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Sororities change recruiting process
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President Burcham discusses University issues at Convocation University President David W. Burcham delivered the annual convocation speech last Thursday at Sacred Heart Chapel. He discussed recent University-wide issues, such as a theme of dialogue and reconciliation following the Board of Trustees’ vote. Some faculty and staff passed out fliers outside the chapel regarding Santa Clara University’s recent decision to remove elective abortion health care coverage.
LMU’s lack of a Greek Row already sets its Greek atmosphere apart from that of other schools in the area. Now the community is now preparing for a new values-based sorority recruitment process that highlights LMU values. According to Assistant Director of Student Leadership and Development (SLD) and Greek Adviser Dan Faill, the new process aims to make Greek Life “more aligned with the Jesuit and Marymount philosophy and pedagogy.” “We are really trying to deemphasize the valuables that some organizations put out and emphasize the values of each individual organization,” said Faill. Most of the changes being put forth will come to fruition in the springtime with the National Panhellic Conference Sorority Recruitment process that will take place Jan. 24-27 of next year. In a process that spans the whole weekend, potential new members visit and meet with each sorority in a mutual selection process, recognizing their preferences and hoping for a membership bid. Unlike past years in which the process ended on Sunday night, this year’s recruitment weekend will continue through Monday, allowing more time for decision-making and deliberation on both ends. “It really becomes this much more fluid and reflective process on Sunday,” said Faill. And then on Monday they’ll come pick up their See Recruitment | Page 3
CSA house fosters passion for service The Center for Service and Action house is more than just a home for its seven residents. Sonja Bistranin Asst. News Editor @sonj_b
Right outside the back gates, on the corner of Loyola Blvd. and 80th Street, sits a house filled with intention and solidarity: the LMU Center for Service and Action (CSA) house. The CSA house offers a yearlong program to live out the four pillars of Jesuit tradition: service and social justice, community, simple living and spirituality. “The LMU Housing office offered the house to CSA as a way to create an intentional on-campus residential program for LMU students,” said Maria Alderete, assistant director of CSA and moderator of the CSA house. “The program began about 12 years ago as the Service and Action House.” Seven students occupy the CSA house
this year, all strangers to one another before living in the house. For senior political science major Caroline Blasco, the transition into the house has had its challenges. “It’s been challenging to adapt to living with six other people,” said Blasco. “But it’s been so rewarding in that as well.” According to Alderete, the challenges are what make the CSA house an opportunity to learn and grow. “The opportunity to live in an intentional community allows everyone to challenge themselves with a diversity of beliefs, values and actions,” said Alderete. “This challenge hopefully creates a comfortable space for residents to communicate in an honest manner about their values, service experiences and their future plans.” Senior English major Melody Bueno agreed that there have been challenges. “I know I’m a little bit more introverted. For me, getting out of my comfort zone is a challenge,” she said. She added that the support from the other six students has See CSA | Page 2
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Greek Week kicks off with fraternity and sorority flag football on Sunday Leavey Field hosted Greek Life’s annual flag football tournament Sunday, featuring six sororities and six fraternities. After weeks of practicing for this event, which marks the official beginning of Greek Week, the final games ended with Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity (pictured above) and Alpha Phi sorority as champions. For more photos, visit our Facebook page.
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Campus garden
A campus garden, called the LMU Inspiration Organic & Native Sustainability (LIONS) Garden, is located between Sullivan Hall and Pereira Hall. On Sept. 27, it hosted the first annual Green Apple Day of Service, during which the LMU Children’s Center had a Garden Learning Day. Every other Convo, the garden also puts up a farm stand. This Friday, they will host a Real Food Day celebration, where Sodexo and Green LMU are partnering with the Garden for a picnic at noon.
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Hydration stations
Several water fountains, or hydration stations, can be found around campus. These measure the number of disposable water bottles being saved by using reusable water bottles. Many campus groups, including the Student Honors Advisory Council, the Office of Sustainability and the LMU dance program, are working to increase the number of hydration stations on campus and decrease plastic water bottle use.
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LMU’s Fair Trade Committee has been talking to different departments around campus to encourage buying Fair Trade coffee rather than coffee sourced in other ways. Because of these efforts, Sodexo has switched to providing Fair Trade coffee and other items. The committee has also helped persuade Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf to offer a “University Blend” of coffee that is Fair Trade and may be sold at LMU in the future. Information compiled from www.lmu.edu and junior dance and environmental studies double major Genna BloomBecker by Ali Swenson, asst. News editor; Graphic: Tyler Barnett | Loyolan
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helped her to slowly overcome that challenge. “My housemates have made the transition easier,” she said. Even though the housemates were strangers to one another at first, they have quickly grown close. Bueno described the atmosphere of the house as supportive and inclusive. “People in the house are very genuine and considerate of one another,” said Bueno. “Once, I was studying for a test, and one of my housemates made me lunch. He even picked up my plate and cleaned it so I could concentrate on studying. And I’ve fallen asleep in the living room and someone covered me with a blanket. Everyone contributes and everyone in the house looks out for each other.” The CSA housing program consists of a monthly service requirement, weekly house meetings and monthly reflection activities. The students all participate together, fostering a sense of community and friendship. For junior biology and mathematics double major Lauren Magee, it’s the little things that bring the housemates together. “Whether it’s doing homework in the family room together till two in the morning, having an unintentional sleepover in that same family room because we accidentally fell asleep while doing homework, or hiding out together because we think
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Melody Bueno, Lauren Magee, Sayda Sosa, Caroline Blasco, John Ruffaine, Matthew Sugidono and Thomas Ireton (left to right) live together in the CSA house. They agree that living together has created many memories. we hear something in the backyard, every time we are all in the same room together, we can’t help but have a good time,” Magee said. Blasco echoed Magee’s sentiments, describing the late-night conversations and small moments of connections as what makes the house special. “I think each person in the
house is compassionate and selfless in different ways,” said Blasco. “Seeing how that comes out on an individual level throughout the last two months has been inspiring.” Bueno felt similarly, saying, “I really like the people in the house. I have small moments where I’m just like, you guys are so cool. They’re sweet.” Blasco agreed, saying it’s the
little things that make lasting memories. “The best part has been those moments when we all can just laugh together and share how our days went,” said Blasco. “It’s the nights when we all get home, collapse from tiredness in the family room and just talk and laugh together. It’s the little moments that weave together to create wonderful memories.”
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bids, and then Monday night is bid night.” Aside from wanting to align the University with its Jesuit roots, Greek Life also aims to attract the right women for the right reasons. “We want our sorority women to get the best experience possible and to truly appreciate their sorority and find sisters who share their values,” said senior communication studies major Amy Regnier, co-vice president for women’s recruitment. This focus on overall values throughout the recruitment process has been discussed for some time — LMU’s Panhellenic community instituted a “no frills” policy in 1991 to help trim down the process, but this concept, according to Regnier, was never truly enforced. But the lack of policy enforcement isn’t the only thing that prompted these changes. “We’ve also been having problems with risk management and overall membership
experience,” said Regnier. Despite the various causes for these changes, much of the money being saved by streamlining the recruitment process will be put into more recruitment training, including professional advising from Recruitment Training Bootcamp. The main goals of this training include fostering more genuine, values-based conversations and choosing new members that reflect that. While spring recruitment might seem far away, the preparations are well underway. LMU sororities are already discussing the changes to come and how they will ultimately affect each sorority. The opinions of current sorority members on the new style of recruitment vary. “It was a long time just to wait four hours between ‘pref’ and bid night,” said sophomore dance and history double major and member of Pi Beta Phi sorority Jenny Volanti. “Now it must be really nerve-wracking for all of the girls that will have to wait 24 hours.” Similarly, there has been
talk about changing fraternity recruitment by way of fraternities releasing potential new members that they won’t be offering a bid to towards the beginning of the recruitment process, allowing those released the ability to put their time and energy into a different fraternity, according to Faill. “The hope behind this is that the 40 men going out for one chapter might be given the opportunity to explore other options earlier rather than on the last day,” said Faill. While the changes to the fraternity recruitment process are slow to start and not set in stone, sororities will face a new type of recruiting this spring. The various LMU chapters have been discussing these changes, and initial counseling and chapter training could start as early as Nov. 15 with the Recruitment Training Bootcamp. “I’m extremely excited with where this is going because as values-based organizations, this is where we should always be striving to be,” said Faill.
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This issue, Business Intern Rebecca Liaw sits down with junior business marketing major Casey Lins about his clothing line, Polar Apparel.
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Where did the idea of starting your own clothing company come from? My clothing line is called Polar Apparel and it started last November with one of my best friends from back home. We were just sitting around during Thanksgiving break, and we were just thinking about how we always said we wanted to do something new and interesting. We came across the idea of a clothing line.
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At the beginning it was just setting everything up. We made sure we wouldn’t make a lot of mistakes. With every decision we made, we took our time – didn’t want to rush anything. We knew once we start going in one direction it’s hard to turn back and change your path.
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Who are your style icons?
A brand called Johnny Cupcakes. One of my buddies actually met the CEO last week. They’re street wear oriented just like us, but they’re not just directed [towards the street wear audience]. For our brand, we’re trying to grow it, so it’s not just one specific age group or one demographic that wear our clothes. We respect Johnny Cupcakes because they encompass everyone in all their clothing.
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Do you have a mission statement for yourself and your brand?
Basically, we want to provide our customers with the highest quality materials to put them in the best environment for just having a good time, and not worry about anything else.
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Can you tell me about your life at LMU?
Coming in freshman year, I joined Crimson Circle in the spring and it kind of got me involved in service. And I also work at Event Operations. I’m one of the managers. So I’m involved in the service aspect, and I meet people through my job too. Right now I’m studying business management, and I’m hoping to maybe go into sports, maybe become a sports agent or maybe work for a specific sports organization. I love to play golf – I worked at a golf course over the summer – so I pretty much golf every day.
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Do you have any dream goals concerning your brand? A dream goal would be to get a professional skateboarder or just a professional extreme sports athlete to wear our product and to wear it in competitions and stuff like that.
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he stands were packed Friday night for the men’s basketball team was 1-15 in conferMadness at Midnight, the official start of ence play. Out of nowhere, LMU started winthe LMU basketball training season. The ning. They made it all the way to the semifinals, crowd was crazy. The energy was high. Yet when where they put up a much stronger fight against women’s basketball player Mackenzie Kerins Gonzaga before finally falling. Did being away from LMU and in front of the took the mic, she knew she still had to implore through-the-roof energy of the WCC tournathe crowd: Come to the games. It’s almost cliché at this point to say that ment crowds benefit the team’s morale enough LMU students have no school spirit. Stands at to start winning? Hard to say. But it certainly games and matches are hard to fill. Even the didn’t hurt. Yes, the men’s basketball men’s water polo team resorted team needs to put forth incredto walking through Alumni Mall We think it should be ible effort this season to enterin their Speedos during Convo easy. We think LMU tain the crowds enough that hour to pack the stands – an students should take they’re compelled to come back. effective tactic, it must be noted. But short of every sports team accountability for their No, the empty stands are not teams’ successes. exclusive to men’s basketball. stripping down to their skivvies, Sure, our other teams have no the question remains: Is there problem putting up great effort against futile any way for Athletics to fill the seats? Full stands were a rarity last basketball season. school spirit – shout-out to men’s soccer, No. 1 The biggest crowd came out to watch LMU get in the WCC – but there’s no question that men’s trounced by Gonzaga. Credit for that success basketball is our signature sport. If there’s going goes to ASLMU, particularly former director of to be a sudden outpouring of school spirit, it’s athletic events and now-senior management going to have to start with men’s basketball. We think it should be easy. We think LMU stumajor Bradley Richards and now-sophomore management major and Senator David Tassone. dents should take accountability for their teams’ Distributing crimson togas for attendees to wear successes, from the court to the field to the pool. was an inspired giveaway – unfortunately, all the To paraphrase an old idiom, games are won by empty student sections throughout the season crowds who show up. We have faith that this could be a historic season for men’s basketball. didn’t help the team’s morale. Reflect for a moment on when last year’s sea- The team will hopefully do everything in their son turned around: Headed into the West Coast power to give this school a great run. Now it’s Conference (WCC) tournament in Las Vegas, on the University community to help make it so.
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not knowing how to help and only knowing several “fun facts” about domestic violence. Reading the flyers and campaigns, I noticed they seemed to be missing opportunities to enact change in the community. Magis and Pi Beta Phi’s “Homeless Awareness Week” has a documentary viewing, a seminar, a guest panel and discussion and closes with a service day – one service day during a week of activism. While Belles spends the majority of October making pledges and hosting candlelight vigils, silent protests and guest speakers – nowhere on their flyer is a hint of service directly helping victims of domestic violence. It’s possible these organizations spend hours and hours of time away from their awareness week helping the victims of homelessness and domestic violence – after all, these are called “awareness weeks.” But, after reading some of their flyers, I see no way for me to get involved. I don’t know who to talk to if I want to help these victims; the only way I know how to get involved is by putting purple duct tape on my mouth and sleeping on cardboard boxes outside of St. Rob’s. The Loyolan has covered this topic before in a Board Editorial from April 18 of this year, titled “Awareness deserves more than one
week,” which begged the question: How much is too much? The week this Board Editorial ran was much like the past couple weeks – multiple days of awareness during overlapping awareness weeks in one big awareness month. The issue rises again with whom these campaigns are trying to help; there’s only room for so much awareness on such a small campus, and at a certain point they seem to be more about those running the campaigns than the people at which they’re directed. Were you aware of all the awareness weeks on campus before reading about them earlier in this article? Maybe, maybe not, but even if you were aware of everything going on, did you know how to help? Because I promise you this; I glanced at “Homeless Awareness Week’s” night sleeping under the stars, and all I saw while walking along St. Rob’s lawn the other night was a young couple spooning on top of flattened cardboard boxes. Why weren’t they using that spoon to help feed the hungry? You tell me. This is the opinion of Devin Feldman, a junior communication studies major from Aurora, Ore. Tweet comments to @LoyolanOpinion, or email dfeldman@theloyolan.com.
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Pink ribbons alone are not a cure Chenelle Nº5 Chelsea Chenelle Opinion Editor
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ctober. The temperature drops, the pumpkin spice is abundant and the colors begin to change. But instead of the autumnal hues of the season, we can only see one glaring color: pink. From everything in the grocery aisles to NFL uniforms, we could not be more aware of the fact that it is breast cancer awareness month. Breast cancer is expected to kill nearly 40,000 women in 2013 alone and is the second leading cause of death among women, according to the American Cancer Society. This form of cancer, which disproportionately affects women, has become a hot topic ever since the Susan G. Komen for the Cure non-profit began handing out its pink ribbons in 1982. However, what started as a movement to raise money for research on this disfiguring disease has since devolved into a capitalistic enterprise, leaving the public undereducated and overcharged when it comes to their support of breast cancer. Pinkwashing is no new phenomenon. The term is used to refer to the marketing techniques of the breast cancer cause, which intermingles the non-profit purpose of
charities with the for-profit benefits of selling products emblazoned with the familiar hue. And it is exactly what is wrong with the month of October. It is said that any press is good press, and surely the fact that breast cancer is given attention is a good thing. However, the direction of this attention is where the problem lies. The general public is not, on the whole, becoming more educated on the disease. Instead, the attention is aimed at the marketing of goods that will donate some minute percentage of profits to the cause. Take, for example, the previously-mentioned Susan G. Komen foundation. The non-profit made headlines in 2012 when it withdrew its funding from Planned Parenthood, an organization that performs cancer-preventative breast exams for all women, regardless of financial privilege. This move was in direct contrast with the express purpose of their organization, leading the public to question where its intentions lay – in political and financial gain, or in saving the lives of women. Did I mention they have a perfume brand that contains products known to cause cancer? But the criticism doesn’t end at the questionable enterprises of Susan G. Komen. The two slogans that have become synonymous with breast cancer awareness both rely on the sexualization of the female anatomy. The Keep A Breast Foundation’s “I love boobies”
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campaign became a rubber wristband phenomenon when it first surfaced. Similarly, one foundation took the name “Save the Tatas.” Rather than emphasizing the grotesque reality and pain of cancer, these campaigns have honed in on the fact that breast cancer equals the loss of sexuality. It is not about the individual who undergoes hours of chemotherapy or the life that is lost. Instead, these campaigns infantilize the problem and the potential supporter, sug-
gesting that we are only interested in giving money when sexuality is at stake. We are smarter than that. It is time to confront breast cancer for what it really is, beyond the product and beyond the slogan. According to Breastcancer.org, breast cancer affects over 2.8 million women in the United States alone. When caught in the earliest stages, breast cancer has nearly a 100 percent survival rate. However, when it goes undiagnosed and progresses into later stages, that
rate drops by about three quarters. LMU’s Marians promotes the slogan “Save the woman, not the ta-tas,” and I think that, as a society, we should too. It is time to teach, not time to brand items with a pink ribbon and call it saving lives. Breast cancer is serious, and it is time we treated it as such. This is the opinion of Chelsea Chenelle, a junior art history major from San Diego, Calif. Tweet comments to @LoyolanOpinion, or email cchenelle@theloyolan.com.
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t’s October, and Halloween is right around the corner. If you haven’t put your costume together, you still have some time before the big weekend of festivities. Whether you’re helping out with Fright Night or traveling down to UC Santa Barbara’s Isla Vista, here are some tips to get the perfect costume. 1. Start early. Nothing is worse than trying to figure out your weekend of outfits on Oct. 28. You might as well wear a potato sack.* 2. Pick something that is creative, but easy to understand. Don’t be that guy whose ‘clever’ costume no one gets, even after an explanation. You aren’t artistic, just annoying. 3. Pop culture is a plus. If you want to be a hit at any Halloween function, draw inspiration from some of the biggest news of the year – just make sure you aren’t another Honey Boo Boo at the party. 4. Show some skin, but not too much.
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Do use your Halloween outfit to show off your hot bod. Don’t walk around in red underwear and devil horns. It’s not cute. Trust me. 5. Bring a jacket. Make sure you bring a coat. It may be Halloween, but we still have to live with the marina breeze. If a jacket doesn’t go with your outfit, then make sure to stop by the Loft before you go out to get some extra warmth. 6. Get your group together. Group costumes are a ton of fun, and it makes it easy for everyone to figure out a costume for one night. Saying that, be prepared. Friendships will end if you can’t decide who is going to be Cher Horowitz in your Clueless cast. 7. Be yourself. The best Halloween outfits show your personality, so be what you want to be. Don’t feel pressured to be a sexy mouse if you want to be a regular mouse. People will enjoy your outfit either way. *Note: Do not wear a potato sack unless you’re dressed as Dobby the House Elf. This is the opinion of Eddie Estrada, a junior communication studies major from Walnut Creek, Calif.Tweet comments to @LoyolanOpinion, or email cchenelle@theloyolan.com.
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In the spirit of Halloween, don’t be alarmed if you saw a large group of people following a live theatre production down Lincoln Boulevard last Friday night — they where simply summoning the dead. “Tapping the Third Realm” is a semester-long exhibit by LMU and OTIS College of Art and Design that intertwines spirituality and the supernatural with art, and what better way to illustrate that than with “The Summoning” by LMU’s College of Communication and Fine Arts? The exhibit presents the work of 34 artists who deal with those concepts and explore how these artists have the ability to tap into powers greater than their own. The theatre production brought forth those concepts and puts them into action with a fun and interactive proces-
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The theatre arts department performed “The Summoning” as a part of the semester-long “Tapping the Third Realm” exhibit at the Laband Art Gallery and OTIS College of Art and Design. The performance started at the Laband Art Gallery and continued as performers were “summoned” to OTIS on Lincoln Boulevard. sion from LMU to OTIS. The play took parts from Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, which is based on astronomer and magician, John Dee. “The Summoning” brings together Dee and other historical occult characters
(Aleister Crowley, Helena Blavatsky, Sir Edward Kelly and many others) under the same roof that aim to “tap” through the third realm and introduce a new world to its audience. However, the idea of bringing such an artistic movement
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The performance took famous horror literary figures, such as Doctor Faustus, Aleister Crowley, Helena Blavatsky and many others as they are summoned into life and allowed to roam, in the spirit of Halloween.
to the supernatural is also rooted in the fact that it is a part of the Halloween spirit. “There’s a reason to why everyone and their brother watches ‘Paranormal Activity’ films … [because] everyone enjoys a good ghost story now and then,” said chair of the theatre department, as well as the director, Kevin Wetmore. “As a Catholic university, we come to accept the reality of the supernatural. It’s also [a production with] great students in costumes having a great time.” “Tapping the Third Realm” is not the first time there has been a collaboration between LMU and OTIS, and the college of Communication and Fine Arts hopes to continue collaborating not only with OTIS but with other art groups in the area. “One of the things the College of Communication and Fine Arts is interested in is interdisciplinary work, and working with anyone. …theatre takes their active presence in the community and in the university very seriously,” said Wetmore.
“We’ve put a lot of work into [the play],” states Aisling Galvin, a sophomore theatre arts major, and the actor for ‘Edwina’ Kelly. “We’re having a lot of fun doing it, and we hope everyone will have a great time too. … It’s work, but it’s with great people and subject matter. And it is quite the adventure.” Having a great time is one of the goals that the crew and performers try to achieve, but it’s also the different style of environmental theatre that’s gotten students and audiences excited, too. “It’s a whole bunch of different experiences, and I’ve enjoyed it. … While I enjoy the traditional theatre … I wouldn’t mind doing this every so often,” asserts senior theatre arts major, and “The Summoning’s” John Dee, senior theatre arts major Julian Garcia. This isn’t the last time the department will put forth such an event, to console those who have missed the demonstration; in fact, there is still one more to go — the Haunting of William H. Hannon Library on Sunday Oct. 27.
Professor’s book wins leadership award Michael Genovese co-wrote the book “Leadership Matters.” Christopher James Life+Arts Editor
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What does it mean to lead? With a variety of ways to get involved on campus, students are encouraged to develop leadership techniques to take with them into the real world. Director of the Institute for Leadership Studies and political science professor Michael Genovese has seen all of this and chronicled the complexities and intricacies of what it means to be a leader in his book, “Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox,” co-written with Thomas E. Cronin. The book was recently named the recipient of the “Outstanding Leadership Book” award by the International Leadership Association. Genovese and Cronin are set to accept the honor in Montreal on Oct. 31. The Loyolan sat down with Genovese to discuss the ideas of the book and how its principles manifest in LMU students. Christopher James (CJ): Describe the concept behind “Leadership Matters: Unleash-
ing the Power of Paradox.” Michael Genovese (MG): My coauthor and I were disappointed at the simplistic conceptualization so common in leadership books today. So many of them offer promises they just can’t keep: the “three keys to successful leadership” or the “four foundations to leadership success.” That is a steaming loaf of pony poop. Leadership is complex, multi-dimensional, paradoxical. We wanted to introduce serious readers and would-be leaders to the complex world of leadership. CJ: What lessons do you hope students take from the book? MG: Beyond the complex and paradoxical nature of leadership, I hope students see the possibilities and promise of leadership. Society cannot progress without civicminded, active, engaged citizens and that means that we must all be prepared to lead at one time or another. We can all become better leaders and this book presents a framework within which students can place their hopes and aspirations for serving, giving and improving society. CJ: What is it like seeing your book honored by your peers with such an award?
MG: It is way cool. I’ve been very blessed in my life: a wonderful wife, three fantastic dogs, the opportunity to contribute to students and society via teaching and writing, but to be so honored by one’s peers is very special. If I had the capacity for humility, I would be humbled by the honor. Of course, there are several people in my department who think I have a lot to be humble about. CJ: In what ways do LMU students both exemplify leadership and show potential for greater influential roles? MG: I have long been impressed by the willingness of our students to engage in service. There is no greater call than public service and we need our best students to commit to serving something beyond themselves. I know that today, watching the ugliness of politics can lead young people to apathy, even anger, leading them to not want to dangle their toes in the cesspool of politics. But don’t let the knuckle-draggers of the Tea Party dissuade you: We have something better to offer the public. The haters may get attention on cable television, but in the end it is the people devoted to serving the public who will set the nation’s agenda. Don’t give up. Don’t let the haters set your agenda for you.
PROFESSOR Q&A via Michael Genovese
Michael Genovese’s book “Leadership Matters,” won the “Outstanding Leadership Book” award given by the International Leadership Association. Rise above it. CJ: How do you balance writing, research and teaching? How can students learn from your time-management skills? MG: I’ve never been afraid of hard work. I think that comes from being an athlete when I was young. I learned about discipline and hard work, as well as teamwork, and the importance of having a compelling vision. As I transferred my life from sports to academia, I took many of those lessons with me. If you enjoy
something, as I enjoy both teaching and writing, it is not hard work; it is hard play. I like to play hard. I entered into this profession to teach and then fell in love with writing as well. And so to students I say: Find your passion and pursue it.
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Laser Squad Bravo improvs for Halloween Student comedy show fills the Living Room’s audience with laughter.
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There’s nothing scarier than stepping onto a stage to perform without lines. Such is the nature of improv, as LMU’s student improv team, Laser Squad Bravo (LSB), performed a varied set of interactive games for its Halloween show at the Living Room on Thursday night, their second show of the year. The performers did not exhibit much of the Halloween theme advertised on the fliers, but still managed to make the crowded Living Room roar with laughter. Though, like in almost any improv show, not all of the material was ingenious, but the audience never responded with silence. Bits that didn’t quite land were met with very loud, widespread giggling and the audience hollered like jackals when something witty came along. Ironically, this spontaneous improv show actually reached its zenith when it felt somewhat structured and controlled. Some of the best lines of the entire show came near the end, when the entire crew lined up on stage and had to relate a toothbrush to sex, popcorn style. In a golden moment of quality over quantity, one of the more silent team
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The student improv team Laser Squad Bravo – featuring sophomore entrenurship major Nicole DuBois (left) and senior political science major Matt Klimkowski – had its second performance of the school year this past Thursday night in the Living Room. The event was uneven in parts, but succeeded in pleasing the crowd. members stepped forward and said, “Sex is like a toothbrush. My dentist gives it to me.” The audience howled; it was the best crowd reaction of the night. Another highlight occurred toward the beginning of the set, when the audience was called on to contribute an adjective and an object, from which two shouts out of the crowd created “hairy hacky sack.” Three team members took to the stage and played the “DVD game,” during which one member sat in a chair and pretended to be controlling a DVD he was watch-
ing as the other two acted out the film. At one point, the controller expressed his desire to watch the Spanish dub of the film. The other two performers on a dime began speaking Spanish (or some approximation of it) in smarmy voices, eliciting a storm of hysteria from the audience. The improv group was not always sharp with its spontaneity, particularly during the times when the team had no organized direction for its comedy. Towards the set’s conclusion, the performers partook in a jumble of
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different bits that they had come up with on the fly. There was contention as some members asserted themselves to center stage before others could, causing them to reel back awkwardly and wait for another opening. Also, the crowd never met this freeform section with more than loud chuckles. Because of the occasional uneven and unrestrained material, consistency is a lot to expect out of any comedian, amateur or professional, that has to think on his feet. Junior entrepreneurship
major and LSB member Zach Soliz mentioned how practice alone does not ensure that one will do well during a performance, saying, “The crazy thing is that you could practice improv for 10 years and be awful.” Still, it’s easy to overlook the dull moments and enjoy an LSB performance. Just be as spontaneous as the group itself, and you won’t be disappointed. This is the opinion of Josh Grega, a sophomore screenwriting major from Seattle, Wash. Tweet comments to @LoyolanArts, or email cjames@theloyolan.com.
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Men’s water polo:
Right away, I was disappointed that such a small number of guys from the team were performing. Still, I think I speak for most of the crowd when I say that the six-man worm they ended up doing in their Speedos mostly made up for that. As expected, there was stripping, twerking and very little actual choreography. It’s obvious these guys were just out there to have a good time. Rating: “Magic Mike” (alternate rating: C+) Twerk attempts: Just so many
Women’s basketball:
Despite the girls’ tough-looking camouflage and black costumes, their set was not memorable. They may have benefited from some fresher songs – by the time they performed, a lot of their mix had been heard a few times before. While the group wasn’t always in sync, you could tell they were having a great time. A tad more flash and excitement could help them place higher next year, because I’m sure they can’t be satisfied with tying with the men’s team. Rating: The third member of Destiny’s Child that I can never remember the name of (alternate rating: B) Twerk attempts: 4
Swimming:
Serving up exactly what Madness is infamous for, the ladies of the swim team kept up their tried and true tradition of wearing as little clothing as possible. Though
it started off well, there wasn’t much creativity involved in the choreography past the first song, and I found myself getting bored with how long the, um, twerk-fest, went on. Rating: Christina Aguilera – the ‘Dirrty’ album years (alternate rating: C+) Twerk attempts: Please see “Men’s water polo”
Women’s water polo:
These ladies’ “boy bands through the ages” theme was totally refreshing. Starting off with a classic Jackson 5 song and throwing in the second ‘N Sync song of the night was gold and kept me dancing the whole time. It was awesome to see the commitment and thought they put into their costumes, and I think these girls found the perfect balance between funny and tasteful. Rating: Hannah Montana (alternate rating: A) Twerk attempts: 0
Women’s rowing:
The sheer number of team members on the floor made it more impressive that all their moves were fairly precise and united. Reminding me of something you’d see at LMU Greek Life’s Lip Sync competition, the obligatory song about rowing and water was made more creative with the use of cut out cardboard boats. The ladies had a good mix of real choreography and just enough twerking in the set – even going for it upside down. With equal parts humor, creativity and good dancing, these girls definitely deserved the win.
Rating: Sorority at Lip Sync (alternate rating: A) Twerk attempts: 4
Men’s rowing:
These guys (and a few guest girls) of the men’s rowing team were pretty safe in their performance but had some interesting elements, including partner work, and like the women’s team, a cute mockrowing portion. There wasn’t any twerking, which was a shocker, but there was the usual strip tease, to the delight of many in the crowd. It reminded me a lot of last year’s performance, so I’d love to see more creativity next year. Rating: Vanilla Ice (alternate rating: B-) Twerk attempts: 0
Softball:
After winning two years in a row, they just couldn’t do the threepeat. While the girls looked ready for battle in their black and camouflage, the dance was ultimately a little soft for me. It didn’t help that they were the last team to perform, and I could only take so many Miley impersonations in one night. I expected a little more flash from the two-time champions, which just goes to show you can’t get too comfortable at the top. Rating: The New England Patriots circa 2005 (alternate rating: B+) Twerk Attempts: 4
Men’s basketball:
After a slow start, I kept wondering where it was going to go next, and in the end, I loved seeing these guys doing something so out of their element. The music choices
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Women’s volleyball senior outside hitter Taylor Scioscia embraces her inner Miley Cyrus at the Madness at Midnight dance competition on Friday. and all black costumes were slick, and incorporating members of Kuumba Beatz into their set was creative. Still, I think more team members in the dance would have made it much more exciting Rating: ‘NSync, minus JT and JC (alternate rating: B)
Twerk attempts: 1 (It was all about the body rolling.) This is the opinion of Khayla Golucke, a junior dance and English double major from El Paso, Texas. Tweet comments to @LoyolanSports, or email kcacabelos@ theloyolan.com.
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App combines sports and virtual competition
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The Los Angeles-based app Beat Your Record Now combines sports competitions with virtual gaming.
75 LMU students competed in the first free-throw tournment.
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or Android video record you shooting 1. Have someoneas manywith freean iPhone throws as you can in one minute. 2. Use only one ball and one rebounder. 3. Upload your video to Beat Your Record Now and compare scores. Information compiled by Sam Borsos, asst. Sports editor; Graphic: Mercedes Pericas | Loyolan
Two LMU students are marketing a new L.A.-based sports app. Sam Borsos
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If you see students around campus using their smart phones to record videos of each other shooting free throws, don’t assume that they are showing off on Vine or choosing a filter for their Instagram photo – they could be using Beat Your Record Now, a Los Angeles-based phone app that combines real life sports competition with virtual gaming. Two LMU students – senior marketing major Bradley Richards and junior economics major Chase Lio – help market the app, which allows players
to compete in simple sports competitions, such as making as many free throws as possible in one minute. Players can compete with one another without having to be in the same room, and even receive cash prizes if they win. “The app itself is extremely relevant to college students,” said Lio. “The biggest thing is that you can do it on your own phone so that you can submit it right there. You’re competing with people all over the place, and in the grand scheme of things, people would play against each other all over the state and all over the country.” UCLA graduate student Dean Pagonis, the CEO of Beat Your Record Inc., said that the app – which is like a combination of FourSquare and sports games – is based on the idea that players will always have a new record to beat, unlike other apps in which people reach a record or score that’s
impossible to break. “There might be an LMU specific tournament, or a Los Angeles city record,” he said. “So it’s not one record that is impossible to beat – you can have different records to break with people from different areas.” LMU students have been one of the main target audiences for testing out the app thus far. According to Pagonis, over 75 LMU students competed in the first free throw tournament launched by Beat Your Record Now. College students are “used to competing against each other in intramural sports,” Pagonis said. “This [app] takes away the idea that you need to be in the same room competing against someone. They use Instagram and Vine, and they understand how to upload videos. They’re a natural fit for using a sports-
based competition app because they’re doing that kind of thing anyway.” Although the app is currently in the early stages of development, there is a more “user-friendly” version of the app launching this Friday. according to Pagonis. A larger variety of sports competitions is in the works, including darts, soccer juggling, golf swings or anything that users want. “As long as it’s something that’s legal and sounds fun, we’ll be happy to put that up,” Pagonis said. “If someone is really great at hula hooping, we can put that up and invite people to participate in that.” As members of two different fraternities on campus, Lio and Richards hope to expand the app to other schools surrounding LMU. Lio said the two are working on creating a free-throw
competition between fraternities at LMU, USC and UCLA. “What makes people play sports is the competition,” Lio said. “When you go to the basketball court, you want to compete, and this app expands the competition.” This expansion of participants in the games from around Los Angeles demonstrates the purpose of the app: it can connect people from different schools, cities and even states. “It causes that competitive element, which is cool to see amongst friends,” Pagonis said. “A lot of people are from Oregon at LMU, so maybe they want to play against their friends at home.” The free app is available for download on both Androids and iPhones, called Beat Your Record for Android devices and Beat Your Record Now on the iPhone.
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the victory to the team’s work-rate and superior fitness. “We just wore them down a little bit,” Krumpe said. “We were a little deeper with who we have able to play right now and they looked like they were fatiguing. I don’t know if they necessarily train in weather like this.” Nitti added, “We were winning every second ball. We were working hard to win first balls and we worked hard defensively.” Sears almost broke the scoreless tie in the 64th minute, when he redirected junior midfielder John McFarlin’s free kick serve into the hands of Dons redshirt freshman goalkeeper Connor Gaal. LMU earned its fourth shutout of the season with sophomore goalkeeper Paul Blanchette, who
made two saves against the Dons. Dons senior forward Liam Kelly almost scored the match’s first goal in the 75th minute. Kelly got past three LMU defenders and fired a shot, but Blanchette made the save. The 1-0 win was another onegoal differential match for the Lions. Five of the team’s six WCC matches have come down to a onegoal difference at most, including a 2-2 tie with the University of San Diego in LMU’s conference opener. The team’s close games reveal the WCC’s seven teams are fairly evenly matched. “A lot of things rolled our way in the first half of the conference [games],” Krumpe said. “It doesn’t always happen that way, so it’s good that we got a little bit of a lead right now. But we got to keep on playing every game.”
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Junior midfielder John McFarlin advances the ball past a University of San Francisco Dons defender. McFarlin played the entire game for the Lions, helping the Lions to their third straight WCC victory.
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Madness at Midnight kicks off men’s and women’s basketball seasons LMU athletes and student dance crew members twirled, twerked and tumbled in front of a packed Gersten Pavilion on Friday night. The judges crowned women’s rowing as the champion of the athlete dance competition, while women’s water polo placed second and volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball had a three-
way tie for third place. Increased fan interaction highlighted this year’s event, including two fans participating in a two-on-two game with senior basketball players Anthony Ireland and Hazel Ramirez. Men’s and women’s basketball kick off their seasons with exhibition games on Nov. 2 and 4, respectively. – Kevin Cacabelos, Sports editor
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Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Phi win Greek Week football tournaments Sigma Phi Epsilon beat Beta Theta Pi 26-7 and Alpha Phi beat Kappa Alpha Theta 6-0 in the Greek Week football championships on Sunday afternoon. Six sororities and six fraternities competed in Sunday’s tournament to kick off LMU’s annual Greek Week. Alpha Phi extended their championship streak to three years. “We
worked so hard in practice, and it really paid off. Our want to be great, and to show everyone who Alpha Phi is is what brings us our success,” said junior Alpha Phi member Hannah Miller, after her sorority’s championship win. – Kevin Cacabelos, Sports editor
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W. SOCCER Despite losing 2-0 to No. 25 BYU on Saturday, junior goalkeeper Brittany Jagger had nine saves against the Cougars. This was a season-high record for Jagger.
W. VOLLEYBALL The Lions swept rival Pepperdine in three matches last week. Senior Kathleen Luft and junior Litara Keil led the offense with 15 kills apiece.
CROSS COUNTRY Junior Grace Graham-Zamudio set a course record Saturday at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite, finishing the 6k with a course LMU Athletics record at 20:18:1. Both the men’s and women’s teams finished in the top place of their respective races at the competition.
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Women’s rowing wins Madness competition The women’s rowing team’s winning dance performance highlighted Friday’s Madness at Midnight dance competition. The team earned the judge’s highest praise, beating out eight other LMU athletic teams in the process. Friday night’s event also included performances from LMU’s student dance groups, along with interactive contests with the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
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s there such thing as too much twerk? The student performers at Madness at Midnight – or Twerkness at Midnight, as I’ve taken to calling it– didn’t think so. It seems as if the unwritten theme of the night was “The New Miley,” wrecking ball and all. With plenty of props and Beyoncé songs, and at times very little clothing, nine sports teams brought their athletic competitiveness to the dance floor. Here were my impressions, rated on a scale of one to Miley – interpret how you will.
Women’s Volleyball:
Coming off a big win against Pepperdine the night before, women’s volleyball set the tone for the night in their Miley-inspired looks. Their music choice was a good mix of throwbacks and new hits – loved the original ‘NSync choreography to “Bye, Bye, Bye” – and I appreciated the creative elements like throwing Tootsie Rolls into the crowd and using a homemade wrecking ball as a prop. I was entertained throughout their performance, and believe their third place tie with the basketball teams was well-deserved. Rating: Every girl’s Halloween costume this year (alternate rating: B+) Twerk attempts: 3
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USF on Sunday afternoon. Kevin Cacabelos Sports Editor
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Spirits are high for the first-place LMU Lions after their first set of West Coast Conference (WCC) games. The Lions shut out the University of San Francisco (USF) Dons 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Sullivan Field. LMU (8-3-2, 4-1-1) created some separation atop the WCC standings, bringing the team’s point total to 13 and a four-point lead over the three teams tied for second place.
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Sunday’s win over USF (5-6-2, 2-31) brought the team’s win streak to three games and gave the Lions a healthy amount of momentum leading into the second round of WCC games. “As long as we take care of our games we are going to win the conference,” LMU Head Coach Paul Krumpe said. Redshirt junior defender Craig Nitti mishit a free kick opportunity in the 78th minute, but a fortunate deflection off of a USF player helped the ball find the back of the net for the Lions. “I was kind of lucky,” Nitti said. “I tried to go near post with it and kind of just mishit it a little bit, and it got deflected and I scored.” LMU’s defense held off the Dons’ offense for the match’s final 12 minutes, helping preserve the 1-0 effort.
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Freshman forward Adrien Perez (center) dribbles his way through the University of San Francisco’s defense. Perez took a team-high three shots on goal in Sunday’s victory. Fouls and yellow cards characterized the first 45 minutes of play with the two teams totaling 12 fouls and two yellow cards in the first half. Neither team was able to take full control of the match, with LMU holding a 4-3 shot advantage at halftime. “The coaches were saying, ‘keep your head, don’t do anything dumb’,” senior midfielder Sean Sears said. “There’s a lot
of fouls, there was a lot of chances for people to get kicked out of the game.” The Lions’ offense broke through in the second half, tallying a 9-2 shot advantage over USF in the game’s final 45 minutes. LMU’s offense benefitted from USF’s 11 fouls, giving the Lions ample opportunity to score off of set pieces. LMU coaches and players credited See M. Soccer | Page 10