now is money. We have the plan ready, [and] it is a priority. We will see the building,” said Senior Vice President for Administration Lynne Scarboro.

Another part of the Master Plan calls for regular meetings between LMU and the Westchester community. The first of such meetings took place on Sept. 22 and will occur quarterly. The Master Plan requires this committee meet “in regards to matters of public safety and student behavior in the community and other community concerns,” said Michael Wong, associate vice president for Administration Services.

Wong explained the committee members will “work together in good faith to reach a reasonable, practical resolution of matters, which addresses community concerns, legal requirements and operating and programmatic requirements of the University.”

According to Wong, the first committee meeting addressed “parties [and] behavior of

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Renaissance Drama in Action class learns the art of stage combat

Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Kevin Wetmore teaches an “active learning” style class in which students practice both broadsword and bare-handed (armed and unarmed) combat. The course has a variety of objectives, including making the “physicalization” of Renaissance texts accurate. Above, senior theatre arts major CameronMitchell Ware practices his sword skills during a class meeting in Alumni Mall.

Students lose laptops in library theft Locker malfunction is one cause of recent burglaries in William H. Hannon Library.

By Monika Kim News Intern

Students have recently reported a number of threats that occurred in the William H. Hannon Library due to complications concerning the library’s locker system.

According to Department of Public Safety (DPS) Captain of Investigations and Records Management Cristina Martin, a total of

three incidents, in which several students reported the loss of laptop computers, have been recorded since the beginning of October with two burglaries occurring on Oct. 3 and another on Oct. 14.

“LMU has this great reputation for safety on campus and after [thefts] like this happen, our students don’t feel safe,” said sophomore communication studies major Sonja Bistranin. “It’s unfortunate that [the thefts] occurred.”

The lockers in the library use a digitized lock system, which gives each student the ability to input their desired combination for a certain amount of time. However, as a result of technical difficulties, several lockers

Role of technology in classrooms remains in flux NEWS ANALYSIS

From Skype to online databases, students discuss the impact of new classroom tools.

By Margo Jasukaitis Asst. News Editor

Her professor was overseas at a conference for the week, but Ally Salciccia’s class wasn’t cancelled. Salciccia, a senior psychology major, and her fellow classmates enrolled in Dr. Nadia Kim’s course “Sociology of Immigration” reported to class to engage in Skype lectures delivered by Kim from abroad. “[Kim] likes to keep class more discussionbased,” said Salciccia. “But [over Skype] she mostly lectured.”

This is just one example of how technology is becoming a tool through which teachers can

engage their students in novel ways. With the spread of online educational resources such as research databases like JSTOR and ERes, university intrawebs and educational resource sites like Lynda.com, which LMU established a partnership with last semester, technology is playing an increasingly large role in the higher education of American students.

Some people see diversification of secondary education methods as undermining the value of traditional American higher education.

According to Bill Keller’s New York Times op-ed piece titled “University of Wherever,” published on Oct. 12, while technology “has so far scarcely disturbed the traditional practice or the economics at … the great schools that are one of the few remaining advantages America has in a competitive world, … recent events suggest that the day is growing nearer when quality higher education [will] confront

The political science department will host the second event in their “Pizza and Politics” series today.

Today’s event, titled “Barack Obama’s 2012 Electoral Defeat: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished,” will feature a short presentation from LMU political science professor Michael Genovese. According to the political science department’s Administrative Assistant Christine O’Rourke ’11, Genovese is an “expert on the presidency and presidential leadership” and has written many articles on the subject.

Genovese will speak for approximately fifteen minutes about what current factors he thinks will help or hinder Obama’s reelection and on the potential G.O.P (Grand Old Party) competition he faces.

New chair of the political science department Richard Fox spearheaded the “Pizza and Politics” series. Fox found success with a similar series during his time at Union College.

O’Rourke says that the programs are intended to “further build a community within the political science department and LMU as a whole,” and encourages all students to attend.

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-Tierney Finster

Higher education for undocumented immigrants

Should Governor Jerry Brown have signed the California Dream Act?

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Election discussion to take place

Index Classifieds...........................5 Opinion...............................6 A&E...................................13 Sports..............................20 The next issue of the Loyolan will be printed on October 24, 2011.

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Two Loyolan editors tackle the menu at a local L.A. eatery.

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STAR Education brings reptiles to campus

STAR Education, an after school program for children, brought animals from its Eco Station onto campus during Convo on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Above, Alexandra Meeks, a freshman political science major, and Shellee Samuels, a freshman communication studies and dance double major hold one of the Eco Station’s snakes. Below, Samuels looks on as Christian Richardson, a freshman psychology major, holds an alligator.

$5 million pledge pushes University beyond fundraising goal seven months early

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President David W. Burcham announced during his Convocation speech last Thursday, Oct. 13, that LMU’s fundraising campaign met its goal of $380 million seven months ahead of schedule. According to a press release issued by the University on Oct. 13, the goal of the campaign is to “increase financial aid and scholarships for talented students, enhance recruitment and retention of faculty scholars, and to improve [the] research and learning environment by building new facilities.” Burcham also announced that, in light of the campaign’s early success, a new goal was set to raise $400 million by May 2012.

For the Record On Page 1 of the Oct. 13 issue of the Loyolan, the caption under the photo titled “‘Let’s Get One Thing Straight: I’m Not’ event continues National Coming Out Day celebration” stated that the event was hosted by The Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Student Services (LGBTSS). The event was actually hosted by both LGBTSS and Ethnic and Intercultural Services (EIS).

LMU 100 Where do our buildings get their names from?

St. Francis Xavier St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) was a founding member of the Society of Jesus and a close companion of Ignatius of Loyola. Xavier is best known for the extent of his travels as he left his native Spain to preach Christianity in India, the Philippines and Japan, as well as serving in France, Italy and Portugal. He was canonized in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV.

Charles T. Von Der Ahe Charles T. Von der Ahe (1882-1973) was born in Copenhagen and came to Los Angeles in the early 1900s. He is the founder of the supermarket company Vons, opening the first Vons Groceteria in 1906. Von der Ahe was an unstinting donor and many institutions benefitted from his generosity.

St. Robert Bellarmine St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) was a Jesuit priest and later cardinal. His writings have received papal approbation, and he is considered the patron saint of catechists. Canonized in 1930 and declared a doctor of the Universal Church in 1931, St. Robert is a prime example of the Jesuit commitment to learning and spirituality.

Frank R. Seaver Frank R. Seaver (1882-1963) was an affluent attorney, educated at Pomona College and Harvard Law School who served as an LMU trustee from 1954 to 1963. A decorated naval officer who served during World War I, Seaver’s generous bequest funded the Seaver Science Center. Moreover, his association with LMU, particularly in light of his cultural background and donations to other prestigious institutions served to highlight LMU’s increasing integration into and acceptance during the post war period.

William H. Hannon

Fritz B. Burns

William H. Hannon (1913-1999) graduated from Loyola High School in 1933, but his family couldn’t afford to send him to college. Determined to attend Loyola University, Hannon approached the president and secured a deal whereupon he would be admitted and allowed to attend the University with the intention of paying the school back once he began working. Throughout his life, he remained deeply appreciative of LMU, serving as an honorary trustee and a regent emeritus as well as being a major benefactor.

Fritz B. Burns (1899-1979) was born in Minnesota to a family struggling to pay their bills. He gained prominence as a successful real estate salesman, but was reduced to living in a tent after the 1929 stock market crash.

However, the discovery of oil on some of his property paved the way to his immense prosperity so much so, that at one time, he was hiring Hollywood starlets in bikinis to cut his lawn. A prominent benefactor to many organizations, his commitment to philanthropy is continued through the Fritz B. Burns foundation, which funds scholarships at LMU.

Lorenzo M. Malone

John Pereira S.J.

Lorenzo M. Malone (1899-1956) was an alumnus of the University and former LMU vice president, dean of students and treasurer of the University. He was one of LMU’s most enthusiastic and dedicated fundraisers. He was instrumental in the financing and construction of the Pereira Hall of Engineering, Sullivan and Huesman Halls and Sacred Heart Chapel. Malone died of a heart attack at age 57, having raised approximately $300,000 towards a student union building which would quickly be designated as a memorial to him.

Father John Pereira, S.J. was a Jesuit brother who worked at LMU. Having died shortly before the completion of Pereira Engineering Hall, Pereira is honored as the building’s namesake due to his incredible contribution of planting all the original trees on the Del Rey campus.

Information compiled by Zaneta Pereira from Kevin Starr’s “Loyola Marymount University 1911-2011: A Centennial History, Graphic by Dol-Anne Asiru | Loyolan

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Master Plan discussion continues Master Plan from Page 1 of students who live in the neighborhood and testimony from people who live in the neighborhood” who believe the McConnell Gate should be re-opened.

Permit parking was also on the agenda because the Master Plan requires the University to add

parking. In order to cover the costs of this, the University announced earlier this semester that a parking fee would soon be instated on campus. According to Wong and Scarboro, students looking to evade the parking fee on campus may try to park in the neighborhood, prompting Westchester residents to resort to permit parking.

Scarboro and Wong say that LMU will support the neighbors if they choose to implement permit parking.

Details involving the future of LMU and neighborhood parking have yet to be finalized. Scarboro says that LMU hopes “to announce how much [on-campus parking] will cost by the end of the semester.”

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Amanda Courtney is the director of the Thomas P. Kelly Student Art Gallery. Her exhibition, “Womynhouse,” opens tomorrow in the gallery.

11 Burning Questions with the Student Art Gallery’s Director

News Editor Tierney Finster talks to Amanda Courtney, a senior art history major and director of the Thomas P. Kelly Student Art Gallery about the gallery’s latest exhibition and her sources of artistic inspiration.

1. What is your job at the Student Art Gallery?

I am the director of the [Thomas P. Kelly] Student Art Gallery. This is my third year working here.

2. What does your position entail?

I help to put on student exhibitions. The whole gallery is student-run, so when we receive proposals we go over them and figure out what the best shows for this space are. We try to get as many group shows in as possible, rather than just individual shows. We do publicizing, networking [and] installation. We handle every aspect of the gallery.

3. Why do you think students should visit the gallery?

It’s a student-run space that allows other students to have creative freedom in this amazing, beautiful space. You won’t necessarily have that outside. Students should visit because of the great art, and because of how many interesting opportunities can come from a visit to the gallery.

4. Can non-art majors show their work in the gallery?

Yes, all LMU students are able to submit for a show. Students interested in doing so can email me at acourtne@lion.lmu.edu.

5. “Womynhouse,” the gallery’s latest show, opens Thursday. What is “Womynhouse” and how did you get involved with it?

I put together “Womynhouse” back in May. I wanted to create an awesome show for my senior year, and I know a lot of talented female artists at LMU. I wanted to create a scene that was nonexistent at LMU, where we had complete freedom to express ourselves as female artists and collaborate. The show is inspired by the original Womanhouse project, which was done in 1972 by the feminist art program at Cal Arts by Judy Chicago and Miriam Shapiro. We’re taking on that original project and visualizing and redesigning it to reflect our own contemporary standards.

6. What’s been your favorite part of the “Womynhouse” experience so far?

There have been so many great moments. A few highlights have been our meetings. We’ve been meeting since summer and just come together to talk. They’re almost like therapy sessions because we just open ourselves up and talk about our feelings and our art. Another highlight was meeting Judy Chicago, because this was her project. Listening to her talk, and talking to her about our own “Womynhouse” project was just the coolest, coolest feeling.

7. What are your opinions about LMU’s art program over all?

I think that there are a lot of talented artists at LMU, but that it’s hard for them to find their place here. My hopes for the art community are to help the freshmen. A lot of art students come here as freshmen for one year, and then leave because they cannot find the scene. It took me almost two years to find this art scene. My hope is that “Womynhouse” becomes the seed for this really great art scene at LMU. People can see that this is what 12 students can do if they want to.

8. What are the gallery’s other plans for this year?

We have two more shows this semester. Both are group shows. We will start taking submissions for the spring semester later this semester. The gallery also threw an Arty Party already, and we’re going to throw another one in November in conjunction with “Womynhouse.”

9. What artists inspire you?

That varies depending on what I’m doing. Right now, I’m totally swept away by the California feminist artists and what their mission was. Basically they believed that art collaborations come from an education point of view. The ideas of art for collaboration, art for social change, art for expression … what Judy Chicago was doing is sort of what I’m channeling right now in my life, as an artist.

10. What’s the best risk you’ve ever taken as an artist?

I think the best risk I’ve taken is creating “Womynhouse.” There are some members of the faculty that might like to see “Womynhouse” less studentrun. We upheld the student-run ideals of the gallery though. When donors give money to this amazing space, that is what they are told and we think it’s important to uphold that. … That being said, Dean [Barbara] Busse [of the College of Communication and Fine Arts] is our biggest supporter and our biggest fan.

11. As a senior, what plans or aspirations do you have for after graduation?

I am definitely interested in continuing the idea of “Womynhouse” outside of LMU and bringing it to L.A. and the larger community. I want to involve more women and keep using art as a way to discuss what we are going through today as women. Also grad school, … eventually.

To read more on “Womynhouse,” turn to P.13 in A&E

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More technology evident in classes Technology from Page 1 the technological disruptions that have already upended the music and book industries.”

Professors at LMU are already increasingly relying on technology to enrich their classes.

“The use of technology in my classes has definitely increased since last year,” said Salciccia. “This semester especially, all four of my classes use MyLMU Connect, and most of my professors have us do some kind of PowerPoint presentation. I’ve also noticed professors have been using a lot of [video] clips,” she said.

Given the small classroom size at LMU, it is somewhat easier for professors to use technology in interesting and efficient ways, according to Taylor Doris, a sophomore sociology major who transferred to LMU this year from the University of Oregon. “[Professors] use technology more here at LMU [than they did in Oregon]. Since lectures were so big [there] it was hard to integrate technology into the class because a professor ran the risk of losing the attention of the audience if they took the time to segue from lecturing to a multimedia-type presentation,” she said.

The use of technologically-based media and resources in LMU classrooms received positive reviews from students. Salciccia said she understands why her professors use outside media like video clips in class. “It’s helpful to show modern applications of things or contextualize certain concepts,” she said.

However, the use of technology does not come without a unique set of difficulties. During the classes conducted over Skype, Kim’s image would freeze periodically, delaying the speed with which the class could converse and exchange comments on the material.

While Skype is a technology

less commonly introduced into the classroom, University intrawebs like MyLMU play a large role in facilitating communication between students and professors. Junior communication studies major KC Montgomery said many of her classes use MyLMU Connect. “A lot of the time for my communication classes they use [MyLMU] Connect to post articles for us to read. It’s a really good way to give students supplemental material and round out everything they already give us in class,” Montgomery said. “It’s really [helpful] when professors post their PowerPoint [presentations] on [MyLMU] Connect because I can go back and use them to help me study,” she continued.

Doris echoed Montgomery’s sentiments about easy information access through technology. “We used Blackboard [an equivalent of MyLMU Connect] a little more at Oregon, but a lot of my professors there would just lecture without PowerPoint [presentations] and it’s hard to get what they’re saying in a crowded lecture room,” she said.

“Here at LMU, it’s so nice almost always having something visual to reinforce what the professor is saying in a lecture,” Doris said.

Ultimately, the introduction of technology into classrooms, whether in the form of online information sharing, PowerPoint presentations or intercontinental communication, seems to have a generally positive impact on higher education, according to students like Salciccia, Montgomery and Doris.

As technology develops with its trademark speed and ingenuity, it will be up to schools to regulate how much time, energy and money they invest in bringing new technologies to the classroom. For now, the technology appears to be fulfilling the purpose of enriching student education and facilitating student-teacher interaction.

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DPS encourages students to be alert Lockers from Page 1 backpacks and laptops. A recent incident which involved the loss of a student’s passport resulted in a sign being placed in the front of the library, cautioning individuals to watch over their items carefully.

Martin disclosed that there have been six thefts in the library since January 2011 that occurred, in part, due to students’ negligence.

“Even though [students] feel as though [they] are in a controlled, secure environment, there are lots of people who come on campus, both affiliated and nonaffiliated persons, who look for opportunities [to take] unattended property,”

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The Department of Public Safety is currently investigating the thefts involving the lockers and continues to implement preventative measures to ensure the security of students and their possessions in the library.

“We would advise students not to leave property unattended in the library or any place on campus,” said Department of Public Safety Chief Hampton Cantrell. “[Students should also] make sure that they secure their locker with the instructions provided and tug on them to make sure they cannot be easily opened [as well as] report malfunctioning lockers to the library staff.”

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ROOM FOR RENT IN WESTCHESTER just 10 blocks from campus. $600/mo. Nice bedroom with a great view that has its own bathroom just a few feet down the hall. There is only one other roommate. Can provide furniture or you can bring your own. Includes all utilities, internet+cable, and home alarm system. House has top-of-the line new washer and dryer and appliances. Backyard with BBQ and patio furniture for entertaining. Quiet, neighborhood in Kentwood area. Non-smoker, please. For more info call landlord, Paul @ 310 339 5921 or email pg13craig@ca.rr.com

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Room Avaliable Near LMU Westchester cottage at Holy Cross and 85th for rent. $400 a month. Contact Ruth at (310) 641-2439

Services Westchester Psychotherapist Dr. Terry Binkovitz specializes in working with college students to discover who they are and what do with their lives. Assistance with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, relationship problems and career guidance. 310 826-9100 tbinkphd@hotmail.com

Pumpkin Smash Get ready for Lambda Chi Alpha’s new and improved Pumpkin Smash on Saturday November 5th! This year we are really getting down and dirty with the smashing in an all new Pumpkin Smash game format. Learn more about the event and purchase tickets at Convo on 10/25, 10/27, 11/1, and 11/3.

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

Rule of Thumb

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

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Censoring “Reality Sucks”

eneral Motors came under fire last week after it launched the “Reality Sucks” ad campaign in a variety of college newspapers across the nation. The ad, which ran in the Oct. 13 issue of the Loyolan, depicts a man on a bicycle looking away from an attractive girl in a car with a tagline that reads “Stop pedaling … start driving.” According to the Los Angeles Times, the ad was pulled and is no longer running. General Motors was reportedly inundated with complaints that the ad demeaned bikers and made them seem inferior to their car-driving counterparts.

Loyolan reader Darryl Yip submitted a complaint expressing his dissatisfaction with the ad and questioned why the Loyolan would publish such an advertisement [see Letter to the Editor “Re: Reality Sucks,” P. 8]. The answer as to why ads are published (and will continue to be) is twofold.

First, the First Amendment right to free speech and freedom of press does not apply exclusively to the editorial content of a publication. Advertisers, just like opinion columnists and writers illuminating controversial topics, have the same right to produce content that expresses a point of view, regardless of popularity, as long as the content is not obscene and in no other way

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conflicts with the First Amendment. Once that has been established, it then becomes a First Amendment issue for the publishing party to choose whether or not that content warrants publication in their forum.

While the Loyolan does abide by a strict set of guidelines that dictate which advertising is and is not permitted for publication (such as banning the publication of advertisements that “discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, ancestry, or physical or mental handicap”), determining that the content expresses an unpopular point of view is not one of those guiding principles.

It is a newspaper’s responsibility not to publish based simply on the popularity of the views expressed by its members or its surrounding community, but rather to strive toward giving equal and unbiased coverage on a variety of topics and opinions. This means that sometimes unpopular opinions will be expressed.

To what extent should advertising be censored? A publication governed by First Amendment principles, principles that this private University allows the Loyolan to enjoy, must strive for that balance, never stifling the freedom of speech of some and not others.

Shifting from textbooks to technology The technological movement away from paper and onto screens is gaining speed. The Munster, Ind. school district has made a commitment to the transformation. According to Alan Schwarz’s New York Times article published on Oct. 18, “Out With Textbooks, in With Laptops for an Indiana School District,” all math and science textbooks for 2,600 students in grades five through 12 were replaced with rental laptops as the new standard for learning. The same New York Times article reported positive feedback from the students, faculty and administrators. It is great to see a school taking the initiative to dive right in and be a participant in the movement.

Upping the excessive drinking danger factor Uh-oh! It’s 7 p.m. on Friday and you’ve finally gotten out of bed after suffering the worst post-Sharkeez hangover of your life. You need to get ready for another big night out, but there’s just not enough time to fit eating into the equation. The mentality,“Ah, it’s OK, that means I’ll just get drunk faster tonight,” might be tempting, but it’s NOT healthy.

A new study by the University of Missouri has discovered an even more detrimental aspect of excessive alcohol consumption: Drunkorexia.

No, that term isn’t an Urban Dictionary exclusive, but it refers to the act of drinking in excess without eating enough. In an article in the Huffington Post, the assistant professor of social work and public health at the University of Missouri, Victoria Osborne, said that “together, they can cause short- and long-term cognitive problems including difficulty concentrating, studying and making decisions.” While drinking alcohol has its place in the college culture when consumed responsibly, students need to remember to nourish their bodies properly.

Smart phones and dumb errors

If you’re a “proud” owner of a BlackBerry “smart” phone, there’s a good chance that you were unable to send or receive emails and/or text messages last week. No, your cell service didn’t cut off your data plan, but rather, the service’s infrastructure experienced a hardware error that prevented many people from utilizing their phones’ SMS, email and web browsing capabilities. For a major corporation that services phones to people across the globe, it’s unacceptable to allow such a disruption to continue for nearly four days. The outage ended last Thursday, and the company posted a message on its website saying, “We’ve let many of you down” – a great reparation for the damages done. However, as compensation for the mayhem, BlackBerry is offering its users $100 in application downloads. Even so, the Loyolan is slapping BlackBerry with a major thumbs down for majorly messing up one of the primary functions of its most popular product.

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iving in the dorms, students share small living spaces in which they eat, sleep, study and change clothes. So how does a heterosexual student react upon finding out that his or her roommate is homosexual? The initial discomfort a straight person may experience living with a person who could potentially be attracted to them is perTill the AM fectly underBy Anna-Michelle s t a n d a b l e .

These situaEscher tions do exist, Asst. Opinion Editor and they are uncomfortable for both of the parties involved. Until now, there has never been a way to prevent the possibility of this awkward situation from arising. With a new policy that is spreading to universities across the nation, college students may be given the option of having a roommate of the opposite sex, thanks to the National Student Genderblind Campaign, an organization that advocates this gender-neutral policy.

UCLA is one of many schools that is considering adapting this new gender-blind approach to student housing. According to CBS News’s coverage of this action, the UCLA Office of Residential Life states that, “[this proposal] began as a way to work with people who are transgendered – for instance, someone born biologically as a man, but living as a woman, who might not be comfortable living with a male roommate.” Genderneutral housing is essentially a university’s way to accommodate transgender students and offer more comfort and safety from bullying among those who might otherwise experience gender and sexuality-related issues with

a roommate. This policy would not automatically place members of the opposite sex together, but rather simply provide the option with the check of a box.

Some objections to this proposal have arisen. Issues concerning lifestyle preferences, such as the importance of cleanliness between roommates, could prove to be problematic if men and women are permitted to share a room.

But according to an interview in the Grand Valley Press of Grand Valley State University’s Director of Housing and Health Services Andrew Beachnau, student abuse of this policy is not the major concern because he feels it is inevitable that “students are going to do what they do regardless of the policies in place.” These objections are also insignificant compared to the positive changes that could be made in LGBT college life through gender-neutral housing. According to research done by the National Student Genderblind Campaign, at gender-neutral colleges “only about 2 to 3 percent of all students decide to select a roommate of a different sex.” The enactment of this policy would initiate a small, positive change that will not greatly affect a student body in its entirety, but will make a colossal difference to students who would benefit from it.

Many students seem to be in favor of gender-blind housing.

Linh Pham, a sophomore at UCLA who currently lives in the dorms, said, “I don’t see any harm in it, as long as both parties involved are OK with it. I feel that no matter what, a person is a person and you’re going to have roommate issues despite the sex of a person.”

Pham also shared an instance in which this policy would be favorable. “My friend who is gay actually wanted to dorm with me and my roommate. He didn’t have a good experience living with his roommates last year, and he was scared since he had no one to dorm

with this year, he might get stuck with someone homophobic.” It is a shame that people still have to worry about encountering someone who is intolerant of homosexuality, especially in a college living situation.

When considering this policy, we must refer to the 2010 suicide of Tyler Clementi, a student at Rutgers University who tragically took his life after being secretly filmed during a sexual encounter with another man in his dorm.

This incident is just one of many instances of cyberbullying that has hurt the LGBT community. It is commendable that the nation’s universities have responded to this unfortunate issue of homosexual bullying by implementing housing policies that provide less awkwardness and more safety and comfort for LGBT students in college housing.

Fifty universities have taken this step toward tolerance and acceptance in schools. They include University of Michigan, Ohio University, Columbia University, George Washington University and potentially UCLA. It would be great to see LMU follow suit in this campaign to create a safe, tolerant environment for students who identify as LGBT. Policies such as gender-blind housing can be effective if implemented at the level of University authority because ultimately, the University sets the standard for what the University values. Tolerance, acceptance and loving our dorm room neighbors, whether they identify as LGBT or straight, is in keeping with values that LMU promotes, so it would only be fitting for the University to allow a policy that might create an even more accepting environment.

Graphic by Greg Smith | Loyolan This is the opinion of Anna-Michelle Escher, a junior communication studies major from Stanford, Calif. Please send comments to aescher@theloyolan.com.

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UPROAR Associated Press

Protesters across the state advocate the passing of the California Dream Act.

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Governor Jerry Brown signs the California Dream Act into law on Oct. 8, 2011.

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alifornia has been known to be a progressive state, a haven for the marginalized and a protector of human rights. This was evident last Saturday when Governor Jerry Brown approved the California Dream Act, a piece of legislation which will help make college a reality for thousands of undocumented students. This is a step forward that benefits California in the long run, demonstrating the state’s ability to see the value of educating immigrants if given equal opportunity even while Run ‘n Tell Dat other states are trying to implement harsher

By KimTran immigration laws.

Opinion Editor The California Dream Act is not a free pass for illegal immigrants. Yes, it allows undocumented students to apply for private scholarships and loans and makes them eligible to seek state-financial aid, but this is not a right given without requirements.

It is limited to students who meet all of the parameters of the bill, including secondary school attendance in California for at least three years, graduation from a California secondary school or an equivalent degree and the filing of an affidavit stating that the student is on the track towards lawful immigration status. The act begins to tackle the illegal immigration problem rationally without jumping to deportation, which is impractical and expensive.

Though the act is considered by some to be an unfair allocation of limited resources and a reward for illegal activity, it is actually a financial investment for the state as well as a declaration of exemplary fairness. The act solves the predicament that thousands of high school graduates are faced with every year, ineligible for federal grants while unable to legally work in the United States. In essence, the act simply levels the playing field so only merit plays a role in the determination of the distribution of federal grants. Furthermore, undocumented students can only receive aid after all other legal residents have received their state financial aid.

Truthfully, it is only citizenship status that separates undocumented students from their peers, since most of these students were brought here illegally by their parents. For most, California is the only home they know, and it would be ridiculous to think that they’d be willing to return to a country to which they have little connection.

Aside from fairness, we must consider the fact that we have already invested in these students. They attended high schools in the state, which means that our tax dollars have already allowed them to receive a secondary education. It would be a waste of money to leave them behind, barring them from doing something with the education we have

paid for. The California Dream Act allows those who have earned their place in college with no ability to pay for higher education in order to become productive, tax-paying members of society who will ultimately benefit the state civically and financially. The California Department of Finance estimated that 2,500 additional students would qualify for Cal Grants, which would cost 1 percent of the total budget for the state’s main financial aid program. This 1 percent is a small sacrifice for the amount of tax dollars these students would pay once gaining citizenship and partaking in the workforce. Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, a Democrat from Los Angeles, summed it up well in an interview with the Los Angeles Times: “After having invested 12 years in the high school education of these young men and women, who are here through no fault of their own, it’s the smartest thing for us to do to permit these students to get scholarships and be treated like every other student ... This is good for California’s economy and California’s future.’’

On the other hand, states like Alabama are implementing harsher immigration laws.

HB56, among other things, requires police to check the immigration status of suspects, requires birth certificate verification for firsttime enrollment in schools and forbids illegal immigrants to engage in business transactions with the state government.

Consequently, many of Alabama’s illegal immigrants have disappeared, and not to the benefit of the state. The Los Angeles Times reports that children have been pulled from school and undocumented workers are not showing up to work and fleeing to different states out of fear. Meanwhile, native Alabamians refuse to take the jobs that the illegal immigrants left behind, even with the 10 percent state unemploy ment rat e.

What is the benefit of cracking down on illegal immigrants in such a harsh and unforgiving way?

They are already members of society.

What we must realize is that the California Dream Act poses a viable solution to the immigration problem in America. It is impossible to deport millions of immigrants, and they will keep coming. Instead of demonizing undocumented citizens, California has realized the advantage that could be achieved by allowing them to receive an education that would lead to citizenship and an overall improvement in our economic and social well-being.

At face value, the act seems like an unfair policy, but when one realizes that these undocumented students are truly no different from students with citizenship, that these students are just as qualified and deserving of a college degree, we would do well to allow them the opportunity to pursue higher education in order to give them the ability to give back to the state they’ve always called home.

It’s what’s right, and it’s what’s fair.

“What we must realize is that the California Dream Act poses a viable solution to the immigration problem in America.”

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

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alifornia Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act on Oct. 8. The legislative act would allow illegal immigrants enrolled in a California high school to enroll in state colleges. The act would grant these students the oppor tu n ity for decreased tuition rates by making them eligible for loans and federal work-study programs and scholarships.

S i m u l t a n e o u s l y, Brown decided to veto SB 185, which would have allowed admissions officers within the Don’t Quote Me California education

By Joseph Demes system to consider race, ethnicity and gender in Asst.Opinion Editor student acceptances.

This was the bill that recently prompted a satirical bake sale at UC Berkeley, where the rate of baked goods depended on the patron’s race. Governor Brown’s decision on SB 185 definitely pleased more people than not, including Berkeley College Republicans President Shawn Lewis who organized the bake sale.

To the credit of the Californa bill, there are inflexible qualifications that applicants must meet in order to reap the benefits of the California Dream Act. Some qualifications include that the applicant must have entered the country before the age of 16 and must have attended a California high school for at least three years. The applicant must also apply for conditional permanent residency, which would put the student on the track for becoming a legal U.S. citizen, or sign an affidavit swearing they will do so. Yet there seems to be a blatant inconsistency w ith G over nor Brown’s decisions, as well as problems with the act itself.

First, I don’t understand how it follows that Governor Brown vetoes a bill that would allow universities to give special preference to certain students and then signs another bill that gives aid to students who are not legal citizens. If his goal is to demonstrate that the only factor that ought to matter on a college application is one’s qualifications as a student, he is certainly sending mixed signals. Even if an illegal student does demonstrate all the necessary qualifications for acceptance into a state school, the fact that the student is an illegal citizen might prompt or pressure an admissions board to show preference for the student. Secondly, I have a problem with the behavior the act may encourage.

Now, I do think it is a good thing that the California Dream Act requires the students benefiting from it to take the proper course of action in becoming documented citizens. I would have a much bigger issue with the act if this was not the case and illegal students could get a college education without worrying about their citizenship. Still, I don’t think the act sends a good message. By enacting this program, the

state of California is saying that it’s OK if you break the law and that you should be rewarded for doing so. The website for the federal DREAM Act paints these students as victims of their circumstances, saying that they are “smeared with an inherited title ... and want nothing more than to be recognized for what they are, Americans.” Unfortunately, you are not an American based simply on how long you have lived in the United States, even if you are brought here as a child. I would not be a citizen of Mexico or any other country if I was brought there illegally and lived there for 20 years. It is still a violation of United States law and, by virtue of residing here, people should be subject to the consequences of their actions.

A Los Angeles Times article from Oct. 9 quotes Spokeswoman Kristen Williamson, f r om t he Fe der at ion for A mer ic a n Immigration Reform, who sees the bill as “‘a reckless use of taxpayer money’ at a time when the state is broke, has raised tuition and has cut many services to legal residents.” In response, Governor Brown attempted to assuage the public by saying that only an estimated 2,500 students will apply for Cal Grants through the Dream Act. This would supposedly only cost taxpayers $14.5 million, which adds up to only 1 percent to the $1.4 billion program. Yet the UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education asserts that roughly 26,000 undocumented youth reside in California.

Surely there are more illegal students than the rough 10 percent that Governor Brown purports that will apply to get the benefits of the California Dream Act, which might cost California taxpayers even more to fuel the education of illegal immigrants.

To put it simply, all this bill does is give an incentive to prompt more illegal immigration. It makes it seem like it’s fine to commit a crime if you plan to rectify the situation later on. I don’t think it’s a bad thing if people wish to become American citizens, but there is a right way to go about doing so. Children who are brought to the United States at a young age are not necessarily responsible for their status, but that is no reason to implicitly reward their parents for breaking the law. While the California Dream Act only affects state schools, there is no reason to assume that this may not be extended to private universities like ours in the future. And, as citizens, we are already funding the California Dream Act through state taxes. Ultimately, both the governor and the Dream Act are not being consistent in their message. By allowing the Dream Act, California’s government puts itself at risk for creating a slippery slope of making exceptions to the rule. This is, more important than the possibility of restricting a student’s right to an education, an issue of lenience in upholding the letter of the law.

“To put it simply, all this bill does is give an incentive to prompt more illegal immigration.”

This is the opinion of Joseph Demes,a junior English and philosophy double major from Clayton, Calif. Please send comments to jdemes@theloyolan.com.

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Letters to the Editor Re: “Annual Security Report” Oct. 6, 2011

Dear Editor, As the chief of Public Safety, I wanted to applaud the Loyolan for publishing information about the University’s Annual Security Report (ASR) on Oct. 6, 2011. Public Safety considers the ASR an important tool for educating the campus community on campus safety programs and initiatives. We hope more students, staff and faculty read this informative document.

However, there is an important clarification.

The Loyolan’s informational piece implies, albeit inadvertently, that Student Housing may have been less willing in past years to report crime information to the Department of Public Safety. Nothing could be further from the truth. In the nearly 40-minute interview with the Loyolan, Assistant Chief Patricia

Re: “Reality Sucks” Oct. 12, 2011

Dear Editor, As a recent alumnus of LMU, I am disappointed with your decision to publish General Motors’ “Reality Sucks” campaign on Page 7 of the Oct. 12 issue. The ad depicts a male on a bicycle looking away from a female in a

Coffelt and I were emphasizing the wonderful collaboration that the Student Housing staff has with Public Safety. In fact, we believe such close collaboration has led to more reporting of traditionally under-reported crimes, such as sexual assault. Every year, the two departments meet to improve our mutual protocols through training and policy reviews. Such continuous efforts at improvement should not be seen as a suggesting that previous efforts were insufficient.

It is important for me to offer this clarification, given the good work that has been done in the past and continues to be done for the safety of our students and the LMU community.

Again, I want to thank the Loyolan for reporting on the recent publication of the Annual Security Report.

Hampton N. Cantrell, Chief of Public Safety

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The advent of Spotify in an iTunes world Kevin O’Keeffe on the newest online social networking music craze to sweep LMU’s campus that seems to be here to stay.

Kevin O’Keeffe A&E Editor

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f you have no interest in learning what music your friends are listening to, clearly you are not one of the inventors of Spotify. The music streaming service that has reached its peak in popularity after its initial beta release in 2008, Spotify is a new live music program that is built on the idea of sharing what you’re listening to with all your friends.

Spotify has crept into the collective LMU consciousness over the past month, but still hasn’t exploded in popularity here or elsewhere in the way iTunes or YouTube did before it. However, there’s a strong argument to be made that Spotify is set to expand far beyond what either of those applications have done for music – indeed, it’s entirely possible that Spotify is the future of the online music experience.

A self-proclaimed skeptic about streaming services – I’ve been burned one too many times, curse you Grooveshark – I was wary when I saw the Spotify mentions cropping up on Facebook. Why does the world need yet another application that shares too much information and makes status updates for you? Wasn’t FarmVille

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Spotify is a free service that gives users the ability to stream and share music with friends. enough punishment?

But I dipped a toe in the Spotify pool, and it wasn’t long before I was taking the plunge.

Spotify is pretty damn incredible. A full streaming service that doesn’t rely on shoddy or illegally obtained tracks (like Groovesharks) or limits your control over which music you’re listening to, like Pandora? Sign me up!

Spotify syncs your current iTunes library with its impressive catalog of music, allowing you to both stream and play files off your computer. You can make playlists of all these songs – perfect if you’re a closet ‘90s girl group fan and you just don’t want any trace of it in your iTunes library. Users who elect to use Spotify’s free service get up to 10 hours of free listening

per month, albeit with a very limited amount of ads, but paying just $5 a month eliminates those ads and the streaming limit. An extra $5 allows for listening to Spotify offline as well.

So while it’s not exactly costeffective, any potential issue with Spotify can be solved with money! And really, isn’t that the lesson the Internet should teach us?

In all seriousness, Spotify does offer unparalleled access to music and makes the entire experience interactive. Sharing songs on Facebook means that anyone who also uses Spotify can see what you’re listening to – provided you give permission, of course – and listen along with you. Spotify also eliminates the need for posting YouTube links to Facebook just to listen to the song. If your friend shares the new Rihanna track and you’ve been dying to hear it, just press play. Spotify will automatically cue it up and play it for you.

Perhaps best of all, Spotify doesn’t require a separate account. Just log in with your Facebook information and you’re in. While that means no Spotify for those of you without Facebook, the bigger issue is, why do you not have a Facebook? Did you see how cool Timeline looks?

Get one!

In case you can’t tell, I’m incredibly pro-Spotify. The service has very few clear downsides.

I pay the $5 a month for an unlimited, ad-free service, but

the price is well worth it. Spotify has become my designated form of music listening – I still buy select songs for my iPod, but if I’m iffy on a song or want to hear more than 90 seconds of it before buying it, Spotify can get it for me! Plus, Spotify is great for forming playlists of songs you wouldn’t want to actually buy, something I’m guilty of far too often. Do I really want 40 different Vitamin String Quartet songs to listen to while studying on my iTunes? Not when I can get them for free on Spotify!

Plus, I always love sharing music with my friends and Facebook’s synergy with Spotify makes this all too easy. Songs from Spotify can also be shared on Twitter and Microsoft Live Messenger, among other services, so there’s no excuse for not being able to get to hear some great music suggested by your friends and vice versa.

Spotify might turn out to be nothing but a fad, but I really doubt it. The social aspect keeps Spotify from being a basic streaming service, and the massive library and customization options make it superior to Pandora. Spotify is more than just what it appears to be. It truly is the future of the online music experience.

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

Collaborative art exhibit explores feminist issues of modern times Art Feature

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n 1972, Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro, co-founders of the California Institue of the Feminist Arts Program, put together a collaborative feminist art exhibition called Womanhouse, which provided a foothold for feminist art throughout Los Angeles. Almost 40 years later, a group of 12 women on LMU’s campus have come together in an effort to recreate the original Womanhouse project, but with their own personal, contemporary twist. Centered around the societal pressures and issues that women face in today’s world, LMU’s “Womynhouse” exhibit is a deeply personal exploration of what it means to be a woman in today’s society.

The new exhibit’s name, “Womynhouse,” is something of a double entendre. It plays on the phrase “my house,” alluding to Virginia Woolf ’s “A Room of One’s Own” and the title of the original project.

“What does every artist need?

A space of one’s own, a place where they can do art,” said senior art history major Amanda Courtney, also an exhibition curator and collaborator. The name also references the original Womanhouse project in more ways than one: The 1972 exhibition was put together using rooms in an abandoned Los Angeles mansion. Quite literally, each artist was given a room of her own and therefore the space with which to do what she envisioned.

Though LMU lacks the space to give each of the 12 artists a room of her own, the exhibi-

tion’s setup reflects that idea of personal space. It features individualized displays from each of the 12 women who participated in the project, drawing inspiration both from the 1970s Womanhouse project and from more contemporary issues of body image and sexual pressure. “A lot of the issues that the original Womanhouse women were dealing with are definitely overlapped,” Courtney said. “There are certain layers that overlap, but there are also new stories, because we’re a whole new generation.”

Out of all of the art history subjects to draw inspiration from, it was the Los Angeles feminist art movement that caught Courtney’s attention. Having taken a class on art in Los Angeles, Courtney found herself more and more interested in creating something that was representative of both her identity as a feminist and the rich history of the Los Angeles art scene. “Feminist art grew out of the L.A. art schools, and so I think it’s appropriate to bring something like that onto this campus,” she said.

Despite being something of a leader of “Womynhouse,” Courtney is very clear about the fact that this project – like the original Womanhouse project – is a collaborative effort. “Feminist art is based on this collaboration,” she said. “A lot of L.A. art history is like that.”

That collaboration is reflected in the setup of the exhibition itself. The gallery is split into separate installations, each one reflecting a particular issue of interest to each of the women participating in the project. The images are very reflective of the 1970s feminist movement, but at the same time they are very personal. One installation, put

together by senior film production and studio arts double major Jessica Csanky, is focused on breast cancer in homage both to her late mother and to the women whose lives have been impacted by breast cancer.

However, the small and deeply personal things are not the only issues addressed in the “Womynhouse” exhibit; the women have sought to address feminist issues on a broader scale as well.

Senior studio arts and art history double major Chin Onglatco, whose hometown is Cebu City in the Philippines, has created an installation that addresses the experience of being a woman in a very Catholic country, while senior psychology and studio arts double major Arielle Saturné has created a semi-performance piece dedicated to sex trafficking and prostitution.

“It exposed us a lot,” Saturné said about the unapologetic intimacy of the exhibition. But when asked if she was worried about allowing others to see so much of herself in her art, Saturné said that the exposure is what “makes it genuine. Vulnerability is something that we all have.”

She maintains that the intimacy of the artistic experience is what makes the experience important, forcing the audience to reconstruct ideas and come to terms with the important messages that the artists are trying to send.

One collaborative installation, from senior fine arts major (also an ad designer for the Loyolan) Erin Mallea and senior English major Kenzie O’Keefe (also editor in chief of the Loyolan) is a bathroom stall equipped with a sound system and headphones that allows gallery visitors to listen in on conversations between all 12 of the women about

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Many painted mannequins, like the one pictured above, are on display in the “Womynhouse” exhibition. sexuality, body image and other issues related to contemporary womanhood.

“We want to bring the conversation into the gallery, but we also want to start a new conversation,” Mallea said. “It’s specific to our experiences, but we also bring in some larger themes.”

Courtney agreed. “If people don’t come, then they don’t come, and they’re scared,” she said.

“And I hope that fear will prompt some self-reflection.”

“Womynhouse” opens on Thursday, Oct. 20, and will run until Friday, Nov. 11 in the Thomas P. Kelly Student Art Gallery. There is no admission fee, and the gallery is open from 12-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, check out the “Womynhouse” website at womynhouse.blogspot.com.

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Unprepared man loses East L.A. café offers good first battle with food eats in large portions I M

nadequate preparation: For some, this the challenge that led to my demise. First, might mean not showing up to class the chunks of pork were simply way too big. with your homework or your book. For Second, I simply wasn’t hungry. I probably others, it might mean only practicing six days should have extended my fasting to the previout of seven for Greek Week Football. But for ous day as well, but failed in that regard. Two me, inadequate preparation was my dietary days before, I had eaten a massive burger choices leading up to my attempt to consume from Five Guys, an East Coast-based version a five-pound burof In-N-Out with more rito from Manuoptions. It was a major el’s Original El factor in my downfall.

Tepeyac Café this I called it quits 26 past weekend. minutes into the chalInspired by the lenge. Our waitress Travel Channel’s walked over and said, “Man v. Food” “You’re allowed to use host Adam Richthe bathroom. A lot of man, though I had people get sick, you always imagined know.” I should have myself capable known the end was of dominating a going to come sooner restaurant’s food rather than later. challenge before On a bittersweet he came along, note, the restaurant Loyolan Public accidentally tossed out Editor Angelica my leftovers that I was Cadiente and I anticipating taking found ourselves in home with me. ThereEast Los Angeles. fore, as a parting gift, The restaurant: they gave me a full, Manuel’s Original untouched “Manuel’s El Tepeyac Café.

Special” to bring home The challenge: with me, so it could “Manuel’s Spesit in my refrigerator, Angelica Cadiente | Loyolan cial,” a five-pound Despite high expectations, Michael laughing at me for bechile verde pork Goldsholl was unable to finish El Tepeyac ing unable to finish it in burrito filled with one sitting. cheese, rice, beans Café’s food challenge,“Manuel’s Special.”

The reason for my and guacamole that failure was not the masmust be fully finished in one hour’s time. It sive chunks of meat, avocadoes in their enshould be noted that guacamole is mislead- tirety or even the small amount of Horchata ing, as I unearthed almost an entire avocado I drank while waiting for the burrito. Rather, inside the burrito during its consumption. my failure was that I failed to prepare. And Having eaten nothing but Otter Pops, wa- in the words of nearly every teacher I have ter and a few peanut butter pretzels in the 24 ever had, “When you fail to prepare, you are hours leading up to the challenge, I felt pre- preparing to fail.” pared to reign supreme over Manuel and his You may have been the victor this time, “special” burrito. food. But we will meet again.

Boy, was I wrong.

The burrito itself wasn’t monstrous and This is the opinion of Michael Goldsholl, a junior the size appeared consumable; there were, English major from Santa Barbara, Calif. Please however, two X factors that arose during send comments to mgoldsholl@theloyolan.com.

anuel’s Original El Tepeyac and it was perfectly sweet with only Café seems like an unsuspect- the faintest hint of cinnamon.

The menu is packed to the brim with ing enough place. Yet in this no-frills building in Boyle Heights, all kinds of Mexican specialties, and Angelenos can and do get their fill of you’ll certainly have a hard time deciding what to get. Not feeling quite some serious food. up for a fiveThe place was pound burrito, packed, with the I went for the line going out the beef enchiladoor (always a das in ranchgood sign) and a era sauce. They large banner outcame with sour side boasting the cream, rice and place’s achievebeans as well ments, including, as tomato and but not limited to, lettuce. The enbeing ranked No. chiladas were 23 on “America’s smothered in Tastiest Places to cheese and had Chowdown” on just the right the Travel Chanamount of sauce. nel and being feaThey weren’t tured on “Man v. swimming in Food” for their inranchera sauce, credibly large burAngelica Cadiente | Loyolan which was good ritos. because the enWhile the “Manuel’s Special,“ a five-pound burrito, is one of the chiladas honbrave, includ- many items offered at El Tepeyac Café in East L.A. estly didn’t need ing my cohort it. The meat was Loyolan Assistant Managing Editor and Sports tender and juicy, and it went perfectly with the Editor Michael Goldsholl, may at- sour cream and Mexican rice.

All in all, El Tepeyac has the feel of tempt the immense challenge of tackling the “Manuel’s Special,” the five- an authentic family-run restaurant. pound burrito beast that landed them And that’s because it is. This place is a spotlight on “Man v. Food,” even perfect for those looking to get their those with only average stomach ca- fix of hearty Mexican food. And if pacities are welcome at El Tepeyac. you happen to be sitting near someAnd regardless of what you end up one trying to take on their “Manuel’s getting, you’re sure to leave incred- Special Challenge,” you’ll be lucky enough to experience the hilarious ibly full.

Upon being seated at the counter, looks and doubtful comments made you’re immediately given a menu and by the friendly servers.

Sorry, Michael. You’ll win next offered a drink. They have the usual selection of soft drinks, but if you re- time, I’m sure. ally want to get the authentic experience, go for one of their aguas frescas.

They’ve got Jamaica, a refreshing This is the opinion of Angelica Cadiente, drink made with hibiscus flowers and a junior business administration major horchata, a sweet cinnamon-y rice from Los Angeles, Calif. Please send comdrink. The horchata isn’t too watery, ments to acadiente@theloyolan.com.

Alumni filmmakers set to screen post-graduation films on Lawton steps Film Preview

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awton Event Plaza is set to transform into an outdoor movie theater this Friday.

Continuing with the ever-present centennial spirit on campus, the Laband Art Gallery’s program, ART 100: LMU’s Alumni Artists, is aiming to celebrate the artistic contributions of LMU students throughout the years in multiple areas and disciplines.

This month, the gallery is partnering with the School of Film and Television (SFTV) to screen 10 alumni short films.

SFTV Dean Stephen Ujlaki will be on hand to open the event, which will span about two and a half hours and screen films of such genres as drama, comedy, experimental, animation and documentary. The films are eight to 25 minutes long and, according to SFTV Professor Howard Lavick, were specifically chosen to be played outside because of their entertaining and visual qualities. Lavick, along with fellow SFTV Professors Sylvia Morales and John Stewart, selected the 10 films to represent the diversity of students’ work since the very beginning of the program, and have chosen a wide variety of films produced between 1985 and 2010.

“The films we chose show the breadth and depth of the films throughout the years. It used to be a much more arduous task to finish a film in a semester, but technology has changed this fact for our

students now. These undergraduate films are a result of a lot of hard work,” Lavick said.

The films include many Film Outside the Frame (FOF) award winners and Samuel Z. Arkoff Award winners. These include a documentary called “The Yodel Within,” directed by Matthew Rice, which won the FOF festival in 2010, and a narrative film directed by Lee Citron called “Idiot Box,” which won at the same festival in 2007 and involved actors wearing TV screens on their heads. Some films, such as Tony Bui’s Vietnam drama “Yellow Lotus,” from 1995, have gained such acclaim as to win the Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize.

Lavick hopes this event will show students and faculty how, in his words, “the quality of the undergraduate program is on par with the graduate program. This screening reflects how this major is a hands-on ... major, and is more so than other film programs.”

While this free event may seem geared only to SFTV students, Laband Art Gallery Manager Arden Sherman assures that is not the intention.

“By hosting an outdoor film screening, we are utilizing the ample, natural space on campus and creating an event that is, in a sense, unavoidable, not only attracting attention from the students who are already a part of the arts and film communities on campus, but hopefully … student passersby who may not have been privy to these types of on-campus activities,” said Sherman.

Lavick also stressed how this event defi-

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The Lawton Event Plaza (pictured above) will be transformed into an outdoor movie theater Friday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. , and will screen 10 short films made by LMU alumni. nitely has “cross-campus interaction” in mind. He hopes that a large student interest would allow these screenings to occur on a more regular basis, and he already has plans for a possible indoor screening

in the spring.

The event will be held in the Lawton Event Plaza on the steps outside of the William H. Hannon Library on Friday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. Admission is free.

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red onion, fresh tomatoes and mixed greens. But slap it all on two fresh slices of pumpernickel bread, and it’s simply nirvana.

Visually, the chicken could pass for the real thing, which usually causes me in other restaurants to get one of my friends to take a bite before I do, just out of pure paranoia. But there’s a distinct taste difference – it doesn’t taste like it’s trying too hard to be chicken, but has its own flavor profile that meshes well with the generous amount of tasty vegan mayo and the crisp vegetables. And of course, every good sandwich falls apart in your hands, and this one’s no exception.

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ou know when you’re in a peckish but picky mood, driving along a random street and wondering what to eat but unable to settle on anything, so you just keep driving until you realize you’re an hour away from home? Something like the above scenario is how I stumbled upon Café MUSE, a vegetarian café nestled on a small block of Santa Monica Boulevard in the theater district. But unlike most of my excursions that end up with me settling on Chipotle, I ended up loving this little Hollywood joint.

The menu has a wide variety of casual, what you may as well call “American” food: sandwiches, wraps, pizzas, breakfast burritos and salads. The café also serves above-averLuisa Barron | Loyolan age organic coffee, particularly for a If you were rolling down Santa Monica Blvd. just a food establishment bit too fast, you might miss this small veggie café. where drinks are usually an afterthought. Their with a choice of three differcreamy iced mochas are a nice ent sides: sweet potato fries, an accompaniment to a late afterorganic mixed green salad or noon lunch. tortilla chips. There’s no comWhen you step inside, past petition here – the sweet potato one of those trick doors where fries are sublime. Whenever I you want to pull when you’re stumble across truly well-made supposed to push, there is a sweet potato dishes, I wonder homey arrangement of small to myself what horrible person chairs and tables and, this being decided that we would be so Hollywood, you’re sure to see at stuck on russet potatoes, which least two screenwriters banging are the most bland, boring, colaway on their MacBook Pros at orless potatoes compared to the any given time. beauty of the violently orange Despite serving breakfast sweet potatoes. For the cherry burritos and egg dishes, the on top, the fries don’t come with strength in Café MUSE’s menu any old boring ketchup – instead, they’re paired with a sweet, tangy blend of ketchup and barbecue sauce. It may sound weird, and I was reluctant at first, but it complements the fries perfectly.

When I’ve tried other items on the menu, such as the pizzas, I haven’t been disappointed Luisa Barron | Loyolan per se, but a bit The chicken salad at Café MUSE is a new vegan twist underwhelmed. It on an old favorite, accompanied by sweet potato fries. may be because with the pizzas really lies in its lunchtime you choose your toppings, and items: the sandwiches, particunot everyone is the most adept larly the grilled cheese, chicken at flavor pairings. I know everysalad and chicken pesto sandone likes choices, but I prefer wich. when someone who knows what In the early days of trying to they’re doing puts together a overcome my carnivorous tendish they know will be enjoyed. dencies, I found it odd that so Café MUSE has very lenient many vegetarians and vegans hours for those of us who can’t loved fake meats. It seemed odd make ourselves get up before 11 to want to eat something that a.m. on a Saturday – they serve tastes as similar as possible to breakfast until noon every day what they eschewed in their diand until 2 p.m. on weekends. ets. But then I tried the chicken Additionally, they’re open until salad sandwich here. midnight on weekend nights, a Considering I never liked thankful respite from the wee chicken salad before trying this hours when usually only greasy sandwich, and hated mayondiners are still open. Sign up naise with a passion, it says a for their monthly newsletter lot that this is one of my favorite via email and get a free drink sandwiches in the city. It’s very coupon. Prices are definitely on basic – just veggie chicken and the higher side, but that’s Holvegan mayonnaise with chopped lywood for you.

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Musical faculty to perform in concert Music Preview

By Amy Lee Asst. A&E Editor

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he Faculty Music Recital this Saturday will spotlight LMU music professors and staff who will be performing in various ranges of mediums including voice, violin, cello and guitar, covering music from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

All faculty members of the music department have been invited to perform in this annual concert. The musicians this year include violinist Frances Moore, vocalist Barbara Dyer, cellist Manon Robertshaw, pianists Tania Fleischer and Valeriya Morgovskaya and guitarists Martha Masters and Kate Lewis.

“All of our faculty are professional musicians,” said Dr. Michael Miranda, assistant professor for the department of music.

“Many of them have international reputations and have released CDs. We have a fabulous music faculty. It’s a chance for them to show what they do outside of the classroom.”

This year there will be a fundraising reception following the performance for the LMU Choruses’ concert tour to Germany and Austria in June 2012. There will be a Flexi machine available for students to purchase tickets for Bavarian-inspired refreshments such as spiced ap-

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It will take place in Dunning Courtyard outside the Murphy Recital Hall in the Burns Fine Arts Building.

“We ask so much of our students throughout the year, [so] I think it’s only right that occasionally we turn the tables and perform in front of our students,” said Masters, a guitarist who will be performing two sonatas by baroque composer Antonio Soler with fellow colleague Lewis. “It’s actually quite a lot of pressure to perform in front of the students you’re constantly critiquing.

But we are all looking forward to it, and celebrating the strong sense of community that exists within our department.”

Miranda explains that students should take this opportunity to experience the faculty not only as instructors but also as practitioners.

Students can witness them practicing their art outside of the academic realm, doing what they were trained to do on the stage.

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Still waiting for your letter from Hogwarts? Wait no longer – the DejaView Movie Lounge will be hosting a sorting ceremony at 7:30 p.m. tonight, followed by a costume contest and a screening of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” at 9 p.m. Free T-shirts will be given away to the first 100 students who come to the sorting ceremony. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” will be screening all weekend, along with a sing-along screening of “The Lion King” on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The full list of movie times for the weekend can be found below.

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Final games will dictate conference seed M. Polo from page 20 Loughran said the team received its conference championship watches two days ago.

“We cut practice a little bit short to receive the watches.

I think it motivated the guys to continue to work hard and sent a clear message to the freshmen that if you work hard in this program, you may have the opportunities to play for championships,” he added.

College water polo is one of the few collegiate sports where a tournament, not the regular season record, dictates a team’s playoff fate.

“We are competing for the best seed possible in the tournament. In order to get the top

seed, we have to win against conference opponents and play our best water polo at the best time,” said Loughran.

The Lions end the season with a six-game home stand against key conference opponents, attempting to improve their third-place conference standing.

In addition to Friday’s game against No. 9 UC San Diego, the team will face off with No. 11 UC Davis, currently first in conference standings, and No. 14 Santa Clara, currently fourth. The team will end the season with No. 12 Long Beach State before heading off to the conference championships Nov. 17-20.

Friday’s game will kick off LMU’s Spirit Day. After the game there will be a luncheon, followed by Madness.

“The schedule worked out for us this year ending with those six home games,” said Loughran. “I hope that we can get strong crowds out here and have a strong home pool advantage.”

The Lions bounced back forcefully with a win against conference foe No. 17 United States Air Force last Friday Oct. 14 in Colorado Springs, Colo., after an embarrassing 13-3 showing against Southern California rival No. 1 USC on Oct. 8. “[The Air Force] are ex-

tremely disciplined, so we had to execute our game plan and eliminate mental errors. We came out strong, and then were able to increase and sustain our lead in the third quarter,” said Loughran. “I was proud of the effort shown by our guys, especially in the altitude.”

Loughran and his coaching staff switched goalies from Wild to junior transfer Kyle Testman to improve defensive production in the cage.

“Our defense has finally found its niche,” said Loughran.

Senior Edgaras Asajavicius led the team with four goals in the game. Loughran also

noted that freshman Joe Ferretti has come into his own and plays a vital role in the team’s success. Loughran was also impressed by the play of Albert Samuels and Max Schlegel, as both entered their senior seasons coming off injuries.

Prior to its win, the team attended a rare Thursday night Air Force versus San Diego State football game.

“It was a really good team building trip,” said Loughran.

“In my 20 years of coaching water polo, I have never been to a college football game. It was a neat experience for me, and it was nice to relax with the team in a fun atmosphere.”

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Head Coach John Loughran praises redshirt senior attacker Albert Samuels (pictured above) for his leadership and productvity after coming off an injury going into his final season at LMU.

Team No. 11 UC Davis No. 9 UCSD No. 13 LMU No. 14 Santa Clara Chapman Claremont Redlands Whittier No. 17 Air Force

WCC 10-2 9-2 7-1 5-3 3-5 2-1 1-5 1-4 3-5

Overall 16-7 11-6 10-6 11-10 10-10 8-9 9-13 7-11 5-10

Ask the Editors What is your World Series prediction?

Two Plus the Foul

By Michael Goldsholl Asst. Managing Editor | Sports Editor

Raff’s Rap

By Dan Raffety Asst. Sports Editor

“St. Louis Cardinals in seven. I expect the Texas Rangers to be hungry after last year’s World Series loss, but it’s extremely difficult for me to root for a sports team from Texas... Unless they are playing the Miami Heat.“

“Despite the Cardinals having a true ace in Chris Carpenter, the Rangers’ offense is just too explosive. The Rangers improved their bullpen at the deadline. That will be the difference. Rangers in seven.”

“Still heartbroken by the Dbacks’ early exit, I find myself struggling to pick a side. Despite Texas having a former Lion in C.J. Wilson, I think [Albert] Pujols will go into free agency on a high note.

Cardinals in six.”

“The St. Louis Cardinals will win the World Series in six games because of the depth of their bullpen and the fact that I always root for the National League. Go Dodgers!”

Wilks World

By John Wilkinson Asst. Sports Editor

Hailey’s Comment

By Hailey Hannan Copy Editor

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Initial BCS standings set up for exciting second half Raff’s Rap from Page 20 seventh and eighth spots, respectively.

Kansas State University sits at No. 11 in the polls, with a shocking 6-0 record after wins at the University of Miami and at home against Big 12 rivals Baylor University and Univseristy of Missouri. Kirk Herbstreit, an ESPN analyst, joked on BCS Countdown that he did not even know Kansas State was playing football this year until after the win at Miami. They’re already bowl eligible with six wins, coming as a complete shock this early in the season.

To round out the undefeated schools is No. 19 University of Houston coming from Conference USA, a non-automatic qualifying conference led by sixth-year senior Case Keenum. After an impressive win versus Pac-12 UCLA, Houston has not faltered this season and could very well run the table and cause some good old-fashioned BCS controversy later in the season.

This year, we may get a taste of playoffs without having to change the current format.

LSU will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala. and take on the Crimson Tide on Nov. 5 in what promises to be a showdown for not only SEC West positioning, but national title implications. Whichever team wins that game will surely be No. 1 in the BCS and have the opportunity to play for a national title.

Similarly, the Oklahoma Sooners will travel to Stillwater, Okla. in the last game of the season and try to match up against the high-

powered offense of Oklahoma State University. If Oklahoma State can find a way to defeat its in-state rival to complete an undefeated season, they will jump over Oklahoma and the loser of LSU-Alabama for the No. 2 spot and most likely play for a national championship.

How’s that for playoffs?

So what about the rest of the undefeated teams? Do they have a legitimate chance at a championship?

Here’s the difference: The top four teams control their destiny — if they go undefeated, they will play for the championship. Teams five through eight don’t have that luxury.

The University of Wisconsin finally has some balance on offense.

Its run first, run always style of football was not a recipe for championships, just boring TV. Now that they have Wilson at the helm of the offense, this team can soar.

The issue is that even if they go undefeated, which I think is a definite possibility, they will book their trip to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl, not the national championship. The Big Ten just isn’t that strong. They will not have the schedule strength to jump other undefeated teams or even a one-loss SEC team.

I am surprised that Clemson Univsersity has made it this far without a loss, with home wins against last year’s national champion Auburn University and once highly-ranked Florida State University, and an impressive road victory against Virginia Tech. Looking ahead at Clemson’s schedule, they travel to Georgia Tech and the

Madness needs blast from past Wilks World from Page 20

Over time the event grew, away from a small team run and into a full-blown preseason party. Events at powerhouse programs now feature celebrity appearances, famous alumni and are even broadcasted on national TV. Rapper Rick Ross was set to perform at the University of Memphis’s Madness event when he had a seizure mid-flight and the plane had to make an emergency landing to treat him. The event was such a big deal, however, that Ross insisted he would go perform and only a second seizure on his next flight could force him to cancel.

It should be easy to see how these events have turned into a prime recruiting tool. What high school senior wouldn’t want to play for a school where thousands of cheering students are going to pack a gym to watch Rick “The Boss” Ross be the opening act for your first practice of the year?

That kind of recruiting weapon and fan hype machine is why schools around the country have built up this event. In the last few years, to build the event, LMU has scrapped the “midnight” aspect of Madness as well, moving it back from the true opening night of team practices, which was last Friday.

I say we go back to the basics.

No, not just the run, but the idea of celebrating the beginning of the season and feeding the fans’ excitement by letting them watch the first full-team practice of the year.

After the disappointment of the 2010-11 season, it couldn’t hurt to get as many sets of concerned eyes on this team as possible. Trust me, whether you realize it or not, you want the LMU basketball teams to be good. I have written about it so many times, but at the risk of repeating myself: The better our athletics are, the more desire there is to attend LMU, the more competitive our student body becomes and

the more valuable all of our degrees become. I know there are plenty of people who refuse to believe this, but I dare you to find a faster channel than athletics for boosting the national reputation of a school.

Last season was an almost universal letdown, so instead of just emptily building up the energy again, how about we let the fans see with their own eyes whether their faith is warranted. Instead of blinding them with bright lights and loud music, let the fans watch their favorite players putting in work and determine whether they should be excited.

Rather than Max Good dougieing, fans would benefit from seeing him working with his players. Instead of redshirt senior Drew Viney in hammer pants, lets see who is going to pick up the scoring slack in his absence. Instead of dance moves from the women’s team, I want to see who has the post moves to make up for the departure of Camille Buckley, who pulled down almost four more per game than anyone else.

Those are the kind of things that the Madness experience should reveal, but alas, fans will only know which team can put their athleticism to the best use in the form of dance. And of course, like always, we will love it.

Madness always has its highlights, and I’m sure tomorrow night will be no different. We will love it and feel pumped up for a few hours.

But still, if it was up to me, we’d be watching layup lines and rebounding drills. It may not be as sexy as a dunk contest or dance routines, but hard work leads to wins. And that is what fans want to see “coming” to Gersten Pavilion for more than just one night in October.

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University of South Carolina, two games they’ll probably lose. Bye bye undefeated season.

Stanford will not be “lucky” enough to play for a national championship this year, despite its stud quarterback Andrew Luck and highly efficient pro-style offense.

Stanford faces the same issues Wisconsin does. The only games that may propel the Cardinal ahead of the rest of the pack will be against No. 9 University of Oregon and University of Notre Dame at home.

You can bet that Stanford will be rooting for both schools to perform well down the stretch.

Prediction: Wisconsin-Stanford Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. I’d watch it.

Kansas State has shocked us all this season. They have won all of their games, despite being underdogs in the majority of them.

Every week I say that this is the week they will falter and end their dream season. However, they keep battling back and have taken on the personality of Head Coach Bill Synder — a hard-nosed football team that is not always pretty, but comes out on top and plays fundamental football and eliminates mental errors.

Looking at its schedule, Kansas State plays Oklahoma at home and at Oklahoma State on back-to-back weeks. Although I think they will lose both of those games, if they somehow win, they could definitely jump over everybody to the top of the standings.

Boise State University will probably win the rest of its games in the Mountain West Conference and

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Men’s soccer Senior Artur Jozkowicz is named WCC Player of the Week after Lions’ two-win weekend.

After the LMU men’s soccer team completed a weekend sweep of Santa Clara University and the University of San Francisco (USF), senior Artur Jozkowicz was named the West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Week.

Playing all 187 minutes of the weekend matchups, Jozkowicz had a hand in both of the Lions’ wins. Against Santa Clara, he tallied an assist on the overtime golden goal and scored the eventual game-winner against USF. Jozkowicz leads the Lions with four goals on the season. He has also assisted on three goals, racking up 11 points, tied for the team high with fellow senior Phil Da Silva.

The senior co-captain is the first Lion to take home the weekly honor this season.

LMU (5-9-0 overall, 3-3-0 WCC) does not play this weekend, but will play on Oct. 28 with the return trip to Santa Clara.

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finish outside the top two again.

Although I think Boise State is talented and should deserve a shot one day at a national title, until you join a big-time conference, you settle for the Fiesta Bowl.

Houston is the new non-automatic qualifier to join the party with great-grandfather Keenum at quarterback. This being his sixth and final year, he may lead the Cougars to an undefeated season. Although they won at home against UCLA, the Bruins have struggled and did not help the Cougars. The remainder of their schedule has a record below .500, with the exception of Southern

Methodist University and the Conference USA Championship Game.

Even if they win the rest of their games, there will be no BCS party for the Cougars.

So at the halfway point of the season we have 10 undefeated teams. Although we won’t end with that many, it will surely be a fun second half of the season, filled with excitement and rivalries, but most importantly we will end the season with nothing but controversy.

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Men’s soccer improves its winning streak to three games while the women split a weekend set

Freshman John McFarlin (right) headed in the game-winning goal in the Lions’ 1-0 victory over Santa Clara University on Friday, Oct. 14. Freshman Brianne Medved (left) scored once in the women’s 2-1 road win over Saint Mary’s College on Friday,but the Lions closed out the weekend with a 2-0 loss to No.5 Pepperdine University on Sunday,Oct.16. The women’s team will return to the field today at 6 p.m., when it hits the road to take on Brigham Young University.The men have the week off and won’t play again until Friday, Oct.28, suiting up against Santa Clara on the road.

The wrong method to Madness

10 teams remain unbeaten

While Madness has become a national event, going back to its roots could serve LMU well.

Dan Raffety predicts the fate of the top teams in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS).

t’s coming...” Or so claims the tagline on the advertising for this year’s Madness event. Aside from my inner journalism nerd screaming about the improper use of ellipses, I have to wonder, what is it that is coming? In all likelihood, Madness will be just what it has been in the past, a rocking good time for athletes to perform some dance moves and, most of all, an event to get people excited about the upcoming basketball season.

I’m not saying that any of that is Wilks World a bad thing; I have

By John Wilkinson many fond memories Asst. Sports Editor of Madnesses past.

I just think that a return to the event’s roots could benefit LMU basketball and its fans even more.

For those of you who don’t know, the origins of the various nationwide “Madness” events began humbly enough in 1971 at the University of Maryland. The NCAA has always placed a restriction on when teams can officially begin practicing, but in 1970, to take advantage of the very first minutes of legal practice, Maryland Head Coach Lefty Driesell decided to schedule a team run for just after midnight and the unique method drew a slight crowd.

The next year he took it up a notch by scheduling a scrimmage and work out for midnight madness, the crowd grew exponentially and the tradition was born.

season, winning the first two contests in San Diego but losing their most recent matchup in the SoCal Invitational the first weekend of October.

“It’s tough to win three in a row against a good team,” said junior goalie Gavyn Wild.

Loughran agreed. “The LMU/UCSD rivalry is one of the best in college water polo.

When you are so familiar with your opponent, it comes down to executing the game plan and out-working your opponent,” he said.

LMU has monopolized the WWPA as of late, winning four straight conference championships and appearing in four straight NCAA Regional Semifinals. Additionally, the Lions have won eight out of the last 10 conference championships, winning six of those conference final games against the Tritons.

“People want us to lose. We have a huge target on our backs. To win five championships in a row in any sport is rare because everyone wants to beat you,” Loughran said.

et the college football controversy begin.

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was announced on Sunday, leading to much debate and controversy about potential playoff systems and a fix to the current bowl system.

Currently, college football does not have a playoff system like other collegiate athletics, and although I agree that a non-automatic qualifying school should deserve a shot at a national title, that’s a debate for another day.

So far, this year has Raff’s Rap been the story of the 10 undefeated teams in

By Dan Raffety college football at the Asst. Sports Editor halfway point.

There was not much surprise that Louisiana State University (LSU) and the University of Alabama were ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, with the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, and non-automatic qualifier Boise State to round out the top five. All of these teams have yet to lose a game seven weeks into the college football season.

Other than these teams, other undefeated schools include reigning Big Ten champion University of Wisconsin, led by transfer quarterback phenom Russell Wilson, who came in at No. 6, with Clemson University, a surprise team from the ACC coming in ahead of Andrew Luck’s Stanford University for the

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Senior Edgaras Asajavicius (pictured above) scored four goals in the Lions’ 10-7 victory over the United States Air Force Academy last Friday, Oct. 14.

Polo set to battle familiar conference foe The men’s water polo team looks to maintain its season edge over No. 9 UC San Diego.

By Dan Raffety Asst. Sports Editor Doesn’t this sound familiar?

The No. 13 Lions take on the No. 9 UC San Diego Tritons Friday at Burns Aquatic Center at 3 p.m. for the fourth time this season.

They are attempting to win the season series between the two conference rivals and establish the top seed for the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Championships that conclude the regular season.

“That’s the way the schedule works out,” said Head Coach John Loughran. “We typically play them three times per year, but we have seen them in a couple tournaments so it has only added to the rivalry.”

The Lions are 2-1 against the Tritons this