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Student emails change to Outlook VOCARÉ retreat offers opportunity ITS has decided to move all faculty, staff and student emails to Outlook's platform. Isabella Murillo Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan
LMU students’ emails will be switching platforms from Gmail to Outlook on Jan. 7, 2019. Information Technology Services (ITS) will start sending out information about the move via university emails to students next week. This is the third phase of ITS’ Microsoft 365 integration licensing plan that started with switching all faculty and staff at the Westchester campus to the Outlook interface on May 21, 2018. Loyola Law School then changed their faculty and staff, and now a full campaign has started to get students to use all the features of Office 365. "Student Email Day," as ITS has called it, will be a week before classes start in January. Students' contacts, email and calendar on Google’s platform will be switched to Outlook, but all other Google features will stay in place. "[ITS decided that] clearly this is the product that's going to allow us to grow. And clearly it's the product that's going to be more secure,” said Crista Copp, director of educational technology services and support. She also said there have been minimal problems and complaints with the past changes and that ITS has met with GSLMU
and ASLMU to discuss the switch and have human sciences major. recieved their support. ITS has stated on their When LMU’s email servers were in need of website that the migration will create many upgrading, the school decided to think about key benefits. For instance, Microsoft 365 apps switching to the cloud instead of servers such as Office 2016 will be able to be installed due to cost. This included a plan to change on up to five devices. Also, students and the platform to Outlook, as the University's faculty will be operating on the same interface. faculty already uses Outlook for their The migration will also enable the creation school emails. ITS selected 13 people in the and editing of files by several different department to spend five months evaluating users like with Google Docs but with “more the two different platforms before deciding [security] for end-users and less browser on whether to switch platforms. The group dependence." Along with that, there will be unanimously agreed on switching to Outlook additional security for the individual as well in January 2018. as the University. Finally, there will be more "I didn't even know it was happening. I integration with other LMU software, such don't really know what the difference between as Box. Gmail and Outlook is," Daniella Madrid, a New students after Jan. 7 will not receive junior marketing major, said. Gmail accounts. Emails will be sent out that For students looking for more information, day, with final transitions happening the ITS has additional information on their weekend before classes start. ITS is planning website. to offer assistance via email and phone for those who need help making the switch as well as dedicating booths around campus. “We're going to have extended hours and we'll have additional people on the phone to be able to handle any questions. But we really want students to be able to understand that there is going to be a switch,” said Copp. She went on to emphasize that students' actual email addresses will not be changed, only the location they log in from — Outlook's website instead of Gmail's. "[It]'s bogus. I don't really use Outlook but I use Gmail for my personal email so Jason Munoz | Loyolan it's more convenient for me [now]," said Angelica Ortegas (above) checks her email. Vanessa Williams, a junior health and
Student attendees meet with alumni, employers and faculty to find their passion. Jermaine Johnson II Staff Writer
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For the sixth semester in a row, Career and Professional Development (CPD) hosted the VOCARÉ retreat this Friday and Saturday for sophomore and transfer students. The retreat was held last Friday at 2 p.m. until Saturday evening. Approximately 70 students traveled with CPD to Camp Alonim in Simi Valley. The purpose of the trip is for students to step away from campus and reflect on their career journey and ultimately their calling in life, said Marcy Newman, the program coordinator. “Studies show that the sophomore year is critical in terms of retention because students may struggle to find community and a connection to their major,” said Newman. “During that year, students still have the opportunity to change their mind and explore what major or career path is most fitting for them.” Brittani Granger is a psychology major and in her first semester at LMU since transferring from Santa Monica College. See Vocaré | Page 4
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Proposed university logos unveiled The “updated visual identity” has received mixed responses from several students. Kayan Tara
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In a new proposed branding initiative, the University logo and the lion spirit mark among other LMU logos have been redesigned with the possibility of being put in place by spring 2019. The new designs were announced to the community in September of this year and the University is taking feedback in the form of an online survey throughout the month of October. The “updated visual identity” is a critical component in the University’s Branding Development Initiative, led by the marketing and communications (MarComm) department. Several students the Loyolan talked to voiced their distaste for the new designs, describing the color palette and designs as “childish” and “cartoonish.” However, a few students appreciated the updated color palette and the
Jesuit meaning behind the new designs. “I’ve actually had a few discussions about the new logo with people. I think the spirit mark looks kind of cartoonish,” said Gabriela Gonzalez, a sophomore environmental studies major. “I prefer the old colors; the darker blue was a little less childish.” The feedback and engagement from the LMU community throughout October regarding the new logos is critical to the process, according to MarComm. In addition to filling out a survey online, community members can engage with the new visual identity proposal by viewing a museum exhibit, which will be installed in the University Hall Atrium by Oct. 23. “I think [the old designs] are much classier and present an institution like LMU better, whereas the new designs look like [they’re for a] high school,” said Brenda Quintanilla, a senior political science major. “I loved [how] fierce our old lion looked and the new one kind of just looks like a sun.” The redesigns have been a huge endeavor involving both internal levels of communication and LMU’s visual identity, according to Garland Kirkpatrick, a design professor, one of the faculty members who has seen the new visual identity presentation.
The refined Shield, LMU’s primary logo, is the most prominent mark in the new visual identity of the University, including icons symbolizing the Society of Jesus in the IHS mark on the top left and a piercing heart on the top right signifying the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary or the suffering of Mary. Another student, Lilly O’Brien, a junior theatre major, expressed her appreciation for how the new lion spirit mark “reminds her of a sun.” LMU has changed its University Seal (the ceremonial mark) over half a dozen times. While it is not uncommon for universities to redesign their logos to keep up with cultural changes, such drastic changes can often be met with mixed reactions from the University community, according to Maureen Pacino, senior director of Communications and Creative Services. In response to a digital-first era, the new color palette functions better online, in print, for social media and other mobile purposes, according to MarComm. The new proposed colors are anchored in LMU’s founding traditions — the crimson red representing the Jesuit spirit and the lighter blue representing the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.
A decision is expected to be made by the end of the semester by the Cabinet and Trustees. If approved, a transition period will commence in early 2019. The implementation of the new visual identity will, however, take years to be fully instated, according to MarComm. The newly proposed visual identity was debuted to the LMU Cabinet in early August. The proposed redesigns have been presented to deans, faculty, staff, administrative leaders and students across campus, according to Pacino. “The brand does heavy lifting by offering a unified, ‘contemporary’ refresh, that will hopefully embody the multiple voices within the LMU culture,” Kirkpatrick said. Watch an animated video of the University’s proposed visual identity to see how it comes to life through real-world examples on LMU’s YouTube page. Go to marcomm.lmu.edu to share your feedback on the new logos by Nov. 2. To read the reactions to the new designs from the LMU community, view our “Person on the Street” graphic on Page 1.
Business program receives 1 million dollar grant
LMU is one of 15 schools nationally to receive the prestigious grant. Sofia Hathorn News Intern @LALoyolan
LMU’s College of Business Administration has received the Center for International Business Education (CIBE) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant totals over $1 million for the years 2018-2022. The grant was founded by Congress in 1988 and aims to “provide funding to institutions of higher education in the United States on issues of importance to U.S. trade and competitiveness,” according to the Department of Education. LMU will use the funding largely to serve students, according to Dr. Yongsun Paik, the principal investigator for the grant. This includes broadening the international perspective of the business curriculum, an idea that
aligns with President Snyder’s “global imagination” mission. The grant will also help students to participate in overseas internships or study abroad. The funding will also go toward training faculty members and outreach to local business communities. It will fund faculty research and provide local businesses with resources to help them increase exports and attract more foreign investment. The goal of the national grant is to encourage American companies to become more competitive internationally. “I think this is a great way for CBA to live out LMU’s Jesuit mission of education of the whole person by giving students an opportunity to deeply explore what doing business with other cultures is like and will help position LMU CBA students for international success,” said Riley O’Keefe, a senior marketing major and president of the business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi. Additionally, LMU received a sub-award of $20,000 that will
be given to the L.A. Community College District annually for four years. “They can use the money to strengthen their international business program,” said Paik. “One of the big goals of this CIBE grant is to make sure we serve the minority community or other institutions so that they can expand their services to those people.” Of the 27 schools that applied for the grant, 15 were chosen. Dr. Paik believes that one of the reasons LMU was selected was the location advantage of Silicon Beach. “We have Youtube, Facebook, Google, Apple, all these companies around us. So, we want to leverage these companies so that the students can learn, at the earlier stage of their career, what is the best way to market these services or products,” said Paik. Dayle M. Smith, dean of the College of Business Administration said CBA is dedicated to helping students develop a global mindset. “The CIBE grant provides us with the key support we need to expand our offerings and ensure
that we provide opportunities to learn more about global business and create an ecosystem to support an international focus on business
education,” Smith said.
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Hilton building is home to LMU’s College of Business Administration, which has received a grant that totals over $1 million for 2018-2022.
Students assess their role in sustainability Many organizations on campus have addressed the challenges of climate change. Sofia Acosta News Intern @LALoyolan
As media reports of climate change worsens students consider the next steps to environmental sustainability, fearing the irreversible consequences. Students have particularly been assessing the ways they can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions as well as the role of government and big corporations in stopping their
contributions before the damage continues. After a study released from a worldwide climate change assessment panel showed irreversible consequences due to dangerous levels of global warming by 2030, panic has spread throughout social media. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said the planet will reach the pivotal threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above standard levels in 2030, triggering “extreme drought, wildfires, floods and food shortages for hundreds of millions of people,” according to an article by CNN. The increase of one degree Celsius is already seen by increasing water levels, melting sea
caps and extreme weather situations including intense drought and acute rainstorms. Rainstorms, in particular, are now 70 percent stronger than they were 60 years ago, and studies show there is a correlation between this increase and global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, according to Business Insider. The change in world-wide climate patterns is linked by researchers to rising CO₂ emissions in the atmosphere that deteriorates the ozone layer, cause rising temperatures, extreme weather and devastate air quality. LMU has many organizations that try to address the challenges of climate change, including Green LMU, The Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainability and research centers, such as Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) and the Coastal Research Institute. Candice Horde, MFA student in writing and producing for television and film, said, “we have to do our job voting and using our monetary power.” Some students have placed emphasis on the bigger picture, acknowledging that drastic changes outside of the public level need to be taken to reduce the overall CO₂ emissions. “Organizations [on campus] provide opportunities for students to further their
career development by engaging climate change research and policy first hand,” Eric G. Strauss, executive director of CURes, said. LMU has multiple initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint (the amount of CO₂ produced by the use of energy as fossil fuels) on campus. These efforts include managing food waste in the dining facilities, frugal water use management and the use of solar panels. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, a selfreporting framework to measure college’s sustainability, has ranked LMU as a Gold school. “We can only do so much here, like, yes it’s good that we can recycle but there also has to be some kind of resistance or activism against [the cause of global warming]. We have to start buying smart and participate as smart consumers,” Simon Sierra, a MFA student in writing for the screen, said. It is difficult to address what role the general public has in solving the growing climate change issue. “The impact of climate change and the social implications represent the biggest challenge of the 21st century,” Strauss said.
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This week, Asst. News Editor Kayan Tara sat down with Andrew Stoddard, a senior international relations major and an officer trainee in the United States Coast Guard.
How do you balance being a full-time student and an officer trainee in the United States Coast Guard?
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The aspects of VOCARÉ that piqued her interest were the chance to meet people and reflect on her calling. “This trip helped me a lot in terms of learning how to network,” Granger said. “[It helped me in] thinking about internships and my future in my career.” Saturday was filled with activities led by faculty, alumni and employers. Students were divided into several small groups, guided by a total of 13 student leaders. The leaders mainly consisted of juniors and seniors who had attended or led the retreat in the past. Danielle Diramarian, a senior communications major, attended VOCARÉ last fall as a transfer student from Pasadena City College. She then became a peer advisor for CPD and a student leader for the retreat in the spring
and again this fall. One of the highlights of the retreat for Diramarian was hearing the vulnerability of the faculty, staff and young alumni who talked about their career journeys. “My leader was great and it was cool being able to connect with him around campus,” said Diramarian. Former ASLMU President Hayden Tanabe attended VOCARÉ twice as a student leader, and then returned this year as a part of the young alumni panel. Tanabe graduated in May 2018 and is now a consultant at Hitachi Consulting. Since a lot of students on the retreat knew him before he graduated, Tanabe hoped to show them that “life doesn’t completely suck after the Bluff.” “Being a recent graduate, I find it increasingly important to find
ways to stay connected and give back to [LMU],” Tanabe said. “VOCARÉ is a perfect platform for young alumni to do that.” Marcy Newman joined LMU in September 2015 and is the director of campus partnerships. She said that the VOCARÉ retreat seeks to help transfer students have a smooth transition into LMU. “It is important that they feel connected to the University and that they are aware of the resources CPD offers for their career path,” Newman said. VOCARÉ is offered every semester and is open to all sophomore and transfer students. The next retreat will be held Feb. 15-16. Registration will open in January via Handshake. For more info, students can visit the VOCARÉ retreat website.
Very well. This year I’ve kind of cut back on some extracurriculars because of the Coast Guard and because I’m getting married, so that’s a whole [other] responsibility to hang on to. I mean it’s nice to not have to worry about financial things as much because the Coast Guard is taking care of me in that respect. So, I find that actually has lifted a lot of weight off my shoulders — and off of my parents’ shoulders, more importantly, because now they don’t pay for [LMU] anymore. It’s an expensive school to go to. But I think it’s pretty easy to balance especially considering my background now that I’m in the Coast Guard. Over the summer I went to boot camp in New Jersey and I kind of got the [this feeling, like] “my study habits are going to be terrific when I get back.”
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Do you have any plans post-graduation?
I want the Coast Guard to pay for [my plans] firstly because they’re pretty generous with it. So, I’ll go wherever they want to pay me to go. But I think I want to study strategic studies or security studies or international security or something like that. When I took those classes here they really appealed to me.
What are your career goals?
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I’m a career guy. So I mean I’m pretty open to whatever the Coast Guard likes to do. I’m not married to the idea of flying. You know I’d like to [fly], but [if] the Coast Guard needs me to step into another role I’m more than willing to take on the responsibility they want me to. I just want to get my qualifications and do well in everything that they assigned me to do so that so I can make a career out of it and better the Coast Guard as a whole in a big way.
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Fight campus food price inflation ‘Becc and Call Rebecca Singleton
as much as possible. She chooses instead to eat microwavable meals and take-out, concerned about how much it’s costing her.
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here’s nothing hi-LAIR-ious about how much money I spend at the Lair. Whether I’m rushing between classes to grab a classic tuna sandwich or enjoying a leisurely rice bowl from Tres Habaneros, I always find a spare minute to be taken aback by the prices. A single meal can cost anywhere between $8 and $16, and over the past couple months, I really, truly wonder — am I being taken advantage of? It’s no secret that college is pricey. According to the College Board, room and board fees alone at private, four-year universities have doubled since 1986. How much of this increase in price is the direct result of food supply companies finding the major demand in their monopoly-esque supply to students? Most of us have nowhere else to go, relying on C-stores and dining halls no matter what they charge. All I can do is shrug and pay the $8 for Ben and Jerry’s. I asked the Unit Marketing Specialist for Sodexo at LMU, Joan Chang, specifically about the prices of easy items such as bottled drinks and fruits. She said that the prices are similar to what students would pay at major grocery stores. A simple Google search made me wary because Target lists an 11 oz. Simply Lemonade for $1.39, $1.60 lower than a Lion would pay in the Lair. According to economic laws of supply and demand, the skyscraperlike demand of groceries, meals and ease that the Lair provides allows for the exorbitant prices we’re charged. But where does morality meet economics? Many students at LMU do not have the time and transportation to make it to the grocery store on a regular basis. This forces us to begrudgingly pay the exorbitant prices. There’s no doubt in my mind that I would starve without making it to the Lair at least once a day. Freshman film studies major Shelly Lim only dines in the Lair two to three times a week, avoiding it
“This forces us to begrudgingly pay the exorbitant prices.” Another student, sophomore chemistry major Gordon Duddy, despite upgrading his meal plan, still finds himself skipping meals in order to save Lion Dollars. “I never eat breakfast … and even if I do it’s the one meal I can afford a day,” Duddy said. Michael Elias, a freshman computer science major, was the only student I spoke to that felt the Lair was reasonably priced. He felt that only the healthy options were overpriced. But this presents a further question of the range of options.
“I never eat breakfast ... and even if I do, it’s the one meal I can afford a day.” There is a lot of talk around the country about access to healthy foods, and the root of the issue across the board has been that healthy options are simply too expensive for the average American to afford on a daily basis. Across the board of students I interviewed, all of them said that if another option was available, they would not eat in the Lair.
Nicole Infantino, a junior biology major, has eaten fairly often at the Lair in her time at LMU so far. Regarding the prices, she said “Oh it’s so bad, I’m pretty sure it’s gone up every year since I’ve been here.” This is Joan Chang’s first year as Unit Marketing Specialist for Sodexo at LMU; therefore, she was unable to comment on the previous prices or a possible increase in prices over the years. Inflation in the Lair may be one campus issue, but it’s evidence of a larger problem taking the country by storm — the vulnerability of college students. We’re so hungry for an education that we will literally go hungry for that opportunity. I failed to factor my quality of life—being what I eat, obviously (I
am a Californian, after all, and we love to eat)—when choosing the institution I attended to further my education.
“Oh it’s so bad. I am pretty sure it has gone up every year since I’ve been here.” Not only that, but officials feel that they’re doing us a favor with the facilities provided. I don’t
blame Sodexo for finding the profitability in students here at LMU, but I feel that it poses a moral question in the matter. Should my livelihood as a student really be at the mercy of the Lair’s register? Want to give realtime feedback to the Lair? Feel free to text LMUeats to 82257. Don’t forget that the LionExpress is available to take you to the Target, where you can pay lower prices for produce and everyday groceries.
This is the opinion of Rebecca Singleton, a freshman chemistry major from Palmdale, California. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email jlee@theloyolan.com
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Use Zen meditation to de-stress Dai-sy-me Bolin Daisy Bolin
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small tan circle on the carpet in front of me kept me in check as I sat crisscrossed on a mustard cushion on the floor. All I could think about while sitting so still and silently was the itch on my right cheek. “Let it go, let it be,” the voice in my head repeated — I was new to Zen meditation. Students don’t dedicate enough time to handling their stress and mental health. I believe Zen meditation is an undiscovered means of working through stress and mental health issues, and more students should take the opportunity to try it at LMU. As amazing as college life is, always having to be “on” with people and school and work is a big switch from high school, and I needed a break. So, I tried the Zen meditation session my theology professor Karen Enriquez suggested in class. Without allowing for breaks between all of the scheduling we do, we put ourselves at risk of severe stress, which for me, ends up being uncontrollable tears and hardly any motivation
to swing my feet off the bed. According to APA.org, 61 percent of all college students reportedly seek counseling for anxiety, 45 percent of which say these students is related to stress. To think this number excludes all students who don’t reach out for help when experiencing heavy stress is concerning. But, with needing to get straight A’s, leading projects,
“I believe Zen meditation is an undiscovered means of working through stress and mental health issues.” joining social groups and feeling pressured to get a six-figure job right out of college, the numbers don’t shock me. Meditation’s purpose isn’t to relieve stress or rid you of anxiety. However, the mind and body practice has many health benefits, like stress relief, that comes as the
result of continued practice. “When you sit in this way, there’s a sense of sitting with the whole world — whether the whole world is in the room or not,” Zen meditation leader professor Paul Humphreys said. “There’s a sense in which you’re helping the world to find a better version of itself by doing that.” I’ve tried apps like Headspace for meditation and while it’s a quick fix when I’m in need of a quiet moment, they don’t challenge me the way Zen Meditation did. In sitting with hips elevated above the knees, hands in place so that the thumbs touch at the top, eyes focused and deep breathing, thoughts come and you learn to let them go. We focused harder in our 40-minute practice than I expected, but with the incense burning and the sound of the singing bowl reverberating in the silent room, I felt an immediate shift in the speed of my surroundings. Freshman marketing major Simone Millan made the trek at 7:15 a.m. with me to try it. Millan found the exercise difficult because she felt too in touch with herself, adjusting her legs from discomfort and getting antsy from the silence. While the discomfort of sitting in silence could be a deterring factor, it shouldn’t keep you from trying meditation. The four of us beginner students sat with Humphreys, who guided our session and started offering meditation at LMU 12 years ago. He said only two students currently attend regularly, but he doesn’t mind the low attendance. He would prefer group meditation because the energy in a room full of people focusing together is powerful, but some days it’s just him and that’s okay. When I asked 10 students passing through Sunken Garden about the meditation sessions, none of them knew about Zen meditation on campus, but all said they would try it. A group learning to center themselves in confronting problems, thoughts and pain through silence and stillness shouldn’t be so hidden or
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Students should spend more time unpopular. There is a call to better understand ourselves and our relation to others and the world we live in. Studies and statistics show just the beginning to this shift in people’s thinking. In a Harvard study on how mindful meditation helps anxiety and stress, Dr. Elizabeth Hoge told Harvard Health that meditation can help those who don’t have enough control over their thoughts. The discovery of meditation aiding in controlling thoughts and emotions is seen as increasingly helpful in teaching children how to control themselves. Professor Enriquez said even public grade schools across the country are working to integrate “mindful practices,” a secularized version of Buddhist meditation, into the classroom. Programs like MindUp and Peace in Schools have been created to teach young students how to approach and control angst and stress early through breathing exercises and essentially meditating. But we aren’t in grade school —
focusing on their mental health. we don’t have the opportunity to have mindful practices integrated into our math lessons or breathing exercises taught for English essay writing. What we have is Zen meditation offered in University Hall every Monday and Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. We have to be conscious of our efforts to better take care of ourselves, mind and body together. I’d take the tingles in the soles of my feet that early in the morning any day to experience the closeness to the world and calm energy I did in starting my Wednesday with zen meditation. Every student looking to better their mental wellness and finding a deeper meaning in the world should try it too.
This is the opinion of Daisy Bolin, a freshman journalism major from Kansas City, Kansas. Tweet comments @LALoyolan, or email jlee@theloyolan.com.
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The new art exhibit showcases over fifty years of photographs. Jacob Cornblatt Life+Arts Editor @jacobcornblatt
Five decades of feminist photography by pioneer Judy Dater opened at the Laband Art Gallery last week. “Judy Dater: Only Human,” as the exhibit is called, showcases dozens of black-andwhite profiles, many of which have not been shown in public before. Dater is known as a spearheading figure of feminist art. Her photos often capture close-up images of stoic human faces, though they are vibrant with emotion behind the subjects’ eyes. Some images are quite startling, while others are relaxing. In many cases, nudity plays a major role in her work. One of Dater’s most famous works, “Imogen and Twinka at Yosemite,” depicts an older woman (famed photographer Imogen Cunningham) with a camera looking aghast at a nude, young woman. The gentleness of the camera, along with the two striking personalities in the image, make it a foundational work for understanding the artist’s career. Feminism has always been a crucial part in Dater’s life and works. In an interview with the Fine Arts
Museums of San Francisco, the artist said, “In the beginning, [my] ideas came from the fact that I was a young woman living in the Bay Area in the ‘60s, and I was interested in what young women were interested in: what are the constraints of society upon me and what can I push back against?” The Laband Gallery’s exhibit is focused not around womanhood, but personhood. As a part of the 2018-2019 Bellarmine Forum themed “Collaboration and Creativity: Faith, Culture, and Arts,” the show centers around what it means to be “simply and only human.” Laband and the Bellarmine Forum worked with San Francisco’s de Young Museum to celebrate Dater’s half-century of work. Born in 1941 in Los Angeles, Dater was raised in her father’s Hollywood movie theater. She lived most of her life in California, going on to study art at UCLA. Later, she earned her master’s degree at San Francisco State University in 1966, focusing all her energy on photography. “I love people,” Dater said. “When I started in photography, I gravitated towards wanting to photograph people — just discovering that I could say something and say how I feel about people.” She quickly made waves in the world of photography, with many prominent members of the artist group f.64 encouraging her work.
“I used other people to help me express myself,” she said. Dater’s work—particularly that with female subjects—pioneered feminist works in the medium. Despite this, there were many decades between the 1970s and 2000s that her work was almost forgotten. In fact, this series of exhibitions put on by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is the first in over twenty years. The exhibit began on Oct. 5, with Judy Dater herself lecturing in
Murphy Hall for an hour. She talked extensively about not only this particular showcase, but also how it fits in with her 50 year career in general. Then, on Oct. 6, the exhibit opened to the public, with Dater giving a walk-through of the works just a few days later. On Nov. 1 from 5:00-6:00 p.m., art critic and curator Donna Stein will discuss Dater (who was a lifelong friend of hers) at Laband Art Gallery. Along with this, LMU’s Marymount Institute Press and
Tsehai Publishers published a complimentary 200-page book of Dater’s photographs titled “Judy Dater: Only Human, 1964 to 2016 Portraits and Nudes.” “Judy Dater: Only Human” was organized by Janna Keegan, curatorial assistant of contemporary art and programming. Former chief curator of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Julian Cox, also assisted with the exhibit. The exhibit is on view until Dec. 8.
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Photographer Judy Dater poses next to one of her many black-and-white images at the Laband Art Gallery’s new exhibit “Judy Dater: Only Human,” which covers her over 50-year-long career.
Last minute costumes for Halloween Cormac ‘n Cheese Cormac Dolezal Life+Arts Intern @cormacdolezal
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ith Halloween just around the corner, LMU should be getting into the holiday spirit. It’s time to carve your jack-o’-lanterns, hang up those cobwebs and, most importantly, figure out your Halloween costume. Excited to see what people were going to be dressing up as this Oct. 31, I decided to hit the streets of LMU and ask around. Jacob Lallas, a sophomore film and television production major, worried me when he said, “I’m not dressing up as anything for Halloween this year. Am I supposed to? I don’t have time for that, man.” Now, I just assumed Lallas was some sort of anomaly, but it did get me thinking. People with busy lives should be able to have the same opportunity to have fun as the rest of us. Here are some quick and easy ways to stay on track with your everyday busy life, but still have that good old fashioned All Hallows’ Eve fun. 6. A Serial Killer Looking for something a little more scary? You should totally dress up like a serial killer then. What’s great about serial killers is that they look just like you and me, so you won’t have to pay anything for clothing. You will, however, need to carry around some sort of weapon. That shouldn’t be too hard, though. Just grab a knife from the kitchen or a hammer from the garage. It doesn’t matter what the object is, as long as it gets the job done. 5. A Snack If you are looking to impress people with your costume, you might want to consider being a snack for Halloween. All you’ll need is some tasty treat to carry around
with you. When people ask why you are carrying food just let them know that you are a snacc. If you didn’t know, it’s funny because snacc means both an attractive individual as well as a small treat to eat between meals. 4. Werewolf (not during a full moon) If you know anything, absolutely anything, about mythical creatures or astronomy, you would know that werewolves only really look like werewolves during a full moon. Every other day of the week, werewolves look just like regular people, so at most all you have to do is pet your dog for a little bit to get that signature canine smell. If anybody asks where your fur and wolf features are just look up to the sky and point out to them that the moon’s current phase is actually a waxing gibbous, not a full moon. 3. Harry Potter With “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” coming out next month, it has never been a better time for Harry Potter fans. A lot of people think that dressing up as Harry Potter involves expensive cloaks and wands, but that is simply not true. The only thing that you have to do to be Harry Potter is draw a lightning bolt on your forehead. Harry wears regular clothes all the time. And if you don’t have glasses, maybe he just got contacts. 2. Your Roommate Are you looking to not only get a Halloween costume but become closer to your roommate as well? Then this is the costume for you. Go into your roommate’s closet and take their favorite outfit — make sure that it is something that is important to them and something people associate them with. Then, when Halloween rolls around, you just tell everyone that you are dressing up as your roommate. People will think it’s hilarious and it will be a great bonding experience for you and your roommate.
1. A Model If you are truly desperate for a Halloween costume and you don’t even have enough time for the five choices above, then this is an option for you. The thing about dressing up as a model is that you don’t have to dress up at all. You just have to allude to the fact that you think you are better looking than the average person. You might come off as pretty arrogant, but hey, it’s better than not dressing up at all, right?
Hopefully this list has provided a little insight into how easy it is to dress up this Halloween. This spooky time of year is so very special. I hope to see a serial killer or two on campus come Oct. 31.
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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o you love being afraid? Is Halloween your favorite holiday? The Haunting of Hannon is an annual tradition held in the library and run by the theatre arts department. At the low cost of free—I said it, free—you can get that haunted house experience you’ve always wanted. This Friday, Oct. 19 from 8:00-11:00 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 20 from 2:00-3:30 p.m., there is a haunted house here at our very own Hannon library. Haunted houses like Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights or Six Flags’ Fright Fest can cost upward of $100. Did your car get impounded by the Department of Public Safety? Paying for an Uber or finding someone with a BMW is never cheap. Do you hate waiting in line at Starbucks? You will end up spending more time waiting in lines than in the attractions. Undecided freshman Helen Turner is certain that it “sounds like a rough night to me.” But still, one of the best things about October and spooky season is going to haunted houses with your best friends. Happening for only one month a year, the rush of wanting to be afraid makes broke college students even broker. Want to know more about the spooky horror show setting up
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shop in the library? Stage manager for two years running, Shannon O’Kane said, “This year is going to be the greatest show yet.” She is “sure the audience is going to have some scary things showing up in their dreams after experiencing the show.” Be prepared to enter the seven levels of hell: this year’s theme is Inferno. “Students can expect to be thoroughly frightened as they encounter deadly creatures trapped in the inferno in this supernatural haunted housestyle production,” says Madison Hansen, junior theatre and history double major, and this year’s costume designer. But wait ... there’s more! During the horror tour, you will enter the hidden, restricted basement of Hannon Library—a place very few students ever get to see. Each tour lasts about 30 minutes. Shannon advised those who are interested to “make sure they get to the third floor of the library early to sign up for a slot because we fill up super quickly!” “I’m excited! Get your friends together and head over to the library,” Catherine Ebbitts, a freshman health and human science major, said.
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.
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hantal Nong, “Crazy Rich Asians” film producer and vice president of Detective Comic (DC) films, came to campus to discuss the creation of the hit film and working as an Asian-American in the film industry. Professor Yanjie Wang from the department of Asian and Asian American Studies led the interview with Nong on Oct. 11. The evening consisted of wisdom and advice toward students in the room in awe of Nong’s accomplishments, in hopes to one day be doing the very same job she does. The interview was a humbling experience for many students, for both those with hopes to one day be in the film industry and college students with dreams to make a name for themselves in the industry they desire. Did you miss out on an exceptional evening full of pivotal points and breathtaking moments? Here are some of the interview highlights: Yanjie Wang (YW): “What made the studio take on this film?” Chantel Nong (CN): “I believe what attracted Warner Brothers to this film was that it’s a fish out of water story. Audience members enjoy [watching films that] go to a world out of their world. [Because the film industry is always looking to] bring something new and fresh to the screen, the Asian element does just that [by] taking place in Singapore and bringing in
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Cast members from 2016’s Haunting of Hannon event looking spooky. This year, the library is hosting the Haunting of Hannon on Oct. 19 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. and on Oct. 20 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. [Upper photo, left to right] senior theatre arts major Cassidy Kepp, Olivia Treece (‘18) [Lower photo] senior theatre arts major Olivia Twiford.
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a young Asian-American woman [as the protagonist].” YW: How do you believe that the film “Crazy Rich Asians” can help bring Asian representation into Hollywood? CN: “It is such an experience to see yourself in this way. You’re already helping representation [just by putting an Asian image out there] and inspiring others to speak up and think, ‘Oh, I can do that too!’ It has also been a good opportunity for other Asian actors because it has opened up a lot of opportunities. After the premiere of this film, I swear I’ve probably seen 12 different announcements of films that have been bought by major companies with Asian actors as the protagonists.” YW: What are some challenges you encountered in the makings of this film? CN: “I believe that one of the largest obstacles we had to overcome in the makings of this film was the constant pressure of it had to be good. When the film was in the works and we calculated the recruit ratio for the film [or the number of people that stated they would go and watch it], the ratio was 25 to one. We knew that if we got people to go to the film they would like it, but how would we get people there? If it wasn’t good, people would look at it as the Asian film that wasn’t good [and base their judgment on the rest of the Asian films to come off of this one]. If it didn’t work, it would take years [for a chance like this, to represent the Asian culture] to make it work.”
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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fter working together on the smash hit that was “La La Land,” Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling team up again to deliver a story with a lot less Emma Stone and a lot more space. “First Man” beautifully recounts the triumph that was Neil Armstrong’s trip to the moon as well as the struggles that came with it. Neil Armstrong, played by Ryan Gosling, is an American legend. His name is recognized by every American, but few know much about him. The film finds its heart by focusing on people. Neil Armstrong isn’t just an astronaut, he’s a husband and a father. The film’s writer, Josh Singer, does a strong job of contrasting these different facets of Armstrong’s life to mold him into a compelling character, and to make him a person that audiences can cheer for and relate to as well. A large portion of the film’s ultimate success should be credited to the film’s cast. Gosling’s portrayal of Armstrong is fantastic. The man oozes raw natural talent and he really hits it out of the park with this film. Some of the best scenes are between Armstrong and his children, and it is easy to see how Gosling’s real life status as a
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father of two has helped him with such a role. Claire Foy, who plays Armstrong’s wife, Janet, also provides a stellar performance. Her role as a loving wife and mother thrust into the spotlight isn’t far from her Queen Elizabeth days, and it is a role in which she succeeds quite well. Additionally, convincing performances by Corey Stoll as Buzz Aldrin and Jason Clarke as Ed White make for a solid supporting cast. The person who should be applauded the most, however, is director Damien Chazelle. Fresh off of “Whiplash” and “La La Land,” “First Man” could not be more different than his previous work. Chazelle tells a story through the use of realism and close ups, and it makes for a very refreshing experience. Many outer space based movies these days shoot for spectacle—and “First Man” has plenty of that—but it also never loses what’s at the center of the story: humanity. The close up of Neil Armstrong hugging his son while not knowing if he will make it back is much more powerful than some glamorous CGI shot of the spacecraft, and Chazelle knows it. “First Man” has proven Damien Chazelle’s range, and it has become abundantly clear that this young director is one of the best in the business.
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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‘Little Women’ lives up to the classic story Always Ally Ally Boulas
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ittle Women,” playing this weekend at the Del Rey Theatre, is a fitting production to kick off the Del Rey Players’ new season. Not only is it the season’s first show, but it serves as the LMU stage debut for eight of its ten cast members, and is senior theatre arts and multimedia arts double major Kate Bianco’s first foray into directing a full length production. A musical version of Louisa May Alcott’s 19th century novel, “Little Women” follows the lives of four sisters—Jo, Beth, Meg and Amy—living in Civil Warera Massachusetts. The lively Jo (played by freshman theatre arts major Haley Skarulis) doesn’t fit in with the enforced gender norms in her sleepy town and dreams of running off to New York to strike it rich as a famous writer. But her love for her sisters—romantic Meg (Thea McKay, junior theatre arts and history double major), sweet Beth (Katie Otter, freshman theatre arts major) and petulant Amy (Isabella Johnson, freshman English major)—keeps her grounded throughout the ups and downs of life as a woman in the 1860s. The story of “Little Women” is moving, and Bianco’s production “
is full of heart. The sisters’ performances truly shine in their scenes together, and the actresses bring a lively playfulness to the stage through their musical numbers. McKay’s Meg is dreamy and charming, and the chemistry shared with her on-screen love interest John (Eric Renna, freshman communications studies major) is sweet and believable. Johnson’s portrayal of Amy— the youngest March sister who constantly struggles with feeling disregarded by her big sister
Jo—is energetic and bings great comic timing to the role. Skarulis’ Jo shines in scenes she has with her sister, Beth, and Skarulis and Otter’s rendition of the sweet sister duet “Some Things Are Meant to Be” truly tugs at the audience’s heartstrings. Senior theatre arts major Delaney Malm brings a fierce warmth to Marmee, the matriarch of the March family. She is equal parts a pillar of strength for her daughters and a heartbroken woman alone in the absence of her husband. Her
moments of vulnerability are wonderful to watch. Even though the play focuses on the women at its center, the male actors in the cast bring solid performances to the stage as well. Freshman theatre arts major Noah Bradley is a charming and lovable Laurie, lighting up every scene he performs in. Senior screenwriting major John Selby plays the cerebral professor Bhaer with adorable authenticity, and his proclamation of love for Jo is heartwarming (not to mention, he manages to sing in a German accent).
Overall, “Little Women” is a production full of hope and warmth and serves as a wonderful welcome to the LMU stage for many of its actors. It runs Oct. 18-20 at 8 p.m. in the Del Rey Theatre. Tickets are available online or at the door.
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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Mr. Lawrence (freshman Aian Flaherty) is charmed by Beth (freshman Katie Otter) in the Del Ray Player’s “Little Women: The Musical,” directed by senior theater arts and multimedia arts double major Kate Bianco. The heartwarming show that ushers in a new wave of talent to LMU’s stage.
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Students feeling Haunted house in University midterm-inated Hall nears its completion Week nine will leave you saying “Nein, I’m weak.” Andrew Dazé
Roller Backpack User Week eight is underway at LMU and that means you are either in the thick of midterms, or the worst is yet to come for you. It feels as if faculty are well aware of the stress and heightened workload of weeks eight and nine. Yet it is generally seen that teachers, in fact, purposefully increase the workloads for their students during this time. In desperation to uncover the true thoughts of teachers, we sent a Loyolan intern wearing a wire and a disguise into a teacher’s lounge. They reported that the overall demeanor among teachers on the subject of midterms was aggressive towards the students. WARNING: What you read may upset you. We’ve gathered some quotes from anonymous teachers. “I flipped a coin to see if I should double the page count of my midterm essay or move the due date forward. I flipped the coin twice,” he said laughing
diabolically. Another professor exclaimed, “I require my students to buy three books and bring them to every class during midterms. The best part is they think they’ll need them!” Dr. Bach Paynes, orthopedic consultant for Tom Brady claimed, “A student should not carry more than 20 percent of their body weight on their back. But it was calculated that during the midterm weeks, backpack weights sharply rise to about 25-35 percent of the students’ weight.” To combat future spinal injury Dr. Paynes recommended bringing back the stylish rolling backpack, or wearing your backpack on the front of the body rather than on the back. These findings are startling to say the least. No, you’re not being paranoid. Your teachers are actually out to get you and there are only two options. One is to create a Google document to consolidate all work among classes and classmates; the other to throw it back to the fourth grade and sport that rolling Jansport.
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Actual photograph of an LMU student getting slammed with books.
You thought U-Hall was scary already? Wait till you see this. Harrison Brenner Creepy Contributor
Just in time for Halloween, LMU is working 24/7 on completing its first ever Haunts of University Hall House. The project aims to entice tourists to visit the campus, get students and faculty in the Halloween mood and utilize whatever funds remain in the University’s construction budget. “We want students to be screaming in pure terror and running from chainsawwielding monsters between classes,” Creative Director of the project Patrick Monrovey said. “We’re gonna have bugs crawling on the escalators and bats flying in all the bathrooms.” Over 200 actors (or spooktors, as Monrovey likes to call them) have been hired to dress as iconic monsters to scare students and staff nonstop during Halloween week. “It doesn’t matter if you’re grabbing a bite at Roski’s or heading to your philosophy class, our spooktors have been training for months to scare the living daylights out of you,” said a cackling Monrovey. Construction right now is focused on the second floor of U-Hall, which will be “Alien” themed and will include a giant Xenomorph taking up most of the floor. The first floor’s theme will be inspired by “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” while the third and fourth floors
U-Hall will be scarier than walking to a midterm unprepared.
will have classic monsters like Frankenstein and The Mummy. University regents rejected an “Exorcist” theme in the Crimson Lion. “Well, at least when I’m walking to my 8 a.m. statistics class I might get scared awake,” said senior mathematics major Gwendoline Graves. “And I can probably use my textbooks as self-defense.”
Monrovey already has big plans for next year’s Haunts of University Hall House. “There’s gonna be a hundred fog machines and spider webs hanging everywhere and blood coming out of the elevators and actual werewolves running around and…” Haunts of University Hall House will officially be open from Oct. 22-31.
New barista charm school serves up knowledge LMU adds a more realistic professional development class. Thomas Richmond Wears a Caffeine IV
Hannon Library’s Starbucks is a popular studying spot, but it will soon become a classroom in its own right. The coffee chain has announced that by the start of the 2019 spring term, a sponsored “Barista Charm School” program will be implemented in universities nationwide. Starbucks piloted this class for two years at the University of Washington in Seattle before it was certain that the curriculum could be taught elsewhere. Thirty universities across the country, including LMU, have adopted the class that teaches professional skills applicable for immediate hireability in today’s workforce. This intensive class will cover all the fine points of upholding
the Starbucks brand name: creatively misspelling customer names, repeatedly answering questions about the tea being gluten-free without adding “you moron,” making earnestsounding chitchat that keeps the line moving, handling the impatience of customers ordering on the mobile app expecting their drinks to be ready 30 seconds later and pretending to prepare specialty lattes out-of-season for the last five months. Career and Professional Development endorsed it as a welcome resource for student employment. “Apple, Google, SpaceX, IBM; by taking this class, students can expect to work in the lobbies of any of these companies.” The Charm School’s course will be a two-credit class only eligible to upperclassmen who haven’t yet mapped out their career plans for the next five years. Anyone listing public service as their long-term career aspiration is automatically guaranteed a spot and assigned
front-row seating during the lecture sections. We found Eugene Portsmouth, a junior studio arts major and one of the first enrolled for the upcoming class, practicing the artwork with which he’ll adorn his tip jar. “Starbucks made it clear that the more personalized I make my job, the less soul-crushing I’ll find life after school to be. And my parents thought that
I wouldn’t be using my arts degree.” In exchange for providing all materials needed for the course and insurance for the very likely skin burns, two additional Starbucks locations will be added to LMU’s campus. The first will be built next to its main competitor, the independent student-operated Lion’s Den Coffee Shop. Den employees reported receiving
a note wishing them no harsh feelings during the forthcoming coffee war printed on corporate stationary attached to a gift basket. The second store will be an outdoor stand permanently parked by the steps of the Sacred Heart Chapel to serve after-Mass refreshments to parishioners.
“Son, I’m not going to tell you how to do your job, except that’s exactly my job so hurry up already.”
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Discussing gentrification
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The four panelist from left to right are Housing Coordinator of St. Margaret’s Center, Shaunte Davis, Exeutive Director of The G.R.E.E.N. Foundation, Ernesta Wright, professor of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Fullerton and Founder of Urban Teacher’s Network and professor of sociology at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Kristine Wright.
CBL panel suggested educating, advocating and organizing. Robyn De Leon
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Gentrification is a topic that encapsulates racism, socioeconomic inequality, health care inequality and more. According to Merriam-Webster, gentrification is “the process of repairing and rebuilding homes and businesses in a deteriorating area (such as an urban neighborhood) accompanied by an influx of middle-class or affluent people and that often results in the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents.” These problems are intersectional, and therefore important for everyone to acknowledge because they, by nature, affect everyone.
Director of the Community-Based Learning program Dr. Lezlee Matthews hosted the Issues of Gentrification panel on Oct. 15 with four distinguished panelists from varying backgrounds of expertise to discuss with students the eminence of gentrification. We discussed what it is, how it happens and its historical context, all in an hour and a half. Erualdo Gonzalez, professor of Chicana/o Studies at California State University Fullerton and LMU alumnus (‘97), acknowledged that in order to understand gentrification, one must also look at gentrification through a historical lens. White-flight is defined as “the departure of whites from places (such as urban neighborhoods or schools) increasingly or predominantly populated by minorities,” according to Merriam-Webster, which was something especially prevelant in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Gonzalez explained that “white pulling,”
the term he used for white-flight, is what prevented people of color from having the opportunity to invest in suburban housing as well as from maintaining the inner cities they lived in because all the funding went to that group of people. The gentrification we are familiar with is based off of this historical context because now urban planners and investors are interested in reviving these inner cities that they once left for the suburbs. Gonzales mentioned how many city politicians in the past, and even now, are claiming that they need to bring a renaissance to the city. Gonzalez said he believed the underlying motive behind the plan for a renaissance is “really [to] reimagine the city with a different demographic,” and that this language and vision is often excluding the existence of the working class and people of color already living in these areas of question. This reimagining is what has disrupted and displaced the
communities that have lived in the city for decades. It introduced tight lofts that can’t accommodate the families that once lived there and the raising of rent that’s driving out local and small businesses. This gentrification evidently happened in Boyle Heights to a group of mariachi renters who lived in an apartment building close to Marachi Plaza, the place they frequent in search for gigs. According to Union de Vecinos, “Real estate developer Frank BJ Turner purchased the building with a plan to spike the rents of five to seven tenants at a time, each step giving him more leverage over the remaining tenants.” This is happening to all cities too — not just L.A. Founder of Urban Teacher’s Network and Professor of sociology at Los Angeles Trade Technical College Dr. Kristine Wright stressed that a way to combat the intricate and complex pressures of gentrification is to encourage community self-
determination, to “educate, advocate, and organize” as the panel’s called to action pamphlet states. Wright acknowledged that this could be done simply by interacting with social media. Creating a narrative of your story, your truth and acting as a collective is what can influence the minds of the people in power and those you want to mobilize. Executive Director of The G.R.E.E.N. Foundation Ms. Ernesta Wright asked the audience, “Who wrote the script?” hinting that the community must look within themselves and question whether the everyday nuances of life are fairly portrayed in politics and in the media. The event opened with Martin Luther King Jr.’s quote “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” and it’s only fair to end with the realization that injustice and justice are not terms and topics just saved for the courts of law. They are concepts to be understood by all humanity.
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Opening fall matches prepare women’s tennis focus on the season ahead.
The team believes they can improve further after strong tournament play.
“It is already in the past and it is time to set new goals and try to do better this season and stay undefeated at home,” said
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Asst. Sports Editor @LALoyolan Following a season which saw the Lions finish 17-6 overall and 7-2 in the West Coast Conference, the LMU women’s tennis team is gearing up for more success this season following their strong opening performances this month at the Long Beach Invitational and the USC Invitational. The tournaments saw particularly strong play from junior team captain Siobhan Anderson, who reached the final of Flight A singles during the Long Beach Invitational, the top singles flight of the tournament. Anderson also participated in doubles with sophomore partner Yesica De Lucas, advancing past the first match before losing in the next round. “The goal over the summer was to be able to come into fall tournaments ready,” Anderson said. “And playing well instead of using it as preparation for the spring, which I think everyone did and that is showing in our results these past two tournaments,” Anderson said. She hopes to carry the momentum from these invitationals into their next set of
As only the second head coach in program history, Agustin Moreno enters his fourth season at LMU looking to build off of last season’s highest win total since 1995 when the Lions went 22-10. Moreno’s passion and involvement in the team have inspired the players and he has encouraged them to adopt a motto for the team. “Agustin always pushes us to keep being the best we can be and achieve our potential … Our team motto ‘step it up,’ that Agustin via LMU Athletics
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Sophomore Veronika Miroshnichenko is putting her individual accolades aside to set new goals for this season. The team is coming back from the Long Beach invitational as well as the USC invitational as they begin their season.
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in the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship as LMU’s No. 1 singles player, as well as the round of 16 in doubles with partner Voracek, but was unable to participate in the tournaments due to an ankle injury. Despite her individual accomplishments, however, she remained focused on the rest of the team and doing everything they can to achieve success together this season. While she is proud of her personal achivements as well as the team’s accomplishments last season, Miroshnichenko wants to
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matches at Regionals in San Diego. “With how everyone is playing and everyone’s head being in it, I think we have a good chance to again keep breaking our program records,” Anderson said. Sophomore Veronika Miroshnichenko, who was last season’s first-ever LMU Division I All-American for women’s tennis and WCC Co-Freshman of the Year with sophomore teammate Eva Marie Voracek, showed support for Anderson and spoke highly of the leadership she brings to the team.
“When I came [to LMU], she [Anderson] helped me to adjust my personality to the team environment and was very supportive of me. She helped me with school and I would say she’s the mentor of the team,” Miroshnichenko said, “she is doing so well with organization.” Miroschnichencko believed watching Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic play, her favorite tennis players, contributed to her success here at LMU as a player. Last season, she reached the round of 16
as we keep striving to be bigger top-ranked teams in the country,” Anderson said of her coach. With that motto fueling the team, the Lions will continue their play in the fall, where they will compete next at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals in San Diego, California from Oct. 18 through Oct. 22. The team will look to step it up even more as the season progresses with high goals in mind, hoping to build off their early season success.
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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@lmucareers
SPORTS
SCORES UPDATE 3-0 L
VOLLEYBALL
LION
at Pepperdine
SPORTS
M WATER POLO 10-17 L
vs. UC Irvine
M SOCCER
1-0 W
at Gonzaga
W SOCCER
2-1 L
vs. San Francisco
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Spirit Squad to debut at MADNESS The cheer and Lion Pride dance teams joined to create a new Spirit Squad. Cori Carpenter Sports Intern @LALoyolan
Basketball season is approaching and LMU’s Spirit Squad will make its debut on the sidelines for the first time ever this year. Prior to the 2018-2019 school year, the LMU cheer team and the Lion Pride dance team were separate, but now they have been combined to make up the Spirit Squad. The 33-member Spirit Squad is made up of both dancers and cheerleaders and is a new official team in LMU athletics. Although the cheer team was previously regarded as an athletic team, the integration of Lion Pride allows for the dance element to enter athletics as well. This summer, Nicole Martin was hired as the first head coach of the Spirit Squad. Before coming to LMU Athletics, Martin had coached in the cheer industry for 20 years. Martin attended Cal State University, Northridge and earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology before securing a master's degree in business and nonprofit management from Antioch University Los Angeles. The new coach is also the co-founder and president of a
nonprofit organization called We Cheer For You, Inc., which raises money to provide scholarships for those who aspire to cheer in high school. When asked what her plans are as the coach of LMU’s new Spirit Squad, Martin said that she plans to enhance the team as a whole and induce more school spirit. “I hope to continue to develop the talent that is there, promote spirit and enthusiasm on campus and hopefully in a year or two we plan to compete,” said Martin. Spirit Squad tryouts took place on Sept. 7 and Sept. 9; 39 people tried out and 33 made the team. Coach Martin described the tryout process as unconventional since it was so late in the season. She added that the girls trying out were evaluated on a variety of different cheer and dance elements. “The girls learned sideline routines and cheers,” said coach Martin. “They were evaluated on stunting, tumbling and had to choreograph a routine to present to the judges.” Freshman Spirit Squad dancer Chloe Clark said that those who tried out had one day in between to practice and retain the material learned. “The first day you learn the material, then you have a day to practice and the second day you perform it," said Clark. Depending on whether you are trying out for dance
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Pictured above are former members of the Lion Pride dance team during the homecoming game against Portland. The new Spirit Squad, which is a mixture of the Lion Pride and cheer team and will perform on Oct. 18 at MADNESS. or cheer, there are different requirements." The Spirit Squad's debut will be on Oct. 18 at MADNESS, LMU’s annual basketball season welcome party. Since tryouts, the Spirit Squad has practiced every Monday through Wednesday. Coach Martin indicated that junior cheerleader Kylie Pollack
and junior dancers Kaelyn Novak and Malia Murphy choreographed dances for the team's routine at the event. Martin also said that those attending MADNESS should expect to see a variety of dance styles from the Spirit Squad including hip hop, technical and cheer. “It will be a very fun, entertaining performance with a mix of exciting
elements like stunting and dance,” said Clark. The Spirit Squad will perform at all upcoming men’s and women’s basketball games played at Gersten Pavilion and select volleyball and soccer games. In March, the team plans on traveling to Las Vegas to compete in the WCC Championship.