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Campus celebrates life of Bianca Red Arrow Sophomore Bianca Red Arrow was found dead Monday; her death is still being investigated.

Kellie Chudzinski Editor-in-Chief @LALoyolan

LMU student Bianca Red Arrow, sophomore political science major and member of Kappa Alpha Theta, was found dead at a Redondo Beach hotel on Monday, according Redondo Beach Police Department (RBPD). Red Arrow was from Mooresville, N.C., and was 19 years old.

The cause of Red Arrow’s death is still under investigation by the RBPD and the L.A. County C o ro n e r ’s Department, according to Sgt. Michael Martinez of RBPD. Students, faculty Red Arrow and staff gathered Tuesday night for a vigil on the steps of Sacred Heart Chapel. Fr. Jim Erps, director of campus ministry, led the ceremony. In his opening remarks, Erps called for the vigil to be a celebration of Red Arrow’s life – a life he described to be filled with light and love.

“The vigil ... is a tangible way for us to remember and celebrate her life,” Dean of Students Jeanne Ortiz said.

Candles and choir sheet music were passed out to the crowd gathered around the stairs of the chapel. The ceremony

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Mourners gathered around the Sacred Heart Chapel to pay their respects to Bianca Red Arrow during a vigil on Tuesday night.

started with multiple rings of the tower bell. A group of students, led by Red Arrow’s Kappa Alpha Theta sisters, gathered closer to the steps, holding sunflowers to be placed within the chapel.

“When someone young is unexpectedly taken from us, we recall the the people we take for granted in our lives,” Erps said, as

he asked the gathered crowd to think of the last time they told their parents, friends and family that they loved them.

News of Red Arrow’s death has had a significant impact on her sorority sisters and those close to her.

“The women of Kappa Alpha Theta are dealing with a tremendous loss right

now, and I think it is fair to say that their hearts are broken,” Director of Sorority & Fraternity Life Briana Maturi said in an email to the Loyolan.

Senior, dance major and Theta member Abby Miller was close with Red Arrow and remembers the excitement she felt See Bianca | Page 2

New engineering design building opens for students New technology provides possibilities for LMU’s creative engineering minds.

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Annual Study Abroad Fair exposes students to opportunities abroad LMU’s annual study abroad fair took place on Nov. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Alumni Mall. Students came to the event to learn more about study abroad opportunities. Depending on a student’s major, LMU offers various study abroad options. This fair is meant to peak interest, and help students decide what program is their best fit. There are over 50 different programs students can choose from.

The Engineering Design Center at LMU has been newly renovated. The new building offers engineering students an opportunity to see their designs come to life and brings LMU’s engineering technology to the cutting edge. The building is located behind the existing Pereira Hall.

“The most exciting part of the renovated building is that it will provide a modernized space for LMU engineering students to collaborate and work together,” the chair of mechanical engineering, professor Matthew Siniawski, said. “Our students will be working on some pretty exciting projects in this facility and will help position LMU to be at the center of technological innovation.”

The building was dedicated to Robert Gross, an alumnus from 1977, and his wife Cheryl Gross by President Snyder on Nov. 2. It will now be called the Robert Gross Engineering Design Center. It was donated

by Cheryl Gross for her late husband who received a B.S. in mechanical engineering, according to LMU This Week.

“I think the building is super beautiful and looks like a productive place to work on projects. It will really be a design center that will make all the students feel proud to work in,” said Hashim El Halees, a junior mechanical engineering major.

“Seniors will most likely use it a lot for their capstones and it will be used a lot for ASME (American Society of Engineers) for their projects.”

Robert Gross had a career in gas pipeline engineering co-owning Gas Transmission Systems. Pacific Gas and Electric company employed Gross for almost 27 years. “He was a former chair of the American Gas Association’s Best Practices/ Benchmarking Program, and he developed and implemented a crossutility emergency response plan and training program as the gas engineer for the California Utility Emergency Association,” according to LMU This Week. California Utility Emergency Association is a part of the California Office of Emergency Services.

Jose Garcia, a freshman mechanical engineering major, said, “the EDC has brand new machines as well as new staff so if we ever have projects as engineers, or just any student...who want to do research or build a project, all they have to do is submit their design to someone who’s working and they will machine all the parts for them.” Garcia also said that students can take advantage of this opportunity with the permission of a professor.

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Appreciation week held for student veterans The week includes a library exhibit and several events for LMU veterans.

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Veterans Appreciation Week, hosted by the Veterans Program, started on Monday, Nov. 6 and will continue through Friday, Nov. 10.

The week has so far included an Appreciation Week Kick-Off on Palm Walk on Nov. 6 and a Veteran Library Exhibit Reception in William H. Hannon Library on Nov. 7.

Matthew Tarutis, a senior screenwriting and film and television production double major, believes the honoring of

Veterans Appreciation Week is an annual event at LMU recognizing the dedication of student and faculty who are or have been U.S. veterans. veterans during Veterans Week is important because people don’t directly know a lot of veterans.

“All veterans have to transition back into the life of a civilian, and a lot of veterans have a really hard time,” Tarutis said. “So it’s

really important for veterans to stick together.”

The library exhibit featured a speech by Michael Guerrero, a senior sociology major and veteran. Guerrero discussed how veterans make up less than

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There are several posters up about LMU veterans for Veterans Appreciation Week in the library on the first floor.

one percent of the country, and yet 22 veterans commit suicide a day. Guerrero commented on the way such a small group of people on campus can make such a big impact.

“Few occupations [are] similar to the United States Army,” Guerrero said. “[What you go through together creates] almost an indescribable bond.

I have worked with some of the most brave, honest and most hardworking and genuine people you’ll ever meet.”

Those attending the event were encouraged by Jamie Meugniot, program coordinator for Student Success, to talk with veterans and learn about both their service, and their lives as individuals.

Cameron Bemis, a senior economics major, has been enlisted in the Marine Corps reserves for the last six years.

Being a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist with the rank of Corporal (E-4), he had the chance to train Marines in CBRN defense procedures, which “entails training Marines in the use of gas masks in the CS tear-gas confidence chamber,” during his time in the Marine Corps.

“Often times [when student

veterans experience] culture shock [it] leads to social isolation and skewed perceptions of the ‘civilian world’, which can lead to student veterans not living their college experience to the fullest,” Bemis said. “What the LMU community should know about student veterans is that they don’t expect to be thanked, but would like to be asked questions about their military experience to bridge the social gap between themselves and students that haven’t had previous exposure to the military world.”

This year, Veterans Day falls on Saturday, Nov. 11, but the federal holiday will be observed on Friday, Nov. 10.

Olivia Longpre, senior marketing and sociology double major, said that since veterans have had such different experiences, there is a lot LMU “can do to help them feel more welcome.”

The week will continue with a military appreciation game at the men’s water polo match on Nov. 8, a Veteran and Transfer Student Night at the Loft on Nov. 8 and the Annual Veteran Luncheon and Veteran Transfer Day on Nov. 10. Ice hockey is also hosting a night for veterans on Nov. 10.

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after the two first met during sorority recruitment, as well as the bond they shared over their faith. Miller shared with the Loyolan that Red Arrow would uplift her and others daily with kind words and motivation. She remembers Red Arrow for her youthfulness, energy and the positive outlook on life that Red Arrow gave her.

“Bianca was such a ray of light in my life every single day,”

Miller said. “I’ll see her in every sunny day.”

Kimberly Dobbs, junior environmental science major and Theta member, said that she felt lucky that Red Arrow joined her sorority, calling her “truly amazing and so special.”

“She had this infectious, vibrant beauty about her that radiated from inside out and made everyone around her feel warm,” Dobbs said.

Red Arrow lived on campus in McCarthy residence hall. Steve

Nygaard, director of student housing, told the Loyolan that the housing office is providing students directly affected

by Red Arrow’s death with resources during this time.

According to Maturi, Sorority & Fraternity Life will be providing students and members of the Sorority & Fraternity Life community with resources and will be creating spaces for students to come together and process the situation.

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The LMU community gathered Tuesday to remember Bianca Red Arrow.

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This week, News Intern Megan Loreto sat down with Jesus Martinez, the Layout and Animation Manager of the upcoming Disney movie “Coco”.

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I partner with the creative leads, in this case the Animating Supervisor or the Director of Photography for camera in Layout, and we kind of run the department. So, we set the priorities, we hand out the work and then we work with the artists to make sure they have everything that they need to do their work. We make sure that it gets done on time. Sometimes, I’m a liason, speaking on behalf of animation to other departments that need our work to do their work.

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How did you get this position to work on “Coco”?

I started off at Pixar in the production manager track as an intern nine years ago, and you kind of work your way up to Production Coordinator to Production Manager, which I am now. I wanted to work on this film. How do I not work on a Mexican Pixar film? So I asked to be a part of it, and it was up to them about where they actually placed me departmentwise. These are two departments that I am interested in and the supervisors of those departments are super interesting and super inspiring people, so I also wanted to work with them.

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Why should people go watch “Coco”?

It is going to inspire looking back on family history — looking back on who we are and why we are the way we are. It’s also funny. It will make you cry. It’s so entertaining. It’s not something you forget once you walk out of the movie.

Any advice for students who want to get into animation?

Create. Just keep creating. Build your portfolios. Try new mediums even if you don’t think you’re going to like it, you never know. One thing that I did — I knew I wanted to be more in the producer realm of things — but I started off thinking, “Maybe I want to be a director, maybe I want to be a director of photography.”

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LMU weighs in on new homelessness initiative The city of Los Angeles proposes plan to hire homeless to clean litter.

Kayla Brogan

Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan

Los Angeles has proposed a motion to develop a program that would employ homeless people to clean up litter.

On an average day, the city of L.A. receives over 200 calls through 311 about trash related nuisances. This public safety concern consistently stays in the top three most reported issues that The Department of Public Works Bureau of Sanitation responds to. Highly trained city employees respond to these trash related requests when many believe their skills could be used elsewhere.

Their cleanup focuses on illegal dumping and bulky items, according to the pilot program motion.

In response to this concern Los Angeles city council is considering a program that would hire homeless people to pick up litter from the streets. The motion was proposed by the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee by council members Joe Buscaino, Bob Blumenfield and Nury Martinez, according to the L.A. Times. They proposed that litter maintainence programs should be outsourced to social justice organizations that have the capabilities to meet the city’s clean-up needs.

“I think that this is a promising step in the right direction. Though it is not a permanent source of income, it is something that can provide those affected by homelessness a place to begin,” said Matthew Carraher, a junior English and philosophy double major and member of the service organization

MAGIS. The social justice reform focus for MAGIS is combatting homelessness.

Carraher added that, for homeless people, finding work is one of the biggest challenges they face. Their lack of employment is not caused by laziness or lack of desire to work — employers do not hire them. Carraher continued, “Something like this can help not only [to] give them more money for food, clothes and other necessities, but also help them professionally.”

The city also has a similar approach to handling graffiti abatement.

This successful program functions by hiring transitional workers who are hired by outsourced entry-level service contractors. These transitional workers are often offered housing

assistance, education and various support services meant to ease their transition back into the workforce. Over 80 percent of these transitional employees live in Los Angeles, according to the pilot program motion.

“I [would] see this more as a variation of an employment opportunity that is targeted towards a specific type of individual, in this case, those who are homeless,” said Jennifer Pate, chair of the economics department.

Clean streets are in the public’s best interest but expensive to maintain. Pate further explained that connecting the demand for street cleaning with people who will work for that wage would be beneficial to both sides. “This program is just creating a new

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“A problem within our society is that we tend to dehumanize the homeless community and I think that as long as workers are being treated with dignity, this could be a good idea,” said Kristen Corbett, a junior screenwriting major.

She said that this program can function as a transitional opportunity for those trying to contribute to the community or a way to re-enter the workforce.

“This could potentially be a great program so long as it is regulated in the correct way,” Corbett said.

The preliminary proposal was reviewed Nov. 1, and the city staff has three months to come back with a plan and full recommendation to develop and operate this program, according to ABC News.

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A homeless man maneuvers his belongings through littered streets. Litter is a big problem in L.A., especially on Skid Row as pictured above.

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variation of a job aimed at people who may have a more challenging time finding employment otherwise,” Pate said.

Mayor Eric Garcetti launched the Clean Streets L.A. initiative in 2015, which established a goal to better maintain public streets and walkways. According to the initiative, utilizing social justice organizations to develop a program to clear litter would not only support the Clean Streets L.A. initiative, but also the homeless population. The motion states that it would simultaneously expand “local and transitional hiring goals” as well as ensuring that homeless individuals would consistently and proactively remove litter from the right of way.

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In order to celebrate the launch of the building there will be a keynote address on Nov 7. in the life sciences building auditorium at 3 p.m. The keynote address will be given by Alexis Strauss who is

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Following the address there will be a reception and poster session in the life sciences building lobby at 4 p.m.

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Disabilities deserve respect and attention Between De Leons Robyn De Leon Asst. SJ Editor @LALoyolan

Ableism is more prevalent than you might think. More likely than not, you have been ableist before.

Ableism is defined as “discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities,” by Merriam-Webster.

According to a 2016 report from the Public Health Institute it is estimated that in the U.S. the overall rate of people with disabilities in 2015 was 12.6 percent. In addition, one in five people in the U.S. with disabilities of working-age were reported to be living in poverty.

Ableism, in its various forms, involves misusing medical terms offensively towards someone without a disability. For example, calling someone who is not medically diagnosed with a psychotic disorder a ‘psycho’ is ableist language.

You’ve probably been ableist if you have: • Called someone who is not mentally diagnosed with an intellectual disability “retarded” as a way to insult them.

• Described yourself as OCD without having personal experiences with the mental illness.

• Taken a handicap parking spot even though you are not a person with a disability.

• Assumed that people with disabilities only live to inspire you, an able-bodied person, and feel the need to pity them all the time.

Ableism can target all disabilities — physical, mental or sensory — and it can affect people in many ways those without disabilities cannot understand.

There are lists of ableist words and actions that many people use without realizing the harm it causes. Ableism includes not having a ramp to an entrance of a facility or not acknowledging that

Support and advocacy for people with disabilities starts with raising awareness in one’s community and challenging those who use ableist language. mental illness is also a disability people have to overcome. Seven million adults with depression or anxiety say their disability interferes with their daily life, according to the United States Census.

Ashley Longo, junior sociology major, shares her experience as a person with waist down paralysis on how it is to live on campus.

“LMU has a disabilities service office and that’s great, but it seems to be that they cater more towards people with ADHD, people who need extra time on tests and help taking notes,” Longo said.

The most pressing issue for Longo seemed to be navigating campus. She highlighted a situation in which she was assigned a class on the third floor of Pereira Hall of Engineering but was unable to find an elevator to get to her class.

“I had to email disabilities

services that I couldn’t possibly get to my class and I felt so bad because in order for me to attend they had to move the location of the class for everyone.”

Longo is one of about eight percent of students who have disabilities of some sort at LMU, according to Director of Disability Support Services (DSS) Priscilla F. Levine whose office serves over 500 students. While this number

to be inclusive and socially just, something has to be done about improving access for students with disabilities.

While the population of students with disabilities on campus is small, it does not take away from the fact that they deserve the same access that other students have to pursue their education comfortably. Ableism can affect a student’s experience on campus

“I felt so bad ... for me to attend, they had to move the location for the class for everyone.” continues to grow, she noted that there are those who might not selfidentify as having a disability, for various reasons.

The American Disabilities Act applies to those with a permanent disability. For those with temporary disabilities which doesn’t fall under the act, said Levine.

According to Levine, DDS office’s only option is moving classroom locations, although this only applies to classes in Perreira which is the only academic buildings on campus without full accesibility via elevator.

Levine said she believes LMU works well to ensure no barriers on the University’s part hinder students with disabilities.

“We’re one of the offices that works with so many different departments on campus. And because it’s the mission of LMU to help the whole student, I think we all work really closely together and really work to try to help all students,” said Levine.

The office’s main goal is to ensure equal access for all students, which is inclusive of students with a variety of needs including physical, psychiatric, learning disabilities, students with attention deficit disorder and those on the autism spectrum. This includes everything from housing to academic services.

Unfortunately, there are many buildings on campus that are not entirely handicap friendly. It might have to do with the fact that a lot of the buildings are old, but in order

and make it more difficult to manage everyday life.

Our society in the U.S. has grown to the point that now we can discuss formerly controversial issues like race, gender and sexuality with tension that has become bearable, but the topic of ableism is rarely touched. That could possibly change if groups like Sigma Lambda Gamma, Inc. continue to hold discussions about diversity.

On Nov. 2, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Inc. sorority held a discussion event called “Desserts and Diversity: Ableism” in St. Robert’s Hall. They have hosted similar events focusing on race and ethnicity before. Cultural Awareness chair, Vinkya Hunter, a junior communication studies and African-American studies double major, led the event. Videos, presentations and discussion allowed attendees time to delve into the realities of the subject and what it entails.

“The first step is definitely to acknowledge the language that we’ve normalized, and I’m just going to call people out when I hear it,” Hunter said.

Commonly used terms and phrasing can be damaging to those with disabilities — even unintentionally.

Junior communication studies and Chicana/o and Latina/o studies double major Briana Ortiz is a member of Sigma Lambda Gamma who deals with her own anxiety.

From the evening’s conversations, she realized that by using ableist language, “I was hurting people just like me without even knowing.”

When challenging ableism, Hunter emphasized the importance of not only knowing the derogatory terminology used against those with disabilities, but also their context and origins.

“So I’m going to try, you know, and get familiar with the terminology, and really call people out because I’ve been comfortable doing so in the things that I feel like have affected me directly, but I want to really try and advocate for the people that are affected by this ableist language,” Hunter said.

Discussions of this nature are necessary to expand the understanding of every individual.

The more an issue is made aware of the sooner change can be implemented.

Whether intentional or not, people with disabilities encounter more barriers than just their disability. People with able-bodies, because they are the majority, do not realize that their everyday life does not flow the same as the life of a person with a disability.

Organizations as small as R-Word and as large as Disability Rights Advocates are motivated to end all forms of ableism and make the voices of the minority heard.

R-Word is an organization motivated to stop the use of the term ‘retarded’ as an insult and to spread awareness. Disability Rights Advocates is a non-profit organization supporting people with disabilities by enforcing equal rights through legal means.

The DSS office, located in the ARC, currently accepts service and assistance animals and offers note taking services, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) Service, assistive technology, proctoring services among several other accommodations.

This is the opinion of Robyn De Leon, a freshman biochemistry major from Thousand Oaks, California. Tweet comments @LALoyolan, or email kaddoquaye@theloyolan.com.

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Board We need quick and proactive Editorial action to prevent gun violence Kellie Chudzinski Editor-in-Chief

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Board Editorials represent the voice of the Loyolan. They are written in collaboration by the Executive Editorial Board.

In October, we wrote a board editorial on the Las Vegas shooting, and within the span of a month, the topic of gun violence has already re-emerged on national news. Last weekend, 26 people were killed by a lone gunman who had access to an assault rifle. The victims of the shooting were attending a Sunday service at First Baptist Church in Texas.

Once again, people offered up their prayers and condolences.

Once again, our representatives will call for action, but most likely we will not hear of any updates on improved background checks or other precautionary reforms. Once again, our social media timelines will likely fill up with the Onion article, “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.” When will this cycle end?

From our elected officials, there’s outrage but ultimately, nothing changes to directly address the issue of gun violence.

This summer, CNN compiled testimonies from LGTBQ+ communities in the U.S. one year after the Pulse shootings in Orlando. Chip, a 27-year-old technician from Florida, put it best: “America thinks of gun violence as bad weather.” Voices like these point to the prevailing consensus following these massacres: People are fearing for their safety and their concerns are repeatedly being pushed aside, despite how common these shootings continue to occur.

However, the post-shooting cycle is finally being addressed by some California officials.

We have elected officials like Rep. Ted Lieu, who

amended an earlier Tweet that sent out the usual remarks, after recognizing the complicit nature of his words. Lieu’s second tweet read, “I agree my prior tweet could be better. So here: I pray for the victims in TX. Also, screw the @NRA & can you help Dems take back the House.”

On Monday, Lieu also walked out of a moment of silence at the House of Representatives, saying, “I can’t do this anymore; I’ve been to too many moment of silences … I will not be silent.

What we need is [...]action. We need to pass gun safety legislation now.”

We can break the gun violence cycle by supporting and electing officials like Lieu — representatives who are willing to do more than just go through the motions in response to tragedy.

As of Tuesday night, Rep. Maxine Waters, serving the 43rd district where LMU is located, has not yet issued any public statements on the Texas shooting. We need quick and proactive action. Call your representatives, send them letters, go to protests — all these things can get their attention if they aren’t doing enough or anything to fight gun lobbyists. If there still isn’t any change, vote them out of office.

Yesterday’s special elections already show the momentum that Democrats are riding, with wins for governor in both New Jersey and Virginia — a swing state. This momentum is only possible with voter turnout. For those of us who are tired of mourning victims of gun violence, 2018 is the year to make our voices heard.

“From our elected officials, there’s outrage but ultimately, nothing changes to directly address the issue of gun violence.”

“We can break the gun violence cycle by supporting and electing officials like Lieu”

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inding housing for college can be a complete nightmare in California.

According to the Public Policy Institute of California’s annual survey, 75 percent of respondents agree that many students give up and never graduate as a result of the stress placed on them to find housing near campus.

In the same study, 85 percent of students agree that finding housing is a barrier to college education in California.

Many colleges boast “guaranteed housing,” despite having less than 100 percent dorm capacity for all students. Colleges often get away with this statement because of the students that choose to live off-campus.

According to an article by FORBES, “26 percent [of schools on FORBES top 100 colleges that guarantee housing] have dorm capacities that can accommodate less than 65 percent of undergrads, and 12 percent can accommodate less than half of students.”

Colleges also tend to cut down on housing promises when admitting too many freshmen, causing incoming students to be forced to search for off-campus options.

Off-campus housing in California can get expensive, and the price for being close to campus is usually high. Housing rates are also generally higher than what the schools estimate, according to an article by Trulia, an online realestate website. For example, UCLA’s estimated housing is 33 percent lower in reality, and University of California, Santa Barbara is 53 percent worse.

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Kaelyn Sabal-Wilson ‘came into the world with a bleeding heart for humanity’

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Sabal-Wilson uses her voice to shine light on the numerous injustices she witnesses on and off the LMU campus. Once she turns it on, it’s hard to turn it off, she said about her platform.

Kaelyn Sabal-Wilson shares all that motivates her to be an activist in the black community.

Kaelyn Sabal-Wilson, as told to Jennifer Lee Asst. Opinion Editor @LALoyolan

She commands the attention of the auditorium with a wave of her hand. The room settles, and with a smile and a raised brow she poses a question about black activism for the panel to answer. As the panelists pass the microphones around, she takes a respite from the spotlight.

Kaelyn Sabal-Wilson, a junior communication studies and African American studies double major, is a selfless and compassionate advocate for black lives on LMU’s campus and across the country. As vice president of Sisters in Solidarity, a part of the Intercultural Facilitator Program and a member of the debate team, she is well equipped to fight every ounce of racism and sexism that comes her way, and one can bet she seizes every opportunity to do so. Sabal-Wilson, 19, shared her story of black advocacy with Jennifer Lee, assistant opinion editor at the Loyolan.

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was radicalized in the summer of 2014, while I was on a comfortable vacation visiting family in Trinidad.

While there we learned that on Aug. 9, Mike Brown was killed. I remember being so upset with myself for not being there to do something about it. News was breaking, people were rallying and I was

lounging on a veranda in the Caribbean. I didn’t know what to do. In my dissociative state I stumbled across the sole book at my disposal: “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin, and I just started reading.

Four hours later I had gone cover to cover.

Never before have I felt such a burning desire to speak, to write, to use my voice to heal myself and bring injustices to light.

As far as I know, I have always carried a deep sense of empathy. My dad proudly tells me I came into the world with a bleeding heart for humanity. One of his earliest memories of me is picking me up from elementary school and asking me how my day went. I fiercely responded that some kid on the playground had been bullying another kid. Let’s just say I wasn’t going to let that kid go unchecked. I have always had a mentality geared toward speaking up about injustices.

My mom was probably my first guide in finding my voice. She always told me to never hold back. She made sure I was reading and writing at a young age, so there was constantly information coming in and flowing out. My whole life has been a challenge to try to balance my voice.

My driving force has always been love — wanting people to love themselves, wanting people to love each other.

Ultimately, my mind goes toward the love I have for the children coming up behind me. I have all of these beautiful baby cousins who are brilliant and amazing, and oh so smart. The last thing that I want is for them to endure what I have endured as a woman of color. I see a bursting, shining light within their beings that I can no longer say I have. I am not that little girl anymore. I’ve become cynical and jaded by the world, a world that inflicts pain on

people based off their identities. I do my work, I put in my time to make the world a better place for them. And if I do it right, if we do it right, they can be as bright as they want to be, as brilliant as they can be and as amazing as I know they are going to be. When I want to hang up the towel and stay in bed for three days straight, my younger cousins are the ones who push me forward.

In opposition to their innocence, I also try to immortalize the experience of my ancestors and all the people who have come before me. Every speech I articulate, every debate I undertake, every conversation I engage in, I try to carry them with me.

Their spirits, their energies and their sacrifices are a constant reminder that I have a role to play. Just as they did what they had to do to get me here, I have a calling not only to testify to the work that they did, but also to pave the way for other people. Nothing happens independently of the past or the future, so in my present I have to act for my grandparents and my future grandkids.

I have been struggling with the word activist because I know it is a role I have yet to grow into. Yet, I am starting to realize that activism to me is a radical form of love. Many people think that, like activism, love is a grand sweeping gesture — the protests, the marches, the things that are sexy — when in reality it is rooted in a million small acts, whether that be speaking up for the voiceless or visualizing a perspective different from your own.

Giving people a platform to speak, even if it’s just to an audience of one, can make all the difference.

Like most, I have been burdened by my situation. My familial situation, my

race and my gender; all impose serious consequences on my person. When presented with these challenges, we all have a choice. We can choose to passively lament or we can choose to actively heal.

Healing is something I need to do not only for myself, but also for the world.

There are a lot of wounds and a lot of trauma that we don’t talk about. In many situations we put Band-Aids on broken bones, and they stay broken forever.

The black community specifically is ridden with stigma around therapy or expression of feelings. The silent and always strong black woman and black man are myths. We are people. We have feelings. We get hurt. We cry sometimes.

And that’s okay.

Lately, I have been crying more than I would like, I have been hurting more than I would like and I have been feeling more than I would like.

I hope that, at the very least, one other person is inspired to find solace and to heal themselves. You should never assume you know someone’s story, because you don’t.

That is why narratives and representation are so important.

The work that we are doing now is not about us. There are sacrifices that have to be made and struggles that have to be endured. Growth is painful, but the more that we run from it, the harder it becomes.

Just take up your role, whatever you think that that is. Don’t be afraid and don’t be silent, because your silence will not protect you from the struggle.

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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New L.A. law restricts protesters JuJu on that Pete Peter Martin Opinion Intern @LALoyolan

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he Los Angeles City Council voted to pass an ordinance amending Section 55.07 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, which bans dozens of items that could be used as weapons from public protests and rallies. This ordinance was passed with a 13-1 vote and bans a wide variety of items including baseball bats, torches, firearms and blades. The City Council is thought to have acted largely in response to the violence seen in Charlottesville last August, where violence broke out between white supremacists and counter-protesters using a variety of both real and improvised weaponry.

Council members have described the law as a common sense measure to protect both police and protesters, and at first glance that appears to be the case. “‘As we have seen in demonstrations around the country, these events are becoming violent more frequently,’ the motion that led to the draft amended ordinance states,” according to NBC Los Angeles.

Keeping potentially dangerous items away from protests and public demonstrations, which often come with high police presence and elevated tensions, seems reasonable.

The ordinance provides law enforcement with more tools to keep themselves and other citizens safe. It has positive intentions.

However, not everyone is on board with this new law. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California has heavily criticized the passage of this ordinance, arguing that pre-existing laws already largely ban the most dangerous of these items; this law would criminalize the carrying or use of previously legal items.

Civil rights lawyers have also raised concerns over whether the city can legally restrict the possession of items at protests that people would otherwise be free to carry.

While the ordinance does ban some items that are potentially dangerous, others are questionable. The list includes some mundane items, such as signs not made of soft material and glass bottles of any kind.

Carrying a sign that cannot be rolled or folded is not permitted under this law, for example. The same is true for possession of a

glass bottle — an ordinary object any citizen could be carrying. Keeping deadly weapons away from protests is understandable, but giving LAPD the ability to arrest citizens for carrying too thick a sign is unreasonable and troubling.

This ordinance gives police broad authority to arrest citizens exercising their first amendment rights for small infractions.

The LAPD has a history of cracking down hard on protests and public demonstrations.

During the demonstrations in L.A. after the election of President Donald Trump last November, the LAPD arrested 462 protesters — arrests largely made for failing to disperse from what were deemed unlawful assemblies and for illegally blocking roadways, according to the L.A. Times. Formal charges have been sought for only 10 of these arrests after nearly a year, and charges were filed in only three. This low number of actual charges suggests that the LAPD was perhaps excessively forceful in the number of arrests made, as it was almost across the board unable to backup arrests with actual charges.

As stated in the formal text of the ordinance, all the law now requires for an arrest is that “When feasible […] a warning shall be issued before enforcement of the provisions of this section.” Of course, “when feasible” is a very subjective requirement.

The ordinance is simply too easy to break and gives police too much authority to arrest citizens attempting to exercise their first amendment rights.

The right to protest through public demonstration and assembly is a fundamental component of democracy.

“There are issues that should be addressed in our society, and protest and free speech are totally valid methods to get those points across,” said freshman sociology major Kyle Friedler. “Organizations and large groups of people mobilizing themselves to bring to light injustice in our society is extremely important and is what keeps us moving forward instead of just being complacent,” Friedler said.

Laws such as this new ordinance may seem innocuous, but any law that has the potential to limit First Amendment rights should be scrutinized closely. Protests, rallies, picket lines and public assemblies are what give many Americans a voice in this country. To limit free speech, even tangentially, limits the voices of Americans everywhere.

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

A new Los Angeles city ordinance banned certain items from public protests and rallies. The list of items includes certain types of signs, baseball bats, torches, firearms and blades.

Universities should do more for housing Housing from page 6 Students at UC Berkeley — who are 6,900 beds short of what they need to house half of their undergraduate students, according to the Houston Chronicle — are forced into paying what seems to be much higher bills for off-campus housing.

Although LMU has better statistics than some of these other universities, our housing is far from perfect. LMU currently provides housing to only 53 percent of its undergraduate student body, according to U.S. News & World Report college rankings in 2016.

LMU lists on its website, “Loyola Marymount University is proud of its commitment to guarantee housing for firstyear students and sophomores and realizes that students who

live on-campus are more likely to stay enrolled, graduate on time and feel connected to the campus community.” As reported in a previous Loyolan article by Sami Leung, the demand for student housing exceeded the university’s intended capacity, and many triples were assigned to compensate for this issue.

The students who were placed in overflow housing assignments did, however, receive a 20 percent prorated discount on housing for this situation.

When talking with first-year students placed in triple rooms, I discovered their reactions about the situation were varied. Some expressed intense discomfort about being forced into a tiny hot room with too many people, while others called their position a “happy accident,” suggesting that they could not fathom having

only one roommate, having grown so close to both of them.

Transfer students are not guaranteed housing at LMU and only receive housing for the fall or spring semester based on space availability. Sophomores and juniors are also not guaranteed housing and are forced to go through a lottery-type selection process to live on campus.

Although the majority of students do end up getting housing on campus if they request it, the lack of complete certainty can take an emotional toll on students.

Trying to find housing in the surrounding luxury neighborhood of Playa Vista is not an affordable option for students on a tighter college budget. The cheapest apartments cost around $2,000 dollars to rent per month, which totals $18,000 dollars for nine months. In comparison, living on

campus at Del Rey North costs $9,855 annually. The commute to campus can be extensive and requires that students wake up earlier, losing sleep.

LMU has RoomSync, a site for students to find other potential roommates who would want to live off-campus; however, the only additional help they offer are a few online resources to help students find apartments.

Ultimately, the gradual rise in housing prices needs to stop.

According to the College Board, at private colleges and universities, room and board fees have risen by more than 17 percent since 2009, and 20 percent for public colleges. Fifty-seven percent of students in the state agreed in the Public Policy Institute of California’s Annual Survey that we need a state bond measure for construction projects at

colleges and universities. I think students should push for this reality and take action to increase the number of residence halls and guarantee more on-campus housing options.

As a whole, LMU’s housing is not horrible, and the campus does offer beautiful residence halls, suites, apartments and a couple of houses with gorgeous views to more than 3,200 students.

However, LMU could improve living situations by guaranteeing housing for four years to more students and by putting resources into researching algorithm systems to predict how many students will enroll when given a college acceptance.

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

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Dorm policies promote homosexual ‘love nests’ A professor found that LMU’s policies promote homosexual relationships.

Jenny Lee

Send Her Mint barkTHINS A recent study conducted by Professor Stromboni has found that Catholic schools are unknowingly promoting gay couples on campus.

According to the housing policy here at LMU, students must room with students of the same gender, and, on top of that, the housing policy also restricts the visitation rights of different gendered students.

After conducting tons of research and interviews, the study found that homosexual individuals and especially couples have been

thriving under these guidelines.

The school has yet to comment on the findings, although many speculate a new dorm policy is in the works, possibly one that rooms every student separately.

“Above everything else, I am annoyed that they finally caught on,” senior marketing major Jacob Trembe said. “My boyfriend and I have been roommates all four years and no one has been the wiser.”

Several homosexual couples on campus have grown closer because of the arrangement and one in particular seems to have found everlasting love.

“Yeah, we definitely did the majority of our falling in love in our dorm room,” said junior philosophy major Ally Brockovich. “It’s where we first said ‘I love you’, and where she proposed with a ring she made for me in metal shop.”

Heterosexual couples all over campus are expressing outrage over the findings of the study. Many feel like they have been robbed of a pretty sweet opportunity.

“It just seems unfair that my girlfriend and I aren’t allowed to build a lovenest of our own,” said sophomore English major Jimmy Dean. “Then she wouldn’t have an excuse not to stay over and cuddle with me on the weekend.”

Some students, however, are glad they don’t have the option to engage in such serious commitment.

“Honestly, I am glad they don’t cater to straight couples because I would rather not live with my boyfriend,” said sophomore biochemistry major Sami Smuckers.

“I love him but he is a literal slob.”

Students are signing petitions to right this supposed inequality on a Facebook group.

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Dorm policies have been revealed to bring same-sex couples together.

Breakfast: the most important drink of the day Sodexo takes the knife and fork out of enjoying a tall stack of flapjacks.

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Roasts S’mores Over Easy

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This student is taking full advantage of the drinkable breakfasts in the Lair.

It’s hit the point of the fall semester where class assignments are steadily piling up, and free time is a luxury fantasized about as much as having a normal roommate. In a radical attempt to reel in on-thego students too busy to thoroughly chew their food, the Lair’s entire breakfast menu will be converted into portable drinks.

More than just customary yogurt-and-fruit smoothies, the Lair’s new morning menu caters to a wide range of beverages, including cereal-n-milkshakes, pureed

pastries, distilled omelets, and breakfast bowl brews. Rumor has it that, upon request, Lair employees will throw a cigarette into a cup of coffee for their signature breakfast of champions.

Derek Baker, head of campus consumption, considers this to be the start of a movement. “It might not be long before you only need a straw to enjoy a quality steak dinner.

Dining experiences are enhanced when all that is required is to suck.”

Denying accusations of ripping off the Jamba Juice model, Sodexo spokesperson Rita Burchowitz commented, “We more than anyone are tuned to the wants and needs of our customers. It just so happens that we can best service them when we steal popular ideas from places they like better.” Regardless, all Lair drinks are now served in Jamba Juice containers so students don’t

have to be as self-conscious.

Students are surprisingly taken by this new way to start their day. Camila Ramirez, a junior economics major holding a breakfast burrito blend, remarked, “Believe it or not, the breakfast sludge they now serve is only slightly less appetizing than their food in solid form. As long as you don’t chew the chunks, it goes down smooth.”

In addressing the noticeable rise in early-morning gagging across campus, Baker replied, “We’re still perfecting our unique flavors. Taste palettes will have to get used to drinking liquified sausage and ketchup.”

To encourage students away from habits of sitting down to enjoy their meal, all serving utensils, other than straws, will be removed from LMU dining facilities before 11 a.m.

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Tunes to brighten your day

By Hannah Baker, Life+Arts Intern

Sometimes music can cure everything. It can put you in a good mood, make you want to get up on your feet to dance and even make you feel less alone.

LMU has the perfect campus to walk from class to class listening to music. We’ve all had the pleasure of having a class on the opposite side of campus from University Hall and needing to be there in 10 minutes. Why not spend that short bit of freedom listening to some groovy tunes?

With “Stranger Things 2” just being released — check out page 13 — maybe you are feeling some throwback ‘80s vibes in your playlist. Karissa Provenza, a senior communication studies major, currently loves the ablum “The Head On the Door”

by The Cure. “Their song ‘Six Different Ways’ from that album was featured in the “It” remake,” she said. If any of you saw "It," released earlier this year, the movie featured some great songs from the '80s too.

Hannah’s Personal Current Favorite Tunes

1."Wake Up Call" — Nothing But Thieves

2. "Cringe" — Matt Maeson

3. "Agnes" — Glass Animals

Fast forward to 2017, Daniel Caesar released another must listen to album. Junior sociology major Vanessa Ibarra finds this the perfect album “to listen to while taking a bath and sipping some wine.” Sounds like the perfect night to me.

Grace Harrison, a senior communication studies major loves all music, but has a lot to say about two specific artists. “I love MØ’s new album! She has a really unique voice and I love the overall upbeat tone of her music, it makes you want to get up and dance and just have a good time. I also love Khalid and all of the songs on his album ‘American Teen’.”

Junior marketing major Hailey Palala finds Sam Smith’s second album striking. “ ‘The Thrill Of It All’ recently caught my attention because of its wide range of vocals, sincere and honest lyrics. I like that this album continues familiar themes of love and heartbreak from his first album, with the additional of a soulful backup choir which together creates great sounds.”

There are lots of good options to choose from, whether you’re looking for new upbeat music, a calming, chill album or a good throwback song – if you feel like you should’ve grown up in the ‘80s. For more recommendations, take a look at the playlist to the right that includes some of my personal favorites.

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

4. "J-Boy" — Phoenix

5. "What Would I Change It To" (feat. AlunaGeorge) — Avicii

6. "Hurt Somebody" — Noah Kahan

7. "Freak Like Me" — NoMBe

8. "Sunroof" — courtship.

9.”Human" — Rag’n’Bone Man

10. "watch" — Billie Eilish

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Drama in love: Students on most iconic breakups Hutch and Such Cory Hutchinson

Asst. Life+Arts Editor @lajollahutch

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ince Selena Gomez and The Weeknd publicly split up, Gomez has been spotted with ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber in what seems to be a rekindling of their relationship. While many fans were upset about the news, others were ecstatic about the ex-lovers getting back into the swing of things.

Seeing all the drama unfold, fans have been sharing the love for all parties of the ex-triangle while also defending Gomez for ending her relationship. Inspired by the rumors and circulating photos of Gomez and Bieber, LMU students shared their favorite celebrity breakups throughout the years in terms of how enticing the drama was. With all the nostalgia and drama centered around these iconic relationships, it’s hard to imagine how we might view these celebrities if they’d never made headlines in entertainment news.

Speaking of Gomez and Bieber, freshman entrepreneurship major Jackson Crawford said, “I know this sounds cliché, but Selena and Justin’s break up is interesting because they’ve been seen together lately, and people are speculating whether or not they’re together again.” Despite the rumors surrounding this ex-

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Although celebrity couples go through a revolving door of starting and ending relationships, their fans seem to create their own meanings out of the drama. couple, it looks like everything is totally innocent following Gomez’s kidney transplant. After all, what are friends for?

“My favorite celebrity couple breakup would have to be Chris Pratt and Anna Faris,” junior theatre arts major Olivia Twiford said.

Twiford believed they were the perfect couple that had been in Hollywood’s sights, and that they brought quite a bit of hope to those looking to establish good relationships of their own.

“Besides what other people thought, I even thought they were perfect, but then they just break up and ruin everybody’s dreams. I mean, they don’t even want to talk to each other anymore, and it’s so awful that I just have to remove myself from the situation that is their relationship,” Twiford said.

Another student that felt perturbed by the Pratt-Faris breakup was senior English major Alex Simon.

“I would say that I was really upset when I heard the news. It was one of those ‘Oh, true love is a lie’ kind of moments,” Simon said.

Although Pratt gave Faris warm wishes on social media for her upcoming projects, I guess it just isn’t enough for fans of the excouple to see any hope of them getting back together.

“I think Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was my favorite celebrity couple breakup. Yeah, it was sad, but all the Brangelina drama gave me life back then,” said sophomore theatre arts and economics double major Izzy Gremillion. While the couple could play husband and wife in titles like “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” Gremillion liked seeing the real action of this explosive breakup, especially with all of the assets that were split up between the two Hollywood icons.

Personally, my favorite celebrity couple break up would have to be Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth.

I love Miley just as much as the next person from California, but the madness that followed that iconic break up had everyone reeling from her performance with Robin Thicke at the VMA’s to months before the release of “Malibu.” I think the best part about their break up is seeing the couple patch things up and get back to normalcy as if it were just a weird little blip in time. In a way, it gives fans hope for their own relationships and it gives Miley new music through which she can share part of her personality with everyone, and people can make their own meanings out of them.

While there are so many interesting breakups out there like Katy Perry and Russell Brand, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and even Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, it’s hard to not get invested every time there’s news of budding relationships and rocky roads. However, if you’re following Taylor Swift’s relationships, that

could potentially be an article of its own. It even looks like Swift could be starting a new relationship maybe another album will come of it too. I just don’t think we need another “Look What You Made Me Do” kind of song on our Spotify playlists. Overall, we definitely just want the best for these couples — aside from the tempting drama.

I hate to be that person, but the celebrity relationship drama is totally worth investing in in every way. However, it is always nice to see those rare relationships that last, like Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis or Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum. If you have a favorite celebrity breakup that wasn’t mentioned, feel free to send an email our way or even tweet us @LALoyolan.

This is the opinion of Cory Hutchinson, a sophomore sociology major from Palm Desert, California. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email comments to tgage@theloyolan.com.

life+arts ‘Stranger Things’ season two is a campus hit

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Midnight in Paris Paris Shepherd Life+Arts Intern

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he moment has finally arrived for season two of “Stranger Things” to bless the New Arrivals section on Netflix. The sci-fi horror series aired on Friday Oct. 27 and I am not ashamed to admit that I spent all of that Friday evening and some of Saturday morning watching the new season.

What I assumed would be only watching a few episodes turned into me binge-watching the entire season. YOLO. In case you haven’t glanced at the series yet, you should know that it is nine hours of action. So yes, I was up until 2 a.m., living vicariously through some of my favorite characters — and let me tell you, it was exhausting.

Aside from feeling lethargic from the amount of content I consumed in such a short time, I enjoyed that the creators of “Stranger Things” included the option to watch the behind the scenes bonus “Beyond Stranger Things” after episode nine. Its structure closely resembled that of a talk show where the actors discussed the plot line of season two with host Jim Rash. The Duffer brothers incorporated some interesting twists and turns along the way that kept the viewer totally immersed in the world of “Stranger Things.”

Slow start:

In my opinion, the first two episodes of the new season dragged on. I’m not a huge fan of shows that have hour long episodes because I feel like that’s an enormous amount of time to

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Although the new season is easy to binge watch on Netflix, there’s nine hours of action, romance and the Upside Down to get entranced by in season two. fill, so the first episodes posed a challenge for me to get through.

I discussed the new series with freshman screenwriting major Ashley Castro, and she shared my opinion. She felt the first few episodes started off slow, but the rest of the series ramped up once they laid the groundwork.

Looking back, I realized that the reasoning behind the first episodes being slow was to refresh the viewer’s memory of what happened in season one, while also setting the stage for how the story would continue into season two.

Once I started looking at the episodes with this perspective, I had a greater appreciation for how the season was structured. Much to my delight, the third episode and onwards was nothing but action, horror and the occasional hint of romance.

Now, I’ve kept in mind that a lot of people haven’t gotten around to finishing the second season, so I’ll keep spoilers to the bare minimum.

However, I will say that it was a lot darker than the first.

In the first season, there

was only one monster that the inhabitants of Hawkins had to worry about: the Demogorgon.

In the second season, there are quite a few more monsters that simultaneously terrorize the town — some of which physically manifest themselves in ways that I would have never expected.

Continuing this dark tone, there were a lot more gruesome death scenes than there were in the first season. It makes sense if you think about it this way: With more monsters comes a higher death toll. I’ll let you decide for yourselves whether or not the gore was necessary.

Romances:

On a lighter note, both old and new romances are explored throughout this season. So, if there are one or two characters that you would have wanted to see together in season one, try not to give up hope, and be patient as you watch season two unfold.

Along with the potential for budding romances, new characters were introduced in the very first episode. Initially, I was unsure

of how these characters would contribute to the overall story, however, the writers did a great job of bringing everything together.

Student reactions:

Freshman communication studies major Jackson Markgraf said that he is a big fan of the horror genre and really liked the addition of new actors to this series. He names Sheriff Hopper as his favorite character and liked seeing how he progressed throughout the second season.

“I can’t really say that I disliked anything about the new series,” said Markgraf.

In my opinion, the characters that debuted in the second season were extremely well-thought-out, and helped to further the story by expanding on everything that happened in the first season.

Sophomore screenwriting major Ariana Skeeland thought that the writers did a great job of gradually increasing the tension throughout each of the episodes.

“What it built up to was so intense.

The last couple of episodes had me yelling because I was so stressed

out watching what was going on,” said Skeeland.

Overall, there was a really nice full-circle that came together in the final episodes to form a cohesive whole.

Any and all loose ends that found their way into the storyline of the new season were tied in the final episode. I know that for myself, this was extremely helpful in making sense of everything that had gone on.

If you have still yet to dive into the intense world that “Stranger Things,” season two, takes place in, then I suggest you get started.

Like I said before, I was able to binge watch the entire new season in less than a day. Now, I’m not suggesting you to do that, but I’d start watching it before it gets spoiled for you by others, because I guarantee that people will be talking about it.

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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draining, heart-wrenching process of becoming his character. Now, Stewart takes every experience and stores it in his head in order to tap into it when necessary for a character.

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he third episode of the eighth season of The Hollywood Masters featured the incredible Sir Patrick Stewart.

The episode hit LMU’s Mayer Theater last Wednesday and it was arguably one of the best interviews of the series yet. The chatter after the show was filled with praise of both Stephen Galloway’s indepth interview and Stewart’s captivating answers.

During the talk, which lasted over an hour, Stewart discussed his early life, his legacy and his advice for any up-and-coming actors. He told stories about his friends and family and dove into the details of his prestigious acting career.

For those of you that missed it, I have comprised together the most memorable aspects of the interview.

5. Stewart shared that his relationship with his parents is vital to his charity work.

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Sir Patrick Stewart visited campus Saturday to film the Holywood Masters.

His father was physically abusive to his mother after he came back from World War II. This has led Stewart to donate tremendous amounts of money to Refuge, a charity for women and children in abusive homes. He later found out, however, that his father was plagued by undiagnosed PTSD. “At the time, they simply called him shellshocked,” Stewart said.

This inspired the actor to donate to Combat Stress, a charity

working to fight PTSD. 4. Stewart didn’t feel he was a good actor until halfway through his career.

He described how, for most of his life, he was pretending instead of truly acting. This did eventually change when a director for one of Stewart’s many stage performances told him that he had the character within him and offered to guide him through the

3. Knowing the script is key.

During his time at university, Stewart learned to read a script dozens of times before performing it. His professor would encourage him to read it and look for different things: What is the weather in every scene? What is the time in every scene? What is the location of every scene? After doing this countless times, Stewart feels one with the script and understands it thoroughly. He offered other advice as well. “ Whenever you leave an audition, forget about it,” he said. “Pretend like it never happened and move onto the next.”

2. Stewart isn’t exactly the movie buff you might expect.

“I only recently saw ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ on a plane … it was marvelous,” he said.

He never explained how he managed to go decades without

seeing one of the most beloved American movies of all time, but he said he now finds Tim Robbin’s and Morgan Freeman’s performances to be the best of all time.

He said, “In another life, I hope to be as good as them.”

1. A final relevation: He really is BFFs with Sir Ian McKellen.

For those who don’t know, one of the internet’s favorite pair of best friends are two old men who both became famous for iconic, schlock-filled fantasy films, and obviously, Patrick Stewart is in on the joke.

He mentioned McKellen in passing, and when the audience giggled, he smiled and said, “We have a — what do you all call it — bromance.”

The next episode of The Hollywood Masters films today, Wednesday, Nov. 6, with actor and director James Franco.

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.

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t’s 2 p.m. on a Saturday and my fingers are flying over the keyboard of my laptop as soft, lyric-less beats play through the speakers. Only a few more words left ... I’m done. I sit back in my seat and overlook the work in front of me, letting out a sigh of contentment.

The day is Nov. 4, and I’ve just completed my latest National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) entry. NaNoWriMo is a non-profit organization that motivates writers around the world to start and finish their novels in a month.

Starting on Nov. 1 of every year since 1999, it has gained as many as 60,951 participants, or campers, as they like to call them.

It’s as simple as this: Every day, you write 1,667 words of your novel which you’ll log in on the website, and by the end of the month, you have a complete 50,000 word manuscript.

For many writers, being able to finish an entire book in a month is a dream. English professor Robin Miskolcze spent six years writing her book, “Women and Children First: 19th-Century Sea Narratives and American Identity” (2008) which examines images of women at sea as passengers, cross-dressing sailors and slaves within antebellum narratives ranging from novels and sermons to newspaper accounts and lithographs.

While Miskolcze hadn’t heard of NaNoWriMo before our interview, she expressed her admiration for it as well as her thoughts on how this is helpful for writers.

“This sounds so cool. Partly what we’ve been told and what I try to adhere to when I’m working on a project is: when you write

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Though NaNoWriMo began last week, it’s never too late to sign up. Follow their rules and in no time, you’ll be the author of full-fledged novel. everyday, it become a part of your day. It’s a natural thing to you, like brushing your teeth or getting ready for bed, and not something that feels separate from you,” Miskolcze said.

Similar to Miskolcze, English professor Michael Datcher says it took him seven years to write his New York Times Bestseller, “Raising Fences.” Datcher teaches poetry, literary nonfiction, and journalism courses at LMU. He’s also been on “Oprah,” so if that isn’t impressive, I don’t know what is.

Datcher advises fellow writers working on their NaNoWriMo projectsto focus heavily on the storyline.

“When writing a novel, I would say to read as much as possible and always try to focus on the actual story, and try to focus on the conflict of the story as deeply as possible because people are drawn to narrative by conflict,” said Datcher. “Great conflict in your story is going to make it more engaging for the reader.”

Miskolcze added that it’s important to focus on the vision of your story and the message you want to come across.

“A lot of writers like Flannery O’ Conner and Joyce Carol Oates and other writers who write short stories say that people get too bogged down in representing a character in the way that fulfills the writer’s reality rather than a larger vision that would speak to many people’s experiences,” Miskolcze said. “At the end of the day, when the reader walks away from your book, they’re

going to need something more essentially human rather than just character specifics.”

English professor Stephen Shepherd, who has published a variety of essays and critical editions, said that even if you write for only five minutes a day, write something. Instead of putting it off to your future self, it’s important to break the ice.

“Even if it’s just to modify a sentence you’d written the day before, you’re building on what you’ve done before and that has a way of making you feel invested in it over time,” Shepherd said.

“It’s like anything else you’d want to build. I’ve laid the foundation and now I’ve got to do something more. It doesn’t mean it’s ever easy ... it’s a huge step forward – even if you erase everything you did the next day. It doesn’t matter, it’s that you have started.

That’s the key thing.”

Shepherd said he knew a lot of people in grad school who always said they were going to write their thesis, but they were always reading and researching instead of actually writing. And they never got around to it.

“Whereas, for me, I just started writing and you continue to research at the same time,” said Shepherd. “Then it’s a living thing all of a sudden. You’ve got something you have to curate which you can’t do if you’ve never written it.”

For years, I’ve been wanting to try my hand at NaNoWriMo and I’ve finally started. It kicked off great – I was writing every day,

but then the dreadful writer’s block and procrastination hit.

For students suffering from the infamous writer’s block, all three professors have a great cure.

Datcher advised taking a break and trying to gain inspiration from other writers.

“Stop and read. Reading is such a great inspiration. When you’re inspired by an awesome book, it can make you want to write some more,” Datcher said. “Find a way to get your mind off your text, even if just for a little while.”

Miskolcze admits that, like anyone else, she too has issues with procrastination. However, one of her colleagues always told her that if you set a specific time to write everyday, it won’t matter if you have writer’s block. Just use 10 minutes to half an hour to go through the motions.

“That very practice makes it part of your day, but it also makes it okay that you had writer’s block that day. You wrote three words, but you sat there for 30 minutes, which is great. Next day, maybe that happens again. But you’re working on it. You’re giving time to it rather than procrastinating, ignoring it, and pretending that it’s not happening” said Miskolcze.

“I think it goes back to seeing writing as a practice and not just extraneous to your day or a treat at the end of your day.

If you can’t think of any ideas of your own, Shepherd said to write what you already know.

“If you feel like you can’t invent something, do your own version of something you’ve already

read. Then you might get some spinoff ideas, but in the meantime, you’ll have a core piece which is a winning formula. I’ve seen this done a lot, and it’s almost always successful,” said Shepherd.

This’ll come as a pleasant surprise for those of you who dabble in writing fanfiction. For instance, E.L. James’ “50 Shades of Grey” began as fanfiction for Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight”. While not everybody might like that example, it proves that successful ideas can come from being inspired by someone else’s work.

No matter what you do, make sure to get started on your NaNoWriMo project. The website states, “Your story matters. We are committed to a world that celebrates diverse voices, and encourages everyone to tell their stories.”

Not only is it a supportive environment for you and your work, but hundreds of NaNoWriMo novels have been published. From Rainbow Rowell’s “Fangirl” to Sara Gruen’s “Water for Elephants” — which later got a movie starring Robert Pattinson, the lead in the aforementioned vampire series — and these are just a couple examples.

So what are you waiting for? It’s not too late to start, so go to the website and make an account as soon as possible.

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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armchair analysts' favorite adages: ‘You’ve got to make your free throws.’ Despite the cliche, they’re right. The free throw is supposed to be, well, free. Furthermore, free throw shooting can jumpstart an offense during a cold spell. Often times, if a team is struggling from the field, you will see an increased effort to get into the paint and draw contact. By getting to the line, the team can start to get in an offensive rhythm and breakout of a slump.

LMU needs to improve upon their 69 percent free throw clip from last year. They need to establish a baseline upon which to build their offense, and a lifeline to rely on if and when they experience a scoring drought.

When it comes to putting the ball in the hoop from anywhere on the floor, confidence and rhythm are as deadly as pure shooting ability.

The free throw line is essential for building both.

Junior forward Cheyanne Wallace’s impact beyond the stat sheet.

Entering her third season as a starter for the Lions, All-WCC preseason selection Cheyanne Wallace will be a focal point for both LMU and their opponents on both ends of the floor. Wallace, a 6-foot junior from Tarzana, California, emerged for the Lions as a freshman shot-blocker and voracious defender, both on the perimeter and inside. Over the past few seasons, Wallace has developed her offensive game, becoming an increasingly

important part of the Lions’ inside-out attack on the offensive end of the court.

Wallace’s most important contribution to the team will not, however, show up in the box score.

With three seniors graduating, it will be vitally important for the

team’s returning core — including junior guards Bianca and Andee Velasco, senior guard Makenzie Cast and redshirt junior forward Bree Alford — to set the tone for the newcomers and convey the finer points of Elliott’s system to them, seeing heightened expectations on the court as well. As an AllWCC preseason selection and a player known for being a fierce competitor, Wallace seems to be a natural choice to spearhead the group’s presence not only on the court, but in the locker room as well.

most difficult parts of running a program. For most coaches, however, it’s a problem that they love to have. In 2017-2018, Elliott will need to perform this balancing act in a greater way than in years past.

The returning seven players from last year’s roster each averaged more than ten minutes per game. In addition, they add four true freshmen to the roster, two of which came out of high school as Top-100 recruits and will be expected to make an impact immediately. Two transfers with Power Five conference experience were added — redshirt junior guard Gabby Green and redshirt junior center Josie Buckingham.

Sophomore guard/forward Brittney Reed returns to the roster after redshirting a year ago. At a glance, the Lions rotation appears to have as many as 11 or 12 players who are deserving of significant minutes.

Expect the early part of the season to feature a number of different player combinations and relatively loose substitution patterns until the team develops an emergent identity. Also expect Elliott to have her finger on the pulse of her players' outlook on their role within what may be the deepest team that Elliott has had since arriving at LMU.

3. The luxury and management of LMU’s newfound depth.

The challenge of turning a slew of individual talent into a wellfunctioning team, and creating a positive atmosphere where each member of the team fits into a meaningful role, is one of the

2. Immediate contributions from a Top-50 recruiting class.

LMU enters the season with the 44th-ranked recruiting class in the nation, another best in the Elliott era. Headlining the class are two Top-100 who will join LMU's class of 2021 in freshman guard

"Despite losing three starting seniors, LMU has replenished its roster with top-level talent."

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Junior guard/forward Cheyanne Wallace (4) was selected to the preseason All-WCC team for the 2017-2018 season.

Chelsey Gipson and freshman forward Jasmine Jones. ESPNW ranked Gipson, of Palisades High School, as the No. 53 recruit in the nation, while her counterpart Jones, who graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in the spring, was ranked No. 91 in the same poll. Rounding out the class for LMU is Jones’ highschool teammate in Long Beach, freshman guard Aiyana Barnes, deepening the Lions’ backcourt even further.

Gipson gives the Lions a perimeter scoring option, a void that needs filling with the departure of Leslie Lopez-Wood.

She averaged 24.2 points per game as a senior at Palisades High, and shot the three at an elite level, going 44 percent from behind the arc. The more experienced Andee Velasco will likely start at the point, at least for the beginning part of the season, but expect Gipson to get plenty of minutes at off-guard positions, both as a starter and off the bench.

Jones, on the other hand, bolsters LMU’s frontcourt in a similar way to that of her elder in Wallace. She was a key contributor on both ends of the floor at Long Beach Polytechnic averaging 12.4 points on 53 percent shooting, 8.7 rebounds, an astounding 3.5 steals per game her senior year. Jones averaged just shy of a block per game as well.

1. How will the high-profile transfers handle expectations?

After sitting out the 20162017 season, both Buckingham and Green are eligible to play for the Lions this year. Both enter the WCC after stints at Power Five conference schools, and both will be expected to eat up much of the 70 minutes per game left behind

by the graduating senior class.

Green joins the team as perhaps the most touted addition to the LMU roster over the past few seasons, after two years in the Pac12 Conference with University of California at Berkeley. She wasted no time establishing herself in the rotation as a freshman at Cal, as one of three players to start all 34 games that season. She finished her freshman year averaging seven points, six rebounds and three assists, and was selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team. A year later, she led the conference in steals before making the jump to LMU the ensuing summer. Upon transferring, Elliott called Green “an immediate impact player.”

She’ll be asked to live up to the hype this season.

Buckingham, a 6-foot5 transfer from University of Minnesota, will also shoulder heavy expectations, but in a different way. While her collegiate resume is not nearly as full as Green’s through her first two seasons, she will be tasked with filling the void left by Jackie Johnson, the team’s leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker from a year ago. With limited game experience at the college level, Buckingham will have to overcome a learning curve, on top of being asked to be the primary rim protector and rebounder on a team who was ninth out of 10 teams in rebounds allowed a season ago.

Luckily for Buckingham, the presence of Wallace and Jones in the front-court, as well as another returning member of the rotation in Alford, will take away some of the pressures to score.

This is the opinion of Tim De Vries, a junior mechanical engineering major from Lake Oswego, Oregon. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan, or email tdevries@theloyolan.com.

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ith two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 of the World Series, the Dodgers trailed the visiting Houston Astros 5-1. The Los Angeles crowd was on its feet, nervously watching the Dodgers hopes of winning the World Series slip away. Corey Seager hit a ground ball off of Astros Pitcher Charlie Morton, but the Astros were able to field the ball and complete the out to defeat the Dodgers, silencing the defeated crowd.

Many LMU Dodgers fans gathered in The Lair Marketplace to watch the dramatic final game. As the Dodgers were trailing for most of the game past the second inning, fans were visibly worried and upset about the performance.

Cries of disappointment spread throughout after the final out, with people expressing how they came so far and to lose in such a difficult way. To see the Dodgers stretch the series to seven games and lose at home was tough to watch.

Student fans across campus have expressed the pain that many Dodgers fans have felt since the crushing loss in Game 7.

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major Michael Branconier summed up these feelings after the loss, “I have only one word: distraught.”

Other fans shared similar feelings of distress. Sophomore accounting major David Barta said, “To see them go all the way to Game 7 and everyone saying, ‘Dodgers in 7 games’, it’s pretty sad to see them lose.”

Along with the sorrow following the game, there are also fans who continue to relive and grasp onto the shortcomings of the final game, like long time Dodgers fan, freshman marketing major Julian Longmire.

“I feel like we had everything we could ask for with Game 7 of the World Series at home,” Longmire said. “Every single bottom of the inning, we had two runners on with one or no outs and we stranded all of them just about every time, that was frustrating. I was very frustrated and disappointed with the loss.

But congratulations to Houston, they capitalized on things they were supposed to and we did not and that’s just how it works this time.”

For other fans, the loss was about more than just baseball and the game. It was about the pride of L.A. Freshman English major Madison Reynolds spoke of her Los Angeles pride and how the loss impacted the city saying, “I love L.A. with my whole heart and

their [the Dodgers’] loss shook the entire city.”

Displays of Dodger fandom, like hats, shirts and jerseys, seem to have faded after the heartbreaking loss.

During the postseason run, students representing Dodger blue could be found at every corner on the campus, showing confidence in the Dodgers’ ability to win it all and capture the first World Series title in students’ lifetimes.

Despite the loss, Barta was able to find positivity in the spectacle of the Dodgers’ presence in the fall classic, saying, “This year is the first time in my lifetime I’ve seen the Dodgers go pretty far in the playoffs, let alone in the World Series, so it was exciting to see them get there.” However, he added that he was still very sad about the loss.

While coping with the difficult loss, most Dodgers fans have remained optimistic for the future, believing in their chances of making a return to the World Series and succeeding in bringing a championship back to Los Angeles. Most of the players on the World Series roster are projected to return to the team next season barring any major trades, with the likes of Clayton Kershaw, Justin Turner, Kenley Jansen, Chris Taylor, Yasiel Puig and young stars Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger all returning for another run at capturing a championship. While the loss was hard on many fans – losing

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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig forms just one piece of a young core in Los Angeles that stands poised to make plenty more playoff runs.

in the championship game is never easy – Dodgers fans are not staying down in defeat, eagerly awaiting next season to finish what the team had started. “[I’m] highly optimistic. You keep the team together, we let Bellinger mature for another year or two,” said Longmire.

“We’re going to be back. We’ll going to be back to the World Series. We’ll win it next time too.”

This is the opinion of Miles Thomas, a freshman communication studies major from Los Angeles, CA. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan, or email tdevries@ theloyolan.com.

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on our team is really behind,” said Tyler Goeckner-Zoeller, general manager of the team.

The ice hockey team typically hosts a philanthropic event each season, and this year they believed DTBL was a perfect charity to help out. Goeckner-Zoeller said the idea to auction off the uniforms felt like a natural way to contribute to the cause while “also sticking within the hockey genre as well.”

According to GoecknerZoeller, everyone on the team is excited for the upcoming event.

“We understand that not everyone knows we have a hockey team on campus... everyone is excited because, in addition to it being the Veterans game, we’re trying to really promote this and make it a big fan game,” Goeckner-Zoeller said. “Obviously, with it being a worthwhile cause I think we’re hoping that it will be packed with students and families and friends, so we can raise as much money as possible all while giving a good show to everyone that comes.”

The team also partnered with LMU’s Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFROTC) for the event – their commander will be dropping the ceremonial first puck of the game.

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Freshman forward Eric Johnson, sophomore forward Athan Tsokolas, sophomore forward Marc Brockwell, senior forward Matt Boente, and freshman defenseman Jett Shibata pictured in the Veteran’s Day uniforms. the jerseys – was involved with for our country.”

Assistant Captain and a similar charity event in high The jersey design has blue sophomore forward Athan school, which inspired him to camouflage on the sleeves, the Tsokolas agrees with Brockwell: propose DTBL as this year’s cause. AFROTC logo on the shoulders, “We’re so lucky to go to college in Brockwell believes it’s important to on the back are the symbols of the L.A. and we get to have a free life recognize these American heroes other branches of the military and with free speech and freedom of because they can get “brushed lastly, the classic image of Iggy on religion – so many benefits that over” despite “giving up so much the chest. other countries don’t have – and

these people are fighting wars in harsh places and circumstances, and we’re free because of them,” Tsokolas said. “There’s so few holidays to give back to others and also connect with our hockey season – so this is a really good way to give back to them.”

Senior captain and forward, Matt Boente, has multiple family members who have served, as well as one of his best friends who is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.

“Honoring the veterans is very important to me...this is a huge event for us and it means a lot to show our support of the military – we’re really excited for this upcoming weekend,” Boente said.

Before Saturday’s event the ice hockey team will host two other events, from which the proceeds will be given to DTBL. There will be breakfast for dinner served on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in The Lair from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. On Nov.10, there will be an inflatable shooting booth set up from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Regents Terrace, and the L.A. Kings mascot – Bailey the Lion – will join Iggy at the event. During both of these events students can sign up for a free bus to take them to the game on Saturday.

The Veteran’s Day game will be played at Skating Edge Arena on Nov. 11 at 5:45 p.m., entrance is free for those with a LMU OneCard.

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What to watch for in Hockey honors veterans LMU women’s basketball by auctioning off jerseys Big Time Timmy Jim Tim De Vries Sports Editor @LALoyolan

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ith a home exhibition last night against Occidental, the 20172018 season is underway for LMU women’s basketball. Expectations will be higher than ever as Head Coach Charity Elliott’s enters her sixth season with the team. With their unique blend of continuity and high-profile additions, the Lions were selected fifth in the West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, the highest since Elliott took over at the helm.

A year ago, LMU finished in fifth place in the final conference standings, and were eliminated in the first round of the WCC Tournament by the University of San

Francisco. Despite losing three starting seniors, LMU has replenished its roster with top-level talent, and look poised to exceed expectations this season. Here’s what the Lions — and you as the fans — should be looking for in the coming weeks.

Offensive efficiency, starting at the free throw line.

Last season, LMU finished outside of the top five in every offensive statistical category related to scoring. Despite leading the conference in assists with 15.9 per game and assist-to-turnover ratio, LMU finished sixth in points per game in the conference, shooting 39 percent from the field and 31 percent from three-point-range, each ranking seventh in the conference. To make matters worse, LMU finished dead last in the conference in free throw percentage.

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As Veterans Day approaches, LMU ice hockey hosts event to honor veterans.

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According to the United States Census Bureau in 2016, there were roughly 18.5 million U.S. military veterans who have served the country. Each Nov. 11, Veterans Day recognizes and remembers those that have fought overseas.

This year, in support of these brave men and women, the LMU Ice Hockey club team will host a charity Veterans Day game against San Diego State. The players will be wearing unique jerseys which will be auctioned off throughout the game, starting at $60. All the proceeds from the event will be donated to the charity Defending The Blue Line.

According to Defending The Blue Line (DTBL) founder First Sergeant Shane Hudella, kids often experience depression and behaviorial issues when a parent goes away to serve in the military.

“With hockey, they can become engaged with other kids and involved in the community,” Hudella said. “It helps them become active and helps keep them healthy.”

The charity takes monetary donations to buy hockey equipment, or gear donations, and gives them to children of families who have served, or currently serve, in any branch of the U.S. military.

“Everyone on the team loves hockey and acknowledges the role that hockey has had in their lives, as far as shaping who they are, and so if we could help someone – even a little bit – overcome the expense of playing hockey, I think it’s something that everyone on our team is really behind,” Tyler See Hockey | Page 18