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Events like the shootings at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Colo. and Sandy Hook Elementary School have increasingly drawn citizens of the United States to discuss the gun policies of our nation.

In light of the national gun debate, ASLMU organized an on-campus gun policy debate in collaboration with the LMU debate team. About 50 people attended the debate, which was held in Seaver 100 on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Members of the debate team presented opposing sides of the issue, though it is important to note that the views they represented did not necessarily reflect their personal opinions.

“Part of the job of ASLMU is to increase [the] intellectual climate of the student body,” said senior sociology major and ASLMU Director of Social Justice Megan Attore. “Seeing as gun violence is such

an issue at this time, we want to provide the opportunity for the student body to participate in the national conversation of gun violence,” she said.

President Barack Obama addressed this issue in last week’s State of the Union address. According to a Jan. 16 report released by the White House, there are four main components of Obama’s gun policy: closing background check loopholes, banning military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, making schools safe and increasing access to mental health services. These changes would include a required background check for all gun sales, giving schools more resources and counselors and ensuring the coverage of mental health treatment.

LMU debators touched on many of Obama’s proposed policy changes.

The first issue discussed was the question of banning assault weapons. Sophomore sociology major Brittany McKinley teamed up with senior political science and communications double major Alexis Pierce against debate coach James Kilcup.

McKinley and Pierce advocated the banning of assault weapons and explained

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ASLMU Senate has accepted an impeachment complaint against ASLMU president and senior management major Bryan Ruiz submitted by Greek Council president and junior entrepreneurship major Lauren Coons on behalf of the Greek community. The Senate will move forward with a formal impeachment hearing next week.

During the regularly scheduled weekly Senate meeting, more than 100 students filled The Hill on the fourth floor of Malone Student Center to listen as Coons read the complaint. Coons detailed the multiple reasons why the Greek community felt Ruiz had violated his position, broken up into three separate grounds for impeachment.

The crux of the complaint concerned Ruiz’s attendance at an alleged Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) recruitment event held on campus. SAE is an unrecognized fraternity based off campus, as first reported in the Nov. 12 Loyolan article “Unofficial fraternity colonizes off campus.” Ruiz’s presidency of the organization became a point of contention last fall, though no action was taken beyond a Senate meeting discussion.

According to the complaint, an anonymous statement from a new member of one of LMU’s registered fraternities claimed that those participating in recruitment for SAE were taken to a Foley Annex classroom for an alumni night – and that Ruiz was in attendance. During that meeting, according to Coons’ statement, Ruiz

By Kevin O’KeeffeEditor in Chief

ASLMU president faces impeachment hearingThe Greek community filed a complaint against Bryan Ruiz for reasons including SAE involvement.

Obama’s new gun policy sparks on-campus debate

By Tilly RudolphStaff Writer

ASLMU and the LMU debate team hosted a debate that represented both sides of the issue.

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After nearly 450 students submitted applications to the nine service organizations on campus earlier this semester, the results were disclosed Tuesday when applicants received one of three email messages.

The messages were sent on Tuesday at about noon to let students know that “either they’ve been accepted and/or waitlisted, just waitlistedor not accepted,” said Tom King, assistant director of campus service. The students were instructed to come into the Center for Service and Action (CSA) to accept, deny or rank any invitations they received. “So if somebody didn’t get into a service org, that person knows and doesn’t have to come in.”

The invitations were given after

an application, interview and deliberation process within each service organization that occurred over the past several weeks. While each organization looked for different qualities in applicants and conducted different interviews, they all went through deliberations last weekend.

The new president of Gryphon Circle, junior English and psychology double major Kristen Trudo, explained this part of the process by saying, “We basically were locked in a room until we figured out who we were offering positions to,” Trudo said.

According to King, almost 50 percent of last year ’s applicants got into service organizations or were waitlisted. Although the figures for this year have not yet been tabulated, King expressed that last year was relatively typical, yet every year is subject to change.

“It varies by how many spots each org has. Some years, some orgs have larger classes than others. But with

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Around 450 students discovered whether they were accepted, waitlisted or rejected from service orgs.

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Junior entrepreneurship major Lauren Coons (right), the Greek Council president, read a complaint filed by the Greek community to impeach ASLMU President Bryan Ruiz in front of more than 100 students at The Hill on the fourth floor of Malone Student Center Wednesday, Feb. 20. The complaint outlined three separate arguments, which provided the foundation of the impeachment effort.

A sense of security, a sense of belonging, a sense of partnership, learning through play and relationship-based care. These are the five philosophies of the Loyola Marymount University Children’s Center (LMUCC). Founded 10 years ago last fall, the LMUCC is now home to 105 children aged six weeks to 5 years old.

According to Ani Shabazian, LMUCC director and assistant professor in the School of Education and employee of the Academic Affairs department, 70 percent of the school’s children are faculty, staff and students’ children, and the remaining 30 percent are children from the Westchester community and beyond.

“It is our belief that our society can achieve its optimal potential when we ensure educational equality for all, beginning at infancy,” Shabazian is quoted as saying on the LMUCC website.

Before coming to LMU, Shabazian was working at UCLA when she got a call saying that they were looking for directors at LMU. In addition to this, she found out that the University was starting a new child development and education program. Shabazian saw this as the perfect way to “bridge theory with practice.”

As a teacher and director, Shabazian has found herself

researching, teaching and practicing, and said that the daily lives of these children are present in her everyday life now. While she doesn’t have any children of her own, Shabazian said she often tells people she has 105 kids, and that they keep her busy.

The students at the Children’s Center stay busy themselves with the different programs that they engage in every day. Practicing what she refers to as “emerging curriculum,” Shabazian says that what the students learn is based upon the students interests.

From studying fossils to going to the farmers market to casting their votes alongside lifesize cutouts of President Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, the children are able to “immerse themselves in the LMU community, as well as the greater community,” Shabazian said.

The undergraduate students whose hands the little ones are clinging to as they walk through campus went through an involved process while applying to work at the LMUCC. After students apply through LionJobs, human resources screens applicants to see if they are qualified. If they pass this round, students are invited in for their first interview where they are given more “philosophy-based questions” such as how you approach the situation if a child bites or hits another child, according to Shabazian.

There is a second interview and after that students are placed in classrooms where the focus is to observe and “to get to feel comfortable and orient them to our philosophy,” Shabazian said.

This process is about two weeks

long. After, students are placed in a classroom with their LMUCC staff cohort. According to Shabazian, “All of the teachers are co-teachers. … They’re all equal in terms of contact with parents, curriculum, their voice being heard, contact with students [and] primary caregiving.”

Junior psychology major Kelsey Ito currently works at the LMUCC because of her interest in going into play therapy after graduation. She said that the children at the center are taught baby sign language the first day they start there. One day when she was working in the older infants/young toddlers section, Ito put food on a plate for one of the children. The child looked up at her and gave her the sign for more, but she responded that he had to eat all his food first before he got any more. The child responded by stuffing all the food in his mouth and giving her one last sign for more.

“That is my favorite story, because it was funny when it was happening, but also I was shocked how a child at such a young age could communicate by using sign language,” Ito said.

In addition to their emerging curriculum programs, students take part in different enrichment programs. For example, on Mondays a musician known as “EJ” comes to the classroom and works with a range of children from infants to preschoolers on different forms of musicology, according to Shabazian. Other enrichment programs include a field trip to Burns Recreation Center where the children learn how to hold a tennis racket, do yoga and play soccer.

As their first team sport, soccer is very “non-competitive, a very collaborative process … mostly about confidence building through competence building,” Shabazian said.

While there are six classrooms, one of them is a mixed classroom with students aged 2 to 5, according to Shabazian. This is an area where families with multiple children can keep them together if they wish.

The LMUCC works to cultivate this relationship “in and across the classroom and community” according to Shabazian, as students can visit their siblings in other classrooms.

As for the community, students take part in various service projects including canned food drives, diaper drives and garage sales. “Service is a daily part of our lives. … The families are just as invested as we are,” Shabazian said.

After five years as director of the LMUCC, Shabazian maintains the fact that she learns the most from the kids themselves. “I learn from the children a lot, they keep things so real,” she said. “I’m very present when I’m around them.”

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Children at the LMUCC take part in an “emerging curriculum” based upon their interests in addition to daily enrichment programs. The curriculum changes from year to year and the enrichment programs vary each day.

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was expected to be at the First Amendment Week (FAW) keynote speech, an event co-sponsored by the Loyolan and ASLMU.

“I think when I heard it, I couldn’t believe it,” said Greek Adviser and Assistant Director of Student Leadership and Development (SLD) Dan Faill of the allegations. “Because that’s blatantly violating University policies.”

ASLMU Adviser and Assistant Director of SLD Alexandra Froehlich also mentioned the conflict in an interview with the Loyolan, saying, “I was disappointed, because that [FAW speech] is definitely an event that we all should have been supporting.”

Coons also pointed out that the funds used to co-sponsor the speaker were from Ruiz’s discretionary budget, information she said she obtained from the Feb. 6 ASLMU Senate meeting minutes. Froehlich verified this, saying, “[The money] came out of Bryan’s budget.”

The complaint accuses Ruiz of “conduct that violates the mission of ASLMU or the University,” identified in the ASLMU bylaws as grounds for impeachment. Froehlich said before the hearing that this charge could indeed be called an infraction of Ruiz’s position.

Ruiz, a member and former president of SAE, addressed the accusation preemptively in a statement about the impeachment complaint that was released on ASLMU’s Facebook page at approximately noon on Tuesday, then later taken down

and reposted on Ruiz’s personal Facebook page. In the statement, Ruiz claimed that he was no longer SAE president at the time of the alumni night, saying, “The planning of the SAE event was an executive decision under the newly instilled president, [former SAE Vice President and senior accounting major] Nick Mecham.”

Though both Froehlich and Faill talked in interviews about SAE’s alleged illicit recruitment practices, including early bids, none of these issues beyond the alumni night were referenced in the complaint.

According to the ASLMU bylaws, any undergraduate student can file an impeachment complaint against a member of ASLMU. The complaint must be presented to the Senate with a list of possible witnesses, as well as a description of potential transgressions and the grounds for impeachment.

Senate must approve an impeachment complaint before it moves to the hearing stage. Despite his status as a member of SAE, Senator and sophomore accounting major Roy Dilekoglu was the first to motion to approve the complaint.

“I wasn’t surprised,” said sophomore psychology major and Speaker of the Senate Ceci Rangel-Garcia of Dilekoglu’s motion. “Because as Senate, we are here to hear any student concerns. It’s our job to hear everything, and that’s what the next meeting will be. He’s been a senator for two years, so he knows our regulations.”

The Senate motioned to commence impeachment

proceedings before adjourning yesterday’s meeting. The impeachment hearing will be held during the next Senate meeting, during which the senators will hear testimony from witnesses called both by ASLMU and from a list crafted by Greek Council. As Speaker of the Senate, Rangel-Garcia will act as chair of the hearing.

“Everybody really needs to separate themselves from being really close with Bryan,” Rangel-Garcia said of any potential tension or bias between senators and Ruiz. “We just are really stressing to be as objective as possible. … We all respect each other, and we respect each others’ decisions.”

Two days before the meeting, in an interview with the Loyolan, Froehlich indicated that there were other “wheels in motion” that might’ve had an impact on the impeawchment efforts. Though she indicated that said wheels were not other impeachment or resignation efforts, she did indicate that they were “possibly” removal efforts. However, these efforts seemingly did not come to pass.

Ruiz declined to comment for this story any further beyond his statement. Mecham also declined to comment, either personally or on behalf of SAE.

– Additional reporting by Tilly Rudolph, sta! writer.

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For the full text of Greek Council’s complaint, as well

as for student reactions, more photos from the Senate meeting and a link to the ASLMU bylaws,

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Sheila Koohpai, a senior political science major, member of Greek Life and ASLMU director of special events, attended the first of a series of impeachment meetings.

Things to know about impeachment1.) Who are the main parties involved?

2.) What are the charges brought against Ruiz?

3.) What is the process for impeachment?

4.) What does it mean for Ruiz to be impeached?

5.) Has an impeachment ever occurred before?

Greek Council President Lauren Coons brought an impeachment

complaint against ASLMU President Bryan Ruiz during yesterday’s

ASLMU Senate meeting. While still president of ASLMU, Ruiz was

community on campus, claimed in the formal complaint that Ruiz did

not act with integrity in choosing to simultaneously participate in an

Coons referenced three grounds for impeachment against Ruiz, citing

the ASLMU Bylaws (Article 1, Section 13, Subsection B, 1, C): Firstly,

rules, policies, or procedures as they relate to the individual’s duties

individual in question.“ Among Ruiz’s actions brought into question

University and his failure to attend an event ASLMU co-sponsored

with funds that came out of his budget, because he allegedly chose to

The impeachment process begins when an undergraduate student

brings a complaint to the Senate. The complaint is required to have a

description of the alleged misconduct and the grounds for impeachment,

and must be physically given to the senators. A senator must motion

to start the impeachment proceedings, and a senator must second this

meeting as witnesses needs to be approved by a simple majority. Since

hearing will be held. In this meeting, the speaker of the Senate will serve

as chair, and the student who brought the complaint must be present. In

this meeting, the witnesses approved in the previous meeting are called

for questioning, and only these students may be questioned. After the

questioning, the Senate holds a discussion. Following the discussion, the

Senate will vote on the impeachment. The impeachment may occur only

with a two-thirds vote of the entire Senate.

If the Senate votes for Ruiz’s impeachment, the Senate will then enter

into the removal process for Ruiz. At the following week’s Senate

meeting, a vote will be held on Ruiz’s removal. To be removed, a three-

fourths vote of the Senate is required. If this is not passed, a majority

of the students may establish a recall referendum vote for the student

body, conducted by the elections chair. The impeachment case will be

closed if a majority vote is not reached, or the referendum vote does

may not be reversed, and the vice president

Hannon Library that any similar impeachment incident has occurred in

Speaker of the Senate and sophomore psychology major Ceci

Rangel-Garcia. Because Ruiz’s case is setting a precedent, Rangel

indicated that ASLMU senators are taking precautions to ensure the

impeachment process is carried out according to ASLMU’s bylaws.

–Tilly Rudolph, staff writer

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with the outgoing Editor in Chief

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This issue, incoming Editor in Chief Kevin O’Keeffe talks with outgoing Editor in Chief Adrien Jarvis about her transition out of editorship and her cat.

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It’s bittersweet. That’s the word that I have been using to describe it.

Nothing could be more true. It’s really nice to get the chance to enjoy the end

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It was actually inspired by people telling me that I should think about it,

and that really made me decide to go for it.

It’s hard, because there are so many things that I’m proud of. I’m really

proud of the way that we have worked on our Web presence. I think that we

have done a better job of being in tune with the campus by covering more

and getting more of the breaking news. I’m proud of the ways that we have

grown as a paper.

interested. It’s a new crop every year. A fourth of the school changes every

year and it’s really important to think about that when you plan out what

direction the paper should go in.

going on my sophomore year, about not having a liquor license, because

was the piece that I wrote on addiction last year. It was a favorite in terms of

getting to know those people, learning about it and getting to write about it

that I enjoy as much as I enjoy working here, and just being comfortable

with it, whatever that might be. If anyone has any suggestions...

That’s a tough question. I’m going to try to really take advantage of my

last semester here.

He would ask me if this meant that I was going back to Boston. He’s my

best friend! We’ve been apart for four years, and it’s been hard.

staff members, expand journalism knowledge and experience really being in

a city with a downtown and a subway.

Most of my favorite movies don’t get nominated. I’m not super passionate

I’m biased because I love [screenwriter] Mark Boal because he came here,

also great.

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that an assault weapon was used in the Aurora, Colo. shootings, where it took about two minutes to kill 12 people.

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 came up on both sides of the debate. McKinley and Pierce found the assault weapons ban to be extremely beneficial. Kilcup disagreed, arguing the ban produced no results since, according to him, “There was no noticeable dip while in place, and no noticeable increase after it was lifted.”

Additionally, Kilcup explained that, according to statistics published by the FBI, in 2011 13,000 people died from incidents involving a weapon. Of these, 323 of the deaths were from rifles, meaning only 0.06 percent of all deaths produced by weapons resulted from assault weapons.

The second issue the debaters explored was the question of instituting arbitrary background checks as part of the sale of

guns. Junior political science major Giovanni Douresseau worked with junior philosophy and economics double major Krikor Kouyoumdjian to present a liberal approach against the conservative view presented by freshman political science major Landon Wike and freshman philosophy and economics double major Michael Dewey.

Wike argued at one point that background checks will not help the problem. “Background checks won’t reduce violence in this sense,” Wike said. “Insane people don’t abide by the law. Criminals will commit crimes and will not go get background checks voluntarily.”

Instead of focusing energy on implementing new laws, which they argued would not effect much change, Wike and Dewey suggested efforts such as supporting mental health issues.

“We’re not going to solve violence by just stopping guns. The problems of killing are not based on guns. Guns do not kill

people. People kill people,” said Dewey.

Senior political science major and ASLMU Director of Special Events Sheila Koohpai explained that last Wednesday’s debate followed from the election debate presented by ASLMU last semester.

“We plan to continue this tradition to provide students educational, entertaining and fun events,” she said.

As the greater debate on gun control and new laws continues on the national level, last Wednesday’s debate offered an opportunity for students on campus to actively engage in the changes that are being proposed in regard to gun policy. After last December’s Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Obama said in a statement, “We won’t be able to stop every violent act, but if there is even one thing that we can do to prevent any of these events, we have a deep obligation, all of us, to try.”

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the addition of the new women’s org this year, Esperer. That’s obviously 25 more women that are going to be in than there would have been,” King said.

Alex Santiago, a sophomore biochemistry major who accepted his invitation to join the Sursum Corda organization Tuesday, was excited when he got his email.

“I felt really relieved, because I had been anxious the entire day waiting for the email. It made the rest of my day feel really, really good,” Santiago said.

Still, service organizations are historically known to be some of the most competitive clubs on campus due to their strict size limits coupled with the high volume of applications they receive. As a result, Tuesday saw its share of applicants.

Sophomore Alyssa Perez,

a member of Belles service organization and a political science and theology double major, offered her advice for students who were disappointed with the invitation they received, saying, “It’s a real honor to even get into or to get waitlisted at one of them,” Perez said. “I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love their service org.”

For those who did not get into any service orgs this year, King stressed that service organizations are not the only way to get involved in service on campus.

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THIS WEEK’S SUBMISSION

A s an LMU freshman from the Midwest, I have jumped at every opportunity I get to

explore L.A. nightlife. From weekly frat parties to limo rides downtown, it didn’t take long for me to realize

that my fellow classmates also wanted to party just as much as I did. However, after learning of a horrific fire that occurred in a Brazilian nightclub a few weeks ago, I have begun to seriously

rethink the potentially dangerous conditions that other club goers and I might be putting ourselves in.

In the early hours of Jan. 27, Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil, went up in flames. In an article released by the Guardian on the day of the tragedy, “Brazil Mourns as Santa Maria Nightclub Death Toll Exceeds 200,” it was reported that 232 people died when the band Gurizada Fandangueira lit fireworks and flares on stage during a performance, causing the ceiling to catch fire. According to the news analysis “Harrowing Stories Emerge from Nightclub Ashes,” published by CNN on Jan. 29, investigators discovered many alarming details about the safety of Kiss nightclub. The club was found to have fake and expired fire extinguishers, and there was only a single door for the over 2,000 guests to use as an exit.

Adding insult to injury with the already broken precautionary poli-cies, the club owners allowed an

additional 1,000 patrons into the club that night – more than double the club’s legally permitted capacity of 691, according to the aforemen-tioned CNN article. Anyone who has ever been to a house party knows the chaos that erupts when it’s announced that police may be coming. The kind of panic the patrons in Brazil experienced is nowhere near comparable, but it’s easy to imagine the possibility of disaster when you go to a packed club out in Los Angeles. Even a reaction to a small fire at a house party would create an unsafe scene.

In a Jan. 27 New York Times article, “Frenzied Scene as a Toll Tops 200 in Brazil Blaze,” survi-vors shared horrific details of being inside the nightclub that morning, stating that many victims died from being trampled by the pan-icked crowd. These shocking facts make me to question whether or not many other nightclubs are fol-lowing safety laws, and if I too am putting myself in dangerous situa-tions by going out.

Of those suffocated and burned to death, 101 were students of the Federal University of Santa Maria, according to the Jan. 28 CNN arti-cle “Brazil nightclub fire: ‘Like a war zone’ with bodies piled.” Elaine Goncalves detailed the pain of los-ing one of her sons in the fire, with her other son is in critical condi-tion. In an interview in the afore-mentioned Jan. 29 CNN article, she stated: “My sons left the house looking nice, happy, playful, the two brothers together. My son left to go to a party and now he is here, inside a box. I demand justice.” As a college student, I can only begin to imagine the effect this incident has

had on their university, the city and the country.

Mexico City’s government is taking action by inspecting over 4,000 nightclubs, checking emer-gency and safety requirements. In a Jan. 31 ABC News article, “Brazil Nightclub Fire Prompts Regional Reaction,” Mexico City mayor Miguel Angel Mancera considered the incident in Brazil as “a warn-ing for the whole world. In Mexico City, with its nightlife and many places where large crowds gather, it’s essential that . . . conditions are safe.”

Likewise, anyone who owns a house in the neighborhood and plans on throwing a party ought to keep some standard of safety in mind. Setting off fireworks inside your house is a definite negative, but so is behavior that seems rela-tively harmless in comparison, like getting on the roof of a house drunk or jumping into a pool from said roof.

I hope this article doesn’t keep students from enjoying the night-life that college has to offer, but rather encourages them to be more aware of their safety before they put themselves in a dangerous sit-uation. Looking into the future, I truly hope that nightclubs and other venues focus their efforts on the safety of their facilities over the revenue earnings. Until that is accomplished, students should exercise common sense and be aware of their surroundings if and when they decide spend a night on the town.

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Impeachment must proceed with decorumP otential impeachment can really pack a

room with passionate, emotional people. That much was evident at yesterday’s

ASLMU Senate meeting where, as report-ed in the Page 1 article “ASLMU president faces impeachment hearing,” Greek Council President and junior entrepreneurship major Lauren Coons filed an impeachment com-plaint against ASLMU President and senior management major Bryan Ruiz. Between the over 100 attendees at the meeting – curiously, not including Ruiz – and Coons’ impassioned and at times tearful verbal delivery of the complaint the tension in the room was pal-pable.

The Loyolan has reviewed the formal complaint and concluded that, according to the grounds for impeachment set forth in the ASLMU bylaws, Ruiz does qualify for impeachment. It is the opinion of the Loyolan executive board that he should impeached.

As Coons writes in the complaint, Ruiz was seen at an on-campus Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) meeting held during the Loyolan’s First Amendment Week keynote event, which was co-sponsored by ASLMU. Since SAE did vio-late University policy as an off-campus organi-zation holding an on-campus event, and since in his own statement, Ruiz said that he “[felt] the obligation to take the blame” about the meeting when talking to Department of Public Safety officers on the scene, he has clearly admitted to breaking University policy. The third grounds for impeachment in the ASLMU bylaws is defined as “conduct that severely damages the integrity or authority of ASLMU or the office held by the individual in ques-

tion,” and as the complaint concludes, “the breaking of University policy clearly damages the authority of Bryan’s position along with the authority of ASLMU.”

The Loyolan commends Coons and Greek Council for researching their complaint thor-oughly, as well as ASLMU Senate for moving to the full hearing phase next week. There is a clear case against Ruiz, and it would be unjust not to see the case to its natural conclusion.

However, when the involved parties meet once again next Wednesday, the Loyolan implores everyone to keep a cool head and a sense of decorum. While Coons’ passion yes-terday was evident from the outset, as the meeting went on her statements became less factual and more personal, to the detriment of those watching who may not have made up their minds. So, to Greek Council and Coons: On Wednesday, leave the intense emotion behind. Calling Ruiz’s integrity into question or insulting SAE’s national reputation and GPA, both of which Coons explicitly does in the complaint, are inappropriate and unneces-sary. To the Senate: When things are clearly getting out of hand, diffuse the tension. Make these proceedings as professional as they should be.

While the Loyolan sees the facts of the case as black-and-white – that Ruiz can and very much should be impeached – it’s easy to start seeing in shades of gray when emotions and personal attacks blur the picture. During the impeachment hearing, we hope that par-ticipants on both sides check their emotions at the door and give this case the levelheaded attention it deserves.

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This is the opinion of Taylor Kirkham, a freshman communication studies major from Minneapolis, Minn. Please send comments to aheck@theloyolan.com.

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Page 7OPINIONSlow the second-term slumpUpon returning to LMU after

winter break, I had about 48 hours to unpack, reorganize,

prioritize, buy books, eat and, ulti-mately, sleep. Only two actually got done; I’ll let you guess which ones.

I came back to school feel-ing behind, like I had managed to preemptively lose the race before it even started. And that’s not the best way to start the new year.

I’m not trying to be dramatic, but seriously y’all, I think I’m

in the middle of an existential crisis. Maybe a ‘quarter-life crisis’ is more applicable, seeing as I’m toeing the line before my 20th birthday.

Some of my best friends have become consumed with Greek life, and many of my other friends have dedicated themselves to other orga-nizations on campus. It seems that everyone, myself included, is a lot busier this semester, and I’m having a hard time regaining the balance I had earlier this school year.

In short, I have found myself in a midwinter funk, not being able to focus on school work, but not doing anything particularly fun either. What happened to the spontane-ous camping trips? The late-night adventures coupled with the early-morning homework sessions? I feel stagnant, unmotivated and other-wise disenchanted; when I imagined the second semester of my college experience, I didn’t envision just simply existing.

I have so many things to look forward to this semester, too. From spring break to Coachella and even my birthday, the list of festivities seems never-ending. So why can’t I

get my act together?I’ve spent much time thinking

this over, and I think I figured it out. I fully grasp the fleeting nature of this time in my life. I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s pretty much the only time that it is even somewhat socially accept-able to make as many mistakes as we college fools do without having to deal with the consequences that real-world adults must face. The minimal responsibility and maxi-mal freedom that characterize my college days make for some great times. But they also leave me won-dering: What’s next?

I know I’m not alone in this, either. I’ve talked to many people, and everyone feels a little rushed. It’s strange to think that I only have a few more months here at LMU before summer, and then I’ll go back to Dallas. Or am I going to stay in California? Maybe I’ll travel?

I’m at a point in my life where I wish everything would just slow down for a second, but it seems to be doing just the opposite. So it seems I have identified the problem: I feel as though I am not taking full advantage of what is supposed to be the best time of my life. But what exactly is the cure?

This past week, in the middle of my productive procrastination (oops, I mean spring cleaning), I found the book “What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?” written by the cast of the TV show “The Buried Life” two years after its final season. I find this question ever pressing and yet slightly pointless: It is impos-sible to live every day to the fullest. Nonetheless, it is a reminder that we should not live our lives planning for the future or fearing that we are wasting our time. To quote “Buried Life” member Jonnie Penn in the book, “Don’t bank on happiness as a prize so far down the road that you forget the joy of right now. This

is your ‘one wild and precious life,’ and it’s up to you to decide what to do with it.”

I think the reason that we might be so afraid to start functioning as normal human beings is that every responsibility that we take on is a reminder that we are on our way to – if not in the midst of – adulthood.

Upon becoming the opinion editor at the Loyolan, I had to take on a lot more responsibility. I no longer work two-hour shifts like my first semes-ter, but spend a good amount of time and energy pouring myself into the paper. My friends, as excited as they were for me, couldn’t help but voice a little worry.

It’s not as if they were trying to discourage me from doing what I wanted or needed to do, but they couldn’t get past the time commit-ment, and I get it. I have managed to devolve in the way of prioritizing and time management since arriv-ing at college, so doing more doesn’t seem like a viable option in my already busy life. But I don’t think the answer is to shy away from responsibility in the form of oppor-tunities that come my way.

I think the answer to my problem, an issue shared by many, is to do just the opposite. Yes, it seems like my time at school is flying by. And yes, this should be one of the best times of my life, but putting too much pressure on the future and present is stifling what could be an amazing adventure and making me more of a deer in the headlights than a go-getter. I need to stop wor-rying so much and start making use of the opportunities – be they internships or late-night adventures – that come my way. Slowly but surely, I am starting to realize that responsibility is not the enemy, and adulthood is not a final destination.

What the HeckBy Allie HeckOpinion Editor

This is the opinion of Allie Heck, a freshman business major from Dallas, Texas. Please send comments to aheck@theloyolan.com.

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Re: “Girl-on girl crime: guilty as charged,” Feb. 11

Dear Asst. Opinion Editor,

As a member not only of a registered Greek organization but also as a member of Greek Council Executive Board, I was taken aback by Allie Heck’s article “Girl-on girl crime: guilty as charged.” I understand that sorority recruitment may appear daunting from the outside perspective, especially that of a freshman who has not experienced the process !rsthand. However, I believe there is misinformation about the process. Yes, each visit with each chapter has a limited amount of time on each given day, but it’s important to remember that there are over 400 potential new members going through recruitment with only six registered National Panhellenic Conference chapters. So of course, there is only so much that can be accomplished in this short amount of time. That being said, as a whole we recognize that there are some "aws in the process, which is why we created a committee last fall to address these issues and !nd a way to bring about change to the process.

In regards to “girl-on-girl” crime, it can appear to be competitive, especially with Greek Week and Lip Sync competitions. However, it is important to also take note of the things that bring us all together as a Greek community. As Greek Council, we restructured our executive board positions to remove “co-VP of Greek Week” and replace it with “co-VP of Interfraternalism.” Additionally, just last week, sorority members came together as a collective for the “No Letters, Just Boxes” event in order to organize clothing donations for local women’s shelters. So although it may appear that we are “pitting girls against other girls,” we are actually striving to eliminate this frame of mind that others may have in the LMU community.

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Formula for success: An Oscar algorithm to predict winnersMy Oscar-prognosticating ob-

session is so severe that when the tour guide of the

Dolby Theatre called me “Rain Man,” I replied, “Best Picture Winner of 1988.” Much like “Rain Man,” when

the Oscar season begins, I devise a

specific algorithm to predict a movie’s success. I create a point system in which a film earns points based on its rankings among various sites – in-cluding GoldDerby, Feinberg Forecast and Gurus o’ Gold – and the various nominations and wins a film receives from critics groups, award shows and

guild awards. Through my system, I was able to foresee the surprise wins of Jean DuJardin (“The Artist”) and Meryl Streep (“The Iron Lady”) last year. Below are my predictions of some of the more competitive cat-egories of the year and how they will shake out.

Best PictureThis Best Pic-

ture year is a strange one for sure. Once the nominees were a n n o u n c e d , “Argo” was thought to be dead in this cat-egory because Ben Affleck was

snubbed for Best Director. However, Hollywood cried out against this snub and so far “Argo” has won the top prize from the Producers Guild Awards (PGA), the Critics’ Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the Direc-tors Guild of America (DGA) and the Writers Guild Awards (WGA). It seems “Argo” will become the fourth movie in history to win Best Picture without a Best Director nomination (the last film to do so was “Driving Miss Daisy” in 1989). If the Affleck snub really did mean voters were not too pleased with “Argo,” though, then “Lincoln” could pull a surprise. However, I think the real

spoiler to look out for has to be “Silver Linings Playbook.” Not only did it get eight nominations, but producer Har-vey Weinstein has been doing a great

job of making the film seem to be an important comedy about mental illness rather than an above-average romantic comedy.

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Best Supporting ActorOne of the most competitive catego-

ries in recent history, three contenders are neck-in-neck for the win. Tommy Lee Jones (“Lincoln”) has the SAG win in his back pocket. However, the fa-mous curmudgeon isn’t exactly one to go campaigning. Robert De Niro, on the other hand, has been going all over town campaigning on behalf of “Sil-ver Linings Playbook.” Cementing his hands and feet at the Chinese Theatre and crying on “The Today Show,” De Niro is in it to win it. Christoph Waltz (“Django Unchained”) claimed both the Golden Globe and the BAFTA for his performance which, while similar to his Oscar-winning performance in “Inglou-rious Basterds,” is much more likable. He also has the advantage of being in roughly 95 minutes of his film, whereas Jones and De Niro are true supporting characters with limited screen time. While the algorithm predicts Jones, Waltz and De Niro have been surging and I think that having a growing mo-mentum is what truly creates a winner. I might have to go with De Niro for the win.

This is the opinion of Christopher James, a junior screenwriting and marketing double major from Lodi, Calif. Please send comments to cjames@theloyolan.com.

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By Christopher JamesA&E Editor

Logos: “Amour,” Sony Classics; “Argo,” Warner Bros.;“Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Fox Search-light; “Django Unchained,” Weinstein Company; “The Impossible,” Summit Entertainment;“Les Misérables,” Universal; “Life of Pi,” Fox; “Lincoln,” Buena Vista; “The Master,” Weinstein Company;

“Silver Linings Playbook,” Weinstein Company; “Zero Dark Thirty,” Sony Pictures.

Best ActressIt was supposed to be the battle

of the ingenues. Jennifer vs. Jes-sica; the hot girlfriend vs. the steely strong woman; rom-com princess vs. post-modern feminist. However, something strange happened along the way; Oscar voters seemed to not care for “Zero Dark Thirty” as much as people believed. In fact, they went completely nuts for “Silver Linings Playbook,” nominating it for every-thing. While that seemed to pave the way for Jennifer Lawrence’s march to victory, over the past couple weeks, Emmanuelle Riva, the oldest Oscar nominee ever (whose 86th birthday falls on Oscar night), has been staging an upset. With a fresh BAFTA win and tons of “Amour” fans, that could very well happen. However, Oscar voters will usu-ally go for the babe over anyone, and the “Amour” surge seemed to happen a tad too late. Lawrence is a frontrunner but not a shoe-in.

M ost people have Super Bowl parties. I have Oscar par-ties. The planning begins the

morning the Oscars are announced. Ever since I began watching the Os-

cars in 1998, I have marked the oc-casion with special Os-car menus, decorations and bets.The Food

The key to success for an Os-car soirée is to make

sure the food is not only good, but also appli-cable to the

films nominated. Creativity brings home the prize. Feel free to mix it up with some themed appetizers, as not every film lends itself well to be represented by food (how does one depict “Amour” in food?). For exam-ple, last year not only did I barbecue hot dogs in honor of “Moneyball,” I served up some of Minnie’s pies from “The Help” and represented movie-loving “Hugo” through popcorn.

This year, don’t forget to serve up some bread in honor of the loaf Jean Valjean stole that got him thrown into jail at the beginning of “Les Mi-sérables.” Also, no Oscar party can be truly complete without some of Mrs. Solitano’s game day Crabbie Snacks from “Silver Linings Playbook.”

With so many movies set in and around water, this year is perfect for pescatarian movie lovers. Both “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and “Life of Pi” could serve up some sea-food delicacies.

Perhaps the most fun part of the Oscar menu is crafting the dessert menu. To celebrate the 13th Amend-ment in “Lincoln,” why not serve up some chocolate cupcakes and sign each cupcake with frosting as if it were a piece of legislation? A look into Austrian pastries can serve as representation for “Amour.” Lastly, Calvin Candie’s white cake from “Django Unchained” is non-negotia-ble. Sometimes the movies just tell you what food to serve.The Decorations

There are some cornerstones of my decorating that date back to my very first Oscars telecast. Since that night when “Titanic” won 11 Oscars, I have been adding onto my Winners Board, which details every winner of the major six categories since I began my Oscar journey. It adds a great sense of gravitas to see right next to the TV a large wall filled with the company the night’s winners will be joining in history, even if that club includes Sandra Bullock and Hilary

Swank.As fun as it is to look back, this

night is all about 2012 in film, and I like to create a profile for each nomi-nee. Each Oscar year is like a high school graduation class, and I want to look back at what wonders the Os-car class of 2012 had in store for the viewing public.

Lastly, and possibly the most fun decoration series I always indulge in, is the graveyard of snubs. Did your favorite not make the cut? Be a little cathartic and honor them as well even if they won’t be gathered at the Dolby Theatre. All I can say is that this year that wall will be filled with a collage of pictures of Nicole Kidman in “The Paperboy.”The Betting

It is always fun to raise the stakes of Oscar night. However, it is always more interesting if you do more than just bet money. I like to bet din-ners, trips to the movies, concession stand goodies or even start bets that require the losers to do embarrass-ing things. In a year with so many competitive categories, there are lots of ways for people to be wrong, and that leaves so many opportunities for fun shenanigans.

At the end of day, the Oscars are a party. Whether you are planning a giant extravaganza like myself or having a small viewing party with some friends, remember that film is made for audiences and the Oscars are made to celebrate what brought joy and entertainment into our lives. Enjoy the show and enjoy it with your fellow movie buffs.

This is the opinion of Christopher James, a junior screenwriting and marketing double major from Lodi, Calif. Please send comments to cjames@theloyolan.com.

O ne of my favorite questions on the evening of the Academy Awards is, “Who are you wear-

ing?” I have been watching the Oscars for years, including during my high school years, when I would watch in my prom dresses to feel like a red carpet

celebrity. This year will be no different; I will be watching with all of my friends here at LMU to ad-mire the glitz, glamour and overall fabu-lousness of an evening at the Oscars.

Armani, Dior and Marchesa gowns domi-nate the star-studded red carpet, where celebrities are dressed to the nines in the most glamorous designers. Old Hollywood elegance met sophisticated style with San-dra Bullock in a Marchesa gown at the 2010 Academy Awards. In my mind, that remains the red car-pet moment to be topped. I loved the silver sparkled with a tint of gold, com-plementing her skin tone with an effer-vescent glow. The lace at the top of the gown gave an overall soft, feminine ap-peal to the dress, and did not distract or overpower the beauty of the wearer. All of her natural beauty was accentuated and heightened with great effectiveness.

Every actor and actress wants to look their best on the red carpet; however, a select few stand out from the crowd. My favorite celebrities to watch this

award season are Anne Hathaway and Marion Cotillard. Hathaway has always been a favorite of mine. Her gorgeous face and runway-model figure make h e r a dream come true for any de-

signer to dress. This Oscar season, the pressure is on for her as a Best Sup-porting Actress nominee; however, Hathaway is no novice to the red car-pet or the Oscar stage.

Hathaway tends to gravitate towards

lighter colors in her choice of

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Awards and Golden Globe

Awards gowns were both white/off-white, with overlaid sparkle. Hathaway is never afraid to flaunt her pale skin tone, and for this I applaud her. The only question I have is this: Will she play it safe or will she step outside her comfort zone with a blast of color?

Another favorite of mine to look for on the red carpet is Marion Cotillard. In my opin-

ion, she is a fierce fashionista. Her style takes the risks of this contemporary age, while maintaining a classic elegance. At this year’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, Cotillard wore a dress with multi-col-ored floral embellishments. Although the dress had a lot going on, she pulled the outfit together with nude gladiator heels and a nude clutch. It is simplistic accessories like these that bring stability to any fashion risk. At the Golden Globe Awards, Cotillard pulled off orange. I would typically say anything that re-sembles a prison jumpsuit is a no on the red carpet; however, Cotillard proved me wrong. Her asymmetrical dress is cinched with half of a silver metal belt to accentuate her waist. Her classic, pointed toe pumps bring the natural sex appeal that Marion Cotillard embodies.

Although I will not be running out to buy an Oscar gown anytime soon, I still love watching the red carpet fashion and statements made by high-end de-signers. Many of these statements come from basic rules of fashion that should be applied to every wardrobe. My basic rules for fashion are as follows:

This is the opinion of Alicia Burruel, a junior commu-nication studies major from Stockton, Calif. Please send comments to cjames@theloyolan.com.

By Alicia BurruelContributor

Christopher James

Glitz and glamour: Stars to look out for on the Oscar red carpet

Chris CultureBy Christopher JamesA&E Editor

How to throw a perfect Oscar party

A hall of winners is a nice touch to anyone’s Oscar decoration. Above are some such winners in the past decade.

Design: Tyler Barnett and Sydney Franz | LoyolanPhotos: Oscar statue, Flickr Creative Commons;

Anne Hathaway, Associated Press.

February 21, 2013Page 10 www.laloyolan.comARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The staff at Strub Theatre had to turn away theater-goers for the first two sold-

out showings of “The Cripple of Inishmaan.” But after watching the theatre arts’ production of the hilarious dark comedy, directed by theatre arts lecturer Dana Fried-man, I was not surprised. The entertaining two-hour production about the unlikely story of the self-pitying Cripple Billy – played by freshman theatre arts major Mike Rose – totally justified the high de-mand.

The actors’ performances and the sharp delivery of Irish play-wright Martin McDonagh’s dev-ilishly witty, yet silly, script was highly engaging. “The Cripple of Inishmaan” had me in fits of laugh-ter, shock and curiosity from start to finish.

Right when you enter the Strub Theatre for the show, you are in-stantly transported to the seedy

yet quaint island of Inishmaan. The set designer, theatre arts pro-fessor Maureen Weiss, achieved understated authenticity from the detail of the main set to the theatre’s overall atmosphere. Au-dience members are first taken through a pre-show room to set the mood. Framed manuscripts of old folkloric stories about luckless Irish villagers hang on the walls as Mumford & Sons plays in the back-ground.

Once I entered the stage area, Inishmaan truly materialized. I don’t know if the Strub Theatre is naturally dusty or if the hazy air was a strategic choice by Weiss, but it definitely helped to form the Island of Inishmaan in my imagi-nation. The set was one of the most interesting parts of the production. It was a simple wooden structure with sparse furniture that was collapsed and shaped by the ac-tors throughout the play. It trans-formed from a bedroom to a small market to a dock. The versatility of the set added to the play’s intrigue and overall creativity. The floor of the wooden set was carefully cov- ered with papier-mâché-made cop-

ies of the script, a charming detail that would prove handy to protect the set during some of the play’s messier scenes.

In terms of performance, every actor went above and beyond to truly embody the quirks of the in-dividual Irish townspeople. The actors had to deliver their lines in a rural Irish accent that was quite hard to decipher at times. It seemed like it was difficult to mas-ter the accents, as there were a few delivery slip-ups here and there. However, overall the accents were fairly clean. The direction of dia-lect coach Andrea Odinov Fuller and the confidence of the actors made the dialogue run smoothly, and any American-sounding word that slipped into an actor’s speech

was but a minor flaw in the grand scheme of the performance.

Senior theatre arts major Joe Hospodor played the unlikely hero, Johnnypateenmike, a personality I truly loved to hate. Every actor created a wonderful character dy-namic, but Hospodor truly made the play come alive with his em-bodiment of the crotchety old vil-lage gossip. Hopsodor’s facial ex-pressions, accent and skillful use of proxemics on stage allowed him to stand out as the play’s best per-former.

Rose’s performance as Cripple Billy was effective but slightly un-memorable. Rose hit the self-pity-ing and helplessness of his char-acter head on, but I kept wanting more. I was expecting bigger reac-tions and more confidence on stage,

an admittedly challenging feat when playing a very unconfident character. Rose could improve his own character’s dynamic, but his interaction with other characters is wonderfully executed, and he gave a solid performance overall.

The play is definitely a must-see for both theatre buffs and theatre despisers alike. The final shows of “Cripple of Inishmaan” will be held this weekend, Feb. 21, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. at Strub Theatre. Stu-dents can pick up tickets for $10 in advance for faculty, staff and students, $15 cash at the door for everyone.

This is the opinion of Mary Grace Cerni, a sophomore communication studies ma-jor from West Covina, Calif. Please send comments to mcerni@theloyolan.com.

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Theatre ReviewBy Mary Grace CerniAsst. A&E Editor

Senior art history major Jennifer Kirk (right) plays the badly behaved Helen who often verbally abuses Cripple Billy (left), played by freshman theatre arts major Mike Rose, throughout the show. The exchange is fierce, yet humorous.

Liana Bandziulis | Loyolan

‘Cripple of Inishmaan’ a hilarious, dark comedy

The “Inishmaan” troupe performed to a sold-out audience for its first two shows, which were received by a thunderous round of applause at curtain call.

Liana Bandziulis | Loyolan

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Police call in army support

How out of control can one house party get? This past Saturday evening, the West-chester neighborhood respond-ed to a large party within the residential community by contacting the United States Army Reserves for assistance, rather than contacting the Los Angeles Police Department or the Department of Public Safety (DPS).

As part of a new neighbor-hood safety and noise con-trol act enacted by Congress, the U.S. Army is now able to make house calls to silence noisy neighbors, and resi-dents around the Westchester community are making use of this service to break up LMU house parties.

Army officials rolled onto the normally quiet Ogelsby Av-enue. in a large armored tank

around 11:03 p.m. carrying a large number of backup sol-diers and many live rounds of ammunition. Senior recording arts major Travis Parker, an eyewitness at the party – and the DJ of the party according to further sources – was one of the first at the party to see the Army roll down the street an its armored tank.

“They sent in about seven soldiers in the front door after blasting the entire house with tons of tear gas,” said Travis Parker. “It is sad that I try to have a good Saturday night and I have to spend the next days rubbing my red and swol-len eyes.”

A reported 200 LMU stu-dents tried to flee the scene of the party safely. However, the Army brought in a helicopter for soldiers to apprehend the intoxicated students that were trying to hide on the roof.

“It was mass chaos when I saw the soldiers coming from out of the sky,” said alumnus David Wooderson (’08), who ended up falling from the roof and breaking three ribs and an arm after trying to run

from the soldiers that were chasing him. “I had no idea what was going on or how I got down, but the next thing I knew I was in the hospital and was handcuffed to the bed.”

Neighbors on the street did not expect as much commotion from the Army’s arrival, but said they believed that such drastic steps were necessary.

“I was doing all right until I kept hearing loud music com-ing from next door while I was trying to get to sleep,” said Paul Oldman, the next-door neighbor to the house that hosted the party. “Students need to know that there are other, more considerate ways to have fun on the weekends. I tended to enjoy a good game of Yahtzee back in my college days.”

After the party had been broken up, the Army felt it was necessary to seize the Ogelsby property. According to Army official Major John Pat-ton, the seizure of the property was meant to not only discour-age residents from throwing parties, but was also a safety measure.

Off-campus complaints leads to an increase in LAPD noise calls.By Prince JamesRuler of the LOY Kingdom

Associated Press

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has stepped up its efforts to contol the party scene in the West-chester community. Students have seen helicopters, swat cards and aggressive police at off-campus functions.

*The Bluff is a humorous/satirical section published in the Loyolan. All content on this page is fictional. All quotes attributed to real campus figures are completely fabricated; persons otherwise mentioned are completely fictional. The content on this page is the work of Managing Editor Dan Raffety, A&E Editor Christopher James, Senior Editor Nathan Dines and Graphic Designer Stephanie Schiller. Photos were taken from Loyolan Archives and the Associated Press.

The Bluff

Public Safety Records

1. Amanda, nice to finally get the chance to meet you. Hit any more cars in Drollinger lately [see the Oct. 29 Loyolan article “Bynes’ driving not ‘all that’”]?

[Smirks] You wearing a wire or something?

2. That’s an odd question, seeing as I told you I’m recording this conversation – but we’ll let it slide. What would you say is your fondest memory from your time on the bluff so far?

You know, I really loved filming ‘‘She’s the Man.” I’d be nominated for all the Academy Awards if that was re-released.

3. What?

Speaking of that movie, cut my hair short and put me on the court and I guarantee I could turn the men’s basketball season around. I’m just like Anthony Ireland – short, but speedy.

4. Oh, so you follow the team? Are you a big fan?

Well, Anthony {Ireland}’s a little cutie. Hook me up!

5. I’ll do what I can. I’ve heard rumors that your dorm room smells like apricots and all the light bulbs are red, and also that you have a doll collection – minus the heads. Can you explain that?

You know, it’s all a matter of taste. That’s just the sort of vibe I like to have. It helps inspire me to be the best actress – or I guess, student – that I can be.

6. OK. So, have any of your professors make a lasting impact on you?

I didn’t, like, go to any classes regularly. Wasn’t the syllabus just a suggestion? Amanda Bynes doesn’t follow the rules. She blazes her own trail.

7. Is that what you told the court after your run-­ins with the police?

You know who one of my best friends is here on campus? This girl – I can’t remember her name – but she probably has more parking tickets than I do. I think she did one of these question things before. She’s the only one on this stupid bluff who really gets me.

8. Nice evasion – I guess. What do you think of Greek Council trying to impeach ASLMU President Bryan Ruiz?

Oh my God, I love Vinnie!! He’s so nice. He always says hi to so many people on campus. I can’t believe they’re trying to kick him out.

9. I guess it’s lucky for you Vinnie isn’t the one being targeted by Greek Council, then. But that’s besides the point. Would you be ashamed to wear a scarlet ‘A,’ like the one Emma Stone wore in your movie “Easy A?”

My ‘A’ would be for Amanda! Or maybe for “amazing,” which is how I’ve been doing ever since I retired from acting.

10. I heard that you rejoined Twitter at the end of last year, after a two-­year hiatus. What brought you back?

I heard that there’s some account – @OverheardatLMU or something – and they were tweeting stuff kids at LMU claimed they heard me say. So I figure, if people want to know what I think, why not just give them the real stuff? I like gymnastics classes, I try out new hair colors. You can see all that on my feed.

11. I’ll check it out. Do you think that you’ll return to acting again?

I see me on TV all the time. I was on “All That,” I was on “The Amanda Show.” Just check out Nick at Nite.

with a B-list celebrity

LMU part-time student Amanda Bynes made news last semester after she hit a number of parked cars in Drollinger.

This issue, Gossip Editor Dirty Dines sits down with junior undeclared major Amanda Bynes to discuss ASLMU President Bryan Ruiz’s impending impeachment.

Adrien Jarvis’ Personal Album

11 CREEPY QUESTIONS

LMU WINS:Award for Cleanest Toilets in West Region

LMU is back in the news again – the cleanliness of bathrooms on campus has taken the West Coast by storm. U.S. News and World Report’s Annual

all times and keeping restrooms excrement-free zones. LMU janitorial work-er Jonathan Morales is more than pleased with the award: “It’s about time we got some recognition for our restrooms. I can’t remember the last time I

happen here. Plus, I love that we beat Pepperdine [University], and someone needs to tell USC to clean up after themselves.”

1. Loyola Marymount University -> 99% of toilets clean2. Pepperdine University -> 47% of toilets clean3. Chapman University -> 38% of toilets clean4. UCLA -> 15% of toilets clean5. University of Southern California -> 0% of toilets clean

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Chris Delgado | dd

     

The University of Colorado at Boulder dominated LMU’s club rugby team 76-3 last Saturday in a non-conference game. Since the game was a non-con-ference game, the loss will not affect the team’s seeding in the playoffs. The team has a 2-1 conference record and faces North County Colleges at 3 p.m. this Saturday at Sullivan Field.

Sophomore Trevor Megill was named the Rawlings WCC Pitcher of the Week on Monday after pitching seven scoreless innings in a 1- 0 victory over the University of Utah last Saturday.

LMU’s club men’s lacrosse team fell 9-4 to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at home last Sunday. The Lions are currently riding a three-game losing streak. This Saturday they travel to Las Vegas for a non-divisional game against Brigham Young University.

The LMU club women’s lacrosse team takes on UC Irvine at 10 a.m. at this Sunday at Leavey Field. This is LMU’s first game since the team’s 14-13 win over UC Santa Barbara in early February.

The LMU swimming team heads to East Los Angeles College this Wednesday through Sunday for the four-day 2013 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships. One swimmer to keep an eye on is freshman Kristen Clarno, who will be competing in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley. Clarno is seeded in scoring position in every event she’s competing in, except the 50-yard freestyle.

LMU ATHLETICS NEWS ANDNOTES FROM THE

PAST WEEK

Junior Kevin Joerger won the 3000-meter race in track last Saturday at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Meet last Saturday. Joerger set a personal record, finishing the race with a time of 8.35.55.

Information compiled by Kevin Cacabelos, Sports editor; Graphic Mercedes Pericas | Loyolan

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working on that this year.”LMU has a young team this

year, with nine freshmen on the 23-player roster. The team graduated four seniors last year: Sam Fischer, Kelly Sarginson, Kylie Ahlo and Brittany Pereda. Fischer, a big loss for the team this season, continued to play for the 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team in the World Cup of Softball. Ferrin noted her absence this year both as a teammate and a person.

“She was what I call, in a nice way, goofy,” Ferrin said. “She kept everybody relaxed. She kept ev-erybody involved. She was always happy-go-lucky, always keeping people up and yet could perform at the highest levels in the country.”

Despite the loss of talent, the team seems to have confidence in its young squad. Senior pitcher Dana Waldusky said that she experienced a similar situation when she played softball during

her freshman year at UC Davis before transferring to LMU.

“I was a part of a team that had about 10 freshmen,” Waldusky said. “It’s a lot different being a freshman and then seeing all the freshmen.”

However, it seems that the young team will not negatively af-fect the team.

“They all work hard, and that’s all we can ask for,” Waldusky said.

When preparing for an upcoming tournament, teams often focus on specific physical skills, but Waldusky said that her team will focus on a more mental aspect of the game: communication.

“A lot of practice has been work-ing on communication with each other,” Waldusky said. “Making sure that we know the counts, knowing how many outs there are, where we’re going to go with the next plays. It’s very key when you’re playing the best teams in the nation.”

The Lions will play two games the first day, one game on the

second and another double-header on the third. LMU still has a long way to go in its season before conference play starts on March 23, but Harman said that the conference schedule is the team’s main focus of the year.

“The past seasons, we’ve always been really good, and then towards the end we can never win those last games to win our conference,” Harman said. “I’m hoping this sea-son that I can contribute to win-ning a ring.”

Ferrin said that there isn’t one aspect of the game that will be most important for the tournament this weekend.

“You need to be firing in all phases of the game. Maybe a great pitcher can carry you, but outside of that you’ve all got to do your job,” Ferrin said.

After this weekend the Lions head to Clearwater, Fla. on March 1 for the University of Southern Florida’s Under Armour Invitational to continue their preseason schedule.

Softball to play in national tournamentSoftball from Page 16

Loyolan Archives

Junior third baseman Meghan Harman takes a swing in a 2012 preseason game against CSU Northridge. She has been hitting .400 so far this year.

“And I’m trying to find out what makes [Osborne] tick, what makes [junior forward Godwin Okonji] tick to get them mad and just play furi-ous out there.”

However, they will enter the game having been bitten by the injury bug once again, as the Lions learned earlier this week that junior guard Ayodeji Egbeyemi will miss the rest of the season – regular and post – with a tear in his groin. Ac-cording to Egbeyemi, he will miss approximately eight weeks, side-lining him through the West Coast Conference (WCC) Championships

in March. “It gives [redshirt senior guard

Taylor] Walker a chance to play. And Taylor is one of the better on-ball defenders in our league. He’s been awesome, I can’t say enough for his defense the last game against [Saint Mary’s senior guard] Matthew Del-lavedova,” Good said.

However, Egbeyemi absence and the rest of LMU’s ongoing struggles will continue to provide an opportu-nity for players who are normally relegated to the southern end of the bench, which is one of the reason’s why Walker, a walk-on, and fresh-man forward Marin Mornar have

become new additions to the Lions’ starting lineup.

“It was kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing,” said Walker of his insertion into the starting lineup. “I had no idea it was going to happen. Now that I’ve been in this role, I feel like I just have to go out there and give it my all. If I go out there and mess up, I just have to keep playing hard and through it and hopefully something good will come of it and we’ll get a win.”

Tonight the Lions will face the USF Dons, who knocked off the Lions by nine in mid-January, but sit at just 4-9 in the WCC stand-

ings. Mathematically, the Dons and Lions could conceivably still swap places in the standings – assum-ing the former loses the rest of their games and the latter wins the rest.

The Dons come into Gersten Pa-vilion on the heels of a 10-point loss to the then-No. 5 Gonzaga Bulldogs, despite the scoreboard being tied at 45 with less than 11 minutes remaining. They are led by the ju-nior duo of forward Cole Dickerson (14.6 PPG and 9.6 RPG) and point guard Cody Doolin (12.4 PPG and 5.8 APG) and are the best 3-point shooting team in the conference, converting a blistering 40.2 percent

from beyond the arc as a collective unit this season.

“I feel like just playing our game, executing our offense and limiting them on offense,” said Ireland in re-gards to the Lions’ strategy. “Their entire starting five is pretty much shooters. Their bigs are shooters, so that’ll be tough on our bigs, but we just have to go out there, execute and play our game and just knowing we can win.”

Tonight’s action against the Dons begins at 7 p.m. in Gersten Pavilion, while Saturday’s matchup will also tip-off at 7 p.m. in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Losing streak taking toll on men’s basketballM.Bball from Page 16

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Jerry Buss: Los Angeles Lakers’ visionary

Infused with purple and gold, “Showtime” and a little bit of Magic, the year

1979 breathed new life into Los Angeles, Calif. Since its move from Minneapolis in 1960, Lakers basketball simply existed in the mecca of entertainment

and celebrity. Even though it had harbored legends of the game and produced one of the winningest teams of all time during the 1971-72 season, basketball was not synonymous with entertainment culture in Los Angeles.

But Dr. Jerry Buss, who

passed away on Monday at the age of 80, brought his eclectic background of physical chemistry and real estate to Tinseltown and cultivated L.A.’s basketball culture anew by way of a $67.5 million purchase: the National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Lakers.

He bought the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings (which he later sold), The Forum and a large ranch, in addition to the basketball franchise, from Jack Kent Cooke in 1979. However, it was what Buss did with the Lakers – turning the organization into a cultural staple of Los Angeles – that cemented his legacy as an

owner of a professional sports franchise. Under Buss, the Lakers, already rich with six titles, became a product of the rich getting richer, eventually rising up as the most valuable basketball team.

Under his methodical, innovative and yet risk-taking approach to ownership, Buss’s vision transformed NBA basketball into a spectacle worthy of Hollywood.

Most teams had cheerleaders, but only one franchise had Laker Girls. They added a layer of sexy that no other team was able to compete with at the time.

Courtside seats did not exist

– in fact, they were viewed as outrageous and a plan waiting to fail. But Buss saw the future, recognizing that the city of Los Angeles was about the stars, the scene and the V.I.P.s. So he combined the ultimate fan experience of watching a game on the floor while also creating a place where the popular kids of Hollywood wanted to sit.

Without Jerry Buss, Jack Nicholson, Dyan Cannon and the guy who sits next to the Lakers’ bench and smacks a rolled-up program against his hands (Norm Pattiz is his name, in case you didn’t know) might never have become the Lakers

icons they currently are. As a sly poker player who had

obtained his fortune through real estate, Buss understood that it didn’t just take money to make money – it required money to construct a brand, and eventually, an empire.

The 25-year, $25 million contract he gave to his eventual Hall of Fame guard Magic Johnson wasn’t just “the largest contract in professional sports history” (at the time in 1981), it was a fantasy executed in real life.

Buss’ willingness to go “all in” allowed the Lakers to become the tropical paradise of NBA teams.

It allowed him to sign superstars such as Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant to superstar-sized contracts, while also putting up the cash to bring in the quality role players to surround his alpha dogs.

“I love winning!” he cheered following the Lakers’ third-straight championship finish in 2002.

And the Lakers nation felt that love nearly every season of his 33-year tenure as owner, as he governed the franchise to 10 titles (the most by any franchise since his ownership began) and 16 NBA Finals appearances.

As a fan, Buss was the consummate owner because he didn’t just care about what the players were doing on the court – he cared about what was happening around it. He invented what we have come to understand as the “fan experience” of attending professional sporting events.

He fielded teams – whether it be the Showtime Lakers or the Shaq and Kobe-led Lakers – that not only brought the fans in, but provided an experience and an environment that kept them in their seats for nearly 34 years and counting.

Let us not recall Jerry Buss’ memory in a blemished light for his exit during such a tumultuous season. Instead, let us remember and appreciate him as the curator of what we have come to love (and what our rivals hate) about Lakers basketball.

This is the opinion of Michael Goldsholl, a senior English major from Santa Barbara, Calif. Please send comments to kcacabelos@theloyolan.com.

Former owner transformed the way the Lakers fans experienced basketball.

Two Plus the FoulBy Michael GoldshollSta! Writer Buss started out in the real estate market and bought the Lakers in 1979 for $67.5 million dollars.

Thirty-four years and 10 championships later, the Lakers are the most valuable franchise in the NBA.

Associated Press

The LMU men’s golf team has reason to celebrate after finishing third in the Folino Men’s Invitational in Industry Hills, Calif. on Tuesday. Junior Tyler Torano finished the tournament in a three-way tie for first after starting the final round in third.

Torano sunk seven birdies along the way to a career-best 67 on the second day of competition. He had 13 birdies throughout the tournament and rounded out the final day shooting a par-72. He finished at two under par.

“I executed the game plan really well,” Torano said. “I probably could have shot a little lower, but I was hitting the ball really well. Overall, it was a really good confidence boost.”

Senior Ryan Williams of Sacramento State University held a three-shot lead over Torano heading into Tuesday but fell back on the pack after shooting a 75.

Sophomore Pete Fernandez of UC Irvine, who was in the second position heading into the final round, fell all the way to fourth after bogeys on par-3 13 and par-4 14.

This is Torano’s second win in a row at the Folino Invitational. He finished in a two-way tie for first last year with a 215, 1-under par.

The three-day invitational, presented by the Automobile Club

of Southern California, fielded teams from CSU Bakersfield, CSU Fullerton, CSU Northridge, CSU Long Beach, Oakland University, Sacramento State, UC Irvine and Utah State University. The third-place finish for the Lions comes after a disappointing 10th place finish last week at the Farms Invite in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

“It was a good confidence boost after the struggle of the first tourney,” Torano said. “For the team, it was good that we all came back after the first round and took third. We can build off of that and get ready for conference.”

Along with two career wins at the Folino Invite, Torano’s other individual win came at the Bill Cullum Invitation during his sophomore year.

Torano credits the performance of the team at the Folino Invite to

building the team’s camaraderie.“We all have a really strong bond

off the course,” he said. “We get along really well and it helps because it keeps the atmosphere relaxed and lets us each play our game and prepare for it the right way.”

The Lions were in fifth place through the first two rounds, trailing eventual winner CSU Long Beach the entire tournament. The Lions played their best round of golf on the final day, passing CSU Fullerton and Sacramento State to move into third place. After shooting a 294 on the final day, LMU finished with a total score of 895.

Aside from Torano, the rest of the Lions also turned in decent rounds throughout the tournament. Senior Bryan Bergna finished 16th with a score of 226.

Freshman Connor Campbell shot a

par-72 in the final round and finished in 24th place after moving up 16 places. He was joined by senior Boris Stantchev, who also moved up to 24th after starting the day in 31st place.

Senior Eduardo Chavez moved up nine places to 31st, shooting a 75 to close out the final round.

“It was an average tourney for me, but the team we did well,” Bergna said. “I’d like for us to get a win as a team before I graduate this year.”

Bergna will not have to wait long for the chance, as the Lions tee off in the Del Walker Invitational in Long Beach, Calif. next Monday. The Lions are familiar with the course and expect to play well.

“The course next week is a relatively easy course,” Chavez said. “Putting is going to be really important, so we have to make as many birdies as possible because the scores will be really low.”

“I think that everybody is feeling confident going into Long Beach,” added Chavez.

Despite the third-place finish, Chavez believes the Lions can do even better in the upcoming tournaments.

“Tyler had a really good week and his finish helped the team a lot,” he said. “For the rest of the team, it was mediocre, but we moved up a few spots. I think that everybody is feeling confident going into Long Beach. We all expect to play very well and hopefully get a win.”

The Lions will play against CSU Fullerton, CSU Northridge and CSU Long Beach again next week, along with the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of the Pacific and Grand Canyon University.Information compiled from LMU Athletics , Graphic: Stephanie Schiller | Loyolan

Junior golfer Tyler Torano wins the Folino Invitational for the second consecutive year.

By Carlton LewAsst. Sports Editor

Ireland pleads for team to compete

Steven Douglas | Loyolan

Anthony Ireland is third in the WCC in scoring, averaging 19.5 points per game in conference play per game. The junior point guard accounts for over 33 percent of team’s scoring this season.

Stuck in a 10-game pitfall into last place, the men’s basketball team has struggled to develop a consistent sense of urgency since conference play began on Jan. 3. With the quiet-demeanored redshirt senior forward Ashley Hamilton as the only player on the Li-ons’ roster possessing more than three years of playing experience, a presence of consistent vocal leadership has been hard to come by for LMU.

But midway through the team’s practice on Tuesday, junior guard Anthony Ireland reached his tipping point.

It was during a one-on-one drill that faced the junior point guard and leading scorer off against the 6-foot-7 inch, 247-pound redshirt junior forward Alex Osborne. Ireland drove up the court and attempted to get in the lane but was stopped by the much larger Osborne, who bodied Ireland out of the key.

Ireland proceeded to yell at Osborne, ques-tioning why he is willing to hit guys in practice but not the Lions’ opponents in real games. He, said it with a bit more color, but all the same, his intentions were to pump up and instill some fight – not alienate or bring his teammate down.

“I thought that was a great thing,” said Head Coach Max Good. “Anthony doesn’t speak up much in practice. He showed some leadership. ... Alex is a wonderful person, great person, great student, but he’s too easy-going. He needs to be nasty. When he’s nasty he’s good. That’s just not his personality.”

The Lions will aim to maintain that edge and fight Ireland was searching for in Os-borne this weekend, as another slate of week-end games rolls around, bringing yet another opportunity for the men’s basketball team (8-18, 1-12) and cease its losing streak. The Lions’ string of Ls has hit 10-straight for the first time since 2001-02, when LMU dropped 12 in a row.

“I’m just trying to find ways to get them amped up and ready to play,” said Ireland.

Men’s basketball is riding a 10-game losing streak with three conference games remaining.

By Michael GoldshollStaff Writer

See M. Bball | Page 14

Lions face national powers

See Softball | Page 14

Torano ties for first at Folino Invite

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Page 16LION SPORTSIT’S GAME TIME.

Tough competition is coming whether the Lions are ready for it or not. The LMU wom-en’s softball (3-2) team heads to Palm Springs today to compete in the competitive three-day Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.

Two weekends ago, the Lions competed in the Red Desert Classic, in St. George, Utah, going 3-2 in the tournament to kick off their spring season. All three of their victories were shutouts, but they lost 9-3 to Utah and 8-3 to Arkansas.

“I felt that our defense was not where we expected it to be,” Head Coach Gary Ferrin said. “All in all it was a good tournament. The only thing negative about it was that the weather was so cold. It didn’t help us obvi-ously. We’re all California girls. It’s certainly not something we’re used to.”

Now, the Lions are set to compete in a tour-nament with some of the best teams in the na-tion, including the University of Florida, two-time defending National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champions. The Lions will play Florida, Cal State Fullerton, Uni-versity of Arizona, Northwestern University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. LMU competes in the tournament every other year.

Despite the high level of competition the Lions will see this weekend, the team is work-ing on ignoring presumptions about its oppo-nents.

“For this tournament [our goals are] to not look at Florida and Arizona as if they’re Florida and Arizona,” junior third baseman Meghan Harman said. “We should look at them like we can beat them, not like we’re scared of them or anything. We’re really

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The LMU softball team heads to Palm Springs to compete in the Mary Nutter Collegiate ClassicBy Sam BorsosAsst. Sports Editor