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Loyola Marymount University
Jesuit to speak at graduation
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Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. will give the 2011 undergraduate commencement address.
By Tierney Finster Asst. A&E Editor
Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. is slated to speak at the undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 7. President David W. Burcham informed the Loyolan of this decision on Tuesday, dispelling student rumors Loyoan Archeives of other speakFr.Greg Boyle,S..J. ers. Additionally, retiring Chair of the Board of Trustees R. Chad Dreier was announced as the commencement speaker for the May 8 graduate ceremony. When asked what he was looking for in a commencement speaker, Burcham said, “My first hope is that a commencement speaker would say at least some things that are substantive and memorable LMU and tied to who we R.Chad Dreier are as LMU. So that’s what I fully expect will happen a week from Saturday because Fr. Boyle knows our institution, he loves our institution and he loves our students.” Los Angeles native Fr. Boyle received his master ’s degree in English from LMU. He is nationally recognized as the founder of the largest gang intervention program in the country, Homeboy Industries. Homeboy Industries is a job placement program for at-risk youth and for people who have recently been incarcerated. The organization also provides these individuals with a variety of services, ranging from legal counseling to rehabilitation programs. Fr. Boyle began Homeboy Industries
See Commencement | page 2
Andres Andrieu | Loyolan
LMU inaugurates new ASLMU president at 2011 Crimson and Blue Awards Junior English major Art Flores was inaugurated as ASLMU president alongside Vice President Kim Tomicich, a junior environmental studies major, by President David W. Burcham, pictured above. In his inaugural address, Flores said he is“ready to take on the challenge”that leading ASLMU will bring and is committed to helping“define what it means to be a lion.” For the list of the Crimson and Blue Award winners, see page 2.
University reduces, reuses, recycles LMU’s Recycling Program ranks fourth in the national RecycleMania competition. By Taryn Mira Staff Writer
The LMU Recycling and Waste Management Program placed fourth out of 391 schools in the 2011 RecycleMania competition this past week. According to the RecycleMania website, in coordination with the College and University Recycling Council, RecycleMania is an annual competition and benchmarking tool
for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities on their campus. Participating colleges and universities self-report recycling and trash data over a 10-week period; they are then ranked according to various categories. These divisions include grand champion, per capita classic, waste minimization and targeted materials. LMU recorded a cumulative recycling rate of 67.32 percent and placed fourth in the grand champion division. This division is for universities demonstrating the greatest achievement in both source reduction and recycling. In the
See Recycling | page 4
Liana Bandziulis | Loyolan
In the targeteted materials category, LMU recorded collecting 11.33 pounds of bottles and cans per person during a 10 week period..
Sodexo workers vote in favor of unionization Just under 200 workers voted on April 19, and now contract negotiations begin. By Liz Peters News Intern
Liana Bandziulis | Loyolan
Supporters wore pins like the one shown above.
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Sodexo employees voted 180 to 18 in favor of unionizing last Tuesday, according to Sheila Moss, a Sodexo employee of 13 years. “I think we got a really good turnout on Tuesday for the vote,” said Moss. One hundred ninety-eight Sodexo
employees went to the first floor of U-Hall on April 19 to participate in a vote for UNITE HERE Local 11, a union that would ensure better wages, benefits and working conditions. The vote showed that a large majority support unionization. The workers are now waiting for a contract to be formed. Currently, union representatives are surveying workers about what they think is most important to include in the contract. Monica Zimmer, director of public relations and corporate communications for Sodexo, is
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confident that Sodexo and the union will be able to carry out effective negotiations. “Sodexo has strong relationships with most unions representing our employees, and the company has more than 330 collective bargaining agreements in place with nearly every major labor organization in the U.S.,” said Zimmer. Moss explained that support for the employees has been widespread. “A lot of students are behind us. I was really surprised. The Jesuits were behind us, too, and at one of the
See Sodexo | page 4
Getting nostalgic Jose‘ Martinez pens his final regular column Opinion, page 5