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Snyder named 16th President of LMU Timothy Law Snyder’s inauguration ceremony was held on Oct. 6. Amanda Lopez News Editor

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“I hereby install you in the office of the President of Loyola Marymount University,” said Kathleen Aikenhead,

Chair of the Board of Trustees, as she formally bestowed the Presidency upon a beaming Timothy Law Snyder at his inauguration ceremony on Oct. 6. LMU history was made last week as Timothy Law Snyder was inaugurated as the 16th President of the University. Aside from the ceremony itself, the day of inauguration was filled with various festivities, which all encompassed the overarching theme of “global imagination”. See Inauguration | Page 2

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The LMU community gathered in Gersten Pavilion on Oct. 6 to watch Timothy Law Snyder was officially inaugurated as President of Loyola Marymount University. The theme of the ceremony was “global imagination” and featured Snyder’s inauguration speech including well wishes from former President David W. Burcham, Mayor Eric Garcetti and more. Snyder’s wife, CNN Newsroom Anchor Carol Costello, looked on from the stage as he was honored.

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LMU gets ‘Reddi’ for new ‘Twine’ app The latest social payment app arrived at LMU this week with students’ support. Karis Addo-Quaye Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan

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The Delta Zeta Ninja Turtle Warrior event consisted of a relay race with five teams competing at a time. Parts of the relay included smashing a watermelon, knocking over water bottles and jumping into a pool of green jello to find a sponge. The fastest team to find a piece of bubblegum in a plate of whipped cream and blow a bubble won.

Described as “one of the first social payment apps out there” by senior entrepreneurship major Rohan Reddi, the brand new mobile app Twine launched at LMU on Monday, bringing students and faculty to Lawton Plaza for the promise of free pizza and swag. For Reddi, who cofounded Twine, the launch event was the culmination of over a year of combined efforts between him, co-founder Vansi Vallabhaneni and many others from the College of Business Administration (CBA) and the LMU community. Amid the bustling atmosphere, several faculty members in attendance praised Reddi for his diligence despite challenging circumstances while building Twine. The depth of the bonds between Reddi and the LMU staff speaking was evident in the relaxed tone and genuine words spoken on his and the Twine team’s behalf.

Reddi’s mentor, Professor Lewis Jaffe said “We [the faculty] have jobs and we feel like we work for him. ... As my people say, Mazel Tov.” He and the next speaker referenced the “it takes a village” mentality that Reddi heeded throughout the app’s development. Laughter and light-hearted humor complemented the congratulations and advice the speakers offered to Reddi, the Twine team, and the other students that made up the small crowd at the event. “Remember, when you start a company,” professor and the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship David Choi half-jokingly said to the onlookers, “when you do anything, always ask yourself, ‘[if] Paypal did it with its crappy software, and Rohan is doing it with his crappy software, ‘why not me?’” to which Rohan and the Twine team amusedly chuckled. “He jumped in with both feet,” said Associate Dean of CBA Renee Florsheim, who declared the launch a testament to the strategic approach Reddi took. She went on to praise his hard work in classes, on-campus involvement, networking skills and his resourcefulness in taking advantage of all that LMU offered him See Twine | Page 4

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Snyder’s big day began with the Mass of the Holy Spirit at Sacred Heart Chapel. A luncheon filled with brightly-colored tables and umbrellas followed the mass at Regents Terrace. A sense of excitement filled the air as the LMU community moved on from the luncheon and gathered in the fullytransformed Gersten Pavilion. Before the ceremony officially began, the ‘Global Selfie Project’ was unveiled on the big screen. The selfie videos included messages from students, faculty and others from around the world, all sharing advice and welcoming Snyder to the campus. A classical guitar trio filled Gersten with acoustic tunes as student leaders and faculty members from each college made their way into the ceremony. The crowd went wild as former President David W. Burcham entered the ceremony’s procession, followed by Timothy Law Snyder and his wife, CNN Newsroom Anchor Carol Costello. Senior political science and English double major Amie Gonzalez had the opportunity to represent the Latino Student Business Association in the opening procession. She felt honored to play a role in such a historical event. “I feel so fortunate to have been part of the inauguration ceremony. It was so amazing to

see the LMU community come together for this event, and I’ve never felt prouder to be an LMU student,” she said. While much of the University was present at the event, a few special guests also made an appearance to wish Snyder the best in this new journey. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti took time to speak about LMU as a university and congratulate Snyder on his new office . “LMU is one of the greatest institutions of higher learning around Los Angeles and in this country,” he said. “We can’t wait to see all the great things you will accomplish.” There was also a video message from Ban Ki-moon, the 8th secretary-general of the United Nations. He wished Snyder success after thanking LMU as an institution for recognizing the importance of global citizenship. Once Snyder was officially inaugurated as the 16th President of LMU, his speech — filled with hints of wisdom and humor — delved into the meaning behind global imagination. Snyder shared how he believes LMU will move forward as a globally imaginative institution by ensuring that everything stems from the four pillars of being creative, global, interdisciplinary and philanthropic. Snyder further emphasized his desire to “banish” the idea of LMU being the “best kept

secret on the hill.” He explained that we have the ability to do so using global imagination, as it “illuminates the pathways into our future.” According to senior marketing major Josh Mayfield, there was something beyond the words that were said that made the speech memorable. “Snyder’s inauguration speech was truly inspiring. And his smile? Unforgettable,” said Mayfield. At the reception following the ceremony, attendees had the opportunity to meet and even take selfies with President Snyder and his wife. If you did not have the opportunity to attend the inauguration of President Snyder, a webcast of the entire ceremony is available on LMU’s website.

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This issue, News Intern Julia Campion sat down with sophomore This issue, Managing communication Editor Dan Raffety

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Head Coach Max Arnold, who was on Good, head coach of the game show “Let’s Makethe a Deal.” LMU’s men’s basketball team to talk about the upcoming season.

What made you decide to dress up as Mrs. Happy on Let’s Make a Deal?

I’ve had that doll for several years! I won it at an amusement park called Starland in Massachusetts. It was a cute outfit that I put together from Sears. The funny thing is, when you press the doll’s stomach, it makes a happy laugh, which I thought was suitable for my personality and the costume!

How did you grab Wayne Brady’s attention to pick you?

Definitely my dancing abilities. I’m also a theater and dance minor, so I love entertaining and making people happy. I was dancing in my seat a lot! During the commercial breaks is when I showed my personality the most because that is when they pick the people that will be shown in the next segment. They also interview you before entering the audience, so I really showed my theatrical and energetic side through that.

What emotions did you feel as you saw the curtain rise, and a car appear behind it?

Oh my gosh, I wanted it so bad because I don’t have a car. It was a hard decision because they also offered me gym equipment and I work out all the time, but I decided that the car was the better option. I was completely psyched when it was a car!

If you could change one thing about how your episode turned out, what would it be? Why?

I definitely think it would be the deal portion that I made with Wayne Brady, which was him telling me that he made a deal to have an interview with me. Also, keeping the segments of me showing them my broadcasting skills.

If you got the choice to host a game show, which one would it be, and why?

I hope to be a host of something, I love hosting things and having good conversations with good people. I would love to have my show, Maddy’s Moments, be like Oprah’s show. My interviews are always filmed, so I would love to be on television. If I could pick a game, I think it would be fun to be a co-host with Howie Mandel on “Deal or No Deal.”

As an entertainment broadcast reporter, how would you convey your experience/give advice for getting on the show to someone famous, for example, Justin Timberlake?

I’d say to keep it professional but friendly. I’d like my first impression to leave a mark on him that would want him to later pursue a friendship, while he also recognizes my professional side. About the show, I’d talk about the process from the beginning to the end, and how to get creative with it. I’d give advice to definitely dance like crazy, there is no such thing as bad dancing, have a good time! Always be friendly, smiling and approachable. Have America love you!

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Recent campus shootings throughout nation encourage greater emergency preparedness The Department of Public Safety believes students should follow “Run. Hide. Fight.” Amanda Lopez News Editor

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In the last few weeks, several shootings have taken place on college campuses throughout the United States. Each of these incidents has raised the question: How safe are our schools? Earlier this month, a student killed nine classmates and wounded seven others at a Umpqua Community College in Oregon. Last week, oncampus shootings at Northern Arizona University (NAU) killed one student while another student was killed by gun violence at Texas Southern University. According to Newsweek, those two shootings “mark the 46th and 47th school shootings in the United States this year.” After the Oregon shooting, President Obama said he struggled to come to terms with the fact that he was making yet another speech about a mass shooting and gun legislation. “Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine. The conversation and the aftermath of it,” he said. “We’ve become numb to this.” At LMU, the short time span

in which all of these shootings have occurred has not gone unnoticed by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Chief Hampton Cantrell told the Loyolan that the recent disturbing events across the nation have encouraged campuses, including LMU, to re-examine their emergency preparedness procedures. “It prompts us and other universities to continue to look at our emergency plans and to make sure that we are as best prepared as possible for that eventuality,” he said. “It’s not only preparedness on the response piece, but also recovery and prevention, too.” Treemonisha Smith, Emergency Management Specialist at DPS, said that if there is an active shooter on campus, the “Run. Hide. Fight.” guidelines should be followed. If students, faculty or staff hear or see gunshots, the first thing they should do is locate the nearest exit and run toward a safe location. The next step involves hiding; people should remain quiet, create barricades and try to seek shelter. In the event that the situation is very extreme and someone feels that his or her life is in immediate danger, one should throw any items available in attempt to injure the shooter. The unfortunate series of recent shootings which reminded DPS to review emergency prepardness on camps, began Oct. 1 at Umpqua Community College in Rosebury, Oregon. According to The Washington

Post, “witnesses to the bloodshed said the gunman questioned victims at gunpoint about their religious affiliations.” The gunman allegedly killed those who responded that they believed in God. The shooter was a 26-year-old student, who killed himself at the scene. A week had barely gone by when two more campus shootings occurred at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona and Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas on Oct. 9. The shooting at Texas Southern University killed one student and injured a second, resulting in a school-wide lockdown. According to the New York Times, early Friday morning at NAU, a freshman student shot four members of the on-campus chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity. One student was killed and three others were wounded. A student from NAU who requested anonymity told the Loyolan that despite the tragic events at his school, the entire campus has come together to support one another. “We became a family after this occurred,” he said. “These sort of events are very hard to deal with and it’s hard to go about it on your own.” Chief Cantrell urges LMU to follow “see something, say something”. If a student knows or sees anything potentially dangerous on campus, talk to DPS. To read an opinion article about these shootings, see Page 7.

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A student from Umpqua Community College attends a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the campus shooting in Rosebury, Oregon.

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LMU community welcomes President Timothy Law Snyder The inauguration of Timothy Law Snyder called for an event-packed day. The celebration kicked off in the morning with the Mass of the Holy Spirit in Sacred Heart Chapel (bottom middle). In the afternoon, the inauguration ceremony took place. David W. Burcham, LMU’s 15th president, addressed Snyder and wished him luck in this new endeavor. After the ceremony, Snyder met with Burcham as well as students, faculty, staff and other attendees. Those who attended the Inauguration Day reception had the opportunity to take a picture with Snyder and his wife.

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during his undergraduate career. “Twine isn’t a simple project. Rohan didn’t just introduce another brand of beer or another cookie. He looked for an unfulfilled human need and developed a technology to fulfill it. ... As a former marketing professor,

that’s what we preach,” she said. ASLMU President and senior finance major David Tassone also commented on how well the far-reaching ambitions of Reddi and the Twine team reflect President Timothy Law Snyder’s focus on LMU’s growing role as a global force. While flyers dotted campus

walls, doors and bulletin boards last week, many students were still unclear about what exactly Twine does. Some, like senior film production major Joe Sarni, came for the pizza but left with newfound interest and appreciation for the money-sending app. “At first I wasn’t sold on the idea,” Sarni said, because of its

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Students had an all access pass to the new Twine app and the official launch event on Monday, Oct. 12. Students with Androids were encouraged to download the app while iOS users could sign up to be invited. At the event, co-founder Rohan Reddi recognized those on the Twine team, as well as everyone who played a role in the creation of the app.

similarity to the already popular mobile payment platform Venmo. After learning more about it, however, he noted that Twine appears to be much more accommodating for groups. Sarni compared the two, calling Venmo a very simple, useful app that lots of people use, but adding that Twine’s approach to groups and more interactive techniques seems to be “the next step [with] this sort of app.” Junior political science major Chris Garcia, who was there as part of the event set-up crew, also initially thought it was “a Venmo-ish app.” He was intrigued by Twine’s ability to make more specific payments with pictures of receipts and the use of group payments. Twine representatives and early users of the app also attended the launch event, including freshman entrepreneurship major Will Schoenecker. “[It] eliminates the awkward social moment of having to ask somebody for money later on,” he said. Twine, as its name suggests, is intended to bring people together by organizing “the money aspect of friendship” and by helping people get their money back “without hampering relationships.” Reddi cited vacations and roommate costs as some of the common financial situations facing college students. In those circumstances, Reddi said they either have trouble doing the math or asking for small amounts of money back from friends and classmates.

Kat Phelan, freshman marketing major and Twine staff member, enjoyed learning how a small business operates and “seeing how [the upperclassmen Twine employees] deal with these situations.” She has built close friendships with her co-workers, comparing the Twine family to “having an older brother or sister or friend who’s there to look out for you.” Despite some technical issues concerning availability on iPhones, the app is now available to download for Android users. The app is currently invite-only for iOS users, a measure taken to ensure no technical problems arise due to a potentially high spike in downloads following the official launch within the predominately iOS-using LMU population. After winning startup competitions at Chapman University, in the Bay area and here at LMU, Twine has received generally positive responses, according to Reddi. After promoting the app on several other college campuses, Reddi hopes for further expansion. Regardless of how Twine performs, Reddi emphasized his appreciation for the Twine team and for the support of the LMU community. That, he said, is “one of the most important things a company can have.”

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Residence Hall Association Cruise Line presents: Res Life on Deck Fall Training RHA kick-starts Fall Training with the newly elected Hall Council members. Gillian Boss News Intern

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Hall Councils from every corner of LMU came together in St. Robert’s Auditorium on Oct. 11 to create a sense of community and leadership at this year’s Residence Hall Association (RHA) Fall Training. Council members were strewn with leis, sunglasses, floaties and other beach cruise necessities to complement the theme: “Res Life on Deck.” While developing it was a group effort, Isabella LaBianca, vice president of national communications, and Katie Schembri, vice president of activities, both played primary roles in choosing and implementing the theme. “Res Life On Deck” was an idea the RHA Executive Board hoped would bring a fun and comfortable atmosphere to the event for all the attendees. The RHA Executive Board explained that each Hall Council was created to work with and represent fellow residences. According to the handbook, Hall Council aims to “create waves of change and oceans of opportunity” for fellow residents living at LMU. Chloe Cunningham, vice president of marketing, explained how the Executive Board wanted everything to look professional to remind the Hall Council how impor-

tant they are as members of RHA. “The training is geared towards not only learning about [their] position within [their] council board,” she said, “but also learning how to interact and work successfully with [their] team.” Every attendee was required to complete sessions covering aspects of self and team improvement, leadership and the importance of recognizing the people they will be interacting with on a daily basis. Through the event, attendees were reminded that being a part of RHA means being part of a team and being a student leader on campus. The training is meant to empower new student leaders, instilling in them the idea that they have the ability to create social change on campus. RHA has been recognized on both regional and national levels for organizing these kinds of events. These events allow for further development and also offer networking opportunities. Fall Training hopes to excite the Hall Council on representing LMU at a regional and national level. Economics and business management double major and RHA President Hayden Tanabe explained that RHA is affiliated with the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH). Through this association, LMU’s RHA programs compete and participate in the Pacific Affiliate region, or PACURH. Last February, LMU’s RHA was recognized for reaching new heights in both campus and regional level training. The program won the Student Award

for Leadership Training (SALT). “There were four finalists and each had to submit a written document and present their training event in front of the RHA presidents from every college and university in the Pacific Region. The award truly serves as an affirmation of what we do,” said Tanabe. He further explained that Fall Training enhances the overall connectedness of the entire organization at LMU, which is comprised of nearly 140 members. “By means of community,

leadership and advocacy, we are able to provide the starting foundation for all of our new members,” Tanabe said. Freshman psychology major Alexis Sissac explained how the event provided her with valuable teamwork skills. “I learned how to take in the opinions of others and put them together to make an amazing outcome,” she said. The event concluded with an awards ceremony to recognize the efforts of each Hall Council.

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Del Rey North won Best Banner, Del Rey South won Most Spirited Council and Whelan won Roll Call. Interested in attending an RHA event in the future? RHA’s Fright Night will occur on Thursday, Oct. 29 in Sunken Garden. At the event, RHA and Creare Service Organization bring children from low-income areas throughout Los Angeles to celebrate Halloween at LMU. There will be Halloween activities and booths for trick-or-treating, as well as food and music attractions.

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One of the awards attendees received at the Fall training was Creating a Banner. Others included Best Roll Call, Most Spirited Council and Most Spirited Person. Students were also drawn for a Human Bingo Activity.

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eldom do we get to hear speeches from today?” Snyder asked. For him, these two the mayor of Los Angeles, the secretary- questions are inseparable. As a first step toward general of the U.N. and three presidents integrating LMU more deeply into the global of LMU in the same day. Last week, it happened community, he officially declared a ban on calling on our very campus. Timothy Law Snyder was LMU “the best kept secret on the hill.” This inaugurated as LMU’s 16th wasn’t a surprise; he has made president in Gersten Pavilion it something of a personal “Every last bit of the on Oct. 6. crusade to communicate to ceremony was carefully the community and to the After months of promotion and a week of events, the chosen to encapsulate the world all the value LMU has ceremony itself was quite inaguration’s theme, Global to offer. impressive. Along with a “The world wins each time Imagination” video guest appearance a deserving student receives by Secretary-General Ban an LMU education,” Snyder Ki-Moon and a speech from Mayor Eric Garcetti, said in his speech. He urged LMU community the festivities featured musical performances members to not only being imaginative, but of classical guitar, an original piece played on “boldly so,” reaching for new heights in local, Indonesian gamelans and a gospel choir outro. national and global communities. The audience, thousands strong, was also treated His sincere thanks to past presidents and to original poetry, a video about Snyder’s youth gratitude in being honored were not lost on us, and sweeping drone footage of the campus. either. He devoted parts of his speech to admiring Every last bit of the ceremony was carefully the work of David Burcham and Robert Lawton, chosen to encapsulate the inauguration’s theme, both previous presidents of LMU who were Global Imagination. Not a present at the ceremony. single video angle, song choice Snyder’s speech indicated or couplet was off-message. “Snyder imagines an LMU a strong belief that the same If last week’s festivities are that incorporates ambitious things that make Los Angeles any indication of the precision creativity into every field of great can and should be the and focus with which Snyder things that also make LMU study...” will pursue his vision, the great. Specifically highlighted University is in good hands. was L.A.’s role as a hub of The University poured huge levels of arts and diversity. Taking a cue from the city extravagance into preparation for the ceremony surounding the University, Snyder imagines an including commissioning artists, hanging LMU that incorporates ambitious creativity into banners and erecting an enormous white tent every field of study and engages critically with adorned with chandeliers. cultures all over the world. Snyder himself delivered a speech deserving The goals that Snyder envisions for LMU are of LMU’s center stage. He articulated a clear and ambitious and exciting. As Snyder sets out toward ambitious vision for the University. bringing his vision to fruition, we at the Loyolan “Where is the world today? Where is LMU wish him the best of luck.

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Dear Editor: I was catching up on this year’s Loyolan issues that I recently received and could not help but feel a need to respond to the article and editorial about the Jesuit Divestment Network in the September 23 issue, which apparently consider fossil fuels as the bane of humanity. I find it especially ironic that the authors try to portray the push for fossil fuel divestment as a “social justice” issue. For most of history, the vast majority of humanity has dwelt in abject poverty. It was the development of fossil fuels that enabled a significant portion of the human population to rise out of poverty. Without fossil fuels, there would be no electricity, no modern transportation, no advanced farming techniques. If you truly care about social justice, your concern would be to extend the same hope to the poor remaining in the world. I wonder if the authors realize that without fossil fuels, they and most of the students at LMU would not be attending a college hundreds or possibly thousands of miles away from their homes but would likely be trying to scrape out a bare existence in whatever location they were born. Perhaps they should try divesting fossil fuels from their personal life. The notion that “renewables” are capable of replacing fossil fuels anytime in the near future is as mistaken as the idea that supporters of fossil fuels are in it “for the money” while the green crowd only cares about the social good. Al Gore and many like him have become fabulously wealthy off the “global warming” canard and the resulting money flowing from the government trough. Of course, I realize we now have to call it “climate change” since the Earth decided not to cooperate with the bogus climate models of the alarmists. Frank DeLuca LMU Parent

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Amid gun violence, something must change Keepin’ up with Jones Jackie Jones

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he Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that, as Americans, we have the right to bear arms. In the liberal mindset, it is clear that times have changed over the past 200 years, and the rights that were once vital to our Founding Fathers are vastly different from our rights today. Our Founding Fathers could not have expected the advances that have been made in our country, such as the age of the Internet and the lack of privacy that results from it. In the same vein, they couldn’t have predicted the fact that 320 million U.S. citizens currently have the right to own firearms. In the 18th century, after the colonists fought for independence and the population was around 1 percent of what it is today according to the U.S. Census of 1790, the Second Amendment provided rights that were necessary to preserve independence. However, this amendment now contributes to many unjust killings from the use of firearms we so often hear about in the media. The people who side with the traditional view of our Founding Fathers and who argue for civilian possession believe it is unfair to take away their right and privilege to own a gun. They claim that their right allows them to protect themselves and their family from an unethical law enforcer or an outside terrorist attack. However, for our peers from colleges that have experienced gun violence, it is unfair for young people – or anyone at all – to feel threatened and afraid that their lives are in danger. There have been far too many lives taken with the use of guns. The perpetrators who have abused this privilege have ruined

the recreational and protective use of guns for other people. As a nation, we need to accept the fact that as citizens, owning a gun is not as necessary as it once was. If people believe that a firearm could protect them from a rogue law enforcer, then we need to delve into the issue of proper police training, so we do not have to feel threatened by the people who are there to protect us.

“...it is unfair for young people to feel threatened and afraid that their lives are in danger.” Another issue people have with taking away their right to bear arms is being vulnerable to terrorism. A recent CNN report titled “Death and guns in the USA: The story in six graphs” stated, “Since 2001, the harm from terrorists to Americans both here and abroad accounts for 0.8 [percent] of all American deaths by firearms in the United States in the same time period.” Thus, we should be fearing our fellow U.S. citizens who possess firearms more than we should be fearing an outside attack. As college students, we have begun to fear our own community – our home away from home. College shootings have almost become a regularity. With big news stories like 2007’s Virginia Tech shooting to 2014’s University of Santa Barbara (USCB) killings, these tragedies have stirred a constant conversation in the U.S. In the past two weeks, three college campuses in the western U.S. have faced major shootings. On Oct. 1, 10 people were killed in a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. On Oct. 9, a freshman at Northern Arizona University shot four fellow students, killing one and wounding three. Another shooting occurred on the same day at Texas Southern University. Looking at these major news stories from the past two weeks alone, the frequency of

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Statistics show the grave toll gun violence is taking on American lives, and civilian access needs to be regulated. mass shootings is astonishing, and firearm homicides keep happening. Let’s look at the facts. According to the General Social Survey, 32 percent of Americans owned guns in 2014. According to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, “In 2010, guns took the lives of 31,076 Americans in homicides, suicides and unintentional shootings. This is the equivalent of more than 85 deaths each day and more than three deaths each hour.” In 2013, there were 16,121 homicide deaths, and 11,208 of them were due to firearms — nearly 70 percent, according to a CDC report. As much as people want to ignore all of these facts and focus on their rights as American citizens, these statements show that the possession of firearms among civilians has a huge effect on the major killings discussed in the media. Along with the need for gun regulation laws, there is evidence that firearm possession takes a toll on the mental state of civilians. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, their Global Study on Homicide states, “Having access to a gun can empower potential offenders who, without a gun, would not commit a crime such as assault or robbery, and accessibility to a gun can transform ‘simple’ family or community disputes into tragedies.” Along with the fact that 70 percent of homicides are related to firearms, it seems obvious that if Americans accepted that the Second Amendment has lost its benefits, there would be fewer tragedies within our nation. Senior psychology major and Denver native Claire Gower and has seen the impact of gun violence in her home community. “As a society, we have a lot of

work to do to give more attention to mental illness and regulate firearm possession,” she said. “Witnessing firsthand the impacts of a shooting on your friends and community puts in perspective the need to protect others from experiencing that kind of tragedy.” Enforcing gun regulation does not mean that the perpetrators’ mental health is not an issue. If anything, liberals are highly

“We need to accept the fact that as citizens, the use of a gun is not as necessary as it once was.” aware of the importance of mental health and how the stigma surrounding the issue is changing. Attitudes surrounding mental health are ongoing issues that need to be constantly attended to. They are not something that can be cured overnight. While the gunmen from these shootings who have mental health issues could have been stopped if they were treated, the access to firearms has allowed them to commit these actions, and if gun regulation was better enforced, thousands of lives could have been saved over these past years. President Obama voiced his own view of the current situation on gun violence: “Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine, my response here at this podium ends up being routine, the conversation in the aftermath of it, we’ve become numb to this,” Obama said last Thursday. “It cannot be this easy for somebody who wants to inflict harm on other people to get his or her hands on a gun.”

Many people have criticized Obama for his statements after the Oregon shooting, but he has a point. As much as mental health programs can help some people, others still slip through the cracks, find themselves in possession of a firearm and cause the damage we are trying to prevent. Until something drastically changes, these shootings, the speeches, the call to action and the social media conversations will continue to be part of a vicious cycle where one story fades away and a new situation repeats the old ones. These current events regarding college shootings that continuously appear in the media truly terrify me. The last thing I ever want to endure is witnessing the loss of a friend or fellow student here at LMU due to the use of a firearm. Knowing former high school peers who attend UCSB and NAU, it is devastating to indirectly know someone my own age who was a victim to gun violence. Thus, seeing posts with the pro-gun viewpoint on my Facebook news feed directly after these situations feels inappropriate. While our U.S. Constitution states that we are allowed to bear arms, I find it highly insensitive that conservatives feel the need to automatically defend the use of guns after several lives have been taken away due to this improper use. As Americans, we truly need to reevaluate this situation and realize that our traditional reasons for the right to bear arms have almost completely faded.

This is the opinion of Jackie Jones, a senior English major from La Habra, California. Tweet comments to @LoyolanOpinion, or email comments to jjones@theloyolan. com.

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Core courses go from the classroom to the desert Main Mang Kelsey Mangan Life+Arts Editor @kmaaaan_

MU claims a devotion to crossing typical boundaries of a curriculum. However, I had not truly experienced this until I took the English/theology interdisciplinary, co-taught class “Into the Desert,” and went, quite literally, into the desert. Theological studies professor Douglas Christie and English professor Rubén Martínez started the class together, and carefully planned to blend the texts and practices of both of their fields within the class. Christie explains that the class was “born of friendship,” as they “shared a lot of interest in the desert as a place of imagination and spiritual encounter.” Christie had a history of visiting monastic spaces, places of stillness and calm, and Martínez spent his youth visiting the literal desert and later learned to use it as a place of healing. As a whole, Christie describes the course as a process of “engaging the desert as a spiritual, social, political, aesthetic reality.” Thus, he asks his students to integrate texts that range from political to analytical to spiritual into their personal definition of “desert.” Personally, I’ve learned plenty about literal deserts, but also of deserts of the spirit, mind and faith. I’ve been encouraged to question my beliefs and open my mind to the mysteries that lie in deserts — of all kinds. My journey with the desert began last spring, while registering for classes. The title “Into the Desert” stood out from the typical tedium of the registrar listings. I had never even heard of an interdisciplinary class at that point, but what really intrigued me was the mandatory — and more importantly, free — trip to the desert. That alone was enough to make me click “register.” Despite my absolute unfamiliarity and lack of experience with the desert, I found myself connecting with the material in a way I never would have ex-

pected. Martínez echoed this idea of unexpected connections, stating, “[The concept of] interdisciplinary, we see it happening in the world organically. The barriers between fields of study have fallen. Our experience of the world is interdisciplinary. In an interdisciplinary classroom, where fields of study are being merged, we’re joining what’s happening in the rest of the world in the way knowledge is being produced today.” This environment of organic connection and crushed barriers naturally spilled over into the desert environment itself. On Friday, Sept. 25, my classmates and I headed out to our professors’ desert of choice: a remote campsite in the middle of the Mojave. No restrooms included. Five months after registration, I finally had the chance to apply my newfound desert knowledge to the trip I’d awaited for so long, but I still had no idea what that would look like. All we had on the schedule was setting up camp, mealtimes, a trip to the nearby Kelso Dunes and a visit to a Joshua Tree art exhibition on the last day. Other than that? Pure, unadulterated free time. I switched off from my typical day-to-day life; I turned off my phone entirely, explored caves, went rock scrambling and generally embraced the enveloping silence and beauty of the desert. But beyond that, I learned to simply be. In college, and especially in the fast-paced, nonstop environment of Los Angeles, we are rarely asked to stop and mediate. Christie and Martínez encouraged us to find personal places of solitude to meditate, reflect and apply what we had learned about our new environment. For the first time in a long time, I was able to retreat and truly consider my place in life. The silence of the desert — the absence of ambient noise, city chaos and LAX buzz — was a calm that enveloped my sense of being and made me truly respect the desert as a transcendent place and space. What other kind of classroom can offer that? LMU has claimed a new commitment to interdisciplinary courses with its New Core Pro-

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This interdisciplinary course allows students to discover more about themselves by venturing into the desert. gram. Under the new core, all students are required to take an “Interdisciplinary Connections” course, which was created to combine different courses in service of a diverse, comprehensive education. The LMU website states that these courses “express that commitment by virtue of their interdisciplinary pursuit of diverse issues, with attention to the Jesuit-Marymount commitment to learning that will lead to transformation.” I can’t think of a better education of the whole person than that which comes from putting two professors and 16 students in the middle of the Mojave, just to be. Yet, these types of classes are still few and far between at our university. Christie said, “The talk is there; I think people really theoretically believe that it enhances a student’s education, but, structurally, the support isn’t there.” It isn’t simply the students that learn from this system. In

interdisciplinary courses, professors co-teach. They switch off in lessons, alternating between their respective expertise while simultaneously opening a dialogue between both themselves as colleagues and the students. Co-professors are able to learn and engage with one another, expanding their knowledge and encouraging wider research in their field, and students get the opportunity of watching and learning from this engagement itself. I am not alone in my firm belief in this system as a student. Junior political science and English double major Jacob Weitz said, “I think the Jesuit construction is all about knowledge, specifically the creation of new knowledge, and forcing two different areas to come together often creates brand new parallels and vectors of thought, which I think is a very valuable thing. … I wish more of my classes had aspects that this class has.” Of the class curriculum and

everything it brings its students, Martínez said, “This is what educating the whole person looks like.” With Timothy Law Snyder coming in as LMU’s new president with a push for heightened interest in “global imagination,” I hope that there is a renewed interest in expanding interdisciplinary courses throughout all departments. Students and professors alike bring their own personal history and geography to courses, and it is well worth encouraging creative and expansive dialogue in these perspectives. There is no better way to expand our global mindset and push the boundaries of a university than to encourage our students to make new connections and spark revolutionary ideas. It’s as simple as a desert and silence. This is the opinion of Kelsey Mangan, a senior English major from San Jose, California. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email jjones@theloyolan.com.

Halloween costumes should not be another excuse for sexualizing women For Christie’s Sake Christie Calucchia Asst. Opinion Editor

t is officially October, a month that brings changing color on leaves (well, maybe not here in L.A.), pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks and, of course, Halloween costumes. While Halloween was once an innocent holiday filled with candy, bad scary movies and cute costumes that showed off everyone’s favorite fantasy, there comes a point when the candy becomes less important and the costumes are made of less fabric. “It’s so hard to go Halloween costume shopping and feel like

you are forced to wear lingerie out,” junior political science major Jocelyn Trainer said. This common trope specific to Halloween, famously brought to light in the movie “Mean Girls,” arises every year when it comes time to pick out a Halloween costume. There is this weird assumption that as young women, whatever we dress up as has to be overly sexualized, when, in reality, the holiday is meant to be a time to dress up as something fun, scary or witty. Every year it is appalling to see the ridiculous outfits that pass as costumes on this odd holiday. Costumes for women and young girls seem to shrink every year and the commercialization of these skimpy outfits needs to

stop. Somewhere along the line, someone decided that costumes for women ought to be completely sexualized, rather than focused on becoming a character or spending a night as someone other than yourself. While I have absolutely no problem with a woman choosing to express herself through any clothing she feels good in, I do have a problem with the fact that most options for costumes marketed towards young women are degrading and impractical. We’ve all walked through costume stores and seen dozens of packages containing costumes labeled as “Sexy Nurse,” “Sexy Referee,” “Sexy Nun” and any other character with the word “sexy” plastered in front of it.

Why is this? Is our society really too preoccupied with sexualizing women at any opportunity that we have to turn Halloween into a ridiculous show of our culture’s perpetuated stereotypes regarding females’ place in society? The worst part is how easily we buy into this absurdity. We see these images all around us and begin to believe that, as women, it is our duty to look sexy no matter what our outfit is trying to portray. I do not mean to shame anyone for wanting to express themselves or their sexuality, but I do aim to call into question why we allow others to dictate the expectations on women’s appearances. This gender gap in costume

options brings up another interesting point regarding the differences in what each gender is offered during this season. Mouna Kezbar, a junior political science and economics double major, said, “Men’s costumes are funny whereas women’s costumes are very sexualized and scandalous.” While there are versions of sexy men’s Halloween costumes, they are not as prevalent, and when men wear them they are viewed by society in a more humorous way than when women wear a sexy costume.

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This is not an uncommon opinion, and many women feel that there is an imbalance in the way men and women approach Halloween costume choices. Sam Sonnich, a senior sociology major, noted, “I wouldn’t mind wearing a sexy costume if men also had to wear sexy costumes.” There is a clear disparity between the genders when it comes to what is and what is not acceptable to wear as a Halloween costume. It can be so difficult to pull off funny costumes as a woman in our society for some reason, but Halloween is the perfect time to win over everyone with your clever side even if it is not something you would normally do. So this year when you are perus-

ing the Halloween costume aisle at the store, maybe opt for a costume that isn’t sexy purely for the sake of being sexy. Dress up as what your 7-year-old self wanted to be when you grew up. Pick something outrageously funny and really go for it. Be a superhero and actually find a costume that portrays the character realistically. And if you want to be sexy, dress up as a burlesque dancer or a Vegas show girl. Whatever you decide to dress up as, let your personality shine and don’t buy into what our society has molded for us. This is the opinion of Christie Calucchia, a junior humanities major from Las Vegas, NV. Tweet comments to @LoyolanOpinon, or email jjones@theloyolan.com.

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Along Palm Walk (from Hilton to Malone) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Student organizations will have information on how to join their org!

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Get away without going away: Travel L.A.

Sunday: Sometimes being a stereotypical tourist is fun – emphasis on "sometimes." Take a tour throughout Beverly Hills and the Hollywood Hills to find some of the homes of your favorite actors or musicians. You never know, maybe you’ll bump into Fetty Wap taking out his trash or something.

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Saturday: Saturday night is a great excuse to get dressed up and show off your style among L.A.’s trendiest bar-hoppers. My suggestion? Commit to DTLA for the night. Start early with light bites, drinks and sunset views by the pool at the Upstairs Bar at Ace Hotel. Sunday: Don your floppiest hat and most bohemian threads and head to the parking lot of Fairfax High School, where the infamous Melrose Trading Post is held weekly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For just three dollars at the gate, you can dig through clothes, jewelry, tapestries and antique finds from hundreds of vendors. And if perusing the outdoor booths at the Trading Post isn’t quite enough of a shopping fix for you, don’t fret — the flea market is walking distance from Reformation, Nasty Gal and other trendy Melrose shops. -Ali Swenson, Editor-in-Chief

Saturday: Grab a cup of joe and Yeastie Boys breakfast sandwich at Dinosaur Coffee, then peruse the shops along Sunset Junction in Silver Lake. Don’t forget your reusable bags for the farmer’s market! For a taste of east side nightlife, get a glass of wine or a beer at Bar Bandini, tiki drinks at the Good Luck Bar, then dance it out at Funky Sole night at the Echoplex. Two Boots Pizza is right next door for when you’ve got that 3 a.m. craving and need to sober up for the Uber ride home. Sunday: First thing’s first: brunch. If you’re up early enough, join the queue at Sqirl or head to vegan joint Sage for their weekend-only chilaquiles special. Then walk off your food baby with a lazy afternoon at Barnsdall Park. Don’t forget to check out the little-known house of Frank Lloyd Wright, just a short walk from the park. Finish off the weekend on a sweet note with a cone from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. -Maria Nelson, Asst. L+A Editor

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Friday: Start your day off on the right foot by taking a combination yoga and spin class at YAS Fitness Center. Then treat yourself to a latte — almond milk optional — from Woodcat and mosey down Sunset Boulevard for a bite of breakfast at Dinette. It might be a little pricey, but the waffle with bacon and poached egg will add a nice touch to your Instagram feed: #worthit.

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Saturday: The TCL Chinese Theatre is one of the most historic theater venues in the country. The theatre hosted numerous premieres, as well as three Academy Awards ceremonies. The theatre is located along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, another historic ‘monument’ of the entertainment industry.

Friday: Visit Larchmont Village, Hollywood’s classier, more stylish and more mature neighbor. Historically, the neighborhood has been known for its quaint family feel — but recent additions to its streets make it a can’t-miss shopping stop. My personal favorite store is Library, which stocks high-quality basics with designer labels. But if money’s looking tight, consignment store Ampersand Boutique also offers fabulous designer finds, and for college-friendly prices.

Friday: Grab your hiking boots and a friend or two and head out to some of the beautiful hiking trails right in L.A.'s backyard. Close to LMU in the Santa Monica Mountains, you can break a sweat and catch one of the most gorgeous views of L.A. Head to Sandstone Peak – the highest point in the Santa Monica Mountains – for breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. Saturday: Take advantage of your Saturday by breaking your hot set of wheels out of storage. You and your bike may have parted ways when the semester picked up, but now's your chance to be cruisin' in style down bike paths in L.A. Right off the Bluff is the Ballona Creek bicycle path that heads into east Culver City. If you're over 21, take The Strand down to Long Beach and spend an afternoon at the Belmont Brewing Company, but don't forget about your bike ride home after. Sunday: Muscles tired yet? Take a little break and head to any beach for a fun day in the sun. If you're ready to get up and going, try a little paddle boarding or take a surfing lesson to try something new. -Sarah Litz, Managing Editor

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Friday: Trek on over to Downtown and immerse yourself at Grand Central Market. You won’t have any trouble convincing your friends to go because the nearly century-old site has almost every kind of food imaginable, from Mexican to ice cream to Salvadorian cuisine. Keep tabs of all your friends because someone might not want to leave. Saturday: For those who aren’t planning to sleep in on Saturday, the Playa Vista Farmers Market (open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) makes a great day trip. A 20-minute walk from U-Hall to Seabluff Drive is well worth it; you’ll find yourself torn between getting Vietnamese spring rolls or a freshly baked danish paired with a cup of top-notch coffee. Buy some fresh produce while you’re at it and get to those recipes you’ve saved on Pinterest. Sunday: If you managed to avoid any and all class work over fall break, this will be your day to catch up on everything. But why stay locked up in your room when you can enjoy the fresh air? Drive down to Manhattan Beach, pick up an acai bowl from Paradise Bowls and treat yourself to a picnic on the grass or sand while you get some work done. -KiMi Robinson, Managing Editor

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Friday: How could one call themselves a true movie fanatic without getting up close and personal with the infamous Hollywood sign? Sure, you can see it from the Bluff on a clear day, but nothing beats the close-up view. There are three routes to the sign ranging in levels of difficulty to accommodate those who enjoy scaling mountains and those who … don’t.

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Three days off and nothing to do? Can’t travel to an exotic place on your Autumn Day off? Don’t want to spend hours and hours in a car? Don’t worry, we have you covered. Bike, hike or drive away from the Bluff for the long weekend and check out these day trips for any person to do right here in L.A.

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Friday: Start your weekend of culture by heading downtown to The Pantry, an L.A. breakfast institution that has been feeding pancakes to Angelenos for generations. Drive slightly north and spend the day checking out the many cultural pockets around DTLA – stroll through Olvera Street’s Mexican markets, visit the Taoist temple in Chinatown or check out Little Tokyo’s historic district. Saturday: Wake up for a morning drive down the Pacific Coast Highway to the Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades. This recreation of an ancient Italian villa contains the Getty’s collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan relics. In the evening, check out this weekend’s Florence + the Machine concert at the Hollywood Bowl. If a symphony is more up your alley, check out the L.A. Philharmonic’s performance of Stravinsky’s groundbreaking piece "The Rite of Spring" at the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall downtown. Sunday: Fill your tank and drive out to Pasadena for a full helping of culture at the Huntington Library and Gardens (open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) The attraction not only boasts a large collection of fine art, but is also set in expansive gardens, featuring themes ranging from Japan to deserts to Shakespeare. For a different type of beauty, come back to the city and check out L.A.’s wealth of street art. – Michael Busse, Executive Editor

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Exhibit shows women’s “Will” to read The Maria Problem Maria Nelson

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Before you start grumbling about the long reading assignment your professor just doled out, it’s important to recognize that many rights we freely enjoy today were not always accepted or allowed. If you need a reality check, stop by the library for this semester’s exhibit, “An Independent Will,” curated by English department graduate student Dana England. The exhibit calls attention to the fact that until fairly recently in Western society, women were discouraged from reading and pursuing education. After an initial interest in the evolution and prevalence of fairy tales in women’s literature gave way to a stronger focus on women’s literacy in general, England’s exhibit was born. “I wanted to research fairy tales, and especially their influence on young girls,” England wrote about the exhibit. “Imagine my surprise when I found out that stories like ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ so beloved by young girls today, were off-limits to women before the 19th century!” The exhibit sheds light on female scholars and authors who went out of their way to break the societal norms against the

education of women like Mary Wollstonecraft, Margaret Roper and Charlotte Brontë. A running theme of permitted reading for women, like devotionals and religious texts, directly opposed to examples of restricted reading, carries the exhibit from the Middle Ages into modern times. In addition to an intense analysis of ancient and modern gender roles, “An Independent Will” is also a commentary on class. While upper class women were encouraged to read under certain circumstances — “out loud within the family community where authority figures could easily observe what they were reading,” according to the exhibit — less privileged women were expected to be illiterate. Also featured are books and pamphlets which aimed to educate women of the upper class regarding the dangers of being overly-educated and disobeying societal norms. “It’s not a topic that very many people cover, so why not?” said Mario Gallardo, a sophomore history major who aspires to become a librarian. A student assistant to the William H. Hannon archives and special collections department, Gallardo assisted the installation of the exhibit during the summer months. Bringing the final exhibit to life was a long process that began late during the 2014 fall semester. “At the end of the year the graduate student intern usually has the opportunity to set up an exhibit,”

said Shin Park, a senior marketing major and student assistant to the William H. Hannon archives and special collections department. The main point that any exhibit-goer should come away with after visiting “An Independent Will” is that reading and education are precious things that can enrich one’s life immeasurably, no matter your class or gender. The right to an education may be the norm here in the United States, but many nations around the world still consider education and literacy a privilege reserved only for boys or for those who can afford it. This fact should not escape students at a liberal arts university like LMU, which is committed to the education of the whole person. England summed up this point best in her address to visitors of “An Independent Will”: “As an English graduate student in the 21st century, I’m surrounded by brilliant scholars, many of them fellow women. If this process has taught me anything, it’s that access to literacy and education is a gift in itself.” The exhibit will be on display at the library through the rest of this semester and is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. This is the opinion of Maria Nelson, a senior communication studies major from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Tweet comments to @ LALoyolan or email mnelson@theloyolan. com.

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Curated by English department graduate student Dana England, “An Independent Will” explores women’s literacy and education throughout history and is on display at the William H. Hannon Library this semester.

life+arts Chavez Ravine: a place of change in L.A.

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any residents of L.A. proudly rep the Dodgers, but do they know the history behind the team’s founding? LMU’s new production of “Chavez Ravine,” revised by comedy trio Culture Clash, seeks to tell this tale and inform Angelenos of those who came before us. The play gets its name from an area in Los Angeles that is now the site of Dodger Stadium, the beloved baseball institution. Its founding, however, isn’t that rosy. The site of the stadium was once a poor, yet tight-knit Mexican-American community, but Los Angeles residents and politicians looking to expand the city considered it an eyesore. So, in 1949, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) acquired a large chunk of Chavez Ravine to reorder it into affordable public housing, and consequently razed over the entire area, relocating the residents. To make the situation worse, this plan was soon terminated due to a fearful bar on all public hous-

jor Alexa Vellanoweth calls it “a great history about our own backyard, which is Los Angeles, told through the world of baseball.” Latino comedy and performance troupe Culture Clash – made up of Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza – turned this story of destruction and rebirth into a historical sketch comedy revue. Political satire and pop culture references help relate the background of Chavez Ravine to a new generation. It is specifically this combination of history, sketch comedy and satire that provides a unique challenge for student actors. Director of the production Edgar Landa said, “This is a deceptively difficult play to produce. The material and various comedic styles within the play change on a dime, and the actors have had to learn how to play the comedy as well as the more serious elements of the play.” Though what happened to the original residents of Chavez Ravine was tragic, Vellanoweth insists that it’s not focused on the tragedy. “This isn’t a story about their struggle. It’s really not a negative thing. The point of the story is to tell a story about the people and what happened, and to really

“This isn’t a story about their struggle… The point of the story is to tell a story about the people and what happened, and to really put it in the audience’s choice of whether it was a good thing that happened, or a bad thing that happened.” ing in Los Angeles, due in part to a fear of communism. Years after the land was vacated and without a use, the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired the land for construction. Stage manager of the production and senior theatre arts ma-

put it in the audience’s choice of whether it was a good thing that happened, or a bad thing that happened,” said Vellanoweth. A focal point of the production is its Latino perspective. The community displaced from Chavez Ravine was largely Mexican-American; now Culture

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“Chavez Ravine” depicts the not-so-pretty history behind the origins of the Los Angeles Dodger stadium; the plot explores issues of diversity and marginalization that are often ignored in L.A. Clash has reimagined the material through their own Latino lens, and students of all different backgrounds must take on the material and adopt this unfamiliar perspective. “Los Angeles also has an overwhelming Latino population that has shaped that history and will continue to do so,” Landa said. “We cannot ignore the diversity of this city nor the history of this city while studying within the pristine and protected walls of any university. The world exists beyond Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey and Westchester.” Vellanoweth also related the difficulties of this material for the cast. The cast is not exclusively Latino, so she explained that the cast has had to do extensive research into source material, along with training in Spanish, in order to convey the story

accurately and respectfully. Sophomore theatre arts major Rebecca Starr plays a multitude of roles in the play, including J. Edgar Hoover, Pachuco and a helicopter pilot. She reflected on the difficulties of the play and what it means to LMU. “The most challenging part of acting in this play has been understanding the significance of this event in Los Angeles’ history,” she said. “I had no idea what had happened at Chavez Ravine before I was cast in this play, so it took me a while to comprehend it. I’ve gained knowledge about this huge piece of L.A. history and I am so lucky to be able to help share this story with an audience.” Ultimately, this is a story of a community’s unity and triumph over the circumstances they face. “What makes the story fasci-

nating is how the same community that was pushed out of their homes later came to embrace the organization that many incorrectly blame for displacing those families in Chavez Ravine,” Landa said. “Chavez Ravine” is a perfect opportunity for LMU students to gain a greater understanding of a piece of L.A. history, all under the guise of comedy and our home baseball team. Vellanoweth put it best, saying, “Viva Los Doyers!” “Chavez Ravine” will run its second round of showings this weekend, Oct. 15-17, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15, but $10 for students. This is the opinion of Kelsey Mangan, a senior English major from San Jose, California. Tweet comments to @kmaaaan_ or email kmangan@ theloyolan.com.

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The play explores the corruption — and accusations of communism — that led the residents of the Chavez Ravine area of L.A. to be displaced from their homes.

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Weekend in review: DZ Ninja Turtle Warrior

Students came out in teams this past weekend to compete in Delta Zeta sorority’s first annual fall philanthropy event, the “Ninja Turtle Warrior” obstacle course. Participants jumped in pools full of green Jell-O, smashed watermelons and raced around Sunken Garden for a good cause. One of Delta Zeta’s philanthrophy organizations is the Painted Turtle, a summer camp dedicated to “reaching beyond illness, to inspire children with life-threatening diseases to become their greater selves,” according to the camp’s website.

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Mark your calendar: fall concerts in L.A. Britt Wit Elliot Britt

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os Angeles has one of the best, most diverse music scenes in the country. Whether you’re a fan of gritty bluegrass twang or hardcore trap music, L.A. certainly has a place for it all. For those of you with Fallapalooza nostalgia in need of another concert experience, here’s a list of some of the upcoming concerts around Los Angeles: 5. We Can Survive with The Weeknd, Calvin Harris, Maroon 5, Sam Smith, 5 Seconds of Summer, Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas Hollywood Bowl, Oct. 24 CBS Radio’s third annual We Can Survive concert will take place on Saturday, Oct. 24, this year at the Hollywood Bowl. The concert benefits Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a portion of the ticket revenue will be donated to the Young Survival Coalition, which supports and educates young women with breast cancer. The Weeknd, Calvin Harris, Maroon 5, Sam Smith, 5 Seconds of Summer, Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas will all perform at the benefit, which will most likely be a compilation of overplayed songs from the radio during this past summer. Regardless, tickets aren’t too pricey considering the lineup, and the show benefits an

important and substantial cause.

4. Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival with Snoop Dogg, Tyler, the Creator, A$AP Rocky, Mac Miller, Atmosphere, YG, Jhene Aiko, Flosstradamus and more The Park at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Nov. 14 Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival is back this year on Nov. 14 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This year’s lineup includes Tyler, the Creator, Snoop Dogg, Mac Miller, A$AP Rocky, Atmosphere, YG and many more. The festival features not only a number of ticket-worthy performers, but also carnival rides, games, food trucks and a skate park. The carnival is truly one-of-a-kind and has been full of surprises in the past. You never know who could make an appearance, especially at a festival like this one.

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From the Weeknd to ODESZA, Maroon 5 to Fetty Wap, these five upcoming concerts are not to be missed. Venture into L.A. to experience these once-in-a-lifetime performances at some of the city’s most iconic venues.

3. ODESZA Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall, Dec. 12, Dec. 13 and Dec. 14

2. Big Sean Hollywood Palladium, Nov. 21

Electronic music duo ODESZA will be at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for three nights in December. The group has yet to disappoint onstage — after their set at Coachella last year, ODESZA has been a high prize for festivals and concert venues alike. ODESZA is a rising name in the electronic music category and are certainly worth seeing now before they become even bigger and ticket prices drive up with their inevitable success.

After being signed to Kanye West’s record label GOOD Music in 2007, Big Sean blew up across the country. The hip-hop star has worked with the likes of Drake, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa and Lil Wayne, just to name a few. He’s been nominated for BET Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Grammy Awards and several MTV Music Video Awards. He’s a great performer and will most likely bring out a number of guests at his upcoming show.

1. Real 92.3 Presents – the Real Show with Kendrick Lamar, Future, Jeremih, Fetty Wap, Rae Sremmurd, Rich Homie Quan, Ty Dolla $ign and Jidenna The Forum, Nov. 8 Arguably one of the best priced shows on this list. Kendrick Lamar, Future, Jeremih, Fetty Wap, Rae Sremmurd, Rich Homie Quan, Ty Dolla Sign and Jidenna will all be at The Forum in Inglewood next month for a solid $85. If you’re a fan of hip-hop and enjoy songs with a little less

structure than, let’s say, a classic Beatles tune, then this show is the perfect opportunity for you to relish in such wondrous hits that have graced aux cords everywhere.

This is the opinion of Elliot Britt, a sophomore finance major from Maple Grove, Minnesota. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan3 or email kmangan@ theloyolan.com.

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“[The school] needed a place where students could congregate, we could have speakers and we needed a gym,” Jamie Sanchez, the former women’s tennis coach, said. Sanchez had coached since 1975 and also ran ticketing and event management for Gersten Pavilion during the Paul Westhead era of LMU basketball in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. “The plans were always there, but what spearheaded it being built … was the 1984 Olympics.” The court hosts LMU’s three indoor sports teams: women’s volleyball and both basketball teams. Gersten saw a variety of successes throughout the years. The most notable accomplishments came from the golden era of LMU men’s basketball during the Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble teams of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s when the team made a run in the NCAA tournament. “For LMU, it was a whole other world,” Sanchez said. “People came from everywhere to see our team. We have always been a mid-major school … but that team put the university on the map. We were not just the main attraction in town, but in the nation. It was like a Final Four game every night.” The athletic accomplishments that occurred under its roof earned Gersten the nickname of Hank’s House as a tribute to Gathers. One of college basketball’s biggest stars at the time, Gathers died on the court during the 1990 West Coast Conference tournament. The most recent rulers of the court are members of the women’s volleyball team, who had a 23-8 re-

cord last year and earned an NCAA bid. The team is currently 12-6 and is looking to avenge its first-round loss in the NCAA tournment last season. Gersten is a second home for the student athletes who play under its roof. “It’s great having the opportunity to play in such a beautiful facility,” said senior philosophy major Christine Kerrigan-Okamoto, a defensive specialist for the women’s volleyball team. “The team practices in Gersten all week, and when we compete against other teams and the bleachers come out, it feels like there is so much energy being focused on the center court. It’s open and crisp, and it’s a place to compete and learn with a group of people who love what they do.” Gersten is far more than just business for LMU. Every year, to kick off the men and women’s basketball teams’ seasons, they perform for their fellow students at Madness, a dance competition between the different sports teams. During the highly anticipated event, the stands are filled with students who want to have a good time while supporting LMU’s student athletes. The players put on a five-minute dance routine to impress a panel of judges for the title of Madness champions. The night also consists of the basketball teams competing in different games, like a three-point contest, and LMU’s dance crews showing off their talent. There is a “friendly rivalry” in the air, as Kerrigan-Okamoto put it, as the different teams try to take home the title. Madness takes place this year on Oct. 23. Gersten has had its fair share of dancing inside of it, and not just from the athletes. Every year in the fall, LMU’s Greek Life compete

against each other in Lip Sync and Stroll Off. The Greek organizations must design a five-minute skit and dance routine built around a decided theme, such as this year’s theme “Throwback Thursday.” “It was overwhelming, we had been practicing for two weeks and could do the dances in our sleep, but it was so nerve-racking,” senior film production major Emily Cushing said. Cushing is a member of Pi Beta Phi. “We get to practice it once in Gersten earlier that day and just imagining all the seats filled and watching us was crazy! Then the moment we actually went on to perform the dance, I am pretty sure every single one of us blacked out and somehow performed perfectly.” The routines often contain many different scenes, costume changes and plenty popular songs to dance to. Despite Cushing being unable to find her final shirt to change into and being unable to go on for the final dance, Pi Phi was still able to win her sophomore year. “Gersten is just huge and having all those people watching what you had been practicing for so long was incredible. I loved it.” Cushing said. Though Gersten hosts many events during students’ four years at LMU, it also kicks off their journeys. During Welcome Weekend orientation for freshmen, Gersten Pavilion is filled for the First -Year Academic Convocation. The Convocation is designed to give students a good starting point for their time in college with the advice of several guest speakers. “I think Gersten impacts the LMU community because it’s the most spirited place on campus,” freshman psychology major Avionna Fields said. “The basketball

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Timothy Law Snyder was inaugurated as LMU’s 16th president in Gersten. games are held there, the lip sync battles, the convocations and many other ceremonies and assemblies are all held there, and when students go, it’s great because they get to come together and have fun and really immerse themselves in the school by participating in school activities and events like these.” Gersten is not only the starting point for students. Last Tuesday, President Timothy Law Snyder’s inauguration took place in Gersten Pavilion. It was a spectacle on LMU’s campus and had a huge turnout of students and important figures, including former LMU President David Burcham and the Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti. The inauguration ceremony marked the official beginning of the Snyder administration and brought focus to the idea of global imagination. “I would describe President Snyder’s inauguration as an event that will hopefully mark a new leaf for LMU,” senior mechanical engineering major Victor Heinen said.

Heinen is the president of Phi Delta Theta and was in the procession for the Inaguration. Gersten Pavilion is the beginning and the end for any Lion at Loyola Marymount. It is the last place you will go before you start your first classes freshman year and it is the last place you will go before graduating in Sunken Garden. “I think it speaks to the significance of reflection as we evolve throughout college,” Brooke Standring, senior communication studies major, said as she thought about Commencement Mass at the end of this upcoming school year. “We are able to come back to the place where it all began and recognize how we have grown as human beings and as Lions of LMU.” Gersten Pavilion is the opening and the closing of the college experience on the Bluff and hosts many great memories along the way. It is a symbol of LMU and the meaning is clear to Harris now that he has graduated. “We are a family. We are Lions.”

SPOTLIGHT

Jack MUlligan Sport: Water Polo

Class: Senior

Major: Health and Human Sciences

Hometown: San Jose, California

Q. What is your favorite Disney movie? A: “Lion King.”

Q: Which is better: ice cream or frozen yogurt? A: Ice cream.

Q: What was your favorite cartoon growing up?

Q: Who is your favorite professional athlete?

A: “Tom and Jerry.”

A: Brent Burns. San Jose Sharks.

Q: Would you rather have a dragon or be a dragon?

Q: Where is a place that you have never been that you would like to go to?

A: I'd rather have a dragon. Q: Who is your favorite "Game of Thrones" character? A: Tyrion Lannister — “I understand the way this game is played.” Q: . Who is your favorite team to play against in water polo? A: UC San Diego — it's always a good game. Q: Which historical figure would you like to have lunch with? A: Walt Disney — we would talk about creativity.

A: New Zealand — I hear they have great diving. Q: What's your Jamba Juice order? A: Caribbean Passion. Q: What is going to be your Halloween costume this year? A: I don't know yet. Something simple, probably. Q: Who is your celebrity crush? A: Emma Watson — she is my queen. Information compiled by Jack Sullivan, Sports Editor; Graphic: Xian Wong | Loyolan

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is going to continue, and the idea that sports heroes are more important than the women they hurt is going to persist. While the unnamed accuser is crucified across the Internet, Kane gets his day with the Cup, gets invited to training camp, gets cheered at a Bears game — Chicago’s very own personal Jesus, back after three days in PR-hell to embrace the fans that love him. In the minds of those fans, Kane’s greatness as a hockey player and the sexual assault case are mutually exclusive events. One cannot occur if the other is true. And those crowds at training camp, those fans at Soldier Field, those who took to Twitter with vitriol and hate, have already decided which one is true— Patrick Kane, a hockey star. “You don’t know [Patrick Kane] on a meaningful level. Maybe he signed your kid’s hat that one time. Maybe you took a picture with him at a golf outing a few years ago,” Tim Baffoe of CBS Chicago writes. “But Patrick Kane is not your friend. You are not his dawg, and he is not your bro. For all intents and purposes, he doesn’t care about you, no matter how many times you’ve swooned at him saying something about ‘not being able to accomplish this without you great fans.’ And you need to stop

with the garbage default setting of rushing to defend him — even under the guise of ‘innocent until proven guilty.’” Ah. The crux of the problem. As the season begins, everyone seems willing and wanting to forget those dog days of August when the news first broke, and the implications that came with it. At morning skate on Oct. 7, Kane said, “I feel good. I’m excited to be here at the rink today, excited to be playing hockey tonight. I try to focus on that, and let the other stuff handle itself.” “Handle” being the mediafriendly way of saying “get swept under the rug,” and the longer this case drags on, the more likely it is that is what will happen. But the quickness and willingness of fans and news outlets around the world to do so back in August is what is truly disturbing. Let me paint you a new picture: The next time you’re taking out your game day jersey, think about what message promoting, venerating and wearing number 88 sends to your daughters, to your sisters, to your girlfriends and wives. It says: Women mean less to me than the sport I love. It says: Sexual assault does not matter, it should not be taken seriously. It says: The victim is wrong.

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Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane (right) holds up the Stanley Cup in the Blackhawks parade through Chicago after winning the Stanley Cup in 2015. It is a moment like this that fans want to remember Kane for. This is why we cannot forget Patrick Kane.

This is the opinion of Megan Brown, a senior english major from Mission Viejo, California . Tweet comments to @LoyolanSports, or email jsullivan@theloyolan.com.

Fantasy First-Timer

THE JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM WELCOMES YOU TO THE ANNUAL

Prepare for bye weeks After two straight weeks with a win, I was feeling pretty good about myself, until I saw that I was going against my league’s highest scorer. I knew that I would need to pull out all the stops to beat him. That is when I realized that three of my starters were on their bye week. During my draft, I thought Jonathan Stewart, Greg Olsen and the Panthers defense were all great pick ups, but I didn’t plan on what to do when they all weren’t playing. I made some adjustments, picking up the Falcons defense and Heath Miller, but it was not enough to win this week. If you have a week with a good amount of your players on a bye week, make sure to start preparing now so that you are not caught off-guard too.

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The Marymount Institute, 3rd Floor of University Hall 5-7pm

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SCORES UPDATE W. SOCCER

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Why we can’t forget about Patrick Kane Megan vs the World Megan Brown Contributor

et me paint you a picture. Early August, almost halfway through the NHL off-season, and the Chicago Blackhawks have a crisis of epic proportions on their hands when the news goes public that star-winger Patrick Kane is under investigation for allegedly raping a woman in his Buffalo home on August 2. At this point, the 2015 Stanley Cup Champions have already traded away such staples as winger Patrick Sharp, defenseman Johnny Oduya, and winger Brandon Saad in an attempt to force some breathing room in a too-tight cap for the upcoming 2015-16 season, taken up largely by stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane (whose new contracts clock in at an estimated $21 million). This isn’t going to be a lesson in the economics of hockey teams except that it is — having invested so much in their two stars, the Blackhawks are entering the 2015-16 season banking on the fact that these two will be able to push them, once again, to a Stanley Cup Final. This means that, despite allegations, purported trade inquiries and the like, the Blackhawks invited Kane to training camp, where by some accounts he was cheered on from a crowd of more than 4,000 people. “That’s a pretty cool reaction,” Kane is quoted as saying. “[T]o hear that reaction from the crowd, it definitely gave me chills.” Getting it yet? Let’s add a few more layers. Directly after the news about the rape allegation broke, fans took to Twitter

LIONBITES WOMEN’S SOCCER Sophomore midfielder Melissa Lewis and sophomore forward Sarah Sanger scored in the match at University of San Francisco for the Lions. LMU wasted no time recovering from the previous loss to Santa Clara University, as Sanger scored on the first shot of the game against the Dons. Lewis tallied the second goal in the 67th minute, her second of the season. Friday’s loss to Santa Clara was deadlocked for the majority of the contest; the rebound goal conceded in double overtime was the first of the match since Santa Clara evened the score at 1 in the 32nd minute. Next, the Lions will take on University of Portland next week at Sullivan Field. MEN’S WATER POLO LMU swept the final day of the SoCal Invitational, after losing their first two games. Sunday proved to be a new day for the team as they managed a close victory against Pomona-Pitzer, 11-8. The final game of the tournament for LMU was a dominant 10-4 win over Concordia University.

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to declare their support, crafting such intellectual gems as: “Why would Pat Kane need to rape anyone? Good looking millionaire who plays hockey. Girls are crawling all over the guy,” tweeted @b-slomba. “Cause if Kane’s really being investigated for rape then we all know it’s a lie,” tweeted @olivia_dclxvi. “If Pat Kane raped me, I would be honored. I don’t see what the big deal is,” tweeted @fultronic94. When Julie DiCaro, a sports anchor for a prominent Chicago radio station, was deemed by fans to have been “partial towards Kane’s accuser in her reporting,” writes Juliet Spies-Gans of the Huffington Post, she received death threats serious enough to keep her from work. An example: “You need to be hit in the head with a hockey puck by one of the Blackhawks and killed!” @carlonguys tweeted. The picture’s coming along. Now for the finishing touches. The Chicago Sun-Times recently reported that, “Despite being under investigation on suspicion of sexual assault, Blackhawks star Patrick Kane received perhaps the loudest ovation from Bears fans on Sunday [Oct. 4],” after he and teammates took the Stanley Cup to Soldier Field. And now we have it — a veritable masterpiece: The truth about the pervasive and frankly horrid rape culture that runs rampant across the United States. I’m not here to comment on the case in any great detail. It’s so bungled now that it’s hard to tell where it could possibly end up in the coming weeks. And as many of his most ardent defenders have pointed out, until Kane is legally charged, we cannot assume he is guilty. But in assuming innocence, as our justice system wants, we feed into a

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Chicago Blackhawks right winger Patrick Kane is currently under investigation for an alleged rape that took place in early August. Kane is still competing with the team despite the claims. mindset of victim-blaming — Kane couldn’t have done it. It was the woman’s fault. She was asking for it. She wants the money. Let Kane play. The problem: alleged rapists have a history of getting off. Look at Drew Doughty, or Ben Roethlisberger, or Kobe Bryant. The Kane Paradigm, if you will, is nothing new, but we should be taking a good, long look at the fact that the moment the R-word is mentioned we assume it’s a case of “The Girl Who Cried

Rape,” instead of “The Girl Who Was Raped.” Maybe Patrick Kane is innocent. Maybe he’s not. But until sports leagues start putting their foot down the moment such a serious accusation is leveled — giving more than a metaphorical slap on the wrist (and here the slap wasn’t even given by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, but by EA Sports, who ripped Kane from the cover of NHL 16) — such behavior See Kane | Page 19

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Though Loyola Marymount is consistently considered one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, it does have an eyesore on the south side of campus. From the outside, Gersten Pavilion looks like it could be a correctional facility. Its gray walls are made of concrete slabs that were assembled separately and then combined to construct this Frankenstein building. But its cold exterior hides the warm and inviting nature of what Gersten has to offer. As the stands begin to fill up, the emotions in the building become palpable. Seniors who have spent the last four years working toward their degrees have finally reached the finish line and are preparing for their final steps. Members of LMU’s service organizations guide them to their seats and help with the ceremony that is about to take place. Though there are conference championship banners hanging from the rafters, people are not here to watch a sporting event. Instead, Gersten’s crimson seats are filled with family and friends of the graduating class who have gathered for the Commencement Mass, at the home of the men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as the women’s volleyball team. It was a long journey since the students first stepped into Gersten Pavilion during orientation almost four years ago.

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One of Gersten Pavilion’s events every year is the anual Lip Sync & Stroll Off competition. “It was very bittersweet,” alumnus Garrett Harris (‘15) said. Harris graduated in the spring with a degree in film production. “Having my family, friends and loved ones there made it very special, and it will always be something I hold dear to my heart.” This was the scene last May as the class of 2015 prepared for graduation weekend. However, Gersten Pavilion did not begin as the home of the Commencement Mass for LMU. It was constructed in 1981 as a multipurpose arena to hold over 4,000 people. There are not many places on campus

that can hold that capacity, and it has since become the de facto venue for any major event. The building served as the host site for the weightlifting competition during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and was even a part-time practice facility of the Los Angeles Lakers. Today, those aspiring to play basketball professionally (and even sometimes a few of the NBA’s biggest stars) play pickup games at Gersten during the summer. But for the most part, events that take place today in the Pavilion today only See Gersten | Page 18