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Loyola Marymount University

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Criminal mischief increases on campus The Department of Public Safety reports a rise in acts of vandalism at LMU.

By Laura Riparbelli Managing Editor

Ecstasy at LMU New studies prompt exploration of the stimulant’s role on campus.

By Tierney Finster News Editor

Whether students refer to it to as “E” or “X,” call taking it “rolling” or “thizzing,”ecstasy and its various labels are a part of the college vernacular.

Ecstasy, chemically known as 3, 4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA, is a synthetic psychoactive related to other drugs like mescaline, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The NIDA website states that MDMA produces “feelings of

increased energy, euphoria, emotional warmth and distortions in time, perception and tactile experiences.”

“Ecstasy began as something called MDMA. It was essentially a tranquilizer, a stimulant and a hallucinogen all combined. It was originally designed to be a sex drug …. but MDMA evolved into what we now call ecstasy. It is a

That was in 1991. Today, Carrillo, 37, walks through LMU’s campus as a freshman and a free man, following the reversal of his sentence on March 14, 2011 after it was discovered that Carrillo was, in fact, not guilty of the crime.

“I knew I was innocent. I knew something had gone wrong, but ultimately the jury had found me guilty and made a mistake,” said Carrillo.

On Jan. 18, 1991, a 41-year-old man was shot in Lynwood, Calif., the town in which Carrillo had previously lived. When witnesses were taken in for questioning, they were shown a variety of photographs, including a Polaroid of Carrillo taken a year previously

by an officer. According to Carrillo, witnesses eventually picked his photograph as the murderer with the assistance of the officer.

“It’s like a coerced identification,” said Carrillo. “I couldn’t believe [I was being arrested]. … Emotionally, I was not capable of understanding what was going on.”

Carrillo would spend the next nearly 20 years of his life in prison, bouncing from juvenile halls to various California state prisons, and spending the last 10 years of his sentence at Folsom State Prison.

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Freshman begins LMU career after serving 20 years in prison Franky Carrillo, 37, enrolls at LMU after wrongfully spending two decades behind bars.

By Brigette Scobas Asst. News Editor

Sixteen-year-old Francisco “Franky” Carrillo was sitting at home watching television with his father when more than 15 policemen banged on his door and arrested him for the murder of a 41-year-old father in a neighboring city. He was sentenced to 30 years to life plus life in prison, according to Carrillo.

See Prison | Page 2

Campus-wide Shabbat dinner draws large crowd on Friday night

Kensie La-Anyane | Loyolan

Michelle Nader, a junior sociology major (pictured above left), sat with fellow junior Kevin Ramirez, a biology major, during the celebration. Rabbi Ilana Schachter (pictured above right) organized the celebration of Judaism’s day of rest. Guests were served challah, a bread traditionally eaten at Shabbat, and other foods, according to Allyson Schwartz, a senior communication studies major and the president of Hillel.

CLASSIFYING MARRIAGE Columnist Kenneth Vlahos says that gay marriages should remain unrecognized.

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The next issue of the Loyolan will be printed on December 1, 2011.

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has reported 43 cases of oncampus criminal mischief occurring between Aug. 31 and Nov. 15 this year. In fall 2010, DPS reported 15 on-campus criminal mischief incidents during the same time.

Criminal mischief can include both acts of vandalism and the appearance of graffiti. This semester has seen damage particularly to parked vehicles across campus – as of Nov. 15, DPS had obtained 19 reports referring to some degree of vandalism done to parked vehicles.

“We do not have information to determine why there is an increase to vandalism to vehicles,” said Assistant Chief of Public Safety Patricia Coffelt. “The type of damage inflicted varies as do times and dates, with the exception of the Halloween time frame.”

Other trends have included the prevalence of damage to bicycles as well as University property, including elevators, LMU carts, cut locks and graffiti. Although DPS has no reason to believe that the crimes are being committed by any one individual or a specific group, Chief of Public Safety Hampton Cantrell said that it could be that this is a result of juvenile behaviors.

“These types of pranks usually happen first semester. … People come from all over and bring pranks and graffiti. Then they grow up, and we see less and less in the residence halls,” said Cantrell, adding that patrols have been increased.

Richard Harris, the director of Building Management at Facilities Management estimates that $7,000 to $10,000 are spent annually to clean and repair vandalized and graffitied property.

“I would estimate that [Facilities Management] staffers will spend up to five hours per week repairing and/or replacing damaged finishes, furniture, fixtures and equipment and other ancillary LMU property,” said Harris.

“In general, LMU is fortunate not to experience routine [or] large-scale vandalism on the same level as some other locations in Los Angeles,” he added. “Unfortunately, we do still experience our fair share of minor vandalism acts.”

To report instances of criminal mischief on campus, contact DPS at (310) 338-2893.

For a detailed account of the criminal mischief cases that occurred this semester, see laloyolan.com.

SNOW WHITE HITS THE SILVER SCREEN The fairy-tale princess is set to star in two feature films, but which will come out on top?

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Student journeys from prison to LMU Prisoner from Page 1 “[Prison] is a lonely place and sad and depressing, and [it’s difficult] to try to keep your head above water. It was very hard at times for me not to succumb to defeat because [prison] is a graveyard of dreams and inspirations,” he said.

“The guys around me were oozing anger. I needed to not only worry about getting out but also not allow my soul to be poisoned,” said Carrillo, who kept busy by obtaining his GED and writing a letter every week to his son, Theo Arechiga, who was born shortly after he was sent to juvenile hall.

He also continued to reach out to

attorneys and television shows to share his story and proclaim his innocence.

His efforts paid off when he finally attracted the attention of Ellen Eggers, a public defender who was intrigued by his story.

Eggers, along with a team of attorneys, investigators and the Northern California Innocence Project, reviewed the evidence and found that some of the witnesses had given erroneous testimonies.

Seven out of the 12 jurors were spoken to, and Carrillo said, “they all signed declarations saying that if they would have known what they know now … they would not have found me guilty.” Carrillo

claims that one jury member admitted to agreeing to the guilty verdict because he had vacation plans to tend to and wanted the trial to end.

In the 1990s, citizens of Lynwood filed charges against specific Lynwood deputies who were a part of an organized police gang referred to as the Vikings.

According to Carrillo, they were accused of murder and falsifying evidence, among other things. “It turns out that nine out of the 12 deputies involved in my case were these dirty cops,” said Carrillo.

“It’s so unfortunate that no one is policing the police.”

While he finds it insulting that

Francisco Carrillo

On, March 14, 2011, a judge set Carrillo free at the Compton courthouse after he spent 20 years in juvenile halls and prisons. He is supported by attorneys, Ellen Eggers (left) and Linda Starr (right).

Francisco Carrillo

Carrillo returned to the hill he looked out at while incarcerated at Folsom State Prison, in Folsom, Calif. He was behind bars in Folsom for 10 years.

Francisco Carrillo

Carrillo went on an LMU De Colores trip last weekend with other LMU students and said he enjoyed volunteering at an orphanage in Tijuana,Mexico.

a variety of people did not take his case seriously, he believes that everything happens for a reason and while his sentence was unfortunate, something good came out of it. According to Carrillo, a prisoner’s story, as far as society is concerned, is over.

But for Carrillo, his story is just beginning.

Today, he is enrolled at LMU in a psychology and an English class.

“I’ve lived the example that’s being highlighted in [psychology] class,” said Carrillo, referring to the discussions in the classroom that mirror his experiences with stress and coping. While being enrolled in those two classes, he is ultimately hoping to possibly pursue a career in law.

“I’ve always had a desire for a higher education,” said Carrillo, who had help from Scott Wood, an attorney and professor at Loyola Law School, and LMU President David W. Burcham, amongst others, with his transition into LMU. Wood brought Carrillo to Burcham’s office to meet him after he was released from prison.

“I was so impressed with how intelligent and articulate he was,” said Burcham. “He didn’t seem to harbor ill will. That just really impressed me. He wanted to continue his education. I talked to a few people and I said, ‘Let’s have him try a few courses here at LMU.’” Celeste Amos, an adjunct English professor and faculty liaison for the Academic Resource Center, also helped Carrillo transition into LMU and said, “As I learned more details of the

story, I was angry on behalf of the 16-year-old boy that he was, who was railroaded by a flawed system – a system that should protect kids, not lock them away.”

Today, Carrillo is optimistic for what the future holds. He volunteers at juvenile halls, went on a De Colores trip with other LMU students last weekend, dates a doctor living in Australia and advocates to abolish the death penalty. VH1 is also attempting a reality show following his story.

Carrillo received $100 for each day he spent in prison, for a total of $750,000.

“The system has tried to undo its mistakes,” said Burcham.

“But what makes this really compelling to me is the strength [and] character of Franky Carillo.

He wants to make a contribution and to get his life on track and move on from this.”

La’Tonya Rease Miles, the director of the Academic Resource Center, teaches Carrillo’s college writing course. She said “It’s an incredibly powerful story, but Franky is so much more than that. … He’s funny, insightful and incredibly bright.”

Carrillo always believed he was going to get out, even though he did not know how or what the future would hold.

“At certain times I’ll look at my watch and know what the guys are doing. … It’s like a scheduled life, and the fact that I’m not doing that, it just makes me smile,” he said.

This Thursday he will be celebrating his first real Thanksgiving in 20 years as a free man.

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Holodomor memorial seeks to unify and heal community Students, faculty and staff remember the tragedy of Holodomor.

By Zaneta Pereira Centennial Intern

Close to 100 people gathered for the Huffington Ecumenical Institute and the William H. Hannon Library’s program “Strangers No Longer” on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

The program featured an evening of events centered on remembering the Holodomor – a man-made famine that took place in Ukraine between 1932 and 1933.

“How does one praise God after enduring unthinkable starvation and violence?” asked Dr. Nicholas Denysenko, assistant professor of theological studies and director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute.

According to Denysenko, this was the question “Strangers No Longer” aimed to answer.

“The event is an opportunity to both educate people and also demonstrate that epic tragedy can result in unity,” he said.

The central event of the evening was a talk presented by Protopresbyter Andriy Chirovsky, a Ukrainian Catholic priest, and Bishop Daniel Zelinsky of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Both men spoke about the historic divide between the

Orthodox Christians and Catholics of Ukraine, as Zelinsky stated that “it is hard to imagine another nation that has been so fragmented in its history” Chirovsky highlighted the fact that the Orthodox and Catholic traditions in Ukraine are “two parts of one Church of Kiev, tragically torn apart by history.”

Drawing on his work as a professor of theology at St. Paul University, Chirovsky provided a detailed description of the split between the two churches in Ukraine as well as the evolution of their relationship following the migration of many Ukrainians to North America.

On the other hand, Zelinsky drew upon his own memories of growing up in Soviet Ukraine to describe the suppression of Ukrainian national identity during Soviet rule and provided a detailed account of the Holodomor itself.

Zelinsky also spoke of the importance of holding on to history as a way of building a new future after learning from past mistakes. This idea was echoed by Chirovsky who emphasized the need to “do more to protect the defenseless victims of orchestrated famine around the world.”

Yet for both men, the horror of the Holodomor, an event that they both estimated took the lives of between 7 and 10 million Ukrainians, did have some positive results by

drawing together of Orthodox and Catholic Ukrainians. “Out of the ashes of the most horrific event in the history of Ukraine, has risen a phoenix of common purpose and unity,” declared Zelinsky.

Earlier in the day, the Yurij Luhovy film “Genocide Revealed” was screened in the William H. Hannon Library, and guests had the opportunity to tour an art exhibit featuring informative posters on the Holodomor as well as art by Holodomor survivor Eugenia Dallas. Additionally, a memorial liturgy was held in Sacred Heart Chapel and presided over by both Chirovsky and Zelinsky.

For Kenny Morales, a senior biology major, the event was interesting as she “didn’t know any of this history” and “the different religious customs were very different to [her own] religious experiences.” As a result, the talk served to pique her interest and opened her eyes about what she sees as an important historical event.

“We need to make sure that the healing … found in praying with each other in commemorations of the Holodomor, will help to usher in a true healing of memory in the hearts of our brothers and sisters in Ukraine and then, through us, within the hearts of the worldwide Orthodox and Catholic communities,” Chirovsky said.

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Protopresbyter Andriy Chirovsky and Bishop Daniel Zelinsky (above) led the discussion at“Strangers No Longer”on Wednesday, Nov.16. The event remembered“the most horrific event in the history of Ukraine,”according to Zelinsky.

Eric Strauss

Dr. Eric Strauss was recruited as a President’s Professor to create an urban ecology program at LMU.

11 Burning Questions with a President’s Professor

This issue, Multimedia Intern Kasey Eggert talks with Eric Strauss, the President’s Professor in the Seaver College of Science and Engineering about his work.

1. How does it feel to be called an LMU Presidential Professor for the biology department?

It is an honor. I didn’t apply for the position, I was recruited. LMU wants to implement new programs, one of which is urban ecology, which is what I specialize in. This is an incredible opportunity. ... It is an honor to have this challenge.

2. What exactly does the subject of urban ecology entail?

It is a new science, and [urban ecologists] are still developing the textbooks. Urban ecology brings together science, history, social science, philosophy and ethics to develop what will become sustainable long-term communities. Healthy cities require both the traditional measures of environmental health but also social justice. ... Everyone deserves a safe and healthy environment to live in.

3. What subjects do you teach at LMU? [I teach] “Urban Ecology” and a new course called “Biology for Engineers.” I am so excited about it. Because engineers are learning how to build things, I get to help them understand the basics of living structures and how natural things operate. From there they can figure out how to extend these processes through engineering.

4. Where did you go to college, and what activities did you do while you were there?

I went to Emerson College in Boston, Mass. where I received my B.A. in mass communication, and then I went to grad school at Tufts University where I received my Ph.D. in biology. ... I was also a police officer before grad school, but I worked in the natural resources division, so I was like a park ranger.

5. What made you change from studying mass communication to biology?

As a park ranger, I learned a lot about interacting with people and protecting the environment. This fascinated me, and I wanted to tell the story of life on earth, so I switched from radio and TV to biology. Now I try to implement both communication and biology in my studies to create a way of looking at the world through science and social justice combined.

6. What was the most important thing you learned in school?

I learned to connect myself to great professors who would be role models for me. I was listening to the professors’ stories and learning from them. You find your individual mentors and hear how they put knowledge together, and then you have to figure out how you can construct this knowledge into your world. Today, we live in a post-factual world – anyone can look up facts on Google, but if you have facts without construct, you have no power. The challenge for students is to filter this huge world of facts into their own world of facts. Understand others’ diversity and from there, you can understand your own worldview.

7. What are you most passionate about in your studies?

I am passionate about reaching underserved communities and to empower them to make decisions about their own neighborhoods.

I have a deep passion for this broad variety of communities – from students to poor adults – they need to have access to information in order to make decisions for themselves.

8. I understand you have also served as the founding director of the Environmental Studies [Program] at Boston College for 15 years. What made you decide to come to California?

Los Angeles is America’s most important urban experiment with the amount of cultural diversity here. Very few cities have such strong connections with other parts of the world as L.A. does. L.A. is gigantic and incredibly diverse and filled with resources – and it is also a wealthy city. I wanted to help create a way of looking at this city through an urban and biological approach.

9. As director of the Ballona Discovery Park, what exactly do you do there?

This park fosters a learning and cultural center for Los Angeles as an ecosystem. I do community-based programming for teachers, direct programs with middle school, high school and college students, urban gardening, water quality studying, natural history tours and a variety of other things.

10. What are some other studies that you are conducting today?

At the moment I am trying to help bring in additional funding to University programs. Scientists are expected to bring in funding too, but we need to bring in other sources of revenue. We are competing for federal grants to do research. I also recently did an interesting study on how animals communicate with each other.

Their communication is no different from humans. The words don’t matter, communication is in the context.

11. In your free time, what do you like to do for fun?

I like mountain biking, playing guitar, photography and hiking.

I consider myself a “gear head”– I’m really into motorcycles, cars, bikes, etc.

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Ecstasy ‘opens up social situations’ says student Ecstasy from Page 1 a potent, euphoric, stimulant tranquilizer with some hallucinogenic properties,” says Bradley Smith, a Student Affairs program coordinator at LMU. According to Justin Hummer, the assistant director of the Heads UP Research Lab on campus, ecstasy use peaked in the 1990s. Smith also spoke to this fact, citing the ‘90s emerging dance club and rave scene as a catalyst for use of the “designer rave drug.” However, with the rise of electronic music in popular culture, many students claim that ecstasy use is on the rise across college campuses.

“The upcoming of electronic music has led to a resurgence in ecstasy use. Afrojack [a Dutch music producer and electronic DJ] is winning GRAMMYs now.

Electronic music is becoming part of mainstream culture, and a lot of young people are going to these events and bringing friends with them,” explained an anonymous LMU male senior, who lives off campus. He told the Loyolan he has “helped” many LMU students secure pills.

“There is such a music scene in L.A. At LMU specifically, [ecstasy use] has a lot to do with location and accessibility. It’s easier to get the pills in L.A. than in other cities, and once students try the drug at a concert or event, it’s easier for them to do it again in any setting,” he continued.

An anonymous female sophomore at LMU, who claims to have taken over 60 ecstasy pills in the last four years, agrees that widespread ecstasy use is not a new phenomenon.

“When people in my classes overhear that someone is going to a concert or show, the next question is almost always ‘Are you going to roll?’ or ‘Did you roll?’ Even people who I don’t know very well at LMU feel comfortable asking me questions like that because it’s not that rare of a thing,” she said.

From a seller’s perspective, the ecstasy trend knows no boundaries.

“People would be very surprised by the diversity of the people that ask me for pills. Almost every walk of life on campus has approached me for pills at some point,” said the senior male who has sold ecstasy to students.

An anonymous female junior at LMU reiterated this sentiment.

“It’s random. You can’t specify one group of people that rolls. There’s not one rolling stereotype like there is for other drugs. Take for example the stoner persona of marijuana smokers – there isn’t an equivalent for people who roll,” she told the Loyolan.

Students further elaboratedon the reasons they try the drug.

“Overall, it makes you feel really good,” said the same female junior.

“It’s such a happy drug. A lot of people, who don’t do other drugs, like doing E because it can be a high that’s pretty easy to handle.

Personally, it helps me to break out of my shell and not be so selfconscious. I enjoy myself more.”

A second female sophomore agreed that taking ecstasy “opens up social situations.” The student, who said she had taken the drug eight times, stated that the normalcy of the college drinking culture has led students to experiment with other substances.

“It’s something different. College

students get drunk. College students get high, and that’s during the week and on the weekends.

Ecstasy isn’t as normal of a thing yet, so people are more drawn to it,” she told the Loyolan.

The female sophomore went on to say that the high-stress situations of daily college life can also draw people to seek heightened experiences.

“There’s more of a need for a total release from everyday stress. In order to balance myself out, I need to let go of control and go crazy in order to simply maintain myself.

When there’s a higher level of stress, there’s a higher need to let go,” she stated.

For some students, ecstasy is exactly what they need to let go.

According to Smith, this rationale is “at its core, a fair statement.”

“Young people, developmentally, are prone to boundary testing, thrill seeking and the escape from stress.

Those things are developmentally appropriate and culturally sanctioned,” Smith said. “But there is also the notion of proportionality.

At what point does our desire to escape from stress in fact, become a larger form of escapism?”

Students argue that ecstasy use as a form of “escapism” should not be vilified, especially within LMU’s larger binge drinking culture. According to the Heads UP presentation given at this year’s Bellarmine Forum, the top 10 percent of all student drinkers consume 25 or more drinks a week.

“Alcohol is so socially sanctioned on campus, but in my experience its effects have been a lot worse than rolling,” said the female sophomore who has taken 60 pills.

She continued to say, “compared

to being drunk, I think people are much more in control while on ecstasy. You have a clearer head, and you can remember things a lot better. It’s backwards to think that getting blackout drunk every weekend is safer than occasionally trying E.” Hearing these statements, Smith admits that he “would agree.”

However, he went on to say that, “the very act of comparing is an act of justification. Again, it gets back to proportionality. What we are talking about is the student’s enacting of their own reality. You can’t really compare our reality to another’s reality, especially when that comparison is used to justify a behavior.”

An important difference between ecstasy and alcohol use though, Smith emphasized, is that ecstasy is not regulated by a federal agency like alcohol.

“Most of the tablets contain a lot of junk. It’s not reasonable to relate it to vodka or Patron tequila; they come from very different chemical environments,” he said.

Multiple students also cited intellectual and experiential growth as reasons for trying the drug, ideas in line with Smith’s notion of “boundary testing.”

“So much art and literature has been created as a result of substance use. If you think to the past, drugs like acid weren’t just drugs. They inspired so much of the art and music of intellectual culture,” said the sophomore girl who claims to have taken over 60 pills said.

“For educated people, people truly interested in understanding the world around them, it isn’t hard to see that this type of drug use has lead to a lot of really interesting

creation and innovation in the past.

How could one not have at least some desire to experience that for themselves?” she said.

These ideas reflect recent findings from a British Cohort Study of drug use, education and socioeconomic status. The study, which checked participants’ IQ scores at ages five and 10 and their use of illegal drugs between the ages of 16 and 30, found that 30-year-old men who had high IQ scores at age five were almost 50 percent more likely than individuals with low IQ scores to have tried amphetamines, ecstasy and other illegal drugs.

According to Robert Preidt’s Nov. 16 U.S.A. Today story, “High IQ at age 5, 10 linked to high risk of illegal drug use,” the journal’s authors have no definite explanations for the link between a high IQ and illegal drug use. However, the journal’s authors said that, “highly intelligent people are often open to new experiences and embrace novelty and stimulation [of drug use.]”

Another recent NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) study provides more possible justification for some students’ point of view.

According to the Nov. 2011 study, ecstasy users did not show signs of cognitive impairment due to drug use, resulting in the conclusion that ecstasy use did not decrease mental ability, although a variety of past studies have shown the opposite effect. Lead author of this newest study, John Halpern, stated that flaws in past research methods may have led to inaccurate conclusions.

Rene Topalian, of LMU’s biology department, who teaches a course on human drug use, remains unsure about these new findings.

In an email to the Loyolan he wrote, “What is often glossed over by research studies that present a given finding … is this more important question: What effect does the use of a given drug have on the lives and relationships of the significant others of the user? The answer is invariably … negative, inclusive of a waste of finances, physical damage, emotional scarring on the significant others and those same results plus blunted emotional maturation of the user.”

Despite the many justifications created to defend ecstasy use, Smith asks LMU students to remain critical about their involvement with the drug.

“Our students should ask themselves two fundamental questions before experimenting with drugs like X, cocaine and speed: ‘Is this the connective tissue I want with the world around me?’ and ‘Do I really want to put a poison into my body that some biker cooked up in the Valley or some murderous cartel cloaks as an innocuous collegiate rite of passage’?”

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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: “More on the conflict: in defense of Israel” (Nov. 10, 2011, Page 8) Dear Editor,

Angelica Cadiente Public Editor

In her recent Loyolan article, Professor Saba Soomekh discusses some “misunderstood beliefs” about Israel. I think she means to say that Israel is misunderstood. It is.

Professor Soomekh makes clear that the Palestinian bid for membership in the U.N. is not Israel’s fault. Still, one is left to wonder why this peaceful step would anger Israel’s supporters and why the Palestinians are bothering with international niceties when, apparently, most of them would rather take up careers as suicide-bombers anyway.

Mahmoud Abbas’ bid, which has little chance of success, is driven by several factors that range from the mundane to the poetic. Israel’s friends might find it instructive that over a century ago, the founder of the Zionist movement, Theodor Herzl, argued that the Jewish question was “a national question … to be settled by the civilized nations of the world in council.” Herzl was wrong, for it took much more for the Jewish state to become a reality, including the inevitable dispersal and occupation of Palestinians and their struggle for the same goal: a state.

The Palestinian bid is also the act of an aging leader hoping to leave a decent legacy and to legitimize himself in the wake of last summer’s WikiLeaks files, showing the huge territorial compromises he had offered Benjamin Netanyahu to no avail. Abbas’ bid also signals a rupture with past assumptions regarding the role of the United States in the region.

Israeli civilians have suffered immeasurable pain at the hands of Palestinians. But Israel has uprooted and killed thousands of Palestinians and Lebanese, unabashedly deploying its formidable military arsenal, including cluster bombs and mines. Since 1967, the Israeli occupation has systematically brutalized Palestinian lives and dignity: half a million illegal Israeli settlers; hundreds of checkpoints; Jews-only access roads and a giant wall.

The Palestinian bid may be cosmetic, desperate, brazen and, I suppose, misunderstood.

Michael Goldsholl Asst. Managing Editor | Sports Editor

The big cost of small acts of mischief

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orty-three cases of on-campus criminal mischief have been recorded by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) this semester alone, [See “Criminal mischief increases on campus,” Page 1].

Though acts of vandalism and graffiti do not typically pose an immediate safety threat, they still deserve serious attention. At a University that celebrates respect and social justice, one can’t help but wonder why anyone would find it acceptable to destroy someone else’s property for no apparent reason.

Though some types of vandalism are explained as “street art” or the result of impulses when under the influence, there is absolutely no justification for pushing concrete ashtrays over the side of the bluff or smashing a stranger’s car window, both of which have happened on campus this fall.

Regardless of the motivations for criminal mischief, the end result is damage to someone else’s property, and this has both immediate and long-term consequences.

Vandalism creates extra work for campus employees and drains University funds. Richard Harris, director of Building Management in Facilities Management told the Loyolan that he estimates $7,000 to

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$10,000 are spent annually to clean and repair vandalized and graffitied property. He also estimated that Facilities Management staff spends about five hours per week “repairing and/or replacing” damaged LMU property. If intentional damage ceased, this money and time would most likely be spent on things that have a positive impact on the community.

Perhaps the most long-lasting aspect of vandalism is that it leads to a deterioration of the clean and safe atmosphere that community members enjoy at LMU. If community members can’t trust that their cars and bikes won’t be damaged when they leave them unattended, and R.A.s continue to deal with vandalized residence hall elevators and walls, suspicion and paranoia will become the pervasive sentiments on campus instead of the trust and respect most people know and love about LMU. The bottom line is that this community is made up of privileged, intelligent adults who have shown the capability to act responsibly.

These acts of vandalism do not reflect that, and it is time for them to stop before the vandalism cumulates in massive communal consequences.

Najwa al-Qattan Associate Professor Department of History

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Lifelong married love

here is an old joke that goes, “A couple had been married for 45 years and had raised a brood of 11 children, and was blessed with 22 grandchildren. When asked the secret for staying together all that time, the wife replied, ‘Many years ago we made a promise to each other: the first one to pack up and leave has to take all the kids.’”

The Loyal As humorOpposition ous as this may sound,

By Kenneth it highlights Vlahos a distinction Staff Writer that is often overlooked.

That is, the difference between the purpose of marriage and the basis of marriage. Recently, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of the Ruth Institute, spoke at LMU. Her view is that marriage should be based on “lifelong married love” between “one man and one woman for life.” According to Morse, marriage has an “essential public purpose” of “attaching mother[s] and fathers to each other and to their children.”

Marriage has a set structure and cannot be whatever we want it to be.

The state cannot dictate what marriage is nor can it replace marriage with co-habitation or any number of so-called “marriage experiments.”

This makes sense. In a celebrity culture of one-year “marriagefor-money” schemes (that means you, Kim Kardashian), pre-nuptial agreements and 50-plus divorce rates, true marriage is exploited as a heartwarming, romantic event and not a lifelong spiritual and emotional commitment. True marriage is often copied and transplanted

into all sorts of unrecognizable distortions that leave entire generations wondering just what it means to be married.

Most of us recognize this. It just takes a trip to the grocery store checkout line to see the litany of failed celebrity “marriages.” We scoffed at the idea of a socialite and a basketball star having a wedding that cost over $10 million because we recognized a fake marriage when we see saw one (even if you would die to have her tiara at your wedding). So this idea of a “true marriage” with a real structure and meaningful foundation is not all that controversial.

There is no denying that gay “marriage” is categorically different from heterosexual marriage, so why should we call it the same thing? If we accept the fact that certain “marriages” are fake and therefore aren’t true “marriages,” why can’t we universalize that idea to gay “marriage”? Granted, there is certainly a difference between a collective disgust with a hollow Hollywood marriage and the actual legal prohibition of certain people to get married, but we already accept certain limitations on marriage; even between consenting adults.

Polygamy is a classic example of this. Where are the protesters when polygamous cults are broken up and the men are put into prison for having more than one wife? How is that fair?

It’s fair because marriage is inherently exclusive. No matter who is allowed to be married, someone else will not. Whether it is gays or lesbians, polygamous men and women, young children or infants, the line of what marriage is and what it is not is always going to be drawn.

Proposition 8 that passed in California in 2008 drew such a line.

It recognized the fact that marriage IS something. Marriage has

“Marriage has a structure, a definition, a foundation, and gay ‘marriages’ did not fit the bill. ”

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a structure, a definition, a foundation, and gay “marriages” did not fit the bill. Legally, domestic partnerships offered gays everything marriage offered heterosexuals.

California Family Code 297.5 states, “Registered domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits, and shall be subject to the same responsibilities, obligations, and duties under law, whether they derive from statutes, administrative regulations, court rules, government policies, common law, or any other provisions or sources of law, as are granted to and imposed upon spouses.”

Of course the immediate label placed on this was “separate but equal.” But is it really? Many of us come from immigrant families who came to America from all over the world. Once naturalized, immigrants are granted equal rights and responsibilities as natural-born citizens (aside from the right to be Vice President or President, of course).

The 14th amendment makes a clear distinction between persons “born” or “naturalized” as citizens.

Is this “separate but equal”?

Of course not! The government has a right to label things that are inherently different as different. Citizenship, like marriage, has a structure and definition. Thus what is and is not considered a “citizen” must be clarified. Separate but equal on the basis of race, gender or sexual orientation is preposterous, but when it comes to defining what “marriage” or “citizenship” inherently are, distinctions should be made.

In the end, we have to recognize what marriage truly is. It has a set, exclusive structure and therefore cannot be changed or altered.

Marriage is the lifelong union of a one man and one woman, until death does them part. That, though often copied, will never be duplicated.

This is the opinion of Kenneth Vlahos,a senior political science major from El Segundo, Calif.

Please send comments to ktran@theloyolan. com.

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Hey kids, eat your pizza!

Pizza, a vegetable? That will be the new reality in school cafeterias across the country if a new bill is passed by Congress that would classify the tomato paste on a slice of pizza as a leafy vegetable, lowering school lunch standards that were proposed earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The likely motivation behind this push is due to the fact that the federal government subsidies meals in schools and requires a certain amount of vegetables to be included in that diet; by instituting healthier standards, pizza makers and potato farmers could be put out of business. But do the ends justify the means? The Loyolan believes that this proposal is faulty and puts economic gain before the best interest of children.

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Back to the past for drug war strategy

W

hen you are living in a nation with 5 percent of the world’s population yet 25 percent of the world’s prisoners, according to a New York Times article printed on Oct. 29 “Falling Crime, Teeming Prisons,” it’s pretty clear that things are a bit off. Government spending on prisons has reached $77 billion a year, according to the same article. In a Over a Glass less-than-perfect economy, it’s time

By Amanda for all the talk of Kotch reform to get put Opinion Intern into action.

Despite the fact that crime rates have grown to levels not seen since the mid 1960s, the overall rate of incarceration in the past 30 years has increased by more than 500 percent. According the the Pew Research Center, around one in 100 adults in the United States are kept behind bars, and a significant portion of this population is comprised of non-violent drug offenders.

It is evident today that the “War on Drugs,” launched by Richard Nixon in the ’70s and amplified

by Ronald Reagan in the ’80s, is outdated and ineffective. Making drugs illegal rather than regulating them has led to a highly profitable black market. Prohibition didn’t work then, and it isn’t working now.

Forget what they tell you in school books, the “War on Drugs” has in fact become the longest and most expensive war in American history.

The Global Commission on Drug Policy, comprised of former presidents of Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, former U.N. and U.S. officials

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Inmates sit in crowded conditions at a California State Prison in Los Angeles and the current prime minister of Greece, among others, has banded together to publicize the urgent need for reform on drug control policies. The Commission released a statement this past June stating, “Political leaders and public figures should have the courage to articulate publicly what many of them acknowledge privately: that the evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that repressive strategies will not solve the drug problem, and that the war on drugs has not, and cannot, be won,” as reported by CBS News.

With a growing concern for overcrowded prisons, California spending more government money on prisons than on education and news that Los Angeles County jails could run out of space as early as next month, we must decide who really needs to be put behind bars.

In a nation where taxpayers foot

the bill for a prison system influenced more by politics than bringing about justice, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act deserves another look. First introduced in 2009 by Senator Jim Webb, the act calls for a bipartisan commission which would examine the criminal justice system and make recommendations for its improvement.

“The bill is supported by organizations across the political spectrum, from the NAACP and the ACLU to the National Sheriffs’ Association and the Fraternal Order of Police.,” as stated in Huffington Post article, “Congress on Speed: Partisan Conflict Led to Many Problems in 1986 Drug Law” by Eric Sterling printed on Nov. 1. Despite passing in the House in 2010, the bill has recently been blocked by the Republicans in the senate. However, Webb has stated he feels this is only a minor setback and will continue

to push for criminal justice reform.

Government’s focus on punishment rather than prevention has resulted in half of all police resources working to stop drug trafficking, rather than to curb violent crime.

A zero-tolerance attitude towards drugs established with 1986’s AntiDrug Abuse Act has done little to reduce rates of drug use in the U.S. “Every year since its passage, America has grown thousands of tons of the world’s strongest marijuana, produced hundreds of millions of doses of synthetic drugs, and sent tens of billions of dollars into the accounts of drug traffickers around the world,” notes president of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation Eric E. Sterling in Huffington Post article, “Congress on Speed: Partisan Conflict Led to Many Problems in 1986 Drug Law”.

Greater focus in drug offense cases should be placed on treatment and rehabilitation to increase public safety. “Far too often,” reports New York Times editorial, “Falling Crime, Teeming Prisons” printed on Oct. 29, “prison has become a warehouse for people with drug or alcohol addiction.” Drug treatment programs would not only reduce the number of nonviolent criminals in our prison system, but would signif-

icantly decrease cost for taxpayers, with treatment programs averaging $20,000 less per person per year than incarceration for offenders.

The increasingly conservative opposition often fails to recognize that drug use is not likely to see significant decrease, whether it is legal or not. As long as the public has a demand, there will be a supplier who gets the product out there, whether through legal regulation and taxation or organized and dangerous crime.

Today, many college students’ attitudes toward drugs are not so different from those toward alcohol.

While drug use may be slightly more frowned upon in society, it has been on the rise for decades, as nearly half of full-time college students binge drink or abuse drugs at least once a month, according to a 2007 study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.

The “War on Drugs” needs to take a cue from 1920s prohibition reforms. For a stronger economy and safer nation, it’s time for a change.

This is the opinion of Amanda Kotch, a sophomore art history major from Huntington Beach, Calif.

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A tale of two Snow Whites

The trailers for two very different movies based on ‘Snow White’ found their way onto the web last week.

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H

ow do you take your evil Queen Grimhilde: with a delightful smile or delicious menace? You’ll have your choice of both next year when Academy Awardwinners Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron both take on the role in two different versions of the “Snow White” fairy tale.

The two films, which have been rivals since their development was announced, released their trailers last week, and it’s clear that the adaptations couldn’t be further apart in interpretation. “Mirror, Mirror,” the Roberts-starring vehicle, is more of a children’s film with bright colors and witty repartee. “Snow White and the Huntsman,” the Theron film, is much darker and very theatrical. For two films based on the same central fairy tale, the two barely look like the same story.

“Mirror” stars crooner Phil Collins’ daughter Lily Collins as Snow White, a damsel who must save her prince (“The Social Network” star Armie Hammer) before he is forcibly wed to the queen. “Huntsman” offers a more radical take on the story, with Theron’s commanding a brave hunter (“Thor” himself, Chris Hemsworth) to bring her Snow White (Kristen Stewart) so that she may consume Snow White’s heart. Suffice it to say that the second is not a children’s movie.

While both films were originally set to come out later in the year, the team behind “Huntsman” decided to rush production to be ready for a June 1 release – a date that just so happened to be right before “Mirror” was set to be released. In response, “Mirror” moved to March 16, three months before. Since then, every bit of information released, from concept art to on-set photography to the trailer, has been heavily scrutinized, with entertainment news outlets

like Entertainment Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter poring over every detail.

Frankly, I don’t understand the hysteria over the two movies. While the story of two Snow White films duking it out has been interesting to read about, the trailers have made it clear that these two movies can coexist easily. They’re just not similar enough to make all the Sturm und Drang worth it.

But the trailers did make one thing clear: there’s no contest as to which film is going to be better.

While “Mirror” seems fun, the chemistry between the characters isn’t quite there yet.

Roberts doesn’t seem to be really enjoying herself – like she wasn’t ever quite committed to the role. It does seem like there’s an “Alice in Wonderland” vibe going on here, but it’s feeling incomplete. “Huntsman,” however, is an absolute blast. Theron is vamping it up as the Evil Queen. It seems like this is her show more than Stewart’s. The trailer doesn’t actually feature the titular Snow White speaking, but hey, is it the worst thing in the world if we don’t hear Stewart’s “Twilight” brand of bored monotone?

2012 is shaping up to be the year of the Snow White film, but I wouldn’t be surprised if “Mirror” winds up falling flat. March is a bit of a barren period when it comes to movies, and I’m not sure a Snow White adaptation is going to fit well there. But summer’s a great time for an action-packed storybook tale, and the great advance buzz “Huntsman” has created should allow the darker film to open big and become the first critical and commercial darling of the summer.

The upside is that moviegoers will definitely have a choice of which adaptation fits their interests better. But when it comes down to quality filmmaking, it looks like the Stewart/Theron film is going to be the fairest of them all.

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Event Preview

By Amy Lee Asst. A&E Editor

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tudents will battle it out at the LMU’s Got Talent event, hosted by the Resident Housing Association (RHA) and Mane Entertainment (ME), on Nov. 30, the Wednesday after Thanksgiving break.

The top contestants from each Residence Hall or Community (each had a different judging process) and frequent Open Mic Night performers (a.k.a. Open Mic All Stars) will compete. Prizes will consist of LMU gear from the bookstore.

Guest judges will determine the winners.

Twenty-five students will

showcase their eclectic talents, ranging from singers, musicians to comedians. Other unique acts will be featured as well. Last year, such acts included a Pipe Machine and a juggler who performed with a light ball and a diabolo, which is a juggling prop of a spool, sticks and string.

“Our goal is to bring community to all the Residence Halls by having their individual talent shows and then coming together as an LMU community to support one another as various students display talents,” said Amanda Baduria, President of RHA and junior business major. “We wanted to make a platform for students to showcase their talents with their peers. It’s also a fun event that we as the RHA get to col-

laborate with another programming body on campus, ME.” Baduria explained students will be surprised by the talent here at LMU. It will be a great opportunity for them to support their fellow student performers who took “initiative to get on stage and share with us something that they love to do.”

“I’m most excited for the oddball talents that we’re going to see,” said Dan Fromhart, ME’s Spotlight Events Manager and junior film production major.

“It’s always awesome to see someone performing a talent that seems impossible to you.

You realize how diverse our campus really is.”

LMU’s Got Talent will take place in The Living Room on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m.

Admission is free.

DO you wish that LMU had all of thanksgiving Week off?

Laura PodsiadLO Freshman, visual arts major “Of course i Wish we had the entire week off for Thanksgiving. I would love to have more time to see my family.”

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

Maddie Maloon Freshman, Theatre arts major “I think it would really benefit the lmu community if we had the whole week off for Thanksgiving because a lot of people live out of state and those of us who live in California, so close to home, Take that for granted.”

Jordan webb Sophomore, psychology and sociology double major ”I find that people are usually not focused on their classes or any academic-related thing two days before Thanksgiving break. I think increasing the break would reduce other inconsistencies with this week; for instance, one of my classes does not meet at all since it is on a Wednesday.

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From left: Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart speak at the “Snow White and the Huntsman” panel at Comic-Con.

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Tofu for the win at vegan eatery P

eople tend to avoid things that remind them of where they’re from (that’s not just me, right?), so seeing good old-fashioned southern “soul food” on the menu at Stuff I Eat was not an immediate plus for me.

But as a baby vegan, I’m giving just about any place that offers an entirely vegan menu a try. Just a zippy 10-minute drive down Manchester to the heart of downtown Inglewood leads you to this inviting, warmly decorated café.

They have a simple menu with sandwiches, burritos, quesadillas and salads, but also kicking it up with a dish actually named “SumthinSumthin.”

As soon as you walk in, you feel completely at home, with super friendly staff who will share their woeful tales of not having change for the meter while they get you quarters for your parking. And while some cafés overlook décor completely, Stuff I Eat has a definite look to it – a pleasant reddish hue colors the walls and furniture. There are paintings by local artists on the walls, a little carpeted space with a boom box playing good music (believe me, I’m picky about that one) and a couple of amazing oversized king’s chairs, just for the hell of it. If you’ve seen Tom’s chair in the Entertainment Seven-Twenty space on “Parks & Recreation,” then you know what I’m talking about.

The food came out briskly and with a smile. I ordered the Lunch Burrito and a side of mac ‘n’ cheese, with the side coming out before the main meal. Prices are a bit steep at $14 for the burrito plate and $4.50 for a side, but given that it’s an independent vegan café that uses primarily organic ingredients, that’s easily forgiven.

Besides, the food is worth it. Although the smell of the mac ‘n’ cheese first worried me because it was reminiscent of the sad pre-Daiya fake cheeses, the first bite tasted remarkably like dairy cheese.

This fake cheese was creamy, rich and sprinkled with just the right amount of paprika to add a fun little kick.

The massive burrito came

with a side of plain tortilla chips and a salad – there were plenty of baby sprouts involved, which was delightful.

After I got over my oohing and aahing at the adorable little carafe that the bright orange, sweet and citrusy salad dressing came in, I dug into the burrito. The tanginess of the bright, fresh salad went well with the hearty burrito. And this is one of those burritos that immediately makes its presence known by getting all

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This magnificent chair at Stuff I Eat is a part of the quirky but comfortable vibe of the café . over your hands, face and possibly your shirt. It’s basically what my best friend from high school would call “NOT safe date food.” But the tofu, black beans, wild rice and black rice all were perfectly seasoned and thrown together in the right proportions. Although tofu is hard to pull off in my book – admittedly, it looks pretty gross uncooked and even cooked sometimes – this was wonderfully textured, went well with everything else going on in the burrito, and the whole thing made a very filling meal.

Even though I was absolutely starving when I walked in, this champion burrito eater could only put away half of the generous serving. But in accord with the eco-friendly attitude Stuff I Eat upholds, they had biodegradeable takeaway containers for leftovers.

I had noticed how many people they knew who came into the café, and as I asked for a take-away box and said goodbye, I already felt like a regular.

This is the opinion of Luisa Barron, a junior screenwriting and philosophy double major from Houston, Texas.

Please send comments to lbarron@ theloyolan.com.

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Dan fromhart

Mane Entertainment Student Spotlight

By Sonja Bistranin Staff Writer

D

an Fromhart is no stranger to LMU’s campus. The junior film production major was recently featured in the Loyolan as a member of the student band News of the Fire.

Fromhart, in addition to performing as lead vocalist and guitarist for News of the Fire, is also Mane Entertainment’s Spotlight Events Manager. He sat down with Staff Writer Sonja Bistranin to discuss his position at ME and the joy of Thanksgiving stuffing.

SB: How did you get involved in ME? DF: My mom was actually hounding me about getting a job because I was supposed to get one freshman year and that didn’t happen. And sophomore year she was like, you need to get a job. So I applied for everything and ME was the only one who called me back for a street team interview. And I got it. I really liked the atmosphere and the people. It was just really fun going to work and having friends there because having a job on campus really brings you into the life of the campus because you know what’s going on. So I got my management position dealing with student performers which really interests me because, being a student performer myself, it’s something I can really relate to.

SB: What have you learned from being the Spotlight Events Manager, both job-wise and in personal wisdom?

DF: This is my first major job, you know? There are always unforeseen circumstances that pop up. You always have to account for those, which is hard to do because you can’t tell when they’re going to pop up. But I think those are kind of the most fun parts of the job where you have to think on your feet. It takes you out of your comfort zone, but I think that’s good because you learn a lot more.

As far as wisdom … I don’t know if I’ve learned wisdom. I think the wisdom is still on it’s way. I think that’s wise to say.

SB: What are you involved in outside of ME? DF: School, obviously. And my band. Those are what make up my life.

FROM: Palm Desert, Calif.

Year: Junior Major: Film production Occupation: Spotlight Events Manager

SB: What has been your best college decision?

DF: I had a really fun time at the [Centennial] Ball. I had a ball at the ball. Deciding to be a bus moderator and going was really fun. It was just cool. We felt like we were in “The Great Gatsby” or something, and we were like all super rich and we had an insane time.

SB: What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

DF: That’s so hard. Thanksgiving food in general is my favorite thing. If I go to a restaurant and they have a Thanksgiving platter, I’ll get that for sure over anything.

All year they have it, and I’m just like, awesome. My favorite though?

Probably stuffing. Oh God, I love stuffing. A bowl of stuffing right now sounds so good.

SB: What’s your favorite thing about LMU? DF: I really like being able to walk to classes and always see new faces, but also be able to see faces you know. I feel like it’s the perfectsized school. So you don’t feel like you have to keep your head down because you don’t know anyone.

Everyone’s so friendly here. I really like that, too.

SB: If you were a Jolly Rancher flavor, what would you be and why?

DF: Watermelon, for sure. First of all, it’s my favorite flavor. It tastes awesome. And it looks one

way from the outside, but you cut it open and it has a different texture than you would expect … and it has a cool color scheme.

SB: What’s something you hope to accomplish but haven’t yet?

DF: I’d really, really like to learn how to make my own sushi. But not to learn how to make just one.

I want to learn how to make them all. Just quickly before I go to class or something, just roll up some sushi. There’s classes, there’s schools, that you have to go to learn proper techniques [for making sushi]. It’s really insane.

SB: What was the first CD you ever bought?

DF: I know the first musical CD I remember listening to is Garth Brooks in my mom’s car. I forget which album it is because I haven’t listened to Garth Brooks in so long, but I love the song “Callin’ Baton Rouge” to this day – with the fiddle. And I don’t even really listen to country. But I think the first CD I bought was “The Beatles Number One Hits.” It almost sounds like a fake thing but it is totally true.

It’s funny that I started out with country, and now I’m completely different.

SB: What were you voted “most likely to be” in high school?

DF: I was voted “Most Likely to Make it in Hollywood,” because I was really into theater. But it’s funny, because I’m in Hollywood.

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The Egyptian rebellion comes to LMU’s campus Film Preview

By Emily Bettencourt Staff Writer

L

ess than a year ago, millions of Egyptian protestors took to the streets in demonstrations against Hosni Mubarak’s iron-fisted control over Egypt’s government. What started as a single day of protest, scheduled for Jan. 25, quickly became a movement that would change the course of Egyptian history.

Ten months later, the protests continue and three intrepid filmmakers have undertaken the daunting task of telling Egypt’s story to the world.

The full-length documentary, “Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician,” comes to LMU through the Institute for Leadership Studies, fresh from nominations at Venice and Toronto film festivals and a win for “Best Documentary” at Oslo Films from the South Festival. The documentary, structured in three parts, tracks the motivations and actions of the protestors, the military, the police and Mubarak himself – the good, the bad and the politician.

Dr. Michael Genovese, director of LMU’s Institute for Leadership Studies, brought “Tahrir 2011” to LMU after hearing about it from Joseph Cari, a friend and one of the documentary’s producers.

“The film pushes the limits,” said

Matt Candau, junior business major and research assistant with the Institute. “It’ll be interesting to see how people react to it.”

The documentary itself was put together by Tamer Ezzat, Ayten Amin and Amr Salama, three Egyptian filmmakers who each took on the task of telling one side of the story. Ezzat focuses on “the good,” the protestors who made the revolution possible – including a few who played key roles, despite never having been recognized by international media. Amin focuses on “the bad,” or the military and police, in an attempt to understand their motivations. And finally, Salama focuses on Mubarak himself, conducting interviews with politicians who had once been Mubarak’s allies and rivals and painting a compelling, yet satirical portrait of the former dictator.

“I would recommend it for all students, not just political science students,” Candau said. He believes that the film is hard-hitting and controversial but also addresses a necessary part of global citizenship and a Jesuit education.

“We talk about educating the whole person, and one way to do that is to be aware of world events,” he said.

“It’s something people need to see.”

The film will screen at 4 p.m. on Thursday Dec. 1, in the Foley Green Room, and will be followed by a Q&A session with producer Joseph Cari. For more information, visit Pachapictures.com.

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“Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad and the Politician” tells the story of fallen Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and the protests that led to his downfall.

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Lions give away 13-point lead in loss M. Bball from Page 12 We were down a lot, they came right at us and had a lot of energy and played very

well right from the opening tap. The kid Ireland was a very tough guard and matchup for us, so I just thought for us to be able to have the lead

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Redshirt sophomore Alex Osborne marked his first action of the 2011-12 season with six points, a rebound and a block in 13 minutes on Saturday.

at halftime, psychologically, was huge after being down so much early.”

With just under three minutes remaining in the half, sophomore Laurent Rivard helped the Crimson grab its first lead in almost 14 minutes. Rivard drove to the basket and was fouled, converting the three-point play to tie the game up at 29. After a missed bucket by DuBois at the other end, Rivard came down and hit a 3-pointer out of the right corner to put the Crimson on top.

Rivard was key to Harvard’s resurgence, shooting 5-8 from long range and 7-17 from the field for a teamleading 20 points.

Seconds before halftime, the Lions took another blow when Hamilton went down injured. Driving across the lane, Hamilton started to go up to the rim but pulled up on his jump and fell to the floor.

Appearing to hold his ankle, Hamilton was helped off the court and did not return for the remainder of the game.

The reigning West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Week, Hamilton had eight points before going down.

Coming out of the break, the Crimson quickly built on its first-half momentum while LMU remained cold. It took almost three minutes for LMU to score a field goal in the second half. With Rivard hitting three 3-pointers in the second half and Harvard taking advantage of LMU in

the paint, Harvard used the first 10 minutes of the second half to build the lead to a game-high 18 points.

LMU tried to make a run in the final 10 minutes, but could never get closer than 70-63 with 1:16 left.

“It sucks, because we’re just all looking forward to playing our best,” Ireland said. “We just had to play solid and be disciplined, because they’re a very disciplined team and that was what we lacked and it showed.”

Ireland led all scorers with 24 points. He also had five assists and no turnovers.

The only other Lion in double-digits was DuBois, who tallied 14 points, four assists and four rebounds. Despite the Lions being out-rebounded 41-23, sophomore Godwin Okonji had a game-high nine boards.

The Crimson had a balanced attack, with four players scoring in double-digits and five players grabbing at least four rebounds. In addition to Rivard, the Crim-

son was led by senior Oliver McNally (16 points, four rebounds), senior Keith Wright (15 points, six rebounds) and junior Kyle Casey (12 points, six rebounds).

“We didn’t do what got us the lead,” Good said. “We took some ill-advised shots, and it doesn’t take long against a good team. … Harvard is very good, they’ll be in the NCAA [Tournament].”

The Lions are now 1-2 on the season and will return to action on Wednesday when they hit the road for a game against Idaho State University. The game tips off at 6:05 p.m. After the trip to Idaho, LMU will return for a sixgame homestand, starting with a 7:30 p.m. game against Northern Arizona University on Saturday.

“We played three heck-of -teams to start,” Good said.

“Most people in our league have started with really weak teams, and we haven’t done that. This might be the three best teams we’ll play in a row until we get to conference.”

For the Record In the Nov. 17 issue of the Loyolan, the article “Marini remains an LMU constant” incorrectly named the Gersten Pavilion Public Address Announcer as Barry Sandalow. He is in fact named Bernie Sandalow. In the same article, Marini was said to be an “Arizona native” when in fact he was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Arizona. In the same article, the name of 1966 Loyola University Head Basketball Coach Johnny Arndt was misspelled.

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November 21, 2011 Page 11

Even a busy Lion should stay fit A good workout is possible on a student’s tight schedule.

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ere at LMU, students tend to be crunched for time. We pack our schedules so tightly that we barely have 10 minutes to hike from U-Hall to St. Rob’s, let alone time to get to the gym.

But according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a young adult needs at least two and a half hours Type-Em

By Emily Wallace of moderateintensity Copy Editor workout activity a week in addition to two days of muscle-strengthening activities a week to stay healthy.

When you finally carve out a mere 30 minutes to go to the gym, that doesn’t give you a lot of time to burn off your lunch from The Lair. You could try to move some things around in your schedule so that you can spend more time at the gym, or you can make your 30 minutes really count. Here are some tips to maximize your 30-minute workout.

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Freshman business management major Maya Sycip utilizes the treadmill at the Burns Recreation Center.

Don’t be afraid of incline: Though it looks really intense and kind of scary, incline is your friend. You burn more calories and use more muscles

when you up the incline. An article in Men’s Health Magazine titled “To Hill and Back”

by David Schipper stated: “Researchers at the University of Georgia found that uphill running activates 9 percent more muscle each stride compared with exercising at the same relative intensity on level ground.” So even if you only bump up the incline by a few notches, you will be burning more calories at a faster pace.

On the highest incline (15) you can even burn up to 500 calories in 30 minutes. (It’s true, I’ve done it.)

Explosion exercises: Instead of targeting specific muscles, try doing some exercises that use your entire body.

The best and most effective is the ever-dreaded burpee. This exercise is done by jumping straight up, landing in a full squatting position, extending your legs and doing a pushup, moving back into the full squatting position and exploding up into a vertical jump.

I’ll be the first to admit it is a bit torturous, but it’s a true all-in-one exercise. Not only do burpees get your heart rate up, but they also work your leg, arm and core muscles. Try to do 10 at a time at least 10 times. You’ll walk out of the gym feeling like a champ.

Jump rope: It’s hard to believe that as kids, we thought this was fun.

Jumping rope is an extreme cardio workout that is sometimes thought to be better

than running. According to WebMD, “You’d have to run an eight-minute mile to work off more calories than you’d burn jumping rope.” Unless you are training for a sport or a race, chances are an eight-minute mile is a little out of reach. The Burns Recreation Center rents out jump ropes to gym-goers, so there is no need to get your own.

Mix it up: Rather than having an “arms day” or a “legs day,” mix it all together to get a workout for your whole body. For example, spend 10 minutes each on arms, legs and core. Pick a few different exercises for each region and repeat three to five times. Doing well-rounded weight training is something that people tend to forget to do at the gym. Many women resort to cardio while many men target only specific muscles.

The truth is that if you want better results, you need to work out all different muscle regions.

Changing out of your school clothes and into your gym clothes, finding your headphones and trekking to the Burns Recreation Center does take some will power, especially on a busy and stressful day.

But push yourself to do what you know is good for you in the long run. Chances are you’ll be happy you did.

This is the opinion of Emily Wallace. Please send comments to mgoldsholl@theloyolan.com.

Polo rallies for third-place finish M. Polo from Page 12 It only took UC Davis 47 seconds to score in the second overtime period, with WWPA Second Team Chris Richardson scoring to put the Aggies up one. However, because it was an overtime period and not a sudden-death frame, the three-minute overtime period continued.

The Lions capitalized. Freshman of the Year utility man Joe Ferretti scored with 18 seconds remaining in the second overtime period, electrifying the packed house at UC San Diego’s Canyonview Aquatic Center to tie it up at six a piece, forcing a sudden-death period to determine who would move on the championship game of the conference tournament.

Junior goalie Kyle Testman recorded four saves in the suddendeath period to keep the Lions alive before the final seconds unfolded.

Salit’s sudden-death goal ended the Lions’ dreams of winning five consecutive conference champion-

ships.

Head Coach John Loughran commented on lmulions.com after the tough loss: “It was a hard-fought, classic water polo battle between two of the conference’s best. We showed such poise down the stretch to send it to overtime and then to sudden death overtime. It’s just a shame we were on the wrong end of it.”

The Lions meanwhile defeated the No. 3 Santa Clara University Broncos 10-7 in the third-place game yesterday after coming back from a 5-3 halftime deficit, scoring seven goals in the second half to seal the victory. Senior attacker Edgaras Asajavicius and Ferretti scored nine out of the team’s 10 goals.

UC San Diego defeated UC Davis 8-7 in the WWPA Championship game to win its fourth conference championship in the last 12 years.

UC San Diego’s Josh Stiling broke a 7-7 tie with 3:07 to play in the fourth quarter to seal the victory for the Tritons.

Hockey

LMU Ice Hockey Club Team picks up first win in West Coast Hockey Conference.

The LMU Ice Hockey Team knocked off Northern Arizona University (NAU) 5-4 on Thursday, Nov. 17 for LMU’s fifth win of the season, leaving a glimmer of hope for reaching the playoffs in February.

The Lions (5-11, 1-6) must virtually win out the rest of the season in order to reach their postseason aspiration.

Thursday’s victory redeems the Lions from their loss on the first game of the season to NAU, losing 10-3 in Flagstaff, Arizona. NAU currently sits at second place in the West Coast Hockey Conference.

The Lions next game will be Saturday, Dec. 3 against CSU Fullerton at 3:30 p.m.

Compiled by Dan Raffety | Asst. Sports Editor

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November 21, 2011 Page 12

Women’s Men fail test against Harvard After a 13-point first-half basketball lead, Lions lose to Ivy League foe. still winless

By John Wilkinson

Twenty turnovers haunt Lions in 66-49 loss to UC Santa Barbara.

By Kevin Cacabelos Staff Writer Despite another strong offense performance from redshirt junior forward Alex Cowling, the Lions are still looking for a win.

Senior guard Emile Johnson led the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (2-2) to a 66-49 victory over the LMU women’s basketball team (0-3) on Saturday afternoon at the UC Santa Barbara Thunderdome. Johnson torched the Lions for 21 points on 5-for-8 shooting from beyond the arc.

LMU (0-3) trailed the entire game, failing to log its 10th point until there were under eight minutes left in the first half.

Lion Head Coach Julie Wilhoit switched to a zone defense and helped ignite her team on a 9-0 run with the team down 33-11 at the 7:28 mark.

“Our zone defense is really something we can play and something that we can keep on getting better at. We really caused some havoc with it. Secondly, our fullcourt press was really active. We need to progress it further along. ...We can be a much better defensive team if we build on these two concepts,” said Wilhoit.

UC Santa Barbara (2-2) started the second half on a 7-0 run, giving it a 20-point advantage and effectively ending any comeback opportunity for the Lions.

At the 12-minute mark in the first half, the Lions were down 19-3, with their points coming from one field goal by freshman forward Emily Ben-Jumbo and a free throw from redshirt sophomore guard Courtney Collishaw. Sophomore guard Hazel Ramirez finally stopped the bleeding with a 3-point bucket, but the Gauchos responded with seven straight points of their own, stretching their lead to 27-6.

The Gauchos held the Lions to 24 percent shooting in the first half.

“We have to be a better offensive team.

We have been in the past, and we will be in the future, but right now it’s our biggest struggle,” said Wilhoit.

LMU’s woes at the free-throw line continued, only converting 4-for-15 shots from the charity stripe. This is the second game in a row in which the Lions have shot below 30 percent from the line.

Cowling finished with 22 points for her third straight 20-point game. No other Lion scored in double digits. Ramirez finished with nine points, six of them coming from 3-point range.

Despite Cowling’s point production, Wilhoit harped on her team’s inability to get her the ball in the game’s first 10 minutes.

“My number one worry is our offensive execution. We got a kid in Alex Cowling who isn’t scoring until the 10-minute mark in the first half. Our team has to understand the play sets, the passing angles and they have to understand how to get her the ball,” said Wilhoit.

Besides a struggling offense, the Lions failed to take care of the basketball, turning the ball over 20 times including six turnovers by Cowling.

LMU is still without sophomore forward Mackenzie Kerins and senior guard Candice Nichols, who are out with shoulder and knee injuries respectively. Nichols averaged 14.6 points per game last season.

In her 17th season at the helm, Wilhoit remained upbeat and positive despite the loss and the team’s 0-3 start.

“Losing is about perspective. It is about growth, and it is about patience. Losing can breed a lot of discomfort and a lot of fear. My job as a coach is to isolate that and build this team up. … I believe we will be a better team on Dec. 29 [when West Coast Conference play begins],” said Wilhoit.

The Lions will try to reverse their fortunes in another game against a Big West Conference opponent tonight, when they travel to Cal State Fullerton to take on the Titans at 7 p.m.

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Sophomore Anthony Ireland led all scorers with 24 points in the Lions’ 77-67 loss to Harvard University on Saturday. Ireland also added five assists without recording a turnover.

Asst. Sports Editor “Good teams show [you] your blemishes,” LMU men’s basketball Head Coach Max Good said Saturday. “They show you what you need to work on.”

A 77-67 home loss to the Harvard University Crimson, in a game where LMU initially led by 13, revealed plenty for LMU to work on before its Thanksgiving Eve contest against Idaho State University.

The Lions had almost a full week to prepare for Saturday’s matchup with the Crimson, and in the first 10 minutes, the Lions looked like a team prepared to return to the win column. They looked much more like the team that had knocked off nationallyranked UCLA a week earlier than the one that had lost to Middle Tennessee State University.

LMU initially silenced a very vocal traveling contingent of Harvard fans with an early 14-7 lead in the first seven minutes, thanks to a pair of fast break dunks from redshirt sophomore Quincy Lawson and redshirt junior Ashley Hamilton.

A flurry of 3-pointers and defensive stops helped LMU stretch the lead to 13 just past the midway point of the first half. It was a run capped by a corner 3-pointer from sophomore Anthony Ireland after redshirt junior Jarred DuBois drove under the basket to attract the crashing defense and kicked the ball out to the sophomore.

That was the largest lead LMU would have all night. From that point on the lead began to disappear.

In the less than 10 minutes before halftime, the visiting Crimson managed to turn the 13-point deficit into a four-point halftime lead.

Asked about taking a lead into the half, Harvard Head Coach Tommy Amaker said, “I thought it was huge.

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Lions’ conference reign ends UC Davis’s Aaron Salit proves too much for Lions as LMU loses 7-6 in conference semifinals.

By Dan Raffety Asst. Sports Editor A fifth consecutive conference championship was not in the cards for the No. 1 seeded LMU men’s water polo team as they were defeated 7-6 in a triple overtime thriller by No. 4 UC Davis in Saturday’s semifinal round of the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Championship Tournament.

UC Davis’s 2-meter superstar Aaron Salit drove the nail through the Lions’ coffin by scoring with 11 seconds left in sudden-death overtime for his fourth goal of the game.

The game was defensive and physical from start to finish with a combined 22 ejections among both teams and only converting 22.7 percent (five for 22) of their power-play shots collectively.

The Lions were down 5-3 midway through the fourth quarter before senior attacker Max Schlegel scored to cut the deficit in half with 4:08 to go in the frame.

A few minutes later, redshirt junior attacker Robert Pusic solidified the comeback by scoring the tying goal with 1:39 to play. With 44 seconds left, the Aggies drew an ejection on senior utility man Jon Colton, but could not capitalize on the power-play opportunity, sending the game into overtime.

Neither team scored in the first threeminute overtime, forcing another additional frame.

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Freshman attacker Joe Ferretti scored with 18 seconds left in the second overtime to keep the Lions alive in Saturday’s semifinal against UC Davis.The Lions fell 7-6 in the third overtime.