April 11, 2011

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New core nears finalization If approved, the new core curriculum will feature fewer requirements for undergrads.

By Margo Jasukaitis Asst. News Editor

bands and artists, including some of LMU’s own musical talent, such as DJ Posterchild, Mojo Stone, Exit from Entropy and Wall of Lions. Free food will be provided by several sponsors of the event, such as ROCKSTAR energy drinks and Bagel Nosh Deli. The goal of the event, which will take place tomorrow in Burns Back Court, is for the LMU community to gain awareness about the genocides in Darfur and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sophomore political science and sociology double major Narine Esmaeili, who is on the executive committee of Save Darfur and will be

After years of planning and development, the proposal for a new core curriculum will be put to a faculty vote at the end of this semester. Last Friday, members of the University’s faculty received an email alerting them that the vote will take place during the last week of classes, from April 25 – 29. According to chair of the University Core Curriculum Committee (UCCC) and professor of mathematics Dr. Blake Mellor, “The committee has been working on [the proposal for new core] for more than five years.” “The decision to move to a new core has been going for a very long time,” said Faculty Senate member and professor of political science Dr. John Parrish. “There’s been an awful lot of people who have done an awful lot of work [on the proposal]. It’s the culmination of years of work,” he said. The UCCC is comprised of faculty members from a wide range of schools within the University in an effort to ensure the proposal reflects the desires and needs of students and professors from various majors. The committee worked with students to develop a viable model for the new core including three forum discussions last September, hosted by ASLMU senators, faculty and staff. Once a final proposal was developed, representatives from the committee presented the redeveloped curriculum at the Faculty Senate meeting on Feb. 10. According to Faculty Senate member and professor of philosophy Dr. Timothy Shanahan, “The UCCC in dialogue with faculty developed a new core model that was delivered to the Faculty Senate. … The Senate

See Concert | page 5

See Core | page 6

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Student choreography featured in “CONVERGE” dance concert Students performed sophomore dance major Cat Kamrath’s “Dear ____” dance at a rehearsal on Saturday night for the CONVERGE concert, which will take place Wednesday through Saturday. For the full story, see A&E page 12.

Concert to aid Darfur and Congo The Harmonies for Hope Benefit Concert seeks to draw attention to conflict. By Carina Chiodo News Intern

The Harmonies for Hope Benefit Concert is a first in its category for Loyola Marymount University: Never before in LMU’s history has a student organization hosted a concert that will fundraise for a specific cause, according to the President of the Save Darfur organization at LMU, sophomore political science major Sheila Koohpai, who also is the

coordinator of the Harmonies for Hope Benefit Concert. The Save Darfur organization has collaborated with Falling Whistles, an organization that campaigns for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to create an interactive concert in which students will have the opportunity to take action against the genocide in Darfur and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Students can anticipate a Congo refugee as a speaker: Yves Muya, who is also a member of Falling Whistles. Because Falling Whistles is one of the sponsors of the event, many members and followers of the organization will be there as well. The event will include performances by various

Centennial festivities to begin at end of month After three years of planning, LMU will honor its 100th birthday with a year-long celebration. By Laura Riparbelli News Editor

Three years of planning and 100 years in the making, the LMU community is set to launch its year-long centennial celebration next month. From a Rose Parade float, to banners that will line Lincoln Blvd., to a 600-page book that will recount the entire history of LMU since its induction in 1911, the centennial year is expected to be more than just a birthday party. “We are launching the centennial in May, and we have a lot of things that are coming

together that we’ve been working on for three years. … I’m like a little kid in a candy store. It’s just so exciting to see them all come together,” said Sherrill Britton, associate vice president for University Relations and the cochair of the Centennial Steering Committee, who will be seeing everything come to life starting at the end of April. May 2011 officially kicks off the year, beginning with the unveiling of a “Centennial Collage” to be placed in the Von Der Ahe Student Center. The collage, which is a circular structure full of LMU memorabilia, serves as a “one-of-a-kind anniversary art piece. It’s a visual history of the University, as opposed to a written history,” said Britton, who mentioned that she hopes to unveil the art piece during the President’s Choice Dinner on April 29 to those attending the event.

See Centennial | page 5

Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library

Taken in 1911,the year of the University’s founding,the picture above shows the first faculty and students of Los Angeles College (which would later become LMU) at the Highland Park campus.

Index The last student art gallery show of the year is open now through May 7. A & E, p. 12

Opinion..........................7 Bluff............................9 A&E.............................. 1 2 Classifieds........................14 Sports............................2 0 Visit laloyolan.com: Breaking News, Sports, Updates and Multimedia The next issue of the Loyolan will be printed on April 14, 2011.

!"#$%&'(%)'*+ Courtesy of Red Bull, multiple LMU students were treated to a classic California sports experience on Saturday.

Sports, p. 18


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