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Celebrating Black History Month on campus Events will occur all month, ranging from a film festival to a discussion with the LAPD. Kennedi Hewitt Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan

In the midst of the Valentine's Day celebrations a and pink decorations, something else is happening during the month of February: Black History Month. There will be many LMU events taking place on and off campus throughout the month. According to LMU This Week, the events, organized by the Office of Black Student Services (OBSS), began with a pop-up African marketplace in Lawton Plaza on Feb. 3 and will culminate with the unveiling of a statue of LMU basketball legend Hank Gathers at Gersten Pavillion on Feb. 29. See Black History | Page 3

Dr. Hyslop makes a difference at Homeboy Industries The SHS medical director recounts his volunteer experiences removing tattoos. Grace McCauley Asst. Managing Editor @LALoyolan

Dr. Dan Hyslop is the medical director and a physician at Student Health Services (SHS) on campus. When he’s not treating students, Dr. Hyslop devotes his time to volunteering at Homeboy Industries. Homeboy Industries helps former gang members “redirect their lives” and is the “largest and most successful gang intervention, rehab and reentry program in the world and has become a model for other organizations and cities,” according to their website. LMU alumnus Father Greg Boyle S.J., M.A. ('85), founded the organization in 1988. Hyslop volunteers to remove tattoos that would otherwise prevent some of the clients from rejoining the workforce. Hyslop recalled his own past with gangs. “I have a lot of gratitude because where I grew up, we were in a gang. I was arrested when I was 16 years old on a felony charge, I was convicted, I was on probation and only because I was under 18 was my record expunged and I was able to go onto college and medical school.

You don’t go to medical school with a felony,” said Hyslop. “I go [to Homeboy Industries] because it could have just as easily been me had a couple of things not gone right for me.” Hyslop has been volunteering at Homeboy Industries for many years. “A friend of mine was volunteering at Homeboy ... she got me down there. I went down and you just need to have a medical license ... I think there's even dentists doing it,” he said. The removal process involves a laser that penetrates the skin and disperses the ink. Hyslop explained that the pain involved with this process is far greater than the pain people feel when they get the tattoo. “They say it's like hot bacon grease popping on your skin,” said Hyslop about the removal process. “I’ve seen guys who’ve done hard time, real rough and tumble guys, have tears in their eyes it hurt so much." Hyslop said that every time he has gone to Homeboy Industries, he has interacted with people whose stories changed his life. “I met a young woman who was kidnapped from the high desert after cheerleading practice and she was sex trafficked around the world." See Dr. Hyslop | Page 3

Photo: Alyssa Reece | Loyolan

Dr. Hyslop, medical director and physician at LMU, poses next to a framed print of a tattoo by artist George Perez. Hyslop does volunteer tattoo removal services for former gang members and the formerly incarcerated at Homeboy Industries.


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