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Mice found in McCarthy Residents on the fourth floor of McCarthy report an ongoing and unresovled mice infestation.

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#BlackatLMU spreads on social media The social media movement, organized by an ASLMU senator, pushes for social change.

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Mouse sightings on the fourth floor of McCarthy residence hall have been ongoing since mid-October, sparking concern and fear among residents.

After spotting a mouse in her suite, Lara Goncalves — a sophomore theatre arts and studio arts double major and fourth floor McCarthy resident — and her roommates reached out to their Resident Assistant, who contacted Resident Housing and Facilities Management.

Facilities Management responded by agreeing to set out glue traps, which according to Goncalves, did little to address the situation as mice were seen after.

The glue traps were removed by Facilities Management a week later.

“As soon as we were notified of possible rodents on the fourth floor of McCarthy, Facilities Management inspected the room reporting the issue,” said Trevor Wiseman, associate director for Resident Services. “There was evidence that rodents were present and our facilities team placed traps. We had success with the traps and our facilities team will continue to manage the concern.”

Residents of the fourth floor, unconvinced Facilities Management’s tactics completely eradicated the rodents, took their own measures to stop the mice.

They tried methods such as electronic mouse repellents which “operate under the idea of using high-frequency sounds to drive mice away from food sources and nesting grounds within human homes,”

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Residents on the fourth floor of McCarthy, pictured above, have reported mouse sightings. according to pest control company, Orkin.

In addition, they attempted to physically scare the mice away by throwing objects such as shoes and mops at the mice and rodents, according to Goncalves.

Residents were informed that Facilities Management was also hiring a pest company to exterminate the rodents, according to McCarthy fourth floor resident

and sophomore theatre arts and history double major Madison Hansen.

According to Hansen, there has been no information or evidence the mice have been exterminated by the pest company despite promises to follow-up. Facilities Management confirmed to the Loyolan, in See Mice | Page 3

Students have taken to twitter to share their experiences and express concerns students of color have on campus, using the hashtag #BlackatLMU. Students, alumni and faculty have posted with the hashtag.

The tag began spreading after students at an LMU basketball game saw the predominantly black dance team, Lion Pride, performing out of uniform, and on the bleachers, instead of on the court, according to a Facebook post

by ASLMU Senator for Diversity. Since the hashtag started, Vandalena Mahoney, a junior communication studies major, has met with the administration to express concerns and shared #BlackatLMU’s mission statement.

Posts with the #BlackatLMU hashtag date as early as Nov. 3 on Twitter, with two videos from Miranda Trillgallen. The first video showed the predominantly white cheer team performing on the court and the second showed Lion Pride performing on the sidelines.

Black students and alumni continue to tweet in the hashtag, many citing “microaggressions” they have experienced on campus, in classrooms and from peers.

Melissa Cedillo, junior theology major, expressed support for #BlackatLMU on social media and the students posting in the tag.

Faculty including professor Andrew Dilts have See #BlackatLMU | page 2

Students participate Student contacted in ‘No suck’ November by Secret Service An environmental initiative to decrease the use of plastic straws engages students on campus.

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“Would you like a reusable drinking straw?”

This question was posed to students last Friday, as metal straws were handed out at an ASLMU tent set up on Regent’s Terrace.

Passing students were given the opportunity

to get a free metal straw this week.

“Most people thought it was pretty weird initially,” said Kyle Wilson, a freshman psychology major, who was manning the booth. “We pretty much just came up and said, ‘want to hear about our straws?’ but once people heard what it was, they were positive about it.”

“No Suck November” is a challenge posed to LMU students to avoid the use of disposable straws. ASLMU and GreenLMU are working together to reduce the amount of single-use See ‘No Suck’ | Page 4

Eidam’s original tweet has been deleted, but she is still scheduled to meet with the Secret Service.

An LMU sophomore has been approached by the Secret Service allegedly over a social media post.

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Plastic straws, like those provided in the Lair, add to harmful plastic waste in the environment.

An LMU sophomore­— who had previously posted threatening social media posts directed toward the president of the United States on her Twitter page — is being investigated by the Secret Service, the Loyolan has learned.

The Twitter account appeared to belong

to Hope Eidam, a sophomore screenwriting major. The Loyolan reached out to Eidam who declined to comment on the situation but said Monday that she had not yet been interviewed by officials.

The tweet that has since been deleted said, “Given the opportunity, I would happily kill Trump and his agreeing administration in a heartbeat, and spend the rest of my life in jail. I really would.”

During a Facebook Live broadcast Nov. 13, Eidam announced that she is scheduled to be interviewed by the Secret Service on Wednesday and that this delay is to allow Eidam time to have a lawyer present, See Secret Service | page 3

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LMU students address sexual harassment

SFTV hosts discussion surronding recent sexual harrasment accusations.

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In response to the outpouring claims of sexual harassment in Hollywood and politics, SFTV held a dialogue on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry on Nov. 10 in the Bird’s

Nest. The event was organized by screenwriting professor Marilyn Beker with help from recording arts assistant clinical professor Corey Eccles. A panel consisting of SFTV professors Susan Scheibler, Greg Ruzzin and Jose GarcíaMoreno informed SFTV students of the industry power structure, legal options and ethical stances students going into the industry should be aware of.

“I think it’s important that we have an opportunity to have the dialogue to discuss what we’re seeing online and in our personal

time and talk about it with other people,” Raeann Cooper, senior film and television production major, said. “To just brainstorm ideas as to how we can address this issue and how we can stop this culture.”

Professor Beker addressed her concerns with how the industry is set up and the power hierarchies that allow those in power to manipulate those trying to find success in the entertainment industry.

“It’s important to maintain a dialogue on this important topic to educate and inform,” Beker

said. “It is our hope that men and women—the future leaders of the entertainment industry will transform the current troubling culture and be advocates for professional behavior and respect for all.”

Professor Scheibler spoke on the culture’s effect on women, especially what labor laws specifically state concerning workplace behavior.

“It’s this movement of women calling everything out,” Scheibler said. “Things are changing, and it’s up to everyone to continue

the pressure.”

“In a way, this event does stop the culture in itself because we all see it and no one ever talks about it, so that’s why it keeps continuing,” Cooper said. “By having this dialogue to talk about it, I think it makes it a less powerful idea.”

According to Beker, additional workshops and a capstone major event on Sexual Harassment in the entertainment industry will be held in the Spring semester.

These high-profile figures in Hollywood have recently been accused of sexual harassment, including Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K. SFTV has addressed issues of harassment in a dialogue.

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also shared encouragement and support for the students.

“Am following #blackatLMU and feeling very lucky to learn from these amazing students,” Dilts said in a tweet.

The mission statement shared by Mahoney said that #blackatLMU is a movement that aims to promote and stimulate positive change in the community, in separate posts she encouraged others to look at the hashtag on Twitter.

“It is not about bashing the university, or bashing white people,” the post said. “#BlackatLMU is about providing a platform where Black experiences are shared, acknowledged and validated [...]

We hope this movement will serve

as a catalyst for a more inclusive campus environment.”

Aaliyah Flowers, a member of the Lion Pride team, told the Loyolan that the dance team is not being banned or told they can’t perform at halftime. She believes that the movement began because students “were expressing their disapproval of the decreased role Lion Pride is playing in the gameday experience this year compared to last year.”

LMU’s history department put up a display in the history village from Nov. 9 through the end of Nov. 10 in response to this movement. In correspondence with the 95 Thesis anniversary display in the lobby of the Hannon Library, the display resembled ‘church doors’ with postings of

the different tweets that thus far used the hashtag. A Facebook post that was later posted by the history department about the display invited students to add their own disputations and critiques.

“I’m here to listen and to learn from students and colleagues and then do whatever I can to make LMU a more just and inclusive campus,” Elizabeth Drummond, chair of the history department and the organizer of the display, said. “We talk a lot about social justice, solidarity with and for others at LMU, and that means addressing issues of injustice not just in the world outside our campus but also on it.”

See page 5 for more on Mahoney, Megan Castillo and Kaelyn Sabal-Wilson.

Pictured above are a few organizers of the #BlackatLMU movement

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a phone call on Nov. 6, that there were no further updates on the pest company but said they were working to address the situation. No further details were given on how they were addressing the situation.

This week, news intern McCarthy residence hall Emma Yee sat down houses over 200 students, the majority of whom live in with Asian Pacific suite style arrangements. Most studies professor, residents live with a roommate journalist, founder and and have a connecting bathroom Editor-in-Chief of Asia with another pair of roommates, and there are also a limited Media Thomas Plate. number of single rooms and single doubles according to the LMU website. “[Residence Hall Association] as a whole does not have enough information to comment on [the How did you come to focus your career around situation]; however we will be reaching out to our advocacy Asian politics and media? chairs to see how the situation Right now I’m writing a regular column for...South China Morning Post can be addressed,” Priscilla Law, [a newspaper in Asia] and that audience is uber-sophisticated about associate vice president of RHA and junior marketing major, said.

China, so the column requires a lot of work and care, because after More recently on Nov. 9, all who is this white guy. I think the real reason was my career as a sophomore biology major Hayley journalist taught me always to look for the big story. And as you look at Hart encountered a dead baby the 21st century and international relations, at the L.A. Times, the big mouse in the hallway. She fears story was Asia. more mice —dead and alive— will continue to be present in What has been your assessment of the Trump McCarthy.

“It’s unacceptable for us to have dead baby [mice] in our hallway and for housing to not be doing anything about it,” Hart said.

Mice pose a significant health risk to humans as well as being an unwanted nuisance. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, rodents directly spread the plague, possibily Rat-Bite Fever, Salmonellios and other diseases. Rodents also indirectly spread Colorado Tick Fever, Lyme Disease, the West Nile Virus and other diseases.

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Foreign policy is the one area where the president is the final say.

He has a very good national security staff, I’m almost amazed that they’re working for him but he’s got to develop a sense of what’s right for America rather than what’s right for Donald Trump. The relationship between Asia and America and China and America is huge. There will be no fundamental world order if the U.S. and China are at tension, cold war - hot war situation. It will be a nightmare in the 21st century.

What inspired you to create the Asia Pacific Media Network at UCLA, known as the Asia Media at LMU? Well, when I started the column at the L.A. Times, it was the only column devoted entirely to Asia. It gave me a certain prominence especially in Asia...It helped me synergize the column with the idea of creating a way for introducing students to Asia and countries of Asia but not in an academic way, in a practical way…But it all really was part of a vision of the importance of Asia, the location of Los Angeles whether you’re at LMU or UCLA or USC...It’s going to be a world where China, India and the rest of Asia [are] going to be the big deal, like the U.S. was in the 20th century. So what can we as educators do to prepare them for that.

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What work does the Pacific Century Institute here in Los Angeles do where you serve as a vice president and board member?

It tries to develop and build bridges to East Asia in two ways. One in which interests LMU students...we send high school L.A. students over to Seoul for a few weeks. [Also getting] involved in the North Korean situation, the Korean-Japanese situation [and] the KoreanChinese situation. What we’ve done now is construct an alliance with Asia Media and the Pacific Century Institute and we’ve been doing stuff together so they have a university to come to and we have a high-level international relations non-profit for students to be mentored at. I think it’s good for LMU to make those kinds of alliance relationships with other institutions to be successful.

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First off, speak to me first. Second of all, with one or two exceptions of journalism schools I recommend, get an advanced degree in an area of knowledge you think you might want to write about someday.

My number one recommendation is go to a good public policy school...if you have a great undergraduate education, like LMU offers you, and then you go to a graduate school like a public policy school it allows you not to be intimidated.

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“Our Facilities Management team works hard to maintain all of our facilities and takes many preventative steps against pests and rodents, which can be a common problem in an urban area,” Wiseman said. “Anytime issues like these are reported, Student Housing and Facilities Management takes immediate action to correct the problem.”

The Environmental Protection Agency recommends preventing mice infestations through “removing food and water sources, and items that can provide them shelter.”

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according to multiple sources that watched the broadcast.

Eidam said she had been in contact with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) over the weekend after DPS was approached by the Secret Service inquiring about Eidam.

Chief of Public Safety Hampton Cantrell confirmed to the Loyolan that an LMU student is being interviewed by Secret Service but declined to comment further.

In the first Facebook Live broadcast, sources told the Loyolan, Eidam said she believed

being contacted by the Secret Service may give her a platform to discuss sexual assault. She shared, as a victim of sexual assault, that she believes President Donald Trump needs to be held accountable to the accusations made against him.

On Tuesday, Eidam posted to Snapchat, sources told the Loyolan, saying she was unaware she may have committed a felony.

According to the United States Code Title 18, Section 871, it is a felony to threaten the life of the President of the United States, and offenders may face fines or up to five years in prison. The law includes any and all threats made

to harm or kill the President, Vice President or candidates for office.

The Secret Service investigates possible violations of this code.

The original tweet and two Facebook Live videos posted by Eidam have since been deleted.

Senior Vice President of Student Affairs Lane Bove told the Loyolan she was aware of the tweets and that student affairs reached out to the student involved to set up a meeting.

“Like with all student concerns, our goal is always to engage in the conversation,” Bove said. “So that we can understand the issue and respond to it in a satisfactory way.”

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Historical series of firsts in U.S. elections LGBTQ+ and minority candidates won positions in key elections.

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Many LGBTQ+ and minority candidates won positions in key elections held last week.

A blue wave hit elections large and small earlier this month, as Democrats secured positions

across the nation. This cycle offered a historical series of firsts, - with minority and LGBTQ+ candidates winning several local elections. This includes Danica Roem, who will be the first openly transgender candidate to serve in the state legislature, according to CNN. Her opponent Bob Marshall is known for his social conservatism and for presenting the “bathroom bill” to the Virginia state legislature. Women, minorities, gay and transgender individuals are aligning with the democratic party in increasing numbers.

A year after President Trump’s

election, people affected by his policies are fighting back, according to the New York Times.

“As the United States struggles with how to deal with issues of diversity, it is a major step that an openly LGBTQ+ candidate has been elected to the Virginia state legislature,” said Michael Genovese, president of the Global Policy Institute at LMU. “Is this the ‘first’ with more to follow, or is this just a ‘one-off’?

Each ‘first’ makes it easier for those who follow,” he added.

Other notable victories include Andrea Jenkins of Minneapolis, Minnesota will be the first

openly transgender person of color elected to public office in the U.S. Ravinder Bhalla will be the first Sikh mayor elected in New Jersey. Jenny Durkan will be the first lesbian mayor elected in Seattle and Michelle Kaufusi will be the first woman elected mayor of Provo, Utah, according to CNN. In Charlotte, North Carolina, the voters elected their first black woman mayor, Vi Lyles.

In Virginia, Kathy Tran will be the first AsianAmerican woman elected to the House of Delegates.

Additionally, Zachary DeWolf will be the first openly gay school

board member in Seattle. The people of St. Paul, Minnesota will welcome their first mayor of color, Melvin Carter III, according to CNN. “The door is opening, but that does not necessarily mean that it will remain open. If we are, as a society, to truly be open to diversity in all its manifestations, we need to continually work to make that happen,” Genovese said. “Sitting back and patting ourselves on the back will allow the forces opposed to diversity to reclaim power. It is in our hands, and that is the way it should be in a democracy.”

This November brought several historical ‘firsts’; minority and LGBTQ+ individuals won local elections throughout the U.S. Above is each canidate and their respective victories.

LMU program to lessen plastic waste No Suck from Page 1 drinking straws consumed on campus, and to raise awareness about the the broader effects of plastic waste on our environment.

“Each day in the United States, over 500 million plastic straws end up in our landfills, none of which are recyclable due to the specific polymer they are made of,” said Dillion Rinauro, a senior biochemistry major and the director of environmental responsibility committee. “A good portion of these will also end up in our oceans and can be consumed by animals, which ultimately can wreak havoc on the ecology of our oceans and bodies of water.”

This campaign challenges students to reduce the number of straws they use that contribute to that 500 million per day by using one reusable metal straw throughout the month of November. The straws serve as a simple way students can participate in reducing the waste generated by LMU’s campus.

Raphaelle Batra, freshman art history major, takes her reusable straw to the gym. “It’s definitely more accessible than lifting the bottle to your mouth,” she said. “Also I’m not using paper or plastic so it’s better for the environment.”

For those interested in learning more about how they can contribute to making LMU a more sustainable campus, there will be a screening of the film “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” in St. Robert’s Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 16 from 5:308:30 p.m. Food will be provided, but students will have to bring their own plate and utensils to the event in the theme of reducing single-use plastic waste.

“It isn’t single use plastic alone that is detrimental to our environment,” Rinauro said. “We are encouraging students to not only use these reusable straws for the remainder of November, and of course hopefully beyond the end of the month, but also to reduce their overall single-use plastic consumption.”

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Looking behind and beyond #BlackatLMU

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Pictured above, from left to right: Vandalena Mahoney (‘19), Megan Castillo (‘19) and Kaelyn Sabal-Wilson (‘19) discussed what inspired #BlackatLMU and where they hope the conversations that come from it will take LMU.

The students behind the hashtag shared their experiences on the Bluff.

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In the news section of this week’s issue, we looked at how #BlackatLMU has relaunched an ongoing issue with race and representation on the Bluff.

Three juniors are behind this social media movement.

Communication studies major Vandalena Mahoney is ASLMU Senator of Diversity and Inclusion.

Psychology and African-American studies double major Megan Castillo is the social chair for Sisters in Solidarity. Communication studies and African American studies double major Kaelyn Sabal-Wilson is vice president of Sisters in Solidarity and one of the Intercultural Facilitators.

Social Justice Editor Karis AddoQuaye sat around the table with these three student leaders to learn more about what inspired the hashtag, their own personal experiences as black students at LMU and where they hope these conversations will carry the University down the line.

Q: What is Black at LMU beyond the hashtag? Is it a movement? A conversation? A protest? None or all of the above?

Kaelyn Sabal-Wilson (KS): It is all of the above ... it is a protest against the things that we’ve experienced on campus. It is a conversation between us and other students as well as administrative staff and faculty to talk about accountability and, really, self reflection. [It’s a conversation about] how we uphold ourselves as a diverse social justice institution, but how still so many black students go unheard and overlooked in the system, as well as so many other students of color.

So, it’s all of those things because it has to be all of those things; it can’t just be one. If it’s just a protest and there’s no conversation had then it’s useless. If it’s just a conversation with no protest and no accountability and no movement, then what’s the point?

Vandalena Mahoney (VM): As far as the Twitter portion goes and the hashtag, we do want to make sure that everyone knows that [each tweet] is not a monolithic experience for all black people ... if this is how you are as a black person at LMU and you experience these things, then you can use this platform to voice how you feel and what you’ve been experiencing, but do not think that this is what all black people at LMU are experiencing.

Q: What is the general sense you get on this campus?

VM: [It’s] culture shock for me because I come from a city where I

was indulged in so much culture all the time. When I got here, I felt like my culture wasn’t valid or it wasn’t valued as much as I would hope ...

It’s like I don’t feel comfortable just being me around here because I don’t see another me all the time. Even with instances like Fallapalooza ...

I’ll be there for 30 minutes just to see who’s there, but I’m not going to stay because I don’t see my culture being represented at Fallapalooza. All the programming really, these things were not created for us. Institutions in general weren’t created for us, so I don’t really feel like I belong ... socially, but when it comes to opportunities and what LMU can bring to you in the future, I do love that aspect. But socially, I don’t feel like this school is really a representation of my culture, and I don’t feel like we’re really present here.

Megan Castillo: My experience is a little similar in a sense ... being a first generation person of color, here at a predominately white institution, takes its toll on you mentally just because of the culture shock. And sometimes you have the imposter syndrome added on top of that. The way that the University helps or fosters or supports students who are experiencing these kinds of things kind of lacks ... And I’m talking specifically about people of color because our experiences are different from that of nonpersons of color ...

The way that the University goes about handling mental health here on campus for people of color is not the best, so that’s kind of been the driving force for me personally. Just knowing that because I feel this way I’m not weird ... I’m not different ...

I’m not the odd ball. These are valid experiences and valid emotions [and] someone has dropped the ball on

taking care of me while I’ve been here.

KS: My experience is different from Vandalena and Megan because I come from white spaces. As long as I’ve known school, I’ve gone to predominantly white schools. I’ve always been a black body or one of the few black bodies in white spaces.

It was difficult growing up, but it was unlike anything that I have experienced here at LMU. I think that being in college and being at a higher education institution only heightens those feelings because not only are we all trying to graduate and establish ourselves in the professional world and get ourselves together, but there also comes this added pressure, like Megan said, of being the first.

There’s nothing like being the first because you have to be the one to lay the foundation, you have to be the one to be the blueprint and that’s sort of been the pressure that I’ve dealt with on an individual level ... That has been the biggest pressure that I battle and wrestle with, similarly [to] how I constantly feel like I have to earn my position here ...

Being here, at the institution, I don’t feel like there’s been anything to really help ease that pressure ...

It’s like here we are climbing, trying to get to the top, but we still have to remember that we’re carrying the people back home on our backs. We’re pulling the people behind us up as we climb, and it’s stressful. It is heavy.

Similar to what my mom always tells me: “Heavy is the head that wears the crown.” And my head is starting to feel real real heavy right now.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity for print. Visit our website to read the unedited version and to watch the entire interview in the video version.

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Speaking truth to power has very old roots. William H. Library has taken a note from Martin Luther, the 16th century monk and eventual religious reformer who catalyzed the Protestant Reformation. In honor of Reformation Day 500, students, staff and faculty from the LMU community are invited to post their modern day “theses” about the changes they hope to see realized.

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The First Amendment is essential to American democracy, and many rush to point this out as soon as there an instance where it seems the right is infringed on. And while the Loyolan aims to serve as a platform to encourage free speech and the First Amendment at LMU, we also recognize the importance of knowing what is protected under it. In fact, not all speech is protected under the First Amendment according to ruling made by the Supreme Court.

It may come as a surprise to some people that hate speech may be protected by the First Amendment; take the Nazis in Charlottesville chanting, “Jews will not replace us!”— that’s protected. Threatening murder, however, might not be protected. According to the precedent established in Virginia v. Black (2003), any speech that shows intent to “commit an act of unlawful violence to a particular individual or group of individuals,” is not under what’s considered “free speech.” Other cases have diverged from a specific set of requirements that would determine if threats should be protected as free speech. In 1969, for example, the federal government charged Robert Watts with a federal law violation after he said, “If they ever make me carry a rifle, the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J.” But the Supreme Court ruled that Watt’s statement was political hyperbole, and not a “true threat,” according to The Heritage Foundation.

So the constitutional interpretation is definitely unclear.

What’s especially concerning is the confusion among college students — who, according to surveys by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, tend to not know what exactly the First Amendment defends as free speech. This resulting confusion is something we must revisit on our campus. After an LMU student posted a

series of tweets targeted at President Trump and his administration, the Loyolan learned that the Secret Service had contacted LMU’s Department of Public Safety to further investigate the matter. This news brings up questions of government surveillance and political opinion, but another issue that is often overlooked is social media and online privacy. We at the Loyolan agree that the President should be held accountable for his irresponsible, ignorant and hateful actions, but in this day and age, threatening to kill him is not a safe or responsible use of a platform such as Twitter.

We should all strive towards a better standard and mission on social media. In addition to examining the true intentions and end goals of our public statements, what we do digitally has more implications than just being hounded by the Secret Service.

The First Amendment protects citizens from legislation that limits free speech, but not from the consequences of our speech. This may be especially relevant to college students because, according to CNN, surveys show that 70 percent of U.S. employers use social media as part of their screening and hiring process.

Of course, legitimate and admirable ways of exercising free speech may still put one at odds with employers. We admire people like Jemele Hill — who’s decision to speak her political views on Twitter in September put her at odds with ESPN. But that’s the difference between violently threatening somebody you oppose on Twitter, and using your public voice to raise awareness of injustice.

What we can do, however, is emphasize the need for greater online and social media literacy. Be smart online. What we do online will likely affect us for the rest of our lives. This only serves as a reminder that the digital age is not slowing down, but speeding up.

“What we do online will likely affect us for the rest of our lives.”

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his past week, a tragic event occurred at Florida State University (FSU) — the passing of student Andrew Coffey, a pledge rushing a fraternity on their campus, according to CNN. The school has since suspended all fraternities and sororities, and many are calling it a push to end the culture of alcohol abuse on college campuses.

The whirlwind of consequences has made many wonder about the true value of Greek life on college campuses.

Should we continue to promote a program that perpetuates hyper-sexualization, substance abuse and god knows what else, in the name of brotherhood, sisterhood and philanthropy?

Some of the most compelling evidence comes from the other examples that have made headlines in the past year. Both Penn State University and Louisiana State University have had deaths related to excessive partying sponsored by the respective school’s Greek life, according to the New York Times.

Death is an extreme but obvious indication for necessary change. When multiple students have their lives robbed from them, we must reassess the situation.

It’s not just a bunch of kids having fun and blowing off steam anymore. These young adults, with their underdeveloped hypothalami, are being pressured to act these ways because that is how Greek life culture shapes our view of the norm.

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Athletes unaware of image they sell abroad JuJu on that Pete Peter Martin Opinion Intern @LALoyolan

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hree UCLA basketball players were arrested in China last week under accusations of shoplifting. The three freshman, LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley, were questioned for allegedly stealing from a highend mall in Hangzhou, near the hotel where the team was staying.

An anonymous first-hand source who spoke with ESPN writer Arash Markazi reported that there is surveillance footage of the basketball players stealing from three separate stores. The rest of the UCLA basketball team has returned to the U.S., while Ball, Jalen and Riley are required to stay in Hangzhou for several more weeks during the legal process.

While judgement should not be cast on these players until all the facts are known, this does play into a troubling pattern of American athletes acting inappropriately abroad. For example, the 2016 Rio Olympics ended on a sour note when several prominent athletes representing the United States were charged with filing a false robbery report. American swimmers Ryan Lochte, Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz and Jimmy Feigen claimed that they were held up at gunpoint and

robbed while in Rio De Janeiro.

The Brazilian police investigation later revealed that the athletes had fabricated the story, and were in fact confronted by security guards after vandalizing a gas station bathroom.

While the charges against Lochte and the other swimmers were dropped almost 12 months later, they have admitted to the vandalism and to manufacturing the robbery story. As a result, Lochte had to be suspended for 10 months by the United States Olympic Committee and USA swimming, along with being banned from the 2017 World Championships, which were held in July.

The irresponsible actions of these athletes harmed both their careers and their teams. Ball, Hill and Riley missed UCLA’s exhibition game against Georgia Tech at the Pac-12 Conference in Shanghai, and will continue to miss practices and games as long as they are in China. Two of the three players were four-star recruits, and at least one of them was considered a potential starter for the team. Missing these three players could do serious harm to UCLA’s record during the early season. The choices made by these athletes abroad seriously harms the success of the athletic programs they were a part of, not to mention publicly embarrassed their respective organizations.

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American athletes must be held to high standards because of the national image and values they stand for.

But these athletes did more than damage the success and reputation of their team — they damaged America’s image abroad.

“When I am competing, first I am representing my team, second the school overall and lastly myself as an individual,” said freshman mechanical engineering major and rowing team member Finn Lynch.

“There is a lot of pride in competing and being a part of something that is bigger than yourself. Even if you just travel as an American, you are representing your country, so if you are competing against other nations, then you

are most definitely representing your country. Athletes have a responsibility to represent their country when abroad.”

American athletes need to understand that when competing abroad, they are representing much more than themselves.

They represent their team, their league and, most importantly, their country. The United States already struggles with strained international relations and public image abroad, and inappropriate conduct from American athletes certainly does not help. While these athletes are usually

reprimanded by their respective team or organization, it is often little more than a slap on the wrist.

America needs to show that it holds its athletes responsible for their actions, and that it will not tolerate inappropriate conduct. No matter how talented, American athletes must be held to a high standard when competing internationally.

It’s about more than an individual, a team or a league. It is about representing America to the world.

This is the opinion of Peter Martin, a freshman political science major from San Jose, California. Tweet comments @LALoyolan, or email editor@theloyolan.com.

Graduate students hurt with new GOP bill Touchdown for Brown

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he new tax legislation proposed by the House Re p u b l i c a n s might significantly impact you, especially if you plan to go to graduate school.

The changes “could affect student loans; the ability to deduct the interest on your loan would be eliminated; tuition paid by an employer would become taxable; and three existing tax breaks would be consolidated into one,” the New York Times reported.

CNBC illustrated how the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would play out. This new tax plan asserts that your tax bracket is zero percent on the first $12,000 income, 12 percent on the next $33,000 and only enters the 35 percent range when you are earning more than $200,000.

Because of the complexity of the extensive changes across the entire tax system, it is hard to show exactly how any one individual would be affected.

However, experts have shown that students could owe around an additional $2,000 or more, and that graduate students would be the most affected.

For example, the graduate students will be hit hard by the new plan to change the qualifiedtuition-reduction provision in the tax code, as mentioned by the New York Times. Tuition could then become taxable to students who work as teaching

or research assistants.

This change will be devastating on a grand scale, considering that thousands of students rely on tuition reductions. According to a survey by the Department of Education, 145,000 graduates, 60 percent of them from STEM fields, would be affected by this change.

This new tax plan might directly affect the 20 percent of LMU students that go on to graduate school, or the 2,061 students enrolled in the graduate program at LMU from 2016-2017.

In the long-term future, this bill could also cause changes within the college system as a whole. As Samantha Hernandez, legislative director of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students, states in an article by Wired, students are less likely to enter into more financially risky jobs with the more debt they obtain.

“Academic gigs can’t compete with industry jobs on salary, and they have a reputation for being less stable. This would mean less educated people teaching and innovating research institutions,” said Hernandez.

Students already struggle with financial concerns and do not need additional taxing complications. As The National Student Financial Wellness Study indicated, 70 percent of college students feel stressed about finances.

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Greek Life from Page 6 students cannot afford to also deal with tax concerns. Instead something is status quo, it is right and good, or how it should be. Even the most intelligent people are naive enough to go their whole lives without realizing that the norm can be and often is wrong. With this in mind, maybe we should question the Greek life traditions we romanticize on college campuses.

FSU President John Thrasher has made the most aggressive changes on a college campus out of all the universities negatively affected by Greek culture. In a news conference this past week, he argued, “The message is not getting through...there must be a new culture, and our students must be full participants in creating it.”

Most aggressive? Yes. Too aggressive? Absolutely not. Death is just one of the numerous negative consequences of Greek culture, or to put it in prettier terms: college party culture. This problem goes outside Greek life to the larger realm of intoxication, providing an automatic excuse for students behaving irresponsibly and cruelly.

What does this mean for LMU? We haven’t had any deaths. Our sexual misconduct and assault rates have been far and few between — at least the reported cases. And many

students would certainly argue that fraternity and sorority parties are fun. Assuredly, a majority of the students involved in Greek life here enjoy it — otherwise, they would presumably spend their time elsewhere.

“Greek life is such a tremendous addition to any college campus,” said junior graphic design major Anthony Lopez of Delta Sigma Phi. “My networking opportunities and social sphere has been amazing.”

Most students can agree that the unity that Greek life provides is by far its best quality.

“Delta Zeta has provided me with the best support group of diverse, empowered women who all truly walk in the the light of the flame,” said sophomore film production major Jamie Kolbrenner. “I am so honored to be part of a sisterhood that never fails to inspire me.”

LMU students want to keep the tradition alive, so we would be smart to back them. Still, we should take a chapter from Thrasher’s book and realize that party culture needs to be improved right now. With the help of LMU’s faculty, we must take this problem into our own hands.

This is the opinion of Jennifer Lee, a junior screenwriting major from Sacramento, California. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email editor@theloyolan.com

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deal with tax concerns. Instead of enhancing our education under this new GOP bill, it would raise a student’s debt high enough to make a higher education almost impossible.

For a computer science student at Carnegie Mellon, for example, her annual taxable income would rise from $32,400 to $76,234, as highlighted in an article by Wired. She states, “It really changes the calculus

on my finances. This suddenly makes a lot of things like rent, car payments, groceries, all that stuff, no longer affordable.”

The good news is that the Senate version of the bill, which came out late last week, has kept the deduction for the student loans and the graduate tuition waivers as tax-free; however, a 1.4 percent excise tax on endowments is still included.

There will no doubt be other changes over the next few weeks.

Nelson Mandela famously said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” The new tax proposal could weaken the United States position in education. We need to watch this space, keep our friends and family informed and try to influence our representatives in Congress.

This is the opinion of Jessie Brown, a freshman film and television production major from Houston, Texas. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email editor@theloyolan.com

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6 tips to help you plan for ‘Friendsgiving’ Bakers Bits Hannah Baker Life+Arts Intern @LALoyolan

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he holiday season, also known as the happiest time of the year, is officially in full swing.

Los Angeles is finally experiencing some cooler temperatures, it turns dark at 5 p.m. and before any of us know it, it will be Black Friday. This is the time of year that everyone you love (or pretend to love for the sake of the greater good) gets together to celebrate, catch up and most importantly ­— eat.

Though many stores are already selling ornaments and Christmas paraphernalia and trees are already being sold in vacant parking lots all across the country, Thanksgiving must not be overlooked.

If you happen to be one of those people whose family is far away and going home for those three days just isn’t quite worth it — check the tips below for hosting the best friendsgiving and getting everyone stuffed to the brim.

6. Have only ONE person make the turkey.

I suggest this be the host. If you’re

the person hosting, everyone is already coming over to your house or apartment, so why not be the one to bake the turkey? It could be debated that the baking of the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner is the most important part — plus it’s a heavy piece of meat, so having someone else do it and transport it sounds like a recipe for disaster. So while you’re already the one baking the turkey, you might as well make the gravy too. Pretty simple, and now you’re job is done. You can sit back and relax while all your friends handle the other key foods required for Friendsgiving.

5. Create a group message of the friends that will be in attendance for friendsgiving.

We live in a world where the majority of college students are attached to their phones. Go ahead and create a friendsgiving group message so everyone else can plan what they’re going to contribute.

Someone should make the stuffing, while another person brings the green beans, and another person mashes the potatoes and so on.

Technology is a beautiful thing — why not take advantage of it?

4. Make sure there are gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options.

We live in L.A. need I say more?

Of course someone in attendance is going to be vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free. In your group message, make sure everyone tells you if they have any food restrictions. The host should provide options to be on the safe side, because that one good friend of yours might actually have celiac disease.

3. Come with your food prepared and ready to mingle and eat.

Do not be that one person who buys all of their ingredients for whatever they said they would bring and then shows up expecting the host to have the means to cook it.

Just show up with it all prepared and ready to be eaten, because chances are, everyone will be hungry.

2. Have your friend with the best music taste make a playlist.

Music should be required for any kind of gathering — especially one with friends. However, friendsgiving doesn’t feel like the place or time for Tyga’s Spotify channel. If you have a friend who always suggests or plays the best tunes, have them create the friendsgiving playlist. After all, that day is about reflecting on what you’re thankful for, so some mellow and low-key music might be good.

1. Lastly, do not tell your actual family members that you had a better time at friendsgiving.

First off, feelings could be hurt. Thanksgiving can be a sacred holiday tradition in some families, reserved to be spent with with your mom, dad and extended family who may live far away, so it’s probably best not to say how much more fun you had with your friends than you do with them.

Finals are among us, and Thanksgiving is the perfect time to relax, live in the moment and spend time with

those close to you. And through friendsgiving you have created just that — so eat up and enjoy.

This is the opinion of Hannah Baker, a sophomore communication studies major from Minneapoils, Minnesota. Tweet @LALoyolan or email comments to tgage@theloyolan.com.

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Up your fall food game with these 3 recipes Young & Jaided Jaida Macklin

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he best time of the year has finally arrived: Thanksgiving.

Maybe it’s just me, but I think Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays around. Despite its ugly history, the holiday has become known for eating good food, spending time with your loved ones and being

grateful for what you have in life.

In my family, we put an emphasis on eating good food. We start prepping days in advance, and by the end of it, we usually have two tables worth of food. All the grease and sodium might make my skin breakout, but it is worth it. Now,

maybe your family doesn’t already have their thanksgiving spread planned, you’re running low on ideas, or you’re just trying to throw the best ‘friendsgiving’ around, but here’s a few of my top three favorite Thanksgiving dishes to try this year.

Warning: Some of these dishes are dangerously delicious. You may ascend the mortal plane, or you might just die from happiness. Eat with caution.

3. Candied Yams, or Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes are definitely a must-have at the dinner table. In fact, I’m in charge of preparing this dish in my houshold — and not to toot my own horn, but I prepare it v e r y

well.

Here’s the list of ingredients you’ll need: 4-5 sweet potatoes 1 1/2 cup of brown sugar 1 1/2 cup of cane sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons of vanilla extract 2 sticks of butter 2 teaspoons of nutmeg 2 teaspoons of cinnamon First, preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Next, skin and cut the sweet

potatoes into huge chunks before placing them in a large foil pan.

Then, in a medium sized bowl, melt the butter before stirring in the sugar, vanilla extract, nutmeg and cinnamon. Coat the potatoes with the mixture and then place it in the oven for an hour. Check on it after 30 minutes, making sure to redistribute the juices. Once it’s been an hour, take a fork or a knife and slice the chunks in half. They’ll probably still be tough, which means they’re not done yet. Pop them in for another hour and you should be good.

Bonus tip: I like to let the sweet potato slices marinate in the juices overnight in the fridge.

as you normally would. The recipe then calls for you to prepare glaze by combining ingredients and mixing well, about 30 minutes before ham is done. Next, remove ham from oven and peel away any rind that is left on the ham, and score it with a sharp knife. Insert a clove of garlic into each diamond. Cover ham generously with glaze and return to oven. After applying glaze, bake until desired internal temperature is reached. Remove ham from oven and allow to stand for about 20 minutes before slicing. If you want, pour any leftover glaze over the sliced ham, and bam — ­ you’re done.

This recipe makes 10-12 servings.

2. Baked Ham Recipe Obviously, you need a turkey at the Thanksgiving (or friendsgiving) table, but don’t sleep on the ham. I feel like everyone thinks they know how to make ham, but there’s always room for improvement. Besides, this ham recipe will have Martha Stewart at your door with her camera crew tagging behind her. This recipe comes from Soul Food & Southern Cooking.

Ingredients: One 8-10 pound smoked ham Whole garlic clove Glaze for Baked Ham: 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup orange juice 1 cup packed light brown sugar Preheat oven according to package cooking directions. Place ham fat side up on the rack of a shallow roasting pan and bake ham

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Homemade Cornbread Dressing I honestly don’t know what the difference is between dressing and stuffing, but in my house, we eat the former. Since this isn’t my job, I can’t recall the exact recipe my mom uses, but I have scoured the internet for the closest one I could find. This recipe is also from Soul Food & Southern Cooking (yall go bookmark this website as soon as you’re done reading this).

Ingredients: 2 cup self-rising corn meal 1-2 tablespoons of sugar (optional) 1 1/2 cup milk 1 egg 3 tablespoons of vegetable shortening oil or dripping 1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken gizzard 1 cup finely chopped celery 1 medium green bell pepper, finely chopped

1 teaspoon sage (adjust to taste) 1 teaspoon poultry season (adjust to taste) 1 cup finely chopped onions (optional) 5-8 cups chicken broth Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

The recipe calls for cornmeal but my family usually just uses Jiffy cornbread mix, but maybe it’s the same (insert shrug). Basically, you just cook as you usually would.

Next, grease an 8 or 9 inch baking pan and set aside.

To make dressing, crumble up cornbread and add chicken gizzards (honestly, I don’t know what those are), celery, green bell pepper, sage and poultry seasoning to taste. Add chopped onions if you’d like.

Next, pour 5 to 8 cups of chicken broth into cornbread mixture. Mix well and then pour unto greased baking pan. Bake dressing at 350 degrees for about an hour, or until you think it’s done. Enjoy.

Now you’re probably starving and counting down the seconds till you’re home like I am. Don’t worry ­— only one more week until you’re stuffed to your heart’s content.

And remember, kids, if you can’t handle the heat, stay out of the kitchen. Really — if you can’t cook, get out. Let’s just say that one time in middle school, firefighters joined us for Thanksgiving dinner.

This is the opinion of Jaida Macklin, a sophomore English and theatre arts major from Chicago, Illinois. Tweet comments to @ LALoyolan or email comments to tgage@ theloyolan.com.

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CELEBRITY APPEARANCES ON THE BLUFF 5 takeaways from James Franco’s visit Just Jacob

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ames Franco has done it all: He’s an accomplished actor, professor, director, writer and student. While writing, directing and acting in his newest feature, “The Disaster Artist,” Franco was also working on his doctorate degree at Yale and teaching a course at NYU. With all of these talents in his pocket, Franco is a prime guest for “The Hollywood Masters.” Students began lining up to see the superstar at 8:15 a.m., despite the show not beginning until 2:00 p.m. By the time the line hit its peak, it seemed as if the entire school was fighting to get in.

So was the wait worth it? Here are the five biggest takeaways from James Franco’s interview.

5. Franco wouldn’t be in the

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Students lined up as early as 8 AM to see Franco’s 2 p.m. Hollywood Masters interview and taping. comedy world if it weren’t for Judd Apatow.

When the young James Franco finished his work on the now cultcomedy television show “Freaks and Geeks,” he was thrilled to be able to work on dramas. When he was on the film festival circuit for one of his “shitty dramas” (as he put it), Apatow was premiering his debut film, “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” Apatow ran into Franco, and told him that he should quit doing self-serious films and move back to where his real talents lay: comedy.

4. Franco was late to seeing “The Room.”

For those who don’t know, James

Franco’s new film chronicles the making of what many call the best worst movie ever made: “The Room.” Franco, however, hadn’t actually seen the movie until about 10 years ago – years after it became popular in L.A. He eventually saw it when the book that his movie is based upon was released. Ironically, “The Disaster Artist” will likely popularize “The Room” in a whole new way.

3. Franco didn’t know if he was going to be able to make “The Disaster Artist.”

The maker of “The Room” is the famously eccentric Tommy Wiseau.

Franco was convinced that Wiseau

wouldn’t sign over his life rights (which are necessary for Franco to make the film); he was also worried that if he somehow did get the life rights, Wiseau would try and take over the role of director. Luckily, neither of these things happened, but with a twist: Wiseau wanted a cameo appearnace in the final film.

2. The actor is willing to take a beating for a role.

When discussing “127 Hours,” Franco mentioned that director Danny Boyle wanted him to try and pull his arm out from under a rock through sheer force. This, of course, was for the scene where his character, whose arm was stuck

under a boulder in a tight canyon, tries desperately to escape. Franco said he pulled and bounced around for a half hour, with only 30 seconds being used in the final cut. He said he was bruised up after the scene.

1. Franco loves teaching.

Though the Hollywood Master didn’t address this directly, his actions make it clear. The interview went far over its allotted length and while his publicist was running up and down the aisles trying to get him to leave, Franco insisted on continuing the interview. He was thrilled to have the experience to teach LMU’s students in such an intimate way.

There is only one “Hollywood Masters” episode left this semester, and it takes place today at 2 p.m. when Guillermo Del Toro hits the stage. If you can’t attend, you can stream season one of the series on Netflix.

This is the opinion of Jacob Cornblatt, a freshman film production major from Gaithersburg, Maryland. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email comments to tgage@theloyolan.com.

‘The Office,’ advice and more from Angela Kinsey Midnight in Paris Paris Shepherd Life+Arts Intern @LALoyolan

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ans of “The Office” star Angela Kinsey anxiously waited for the doors of the Living Room — the on-campus venue where this Q&A event was held — to open at 8 p.m. last Wednesday. Expecting the line to be filled with students, I arrived early.

To my surprise, the line wasn’t too long at 7 p.m., but as the hour dragged on, more students fell into place. Arriving early gave me an ample amount of time to talk with some of the students that scored a much coveted spot at the front of the line.

Freshman biology major Leonardo Gonzalez-Smith happened to be standing next to me in line, and out of curiosity I asked him what he was looking forward to most.

“I’m interested to see how she acts in real life, outside of the show. I think that she is one of the more interesting characters in ‘The Office’ because of her lack of emotion,” said GonzalezSmith. “It’s kind of weird to see that she’s smiling in the poster, and I know that for me, it was hard to recognize her because her character never smiles.”

According to the event flyer produced by Mane Entertainment, the first nine students would get the chance to personally meet Kinsey and ask her some of their own questions after the event.

I approached two friends, freshman international relations major Paola Roman and freshman psychology major Jonathan Grace (They were two of the very first students in line).

Both Roman and Grace could

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Kinsey shares more than just her name with her famed character Angela Martin in “The Office,” students discovered in her Mane Entertainment Q+A. hardly contain their excitement, knowing that they were going to meet the comedian. They were more than willing to share their thoughts on attending this event.

“We’re both really big fans of ‘The Office,’ so once we got out of class at 11:20 [a.m.] we sprinted here so we could set up the table that we’re at now and have been hanging out and doing our homework ever since,” said Roman.

This event was scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. that same day, so the pair waited there for quite some time. Knowing that they would have a chance to ask Kinsey questions after the event, both Roman and Grace had come up with some questions of their own.

Roman told me that she was planning on asking the star if there were any correlations between her character, Angela Martin, and her true self outside of the popular mockumentary.

Grace said that he started watching “The Office” this year and that he’s been a fan of Kinsey ever since. He appreciates the subtle, unexpected humor that she adds to the show, and plans to ask her about what it was like working with the hysterical cast on the set of “The Office.”

The pair were the first to enter into the venue once the doors opened, and I quickly lost them in the sea of students shuffling in.

In order to fit as many people into the space as possible, no chairs were provided, so everyone had to make themselves

comfortable on the floor.

Students filed in relatively quickly with the help of the Mane Entertainment crew, who played music while we waited for Kinsey to enter.

Upon entering, Kinsey was quick to joke about all of the students being squished together on the floor and waved to those that were huddled outside at the windows because they did not make it in.

Kinsey was extremely personable and made it a point to acknowledge the last of the students that arrived who were seated behind the stage and would have to stare at the back of her head the entire time.

Kinsey’s engaging sense of humor had the audience laughing from start to finish. She shared humorous stories from her past experiences as a successful actress in the business, and told us about the people in her life that she draws inspiration from.

Specifically, she mentioned her mother, grandmother and former supervisor.

Kinsey reminisced on all of the times that her boss made her throw away her coworkers’ food if it did not have their name written on it and how she channeled her a lot while acting as Angela Martin.

Kinsey gave some truly inspiring words to LMU student attendees regarding how to get what you want out of life. Simply put, Kinsey advised to never take no for an answer. This is what she

learned after countless tries to get her start in the acting business.

She also shared what she had learned from years of auditioning and not always getting the part.

She advised her audience to not let one unsuccessful audition shape the rest of your career, or your life, for that matter. I felt that the advice that she gave was both insightful and relevant to students who are currently trying to find their place in the world.

As the event came to a close, the host opened up the floor to students to ask other questions.

Following this invitation, many students eagerly raised their hands and hoped that Kinsey would call on them. And for every question asked, Kinsey took the time to provide a thorough, honest answer — so much so that her publicist had to remind her that she was the guest at a timed event.

After the event, I was able to meet back up with Roman and Grace after they had spoken with Kinsey individually. Roman showed me the pictures they took with her, as well as posters they had printed out and brought with them for her to sign.

Roman filled me in on what she talked about with Kinsey: “We laughed about how directors had made her put prosthetics on [for certain roles] and how she was able to have fun with it. She also mentioned how her daughter would start playing with them and how she

thought that the sight of this was hilarious,” said Roman.

Grace ended up forming his question around the poster that he had printed up, which featured Kinsey’s character Angela Martin holding a cat with the caption, “Save Bandit.”

Kinsey told the group the story of how Bandit, her character’s cat on the show was accidentally thrown down from a ceiling vent amidst the confusion of the scene. “So they didn’t actually end up saving Bandit,” Grace said jokingly.

Both of them agreed that getting to meet and talk with the actor that plays their beloved character was worth the day-long wait.

“A lot of times you associate the person only with the character and you think that that’s what they’re like,” This was so cool because I got to see the side of her [Kinsey] that is very lighthearted, funny and sweet, which is totally opposite of the character that she plays in ‘The Office,’” said Grace.

The realness that Kinsey brought to this Q&A event showed attendees that she pours so much of herself into her characters. She also gave insight into how she uses the inspiration that exists all around her to better herself and encouraged us to do the same.

This is the opinion of Paris Shepherd, a junior communication studies major from Ventura, California. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email comments to tgage@theloyolan.com.

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Homesickness causes turmoil in LMU Distribution Center

Parents are sending shipping crates instead of care packages.

Thomas Richmond Certifiably Unqualified

As the semester begins closing and finals begin looming ahead, students are eagerly counting down the days until they can visit home. No one’s more impatient for the coming holiday break than the Mail Distribution Center, mobbed daily by students frantic to receive postage from home.

The line to get in fills up a solid hour before the mailroom unlocks its doors. In the final minutes before closing time, all sense of order is lost as the scramble getting to the front of the line takes on gladiatorial proportions. Mailroom workers have reported fear of a full-scale riot breaking out if too many students aren’t serviced.

Joey Cony, mailroom executive and two-time winner of the compassionate staffer award, was unable to mask his disgust toward the hysteria. “Levels of homesickness are reaching criticalmass. It’s unacceptable. Those kids need to cut all ties to life before college if they have any hope of prospering without distraction going forward,” Cony said.

Efforts to make college life homier have come in the form of live cargo being sent through the mail. Freshmen are especially guilty of using premium express rates to smuggle their pets onto campus. One famous reunion involved a Doberman tearing

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Distribution center employees are tired of handling live animals. its way out of the packaging notified students that new policy upon hearing its owner’s voice. changes will take effect next However, this issue doesn’t week. All packages larger than a end at dogs and cats. Seeing shoebox will be redirected to the shipping containers as a cheaper Burns Rec. Center. Students are alternative to air fare, out-of-state advised to pick up their mail within families are boxing themselves a two-hour window of it being up to make in-person visits. The thrown off the truck, without younger brother of an Australian guarantee it will remain there international student, who didn’t during or after the allotted time. use enough stamps on the crate he LMU claims no responsibility sent himself in, is yet to be found for any lost items, and any filed in a tragic miscommunication. claims will be sent somewhere The Distribution Center has near where the package is.

Women banned from campus All women using birth control are to be removed from campus.

Olivia Round

One of Four LMU Montanans Catholic universities across the country are left with less than ten women enrolled after deciding to expel every female student who has ever taken an oral contraceptive. The universities announced their decision on Nov. 1, and by Nov. 10 nearly the entire female population had disappeared from their campuses.

Before enforcing the new

rule, the Catholic Universities Association (CUA) released a study that showed that most women took birth control pills for health reasons rather than contraception, but they decided to go forward with the move nonetheless. “We did find that 50 percent of women are taking the pill to regulate their periods and 10 percent are taking it as acne medication, but still,” said the president of CUA, “it’s called ‘birth control,’ and we don’t like that.”

The decision was inspired by Notre Dame’s announcement that they would no longer provide birth control for faculty and staff, according to CUA’s official statement.

The committee

said they wanted to take the university’s example a step further to keep Catholicism alive.

“I admire [the CUA’s] decision.

It takes guts to stand up for what is right in today’s world,” said Bob, a large donor to the CUA. Bob is an alum of Notre Dame and has found success as the CEO of Magnum, a popular condom manufacturer.

The CUA, however, assures that the decision to expel these students was made by a qualified group of men who had definitely done their research on the matter. They all took two days to reflect before making their official decision, and they also all promised to move their daughters to public universities since they’re all on the pill.

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A group of Catholic leaders have decided that women who take birth control will no longer be allowed on Catholic campuses.

The Bluff is a humorous and satirical section published in the Loyolan. All quotes attributed to real figures are completely fabricated; persons otherwise mentioned are completely fictional.

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BASKETBALL

Swedish duo strengthen bond through LMU Two sophomores extend a friendship that began six years ago in Sweden.

Tim De Vries Sports Editor @LALoyolan

Roughly six years ago, long before he ever put on an LMU jersey, sophomore guard Erik Johansson was training with his native Sweden’s U16 national team, when he caught wind of a new addition to the program: a 7-foot-1, 16-year old center, who had just begun to play basketball in the months leading up to camp.

Upon his arrival at training camp, Johansson recalls noticing a couple of things about the newcomer. First, he noticed that he was really tall. Second, he noticed the inexperience. While playing among the best players in Sweden for his age group, the center was still learning the rules, the terminology and strategy of the game of basketball. The athletic ability was certainly there, and Johansson recalls thinking that this guy would certainly improve, and quickly.

One thing that did not cross Johansson’s mind was that the two would be college teammates in the United States just a few years later.

As it turns out, that lanky teenager was LMU sophomore center Mattias Markusson. Now teammates here in Los Angeles, more than 5000 miles away from their native country in northern Europe, the two have formed a unique friendship under relatively unlikely circumstances.

Basketball is not the chief sporting export of Sweden.

Just three Swedish players have ever been signed to an NBA roster, while the majority of the nation’s prominent athletes compete in ice hockey, tennis, winter and summer Olympic sports and floorball— a game similar to hockey, but played in gymnasiums on hardwood floors with plastic sticks and a hard rubber ball. Many of the top players in Basketligan, the professional basketball league simply known as “The Swedish League,” hail from other countries such as Italy, Spain and the United States.

Despite the constant urging from Markusson’s friends— who encouraged him to play because of his height— the lack of prominence of Swedish basketball was part of the reason that basketball hardly interested him as a child. He loved sports from an early age, but was drawn towards hockey, tennis and floorball instead. There was inspiration to be found in these sports that couldn’t be found in basketball for him personally.

“My older brother played ice hockey, and growing up he was my role model, so I started playing ice hockey too,” Markusson said.

However, the young big man was never destined to skate. “I was all out of balance, I was tall, I didn’t have that coordination when I was younger,” he said. This prompted a switch to floorball. Despite attending a basketball practice at his local club in Stockholm, floorball would remain Markusson’s primary sport

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Sophomore guard Erik Johansson began playing basketball when he was 7-years-old, and was on his club’s senior team by the age of 16.

until the age of 16. He admits that at the age of 12 — when he orginally tried basketball — he didn’t understand the sport, so he disliked it.

By the time Markusson was 15, his friends were back on his case.

The second time Markusson came out to practice, he claims he did it simply to appease his friends. Once he arrived, he enjoyed himself, much to his own surprise. Markusson’s coach made an impact from the outset, offering to work with the young center on the nuances of the game, assuring him that he had a lot of potential in the sport.

In just over a month with his club’s U16 team, Markusson garnered the attention of the Swedish Basketball Federation (SBBF), prompting a visit from one of the coaches at a practice.

“At that point, I was like ‘OK, this could be kind of serious,’” Markusson said. “A coach from the national team is coming to see me, and I’ve only been playing for like a few weeks.” Markusson recalls being surprised and nervous, but also excited by the interest from the national team.

Before long, Markusson was invited to join the U16 national team’s training camp. It was here that Markusson and Johansson’s basketball lives intertwined.

For talented young basketball players in Sweden looking to expand their horizons, the option is either to go pro, perhaps leaving for another nation with a more established league like Spain or Italy, or to come over to the States and continue their amateur careers while getting a degree. This was the route that Johansson had chosen for himself, with overwhelming support from his friends and family.

As Markusson became more and more serious about the game of basketball during his time with the youth national team and with Jamtland Basket, his Swedish club, he too was faced with this choice. Ultimately, he would choose the same path as his future teammate.

Johansson’s path into SBBF, premier club basketball and eventually his journey here to LMU were far more linear than Markusson’s. Johansson took up the sport at the age of 7, beginning with the local club in Sodertalje, a Swedish industrial city approximately 20 miles southwest of Stockholm.

Johansson would rise through the club’s ranks over nine years as a youth, being called up to the senior team at the age of 16.

In three seasons in the Swedish League, Johansson’s Sodertalje Kings were among the top clubs in the nation, and won a league championship. Instead of going pro, however, Johansson had long set his sights set on college basketball in the United States.

Eventually, both players were connected to LMU recruiters and Head Coach Mike Dunlap

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Although he didn’t play basketball until the age of 15, 7-foot-3 sophomore center Mattias Markusson looks to become a dominant force in the paint. through their respective coaches — Markusson through a youth tournament and Johansson through the national team — and were won over by LMU’s academic reputation, and the personal interest that the program had taken in them.

“They actually came to Sweden three times during that year to meet with me,” Markusson said. “Other schools were recruiting me, but I knew this was serious, because why else would they come to Sweden three times? I said ‘Yeah, this is the right school to go to, this feels great.’”

During their years playing in Sweden, the two competed with each other in the top divisions of Swedish basketball — both remaining amateurs despite playing with semi-professionals and professionals, most of whom were much older than the two teenagers. In the summers, they would play together for the Swedish youth national team.

Despite being in close proximity to one another and getting along, Johansson says the two hadn’t yet established the friendship they share today.

“Right away we had a good connection,” Johansson said.

“We were never really best of friends before we got here, but he was always one of my favorite guys on the national team.”

Johansson said he was drawn to Markusson’s positive attitude and willingness to learn, and believes that his current teammate has far exceeded all expectations that he had for him as a basketball player.

In the past two years at LMU,

the duo have become closer, helping one another through the process of adjusting to life in Los Angeles and the differences in the style of play between basketball in Sweden and basketball in the U.S. Both have said that the primary difference is the speed of the game, and the physicality and athleticism of the players.

According to Johansson, this contrasts the European style of play, and is something the pair is still adjusting to together.

“Through my eyes, I believe that the European game is evolving, and that it’s played with a very high level of basketball IQ,” he said. “The way players read the game is very high-level, but the athleticism and physicality of the game here is at another level for sure. I think that’s something that both of us were not really expecting.”

Both Johansson and Markusson plan to graduate before undertaking a future in basketball, yet both have expressed a desire to continue their playing careers beyond their time in the Lion uniform.

For the next three seasons, the two will continue along a familiar path here in Los Angeles: cultivating a friendship through basketball which originated in a Stockholm gym.

“Although we were confused in the beginning, it’s always great to have someone to talk to that comes from the same country and the same background as I am,” Markusson said. “It’s always nice to hear Swedish too, that’s always a good thing.”

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BASKETBALL

Haney Jr. relies on father during rebuild

Haney Jr cements leadership role in his senior year.

Matt Rodriguez

Asst. Sports Editor @LALoyolan For redshirt senior guard/ forward Steve Haney Jr. has been surrounded by basketball his entire life. Earvin “Magic” Johnson, regarded as the best point guard in basketball history, is his cousin—making basketball a big factor in Haney Jr.’s life.

However, the greatest influence in his life comes from his father Steve Haney Sr., who played for the Lions from 1984-1985, averaging 15 points and three assists as a freshman starter under then Assistant Coach Mike Dunlap. After a change in coaching staff, both Haney Sr. and Dunlap left the program and went their separate ways. It would take 30 years for them to meet on the court again.

Haney Jr. followed his father’s footsteps proving to be one of the best high school players in Florida. During his time at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, he was named to the second team Florida Class 7A All-State while also leading his team to a 21-5 record his junior year. He played for the United States U-18 team, helping his team defeat France and finish seventh in the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany. After his high school

career, he seemed to deviate from his father’s track. He decided to continue his basketball career with the Knights of University of Central Florida.

However, after a disappointing freshman season at UCF, Haney Jr. decided to link up with his father’s former coach — at the place where it all began— LMU. “My dad is one of my best friends,” Haney Jr. said.

“Knowing that he had trust in Coach Dunlap. I trusted his trust. It made it easier to build a relationship. I knew Coach Dunlap was someone I can trust.”

Since joining the Lions, he has been one of deadliest offensive weapons on the team, just like his father. In his two year career at LMU, he averages 10.1 points with a .384 shooting percentage and a total of 132 three pointers, the 11th most in LMU history. He holds a top-10 spot in LMU history for three pointers made in a single season, at 73. With a .356 career three-point shooting percentage, Haney Jr. ranks as the 20th best in LMU history in that category.

Even with all of his success, his team team still failed to finish with an even conference record.

As part of Dunlap’s overhaul of the program, many people have been brought in and taken out. However, Haney Jr. remained one of the constants in a program that has seen so much change. In the past year the Lions lost seven players, either to graduation or to transfers, as well as one coach.

Yet, Haney Jr. still believed in the

process and ultimately decided to stay because he had trust in his coach. “[Dunlap] has brought in good teammates,” Haney Jr. said on why he stayed at LMU. “Since I’ve been here, I’ve had no bad teammates and great experiences.

[Dunlap was] definitely a big part of the reason.”

With the trust Haney Jr. has put into Coach Dunlap, he has seen the team grow.

“It has progressively grown to where we are getting good guys who can also play,” Haney Jr. said. “The biggest thing has been getting a culture. I think now it’s to the point where we know who we are as a team. We know who we are as a group of people.

We’ve been building that up with great players and great people in the past couple of years.”

With eight new players on the roster this year, the team looked for leadership from its seniors.

Since he is one of the oldest players on the team and has the most experience, Haney Jr. has emerged as just that.

Haney Jr. said that his role as a leader has grown each year that he has been with the program.

He finds that because of his experience he sets an example for many of his younger teammates.

The team has five incoming freshmen and one redshirt freshman. For all but one of these players this will be the first season of their college career.

Haney Jr. believes he needs to be a leader both on and off the court. Hoping to see the culture

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As the only redshirt senior, guard/forward Steve Haney enters his final season ready to lead the younger players on his team. he helped foster last after he’s Gonzaga University, Saint Mary’s gone, he wants to be a mentor to College and Brigham Young the younger guys. Someone they University. They have the task can ask for advice and guidance. of constructing the chemistry His goal as a leader is to help between the newcomers and the show the younger players on the veterans of the program. The team how to be persistent and to Lions have the odds stacked keep pushing forward, even in against them to succeed. In order times of hardship. to make a run for the tournament, The Lions have a long the team will look toward Haney and difficult season ahead of Jr. for leadership both on and off them. They have to compete the court. in a conference with excellent basketball programs such as

Wallace looks to lead on and off the court Junior Cheyanne Wallace rises as dyamic player and leader.

Izzy Berrent Sports Intern @LALoyolan

For junior Cheyanne Wallace, basketball is a family affair. Born in Tarzana, California – only about 40 minutes from LMU – Wallace is a current member of the women’s basketball team, where she plays as guard and forward.

Growing up, Wallace was constantly surrounded by the sport. Her father, Joe Wallace, played basketball for NCAA Division I Washington State, as well as overseas in Spain, Turkey and Japan. It was her father who she credits for introducing her to the game that she began playing around the 7th grade.

“Basketball has always been a part of my family, and my dad has always been there to help train me and teach me how to play,” Wallace said.

Because her hometown is close by, her family is able to come to every game – her dad sits courtside.

Prior to her time in a Lion’s jersey, Wallace was a fouryear varsity letter winner at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, California. During her tenure as a Trailblazer, Wallace helped lead Sierra Canyon to three State Championships, a

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Junior guard/forward Cheyanne Wallace looks to follow up her impressive sophomore season after being named to the All-WCC preseason team.

CIF Championship and a league title. She was also a four-time All-Gold Coast League selection, four-time All-CIF and two-time All State.

With those years of play under her belt, Wallace developed a certain style of play – that style, she said, has a lot of versatility.

“I can go in and out. I like to post up sometimes if I have a smaller guard on me and sometimes I like to stretch out to the wings, and use my speed and take some shots. And I also like to run the floor a lot, so whenever someone gets the rebound I’m usually running down the court looking to get a fast lay-up,” Wallace said.

She likes to view her role on the team as someone who leads by example on the court. She believes that if she does her job and stays focused, it helps the team perform well.

Being a leader as well as a player does come with its challenges. For many students, finding a balance between work and play poses a great challenge, but for student athletes, finding that equilibrium is even tougher.

Sports, according to Wallace, are a big commitment, so learning how to manage one’s time is key.

The great challenges also come with great rewards. For Wallace, the role that basketball plays in her life has much to do with the impact her teammates have had on her.

“They’re all my closest friends and are like sisters to me, so having that bond with my entire team – which is only 15 girls – is the most amazing thing...we’re close with each other’s families, there’s always a lot of laughs, everyone is always cracking jokes and it’s a really positive environment,” Wallace said.

She wants her teammates to remember her as someone who is all for the team and someone who does whatever she can to help the team win.

Basketball isn’t everything for Wallace, though. She is currently a marketing major and pursuing a contract law minor. Choosing to become a Lion, Wallace said, was due primarily to the academics.

“A lot of the other schools I was looking at were bigger and had bigger sports teams, but at the end of the day, me getting the best education possible was what I was really focused on.”

Instead of looking to play professionally in the WNBA or in an international league, Wallace wants to further her education and work for her MBA in marketing, and potentially pursue law school.

Wallace and the women’s basketball team are coming off a buzzer-beater win against Saint Louis University on Monday night and are preparing to battle Long Beach State in an away game this upcoming Friday at 7 p.m.

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