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ESTABLISHED 1921 November 14, 2011 Volume 90, Issue 18 Your Home. Your Voice. Your Newspaper.
Loyola Marymount University
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‘Sex in the dark’ discussion to take place EIS will present an examination of interracial relations during its second empowerment session. By Margo Jasukaitis Asst. News Editor
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Students celebrate 100 years of LMU at the 1911Centennial Ball The Millenium Biltmore Hotel welcomed approximately 1,100 LMU students to their Emerald and Crystal ballrooms on Friday, Nov. 11 for a night of dinner and dancing. The majority of students in attendance began vying for ball tickets in September, when reservations were first made available. The crowd posed on the dancefloor in order to recreate the Loyola College 1924 Alumni Ball picture, shown above. For more photos and information about the ball, turn to Page 7.
“When the lights are off, we are all the same,” said Henry Ward, director of Intercultural Affairs. However, Ward continued, “Turn on the lights and many people cannot see beyond the race of the individual.” These observations and recognition of the concerns they raise catalyzed the planning of the Ethnic and Intercultural Services (EIS) Department’s second empowerment session. Though its title suggests a discourse centered around sexuality, Ward explained that,“this session [is intended to allow] students to share their own experiences regarding interracial relationships, whether it’s dating or friendships,” he said.
See Empowerment | Page 4
OneCard Office comprised of ‘brothers and sisters’ NEWS FEATURE
Strong office camaraderie leads to a family dynamic amongst employees. By Margo Jasukaitis Asst. News Editor
You never leave home without it. “I like to joke [that] you see students walking around with nothing but their OneCard,” said John Beckwith, director of Campus Business
Services. “You might leave your phone or your books in your room, but you don’t go anywhere without your card.” LMU’s OneCard Office is not only home to the central support system for the technology of our campus’s universal card, but also home to a very tight-knit community of employees. “My philosophy with students [who work here] is that we are a family,” Katleen Saturne, Campus Business Services OneCard supervisor, told the Loyolan in an interview earlier this year. “I’m Haitian, and family is key in my culture. You do anything and everything for family.” This degree of commitment to one another is
University welcomes new sorority to campus Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. becomes LMU’s 16th Greek organization. By Monika Kim Asst. News Editor
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., a National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) sorority, officially introduced its founding class of members on LMU’s campus yesterday, Nov. 13. “I strongly believe that each [Greek] organization brings something different to the table. ... Each one is equally important,” said Resident Director and on-campus Alpha Kappa Alpha Adviser Dionne Simmons. “Historically, black Greek sororities and
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fraternities have long had ... significance in the African-American community.” The sorority, which was founded in 1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C., was the first historically African-American Greeklettered sorority of its time, according to the organization’s official website. In spite of this, it is the first time Alpha Kappa Alpha will be present as a Greek organization on LMU’s campus. “We advocate bringing [different] groups on campus,” said Assistant Director of Student Leadership and Development and Greek Adviser Dan Faill. “The more opportunities [there are], the more diverse [LMU] is. Each fraternity and sorority offers something unique [to the LMU campus].” According to Simmons, Alpha Kappa Alpha is part of a number of sororities that
See Sorority | Page 2
Benefit or bailout? Asst. Opinion Editor Anna-Michelle Escher examines student loan forgiveness.
Opinion, Page 5
evident in the interactions between employees at the OneCard Office, which is located on the bottom floor of the Von der Ahe Building. Walking into the office at 9 a.m. on a Monday morning, two student employees sit behind the counter. Lauren Wachi, a junior accounting major and student employee at the office, is preparing a OneCard for a new transfer student while Alex Burrola, a sophomore business major who also works in the office, watches. Burrola supports Wachi through her self-admitted struggle with efficiently completing tasks during her early morning shift first thing each workweek. “[The coworkers here] totally stand up
for you,” said Wachi. “When you’re having problems with a customer – or having a hard time doing anything really – no matter who’s working, they look out for you,” she said. This spirit of camaraderie, common interest in the success of the office and a shared sense of deep mutual caring among the employees makes the OneCard Office a place many of the employees describe as a very unique and enjoyable office to work in. “All the kids who work here, they’re brothers and sisters,” Saturne said. Wachi shares this sentiment and extends the family metaphor to include Saturne, the student employee’s
See OneCard | Page 2
Caitlyn Fennel
CLSS hosts Canisius College exchange Nineteen students from Canisius College, a Jesuit university in New York, visited Los Angeles this weekend for a cultural tour of L.A. Above, Canisius College professor Richard Reitsma (middle) poses with four reformed gang members during an L.A.“Gangland” tour. To read more about the trip, turn to Page 3.
Index Classifieds.............................4 Opinion...............................5 Centennial Ball.....................7 A&E...................................8 Sports..............................12 The next issue of the Loyolan will be printed on November 17, 2011.
LMU students on television Asst. A&E Editor Luisa Barron interviews two LMU actors who have appeared on primetime TV.
A&E, Page 8