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Students encounter Peeping Toms Students living off campus report unwelcome guests around their Westchester homes.

By Allison Croley and Ali Swenson Loyolan Staff

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After Sunset in new location and at earlier time Usually held in Burns Back Court, ASLMU’s annual After Sunset event took place in Lawton Plaza this year and occurred earlier in the evening. With a beer garden and a performance from 3LAU, about 2,500 students attended the event, according to the Department of Public Safety. For more photos, turn to Page 10.

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Graduate school offers M.A. in yoga studies New graduate program offers students option to study the yoga tradition from multiple perspectives.

By Kimmy Smith Staff Writer

LMU is now offering a Master of Arts in yoga studies – the first program of its kind in the United States – and celebrated with an inaugural celebration on Sept. 28.

Tracy Sachs, a graduate assistant in the yoga studies program who helped plan the events, said the purpose of the day was “to celebrate the groundbreaking program and celebrate this amazing thing that has brought yoga into the university setting.”

The Master of Arts in yoga studies is aimed at students who are looking to further their knowledge in the practice of yoga as well as the tradition. According to Jeri

Joregenson, a current student in the Masters program, the curriculum includes the philosophy of yoga, philosophy of religions, yoga in historical and neurological contexts and a summer program in India.

Christopher Key Chapple, Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and the Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga studies, created the program and recruited for it.

“We all come from different backgrounds, but we’re drawn in somehow,” said Angela Saucedo, another student in the program.

Dava Schatz, a student in the program who also instructed a yoga class at the event, commented on Chapple’s teaching.

“Dr. Chapple is a rare teacher who has both the practical and theoretical sides of yoga,” he said.

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Junior communication studies major Kristina Hill was asleep in her Westchester house one night during the third week of classes when she awoke to a tapping sound outside her window.

When she got up and looked through her partially open shutters, she was shocked at what she saw.

“There was this man standing outside my window, flashing his phone and just standing there,” she said. “I freaked out and I think he heard me scream, so he ran off. He ran to the edge of my gate and he just sat there.”

Hill woke her roommates and they checked the perimeter of the house, but the man was gone. After hearing the rumbling of a truck, they assumed he had driven away.

Hill’s story is one of several Peeping Tom sightings that have occurred recently in the Westchester neighborhood near the back gates of LMU. Six women live in Hill’s house and she speculates, as many of the students reporting voyeurs in their yards do, that the men seem to be focusing on houses inhabited by groups of women.

“I think houses of all girls are targeted, for sure,” Hill said. “I think they know when new girls are moving

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Conference shares technology with teachers “Hack the Classroom” helps teachers integrate technology into lessons.

By Leslie Irwin Photo Editor

Elementary through high school teachers from Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles gathered in the Hilton Center for Business on Saturday for a conference.

Titled “Hack the Classroom,” the seminar was dedicated to sharing creative uses of technology in education and offering a space for networking and collaboration.

From game-based learning to website portfolios, the presentations by current L.A. teachers covered a wide span of topics, all including practical application in the classroom.

Some workshops included interaction with educationoriented iPad applications, and others with Internet services such as blogs and the Google suite.

Sponsored by the LMU Center for Catholic Education, “Hack the Classroom” is the brainchild of several LMU alumni working in Los Angeles school systems. Senior instructional designer for the LMU School of Education Shannon Tabaldo (’09) serves as the program director, while co-founders Sergio Aguilar (’02, ’04), Tim Monreal (’10) and Peter Glenn (’02) all coordinated to host the event.

“Hack the Classroom” debuted in April 2013, with roughly 70 teachers in attendance. Saturday’s event

included more presenters, more workshops and over 150 attendees. Tabaldo is excited by the growth of the conference and hopes the network of teachers and ideas will continue to expand. She and the other co-founders have set up a Google+ community for the attending teachers to share and collaborate on ideas and results, hoping to “keep the conversation alive” beyond the span of the conference.

John Reyes, the information technology coordinator for the Archdiocese’s schools, attended the event, and expressed enthusiasm for the program and the volunteer speakers.

“These [presenters] aren’t professional speakers, they don’t have published books, but they are teachers in the trenches. They know the reality of Los Angeles. And when you hear them talk, when you hear them share… their hearts are invested,” Reyes said. “I think [this event] gives teachers that don’t normally impact change on a wider scale outside the classroom a chance to share and to collaborate. When you get to share and collaborate with the community, it’s lifegiving.”

Sue Liefeld, a high school math teacher for St. Pius X / St. Matthias Academy who attended the conference, felt inspired by the presentations.

“I think I’m going to come away from here with dozens of ideas of how to do things … It’s kind of opened my eyes to the possibilities available here,” Liefeld said. “I have wanted to know for an embarrassingly

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Language arts teacher at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Brian Miller gives a presentation on how to use the Google suite to help students with their writing. long amount of time how to create a website, and I am just awestruck at how easy it is.”

Tabaldo hopes the teachers will “begin to integrate technology and get that into the hands of the kids, so the kids can begin to create and

think about how they are being digital citizens, and how they can use technology to increase their depth of knowledge.”

While she won’t speak for her co-creators, Tabaldo believes she is called to give back to the community through

the education technology conference. “It’s one thing to serve when you’re a kid; one thing to choose to serve when you’re in college; and another to serve as an adult ... This is our service, giving back to them.”

LMU research suggests growing up with sisters affects men’s political views.

get at the cause and effect of this issue regarding sibling gender and its effects on political party.

After conducting their research, they found that the household is truly where political leanings begin.

Their dataset revealed that, on average, boys with sisters are raised differently than boys with brothers.

The mechanism that Healy and Malhotra set out to identify earlier turned out to be housework. In the LMU newsroom article they said that “watching their sisters do the chores ‘teaches’ boys that housework is simply women’s work, and that leads to a traditional view of gender roles – a position linked to a predilection for Republican politics.”

Boys with all sisters were found to be 13.5 percent more conservative in their views of women’s roles than boys with all brothers, according to Healy and Malhotra.

While Healy said he was surprised with the outcome of their research, he revealed that a lot of people approached the researchers following their discoveries and said that due to their own experiences they were not at all surprised by the outcome.

Looking to the future, Healy says that they are continuing to do research on the factors that influence voters’ decision-making.

“Most of our work is about understanding the mistakes the voters make and the consequences of those mistakes for public policies,” Healy said.

Their paper, “Childhood Socialization and Political Attitudes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment,” will be published in the October issue of The Journal of Politics.

Boys with sisters more often Republicans

By Casey Kidwell Asst. News Editor

BOYS with sisters are

13.5%

more CONSERVATIVE in their views

of women’s roles than boys with brothers.

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“Scholars have argued that childhood experiences strongly impact political attitudes,” according to the new research conducted by LMU associate economics professor Andrew Healy and Stanford professor Neil Malhotra.

But did you ever think that these childhood factors could include growing up with sisters? Together, Malhotra and Healy discovered that men who grow up with sisters are more likely to become Republicans when they grow up compared to men who do not have this same experience.

The conclusions in their paper, “Childhood Socialization and Political Attitudes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment,” were based on an analysis of data gathered from two earlier studies: a University of Michigan political socialization survey and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth’s young adult sample.

Healy and Malhotra said in the LMU Newsroom article, “Boys with sisters more likely to become Republicans,” that it has been known that family has a strong influence on political idealogy, but it has always been difficult to “pinpoint how that socialization happens.”

Their goal was to define and understand that mechanism in their research.

Healy said that this “natural experiment, where nature assigns something important at random,” allowed the researchers to

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Students encouraged to report Peeping Toms Peeping Toms from Page 1

in, because when you first move in you’re not as guarded.�

Junior dance and biology major Rachel Head agreed. She had an experience mid-July with a Peeping Tom in the Westchester house where she was staying. “They know that there are sorority houses and stuff like that,�

Head said.

Head had been in the house alone between 7 and 11:30 p.m. when her roommate came back. When she first got home, she noticed a truck across the street, but didn’t think much of it, because she knew there had been a lot of construction going on nearby. When her roommate came home and went straight to bed, though, they quickly realized the truck’s owner had been watching her house. “My roommate woke up to someone in the bushes in the backyard rattling the bushes,� she said. She looks out and there’s a guy snooping in on the house. So she yells at him and he hops over the fence into the neighbor’s backyard.

And she freaks out. She runs to me and we look out the front door and he runs to the truck.� “It was honestly the most scary thing. We had our gate locked, so he must have hopped it. Who knows how long he was watching me?� Head said.

Head’s roommate thought she saw the man doing construction work down the street a few days later.

Senior philosophy major Gabbi Gallego’s father had a direct confrontation with a Peeping Tom at her house at about 9 p.m. one night during the second week of school. “My parents were coming over to

help me with some stuff and there’s like an alley, pretty much, on the side of our house, so [my dad] went to go put my bike back there and he saw a guy by my window, crouching behind there,� Gallego said. When her father asked the man who he was, the man stuttered before saying that he was a plumber. “He tried to run and my dad threw the bike at him. He took off running and my mom saw him.

He ran through the gate and was just yelling things about being a plumber,� Gallego said. “He got into a sketchy white truck and drove off.�

Hill, Head and Gallego all recommended that women living in Westchester homes take care to lock their doors and windows and close their blinds. “Girls need to really watch out behind those gates, because you never know who’s watching you,�

Head said.

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has not had any complaints about Peeping Toms this semester, according to Chief Hampton Cantrell. However, they have received past complaints. “We encourage all LMU students who have problems like these to notify Public Safety,� Asst. Chief Patricia Coffelt said. “We can’t make arrests, but we can offer mediation services.�

Both Cantrell and Coffelt suggest that women experiencing these issues close their blinds when they are home and if the issue escalates, call LAPD. Hill’s house of girls has opted for more protection by getting a dog. “We’re getting a boxer. It’s scary to sleep alone,� Hill said. “There haven’t been any problems since that I know of, but I’m asleep, so I don’t know if this man is staring at me while I sleep.�

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Yoga studies event ‘turnout was over whelming’ Yoga Studies from Page 1 The event included two separate sessions of yoga and meditation classes guided by students in the Masters program as well as some of the country’s leading yoga instructors.

According to Schatz, the turnout was overwhelming, with over 30 people at different classes. “We are so excited to see people here to practice,� she

said.

The event followed with a premiere of “History of Yoga,� the first film on yoga made in India, and a discussion panel. Food trucks and people flooded the area around Burns Recreation Center for a celebratory dinner. For entertainment, performances included “At Play with The Radiance Sutras,� a dance and spoken word performed

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Maurine and “The Beatles’ Yoga,� a combination of audio, video and live music to celebrate The Beatles’ trip to India in 1968. “Yoga is here whether we wish to accept it or not,�

Schatz said. “Scholastic work legitimizes what we do as yogis,� Schatz said. “It is important to have this program and for [LMU] to be the house for it. Today is a symbol of that.�

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Genna BloomBecker believes being at a Jesuit school “gives us a great perspective� about social justice. Her club is hosting two big events this semester, the Grow Dinner and the Hunger Banquet.

9 BURNING QUESTIONS

with the president of Oxfam at LMU

This week, Asst. News Editor Sonja Bistranin sits down with Genna BloomBecker, the president and found of LMU’s new Oxfam club.

1. What is Oxfam?

Oxfam is a global organization, with the mission to end hunger, poverty Oxfam’s mission.

2. How did you get involved in Oxfam? when they bring 50 college students from across the country to Eastern Nazarene University. They teach you how to organize effectively, and how to lead a club on campus, either starting your own club or continuing applied and went there and learned all about Oxfam.

3. What are your goals for the Oxfam Club? students to build up the club with and bring in all their different expertise 4. Do you think it will be a challenge to try to focus on one thing, or do you think the club will have a variety of focuses?

personal level. So that’s the main focus of the club right now, because that’s what the main focus of Oxfam America is right now.

5. What events are going on with the Oxfam Club this semester?

We have two events. One smaller and one bigger. The small event is a food justice program that we’re putting on with Housing in Leavey 4

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individual actions matter on a global scale. The next event is the Hunger Banquet, and it’ll be the 12th year of the Hunger Banquet. The Center for Service and Action puts it on and they always collaborate with other organizations for it. That will be on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. in St. Rob’s Auditorium.

6. What happens at the Hunger Banquet?

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7. What’s your personal passion, as far as social justice issues? choose one. But everything is so interconnected, and the environment is all we have to sustain ourselves, so it leads to human rights issues and ECO Students on campus, and that’s the environmental club, so there are possibilities for collaboration between Oxfam and ECO Students.

8. How do you think going to a Jesuit school connects with social justice? realizing that we are all people, even in different countries, and people of different religions, and even though we all have different experiences we all deserve the same rights.

9. What’s one thing you would recommend students do to promote social justice in their everyday lives? other issues, are big things. That’s also the focus of Grow and the Hunger To read the extended version plus two more questions, and find out what else BloomBecker has to say about social justice and Oxfam, visit the News section of laloyolan.com.

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OPINION Student Editorials and Perspectives

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BOARD EDITORIAL

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Board Editorials represent the voice of the Loyolan. They are written in collaboration by the Executive Editorial Board.

Allie Heck Managing Editor

Kevin O’Keeffe Editor in Chief

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ore and more, it seems like society is ready to make newsprint a thing of the past.

Technological advances have shifted the way our society views information – news especially.

Computers, tablets and smartphones quickly connect us to the world and are an integral part of our communication. Picking up the morning paper often feels pointless, because news changes so drastically in just a few hours.

Here at the Loyolan, we aren’t shying away from that transition. Instead, we’re entering into a period of great change.

At the start of the 201314 school year, we began emphasizing our digital content more than ever before. With new stories going up every day, more quick and enjoyable video content and a revamped mobile site, the Loyolan has shifted to maintain our relevance with you, our increasingly techsavvy reader. We’re not just concerned about Page 1, but about what our first Facebook post of the day will be. Our event and game coverage isn’t just about the recap in the print edition, but about covering it live on Twitter.

Yet amidst this digital shift, we decided not to leave the print newspaper behind. Quite the contrary – we’re making it even better. On Thursday, we’re launching a total redesign of the print edition of the Loyolan.

In the redesign, you’ll see that we are maintaining the integrity of a classic newspaper while adding

a modern spin. As you can see on the cover of this issue, we’ve completely revamped our masthead, melding the inherently retro flair of reading a newspaper with a modern complement. We’re also changing our fonts to be more readable and featuring more photos and graphics. Aside from these big visual differences, the redesign features various changes in small details that will create a better viewing experience for our audience.

Our image is the first thing with which readers connect. Before you read a single word, you see the photos, the design and the colors, and in that moment, when you decide whether to read it or leave it, we want the new, visually appealing look of our print edition to engage you. We don’t want great stories to be glossed over because the text is too difficult to read or the graphics doesn’t catch your eye. Our hope is to have created a visual product that is reflective of the great work our staff puts in every week.

We’re not just relaunching in print, either; on Thursday, you’ll be able to check out the new look of our always-evolving website. The Loyolan brand is about delivering you the total package: strong print edition, fresh content on our site and social media, and always expanding so as to serve you – and the greater LMU community – better. No matter what format we’re in – print, online, video, social media – our goal will always be the same: to be your home, your voice and your news.

Amidst this digital shift, we decided to not leave the print newspaper behind.

Quite the contrary: We’re making it even better.

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Don’t assume I’m a slacker

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don’t know when it started, and I don’t quite understand how it endured for so long, but there is a serious misconception that looms over higher education: the idea that college students just don’t care.

I honestly don’t know what makes me angrier – people assuming I don’t care about schoolwork, or people actually not caring about schoolWhat the Heck work. The notion of colBy Allie Heck legiate apathy Managing Editor is real. While there are definitely people that fit the stereotype, I believe that they are not the majority.

College is fraught with opportunities to get distracted, to let loose.

But just because we college kids might be having the “time of our lives” doesn’t mean we’re forgetting about the countless classes and extracurriculars that we’re involved in. The only thing worse than flushing tens of thousands of dollars down the communal bathroom toilet is wasting your precious youth. The worst part about this assumed indifference, though, is that it doesn’t just affect the students. In reality, the idea that students don’t care about their studies affects the whole environment of a university.

We are now in the midst of our sixth week of school. At this point, everyone has probably gotten to know their professors, or accepted the fact that they will just be the distant figure determining their fate at the end of the semester. Over the course of my time at LMU, I’ve had professors whose office hours I frequented and I’ve also had those professors who wouldn’t be able to

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point me out in a crowd. Almost all of my professors here have shown obvious support for my academics, but not all professors have showed that same level of compassion when it comes to my personal life.

I have heard a professor say, more than once, “Don’t run up to me on exam day with excuses; I don’t care.” I get it. They don’t want to deal with the slackers and procrastinators wasting everyone’s time. But the words “I don’t care” always leave a bitter taste in my mouth. To be honest, I’ve liked every professor that’s said that to me a tiny bit less. It’s not a matter of allowing or accepting these lastminute excuses, but the idea of a professor – someone who should guide me through the academic adventure that is college – not caring about me as a person is upsetting, to say the least.

When I’ve spoken with people about this idea, they all echo the same sentiments. They’re just preparing us for a career. It’s tough love. This is a taste of the real world. I only have one thing to say regarding this ever threatening and looming “real world”: College isn’t the real world. When I’m in

the real world, I won’t be working from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. the next day, only to get three hours of sleep that night because someone won’t stop blasting “Slow Motion” by Juvenile through my paper-thin walls (seriously, whoever you are, stop that nonsense). I also never plan on working in an environment where personal well-being is of no concern.

This “real world” they’re preparing me for will never be my world.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I’ve had plenty of nights (read: every night of my first semester freshman year) where I let assignments go by the wayside, choosing a good time over a good grade. But that is part of life. For many college students, this is our first time with complete freedom, and navigating that is, in my opinion, an equally important component of learning at a university. A few careless mistakes, a handful of missed lectures and a couple lessthan-awesome grades don’t define a student, and my relatively harmless indiscretions definitely don’t speak to just how much I care about learning.

This is the opinion of Allie Heck, a sophomore business major from Dallas, Texas. Please send comments to aheck@theloyolan.com.

Dear Executive Editorial Board: I am greatly disturbed by the proposed faculty and staff health coverage change to exclude“elective”abortions.

When I came to LMU in 2007, I had some trepidation about working at [a] religiously-affiliated institution. Would they proselytize to me? Would they assume I shared their religious beliefs? I have been relieved and even appreciative of working at a Jesuit institution which prizes intellectual curiosity, including free and honest inquiry, and champions social justice, including mutual respect and understanding. My experience at LMU has been very positive.

But the abrupt decision to exclude“elective”abortions and the communication of this decision has made me reconsider these sentiments. How could the university simply decide to ban this particular medical procedure, one that is medically safe and legal, and implement this exclusion without feedback from its own employees?

LMU has over 1,500 employees who represent a variety of beliefs and religions. As an employer, does LMU believe women should have equal access to health care? Is the health of their employees vulnerable to political and religious matters? It seems closer to Jesuit ideals to allow individuals to make their own medical decisions than to dictate such decisions based on politics or religion.

I’m greatly disturbed by the explanation that excluding“elective”abortions flows directly from values as a Catholic university. What other benefits are vulnerable? Contraception? Women’s reproductive health services?

Hormone replacement therapy for transsexuals or even same-sex marriage benefits? The slippery slope has implications for all LMU employees and their families.

I’m disappointed in LMU. Despite advocating transparency, the President and Board of Trustees seemingly made this decision abruptly, communicated poorly and implemented policy under obscure decision-making processes. Is this the direction that the University is headed towards? If so, I can no longer say I’m proud to be affiliated with LMU. With consternation, Nora A. Murphy Associate Professor of Psychology

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After Sunset lights up Lawton Plaza Lawton Plaza was transformed into a vibrant dance floor with lights and electronic dance music on Friday, Sept. 27 for ASLMU’s After Sunset. DJ duo Daewoo opened the event and DJ 3LAU closed out the night with his set. This year’s After Sunset underwent “significant improvements,” according to the event’s Facebook page. These upgrades included a new, outdoor venue, a beer garden and a variety of food trucks.

ASLMU President and urban studies major Shawn Troedson explained that she wanted to emulate elements of another consistently successful ASLMU event: SpringFest. The event boasted a solid turnout of students who enjoyed dancing, beer drinking and Kogi BBQ truck burrito-eating. The revamp of After Sunset is part of ASLMU progamming’s plan to focus on making classic ASLMU events better. “There’s always room for improvement, and I think this event is a testament to that,” Troedson said.

-Mary Grace Cerni, asst. A&E editor

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ROAR Network prepares for relaunch Student Spotlight

By Marissa Morgan Asst. A&E Editor

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f you’re a TV junkie that just can’t get enough of that prime time high, look no further, because LMU’s very own ROAR Network is back with a bang this semester. The network will be bringing a lot of change with a whole lot of punch.

ROAR Network is an entirely student-run TV network that airs exclusively on LMU’s campus on channel six. While students run the operation, the network is anything but amateur. Junior screenwriting major and ROAR’s General Manager Kenneth Ellsworth explained that it’s a complex process, from hiring the staff of writers to creating the scripts for the network’s multiple shows.

ROAR mainly reaches out to film students with interest in directing sketches. From there, actors and directors typically meet on the weekends or outside of school to film their productions.

The content is sent to editors, put on the air and then later uploaded to ROAR’s YouTube channel. The shows typically film up to six episodes, or around one and

a half hours of content, per year.

ROAR has become an LMU staple, but don’t get too comfortable with the network that you see today. ROAR’s team has been gearing up for a digital relaunch that will be revealed to the LMU community on Oct. 1.

“Before, ROAR made episodic shows, each about 15 minutes long, that aired locally,” Ellsworth explained. “We decided that this format wasn’t working for us because we were trying to get students to watch our channel over other professional networks like HBO.” After the relaunch, ROAR will be an online channel, complete will a full website redesign, that focuses specifically on producing content for YouTube. ROAR’s Assistant General Manager, junior marketing major Alisa Adams, described exactly what kind of product ROAR aims to put on the air.

“We are fun, edgy and don’t take ourselves too seriously,” said Adams. “Our content is awesome, funny, college humor, and our goal is to make people want to watch.”

As always, social media and marketing will play a huge part in spreading the word about

ROAR Network

All ROAR Network shows are completely written, directed, produced by and starring LMU students. The show “Fresh” (above) is one of the many 15-minute shows aired on ROAR Network.

ROAR’s newest shows and content.

“We try to have a lot of fun with our social media,” said Adams.

Alisa Adams

ROAR Network is relaunching its website on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Their completely redesigned website will be an online channel featuring exclusive web content, including new, shorter sketches.

“But we like to keep it informative and use it as a promo tool as well.”

Students are still encouraged to get involved in any way that they can. Junior communication studies major Danielle Baez remembers her first audition with ROAR. “I had seen sign ups for auditions for a show called ‘Fresh,’” said Baez. “Being a theatre minor, I was intrigued by anything that I could audition for. After my audition, I waited a few days and then got a call that I had gotten a part.”

For those who aren’t quite ready to step in front of the camera or haven’t had any TV experience, there are other ways to get involved with the network’s team. Freelance writers are encouraged to submit their work for production.

“Anyone can submit a sketch that they think fits our look,” said Ellsworth. “They can submit scripts to Info@roarnetwork. com and we will decide if we want to have it revised or resubmitted.

We can also buy it on the spot.”

Even during this relaunch, ROAR Network is committed to getting students involved in

Film school honors documentary The School of Film and Televison rolled out the red carpet this past Saturday for its annual Film Outside the Frame awards. The ceremony, held at the Paramount Studios Lot, honored the cinematic achievements of LMU Students for the 2012-13 academic year in fields such as directing, writing, editing and sound design, among others.

This year marked a historic feat, as “Stepping onto the Sand,” produced and directed by Brendan Calder (‘13) became the first documentary to win the James Wong Best Picture Award.

This comes just two years after “Photographs”became the first animated film to win the Best Picture prize.

“Stepping onto the Sand” tells the true story of an overweight teen from central L.A. who worked with an elderly mentor to learn how to surf.

Film Outside the Frame also features a student’s choice category, which chose to reward “The Collatz Conjecture,”directed by Kelsey Taylor (‘13).

The event also featured food trucks on site as well as a“Paper Moon”photo booth.

-Christopher James, A&E Editor

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To see a full list of winners, visit laloyolan.com.

whatever part of the TV process they are interested in, whether it is writing, production or scheduling.

For a review of the ROAR show “Hyperlinked,” visit laloyolan.com.

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Student Affairs Dean’s Office

Malone Student Center 1 LMU Drive, Ste. 500 Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 Tel 310.338.3756 Fax 310.338.1906 www.lmu.edu

October 2013 Dear LMU Community, Over the last few weeks we’ve observed that some community members have not been adhering to the Personal Transportation Policy and creating potentially unsafe conditions for themselves and others. We wanted to take this opportunity to highlight some of the key provisions in the policy and encourage everyone using bikes, skateboards, and other personal transportation on campus to do so with the utmost care and caution.

Riders must recognize and understand that the LMU campus is in an urban setting and those who choose to ride personal transportation do so at their own risk.

Riders must dismount all forms of personal transportation in the designated zones from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The zones and hours are posted. Please refer to a campus map for details.

Riders must always give pedestrians the right of way and are expected to obey all campus traffic signs, including stop signs.

Riding skateboards down the hill from the Leavey Campus to University Hall is prohibited.

We strongly discourage riding skateboards on Lincoln Blvd. from campus to Playa Vista.

This is extremely risky behavior and a fall or accident in this area could result in serious injuries or death.

For the complete policy, please refer to online or print versions of the Community Standards Booklet. We encourage everyone to familiarize themselves with this policy and the expectations for riding personal transportation.

Public Safety has been and will continue enforcing this policy with the goal of encouraging and maintaining campus safety. Citations and fines will be issued as appropriate. Please note that egregious or repeated violations of this policy and any behavior that jeopardizes the safety of others may be referred to Judicial Affairs.

We wish everyone a safe and happy semester.

Sincerely,

Linda McMurdock, Ph.D. Dean of Students

Hampton Cantrell Chief of Public Safety

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LION SPORTS

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LMU impresses at Stanford Invite WCC race

LMU cross-country runner junior Grace Graham-Zamudio led LMU with a top-ten finish.

tight and competitive

By Karen Ruiz Contributor

The LMU men’s and women’s crosscountry teams placed second and third respectively at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif. These positive results are proving that this season might be their best yet.

“It’s really great for us,” LMU Head Coach Scott Guerrero said. “This was the highest the men have ever placed against Stanford. I think we have our best team ever in history and the results prove it.”

Senior Weston Strum led the men’s team by placing third overall at the Invite with the time 24:27 for the 8K race. “[Strum] left the race with a thousand meters of a gap in the race; this shows that there was a hunt for the win yesterday,” Guerrero said about Strum’s performance.

Junior Grace Graham-Zamudio led the women’s team by placing eighth with a time 21:37 for the 6K. “Graham-Zamudio has been consistent all year and she finished in the top ten for the women’s race. I’d say we had really good individual performances yesterday,” Guerrero said.

Aside from Strum and Graham-Zamudio, senior runners Drew Dalton and Kevin Joerger placed seventh and ninth respectively for the men’s team. Freshman Danielle Shanahan and senior Brittnie Munoz placed 13th and 21st overall.

The teams last raced two weeks ago at the West Coast Conference Preview meet in Malibu, Calif., where the Lions easily won. Strum, Dalton and Joerger led the men’s team while Graham-Zamudio, Shanahan and redshirt senior Sheree Shea led the women’s team to a pair of titles. This meet saw Graham-Zamudio, Shea and Shanahan make it into LMU’s top 20 all-time record books for the 6K. According to Coach Guerrero, the rigorous training that both teams have experienced has left the teams feeling tired, but despite that, both still managed to perform excellently. LMU’s cross-country teams are well aware of how competitive Stanford University’s teams are, and have been working hard

LMU and Gonzaga men’s soccer teams are the WCC’s top two programs entering conference play.

T

he main course is now on the table for the LMU men’s soccer team. After seven non-conference games, the Lions begin West Coast Conference (WCC) play on the road against the University of San Diego. The team controls their destiny in regards to landing a bid into the NCAA tournament.

The WCC is traditionally a one-bid conference, meaning that LMU will probably need to win the regular season championship to make the KC at the Bat NCAA tournament.

By Kevin Cacabelos The last time multiple WCC teams Sports Editor made the tournament was in 2009, when LMU and two other teams made the postseason.

We may see the league send two teams to the tournament this year based on the relative strength of the season. The preseason favorite to win the WCC – Santa Clara University – has the second-worst record in the league, but is still capable of beating every other team in the WCC. The conference race promises to be competitive and tight until the very end.

Here is a breakdown of the WCC’s seven teams, with an assessment of their non-conference performances and their standing in the league.

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Junior Grace Graham-Zamudio finished eighth overall in the women’s 6K with a time of 21:37. It was Graham-Zamudio’s third top finish on the team this season. to make sure they will be in good shape for this season. So far, it looks like their training is helping.

“Our training cycle has been pretty tough, but I’m very happy with how they

ran,” said Coach Guerrero.

The cross-country teams will continue their seasons on Oct. 5, when they will travel to Arkansas to compete in the Chile Pepper Invitational.

7. Saint Mary’s College Gaels (2-4-2) Since their season–opening wins against Air Force Academy and Long Island University-Brooklyn, the Gaels have not recorded a victory. The team is struggling offensively, only finding the back of the net once in the past four matches. Redshirt freshman forward Carlo Eikani is the team’s top scorer with two goals despite not holding a starting spot. Gaels Head Coach Adam Cooper is not worried about the team’s slow start, telling SMCGaels.com, “For the most, we’ve been playing good soccer. ... As long as we can keep working hard and moving forward and making, progress, I think we are going to be okay.”

6. Santa Clara University Broncos (3-5-0) Picked as the favorite to win the WCC in a preseason coaches’ poll, the Broncos come into conference play battletested with some momentum. The team dropped four straight games to start the season, but then went on a three-game winning streak before falling to No. 2 UC Berkeley on Friday. Despite its five losses, three of them have come against opponents ranked in the top 25. Offensively, the team is still searching for a consistent threat – six different players have scored the team’s six goals.

5. University of San Francisco Dons (USF) (3-3-1)

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Men’s Water Polo dominated by No. 1 UCLA The Lions fell to the No. 1 UCLA Bruins, 17-4, on Saturday afternoon at Burns Aquatic Center. UCLA (13-0) pulled away from LMU (5-6) in the third quarter, outscoring the Lions 7-1. Sophomore attacker Emmanuel Di Stasio led the Lions with two goals in the first and second quarters. LMU travels to Pomona, Calif., this weekend for the Troyer Invitational this weekend. Visit laloyolan.com/sports this weekend for coverage of the Invitational.

USF is looking for answers, only winning one out of the team’s past five games. Junior forward Miguel Aguilar has emerged as an offensive threat for the Dons with a team-leading six shots on goal. He helps out with an offensive attack led by the team’s pair of all-WCC preseason team selections: Senior forward Liam Kelly and senior midfielder Mauricio Diaz De Leon.

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4. University of San Diego Toreros (3-3-1) The Toreros are playing well as of late. They’re entering their WCC season opener against LMU with two straight wins over UC Davis and Sacramento State University. All-WCC preseason team selections, senior midfielder Elijah Galbraith-Knapp and redshirt senior Julian Ringhof, are expected to carry the Toreros for the rest of the season.

3. University of Portland Pilots (5-3-0) Portland has momentum heading into conference play, winning four of its past five games. The Pilots’ offense has impressed early on with 16 total goals, and it could prove to be one of the best in the WCC. Freshman forward Eddie Sanchez and sophomore forward Jaime Velasco both have scored four goals each for the Pilots. Along with its high-powered offense, the play of redshirt senior goalkeeper Jason Dodson has been key in the team’s early season success. Dodson has compiled three shutouts and has yet to allow a goal in 293 minutes played.

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2. LMU Lions (4-2-1)

From left to right: senior forward Christian Alvarado, junior midfielder John McFarlin and sophomore forward Pedro Velzquez push the Lions offense forward in a non-conference game against UC Davis at Sullivan Field. McFarlin is among the nation’s leaders in assists per game.

The Lions’ defense could catapult this team to the top of the WCC. Led by redshirt junior defender Craig Nitti, LMU’s defense has only surrendered four goals in seven games played, recording four shutouts. On offense, junior midfielder John McFarlin

is playing a big role in the team’s success. McFarlin is the top passer in the league, averaging just under one assist per game. If the Lions defense stays healthy, expect this team to finish in the top half of the conference and push for the regular season championship.

1. Gonzaga University Bulldogs (5-2-0) Picked in the preseason to finish last by the WCC’s coaches, Gonzaga is the league’s biggest surprise entering league play. The Bulldogs

have recorded wins over UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the University of Wisconsin – all teams with winning records.

Even more impressive, four of the team’s five wins have come on the road. A balanced offensive attack combined with a rock solid defense

has catapulted Gonzaga as the favorite to win the conference.

This is the opinion of Kevin Cacabelos, a senior history and Spanish double major from Seattle, Wash. Please send comments to kcacabelos@theloyolan.com.

S PORTS Greek Week football: Sunrise practices over sleep

September 30, 2013 Page 15

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hen I first learned about my sorority’s practice schedule times for Greek Week football, I could’ve sworn that I misheard. For some reason, I thought my sorority sisters were telling me to be ready to practice at 6 a.m. They definitely meant 6 p.m., right?

I thought there was no way we would be able to function Sam’s Slam that early in

By Sam Borsos the morning, Asst. Sports Editor but to my horror, I was wrong – they actually wanted me in my cleats, ready for a two-hour practice before the sun even rises over the bluff. As a night owl who doesn’t even sign up for 9 a.m. classes because I slept through them freshman year, I was astounded. There was no way this was happening.

However, I thought back to a few weeks ago when all of my sisters and I were practicing for our Lip Sync dance competition, another important event for all of Greek life. Though the practices weren’t exactly short or convenient (we had a six hour practice the Friday before the show), I got closer with a lot of girls through our long, hard work together. Blasting country music while driving to practices, going for late-night cheeseburgers at In-N-Out after long, grueling days and figuring out how the hell to put on fake eyelashes were some of the best times I’ve had this year. In the end, we didn’t place in the top three of the

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competition. But hey, I made some new friends along the way and it was an awesome, adrenaline-filled experience.

So, when I heard that we’d be working out together at 6 a.m., I obviously wasn’t thrilled with the idea at first because I love to

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garlic and don’t photograph well, but that could just be due to my awkwardness.

Anyway, the first week of practice was surprisingly painless. Even though I played basketball in high school, I never did Powderpuff football, so this

This is the opinion of Sam Borsos, a sophomore communication studies major from Palo Alto, Calif. Please send comments to sborsos@theloyolan.com.

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sleep. I mean, I’m pretty much nocturnal. I honestly sometimes question whether or not I’m a vampire based on how much I try avoid the sunlight – I always have my blinds closed for an afternoon nap and stay awake late into the night. I also don’t like

experience was completely new for me so far. But when it came to me trying to function like a normal human being that early in the morning, I did pretty well.

In fact, I actually had a great time playing football with my friends, learning plays and tips from my coaches and heading straight to McDonald’s after my first practice for a delicious Egg McMuffin – have you noticed yet that most of my memories from college have to do with fast food? So even though it’s only been the first week of practice, I’m already glad that I decided to swap getting a few extra hours of sleep for some Instagramworthy sunrise practices.

The way I think about it, I’m not going to graduate college being grateful that I got a good amount of sleep at night. As cheesy at it sounds, I’m going to remember the memories that I created during Lip Sync, Greek Week and all those times I’ve ordered onion rings from Iggy’s at 2 a.m. on a Saturday night.

Even though I may shout some not-so-nice things at 5:30 a.m. when my alarm goes off in the morning and grumble under my breath as I tie up my cleats, I’m happy that I decided to stick with this even if it means I’ll be giving up some valuable time with my pillow and blanket for a few weeks. With Greek Week football practices, I not only get to start working out in preparation for Spring Break 2014 in Cabo (Mom and Dad, if you’re reading this, can I please go?) but I also get to make memories to last a lifetime.

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