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Getty fire destroys nearby homes The fire forced many to evacuate, including families of LMU students. Isabella Murillo News Editor @LALoyolan
Another fire broke out in the Los Angeles area on Monday, Oct. 28 around 1:30 a.m., according to The L.A. Times. An evacuation order was placed in the early hours of Monday morning as authorities drove through neighborhoods ordering people to get out, according to The L.A. Times. Thousands of people in and around the northern Brentwood area had to evacuate as the fire quickly grew, as reported by The L.A. Times. Mount Saint Mary's University was forced to evacuate, according to CNN. UCLA canceled classes on Monday but resumed classes on Tuesday, according to the UCLA Newsroom. Celebrities including Lakers player LeBron James, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senator Kamala Harris reported that they had to evacuate, according to The L.A Times. See Fires | Page 2
Professors give 60 second lectures on their field The event sparked conversation on environmentalism and storytelling. Kennedi Hewitt News Intern @LALoyolan
Five professors participated in the annual “60 Second Lectures” event in Ahmanson Auditorium, where they discussed their beliefs about what's holding society back on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The Honors Program and the Los Angeles Loyolan co-host the event each year. The event gives professors 60 seconds each to educate the audience on a topic of their choice, as long as it plays into the event’s theme. This year's theme was a broad, yet captivating question: “What holds us back?” Usually the event includes six professors on a panel, but this year there were five: journalism professor Katherine Pickert, business professor Trevor Zink, psychology professor Dr. Alexandra Sturm, screenwriting professor David Clawson and theatre arts professor Dr. Daphnie Sicre. Each of them took different approaches to the central question, “what holds us back?” by focusing on their various
career fields and the barriers they feel are hindering their academic peers. Cameron Bellamoroso, a senior economics and Spanish double major, was the event coordinator and liaison between the Honors Program and the Loyolan. He discussed his role in setting up the event and conceiving this year’s theme. “We wanted something that’s open enough for people to take it whichever way they want to go, but also forces them a little bit out of their centerfield of research,” Bellamoroso said. “It’s a hard question, one that can be taken many different ways. It can be on an individual level or a societal level or you can even take it into the field of academia." Zink, a professor of management in the College of Business Administration, lectured on the effects of environmentalism and capitalism on the youth and how to combat these issues. Giana Hubbard, a freshman economics major, attended the event with her peers in the Honors Program. She found Zink’s lecture very inspiring and impactful. “[Professor Zink] had a lot to say about the environment and our priorities with where we put our money and how we can be more proactive in our responsibilities … so I just thought it was very practical and easy to relate to
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Pictured above are the five professors who participated in the lecture series during the Q&A session. They lectured on the theme "what holds us back?"
what we’re seeing,” said Hubbard. Sicre, a theatre arts professor in the College of Communication and Fine Arts, took a different approach as she spoke about not holding yourself back. “Freedom is being yourself without permission … even if our society shuns you,” Sicre said. “At the end of the day the only person who will never leave us, the only person who is always with us, is ourselves." Following the professors' miniature lectures, audience members were
given the opportunity to ask the panel questions. Some of the questions were related to the professors' lectures, and other questions were more general and asked for advice regarding topics like self-confidence or finding careers post-graduation. There were a variety of questions that prompted insightful answers from each of the professors. Students left the event with pastries, refreshments and more wisdom.
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This week, Asst. News Editor Molly Jean Box sat down with the eSports club president Joey Nimmers-Minor to discuss growing the eSports community at LMU, national competitions and the future of eSports.
Tell me about the eSports community at LMU. Our community is really, really great. It’s small — our active members are probably around 30-40 consistently. It’s just a group of people who all enjoy video games, who are all interested in getting to know more about the gaming community as a whole and meeting people who enjoy the same hobbies that they do. On top of that we have a lot of people who are very competitive, so we have multiple teams on campus that practice and play against other collegiate teams. So it’s really awesome.
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What do eSports competitions look like and how do they work?
So, Tespa is our main league that we are in, at least for ‘Overwatch.’... Basically, you play different teams each week and based on the results, you get points. At the end of the season, there’s ‘regular,’ where everybody just plays as many games as they can before the season ends. Once the season ends there’s top 64, which then becomes single elimination round. The top 64 then becomes the top 32, and then the top 16, down to the final two at the end. It’s a point system turning into a bracket system. It’s super competitive. Last year I think there [were] about 500 ‘Overwatch’ teams [competing].
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There is some debate on whether or not eSports should be considered a part of the athletics department. What are your thoughts on that?
The way I see it is people like to define sports as a physical activity competition. But, in its nature sports are about the competition. It’s about working hard, being better than the other team and doing what you need to do to improve and compete. For the people who say it’s not a sport, they can continue saying that. It doesn’t really bother me that much. Just know that, if you are going to put in however many hours to compete and learn and grow just expect us to do the exact same thing. You can call us whatever you guys want. Don’t call us a sport if you don’t want to, but know that we are working super hard to compete and show that we are really about our business.
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What does the future of eSports look like here at LMU?
The future of eSports is super, super bright and I’m very excited. We’ve been [working] with LMU Campus Recreation and I’ve been talking a lot with the head of recreation. [The head of recreation] has been working with administration and he’s met with the board of trustees as well, all surrounding eSports and the future of eSports on campus. As of right now, starting next semester, what’s currently in construction is an eSports room. It’s this massive investment towards eSports as a whole on the LMU campus and it will be open to the public so people can try their hand and see how much they enjoy it. It will be open for the teams to practice. Long term, I’m super hopeful.
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What is one thing you want the LMU community to know about eSports? Honestly a lot of people are kind of timid to get into something called eSports — it automatically has a connotation of being hyper competitive. What a lot of people don’t understand is that almost every single person who is now a competitive video game player was at one point a casual gamer. You have to love video games in order to really get into it in the way that these people are. Just like for an NBA player, there’s no way that you’re going to go and pursue being in the NBA without first having a love for the game.
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Northwest Getty fire ignited by fallen branch Getty Fire from Page 1
Several students from the area were also within reach of the fire’s destruction. “In the recent fire, my parents had to be evacuated at 2 a.m. and [were] not able to return home. The fire department ended up going through my backyard to get to the fire – that’s how close it was,” said Tara Karawia, a freshman health and human sciences major. As of Tuesday afternoon, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said that 15% of the fire has been contained but the fire has grown to 656 acres. Santa Ana winds are supposed to increase the fire’s intensity Tuesday night, according to ABC News. “My house burned down last year in the Woolsey fire, so my family relocated to Brentwood. Now,
we are going through a similar experience in Brentwood with the Getty fire,” said Kathryn Earl, a sophomore liberal studies major. “Living through and experiencing California wildfires is just an unfortunate price that you have to pay for living in such a beautiful area.” The fire was caused by a tree branch falling on a power line, according to ABC News. “Not being with my parents was scary because I wasn’t sure if they were OK and if my home was still standing,” said Karawia. “Fires are scary and shouldn’t be taken lightly. Yes, L.A. is a dry city and is prone to them, but there [have] to be better ways of regulating them so that this cycle ends.”
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he Loyolan would like to wish our University with only 15% of it contained as of Tuesday night, community a happy Halloween! As we celebrate as reported by The L.A. Times and CBS News. And Halloween this week, we must also consider the it is not over. Strong winds from Santa Ana are real horrors we are currently facing in California. expected to reach Southern California by Tuesday The state of California has declared a state of night, with wind speeds up to 80 mph in the Santa emergency, as reported by The New York Times. Monica and San Gabriel mountains, according to As fires continue to affect millions of residents in The L.A. Times. both Northern and Southern California, we must Facts and statistics relating to the fires continue ask why California is facing such fires time and to shock and surprise us. But why? California has time again. faced a series of wildfires in recent years, and Despite the efforts we despite the outrage in the put into supporting and past, all of us continue to rebuilding communities be taken by surprise each affected by the fires, we time there is a new fire. are simply not prepared Here is where the problem for the reality of our arises: fires in California current climate crisis. occur, making us outraged Hundreds of and ready to act. Once thousands of people the danger has subsided, have evacuated their though, everyone goes homes as heavy winds back to normal everyday continue to spread life. However, fires such fires. To further as these are a reminder of prevent power lines the permanent change in Cartoon: Christian Boggs | Loyolan from sparking new California weather. This fires, millions have had A pumpkin burns. This Halloween, the scariest is unfortunately the new thing is California’s constant fires. their electricity shut normal in our beautiful off, beginning in early October, as reported by The Golden State, and all of us need to be paying more L.A. Times. attention to what this means for our planet as we The fires will not be stopping any time soon, face threats of global warming. with some of them, including the Sonoma County As the Loyolan continues to report on the fires, setting off spot fires due to heavy winds. California fires, we send well wishes to all those Nearly 200,000 people had to be evacuated over in the LMU community affected by them. For the weekend in Sonoma County, according to The those affected by the Getty fire, evacuation Press Democrat. centers include the Westwood Recreation Center Closer to home at LMU, a 656-acre fire broke and the Palisades Recreation Center, according out at the Getty Center along the 405 Freeway, to The L.A. Times.
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veryone is excited for Halloween. The costumes, the decorations, the candy in fun Halloweenthemed wrappers, the 2,000 metric tonnes of plastic waste created from Halloween costumes alone... well, maybe not that last part. The history department hosted a lecture called “Designed for Disposal: The Making of the Global Plastic Crisis,” featuring Susan Freinkel, author of “Plastic: A Toxic Love Story,” and Joshua Goldstein, author of “The Remains of the Everyday: 100 Years of Recycling in Beijing,” on Oct. 21. Both authors delivered compelling presentations that forced students to consider the global effects of mass plastic consumption. Freinkel’s lecture, as her book title hints, compared the human relationship with plastic to that of a toxic love story. Like your typical Hollywood movie, it all began with a harmless flirtation with various types of plastic that eventually led to a codependent relationship. And, like every tragic tale, we understand that we should get out of this relationship, yet we cannot manage to do so. However, I believe Freinkel’s metaphor becomes contradictory when she uses it to explain that the existence of excess
plastic waste does not mean that all people must cut plastic out of their lives. Unlike a toxic relationship that needs to be cut at the root, Freinkel describes the relationship with plastic as one that should be reimagined and restructured to work toward a more positive ecological impact. Completely eliminating plastic would be a near impossible
task given the role it plays in everyday conveniences. Freinkel is suggesting that we need to rethink how we use plastic without undoing the last halfcentury of technological progress. Goldstein discussed some of the societal and economic effects of plastic in today’s society. See Halloween and plastic | Page 4
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Plastic waste from costumes, decor and candy often ends up in the ocean, which impacts the quaility of life for marine animals like fish and sea turtles.
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Listen to others about Chile’s protests Speck and Spielmann Cristobal Spielmann
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he past few weeks have been crazy for many students with midterms and essays, but there’s one story coming from outside LMU that really needs attention and understanding. Chile has been embroiled in a series of protests for the past two weeks, the impetus being a fare hike on the capital’s metro system, according to The New York Times. At least 18 protesters have died, with military back on the streets and rioters destroying and torching property, according to CBS News. This story hits particularly close to home for me. I was born in Santiago, and as a college student, seeing the unprecedented military violence in modern, democratic times has been heartbreaking. However, it’s important to realize why this conflict is happening now, so as not to make hasty judgements or misconceptions about the region. On Friday, over a million people across the country peacefully protested for the resignation of President Sebastián Piñera, with over 800,000 protesters in the capital alone, as reported by France 24. Piñera is Chile’s first conservative leader since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship, as well as the third richest man in the country, according to a 2010 piece by The New York Times. “The primary motivation for students ... are for their families and how the political/economic system hasn’t favored them,” said Sophia Acevedo, a first-year student from the College of Social Sciences at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC). She is one of the millions of citizens who have participated in the protests. “Surveys say the marches are because of low wages [and] high cost of living,” said Ariel Kauderer, a secondsemester civil engineering major from UC. “I believe that the complaints are for the following: bad public services, low salaries [and] inequality before the law (collusions, tax evasions).” Kauderer is a member of EsLibertad Chile, a division of the college libertarian organization Students for Liberty, and is also a member of the liberal-right
political party Political Evolution, or Evópoli, which is in an alliance with Piñera. On Thursday, Kauderer tweeted out a widely-shared thread attempting to debunk the popular misconceptions about the reasons for Chile’s crisis. For instance, as Kauderer points out, inequality in Chile steadily decreased from 1987 to 2017 from a GINI index
that these protests are the result of public services like roads not keeping up with the increased economic demand of a successful nation. The benefits of economic success in Chile are real, but many believe they aren’t being felt by everyone. Calling these protests a revolution against the failure of neoliberalism,
by firing notorious actors like former Interior and Public Security Minister Andrés Chadwick, a decision out of many from Piñera that has been met with a mixed response, at least when talking to Acevedo and Kauderer. “They’re demanding a change to the Constitution, binding plebiscites, a change to the pension system and more assistance to the most vulnerable families,” commented Acevedo. “Very little [has changed], [and] the president’s responses to the demands have been insufficient.” “Piñera has already requested the resignation of all his ministers,” said Kauderer. “I don’t think Piñera is going to resign.” For LMU students who aren’t caught up with this conflict, it’s easy to simplify this story to suit political views and get caught up in the emotional fervor of whatever side you pick. But students burning down buildings and tearing down turnstiles is not a romantic awakening of socialist politics, as a recent article from Jacobin tried to argue — it’s dire. The best way you can learn about big news stories like these is to actually hear from the people it affects. LMU has an incredible diversity of international students, and if there’s anything you hear in the news that you want to know more about, listen to those who know more than you. Even without LMU’s community, we live in the most connected era of human history. The Internet is a vital tool for anyone wanting to learn more about someone else’s life across borders; it’s how I was able to contact Acevedo and Kauderer. What we need to hope for is a Cartoon: Sarah Cheung | Loyolan future where Chile comes out of this Chilean president Sebastián Piñera has dealt with protests for the past two weeks. These conflict with a better understanding protests need to be studied in their full context if we’re to understand what’s happening. of its citizens and is guided back to peace and democracy. The only path (a measure of income distribution) of despite what anti-capitalist memes now is understanding. 56.2 to 46.6, according to estimates from of icebergs will tell you, is a dishonest the World Bank. This relates to another assessment of the situation. The peaceful statistic from the World Bank about the protests like those seen on Friday are To read more articles by decreasing poverty gap, which Kauderer indicative of a strong, democratic voice Cristobal Spielmann, go to LALoyolan.com/opinion. also used to make the case that Chile’s in Chile looking for a change. model has lifted many people out of Unfortunately, Piñera’s attempt at poverty since the 1990s. reaching these demands has been stifled Even the former socialist president of by authoritarian rhetoric of calling the Thi s i s t he op i ni on of Cr istob al S p ie lm an n, hom ore env i ronm ent a l s c i e n c e m a j o r Chile, Ricardo Lagos, argued in a Miami fight against vandals a “war.” He has af r osop m B r e n t w o o d , Te n n e s s e e . Tweet comments Herald piece by Andrés Oppenheimer also attempted to shake up the cabinet @LALoyolan, or email editor@theloyolan.com.
Plastic problems will haunt us after Halloween Halloween and plastic from Page 3
Specifically, Goldstein did an in-depth study on Hong Kong’s waste management system. He began by noting the fact that while recycling is often encouraged, what most recyclers don’t realize is that a vast majority of this recycled trash is shipped over to developing countries, including China. Goldstein’s explanation for this phenomenon is based on simple economic realities. Since American cargo ships are constantly bringing products to the United States but rarely export products to China, they have begun a process of sending recycled trash over to China, where locals attempt to turn it into something useful. But, as a side effect, it has started to create permanent damage to multiple ecosystems.
In light of both of these lectures, it is especially important for students to consider their own plastic footprint, especially during consumerist holidays like Halloween. Tia Carr, a junior
Halloween costume out of things you already have or thrift.” If more students operated under this mentality, not only would individual students’ carbon footprints
“In light of both of these lectures, it is especially important for students to consider their own plastic footprint, especially during consumerist holidays like Halloween.” international relations major, defended this position by stating that “students should be conscious about buying cheap Halloween costumes that you’re going to throw away. You can make a
be reduced, but it would add to the larger societal movement to normalize environmental awareness and strive for less consumerist solutions to the environmental crisis.
This doesn’t mean completely cutting down on all plastic usage or skipping your favorite spooky season activity. However, small changes, like reusing costumes or thrift shopping for them, baking Halloween-themed baked goods instead of eating individuallywrapped candy and making your own decorations out of reused material are good ways to be more sustainable while making the most out of Halloween.
To read more articles by Veronica Backer-Peral, go to LALoyolan.com/opinion. This is the opinion of Veronica Becker-Peral, a sophomore film and television production and history double major from Pasadena, California. Tweet comments @LALoyolan, or email editor@theloyolan.com.
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Indigenous students create union Borne out of Mauna Kea, ISU creates a space for Indigenous voices. Jordan Boaz
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This semester, several students teamed up to begin a new student organization: the Indigenous Student Union (ISU). The club started out of a desire to host a solidarity week supporting Mauna Kea, where plans to construct an 18-story telescope atop a volcano that is sacred to native Hawaiians have caused protests. While planning the solidarity events, ISU was born. Kaylene Loretto, a senior Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies major, is ISU’s community leader. She said that “the whole purpose of this organization is to really create a space that hasn’t been created before.” The group had noticed that LMU’s Ethnic and Intercultural Services did not provide an adequate space for Indigenous students, so they created their own. She believes that a group designed to support Indigenous students and raise awareness on campus regarding Indigenous issues is important.
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Indigenous Student Union was created to provide a safe space for Indigenous students. More information can be found on Instagram @isu.lmu
Others in the group agree. Kiana Liu, a freshman film and television production major, is ISU’s external relations leader. To her, the purpose of ISU is “to create a safe space for people who don’t fit into all the other culture clubs on campus.” She has found the support for ISU from other students and organizations on campus to be very uplifting thus far. “Seeing something like this happen makes me proud, as an Indigenous person,” Liu said. ISU’s fundraising leader, Quetzali Lopez, a freshman film and television production
major, finds having the club at LMU especially important. She said that “Indigenous people, not only on campus but throughout history and society, [have] been [extraordinarily] underrepresented.” ISU aims to lessen this underrepresentation by hosting events that raise awareness and by giving Indigenous students at LMU a space to have their voices heard. According to Loretto, ISU is important to campus specifically because LMU sits on native lands. She believes that LMU needs to do better at acknowledging
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the history of the space. “You can’t just put a quick little quote memorial and say everything’s fine. It’s not okay. I think LMU can do a way better job of honoring and acknowledging not only the native students on campus but also the Tongva peoples’ land we are living on.” With the creation of ISU, the group has begun taking steps in this direction. ISU now has more than ten members, according to Loretto. They are currently planning a few events, including one called My Culture Is Not Your Costume, where the group wil be tabling on Palm Walk on Oct. 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For this event, they will be collaborating with five other student organizations to teach others about cultural appropriation before Halloween. Furthermore, ISU’s Mauna Kea Solidarity Week will take place from Nov. 11 to Nov. 14. It will include films, panels, workshops, crafts, a solidarity march and plenty of Hawaiian food. According to Loretto, the goal of the week is “for people to be aware [of] what’s going on in Indigenous communities” and to stand in solidarity with Hawaiian natives.
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The new appropriation Hannon haunts in new ways Has political correctness gone too far? Or has it not gone far enough? Gabi Jeakle
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Halloween. The kick-off to the holiday season. But, like many seemingly good things, there is a dark underbelly to the occasion — cultural appropriation. Cultural appropriation has been a hot topic in the last decade or so. Suddenly, it seems what used to be pure, harmless fun is now seen as an attack. And maybe political correctness needs to span beyond the scope of just historically oppressed groups. Obviously, dressing like a person who has been the victim of unfounded prejudice for generations is wrong. But what about non-historically marginalized groups—groups that haven’t had it too bad, but still don’t like to be mocked? Junior Mark Whitman is leading the fight against the appropriation of what he refers to as the Historically Privileged. “Why is it that someone can get in trouble for wearing a headdress, but anyone is allowed to wear Vineyard Vines? My culture ... is not a costume,” said Whitman.
Iza Christopher experienced Whitman’s passion firsthand. “I once dressed as a neo-liberal podcaster. Mark asked me to leave the party. Then he tweeted a picture of me with the caption ‘judas’ and told me I was canceled.” “I went as a ghost. He told me to check my privilege” said a friend of Christopher. He has accused several groups of sophomore girls dressed as frat boys of committing “hate crimes” and was spotted telling a young girl dressed as an astronaut that she should “be mindful about the history of [her] costume.” Whitman knows his opinions are controversial, but says that he is not alone in his fight. “We are the silent majority. The recently oppressed. Sure, our ancestors may have been colonizers or just really passive about the terrible things that were not happening to them, but that doesn’t mean we deserve this kind of treatment.” Whitman does believe there is still space for fun and creativity. “You can still dress up. There are costumes that aren’t offensive. A tree, for example. Or the wind.” He is staying true to his morals and says he does not intend to stop any time soon. “I’m fighting so my kids can grow up in a world where they don’t have to feel ashamed to be privileged. That’s the American dream.”
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Starter packs for how to appropriate appropriaters can be purchased at most costume stores. Buy any main stream college look, from Chad to Stacey.
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Fiction is no longer distinguishable from reality, so non-fiction is the new scary. Some classic scary characters have had to change up their game.
In 2019, everything scary seems real. Hannon decided to make real things scary. Connor Rose
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In a last minute effort to bring new frights to our college campus, the minds behind The Haunting of Hannon had the event undergo drastic changes to its content. This change in theme came from the reaction to previous years’ events as not being scary enough. “This year, we wanted to really just go for it,” said Hal O. Ween, director of Haunting. “We really wanted to dig deep into the fears of college students and truly terrify them. And I think it went really well.” The reaction to the last minute changes were, for lack of a better word, spooky. Changes such as the addition of the Freshman Frights hall, terrified dozens and dozens of first-year students. The sound of blood-curdling screams could be heard from students passing by the festive library. “At the end of the hallway was a P-Safe officer,” said Jackelyn Tern, a freshman clearly shaken by his walk through the library. “Apparently they wrote me up
for alcohol consumption and now I have to write a letter to my parents explaining what happened. It’s terrifying.” Tern’s roommate later reported that the frightened student was muttering about P-Safe later that night while asleep. But not all frights are geared toward freshmen. Some may be frights students in any year can understand. One of these students learned this the hard way, earning himself a trip to the emergency room. “Yeah, so there was a man who came up to me while I was walking through,” S. Kelly-Ton, a senior marketing major, said. “He handed me some paperwork and said some accounting mumbo jumbo. Next thing I know, he’s chasing me around the library, saying I need to pay back the bank for loans I took out to get through college. On my way out, he just kept chanting, ‘DEBT!’ Honestly, I’ve never been more scared for me and my future’s safety and I just collapsed out of shock.” For many involved, this year’s Haunting of Hannon was a success. The producers of the event are hoping to continue this experience next year, promising to add even more down-to-earth frights. “I’m not going to say much,” said Ween when asked about future plans. “But, let’s just say we’re planning to involve babies next year.”
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Meditation and education at Yoga Day
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Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the University came together last Saturday to learn about yoga. Activities incuded Buddhist meditative writing practices, outdoor yoga and panel discussions. The annual event is put on by the LMU yoga studies master’s program and explores the many ways one can practice yoga. See page 10 for more coverage.
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At this year’s “60 Second Lectures,” five professors from various fields quickly answered the question “What holds us back?” before going into a Q&A. A common theme of the night was storytelling; in their 60 seconds, multiple professors mentioned the power of stories to shape ideas. The event was planned by the Los Angeles Loyolan and the University Honors Program.
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oga Day is hosted by LMU’s yoga studies master’s program as a place for new and old practitioners alike to meet and explore what yoga is and how they can apply it to their lives. The yoga studies program recruits skilled instructors from the L.A. community to educate participants. The event took place this past Saturday, Oct. 26, in University Hall between 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The day started off with a panel discussion and then proceeded with classes in the afternoon. This year’s Yoga Day had more of an academic focus as various presenters offered classes discussing the different philosophies of yoga, practicing yoga through writing and more. Cindy Turner, a graduate student in the art therapy program, said one of the reasons she attended was because she "wanted to dispel myths for myself.” To many, yoga seems more about stretching and flexibility than a type of Hindu philosophy. Turner described Yoga Day as “way better than going to the gym and taking a class,” since it was more focused on philosophy. One of the sessions, Write Effort: Creative Writing through a Buddhist Lens, focused on using yoga meditation to practice writing. The instructor, Noel Alumit, is a published writer and a Buddhist monk. He told everyone his Dharma name is Pu-An, which he said means everlasting peace, and his session reflected his namesake. The session exercised the mind using specific writing prompts, such as “what is a warrior?” or “describe a corpse.” The room was filled with many aspiring writers, published novelists and yogi. Overall, it was a calming experience engaging in yoga poses and the elements of story writing.
Brent Laffoon was one of the instructors for an afternoon session called Vairagya 2.0. The class was formatted as a discussion about non-attachment to Avidya, which Brent said means misapprehension. This class was one of many that focused on the theoretical and philosophical side of yoga. One of the prominent ideas Laffoon talked about was that “the mind can reach a state of yoga through practice and detachment.” Laffoon went in-depth discussing ways yoga can be incorporated into daily life and being mindful of one’s actions. Lastly, he explained that one should practice yoga daily, because “a shower on Monday won’t keep you clean on Friday.” Another guest attending Yoga Day, Chu Chen, described why she enjoyed the event so much. Chen felt that a lot of companies use yoga as a vehicle to make money instead of sincerely teaching yoga philosophy. She said that “there’s a lot of misinformation” in yoga classes. In comparison, she “really appreciate[s] free things like [Yoga Day] where I can just get information because I feel like it’s about community and having everything accessible to everybody.” Mari Stephens, another yoga practitioner, talked about what she learned about yoga and what it means to her. “Yoga means relaxation — it’s therapy, it’s flexibility, it’s taking time to stop and breathe and take stock of your surroundings.” Yoga Day has been a great annual event in gathering the community together to learn about and practice yoga. Moreover, the yoga community is very welcoming and open to all who are interested. Yoga Day is the place to discover a different philosophy and learn about yoga traditions, history and practice in a comfortable environment.
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Guests attend Kundalini Kriya, which is one of the Yoga Meditation & Mindfulness classes. Yoga Day allows attendees to explore different yoga practices.
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The theatre department hosts The Beatles-themed concert in memory of the late theatre arts student. Sammi Su
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n memory of Sam Wasson, the late theatre arts major, the Beatles for Sam (BTLS4SAM) concert is held on the northwest corner of Foley Building each year to remember his bright personality. The department also raises funds for The Sam Wasson Theatre Arts Scholarship, which was created in memory of Sam. BTLS4SAM began around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, and had over 35 acts performed by students, faculty and alumni from the theatre arts department this year. The Beatles are the main theme of the evening because of Wasson’s love for their music. However, the show has evolved beyond simply being about singing the music, as those involved have started to incorporate modern dance, aerial dancing and full-on band performances into the repertoire. Lauren “Lolly” Johansen Sheppard (‘08), a current graduate student in LMU’s MFA performance pedagogy program and a close friend of Wasson, recalled rehearsing for the show "The Laramie Project" with Sam. Johansen Sheppard recounts that they were traveling to Laramie, Wyoming to “investigate and research the play and our characters and
the town, and it was driving back that the [fatal] car accident happened.” They decided to dedicate a concert using The Beatles music for Wasson, because not only did he love the band, but a lot of The Beatles’ music had a positive and uplifting message and was characteristic of who Wasson was — always loving and caring for his peers, according to Johansen Sheppard. In memory of Wasson, The Sam Wasson Scholarship is “awarded to a student who demonstrates a humble profound talent, a generosity of self, a tolerance of others, exudes a vibrancy of spirit and shares a love of life,” according to Frank Jason Sheppard, the technical director of LMU’s theatre department. Recipients of this scholarship include Shannon O’Kane and Giselle Durand, both junior theatre arts majors who displayed characteristics befitting the award. Although the current generation will never know Wasson personally, BTLS4SAM preserves his legacy through an emotional display of love and support for all who are touched by the theatre department. As Johansen Sheppard commented, Wasson is best remembered for his “love and his big smile and … the best hugs.” Donations can be sent to The Sam Wasson Theatre Arts Scholarship: LMU, University Relations 1 LMU Drive, Suite 2800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 ATTN: The Sam Wasson Theatre Arts Scholarship.
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Students perform The Beatles music in the northwest corner of Foley Building. BTL4SAM has been hosted each year by the theatre department in memory of Sam Wasson, a student who was beloved by his peers during his time at LMU.
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At the beginning of the season, incoming freshman midfielder Sage Robledo arrived at Sullivan Field and officially joined the women’s soccer team for the squad’s 2019-2020 campaign. With her addition this past August, Sage became the second Robledo on the roster. The West Covina native joined her sister, junior forward Skylar Robledo, on the team. This year, Skylar entered her third season as a Lion, and has led a young team that rosters nine true freshmen, including the one she knows particularly well — her sister. “I definitely told her to come [to LMU]; I was not trying to push her away whatsoever,” said Skylar. “I told her that if she liked the school enough, [and] if she wanted to be here, that I would be more than happy to have her here because we get along well.” After graduating this past spring, Sage packed her bags for LMU, knowing that would mean joining her sister, who she has played with for years. “I loved the school and I loved the campus,” said Sage. “And obviously, having [Skylar] here
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Freshman midfielder Sage Robledo (left) and junior forward Skylar Robledo (right) bring a sisterhood bond to the women’s soccer team.
would be a big bonus, knowing that we got to play together in high school too.” The two were both born in Baldwin Park, California and grew up in West Covina, California, where they attended South Hills High School. The sisters played together on the school’s varsity soccer team. The two have played soccer with one another since they were children, and noted that because of the time playing
together they have developed notable on-field chemistry. “We know what the other person likes, we know how they like to play, and what they’re looking for,” said Skylar. “I think that we kind of have an unspoken chemistry and then just growing up and [playing] ... it’s been a lot of fun and so we know each other pretty well.” The two agreed they get along quite well, though admittedly there has been occasional
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tension, particularly at the beginning of this soccer season. “There’s only one aspect [where] I would say that there is tension, and it would be fitness tests, and just preparing for the year” said Skylar. “I got on her a lot prior to coming here because I wanted her to pass [the fitness test], and I wanted her to be able to play ... So there was some tension.” Sage agreed that this was the case. “I was super stubborn about it at first until I finally got here and realized I need to wake up,” said Sage. “I needed to ... put my head down and just run.” “I think for us, if we [are] to butt heads, it’s like, just really in the moment,” said Sage. “Neither of us holds a grudge if it’s not an actual fight. If we do [fight], we just give [each] other space to cool off and forget it the next day,” she said. “But we don’t butt heads too often, which is kind of surprising,” added Skylar. Outside of that, the sisters said they have enjoyed their time together as members of the same soccer team. “We try and do team bonding activities,” said Skylar. “We come a week before we start actual preseason and we have a week together where we’re just trying to do fun things just to build chemistry, get to know new people [and] build a good team culture.”
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The sisters noted that through their time spent together with the LMU team as well as the rest of the time they have spent together during college, the two have become closer as sisters, even just a few months into the school year. “I think that before getting here, we weren’t super close,” said Skylar, noting that while the two played on the same high school team, their club teams were separated due to age difference. “We were friends, obviously, [and] we got along well. But coming to college, it’s just different.” Off the field, the sisters spend a lot of time simply being with each other. “We’re really big homebodies,” said Skylar. “We love to binge watch shows,” added Sage. With the Lions’ 4-10-2 season coming to a close, the sisters will certainly rely on their chemistry and other teammates to try and improve their record for next season. “It’s a building season,” said Skylar. “We’re hoping to come back stronger next year.” Yet even despite their season woes, the sisters enjoy being with their teammates and playing side-by-side. “We like to be together when we can,” said Skylar. “We’ve created more of a friendship even than we’ve had before.
El Tráfico rivalry turns LA into soccer city Rossi Possi Nick Rossi
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his past Thursday night, Los Angeles was the center of attention in the world of American soccer. It was the night of the “El Tráfico” rivalry between the Los Angles Football Club (LAFC) and the Los Angeles Galaxy. Not only was it a game between bitter rivals, but it was also a single elimination playoff game with both teams battling for a spot in Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Western Conference Finals. By the time the dust settled in downtown L.A., LAFC emerged victorious in a thrilling match that finished 5-3 in favor of the home team. LAFC got off to a hot start with their captain and MLS’s MVP Carlos Vela putting two past Galaxy keeper David Bingham in the first half. The Galaxy responded well, scoring a double of their own through attackers Cristian Pavón and Zlatan Ibrahimović, tying the game at two apiece. In the latter stages of the match, LAFC took control of proceedings, notching their goal tally to five and leaving the Galaxy’s season dead and buried. Although the result of last week’s playoff game was important to both teams, the real significance of this rivalry fixture comes from what it means to play soccer in the city of Los Angeles. When I got out of my car Thursday night upon arriving home, I heard a commotion coming from my neighbor’s
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El Tráfico has breathed life into the L.A. soccer scene. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (right) has been a large part of the rivalry’s explosion in notoriety.
living room. He was yelling “finish that” and jumping in anticipation. I checked my phone: Diego Rossi had just scored against the Galaxy, putting LAFC up 3-2 in the 66th minute. As a fan of the Galaxy, I was obviously disappointed. But as a fan of soccer in our city, I was ecstatic. Passion for the beautiful game like my neighbor’s is becoming increasingly common in Los Angeles. The rivalry between the Galaxy and LAFC has served as the catalyst for this explosion of interest and attention.
The rivalry between the two has only existed for two seasons, but has already given us plenty of classic games and iconic moments. Before a ball was even kicked between the two teams, El Tráfico’s first rendition in March 2018 was highly anticipated. It more than lived up to the hype. With the Galaxy trailing 3-0, Ibrahimović rose off the bench to score two goals and fuel a famous comeback which ended in a 4-3 Galaxy win. This first edition of the rivalry made headlines
and set the tone for all the ensuing meetings between the two L.A.based clubs. The rivalry first garnered attention out of curiosity. Now, people tune in because of the drama on display whenever these teams meet. In soccer, where it can be easy for big games to fall flat, LAFC and the Galaxy have always delivered on their promises of entertainment. The two clubs’ leading men, Vela and Ibrahimović, have each scored nine goals in the six matches between the two clubs. The two teams, on average, combine to score five total match goals each time they face off. Each time these two meet, we get high scoring back and forth games that feature the talents of the two biggest names in MLS. El Tráfico is the undisputed premiere fixture in MLS. In terms of ratings, it draws some of the best numbers in MLS. The aura surrounding the game is unparalleled in American club soccer. It has the two biggest stars in MLS in Vela and Ibrahimović. It creates a media buzz that no other game can replicate. The passion from both sets of fans is electric. Its setting in Los Angeles leads it to attract national attention. All around, it just feels like a big game — no matter the context. All of this, yet the rivalry is still in its infancy. This game has already done so much for soccer saliency in Los Angeles. It is exciting to think what it may do going forward. This is the opinion of Nick Rossi, a junior AIMS major from Orange, CA. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email comments to mthomas@theloyolan.com.
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Student organization spreads love of soccer On-campus club blends LAFC and LMU soccer fandom with community service work. Alex Hutton
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When Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) plays home games at Banc of California Stadium, it’s hard to miss The 3252, the team’s official supporters section. They lead cheers, wave flags, pound drums and jump around, doing as much as they can to show support. LMU soccer may not draw that level of fandom, but the Black and Gold Lions are trying to change that. “Our focus has been showing support and passion for the sport at the men’s and women’s soccer games,” senior marketing major and club President Eduardo Pablin said. “We’re out there with the drums, we’re out there with the pyro smoke ... a lot of players have given us feedback and told us that they really appreciate what we do for the team.” Black and Gold Lions is LMU’s official LAFC support group and a club for soccer fans in general. In addition to being the current president, Pablin is one of the club’s founders. In high school, he took part in a program that offered soccer clinics to elementary and middle school kids in the Los Angeles area. He wanted to continue this in college and create a club which used soccer to create change at LMU and throughout Southern California. Because he knew some LAFC employees, he decided to
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Members of Black and Gold Lions visit LAFC headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. The club encourages soccer fandom in a variety of ways throughout Southern California.
start an LAFC supporters group and use his LAFC contacts as a liaison for the community work. One of the first steps for Pablin was to attract new members. He brought LAFC’s community outreach and marketing teams to campus to help him draw students to the club. “We gave out LAFC posters, we gave out LAFC stickers, we had our Black and Gold Lions banner up,” Pablin recalled. “A lot of people got hooked and that’s how we got a lot of momentum.” The club puts an emphasis on recruiting students who are passionate about soccer and it proved to be an effective way to bring in new members. Upon transferring to LMU, junior international relations major Sebastian Olarte wanted to get involved on campus. He came across Black and Gold Lions online and loved the concept. “I
realized that they were this [passionate soccer] fan club,” he said. “I’m like, ‘Oh, I can align with that.’” “I played soccer my whole life and I used to be [a San Jose] Earthquakes fan,” added senior marketing major Isabel Gonzalez, who serves as the club’s creative director. “That’s what really drew me to the club, is that everybody had that same passion for soccer.” The club members spend a lot of time spreading passion to students, but they are also proud of the work they do with children. They host clinics where they bring underprivileged elementary and middle school kids to the Bluff and collaborate with the men’s and women’s teams to provide soccer instruction. “For many of [the kids], it’s the first time they’ve stepped on a college campus,” Pablin said. “A lot of them want to play professionally, so having
[college players] as a resource for them at a young age, especially coming from a low-resource community, is crucial.” In addition to the community aspect, the clinics garner support for LMU soccer and LAFC, although garnering support for LAFC isn’t a challenge right now given the team’s play. Led by forward Carlos Vela, who set an MLS record by scoring 34 goals this season, LAFC earned 72 points to post the best regular season in MLS history. After winning their first playoff game by beating crosstown rival Los Angeles Galaxy for the first time ever, they advanced to the Western Conference Finals. They were eliminated by the Seattle Sounders Tuesday night, but Black and Gold Lions members are excited about LAFC’s success and understand the social and familial aspects of soccer. “[LAFC is] a community that is very open and brings everyone together,” Pablin said. “Because the club itself is that way, the [players] look like brothers playing on the field.” Many club members have sat with The 3252 and taken part in the fandom of LAFC games. Now they want to experience it not just at Banc of California Stadium, but throughout Los Angeles. “The goal of [The 3252] is to spread the passion of the sport to each and every one of our communities,” Pablin said. “We are definitely trying to recreate that. Not on purpose, but because that’s our vision ... it’s just happening naturally.”
Hockey team motivated after Century Cup sweep The club, after sweeping USC to recapture the Century Cup, look to continue their strong start. Miles Thomas Sports Editor @LALoyolan
The LMU club ice hockey team (63-1 overall) have set high goals and expectations for themselves this season as they look to improve on their best season in school history, according to team General Manager Tyler Zoeller ('08). Last year, the team finished 20-7-2. Recently, the team notably swept in-state rival USC in the Century Cup, a best two out of three season matchup between LMU and USC. The Lions won both games, winning the first game in September with a score of 7-3 and the second most recent matchup on Thursday, which ended in an 11-6 victory for the Lions. The hockey team this season features sophomore forward Brian Clem and junior forward Justin Hertz as the leading scorers thus far, with nine goals scored each. In addition, sophomore forwards Austin Billings and Ryan Hirai lead the team in assists with Billings assisting on nine goals and Hirai assisting on eight. Winning the Century Cup was one of the many season goals the Lions set for themselves this season.
Junior forward Eric Anderson, one of the captains for the team, saw this matchup and winning back the Cup as an objective the team was focused on coming into the season. “It was a goal we set for ourselves early on in the season — to sweep USC and bring the Century Cup back where it belongs,” said Anderson. The team’s other goals are to improve on their success from last season, win their conference and make it to regionals this year. Zoeller explains how the team, despite their success last year, is pushing hard to improve and ensure that they reach their goals. “We wanted to have a really good year ... it is our 15th year as a team on campus ... We had a very good, young team last year and we went 20-7 last year—which is our best record ever— but we didn’t play a tough enough schedule," said Zoeller. “We’re playing a very tough schedule this year and looking to make our way back to the regional tournament.” The Lions have taken the challenge of achieving these goals and put them into action, putting in the time and dedication to achieve success. Anderson sees value in the emphasis on continuing to build on the success they have shared this season. “I think it comes down to work ethic and being a tight-knit group of guys.
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The LMU club ice hockey team looks on before a match. The team has started the year with a 6-3-1 overall record including defeating USC twice for the Century Cup.
We all show up and put in 100%, which has also led to the success we have,” said Anderson. When talking about the identity of the team, junior forward Robby McClellan, the other team captain, brought up the themes the team has gone by and described what shapes and defines this particular LMU hockey team. “Relentless. That’s one thing we [use to] describe ourselves and use as our identities. We’re just never going to give up, no matter what circumstances we’re in,” said McClellan. McClellan knows too that there are still many more games in the season
left to be played and that the team can still play better and reach their ceiling. “There’s a lot of excitement around this team. We started pretty hot [and] we want to continue that going further into the year,” said McClellan. “I feel like this team is going to be something special.” The ice hockey team will look to continue their strong start to their season when they take on UC Santa Barbara on the road at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. The Lions play their home games at the Skating Edge Ice Arena in Harbor City, California.