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"It’s always beautiful to feel recognized and validated" LGBTQ+ History Month hopes to celebrate and inform the community.

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A drag show, a performance by Shangela from RuPaul's Drag race, LGBTQ+ spirit day and an original play are just some of the events planned this month on campus to celebrate

LGBTQ+ history month.

LMU's Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) has been coordinating some of these events. Those are dedicated to creating a safe environment for students of all sexualities and gender identities, as well as making them aware of the resources available, according to Randi Shimsky-Agosto, a sophomore dance major and a member of GSA. “GSA is definitely a place open to everyone,” Shimsky-Agosto said.

“Everyone blends in together even though they’re from different backgrounds.”

Shimsky-Agosto said she believes it’s important to commemorate LGBTQ+ history month as students should be educated and aware of the lesser-known characteristics of the LGBTQ+ community.

The month exposes people to a wide array of knowledge surrounding different sexualities and gender identities, and gives them an opportunity to learn new vocabulary surrounding these aspects of the LGBTQ+ community, according to Shimsky-Agosto.

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UHall construction disrupts students Construction shuts down part of the second floor and P2 level.

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The sound of the hammers slamming rings throughout the first floor of University Hall; the once-bustling university relations and marketing and communications departments now lie covered in white tarps.

U-Hall will be under construction until early 2019.

The second floor and the P2 level will be blocked off due to nonstructural renovation, according to the project management.

Project Superintendent Mike Matillo said that the construction is proceeding according to plan and on schedule.

The construction on the second floor includes interior demolition, ceiling suspension and millwork (wood doors and trimmings), according to the Los Angeles Department of Building Services permit. On the P2 level of the parking garage, eight parking stalls will be removed to make

a storage area for the video and photography studio.

Wall barricades are set around the construction site to help muffle the noises and prevent disturbances to classes. However, during the school week and on Saturdays, normal construction activities will take place between 4 a.m. and 4 p.m., potentially posing distractions for some.

To minimize loud sounds and disruptions, demolition will occur between approximately 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. from Mondays to Saturdays.

“It doesn’t bother me. I have one class in the morning and they are never working [at] that time,” Eliot Melamed, a junior economics major, said. “But I’ve heard people say, especially during midterms, they will just hear loud pounding noises coming from there and they can’t focus.”

The atrium walls will remain covered for the extent of the construction. The construction is scheduled to finish Jan. 2, 2019, according to LMU This Week.

“I don’t really study that much in U-Hall but if the noise is a concern for other students [the planning directors] should

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The area currently under construction is shown above. The second floor and the P2 level of University Hall is under construction until May 2019. change the time around class,” Grant Keegan, a freshman entrepreneurship major, said.

Project managers aim to complete most of the renovations at 10:15 p.m. after night classes end. Nevertheless, construction will need to remain ongoing throughout the day. “It’s almost

impossible to do it all at night and be on time,” Timothy Haworth, vice president of facilities management, said.

The two displaced departments will be working out of Seaver Science Hall until construction finishes.

Implications of sexual assault in a partisan world A panel discussed Kavanaugh, sexual assault and partisanship post #MeToo. Kayan Tara

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Since allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh came forward, those on both sides of the political isle have tried to

explain our current culture, a year into the #MeToo movement.

In response to the testimonies given in Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's hearings, LMU's Sociology Department hosted a panel discussing the social and legal implications of the situation.

The panel featured Loyola Law School law professor Jessica Levinson, political science professor Richard Fox and women's and gender studies professor Sina Kramer. The

panel took place on Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m. at the Marymount Center in University Hall and was hosted by LMU's Sociology Department.

After a contentious confirmation process, including multiple allegations of sexual assault against him, Kavanaugh was confirmed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in a final vote of 50-48 on Saturday, Oct. 6.

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The panel discussed the effects of the partisan nature in which sexual assault is approached, the change prompted by the emergence of the #MeToo movement and the importance of student turn out for voting in the upcoming general elections.

Levinson called the confirmation of Kavanaugh a blow to the integrity of the judicial system, questioning whether some judges can be labeled "merely politicians with robes on" in an email to the Loyolan on Saturday after Kavanaugh's confirmation.

"Judge Kavanaugh displayed that he is fundamentally unfit for office — based on lies and his temperament," Levison continued. "And yet, along an almost strict party line vote, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. This is a sad day for those who care about the impartiality [of] the justice system.”

While the panel featured speakers and questions from students in the audience that had a more liberal focus, LMU's conservative organization, Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) shared their response to Kavanaugh's confirmation with the Loyolan. YAF reiterated their belief in Kavanaugh's ability to create law on accordance to uphold the Constitution

in ruling.

As the United States was founded on the ideas of limited government with checks and balances built into the system of governance, "Kavanaugh is a prime example of a person who will implement the Constitution in his daily life, and uphold the standards of a United States citizen, most importantly as a member of the Supreme Court," YAF stated.

The Senate moved to advance Kavanaugh’s confirmation in a 51-49 cloture vote, to close discussion and begin voting, on Friday, Oct. 5, a day before the final vote was called. The final vote was the same, with every senator voting how they previously indicated they would vote. The final two swing voters, Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), both voted for Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Kavanaugh wrote a piece titled “I Am an Independent, Impartial Judge” published in the Wall Street Journal two days prior to his confirmation vote. In the piece, Kavanaugh admitted to being emotional and speaking with a “harsh” tone during his hearing, but stated that he is “openminded, independent and dedicated to the Constitution and the public good.”

“Judge Kavanaugh has been confirmed,

but given the vote, it is clear that he still needs to earn the trust of many people in this nation. All eyes will be on him in the

coming term,” Laurie Levenson, a professor of law at Loyola Law School, said.

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The panel featured political science professor Richard Fox (left), Loyola Law School law professor Jessica Levinson (center) and women's and gender studies professor Sina Kramer (right).

LGBTQ+ History Month works to establish community on campus LGBTQ+ from Page 1

Prior to attending LMU, Shimsky-Agosto was the president of the GSA club at her high school and was involved in other local LGBTQ+ advocacy groups. Now, through the GSA at LMU, she has been able to engage in activism for the LGBTQ+ community of Los Angeles both on and off campus.

GSA is involved in organizing and hosting a tea party, called the LGB-Tea party, on Oct. 13, an event that Shimsky-Agosto especially looks forward to.

“When I first came to LMU, I was a little worried about finding an LGBTQ+ community on campus,” Shimsky-Agosto said. “It took a while for me to find pride on campus until I joined GSA and it definitely gave me more access to different resources.”

Lauren Moreno, a graduate student and

coordinator for LGBT Student Services (LGBTSS), which provides support to students of the LGBT community, is also involved in organizing various programs and events throughout the month of October. Moreno is also involved in supporting students directly and training faculty and staff on practicing inclusivity in their classrooms.

Furthermore, Moreno said that it is important for members of the LGBTQ+ community to simply feel acknowledged and accepted, just as other groups are.

“It’s always beautiful to feel recognized and validated in general, so when you see yourself represented — especially when being in a community that’s often not represented very much —it’s really beautiful to have that experience as a person and to see yourself reflected in institutional programs and events,” they said.

Moreno believes that LGBTQ+ history month is important because many significant events in LGBTQ+ history would be forgotten without it.

“A lot of our writings and things that have happened have gone unheard because of safety issues or privacy issues,” Moreno said. “A big part of LGBTQ+ history month is pulling back some of those things and sharing them with folks to show them that we’ve been around for a very long time.”

Moreno coordinates the work LGBTSS does with the L.A. LGBT Center, which involves sending student volunteers to help with their programs and initiatives. Moreno also organized the Volunqueer program, which works with the local LGBT Youth Center to provide relief for LGBT youth experiencing homelessness.

As for the events throughout October,

Moreno recommended the aforementioned play, drag performance and a luncheon with the dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts, Bryant Alexander, who will be speaking about his book, “Performing Black Masculinity.”

“There’s a lot of rich content and history and things we’ve contributed to society that aren’t recognized or heard about because they weren’t something you could share until now,” Moreno said.

Dates and times for LGBTQ+ events on campus can be found on the LGBTSS portal on LMU EXP Online (LEO).

Students can get involved or learn more by accessing the LGBTSS LEO portal, by following LGBTSS on Instagram @lmulgbtss or by stopping by the LGBTSS office.

Intercultural affairs VP of 18 years announced retirement Robinson-Armstrong’s impact on campus culture will remain.

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LMU will say goodbye to Abbie Robinson-Armstrong, the vice president for Intercultural Affairs on May 31, 2019. RobinsonArmstrong’s retirement was made public on Sept. 19 via an email from the president’s office.

The Office of Intercultural Affairs’ main goal of promoting equality on campus is highly integrated into the LMU community. Robinson-Armstrong has served LMU for 18 years, previously working at multiple other universities in positions similarly motivated by equality.

“This has been the best professional situation I have ever been in throughout my work life,” Robinson-Armstrong said.

“I have gained personally and professionally from being a part of LMU. I am a better person because of it. It’s the truth.”

Robinson-Armstrong’s job as vice president has largely been focused on creating an equityminded campus through initiating various policies and programs.

One such program is the implicit bias training for students, faculty and administrators.

“In one way or another, directly and indirectly but always with extreme positive intention — she has touched the educational, academic and administrative life of every student, faculty and administrator at LMU and Loyola Law School, whether they know it or not,” said Bryant Alexander, dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts.

Elena Bove, senior vice president for Student Affairs, said that in addition to her professional prowess in education, Robinson-Armstrong has served as a mentor to many.

“She is committed to helping each person become his/her best self,” Bove said.

As vice president, RobinsonArmstrong had the ability to work with faculty, staff and students to help better identify their needs to ensure they not only succeed but thrive. Being an advocate for the LMU community in assuring that their voices are heard by the administration is the most rewarding part of her job, Robinson-Armstrong said.

While working with students and staff, Robinson-Armstrong has had a significant impact on both.

“Abbie Robinson-Armstrong is a role model for many of us on the staff and faculty of LMU,” Robbin

Crabtree, dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, said.

Crabtree recognized the loss that will be felt on the leadership team next year but is excited for what Robinson-Armstrong will accomplish in her retirement.

“She deserves to have a happy and long retirement,” Crabtree said.

“Hopefully having fun and traveling and learning new things herself.

I imagine she also will continue mentoring folks across the country she has been one of our most important teachers.”

Crabtree’s intuition is correct; though her time at LMU will soon conclude, Robinson-Armstrong will continue in her pursuit to help serve the underserved. Alongside a group of fellow retired educators, she plans to write a proposal and present it to Indianapolis public school board to select a class of kindergarteners to mentor. The group will then help both the children and their parents by guiding them on how to prepare for the first grade.

Robinson-Armstrong said that she will miss LMU and its unique benevolence, which she attributed to the Jesuit nature of the University. “I will miss the warm, caring spirit that permeates the entire environment,” RobinsonArmstrong said. “That is really critical for one to be able to thrive in a workplace of this nature.”

Abbie Robinson-Armstrong’s legacy will continue to affect and inspire the LMU community, amongst both students and staff.

Just as the caring spirit of the University helped shape her time here, she helped shape it.

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Social Justice

HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY

“Challenge the white default” NYT best-selling author, Ijeoma Oluo, discussed race and privlege.

Isabella Lucero Social Justice Intern @LALoyolan Most Americans don’t understand racism, according to Ijeoma Oluo.

On Thursday, Oct. 3, Oluo, New York Times best-selling author of “So You Want to Talk About Race?” came to campus to discuss the issue of race, along with her personal experiences.

Oluo discussed how racism is often misunderstood and individuals don’t know the true definition of racism. She said that most individuals understand racism to be “anyone who has a prejudice against someone because of their race.”

However, most scholars and activists define racism as, “a prejudice against someone because of their race, backed up by a system of power,” according to Oluo.

In other words, racism is not only the act of discrimination against one’s race, but also the ability and active action of certain individuals to inhibit success from other individuals due to their position in society’s hierarchy of power.

Afterward, Oluo detailed how racism

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affects individuals in American society. Oluo said that “the average black household in America has onethirteenth the net worth of the average white household” (the Latinx household is one-eleventh).

Oluo also mentioned that “four times as many black and Latinx students are suspended and arrested out of schools.” These facts and many of the stories Oluo told prove how racism works in society by showcasing that we need to recognize the need for change.

During the discussion, Oluo talked about how racism not only affects adults but the youth as well. Oluo said that many children Isabella Lucero | Loyolan of color are told that Ijeoma Oluo converses about various issues regarding race in society, along with ways individuals can dis“childhood [is] not for cuss race with their fellow colleagues at the event on Oct. 3. [them], as they have to be an adult now in order to live to be an being able to “be wild and have fun.” Oluo problems are and what needs change. adult.” Minority children are told this continued to showcase the parallel between She emphasized that it is crucial to know despite the narrative of American youth white children and minorities using various what is happening in local governments personal stories from her to initiate justice and advocacy. Racism childhood, demonstrating is systematic and the only people able that experiences from to change that are those people in childhood can linger until power. adulthood and beyond.

Oluo encouraged individuals to This issue of how reexamine their privilege and see what racism robs children of they can do to help those affected by their childhood was again racism. As Oluo said, “Victory [will highlighted toward the occur] when people can thrive and not end with the audience merely survive.”

Q&A, where an educator asked Oluo, “What are concrete things to help bring childhood back to the youth that have had it taken away?” Oluo’s powerful answer was “to challenge the white default.”

This means that we should remind children of color that they are valued, and encourage them to persist in attaining higher education.

Oluo emphasized that representation is needed more than ever—and needed now. “February shouldn’t be the only month where black kids see black role models,” Oluo said.

Oluo ended her discussion with words of wisdom and advocacy for the audience to hear. During her closing moments, Oluo told the audience to “start looking up their numbers,” in regards to the statistics of these issues in their community. Some of these examples are to look up the drop out rates and the incarceration rates of people of color. Oluo stated that the numbers will help locate where the

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If you’re angry, vote America has sworn in her 114th Supreme Court Justice, one who was confirmed by the slimmest margin in history. Millions of women and sexual assault survivors around the country feel ignored, as if their pain does not matter. While the voting on Brett Kavanaugh is over, our work and activism to fix our very broken system must never end.

Yes, the majority of Americans didn’t support Kavanaugh’s nomination, even before accusations came out. Based on a series of polls, he was shown to be the only Supreme Court Nominee ever confirmed who had more public opposition than support, as reported by NBC. The 50 senators who voted for Kavanaugh only represent 44 percent of the American population, while the 48 Senators who voted against represented the majority. A lot of us are upset, and we should be. This is our system properly functioning, but there is a problem.

For the first time in history, we have two Supreme Court Justices (Gorsuch and Kavanaugh) who were nominated by a president who lost the popular vote and were confirmed by senators who were elected by fewer people than those who voted against him. Justice Gorsuch was confirmed by 54 senators representing 42 percent of the American population, while the 45 senators who voted against him represent 58 percent.

Two other right-leaning; justices, Thomas and Alito, were confirmed by senators who represented a minority of the public, though they were nominated by presidents that had won the popular vote. Thomas was confirmed with 52 votes and Alito with 58, but for both of them, those who voted against them represented 52 percent of the population. This is a Republican-only conundrum. A democratic president has never taken office without winning the popular vote, and all liberal justices on the court we have been confirmed by 63 senators or more and represented clear majorities.

We are governed by men, in the oval office and on

the Supreme Court, who have multiple sexual assault allegations against them. Some senators that voted to confirm Kavanaugh even believe that Dr. Christine Ford was assaulted, but that her memory must be flawed because it wasn’t Kavanaugh. But we reject that. If you believe Christine Ford, you believe all of her, not that she was somehow confused. We have to reject power from those who have committed sexual misconduct. The numbers show that the public understands this, but clearly most of our country’s representatives do not.

The current five conservative justices on the court have the ability to re-write our country’s laws and, thus, our lives. It’s going to be more important than ever that we have representatives we trust who value the same personal liberties we do and who will fight for us in Washington, D.C..

Make sure you are registered to vote. The last day to register to vote is rapidly approaching, if it hasn’t already passed for your home state. Oct. 22 is the last day to register to vote in California, but we encourage you to register to vote in your home state, if possible. Some states’ registrations began to close on Oct. 7, so act quickly if you still can.

LMU has tried to make it easy for students to register and vote. Use lmu.turbovote.org, a bipartisan website to get you important information ahead of the election and guide you through mail-in ballots or registering and voting in person.

Get involved. If you’re angry, you should put it into action. Phone bank, volunteer or go door-to-door to encourage people to vote. Midterm elections often see the lowest turnout, with only 40 percent of eligible voters coming out to vote, and the number is even lower for people 18-24. Let’s change that. We have the chance to be the biggest voting population eligible to vote. There are more of us than there are of them but we have to show up.

“Our work and activism... must never end.”

Shame shouldn’t be used to persuade others Myers for Hires Alex Myers

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s a lefty from Oklahoma, I had to constantly defend my political beliefs - whether among my friends or family.

I felt angry being isolated in my views and found it rare to see anyone who supported the causes that I did, including gay rights.

When I came to L.A., I was blown away by how many people shared the same views that I did. In the midst of being surround by like-minded people, I forgot there was another voice that was present in politics.

The tables had turned as I could finally unapologetically state my political beliefs anywhere and would receive near praise for it. My sympathy for those who shared opposite beliefs was non-existent as I was fed up with how I was treated for mine in Oklahoma. I was constantly questioned by people in my community for believing in things like the idea that gay marriage should be legalized and that women should have reproductive rights - and I called them out.

With these bitter memories, I was comfortable just laughing alongside the majority in California at the conservatives who were mad that their voices weren’t being heard. Yet that all changed with President Trump’s victory in the 2016 elections, which caused my disdain for the right to grow. And with this confused anger, I associated people who voted for Trump and what he stands for with people

against my existence as a gay man, which in retrospect was false.

Shelby Steele, a conservative columnist for the Wall Street Journal, targeted my reaction in his piece “Why the Left is Consumed with Hate.” Steele explained that the left has a tendency to associate every wrong-doing in politics to each individual follower of the Republican party. I do not agree with a fair amount of Steele’s opinions, but aspects of how he sees the left’s view of the right helped me understand where my reaction to the Trump presidency came from. I projected

my own views on Trump supporters because I believed that his followers shared each value that he represented.

Evidently, this is false, as party association cannot tell every political and moral value a person holds, but this truth is dim in today’s politics. With the recent atrocities that have been committed by our government, such as Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court and the banning of diplomatic visas for foreign same-sex domestic partners, it’s difficult to empathize with people who back these actions.

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Calling-in enacts more change than calling-out Political dialogue from Page 5

There’s no need to compromise your opinion and what you stand for to fully understand the other side, but in order to express your disdain for these actions, there’s a way in which our voices can be heard without creating more unnecessary divisions.

Calling-out has been the common response to disagreement in opinions.

I believe that calling someone out nowadays can be toxic because it entails a person self-righteously parading their superiority in knowledge while shaming the other person for their oppressive behavior, which gets us nowhere. It just leaves people angrier and less open to hearing why they are wrong.

At LMU, and many other universities, there are many people who find calling-out as the best solution for dealing with opposing views, which I find counterproductive to building a stronger community.

What I am advocating for is to try to understand the power of calling-in before reverting to the latter. In the article “Calling-in Versus Calling-out: ‘Throwing Out My Activist Armchair,’” Jennifer Mahan, a law professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, claimed that calling-in “entails having a private, personal conversation with an individual who has used oppressive language or behavior in order to address the behavior without making a spectacle out of it.” By doing this, you’re recognizing that people are multi-faceted and that an instance of oppressive behavior does not define who that person is.

Now I am not empathizing with anything that the Trump administration has done since his election, nor do I support or enable any amount of oppression caused by his administration. However, we need to stop publicly humiliating our friends who have different views than us.

Calling-in can build bridges between

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political parties and create constructive dialogue. This bridge has been burned and needs more people on board to attempt to reconstruct it. As Drew Alcron, freshman recording arts major and member of Young Americans for Freedom, said, “I think the anti-conservative mentality that’s gained traction in the left is dangerous because the more and more the right is demonized and discredited as evil, it gives justification and reason to many people to not even associate with the right, or worse, commit violence against them.”

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more people see your own views in regard to social justice, you have to be the bigger person and call them in.

In my own personal experience, I have had to bite my tongue when I heard family members spew myths and problematic conceptions they had about the gay community. Instead of calling them out as I did in the past, which made them more upset because they looked even more ignorant to the rest of my family, I brought them to the side and explained to them how their views made me being myself even more of struggle in my home state. This has led to a huge change of heart and opinion within my family, which has shown me the beauty and power of calling in.

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necessary at times because it is needed when it comes to calling out politicians, celebrities and those who won’t listen after being called in. In those instances, that type of verbal force is necessary.

When you’re having an in-person interaction with someone you care about, there are better ways to educate them on an issue rather than using shame. People’s opinions truly can take a positive turn once calling-in becomes a part of everyone’s personal way of dealing with politics.

This is the opinion of Alex Myers, a senior French and philosophy major from Edmond, Oklahoma. Tweet comments @LALoyolan, or email jlee@theloyolan. com.

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CHARACTERS WITH CHARACTER

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ith October beginning, it is officially Spooky Season. That means it is time to start your horror movie marathons. If you are wondering what horror movies to watch to get you in the mood, look no further.

People watch scary movies for different reasons. Some love the thrill of the jumps, the haunting images leaving them wanting more. Others are seasonal watchers, viewing only when the time is right. Many are peer pressured by friends, covering their eyes with blankets at the slightest demonic presence.

Some take advantage of the ‘horror movie first date’ with this month opening some of the most anticipated new horrors.

Whatever kind of viewer you are, there is a movie for you.

Horror is a timeless movie genre. The rush of lying awake at night too scared to close your eyes is a risk many are willing to take. Horror movies get your adrenaline pumping. Subjecting ourselves to fear, we are able to relax and take a break from reality.

We interviewed a few horror movie enthusiasts to see just why they love their favorite movies. A sophomore screenwriting major, Blake Jackson, said his favorite horror movie is “The Strangers” (2008). “It’s one of the only movies that actually scared me

as a kid. It’s got very unnerving sequences of silence while the strangers move behind the characters, unseen. Even more terrifying is their motive for torturing the couple: ‘because you were home.’”

Some people, like Ashley Brooks, a freshman animation major, enjoy the bonding aspect that horror movies bring. She said that “The Conjuring” (2013) “scared me so bad because when the clapping scene was happening, my brother walked by my room and clapped and I ran out of the room terrified.”

Besides these two movies, I have compiled a list of what I believe to be the most horrifying possessions, slashers, psychological thrillers and home invasions ever made. Old and new alike, they are guaranteed to mess with your mind, keep you up at night or catch you jumping clear out of your seat.

If you’re looking for a moviegoing experience, a few new horror movies are topping the charts this October. In a new take on amusement park haunted houses, the new slasher film “Hell Fest” opened this week.

Also, “Halloween,” the highly anticipated sequel to the 1978 horror film, opens Oct. 19.

This is the opinion of Troy Salmans, a freshman film and television studies major from Boston, MA. Tweet comments to @salmansta12 or email comments to jcornblatt@theloyolan.com.

‘Little Women’ opens on the Del Rey stage Sweet Caroline Caroline Iglesias Life+Arts Intern @urban_cuban

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he March sisters’ story is one of grief.

But what you won’t see on stage is how the director, senior theater and

multimedia arts double major, Kate Bianco, used the story to process her own loss.

Director Bianco said she was inspired to stage the play after the death of her friend and fellow Lion, Bianca Red Arrow, last year. She wanted to use the play to explain her own emotional process.

“After she passed away, I was in this really weird state of grief,” Bianco said.

“The show talks so much about grief that I was, like, ‘I need someone else to understand how I am feeling.’”

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“Little Women,” directed by senior theatre arts major Kate Bianco, opens this weekend at the Del Rey Theatre. Bianco was inspired by the loss of a good friend to stage this play.

The show is based on the novel — written

by Louisa May Alcott in 1868 — about four sisters living in Civil War-ridden New England while their father is away fighting in the war. The March sisters are tasked with helping their mother, Marmee, keep their household in check. The story exists in the perspective of all four sisters during the time that their father is away. “‘Little Women’ has been with me for a long time. I was actually in a production of it when I was a junior in high school, so I’ve known about it for about six years.

Every time I come back to it, it makes me think ‘Oh, this is why I love that show’,” Bianco said.

Grief overcomes each and every one of us at one point or another in our lifetimes.

For Bianco to display it through such an exquisite form of art is riveting. ‘True art’ can be interpreted as anything. I believe a solid definition of the phrase true art is when an artist’s ray of emotions are flowing and becoming the muse of their creation — in this case, Bianco’s cast.

Going to see Bianco’s production of “Little Women” will not only make for a splendid night at the theatre, but it can also serve as a beneficial wave of nirvana.

“It’s touched a lot of people. It has healed me personally in the past year and I can see it starting to heal the actors in the show,” Bianco said. “They have all gone through [their] own stages of grief.

Several of the actors have lost people that are very close to them. For them to have the opportunity to work through their grief in the show is really special and that tenderness really comes through.”

The play will be a very special production because out of the 10 cast members, seven are freshmen. “The talent that these guys have as freshman is talent I don’t even have as a senior,” Bianco said. It will be exciting to watch what is sure to be a mature emotional journey be taken on by a primarily younger cast.

Buckle your seatbelts and hold on tight because we’re in for an emotional ride.

Bianco hopes to reach “every audience member’s” emotional threshold, so that they can connect and bond to the play in the same manner she does — but through their own eyes.

“Little Women: The Musical” opens Oct. 11 and will run through Oct. 20. The production will take place in the Del Rey Theatre and tickets can be purchased online through The Del Rey Players’ Facebook page. I will definitely be attending to confront my inner grief, will you?

This is the opinion of Caroline Iglesias, a sophomore communications studies and political science major from Riverside, CA. Tweet comments to @urban_cuban or email comments to jcornblatt@theloyolan.com.

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Measure for Measure misses the mark Always Ally Alexandra Boulas Asst. Life+Arts Editor @allyroseboulas

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hy you are nothing then, if neither maid, widow or wife.”

This line, spoken by the main character, the Duke, sums up perfectly the treatment of women in “Measure for Measure,” directed by Jim Holmes.

But despite adding a girl power anthem to the final scene in the play, after the main female characters are humiliated, gaslit and pitted against each other, this production falls short of conveying its message.

“Measure for Measure” is often called one of Shakespeare’s problem plays, and I think it’s for more than one reason. But trying to remedy that problem by adding in an ending where the female cast members stand, angry and defiant, in formation on stage while Madame Gandhi’s “The Future Is Female” blares throughout the theater is not enough when those women are given no agency throughout the play’s two-and-ahalf-hour long runtime.

The plot of “Measure for Measure” is centered around the struggle between a young nun-to-be named Isabella (sophomore theatre arts major Camryn Portagallo) and the temporary ruler of the city of Vienna, Angelo (junior theatre arts major Chris Lorey). After Isabella’s brother Claudio (senior theatre arts major Ry Gaffney) impregnated his lover out of wedlock, the puritanical Angelo sentenced him to be executed for the crime of lechery. “

Isabella begged Angelo to spare her brother, but Angelo’s price—her virginity to save Claudio’s life—is too high for her to pay.

The Duke of Vienna (junior theatre arts major Gavin Mulcahy) is one of the driving forces of action in the play. He pretended to leave the city but really disguises himself as a friar in order to keep an eye on how Angelo rules Vienna in his absence, and ultimately gets himself entangled in the struggle to save Claudio’s life. The disguised Duke cooks up an overly complicated scheme to string Angelo along and use a ghost from Angelo’s past—his lovelorn former fiancée, Mariana (senior theatre arts major Amanda Nahin)—against him in order to save Claudio’s life, continually using Isabella and Mariana as mere pawns in this high stakes game of chess.

The themes of “Measure for Measure” remain unclear throughout this production. After Angelo (who was played

by Lorey with a menacing and manic energy perfect for the scene) violates her, Isabella tearfully asks herself who would believe her if she reported the assault.

Isabella’s question struck a chord after the events of this past week, when the nation watched as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford came forward with allegations that she was sexually assaulted by a man seeking an appointment to the highest court in the land and the majority of our senators confirmed him anyway.

Angelo is educated, wealthy and a man of power—if she came forward the only proof she would have is her word against his. But once the scene ends, this issue is hardly highlighted again. The opportunity to explore how men in positions of authority use their power in order to

manipulate the women around them and keep them silenced is at the heart of the play, and yet somehow rings hollow at the heart of this production.

But despite all this, the students’ performances shone, especially those in the supporting cast. Senior theatre arts major Sam Pribyl brought life to the stage with his portrayal of Pompey, and his delivery of Shakespearean English seemed as natural as if he spent his whole life speaking it. Senior theatre arts major Scarlett Moberly’s version of Escalus, one of the Duke’s advisors, was refined and elegant, and sophomore theatre arts major Blake Weise’s mischievously delightful Lucio provided excellent comic relief. Junior theatre arts major Lilly O’Brien had very little time on stage as the

executioner Abhorson but within moments of her entrance had the audience in stitches, and Nahin’s Mariana — while also given very little to say and do — was heartbreakingly lovelorn and genuine.

I admit that the final image of actresses glaring out at the audience while “The Future Is Female” plays—with those who played men letting their hair down and cast member junior theatre arts and English double major Kayan Tara holding a “Times Up” sign with pride—was a powerful one, it felt out of place after watching those women being treated like pawns for hours in a play dominated by both male characters and male actors.

This is the opinion of Ally Boulas, a senior theatre arts major from Sacramento, CA. Tweet comments to @ allyroseboulas or email comments to jcornblatt@ theloyolan.com.

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Isabella (Camryn Portagallo) confronts the Duke (Gavin Mulcahy) about Angelo’s corruption in LMU’s production of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” directed by Jim Holmes.

How to cram Cormac ‘n Cheese Cormac Dolezal Life+Arts Intern @cormacdolezal

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ith midterms just around the corner, everyone has their own philosophy for how to ace those exams. In a perfect world, we would have already made our flashcards, highlighted our readings and crafted our review sheets many weeks ago. However, we don’t live in a perfect world, and you and I both know that you haven’t prepared at all for the exam you have tomorrow. Don’t worry. Staying up late cramming for an exam isn’t just a last resort, it’s an art — and there is definitely a method to the madness. I now present to you the top five tips to staying up all night.

5. Drink a lot of water I know it sounds sort of dumb, but drinking water is an extremely important component of staying up all night. It’s not only an essential fuel for your body, but it also makes you have to go the bathroom several times throughout the night, and that is pivotal for getting the blood moving at 4 a.m.

4. Create a schedule Having a set idea of what you are planning to accomplish is also extremely important. You want to lay out a realistic set of goals beforehand, not only to keep you on track, but also to make sure you’re not disappointed in the morning when you don’t accomplish as much as you thought you would.

3. Take naps A lot of people think that the trick to staying up on all night is to

stay up all night, but that is simply not the case. One of my favorite tricks of the trade is the hour-long nap in the middle of the night. It breaks up the work, and it gives you a really nice refresher to keep you going in the wee hours of the morning. However, you should be warned that if you don’t set a strong enough alarm, you will not wake up, and you will do even worse on your exam than you were going to before.

2. Don’t listen to music A lot of people think that listening to music is a great way to make studying fun—it’s not. Music is distracting, and when it is 3:30 in the morning and you are only half way through your study guide, the last thing in the world that you want to be doing is scrolling through your playlist trying to find the perfect Jonas Brothers song.

If you have to listen to music, I recommend listening to Van Halen or Guns and Roses. Anything too quiet is going to put you to sleep.

1. Don’t do it I know that this is such an anticlimactic way to end a list, but I really mean it when I say don’t do it. I’ve done this more times than I can count, and I can promise you that the reason I cannot count them is not because I’ve done it so many times. It’s because the lack of sleep has prevented me from ever counting anything ever again.

So, study beforehand. You will feel better and you will definitely do better on that exam.

This is the opinion of Cormac Dolezal, a sophomore film and television production major from Woodbury, MN. Tweet comments to @cormacdolezal or email comments to jcornblatt@theloyolan.com.

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Full scholarships ‘No need’ for therapy: for top gamers LMU counselors leave Students this year are doing great ... but not for long.

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Not Even Stressed

The official LMU eSports logo by Nike is ready, in collaboration with Nintendo. Hit play with these paws.

by Nintendo in collaboration with The new easiest way to Nike. Team members will be gifted become a D1 athlete. Actual a PC, Switch, PS4 and XBone for practice. athletes need not apply.

Gordon Freeman, a freshman prospective Lion Pause member, revealed, “I’m immediately Andrew Dazé dropping my engineering degree DDR Champ to follow my dreams of Major League Gaming. My roommate and I are going to Costco to buy pallets of Mountain Dew and Hot Pockets.”

Tryouts will be on Oct. 12 in the form of a video game medley — starting with a Minecraft speedbuild competition, a Just Dance 3 song showdown and concluding with a 1-stock Super Smash Bros. fight to the death. In the event of a draw, there will be a Pong showdown. There will also be a physical component to the tryout, consisting of, but not limited to, a thumb speed showcase, sweat wiping efficiency test and actually being able to recall images on screen.

Brush those Dorito crumbs off your shirt — it’s go time.

Scrape the gunk off your keyboards and joysticks —this is your chance to make your parents proud of your hardwork on Fortnite all summer long.

Patrick Soon-Shiong, the new owner of the L.A. Times, believes that eSports could be the saving grace of the news company. He proposed a plan to build a stateof-the-art eSports arena next door to the El Segundo HQ, and he will need a home team.

Soon-Shiong is bringing the first D1 eSports team to the West Coast with our very own LMU Lion Pause team. The Soon-Shiong Scholarship will be awarded to eight video- gaming Lions to cover the full cost of their tuition. Fourpiece uniforms will be provided

The counselors from LMU’s Student Psychological Services (SPS) have decided to leave the University since students seem to be handling their stress with ease.

“The lack of student turmoil is leaving us frustrated and bored.

If they don’t want us, then fine.

We’ll leave,” said the office’s main counselor. The group linked arms and marched bitterly off campus, kicking and shouting profanities about how, for some reason, students this year seem to be doing just fine.

The rest of the SPS office has been left scrambling, but they managed to negotiate a deal with the counselors on strike. If they can guarantee higher levels of students in counseling for the rest of the school year, the counselors will promise to return.

Why aren’t students seeking help?

5. Tuition costs will continue to be exactly the same as they already are.

4. The waiting time to get food at The Lair will remain at 45 minutes per person.

3. Grades, essays, 8 a.m. classes, midterms, presentations, quizzes, homework, reading assignments, and brisk walks from Pereira to U-Hall will still exist on a weekly basis.

2. So will clubs, sports, jobs, parties, volunteer work, internships, service orgs, retreats, Greek life and somehow making time to call home.

1. Lastly, despite all of this, students still will need to continue feeling obligated to shower often,

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Therapy squirrels will be available until LMU counselors return.

brush their teeth and present themselves with a smile. Got eye bags? Concealer can fix that when sleep is simply not available.

Of course students may still seek psychological help, but hey­ — at least they’re getting help. My guess? It’ll be quick service. With a life like this, students should be running to the office in no time.

In the meantime, the campus’s wild therapy squirrels will be

available in various cages around campus. Use a OneCard — if you’ve managed not to lose it in the chaos — to unlock the cage, and squirrels can be checked out for up to two and a half minutes at a time. They won’t listen or sit still for you, but hey — they are something.

Prefer not to catch rabies while seeking emotional support? Go to counseling.

Kavanaugh rejected from Capital Hill Drinking Club Enjoy your confirmation now because you won’t be able to party later.

Thomas Richmond Brève de comptoir

To the desk of Brett Kavanaugh, It is with great difficulty that our organization’s leadership has decided to refuse your nomination.

Having a man of such high office within our ranks certainly proved tempting — not that non-partial justices could ever be swayed by special interests — but us proud boozers follow moral codes in addition to ethical standards. We are an institution not founded by politics but by the basic right for alcohol-based relief for all after reaching the legal drinking age.

One of our policies is to take swift action against any member displaying an inability to remain in control of their temperament and actions both in public and private settings. We found alleged scandals

in a background check on your prior history with alcohol that, even if not currently corroborated beyond a reasonable doubt, are too troubling to associate with. Unlike other more prominent and arguably more irresponsible bodies, we take great care to apply caution whenever necessary.

Your admittance to our hallowed bar stools and benches would prove an egregious violation of the public trust vested in our esteemed palates and might make any of our future opinions illegitimate. Can people really accept our endorsement of something as controversial as a new experimental brewing technique if they can only see us as something that Brett supports? Where, then, should people turn to for impartial judgments?

As was previously stated, this was not a decision easily reached.

In fact, it was decided by one of the narrowest margins our confirmation voting process has ever seen — especially since admittance was once fairly procedural. Several leading, as well as rank and file members, were adamant that you

could be trusted to continue on our legacy without the risk of it being tarnished by your past. They were even willing to require you keep a designated decider whenever our servers determine that you have had enough. This, however, did nothing to calm our serious concerns.

Being in the wrong state of mind

to safely steer our nation’s alcoholic precedence without being at the expense of others’ livelihood is too dangerous a risk to take. We shall hold the unnamed member from New York who nominated you under increased scrutiny, especially after committing other infractions, such as self-promoting his own vodka

brand at ceremonial events.

As much as you like beer, it does not like you back nearly as much — which must not be easy to accept but must be understood and respected.

Please seek appropriate help.

In absolute sobriety, The Capitol Hill Drinking Club

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Mr. Booze should not fall among the cases the Supreme Court has to tackle.

The Bluff is a humorous and satirical section published in the Loyolan. All quotes attributed to real figures are completely fabricated; persons otherwise mentioned are completely fictional.

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SPORTS

Lions look to improve discipline Men's Soccer from Page 12

Antonio Porreco leads the Lions in assists (4), shots (16) and shots on goal (10). In 10 games, junior goalkeeper Paul Lewis has 42 saves with a .700 save percentage, allowing 18 goals and averaging 1.80 goals allowed per game.

One of the more glaring issues for the team is their 144 fouls with 27 yellow cards and one red card through the first 11 games, while their opponents have 118 fouls with 15 yellow and three red cards.

The LMU red card was given to Souza for exchanging punches with Fullerton’s Robert Coronado during the final minute of the Lions' 1-0 loss.

"What happened at the Fullerton game should never happen and it's just very inexcusable for both players involved in the fight,” said Gooden.

It certainly will be interesting to observe how the Lions' young roster continues to grow, especially now when competing against conference opponents.

LMU will face a tough challenge this weekend as they continue their five-game road stretch traveling to the Pacific Northwest.

“It's very difficult in our conference and anywhere nowadays to win on the road, but like I said, you can get the team together, you can bond as a group, you can have a little bunker-in mentality and sometimes really good things happen like they did in New Mexico for us,” said Krumpe.

The Lions will play against No. 11 Portland (9-0-2 overall, 1-0 WCC) in Portland, Oregon. on Friday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. and in Spokane, Washington on Sunday, Oct. 14 against Gonzaga (2-7-2, 0-1 WCC) at 1 p.m.

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senior Branden Estrada (25:28.0) and freshman Zach Arias (25:29.4), who finished in 54th, 56th and 58th places, respectively.

The men's strong final result was largely thanks to Pederson's performance. “Traditionally in the race, I like to pack up in the lead pack,” said Pederson. “My goal going into it was trying to stay with [the lead pack], maintain with them, for at least the first three miles and then see if I could do a little bit of work.”

Clearly, that plan was a success; Pederson scored second place and set a new personal record.

Like the women's team, the men's team also worked their way up throughout the race. At the 2.1 mile mark, they were in sixth place, but by the time they finished they earned fourth overall. Pederson

said he was very happy with the team's performance.

Coach Guerrero was also satisfied with the performances from both his teams after the meet. “I think we had a really, really good meet,” he said. “It was the first time we had our whole varsity squad, our first time at full strength. Both teams really went out smart and made up a lot of ground. For a first meet out, I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting, but I would say we did better than expected.”

The Lions will travel next to Santa Clara for the Bronco Invitational on Oct. 13, followed by the Titan Invitational on Oct. 19 in Fullerton.

Career and Professional Development

FALL SIGNATURE EVENTS

Join fellow classmates, accomplished alumni and deans from the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, the College of Communication and Fine Arts (CFA) and the College of Business Administration (CBA) as Career and Professional Development (CPD) kicks off this year’s signature events!

SEAVER CONNECT #lmuseaverconnect

Tuesday, October 16 | 7 – 9 p.m. | Roski Dining, University Hall Join fellow students and recent Seaver alumni as they share personal stories and career advice at the second annual Seaver Connect! Meet alumni from companies such as:

CFA CAREER CONNECTIONS #cfacareerconnections Wednesday, October 17 | 7 – 9 p.m. | Roski Dining, University Hall Join Dean Bryant Alexander and fellow students to connect with recent CFA alumni who will share personal stories and career advice showcasing the many ways to forge a career with a CFA degree. Alumni from the companies below will be in attendance:

CBA CAREER DISCOVERY #lmucareerdiscovery Thursday, October 18, 2018 | 7 – 9 p.m. | Roski Dining, University Hall

Join Dean Dayle M. Smith, fellow students and CBA alumni as they share their career journey transitioning from student life to professional life at the second annual CBA Career Discovery. Connect with alumni working at:

RSVP on: lmu.joinhandshake.com/events

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SCORES UPDATE

VOLLEYBALL

LION

3-2 W

vs. Pacific

SPORTS

M WATER POLO 12-10 W

vs. Navy

M SOCCER

2-1 W

at Santa Clara

W SOCCER

1-0 L

vs. San Francisco

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Both cross country teams place in top five

Danforth and Pederson led the Lions during the weekend invitational.

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The women's and men's cross country teams started their season off strongly last week, earning second and fourth place respectively out of 26 total teams at the Capital Cross Challenge in Sacramento.

The meet was the Lions’ first full showing this season, as it was both teams’ first meet with their complete varsity squads.

In the women's race, the Lions scored a total of 91 points to finish in second place. UC Davis finished in first place with 76 points.

Finishing first for the Lions and ninth overall out of 251 runners was junior Kyla Danforth, who finished the 6,000 meterlong race with a time of 21:36.0. Senior Giselle Masedo finished soon after, running 21:45.0 for 14th place overall. Senior Madelyn Vorgitch (21:54.7), junior Hannah Wohlenberg (21:59.9) and freshman Grace Catena (22:20.6) rounded out LMU’s top five, crossing the line in 23rd, 28th and 42nd place, respectively.

“I think we did very well," Danforth said regarding the women's team's performance. She

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Senior Koby Pederson (213) finished first for LMU men's and second overall amongst 266 competitors as the men's team finished in fourth place out of 26 teams. Junior Kyla Danforth placed first for LMU women's ninth overall out of 251 runners as the women's team finished in second out of 26 teams. said it was fun to see her Lions' teamwork throughout the race to earn their second place finish.

Danforth specifically praised her team’s ability to improve their positioning throughout the race, a large contributing factor to their low score. “We all moved up for the most part which was cool to see, especially because that course is a little bit slower," Danforth said. "I’ve been there a

few times and I kind of know how it goes. I always know people are gonna come back in that race."

Danforth was in 51st place at the 1.1 mile mark, yet crossed the finish line at 9th overall. “I didn’t think I was going to make up that much ground,” said Danforth. “That was nice to see, and makes me want to go out faster next time.”

Head Coach Scott Guerrero praised the team’s strong second

place performance. “I knew we had a lot of really good pieces and people who were in shape, and good summers, but you never know until you really see it in action,” he said.

In the men's race, the Lions scored 136 points to earn them fourth place out of 26 total teams.

Finishing first for LMU and second overall in a field of 266 total competitors was senior Koby

Pederson, who finished with a time of 24:06.0 in the 8,000 meter long race. Pederson was the first collegiate finisher, as the race’s winner ran unattached. Senior Jack Polerecky was second for the Lions and 10th overall, crossing the line in 24:39.3. Rounding out the top five for the Lions were sophomore Simeon Paul (25:27.5),

“I've been pretty fortunate to be put in this position as a senior on the team,” Gooden said. “So, I'm doing my best to be a leader on the field and show the young guys how to go about being a professional ... off the field as well.”

With 15 freshmen and eight sophomores, compared to just five juniors and five seniors,

the team is predominately underclassmen and their youth could be a reason for a slow start to the season.

“We're very young, so for every trip we have traveled so far with 20 players, 15 have been freshmen and sophomores,” said Krumpe.

“It's taken a while for a lot of our younger players to get up to speed

to the college game and we are finally getting to that point now.”

The Lions have performed well under pressure, especially late in games. Sophomore forward Kris Fourcand scored a penalty kick in the 92nd minute in the team’s 2-1 extra time victory in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The men’s soccer team followed up their first extra-

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time victory by scoring two goals in the final two minutes of the Lions 2-1 win in their conference opener against Santa Clara.

LMU has been outscored 21-12 this season, averaging just 1.09 goals per game while allowing 1.91 goals per game. LMU scored five goals in their previous eight games before scoring four goals in their two victories last week, adding to their total of 12 goals on the season. The team is focused on increasing their shot attempts— after shooting 9.9 shots per game in comparison to their opponents’ 12.4 shots per game.

“We've been having some trouble scoring goals and I think that's our biggest weakness right now ... We have definitely addressed it multiple times in practice sessions so it's still a work in progress in terms of our attacking play,” said Gooden.

“Once conference starts, we've got to start hitting the ball through the back of the net, because every game counts and every goal counts, especially because the goal differentials for teams in the league might be the difference in who wins the conference.”

Fourcand currently leads the team with three goals, followed by both freshman forward Jack Sauls and sophomore forward Francis Avoce with two goals each. Redshirt senior midfielder

Senior defender Matthew Gooden (19) has started all 11 games for the Lions this season and looks to be a leader on the field for a young men's soccer team. The Lions have won three out of their previous four games.

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Men's soccer gaining momentum after slow start Armen Hammer Armen Shrikian Sports Intern @LoyolanSports

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he men’s soccer team (4-7 overall, 1-0 WCC) has improved after a tough start to the season. The Lions came off of two consecutive road victories after winning in extra time at New Mexico (39, 1-3 WCC) last Tuesday and Sunday’s victory at Santa Clara (4-6-1, 0-1 WCC).

The Lions are a young team and expectations will continue to grow with their progress, so it will be important to continue the development of their young players. The team’s maturity will be tested throughout conference play, as the Lions look to improve after their record last season (512-3, 2-5 WCC).

“Three of our captains are seniors: Miles Chow, Cole Souza and Antonio Porreco, and I think those guys have done a really good job this year of kind of leading the way,” said Head Coach Paul Krumpe. “We also got Matt Gooden and James Tanaka who have been terrific as well. I am really pleased with the leadership of the five seniors in this group.”

Gooden, a senior defender and a civil engineering major, started all 11 games for the Lions in 2018.