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Permits complicate off-campus parking for LMU community

Permit zones have been created to alleviate crowded neighborhood parking.

Sami Leung

Managing Editor @LALoyolan

Students, staff and those visiting campus have been met with trouble finding free, accessible parking in the neighborhood out the back gates.

Students and staff that want to park oncampus during the year have to pay for parking daily or buy a parking permit for $357 per semester — an increase from $335 in 2015.

While 80th Street has been, and still is, a haven for searching drivers, the establishments of Temporary Preferential Parking Districts (TPPDs) have left some students scrambling to find space or find themselves walking several blocks to reach campus.

TPPDs are designed to provide streamlined relief for an urgent parking problem. The districts operate for a year and can be renewed or modified by the City Council, according to the LMU community page. “[On campus] parking’s great late at night and early in the morning and I appreciate that there’s a bunch of EV chargers, especially in the [Life Science

Building] parking,” said Pavel Frantsen, a junior recording arts major. “But if you’re looking for parking during the day, it gets pretty difficult and inconvenient.”

Staff members have also struggled with the fee and process of obtaining parking on campus. Joan Chang, unit marketing specialist for Sodexo on-campus, said that she was surprised after finding out she had to pay for parking, as parking at her previous job was provided. “I do think it is a little unfair because, you know, we are employees here and we’re doing a service on the campus but on the other hand I kind of understand because you need maintenance and things like that and there’s reasons why there’s these fees,” Chang said.

The most recent TPPD resolution was passed in August of 2017 and affects Georgetown Ave. between 80th and 83rd Street., Regis Way between 80th and 83rd Street and Creighton Avenue and McConnell Avenue between 80th Street and 83rd Street.

Other TPPDs include District 224 — Loyola Boulevard between 80th Street and 83rd Street, the west side of Fordham Road to the centerline between 78th Street and 80th Street, Gonzaga Avenue between 80th Street and 83rd Street, Holy Cross Place between 80th and 83rd Street, and District 266, which includes Coastal View Drive, Ocean Bluff Drive, Shore Cliff Drive and Bell Crest Drive.

For these TPPDs, there is no parking between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless you have a permit.

TPPDs are established through letters of interest from City Council members, resident groups or neighborhood associations sent to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. The letter must show that the residents are being affected by non-resident and commuter parking and that they would be willing to bear the cost of enforcing the program and obtaining the permits.

The City Council votes on the proposed TPPD and if passed the Department of Transportation is then notified.

According to an interdepartmental memorandum to the City Council, both TPPD request letters for the neighborhood outside the back gates were sent by Council member Mike Bonin “to provide immediate relief to the residents from excessive non-resident parking impacts caused by visitors to the University who are parking in the neighborhood to avoid paying [for] parking on-campus.”

Residents of these TPPDs had to procure their own parking permit for $34 per year, either by going in person to the Parking Violations Bureau office in Westwood or online. Morris Cheeks, a senior economics major at LMU, and Mike Pagan, a Santa Monica College alumna, both live on Loyola Boulevard

and said that parking on the street has never been easier. However, other residents have found the situation to be frustrating.

Caroline Cycon a senior psychology major said she was frustrated with the permit parking, having never experienced it before during her previous three years at LMU. Cycon said she was ticketed for parking in a TPPD near campus.

“It’s annoying because I can’t come over when I want to come over to peoples’ houses,” Cycon said. “You can’t even pull in for two minutes to pick something up; I got a ticket for that. It just changes your whole day.”

Gary Bolton, the LMU director of Parking and Transportation, said he hasn’t received any complaints about the permits so far and encourages students to park on-campus. “There is plenty of parking on-campus in Lot A and Lot H in the back,” Bolton said. “In finding street parking, they’d have to find parking farther in the neighborhood. Otherwise, we have the Playa Vista shuttle and the metro buses.”

According to the LMU parking website, LMU will pay for three permits per home as well as work with the L.A. Department of Transportation to streamline the TPPD creation process, if requested by the community. Paid permit parking is enforced on-campus Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

New dining options come to campus at student demand

LMU students said goodbye to Iggy’s Diner and are trying new options on campus.

Kayla Brogan News Editor @LALoyolan

On-going construction at the former location of Iggy’s Diner met returning and new students that arrived on campus this semester. The decision to replace Iggy’s with the Habit burger was made in the spring of 2017, according to Andrew O’Reilly, the senior director of Auxiliary and Business Services at LMU. The on-campus Habit will look the same as the chain restaurants that are already in place and will offer the same menu as well as an additional breakfast menu, according to O’Reilly.

Additionally, students can look forward to new dining options that hope to expand student’s dining experience at Roski’s, the Lair and other on-campus locations.

While rumors circled around campus that the licensing for the Habit fell through, O’Reilly confirmed that LMU is definitely moving forward with the implementation of the Habit Burger in place of Iggy’s Diner.

The Hungry Lion Food Truck’s operating hours have extended, staying open until 1:30 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday and until 2:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, according to an e-mail from LMU This Week. The email said that while the Habit is under construction, “the Hungry Lion Food Truck will be parked outside McKay Hall to provide additional dining options for the community on that side of campus.”

Junior screenwriting major, Maya Florin, explained how she thought late-night access to food had become more difficult with Iggy’s closure. “I lived in Tenderich

last year, so ease [of food] was a necessity.”

She mentioned that she knew the food truck had been placed near Iggy’s to compensate for the lack of late night food options.

Construction is expected to be completed in October and the restaurant will be in full operation again after a scheduled grand opening in the first week of November.

Roski’s, the Lair and Founders’ Pavilion dining options have also undergone changes before the start of the semester.

“The Lair will feature six new food concepts,” Les Echeverria, general manager of Sodexo Hospitality, said.

Previously, Mein Bowl in Founders Pavilion at Del Rey offered Chinese food options, but it has now been replaced by the 1788 Sandwich Bar, which serves handsliced cured “New York style” sandwiches.

Echeverria explained that the new dining concepts were a result of student demand.

The new options are meant to add variety, improve quality and provide a better value

for students.

Hunter Patterson, a senior communication studies major, said that being as healthy as possible with the current food options offered by Sodexo is a big challenge. “Sodexo as a whole has regressed. There are not only less options, but also less healthy options,” Patterson said.

In Roski’s, The Burger Shop will use fresh ground meat in all their burgers, accompanying other improvements such as, “fresh handmade spring rolls with sauces made from scratch,” according to Echeverria.

The new Lair menu includes: Tres Habaneros, featuring Mexican food, OBC Grill, also known as the Original Burger Company, Oodles, home to noodle bowls, Steamed Fusions, which will be made to order fusions from around the world, Zime, featuring comfort entrees, The Farmhouse Toast, a toast bar and The Farmhouse See Campus Dining| Page 2

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Omelet, an omelet bar.

The new Roski’s menu features The Burger Shop where you can add your own toppings, Handcrafted, which will offer premade sandwiches, and Crisol which will feature foods from Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Mexico, according to LMU This Week article.

“I haven’t noticed the quality change as much,” said Katie Taylor, a sophomore marketing major.

She mentioned she had heard a lot of students talking about the

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lack of options and removal of Lair favorites such as the bagel station and the pasta bar.

Echeverria said that students’ voices have an influence on the food options. Therefore, Echeverria encouraged student feedback through the mediums they are most comfortable with, “as it will only help us be better.”

Students may give feedback through Sodexo’s website, their email, evelyn.castillo@sodexo. com, or through their phone number, (310) 338-2977.

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Construction is expected to be completed in October of this year.

Returning and new students who arrived on campus this semester were met with the on-going construction at the former location of Iggy’s Diner. It was decided in 2017 that Iggy’s would be replaced with the Habit Burger.

Greek life kicks off the year with LipSync

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The LMU Greek community celebrated the Greek Life LipSync and Stroll-Off event on Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. in Gersten Pavilion. LipSync is one of the largest and most well-attended student-run events of the year. Pictured above are Delta Sigma Phi (top), Sigma Lamda Beta Fraternity, Inc. (middle) and Delta Zeta (bottom). Delta Sigma Phi won first place for Interfraternity Council, Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity won first place in the United Greek Council and Delta Zeta won first place for the Collegiate Panhellenic Council.

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Students connect in chronic illness group

Samantha Geier, a group member, explained how the group has helped her.

Isabella Murillo News Intern @LALoyolan

People in the United States with a chronic illness make up more than 40 percent of the population, according to the National Health Council. However, not many people think about how their everyday behavior can affect this group of people. LMU’s chronic illness group started 11 years ago with the support of group adviser, Lorianne Harrison-Reyes. Student Affairs states that the group is for “LMU students who need resources, peer support, education and social experiences with peers who are experiencing similar circumstances.” Samantha Geier (SG) is a senior environmental science major who lives with a disability called spina bifida, a birth defect in the spine that causes muscle weakness.

This week, news intern Isabella Murillo (IM) interviewed Geier about her experiences within LMU’s chronic illness group.

IM: What do you want people to know about chronic illness?

SG: Chronic illness has a wide range of possible impacts on someone’s life, so even knowing someone’s diagnosis can’t tell you someone’s story or what they deal with. One of the experiences I’ve

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enjoyed [about] being in the group is that I’ve gotten to talk to a wide variety of students that I wouldn’t probably have met through classes or other activities. I’ve gotten to learn about the challenges that [each of them has] faced being a college student with a chronic illness and also how they deal with that.

Beyond that, just [getting to know] their lives and interests, and obviously each one of us is much more than just our illness or disability, etc. I think it’s always better to ask questions and if someone’s not comfortable telling you [something], they can decide that for themselves. I think it’s better to ask than to assume what someone’s needs are [or] what their abilities are. I think creating a dialogue about chronic illness and disabilities and not stigmatizing is important.

“[The Chronic Illness Group is] definitely a support network.”

IM: What made you join the Chronic Illness Group?

SG: I met Lorianne through the Dean of Students office and she’s the one who told me that the group existed. I like to consider myself very independent and functional and I haven’t necessarily had the opportunity to have a lot of

friends with chronic illness[es] or disabilit[ies] or anything in that kind of spectrum. So, I thought it’d be a good opportunity to share some of the problem[s] I’ve been dealing with at LMU with accessibility and accommodations and talk to other students [to] see if they maybe had the same challenges and [discuss] how we worked through those things.

It’s great just meeting people who maybe have a greater ability to empathize because they have dealt with or gone through similar experiences to you. I think there’s a difference between communicating with those who understand your circumstance more by having gone through it themselves. I like the idea of kind of having a community of people that all support each other. Maybe one person [knows] of resources that other people hadn’t heard of ... we help each other going through different issues.

IM: How has the group helped you?

SG: The activities that the group does are kind of a combination of things that can be healing like aromatherapy or massages; but, also, [it helps] just having dinner together and talking ... it’s not all about our chronic illnesses. I would say the majority of what we talk about is just about school and getting to know each other and getting to know that [there are] other people on campus that you can go to when something flares up or you have something to deal with.

Definitely a support network.

“In the real world there isn’t necessarily a DSS to advocate for you.”

IM: What can other students and the university do to better help or accommodate people with chronic illnesses/ disabilities?

SG: I think really encouraging students to advocate for themselves [is important]. I think a lot of times, at least in my experience, I’ve been told to advocate for myself at LMU but then when I do, I don’t necessarily feel like I get listened to or believed about what accommodations I need. The [Disability Student Services] office has been really great in my opinion, but, unfortunately, it kind of creates a middle man between us and facilities management, for example.

So, I think it’d be really valuable if students felt like they could contact facilities management directly to get something taken care of.

For example, I needed an oven to be switched out of my apartment

because the one that was there wasn’t accessible — the buttons that were there were too far for me to reach. Just the process of getting that done took over six months. In the real world there isn’t necessarily a DSS there to advocate for you.

By no means do I think that the DSS should go away; but, I think that on top of that, other departments should be willing to communicate to students directly and [without] needing someone from DSS to speak up for them.

I think better training [would also help], like if there was a way for awareness of chronic illnesses to be incorporated [in their training at DSS]. For example, carts get left often times, in places where there’s wheelchair access and they’ll be blocking ramps or things like that.

Or students parking in handicap spots that need to be used by people with chronic illnesses and using it as a 20-minute spot and [without] realizing that someone else may have driven in the parking lot and now [has] to go way far away to carry their groceries in.

[These are] small things that may make [a task] more convenient for someone without a chronic illness but impossible for someone with a chronic illness.

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The News: You may not like it In the stream of national issues, many can seem too vast or distant to have any effect on our daily lives. However, the attacks on the distribution of media itself are hitting home. This distrust in media does not just affect professional journalists — student media is finding its voice stifled by all the surrounding noise, and readers are suffering.

The president of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell, announced his public support for Donald Trump during the 2016 election. Since then the student journalists at Liberty’s paper, The Liberty Champion, have continually found their content under attack.

A report by World News last month revealed a shocking shift in the Champion’s policies since Falwell became a vocal supporter of Trump. The most recent change left its previous editor-in-chief and news editor unemployed and created a three-stage structure of approval for every article.

Articles about Trump have to be approved by Falwell himself.

Many opinion pieces were cut and writers were told to include their choice of candidate in the 2016 election. Students receiving scholarship for their work at the paper must follow every guideline and can’t discuss articles on social media.

Bruce Kirk, dean of the School of Communication and Digital Content, told the restructured staff: “You may say ‘My job is to do journalism . . .’ So let’s get that notion out of your head. OK?” The Loyolan supports editorial independence and stands with the journalists at the Champion.

Across the country, school officials give student editors the authority to make decisions about their content. The students should be given room to explore, investigate and succeed — or fail — on their own.

We recognize the censoring of the students at the Champion by senior officials as unsettling and as an abuse of power intended to silence the student journalists. Tré Goins-Phillips, a former editor of the Champion, wrote in response to the World News report that while he had a positive experience working there, “The power the executive office wielded . . . always loomed over the office like a heavy cloud.”

Everything Kirk and Falwell have done to the LU paper shows blatant contempt for the First Amendment and the institution to which those student reporters are trying to contribute. Kirk and Falwell have not shown dedication to the the students at the Champion or to the truth, but to only to their own agendas.

It is not a student newspaper’s job to be a positive PR generator for their school — to polish scratches and hammer out dents in the reputation of a university.

Nor should student newspapers sugarcoat real news to better suit the beliefs held by the president of their university. The purpose of journalism is to dig and investigate, to write on the issues that matter to the writers and to their community. Student journalists’ work and research should not be aimed explicitly to support or discredit their university, but to uncover the facts, whether those facts reflect positively or poorly on the people in power.

A university that is truly concerned about their reputation should support and encourage their student newspapers to report openly, rather than limit the freedoms of student journalists, because journalism is ultimately about the truth. Good student journalists will uncover the true goodness within, or — true mistakes perpetrated by their university, encouraging the university community to improve as a whole.

“ A university that is truly concerned about their reputation should support and encourage their student newspapers to report openly. ”

Conversion therapy: Not a bipartisan issue Myers for Hire

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alifornia was shocked as openly gay Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) decided to shelf Assembly Bill 2943, a bill that would consider paid conversion therapy as a fraudulent business practice under the state’s consumer protection law.

The bill is simply an amendment to a state law, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, which concerns fraudulent trade in goods and services. Conversion therapy for minors has been banned since 2012, so this bill would reach adults. It would forbid any form of conversion therapy to be sold on a commercial level.

Many religious advocates, such as the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund, claimed that, “AB 2943 would have criminalized even ordinary religious speech on same-sex attraction, and it also would have forbidden LGBT persons from making a deeply personal choice to explore conversion therapy.” The bill was critiqued for being so ambiguous that even selling the Bible could be considered fraudulent business practice.

Lawmakers have claimed that these concerns are incorrect assumptions.

“This is fraudulent, it should not be occurring,” Assemblywoman Susan Eggman said. “But you can still try to pray the gay away if you like.” While it stands true that a legal adult should be given agency over their life/ sexuality, it is also necessary to explore the repercussions and history of the practice.

Gay conversion therapy is nothing new in America. It has been practiced since the 1890’s; more than 698,000 LGBT adults (ages 18-59) have received treatment in the

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U.S. — and more than half (350,000) said they received the treatment when they were adolescents, a new study conducted by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law showed.

This information shocked me. I thought it was common sense that gay therapy for adults should be banned since many psychologists have claimed the practice is detrimental to mental health. According to the American Psychological Association, conversion therapy has proven to “increase the risk of negative outcomes, including loss of sexual feeling, anxiety, depression, and suicidal feelings.”

As someone who grew up gay in a religious family, I struggled with understanding Low’s decision while knowing the mental health repercussions of conversion therapy.

Thankfully, the assemblyman will still pass the bill next year, but it will be revised with more exact language that would refrain from supposedly infringing on religious rights. But, what rights are actually being infringed upon?

I took a deeper look into understanding the opposing side’s logic and it all came down to

freedom of choice.

In Sacramento, 30 ex-gay and trans people spoke in front of the California statehouse to oppose Assembly Bill 2943. They all shared common stories of how they “chose” to not be a part of the gay community anymore through their faith.

Elizabeth Woning, co-founder of Equipped to Love, a faith-based gay conversion organization claimed. “Women in California, not the government, should have complete authority over their sexuality and sexual expression,” Woning said. “We all must be empowered to choose counseling and resources that align with our personal life goals.”

“Women in California, not the government, should have complete authority over their sexuality and sexual expression,” Woning said. “We all must be empowered to choose counseling and resources that align with our personal life goals.”

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Political donations don’t equal allegiance Connect with Devansh

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n-N-Out contributed a $25,000 donation to the Republican party, and people were angry. The move agitated members of the Democratic Party and those who oppose the GOP. The head of the Democratic party, Erica Bauman, sanctioned a boycott of the famous burger chain after the public declaration of the company’s contribution to the GOP. Political experts claimed that it is hard to demonize the burger chain with the act of donating to a political party.

Democrat Anthony Grigorie, an In-N-Out consumer, claims that eating at In-N-Out is a standard thing to do in California. America’s political feuds have branched out, now impacting other industries, such as the food industry.

Bauman began the political food fight when he called for a boycott over Twitter. “The stomach overrules the mind,” said Jamie Regalado, professor of Political Science at CSULA. “It is hard to politically dismiss cheap and good tasting burgers.”

Throughout the day, Democrats distanced themselves and Republicans benefited from the donation. The next day, once the story became more well known, the Democratic party’s communication director, John Vigna, claimed that Bauman’s tweet were his personal views, holding to his condemnation of In-N-Out’s donation. The vice president of In-N-Out, Arnie Wensinger, released a statement that they have made equal contributions to both Democrat and Republican parties.

In-N-Out has contributed to the welfare of the country by also making contributions to the Democratic Party. The burger chain

has given $80,000 to “Californians for Jobs and a Strong Economy, a committee focused on electing business-friendly Democrats to the state Legislature and $30,000 to the committee in 2016 and 2017,” according to the LA Times.

Generally, supporting a policy intended for public welfare would only benefit society and initiating an attack on the organization would just deter people from contributing to public welfare.

Founded by Harry and Esther Snyder in 1948, In-N-Out has maintained a reputation for having staunch Christian beliefs and placed Bible verses in its packing.

Additionally, the eatery has supported lawmakers irrespective of political association. It has promoted policies that helped in strengthening California, allowing them to provide great benefits and strong pay, as stated by Wensinger.

Meanwhile, the Republicans grabbed the political opportunity in the attack on such a beloved and established brand. A few Republican members tweeted and made comments in favor of the famed burger chain, opposing the boycott initiated by the Democratic party.

California’s reputation as being an area of resistance to Republican viewpoints, and In-N-Out being a well-established and favored brand has made it hard to demonize the company. Making monetary contributions to a political party does not explicitly equate to political allegiance.

In-N-Out has not obstructed the progress of the state or caused any ethical violations, which makes them undeserving of a boycott.

Being conservative and having strong Christian values makes their donations to the Republican party justified. Also, there are no rules that forbid organizations from associating with a particular political party or making donations to them.

The eatery has not sided with any political party and has not

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Making a political statement through other industries, such as fast food, is inappropriate conduct. released any political statement that condemns a particular leadership. Irrespective of the cause, the political tension between the two parties is presenting itself in matters that should be of least importance.

An organization that chooses to participate in politics definitely has to endure repercussions, which might not always create a positive implication. The recent donation led to support from

one party and a boycott being initiated from the other. The company could face much serious consequences, putting the business at risk in some instances.

Funding political parties does not fall under the category of being unethical, but it caused a stir in the political sector. The donation made by the burger chain has been blown out of proportion, thus diverting the focus to trivial issues. One personal view

dominated the thought of the entire Democratic party, which does not reflect well on the party.

Isolating politics and not allowing these values to overlap into various industries creates a messy affair that highlights the political unrest of this nation.

This is the opinion of Devansh Nahata, a sophomore marketing major from Bangladesh, India. Tweet comments @LALoyolan, or email jlee@theloyolan.com.

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After understanding the reasoning on both sides, it seemed like the issue of conversion therapy is being treated like any other health risk where a choice must be emphasized.

There will always be people who testify that they received results from gay therapy and live better lives now, but to me, this creates a dangerous precedent to allow homophobia to permeate even more throughout society.

If we have a growing movement of adults in religious communities claiming they are cured from being gay, then more people in religious communities will take their testimonies as justification to disapprove of their LGBTQ children’s sexuality.

According to the World Psychiatric Association: “There is no sound scientific evidence that innate sexual orientation can be changed ... so-called treatments of homosexuality can create a setting in which prejudice and discrimination flourish, and they can be potentially harmful ... The provision of any intervention purporting to -treatsomething that is not a disorder is wholly unethical.”

So with all sides presented, I hope with this “freedom” the religious community received through

Evan Low’s compliance will still encourage them to look at the science behind the harm of conversion therapy. Religious communities should look at how their own views on homosexuality play a part in how damaged gay people return to religion in order to find solace from a broken past caused by religion in the first place. And for those people and communities of faith who wholeheartedly disagree with conversion therapy, please make your voice known and contribute to this polarizing conversation.

Again, this bill is set to pass, but there needs to be an honest evaluation of whether or not what it aims to achieve is actually being reached. Mental health is important and should not be overlooked by any side of the religious and policial spectrum. I can’t say that Evan Low has made the right decision because in trying to be bipartisan, he has ignored mental health risks promoted to sympathize with a religious voice that advocates for conversion therapy.

This is the opinion of Alex Myers , a senior French and philosophy major from Edmond, Oklahoma. Tweet comments @LALoyolan, or email jlee@theloyolan.com.

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Greek Life comes together for LipSync & Stroll-Off

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Sorority & Fraternity Life’s annual LipSync and Stroll-Off competiton, “Night at the Movies,” took place on Saturday, Sept. 1 in Gersten Pavilion. The Greek organizations competed to win money for their respective philantrophies. Delta Delta Delta (top left) brought their cheer moves in their version of “Bring It On.” Beta Theta Pi (top right) recreated Leonardo DiCaprio’s journey to winning an Oscar while Kappa Alpha Theta (middle left) welcomed freshmen with a skit giving advice to new students. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. (top middle) incorporated movies into their stroll-off.

Delta Sigma Phi (middle right) the Interfraternity winning performance recreated Captain Jack Sparrow in their movie dimension skit. Sigma Chi (middle) celebrated their performance of “Titanic.”

Delta Gamma (bottom left) cheered on all the organizations’ dance moves. Delta Zeta (bottom right) the Panhellenic winning performance was about a dating application for movie characters.

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Instagram model Miquela Sousa may have 1.4 million followers, but she isn’t as real as she seems.

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iquela Sousa is living her best life.

The 19-year-old Brazilian-American social media influencer has over 1.4 million followers on Instagram, graces magazine covers alongside the likes of Shawn Mendes and Amandla Stenberg and goes to movie premieres. She advocates for causes like Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ rights.

Her most recent single, “Hate Me,” has over 1.7 million plays on Spotify. Tyra Banks regularly comments on her Instagram posts.

It all sounds like a fantasy — and, in some ways, it is.

Miquela (@lilmiquela on Instagram) is an entirely virtual, computer-generated model created by a Los Angeles based technology startup called Brud, founded by Sara DeFou and Trevor McFedries. But just knowing where she comes from doesn’t clear up any of the mystery; it actually opens up more questions.

Googling Brud brings you to a website that consists entirely of a public statement regarding Miquela, claiming that she is a legitimate robot created by the Brud team for an unknown artificial intelligence company that itself is sentient (yes, really). “[Miquela] had full consciousness, able to feel fear, pain and loss,” the statement read. But the artificial intelligence company mentioned, Cain Intelligence, doesn’t seem to exist anywhere outside of the Brud statement.

To her credit, Miquela’s Instagram account looks like the feed of a living, breathing human influencer. In between pouty selfies are candids of Miquela learning how to drive, Miquela at the movies, Miquela dressed in a pencil skirt on her way to apply for summer internships (she tagged Google in the caption of that post and said “Let’s just say computers and I have a lot in common”). She has a group of friends — both human and robot alike — complete with shallow drama and shady captions. In April of this year, her account was even “hacked” by another virtual influencer who calls herself Bermuda. Bermuda wiped Miquela’s account and posted a series of selfies in which she called Miquela a liar and threatened to expose the truth. The secret that Miquela was apparently hiding all along

was the not-so-shocking revelation that she isn’t human (although while going through her Instagram feed I was surprised at the number of commenters who believed she was just a girl with an affinity for FaceTune).

Despite all of that drama, Miquela — or at least the team behind the account — has done such a good job of cultivating and curating an authentic online life that she’s captured the attention of celebrities, fashion labels, companies and magazines alike. She took over Prada’s Instagram account during Milan Fashion Week this year and has been featured

by Vogue. Popular YouTuber Shane Dawson has explored some of the conspiracy stories about who she is and why she was created, and was even able to interview someone claiming to be Miquela Sousa.

She and Bermuda aren’t even alone in the virtual influencer world. There’s Ronald Blawko, also supposedly created and managed by Brud, and Shudu Gram, a virtual model created by 28-year-old British fashion photographer Cameron-James Wilson, who is currently working with fashion label Balmain and has been reposted by Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Instagram account.

Leaving aside Miquela and Bermuda’s convoluted storylines, the existence of fictional influencers raises a lot of questions.

In a society where we are so tuned into social media, and so used to seeing Photoshopped images of celebrities and models, how unbelievable is it to have models who are entirely created by computer programs?

Senior communications major Paris Shepherd is not surprised by Miquela’s meteoric rise to fame: “I feel like this phenomenon of Lil Miquela gives us a glimpse into the future as to where we’re headed with all of the advancements in AI technology: robots have been being developed and talked about for a while now, so Lil Miquela’s success doesn’t really surprise me.”

Senior marketing major Kyle Spigelman finds the whole account interesting. “Lil Miquela is a good example of how technology is becoming more and more integrated into our daily lives, and how the line between our reality and virtual reality is becoming blurred,” Spigelman said. “I also think that her increasing popularity opens up doors in the world of digital advertising.”

And Miquela is not the first virtual celebrity (although she might be the most famous social media CGI profile). The animated band, The Gorillaz, has been around for 20 years now, and Japanese holographic pop singer, Hatsune Miku, was first introduced

in 2007. The difference lies in the complex storyline that Brud has fabricated around the existence of Miquela, and senior theatre arts major Emma Whitley feels unsettled by this.

“I’m curious about her purpose and what AI programs can be used for advertising or creating personalities,” Whitley said. “I think it’s weird and irresponsible that [Brud] is

claiming that [Miquela’s] sentient. I’m really curious as to what the company’s angle is with her, like why claim she’s a sentient AI?” Whether for better or worse, Miquela’s newfound celebrity status has already inspired brands like Balmain to consider the future of using virtual models in their online campaigns, and while some questions about

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Miquela Sousa, an Instagram star with over 1.4 million followers, is not a real model — she is computer generated. Much to followers’ amazement, Miquela has managed to release a single, model for brands and even fall in love. Her Instagram is as much a story as it is an account.

LMU alumus creates television sensation Just Jacob

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new show on AMC, premiering its fifth episode this week, is captivating critics and viewers alike week after week. A Vox headline says, “I love this impossible-to-describe show.”

The Washington Post labels it “the weirdest show on television.”

Twitter user @TheTickleFox calls it “uncanny and cathartic.” The phenomenon of a show is called “Lodge 49,” and it was created by LMU’s own Jim Gavin.

Jim Gavin (‘98) graduated from LMU with a bachelor’s degree in English. He began his entertainment career as a fiction writer, publishing “Middle Men: Stories” in 2014 with Simon & Schuster. The collection of thematically connected stories received high praise from critics, with the New York Times highlighting Gavin’s “deft portraiture” and “nimble prose.”

Gavin said that “Middle Men” was “a calling card” for what would soon be “Lodge 49.” On creating his show, he said, “The decades I spent devouring novels and learning the craft of fiction helped me more than anything.”

So how does one create a show as idiosyncratic as Gavin’s? He seems nonchalant in answering the common question: “Years and years of reading, combined with

years and years of working dead end jobs,” he said. “I wanted to capture the SoCal landscape that I know and love — freeways, strip malls, burger joints — and infuse it with a sense of grandeur and mystery.”

The show is clearly difficult to explain. It follows Dud, a man whose middle-class life is falling apart. His father dies, his sister lives well and his family business crashes. He encounters Lodge

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An ad for television show “Lodge 49,” created by LMU alumnus Jim Gavin.

49, the building of a fraternal order of “Luminous Knights” and quickly becomes involved in their escapades. Critics are quick to compare the show to Thomas Pynchon (“Inherent Vice,” “Gravity’s Rainbow”), especially his 1965 novel “The Crying of Lot 49.” Though the two writers are tonally similar — Gavin doubtlessly worships Pynchon — “Lodge 49” is an entity of its own.

The musings, mummies and Latin (all somehow related to alchemy) are unique to Gavin.

Gavin is modest about his path to creating such a show. “It’s all dumb luck. I’m an undeserving wretch,” Gavin said. “I mainly felt a deep sense of gratitude that I got to do any of this and work with so many fantastic people.”

At LMU, Gavin was as much a student of English as he was a student of philosophy. He remembers working under professors Chuck Rosenthal, Paul Harris, John Reilly and Elizabeth Murray; Rosenthal once gave him advice that Gavin said is “pretty much a zen koan” to him: “You write with your hand.”

Now halfway through its first season, “Lodge 49” has been something of a cult hit. People who watch it are sticking with it, but it hasn’t shot up to “The Walking Dead” levels just yet. Gavin said, “There’s no murder or zombies so it’s tough to hold an audience, but those who find it and stick with it will love it.”

Luckily, evidence points towards a season two of the show. TV Series Finale, a website dedicated to monitoring ratings, said, “AMC needs a new hit,” implying that the channel may try and stick with it regardless of its mediocre ratings.

Jim Gavin is a new voice in the world of television, and he’s proving himself as one-of-a-kind. He’s made a show that, in the age of the internet, manages to confound its viewers while still reeling them in.

Yet in all the absurdity, he comes back to the words his professor told him: he writes with his hand.

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

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Iggy’s Diner: Finalist for Golden Fork Not even closure can keep Iggy’s from winning dining awards.

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Still waiting on his order LMU has yet another reason to gloat to prospective students, as the on-campus Iggy’s Diner is now a finalist for the L.A. Eats’ Golden Fork award. Winning that designation would place Iggy’s among some of the best restaurants in the city.

Natalie Belcher who is in charge of L.A. Eats’ annual prize noted that the decision was reached after months of careful deliberation.

Belcher explained, “Our judges and critics had to think very long and hard about whether Iggy’s is now and would remain deserving of the Golden Fork. Only the most thriving establishments creating enduring legacies could ever hope for the chance to be skewered by our ever-so prestigious prongs.”

Iggy’s first came to L.A. Eats’ attention through food critic

Javier Silva, a man vehemently opposed to aggregate review websites like Yelp. He only trusts his own firsthand culinary experiences, made one meal at one time — never the opinion of thousands collected over years of dining.

Silva’s review alone propelled Iggy’s into the ten most highlyregarded candidates for the 2018 Golden Fork. Silva wrote, “Iggy’s is a rare holdover from a bygone more patient era where people took their time to appreciate all they have and all the carbs they have to look forward to. A strawberry milkshake has never tasted sweeter than after waiting on a vanilla milkshake order for 10 minutes. Iggy’s is the perfect spot for dieters caring more about not having food in front of them than their food’s contents.”

Silva’s final inspection of the restaurant was made in late April.

He gave the venue top marks in all categories: creation of a unique atmosphere (one of deprivation), flavors impossible to find elsewhere (deep-fried battered pickle grease) and unmatchable

service (customers greeted by staff who have no energy to spare after spending it all on the job).

The University has since banned additional visits by L.A. Eats critics, declaring that their minds have been made up and any

contact to Iggy’s would create bias in their sound judgment.

The restaurant’s merits should be based on how it ran in April and not now.

The site where Iggy’s Diner once stood currently is undergoing

extensive renovations to soon house the Habit, a chain fast food grill set to open this November.

The University has threatened to fire any faculty or expel any student who leaks the news to L.A. Eats.

LMU spares no expense on decorating its points of pride. All the rats scurrying about find the balloons quite festive.

Updated Bluff policies Birds are welcomed and code of conduct to LMU’s campus This controversial ride is soaring over the streets and flocking to LMU.

If you’ve ever wondered how the Bluff lives with itself, read this release.

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This just in: T-Law has preemptively abolished the ban on Birds! This controversial mode of transportation will be available, forever, on LMU’s campus. Our esteemed president, Dr. Timothy Law Snyder, has heard your complaints and is working to make LMU a safe-haven for the Birds.

Many communities outside of LMU have banned Birds. The main issue being that Birds fly through the streets with no regard for any of the rules of the road.

Birds can also be seen as a safety issue. But, if you have a helmet on, you’re safe to soar to class.

More Birds are flocking to campus than ever before. Some of the best Birds are the eagles and the hawks. These strong birds will lift you up with their talons and fly you all the way to U-Hall.

Strap your helmet on and hold tight because these birds are going

The one to blame

To make up for all the unscrupulous schemes we run on the side, we feel it is the Bluff’s corporate responsibility to remain transparent with our readers by publishing an updated list of our unenforced policies.

The Bluff is a universitytolerated organization committed to its position that we are definitely not a fake news outlet. That is not for a lack of trying — Breitbart thought our conspiracy proposals were too grounded.

We will avoid any and all conflicts of interest by refraining from subjects which our writers are engaged in outside the workplace. These include but are in no way limited to: academics, athletics, campus employment, other extracurriculars, on and off campus residence, romantic relationships, eating, the five senses and breathing. Are we really so paranoid to believe basic human functions interfere with our work?

Yes, yes we are.

We reaffirm our business commitment to stand proactively watchful of possible money laundering. How we even first got into the area of financial crime, we do not know. But it sure sounds more favorable on our part.

The Bluff strives to remain accountable for every unintentional mistake and intentional error made on our writers’ whims. In the likely event of such happening, personal apologies will be written in one-point font in the margins where room can be spared. If you demand a news outlet should be more upfront with transparency,

to be your new favorite mode of transportation.

In order to use a Bird you must first download the app. The costs for Birds vary on which species of bird you choose. For instance, a strong and fast falcon will cost you substantially more than a hummingbird, but if it means making it to your 8:00 a.m. on time, it’s worth it. But wait, with the exclusive LMU discount code BIRDSEED, you can get 25 percent off your flight.

There are several downsides to these Birds flying through campus. One issue LMU will be facing is the bird droppings. Be sure to bring an umbrella with you to class if you are traveling onfoot throughout campus. Another drawback is that the Birds are restricted to flying solely on campus. Unfortunately, all of you commuter students won’t be able to avoid the traffic on Lincoln. Due to our proximity to the airport, traffic collisions with planes will be an issue.

Thanks to T-Law for welcoming our feathered friends back home to our aviary right off Aviation.

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A reimagining of the fateful Bluff declaration signing. we would love to have more page space.

From hence forth, the Bluff and its parent company the Los Angeles Loyolan will prohibit employees from accepting the gift of user feedback and suggestions.

In our eyes, this is a form of bribery only for your benefit. However, physical forms of graft, as long as they remain under $25, will be ravenously accepted.

Should you have any future complaints against the Bluff, simply request to have your name added to the class-action lawsuit mounting against us. Why would we encourage more individuals

join the claim of “irresponsible reporting of fiction” began by the United Fanfiction Society? Our legal advisor, freshman pre-law major, Horace Harrington Huxley convinced us that when we win this obvious ludicrous charge, all the members of the losing party will have to pay us $50. Including the notice that we will take the money of our critics as part of this code’s promise shows that we publically care.

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A rare image of the scooting skua caught in its natural habitat.

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

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The unlikely friendship of McCain and Fitzgerald Matty Light Matt Rodriguez Sports Editor @LoyolanSports

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his weekend, the country mourned the loss of Senator John McCain as he was laid to rest at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Many of his friends and family gave eulogies to honor McCain’s life.

Among all of the politicians, family and friends who spoke, one person who stood out.

Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals, offered his respects and reflected on their friendship on Thursday at the North Phoenix Baptist Church, telling the story of how two very different people became friends.

This relationship between a young African American NFL athlete and an aging white statesman serves as an example of how all Americans should focus on the commonalities between us rather than the differences.

The two met by chance in 2006, during the third year of Fitzgerald’s pro career. After the two became friends, Fitzgerald visited the Hoa Lò Prison, also know as Hanoi Hilton, where McCain was imprisoned during the Vietnam War. McCain also invited him to speak at the McCain Institute in 2015.

“Many people might wonder what a young African American kid from Minnesota and a highly decorated Vietnam War heroturned-United States Senator might have in common,” Fitzgerald said.

He began to list the differences between himself and McCain, mentioning the color of their skin, their difference in age and their hair — or lack thereof.

He then posed this question: “How does this unlikely pair become friends?” Fitzgerald said. “I’ve asked myself the same question. But, you know what the answer is — that’s just who he is.”

Just as McCain did in the political sphere, he looked past the differences between himself and Fitzgerald, forging a bond that lasted until his death.

“And this highlights the very rare and very special qualities of Senator McCain that I came to deeply admire,” Fitzgerald said. “He didn’t judge individuals based on the color of their skin, their gender, their backgrounds, their political affiliations or their bank accounts. He evaluated them on the merits of their character and the contents of their hearts.

He judged them on the work they put in and the principles they lived by … He celebrated differences. He embraced humanity, championed what was true and just saw people for who they were.”

Fitzgerald’s friendship with McCain, although unlikely, served as an example of what can happen when we look past each other’s differences to find common ground.

In McCain’s final letter, the senator wrote: “We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sown resentment and hatred and violence in all the corners of the globe. We weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down, when we doubt the power of our ideals, rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been.”

He understood that even if you disagree with someone on one matter, it does not mean you cannot find common ground in other aspects of life.

McCain continued in his final letter to say that we should not vilify those who disagree with our opinions. He said that just because not everyone will agree on matters does not mean that we do not love our country all the same, no matter if you are a Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative.

This is what made McCain one of the best public servants that this country has ever seen.

He saw past the differences he had with his colleagues and his adversaries, realizing that there

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Arizona Cardinal wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was good friends with the McCains. He delivered his eulogy for John McCain on Thursday in Phoenix. is a bigger purpose in life than proving you are right. This is why so many politicians from both sides of the aisle attended his services. McCain understood that each person has different ideals and different upbringings and he celebrated those

differences because he knew that they were what would make the country grow as a whole.

This is the opinion of Matthew Rodriguez, a senior political science major from Milpitas, CA. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan, or email mrodriguez@theloyolan.com.

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The game LMU's football team did not play Hannon librarian brings to life an important story in LMU sports history.

Jermaine Johnson II Sports Intern @LALoyolan

In the William H. Hannon library, down the first-floor hallway behind Starbucks, there is an exhibit on an important story in LMU sports history. In 1950, the nationally ranked Loyola University football team refused to play in a game due to racial discrimination against some of their players. This historic moment was put on display by LMU Librarian-in-Residence Javier Garibay, and he aspired to highlight the stories of students of color.

“I wanted to bring to light a story that is relatable to students when they walk through that hallway,” said Garibay. “Speaking specifically to students of color who may not see themselves represented at the library or LMU: here is a story that may speak to you.”

During the 1950 season, the Loyola University football team was nationally ranked as high as 20. They finished the season 8-2.

Several players went on to have professional careers, including Don Klosterman, who won Super Bowl V during his first season as General Manager of the Baltimore Colts and served as GM of the Los Angeles Rams for over 10 seasons.

Moreover, one of the two losses that the Lions suffered was a forfeit that the team jointly. decided on. The game was supposed to be played at Texas Western College (now known as the University of Texas, El Paso).

During this time, race relations in the United States were abysmal.

Segregation was rampant and minorities were grossly discriminated against. The level of discrimination varied depending on the state. Some of the worst treatment of minorities could be found in Southern states, while places like California were a bit more accepting.

The Loyola Football team consisted of mainly white players; however, several of the players were black, along with a black trainer and black assistant coach.

Additionally, a few seasons prior to this one, the team had a black co-head coach. That amount of diversity was rare during that time of high racial tension. In states

“Speaking specifically to students of color who may not see themselves represented at the library or LMU: here is a story that may speak to you.” like Texas, some schools had a rule that prohibited black players from playing for or against their teams.

That rule eventually caused Loyola to forfeit the matchup. The team did not want to play under those conditions, either everyone played or no one played.

The final decision not to play was made by the school's president, Charles S. Casassa, S.J. In the Oct. 3, 1950 issue of The Los Angeles Loyolan, a staff writer covered the forfeited game. The article referenced Casassa as having said,

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This display is a part of a current exhibit in the William H. Hannon library which looks to highlight students of color along with history of the Loyola University football team.

“The decision was regretfully reached because of certain player restrictions which would have been in force were the game to be played.”

The verdict was strongly supported by the team’s players and coaches.

In the summer 2010 issue of LMU Magazine, Aaron Smith wrote about this game that was never played. In this story, former player Fred Snyder quoted Head Coach Jordan Olivar, as having said, “if their [Texas Western] fans didn’t want to see any black players, they wouldn’t see any black players and they wouldn’t see any game.” The article also quoted former black running back Vernon Horn: “The African American players were angry [about the Texas rule] but felt completely accepted by the other players," Horn said.

The team went 3-6 the next season, and then subsequently discontinued the football program.

Based on the research done for

the exhibit, Garibay guessed the discontinuation was due to the state of race relations in the country at the time. “Tensions were high in terms of race and it was spilling into sports,” Garibay said. “It was affecting the team’s ability to play.”

Although the team was discontinued, its decision to forfeit that game at Texas Western should never be forgotten. In 2011, the 1950 team was inducted into the LMU Athletics Hall of Fame. Garibay deemed the decision an accurate representation of LMU’s values.

“I think particularly [the decision] speaks to the service of faith and promotion of justice,” he said.

“Discrimination was the norm at the time which is probably why it made national attention that our school was willing to stand up against the discrimination that was so rampant.”

The records of this story are just a few of the many great ones that represent people of color

on LMU’s campus. Garibay, who is also the teacher of LMU’s traditional Mexican dance group Ballet Folklorico group, wanted to highlight the stories of students from the past to students today.

“From my own conversations with students [of color] they do not feel that there is representation,” he said. “[This exhibit] was my way of telling students to look deeper than what you can see with your eyes, and that there’s a legacy you are adopting which you could relate to.”

The display featuring the football team will be available through the rest of the fall semester, incorporating pictures from old yearbooks and letters that were sent between Loyola and Texas Western. However, students have access to all those documents at any time and the best way to view them is to talk to a librarian and set up an appointment with the archives department.