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Typhoon Haiyan devastates the Philippines

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Panel debates racial profiling Groups discuss causes of profiling and the rights of community members.

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A woman rests on a roadside with her family’s belongings near the town of Tacloban which was ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan. This storm has already been considered one of the most powerful storms on record, hitting the country’s eastern seaboard on Friday.

After less than a week, it has already destroyed thousands of buildings and forced numerous inhabitants to leave.

LMU seeks to help

Students do their part to help the individuals affected by the disaster in Asia.

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Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines last Friday, causing tremendous damage to communities across the country, killing thousands of people and displacing hundreds of thousands more.

Currently, the death toll is estimated to be as high as 2,275, and is expected to increase in the coming weeks, according to a Huffington Post article titled “After Disasters Like Typhoon Haiyan, Calculating Death Toll Often Difficult.”

With winds reaching speeds as high as 235 mph in some areas, Typhoon Haiyan might be one of the strongest storms to ever hit land.

Within the Philippines, the situation is escalating quickly. As basic needs such as food and water become increasingly scarce, the rise of disease and famine become substantial issues. So far, efforts spearheaded by organizations such as

the American Red Cross, the United States Military and the United Nations have provided immediate aid, but face a myriad of issues.

With much of the country’s infrastructure either destroyed or severely crippled, roads and airports across the Philippines are virtually unusable and inaccessible.

Despite this challenge, 400 relief workers have been brought in, and 800 civilians have been evacuated by the United States Military in around 40 flights, according to an NBCnews article titled “Typhoon Haiyan: A choice to either ‘distribute food or collect bodies.”

In response to this disaster – though an ocean away – students at LMU are also coming together to aid relief efforts. From benefit concerts to canned food drives, many organizations have already taken action to promote awareness and raise donations. Senior sociology and political science double major and president of Isang Bansa, LMU’s Filipino club, EJ De Lara explained how these events are bringing much of the campus community together.

“Some of our members have been sharing concerns about their family members. I’m hearing that this is not See Typhoon | Page 4

Ethnic and Intercultural Services (EIS), the Department of Public Safety (DPS), Umoja Alliance and Latino Roundtable came together for a panel discussion and open forum last Tuesday, Nov. 12, where they tackled issues of racial profiling in our community and on LMU’s campus.

What is racial profiling? Does it happen on our campus, and should it happen? What are our rights as community members and human beings? These are some of the questions that the forum addressed.

Panelists included DPS Chief Hampton Cantrell, Professor Priscilla Ocen of Loyola Law School, Deputy Derrick A. Thompson of the Los Angeles Sherriff’s Department and Captain Edward Pape of the Los Angeles Police Department, who all shared their personal stories involving racial profiling.

Racial profiling occurs when an individual’s race or ethnicity raises suspicion and can cause law enforcement to take action by either stopping them or accusing them of a crime.

The moderators of the event, See Racial Profiling | Page 2

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including senior Asian Pacific studies major Alexander Holmes and sophomore communication studies major Brittany Rosario Gregory, shared personal stories of racial profiling and assured the audience that the forum was a safe and balanced space free of judgment.

Holmes’ powerful story involved what he believed to be racial profiling within the LMU community, as he said he was once stopped by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and asked, “Do you belong here?” His story, among others, prefaced the event and showed that racial profiling is present in our community, and that there should be efforts made to stop it.

A YouTube video titled “Face the Truth: Racial Profiling Across America” was shown to the audience. Thompson was first on the panel to comment on the video. “The people who wear these uniforms are from the same communities that we are.

And we make mistakes,” he said.

He shared a story of his own, involving a racial

profiling mistake from his own department. He was pulled over and searched before he even had the chance to explain that he was one of them. When they found out, though, he made sure to emphasize his role.

“I take pride in the fact that I’m one of the people to make something like that right.

Making that right decision and standing up for what is right – I take pride in doing that,” Thompson said.

Pape shared a similar story to Thompson’s, as he has experienced racial profiling as well. “I know how bad it felt, and I would never want someone else to feel that way, which is why communication is key,” he said.

Pape is correct – communication is key. People are often stopped and searched due to the suspicion that they may have a weapon without any communication.

Ocen commented with powerful racial profiling stories from her own life, and provided some alarming statistics.

“In 10 years, more than 600 thousand people were stopped

in New York. Out of them, 84 percent were black or Latino.

In only 2 percent of these cases were weapons discovered,” Ocen shared.

The discussion then shifted to New York City’s stop-and-frisk program, practiced by the New York City Police Department.

NYPD has the ability to stop and question large numbers of civilians and frisk them for weapons or contrabands. The panel had a variety of opinions on the policy, but the consensus was that the tool must not be abused.

Cantrell added that racial profiling is an emotional issue, no matter where you are from.

Students can even feel profiled if they are asked for their OneCard in the library to verify that they are a student. It is an issue that is present everywhere, and that they are making efforts to stop.

“No one should ever be separated or profiled ever. If people racially target others, we are going to find out about it.

It is wrong. We will never, ever pick someone out based on their race,” said Pape.

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Department of Public Safety (DPS) Officer Steve Picazzo, who was injured and hospitalized earlier this semester, is living full time at a rehabilitation center in Long Beach and slowly getting better, according to his daughter, Angela via Angela Picazzo Picazzo.

In midSteve Picazzo S e p te m b e r, Mary Picazzo, his wife, said that the doctors were not sure how much he would recover, but Angela said that the doctors want him to make a 100 percent recovery.

“Every day, he improves more and more,” Angela said.

Picazzo sustained a head and neck injury and was hospitalized on Sept. 2, the night of Sigma Phi Epsilon’s annual Glow event, according to the Sept. 19 Loyolan article, “Hospitalized officer ‘exemplifies’ DPS.” He underwent

a tracheotomy to help him breathe and was considered a temporary quadriplegic, according to his daughter Angela, but is now doing much better.

“He is in good spirits,” said Steven Picazzo, his son.

In mid-October, Picazzo was admitted to the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center for a threemonth rehabilitation program, according to Angela. Since then, his tracheostomy has been taken out, he is able to eat more solid foods, he is gaining muscle back in his arms and legs and is beginning to stand.

DPS Chief Hampton Cantrell said that a number of DPS officers visit him often, and that Picazzo wants to come back to work at LMU. Angela said that it is a possibility, but will depend on how quickly and well he recovers.

Sarah Vogel, a junior accounting major who works at DPS, said that she misses Picazzo and hopes he is able to come back.

“He always has a smile and makes other people smile,” she said. “He loves people and really cares for everyone at LMU.” Picazzo is very grateful for the cards and gifts from the LMU community, Angela said.

“It’s such a nice thing you guys did, and he really appreciates it,” she added.

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In the season of service organization and sorority open houses, two writers shared their specific experiences in both types of student group.

‘Laugh more, love more, live more’ in a service organization

Gryphon Circle member discusses her experience with the group.

This issue, News Intern Julia Sacco sits down with Chef Jehangir Mehta to talk about his gluten-free event on campus and nationwide tour about celiac disease awareness.

Why do you feel this education is important for the food industry?

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I feel it is important because people with celiac disease have been seen to do much better with their medications, chemotherapy and overall health once they have removed gluten out of their diet.

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What are your hopes for the future of celiac awareness and incorporating gluten-free options in the food industry?

My main goal is to see to it that cross-contact in restaurants is really taken care of, and that people go on and take our Great Kitchens program and 90-minutes course online. And most importantly, if you do feel like you have some of the symptoms, to get yourself tested for celiac disease.

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Do you incorporate any gluten-free menu items in your New York restaurants, Graffiti and Metaphor?

Yes, both of our restaurants are completely certified and have taken the training, and we do have a gluten-free menu.

We don’t sell any bread at our restaurants, but we do sell gluten-free products.

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Do you incorporate a gluten-free diet in your own life?

I don’t follow any specific diet, but since I have no health problems, I just follow my own diet, where as much as possible I don’t eat red meats, and, as much as possible, I don’t eat unnecessary amounts of gluten.

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Do you have a favorite gluten-free dish to prepare?

I don’t think I have a favorite, but we do use a lot of tapioca and chickpea flour as a way of cooking, not necessarily substitutes though.

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LMU is the only school in Los Angeles that you are visiting. Is there any particular reason you chose to come here?

LMU has already done the program and we wanted to put that into our mix and see how well you guys are doing it, and see if we can put you on the new training program and get a little insight into the people who have done it. You are doing an amazing job.

What was your experience like competing on the Food Network’s “The Next Iron Chef?”

It was a great experience, but it was all stress, and they manipulate a lot and were very shrewd. It has been sort of a nostalgic experience to come back [to L.A.] and recognize everything from when I was on the show.

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Being a part of a service organization means reading notes from people who are 5,000 miles away and having a giggle fit so intense you have to lie down afterwards.

It means helping a resident at Marycrest Manor, who insists she isn’t artistic, paint a picture she’s genuinely proud of and being surrounded by people who really understand the significance of this.

It means weekly coffee dates with people who never fail to inspire you.

It means being privileged to walk alongside people you may not have had the chance to know otherwise, and to hear stories that touch you in ways you would never have imagined.

Most of all, being in a service org means forming incredible, lasting friendships that are built on the foundation of shared service.

I joined Gryphon Circle, an all-women service organization, as a freshman, and without a doubt, it has been one the most significant and rewarding parts of my experience at LMU. I think the community that forms within every service organization is easy to see, but what is less visible from the outside is the unique dynamic that

arises due to the community being rooted in service.

I would say that this is the fundamental aspect of a service organization, and it’s what sets service orgs apart from other oncampus groups. But what does it really mean?

Concretely, being rooted in service means that a commitment to meeting the needs of others is at the heart of every service organization activity. For example, retreat is an important annual event for Gryphon Circle, and while the main goal of the event may be strengthening bonds within the org and helping new members integrate, there is a constant connection being drawn back to our service sites.

They will be people who can talk to you about anything, who will drive you to Trader Joe’s to get pumpkin pie because you had a bad day.

Being in a service organization not only draws you closer to the people you serve and the other members of the org, but these relationships also strengthen each other.

Gryphon Circle has given me the opportunity to make friends with women who are older than my grandmothers, to earn the respect of 12 sixth-graders by being able to rapidly move a cookie from my forehead to my mouth and to make an 8-year-old smile just by showing

him an easy trick for multiplying by 9.

What’s made every one of these experiences that much more impactful, however, is the fact that I’ve shared them with other Gryphons.

It’s beautiful to be able to have a great chat with a resident at Marycrest Manor, mention it to another Gryphon, hear about the funny thing that same resident told her and then share a moment of giggles and reflection with each other.

Ultimately, if you are accepted into a service organization, know that you are going to join a group of people who are committed to each other and who will be quick to extend that commitment to you.

They will be people who can talk to you about anything, who will drive you to Trader Joe’s to get pumpkin pie because you had a bad day, who will send you pictures of hedgehogs for no reason and who will write you detailed guides to their hometown when you mention you’re thinking of visiting.

And once you feel at home in this group, know that through your service sites, you will be reminded that everyone you meet has something to offer you as well as a need you can fill and a story you can hear. As you give what you can and accept the love, gratitude and lessons offered in return, I promise that your eyes will be opened to the beauty of the world you live in and the people who surround you.

You will laugh more, love more and live more.

Being a part of a sorority is ‘not four years, but for life’ Sorority member talks about unexpected gains from her organization.

Casey Kidwell

Interim News Editor @c_kidwell

I have never had a sister. However, almost two years ago, I inherited 150 of them. While I never desired sibling companionship growing up, looking back at myself pre-sorority, I see an incomplete version of who I am today.

As a freshman in college, I did not want a sorority for the sisterhood.

I did not join because I felt like I wasn’t involved. I didn’t even care about the cute t-shirts I saw all around campus. I needed a sorority because I needed a fresh start.

Making the transition from being a high school senior to a freshman in college is perhaps one of the most difficult changes many of us have had to go through in our lives. While I was excited for the challenge and knew I had picked the right college, I was still apprehensive at the uncertainty of this huge jump.

Leaving the comfort zone of my home meant not only departing from my friends and family, but also forcing myself to become a part of a new environment. But by far, the hardest part of this transition was maintaining the foundation I had previously established while

focusing on building a new layer of myself.

Joining a sorority has allowed me to do more than simply build upon who I was. It allowed me to take that lost, broken freshman, who wanted nothing more than to leave college and go back home where everything was comfortable, and catapult her into being a confident woman, sound in her present environment.

And believe me, I still cringe every time I hear a girl say “I found my bridesmaids within this organization.”

The clichés that everyone hears about sororities can seem repetitive and, well, cliché. And believe me, I still cringe every time I hear a girl say “I found my bridesmaids within this organization.” Because while I think that’s wonderful, and oftentimes true, that does not even begin to cover the extent of the gifts I have received from my organization.

Going through recruitment forced me to be the best version of myself every day.

There are still hardships within recruitment itself, many of which can easily be taken personally

as a young and impressionable freshman, but I’m not sure I would change any of that. From time to time, I think if only I would have worn heels the second day instead of flats maybe I would have had a different outcome – but then again, I don’t want a different outcome.

Thanks to recruitment, thanks to each outfit I wore, every conversation I had, every song I had chanted at me upon entering the door, I am where I am today, and that’s my home.

In my sorority, I have learned what it truly means to be there for someone. From girls going over to a friend’s room to cry for hours after a breakup, to staying the night in the hospital to watch over a sister after her surgery, sorority women are more than sisters. They are lifelines.

The invisible bond created by the stitched letters you wear upon your chest is incomparable to anything you will ever experience in your life.

How can 150-plus women be thrown into this group together and become so close? I still wonder that myself from time to time, but I never question it. I’m a firm believer in the notion that everything happens for a reason, and while the reason that put me through recruitment was a difficult one, it put me here – and that’s what matters.

Because in the end, joining this organization is much more than these four years; it’s for life.

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only something that affects our members but the entire LMU community,” De Lara said. “We want to work with everyone to support this cause and relief efforts. Just hearing these stories and hearing these people wanting to help out has really been motivating.”

Similarly, Sursum Corda and Delta Sigma Phi have continued their canned food and fundraising drive throughout this week. All monetary proceeds to be donated towards Haiyan relief efforts.

In discussing the project, junior biology major and Delta Sigma Phi member Vishal Bhula voiced a need for awareness of such a distant but important event.

“We want to bring more awareness to the LMU community because it is difficult to receive awareness on a college campus and still make a tangible difference, especially since this disaster took place across the world,” Bhula said.

For students looking to get involved in relief efforts for Typhoon Haiyan, a list of upcoming events and other activities is available on Facebook under the group “LMU for the Philippines: Typhoon Relief and Awareness.”

In addition to this, national organizations such as the American Red Cross are also accepting donations online and via text message.

To read the Loyolan’s Board Editorial about typhoon relief efforts, see Page 5.

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Families waited for evacuation flights in Tacloban, Philippines, on Tues, Nov. 12. Thousands of survivors swarmed the airport, seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it on these flights.

Many individuals trying to escape the shortage food, shelter and water shortage were left behind.

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n the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which ues that come with this University’s Catholic struck the Philippines at the end of last identity, our position of privilege as students at a week, the effects are devastating: 2,500 esti- private institution in America alone obligates us mated deaths, 80 thousand homes destroyed to get involved.

As a University, we can encourage service for and 582 thousand people displaced, all according to reports by the Philippine government and others and inscribe those ideals in our mission cited in CNN’s article “Typhoon Haiyan: Grief statement, but when it comes down to times like this – times of serious crisis – the proof is really and hunger dominate amid survival struggle.”

More than 7 thousand miles away, life at LMU in the pudding.

Multiple student groups are already banding continues uninterrupted. Aside from midterms, together to join relief efforts. hangovers and cafeteria food, A group called “LMU for the the struggles of college life When it comes down to Philippines” will set up a table pale in comparison to the fight for survival in the wake of this times like this – times of at Convo this afternoon acceptstorm. Sure, students often serious crisis – the proof ing donations. Collections at face serious problems of their is really in the pudding. Sunday evening Masses for the next two weeks will go toward own, but most of us have never helping the disaster victims. experienced the kind of natural Delta Sigma Phi is holding a fundraising camdisaster.

Living on the bluff can be an easy ticket to paign to assist its philanthropy, the Red Cross, ignorance when it comes to the realities of the in relief efforts. Next Tuesday, the Asian Pacific world. However, just because we may have to go Islander community on campus will host a benout of our way doesn’t mean we should not edu- efit concert in the Living Room from 7-9 pm. cate ourselves and join the efforts to bring relief Many other organizations, including the Filipino in the Philippines. To go one step further: Life on organization Isang Bansa and Asian Pacific the bluff gives us the responsibility to learn about Student Association, are also leading the charge.

It is important that we don’t turn our shoulder it and to help.

LMU, as a Jesuit university that implores its to those in need, especially when helping out is community members to recognize the impor- so simple and can have such a large impact. For tance of service for others, must take this time updates on relief efforts from LMU and for a to act – to take a step back and then jump in complete list of benefit events, you can visit the and help with any and all relief efforts. Even for Center for Service and Action and join the “LMU students who aren’t thrilled about certain val- for the Philippines” group on Facebook.

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Chelsea Chenelle Opinion Editor

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exuality is complicated. In our binary gender system, we think about it in terms of extremes: gay or straight.

You are sexually attracted to either a man or a woman, not both. But as our knowledge of gender expands beyond our understanding of sex, the lines between these extremes get smaller.

Under the traditional “LGBT community” banner, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered individuals are included.

However, this inclusion arguably ends once it is taken off the page. According to a study that was presented on Nov. 5 at the American Public Health Association’s 141st Annual Meeting & Exposition in Boston, 15 percent of people do not believe that bisexuality is a valid orientation. Their study also found that some of this prejudice came from lesbians and gays in the LGBT community.

Being gay isn’t a choice, and neither is being bisexual. Take it from the girl whose first crush was a girl, but who is also happily involved with a boyfriend as of now.

Personally, I prefer to stray away from the term bisexual because it further connotes the idea that there are two – bi – genders to choose to love, when in reality, gender is not that static or simple. But regardless of my personal politics, the fact remains that part of our population doesn’t believe in the validity of another person’s love.

The national discourse on marginal sexualities is partly to blame. With the current focus on legalizing gay marriage, anyone who does not promote the normative family structure or the idea of eternal, marital love falls by the wayside in an attempt to fit the LGBT lifestyle into preexisting heterosexual contexts. This includes couples in open relationships, trans individuals, gender queers and, as this study shows, bisexu-

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als. By excluding so many people from the conversation, our view and understanding of the community remains narrow and stagnant.

But we also have the way we talk about bisexuality to blame. Within the study, people used the words “confused” and “experimental” to describe bisexuals, which are both terms that diminish the sincerity of their relationships. But it is not about confusion or experimentation as much as it is my ability to love someone without needing the context of gender.

Katy Perry’s infamous song “I Kissed a Girl” points to yet another larger problem with the public acceptance of bisexuality: It is more about experimental fun than love, furthering the public’s inability to take multi-gendered attraction seriously.

Aditionally, the mainstream porn culture cheapens this encounter, using two otherwise heterosexual girls to appeal to the male gaze rather than to further progress for unconventional sexualities. It is also because of crappy pop songs and crappy porn that

expressing bisexual tendencies in males is judged even more harshly.

This is not to condemn your casual makeout with your friend. I am not the LGBT police, and I have no more right to define your sexuality than you do mine. However, with a number as high as 15 percent of the population simply disregarding and not believing in someone else’s sexuality, we have to ask where this questioning is coming from.

There is not an easy way to approach sexuality. It exists on a continuum, not a single point on a line. It is fluid, and my sexuality today will most likely be different than it was a week ago. We need to remain open to this fluidity, not only within our personal lives, but in the lives of others as well. So to that 15 percent of the population, I say: Bisexuality does exist. And people who identify as bisexual don’t need your validation to love however and whomever they choose.

This is the opinion of Chelsea Chenelle, a junior art history major from San Diego, Calif. Tweet comments to @LoyolanOpinion, or email cchenelle@theloyolan.com.

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Brutal honesty not always the best policy What the Heck

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n an effort for the seniors to get to know each other during my last year of high school, my school’s new headmistress held a lunch and a discussion, where she asked all of us what we believed to be the most overrated virtue. While my friend and I may have jokingly written down chastity – an awkward choice when it came time to share – I realized that honesty might be the most overvalued virtue.

Confusingly enough, I also think that honesty is one of the more important contributors to healthy relationships, successful careers and overall happiness. If I look for anything in a friend besides charm, wit and humor, it’s someone who is honest with themselves and his or her friends. What it boils down to for me is how honesty is communicated, because in my experience, it can be used in all the wrong ways.

According to the Huffington Post article “Honesty Linked With Better Health: Study,” refraining from fibs and falsehoods can actually make you healthier – mentally and physically. The study concluded that “telling fewer white lies was associated with fewer feelings of tension

or melancholy, as well as fewer health problems like headaches and sore throats,” according to the article.

So it’s official: Telling that boy that you didn’t call him back because you really just like him as a friend or admitting to your teacher that you slept through your alarm clock might actually be putting you on the track to a healthy immune system and a worry-free mind. But those truthful tidbits are relatively harmless. What about honest proclamations that don’t really benefit, well, anyone?

I’m talking about times where you don’t need to open your mouth at all.

At times, people confuse honesty with the act of saying whatever they feel all of the time.

That’s where honesty goes sour.

Unless I ask for your opinion on my mismatched, clashing outfit, I probably don’t want to know how you feel about it. I realize that my orange shoes don’t quite go with my purple shirt and “Gone Squatchin’” hat, but if I’m having a rough day and my funky ensemble feels right, I don’t really want any unwarranted fashion advice.

Now, I’m not saying to never tell your friend that he or she looks like she got dressed in the dark, but there are times when you should really just let things go. Giving your honest opinion can often make yourself feel better, but it might not make the

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other person involved feel the same way.

“In my honest opinion” has become interchangeable with “No offense, but,” and whenever someone starts off a statement like that, it’s usually a bad sign.

Honesty should be plentiful

and meaningful, but it should also be separated far from selfinterest and never preceded by the word “brutal.” Because, honestly, I don’t always appreciate everyone’s honest opinion. The honesty that I try to abide by and appreciate from those around me

definitely does not fall under the “brutal” category.

This is the opinion of Allie Heck, a junior business major from Dallas,Texas. Tweet comments to @LoyolanOpinion, or email aheck@theloyolan.com.

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usiness majors know that electives come few and far between. In between the mandatory applied information management system (AIMS) courses, our accounting requirements and the endless amount of business administration (BADM) classes, when are we going to get to ‘fun’ business classes? Fear not, there are indeed things called electives in the business school. While most of our schedules are pretty rigid, here are some interesting business electives that will fit all your registration needs.

For the training:

lawyer-in-

The business law department is serving up an exciting new batch of classes for any personality. Entertainment Law (BLAW 4210), taught by Richard Frieman, is the perfect class for a student looking to be part of Miley Cyrus’ illustrious team of lawyers. Furthermore, those of you with the travel bug might want to check out Travel Law (BLAW 4298), taught by Gary Sibeck. Both classes are available to students of the College of Business Administration only.

For the sports-obsessed:

No matter your emphasis, the College of Business Administration is able to fulfill the needs of any sports fan. The marketing department is offering Sports Marketing (MRKT 4530), taught by Bill J. Sanders. Take this class if you want to learn about the branding and marketing that goes behind the athletes you love. For those of you fascinated by the legal troubles of your favorite athletes, Sports Law (BLAW 4230), taught by Mark

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Hilton 100, the main lecture hall in the Conrad Hilton Center for Business, is home to lectures by faculty and guest speakers.

Bandsuch, would be the perfect For the internationallyclass to learn about the variety of minded: laws involving sports. Both classes Many business classes can count are available to students of the Col- for a variety of requirements, those lege of Business Administration classes that deal with the internaonly. tional market. International Finance (FNCE 4480/INBA 4480), For the financial whiz: taught by Susan Elkinawy, is essenThe finance department has a tial for those looking to go into the wealth of elective opportunities financial world of a multinational where learning won’t just get you corporation. Likewise, those interan A, but could earn you money ested in management or human redown the line. For those looking to sources should look into Managing hitch their money onto a success- a Global Workforce (INBA 4872/ ful idea or business, Investments MGMT 4672), taught by Charles (FNCE 3420), taught by Charles Vance. We live in a global economy Higgins, could be your ticket. If and, no matter the emphasis, havyou’re more into running your own ing a degree of knowledge in inbusiness and handling its finances ternational business is vital. Both then Mergers and Acquisitions classes are only available for ju(FNCE 3440), taught by Donald niors, seniors or finance majors.

DePamphilis, would be a ‘must- These are the opinions of Christopher take’ class. Both classes are only James, a senior marketing and available for juniors, seniors or fi- screenwriting double major from Lodi, Calif., Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or nance majors. email cjames@theloyolan.com

VENMO makes

LENDING MONEY EASIER

$$ College students notoriously have no money. Aside from the minor income from on-campus work study jobs to complement their full course load, students are not rolling in cash.

Students are even poorer when friends owe them.

Whether it’s rent, fraternity dues or payment for a six pack of cold ones, when a friend pays back what’s owed, it’s more exciting than New Year’s Eve in Times Square. Withdrawing cash or writing a check is so Y2K nowadays.

The best way to exchange money

exchange money is Venmo. Venmo is a money-sharing application that makes it easy to share money between two people in seconds.

When setting up the app on an iPhone or Android, after one adds basic credit card information, it’s all set up for easy money transferring.

Venmo is the perfect balance of convenience and security, with minimal effort for the consumers. If you want an easy solution to paying for things you owe, especially to friends, Venmo is for you.

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Comic alum talks showbiz and activism Karen Anzoategui (‘05) opens her solo show “¡Ser!” on Nov. 15.

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LMU alum Karen Anzoategui (’05) is no stranger to the stage.

After majoring in theatre arts at LMU, she has taken the world by storm with her acting, writing, comedy, unique performances and activism. She spoke with the Loyolan about the journey towards her new solo show “¡Ser!” open-

ing Nov. 15, and what inspirations she’s found along the way.

Marissa Morgan (MM): Where are you from?

Karen Anzoategui (KA): I’m from L.A., and I’m also from Argentina, so [the show] is kind of about growing up in these two different cities. I consider myself an Angeleno, but I claim both as where I’m “originally” from because that’s what shaped my childhood and who I am.

MM: Was there a moment when you knew you wanted to be a performer?

KA: Yeah, I mean, I never want-

ed to be an actor, even though I’d obsessively watch TV all the time.

What I’d want to do was perform as a singer, and I never did. I was too shy, so I’d close myself in my room and try to sing to myself or pretend that I had this audience.

It would help me because I could shut my doors and not hear my parents fighting. I would sing over it.

MM: Do you still get nervous for performances?

KA: I do. It’s the energy of starting and getting in the groove of the performance and you kind of start to warm up. I still battle with it, but I think its natural with being a performer. Sometimes it’s definitely still there where I’m like “Oh, I just did CNN” [laughs].

MM: Tell me a little bit about your show, “¡Ser!” KA: It’s about a lot of things in life: your identity, politics, the economy or your financial situation. For me, it’s growing up back and forth between countries. There’s the juxtaposing of L.A. versus Buenos Aires, where I navigate the world as told through a soccer game. It’s done in a theatrical way that shows how I grew into who I am today. I play men and I play women so I’m exploring my queer identity as well.

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In her solo show, “¡Ser!,” Anzoategui switches between male and female characters to explore the soccer metaphor at the center of the show.

MM: How did you decide on the soccer metaphor?

KA: I grew up being a fanatic of soccer. It brought so much joy with my family. When we were watching, we weren’t fighting. It made me think that life is a soccer game.

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Karen Anzoategui (‘05) juggles being a comedienne, writer, actor, blogger, activist and artist in the wake of her new solo show “¡Ser!” If you start playing the game, you have all of these rules. I was like, “Hmm, either you can play or you can choose another way of playing with different rules or different mindsets.” I can say, “I have control of the game.” It’s not about the sport after all, it’s how you play.

MM: You’ve previously worked with the Serra Project.

In what other activism are you currently involved ?

KA: I currently work with another company that focuses on HIV/AIDS. I assist clients to maintain their housing in low-income units within the Section 8 Program in Los Angeles. I help them keep track of paying their rent and their

bills so that they cannot risk being homeless because of their medical conditions.

MM: Comedienne, writer, actor, blogger, activist, artist.

How do you balance it all?

KA: It’s about time management and also mental health. I’m constantly reminding myself to affirm my own thoughts so that I can be at peace when things might get chaotic. I have to make sure that my energy is spent wisely. I’ve met so many people that have been able to manage, but it’s a constant work in progress. I’m there for those who need me, or may not necessarily need me, but need the advice that I have to give.

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The Do Something Club puts together People for Peace Benefit Concert It can be difficult to escape the violence that litters the news and media, and even more difficult to understand why so much violence exists. One LMU club is making an effort to aid research about the effects of gun violence, domestic violence and a multitude of other forms of violence.

The Do Something Club has partnered with the International Health and Epidemiology Research Center to further understand the impacts and consequences of violence. Their collaboration resulted in the People for Peace Benefit Concert, which rocked out in Burns Back Court on Friday night.

“It’s just really nice to see people talking about something that’s so relevant. This is an issue that touches so many people,” said Sarah Beaumont, a senior art history major.

“This is a really great way to address that.”

The concert brought in a diverse crowd, and featured an even more diverse range of music. Everything from jazz to electronic house music was played beneath the multicolored lights of the stage. Each performer was one of LMU’s own – the full list of performers included Piergiorgio Gonni, One Night Stanzas, Ross To read more Carson, Sam Sampana, Leonardo Jeremy Tukiman, Casual Mondays, Jazz Cats and Douglas Land. Two about the People for DJs covered the time between sets so the audience Peace Benefit Concert, was always entertained. visit laloyolan.com.

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Don’t fear seeing difficult-to-watch movies Chris Culture

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pon walking out of “12 Years a Slave,” I headed straight for the Wine Bar at the Landmark Theatre. I looked at the menu and couldn’t even collect my bearings enough to figure out what to order – I just knew I needed a drink, badly. I didn’t want to talk to or see anyone – I needed to be alone with my thoughts. “12 Years a Slave” was that devastating.

While seeing a horrific movie about slavery may not be everyone’s ideal Friday night, every person should see this fantastic and eye-opening film. Being scared by the violence or thinking the film’s subject matter is too depressing are just bad excuses preventing one from being truly and deeply horrified yet moved by an exceptional film.

Telling the story of Solomon Northrup, a free man unjustly sold into slavery, the film forced the audience to view the various atrocities inflicted upon slaves at the time. Director Steve McQueen utilized long takes of beatings and lynchings that seemed to stretch on into eternity to convey the magnitude of the senseless violence and to ensure that nothing was lost in translation. What was happening on the screen was wrong. Slavery was wrong.

As students, we read all the time about various historical tragedies and write essays about the casual

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effects of tragedy. In a way, we separate ourselves from what has happened and become desensitized to it, viewing these horrors as schoolwork. Coming face to face with one man’s grueling experience and seeing the lives of those born into slavery, I fully understood that this happened to real people.

It’s different to read about an injustice than to see it presented to you on the screen. As seen with people’s reactions to “Schindler’s

What to do this

Weekend

The House of Blues goes country with Lee Brice

This cowboy is looking for a “Woman Like You” at 7 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 16 at the House of Blues Sunset Strip. Presented

by Go Country 105, country star Lee Brice will perform all of his biggest hits including “Love You Like Crazy” and “I Drive Your Truck.” Whether it be a girls’ night out looking for an old fashioned good time or a guys’ night of beer, trucks and country music, the House of Blues Sunset Strip is your ticket.

‘The Godfather’ makes its way back to the big screen The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood is going to make you an offer you can’t refuse. Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal 1972 classic, “The Godfather,” which follows the mob-related Corelone family through a major power shift, will play at the Egyptian Theatre on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. While the film does run nearly three hours, it will end early enough for you to go out and hit the town.

Mix the old and the new at Townhouse and the Del Monte Speakeasy in Venice What happens when the 1920s collide with our modern day?

More than Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby.” Instead, come to the Townhouse and the Del Monte Speakeasy for a blend of music performances both old and new. On Friday night, The Barry Zweig Trio will perform an evening of jazz from 8-10 p.m. followed by Off the Wall from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. with DJ Alfred Hawkins as he spins classic and contemporary soul, funk, blues, rock, hip-hop, electro and more. Guns in the Suns Deejays will perform on Saturday, Nov. 16, as well, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. after Ragtime Saturdays with Brad Kay's Regressive Jazz Quartet from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. There is no cover charge for any event.

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List” or “The Passion of the Christ,” actually seeing the brutality on screen provokes a greater and more unsettling emotion than reading something in a book. McQueen understood that and made sure nothing was left up to the audience’s imagination.

For me, coming from a small wine town with a population that was 0.8 percent African American, issues and discussion about slavery and racism didn’t really come up

as I grew up. Sure, I learned about it and realized that racism is bad, but I never really understood the deep complexities of the horrors that went on or found anyone who wanted to engage in a civilized discussion about it.

Slavery is a dark part of our history that many don’t want to talk about and would rather sweep under the rug. If we see it in our movies, we prefer a smiling Hattie McDaniel in “Gone with the

Wind” rather than a tortured Chiwetel Ejiofor, who is spellbinding as Northrup.

Just because we choose not to talk about it and instead relegate it to the past doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist in our modern world today. According to the Free the Slaves movement, slavery still persists – and it’s not just in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It’s happening in the U.S. as well. Data from “Hidden Slaves: Forced Labor in the United States” by Free the Slaves and the Human Rights Center from the University of California, Berkley, estimates that “at any given time ten thousand or more people are working as forced laborers in the United States.”

Some may go see “12 Years a Slave” and be troubled and unsettled by what happened long ago in our great country. Many might rather watch Thor wield his hammer, meatballs rain over a tiny animated town or whatever is happening in “Bad Grandpa.” However, no matter how much one denies it, slavery is apart of our history. It is important to watch and understand the mistakes of our past and to crusade for change in the future.

“12 Years a Slave” won’t end modern day slavery and racism in one magical day, but hopefully it will cause people to think differently about matters regarding forced labor and race relations, leading to more involvement in social justice and bring forth a better tomorrow.

This is the opinion of Christopher James, a senior screenwriting and marketing double major from Lodi, Calif.

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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT Alex Osborne Sport: Men’s basketball Class: Senior Major: Educational studies Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Redshirt senior Alex Osborne is in his fifth year with the Lions and is expected to be a contributor for the team after playing in all 34 games for the Lions, averaging 22.6 minutes of playing time.

Osborne averaged 5.3 points and 3.44 rebounds per game last year, both career bests for the team. He is expected to push for a starting spot this season. Sports Editor Kevin Cacabelos sat down with Osborne to talk about his personal expectations for the season.

1. It's your fifth year here since 2009. How does that feel?

AO: It feels exciting. I feel like I've learned a lot since I've been here. I feel like I've gotten better and that I've come of age. I feel like I've matured well.

2. How'd your summer go?

AO: This summer was good. I did a lot of new things. I worked out in a way I hadn't done before, in the summer. Even in our off times, I tried to push myself more than I ever had before and it was a good summer.

3. What was different about the work out this summer?

AO: Oh, I did a lot of CrossFits. I did way more CrossFits than I was definitely used to. I really tried to work on the things I wasn't good at.

4. That's helped you?

AO: Hell yeah. Right now, I've been out for a month running, and I still feel like I'm in the best shape of my life. I don't feel like I've missed anything. I'm ready.

5. Let's talk about your personal expectations for this year.

AO: I'm trying to have a career high in everything. Every stat – I want to have career highs in them.

6. Tell me about the haircut. It's a little different.

AO: This is the new me. This is the new free.

7. How would you describe it to a complete stranger on campus that knows nothing about haircuts?

AO: To people that know my name and know who I am, I tell them, "Free in the front and free in the back." And that's just pretty much playing off of a mullet.

8. Anthony Ireland called you out last year for not being tough in games. Do you have that nastiness yet?

AO: I know what my goal is. Now – even though last year I was still coming off the bench, there was so much uncertainty as to what Coach is okay with me doing – I feel like a lot of it is just being coached. This is what Coach's plan of how basketball should be played.

9. What are you expectations for this team?

AO: I expect this team to win the WCC. I expect this team to compete in every game. I expect this team to win – I've looked at the schedule; I feel like we could win every one of those games.

10. Coming off that WCC tournament run last season, do you feel that momentum carrying over or is it just a brand new season?

AO: I wouldn't say "carried over." I know we feel definitely positive and optimistic about what we can do when we're playing right. But those games that we won, they were just by one or two points, and those are the same margin that we lost. It's not like most of us got too deep into that. We had to ride the ship, and that's what this year is for.

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Basketball optimistic after 2-0 start

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Senior Anthony Ireland handles the ball in an exhibition game against California Lutheran University on Nov. 2. The Lions are 2-0 this season after defeating Grand Canyon University and South Dakota State University at the San Diego Classic this past weekend. Ireland is averaging 17 points, 7.5 assists, five rebounds and two steals through the first two games of the season.

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this game.”

The Lions will be entering a hostile environment tonight, as CSU Long Beach is notorious for filling their stands. This will be the first true road game for the Lions after playing their first two games on a neutral site. Some of LMU’s most powerful weapons are freshmen, and these players have not experienced playing in a true road setting. Head Coach Max Good thinks this experience will help his team mature.

“When you come out of a high school program, sometimes with superior talent, you can just show up and win,” said Good. “But at this level, everyone was recruited – everybody was a respected player

in his program. The tie will go to the guy who executes the best, who is the most fundamentally sound, who pays attention to the little things. We will have to play our best to beat them.”

LMU’s three senior starters recognize that their leadership in road games will be paramount to the team’s overall success.

“We have to stay focused on what we are trying to do,” said Egbeyemi. “They will make runs, but we have to stay composed and focus on what we came there to do.”

CSU Long Beach only had four conference losses in the Big West Conference last season and appeared in the National Invitational Tournament, which is the second tier postseason tournament behind the NCAA

tournament. Good noted the solid guard play they return with, but focused on how athletic the 49ers are on the boards.

“They are very aggressive on the backboards, especially the offensive boards,” said Good.

“Sometimes the best pass is a missed shot. When they throw it up on the board, it will be like sharks in the water going after the ball who smell blood. They will be a real test.”

The Lions defeated Grand Canyon University, a Division II school who is making the fouryear transition to Division I basketball and is currently a part of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), to begin play. The Lions trailed to the Antelopes with less than two minutes to play, but

prevailed and won the game 78-75.

“To open the season, we played two good teams. Sometimes people will start with a non-Division I school,” said Good. “[Grand Canyon University] had three or four fifth-year players.”

The Lions followed up a close game to the Antelopes with an offensive outburst, scoring 98 points against South Dakota State University, a team that gave the University of Michigan a run for its money game in the first round of last year’s NCAA tournament.

Sophomore transfer Ben Dickinson had 22 points, and senior guard Anthony Ireland and freshman forward Gabe Levin had 20 points in the Lions’ second win Saturday night. This was the first time since 1991 that LMU had three different

players score 20 points or more.

“Pace was a huge thing; us moving the ball helped us a lot,” said Levin, who averaged 15.5 points through the first two games.

“When we slowed it down, we got stagnant, and we weren’t as aggressive.”

Good played 11 scholarship players in Saturday’s win, partly due to the teams’ 37 fouls, the most fouls in one game by LMU since 2001.

“Ideally we’d love to play eight guys,” said Good. “You always hear people say, ‘Have eight guys ready to play and four ready to cheer.’”

The Lions and 49ers will begin their game at 7 p.m. and will be broadcasted on 88.3 KXLU radio and on LMU Sport Network at lmulions.com.

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Rest.

“We have been tapering this past week, so we have been backing off in mileage. And we’re really going to get into the race the freshest we’ll ever be this season,” Shea said. “This is where we’re supposed to hit it hard and run as fast as we can.”

Still, the runners will keep to their normal routines, and also eat and sleep well before they travel up to Sacramento.

“I have to have two cups of coffee in the morning, and I like to wear long, white socks during my race,” said Graham-Zamudio of her pre-meet rituals.

After the WCC Championships, Head Coach Scott Guerrero is looking at this upcoming meet with high hopes.

“I think we’re going to have the best season, best performance, best finish we’ve ever had for both teams,” said Guerrero. “We have the best teams from top to bottom. The region is something we do every year. Our men have placed 13th and our women have placed 12th, which is the highest we’ve ever finished to date.”

Lions head north for West Regionals

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Senior Weston Strum placed 10th at the WCC Championships on Nov. 2 with a time of 23:49 in the 8K race hosted at Pepperdine University. Strum will compete next at the NCAA West Region Championships.

this season, Strum, Shea and Graham-Zamudio still have one goal that they’re determined to reach: the national NCAA Championship.

“I want to get in the top 25 this weekend because it’s the only way I can make it to the national meet. This weekend is the deciding factor, so I’m hoping to have a good race,” said GrahamZamudio.

This Friday’s regional championship in Sacramento will determine whether these three runners can qualify and proceed to the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Nov. 25.

“We’re looking for a top finish. The highest we’ve placed in regionals was 13th, which was three years ago. We’re hoping to get top 10 as a team,” said Strum.

“We’re not out of the race for nationals, which I think is the highest goal. If we all perform at our peaks, we can attain it.

Personally, I’m just hoping to make nationals but to also help the team.”

How has the team prepared?

sports LIONBITES M. POLO The Lions wrap up the end of their regular season today against eighth ranked CSU Long Beach. This will be the last home game for the only senior on LMU Athletics LMU’s team, John Mikuzis. The water polo team will then travel to UC Davis to compete in the 2013 WWPA Championships with its first game against Air Force on Nov. 22.

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WCC title only one game away

M. BBALL Head Coach Max Good and his coaching staff reeled in another recruit on Monday. The Lions gained a commitment on Monday from 5-foot11 point guard Kyron Cartwright from Compton High School in Compton Calif. Cartwright joins other Class of 2014 commitments, Alex Rifkind, Devin Wyatt and Elijah Stewart.

W. SOCCER Sophomore midfielder Jocelyn Blankenship and senior forward Tawni Martino (right) were both selected to be in the 2013 All-WCC Women’s Soccer LMU Athletics Teams. Blankenship was included in the All-WCC Second Team, and Martino was in the Honorable Mention selection.

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LMU XC ready for regionals Senior Weston Strum hopes to lead LMU at NCAA West Region Championships.

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The nervousness and excitement is settling in for LMU’s men’s and women’s cross-country teams. Their seasons are nearing their ends, but both teams are doing anything but slowing down as they prepare for the NCAA West Region Championships held in Sacramento, Calif., this Friday.

The team last raced at the WCC Championships on Nov. 2. Senior Weston Strum ran a season best of 23:49 in the men’s 8K race, shaving twenty seconds off his previous season best. Redshirt senior Sheree Shea and junior Grace GrahamZamudio finished fourth and fifth respectively, with times of 21:05 and 21:11 in the women’s 6K race. Strum, Shea and Graham-Zamudio’s individual finishes helped the men’s team place third and the women’s team place fourth.

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The Lions beat the University of San Diego Toreros 2-1 on Wednesday night to solidify their first-place standing in the West Coast Conference (WCC). After Wednesday night’s win, the Lions have 25 points, while the Santa Clara University Broncos (SCU) have 21 points. For its season finale, LMU travels to Santa Clara on Friday and will need to either win or tie their match against the Broncos to win the WCC regular season championship and secure an automatic NCAA tournament berth.

Hot Lions face CSU Long Beach Men’s basketball continues its non-conference slate against CSU Long Beach.

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The LMU men’s basketball program is in unfamiliar territory.

The team won its first two games of the season and has the best record through two games since the 2004-2005 season, but tonight face a road non-conference test against NCAA tournament team CSU Long Beach.

The Lions are especially excited to play the 49ers after last year’s loss to the team.

Last season, the Lions blew a double-digit halftime lead and lost 73-70, a loss that the LMU players have not forgotten.

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LMU 78, Grand Canyon 75 LMU 98, South Dakota St. 89 Senior guard and captain Ayodeji Egbeyemi said that this upcoming game would be a true test for the Lions, especially after last year’s loss.

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Senior guard Ayodeji Egbeyemi is averaging 10 points a game for the Lions. Egbeyemi and the Lions face CSU Long Beach and Northern Arizona University this week.