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On Saturday, Oct. 31, LMU was informed of a sexual assault offcampus.

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A female LMU student was reportedly sexually assaulted early Saturday morning at a non-specified location but within walking distance of campus, according to an LMU safety advisory email sent at 4:47 p.m on Oct. 31.

According to the email, a third party reported the information to the LMU Department of Public Safety (DPS) at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was notified and, according to DPS Chief Hampton Cantrell, has taken the primary lead in the ongoing investigation of this case.

When contacted, LAPD stated that they currently have no comment regarding the investigation; this is related to confidentiality for the victim.

As more relevant information becomes available, DPS will notify the community with a second safety advisory email.

The report also mentioned that there would be extra LAPD patrols in the Westchester neighborhood for Halloween.

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Greek Week festivities concluded with the annual flag football tournament. Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon were crowned football champions. Pictured, Pi Phi’s Alyssa Desmond, a junior finance major, carries the ball downfield. Once the football tournament was over, the team comprised of Delta Zeta, Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Gamma Rho were named the winners of Greek Week after participating in a week full of service and competition. Check out the all-star graphic on Page 19.

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Organizations aim to feed the hungry with annual Hunger Awareness Week Student groups are holding events this week to educate LMU about hunger issues.

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Sophomore film production major Kashi Hall and senior finance major Alex Factor gathered in the U-Hall atrium this past Sunday, Nov. 1, for the Feed My Starving Children Food Packing Event. This event was part of the annual Hunger Awareness Week, which is hosting various events this week, such as a Hunger Banquet and a Hunger Panel.

LMU’s Sursum Corda, Oxfam, Pi Beta Phi, Beta Theta Pi, ECO Students and Thinking With have come together this week to present Hunger Awareness Week 2015 — a week dedicated to informing students about issues surrounding the distribution of food.

Nonprofit organization Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), is committed to feeding children who are hungry in both body and spirit. Children and adults hand-pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished children, shipping the meals around the world to countries in need of immediate food relief. FMSC meals have reached nearly 70 countries around the world.

Junior biology major Emily Simso explained that one goal of Hunger Awareness Week is to “bring together a lot of different students from around

campus including [members of] Greek life, service organizations [and] anyone who wants to be involved.”

The event kicked off in the early morning of Sunday Nov. 1, when the first annual Feed My Starving Children Food Packing Event began. Students enthusiastically filled the first-floor atrium in University Hall to pack as many meals as possible. Senior film production major Austin Bruns, a member of Magis, explained his connection with Sursum Corda and his original desire to support their cause.

“I really didn’t know anything about it until I got here,” he continued, “but I learned more about it and I thought ‘this is really powerful.’ I can see myself doing more of this in the future.”

The event was the kick-off event for Hunger Awareness Week, which aims to provide awareness to the LMU community. Over 75,000 meals were packed with the help of around 400 volunteers. Volunteers came from LMU, as well as neighborhoods off campus, integrating LMU further into the community.

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came to the event because they heard about it from numerous sources.

One man from Bakersfield, about a two-hour drive from LMU, heard about the event through the radio and was able to create his own fundraiser, raising over $300 for FMSC. Along with working towards ending hunger beyond the awareness week itself, said Simso, “We’ll be looking at more specific issues and how that fits into the context of our direct service on Sunday.”

On Monday Nov. 2, an Awareness Palm Walk Event took place to inform students, as well as jumpstart the canned food drive running throughout November.

Junior biochemistry major Grace Johnson explained the importance of the Palm Walk Event to begin the week.

“Our hope is to drum up support and attendance at our other events, namely the documentary screening, the hunger banquet and the hunger panel,” Johnson said. “We are trying to let people know that this is happening to spread awareness”.

Students surrounded Palm Walk, held signs and shared facts and statistics about hunger and starvation.

Junior political science major and member of Delta Sigma Phi Calvin Yi explained the connection between Greek Life

and Sursum Corda and their shared support for each other’s philanthropic events.

He said, “I think this is a really great opportunity not only for our members to branch out and see what else they can do for L.A. and the rest of the world, but also for other people to realize this isn’t only a service organization event, it’s open to anyone and everyone can make a difference.”

On Tuesday, Nov. 3, the documentary “A Place at the Table” was screened at The Living Room. The documentary highlighted hunger in America and showed the intersectionality of hunger with other social justice issues.

Tonight there will be a Hunger Banquet in Saint Rob’s Auditorium from 5-6:30 p.m.

The banquet, hosted by the Center for Service and Action, shows how food is distributed around the world.

Thursday, Nov. 5, there will be a Hunger Panel in Seaver 100 starting at 8:00 p.m. The panel will feature speakers from Urban Ecology, Sodexo, Oxfam and Fair Trade LA. The week will conclude in the Lair with the Lair Food Waste Event from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Students who missed the FMSC packing event on Sunday can attend other events or make donations to the organization through www.fmsc.org.

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Students from organizations like Sursum Corda, Oxfam, Pi Beta Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Sigma Phi, ECO Students and Thinking With came together to pack 75,000 meals for the Feed My Starving Children Food Packing Event.

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caution and safety,” the LMU safety advisory email said, including tips listed in the graphic below.

According to LMU Campus Awareness Resource Education Services (LMU CARES), if you have

In this issue, EditorThis issue, Managing in-Chief Ali Swenson Nina satEditor downDan withRaffety sits down with Head the writer Revoyr, Coach Max Good, of the 2015-2016 head coach of the LMU Common Book LMU’s men’s basketball “Southland.” team to talk about the upcoming season.

been the victim of sexual assault or interpersonal misconduct, “do not blame yourself and do not be afraid to ask for help. Only you can decide the best course of action for yourself.” Through LMU CARES, one can file a complaint with LMU or file a criminal report confidentially and privately. For

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The narratives in your book are picked from several eras within history. Why did you make the editorial choice to skip between time periods in your book?

Most of the story takes place in 1994, but Jackie and James — the two main characters — are seeking information from the past.

They dig into the lives of Jackie’s grandfather, James’s cousin and others, and it quickly became clear to me that we needed to see those people, see their stories as they happened, rather than experiencing them through the filter of someone else’s retelling.

Jackie and James couldn’t have been there when Frank Sakai — Jackie’s grandfather — was young; or during the events of World War II or Watts. I wrote chapters set in those eras so that readers could feel the immediacy of Frank’s, and others’, experiences.

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How do themes and events in the Common Book relate to your own life story?

The Crenshaw neighborhood described in “Southland” was similar in spirit to the place where I spent my formative years. I grew up in a multiracial, economically mixed part of L.A. that was African-American, Asian-American, Latino and white. Such a mixture of people seemed totally natural, unremarkable and it wasn’t until I left California for college that I realized how unusual it was.

"If possible do not walk alone at night. Any time you feel unsafe while roaming about campus, call DPS for an escort at 310-338-2893 or 222 from a campus phone."

"Always remain alert and aware of your surroundings. Scan parking lots, sidewalks and streets for suspicious persons and activity. Look confident and purposeful when you walk."

"Don’t accept drinks from other people, and open drink containers yourself. Be aware of what you are drinking; do not drink from large open containers, like punch bowls. Keep your drink with you at all times. Cover it with your hand when you are not drinking it to prevent somebody from pouring or dropping in other contents."

"If you feel like the effect of the alcohol you are consuming is stronger than usual, stop drinking and get help right away. Designate a sober friend when you are drinking.

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One of the things I love about the Crenshaw area, and that I tried to capture in this book, is that people, despite their differences, are able to see themselves as part of a larger whole. Right now, we are having a hard time as a country feeling like we are actually one people. There are such divisions on issues of race, class, gender, sexuality, police-community relations, you name it. It is so easy to draw hard lines and not communicate across them — not to see the humanity and complexity of the person who has a different background or opinion than you. I hope that reading and discussing my book gives people the opportunity to talk about different perspectives, and to try and see things from other people’s points of view.

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As a busy student, I know my leisure reading has been cut significantly since I came to college. Why do you think it’s important for college students to read for leisure?

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I don’t know if I have a single favorite, but if I were stranded on a desert island and could only take a few books, they would include Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” Emily Dickinson’s poems, a collection of James Baldwin’s essays and Norman Maclean’s “A River Runs Through It.”

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This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

If anyone has information related to the incident, please call DPS at 310-338-2893, or LAPD Pacific Division at 310-482-6334.

In the LMU Safety Advisory Email, the Department of Public Safety provided the following tips for students to stay safe:

Do you have a favorite book of all time? If so, what is it and why?

Many events in your book resonate with issues in America and in Los Angeles today. How can reflecting on those events help us address what we face now?

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A book, in the words of children’s author Christopher Myers, is both a mirror and a bridge. It can reflect and validate your own experience, or it can expose you to a world you might not otherwise encounter. Reading helps you to see the world from other people’s points of view, and that’s critical, I think, in helping to develop empathy and understanding as we negotiate all the difficult issues in our current world. Plus, it’s fun.

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Award-winning debate program argues their way to multiple tournaments abroad

The debate program has experienced several victories during this season so far.

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LMU’s Debate Team is off to England for the Oxford and Cambridge Debate Tournaments after enjoying several successes in various competitions and tournaments in the States this past semester. The season started off with a win for debate partners senior economics major Michael Dewey and senior political science major Michael Himes at the U.S. Open in the Claremont Colleges and will conclude with the U.S. National Championship next April at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Fellow debaters senior communication studies major Brittany Rosario-Gregory and senior political science major Landon Wike advanced to the semi-finals of the same U.S. Open Championship. The debate team also recently competed in the Hart House Debate Championship, North America’s largest international debate tournament, held at the University of Toronto on Oct. 16-18. LMU’s debate team joined the mix of 200 students who hailed from 50 different universities including Yale University, Harvard University, Cornell University and University of Southern California, among others.

Graduate students Taylor Blackburn and Jon Haderlein finished as the 2nd place team, losing to McGill University in the final round. Dewey and Himes missed advancing to the quarterfinals by one point. The team of Blackburn and Haderlein took 2nd and 4th place awards, respectively, as individual speakers.

“It was disappointing to lose in the finals, but placing as the top team from the U.S. is a nice consolation prize,” said Thomas Dowd, director of the debate program.

Himes remarked upon his experience at the tournament as “incredible” and considered it a great start to his and Dewey’s partnership, as they prepare to attend November’s Oxford InterVarsity Debating Competition in Oxford, U.K. Himes went on to describe how each round unfolds. A topic is presented 15 minutes beforehand, and positions for or against the topic are randomly assigned between four teams of two. The debaters are consequently armed only with their prior knowledge and evidence of the determined topic, which can be anything from gender issues to international relations, according to Himes. Judges award points to each team for their persuasiveness to the common voter, then rank the debate from first place, worth three total-earned points, to fourth place, which is worth zero points.

The schedule at Nationals was grueling, Himes said of their eight debates preceding just the semi-finals. He and Dewey, how-

ever, placed first all but twice, gaining 28 out of 30 possible points. “I swear, we were robbed,” Himes said.

Himes emphasized how fortunate he and Dewey were to work alongside their teammates Blackburn and Haderlein who, according to Himes, “are internationally recognized as some of the best debaters in the world and they certainly put [them] through our paces.”

With each country’s tournament promoting a different debate culture and thus varying values for certain stylistic approaches to debating, their team plans to combine continuous practice and their collaborative efforts in preparation for the wide-scale World Universities Debate Championship in Greece later this winter, in which adaptability to the judges’ preferences is the key.

At the end of the day for Himes, debate is an opportunity to teach, which is what he ultimately loves doing.

“The other side isn’t full of bad people; they just don’t know the whole picture yet,” said Himes.

“Having that philosophy keeps me from making the debate too personal and missing the strategy that you need to have to win.”

Sodexo rolls out new student meal options Sodexo is introducing a food truck to campus, which will offer a variety of food options.

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Your next meal on campus might not be at the Lair. Instead, it could be on wheels.

“The Hungry Lion” started as a brainstorm of ideas and later became a reality. The goal of the project was to capture the concept of LMU’s school spirit while ensuring that students knew they could come hungry and leave with an extra boost of Lion pride.

LMU’s new food truck will be spotted in the next few weeks at nine different locations on campus, with the hope that wherever students go, they will be likely to come across the meal truck.

There will be a diverse menu that visits approximately two or three different locations daily.

The truck will also be available at major LMU home games to promote Lion pride, provide additional concession options and improve student attendance.

Laura Kissinger, marketing manager of LMU Hospitality by Sodexo and creator of the menu and graphics for the truck,

planned a variety of food options.

“Our rotating menu allows for maximum variety. Our menu will reflect popular food trends, local food trucks and classic college staples,” said Kissinger.

Following up from that statement, some examples of the food options will be avocado mac and cheese bowls, carne asada street tacos, ice cream sandwiches, boneless chicken wings, and Hawaiian pork. They will also offer a vegetarian and vegan item on each daily menu.

Students on campus often face a struggle of deciding where to eat, when and what options are available to them. Sodexo and LMU hospitality have recognized this to be an ongoing battle between students and food options, inspiring them to branch out and bring a touch of creativity to student meal plans.

Freshman communication studies major Elizabeth Martorano is excited for another food option to come to campus and feels that there will be a positive outcome to this addition to LMU. “I think the Hungry Lion will bring a change in food variety on campus and will give people an extra reason to go to games and engage in school spirit,” Martorano said. “I’m excited about the Hawaiian serving option, but I would really like to see frozen yogurt added to the menu at

some point.”

Wassim Boustani, director of operations and project manager for LMU’s Hungry Lion, said,

“We were inspired by having our own Hungry Lion food truck for the spirit of LMU.” The Hungry Lion has its own

Twitter account, @hungryliontruck, and LMU Dining will post truck locations on Instagram.

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“The Hungry Lion” is Sodexo’s newest addition to LMU. The truck will offer foods such as ice cream sandwiches, avocado mac and cheese bowls, Hawaiian pork and cabbage, carne asada and grilled vegetable street tacos.

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Interested in Grad School?

Here is what you should know: Career and Professional Development's fall Graduate Fair showcased more than 75 different graduate and professional programs. Four representatives from these various programs provided input on what undergrads should know when it comes to education beyond LMU. Sarah Esquivel, University of Southern California, Price School of Public Policy: "When it comes to graduate school, I think it's really important to know what you're interested in and really what you want to do and to do as much research as possible. It's really important to visit the school that you're thinking of applying to and to really see if it's a good fit for you."

"We're looking for a student that academically is really going to succeed at the graduate level, but also is very committed to the field that they want to enter [into] and have a real passion for making a difference."

Burt Alvaro Slusher, UC Irvine: "Definitely attend events like this just to get information from different school representatives because sometimes they'll tell you information that's not available through the website or on printed material. If there's a question that you have specifically about a program, there's no one specific answer for each person, so I think it really helps to meet one-on-one. It will help you meet schools and get a feel for them as well. I think that's a big positive of these graduate school fairs — a lot of students don't have the chance to visit all of these universities, so these give you the chance to get a little taste of it."

Allura Davis, Claremont School of Theology: "My advice is to do your research. There are so many graduate schools and professional schools and different routes you can take, so the more research you do, the better you're going to know where you should go. For example, you may not know that some schools are not accredited or you may not know that in the long-term, that school may not have the networks you're looking for."

Kiana Smith, Golden Gate University, School of Law: "I would say just to collect all the information from different schools that they may be interested in. Also [students] should kind of think about how they see their future. Depending on how they see their future, that's how they should start preparing. “A lot of people don't know if they want to go to law school or grad school, or just start working in the work field. So, I think just going to different schools and fairs and talking to people and asking how it is in school and what their life is like after, it will help determine if that's something that they want to do."

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merican universities have long been political views in the classroom. a haven for freedom of expression.

Backlash against free speech is to be expected, Since the Free Speech Movement at especially because the law applies equally Berkeley in the 1960s, college campuses have to everyone. This inevitably protects the been a safe place for wild ideas to take root, expression of ideas outside the mainstream: grow and flourish. ideas that make us uncomfortable, hurt or However, the tides angry. are changing across the It is particularly “The tides are changing country when it comes important that students to free expression on across the country when it be on the forefront of campuses. comes to free expression fighting for free speech.

For the last few months, As we pursue learning and on campuses.” the Regents of the personal development, University of California it is absolutely crucial we system have been debating are allowed the freedom to whether to adopt a revised policy regarding explore and formulate a wide range of ideas. the definition of intolerance. The new policy, It appears as though some students, from which emerged after complaints over pro- the UCs to Yale, would rather be protected Palestine groups, would enforce limits on from others’ opinions than be challenged “unwelcome conduct,” including the broad by them. Such preferences are juvenile and use of “language reflecting stereotypes or unfortunate. prejudice.”

We believe that everyone has the On the other coast, a recent poll at Yale fundamental right to express their thoughts, University revealed over half of its student even if those views are dangerous, offensive population favors or hateful.

Robust restricting free speech on dialogue and intellectual campus. Many students — not the “It is particularly important competition expressed a desire for a code silencing of those deemed that students be on the against hate speech, and wrong from the outset — is forefront of fighting for free the only way the best ideas even more said professors should be required to warn will triumph. speech.” students before discussing Our universities, and the discomforting topics. safe environments they The nationwide provide for expression of assault on free speech has even crept into all kinds, have long been one of the United the presidential race. Retired surgeon Ben States’ crown jewels. If they are to stay that Carson, who is competing for the Republican way — and for the sake of ourselves and future nomination, has said he would use the generations, they must — we need to fight Department of Education to make sure against even the most subtle attacks on free professors do not express any “extreme” speech.

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f there is one thing at LMU you can always depend on, it’s this: If you walk across campus you will see more people on their phones than looking up. It doesn’t matter if you’re studying in William H. Hannon Library, eating in Roski Dining Hall or walking down Almuni Mall; a cell phone in a Lion’s hand is as natural as a mane on a lion’s head.

But in the past week, something has become just as ubiquitous: yellow diamonds taped on the ground throughout campus that read #getmeoff2015.

They are strategically placed at the eye level of a person looking down at his or her phone screen and have caught the attention of many.

According to senior marketing major Vanessa Sigman, the M-School was given the task to “identify a social issue and create some sort of social media activation to impact 100 people.” To do so, M-School students placed the diamonds in populated areas on campus, like on the way to U-Hall and on the Bluff. Sigman said, “My group identified the issue of text neck — the problem of everyone walking around with their faces

buried in their phones rather than up and available to interact with other students.”

There are so many great qualities about our generation: we are adventurous, curious, accepting and intelligent. So why do we waste so much time on our phones? Everyone is guilty of it and, to an extent, that is OK. Technology brings a lot of great things to our world and the way we live in it. The problem comes only when we allow screens to become more important than face-to-face interaction.

Yes, there are a lot of great things contained in those small rectangles. They can put in your hand a conversation with your mother, a picture of an old friend who now lives across the country and a screenshot of your daily schedule. But there are just certain things that can’t be confined within a glass screen, such as new friends, inspiring professors or breathtaking views.

It is good to have these mock street sign reminders to put down the phone every once in a while and soak up the world around us. If you keep your eyes peeled on campus, you will definitely find at least one of the yellow diamonds.

Freshman biochemistry major Kate Menefee shared a different opinion of the signs. “I think they’re distracting,” she said. “They’re really vague and poorly worded. If you want to actually change what people are

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Marketing students encourage peers to get off their phones. doing, I think there’s a different way to do it.”

Whether the diamonds are changing the lives of every person who walks by them, they do symbolize an important movement. As Sigman said, “We really just want people to notice how much they are on their phone in social situations.

When you are walking around campus, we realize that everyone has emails, texts or phone calls to attend to, but the sheer amount of time we spend meaninglessly scrolling through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

is mind-blowing.”

This project encourages everyone to truly engage in the real world. It is definitely acceptable to set aside time to catch up on your social media accounts and to catch up with everyone back home. In fact, it’s healthy to do so. But it’s also important to put your phone in your pocket every once in a while and breathe in all the wonderful chaos around us.

This is the opinion of Olivia Round, a freshman communication studies and Spanish double major from Missoula, Montana. Email comments to jjones@theloyolan.com.

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Does LMU CARES make students care?

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ince last year, freshmen at LMU have been asked to “Live the Lion’s Code” by the LMU CARES program’s campaign. The program, an acronym for LMU Campus Awareness Resource Education Services, provides information about campus resources available to students affected by sexual and interpersonal misconduct, and educates the community about preventative measures.

This semester, LMU CARES is introducing a new seminar about bystander intervention called Step Up and Step In, in hopes that the seminars are effective. However, a sexual assault reported near campus on the morning of Oct. 31 makes me worry the new program may not be doing enough. Beyond the mantras of not putting your drink down at a party or never leaving a party alone, I’m not sure that students are actually gaining much.

Through seminars for student groups, LMU CARES essentially promotes the Lion’s Code, which “affirms the ethics and values that are central and unique to LMU, setting a standard for behavior for students during their years at LMU and beyond,” according to the student affairs website.

Some LMU students do find the LMU CARES program to be helpful. Marisa McCarthy, a sophomore political science major and member of Delta Gamma, said she found the seminar was useful and fun to do as a chapter.

To other students, the presentations felt artificial at

best, and some students have lost interest.

“The content is stuff we’ve been told since middle school. Hearing it over and over again doesn’t make it effective,” said Gianna Bauch, a sophomore dance major in Alpha Phi. She’s right — many students have been told the facts stated in the program before, in high school or even earlier. We, as a generation, have been inundated with the idea that going out can be dangerous.

The constant reminders about the risk of these factors make the conversation mundane.

“What comes in one ear sometimes just goes out the other,” said Bauch. “I know it’s important, but the classes don’t stick.”

The issue of sexual misconduct on campus is clearly important. So is understanding the importance of bystander intervention. It is fantastic that LMU puts such an emphasis on these topics, but we must also realistically observe and critically analyze the impact of the programs currently in place before we simply require more mandatory lectures. While LMU students are lucky to have a program like the one CARES provides, we as a student body are allowed to ask for more.

Briana Maturi, the special assistant to the senior vice president of Student Affairs, runs the program, and wants it to fit the needs of the student body. The seminars are updated frequently in order to address the constant influx of new situations. A program shown in the spring might be very different from one that is shown the following fall term.

“The response has been overwhelmingly positive. It’s a real conversation that’s not canned and not lectured. … If it doesn’t meet what you guys are grappling

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New LMU CARES programming makes us question the effectiveness of mandatory lectures to educate students and ways to improve them. with, then what’s the point,” Maturi said. The conversations will continue until cases of sexual misconduct are no longer in LMU’s student experience, she said.

In light of another sexual assault notice, will an addition to the program, yet another seminar, be enough to prevent incidences of sexual assault and violence? The original program was a lengthy 90 minutes of slides and fictional situations that attempt to appear relatable, featuring binge drinking, drug use and modern-day slang.

In order to make the program stronger, perhaps Step Up and Step In could bring in survivors of sexual assault who want to share their stories. This would show the actual effect of what LMU CARES is trying to bring to light.

Testimonies are powerful and give a face to the anonymous incidents we so often hear about.

Or, maybe the solution is integrating the seminars into the curriculum. The seminars are inconvenient and take up students’ time outside of class. Bringing them into the classroom would cast a wider net and fit better into student schedules.

While the response has been positive, there are still acts of sexual assault and violence occurring in our community. This conversation can’t stop at our current programming.

A class integrated with LMU CARES would allow the dialogue to grow beyond one or two presentations; sexual misconduct is not an issue that can be covered in 90 minutes. It would allow for the topic to ebb and flow as new issues, perspectives and experiences come to light. It would allow for a more diverse and complex discussion of what it means to be a bystander,

what it means to give consent and what it means to be an educated member of the LMU community.

In the same way that rhetorical arts classes educate students on the importance of rhetoric, maybe a class could allow students to feel comfortable getting knowledge and asking questions. A seminar class similar to or integrated with the First Year Seminar (FYS) would give students the opportunity to ask questions and open the conversation with a more diverse group of students, instead of the same people in their organizations.

LMU CARES is an important complement to a student’s education, but the program must continue improving to better serve the LMU community.

This is the opinion of Julia Marzovilla, a sophomore English major from New York, New York. Email comments to jjones@theloyolan.com.

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n a perfect world no one would drink alcohol before reaching the minimum age requirement, and those who are of age would drink responsibly. This is not what has historically occurred on college campuses across the country; however, alcohol consumption is something that needs to be realistically evaluated in any college environment, especially when it comes to a university’s policies.

According to LMU’s updated Off-Campus Events with Alcohol and Provided Transportation Policy, “Alcohol is not permitted at overnight off-campus events.” This is an update from a previous policy that formerly allowed alcohol at overnight off-campus events, making it available for students over 21. According to Assistant Director for Student Leadership & Development of Greek life Alexandra Froehlich, the change was made before the start of the academic year in order to take effect for the current school year.

This primarily affects LMU’s fraternities, which typically have overnight off-campus events during the spring for their formals.

According to Froehlich, the policy was changed as a result of incidents that have occurred both locally and nationally. “The policy hopes to support the health and safety of all community members and minimize both reputational and actual risk associated with overnight offcampus events with alcohol to the University, local and national organizations,” Froehlich said.

With so much negative media coverage of Greek life nationally, a change in policy involving alcohol is not surprising. “This is a very reformative period for Greek life across the nation, and LMU is no exception,” said recording arts and management double major and president of Sigma Chi Peter Schrupp.

While reform is necessary, this change in policy will not undo the culture of binge drinking that is embedded in universities

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The transition away from today’s drinking culture will only come from a chain of responsible decisions made by individuals, not just a new set of rules. across the country. Students will probably still pregame and drink irresponsibly, if alcohol is available at an event or not.

If anything, permitting alcohol at an event might actually deter students from drinking too much before attending the event, a common occurrence when people are aware that alcohol will not be available at an event.

Nevertheless, the real change comes from individuals making the decision to be responsible out of respect for themselves and the organizations they represent.

“Alcohol consumption is something that needs to be realistically evaluated in any college environment.”

“These changes to said. “Our set in its

are very difficult adjust to,” Schrupp culture has become way, and it would

be naive to think that every general member will make the transition without any backlash.

If anything, I believe this just causes a lot more work for executive board members and risk management.”

While no one intends to create a poor image for their organization by drinking too much and displaying inappropriate behavior, the presence of alcohol creates an environment where these things unfortunately happen. It is one thing to want to let loose and have fun, but it is necessary to be educated in order to know how to drink responsibility so that you avoid harm to yourself or others.

While we have an AlcoholEDU program for first-year students, the information gets slammed in at once and doesn’t include any follow-up. It is important that we have other methods of education throughout our college experience.

“We as students need to be more respectful and remember that we represent not only our

organizations, but LMU as a whole no matter where we go,” said Schrupp. “With proper education, alcohol should be allowed to be consumed as long as people take responsibility for their actions and act as their brother’s or sister’s keeper.”

“We must take it upon ourselves to hold ourselfs to the higher standards that our organizations and university preaches.”

It is easy to blame alcohol for incidents that occur at overnight events, but it is important to remember that our own choices alone dictate our lives.

Eliminating alcohol is minimally effective in creating a change in our binge-drinking culture.

Change is up to us, the people engaging in these situations.

We must take it upon ourselves to hold ourselves to the higher

standards that our organizations and university preach.

“Simply, it comes down to the choices each student makes. I hope students can strive to make sure they are congruent to their values, maintaining affirmative relationships with one another and the community and making healthy choices,” said Froehlich.

The goal of this change in policy is laudable; however, it takes much more than a policy written in a community standards booklet to create real change. Prohibiting alcohol does nothing to educate young people on the effects of drinking or how to compose themselves in the real world, where alcohol is readily available to anyone with a valid ID. Perhaps the answer is not banning alcohol at overnight off-campus events, but instead being proactive and realistic about the consumption of alcohol in college.

This is the opinion of Christie Calucchia, a junior humanities major from Las Vegas, Nevada. Email comments to jjones@ theloyolan.com.

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don’t think a whole lot of people expected Bernie Sanders to be where he is now in the race for the Democratic candidacy. At one point, it was almost as if Hillary Clinton was the Democratic nominee elect, and anybody else vying to become Obama’s successor was a lost cause. As the senator from Vermont surges up in the polls, he has increasingly begun to prove skeptics wrong.

Interestingly, considering that Sanders is 74 years old, the age group that is “feeling the Bern”, the most is comprised of voters who range from 18-34 years old, according to a recent NBC News poll. It is no coincidence that Sanders has been very vocal about his desire to make college cheaper in the U.S. This is one of several reasons that young voters have flocked to the Brooklyn-born candidate. Most of these voters are likely facing the weight of student loans.

Recently, to elaborate more on his stance on college tuition, Sanders wrote and filmed a piece for the Washington Post. The overall message he was trying to convey was great. I completely agree with his view that college tuition in our society is ridiculously high. I also particularly liked his example of Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes in order to show a president who was for college education being accesible to all. What unsettled me, though, was when Sanders started

to bring Scandinavian countries and Germany into the picture. It’s very easy to look at their higher education systems in theory and think, “I want that!” The problem is that the practicality of applying those systems here in the U.S. is a completely different story.

Recently, the Germans have been garnering attention from the U.S. media for their system that offers a practically tuition-free college degree to everybody who wishes to attend a German university, including international students. It is completely understandable for this system to make waves in America. Germany, the most populated country in the European Union and one of the strongest economies in the world, is offering free college to everybody while American students are slaving away in order to repay their student debts. How is this possible?

There are several key factors that separate Germany from our country.

The most obvious of these is that the average tax contribution in Germany is almost twice as much as the average contribution of an American, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The German level of taxation just isn’t possible in a country with a Republican-dominated Congress and whose independence was founded on revolting against high taxes.

Plus, Germans simply aren’t going to college as much. The OECD reports that only 30 percent of Germans between the ages of 25-34 have a college degree. This is compared to 45 percent of Americans in the same age group who have received a degree. An even higher number

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Bernie Sanders’ opinion regarding college tuition is making him very popular among young voters. of Americans is expected to receive a degree in the next few years. The work culture in Germany is one reason for this disparity. Germans don’t need to go to college as badly as Americans do, most likely because German companies still very much believe in the apprenticeship system, even for those who only have a high school degree. Here in the U.S., going to college may not even guarantee an internship.

Lastly, the U.S. has a far greater proportion of private colleges to public colleges compared to Germany. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a whop-

ping 60 percent of all colleges in the United States are privately operated.

Some of our nation’s most noteworthy institutions, including Harvard University, Stanford Unversity and University of Southern California, are all private colleges. This makes universally lowering college tuition far more complex here than in a country where almost all colleges are public.

I like Bernie Sanders. One of the things that I enjoy the most about him is his ability to pinpoint what is ailing our country. But the problems with our college system are very ingrained in how American culture

currently operates. These problems won’t be solved by the next Commander in Chief heading into office thinking, “Let’s be like Germany, Denmark or Norway.” I’m tired of hearing ideas from politicians that sound wonderful in theory and serve the purpose of rallying voters, but are not practical in our current situation. So, as a liberal college student, what I would like to hear from Sanders is a real solution to a very real problem before I can completely “feel the Bern.”

This is the opinion of Matt Gaydos, a freshman communication studies major from Palos Verdes, California. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email jjones@theloyolan.

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Cute sophomore couple holding hands on campus breaks up in public, obviously The Bluff followed a couple to their bitter end earlier this week.

Jordan Sernia Buff Editor On Monday morning, The Bluff explored the relationship between unrestrained on-campus hand-holding and breakups in a covert investigative report.

9:50 a.m. Two students, sophomore civil engineering majors Joanne Hurst and Kyle Levine, left U-Hall with interlocked fingers on LeVecke Bridge after their Love and Marriage class was released early. We speculate the pair will split up in a heated dispute by the end of the day.

10:14 a.m. Hurst and Levine wait in line for coffee at the Lion’s Den. Their hands surely must be sweating by now. Kyle orders a mocha and Joanne orders a small latte. She pays. Bold move on Levine’s part.

to ruin everything great about this country,” said Will Chet, a father in the Westchester community.

“Halloween comes once a year — just give the kids some darn candy.”

“Again, I like the idea. I just don’t think Halloween is the time and place to teach our kids about Logo source coding,” said Kellum. “Don’t be that parent who hands out the third edition of Programming for CNC Machines. Give out sugarfree candy if you have to, but come on.”

Even the more tech-oriented parents found Shigby’s tactics questionable.

“Look, I let my kids play Minecraft. They all have iPads.

We own a python. I guess you could say I’m sort of the cool nerd mom,” said Olga Cholga, another mother in the neighborhood. “So I’m all for switching up the plain Jane Snickers bar. But a text on iOS programming? Come on. My kids are my kids, and we’re a PC family.”

In related news, ride sharing app Uber announced Sunday it will undergo a total mobile platform redesign. They’ve allegedly hired one 7-year-old phenom, Patsy Flanagan, to head the project.

How did the wunderkind get his start? With none other than one of Shigby’s dusty manuals.

visitors copies of a text he authored, “The Art of Computer Coding.”

“I actually found the initial idea very encouraging,” said Pam Kellum, a mother in the Westchester neighborhood.

“Candy leads to cavities. I just didn’t necessarily agree with Dr. Shigby’s execution.”

Parents were alarmed to find that Dr. Shigby’s manuals were tattered and yellowing; most were unbound.

“If he were going to give my 8 year-old a manual on how to make computers work, the least he could have done was hand out copies in new or like-new condition,” said Kellum. “They were covered in moth balls! Moth balls!”

When asked about the reasoning behind giving small children his old Javascript manuals, Shigby said, “I’m just getting the kids job-ready sooner. It’s an extremely competitive job market and computers are taking over the world. I tell you, if our education policies were changed, and our kids learned coding sooner, maybe I wouldn’t have to go rogue on this one.”

As one might expect, the general reception from parents has been negative.

“I’m tired of these loonies trying

aside, buying food was smart thinking on Levine’s part. No one wants to end a relationship on an empty stomach. Likewise, no one wants to get the boot while famished.

12:45 p.m. Levine burps.

12:50 p.m. OMG OMG OMG they sit down at Foley Fountain, AKA breakup city! He takes her other, dryer hand. This has to be it. He has to send her sailing. They stare at each other deeply for a few seconds before SLAPSHOT! The hands release and Hurst nails Levine square on the left cheek and knocks him over. Holy moly.

She’s got him by the ankles now, whirling him ‘round and ‘round.

Oh, this is gold. Pure gold. She’s about to — she does! She sends him soaring into the fountain! It’s a slam dunk, folks!

12:52 p.m. Hurst grabs a willing male passerby and devours his mouth. Levine watches from the fountain.

12:53 p.m. At this point, it’s impossible to distinguish between the fountain water and Levine’s tears.

10:46 a.m. The couple, still hand in hand, drinks their coffees on the Lion’s Den patio. Joanne finishes her latte. Levine should take advantage of this and break up with her now; she no longer has scalding hot liquid to pour over his head when he ends it.

10:49 a.m. Levine tries making out with Hurst. She accepts.

Somehow, the couple is still holding hands.

10:51 a.m. Levine impressively chugs the rest of his mocha. With Hurst’s hand in his, he “Kobes” the empty cup into the garbage can. The two make their way to the C-Lion. Inside, they purchase milk and Cheerios, presumably for cereal. Hurst purchases some Tampax. Perhaps not the best time to break up with a girl, but we’ll see how this plays out.

11:30 a.m. Are those hands or clams? It’s anyone’s guess at this point.

12:16 p.m. They hit up Pizza Hut for some chicken wings. Curious as to why they would purchase wings and not pizza. Wings

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The couple walked around campus, hands clasped like this.

Dusty computer manuals Junior considers handed out on Halloween reading friend’s blog

A Westchester man handed copies of his coding manuals to trickor-treaters on Saturday.

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Halloween nights in the Westchester community are often marked by children dressed as wizards, superheroes and ghouls, crowding neighbors’ front doors with a familiar chant: “Trick or treat!”

But the holiday isn’t always pleasant. Halloween can bring out a few characters and creeps not wearing costumes. Neighborhoods have to deal with pranks, theft and youthful antics for the duration of the evening. Teenage boys, creepy uncles and that man lingering by Subway are likely culprits.

The community found itself a new enemy this Halloween when one resident, Melton Shigby, decided to hand out an alternative to the traditional candy.

Shigby, an IT specialist in the local Westchester community, decided to flip the script on the usual sticky sweets by giving

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A portrait of the seven year-old computer coding wunderkind, Patsy Flanagan, in his workspace.

It was an easy decision to not read the internet blog.

Tucker Just, Tucker

Junior biology major Jacob Redes spent a reported 24 seconds hovering over a link to the blog of his friend, junior psychology major Janine Graver, before continuing to scroll past. The blog in question was described as a “place to try to put [Graver’s] wild mind down on paper.” The blog, which was just recently created, has seen a huge spike in activity.

“I think people are really digging the new blog,” said Graver. “I post it on Facebook every few days, and it gets like three likes every time. People are

really starting to see that I’m not just a boring girl. I have really deep and complex thoughts, too.”

Redes was deeply conflicted about the decision not to read.

“At first, I was actually kind of curious, but then I read the title and the description of the link.

There’s no way I’m reading that garbage.”

The new website is Graver’s fifth attempt at creating a successful blog. Every other attempt followed a similar format: a brief, introductory post describing Graver’s quirky personality followed by a post the next day describing something totally relatable, and then followed by a lack of posts.

After the decision to not read the blog, Redes went about his typical day oblivious to Graver’s unique and brooding thoughts.

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Janine Graver makes a few additions to her latest blog post.

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os Angeles is commonly referred to as a global city, and LMU students do an excellent job at living up to this title.

It seems as if we’re constantly looking for ways to improve our community and tackle social justice issues present within L.A. Artists Speak is one outlet for students to express their opinions on social justice issues and a way to raise awareness about problems that directly affect our society. It is a compilation of creative performances and prose pieces organized by LMU students. The College of Communication and Fine Arts, the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, Ethnic and Intercultural Services and the CSJ Center for Reconciliation and Justice have collaborated on the latest presentation in LMU’s Social Justice Series: Artists Speak, titled “Human Dignity — What Price?”

Artists Speak began in 2001 in an attempt to raise awareness of problems in modern society, and as a response to the 9/11 attacks that shook the nation. Sr. Judith Royer, C.S.J. and CFA Associate Dean and Director of Dance Judy

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Participants in last year’s Artists Speak event, which began in 2001, raised awareness of social justice issues that directly affect our generation. LMU students organized a compilation of creative performances and prose pieces designed to publicize such issues.

Scalin were the original founders of the program and have since partnered with Ethnic and Intercultural Services to include Artists’ Speak as a part of the Social Justice Series on campus.

This year’s theme, “Human Dignity,” was picked by Royer herself and looks to incorporate the justice issues most relevant to LMU students and encourage change for the betterment of so-

ciety. The artistic talents will be showcased at this year’s Artists Speak event include dance, theater and prose performances, as well as presentations from members of Royer’s Voices of Justice class.

Students involved in the Voices of Justice class are divided into two groups with each focused on a specific philanthropic organization in the greater Los Angeles

Artists Speak

is an artistic forum where students who are "involved in creative writing, dance, theatre arts, music, film, visual arts and other endeavors share their response[s]" to various themes selected annually, according to the Bellarmine Forum. This performance-based conversation allows for a more nuanced approach to some of today's most controversial and difficult-to-discuss topics. Below is a selection of previous themes which were highlighted by the program. This yearʼs theme is “Human Dignity.”

2011: “Voices of Justice”

2013: “Student Performances and Exhibits Related to Confronting Brokenness and Repairing Relationships”

2012: “Health Now: Questions, Controversy and the Promise of Prevention”

area. This year, students were individually partnered with clients from Francisco Homes, a restorative justice project that provides housing for former male inmates, or The Ocean Park Community Center, an organization that provides housing assistance and other support for those who are homeless, as well as other at-risk individuals.

Through the Voices of Justice class, each student follows and details the life of his or her client from one of the organizations, and presents a completed profile of the individual in the form of a play at an event held in February of the following semester.

At Artists Speak, these students will present preliminary versions of their presentations and speak on the organizations with which they are working, providing insight on the social justice issues they have encountered.

Students involved in Artists Speak are passionate about their projects and see the event as an opportunity to raise awareness for the societal issues that directly affect the current generation.

Senior theatre arts and screenwriting double major Lauren Buckley felt a personal connection with Artists Speak. “[Artists Speak is] a way to use art and theatre as a platform to start conversations about important topics,” Buckley said. “I wrote a piece for the show about

gun violence in schools, and it’s meaningful to me because it gives me a voice and hopefully an opportunity to make a point on a political and social issue I would otherwise not know how to speak up about.”

Junior theatre arts major Monica Beld has a similar investment in the project that she has prepared for Artists Speak.

“The scene deals with two friends approaching the topics of racism and privilege. … I love the humanity and emotional depth [the actors] give to the characters I wrote,” Beld said. “I hope that together, we can challenge people to be aware of how the topics I wrote about affect people in the LMU community and in the world as a whole, and that we encourage them to engage in important conversations.”

The 15th annual Artists Speak event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Murphy Recital Hall. Admission is free, and there will be a reception in the Dunning Courtyard immediately following the event. All are welcome to attend for an eye-opening experience commenting on the social justice issues relevant to LMU students and the surrounding community.

This is the opinion of Jackie Galvez, a freshman biology major from Glendora, California. Tweet comments to @ LALoyolan or email jgalvez@theloyolan. com.

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Each year, Artists Speaks provides students an opportunity to voice their opinions on current social justice issues.

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Student combines entertainment and engineering The Doon-low Nicole Muldoon

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rom working on the tallest skyscraper on the West Coast to securing an internship with The Walt Disney Company for next semester, senior mechanical engineering major David Rodriguez has been keeping busy. I recently got a chance to sit down with the aspiring entertainment engineer to ask him about elevator design, his new role at Disney and everything in between.

Nicole Muldoon (NM): How did you get an internship working on the [downtown skyscraper, the] Wilshire Grand [Center]?

David Rodriguez (DR): I’m a part of an agency called INROADS that helps minorities find internships. I have my own engineering advisor, and she told me that [Otis Elevator Company] needed some engineers. They chose me to work on the Wilshire Grand, which is 75 floors and the tallest skyscraper on the West Coast.

NM: What did your internship with Otis Elevator [Company] entail?

DR: My big project was developing a system for storage, management and tracking to get things to the job site. As engineers, we also got designs of the elevators to make sure that everything was correct, up to code and structurally sound. It was cool to see things go from a drawing to something more. The elevators that I helped work on have all of these cool new features ... and they have really cool double-decker elevators now.

It’ll be nice to drive downtown by the tallest building on the West Coast and think to myself, “I had a part in making that.”

NM: Now moving on to Disney — how did you manage to get an internship with them?

DR: Disney has their own website called disneyinterns.com, and it has a bunch of internship listings, and I applied for the Disney College Program. I learned that you need to know someone at Disney to get your application fast-tracked — my friend’s mom does hair and makeup for Disney … so I listed her as a reference.

I did the application once previously and never heard back, but this time I heard back from them within an hour. After a week [of correspondence and an interview], I got the internship.

NM: Can you tell me about the Disney College Program?

DR: You take classes, like financial literacy classes and how-to-be-an-adult classes, as well as classes about the Disney franchise and the theme parks.

Though you kind of lose the [mystery and] magic of Disneyland, you lose it so you can learn how to make it, which is what I want to do. You also work as an employee for Disney; I’ll personally be working as a lifeguard at one of the Disney hotels. Also, when you’re not working … it’s your time to network.

“It’ll be cool to drive downtown by the tallest building on the West Coast and think to myself, ‘I had a part in making that.’”

NM: Okay, hypothetical situation: Let’s say Walt Disney walks up to you and gives you one minute to pitch a new ride for one of his Disney theme parks. What would you pitch?

DR: I love “Hercules,” so I would want to encompass that and model it after the Indiana Jones and Peter Pan [rides]. I love their mechanics. It would have Pega-

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via David Rodriguez Aspiring entertainment engineer David Rodriguez interned for Otis Elevator Company and recently secured an internship with Disney. Above, he is pictured standing inside a birdcage elevator at Otis headquarters. sus, and there would be a track with a cart on it that [propels it] forward, and a hydraulic system in the actual car that people sit in. The car would be going forward, but the hydraulic part would make you jerk all over the place. So Pegasus would have flapping motions and turns, and you’d be flying through the air over Greece and ... the underworld.

NM: Is there anything else

you’d like to add?

DR: I know all of us in engineering are all exhausted because ... it’s challenging work. But at the same time it’s important to remind yourself, ‘I’m doing this for a reason; this is what I want to do.’ [I personally want to work] in entertainment engineering, and I want to be able to work with kids somehow. Right now, I’m working on a thesis project for a little girl that has cerebral palsy.

She’s in a wheelchair and wants to be able to eat at the same table as her friends at lunch, so we’re working on a special chair with a setup so she can sit right next to her friends and have fun with everyone. We could make a rocket or something, but helping [kids] is what matters to me.

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

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Gyllenhaal saves “Southpaw” from going south Britt Wit Elliot Britt

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he Hollywood Masters series continues on campus throughout most of November. For the final installment of the season, moderator Stephen Galloway, the executive editor of features at The Hollywood Reporter, will sit down with none other than “Nightcrawler” star Jake Gyllenhaal.

From “Brokeback Mountain” to “Nightcrawler” to “Donnie Darko,” Gyllenhaal has landed lead roles in multiple iconic films throughout the past few decades.

However, his standout performance in “Southpaw” is on a different level from the rest of his filmography.

The film centers around the life and career of fictional boxer Billy Hope, who is left broken after his wife dies in a violent altercation. A drunk driving accident then calls Hope’s capabilities as a father into question as his young daughter is taken into Child Protective Services.

Hope then lands a job working at the gym of seasoned boxer Tick Wills, who agrees to help train Hope as he gets ready for a redeeming comeback.

“Southpaw” has left both critics and fans with mixed reviews.

The film emphasizes the concept of redemption in more ways than one as Hope attempts to gain back his lost career while struggling to prove himself as a suitable father at the same time. Unfortunately, due to its emphasis

on these themes of redemption and victory, “Southpaw” falls into a trap of genre clichés that have often plagued similar sports drama films.

The difference between “Southpaw” and other films of its flavor relies solely on Gyllenhaal’s performance. The intensity found through Gyllenhaal’s portrayal of Hope revitalizes the predictable plot and successfully categorizes the film as more than just a sports drama. Gyllenhaal, along with Forest Whitaker and Rachel McAdams, turns “Southpaw” into a film focused on emotion rather than competition.

The difference between ‘Southpaw’ and other films of its flavor relies solely on Gyllenhaal’s performance.

“Seeing [Gyllenhaal] transition from playing a psychopath in ‘Nightcrawler’ to a desperate father fighting for redemption in ‘Southpaw’ is impressive to say the least,” said sophomore environmental science major Tim Shaw.

Gyllenhaal’s “Southpaw” performance proves him to be more than just a good actor. Through his portrayal of Billy Hope, Gyllenhaal is able to transform a run-of-the-mill storyline into a powerful narrative with emotional intensity.

Sophomore economics major Michael Lhuillier also shared his thoughts on Gyllenhaal’s performance. “‘Southpaw’ showed the struggle boxers go through in or-

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Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is slated to participate in this semester’s final installment of the Hollywood Masters series on Nov. 18. He is renowned for his roles in contemporary classics like “Brokeback Mountain.” der to get to the top, and I believe the struggle of Billy Hope is one that a lot of people can relate to,” he said.

Gyllenhaal will be on campus at Mayer Theater for the Hollywood Masters series on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

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

Students take flight in ‘The Colonel and The Birds’ Hear a Hira Hiranmayi Srinivasan Staff Writer

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irected by theatre arts professor Neno Pervan, LMU’s production of Hristo Boytchev’s “The Colonel and the Birds” opened last Thursday with a successful first night.

Set in the WWII era, the play follows the lives of six patients and a new doctor in a forgotten convent-turned-psychiatric ward in the Balkan Mountains.

One stormy night, a lost U.N. plane accidentally drops off humanitarian aid boxes filled with food and military uniforms.

The next morning, the patients awaken to find one of their own, a former military man who hasn’t spoken in three years, cleanshaven and smartly dressed in uniform, ordering them to fall in line. Under the Colonel’s strict military discipline, the patients role play forming their own unit and decide to join NATO. They head westward through Europe, supposedly leaving their illnesses behind.

The show was stage in Barnelle Theater with truly remarkable use of the black box stage.

Though the set design was simple with a few beds arranged in different ways for most of the show, the entire stage was used creatively and made the production

very visually appealing.

A screen to the side of the stage doubled as a window into the doctor’s office and as a TV screen with the nightly news projected on it for the patients. Footage from both the war and scenery were projected onto the walls, along with a montage of refugees at the end of the show.

“Colonel and the Birds” conveyed a social message that fits perfectly with what LMU teaches about being a voice for the voiceless.

Wonderfully cast, the show rendered strong performances from the actors who captured the complexity of the characters they played. Senior health and human sciences major Lacey Smith performed her role of The Doctor as both manipulative yet ultimately generous, a character in charge of a vulnerable group of people while battling her own demons.

Sophomore theatre arts major Cameron Kauffman was outstanding as Titch, a patient who believed that she weighed only 100 grams at night and was constantly terrified that someone would step on her.

A brilliant performance overall, “The Colonel and the Birds” tells a story that is often left untold. Those suffering from addiction and mental illness are seen

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LMU students have taken on a challenging production in their rendition of Hristo Boytchev’s “Colonel and the Birds.” The play, set in the WWII era Balkan Mountains, is now showing in Barnelle Theatre through Nov. 7. as outcasts in our society, due in large part to the lack of awareness about these conditions. The show also did a great job of portraying addiction as a type of illness.

Overall, the show conveyed a social message that fits with what LMU teaches about being a voice for the voiceless.

Though some were more spirited than others and I would have

liked to see more development in The Doctor’s role towards the end of the play, I thoroughly enjoyed the show. I am sure I’m not the only one who can still hear the blood-curdling screams of Nina, played by junior theatre arts major Annalisa Cochrane. This is a production you shouldn’t miss — be sure to go watch it.

“The Colonel and The Birds”

performs at 8 p.m. tonight and this weekend through Nov. 7 in Barnelle Theatre. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students, staff, faculty and seniors.

This is the opinion of Hiranmayi Srinivasan, a sophomore communication studies major from New York, New York. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan, or email kmangan@ theloyolan.com.

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The Maria Problem Maria Nelson

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y childhood relationship with my mother’s record collection was tenuous at best. What she liked, I was horrified by. As I got older, however, I learned to appreciate my mom’s carefully curated collection. Now that we are all in college, we can take a step back to recognize the fact that many of our parents’ old favorite artists directly influenced the best bands of today. Check out this list to widen your knowledge of musical history and stock up on Thanksgiving break conversation fodder.

5. Simon and Garfunkel Hear me out on this one. Simon and Garfunkel’s eerily in-sync harmonies are both soothing and beautiful. Also, the lyrical genius of many of the duo’s songs is incredible; Simon wrote many of his songs in iambic pentameter, adding a sensitive and poetic nature to the music. Ease yourself into Simon and Garfunkel’s groovy vibes with classics like “Fakin’ It” or “The Only Living Boy in New York” if you’re into modern crooners like Devendra Banhart or Father John Misty.

4. Talking Heads This band was breaking out of the post-Beatles rock n’ roll era when most of our parents were ending their high school careers. In fact, Talking Heads are still making music today. A Rolling Stone review of Talking Heads’ album “Talking Heads: 77” describes the band’s music as “exploring the logic and disorientation of love, decision making, ambition and the need for selfishness” — what could have more modern relevance for a workobsessed generation steeped in romantic confusion and selfie craze?

Download Talking Heads’ greatest hits if you already listen to the Horrors or LCD Soundsystem.

3. The Cure The Cure is a classic ‘80s band that was one of the first post-punk groups to meet huge commercial success. Frontman Robert Smith’s whiny, emotionally-charged vocals are perfect for drowning out your post-breakup sorrows or confronting those pre-first date butterflies in the band’s famed songs like “Lovesong,” and “Close to Me.” Add the Brit rockers to your playlist if you like The Strokes or Arcade Fire, then dance around your dorm in some vintage Levi’s and white high top Reeboks, just like your parents probably did back in the day.

2. The Kinks

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Parents aren’t always wrong about music. Sometimes you can even come to appreciate the music that they love, whether it’s the groovy sounds of Simon and Garfunkel or the moody vibes of The Velvet Underground.

Another British pop-punk band cluding Belle and Sebastian and inspired. Our parents had it right that rose to fame during the time The White Stripes. when it came to this band, parof the Beatles, the Kinks are largeticularly with The Velvet Underly underappreciated as a one-hit 1. The Velvet Underground ground’s famous tracks like “Herwonder type of band. Our parents oin” and “Rock & Roll.” Swipe The would likely remind us that The According to BBC’s culture blog- Velvet Underground’s self-titled Kinks actually had a heavy-hand- ger Greg Kot, The Velvet Under- 1969 album from your folk’s record ed influence on other classic rock ground “influenced rock’s future collection if you like Cloud Control bands like The Who and The Roll- as much or more than any ‘60s or Courtney Barnett. ing Stones, with those bands eager band, including The Beatles.” That to learn the songwriting skill of The is certainly a huge claim, but it’s Kinks frontman Ray Davies, ac- pretty accurate when you think cording to the Guardian. The Kinks’ of the scores of bands and musi- This is the opinion of Maria Nelson, a senior communication studies major from Eau most famous tracks, like “Lola” and cians—not to mention fine artists Claire, Wisconsin. Tweet comments to @ “All Day and All of the Night” still and writers — The Velvet Under- LALoyolan or email mnelson@theloyolan. influence modern songwriters, in- ground’s avant garde sounds have com.

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Fall teams have chance at winning seasons Sully Speaks from Page 20

The way that the four teams were able to maintain their record is quite different for each of the programs. The men’s soccer team started off incredibly strong, winning their first five games and only allowing two goals.

However, the Lions quickly fell and lost six straight games.

They have currently gone 3-2 in the West Coast Conference to maintain their .500 record.

The men’s water polo team was the exact opposite of the men’s soccer team, eclipsing .500 in 2011 and 2012 but missing the mark the last two seasons.

But their starts to this season were completely different. They started the 2015 season with five straight losses. Things did not get any better, and the team sunk to 3-10. The 10th loss of the season came in the SoCal Invitational against No. 16 Santa Clara University to knock the Lions into the bottom four teams of the tournament.

But that is also where the comeback began. Since winning the last two games of the tournament to finish in 13th, the Lions have not lost a game. They won seven straight games to make it back to .500 with a 10-10 record. Some of the games during the win streak include ranked conference opponents, such as Air Force Academy, UC San Diego and a revenge win against Santa Clara. These victories allowed

them to jump to 4-1 in the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) and are tied for second in the conference. Maintaining this record is not only important for pride, but could help the team get a high seed at the WWPA Championships.

The women’s teams stayed steady throughout the year. The women’s soccer team started off against tough competition, losing to Penn State University and Rutgers University in their first two games. However, they bounced back and won six straight games. In the last 10 games, the Lions have gone 6-31 to have a strong 12-5-1 record and are also 6-2 in the WCC. The volleyball team is the top dog this fall after it went to the NCAA tournament last year. They have the best win percentage so far out of any LMU teams with a great 17-7 record and 8-4 WCC record. The season was a series of runs, including a six-game win streak followed by a three-game losing streak, which in turn was followed by a five-game win streak.

These teams are on the verge of doing something really special. If they can all be winning programs this season, they could generate some buzz and perhaps break through that negative reputation that hangs over LMU Athletics.

And the road is not too difficult for the teams.

The men’s soccer team has

two games remaining against WCC opponents. If they can beat Santa Clara or the University of San Francisco, or tie both, they will be .500 on the year. USF will be a tough game, but Santa Clara is definitely beatable.

The volleyball team already secured their positive record this year, with being 10 games above .500 and having only six games remaining. However, breaking even is not enough for the Lions at this point. They are among the top teams in the WCC. If they pick up some key wins, they could win the conference. They still have games against Santa Clara and the University of San Diego, who are among the best teams in the conference. Beating them would go a long way to help the team return to the NCAA Tournament.

The men’s water polo team has three games left, including one against conference leader UC Davis. Winning out would not only give the team a 10-game win streak, but would also give the Lions a chance at the top-seed in the WWPA Championships. The Lions should beat San Jose State University on Friday, but have already lost to Long Beach State University earlier this season.

With two tough games, the Lions’ .500 record is in jeopardy.

The women’s soccer team had a tremendous turn-around in the last couple of years. They finished the 2013 season with a

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baseman, David Wright, which prevented him from holding Hosmer close at third. Hosmer was able to get a good secondary, and when the throw left Wright’s hands, Hosmer took off on a mad dash for home. Mets’ first baseman Lucas Duda’s throw home was wide and the Royals tied it. This was Familia’s third blown save of the World Series, an MLB record.

Kansas City would then rally in the 12th for five runs, on their way to a 7-2 victory and a World Series title.

Salvador Perez was awarded the World Series Most Valuable Player award, as he hit .364 with three runs scored and two RBIs. What he will be remembered for most, however, is driving in the tying run off a soft ground ball in the top of the ninth of what became the series clinching game.

Hosmer showed aggression on the base-paths and it paid off greatly. The opposite happened to Kansas City a year ago. In Game 7 of the 2014 World Series, the Royals trailed the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and no one on, and Alex Gordon was at the plate for Kansas City. He slapped a single to left center that the Giants’ outfielders badly misplayed.

He made his way to third and then put on the brakes. The next batter was Salvador Perez, who fouled out on the third base side, and the Giants took the series.

Immediately, the secondguessing of not sending Gordon home from the last World Series raced through the minds of baseball fans. There would have been a play at the plate, but

many said Gordon would have been out by a mile. However, that claim assumes an accurate throw is made from the outfield.

If Duda made an accurate throw, Hosmer would have been out, and Game 6 would have been played on Tuesday. What these plays had in common was neither of the plays set up an easy throw, even at the big league level, so why not take a chance? Gordon played it conservatively a year ago, and the Royals finished second; Hosmer played it aggressively this year, and the Royals are now world champions.

The Royals outscored the Mets in the series 27-19,but one question remains on the minds of a lot of Mets’ fans: Where was Daniel Murphy? As I mentioned

in my World Series preview, “A second chance at becoming baseball royalty,” baseball is a crazy game where guys can get historically hot and then insignificantly cold, and that was exactly the case for Murphy.

Murphy went from hitting .529 in the NLCS to a dismal .176 in the World Series. Murphy also committed an error on a routine ground ball that led to a Royal rally for the win in Game 4, where the Mets were five outs away from evening the series. If the Mets were to win the series, they would’ve needed help from the rest of the lineup. That was not the case, as they could not keep up with the Royals, who now will be celebrating all winter.

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Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Pérez won the World Series MVP award. Pérez hit an impressive .364 against the Mets in five games and scored three runs. He also had two RBIs in the series.

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The volleyball team is the most successful LMU team this fall. They are currently 17-7 and 8-4 in the WCC and have six games left.

3-16-1 record and at one point lost 14 straight games. However, they began their comeback last season by winning nine games and are currently sitting at 12 with one game left to play.

This Saturday, the Lions play conference rival Pepperdine University, and should be able to win the game. With this win, they have an outside chance to win the WCC, if USF loses to University of Portland (tied for fifth in WCC) and Brigham Young University loses or ties Saint Mary’s College (seventh in the WCC). Though a conference title may not be likely, the Lions are definitely moving in the right

direction.

With the women’s teams already securing their winning seasons, the men’s teams still have some work to do. Though it is doable, it will definitely not be easy. However, with the men’s soccer teams remaining opponents and with the momentum of the men’s water polo win streak, I am sure that both teams will hit that mark.

This is the opinion of Jack Sullivan, a senior communication studies major from Las Vegas, Nevada . Tweet comments to @LoyolanSports, or email jsullivan@theloyolan.com.

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Koester finishes strong in first Ironman Ironman from Page 20

this going through her head, Koester was contemplating all that she had done and was about to do in the Ironman.

“I don’t think it ever really hit me until the gun went off,” Koester said. “My goal at that point was to just finish. It was at the point where, deep down, I knew I could do it, but I didn’t want to admit it. I was really scared, and my first couple bikes and swims were awful. But everyday, I would talk with V [Kacir], and we had these watches that would upload all my information to the Internet. So he could see how I was doing, which can be great but also awful.”

Luckily, the last two pieces of training she completed were phenomenal. They got her confidence up. Her goal was to finish in the top 20. With this in mind, she ended up crushing that mark and finished 9th in her age group.

“I had no idea where I was during the race. Since you don’t have age group bands on you, you really can’t tell what the age of the person who is passing you and who you are passing is unless it is pretty clear it is someone who is older passing, which, in that case, I would be like, ‘Good for you.’ But if someone that looked your age passed you, it turned to, ‘Alright, get on it.’”

With the last event being the run, Koester was feeling the pressure on her body and in her mind. She was flat-out done. But she pushed herself going into her 18th mile of run-

ning, not letting her mind take over, not about to give up. Her goal was simply to finish. Not to care about her place, but just to finish.

“It is something we like to talk to the rowers a lot about — not letting the mind take over. I was in the position where I had to practice what I preached and take my own advice. So, I mentally shut down and pushed hard for the last 8 miles. I remember crossing the finish line, feeling like I was going to pass out and I borrowed one of the volunteers’ phones because my mom was there and I had to call her and find a meeting place,” Koester said.

“The whole time during that phone call, I kept thinking whether or not I should ask her how I did or just find out on my own. I ended up just asking her and, as she was about to talk, she started crying and said, ‘You got 9th!’”

At first, Koester didn’t think her mom was telling the truth. As she realized how well she had done, she started crying, and it is a memory that she will never forget.

“I have never been this amazing athlete. I’ve always been average, and going to a World Championship was surreal. And then having a successful race was just fun and rewarding, and you realize all the people who helped you and it is a very humbling thing.”

In Ironman, it is an individual who starts and crosses that finish line, but Koester knows that she had a team — Coach Kacir and her family — behind her the whole way. She wants to keep competing. The next

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LMU rowing Assistant Coach Jen Koester began competing in triathalons because of LMU rowing Head Coach Vaclav Kacir.

Despite Kacir missing her first competition due to a conflict, she placed second in the Palm Springs Ironman last November.

World Championship is next year on Oct. 8, and she is looking for sponsors for that race. With all her hard work and dedication, there is no doubt that she will be there to compete and represent her family, coach and LMU.

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Greek week football all-stars Alexander Negri

Position: Quarterback Major: Entrepreneurship Number: 18 Greek Organization: Sigma Phi Epsilon The overall MVP for the guys in Greek Week Football, Negri led Sig Ep to the title.

He was able to move the ball effectively and hit multiple receivers in every game.

Not just an all-star in football, Negri was an All-American in lacrosse in high school.

“MR”

“NegrI”

Xochitl Pizarro “xo”

Connor Dopeso “vanilla vick”

Anna Sarno

“Lil’ Sarno”

Michael Pasquale

Position: Quarterback Position: Running back Major: Marketing Major: Sociology Number: 7 Number: 38 Greek Organization: Phi Delta Theta Greek Organization: Alpha Chi Omega Taro was the leading force for his team over the weekend. He was forced to One of the main offensive threats for AXO, she was able to make great moves Justin scramble a lot and was able to escape the pocket on almost every occasion. He ran on the ground to get some major yards. Not only dominant on the football Kuntarodjanjun for a ton of yards and was able to rack up a couple of passing touchdowns, field, Xo is also a singer. including throwing two touchdowns to almost lead a comeback against Beta. He is

“Taro”

Position: Running back Major: Political Science Number: 7 Greek Organization: Sigma Chi Though he also spent some time as quarterback for Sigma Chi, Dopeso was most effective on his feet. He was able to scramble as quarterback and took some hand-offs for major yards, including a 50+ yard touchdown against ADG. Aside from being a talented athlete, Dopeso is also a skillfull beatboxer.

Kaitlin Moos “moos”

Position: Running back Major: Mechanical Engineering Number: 14 Greek Organization: Delta Gamma Anna was able to run wild in DGʼs first game against AXO. She managed to break free for a profuse amount of yards and scored multiple touchdowns.

Always the scrappy player, Sarno does not let anything stop her, not even when an opposing player ripped her shorts in the first game.

Position: Defensive line Major: Finance Number: 19 Greek Organization: Beta Theta Pi Beta may have had a first-round bye, but they were ready to go in the semi-finals.

Pasquale was constantly in the backfield disrupting both Negri and Kuntarodjanjun. His speed made the opposing teams see double, though that may be because Mikeʼs identical twin-brother Justin was also playing defense.

“mike”

Emily Cushing

Mary Rose McGinn

Calhoun Huntley “Cal”

Jaqueline Castner “Castner”

Position: Linebacker Major: Film and Television Production Number: 67 Greek Organization: Pi Beta Phi Cushing was part of the stout Pi Phi defense that did not give up a single point all day. She was not only effective on defense, but also played wide receiver when they were on offense. Cushing is tough as nails, laughing off the fact that her friend once cut off the tip of her finger.

“Cush”

Shane Farley “sunshine”

Kyra Mangan

Position: Quarterback Major: Philosophy Number: 16 Greek Organization: Delta Zeta McGinn was producing a lot of numbers in the opening rounds of Greek Week Football. She worked the ball around to all of her receivers and made sure to drive the ball down the field. Itʼs a good thing the sport is played on grass and not in the water, otherwise McGinn might have had to face her fear of whales.

Marty De Alba “motts”

Position: Defensive back Major: Engineering Physics Number: 5 Greek Organization: Phi Delta Theta Farley was a major threat on both offense and defense during Greek Week Football. He came up with two big interceptions against Delta Sig in the first round and then made two receiving touchdowns in the closing minutes of the semi-finals to almost come back and win. Farley is a natural athlete and is also on the LMU Rowing team.

Position: Safety Major: Finance Number: 5 Greek Organization: Delta Delta Delta Kyra was the main force on the defense for Tri Delta. She did a lot of work to reduce the offense of eventual champions Pi Phi. Always the adventure seeker, she has also bungee-jumped in New Zealand.

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Nicole Smith

Rony Saleh

tough, considering he has never broken a bone before.

Position: Wide receiver Major: Screenwriting Number: 16 Greek Organization: Delta Zeta When Moos was targeted, there were very few players who could stop her. Her physicality allowed her to outmuscle most defensive backs and win balls thrown into double and even triple coverage. Itʼs no surprise that she made the all-star list, as she played five years of Pop Warner tackle football.

Position: Wide receiver Major: Management Number: 10 Greek Organization: Sigma Chi Cal was the best wide receiver on the field for Sigma Chi in both of their games.

Going against the eventual champions Sig Ep wasnʼt easy, but he put in some serious work. He was able to move around the field consistently and find open space. He is great at finding space, since he has moved nine times in his life.

Position: Defensive line Major: Communication Studies Number: 97 Greek Organization: Delta Gamma Castner was great at containing the opponents and getting to the quarterback, as she picked up multiple sacks in the game. Her performance was one of the reasons that DG was able to make it to the semi-finals. The secret to Castnerʼs play? She fuels herself on Hot Cheetos to prepare for football matches.

Position: Defensive back Major: Communication Studies Number: 27 Greek Organization: Lambda Chi Alpha Effective on both sides of the ball, Marty was a major target during Lambdaʼs offensive drives. He came up with some major catches to move the ball downfield and even added an interception late in the game against Sig Ep. A seasoned veteran, Marty has been playing football since he was 12. His pre-game ritual is to eat three peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and drink chocolate milk.

Position: Linebacker Major: Marketing Number: 67 Greek Organization: Pi Beta Phi Nicole was the other half of the Pi Phi defense that shut out every sorority that they faced. She also was no slouch on offense, scoring an impressive receiving touchdown. She may not talk a lot of smack on the field, but that doesnʼt mean she disregards lip care. She is obsessed with Carmax cherry chapstick.

Position: Defensive back Major: Marketing Number: 11 Greek Organization: Beta Theta Pi Rony almost made the biggest play of the day in the championship game against Sig Ep. With less than two minutes left in the game, he picked off the ball and returned it for a touchdown to give Beta the lead. They couldnʼt hold off Sig Ep though, who drove the field to score. Rony has the natural gifts to make this list. Despite being the youngest person in his family, he is by far the tallest.

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SCORES UPDATE W. SOCCER

LION SPORTS

M. SOCCER

2-0 L

M. WPOLO

14-8 W

at BYU

vs.Santa Clara

3-0 W

VOLLEYBALL 3-0 W

at Pacific

at Pacific

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LIONBITES CROSS COUNTRY Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams placed in the top ten overall this past weekend at the West Coast Conference (WCC) Championships in Spokane, Wash.

The women’s team took fourth place overall as they were led by junior Danielle Shanahan, who placed second overall individually. The men’s team took sixth place overall. Junior Brandon Vientos led the men’s team as he finished 20th overall individually.

SWIMMING Senior Kristen Brennand was awarded Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Swimmer of the week for Division I this week for her performance against UC Davis this past weekend.

The Lions fell to UC Davis 160-112 on Saturday. Junior Hannah Calton won the individual medley with a mark of 2:07.95.

The Lions will face off against the University of San Diego this weekend at San Diego.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL In their first exhibition game, the Lions opened up hosting CSU San Bernardino, and finished the game on a 6-0 run to come out on top 64-59. Senior guard Sophie Taylor and sophomore forward Bree Alford, scored for a combined 37 points. Taylor also led the team with eight rebounds and junior guard Shelbi Aimonetti led the team with five assists.

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Iron woman: Koester takes ninth LMU Rowing Assistant Coach Jen Koester completed her first Ironman in October and placed ninth in her age group.

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No we aren’t talking about the superhero here. We are talking about the Ironman Triathlon consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, an 112-mile bicycle ride and a marathon, a 26.2-mile run. While this may seem like something impossible to do or something you may never have heard of or known someone to do, one of LMU’s very own participated in this event on Oct. 10 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, finishing 9th.

LMU rowing assistant coach and alumni ‘14 Jen Koester was able to complete this prestigious feat with her fantastic dedication. You may think that she would have been training for this for a while, especially as a coxswain for rowing during her LMU career, but it was not so.

“Coach Vaclav [Kacir] has been doing Triathlons for a long time, and he did one last year in November in Arizona. I started working here in August, and instead of lunch breaks, I would go to the pool and swim or go workout with him, and I didn’t really realize I was training for his Ironman,” Koester said, “He was kind of pushing me and saying, ‘Hey, you know, over winter break, there is a non-official Ironman in Palm Springs. You should do it with me,’ and I said, ‘Okay, yeah, sure, but I am going to do awful.’ ” Kacir could not attend the race, so Koester went into the competition with no idea what to expect. She ended up finishing in second place.

“Then [Kacir] knew he was going to do the full Ironman in June. So, it took a couple months of convincing me that

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Jen Koester, the assistant coach on LMU’s rowing team, completed her first full Ironman in Kona, Hawaii this past month. The course is over 140 miles and she finished in 12:06.09.

I could do it [...] I did that under his training, and then I won that one. And, with winning that, that qualified me to go to the World Championships. So, I never in my life would have thought about doing an Ironman. I didn’t even know what it was, but because of him I was able to accomplish that,” said Koester.

Going to Hawaii, Koester recalls this: “[I was] terrified out of my mind for Kona, I don’t think it even hit me that I, a., qualified, and b., that I was even there.”

She arrived early to the site, before the initial date to get acclimated to the environment, temperature and time change. Work at LMU for Koester picked up during the month leading up to the race and negatively impacted the amount of time she could put into training for the race, possibly putting her at a disadvantage.

Compared to the other competitors who may have had the opportunity to train more before arriving to Kona. With all of See Rowing | Page 18

Fall sports Resilient Royals clinch WS tiltle all stay at least .500 Despite trailing in every single game, the Kansas City Royals win the World Series in five games with late game heroics.

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t is no secret that LMU athletics is not popular on campus. Most students would not spend their weekends going to games when they have only heard subpar things about our teams. But the fall sports teams this year are trying to break that trend. Their efforts thus far this season may have some people second-guessing what they have heard about the Lions in the past.

Each of the four teams are currently above the .500 mark. The men’s water polo team, the volleyball team and both men’s and women’s soccer have not finished with this record in the same season since 2010. Since that season, volleyball is the most consistent, winning at least half of their games in all but one of the seasons between 2011 and 2014. Women’s soccer did it twice in the four years with a 9-82 record in 2012 and 2014. The men’s soccer team got above .500 in the last two seasons, but failed to do so in 2011 and 2012. If the teams can keep this pace, it would be a major accomplishment for LMU athletics.

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The Kansas City Royals won their first World Series Championship in 30 years on Sunday with another dramatic come from behind victory against the New York Mets.

The Royals took the series in five games, and got to pop the champagne on enemy territory in the visitors’ clubhouse of Citi Field.

This Royals team will be remembered for its ability to come back to steal a victory.

They trailed at some point in every single game in this Fall Classic and still managed to best the Mets four games to one. Lateinning heroics appear to be the biggest storyline from this year’s World Series, as the Royals won after trailing in the eighth inning or later in three of the five games.

It started in Game 1 for Kansas City, where they trailed 4-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth. Two outs away from dropping game one, Royals’ Left Fielder, Alex Gordon stepped into the box. He drove a 1-1 sinker to dead center, the ball sailing over the wall, tying the game up at four. Gordon became the first player to hit a game-tying home run in the World Series in the ninth inning since the Yankees’ Scott Brosius accomplished the same feat in 2001. The game went 14 innings before Eric Hosmer scored in the winning run,

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The Kansas City Royals won their first World Series title since 1985 after defeating the New York Mets in five games. The Royals were able to win two extra inning games to win the title. off a sacrifice fly. In the 112 year history of the World Series, this was just the third game to go 14 innings. Kansas City also trailed in Game 4, as they entered the top of the eighth down 3-2, before rallying for three runs on their way to a 5-3 victory.

The Royals entered Game 5 up three games to one, with a chance to clinch the series. Kansas City’s starting pitcher Edinson Volquez took the mound with a heavy heart,as he made his first start since his father’s funeral — he received the news of his father’s death after being pulled from Game 1. Nevertheless Volquez gave the Royals a quality start and kept Kansas City in the game, giving up two runs over six innings pitched.

Mets’ starting pitcher, Matt Harvey, was pitching a great game. After eight innings,

Harvey had recorded nine strikeouts and allowed four hits, zero runs and one walk.

With the Mets up 2-0 and three outs away from sending the series back to Kansas City, Mets manager Terry Collins gave in to Harvey’s plea to stay in the game to pitch the ninth. Harvey allowed a leadoff walk, followed by a double, and all of a sudden, the game was 2-1.

That was it for Harvey’s night, as Collins signaled for closer Jeurys Familia to come into the game. Familia got Royals’ third baseman Mike Moustakas to ground out to first, but that moved Hosmer, the tying run, to third. Next up was Royals’ catcher, Salvador Perez, who hit a soft groundball towards the left side of Mets’ third baseman, David Wright, which prevented See World Series| Page 17