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Demonstration brings attention to undocumented students on campus
Talia Baugnon | Loyolan
Two LMU students and members of RESILIENCE stood on the University Hall bridge with signs telling passerby they were undocumented immigrants, encouraging awareness and discussion.
Two students stood with signs on the U-HALL bridge that indicated that they were undocumented. Bri Ortiz
Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan
Two students in orange jumpsuits wearing blindfolds held signs that read, “I am an undocumented immigrant and your classmate. Ask me anything,” in a demonstration on the University Hall bridge on Monday, Oct. 10 at noon. RESILIENCE organized this “ask me anything” action with the help of MEChA de LMU members to raise awareness of the different views that each presidential candidate has towards immigration. Donald Trump’s immigration plan consists of building a wall on the southern border, thereby ending “catch and release,” defunding sanctuary cities and reversing President Barack Obama’s executive actions. Hillary Clinton’s immigration plan includes proposing an immigration legislation during her first 100 days as president allowing immigrants to gain citizenship, defending Obama’s executive actions and making health care affordable to all families. RESILIENCE is an organization, or a support network, for undocumented students and allies within the LMU community that provides resources and a safe space for students to share personal struggles and experiences. Through these actions, RESILIENCE hopes to promote social justice on campus. The RESILIENCE participants from the event spoke to the Loyolan and asked to remain anonymous, as they were undocumented. They will be referred to as anonymous participant A and anonymous participant B. “We want to have the students at LMU to know that we are here — to have them know that we are their classmates, we study with them, do the same homework as them, cram for the same tests as them and we are not
an amorphous threat off in the horizon; we are your friends,” anonymous participant A said. “We, [students], think that the Bluff is a bubble, and sometimes we don’t think about who that bubble includes and we are a part of it, and therefore, we are a part of you, so come talk to us. You might learn something; you might connect with another human in a way you couldn’t think you could have before.” RESILIENCE’s goal was to emphasize the openness they will continue to have for other LMU students throughout the weeks with the “ask me anything” demonstrations in different areas, days and times on campus until the election. According to one of the RESILIENCE participants, if Trump does win the presidential election, then this may be the last opportunity for LMU students to converse with undocumented students on campus. “We do understand that people have the liberty to express themselves in whatever way,” anonymous participant B said. “We have to bring awareness to students on this campus to let them know that we are here and we are trying to [get them] to understand that we need justice, and we need some sort of empathy that we sometimes don’t have because of the media. […] We are attacked all of the time or stereotyped.” Residence Hall Association (RHA) sent students an email from the Center of Service and Action and ASLMU reminding students that the deadline to register to vote in California is Oct. 24. To register, you can visit lmu.edu/vote or you can stop by booths on Lawton Plaza on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 12 and 2 p.m. Your vote can affect lives and families in this nation. “We’ve been silenced, and Donald Trump’s signature platform is to round us up in internment camps and deport us eventually, and that is something we cannot ignore and he needs to be held accounted for, and it is something that needs to be discussed so we are here trying to continue the conversation,” anonymous participant A said. “I feel like the dialogue is empty if we aren’t a part of it, and it’s impossible for us to be a part of it without putting ourselves at risk so here we are, putting ourselves at risk.”
McKay’s mystery resident caught
A non- LMU student lived in McKay for weeks after lying about his status as a student. Liv Sikora News Intern @LALoyolan
A non-LMU student was recently discovered sleeping in the first floor lounge of McKay residence hall. Earl, the mysterious undeclared freshman major from Manhattan Beach supposedly living in a room on the third floor of McKay, befriended many LMU students. Many McKay residents spent time with Earl and formed friendships with him, with no knowledge that he not only did not live on the third floor, but was also not a student enrolled at LMU. “He didn’t talk too much about himself. He was just super friendly and wanted to hang out,” freshman chemistry major and McKay resident Brynne Weed said about Earl. She met him through some of her friends who also live in McKay. Described as average height with brown hair and glasses, Earl looked just like any other college student. He was often characterized as being quiet but very friendly. “The [residential advisers] put on events in the building, and he came to a lot of them,” Madi Neumaier, sophomore biology major and fourth floor McKay RA said. “He was always in the lounge, and that’s where our events are,”
Jermaine Johnson, a sophomore marketing major and an RA on the fourth floor of McKay, met Earl while watching football during the second week of school. They continued to become friends and watch football together throughout the following weeks of school. Johnson said that he assumed that Earl was a student who lived on campus, so he did not feel the need to check his OneCard. Suspicious McKay residents noticed that Earl’s name was not on any of the door decks of the third-floor rooms. They decided to bring Earl to the attention of the RA, who then checked with the resident director (RD) and confirmed that Earl was not, in fact, a registered student at LMU. Earl was reportedly seen sleeping in the McKay lounge. He also brought changes of clothes and shoes with him to campus. Neumaier noticed that some of her residents and some of the transfer students on the second floor were really affected by the situation because they thought Earl was their friend. There currently is no information about the real identity of Earl or where he is from. There are reports that some students knew his real identity and said that Earl got caught up in his own lies and continued with them because he wanted to attend LMU. A root cause of this incident may be linked with the easy accessibility to McKay Hall. Students commented on how See Fake resident | Page 3