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The Loyolan remembers Michael Peter’s words.
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“Free My Grandpa” after nine hours An LMU student’s grandfather was detained due to Trump’s executive order on immigration. Bri Ortiz
News Editor @LALoyolan
Kamand ‘Kamryn’ Taghizadeh, a freshman undeclared major, waited three and a half hours for her grandfather to be released from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Saturday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on immigration. Taghizadeh is Iranian-American, and her parents are both immigrants from Iran. Her 78-year-old grandfather Reza Taghizadeh lives in Isfahan, Iran and was coming to LAX with a green card to visit her and her family, who live in San Diego. According to Taghizadeh, they detained him for almost nine and a half hours. During that time, he only ate a “ramen noodle,” and although there was a vending machine he could not use it because he did not have the proper currency and no means of contacting Taghizadeh or anyone else. Trump signed an executive order called “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” on Jan. 27 that barred Syrian refugees from coming into the United States, postponed refugee admissions for 120 days and blocked some citizens from entering the U.S. for 90 days, specifically
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Kamryn Taghizadeh’s grandpa was detained for more than nine hours at LAX on Saturday. Protesters were heard chanting “Free her grandpa”.
from these Muslim-majority countries: Libya, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. According to CNN, the Trump Organization has done business with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates — all of which
are Muslim-majority countries — and are not on the list of banned countries. “Once he landed, he was bombarded by officials. [...] He was so confused because Trump signed the official papers while he was in the air, on the plane. So
they kept interrogating him for like nine hours. He doesn’t speak any English so he wasn’t able to answer [or understand]. He was exhausted,” Taghizadeh said. He had traveled for 22 hours to get from his See Free My Grandpa | Page 4
Michael Peters continues to inspire many In loving memory of Michael Peters, whose humor and genuinity will live on. Bri Ortiz
News Editor @LALoyolan
Michael Peters, a dear friend, writer, classmate and inspiration for many, died of health complications while waiting for two organ transplants at the age of 20 on Thursday Jan. 26 in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. Peters was known for making his friends, family and strangers laugh due to his witty comments and sense of humor. On top of this sense of humor, Peters was always considerate and thoughtful of others. “He would always put others first,” Liz Peters, Michael’s sister, said. “Even when he was feeling more ill, he would never want to talk about himself and would only want to hear every detail of my day and what I was going through.” As well as being a hardworking screenwriting major, Peters was involved in several clubs and organizations on campus, including the theatre department and the Loyolan. Peters started working at the Loyolan his freshman year during the spring of 2015 as a digital intern. “[When he interviewed for the position of digital intern] he showed up in a crisp blue dress shirt and slacks, a standout outfit considering that people often interview for the Loyolan wearing sweatpants and t-shirts,” former Editor-in-Chief of the Loyolan, Ali Swenson, said. “He embodied that professionalism in all
he did at the Loyolan.” Eventually, Peters worked his way up to become an assistant digital editor his sophomore year. “At first glance, he was really quiet [...] not shy since he’d voice out his opinions freely when asked [...] and basically only talked when he had something important to say [...],” Janine Leano, a senior theatre arts major and digital director for the Loyolan, said. “You needed a lifetime with [him] because it was only through time that you got to uncover just how funny, opinionated, creative and incredibly passionate he was.” Besides the Loyolan, Peters loved theatre (hence his involvement with screenwriting) and was also actively involved in the theatre department at LMU. He went on to become an actor for the “Last Days of Judas Iscariot” and “Stages of AIDS” productions on campus. Michael also had a variety of other interests, including movies, comics, books, trivia and music. He enjoyed listening to Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and ‘80’s pop, and every year, Michael and his family would go to the San Diego Comic Con. “Almost every weekend we would see at least one movie and it always amazed me how he was able to see something and immediately break down every piece of what worked and what did not,” Madison Quinton, junior sociology and Spanish double major, said. “Last year we saw ‘The Revenant’ and accidentally ended up just standing in the middle of the lobby of the theater for hours just taking apart each and every piece.” Peters was known as loyal, devoted friend by both his family and peers. “He had a gift of making everyone feel like his best friend,” Liz Peters said. “He cared so much for his friends and would do anything for them. They meant the world to him.”
“One of my most cherished memories of him was when we first became friends freshman year when we lived on the fourth floor of McKay together,” Isabella Anaís Dennis, junior political science and Chicana/o studies double major, said. “One night after we gathered in
the lounge to watch ‘Saturday Night Live’, he and I stayed downstairs and started talking. We talked about high school, past relationships, our families, and we were enthralled with each other’s stories. He was an amazing story teller.” See Peters| Page 4
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Michael Peters was known for his quick-wit humor and dedication to the Loyolan and theatre.