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Surf team will host film fundraiser

New payment system to begin in December

MyTime will replace eTIME as LMU students’ payment system next month.

Partial proceeds from “Year Zero” screening will go towards spinal cord injury awareness.

By Brigette Scobas Asst. News Editor

The 15th and 30th of each month will no longer be the two days on which students rush to log in their eTIME hours. A new timecard system, called myTime, will be implemented on Dec. 26 and will be used by students in the spring semester.

The new system requires students to clock in once they walk into their job.

Mandatory paid training sessions for this new system started Monday and will continue until tomorrow at 4 p.m.

Trainers from Student Employment Services and (SES), the Controller ’s Office, Payroll Services under

the Controllers Office, along with help from Information Technology Services (ITS), are guiding students through the new program in the 30-minute sessions that take place in either the Von Der Ahe Building, William H. Hannon Library or University Hall.

According to the student workshop registration site, “You will learn how to enter your work reward and approve your timesheets [and] important labor laws will also be discussed.”

Laura Weseley, the director of SES and myTime trainer, sent an email

By Margo Jasukaitis Asst. News Editor

LMU’s Surf Team is rolling out the red carpet tomorrow night for its annual film premiere.

Members of the LMU Surf Team will be joined by both members of the LMU and professional surf communities for the event, featuring live music, an art show, a raffle and a screening of the recently released surfing film “Year Zero.” “‘Year Zero’ is the newest, biggest surf film of the year,” said Ryan Miller, a senior communication studies major and member of the Surf Team, who is in charge of planning the event. “It’s one of the biggest surf movies … ever. It’s kind of a big deal.”

See myTime | Page 3

See Surf Team | Page 2

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Marriage discussion prompts debate Cross-organizational forum explores issues currently affecting the status of marriage.

By Monika Kim Asst. News Editor

What is the definition of marriage?

The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, along with LMU’s philosophy department, LMU College Republicans and Professor of Theological Studies Thomas P. Rausch, S.J. explored this question at the “Marriage: Definition and

Importance,” event on Tuesday, Nov. 15 in University Hall.

“Marriage is a social institution that holds society together in many, many respects,” said guest speaker Dr. Jennifer Morse.

“Marriage touches every aspect of human life.”

The lecture, which featured Morse as well as philosophy professors Lucas Mather and Erin Stackle, advocated the importance of a lasting and loving marriage between one man and one woman among college students. Morse, who founded the Ruth Institute, stressed her desire

See Marriage | Page 3

East coast visit reignites students’ civic passion LMU students observe both the Occupy Wall Street and Los Angeles demonstrations.

By Chris James News Intern

Students attended the Occupy Wall Street movement during a visit to New York for a Responsible Endowments Coalitions (REC) conference last month, prior to protestors’ eviction from Zuccotti Park on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

According to junior political science major Sahar Mansoor, the goal of their attendance at the REC conference was “to learn about what [other universities] are doing to make their schools environmentally, socially and economically more sustainable.”

According to the LMU students in attendance, the REC conference was overwhelmingly inspiring to those who participated.

“There were representatives from many Ivy League schools such as Brown [and] Yale, six Jesuit universities, and many others across

See Wall Street | Page 4

Kellie Rowan | Loyolan

Red water fills Foley Pond in memory of El Salvador’s Jesuit Martyrs

The water in Foley Pond was dyed red yesterday in remembrance of the six Jesuit priests and two women killed while living at a Salvadoran Jesuit residence in 1989. According to a Campus Ministry pamphlet, these individuals were shot in the head at close range in an attempt to rid them of their “intellectual life.”

Making voting a law Two opinion columnists debate: should non-voters be fined?

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Index Classifieds.............................5 Opinion...............................6 Cartoon..............................10 A&E...................................11 Sports..............................16 The next issue of the Loyolan will be printed on November 21, 2011.

The man behind the scorer's table The official scorer of all men's basketball games over the past 35 years has cemented his legacy.

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Annual surf film premiere screens ‘Year Zero’ Surf Team from Page 1 The film, released by sports brand Globe, is not a typical surf film. According to Globe’s website, “Year Zero” takes place in a post-apocalyptic world and follows a group of renegade surfers on a road trip as they pursue “waves,

women and good times.”

Miller explained that not very many surf films are released anymore since people can just view footage of competitions and pro surfers online. However, he added that because most things are online now, “when a film does come out, it’s really good. It

Ryan Miller

Event planner and senior communication studies major Ryan Miller hopes this year the Surf Team’s event will draw even more attendees than years past. Above, 2009’s event is pictured.

represents two years worth of work.”

Film premieres, like the one on campus tomorrow night, are one of the primary ways members of the surfing community gather to meet and catch up with one another.

Miller explained that the idea for the LMU Surf Team’s film premiere is a spinoff of that concept.

“The surf industry will gather at local theaters [for premieres]. … It’s the main way the surfing industry gets together and has a sort of gathering. They’re not going to rent a club or anything like that,” he said.

“A lot of events on campus [have] a big DJ playing all the hit songs and are a dark room and people dancing,” Miller said. “My intention with the premiere is for everyone to get together, have a great time and enjoy some of the simpler things in life,” he added.

Before the premiere, students are welcome to walk down and be photographed on the red carpet, view an art show featuring the work of up and coming artists, enjoy free tacos and listen to live music performed by West Swell.

West Swell, a reggae band out of the South Bay, was invited by Miller to perform

at tomorrow night’s premiere after Miller saw them at a different event.

Miller began planning the event several months ago when he first returned to LMU for his senior year. “I figured it was my time to do it now, as a senior,” he said. “I wanted to make it as big as possible this year.”

Miller, who has been surfing since the age of 11, first got involved with the Surf Team at LMU his freshman year.

“The film premiere then was in St. Rob’s. It was a lot smaller,” he said. After studying abroad during his junior year, Miller came back with a strong sense of commitment to bettering the event.

The event’s proceeds benefit Life Rolls On, a foundation created by Jesse Billauer after he broke his neck in a surfing accident. Before the surfing accident, Billauer was a competitive surfer and, according to his website, at the time of Billauer ’s accident, “negotiations were underway to put Jess on the pro surfing tour.” According to the foundation’s website, Life Rolls On “is dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury and utilizes

Ryan Miller

The background of promotional flyers like the one above is inspired by the post-apocolyptic setting of the film“Ground Zero.” action sports as a platform to inspire infinite possibilities despite paralysis.”

Tickets for tomorrow night’s event will be on sale for $8 at Convo today and can also be purchased at the door tomorrow for $10.

Greek organizations perform in ‘Show Owt’

Tuesday’s “Show Owt” featured five minute chanting and stepping performances from participants like Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. alumnus Wesley Williams III (upper left corner). Williams and fellow Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. alumnus Brandon Harris (pictured above, right and left, respectively) returned to LMU to perform in the show.

All photos: Kellie Rowan | Loyolan

Senior business and psychology double major Aundrey Page represented Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. in Tuesday’s performance.

Students gathered around a stage set up outside of William H. Hannon Library to cheer on participants as they performed stepping routines. The event was hosted by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc.

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Marriage talk sparks debate Marriage from Page 1 “to provide encouragement to young adults who want to get married and stay married.”

“When I came into it, I didn’t really know what to expect, but I didn’t think the [discussion] would get so heated,” said senior English major Lauren Rivera. “I wanted to learn more about heterosexual marriages, and [I wish they had] related [the discussion more] to college students since they [were] speaking to mostly students.”

The speakers explored ideas centered around heterosexual and homosexual marriage, children and divorce. The sensitive nature of the topics, however, sparked heated debates among those present. “[We wanted to] bring to the table the importance of maintaining the traditional sense of marriage. ... These days, we only hear the other side [of the story],” said President of College Republicans Lisa DeMoss, a senior accounting major. “[The event] sparked a lot of good conversations between the students and commentators, and it definitely sent a message home to everyone.”

According to vice president of College Republicans Natasha Kumarage, a junior political

science and business double major, the topic was chosen because of its relevance and importance in today’s society.

Kumarage asserted that it was also in relation to the merits of same-sex marriage, especially since the passing of California Proposition 8 in 2008.

“We were able to actively engage students in a part of society that is often very much overlooked,” said Kumarage. “Students today seem to have lost the appreciation for the sacredness of marriage. ...

Getting students to attend such

an event showed that we have not completely lost this appreciation.”

DeMoss and Kumarage, who helped to plan and set up the event, affirmed that the event was successful with approximately 50 students, faculty and staff in attendance.

“Dr. Morse did an extremely nice job [in] getting her point across, and the students were very engaged in what [the speakers] had to say,” said DeMoss. “I was very pleased with the overall outcome of the event.”

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Kelsey Corley owns the pink Volkswagen with the personalized license plate, PNKKELS, and said that her car matches her “bubbly” personality.

11 Burning Questions with Kelsey Corley

This issue, copy editor Hailey Hannan talks with Kelsey Corley, a junior liberal studies major, about illegally parking her pink Volkswagen Beetle around campus.

1. How much money have you accrued in parking fines at LMU? How do you pay these fines?

I have no idea. They just get added on to my tuition and my grandparents pay it.

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Dr. Jennifer Morse talked to about 50 students this past Tuesday at the “Marriage: Definition and Importance” lecture in U-Hall.

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3. What was the catalyst for the lack of regard for following parking rules?

I feel like U-Hall is so far because I live in Leavey 5. I’d just park there [Leavey Circle] to run bags up, and then I’d get too lazy to go back and move it.

4. Do you purposely try to park illegally?

I try to find a legal place to park. I usually look for a place that’s closest because I have a slight shopping addiction, so I always have bags.

5. What is the inspiration behind your personalized license plate?

My grandparents bought me the car as a surprise and they got me the personalized license plate. They wanted it to say “PINK KELS,” but the license plate just looks like PNKKELS. 6. What would you like to see the University do about the parking situation on campus?

I feel like it’s unfair you have to walk so far if you have groceries and bags.

You have to walk all the way through U-Hall and up all four floors. The fastest way is to go outside, and it’s really sketchy at night. That freaks me out to be walking through the parking garage in the dark.

7. If you weren’t driving your current VW Beetle, what would you like to drive?

One of those Mercedes Jeeps [Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen]. A black one.

8. What consequences have occurred as a result to your parking illegally?

I had to go to [DPS], and they yelled at me. They were just like, “You can’t park there.” They just lectured me because I didn’t have my registration completed either. Now I’ve been parking in U-Hall. That’ll probably last until next semester at least.

9. If you could get an assigned parking spot anywhere on campus, where would it be?

I’d want to park by the stairs near Leavey 5 by the trees. That would be ideal.

10. What makes your car unique?

Well, it’s pink. It’s a Volkswagen Beetle from 2006. There’s a Hello Kitty sticker over the left rear tire and a Barbie sticker on the back on the trunk.

There’s an LMU Girl sticker on the window, and a USEF [United States Equestrian Federation] sticker because I ride horses.

11. What are you involved with on campus?

I’m not really involved with anything on campus. I ride horses competitively, so I don’t really have time to do anything but go to school and ride my horse. … His name is Dutch, and he’s from Holland.

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Kelsey Corely thinks it is“unfair”for students to have to park in U-Hall and walk “so far”to their dorm rooms, especially at night or when carrying groceries.

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Students see Occupy Wall Street firsthand Wall Street from Page 1 the nation,” senior Spanish and theology major Ana López said. “I will never forget the moment, during the keynote speech, looking around and feeling so empowered by being in the midst of such passionate students doing inspirational work at their college campuses.”

The trip included a visit to Occupy Wall Street, where students observed the issues people were demonstrating against and the ways in which they doing so. According to Mansoor, attending Occupy Wall Street was the highlight of the trip. “[Occupy Wall Street] was interesting because while there are criticisms of the movement regarding its lack of organization, I found it to be very organized despite looking like chaos,” Mansoor said. “There was a general assembly meeting nightly which was very democratic.

Anyone could talk, and the group then repeats what they said. [That system] really makes you feel like you are being heard.”

López emphasized that the demonstration itself is a success, regardless of the outcome it may or may not bring.

“Whether or not the movement is successful, it is causing people to stop and think about our economic system, to realize how many people are suffering from the recession and to re-imagine

the entire system in which everyone has equal access to participate in,” López said.

“It is quite powerful that the movement has no demands or solutions because it is calling everyone to re-imagine and reshape the narrative of the economy.”

In López’s opinion, the trip reaffirmed the students’ core beliefs and challenged them to look into how their actions will shape the future. “[Visiting New York] has reignited my passion for social justice and given me a new perspective on how to go about doing that,” López said. “It also affirmed my desire to commit to postgraduate service and allowed me to explore what type work I could possibly be involved in the future.”

Following the trip to New York, the group made a visit to Occupy L.A. to compare the movement from different coasts.

“Occupy Wall Street was more aggressive about what they were standing for, while Occupy Los Angeles was more laid back in comparison,” Mansoor said. “The people at Occupy Wall Street would come up and talk to you about the issues while at Occupy L.A. you would have to make a conscious effort to go to talk to people about the issues.”

Sophomore business major Madison Barton expressed her excitement for more political discussion around campus. “I think that there

Sahar Mansoor

Freshman Genna BloomBecker (left), senior Ana López, Russel Lum ‘11 and junior Sahar Mansoor visited the Occupy Wall Street Movement in New York last month while attending a Responsible Endowments Coalitions (REC) conference in New York. López commented that the movement “is calling everyone to re-imagine and reshape the narrative of the economy.” should be more outlets for political discussion, or there should be more awareness for where opportunities for political discussions that are

around campus.”

The members of the trip are currently working on ways to share their experiences with the larger LMU community.

They are planning an event for next semester that will include an education night on the topic of responsible endowment.

MyTime seeks to solve eTIME issues myTime from Page 1 to all the undergraduate students at the beginning of November to announce the new timecard system and mandatory training workshop registrations. According to Weseley, even though there will be an adjustment process to the daily entry, students should be entering their hours daily on eTIME now. But since many do not, the myTime system will enforce such a protocol that eTIME never enforced. “I think in the long run it’s going to be easier,” said Weseley.

Nina Heard, the Controller’s Office manager and faculty and student trainer for myTime, said, “The only problems [with myTime] I can foresee presently are, if the students do not clock in, and for people that manage a lot of students. That could be a nightmare if the students don’t take the initiative to clock in every day,” said Heard.

Brandy Leone, a senior business major, said, “[myTime] won’t be as convenient, but I think overall once students are used to it … [and] all the glitches [are out] … it will be a lot

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Heard thinks the “banks” concept in this new system, that will show how much money is left on a student’s work study or non-work study account before they run out, will be beneficial.

Another positive aspect of the new system, in Weseley’s opinion, is the elimination of the transfer code. “The transfer column [on eTIME] was the most problematic, both for students and supervisors as well as for my office,” said Weseley.

While there may be a lot of helpful changes to this new system, Okita said, “I think it’s not as effective that they are switching over in the middle of the school year.”

Weseley added, “Whenever you change something, it always takes time for people to adjust to the change.” Heard is hopeful that students will acclimate well to the change.

“Students are so smart and computer savvy … I think they will adapt very rapidly,” said Heard.

If there are questions about the new timecard system, please email mytime@lmu.edu.

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False fire alarm activation in U-Hall On Monday, Nov. 14, individuals in U-Hall were evacuated from the building after the fire alarm system was activated at 1:30 p.m.

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed that someone had intentionally triggered the alarm on the third floor. A similar incident occured on Oct. 31. The case is still under investigation.

ITS issues campus-wide technology survey Information Technology Services (ITS) issued a campus-wide survey on campus technology on Tuesday, Nov. 15 to hear from students about their use of technology on campus. Students who participate have the opportunity to win an iPod Touch. Students are encouraged to complete the survey before it closes on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Find the survey at http://its.lmu.edu/studentsurvey

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Opinion Student Editorials and Perspectives

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Board Editorial

Letters to the Editor

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

Re: “CLSS hosts Canisius College exchange” photo (Nov. 14, 2011, Page 1) and “Chicano Latino Student Services hosts conference” photo (Nov. 7, 2011, Page 1)

Angelica Cadiente Public Editor

Dear Editor,

Michael Goldsholl Asst. Managing Editor | Sports Editor Tierney Finster News Editor

As an avid reader of the Loyolan, the way the Latino community has been portrayed in the years that I have been on campus is, honestly, a disappointment. We are at a University that strives to promote interculturalism and diversity. But how can I promote something that is not even promoted by our own on-campus newspaper!?

I believe the Loyolan should be more responsible in hiring students that are well-educated about their campus. You may not be aware the Latino population at LMU is over 20 percent, and we have not been well-represented in the paper. Many of the articles such as the ones that were published in this week’s and last week’s paper report very stereotypical pictures.

I just do not understand how you can allow these pictures to be printed. I ask you to have your students take an intercultural class with Henry Ward or attend an intercultural retreat that LMU offers, so that they can be better informed of the microagressions the Loyolan has made. Please understand the great effect the Loyolan has on students and understand what message you are sending to our students. I hope that you will become more responsible with the stories you publish.

Thank you.

Addressing accusations The Loyolan was recently accused of committing microaggressions against LMU’s Chicano Latino community. Microaggressions, according to a 2007 article “Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life” that appeared in the journal American Psychologist are “brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults toward people of color.”

Some students involved with LMU’s Chicano Latino Student Services (CLSS) considered the photo used in conjunction with the Nov. 14 story “Visitors gain L.A. perspective” to be “offensive” and “stereotypical,” and a microaggression against Latinos (see Letters to the Editor, right).

The Loyolan is firm in its belief that it has not committed microaggressions; rather, the photo in question illuminated an important and interesting part of the story printed on Nov. 14.

The Loyolan’s photo-selection process is subjective but is always made with accuracy and technical quality in mind. A photo is never meant to encompass an entire event but is used to show an interesting portion of the story being printed in conjunction.

The Loyolan understands that in America’s current cultural climate, microaggressions are

the means by which many everyday acts of racism are committed. Although both the country and the University have made great strides in terms of honoring racial diversity and celebrating interculturalism, there’s always more work to be done, and the Loyolan takes seriously the responsibility to take part in that work.

As a voice for all students, the Loyolan is deeply committed to remaining conscious of microaggressions and actively works toward the creation of a campus free from both blatant and more subtle acts of racism. The Loyolan continues to actively present relevant information to the University community in the most accurate and responsible manner possible, attempting to maintain its journalistic integrity and the respect of the student body while doing so.

The Loyolan is proud of its commitment to remaining conscious of these cultural issues in both the training of its staff members and in creation of each edition of the paper. Many members of the Loyolan staff have completed intercultural training with Director of Intercultural Affairs Henry Ward, or have participated in comparable discussions with Student Media Director Tom Nelson.

It is never the intention of the Loyolan to offend its readers and dialogue regarding the Loyolan’s journalistic practices are always welcome.

Nancy Flores-Grajeda Junior political science and Spanish double major Re: “Visitors gain L.A. perspective,” by Tierney Finster (Nov. 14, 2011, Page 3) and “CLSS hosts Canisius College exchange” photo (Nov. 14, 2011, Page 1) Dear Editor, My name is Beatriz Alfaro, and I was the Chicano Latino Student Services (CLSS) lead on JesuitHarmony: LMU and Canisius College Exchange.

Firstly, I want to thank the Loyolan for covering the story, though the title was not visible at any place in the article. The title was a very crucial component because LMU and Canisius College came together to develop it.

I am very disappointed and hurt about the image used for the article because it does not reflect or portray the core message of the trip. Nor does it include the students or accurately depict what CLSS is about. This trip was about the students and their experiences with immersing themselves in a culture, which they’ve had no prior exposure to.

The Canisius students’ experience is an example of many other people’s reality who have not been involved or participated with interculturalism before. This brings me to my second point. Stereotypes are still prevalent in society, and I felt that the image contributes to the Latino negative stereotype. I feel the image is offensive because for some that is the only image they possess. I am personally interested in helping change that because there’s so much more to the community and the culture. The first image I want to come up in people’s mind is of the versatility and positive attributes found in our community such as Latino scholars, successful artists, writers, etc. Although it is true that there are many struggles the Latino community faces, the trip was highlighting the positive while, also addressing the struggles.

I hope this incident leads to an open dialogue and a stronger relationship between Ethnic and Intercultural Services (EIS) and the Loyolan. I am glad that we can all come together to discuss issues such as these and hopefully learn something new for the future. Thank you.

Till 72 days do us part

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saw a photo caption on Facebook that read, “If you think gay marriage cheapens the institution, two words: Kim Kardashian.” This was a few days after the socialite announced her divorce from basketball player Kris Humphries.

Many of us are familiar with, and perhaps tired of hearing about, the Grande Drip, fact that Kim is divorcing her Please uber-monotBy Emma onous and Movsesian slow-speaking Copy Editor husband after an incredibly short-lived marriage. Seventytwo days, to be exact. Granted, this number is considerably higher than some other, even shorter celebrity marriages. Yet this divorce seems to have made a deeper impact on people.

Hollywood has seen its fair share of celebrities that just don’t seem to take marriages very seriously. Within the past few years, those like Nicholas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley (married for three months), Mario Lopez and Ali Landry (married for two weeks), Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman (married for nine days) and Britney Spears and Jason Alexander (married for 55 hours) have all demonstrated their lack of concern and respect for an institution that many people consider to be sacred.

Yet Americans turn a blind eye to these people and their behavior, as they continue to preach the sanctity of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Man and woman, however, do not appear to be the ideal candidates for marriage judging from these impulsive celebrity unions and our country’s incredibly high divorce rate (currently at 50 percent for first

marriages, according to Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology). So why, I wonder, do we continue to allow this privilege solely to man and woman? Why can’t we open our eyes and see that a successful marriage is not dependent upon the genders of the couple being wed?

Since the announcement of Kim’s inevitable divorce, it became undeniably clear how unfair our system of marriage really is. We allow such heterosexual couples the right to a legal union (and all the benefits that come with it), which they regard with as much value as a raggedy T-shirt or use as a ploy for fame and wealth. Yet samesex couples, some of whom have committed to monogamous, long-term relationships, are denied this right because their genders don’t match up the way society would like them to.

I was browsing through www. nolo.com, a site about legal information not long ago, reading the many legal benefits and protections that a marriage automatically grants to heterosexual couples. The list included things like: filing joint income tax returns, social security, Medicare and disability benefits for spouses, obtaining insurance benefits through a spouse’s employer and making medical decisions for your spouse, among other rights.

During the amount of time in which heterosexual couples are married, they’re granted these generous rights and protections. I was initially under the impression that same-sex couples would also be granted these rights in the select states that permit same-sex marriage.

As I continued reading, however, I was disappointed to learn that “If you are in a same-sex marriage in one of the states where same-sex marriage is [allowed]…or if you are in a domestic partnership or civil union in any of the states that offer those relationship options,

none of the benefits of marriage under federal law will apply to you, because the federal government does not recognize these same-sex relationships.”

Let me get this straight. You can get married, have the ceremony and a healthier, longerlasting relationship than many heterosexual couples do, but you’re still not eligible to receive the legal benefits? It makes me question what marriage in this country is really about. Is it about the technicalities (being man and woman) or about the relationship between two individuals?

As the initial quote at the beginning of this article states, some people are concerned that the legality of same-sex marriage would “cheapen the institution.” But I think the real culprits that cheapen the institution are those like Kim Kardashian (with divorce number two), Carmen Electra and the countless other Americans who abuse their rights to a legal union with impulsive, thoughtless behavior. It’s a slap in the face to same-sex couples around the country who actually deserve marriage, who put in the difficult, yet rewarding years a real relationship requires.

Kim Kardashian may have had a number of motives to marry Kris Humphries and then subsequently divorce him.

She is on television, after all, and quite the businesswoman.

I’m sure if any of us had the opportunity to make money on our weddings, instead of emptying our bank accounts, we would. But we’re so wrapped up in the scandal of it all that we fail to see what’s staring us in the face. These are the kinds of couples we’re granting marriage rights to, and these are the couples that devalue the institution, not homosexuals.

This is the opinion of Emma Movsesian, a senior history major from Los Feliz, Calif.

Please send comments to emovsesian@ theloyolan.com.

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Beatriz Alfaro Junior Spanish and women’s studies double major

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November 17, 2011 Page 7

Mandatory voting:duty or detriment?

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A compulsory change

hristmas Eve. For many students this night, while not as exciting as Christmas Day, is a long-anticipated reprieve from the mundanity and stress of higher learning. During my freshman year, it meant the possibility of jury duty. Bah humbug. Luckily, my group number was not called in and I was able to spend Dec. 24 with my family, relaxing as I was meant to. It’ll be a while before I’m called to do jury duty again, but it’s not something I necessarily dread (barring it doesn’t happen during the holiday Don’t Quote season). Part of it is the Me novelty and fascination I

By Joseph Demes have with the actual proAsst.Opinion Editor cess and the possibility of sitting in on my very first trial. The other part is that it’s my civic duty, something I’d like to start taking more seriously as real adult life approaches. That not only means jury duty and taxes, but voting as well.

As students, we don’t often have the time or energy to devote to fully informing ourselves of the ever-shifting tectonic plates of the political landscape. But what if voting became a mandatory part of citizenship? According to a Nov. 5 New York Times opinion article written by William A. Galston, “Telling Americans to Vote, or Else,” the results might not be terrible. There are already 31 countries that have a form of mandatory voting, some of which enforce this through threat of penalization for as minimal as a parking ticket. One such country is Australia, who instated mandatory voting in 1924 after only a 60 percent turnout at polls. Since then, the tu r nout has usually f loated around the 95 percent range, an astonishing amount when you consider that in the 2008 presidential election only 71 percent of U.S. citizens were registered to vote and that only 63 percent of the total registered voting population participated, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Galston notes that the three major reasons proponents have for trying to implement forced voting are not really inclined by any political stance, but by a general democratic motivation. Making voting mandatory would, most prominently, level the playing field of the general interests and issues that American citizens feel should be tended to. With a lack of voter participation, the outcomes of elections do not necessarily reflect the sentiments of the majority, but rather only the sentiments of those who participated. One might consider this as just a tough-luck outcome, but by making demo-

cratic participation mandatory, it would eliminate the repercussions of this mentality: a major dissatisfaction with one’s government perpetuated by inaction.

On another level, it would also mitigate sentiments of extremes in the political landscape. With a majority participation, issues – and the parties attempting to tackle them – would not be so radically dichotomized. Even when you have extreme rightwing news sources and representatives, such as “The O’Reilly Factor” and Michele Bachmann, that appear to be the root of the problem to some, you have as a result polar extremes such as “The Daily Show.” While extremely funny, Jon Stewart is ultimately reacting to an extreme by means of an opposing extreme (driven by humor, but nonetheless an extreme). Political sentiments often sound this way because those sentiments are a reflection of a minority that exercises their voice out of their own volition.

Thirdly, and possibly more patriotically motivated than democratically, is the fact that mandatory voting is a way to remind citizens of their obligation to their country by active participation. Having citizens be made to vote, though on the surface seemingly in opposition to democratic values, “would reinforce the principle of reciprocity at the heart of citizenship.” A minor point on Galston’s part, but an important one nonetheless. Being a patriot does not necessarily mean you have to love your government; but if there are reasons that you dislike your government, it is your duty to attempt to change those aspects, and voting is a major way of doing that.

Now I realize what I said earlier about students and time, but considering everything Galston says, I do believe inducting a system like this would be beneficial to students.

Presidential elections only come once every four years, so it’s not like this would cause a great deal of added stress to our workloads.

It might even promote better time management to make space to read the paper or check out the news online. If nothing else, you could just talk to one of your friends with a political science major every so often and see what they think about the current political events and the election season.

Democracy does take a great deal of effort, both on a large scale and on the individual scope. But that’s not to say that the effort is beyond our individual powers. Sometimes it just takes a bit of a push to spur that effort into action. Even if that means all the effort goes to try to avoid a fine, so be it. Hopefully, that might mean voters of every demographic will become more involved in the government that was built for and by them.

“Democracy does take a great deal of effort, both on a large scale and on the individual scope.”

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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An idealistic inefficiency

f voting became mandatory, my cousin would play “eeny, meeny, miny, moe” on the ballot just to avoid paying the fine. He is not alone.

In the article “Telling Americans to Vote, or Else,” published by the New York Times, William A . Galston enter tains the idea of compulsory voting, advocating a higher turnout. This is a highly idealistic policy. We don’t need higher voter turnout. We need more highly educated voter turnout. People who are Run ‘n Tell Dat not informed enough to make quality deciBy KimTran sions have no place at Opinion Editor the polls and their lack of knowledge dooms our democracy.

Furthermore, voting is a right. Civic duties such as jury duty and paying taxes are not the same thing. During jury duty, a citizen is given two sides of an argument to make a decision. To pay taxes, a citizen sets aside some money. To vote, a citizen has to make the conscious choice to seek out facts in order to make an informed choice. Proponents of compulsory voting say that higher voter turnout will uphold the values of democracy, but forceful regulation to encourage liberty seems a little contradictory.

The fact that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 63 percent of all registered voters came out to the polls in the 2008 election is still alarming. However, we have to look into the problem to find a suitable solution instead of assuming that compulsory voting policies will do the job.

The Pew Research Center found that non voters are five times more likely to say that they are too busy to vote than regular voters. Seventy percent of unregistered citizens cite difficulty getting to the polls. Mandatory voting would not solve these problems. All it would do is put money into the hands of the government in order to finance the expenses of implementing and enforcing such a policy.

In light of such economic disarray, I’d say it’s a bad idea.

The same study also found that 14 percent of unregistered citizens don’t vote because they don’t care about politics. Perhaps mandated voting would improve this statistic, but people like my cousin do exist, and I just don’t know how comfortable I would feel if my elected official came into power by the lucky outcome of a counting rhyme.

America is a highly individualized society.

According to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, twothirds of Latin American countries have compulsory voting policies. These countries are comprised of collectivist cultures in which

commitment to a larger group trumps individual interest. While Brazilian citizens may feel a duty to cast a quality ballot, Americans aren’t guaranteed to act in such a responsible manner. Randomly completed ballots could affect the electoral process in a detrimental way. Those not extremely invested in the electoral process might base their votes off of cleverly planned political campaigns displayed in cheesy, candidate-endorsed commercials that do nothing but attack competitors. Increased voter turnout means nothing if the voters are not educated in their decisions.

Not far behind lack of interest is a lack of confidence in the government among the top reasons citizens fail to register or vote, according to the same study. Some people choose not to vote because they feel like there is a lack of choice and a lack of weight behind their ballot.

Is mandatory voting the solution to a quality government? No. There are flaws in the current legal system that prevent voters from getting to the polls and these must be reformed before compulsory voting should even be considered.

Richard H. Pildes, the Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law at N.Y.U. School of Law, states that what voters need is political competition. It would keep elected officials more accountable to the voters, moderate extremist tendencies and pressure voters to stay more informed about issues and candidates.

For busy citizens, there need to be more convenient voting methods available, such as absentee ballots, early voting or sameday registration, that would ease the process for those who want to vote but do not have the time. Unaffiliated citizens should be allowed to participate in open primaries of their choice. Having the voice of independents heard at primaries would mediate the extremist views that advocates for compulsory voting believe the current system perpetuates. If smaller candidates were given public funding and district lines weren’t drawn by biased legislators, they would be given the ability to challenge the already powerful parties and represent more voices.

Forcing Americans to vote is a superficial answer to a complex problem that does not tackle the actual issues behind low voter turnout. Mandatory voting would only force those who are uninterested and uneducated to potentially skew votes.

What America needs is to reform the institutions that keep the citizens who want to vote and who are well-informed enough to vote from getting to the polls. America needs more knowledgeable voters. As for those who don’t care to vote, we should let them play “eeny, meeny, miny, moe” elsewhere.

“Forcing Americans to vote is a superficial answer to a complex problem. ”

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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November 17, 2011 Page 11

Don’t hesitate to dress up for yourself Amy Lee

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riends, classmates, boyfriends, girlfriends, parents, coworkers and strangers – the list goes on. Whether they linger consciously or unconsciously in our minds as we dress, we know they will ultimately see what we wear. Cue frustration, second-guessing and multiple outfit changes.

We mostly choose what we wear according to the occasion or provided atmosphere of the day, which both involve a certain audience. This tool of sartorial decision-making is indeed useful for editing outfits for appropriateness.

However, does it get out of hand that we allow ourselves to be swallowed up by this filter until our independent style disintegrates because we are too concerned with how we will be perceived?

Some say that women dress for men. I can shamefully admit there is some truth to this. I love dressing for a date because I am rarely asked to go on one (“rarely” should be underlined, bolded and italicized). Assuming a free meal is included, I love getting dolled up for a possible prospective romantic interest,

until I realize I have to look cute for him.

Ideally, I would wear my olivegreen harem pants, flowy top, boyfriend blazer and c h u n k y w o o d e n platforms, all complemented by a ballerina hair bun.

Yet, my mental filter tells me that I will probably scare off my potential boo with the oh-so flattering lowcrotch fit, amorphous fabric, boxy oversized j a c k e t and shoes that resemble dangerAlberto Gonzalez | Loyolan ous clunkers. Let’s form-fitting girly not forget about my ballerina top and flat sandals with my bun – which is often mistaken hair down (how exciting). I for the hairstyle of a sumo might just ditch this one and wrestler. wait another long year for Thus, I resort to a safe the next brave boy. ensemble of skinny jeans, a Although there are those

days when we drag ourselves out of bed and wear our pajamas and sweats to school (curse those 8 a.m. classes), we make the effort to dress in what we want to wear most of the time during the weekdays. However, our minds tell us to be careful so others don’t think we are overdressing – it is just class, after all.

Obviously, class is neither a runway nor a fun going-out destination, but it doesn’t mean we should minimize the showcase of our individual clothing choices.

School is the majority of our lives, so why should we save our best outfits for off-campus occasions? If you wake up and feel like wearing a dressy, sleek white blazer with structured shoulders, a chic gold-sequined skirt or a decadent statement necklace of spikes, chains or colored stones, then you should.

The mental fashion tool can be advantageous in editing our outfits for decorum according to various contexts. For example, we wouldn’t wear five-inch stiletto dancing pumps or bodycon dresses to class. However, the point is that we shouldn’t dress for our classmates, even if they do think we are overdressed

(this goes for any type of audience or situation). We should wear whatever we want and be bold in trying new trends and taking fashion risks inspired by what we read in magazines or see on the street. There is nothing wrong with putting ourselves together and being stylish, so long as we feel good while doing it.

It is difficult to satisfy both our audience and ourselves when we dress. Nevertheless, we are individuals. Our clothing decisions are our own pieces of personal art composed of clothes and accessories created by us according to what we desire to wear, loyal to our personal styles.

We should be confident in what we choose to dress in and not hesitate to wear something because someone might not understand our choices. So, the next time you dress up, don’t feel as if you’re overdressed in a ball gown, because you’re not.

Don’t chain yourself to the style limitations your assumed perceptions of the audience can bring. Ultimately, you are the one you need to satisfy. When in doubt, dress for yourself.

This is the opinion of Amy Lee, a sophomore communication studies major from Honolulu, Hawaii. Please send comments to alee@theloyolan.com.

Murderous turkey coming to LMU in alumni’s film sequel Film Preview

By Emily Rome Copy Editor

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aw,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Scream”: What do all these movies have in common?

Yes, they’re horror films, but they’re also part of franchises with major followings. That’s what LMU alumni Kevin Stewart ‘08 and Jordan Downey ‘08 hope to achieve with “ThanksKilling,” a campy horror flick about a “fowl”mouthed turkey. They’re prepping to shoot the sequel now with LMU as the primary location, following the 2009 DVD release of the first film.

Downey and Stewart, both alumni of the School of Film and Television (SFTV), shot “ThanksKilling” during the summer before their senior year in Licking County, Ohio. The cheesy B-movie blends horror and comedy to tell the story of five college students who go home for Thanksgiving break, only to be tormented by the aforementioned turkey.

“It literally started as a joke,” Downey told the Loyolan in 2009.

“We were watching a cheesy horror film and started talking about what holidays hadn’t been done in horror movies yet, and Thanksgiving was the most prominent one.”

About 80 percent of “ThanksKilling 2” will be filmed on the SFTV stages during winter break.

Stewart and Downey will wear many hats for the production as they did for the first film. Both are writing with the help of Downey’s brother, Stewart, who acting as cinematographer again; Downey is directing and voicing the turkey again – but this time around they’re recruiting LMU students to work on the film in various crew positions.

“A big appeal was … being able to go back to the school we graduated from where we had a great experience making movies and being able to share that experience with current students at

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Jordan Downey ‘08 (left) and Kevin Stewart ‘08 (right) will start filming “ThanksKilling 2,” a sequel to “ThanksKilling,” a cheesy, B-movie horror flick that takes place during Thanksgiving, over winter break.

LMU,” Stewart said. “[It’s about] bringing that back and keeping it within the family.”

The filmmakers are marketing the sequel as “the humor of ‘South Park’ meets the horror of ‘Evil Dead II’ meets the fantasy of ‘Labyrinth.’” They are keeping story details under wraps, but they did promise that it will be bigger in every possible way – the turkey included.

“The turkey will be bigger and meaner and nastier and funnier,” Downey said.

With a $100,000 budget (a big leap from the $3,500 price tag of the first movie), Downey and Stewart are also working to improve upon the first installment with higher production value in all areas. Though current students working on the film will not be paid for their work on set, other crew members will be paid – something the small budget of “ThanksKilling” didn’t allow.

“Because Kevin and I have been working in the industry in different positions since graduation,

you realize going through that that you can’t not pay the people around you who are going to be working really hard,” Downey said.

Downey and Jordan raised the entire $100,000 budget over three months on Kickstarter, an online threshold pledge system that has found popularity among independent filmmakers.

Many fans of the first film – which was released on DVD, On Demand and is streaming on Netflix – were initially wary of the significantly increased budget, worrying that the “so bad it’s good” quality of the first movie would be lost.

“We’re still with the script maintaining the cheese and Bmovie humor of the whole thing.

No matter how nice of a lens you have, it is still going to keep that tone of the first movie,” Downey said.

With the fundraising portion of their work done, the alums are ramping up their efforts to get a crew ready for the shoot according

to Stewart. Of those already hired, 90 percent are part of the LMU community. Several other alumni are getting involved, as well as Pete Soto, SFTV production administrator, who has worked with Stewart on several shoots outside of LMU. “It’s unique to LMU – that ca-

maraderie among the alumni and current students,” said Soto, who will be the gaffer for “ThanksKilling 2.”

The duo plans to release the film theatrically in November 2012 and has hopes it will screen at genre-related film festivals.

Gravitas Ventures has guaranteed the film some type of distribution.

“ThanksKilling” won’t stop there though. Stewart and Downey have hopes to turn it into a franchise with a film released every November, “the movie you think of when you think of Thanksgiving,” Stewart said.

They would give directing and screenwriting duties to other budding filmmakers in the future.

“That would be our goal – in a sense like a recent graduateproduced franchise. There’s really nothing out there like that now,” Downey said.

The alumni still have plenty of story ideas they’d supply the filmmakers with, and there are no bounds to how delightfully ridiculous they’re willing to go.

“If we wanted to set it underwater, we’ll do it. If we wanted to set it in space, we’ll go there.

If we wanted to make it Pixaranimated [-style], we can do that too,” Downey said. “Nothing is off limits.”

How to get a crew position on “ThanksKilling 2”: Please email info@thankskillingmovie.com.

On-campus shoot dates: Dec. 16-21, Jan. 2-8 Available crew positions listed at laloyolan.com.

Students of any major are welcome to work on set as few or as many days as they are available.

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‘Water for Elephants’ director visits campus

Alumni Q&A

By Luisa Barron Asst. A&E Editor

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ith a body of work ranging from directing the music video for Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” to helming the 2007 Will Smith film “I Am Legend,” it’s fair to say that LMU ’91 alumnus Francis Lawrence has done pretty well. He recently won the Distinguished Alumni Award at Film Outside the Frame, the School of Film & Television’s student awards and film festival. His most recent film, “Water for Elephants,” opened earlier this year, and on Monday night, Lawrence came back to LMU for a question and answer session after a screening of the film. Assistant A&E Editor Luisa Barron had the opportunity to sit down for a one-onone Q&A with Lawrence.

Luisa Barron (LB): When did you first know that you wanted to be in film for a living?

Francis Lawrence (FL): I think that I was always interested in film as long as I can remember. I first saw “Star Wars” when I was seven and wanted to make movies. Then you grow up and things change and you get different interests, but I always loved movies. It was in high school [that] I took a humanities course and for half the year

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LMU alumnus Francis Lawrence most recently directed the film “Water for Elephants.” The film was released in April of this year. we studied film. ... It was the first time I really saw some of the great movies, “[The] Battleship Potemkin” and a bunch of [Alfred] Hitchcock films, “Metropolis” and things like that. I started to really study, started to learn the language of film and it was then that I figured out that I wanted to do it for a living, and I came here.

LB: Why did you choose LMU? FL: God, it was a long time ago. I think – two things. I wanted to stay in state. I don’t

really remember why, but I wanted to stay in state and be sort of close to home [because] I was raised here. I looked at CalArts, I looked at USC and I looked here. CalArts was a little too artsy for me. It seemed more animation-based, seemed like there was no sort of general ed at all other than arts. And USC I liked, but it was a little big. I came and toured this place, and I actually stopped my application process at USC and just applied here and ended up coming here. I liked the size, I liked the

ownership of student films here, and I liked the fact that everyone gets to make a movie. [I] liked the faculty and facilities.

LB: What’s a music video that you’ve made that you’re particularly proud of?

FL: There’s a lot of them. The last one that I really liked was “Bad Romance,” [by] Lady Gaga.

Liked that one a lot, was really pleased by that. I like my Justin Timberlake, “Cry Me A River.” Did a Gwen Stefani, “What You Waiting For?,” that I really liked. And there’s a Lauryn Hill video that didn’t air very much that I liked a lot, “Turn Your Lights Down Low.” It was a duet with Bob Marley. We shot it in Jamaica. I really liked that one.

There’s a fair amount, actually.

LB: What was the experience like working on “Water For Elephants”?

FL: I had a blast. It was probably one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. I mean, it was the first movie that I really started and finished on my own. Whereas “Constantine” was a script that was in development, there’d been another director on it, and “I Am Legend” had been around forever. … But [with this one, the] producers brought me the book, I chose the screenwriter, I worked on it with the screenwriter, I developed it, cast it, put it all together, got this amazing crew together, just really, really

fun and really enjoyable.

LB: If you weren’t in film, what would you be doing for a living?

FL: I don’t know. I’ve thought about that. I’d probably go into photography.

LB: What advice would you give to an LMU film student?

FL: It’s tricky. … You know, I really thought that when I graduated from here, I was going to be making a movie. Then I realized very quickly that that was not the case. It wasn’t until I built this reel that I could sort of reasonably go to anybody and say, “I have experience, look at my body of work.” They can see that I can do things, I can get performances and tell stories, build worlds. It’s really just to shoot as much as you can, or write as much as you can. Try to come out of here as quickly as possible with a body of work. …

It’s so rare too, to come out with that 15-minute short that’s just amazing, that’s going to blow people away. Most likely it’s going to take people 15 or 20 times making a short, making a commercial or making a music video or something. My first music videos sucked. … It just takes time. I’m actually glad also to have had that time to prepare me for doing movies and doing television. That’s probably the biggest piece of advice to students. Shoot, shoot, shoot.

Photography exhibit at MOCA features Weegee Art Review

By Kelsey Herman Contributor

In a recent interview, filmmaker and Los Angeles resident Werner Herzog told KCRW’s entertainment program “The Business” that L.A. is the city with the most cultural substance in the United States. If this is true, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in downtown Los Angeles is one of the city’s great cultural institutions. For 32 years, the museum has been exhibiting the best of European and American contemporary art, and its latest exhibit, “Naked Hollywood: Weegee in Los Angeles,” is a quirky exploration of the golden age of Hollywood.

Weegee, also known as Arthur Fellig, began his career photographing crime scenes in New York City. He moved to Los Angeles in 1947 to photograph the people of Hollywood, including stars and strippers. In 1953, Weegee published a photo-book titled “Naked Hollywood” that was a best seller.

Still photography is one of the primary mediums through which people experience history – it is the reason that Old Hollywood is revered today. It is common to see images of glamorous film stars like Grace Kelly clutching an Oscar or Marilyn Monroe in a seductive pose. What is surprising about Weegee’s photographs of Hollywood in the 1940s and ’50s is his use of humor to reveal the absurdity of those who idolize the

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Before moving to Los Angeles,Weegee snapped photos of crime scenes in New York City. Pictured here is counterfeiting equipment. glamour of the old days.

In over 200 images on display in the museum, Weegee uses distortion and layering techniques to create bizarre works of popular Hollywood personas. For example, instead of Marilyn Monroe seducing the camera, Weegee distorts a number of images to the point where she is unrecognizable. Much of the exhibit is dedicated to topless young women who work as dancers – a side of Old Hollywood that he manages to make glamorous. He also humorously captures emotional fans at a film premiere as they desperately hold out autograph books to be signed by the stars. Next to the screaming fans, Weegee photographs a strip club and mortuary.

The exhibit is exceptionally executed by MOCA. The

museum produced little commentary, letting the photographs speak for themselves.

There are large bold quotes from Weegee lining the exhibit walls. One poignant quote reads: “Hollywood is Newark, New Jersey with palm trees.”

While Weegee is undoubtedly fascinated with these beautiful people, he humorously approaches this celebrity phenomenon that has continued to manifest into an obsession in today’s tabloid culture.

Los Angeles has always been an exciting place to live, and through these strange and surprising images we are presented with a history – one that is more fascinating and beautiful than the most glamorized images of Hollywood.

The exhibit runs until Feb. 27, 2012 and admission is $5 with student identification.

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Adele, music needs ‘Someone Like You’ Kevin O’Keeffe A&E Editor

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ritish songstress Adele is one of the only artists in the contemporary music world who can achieve popularity across multiple genres and act as a symbol that strong vocals and a lack of Auto-Tune in music is still alive. Recently, her voice, truly a gift to us all, was threatened.

Last week, Adele underwent surgery to reverse a potential vocal hemorrhage. Left unattended, the polyp could have ruined the “Rolling in the Deep” singer’s future as an artist.

Luckily, the surgery was successful and, after a period of recovery, she will be able to return to singing live and recording early next year. You could hear the sigh of relief across the world when that announcement was made.

Adele is the latest in a line of musical national treasures from the United Kingdom, a legacy that extends from The Beatles to, most recently and most tragically, Amy Winehouse.

Like most of Britain’s brightest stars, Adele achieved massive success in the U.S., with her album “21” reaching the top of the Billboard 200 an incredible 13 times and her singles, “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You,” hitting number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 12 times collectively. She is an unquantifiable star on both sides of the Atlantic and the

idea of losing her iconic voice to a medical problem is enough to declare a national state of emergency.

Hyperbole?

Maybe.

But no more Adele, and we’d all doomed to a pop music world full of Ke$has and Katy Perrys.

It’s something of a miracle that Adele is doing as well as she is in the modern music world. An artist who focuses very little on the production of a song, leaving her vocals as the centerpiece, is almost unheard of in a music industry that values a strong female voice more for singing a hook on a rap song than on its own record. Kelly Clarkson, one of the strongest voices in the music industry today and an American icon (some might even call her an “American Idol”), can’t manage to secure a number one spot with a killer new album (“Stronger”) or a fun single (“Mr. Know It All”).

Yet Adele, someone who hardly fits the highly sexualized, skinny mold we carve out for our pop stars, has suddenly become the biggest thing in the pop music business. It’s truly unfathomable and it’s all the more reason that she needs to stick around.

Personally, I’ve loved Adele from the first moment I heard “Hometown Glory.” The quiet track off her last album, “19,” laments returning home after time away. Set to just a piano, Adele’s vocals absolutely soar, much like they do on her most recent hit (and my personal favorite from her canon), “Someone Like You.” I appreciate the simplicity Adele brings to her music. It’s the vocals and the lyrics you should pay mind to,

and she demands your attention with both. By that same token, she’s impossible to cover – every reality singing competition contestant who attempts to reach the peaks of her vocal prowess is doomed to fall short due to a lack of emotional connection.

It is that combination of emotional and technical prowess that makes “21” a near masterpiece, front to back. While there are definitely tracks I could take or leave (the Lifetime Movie-esque “Turning Tables” comes to mind), the songs are intimately personal and infinitely listenable.

These are sentiments shared not just by other college students, not just by other pop music fans, but by all kinds of people. Adele’s messages of being burned by a lover ring true for scores of fans. Her sound isn’t old, nor is it young. It isn’t too indie, nor is it too pop. It’s for everyone in the best way – anyone can identify and sing along.

Everyone knows that lover who they truly could have had it all with; everyone knows the ex they meet years down the line and for whom they wish nothing but the best, despite the pain.

There’s nothing wrong with dance music, nor am I suggesting that all of pop music should conform to the Adele mold. In fact, the reason we need Adele’s voice to stay pristine is because she is the exception. She’s someone distinctive. She’s someone who will be firmly ingrained in American pop culture for some time. She’s not just a national treasure, she’s internationally loved.

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Adele underwent surgery last week to remove a potentially dangerous polyp on her vocal chords. If she hadn’t, she might not have been able to belt out “Rolling in the Deep” anymore.

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seen it all at LMU Marini from Page 16

the court to create a sea of crimson, “We have the talent to be really good, we just always seem to get hurt,” he stated.

Marini has seen it all, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. When t h e N C A A was revising its statistic scoring books in the late 1980s, they contacted official statistic scorers across the nation, hoping to receive input for positive suggestions on changing the book. Marini received the first call. “I told them that I needed more space to write the points, that’s how much we scored back in the day,” he said.

Marini has been on the sidelines, behind the scorers table, in LMU’s only NCAA Tournament run with Paul Westhead and company – scoring seemingly every second and keeping Marini busy with recording points.

“I felt like they were always scoring [in the 1989-90 season]. Every time I would input points, I heard Barry [Sandalow], the longtime PA announcer, explode with someone else scoring,” said Marini. “I couldn’t keep up. “ However, he’s also witnessed

devastating injuries that have crippled the team’s morale and continuity, even the death of a player on the court.

Hanging in Marini’s brand new office in the Von Der Ahe Building is a Gathers-signed Sports Illustrated poster. The note reads: “ D a l e , t h a n k s for all the points you gave me.”

Marini recalled the March afternoon that is infamously tied with LMU basketball, the death of Gathers.

“You could hear a pin drop.

The referee called a foul so I naturally was going to record it. Next thing I know a group of people surrounded Hank [Gathers] because he collapsed. I’ve never heard so many people be so quiet for such a long period of time,” said Marini. “I will never forget that moment.”

When asked why he’s stayed here after all of these years on campus, Marini laughed and said, “The people are what makes this institution great.

That is why I love working for Undergraduate Admissions, because I have the power to fill this great place with great people. There is always someone that will be here for you — that’s the way it was, that’s the way it is, and that’s the way it always will be.”

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“Dale, thanks for all the points you gave me.” - Hank Gathers

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Redshirt junior forward Alex Cowling currently averages a conference-leading 22.5 points per game, but the Lions are 0-2 on the young season.

Was that simply the result of an off night shooting the ball?

Considering she looked to be in a solid groove during the first half, I’d say probably no. The more likely case? The Matadors’ defense realized that no one else was going to score for LMU and locked in on Cowling, while the LMU offense ran isolation after isolation, turned the ball over 15 times and missed 71.9 percent of its field goal attempts.

The Lions need an offensive flank for Cowling. Maybe that player is senior guard Candice Nichols, who was on her way to becoming an All-Conference First Team player last season until she tore her ACL in the Lions’ 21st game. She is still out while recovering from multiple surgeries. Maybe it’s freshman forward Emily Ben-Jumbo, who posted 15 points and 13 rebounds in her official Gersten Pavilion debut on Monday, Nov. 14. Maybe it’s Monica DeAngelis, who tends to get 3-point happy, but can score the rock very well, as she put up 15 points in the Lions’ season opener against the University of Denver last week. Whoever it is, she needs to step up right now.

The season is only two games in and the Lions have plenty of games to recover. And like I said before, one game does not have to

define a team’s entire season. But when a team lets the should-be wins pile up, that’s only setting up would have, could have and should have responses. And in sports, life and pretty much everything one does, it doesn’t matter what would have happened, what could of happened or what should have happened – what matters is what did happen and what’s going to happen.

So, I challenge someone on the the team – whether it be sophomore guard Hazel Ramirez or senior wing Courtney Collishaw – to step up during the Lions’ game against UC Santa Barbara on Saturday and be the yin to Cowling’s yang. There can’t be a repeat of the Lions’ last game where the team’s guards shot a combined two for 28 from the field. The role is right there for the taking, someone just needs to grab it. While there are players who thrive by playing unselfish basketball or by simply providing help without the ball – I guarantee you there is one player on this team, other than Cowling, who wants to score a lot of points. Cowling needs it, and the team needs it. The Lions are in for a long string of losses if they think they can run one-on-one offense for the rest of the season.

This is the opinion of Michael Goldsholl. Please send comments to mgoldsholl@theloyolan.com.

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Men’s polo’s drive for five begins now Lions will vie for their fifth-straight conference title this weekend.

By Dan Raffety Asst. Sports Editor

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Freshman utility Joe Ferretti (above) was named the Western Water Polo Association’s ( WWPA) Newcomer of the Year.

After a long, hard-fought season, the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Championships are finally here, starting today at 10:30 a.m., ending with the conference championship game at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20. The tournament is being held at UC San Diego’s Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla, Calif.

The Lions have secured a No. 1 seed for the weekend tournament, seeking their fifth straight conference title and eight of the last 10 championships. They will have a first round bye, with their first game coming tomorrow against the winner of the University of Redlands and Chapman University game.

If all goes according to plan, that is if no major upsets take place in the early rounds of the tournament, the Lions are on a crash course to face UC Davis in the semifinals, and either Santa Clara University or familiar foe No. 11 UC San Diego in the final on Sunday.

The Lions defeated the thenNo. 12 UC Davis Aggies at home

earlier this season, 8-5 on Oct. 29, as well as the No. 14 Santa Clara Broncos, 9-2 at home on Nov. 5.

The Lions have played the UC San Diego (UCSD) Tritons four times this season, winning three of the contests and handing the Lions their only conference loss this season (10-1). “[Third seed] UC Davis is an extremely physical team,” said Head Coach John Loughran.

“They have one of the best players in the conference in senior 2-meter Aaron Salit. Virtually their entire offense goes through him.”

When the Lions defeated the Aggies in their only matchup this season, Salit fouled out of the game in the third quarter. The Lions won by a three-goal margin.

“He’s able to score at any time, draw ejections to give their offense six-on-five opportunities and plays great defense. We have to contain him if we are going to move on in the tournament,” said Loughran.

The fourth seed Santa Clara Broncos finished .500 with a 1616 record, going 7-5 in WWPA conference play. Their biggest win of the year came against UC Davis on Oct. 9.

“Santa Clara is an unpredictable and unorthodox team that keeps you off balance. They will shoot from anywhere at any time,” said Loughran. “These guys have a lot of pride and heart,

which makes up for not having top tier talent.”

UCSD and LMU have shared an intense rivalry over the past decade, with only these two schools winning conference championships: LMU has won eight, UCSD won two. “[Second seed] UCSD is one of the best coached teams in the conference, with top talent at every position. Because we have played so many times over the years, it will come down to execution,” said Loughran. “They are playing at home in front of a roaring crowd, and every person there will be rooting against us. No one wants to see a team win five times in a row.”

The winner of this weekend’s tournament not only claims WWPA conference honors, but also relieves an automatic birth to the NCAA Championships to face top perennial water polo powerhouses.

LMU’s WWPA success has not yet translated to the NCAA Championship scale. The Lions have two one-goal losses in as many years, losing to No. 1 seeds UCLA and UC Berkeley, respectively.

“If we play consistent defense, both by blocking shots and our 2-meter defending, we have a great shot of coming back to campus with a championship,” Loughran said.

MTSU loss halts momentum after exciting night Wilks World from Page 16 is a nifty date, but why force students to choose between going to the lavish 1911 Centennial Ball and the increasingly rare crosstown basketball matchup with a ranked UCLA squad?

I will admit I thought that having such a once-ina-lifetime event opposite a basketball game might result in a small contingent of traveling LMU students, already known for their seeming aversion to basketball games.

I was equally nervous that the LMU men’s basketball team, coming off such a disappointing season, would not be able to hang in there against the storied Bruins.

The scene at the L.A. Sports Arena was strange from the get-go. With their famous Pauley Pavilion undergoing construction all season, the No. 20 Bruins were playing their home opener away from home.

Buses of gold and blue clad students were hauled in for the first game of what was supposed to be an exciting year. Over 5,000 fans arrived, but they certainly didn’t feel at home.

As LMU started going punch for punch with the Bruins, it became obvious that plenty of LMU fans had made the trip. I hadn’t noticed them at first, but when a chant of “L-M-U” came raining down following a frustrated UCLA Head Coach Ben Howland calling timeout, it was impossible to miss the two or more full sections of LMU fans positioned up in the rafters.

LMU fans seemed cautious at first, not wanting to puff out their chests or disturb the UCLA fans too much if the on-court product wouldn’t back up their support. Yet the longer that the Lions stayed in the game on the court, the more excit-

ing things got in the stands.

The UCLA faithful had clearly not expected a challenge in its season opener from its mid-major city-mate. Every time that the Bruins closed the gap on the Lions, the UCLA fans seemed to wake up from their stunned stupor to get their new home arena rocking.

Those were the moments when veterans of LMU basketball expected the Lions to fold. We have seen this script before – University of Notre Dame, Morgan State University, University of Portland, plenty of others.

Over the past few years, the Lions have shown quite the penchant for giving away winnable games. Yet somehow, on Saturday, the Lions stood toe-to-toe with their ranked counterparts, matching every run with one of their own and even pulled away to the point where UCLA fans started abandoning their Bruins in the final two minutes.

The LMU fans at the Sports Arena got louder and louder as the second half continued, relishing the first win against UCLA since 1941. It will probably be the last one for a while too; you can assume the Bruins won’t be particularly warm to scheduling the Lions again anytime soon.

All the while, 10 minutes away at the downtown Millennium Biltmore hotel, another group of LMU students were working themselves into high spirits. The 1911 Centennial Ball was by all accounts an absolute blast and high-class operation.

Making it even better, many people said, was the building excitement of the score of the basketball game being announced to the ball crowd. As the lead grew and the clock ticked on, the dancing and mingling students were given the good news over the ballroom’s sound

system. The final score of the 11-point victory was met by resounding chants of, “L-M-U-U-UUU” a chorus of more school spirit than they had ever felt, a fellow senior told me later in the night.

With the proximity of the Sports Arena to the ball, even the victorious LMU players got to make an appearance, showing up understandably under-dressed, but all the more welcomed.

After taking forever to

write my game story (the fan in me was too proud to focus), awkwardly changing into my tux in the empty parking lot between the Sports Arena and the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, and getting slightly lost in downtown, I made my own appearance at the ball.

Standing outside of the hotel, waiting to leave when I pulled up, was Athletic Director Dr. William Husak and Senior Vice President

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Redshirt junior forward Ashley Hamilton was named West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Week after averaging 19 points and 4.5 rebounds in the Lions first two games. Hamilton led all scorers with 23 against UCLA.

of Student Affairs Dr. Lane Bove. Both were beaming with pride. It was a night of all around success for LMU Athletics and Student Affairs.

Since then, the Lions managed to stumble on their momentum and lose their home opener against Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). The Lions claimed they wouldn’t and didn’t take MTSU lightly, they just didn’t get the job done against a very athletic team.

It was not what Lions’ fans wanted to hear after starting the season on such a high.

On Tuesday, MTSU visited the Sports Arena themselves and handily knocked the Bruins down to 0-2 on the season. While it likely is just a sign that the Bruins just weren’t as good as their preseason ranking and are completely unravelling, it makes the loss to MTSU sting a little less.

The first two games of the season showed the wide spectrum of the Lions’ potential.

Sure it may not be the most journalistic, objective point of view, but I’m going to choose to focus on how great Friday was, rather than Sunday’s loss.

The administration deserves a standing ovation for all the work that went into making both the 1911 Centennial Ball and the W over UCLA happen. No matter which event you attended, it was a night to remember for LMU. For me, no matter how short of an appearance my good-looking tux got for the ball, or if I wasn’t allowed to taunt UCLA with the traveling LMU fans at the Sports Arena, I will remember how lucky I was to be one of the few that got to experience both live, in person.

This is the opinion of John Wilkinson. Please send comments to jwilkinson@theloyolan.com.

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Offensive struggles burn Lions

After starting 0-2, the women’s basketball team has shown a lack of offensive continuity.

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Pair of Lions awarded with top honors as LMU enters conference championships Senior attacker Edgaras Asajavicius (above) was honored as the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Player of the Year.

Freshman Joe Ferretti (not pictured) was also recognized as the conference’s Newcomer of the Year. For preview coverage

of this weekend’s WWPA Championships, turn to Page 15.

Marini remains an LMU constant Official scorer and associate director of Undergraduate Admissions has long Lions legacy.

By Dan Raffety Asst. Sports Editor Dale Marini is Loyola Marymount University.

Marini, an Arizona native and 1970 Loyola graduate, has been a staple of LMU for over 35 years, working as the associate director of Undergraduate Admissions. But beyond the Monday through Friday, nine-tofive routine, he’s also the man with the referee jersey at every LMU basketball game and the official stats recorder for the Lions, a position he’s held since 1966.

In Marini’s freshman year at the all-male Loyola University, he decided that he wanted to get involved with the athletic program in whatever way he could. He approached the head basketball coach at the time, Jonny Art, and asked if he could keep stats for the freshman basketball team.

Art proceeded to tell him there was no money in the budget for this job, hoping to discourage the young freshman. But like many freshman desperately trying to get involved, Marini offered to do the job for free and inserted himself into the basketball program.

After a few months of successfully taking statistics for the school’s lowest level of collegiate basketball, there was an opening for a varsity stats keeper, and there was only one man for the job: Dale Marini. He gladly accepted the position.

After four years of taking stats for the men’s basketball team and being president of the Crimson Circle service organization, Marini graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts and was immediately offered a job in the Undergraduate Admissions office as an

he hole has already been dug, and two games into the 2011-12 women’s basketball season, I can’t tell if they are trying to climb out or are just going to keep on digging. On the heels of a stunning 18-point home loss to CSU Northridge on Monday night, the Lions sit at an unanticipated 0-2 record. While they showed significant improvements at the line (26 for 32) and on the glass (50 rebounds) in the they looked Two Plus the Foul loss, like a lost soul tryBy Michael Goldsholl ing to find home in its body.

Asst. Managing Editor | The offensive Sports Editor execution just isn’t there. This team needs a clear-cut No. 2 option on offense.

It needs a group of players who know and understand some offense that isn’t just, “Give the ball to Alex Cowling and clear out.” Cowling is a fantastic player and easily one of the biggest offensive weapons in the nation. However, the problem is every single team coming into Gersten Pavilion knows that. Every single team opposing the Lions has a scouting report of what Cowling’s go-to moves are, where she likes to receive the ball and who’s going to pass her the rock.

If the opposing coaches are any good, they’ll be making sure that in the days leading up to a game against LMU, their players are learning exactly how to neutralize Cowling and every single one of her moves. Obviously, no one is going to completely shut her down. She’s a great player, and even against the toughest defenses, great players find a way to prevail. After hitting six of her first 11 shots in the first half, she proceeded to miss eight of her 10 second-half attempts.

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Friday win still rings with pride

Between the 1911 Centennial Ball and men’s basketball beating UCLA, Friday was a fun one for Lions.

admissions counselor, in addition to keeping statistics for the varsity team.

Marini served both the Undergraduate Admissions office and the men’s basketball team for 10 years after his graduation. He then returned home to Arizona for roughly six years to pursue other interests beyond the friendly confines of LMU. Prior to his departure, he was awarded a commemorative plaque thanking him for all his services. But he wasn’t done with LMU. “I’m a strong believer that if you do what you love, you don’t work a day in your life,” said Marini. “The second I left [LMU], I felt like I started working.”

Marini returned to LMU as an admissions counselor in 1986. At the

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time, there was an opening for a men’s basketball official scorer, and Marini took the job.

Marini has been a staple of LMU hoops ever since; he’s seen the ups of Rick Adelman and Hank Gathers driving to the basket. “Although Hank [Gathers] gets much of the publicity for being the best LMU player of all time, Rick Adelman was the best driver to the basket I have ever seen,” said Marini.

For as many ups Marini has been apart of, he’s seen the downs of various coaching changes, season-ending injuries and single-digit-win seasons.

He was there for LMU’s monumental home upset against Gonzaga University where students rushed

ast weekend I spent $150 on a tuxedo that I only wore for about 40 minutes. Before the economics majors send me letters about how bad of a deal that was, let me be very clear: It was worth every penny.

Friday night was a banner night not just for LMU athletics but all of the LMU community.

Almost a week later people are still talking about two events that made us proud to Wilks World be Lions.

By John Wilkinson Initially it seemed like a Asst. Sports Editor mistake for LMU to schedule two of its biggest Student Affairs events of the year on the same night. Sure, 11/11/11

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Dale Marini

Dale Marini (left, with PA Announcer Barry Sandalow) has served as the Lions’ official scorer for the last 36 years. He also works in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.