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Ryan Bradford was a freshman political science major at LMU. Ali Swenson
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A male student was found dead in the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 14, in a car in the parking lot behind the freshman residence halls, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The student has since been identified as first-year student Ryan Bradford, a political science major from Hockessin, Delaware. He worked in Campus Ministry and Student Leadership and Development. Bradford was 18 years old. “According to the coroner, the student’s death was consistent with suicide,” said Jeanne Ortiz, dean of students and vice president for Student Affairs. In response to the student’s death, University President Timothy Law Snyder sent an email to the LMU community on Dec. 15. “Ryan has forever earned a place in our hearts and minds,” read Snyder’s email. “His name will be added to the student memorial near Sacred Heart Chapel, which honors those students who died during their time at LMU.” Two memorial services were held on campus for Bradford. One took place on the evening of Dec. 15 in Huesman Hall Chapel. A second was held on the evening of Dec. 16 behind Sacred Heart Chapel. To read more about Bradford’s life, see Page 2.
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After much controversy and discussion, the image depicting blackface on the mural in the Malone Student Center was removed and replaced with a piece of artwork and a community notice was posted. From this issue, Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT), made up of campus administrators, addressed this issue. BIRT will be addressing any further problems regarding bias situations such as the blackface image. The replacement image, depicting a fist inside a heart, was first presented at the rally, signifying love and solidarity amid racial injustice worldwide.
New EIC to take Lions return to start the new year helm at Loyolan In February, Karis AddoQuaye will take over the Loyolan as editor-in-chief. Michael Busse Executive Editor @LALoyolan
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Students continued on their regular routes through Palm Walk when they started the new year and the spring semester on Monday.
The sun may be setting on one editorin-chief (EIC)’s time at the Loyolan, but a rising star was chosen to take her place. Senior psychology major Ali Swenson will hand over the student publication’s reigns to sophomore sociology major Karis AddoQuaye next month. After a year at the Loyolan tackling sensitive issues, current Interim News Editor Addo-Quaye hopes to continue the Loyolan’s commitment to amplifying the voices of many different communities at LMU. “There’s already a direction toward increasing the diversity of the content in terms of including more interculturalfocused pieces and issues like race and gender and different religious and ethnic backgrounds,” said Addo-Quaye. “Approaching topics like that is something we’ve already been doing and something
that I have done with my own writing. I hope to usher that further along and reach out to more communities on campus.” The child of Ghanaian parents, AddoQuaye’s large family shaped her perspectives on the importance of interculturalism. She has relatives all across the world: from England and France to the East Coast of the United States. She even spent the winter break in Ghana for her cousin’s wedding. “I have also learned so much about the value of ... looking at things from an international, intercultural perspective,” Addo-Quaye said. “It’s how I’ve always looked at the world; it’s my heritage.” Addo-Quaye, a Las Vegas native who recently added a women’s study minor, was chosen after multiple interviews with the Loyolan staff, Director of Student Media Tom Nelson, and Swenson, and with Senior Vice President of Student Affairs, Lane Bove. “Karis is in an interesting position because she’s a little bit younger than a normal Editor-in-Chief. Normally, they’re juniors; Karis is a sophomore,” noted Nelson. But Addo-Quaye’s youth is not a drawback, he added. “Because of that, See EIC | Page 4