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Organizations engage in friendly competition throughout Greek Week Greek organizations come together while incorporating philanthropy and service.

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What do you get when you combine chariot races, giant hamster balls, philanthropy and friendly competition?

Greek Week 2015.

Greek Week is a philanthropic week of collaboration and service, infused with events that give all members of Greek life the chance to team up for a greater cause.

Sororities and fraternities merged to kick off the start of Greek Week on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 24 with the Think Pink Run and will be ending with the much-anticipated Greek Week Football Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 31.

At the Think Pink Run, the community gathered to walk or run a 5k in support of the American Cancer Society and breast cancer awareness. Later that evening, an all-Greek luau in Regent’s Terrace gave students the opportunity to bond and enjoy Hawaiian food.

On Sunday, Oct. 25, there was an allGreek service opportunity at Emerson Gardens, where students came together to volunteer in the community garden.

On Monday, Greek teams gathered in Sunken Garden for chariot races and an obstacle course. Each team created a personalized chariot and was scored based on creativity and race results. The team comprised of Beta Theta Pi, Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Kappa Alpha won all three events of the day.

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This week, the Greek community is collaborating for some friendly competition and philanthropy. Greek organizations have been paired off in teams, engaging in community service, participating in obstacle courses and competing in a football tournament later this week. So far, Beta Theta Pi, Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Kappa Alpha are in the lead.

60 Seconds to save the world

College campuses critique costumes Cultural appropriation sparks conversation about costume choices this Halloween.

Karis Addo-Quaye Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan

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The second annual 60 Second Lectures, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Loyolan and the LMU Honors Program, invited LMU professors to discuss popular ideas in their respective fields on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The twist: They had 60 seconds to negate the idea. The floor then opened up to the audience with a live Q&A and a discussion panel among the professors.

Controversies over misrepresentations of various ethnic groups and religions are brewing this Halloween season.

Google searches of the term “cultural appropriation” yield pages and pages of results, from The New York Times and Jezebel to The Atlantic and BuzzFeed, voicing a variety of views and opinions on the topic. At this point in October, with Halloween just around the corner, the issue of cultural appropriation has gained attention through a variety of media outlets and social media platforms.

Specifically, costumes deemed culturally appropriative are subject to quick backlash and criticisms, as well as spirited defense from both sides. Stemming from many universities, such as Duke University, UCLA and even LMU, frustrations from both sides have risen to the forefront of the national discourse as partygoers don a range of culturally and ethnically inspired Halloween attire.

An article titled “Culture or costume: cultural appropriation on Halloween,” featured in Chapman University’s student-run newspaper, The Panther, acknowledged that most students who wear these controversial costumes genuinely do not intend to offend any particular group. However, the article further points out that the costumes fall under the category of micro-aggressions and can disrespectfully play on stereotypes and perpetuate stigmas that many people from different cultures and ethnic backgrounds face every day of their lives.

At Ithaca College, thirty members from the student group People of Color (POC at IC) recently responded to racial tensions on campus. At the school’s fall open house this past Sunday, advocates called attention to headlines such as “Students protest racial climate, express no confidence in Rochon,” “Racial remark clouds initial Blue Sky event” and “Planned AEPi party with racially charged theme causes campus controversy” featured in The Ithacan campus newspaper. This action responded to not just general racial tensions, but the anger surrounding an unaffiliated fraternity’s “Preps & Crooks” themed party which defined “Crooks’” attire as “a more 90’s thuggish style,” and invited partiers to “Come See Cultural | Page 2

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Campuses raise consciousness about culturallyappropriative costumes and party themes Cultural from Page 1

wearing a bandana, baggy sweats and a t-shirt, snapback and any ‘bling’ you can find!”

At UCLA earlier this month, a now nationally-critiqued “Kanye Western” themed party drove the Afrikan Student Union alongside peers to rally behind the protesting cry “Black Bruins Matter.” In the student newspaper, The Daily Bruin, one article titled “UCLA’s lack of cultural sensitivity led to ‘Kanye Western’ themed raid” discussed how the line is often blurred between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation.

Because of how controversial and undefined their definitions are, these microaggressions are difficult to address.

At Duke University, the #OurCulturesAreNotCostumes campaign promoted by students in collaboration with the university’s Center for Multicultural Affairs highlighted the impact and real-life instances of culturally, ethnically and racially offensive Halloween costumes. For the visual social media project, students from a variety of ethnic groups held images of people donning such costumes. The participants maintained a sense of solidarity among themselves by displaying costumes that weren’t necessarily representative of their own heritage.

Here at LMU, sophomore psychology and Chicano/ Chicana studies double major

Christopher Reynoso seeks to bring more attention to the issue of cultural appropriation in light of the Halloween festivities. As Residence Adviser to Del Rey South, he encouraged an open discussion among his residents by dedicating the theme of his residence hall’s board to the aforementioned Our Cultures Are Not Costumes campaign.

Reynoso posted several photos from the original project alongside the note :“This Halloween, be aware of how certain costumes may offend certain individuals and their culture.”

Following some residents’ inquiries about the lack of images showing white cultures’ appropriation, Reynoso asked, “Well, can you point me to a costume that appropriates white culture?” There is none, argued Reynoso, because appropriation only occurs when someone from a position of privilege exploits the minority status of the other. In this situation, there is a disadvantage or a loss experienced by the one whose culture is being appropriated, and all for the sake of having “a cool Halloween costume or a funny Halloween costume,” he commented.

The board caught the attention of many residents and visitors alike, including some parents who toured the hall during the recent Fall Open House. One resident appreciated Reynoso’s efforts and attached the BuzzFeed video “Native Americans try on

‘Indian’ Halloween costumes,” to the thank-you message he sent to his R.A. All of this newfound attention towards the topic, Reynoso hopes, will spark the conversations he considers crucial to positively impact the way today’s society respects and discusses different cultural backgrounds.

Reynoso stated that a fear of asking or of being wrong is what likely halts such discussions here at LMU. One way to lessen ignorance on the topic, he pointed out, is to engage the diverse student body and the various campus organizations found in the university’s Ethnic and Intercultural Services. He called attention to the fact, however, that although “LMU is a pretty open community to having these kinds of conversations,” when he sees that the majority of the attendees at events like the Race Dialogues held by EIS or the vigil for Michael Brown are people of color, progress and common understandings cannot be reached.

Sophomore communication studies major and theatre arts minor Bella Asali believes the community has plenty of room to grow when it comes to understanding issues such as cultural appropriation.

The “model minority” status Asian Americans are labeled with makes stereotypical representations and offensive behaviors about Asian cultures seem acceptable to many people.

Asali pointed out that acts such

as wearing the qipao (traditional dress) to be fashionable, describing things as “oriental” or holding up peace signs while saying comments like “we’re so Asian right now,” are examples of such ignorant behavior. Another issue cultural appropriation creates, she added, is the hyper-sexualization of Asians that extends far beyond the festivity-filled holiday into the real, everyday lives of Asian Americans. “People dress up as geishas or ninjas to be edgy or provocative, but in fact it’s just plain racist,” said Asali.

Sophomore English major and women’s studies minor Mekleit Dix feels most affected by the micro-aggressions and racist encounters she is faced with in her everyday life.

Appropriations and caricatured representations of her culture, such as Kylie Jenner’s full-lip

challenge, Ellen Degeneres’ use of a fake butt to imitate Nicki Minaj and people’s insensitive attempts to embody a “thug” persona trivialize and disrespect black American culture and history, according to Dix. “The only way for this to change is through constant and consistent conversations,” she emphasized, urging those who witness racist or hurtful interactions around campus to speak up about it.

Her proposal: “Open up a safe respectful dialogue where all parties can honestly discuss what is wrong in that instance of cultural appropriation.”

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BURNING QUESTIONS

In this issue, News Intern Gillian Boss sat down withThis freshman marketing issue, Managing EditorMatthew Dan Raffety major sits down Head designed Fuller, whowith Coach Max Good, the Del Rey South and head Heart coachChapel of the Sacred LMU’s men’s basketball geotags on Snapchat. team to talk about the upcoming season.

Man dies in recent Islands restaurant shooting The homicide shook the community of Marina Del Rey, where violent crime is typically low.

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Why did you make the geotag for Del Rey South and the chapel?

A man was shot and killed in the parking lot of an Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks restaurant on the 400 Block of Washington Boulevard early Sunday morning,

authorities said.

Officials and Los Angeles County firefighters responded to the scene at about 3:40 a.m. and were unable to revive the 27-year-old male victim, according to a KTLA article about the incident. It occurred in Marina Del Rey, about three and a half miles away from LMU’s campus.

The killing was uncharacteristic of Marina Del Rey, a neighborhood with relatively low levels of violent crime, according to the Los Angeles Times’ crime log. In the six-month period between March

and September, the neighborhood had 24 violent crimes and zero homicides, the L.A. Times counted.

Senior theatre arts major Alexa Vellanoweth was at a different Islands restaurant nearby on the night of the shooting.

“You never think that something like this can happen to you or within your bubble here at LMU,” she said, “but it reminds you to really be aware of your surroundings, even in places you think are safe.”

L.A. County Sheriff’s Department detectives are investigating the incident.

I made the geofilter for Del Rey South because I am the marketing chair for the building on RHA, and I thought it would be a neat way to unify the residents and build spirit. The geotag I made of the chapel was honestly just for fun; I wanted to see if I could re-create it. Once I did that, I submitted it to Snapchat to see if it would get approved, and it did.

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How do you make a geotag?

I make the geofilters by essentially drawing on Adobe Illustrator.

Usually, I’ll find a picture to trace on the Internet and use the tools in the program to re-create it. Then once I’m done, I’ll make sure it’s the right size and save it to submit to Snapchat.

What was your reaction when you saw your tag on Snapchat?

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Well, Snapchat emailed me a few hours before it became live to let me know, so that was exciting. I was in the middle of class when the first filter was approved and I did a little celebration in my desk and told the people sitting next to me. Aside from that, I immediately got nervous because I wasn’t sure if people would talk negatively or respond well to it. So far, so good.

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The shooting occurred on the 400 block of Washington Boulevard in Marina Del Rey.

Did your business marketing major influence your desire to make a geotag?

I’ve always been interested in design, advertising and creating content. I love to take pictures and edit films and basically do anything relating to media. I’ve always liked using Snapchat and I get excited when I see new geofilters, so that was a big influence.

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What got you interested in marketing?

My passion for everything involving media and design, using programs like Photoshop. On top of this, I like to be a leader and business has always interested me, so it was really a matter of narrowing down which business major to pursue.

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Are you interested in other aspects of art or technology?

I could definitely see myself minoring in graphic design or some sort of film production. Hopefully with my marketing major I could get into advertising for a film/television company or something like that.

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If you could receive a Snapchat from anyone, who would it be and why?

I would say Jennifer Lawrence because I love her acting and she is essentially my woman crush. Plus, maybe she’d love my geotags? That would be pretty cool.

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Candace Williams, co-vice president of interfraternalism and senior music major, hopes that the outcome of these events will extend throughout the year rather than just this week.

“Even though we’re competing, I hope that everyone gets to know people outside of their organizations a little bit better after these events,” says Williams.

This year’s events were put together with the help of other organizations on campus to make the week livelier and cater to all types of audiences. RHA and Creare service organization are co-hosting Thursday night’s Fright Night, an annual Halloween event in Sunken Garden that brings kids who ordinarily can’t trick-or-treat

in their neighborhoods to LMU’s campus.

Jenna Lazzarone, co-vice president of Greek Council and a senior English major, is excited for everyone to come together and enjoy themselves by helping a greater cause.

“I want our members of Greek life to understand and have that amazing feeling that doing good for others produces within us,” Lazzarone said. “This is a week for us to come together, have a blast and celebrate why we are so proud to not only wear our individual letters, but to call ourselves part of the LMU Greek community as a whole.”

Friendly competition is a way for each fraternity and sorority to bond and create lasting memories. Programmers of the events hope Greek Week helped to emphasize that.

Junior accounting major Jeffrey Walker said that he looks forward to getting closer to other members of the Greek community. “[I look forward to] having the opportunity to participate in a variety of events and being able to bond with not only my Phi Delta Theta brothers, but also the members of Delta Zeta and Sigma Gamma Rho,” he said.

“I also hope that we, as a Greek community, grow closer and foster lasting relationships with members of other organizations.”

LMU’s Greek Life hopes that everyone participating gets to experience this week to the fullest extent and to keep in mind that it will always be about philanthropy, service and fun.

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Career and Professional Development first Career Trek offers real world insight Students explored career opportunities at companies such as NBC, Deutsch, HitFix & more.

Sydney Majd Contributor @LALoyolan

Career and Professional Development’s (CPD’s) first-ever Career Trek gave ten ambitious students an opportunity to explore various career opportunities on Oct. 15-17.

CPD established Career Trek this year to provide students with the chance to meet and connect with alumni and employers.

The trip provided explorations in areas of broadcast news, media, marketing, communications and journalism.

Students submitted written responses and were interviewed in order to be considered for the program.

Throughout the three-day program, participants interacted with over 15 alumni and LMU parents at diverse companies, including Bolthouse Farms, Deutsch, HitFix and NBCUniversal. Students were able to ask questions and receive advice from alumni, as well as establish valuable contacts within industries of interest.

The journey began on Thursday night, when the group gathered in the CPD office with LMU alumna and independent marketing contractor Erika Cortez (‘06). She discussed a wide range of topics, beginning with how she thrived and took advantage of the different amenities at LMU. She went on to explain the hardships she encountered leading up to her professional career.

Above all, Cortez motivated students, giving her advice on how to achieve a flourishing career.

After the first night, the trek set out early Friday morning to a top advertising company, Deutsch, Inc., located just down the bluff in Playa Vista. Ashley Ascencio, a human resources coordinator at Deutsch, gave par-

ticipants a private tour of the office.

After their tour, the students had the chance to hear from 11 different employees and LMU alumni who shared their respective experiences working at an advertising agency. Hearing numerous stories gave each student ideas on how to pursue their potential careers.

For senior communication studies major David Palomares, Deutsch was one of the most interesting places on the Trek.

“One of the highlights of the trip was definitely Deutsch. Not only were the alumni we met awesome, but they helped pique my interest in the advertising industry,” he said.

After Deutsch, the trek made its way to the office of a thriving entertainment news website known as HitFix. At HitFix, the students were able to hear from multiple employees who discussed the company culture, as well as their difficult yet rewarding paths toward achieving successful careers.

LMU alumna and entertainment journalist Emily Rome (‘12) shared her insight on how to excel in college and how to stay ahead in the very competitive field of journalism. She went indepth about her story and how, while she faced the obstacles in her career, she ultimately landed her dream job at HitFix. The learning didn’t end there; after HitFix, the Trek headed to NBCUniversal, where Carlos Hopkins, husband of LMU ROAR Studios Radio Supervisor Ashanti Blaize-Hopkins, greeted them.

Hopkins shared his experiences and provided a few tips to students on how to most effectively pursue a career in entertainment.

The students also met Colleen Williams, news anchor of KNBC Channel 4, mother of an LMU alum and proud supporter of the Lion community. Williams took the time to share her story and gave an overview of the unpredictable day in the life of a news anchor.

After the students’ time with Williams, they were offered a behind-the-scenes tour of the news and filming rooms where

each student snapped a picture sitting in the news anchors’ seats.

Following the tour, the participants watched the nightly news as they spoke to Robert Borzych, vice president of human resources. Borzych described what NBCUniversal was looking for in a potential intern and how to stand out in an application. He responded to each student with well-thought-out answers and gave an honest idea of the every day culture at NBCUniversal.

Seeing the fast-paced environment of the news agency gave the students the chance to consider whether it was the right field for them. Sophomore communication studies major Paola Franco stated, “Visiting NBC was very beneficial as we experienced what a day in a big newsroom is like. This visit helped me gain a better understanding of the broadcast journalism industry.”

On the final day of the Career Trek, the students set out to the

Paley Media Center for Media in Beverly Hills, a non-profit television and radio museum. There, they heard about the culture and atmosphere of the media industry from a supervisor, Martin Gostanian and Gary Browning, a visitor services manager.

Their tour consisted of seeing original typewriters from numerous famous artists, including Ernest Hemingway and Andrea Bocelli. After the tour, they saw a video that showed backstage footage of popular comedic television shows, such as “New Girl” and “Parks and Recreation.”

This screening allowed students to see the amount of unseen effort and work that goes into filming. As junior communication studies major Maleeah Bernard explained, “The Paley Center for Media was a very interesting experience. It allowed me the opportunity to get a behind-the-scene look into the way shows are constructed while also providing the historical back-

ground of the social significance of television and media.”

LMU’s first Career Trek provided students with a sense of direction for their career goals.

Junior women’s studies major Anastasia Rivera-Hackley appreciated the opportunity to learn from different alumni.

“It was very inspiring to see these industry professionals talk about all of their versatile experiences and how those experiences shaped them and ultimately helped them discover what they really felt most passionate about.

I feel so honored to be a part of the first Career Trek at LMU.” The Career Trek inspired students, exposed them to potential career paths and broadened their understanding of various industries and occupations. Adviser Carolynn Grainger said, “Based on the success of this initial program, we plan to offer one or two Treks each semester in greater Los Angeles, as well as in other cities across the country.”

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Career Trek participants visited NBCUniversal on Oct. 16. Students who were accepted had applied through video interviews and written responses.

Fright Night to celebrate Halloween festivities with elementary school students Creare service organization, RHA and Greek Council invite the local community to play.

Anna Sugiura

Asst. News Editor @anna_sugiura

Spooks and tricks will fill Sunken Garden this year as the Residence Hall Association (RHA), Creare service organization and Greek Council host LMU’s annual Fright Night. Over 300 children from local and inner-city neighborhoods will be treated to an exciting and safe Halloween experience on Thursday, Oct. 29 from

3-6 p.m. in Sunken Garden.

For over 20 years, Fright Night has been an integral part of LMU’s culture. Children from local elementary schools like Good Shepherd Shelter, Dolores Mission, 186th Street, Columbkille, Ascension and Urban Compass will gather at LMU to celebrate Halloween with crafts, games and activities.

Leslie Ortega a junior liberal studies major and special project chair for Creare said, “seeing the smiles of the kids dressed in their adorable costumes has a way of resonating hope to those around them and we really are providing these kids with a wonderful experience that they will carry with them.”

Several interactive booths will be set up across Sunken Garden for the kids. This year, there will

be booths like “Pie a Pi Phi,” face painting, slime making, doughnut-eating contests, bobbing for apples and coloring booths. RHA will also transform St. Rob’s Auditorium into a haunted house.

“Fright Night is important because it provides these kids with the opportunity to enjoy a safe Halloween. It introduces them to a college campus and it allows for the LMU community to come together to serve the greater Los Angeles community and encompass the Jesuit value of men and women with and for others,” said Ortega.

Senior biochemistry major and Creare President Francisco Cerda also commented on the community building of the event.

“It’s a great way to — especially for freshmen who are looking for an opportunity to do some ser-

vice — find a way to get to know the community,” said Cerda. “All of these [elementary] schools are connected to LMU in some way, so I think it’s a great way to get to know the community.”

Campus Ministry previously hosted Fright Night, but the event was taken over by Creare five years ago. This will be the third year Creare will be teaming up with RHA to plan for the event. However, this will be the first year that the Greek Council will join the duo to organize this event.

Alexxa Melendez, sophomore civil engineering major and RHA vice president of development shared what she thinks makes Fright Night special.

“I like the community that it builds between the students, staff and the local neighborhoods and elementary schools,” she said.

“I also like how it incorporates all of the leaders on campus and it brings us together to offer the children a good time,” said Melendez. “And, also, it offers our residents and students and campus as a whole to volunteer.”

Volunteers from a variety of student groups like Greek life, athletics, Campus Ministry and service organizations will participate in the event by managing booths, handing out food and playing with the kids. LMU’s service organizations have also come together to provide transportation to and from these schools so that it will be a completely free event for the participants.

All volunteers are encouraged to dress up in costumes. If you are interested in volunteering, contact the Fright Night committee at Fright.Night.LMU@gmail.com.

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Thinking With aims to help people solve problems Thinking With is a social justice group working to facilitate brainstorming sessions.

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“People often think they can solve a problem before they actually fully understand it,” said Lauren Newman, a sophomore marketing major and member of student-run organization Thinking With.

This is precisely what Thinking With, an organization started in 2013 by two LMU students with a passion for social justice and innovation, seeks to change.

By encouraging problem solving in a creative, empathy-based way, the group’s goal is to effect change on a global and local scale. They want their projects to help a diverse community, and strive to partner engaged students with local nonprofits to further this effort.

This academic year, one way they will do so is by co-hosting a food packing event for Hunger Awareness Week with Sursum Corda on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Judy Battaglia, a communication studies clinical professor, explained that Thinking With received their name from design thinking, a term that comes from Civil Rights, Women’s Rights and LGBT Rights perspectives.

“It is not ‘either/or’ or dichotomizing,” Battaglia said. “For instance, we want to work directly

with the communities that need our help and not stand apart from or not go in a patronizing way and tell them what we think they need.”

Newman added that the name Thinking With is highly focused on how the organization solves problems.

“We like to ‘think with’ the people we are helping and really get to the heart of an issue in order to think of a solution collectively,” she said.

Thinking With is constantly working on new projects in its efforts to address social justice issues.

Sophomore computer science major Mary Alverson explained that their best work is done when they link organizations together on campus.

“We have found that many organizations have similar goals but work separately when they could benefit from working together,” she said. “When an organization comes to us for help, we think with them in order to find a solution.”

Thinking With has played an ongoing role in collecting goods and dispersing them to different service organizations. They are currently working on donating books to rebuild a prison library.

“We are really passionate about working with students in a ‘smarter not harder’ way, so if they are already working with a non-profit, or want to be working with one, Thinking With is the place to be,” said Battaglia.

At weekly meetings, they discuss their progress and tasks for pursuing causes or projects. Some daily tasks, according to Newman, include “meeting with a leader of an

organization, sending an email or even collecting water bottles. Then [they] plan out next steps”.

Along with weekly meetings, Thinking With organizes events based on need. In the past, they have sponsored events during Hunger Awareness Week. They are currently working with local nonprofits, such as the I Live Here Projects and Juvenilia Books Collective, to coordinate drives and events.

As part of the collaboration, several members will travel to Puerto Rico this spring to learn more about sustainability. They will also be partnering with I Live Here, an organization that brings education and supplies to girls and boys in developing countries.

Thinking With is the main coordinator of the Meatless Mondays, a campaign at LMU that works to promote sustainable, healthy eating practices. They are also coplanning the California Student Sustainability Convergence this year.

The organization also puts on flash mobs and performances to raise awareness of issues based on what the students choose to focus on.

“If anyone is a passionate person who wants to make a difference, come to Thinking With,” Newman said. She continued that even though the group is small, they make big changes and with their diverse connections, their group turns into a massive network of resources.

LMU students, community members and community partners can get involved by emailing thinkingwithlmu@gmail.com.

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ith students visiting pumpkin you see someone, whether they are a friend patches, scrambling to put together or a stranger, who seems to need medical Halloween costumes and preparing assistance, do not hesitate to call DPS. for spooky festivities, campus is abuzz with Another way to ensure everyone’s safety excitement for Halloweekend. this weekend is to be active and dilligent While Halloween is, of course, an exciting about employing the LMU CARES’ bystander time for us when it rolls around each year, intervention strategies listed on its website this year’s Halloween calls us to reflect. — separate, recruit, distract, support — Specifically, we are reminded of horrific events and understand the definition of consent: that occurred within LMU’s community “Consent requires participants who are lawful exactly one year ago. adults, fully conscious, equally free and legally On Halloween night last year, a female competent to act, have clearly communicated student was allegedly raped at an off-campus their willingness, cooperation or permission party on the 8700 block of Yorktown Avenue. to participate in the specific sexual activity A year later, despite the engaged in, are positive and offer of rewards totaling clear about their desires and “So if you see someone, $70,000, the perpetrator are able to cease ongoing has not yet been identified. whether they are a friend consensual activity at any In light of this case, we at This reflects the or a stranger, who seems time.” the Loyolan are committed college affirmative consent to providing the community to need medical assistance, bill that Gov. Jerry Brown with ways to ensure a safe do not hesitate to call DPS.” signed last September, and fun Halloween. which defines sexual As Lions, each and every consent as “yes means yes.” one of us is expected to live according to the While you make plans for the Halloween Lion’s Code. LMU calls on us to “own the weekend, we encourage you to familiarize actions of my mind, hand and heart and build yourself with the resources available to LMU the community that sustains us. The respect students so that you and your friends can stay and support that nurtures me is born of my safe. In an emergency, you should contact respect for others. The dignity of the other, the the Los Angeles Police Department by calling stranger, grants me dignity.” Not only do our 911. If you are on campus, Public Safety can actions reflect on ourselves, they also affect be reached at (310) 338-2894, and Student those around us in the community. Act in ways Psychological Services at (310) 338-2868. that show respect toward your fellow Lions.

LMU CARES’ website lists all these resources Be one for others by keeping an eye out for under the section “getting help.” those around you. LMU encourages you to While events in our community’s past are a do this through the Good Samaritan policy, shocking reminder that we are not immune to which serves to grant amnesty to students harm, there is much we can do to protect and making a call to the Department of Public respect ourselves and each other.

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OPINION

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Where is the line between church and state?

Deeksies’ Dish Daralyn Kee Chong Opinion Intern @deeksies

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eligion and politics have been precariously balanced in our history since the earliest time of our country. European expatriates flocked to America to escape the religious persecutions they previously suffered and the Constitution was written to adamantly protect the rights of religious freedoms.

However, throughout the years, these formative ideas have gone through several different interpretations for those who argue for or against involving religion with American politics.

Having the freedom to practice one’s individual faith in this country should be an absolute right, but should that expression of faith be able to transcend into politics and influence policy for everyone else?

One side of the argument is that the U.S. was built on the vital idea of the separation of church and state — ­­ the idea that religion should not interfere with the secular nature of governmental politics. The second president of the United States, John Adams, signed the 1797 Treaty with Tripoli which states, “The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” However, many people are disgruntled with evidence that suggests otherwise. They are unsatisfied that the words “In God We Trust” are still printed on every U.S. dollar and the Pledge of Allegiance vows a nation under a single Christian God. On an even larger scale and with even more significant implications is the government’s current stalemated debate over the defunding of Planned Parenthood.

The movement to defund Planned Parenthood is one championed predominantly by the GOP, and while there is a plethora of reasons for their opposition, one of the most controversial is the argument that American taxpayers should not have to pay for certain health care services such as abortion.

Many religious and conservative Republicans, a group that makes up about 35 percent of the GOP according to a Gallup poll, further this argument by claiming that

it goes directly against their religious values to tolerate abortions in America. By voting to defund Planned Parenthood and put an end to abortions, they are exercising their rights to express religious freedoms. Jim Daly, the president of Focus on the Family, a Christian conservative organization, reiterated these notions when he spoke about the issue at a Southern Baptist Convention conference, saying, “We as Christians have a place at the table. We can speak in the public square in this democracy, but when we do so, we can’t give up the character of Christ.”

What if the religious begin to infringe on the rights of many others?

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But how far do our rights to express religious freedom extend when it comes to creating governmental policy and considering what is justifiable?

What if the religious expressions of some begin to infringe on the rights of many others? By defunding Planned Parenthood with arguments in favor of Christian morality, does that suggest that women’s rights are then secondary to religious rights?

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court voted that women’s rights to abortion fell within the rights protected by the 14th Amendment; however, the current debate over Planned Parenthood is sparking conversation to possibly overturn the decision if the government agrees to defund the health care services. Although Christian conservatives should absolutely be allowed to express their views when it comes to faith, is there a line when it comes to how those views are lobbied into policy that affect others who hold different beliefs?

We could ask that same question in the case of Kim Davis, the Kentucky County Clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue legally merited marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her religious beliefs. Davis, who was a county official elected into office by constituents of the county, gave a statement explaining her refusal to resign: “To issue a marriage license

Important issues such as the government funding of Planned Parenthood blur the already hazy lines between politics and religion in contemporary America. But, can the seperation still be upheld despite arising turmoil? which conflicts with God’s rights take us when we begin atmosphere of tolerance and definition of marriage, with my to hit walls that conflict with acceptance, two values I can name affixed to the certificate, other individual rights involved proudly say are practiced day in would violate my conscience. It with issues like abortion or gay and day out here.” is not a light issue for me. It is a marriage? How do we engage LMU provides a safe and Heaven or Hell decision.” The in productive discourse that productive environment that Pope, who met privately with integrates both human and allows for the cohabitation of both Davis during his time in the U.S., religious rights when it comes spiritual and secular worlds, a released a statement highlighting to decisions of governmental place where we are able to discuss his opinions of conscientious policy? solutions to these heavy questions objection: “Conscientious Senior political science major despite a variation of religious objection must enter into every Zayd Al-Marayati commented beliefs. Students on campus are juridical structure because it is a that as an American Muslim able to attend mass if they so right, a human right. Otherwise with a lifetime of positive cross- choose and then head to classes we would end up in a situation religious experiences in the U.S., or meetings where dialogue where we select what is a right, it is still necessary for all of us transcending religious barriers saying ‘this right that has merit, to consider how our government often occurs. The environment this one does not.’” approaches matters like for dialogue at LMU is unique But in exercising the rights discriminatory policies rooted in and something not all students to express her religion and issues of religion. He noted that across the country, or people in conscientiously object, she not in order to maintain our freedoms the world for that matter, can say only violated U.S. state and federal of belief, it is important to stay they have access to. law, but also the human rights and engaged. Al-Marayati said, “This As students with the ability dignities of the same sex couples framework came to fruition, to vote, we hold the potential to who were refused the licenses. ironically, through the separation turn our privilege of dialogue In expressing her individual between church and state, a into action. So the next time you religious freedoms, she infringed standard we must strive to uphold are in class feeling overwhelmed upon and denied the equally to counter-intuitively preserve by a hefty discussion of religion, meaningful rights of several the beauty and protection of the race, gender or politics, take the other individuals in the process. freedom to practice whatever time to engage with your peers White House press secretary Josh one so desires.” He added, “Here about the issues surrounding Earnest stressed Obama’s beliefs at LMU, a considerably liberal topics like Planned Parenthood that “religious freedom doesn’t institution, the [practice of] or Kim Davis — our engagement grant us the freedom to deny Jesuit ideals form an optimal in civil discourse could shape our fellow Americans their basic the political face of our country constitutional rights.” and answer questions, like those On one hand, the rights to ...in order to maintain which consider where religion conscientiously object have been our freedoms of belief, and politics should intersect. ones that have propelled so many it is important to stay This is the opinion of Daralyn Kee Chong, a profound icons of social justice, such as Gandhi andMartin Luther engaged. senior English major from Honolulu, Hawaii.

Email comments to jjones@theloyolan.com.

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Why is modern dating so complicated?

So many forms of socializing make it harder than ever to communicate real feelings.

Christie Calucchia Julia Marzovilla Asst. Opinion Editors

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t’s no secret that technological advances have revolutionized almost every facet of our lives. Nowadays an app exists for almost everything, including dating. So, how do we attempt to create meaningful relationships and express our feelings in the midst of all of this new technology?

Social media platforms like Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram only complicate the already confusing world of dating. As college students, most of us use these various forms of technology to communicate and share with one another. However, these apps seem to only further complicate dating, rather than facilitate it.

Generally, when we become romantically interested in someone we start communicating — which does not even have to mean talking — through one or all of these technological platforms. How do we decode all the various ways we interact on social media? If you listen in on any conversation around campus, you will hear people confiding in their friends for advice on decoding all of these modes of communication.

“He hasn’t texted me, but he liked my Instagram.” “I snapchatted her and she opened it, but hasn’t snapped me back.”

“I commented on his picture on Facebook and he retweeted me on Twitter.” What does it all mean?

It probably means nothing. If you really want a relationship with another person, it is the actions that take place in real life — not virtually or online — that

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Snapchat pictures and emojis have become our generation’s version of chocolates and flowers when it comes to wooing potential love interests. create something substantial.

There are no rules for all of the little things that happen between us via social media. Liking, sharing or swiping does not mean a whole lot if you never actually shake hands, hang out or talk in person.

“Modern dating is a foreign language to me,” said junior Spanish major Bri Modesto.

“There was a time where I hung out with a guy and thought it was a date because it looked like a date, it felt like a date and it sounded like a date. But when

you ask him if it was a date, he will say no.”

Modesto’s experience is certainly a familiar one due to our generation’s addiction to and reliance on digital forms of communication. Instead of bringing us closer, all of this access to instant communication leads to hurt feelings and miscommunication more often that not. We expect instant gratification and accept red heart emojis and pictures that last up to 10 seconds as forms of romance instead of demanding grander gestures

that take place in the real world.

These apps and social media platforms add more forms of supposed rejection, but they should not be taken so seriously.

We live in a society that measures another person’s emotions by their ability to double tap their thumb or click a “like” button. Why has romance been reduced to such dismal actions and why do we weigh our romantic options based on their ability to perform these small tasks?

All of this wishy-washy communication also leaves us vul-

nerable to the newly popularized alternative to breaking up, which has been coined as ghosting.

According to Urban Dictionary, the term refers to “the act of suddenly ceasing all communication with someone the subject is dating, but no longer wishes to date.” This is real, and it has probably happened to you at least once whether you have been the ghoster or the ghostee.

With so many ways to communicate, it becomes easier for the immature and socially challenged to simply stop interacting entirely and hope that the other party gets the hint. Because we rely on social media platforms and texting so much in our relationships these days, this is usually the easier route.

Ghosting is more common than one might assume, and we’ve all been guilty of participating in it, willingly or otherwise. The fear of ghosting makes us reliant on social media for recognition and reciprocation.

Living in this culture, we are so afraid of ending up alone that we look for any form of interaction for indication that someone is interested in us. We are constantly connected to other people through social media, and we treat our love lives the same way.

The Instagram and Facebook likes are what keep us connected nowadays, no matter how sad that may seem.

Ghosting is derived from our own obsession with social media. If one’s relationship took place in human time and was made up of interpersonal communication, then the social media aspect wouldn’t matter. The trick to dating in today’s world?

Get offline and go talk to the person.

Tweet @LAloyolan or. email comments to jjones@theloyolan.com.

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Why it’s important to think before we post Keepin’ up with Jones Jackie Jones

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he Washington Post, widely considered a credible news source, accidentally published a pre-written article on Oct. 19 announcing Joe Biden’s bid for presidency — which he later had to deny publicly. The result, which the Washington Post claims was a technology glitch, was that a national publication’s false information turned out to be a better story than the possible Biden candidacy.

The news of our vice president running for the prime spot in the White House seemed like a plausible story — and had been speculated about by many — but the Washington Post published it before any news was confirmed.

In the pre-published text, writer Paul Kane used quotes from previous statements Biden had made hinting at a potential run for presidency. This included a response regarding his son Beau, who passed away this past May holding the belief that his father could be the next U.S. president, as well as his wife Jill Biden’s opinion on Hillary Clinton. While the story did have several sources already in place, Kane also used x’s in place for the expected future source that would have officially announced

Biden’s run for presidency.

While this story was not actually meant to be published, the smallest mistake from someone at the Washington Post causes us to rethink how important it is to be as careful as possible in the digital era. For all we know, plenty of news sources may utilize pre-written articles awaiting the confirmation of sources because, in order to survive in a competitive journalistic world, publications need to be the first to tell a story to maintain credibility and readership. However, while being the first to break the news is important for all publications, the problem with the age of the Internet is that once something is published, it’s immediately seen.

The Washington Post pre-wrote it because they knew it would be important and that people would click on it the minute it was published. Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened. This story — though false — became big news.

The publication did not necessarily do wrong, but the lesson learned here is that, professional journalists and readers, alike cannot rely on any assumptions.

The Internet is a big place, and the minute you post something, it is out in the open forever. Before, when print was the main form of journalism, no one had to worry about accidentally releasing information early. It is easy to get rid of paper, but a digital post can be picked up and saved within seconds. With push notifications, access to information

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The simple click of a button can post content online where it can stay forever — ­ think before you post. reaches audiences the moment it is published. If you post the wrong thing, millions of people can receive false information — even if it is deleted as soon as possible.

Here at the Loyolan, we do our best to provide accurate, relevant and reliable content and strive to make sure our publication does not make these types of mis-

takes. But this is not just a lesson for news outlets. It’s also for people consuming the news, and for anyone who posts any sort of content on the Internet. As millennials, we are constantly posting online content, and though posting something inaccurate or inappropriate may not have as many consequences as the Washington Post faced, we need to be

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just as aware and careful about what we post and how we present our virtual selves. Mistakes can ruin a reputation. Whether it is an unfinished Washington Post article or a Facebook status rant, it is important to be wary of whatever we post.

This is the opinion of Jackie Jones, a senior English major from La Habra, California. Email comments to

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NINA REVOYR AUTHOR TALK NOV 3 / 3 P.M. / HILTON 100

All members of the LMU community are invited to hear author Nina Revoyr talk about her her work.

Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Book signing will take place after the talk!

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Del Rey Players look to vamp up your fear of vampires Main Mang Kelsey Mangan Life+Arts Editor @kmaaaan_

Looking for a scare? This weekend, the Del Rey Players (DRP) will be running their second weekend of Bram Stoker’s "Dracula," and it’s certain to make you uneasy.

"Dracula" follows the journey of a group of Londoners as one of their own falls ill with a mysterious and unsettling disease. As her condition worsens, the group desperately searches to figure out what’s happening to her. All the while, the terrifying cause of the disease, Dracula himself, is walking free amongst the city and wreaking havoc upon its citizens. The DRP production is co-directed by senior mechanical engineering major David Rodriguez and senior theatre arts and liberal studies double major Sam Roberts. They are excited to reintroduce the LMU audience to "Dracula."

Rodriguez said, “I love that no one knows this show.

Everyone knows who ... Dracula is — they know he’s a vampire — but they don’t [really] know the story," Rodriguez said.

Bram Stoker wrote "Dracula" in 1897 as a part of a long literary and folklore tradition of things that go bump in the night. Ever since ancient times, there have been legends of supernatural beings that rise from the dead and feed on humans. However, with the meteoric rise of franchises like “Twilight” and “The Vampire Diaries,” these fanged terrors have lost much of their terror.

“Vampires are so commonplace and commercialized, and it’s familiar, cliché. No one is scared of vampires anymore," Rodriguez said. “They know what they are; they’re sexualized. They always have been, but there’s a difference between now and then.”

Freshman film production major Dane Fisher, who plays Dr. John Seward, acknowledged the show's abundance of blood, saying simply, “There’s blood everywhere. There’s a lot of blood.”

Fisher further detailed the difficulties of acting in a horror genre play. “In real life, if [something is] happening to you, you would be like, ‘Holy crap, all these things are happening.’ So it’s been the hardest to approach it like it’s normal and real,” said Fisher.

This play is also the first performance of the new school year, meaning a whole new crop of freshman actors are testing out their first college production.

Fisher is one such actor. When asked if it was difficult to adjust to the new cast, Fisher said, “less so than college life.”

Dracula will run from Thursday, Oct. 29 to Saturday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. in the Del Rey Theater.

Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for general admission.

Reserve tickets in advance online at lmucfa.com.

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This sense of community extended to his fellow new cast member, freshman biology major Lauren Kelly. She plays a vixen and a waitress in the show, and she said that even with such a challenging production, being a part of the show has made her freshman year transition even better.

“I think it’s almost made the transition and starting college easier because I’m with this great group of people all the time, and I have a place to come and just focus on one thing and let all of my stress out while I’m acting,” said Kelly.

Roberts and Rodriguez emphasized the hard work of the technical team, which must work out the logistics of all different stage aspects, like sound, lights, music and, of course, lots of blood.

“This is theatre at its most dramatic. This show is a spectacle. I think we have the most technical aspects that I think this theater … has ever had,” Rodriguez said.

In modern society, it is easy to become desensitized to horror. From movies to the terrifying images we sadly see on TV on a regular basis, the image of an actor covered in blood strikes little fear in our hearts. But seeing that same image in person, inches in front of you, is a whole different story.

Rodriguez explained that, as a result, a lot of the horror with this production comes from reversing

the typical expectations and clichés audiences hold about the horror genre. He hinted that there will be plenty to keep you guessing about what’s lying just outside the stage lights.

“We’re making the space as small as possible, and we’re shrouding it in blackness. When it’s black, you can’t see a thing,” Rodriguez said. “That’s at least a fear of mine — not the dark — but what’s in the dark, or what could be in the dark.”

Roberts said that she and Rodriguez have repeatedly told the actors to “be comfortable with being uncomfortable.” Despite the discomfort of the lack of boundaries, you can leave the performance with the comfort that you can exit the theater in one piece.

On second thought, maybe you’re not so safe after all — Dracula's character is based off of a real person. The 15th century Dracula family was widely known for its member Vlad Dracula (better known as Vlad the Impaler), a ruthless general who did everything from impaling his enemies with stakes to forcing mothers to eat their own babies.

This is the opinion of Kelsey Mangan, a senior English major from San Jose, California. Tweet comments to @kmaaaan_ or email kmangan@theloyolan.com.

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Little Dead Riding Hood haunts Hannon library Britt Wit

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or those of you wondering about the screams coming from the library this weekend, here’s your answer: The William H. Hannon Library, along with a number of theatre arts students, recently came together for another successful Haunting of Hannon. This year’s on-campus haunted house centered around the gruesome fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and the story of the Little Dead Riding Hood.

This is the third installment of the annual event and arguably one of the most noteworthy.

The event began in 2013, when the library featured a special collections exhibit on gothic novels. The theatre arts department then got involved by incorporating presentations of short plays revolving around popular gothic novels such as “Frankenstein” and “Dracula.” Since then, the event has transformed into an annual showcase, featuring a new theme every year based off a special collections exhibition.

This year’s performance was well received by students, according to Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr., “It was a tremendous success this year,” he said. “We had a lot of people tell us this one was the scariest one yet, not least of which because the library let us stage some scenes in the basement this year.”

The basement wasn’t the only

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From let to right: Wendolyn Sims-Rucker, Ksusha Genenfeld, Brigid Breen and Isabel Ngo. An onlooker is spooked by LMU theatre arts students during last year’s Haunting of Hannon. The annual event gives students the opportunity to practice their acting skills while putting on a ghoulish show for their peers. new addition to this year’s haunting. For the first time in its three years, the Haunting of Hannon featured a librarian in its cast. Head of Archives and Special Collections Cynthia Becht graced the stage as an evil librarian for this year’s “Instruction for Girls” scene, in which she captured a student for touching items in the Archives and Special Collections section of the library.

Becht has been a part of the Haunting of Hannon since its inception and serves as the liaison to the theatre arts department. She worked heavily with Wetmore this year to help create various unnerving per-

formances.

This year’s Haunting gave a number of theatre arts students the opportunity to work on their craft. One of the actresses also happened to be a contortionist, which certainly helped evoke some screams. She twisted herself into a crab position and walked backwards, scaring two individuals out of the library.

Another terrifying moment in the show revolved around a pair of sisters. In the Friday night rendition, which was designed for LMU students, the younger sister killed her older sister with a shovel and then proceeded to stab her mother with

a knife. The next day, the library featured a haunting appropriate for a more family-oriented audience.

In this rendition, the younger sister threatened to do the murderous actions, rather than actually committing them.

The Haunting of Hannon has incorporated family-friendly performances for the community’s younger crowd since 2013. This year, the library featured eight less-terrifying stories for kids in the Westchester community, including the popular “Bunnicula” story from last year’s showcase.

“We have a close connection with

the community,” said Outreach and Communications Librarian John Jackson when asked about the double performances.

Jackson mentioned that the library is often involved with local elementary and middle schools in the area. Every year, the Haunting of Hannon is a great way for LMU to not only get into the Halloween spirit, but also to give back to the community in which it’s rooted.

This is the opinion of Elliot Britt, a sophomore finance major from Maple Grove, Minnesota. Tweet comments to @ LALoyolan or email ebritt@theloyolan. com.

Halloween Horror Nights: too late to turn back Kasey’s Korner Kasey Sobey Staff Writer

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ver had the desire to have a snarling zombie creep up behind you and your closest friends? Well, thankfully there are tons of places in the area where you can pay for just that. Universal Studios Hollywood is just one that offers a really crazy Halloween experience with their annual Halloween Horror Nights.

The theme park gets 120,000 visitors a year according to the Los Angeles Times, not including the creepy creatures lurking behind your back at every turn. This year, my friends and I attended on a Thursday—although I recommend visiting on a Sunday night if you’re looking to beat the crowds.

We approached the large “DO NOT OPEN” gates, snarling zombies and all peeking out from behind — too late to turn back?

When you enter the madness that is Horror Nights, you’re immediately swarmed by 6-footsomething men with chainsaws and “The Purge” masks. No worries, if “Purge”-themed scares don’t get your blood pumping, the 15 to 25 year-old women shrieking like they’re auditioning for the Fox hit “Scream Queens” will.

The park features seven mazes and four “scare-zones.” The first we attended was the Terror Tram, this year themed after Universal’s blockbuster hit “The Purge.” This was fitting, since it might as well have been the Purge trying to fight the lines for this one. Jaws and Jurassic Park

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Universal Studios’ Hollywod Horror Nights incorporate some of the scariest characters and plots from popular television series and films. This year, beware of the flesh-craving zombies and chainsaw-carrying killers haunting Universal Studios this Halloween season. are nowhere to be seen as you leave Universal’s lighthearted movie sets and move into the Terror Tram. The Terror Tram, one of my favorite of Universal’s Halloween attractions, transforms Universal’s traditional backlot into a blood-thirsty night of the Purge. This attraction will send you screaming past chasing chainsaws and dark alleys, but no worries – they throw in a photo op with Norman Bates at the “Psycho” house for those of you looking to get the perfect Instagram shot.

Along with the Terror Tram, we visited a few other mazes, one of

which included the “Alien vs. Predator” maze. I mean, how scary could the 2004 trilogy be? This maze actually sent some of my bravestfriends running to the moon, walking through a slime-ridden factory with aliens popping out of every corner. This may have been one of my favorite attractions, not to mention the great reaction they got out of us as an alien fell from the ceiling onto the ground in front of us. The realistic aliens preying on scared humans sent us running through the maze and left us amazed by the special effects. Universal definitely

holds the upper hand with its magical attraction design. Thrillist calls it the “gold standard of L.A. Halloween Events” since it “has a leg up no one else does: it has the licenses for its scariest pop-culture properties.”

Horror Nights also included mazes from hits like “The Walking Dead” and “Insidious.” Unfortunately, if we had waited in the 90plus minute line, we would have become “The Walking Dead” by the time we reached the front. Nonetheless, we had a great time visiting some traditional Universal hotspots

like “Jurassic Park” and “The Mummy.” Although they don’t give the dinosaurs chainsaws, it’s always a good time.

I definitely recommend Universal if you’re looking for a good scare.

Who knew paying psychos to follow you around a theme park with chainsaws could be such a great time?

This is the opinion of Kasey Sobey, a sophomore communication studies major from Palm Springs, California. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan, or email kmangan@theloyolan.com.

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Songs to help you say hello to Halloween The Doon-low Nicole Muldoon

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h, Halloween. You’re the only time of year when it’s socially acceptable to wear ridiculous costumes, have spider webs pass as legitimate decorations and barge up to people expecting candy.

It doesn’t have to be the big day to listen to some Halloween-worthy music, though. Check out these five tracks to get you in the Halloween spirit – no pun intended.

5. “The Killing Moon” – Echo & the Bunnymen Sure, this song isn’t terrifyingly spooky – the lead singer’s hairstyle when the song was released back in the ‘80s is probably more frightening – but it does possess a mysterious atmosphere and underlying eeriness. This ominously beautiful ballad is what all of those vampireromance movies try to portray: It’s quietly foreboding, yet strangely romantic.

4. “Oblivion” – Grimes The majority of Grimes’ discography is comprised of eerily ethereal, catchy electronic tracks that wouldn’t be out of place in an artsy horror movie. Grimes croons that she “never walk[s] about after dark because you’d never have a clue.” If

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this song began playing in the middle of a horror movie, it would be safe to assume that something sinister was about to go down.

3. “Walking With A Ghost” – Tegan and Sara

Halloween doesn’t have to be all scary. Get psyched for Halloween without getting scared with this fun track by indie pop twins Tegan and Sara. It’s the perfect song to blast while getting ready for that upcoming Halloween party Saturday night.

2. “Dracula’s Wedding” – OutKast feat. Kelis OutKast’s song about Dracula getting married is catchy, sultry and delightfully cheesy all at the same time. André 3000’s falsetto carries the song as he laments being a terrifying creature who is compltetely pertified of commitment. Singersongwriter Kelis portrays Dracula’s betrothed and delivers the best line of the song: “Don’t run, I’m not the sun / so much at stake... oh! Bad choice of words.” As far as I’m concerned, this song deserves to be a Halloween anthem.

1. “American Horror Story Theme” – Cesar Davila-Irizarry & Charlie Clouser for “American Horror Story” I can’t be the only one who finds the “American Horror Story” opening credits to be the most unnerving part of the episode half the

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Tired of hearing the same songs played on a loop for Halloween year after year? If you’re in the mood for something new this Oct. 31, give these songs a try to switch up your Halloween this year. time. There’s nothing that can send shivers down my spine like the demented lullaby that precedes every episode. In my opinion, the most terrifying version of the theme song is the one that accompanies “American Horror Story: Freak Show” – you just can’t help but picture nightmare-inducing carnival clowns while listening. And everyone knows that nightmare- inducing carnival clowns are the absolute

worst.

Honorable Mention: “I Want Candy” – Aaron Carter Unfortunately, society has deemed us too old to embark on trick-ortreating adventures anymore. But even beloved blonde child star Aaron Carter knows that everyone wants candy – especially on Halloween. After managing to accumu-

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late a candy stash one way or another, what better way to celebrate your candy feast than by blasting this 2000s classic? Just ignore the fact that Aaron Carter is actually singing about some girl named Candy, and enjoy those fun-sized Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

This is the opinion of Nicole Muldoon, sophomore psychology major from Highland, California. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email kmangan@theloyolan.com.

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Performers came together on Oct. 23 for the eighth annual BTLS4SAM benefit concert. The event honors Sam Wasson, a former LMU student who died in a tragic car accident on Oct. 23, 2007. The event, started in 2008, brings alumni and current students together to3 play and listen to the Beatles — Wasson’s favorite band ­— in order to celebrate his life and raise money for the Sam Wasson Theater Scholarship.

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here is an old Confucian saying which states that among the truly educated, there is no discrimination. Under this mantra, many instructors at LMU have been focusing parts of their curriculum on issues affecting the LGBTQ community. Throughout the various colleges and departments, professors have been adding coursework and lectures pertaining to LGBTQ individuals and representations in order to bring to light the voices of those whose perspectives have traditionally been silenced.

Daniel MacFadden, a professional makeup and brow artist, has made a point of coming into LMU communication studies classes as a guest lecturer on the topics of drag culture and gay marriage. MacFadden uses the art of drag as a vehicle for students to understand the struggle of being labeled as different in a heteronormative society.

He suggests that many gay men dress in drag as a form of revenge upon their oppressors: “Some [men in drag] are getting back at the people that picked on them when they were kids.

They were very bullied, and they couldn’t defend themselves and they were weak,” MacFadden said. Now as adults, these men “create a female character that they could hide behind, who’s a real bitch, who’s strong, who has a lot of quick comebacks, who can insult you and put you down.”

Patricia Oliver, the associate communications studies professor who hosts MacFadden and his drag character Gert Crawford in her classes, said that this way of understanding the LGBTQ experience resonates strongly with students.

“What came through clearly” following MacFadden’s lectures, said Oliver, “was [that] this being on the outside was universal.

And that the gay community, gay and lesbian children, are certainly shunned and pushed and bullied, but so are other youngsters … for a variety of reasons.

It seems a wonderful way to look at what it feels like to be different.”

On the heels of this year’s historic Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, both students and faculty find value in understanding the LGBTQ community. “It’s good to be educated about LGBTQ issues because that’s the world we’ll be going into,” said senior communications studies major Janine Cisneros.

The importance of the inclusion of LGBTQ topics in college courses today is imperative for everyone to understand the struggles facing those who don’t conform to society’s expectations, including those individuals themselves.

When openly gay communication studies professor Craig Rich was completing his undergraduate degree, for example, “there was no LGBTQ Center, no student group, no courses

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Pictured above, the retro persona known as Gert Crawford (center) visited a Rhetoric of Women class for the first time in full drag. Students were “spellbound” by Crawford’s confident demeanor and life experiences, according to Communication Studies Professor Patricia Oliver. that engage[d] issues related to my community,” Rich said, and that absence left a mark. “[That] part of who I am was never really mentioned — it wasn’t important, meaningful or legitimate enough. Looking back, that really affected me in a negative way.”

Today, Rich works to include LGBTQ issues within his classes, helping to make sure none of his students feel marginalized in the same way that he did.

As children, many drag queens ”were very bullied, and they couldn’t defend themselves and they were weak,” - Daniel MacFaddon

Incorporating LGBTQ identities and politics goes beyond the social sciences at LMU; it is even integrated into theology coursework. “We’re not just talking about issues; rather, we’re talking about very real people, whose very real lives have been directly affected by how people have read the Bible over the centuries,” said theology professor Jeffrey Siker in an email.

For these professors and guest lecturers, their courses aren’t about advancing their own agendas. When MacFadden visited a class last year with his husband to discuss his marriage, he was surprised at the positive reactions of the students, some of whom came away from the experience questioning their anti-marriage equality beliefs.

“We were just like, ‘We’re not here to tell you gay marriage is good. We’re just going to tell you our story, how we met and why we got married. Do with it what

you may,’” MacFadden said.

“Of all the places that there’s supposed to be free and incredible speech, it’s supposed to be in the universities because there we’re supposed to go and hear and talk about ideas that we’ve never met before, or better yet, that we’re hostile to,” Oliver said regarding her own motivation for including MacFadden and Crawford in her courses.

Associate Professor Susan Scheibler of the School of Film and Television works to broaden students’z perspectives, particularly when thinking of the

representation of people who identify as LGBTQ in the media. “College should be the place where we encourage one another not to look away from the experience of others,” Scheibler said in an email. “We should all feel safe to take a more critical stance towards our own thinking, including developing the habit of testing our assumptions, assertions and opinions.”

As students, we head to college expecting to learn new things and to expand our outlook on the world. If we don’t work to consider perspectives

outside our own in college, when will we? We now incorporate LGBTQ experiences in the same way that the voices of other minorities have slowly made their way into both mainstream media and higher education. Professors work to include minority voices in classes at LMU because college is a crucial time to challenge our viewpoints and open our minds to what we don’t understand.

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he World Series began Tuesday night with the start of Game 1 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, featuring the New York Mets versus the Kansas City Royals. This is the very same date, Oct. 27, that both the Mets and the Royals won their last World Series: the Royals in 1985 and the Mets the following year. Although both teams have similar championship droughts, they had contrasting 2015 regular seasons.

The Mets took the baseball community by surprise this year.

In 2014, they finished with a sub.500 record and just one out of 88

ESPN experts predicted a ring for the boys in Queens, New York, in a pre-season poll. The Mets trailed Washington by only two games for the lead in the National League East division at the All-Star Break, thanks to a dominant pitching staff, including Matt Harvey and newly-established aces Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard.

They relied heavily on their starting pitching staff, which boasted the fifth best earned run average (ERA) in the National League at the All-Star Break. The Mets’ offensive numbers, however, were at the bottom of the spectrum. At the All-Star Break, the Mets had the worst team batting average in baseball and were third worst in runs scored, so experts and fans still had their doubts about the team.

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The Kansas City Royals led the American League in the regular season and beat the Houston Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays.

at the trade deadline, they saw their offensive production take a turn for the better. Céspedes’ bat was so hot down the stretch that he is being considered for the National League Most Valuable Player Award despite his playing less than half a season in the National League. The Mets finished 11 spots higher in the runs scored category compared to their standing at the All-Star Break. On August 3, three days after the Céspedes trade, the Mets took a one-game lead over Washington in the division, and the Mets hats started popping up out of nowhere. The Mets did not look back from there, finishing first in the division with a seven game lead.

In the playoffs, the Mets slightly edged the National League West Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, winning three games to two, in the divisional round. Next, they swept the Chicago Cubs in four games in the National League Championship Series and outscored the Cubs 21-8 to earn their first trip to the World Series since 2000.

The Kansas City Royals, on the other hand, came into the 2015 season building off a Fall Classic loss to the San Francisco Giants. However, they only received three votes to win it all in the same ESPN poll. Despite low expectations to have a similar season as their previous one, Kansas City quietly spent the majority of the regular season in first place in the American League Central Division and first place in the American League. Despite an 11-17 record in the month of September, they still managed to finish first in the American League.

Many experts believed that Kansas City’s slump alluded to weaknesses and raised doubts for post-season success. However,

slumps are a part of the game, and the Royals once again proved the experts wrong, defeating the Astros in the divisional round in five games and defeating the powerhouse Blue Jays 4-2 in the American League Championship Series, punching their second straight ticket for a trip to the World Series.

Everybody is talking about the pitching matchups: Harvey, deGrom and Syndergaard for the Mets and Edinson Volquez and Johnny Cueto for the Royals.

While everyone has been talking about Daniel Murphy’s historic run, what people haven’t been talking about is the run production that the Royals have boasted this postseason. The Royals have averaged 5.7 runs per game this postseason, compared to the Mets’ 4.7.

Still, one of the biggest questions going into this series is will Daniel Murphy stay hot? Murphy won the MVP award for the National League Championship Series, hitting an absurd .529 in the series with four home runs and six runs batted in (RBI). He also set a post-season record for consecutive games with a home run with six, a streak that he brought into Game 1. This is the same guy who hit a career high: 14 home runs the entire regular season (130 games); his postseason total is half that amount (7) in just nine games.

Baseball is a funny game where dark horses can get red hot all of a sudden and post astonishing numbers, like Murphy has, and then, in the next few games, go on a 1-12 slump, with no explanation whatsoever. Murphy has driven in 11 runs for the Mets this post-season, accounting for more than a quarter of the team’s runs. If Murphy goes cold, the Mets will have

to look elsewhere for production to keep up with Kansas City.

Eyes may turn to Céspedes, but he has cooled off in the postseason, hitting just .265, though he has recorded seven RBI and two homers. It is also worth noting that Céspedes received a cortisone shot in response to a sore left shoulder four days prior to the start of Game 1.

Royals’ first-baseman, Eric Hosmer, matched Murphy’s postseason RBI total of 11. Despite being tied for first in RBI in the 2015 postseason, Hosmer has hit .222 cumulatively in the divisional and championships rounds. The only way to justify those numbers is clutch-hitting. Hosmer was with the Royals when they went on their run a year ago and is not afraid to step into the batters box in extreme pressure situations.

Watch for Hosmer to be a potential MVP candidate this series.

The age-old saying is, “Pitching wins championships.” This is not far off, as we saw a lethal starting rotation for the Mets carry a last place offense to the All-Star Break two games out of first for the division. However, you can’t win if you can’t score. If the Mets cannot continue to stay hot at the plate, they will have a tough time competing with the ruthless Royals offense. Plus, the Royals have home-field advantage thanks to the American League’s 6-3 victory in the All-Star Game.

My prediction: The Royals are winning in six. They have too much firepower to lose.

This is the opinion of Jackson Tave, a sophomore finance major from Wall, New Jersey. Tweet comments to @LoyolanSports, or email editor@theloyolan.com.

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rom the standpoint of a lifelong Mets fan, the road to this World Series was not foreseeable at the start of this season. No—this long, arduous, often pathetic and, at times, laughable road has burdened us for the last decade and a half. In a sense, we have waited for our turn.

Both in the clubhouse — or at least from insiders in the media — and among fans, belief in the team had been very hard to come by in Queens. Often, it seemed that everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

This year is different. For the first time in my ten years or so as a Mets fan, I have something to get excited about. The team I root for is playing for the World Series, and it took a perfect baseball storm to get them there. I believe that they will win the series, but that doesn’t matter. What does matter is that the team believes in itself.

The acceptance of mediocrity associated with the blue and orange is nowhere to be found.

And what’s not to believe in? Youth is at a premium right now in the MLB. Young, dynamic players and teams have brought a sort of excitement and swagger back to the bigs that has been absent as of the last few years. Not surprisingly, these teams are the ones

seeing the greatest success.

Teams like the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, or New York Mets and their World Series foe, Kansas City Royals, have long been in the cellar. With the new crop of talented young players, each of these perennial bottom-feeders have become contenders again.

None of the Mets’ starting pitchers is older than 27 years old. The four-man rotation, comprised of Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Long Island-native Steven Matz, has been dominant all season long and, although inexperienced, has never shied from the big moments and brightest lights.

Watching the Mets pitch this season, you would think that each of them is a seasoned veteran. Posting a collective playoff earned run average (ERA) of 2.81, the pitching staff gives the team a chance to win every single day. In the ever unpredictable game of baseball, sometimes all you need is a chance, and a relentless determination to win.

In addition, the Mets’ pitchers don’t just pitch; they throw the ball hard. Collectively, their four fastballs have average 96 miles per hour in the playoffs, the highest value since ESPN started recording that stat in 2009.

Before the trade deadline, not one person would have predicted the Mets to go this far, myself included. Yeah, sure the pitching is solid, but what good is only giving up three runs a game if you can only

score two? The Mets needed bats badly, and like a stroke of fate, the bats started to appear out of the woodwork—no pun intended—in the latter half of the season.

The addition of 30-year-old Cuban outfielder Yoenis Céspedes, one of baseball’s up and coming sluggers, helped transform the Mets’ offense from a laughingstock to the lineup with the most runs scored in baseball after the All-Star Break. Céspedes became the second major league player since 1920 to hit 15 home runs and record 40 RBI’s in his first 40 games with the team. While a star in his own right, he could not have done it alone. Twenty-six-year-old catcher Travis D’Arnaud burst onto the scene in the Majors with a red-hot month of July and has hardly cooled off since. Veterans Curtis Granderson, Lucas Duda and David Wright have played with a renewed vigor and effectiveness since the arrival of Céspedes and the rest of the young talent.

Perhaps the greatest story of this postseason, and one that will certainly go down as an all-time performance for New York, is the dominance of second-baseman Daniel Murphy.

Since the postseason began, Murphy has been in full-on god mode, hitting seven home runs, including a six-game streak, tying an MLB record.

Amazingly, Murphy only hit 14 HR throughout the entirety of the regular season. Murphy’s 1.462 postseason on-base plus slugging percentage is the

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The New York Mets have been on a tear since the All-Star Break. The Yoenis Cespedes trade was the catalyst for the booming offense.

fourth highest in the history of the game. Ahead of him are names of baseball colossi such as Barry Bonds, Carlos Beltran and Ricky Henderson.

Murphy’s once in-a-lifetime play, the revitalization of Wright and the other veterans who have struggled with the team during the harder times and the young flamethrowers are the components of this perfect baseball storm for the Mets. They are carrying more momentum and confidence than any Mets team I have personally ever seen. New York never trailed the Cubs in the entirety of its NLCS sweep, compared to the regular season where they went 0-7 against the Cubs.

As a Mets fan I know this: The Mets are not very good very often, but this year is different.

They are a good baseball team and a team that has shown an ability to get very hot, and a hot team in the playoffs can be a nightmare. New York had four separate winning streaks of at least seven games this season.

The only two other times that has been done in franchise history? 1969 and 1986, when the New York Mets won their two World Series titles.

Winning a championship in any sport at any level takes a convergence of factors at exactly the right time. The pieces have to fall into place. For the Mets, the pieces have fallen into place for a possible third World Series win. Go Mets.

This is the opinion of Tim De Vries, a freshman undeclared major from Lake Oswego, Oregon. Tweet comments to @LoyolanSports, or email editor@ theloyolan.com.

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Blankenship also found her way into the box score for Sunday’s game as she scored her seventh goal of the season. Although she did not score any goals last season, Blankenship is currently leading the team this year.

“Last year I took on a more defensive role in midfield, and I was a little complacent and wasn’t going forward as much,” said Blankenship. “This year, I’m trying to get up more and help the team on the attack.”

Blankenship did not get the final assist she needed to make her the career leader in school history, but she still has three games left in the season to beat the record. She is currently tied at 18 career assists with Julie Gallaudet (‘10).

The Lions came out strong against the Bulldogs Sunday as they put the pressure on immediately. The other goals followed relatively quickly as the Lions ended up scoring four goals in the first half. Gonzaga’s unorganized counter attack did not lend itself to any chances in the first half.

Hilby’s first goal was followed

by Blankenship’s goal in the 23rd minute. After being tripped in the box, Blankenship got up and put

the ball in the back of the net after it rebounded off the goalie. Seven minutes later, the Lions scored back to back goals in under a minute. Trynauer scored her first goal of the season after receiving a pass from sophomore midfielder Melissa Lewis. Trynauer dribbled the ball straight through the Gonzaga defense and to the middle of the box where she put the ball away.

As the Gonzaga defense scrambled to recover from giving up their third goal of the game, junior midfielder/forward Nikki Martino scored off a rebound shot just 20 seconds later. The Lions went to halftime leading 4-0.

The Bulldogs showed some resilience in the second half after getting beat up in the first half.

They played tighter defense and took advantage of their offensive opportunities, but still were not able to capitalize on any of them for a goal. The Lions did not back off in the second half despite a four-goal lead. The constant pressure led the Lions to score their fifth and final goal of the game at the 73-minute mark.

Senior forward Callie Taylor headed in her second goal of the season with an assist from Lewis’ corner kick.

The Lions improved to 114-1 on the season and 5-1-0 in

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Senior midfielder and forward Morgan Hilby was the only Lion to score in both WCC games this weekend.

She has scored in every WCC match except for two, including the team’s match against Pacific (above).

WCC play. With Sunday’s win, the Lions are now tied with the University of San Francisco for first place in the WCC. The Lions defeated San Francisco 2-0 earlier this month.

“It feels great [to be tied for first place.] It’s kind of one of those things, like I told the girls I don’t really like to talk about it because

you’re only as good as your last game and the games ahead of you,” said Head Coach Michelle Myers. “I’m very proud of the girls, and I’m very happy for them because they deserve it so much this year that I want them to be rewarded. That’s the reason why I’m excited about it. It’s exciting to see two teams tied for first that

are teams the conference have overlooked.”

The Lions have three games remaining in the season. They will play two on the road against University of San Diego and Brigham Young University before returning home for the final game of the year against Pepperdine University.

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Gersten Pavilion was filled with students and community members excited to see the LMU sports teams perform for a chance to win Midnight Madness last Friday. The event also functions as a pep rally for the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball teams’ seasons. The women’s water polo team took the title this year, barely beating out the softball team.

LIONBITES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The preseason polls for both men’s and women’s basketball teams were released recently. Although the teams were not ranked high (tenth and eighth, respectively), LMU did manage to have one player make the ALL-WCC Preseason Team. Senior guard/forward Sophie Taylor was the lone Lion on the list. She finished last year with 11.7 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game and has career stats of 8.1 and 4.46, respectively.

SWIMMING The LMU swim team had two meets this weekend and performed well in both.

They took home two first-place finishes, one on each day. Junior Hannah Calton was part of the team that won the 400 relay and took an individual title in the 200 butterfly. Calton also placed second in the 100 butterfly and third in the 200 freestyle.

MEN’S WATER POLO The men’s water polo team extended their win streak to five after beating conference foe UC San Diego 12-6. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Kirk Wilenius racked up 14 saves in the match.

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Historic weekend for soccer The women’s soccer team picked up two WCC wins, tied a school record and climbed the WCC ranks.

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Women’s soccer had a terrific weekend of wins, including a defeat of University of Portland for the first time in school history. Senior midfielder Jocelyn Blankenship tied the school career assist record. And, after defeating Gonzaga University on Sunday, the Lions are now tied for first place in the West Coast Conference (WCC).

The Lions dominated the Gonzaga Bulldogs with a 5-0 victory. Senior midfielder Morgan Hilby scored the opening goal 16 minutes into the first half, marking back-to-back gamewinning goals for Hilby. She also scored the game-winner on Friday against Portland as the Lions won 1-0.

“It feels nice,” said Hilby. “Like it’s a good feeling, but I couldn’t have done it without my teammates and the balls that they play me and all of our hard work that we do.”

Hilby struck first Sunday when she was one-on-one in the box and beat the keeper with a shot to the far corner. She received a pass from redshirt freshman midfielder Emma Trynauer, who was also assisted by senior midfielder Ally Andreini.

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Senior midfielder Jocelyn Blankenship had an incredible weekend. She tied the school record for career assists at 18 recording one of those was against Pacific earlier this season.