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By DAVID KARAMARDIAN

For the first time ever, the Vatican Observatory sent a film crew to Loyola on Oct. 4 to cover a Skype session between the Honors Astronomy class and two of the observatory’s astronomers. In addition to the Skype session, which will be featured in the observatory’s new promotional video, the

astronomers are working to create software that will allow students to interact with the observatory’s telescope in Tuscon, Ariz.

“I think that it is pretty spectacular to have such an important interaction with such important people,” said Mr. Andrey Aristov, astronomy teacher and assistant principal for curriculum and scheduling.

The relationship between the Vatican Observatory and Loyola began last year, when Loyola hosted a function for the observatory. At the function, Mr. Aristov and Vatican Observatory Development Director Katie Steinke discussed a possible partnership between the two groups, and they began working on the project over the summer. The observatory is also

partnering with St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco.

The two astronomers from the Skype session, the Rev. Jean-Baptiste Kikwaya, S.J., and Carl Hergenrother, are currently working at the Vatican Observatory’s dependent research center at the University of Arizona. Mr. Aristov said he hopes that the class will be able to visit the research center in Jan.

During the first part of the Skype session, the two astronomers introduced themselves and gave a powerpoint presentation on comets, meteors and asteroids. Following the presentation, students were able to ask the astronomers questions.

“I’ve always liked astronomy, and having the chance to learn from professionals about the subject is really cool,” said senior Alexander Erickson. “It’s not every day you can meet with Vatican observers of space.”

Mr. Aristov said that the Skype session adds another dimension to his class beyond his capabilities.

“I can only do so much in the classroom,” he said, “but for the students to be able to have an opportunity to actually interact

with real professional astronomers takes this in magnitude beyond where we can go.”

Senior Steven Reed said that his favorite part of the Skype session was the question and answer period.

“I only asked one question, but the fact that I got to speak with such influential people really made the experience worthwhile,” he said.

The software being designed by the astronomers will essentially be an “enhanced Skype session,” according to Mr. Aristov. From their computers, students will be able to see through the observatory’s telescope while receiving live commentary from the astronomers. In the future, Mr. Aristov believes that students may have the ability to control the “multi-million dollar telescope” themselves.

According to its website, the Vatican Observatory, headquartered in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, is one of the oldest astronomical institutes in the world, dating back to 1582. The dependent research center at the University of Arizona was founded in 1981, partnering with the university’s Steward Observatory.

The Rev. Peter Filice, S.J.

STANFORD WIDE RECEIVER KODI WHITFIELD, Class of 2012, catches a pass with one hand for a touchdown during a 24-10 win over UCLA on Saturday, Oct. 19. The play was Whitfield's first career touchdown for Stanford and ranked second on ESPN's Top-10. SPORTS, A12

Former president passes away

Cubs partner with Vatican Observatory

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SENIOR ANDREW WALLENDER asks two Vatican Observatory astronomers a question during a Skype session on Friday, Oct. 4. The Honors Astronomy class will be featured in the observatory's new promotional video.

PHOTO BY DAVID KARAMARDIAN

By CHARLIE TREPANY

The Loyola community mourns the death of Jesuit superior and former school president the Rev. Peter Filice, S.J., who passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

During his time at Loyola, Fr. Filice profoundly influenced the lives of students, faculty, and fellow Jesuits by acting as the embodiment of a man for others. Fr. Filice was born in San Jose on July 11, 1940, and trained for priesthood at Gonzaga University

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The Honors Astronomy class has been working with the observatory to create a promotional video and software.

By THOMAS DAMERIS

Members of the community raised money and awareness by purchasing and wearing wristbands and T-shirts to support Breast Can-cer Awareness Week which began Monday and concludes Friday.

All sales made from the T-Shirts and wristbands will be

sent to the Avon Foundation For Women. Loyola raised over $3,000 to support and create awareness against breast cancer.

To prepare for the week, stu-dent council ordered 2000 pink wristbands and 2504 T-shirts printed with “Cubs Against Can-cer.” Any student who purchased a shirt or wristband was allowed

to wear jeans and not have to tuck in his shirt. Both the $10 T-Shirts and the $5 wristbands were sold in the Student Center.

Yesterday, student council en-couraged everyone to wear pink to create a “Pink Out.” Assistant Prin-cipal for Student Life Paul Jordan said, “Our hope is that students will realize that while statistically they

are not likely to be stricken with this disease themselves, the likeli-hood is that their lives will be im-pacted by someone close to them.”

Also, Zlicious hosted a barbeque yesterday during lunch. Students could purchase a burger combo for $6, and a portion was sent to Avon.

Student council members, Ac-tivities Director Chris Walter and Mr. Jordan planned and executed this week. Mr. Walter said, ”Fortu-nately, breast cancer hasn't affected my family, but it has affected my friends’ parents, and I've seen many people with it. I think it’s great to give awareness, because even though we are an all boys’ school, we all have important women in our lives.”

Awareness is on many Cubs’ minds during this week. Sophomore Finn Vege said, “This week means representing the brave women who fight for their lives against cancer.”

Sophomore Alonzo Billips said, “Breast Cancer Awareness Week means Loyola coming together for a common good to support the women who face this epidemic.”

The football team also joined in by wearing pink socks to their games and practices.

By DARREN KIM

Over 20 students, along with four teachers, will be participating in the Ignatian Teach-In in Wash-ington, D.C., from Thursday, Nov. 14 through Wednesday, Nov. 20. The Teach-In is an annual gather-ing of students and teachers from over 70 different Jesuit communi-ties who come together in the con-text of social justice to learn, re-flect, pray and advocate together.

Participants learn about and then reflect on social issues from student and adult speakers and presenters. Then, they choose a stance on the issues and lobby to their group mates with other people from Jesuit high schools, universities and communities across the nation. During these small networking sessions, partic-ipants gather in rooms with about 40 people and listen to different speakers, who will present dif-ferent perspectives of the topics.

In addition to this year’s two predetermined topics, which are comprehensive immigration re-form and raising the minimum wage, over 1100 delegates com-ing from Jesuit high schools and universities have had a chance to vote on a third topic that they want to advocate and discuss. Available topics include access to food, militarization, juvenile justice, human trafficking, vot-er suppression and education.

The trip also has time built in for exploration of local historical sites, according to Mr. Tom Zeko, director of community service.

“Part of the time at Wash-ington, D.C., is devoted to tour-ing national monuments,” said Mr. Zeko. “We hope for a White House Tour. We hope to get to the State Department, tours of the monuments, such as the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, as well as Arlington National Cemetery.”

For a number of participants, this year’s Teach-In will be the sec-ond or third they have attended. This year’s participating faculty members include Mr. Zeko, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Held and Mr. Zucker.

“I’m hoping to get the same experience that I experienced last year,” junior Santino Cuccinello said. “I created a lot of bonds with the people I was with and started to learn more about so-cial issues that I wouldn’t really think about when I was at home.”

Teach-In veteran junior Oliver Ambros said, “I would anticipate more lobbying and debating. And what I am really looking forward to is lobbying with someone who opposes the views I have, not only to prove a point but also to see what their side of the story is and to see how they view their opinion and why they view it that way.”

Loyola has been partici-pating in the program for five years. “Prior to that, there was a program where all the schools gathered at Fort Benning, Ga., and we were in that program for 10 years,” Mr. Zeko said.

Ignatian Teach-In set for Nov.

Breast Cancer Awareness Week raises money and awareness

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Fathers' Club hosts fifth annual Poker Night, builds bonds

By ALEX FLORES

The Fathers’ Club celebrated its fifth annual Poker Night last Saturday, Oct. 19, in Xavier Hall.

“This event is an opportunity for dads to get together, have a good time and meet each other in an environment where they are not pressured to do anything but enjoy themselves,” said Mr. John Kelly, father of junior Cade Kelly and Fathers’ Club co-president.

For $75 each, the eighty-five fathers who attended dined on

Korean barbeque, unlimited bev-erages and an initial $1,500 worth of poker chips. From 7:30 to 11 p.m., fathers played poker and blackjack on the 12 tables provided by South Bay Casino Company, which has been catering to the Fa-thers’ Club for the past five years.

After two hours of leisure gam-bling, the competitive, tourna-ment-style play began. The poker tournament eventually narrowed down to a final table where the re-maining dads competed for a grand prize of $500, second place prize of

$250, and third-place prize of $150.Mr. Steve Reilly, father of junior

Matt Reilly and Fathers’ Club co-president, said, “Previous knowl-edge about poker plays no factor. Sometimes, people who have zero experience with poker find them-selves competing at the last table.”

Mr. Dean Pratt, father of ju-nior Sam Pratt and Poker Night coordinator, said that the Fathers’ Club intended to create a more sociable atmosphere this year by adding a bar, television and Kogi Korean Barbeque food truck.

“We [the board] thought the poker tournaments in the past needed a little help, so we decided to do something a little different this year,” said Mr. Pratt. The new atmosphere resulted in a 20 percent increase in attendance over last year.

As one father said, “This was my first Fathers’ Club event, and I was pleased to be able to con-nect with the dads, meet some of the fathers of my son’s friends and learn a little poker in the process.”

T-shirt and wristband sales raised more than $3,000 for the Avon Foundation for Women.

Xavier Hall was transformed into a casino to house a poker tournament for 85 fathers.

A2 NEWS OCTOBER 25, 2013

FR. QUINN deals blackjack at the Fathers' Club's fifth annual Poker Night, which drew 85 fathers to Xavier hall last Saturday, Oct. 19.

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STUDENTS AND FACULTY gather in Malloy Commons for a 'Pink Out' during Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Pink T-shirts and wristsbands were sold in the Student Center, raising over $3,000 for the Avon Foundation for Women.

FATHERS' CLUB CO-FOUNDERS Bill Heinen, left, and Greg Heinen, right, along with event coordinator Dean Pratt, middle, bond at Poker Night.

By JAMES SABOL

On Aug. 29, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice would uphold the legality of Amendment 64 in Colorado and Washington Initiative 502, making recreational marijuana use legal for those above the age of 21 in those states. Attorney General Holder also reported that the DOJ will relegate the legality issue of recreational marijuana to the states.

This announcement marks the beginning of the end of a long drug war that has been estimated to have costs upwards of one trillion dollars over a span of forty years. The legality of marijuana in Colorado and Washington will inevitably spark a nationwide legalization movement that is beneficial not only to the government in terms of fiscal responsibility but also to the public in terms of medical benefits.

The public momentum behind marijuana has made nationwide legalization an inevitability. In a Pew Research poll taken in April, 52 percent of Americans supported the recreational legalization of marijuana. In a May survey conducted under the direction of Anderson Robbins Research and Shaw & Company Research, nearly eighty-five percent of

Americans supported the medical legalization of marijuana, and these numbers continue to rise every year. According to the Pew poll, support for legalization has grown by 11 percentage points since 2010, demonstrating the dramatic rise in the polls. If this upward trend continues, the nationwide legalization of marijuana, at the very least for medicinal purposes, is incredibly likely.

The legalization of marijuana would be beneficial for the government for the sake of responsible spending and efficiency on the part of law enforcement. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, roughly 49 percent of drug related arrests were for the possession or distribution of marijuana. At the national average of $21,006 for housing one inmate a year , marijuana arrests cost taxpayers, give or take, $15,921,896,814 per year. This massive amount of money could easily be diverted to education, infrastructure or any other number of significant public works projects instead of being drained by our penal system. A report from the Colorado Legislative Staff indicates that the net revenue from excise taxation on marijuana could hit nearly $22 million.

Additionally, the police and

legal manpower required to enforce the current laws could be put to better use in preventing and punishing murderers, rapists, thieves and the like. Barring recreational legalization, even uniform medicinal legalization could significantly alleviate the stress put upon taxpayers and law enforcers, as the black market supply would be limited, freeing up police officers and lawyers to pursue violent criminals.

Just as legalization can benefit governmental fiscal efficiency and responsibility, medicinal marijuana greatly benefits public health by inhibiting or alleviating pain in cancer, seizures, migraines, glaucoma and many more serious health complications. The two most famous cannabinoids, or the active component of marijuana, are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). THC has been proven to act as an anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxant, anti-epileptic and anti-depressant, while CBD has been proven to reduce pain, nausea, anxiety and sleep deprivation. A CBD dominant strain most famously helped a Colorado child who averaged three hundred seizures a day by limiting the many seizures to once every two weeks. However, a definite social stigma is put against medical

marijuana and its users. A uniform medicinal legalization would not only eliminate the stigma against those currently prescribed but also allow for serious strides forward in the treatment of many serious diseases.

Despite the apparent benefits to marijuana, there are a few negative side effects. Smoking marijuana does significantly decrease lung capacity, although it has been proven not to have a direct link to the development of lung cancer. Apathy and lethargy have also been reported in long time heavy users, but these symptoms can be combated with the pursuit of a hobby and regular mental exercise.

To the Loyola community at large, marijuana legalization is an exciting topic because it marks a

significant social and cultural shift in thinking. Forty years ago the support for legalization was nominal compared to the overwhelming opposition, and yet today America is on the verge of supporting full legalization.

This revolution in thought recalls the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, and it is a truly exciting idea that modern voters can too fight the limitation of personal freedom just as previous generations have. Yet with the exciting revelation of making history comes a certain caveat. The possession and consumption of marijuana is only intended for those of the legal age who either hold a prescription or have experienced the necessary emotional maturation required to make such a significant decision.

JUDGE JAMES

Verdict in for 'Marijuana versus The Man'

A3OPINIONOCTOBER 25, 2013

Synthetic meat: Coming to a plate near youBy NICOLAUS JAKOWEC

“By our technology, we are actually producing meat; it’s just not in a cow,” said Mark Post, a Dutch stem cell researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, in a video released this past year designed to promote his field of lab-grown meat. In order to introduce their research of producing meat through the use of stem cells to the global media, Post and his team used the most popular medium of the culinary arts, a cooking show. On Aug. 5, British chef Richard McGeown became the first to cook a stem cell-grown beef patty. The

event, held in front of reporters and potential investors, illustrates the potential that stem cells have in the field of food production.

However, the burger was described by a volunteer taste-tester as “close to meat, not that juicy,” and this presentation was far from cheap. The 140-gram burger cost almost $400,000, about 400,000 times more expensive than the ground beef you buy at the store, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Although the astronomical price makes the idea of lab-grown beef in the supermarkets a chimera, the future viability of the field will

be one of the world’s solutions to a sustainable food supply, a well-nourished population, and a healthy environment.

Post has been working on the frontier of making in vitro, or test tube, meat for years. The ambitious scientist and his team hope to bring their so-called “Cultured Beef ” to the supermarket in the next 20 years; just imagine future Loyola students buying a Zilicious hamburger or eating a picnic hotdog with meat grown from stem-cells. The first steps towards achieving such a goal have already been completed. In 2010 Post made a sausage using muscle

tissue harmlessly extracted from a pig. First, the extracted tissue was cut into smaller pieces and treated with collagenase, an enzyme that breaks down connective tissue, to wrelease the cells. Next, the cells formed a mixture, and satellite cells, stem cells that have the capability to generate new muscle fibers, began to divide. Since these satellite cells are capable of dividing 50 times, one biopsy of a cow should produce 20,000 tons of beef. Through current farming methods, the production of this amount of beef would require the slaughtering of 440,000 cows.

Unfortunately, many obstacles prevent such mass production through a single biopsy. Since the muscle cells are grown in a petri dish instead of a cow, there are no blood vessels to deliver nutrients; as a result, the cells begin to die when they grow to shreds more than 1 millimeter in thickness. Therefore, tens of thousands of these shreds grown in tens of thousands of petri dishes are required to make one beef patty. Besides the white color that is due to the lack of the oxygen-carrying molecule called myoglobin that gives beef that juicy red color, vitamins, iron, and flavor must be added to the meat. Moreover, fetal bovine serum, which is used as a growth medium for the cells, is very expensive and accounts for 90% of the material costs of lab-grown meat.

Although some may be reluctant to eat meat that has been labeled as “Frankenstein beef,” a term that crudely defines the scientific achievement, lab-grown meat is a major step in the direction towards a sustainable food source and a well-nourished population in the long-term. According to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization, almost 1/3 of Earth’s land surface is devoted to either pasturing or raising feed for livestock. Projections indicate that lab-grown, or “Cultured,” beef would require 99% less space than

modern livestock farming. This land could be used for the location of houses or, even better, devoted to the growing of fruits and vegetables to feed a healthier and stronger population.

Second, growing meat in a lab reduces animal suffering and would be labeled as an ethical process. The conditions in which livestock are raised are so inhumane and overcrowded that 70% of the antibiotics used in the U.S. is animals. With less demand for meat that is derived from an animal, the number of cows raised for slaughter would decrease and the conditions would improve. Finally, 18% of greenhouse gas emissions from human-related sources is rooted in meat production, and roughly 1,500 gallons of water is used to produce 1 lb of beef. Evidently, reducing global demand for animal-derived beef would be beneficial to our planet.

These facts demand us to find solutions to the problem of meat production and hammer into our skulls the truth that the benefits of Cultured Beef far outnumber its drawbacks. The potential for Cultured Beef spreads beyond the limits earth-based populations; lab-grown meat could be a source of food for astronauts on long voyages or colonists living on other planets, two cases in which bringing livestock along would be extremely difficult. As a society, we should begin welcoming new technologies that can only benefit us as a species. Instead of protesting such advances that we reject out of ignorance, we must make the effort to understand the science behind the development.

In an interview communicating the importance of lab-grown beef, Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google and an investor of Cultured Beef said, “sometimes a new technology comes along and it has the capability to transform how we view our world.”

JAMES SABOL weighs in on the possible legalization of marijuana.GRAPHIC BY RICHARD WINDISCH

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A4 OPINION OCTOBER 25, 2013

By ANDREW GHALY

Since freshman year, the one thing that has always eased students’ transi-tion into the new school year is Loyola’s first dance. Possibly one of the most anticipated gatherings of the year, “Loyolapalooza” on Saturday, Sept. 28, drew thousands of girls from all over Los Angeles for an evening of fun. Ev-ery year elements of the dance are dif-ferent, whether a change in theme, DJ booth setups or the additional dance floor. However, with changes come the good and the bad—the “Why this?” and the “Why not that?” Certainly, most changes are for the better, but some diminish the total dance experi-ence. Overall, in most aspects this year’s dance fell short compared to last year’s, especially in the DJ’s location and the lack of a prominent theme.

For the second time, Loyola imple-mented a dual dance stage setup. By the docks was a smaller dance floor for electronic-digital, beep-boop, beepity-bop music lovers; whereas, a larger, more eccentric dance complex was in Malloy Commons. Moreover, a change this year moved the DJ setup to a raised platform in the middle of the dance floor, resulting in students congregat-ing around the DJ.

One of last year’s major changes, the double dance floors on two different spots of the campus, alleviated traffic for the most part and allowed people to go to a smaller area if massive mosh pits aren’t their thing. It also allowed

people to go to a quieter, less crowded area.

One of the major changes to this year is the configuration with the DJ in the middle of the floor. This change really impaired the dance’s quality as it forced people to go awkwardly around in a circle. The booth also ached my ears with speakers the size of desks blasting 140 decibels of sound right in the middle of the dance floor. The placement was just odd.

Overall, the dance did not live up to its expectations left by last year. The setup of the DJ really slaughtered the experience and expectations from last year. The thousands of teens crammed together are a signature icon of the dance, and having the DJ in the mid-dle tarnished this aspect of the dance. Though this new arrangement prob-ably made the dance a safer experience, for the future, the DJ pedestal should not sit in the middle of the dance floor.

A theme of the dance seemed to be absent this year. By implementing a more prominent theme, the dance would have a much more lively feel to it. For example, I think a theme can be made more prominent by more adver-tisement and setting up of a theme with decorations as well as maybe offering discounts to those who dress in theme. When comparing the new changes, this dance was largely a “turn-down” when compared to last year’s.

Students let down by 'Loyolapalooza'

By JACOB SHORE

Hey there, Cubs. Looking to get the edge while trick-or-treating this year, to impress others with your hot, new costume and to party like there’s no All Saints’ Day tomor-row? You can get the insider for this year’s Halloween tips and tricks from The Loyalist: Fantasy Hallow-een 2013.

Let’s cut to the chase: don’t wear the same generic frat bro costume that was laughed out of all the Hal-loween parties and contests last year. Whether or not the costume is supposed to scare people, garner the maximum amount of candy or impress friends, here are the top five Cub “sleeper” outfits that need

to be checked out for this year’s festivities:

1. Dean of Men: For this costume all you need is a dress shirt, a tie and a disap-proving face, and you can physically scare other students with the threat of JUG. Take on the duties of

dean for a day by busting other stu-dents for untucked shirts, unshaven faces and unshorn hair. Although this costume has a high value in the Cub Halloween costume ranking, it also has high risk factor in hav-ing to face a mandatory bye week in the JUG room for making fun of the real Dean of Men.

2. Hipster Hipster: Our top Hal-loween analysts agree that this out-fit is quintessentially “not not cool.” This costume requires a T-shirt of a 60’s rock band, one to three scarves, black skinny jeans and a Starbucks’ latte. Pre-season stats show that those wearing this costume are in for at least 400 pieces of candy on Halloween night, so get your scarf ready and start listening to some

indie pop/rock (Fedora optional). 3. Pope Francis: For this outfit

wearers will need a cassock, a mitre and the Holy Spirit. This costume is a deep sleeper and has been off the radar for most Halloween experts. However, projections show that costume owners will average 25.3 pieces of candy per house with this liberal pope’s garb. The tradeoff for using such a successful costume is that at the end of the night all col-lected candy will be given to the poor to fit in with the Pope’s Jesuit vow of poverty.

4. Bodybuilder: This outfit--most commonly worn at Hallow-een parties—allows others to focus only on the wearer’s external parts, which are all that matter, anyway! This costume consists of a speedo and a ripped bod. To prepare to wear this costume, do push-ups, A LOT of push-ups.

Stats show that this costume allows for more endurance as the muscleman can carry multiple bags of candy at once without faltering and can party for long periods of time. The downside of having such endurance is the wearer often has

to stop hunting for candy or par-tying every 30 minutes to look at himself in the mirror.

5. President John Tyler: Dress-ing up as the renowned tenth President of the United States will garner the admiration of all your friends. To become this famed predecessor to President James K. Polk, dress like a President: suit, tie, dress pants, American flag pin, the works.

Top fantasy Halloween analysts agree that Tyler will be a major fac-tor this Halloween in both trick-or-treating and partying, averaging about 10.3 Twizzlers per house and 24.7 looks per party. Halloweeners using this costume at parties can use fun and easy icebreakers with other guests, like “Guess what years I served as President?” and “Name a bill I passed!”

After getting decked out in your sweet-like-candy new costume, you are ready to case the neighborhood for its treats. Make sure to draft some veteran Halloween team-mates. For example, obtain a sup-plier, someone to hold extra bags for more candy; a first-year run-

ning back, a fresh out-of-elementa-ry-school flyer to steal candy from other players and run them back to you and a Grand Theft Auto-esque getaway driver, in case you get caught stealing the unattended bowl of candy outside the empty home. Make sure to draft at least one player from each category to maximize candy efficiency.

And for those who will skip out on trick-or-treating for the party scene, check out these tips to be successful this Halloween. Take caution to avoid the girl wearing the Frankenstein or horse mask be-cause she may not be the best-look-ing party-goer and only the surface really matters. And if you show up to the party with a low Halloween-ranking costume like Papa Smurf, you’re gonna lose the game.

Follow these tips, check the stats, make some last-minute lineup changes to your trick-or-treating squad and have yourself a merry little Halloween!

An analysis of the coming Halloween Fantasy season

ON THE SHORE

With the visit by Vatican astronomers to Loyola’s Hon-ors Astronomy class on Fri-day, Oct. 4, the question of the Church’s role in scientific endeavors has been renewed. During the visit, Vatican as-tronomers spoke to students via Skype about their inves-tigations regarding comets, meteors and asteroids.

The Vatican’s relationship with Loyola is quite new, but its relationship with science is ancient. According to the Vatican Observatory’s web-site, the institute is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world. The origins of the Church’s inter-est in science come from the papacy of Gregory XIII in 1582, when the pope com-missioned Father Christoph Clavius, a Jesuit, to reform the Julian Calendar.

Since that time the Church established three early obser-vatories: the Observatory of the Roman College (1774-1878), the Observatory of the Capitol (1827-1870), and the Specula Vaticana (1789-1821) in the Tower of the Winds within the Vatican.

Following the research of Fa-ther Angelo Secchi, a Jesuit who first classified stars ac-cording to their spectra, Pope Leo XII formally founded the Vatican Observatory in 1891 and opened it on the grounds of St. Peter’s Basilica. Now, the Observatory is located on the grounds of the Papal Summer Residence at Castel Gandolfo and entrusted to the Society of Jesus.

Despite the Church’s rich tradition in science and inves-tigations, in recent decades the Church has been synony-mous with scientific stagna-tion in the minds of many people around the world, even among its constituents. With our current Pope Fran-cis radically shaking up the Church, such as his not using many of the papal luxuries that became commonplace for recent popes and his turn-ing his focus from hot-topic issues like abortion to the poor, many young Catholics are hopeful that religion and science can once again coex-ist peacefully and, in turn, help the other thrive.

That the Vatican is taking

such an interest in the scien-tific endeavors of its youth to send representatives to our school is an incredibly en-couraging sign for us as stu-dents. Loyola Cubs now feel the backing of the Catholic Church in pursuing scientific studies; we no longer need to feel marginalized for being a generation that highly values science. Religion and science should not be mutually ex-clusive; they must be able to build upon the other and so-lidify the other’s works.

Finally, the Church’s ap-proach towards science is clearly a step forward for the institution as a whole, as well. In order to cultivate a positive image and to be able to at-tract new people, the Church must modernize itself and ac-cept a more liberal approach to science, as it has recently, for example, with our experi-ence at Loyola. We are excited to see what the future holds for the relationship between the Catholic Church and sci-ence and what it holds for us as students.

Catholics at crossroads of religion and science

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The deeper problem behind therecent government shutdown

By ANDREW WALLENDER

When a country’s government costs its own economy $24 billion through its handling of an issue, something is not right. Congress was designed to fix the nation’s problems and be a place where people from all backgrounds of political belief could come togeth-er and compromise. But lately, it seems as if Congress is causing a lot more harm than good.

The problem of Congress’ in-effectiveness which led to the re-cent government shutdown has its roots in the continual loss of moderate politicians in Washing-ton, a context that is leading to a growing partisan divide between Democrats and Republicans.

“We don’t have a Congress anymore, we have a parliament,” Representative Jim Cooper of Tennessee told the New York Times in an Oct. 2012 article about the loss of moderates in Congress. “We moderates are an endangered species, but we are also a necessary ingredient for any problem solving.”

Rep. Cooper is one of the last moderate Democrats left in Congress. Over the past decade, moderates, both Republican and Democrat, have been losing their influence in Washington as more radical and inexperienced politi-cians are elected.

The exact reasons behind the

loss of moderates are murky, but redistricting, increasingly higher campaign contributions and re-cent movements such as the Tea Party stand as the main culprits.

Take, for example, Represen-tative Dennis Cardoza of Califor-nia, a moderate Democrat who last year did not run for re-elec-tion after his district merged with a neighboring district which a friend of his represented in Con-gress. Rather than run against his friend, another moderate Demo-crat, Cardoza decided not to seek another term.

“Over 40 percent of the voters in the nation identify themselves as ‘moderates,’” Rep. Cardoza wrote in a blog post last year. He went on, “However, less than 10 percent of the current members of Congress would self-identify in the same way. Congress was de-signed to represent a cross section of America. This is no longer the case.”

And as Congress gets continu-ally more polarized, less gets done. It has been years since Congress last passed a budget, and now sel-dom do even the most mundane bills on issues such as farming go through Congress without some sort of partisan fight.

Of course, all of this ineffec-tiveness has not gone unnoticed by the American people. An Aug. 2013 poll conducted by CBS showed 69 percent of Democrats

think that Republicans are too extreme, but on the flip side, an equal 69 percent of Republicans think that Democrats are too ex-treme.

And a new Washington Post-ABC News poll out this week showed that Congress’ approval rating had dropped to a new all-time low of 12 percent following the government shutdown.

But for many Congresspeople, approval ratings have no bearing because of their positions within districts that are either vastly Re-publican or vastly Democratic.

Regardless, it is time for a change. The need for moderates in Congress is something that is essential to keep this country running. Having politicians in Washington who are willing to compromise is the only way that anything will get done.

So next time elections come around, the American people cannot simply vote along party lines. Considering how Congress has handled the issues that they have be presented with, it may be time to start shopping for a new representative come next elec-tion season. Sixty-six percent of Americans already said in the same Washington Post-ABC poll that they would look around for another representative in Con-gress come next election season: maybe you should, too.

CARTOON BY EDGAR MENESES

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[FROM FR. FILICE, A1]

and the Jesuit School of Theol-ogy. At Loyola, he taught Latin and French from 1965 to 1968, served as Rector-President from 1975 to 1981 and was superior of the Je-suit community from 2006 to 2012. During his term as superior, Fr. Fi-lice also served as director of the Adult Spirituality department.

“He called us to be the best that God created us to be, while at the same time giving us that gentle guidance that we need in order to move forward and grow in our lives and vocations,” said the Rev. Greg-ory Goethals, S.J., in his homily at Fr. Filice’s memorial Mass on Tues-day, Oct. 15. “And he always did it with a smile and that sideways glance that always said so much about who you were and who he was and how he knew the score on what was going on.”

Fr. Goethals admired also how Fr. Filice consistently embraced the world. “There was a sophistication to Peter in all he did, but there was also a childlike honesty and wonder about him,” Fr. Goethals said. “He really did think that anything was possible and that all good things could come to Loyola if we just gave it a chance to make it happen.”

Theology teacher Mr. Derek Brown described Fr. Filice as a thoughtful friend who cared for each individual he met. “After you had contact with him, after you shared some of your story with him--a concern, a hope, a plan for your future, an accomplishment--you were always in his thoughts,” Mr. Brown said. “He would sur-prise you by remembering a de-tail of a story that you shared with him, often in passing, by giving you something to read that pertained to a previous conversation you shared or bring it up when your paths would cross in the faculty lounge or somewhere else on campus.”

Fr. Filice also showed immense interest in Mr. Brown’s personal journey to become a deacon. “His interest in our journey was more than curiosity. He was always offer-

ing his vast wisdom about what it meant to be an ordained minister for the Church,” said Mr. Brown. “I would share with him the challenge of ‘formation.’ It is so different than education, and he would help me put the frustrating and sometimes painful process of ‘formation’ into perspective.”

Principal Frank Kozakowski, who in 1978 signed his first con-tract with Fr. Filice for a math teaching position, said that Loyola would not have the outstanding faculty it has today without the work of Fr. Filice. During Fr. Filice’s presidency, Loyola was faced with a decreas-ing Jesuit staff, prompting Fr. Fi-lice to spearhead a movement to raise teachers’ salaries in line with those of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Fr. Fi-lice believed the result would be dedicated lay faculty who could afford to live in southern Califor-nia, raise their fami-lies and build long ca-reers at Loyola.

Mr. Kozakowski also recalled Fr. Filice as a deep-ly spiritual man who loved to spin stories about the school’s history. One such story was of St. Therese of Lisieux’s intercession in the Jesuits’ acquiring of the proper-ty of 1901 Venice Boulevard, where the campus remains. The Jesuits faced many financial difficulties while searching for the ideal prop-erty on which to build a school for men. One Jesuit prayed to a relic of St. Therese, which he buried on the Venice Boulevard property. Each time he prayed to St. Therese’s rel-ic, a financial obstacle was mysteri-ously overcome. Fr. Filice showed great devotion toward St. Therese

in life because of her aid in the founding of Loyola High School, and, fittingly, died on her feast day.

In addition to Fr. Filice’s accom-plishments as president of Loyola, Mr. Kozakowski said that Fr. Filice was a dedicated Jesuit who lived a life of holiness. “Fr. Filice had a presence and a spirituality that

i n s p i r e d others to embody Ignatian spirituality,” he said. “He was a prayerful man.”

Frederick Muth, Class of 2013, said he remembered how Fr. Fi-lice greatly influenced his decision to come to Loyola. Muth, then in eighth grade, was visiting Loyola with his grandparents when he met Fr. Filice.

“He ended up giving us an hour-long, impromptu tour out of the generosity of his heart, and in ret-

rospect that definitely was when I fell in love with Loyola,” said Muth.

Justin Fang, Class of 2013, re-called how Fr. Filice had the capa-bility to make any individual feel special.

“Though my relationship with Fr. Filice was not a very personal one, his warm, caring personality really touched me,” Fang said. “On one occasion, I recalled myself be-ing shocked that Fr. Filice remem-

bered my name when he came around to the place I used to

eat lunch at and struck up a conversation. Though

a small blip on a radar, I think it really struck

me just how atten-tive he was to each member of Loyola's community.”

Adult Spiritu-ality Co-Director Dr. Ann Hol-mquist experi-enced Fr. Filice’s thoughtfulness and appreciated their close rela-tionship when they worked to-

gether in the Adult Spirituality office.

Fr. Filice, who bap-tized one of Dr. Hol-

mquist’s grandsons and anointed her dying

mother, treated her as an equal both in their profes-

sional relationship and in their personal relationship. “He never treated me as though

I couldn’t minister right alongside him. He was very much a partner in ministry, which is a big deal in lay collaboration,” she said. “He al-ways treated me like I was his part-ner in this, and I think that doing that in an all-male institution was very powerful.”

Dr. Holmquist also commend-ed Fr. Filice for his cooking talents. “Did you know that if you google Peter’s name his recipe for ‘Roasted Chicken a la Padre P. Filice, S.J.,’ is the first hit after his obituaries and memorials? How fitting is that?”

she said in her eulogy at Fr. Filice’s memorial mass. “What the article doesn’t talk about is the way that his joy of cooking was learned in his family home, especially in his grandmother’s kitchen and about the lasting influence his grandpar-ents’ love had on him and informed his images of God.”

The Rev. Wayne Negrete, S.J., Jesuit superior at Loyola, recalled how Fr. Filice, a perfectionist at his cooking, once made a cobbler for a Christmas party in Rupert Hall. Fr. Filice, who thought that his cobbler was less than perfect, apologized repeatedly to the guests at the par-ty. “All the Jesuits in the room lit up and applauded him not only for his efforts but also because we knew that he was being more humble than he ought,” said Fr. Negrete.

Fr. Filice’s love for life greatly impacted English teacher Mrs. Syl-via Rousseve. “He made himself available to all who came to his open door, ready to share stories, curious and funny things he found on the Internet and always with his contagious and hearty laugh,” said Mrs. Rousseve.

She said she remembered also how Fr. Filice was overwhelmed by the world’s beauty on a car ride north to San Jose. Amazed by the beauty of the Pacific Ocean’s sun-set and the operatic aria “Nessun Dorma,” he was brought to tears and had to pull to the side of the road. According to Mrs. Rousseve, his strong emotions were “his total response to God’s creation.”

Fr. Goethals reflected on the les-sons learned from Fr. Filice, stating in his homily, “His best and most important attribute, and the one that I learned from him most clear-ly, was that his most fervent hope was always that we as a school and a community would move forward and grow, and continue to provide the best educational and forma-tional experience to these young men that we could, using all the tools that we had at our disposal to get there.”

Loyola community grieves the passing of Fr. Filice, former school president

PHOTO BY ANDREW WALLENDER

FR. GOETHALS consecrates the Eucharist at Fr. Filice's memorial Mass on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

IN MEMORIAMA LIT PATHWAY led people from the Mass in Xavier to the reception at the Jesuit Patio.

PHOTO BY TRISTAN VANECH

A7NEWS

By MATTHEW FANG

Burr Hall went through “an extreme make-over” this past summer, undergoing its sec-ond renovation since it was built in 1961.

“During the summer, an estimated $70,000 was used to lay out the new floors, install air-conditioning, repaint walls, replace windows and more,” said Senior Director of Facilities Manage-ment Michael J. McDermott. With a laugh Mr. McDermott added that the renovations were al-most like “putting a Band-Aid” on the building.

Teachers say they are impressed with the

improvements. Theology Department Chair Thomas Cendejas, who teaches in Burr 203 said, “The building itself was old, but af-ter the floors, windows and air-conditioning were refurbished, the place has improved.”

Mr. Roger Stewart, who teaches AP World History in Burr 001, said, “My room was reoriented, the floors were re-placed, and they repainted the walls. They have done their best to this older building.”

Burr Hall originally served as a dormitory and was called the “Boarders’ Quarters,” accord-ing to Mr. McDermott, who said that the hall was transformed into a classroom in the early 1980’s.

Sophomore Pablo Munoz expressed his ap-proval for the newly improved hall. “I think the Burr Renovations are a welcome addition to the campus,” Munoz said. “The building re-ally shows potential for further growth as well as an improved learning capability inside.”

Despite the renovations, the building’s days may be numbered. Burr Hall is slated to be de-molished and replaced with a new student cen-ter sometime in the future, according to Mr. McDermott. The project was scheduled to take place in the past few years, but because of the 2008 economic crisis, it has been put on hold.

RENOVATIONS

By CHRISTOPHER SPECIALE

Seniors agonizing over the complexity of their college applications have a new avenue for help. Since Oct. 15, Counselor Dele Varga and other counselors have offered the College Application Assistance Program.

Taking place in the counseling office conference room, seniors can get aid with the common application as well as University of California, California State University and private school applications.

Seniors can get help on Tues-days from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and Thursdays from 2:30 to 3 p.m. un-til Thursday, Nov. 21.

Ms. Varga, a program founder, said, “We just wanted to give an-other opportunity for students to ask questions. College applications have become more complicated in recent years.”

The program offers seniors help in answering questions they have about their applications. Ms. Varga said some applications are tricky because of a lack of clarity in how one should respond to a prompt. For example, some que-ries require quick answers, while others need more content. She said that the goal of the program is to find more help for seniors so that this process is less stressful.

Counselors assist with applicationsThe building gets new floors and air conditioning, but its days may be numbered.

Burr Hall undergoes upgrades

By ALEC ZBORNAK

Loyola is hosting six High School Placement Test tutoring sessions from October to Decem-ber for eighth graders from over 50 “under-resourced” middle schools, according to Community Ser-vice Coordinator Angela Moran.

The purpose of these training sessions is two-fold, according to Community Service Coordinator Angela Moran: to prepare local eighth-graders for the HSPT and to provide freshmen with manda-tory community service experi-ence. On each of the Saturday ses-sions, approximately 100 freshmen tutor about 650 eighth-graders from under-privileged schools. Freshmen are required to serve at a minimum of two Saturdays, and sophomores, juniors and se-niors are allowed to serve as well.

After the first session on Oct. 5, Maria Magana, an eighth grade student at Saint Vincent’s School, said, “I think everything went well. Tutors helped a lot, and I would recommend this to a lot of eighth graders who aren’t here.”

The HSPT measures students’

knowledge of math and English. Tutors help students get a better grasp of these subjects by teach-ing them different strategies on how to take the test and instill-ing confidence in them so that they are prepared on test day.

Having worked on this program for 11 of its 13 years, Mrs. Moran is in charge of planning and orga-nizing the sessions. Students will take a “full-blown” practice HSPT during the fifth session, on Nov. 23, according to Mrs. Moran. "They do this so that they get any kinks out of the system,” she said. “They are able to learn how to pace them-selves through the questions, al-lowing them to gage which areas in the test they need more work on.”

Freshman Anthony Becerra, who tutored at the Oct. 5 ses-sion, said that the experience was enjoyable. “I enjoyed teaching the kids a lot. I like reaching out to others in our community be-cause it’s really important to es-tablish connections. I normally wouldn't have had the opportunity to interact with these kids, so this was overall a great experience.”

Becerra said he immediately

saw results that Saturday morn-ing. At the start of the session, he gave his students an English test, on which they incorrectly an-swered seven questions. After re-viewing content with students, he had them retake a different version of the test, and this time, they missed only one question.

Becerra recommends that new tutors “go in with a posi-tive attitude and make sure to adapt to learning styles. Most importantly, have fun with it.”

Freshman Samson Breitbart said, “I enjoyed volunteering much more than I had previously ex-pected. I thought that waking up early was going to be a pain on Saturday, but meeting eighth grad-ers was very nostalgic for me.”

The next tutoring session is Sat-urday, Oct. 26. Anyone interested in tutoring should see Mrs. Moran in the Community Service Center.

Sophomore Patrick Lid-dy, who tutored last year, said, “Teaching these underprivi-leged students was a blessing. We laughed and learned together.”

Cubs tutor eighth graders for high school placement testThe Saturday sessions last from October to December.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

College is a time to reinvent yourself, fail often, learn from in-evitably regrettable decisions and have fun all the while.

Try new things (mostly that won’t hurt you). Question every-thing. Laugh at yourself regularly. Ask yourself what kind of man you want to be, and constantly revise that vision. Find and stick with a passion that is not neces-sarily aligned with your best skills, but what you most love to do. Once you find what you love to do, work harder than you have ever thought you could at it.

I have learned more from other students and more about myself than I could have ever imagined. To attempt to tell you what college is would be absurd, as it is an ex-perience that cannot be learned or understood vicariously. It would also be ridiculous to tell you that I have all the answers, as I am

still trying to make sense of it all myself.

When applying to college, ap-ply to the schools that you can actually see yourself at, not the ones that you are told are best for you. Getting accepted is only the first step. Once you have, prove to yourself that you deserve to be there and make it your own.

When I was handed my diploma at Loyola, I knew that all of my hard work had made some impact on the school, however insignifi-cant to the one that my classmates and teachers had on me. And in two years, I hope to walk across the Main Quad at Stanford and have the same sensation.

Finally, make time to enjoy high school because Fr. Goethals doesn’t call it the "best damn high school in Southern California” for nothing.

DISPATCH FROM THE COLLEGE FRONT STANFORD

MR. STEWART teaches in his newly refurbished room, B001. Burr Hall, built in 1961, used to serve as a dormatory before housing classrooms.PHOTOS BY DAVID KARAMARDIAN

The program is being offered to seniors Tuesdays before school and Thursdays after school.

STEVEN LOSORELLI CLASS OF 2011

A8 NEWS OCTOBER 25, 2013

By OSA ADLER

Fifty Junior Classical League members will attend a regional Lat-in convention on Nov. 9 at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.

The convention, called South-ern California Regional “Amici” (friends) Madness, or SCRAM, is a regional event focused on the studies of Classical languages and culture. Club moderator Mrs. Teresa Kawamata will head the

trip, along with two other teach-ers. According to Mrs. Kawamata, “SCRAM is a friendly competition to meet people from other schools and to get to know each other.”

SCRAM is the regional event before the bigger State conven-tion, which will take place in April 2014. SCRAM is “more laid back,” according to senior Bran-don Kim, a board member of the national Junior Classical league. “SCRAM is not competitive,” he

added. “It’s fun to mess around at a Latin convention. It is less seri-ous than the bigger, more serious State Convention later this year.”

The regional competition features a wide variety of ac-tivities, including sports, aca-demic testing, art competitions and certamen, a quiz-bowl game with questions ranging from Ro-man history to Latin grammar.

Every year, the Junior Clas-sical League picks a new theme

for SCRAM based on a Roman quote. This year’s theme is taken from the quote, “Omnium enim rerum principia parva sunt,” which means, “For the begin-nings of all things are small.”

Since Loyola hosted SCRAM last year, Mrs. Kawamata said about this year’s SCRAM, “We have high expectations and hope it is organized and runs smoothly.”

Sophomore Josh Gonzales commented that SCRAM is a great

way to connect with other Latin students. “There is a sense of com-munity in the people studying Latin,” Gonzales said. “It is inter-esting to meet other people who like the classics; it instills a feeling of camaraderie and friendship.”

Mrs. Kawamata said, “The biggest thing is to have fun. It is the first trip this year, and all the levels will get to know each other and make friends.”

Latin students prepare for regional conventionThe competition at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School is practice before state convention in April.

JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE MEMBERS prepare for the upcoming Southern California Amici Madness regional convention, which is set to take place at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School on Nov. 9. The convention, which is less competitive than the state convention, brings together Latin students from different schools and features sporting events, academic testing and other activities.

JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE

WHAT DOES THE CUB SAY?How are you celebrating Halloween?

“I’m going to go trick-or-treating with all my buddies; we’re going to go from house to house and get some candy.” -Zach Comisar, freshman

“I’m going to throw a party at my house and have a couple of friends over. I may be too old to trick-or-treat, but I might as well just do it anyways.” -William In, junior

“I won’t be doing anything. I have soccer practice on Hallow-een.” -Dylan Arrazati, sophomore

“I’m going to go pretty tradi-tional. I’m going to go trick-or-treating with the kids in my neighborhood.” -Ryan Demarest, sophomore

“Nothing. My Halloween will be spent studying for Mr. Picard’s test.” -Julián González, senior

“I’m celebrating Halloween by going to my aunt’s house and spending some time with my baby cousins in their neighborhood.” -Ceasar Arreola, freshman

PHOTOS BY JACK RAINERI

PHOTOS BY RYAN OLSON

A9NEWSOCTOBER 25, 2013

By JOHN BRUNNER

Loyola will kick off the year-long celebration of its sesquicentennial anniversary in September of 2014, and it will extend into the fall of 2015.

Planning for the festivities has been going on for some time, according to the Rev. Greg Goethals, S.J., Loyola’s president.

“I’ve been working closely with Neil Bethke, who is the school archivist, to see parts of the school’s history unfold,” said Fr. Goethals. “I am excited for the anniversary to celebrate the school’s history and presence in the community.

“To me the most exciting part is that Dr. Kevin Starr, a former head librarian of California, is writing a history of Loyola,” Fr. Goethals said. The book will also feature testimonies along with pictures and documents from Loyola’s past. “The account will describe how Loyola started, how it is now and how it will point us in the direction of the future,” Fr. Goethals said.

School archivist Neil Bethke has also been working with Dr. Starr to supply historical

information to the book. The two also worked together to create a book celebrating Loyola Marymount’s 150 years.

Dr. Starr was on campus earlier in the spring and summer going through all of Loyola’s historical records. He selected important information and began to develop the book around these documents. Mr. Bethke said that he worked with Dr. Starr to provide context to the historical data and to add additional information. Dr. Starr will be returning to campus soon to conduct interviews with key contributors to the Loyola community.

The designer of the book will be on campus in the winter to begin collecting visual materials for the history. “Now I need to focus on these image materials and all of the over-sized parts for when they come down and start looking for images for the book,” said Mr. Bethke.

There will also be many anniversary-themed events throughout the year to highlight the school’s past. Chairmen of the 150th Anniversary, Mr. Jack Girardi, Class of 1964, and the rest of the committee have

been planning these activities for a while. The inaugural event will be the

President’s Dinner in September of 2014.The main guests will include all of the available former presidents of Loyola. Dr. Starr is also scheduled to attend, and the book will be available.

The committee is also hoping to incorporate activities where students can participate. “One goal is for there to be a home football game on campus in the fall,” said Mr. Girardi. Another is for there to be a basketball tournament with other Jesuit schools over Christmas break.

The main celebration will take place during that last weekend of May in 2015 and will be a day-long celebration on campus. Everyone in the Loyola family will be invited to this event, and the invitation will also be extended to members of local government and beyond.

It is intended that during this day of celebration there will be a dedication for members of the Loyola community who have served in the military, past and present, honoring them for their service. They would

be acknowledged at this event in anticipation that one day a monument will be constructed in their honor.

Other events supposed to take place during this day include food and wine exhibits showcasing products made by alumni. Specific student clubs will also be highlighted in addition to an open campus and tours. The day will conclude with a concert potentially featuring Loyola entertainment and beyond.

Sophomore Henry Hawley, a fourth-generation Cub, said he is excited for the upcoming anniversary. “This anniversary is going to be a special time for the school. Loyola is very important to my family, and I’m looking forward to learning more about its history and being a part of the celebration.”

One focus of this event is getting as many people involved as possible. Fr. Goethals said the school’s legacy will best be reflected by getting people back on campus.

“It’s the people that make up the history,” said Fr. Goethals, “so they need to be reminded of why this place is so special and what they have to do with Loyola.”

COMMEMORATION

School to host sesquicentennial celebration

By FABRIZIO ROBALINO

Not a typical Wednesday, Oct. 16 was nevertheless a busy day for most Cubs. Freshman, sophomores and juniors took the Plan, Explore, and PSAT tests, respectively. Meanwhile, a group of 20 seniors met at Loyola Marymount University for Cubs on Campus Day.

Senior Austin Roski-Amendola said he liked the opportunity to live the life of a college student for a day. "It was a very well-organized event,” he said. “I had a lot of fun. I had the chance of going into a business management class and be with LMU students."

Counselor Tom Gallagher, who coordinated the day's events, said, "Seniors had a great opportunity. They chose

which class they wanted to go to. A senior could walk into a humanities, business or engineering class and listen to a professor lecturing just like a regular college student."

After spending time in a college class of their choice, the seniors ate lunch in an area where they also interacted with Loyola alumni who currently attend LMU. Some of the Loyola alumni include Chris Franco, Class of 2013; Sean Baba, Class of 2012; and Michael Erika, Class of 2013.

"We got to ask the Loyola alumni questions, and they gave us information on the transition to college and what majors and minors are good," said Roski-Amendola.

Senior Chasen Parks said,"It was a fun experience. Seeing Loyola guys from past years was really cool. Also, experiencing the lifestyle in college dorms was a nice thing."

Back at Loyola, the Explore, Plan and PSAT tests were measuring how Cubs rank academically compared to students in the rest of the nation. Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Student Instruction Andrey Aristov said, "These tests are good preparation for ACT's and SAT's, and from the results of this test, students can find out their strengths and weaknesses."

Most high school juniors across the nation take the PSAT on this annual test day. The test not only provides juniors with an SAT experience, it also identifies students of merit. Mr. Aristov also said that any junior who scores within the top 1% of all PSAT test-takers across the nation will garner the attention of top-tier colleges and be named a prestigious National Merit Scholar.

Junior Ciaran Hiney said, “I think this

test preps me very well for the SAT. I felt that some study packets I got from taking an SAT prep course definetly helped."

Junior Jayzee Gonzalez said,” I hope I did well on the test because colleges are looking for high scores on these tests.”

The PSAT consists of three sections: critical reading, math and English. The Explore and Plan tests are divided into four sections composed of Englsih, math, reading and science. Freshman Jacob Lizarraga said, "The Explore test was a little bit long. But for the most part, the test was not too bad. The longest part was filling in your personal information. After doing that, thee test started at around 9:00 A.M.and ended at 11:30 A.M."

By RICHARD WINDISCH

The Community Service Department unveiled a set of informative videos this week on the school website to help students with their community service projects. The new videos are intended to complement the in-person service presentations made to each class at the start of the school year as well as the presentations made to parents about service at Back-to-School Night.

The six instructional videos took about an hour each to film in various quiet locations in Rupert Hall. Nicholas Navarro and Oliver Ambros, two junior members of the Community Service Leadership Team Board, accepted the invitations to serve as spokesmen for the project.

“Recording the video was extremely difficult to do,” said Navarro. “We had to memorize over three pages of script right before we started shooting and spent over seven hours after school filming it all.”

Ambros added, “Granted, filming took an awful lot of time and effort, but I feel the purpose of the videos will really benefit parents, students and even teachers. We both felt official in front of a camera shooting for Loyola. We look forward to feedback from students on the videos and hope they will make the service projects run much smoother.”

Two videos regarding the senior

service project, which requires a minimum of 78 hours of service to be completed during January, are aimed at parents and seniors.

Mr. Tom Zeko, director of community service, said, “There is a need to address the lack of information that parents and seniors have about the process and the places that qualify for SSP. As part of that, these videos address the issue of students who are absent for the September class presentations on SSP as well as the sophomore and junior service program. It is a 24/7 available information and process resource.”

While finding a perfect service site seems hard enough, it is apparently harder for seniors to register on time. “There is a group every year that for a variety of reasons are just not able and willing to make the due date of Nov. 4,” said Mr. Zeko. “Sometimes JUG penalties and pressure from coaches can assist students in focusing and organizing their time and attention. Hopefully the seniors are more responsible this year and will take initiative following the videos.”

The sophomore and junior video stresses that a minimum of 25 hours must be completed, preferably at a single site. The service hours require face-to-face interaction in order for students to establish bonds with the people at their sites.

The registration video offers students tips for their on-site registration and interview. Students

are asked to wear Loyola attire and come prepared with questions for their site supervisors. “Contact, Inquire, Interview, Review and Approval” are the necessary steps for registration of a project. All the registration forms for sophomores, juniors and seniors may be found on the community service section of the school website.

Another video informs students of the mandatory community service reflection meetings. Reflections consist of two meetings with a group of students and an adult leader. Meetings allow students to share their service experiences and act as debriefs. To earn full credit, students must attend both meetings before they can submit their projects for completion.

A final video outlines the various site opportunities available to students. This video is especially helpful for a student who does not know where to start looking or who is overwhelmed by the number of options. The service site roster is organized according to community and commute route to Loyola from the Westside, Eastside, Pasadena, South Bay/Beach, East LA, South LA, San Gabriel Valley and San Fernando Valley.

Anyone with feedback or with any information that should have been included in the videos should contact Mr. Zeko at tzeko@loyolahs.edu.

Underclassmen test, seniors visit LMUSTUDENT LIFE

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Department launches six new instructional website for students

Dr. Kevin Starr, former head librarian of California, is writing a book celebrating Loyola's 150 years.

MRS. MORAN AND MR. ZEKO give instructions for completing the sophomore, junior and senior service requirements. The videos, also featuring juniors Nicholas Navarro and Oliver Ambros, include narrative visual details and dates to make the process simpler.

A10 SPORTS OCTOBER 25, 2013

Junior Ryan Graner enjoys trapshooting, finds fun and successBy JACK DIXON

Since a young age, junior Ryan Graner has prepared for family hunting trips by trapshooting. Graner said he has liked trapshooting so much that he has considered pursuing the competitive sport.

“From an early age,” Graner said, “I went hunting with my family. We hunted mainly quail and other birds in places like Carrizo Plains, Yuma and near the Salton Sea. I got involved in trapshooting at first because it was good practice for hunting”

Trap, skeet and sporting clays are three major styles of competitive shotgun shooting. A sport since the late 1700’s, trapshooting involved live birds until after the Civil War. Trapshooting involves one house, or machine, that launches the clay

pigeon diagonally away from the shooter.

Graner said he credits his trap shooting skills to his dad and family friends. “Eventually, I started practicing trap at Chevron in El Segundo. My dad and his friends would teach me how to shoot properly and the best way to hit the target.”

Graner said his favorite part of trapshooting is “the inner competition that you have with yourself. This sport is based on numbers, and there is no coach who can choose who he likes. It's just the person with the best numbers gets to go on and compete.”

Shooting is not all fun and games. Graner said the hardest part of the sport is “staying calm and focused at the same time. If you are too focused, you might overthink the situation and mess up. But if you don't focus at all, you could become too relaxed and have no control of the gun.”

Baseball, Graner’s main sport, shares some necessary skills with trapshooting, to the surprise of many. Graner said, “Focusing on the ball while hitting is very similar to hitting the clay in shooting.”

Graner acknowledged that not a lot of people share his passion. “I hope the sport does grow because shooting has become a dying sport that is becoming more and more expensive. With Obama's scare on gun control, the ammo has become so much more expensive and difficult to find.”

Graner’s weapon of choice is a 12-gauge Remington Wingmaster with a modified choke.

Junior Ryan Graner

Often described as golf with a gun, Sporting Clays takes place on a field consisting of 10 to 15 stations. Usually, 5 to 10 targets are shot at each station by a squad of up to six shooters. Targets are launched as singles and pairs. Each station is unique.

Throughout a course, the shooters might see the clays crossing from either side, coming inward, going outward, flying straight up, rolling on the ground, arcing high in the air or thrown from towers.

Trapshooting, the type of shooting Graner competed in, is one of the major types of shotgunning. It involves five shooters, each of whom gets 25 tries, shooting in turn at a clay pigeon. From the house in front of the shooters’ stations, the pigeon is launched at various angles.

The shooter shoots from seven positions on a semi-circle and from an eighth position halfway between stations 1 and 7. Two houses launch the targets, one at each corner of the semicircle. The traps launch the targets to a point in front of station 8. One house has a higher launch point than the other, resulting in some diversity in the shots.

Each station requires a different combination of shots, eventually equaling 24. The 25th shot is a re-shoot of the first missed shot. If no shots have been missed, the last shot is taken twice for a perfect score.

By BRANDON POSIVAK

Riding a wave of momentum, the AquaCubs headed into their next league match against rival Harvard-Westlake at the USC Coliseum pool. The AquaCubs came into the match undefeated in league, with a league record of 2-0 and an overall record of 9-7. The AquaCubs fell into an early hole and they were never able to emerge from it. Harvard Westlake beat the AquaCubs by a score of 14-7, a much different result than last year’s game, when the AquaCubs defeated Harvard Westlake by a score of 12-11.

Within the first few minutes of the game, the AquaCubs gave up two quick goals to the Wolverines. The Cubs tried to equalize, but it seemed as though for every goal they would score, Harvard Westlake would score two more to match it. As the game went farther along, the Wolverines were able to string a series of goals together, and the deficit was too large for the AquaCubs to overcome, despite a late rally by Loyola.

As the AquaCubs propel themselves farther into the season, the competition continues to get more challenging. The team has dealt with injuries and worked harder in the preseason to accomplish goals and achieve aspirations. “We have the toughest schedule in the United States,” said Head Coach Erik Healy, “so we are

playing against the toughest teams in the nation week in and week out.”

“Although we have had some big losses, we understand that these losses will help us improve, and they are much more important than blowing teams out by ten goals,” he continued. “We are preparing for league and CIF. If losses early in the year can help us be successful in league and CIF, then we will take those losses in exchange for successes later in the season.”

Cubs have faced heartbreaking losses. In the Santa Barbara Tournament in the beginning of the season, the AquaCubs lost to Murietta Valley 9-8 and Dos Pueblos 10-9. Another close loss came against Dana Hills 11-10 in the South Coast Tournament. The team has sustained an incredible work ethic in practice, and they are bringing the same intensity into their games.

Coach Healy said, “The highlights of this season have been watching this group come together as a team and grow as one unit, as opposed to 19 individuals.”

With the combination of injuries and a challenging schedule, the team has had to call upon freshmen and sophomores to step up to the challenge, such as Freshman Marko Vavic and sophomores Armen Dermenjian, Robbie Lowe, Mac Carey, and Will Rubschlager.

Sophomore Armen Dermenjian said, “We need to stop making

mental mistakes and focus on our physical game. We need to be solid on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball in order to have a successful season.”

Going into their away game against El Toro on Thursday October 10, the AquaCubs were ranked sixth in CIF rankings. The game was tight down to the wire, but the AquaCubs pulled out an impressive 12-11 victory thanks to big shots from seniors Corbett Kruse and Matt Culhane and juniors

Sean Thomas and Ryan Wilson. At the goalie position, senior Kieran Sheridan stopped numerous potential goals that helped lift the team to this satisfying victory.

“We have really been focusing on defensive set up, man advantage situations and man down situations. Also, we have been working on team camaraderie and staying strong in tough situations,” said Coach Healy.

In a hard fought away game on Tuesday October 15 against Long

Beach Wilson, ranked fourth by CIF, the AquaCubs did not have enough energy to prevail. Long Beach Wilson won 12-11, handing the team their seventh loss of the year in a heart-breaking defeat.

The AquaCubs came into their second league game on Wednesday October 16 against Crespi with a chip on their shoulder. They unleashed their frustration upon the Celts, winning big at home by a score of 21-7.

VARSITY WATER POLO

AquaCubs persevere, approach end of season

A11SPORTSOCTOBER 25, 2013

Varsity Cross Country moves up in rankings, looks to CIF Championship with high hopes

By ANDREW FINNEGAN

New to Division 1 this year, the Varsity Cross Country team started the season ranked twentieth. The team now nears the end of its season as the second-ranked team in CIF’s Division 1.

Head Coach Lalo Diaz said, “Through hard work and consistency, the Varsity Cross Country has propelled themselves to the top of the State rankings and is poised to finish their final races in the top of their standings.”

This success of Cross Country has come from a variety of runners from almost all grade levels. Co-captain Robert Brandt, a junior, said, “We have runners from all grade levels that run well and help our team win races. Our depth is essential to our success.”

Co-captain John McAndrews, a senior, agreed: “Our depth and consistency of our runners on the team is the biggest factor for our success this year. The large amount of time we spend practicing is also a huge factor in why we win.”

This year’s Varsity squad is led by a strong pack of three runners: McAndrews, Brandt and senior Aaron Zambrano. McAndrews said, “I don’t think there is a better

three-pack of runners on one team in California than Zambrano, Brandt and I.”

Coming off a huge first-place finish at the Bell Jeff Invite, Sept. 28, the Cubs have one of the largest races of the year today, Friday, October 25, and tomorrow, October 26, at the Mt. Sac Invitational Race, a gathering of some of the best talent that high school cross country has to offer in the entire country.

According to Brant, as opposed to competing in the all around team competition, the cross country team will compete in the individual sweepstakes, a less competitive race.

Brandt explained the change. “Last year we competed in the team sweepstakes,” he said. “It was too competitive of a race early in the season, and we want to save ourselves for CIF and State.”

As the CIF prelims approach on Monday, November 11, many players say they have the goal of winning another CIF Championship. “Winning another CIF Championship and placing high in the State Finals would be a great way to cap off the year,” McAndrews said.

JUNIOR RYAN WILSON attemps to block a Wolverine shot on goal.The Cubs lost to rival Harvard Westlake in their game on Wednesday, October 23, at the USC Colliseum Pool.

PHOTO BY RYDER SCHEIFELE

The AquaCubs, with an overall record of 9-8 and a Mission League record of 2-1, look forward with optimism.

FOOTBALL CUBS PLAY NOTRE DAME NEXT FRIDAY, NOV. 1, AT 7 P.M. AT L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE

THE VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY TEAM runs during one of their afternoon practices on Smith Field. They have recently been preparing for the Mt. Sac Invitational taking place today and tomorrow.

PHOTO BY JUSTIN WANG

1. Mater Dei 2. Harvard-Westlake 3. Newport Harbor 4. LB Wilson 5. Loyola 6. Dana Hills 7. Huntington Beach 8. Northwood 9. Corona Del Mar 10T. Edison 10T. Servite

By TRISTAN VANECH

After winning a game, a call-and-response Loyola football chant starts with a coach or player exclaiming “Today!” followed by the team finishing the sentence asserting “is a great day to be a Cub.” Perhaps no day this year would the chant be more appro-priate than on last Saturday, Oct. 19, when five former Cub football players competed in the Stanford-UCLA game.

The magnet hands (or hand) of Kodi Whitfield, Class of 2012, made national news, and, consequent-ly, so did Loyola. Playing along-side kicker and punter Conrad Ukropina, also Class of 2012, on the Stanford team, Whitfield had to play opposite former teammates Anthony Barr, Class of 2010 and a probable first-round NFL draft pick; Jerry Neuheisel, Class of 2012; and Librado Barocio, Class of 2010.

“It was cool to see those guys on the field,” Whitfield said. “You had everyone doing their thing and playing well, so it was great to see.”

Four of the five saw action on the field, something Barr said is indicative of the excellence for which Loyola strives.

“It’s a testament to how great an

institution Loyola is, both academ-ically and athletically,” Barr said. “When you have four Division I athletes playing on the field, that’s pretty big for any high school.”

All four players made a differ-ence in the game: Ukropina scored the first points of the game with a 31-yard field goal for Stanford, Barr

sacked Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan for a huge loss and played consistent defense, Whitfield may have done wizardry, and Neuheisel was the holder for UCLA kicks.

In fact, one sequence gave Loyola particular attention. Barr’s big sack, Whitfield’s backhanded catch and Ukropina’s successful PAT: three consecutive plays, all Cub alumni.

Having stepped up to the plate after Stanford’s kicker went down

with an injury, Ukropina made his first field goal of his college career.

“Once I got that first kick under my belt, it honestly just felt like my senior year of high school again,” said Ukropina, who also made three of three PAT’s. Throughout his three years as a varsity kicker, he went 101 for 101 in PAT’s, a feat

unheard of in high school football and still impressive in college and the pros.

Ukropina and Whitfield col-lectively scored half of Stanford’s points. As for Whitfield’s catch, the sideline reaction was energetic not only because the touchdown put the Cardinal ahead but also because his teammates were happy for him as well, Ukropina said.

“Everyone went crazy,” he said. “Here [at Stanford] what’s cool is

that everyone really wants to build each other up and it’s definitely like a family.”

Whitfield’s go-ahead touch-down reception was key to Stanford’s win against a higher-ranked team.

"I kind of blocked everything else out, blocked out the defenders, and really it was just me and the ball," he said.

"So I was like, I’ve got to make this catch to help the team out, and I didn’t know I was in the end zone to be honest. I told myself I had to make the catch."

In regards to the media atten-tion he has received, Whitfield said, "It was pretty cool, but honestly, it’s just time to get back to work and get ready for Oregon State already."

Whitfield said Loyola, which has the highest number of alumni in the Pac-12 of any other high school, prepared him well for col-lege.

“Cherish, cherish Loyola,” he said, “because though college is presented as this exciting new thing and so many new experi-ences are going to be ahead of you, I’d say looking back at high school, it’s one of the greatest times.”

By MICAH SHANKS

After a rough start, the last few games are looking bright for the Cubs. With only one victory among the first four games, Loyola is now 4-4, winning three games and losing one in the most recent four games. The Cubs were on fire but unfortunately suffered a tough loss last week against Crespi. Loyola is aiming to keep pushing and finish strong this year.

“We don't take any game lightly. We trust each other more and more every week, and we believe in ourselves and our coaches,” said junior David Cooper on Loyola’s comeback.

Loyola won 49-29 against Mira Costa at L.A Valley College on September 27. After a shaky start to the first quarter, the Cubs took over. Nico Evans would propel the team with four touchdowns. “Nico’s play has improved every week. He has really become a leader for the team through his play,” said Head Coach Marvin Sanders.

The Cubs then faced off against the Valencia Vikings on October 4, with Loyola winning the game with a score of 39-20. Sophomore quarterback Tre Polamalu completed a clutch pass to Sheffie, which gave the Cubs the go ahead. The Cubs then took control of the game.

“Tre has a good group of young men around him which helps him get through some of those tough times,” said Coach Sanders. Nico Evans ran for a total of five touchdowns against the Vikings. Loyola took home the victory at home.

Loyola opened its league play with its game on Friday, October 11, against the Alemany Warriors at Alemany. Alemany was favored to win, coming into the game with a record of 5-1; however, the Cubs upset the Warriors on Alemany’s home turf 31-20.

Evans and Cooper both ran for touchdowns, putting the Cubs up at the half. Evans ran for 238 yards against the Warriors defense; through his performance he is proving that he is one of the best running backs in the southern section. The Cubs’ defense held the Warriors’ offense in

tough situations. The win against Alemany was an important victory for Loyola’s varsity squad.

The Cubs faced off against Crespi last week and fell to the Celts 32-14. The Cubs knew it would be a difficult game to win.

“It will be a tough game. They will be a well coached team and will play hard. They are going to give us the best that they’ve got,” said Coach Sanders before the game.

Unfortunately, the Cubs could not come out on top. “Our approach towards the game beat us, particularly our mindset and the way we practiced. We also failed to execute our individual jobs,” said Cooper.

The Cubs have a bye this week, giving the

Cubs time to regroup and bounce back. “We intend to use this bye week to fix up a few errors that we made and heal any injuries that we have. We have to have efficient practices and study our film,” says senior Nico Evans.

Loyola faces the Notre Dame Knights at home on November 1st. The Knights are 1-1 in league play after a loss last week to Alemany. It will be a difficult game, but the Cubs are feeling confident. The Cubs are still chasing a title in the Serra League.

“In this league, we can’t afford another loss. We've been able to bounce back from tough losses before, so this loss shouldn't be any different,” says Evans.

After early losses, team's record breaks evenWith only a single victory in their first four games, the Cubs have rebounded to a record of 4-4 on the season and 1-1 in Mission League play.

Alumnus Whitfield's catch makes SportsCenter Top-10

SPORTSTheLoyalist

SOUTHERN SECTIONRANKINGS

VARSITY FOOTBALL (Maxpreps)

Courtesy of CIf/Maxpreps

1. St. John Bosco 2 Serra (Gardena) 3. Mater Dei 4. Mission Viejo 5. Oaks Christian 6. Rancho Cucamonga 7. Alemany 8. Notre Dame 9. Hart 10. Vista Murrieta

20. Loyola

SENIOR MEKAI SHEFFIE leads the Varsity Football team onto the field on Friday, Oct. 18, in their game against Crespi at L.A. Valley College. The Cubs wore their pink socks in their game against Crespi to honor Breast Cancer Week.

PHOTO BY ETHAN AYSON

VARSITY WATER POLO(CIF)

VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

(CIF)

1. Arcadia 2. Loyola 3. Great Oak 4. Warren 5. Dana Hills 6. Crescenta Valley 7. El toro 8. Burbank 9. Fountain Valley 10. Long Beach Poly

VARSITY FOOTBALL

Stanford receiver Kodi Whitfield, a Loyola graduate of 2012, caught his first touchdown pass of college football in a game against UCLA in which four other alumni competed.

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{ “So I was like, I’ve got to make this catch to help the team out, and I didn’t know I was in the end zone to be honest. I told

myself I had to make the catch."—Kodi Whitfield, Class of 2012

}

FEATURETheLoyalist

By THOMAS VOSSLER

Loyola’s second dance, “Moonlight,” takes place on campus tonight from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. “Student Council has a lot of surprises in store,” said Mr. Chris Walter, director of student activities.

According to Student Body President Justin Hopkins, student council has implemented many changes in the hopes of matching the popularity of Loyola’s first dance “Loyolapalooza." Hopkins said, “This year is the first time in a few years that we are changing the location of the dance. It is normally

held in Xavier; however, we are planning on moving it outside. I think there will be a lot more people who come and a lot more people who have a good time if the dance is outdoors.”

Students expressed a variety of opinions. Sophomore Thomas Atlee said, “Even though I enjoyed the dance last year, I think moving the dance will overall make it more popular and raise the attendance. I hope it will ultimately become more like Loyola’s first dance.”

Junior Spencer Reed said, “I think changing the location of the dance is just gonna create complications with the weather. I’d

rather just have it inside.”This year’s second dance will

again feature music provided by Music, Memories, and More, DJ’s who also provided the music for “Loyolapalooza.” Student council met with representatives from Music Memories and More the week following “Loyolapalooza” to discuss their song selection.

Sophomore President Alonzo Billips explained, “We basically went over what kinds of music we liked and what kinds of music we wanted to hear more of. He will be very prepared for the second dance. Our overall goal is for attendance to be high and for students to have

By TYLER KONKAL

Having presented a production of Thornton Wilder’s "Our Town" in 1997, Hannon Theatre Company will open its second production of the play "Our Town" on Nov. 15.

Director Walter Wolfe explained why he chose the play: “'Our Town' is probably my favorite American play. I wanted to do it again after producing it in 1997 because of two things. First, my staff and I have agreed that any play we've done in Hannon is 'back in play' when the pictures from the previous production get moved off the gallery wall as you enter the theatre. But more importantly, the show was written in 1938 as a reminder to the American people of what is really important. They were still in the midst of the Great Depression, and the news from Europe about Hitler meant a war was looming."

According to Mr. Wolfe, Wilder wrote the play as a way to say that the American life has beauty in it, even if people do not remember.

"I think with all the turbulence happening in the world and in our own government, it was a great message once again—one that never grows old," Wolfe said.

Mr. Wolfe explained that because he has been able to use many of the same elements in his 1997 production, actors have been able to explore the script in more depth. He said, “Because royalty

and performance contracts were different when I produced the show in 1997, I took the old VHS tape of the show and had it transferred to a DVD. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, I showed it scene by scene to the cast and had them record their character's stage movement or ‘blocking.’ At first it felt like plagiarism, but I realized that it was my direction from 1997 that we were copying, not someone else's.

“We have been changing the staging as we go along as cast members begin offering their own ideas and interpretations. The show already looks completely different from the 1997 version. And I've been able to have more in-depth, interpretive rehearsals much earlier than ever before.”

'Our Town' takes place in the small town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. The Stage Manager, played by senior Andrew Wallender, tells a story of the town.

The two principal families are the Gibbses and Webbs. The Gibbs family includes Dr. Gibbs, the father, played by senior Quentin Casalenuovo; Myrtle, the mother, played by Marymount senior Meghan Wheeler; daughter Rebecca played by LACES sophomore Danielle Koenig; and brother George played by junior Tyler Wincott.

The Webb family is made up of town newspaper editor and father Mr. Webb, played by senior

Henry Alex Reed; mother Julia played by Mayfield junior Bianca Dovarro; sister Emily played by Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy senior Sophie Garcia; and brother Wally played by sophomore Justin Verbiest.

The two families live peacefully in the town of Grover’s Corners. Eventually, marriage unites the two families, and an unfortunate death challenges them. The Stage Manager reflects on these events, commenting on modern culture and adding some comic relief.

Wallender said about playing the Stage Manager, “The Stage Manager has a unique role in the play since he is chronologically removed from the rest of the show. For me as an actor that presents all sorts of challenges since I already know how everybody in a scene lives out the rest of their lives and how they die. Therefore, I have to have a whole different physicality than the rest of the actors on stage.”

In order to emphasize the simplicity of life and draw the attention to the acting on stage, no props are used. The actors create the illusion that there are props, such as cups, newspapers, and pans, through miming. Mayfield junior Bianca Dovarro said, “Without props I begin to really reevaluate how I hold a cup versus a spoon. It may be unimportant but it adds to the play’s overall theme of the beautiful ordinary.”

Part of the tradition of launching a new season in Hannon Theatre is welcoming freshmen to the company. Mr. Wolfe said, “When we cast the show, we are looking to fill certain important roles that are dictated by the needs of the literature. Therefore, the casting team and I look hard at finding the right people for those roles regardless of age or grade level. So the freshmen cast in the show would not have been cast if they couldn't hold their own on

stage with those that have more experience in Hannon Theatre. I always say that ‘I am a freshman’ is my favorite answer to the question ‘What grade are you in?’ because it means that we not only get talent and potential now but growth in the leadership of the program for the next four years.”

Freshman James Cristafulli said, “Participating in the fall play is what made me able to overcome any obstacles I would have, like coming to Loyola not knowing anyone. HTC has taken me in like I've been a part of the program for years.”

Also, the fall play is the seniors’ last drama on the Hannon stage. Senior Ramon Sison said, “This is my final play at Hannon Theatre which is sad but at the same time happy. Even though I will be moving on to college, it means I can really dedicate my time this year to the productions to make it really count.”

Hannon Theatre Company readies for 'Our Town'

October dance 'Moonlight' set for tonight

Rehersals have begun in preparation for the fall play, which opens on Thursday, Nov. 15.

A Look MIGHTY ROAR ROCKS RALLY, PRESIDENT'S DINNER

THE MYSTERY ACROSS THE STREET: THE HISTORY OF ROSEDALE CEMETERY

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TONIGHT'S DANCE "Moonlight" will run in Malloy Commons, shifting from the traditional location inside the Xavier Center. It will be held between 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Doors close at 8 p.m.

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HANNON THEATRE COMPANY'S fall play, "Our Town", is set to hit the box office on Friday, Nov. 15. The play revolves around the story behind the small town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire and its two principal families.

PHOTO BY A. J. SMITH

FLIER BY ANDREW WALLENDER

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By CHRISTOPHER COMBS

Loyola's award-winning literary magazine Windowpanes is in development, and members are engaged in the process of preparing the forthcoming edition.

Literary editor senior Vincent Benlloch, along with art layout editor junior John Esparros, in consultation with Windowpanes staff and co-moderators, have selected a theme for this year, entitled “Platform”. Art teacher Mrs. Nancy Turner stated that the name was chosen because, “We like to pick a word/theme that is both timely and which has multiple meanings. This word brings a visual image to mind: an actual diving platform.”

Throughout the first semester, efforts have been focused on the selection of creative and interesting pieces to be included in the literary portion of the magazine. Mrs. Turner elaborated that, “We have a large pool of images to pick from: forty-three students each produce at least 24 top notch images in paint, photomontage, analog and digital photography, graphic design and drawing.” The second semester will require the art layout editor to pair artwork with selected literature.

According to English teacher

Mr. Terry Caldwell, the name Windowpanes came about in around 1969 as a subversive, underground literary group, indicative of the rebellious 1960's culture with its hippies, protests, and sit-ins. The person who created the magazine decided to call it “windowpanes” as a slang reference to “acid” or LSD, and thought that most people wouldn't know that secondary meaning.The name stuck, and now, Windowpanes has a much more positive and literal meaning, geared towards “providing views into people's worlds”.

Just like the Loyola sports teams, Windowpanes also competes in the National Scholastic Press Association’s high school journalism competition. Windowpanes has been a part of this competition for 15 years, and has received awards for 12 years. Last year, Windowpanes was a gold medalist.

According to Mrs. Turner, it's not too late to get involved in Windowpanes this year. “Most of the work comes from the AP Studio Art class, because those students are the most advanced in the school and are charged with creating refined, compelling, and sophisticated imagery.” However, everyone is invited to

participate and can do so by submitting a JPEG image. Mr. Caldwell stated that, "to get

involved, you just have to show up at a meeting, and it's always scheduled on a Monday at the

beginning of lunch, so bring your creative pieces." The group meets every week in room P208.

WINDOWPANES

Windowpanes staff at work on next issue

B3ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTOCTOBER 25, 2013

PHOTO COURTESY OF KYLE MORENO

Math Challenge

Courtesy of junior Ethan McGarrigle

The sum of three positive integers is 30.

The smallest integer, x, is a factor of 30.

The second integer is 1 less than twice the quotient of 30 and x, and the third integer is 3 more than the second inte-ger.

Find the three integers.

Come to next week's meeting of the Math Club to find the answers to this issue's challenge!

LAST YEAR'S EDITION OF WINDOWPANES was entitled "Connectivity" and featured original poetry and art pieces copmposed by Loyola students. This year's edition is currently entitled "Platform."

ON THE WEB: BELL CHANGES

Check out the full story at loyalistnews.org/bell

Loyola High School recently updated its cam-

pus-wide bell and PA system, making it more

audible and giving it a new sound. The Loyalist

takes you around campus to get a few reac-

tions from students and faculty.

By MARC CASTILLO

The Hannon Theatre Crew is set for another school year of quality productions. This year, they are tasked with recreating a small New Hampshire village for their fall play "Our Town" and a bustling Iowa town for their spring musical "The Mu-sic Man." With "Our Town" set to open on Friday, Nov. 15, the crew is engaged in preparations.

According to Assistant Stage Manager Fletcher Wolfe, a jun-ior, the stage crew is made up of around 25 students who are charged with bringing to life the plans of the set designer. Technical Director Eric Her-manson said students are “es-sential. Without them, there wouldn’t be a set. Without a set, there wouldn’t be a show.”

Stage Manager Christopher Pribyl, a senior, said, “The lighting and sound departments of the theatre are all student-run. Students are exposed to building the set, scenic painting, theatri-cal light and sound, and general theatre operating procedures.

Hannon Theater Crew has met since late September to pre-pare the theater for "Our Town" which is set in the fictional New Hampshire town of Grover's Corners in the early 1900’s.

Wolfe said, “Crew activi-

ties consist of construction on Wednesdays and Fridays and painting on Thursday. Crew sessions go from 2:30 to 7:30.”

Mr. Hermanson explained that the set for this show is relatively simplistic, incorpo-rating minimal props but con-taining thematic elements sig-nificant to the show’s meaning.

Senior Julian Silerio de-scribed the stage as consist-ing “really of just a raised platform” with pieces that connect to each other.

In addition to the stand-ard crew, some members are a part of a smaller sub-group called “running crew.” The run-ning crew is tasked with coor-dinating the show, including stage props, lights and sound, during both dress rehears-als and actual performances.

According to Pribyl, run-ning crew members are se-lected for their dedication as well as their ability to cooper-ate with other crew members.

Mr. Hermanson explained that mentoring in stage crew is structured so that by the time first-years become seniors, they can pass on their knowl-edge to younger students.

Affirming this notion, Sile-rio said, “I remember fresh-man year looking up to those juniors and seniors who were

working much harder than I was, and now I am trying to continue that legacy and in-spire the freshmen and sopho-mores to work just as hard.”

For Silerio, “The best part of stage crew is seeing the whole set completed and know-ing that you were part of what made that happen.”

Pribyl explained why he chooses to participate in the

Hannon Theater: “Not only do you get to learn about how to run a production and manage a show, you learn how to work as a team and to get the job done.”

Wolfe said that the crew has also been a great place for him to create close friendships. “Spending your time after school using power tools and building stuff is just awesome,” he said.

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while set-building is a chal-lenge, it is far from insur-mountable. Hermanson said, “I have a great group of kids that work really hard and really are doing a great job. It takes some of the challenge out of it—to be able to have kids that I’m able to hand assignments and they’re able to build it.”

Hermanson believes the dedi-cation and quality of the students’

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THE HANNON THEATRE CREW is comprised of 25 student volunteers and is tasked with constructing the stage, operating the lights and sounds, and managing HTC live performances.

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'You're Gonna Hear Me Roar': Mighty Roar rocks at President's Dinner

About 1. Senior Randy Suh provides drum accompaniment to the performance.

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3. The Mighty Roar provided live music for Loyola's annual President's Dinner hosted by the Rev. Greg Goethals.

4. Senior Eric Carles leads under-classmen flute players during the fall sports rally on Oct. 4.

5. Mr. Matthew Schaeffer and Mr. Brian Held prepare themselves for their dodgeball match against members of the Monogram Club

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2. The Japan Club continues their annual tradition of selling shaved ice at the Activities Fair3. Senior Jack Poulsen takes a swing during a demonstration for golf club.

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Italian Club Moderated by Mr. Dan Annarelli and located in L310, the Italian Club appreciates and discusses Italian culture and language. The meetings also discuss Italian history with a key focus on Renaissance and contemporary era art and culture. Mr. Annarelli said, “Ultimately, members should gain new insights into the art, language, and food of the Italian people.”

New clubs promote new interests

Boy Scouts of America Designed as a Boy Scout support group, Boy Scouts of America at Loyola High School, located in L212, is a new club moderated by Mrs. Karen Jardine and founded by senior Will Wheeler. Higher-ranking Boy Scouts spend club meetings helping younger Scouts advance their ranks, and Ms. Jardine can award merit badges. Ms. Jardine said, “The idea is that different scouts from different troops will work together to support each other.”

Irish Heritage Club Located in L217, the Irish Heritage Club explores the history of the Irish people, with a special focus on the English occupation and the potato famine. Members also appreciate Irish culture by enjoying traditional Irish food and music. Club president Mac MacOsker said, “We want to celebrate Irish culture and create a welcoming environment for students to discuss their Irish heritage.”

Spikeball Club Moderated by Varsity volleyball head coach Mr. Michael Boehle, Spikeball club, which meets every Wednesday on Hernandez Field, offers a new and fun way for stu-dents to get active. A sport new to the U.S., Spikeball is a combination of volleyball and four square where teams of two bounce a ball off a three-foot-round trampoline. “I think this club gives another avenue for these kids to join something that keeps them going,” said Mr. Boehle.

LEADD LEADD, moderated by Mr. Douglas Brown, is a student-run organization that preaches safe driving. All members have to do is to take the pledge to avoid distracted driving at www.dontdrivedistracted.org President Bowen Bailey said, “Every .04 seconds someone in the US is injured in a car accident due to distracted driving and by bringing the club LEADD to Loyola the members of the club and myself are trying to promote distracted driving awareness through peer-to-peer relations.”

Blogging Club Founded by junior Brennen Barker, the blogging club motivates members to create their own blogs in order to share the Loyola experience through pictures, videos and other media. The club meets Mondays at lunch in the Dwan Computer Lab, H203. Barker said, “One of the main goals of the club was to get kids to tell a story or talk about something they’re interested in. Sometimes, doing that behind a keyboard is a lot easier than doing that in real life. I think the internet is out there for us to use, so we should take advantage of it.”

Loyola Rowing Club The Loyola Rowing Club is designed to foster an interest in the rising sport of rowing and to provide an environment in which fellow rowers can share experiences and stories. Founded by juniors Joseph Brown and William Abe, the club meets Wednesdays at recess in Campus Ministry. Brown said, “ Mac and I have enjoyed our rowing experience so much, and we wanted to share our experiences with Loyola. Our goal for creating the club is to get more students to row competitively.”

Archery Club The Archery Club fosters an interest in archery and teaches its role in history. The club also provides opportunities for members to shoot a bow and arrow during club outings. The club meets on either Tuesdays or Thursdays at lunch in Mr. Lee Jackson’s room, L001. President Thomas Molnar said, “The goal of the club is to help mem-bers find a passion in archery and to have fun.”

Screenwriting ClubThe Screenwriting Club is moderated by Mr. Thomas Cendejas, and the club aims to allow students to express their creativity through writing, a skill which is sometimes not utilized in the classroom. Mr. Cendejas states that “we’ll teach the technical aspect of it, but we also want it to be a place where people can share their creativity and get feedback.”

Club ReCreationClub Recreation, moderated by Dr. Ann Holmquist and Mr. Stuart Hayes, allows students to meet and spend time with mentally or physically disabled individuals and earn community service hours simultaneously. President Joe Scibelli said, “It’s based off a camp I did this year called Camp ReCreation that is a camp for mentally and physically disabled adults. I started the club in order to spread the word about this camp and people with disabilities and teach others how to help them and hear their

Curling ClubMeeting every Sunday at the Los Angeles Kings practice facility, Curling club aims at teaching eager students the guidelines and rules of a sport that is rising in popularity. “My hope for this club is to give students the opportunity to explore a sport that is relatively new, something that we wouldn’t have available at the school,” said Mr. John Tanner, S.J., the moderator of the club.

By BROGAN FEELEY, TAYLOR MARTINEZ, SPENCER REED, ANDREW WORKMAN AND BRIAN YOUNG

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JUNIOR JAYZEE GONZALES teaches group dynamics during one of the friday meetings.

LEADERSHIP GROUPS discuss ways to improve the schedule using the Six Thinking Hats method.

The Loyola Leadership Boot Camp was created by Mr. Tom Zeko and Mr. Jim Oswald, Class of 1978, in the fall of 2012 to promote Cubs as agents of change.

Mr. Oswald is the president of the board of directors of The Association of Catholic Student Councils and also works for Gensler, Inc., a design and architecture firm. Mr. Oswald said he wanted to bring the leadership skill building from TACSC and the design thinking of Gensler together into one unique program that would benefit Loyola students. According to Mr. Oswald, “We are trying to create makers of change who can use their leadership skills to make changes that we need in our world.”

The Loyola Leadership Boot Camp develops members into ideal leaders. It focuses on refining leadership skills through design thinking, real world problem solving, com-munications and networking.

With more than 30 students in the program, new members are always welcome, according to Jayzee Gonza-lez. Meetings take place at 12:45 on Friday afternoons in the Dwan Computer Center. Meetings always take place on Fridays. The dates are always released in the announce-ments.

Junior Alejandro Zepeda said, “I joined because I was really interested in Mr. Oswald. He is a very educated man, and I wanted to learn how to become a leader from the best.”

By the end of the LLBC sessions, Mr. Oswald said, “Our primary goal is to give Loyola students a chance to redefine leadership and innovation in a way that can actually have an impact on what they do.”

Fine Arts Chair Cristina Faulkner, who led the second meeting on Friday, Oct. 4, taught LLBC members how everyone solves problems differently. She facilitated an activity in which everyone chose a "thinking cap." Each cap was a different color which corresponded to a differ-ent way of thinking. For example, a green-capped person was a creative thinker while a red-capped person was an emotional thinker. When playing out their roles in small groups, members created an academic plan for the bell schedule change that will happen next year. The list of ideas was then sent to various Loyola administrators to be considered for next year’s schedule change.

At the third meeting, junior Jayzee Gonzales and se-niors Tristan Vanech and Niko Klein taught about group

dynamics. To visualize the concept, members acted out a different dynamic in small groups, like planning a car wash or deciding on a movie. According to Gonzalez, “Each member of the group played a character with a specific personal-ity, like loud and dominant or shy and reserved.” After the scene was over, other LLBC members analyzed the situation and guessed the group members’ roles.

Many of the programs in LLBC are similar to the activites in TACSC. In fact, Mr. Oswald states, “LLBC is a feeder to what we do in TACSC.” He explains, “TACSC provides leadership, learning, training, and development for both elementary school and high school students around the country.”

Well-developed leaders at LLBC are encour-aged to take part in the core leadership team of TACSC. The core leadership team is a group of Southern California high school students who are helping to design leadership programs for el-ementary school students. Sessions at LLBC help members lead and facilitate several student lead-ership days at various high schools all over Los Angeles. Also, members have led and facilitated different events such as the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Student Leadership Day at the Cathedral and the Summer Leadership Conferences at LMU and Claremont-McKenna College.

Loyola Leadership Boot Camp leads on

Loyola Robotics is in full swing as the Killa-Byte Cubs competed in the Fall Classic, where the team placed 5th out of 30 teams; in addition, the team is preparing for the upcoming spring tournament.

Last season the Cubs took third place in the Los Angeles Regional, competing against sixty-plus teams from all over California, Hawaii and South America. On the 19th of October, the Cubs teamed up with the Wind-ward Omnicats and the Culver City Bagel Bytes to take fifth place out of thirty alliances in the qualifying rounds, a tremendous ac-complishment.

“Robotics is the only machining type of activity at Loyola,” said junior Adam Walker, who joined Robotics as a freshman. “It is the only chance for those who may want to go into an engineering career to be able to experience it first and to see if that is what they want to do,” said Walker. As captain of the coding branch, Walker programs tasks for the robot to do and teaches the younger classmen to code.

Robotics is divided into four groups to ensure efficient work in the different areas of building a robot: coding, mechanical, electrical and drivetrain. “If the robot was a human,” Walker said, “mechanical would represent the organs and skeleton, electri-cal the nervous system, coding the brain, and drivetrain would be like learning how to operate it all.”

Senior David Williams, captain of electri-

cal and pneumatics, said he puts in three-and-a-half hours a day, including Saturday. “Since I like science and math, I knew robot-ics would be a perfect fit for me,” said Wil-liams. Williams’ job is to make sure that each part is connected to a source of electricity. He also oversees all use of pressurized gas. “My favorite part is putting everything together and finally seeing the robot come to life after all our hard work,” said Williams.

Junior James Weitzel, captain of mechani-cal group, directs the working of metals and parts. Weitzel, “I first joined robotics because I like working with my hands and learning as I build something. You only learn by how much effort you put into it.”

This year the robot will be able to take frisbees from a bucket and launch them with 60 pounds per square inch into two wheels spinning at over 1,000 revolutions per minute into one of several goals for points. The robot also has to be able to use pneumatics to climb a metal structure for bonus points.

“My favorite thing about robotics,” said sophomore Daniel Lytle, “is seeing the in-terest of others wanting to learn STEM--sci-ence, technology, engineering and math-ematics--and being able to teach younger teammates about the mechanical aspect of robotics. I like getting my hands dirty and doing tangible things. Seeing something I built and saying ‘I built that’ is one of the most rewarding feelings ever. I’m probably a better engineer now,” said Lytle.

Members learn how to use heavy power

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tools such as drills and milling machines. “We see things like robots going to Mars or robots doing other things on televi-sion all the time, and this is the first step towards that, some kids making a robot in a basement,” said Lytle, “Its an awesome experience.”

As the moderator, Mr. Galen Szeto ensures efficient use of resources and places orders on supplies needed to build the robot. In compliance with the rules of the competitions, Mr. Szeto is not allowed to set a finger on the robot.

“I just try to give them opportunities

to train in their skillsets in order to build robots and try to enhance their robot-building expertise,” Mr. Szeto said. “By the time these guys apply to college, they will be in an advantageous place when it comes to engineering because they will have already built several robots and will know much more than an average per-son.”

Students are invited to support the Killa-Byte Cubs at the Los Angeles Regional at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach in March 20-22 as they compete against teams from all over.

THE ROBOTICS TEAM competes at the Fall Classic, a tournament with thirty teams.

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FEATURE OCTOBER 25, 2013

The Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery stands directly across from Loyola on Venice Blvd.

Photo courtesy of google images

HATTIE MCDANIEL played Mammy in "Gone with the Wind." In a famous scene, she adjusts Scarlet O'Hara's corset for a 19-inch waist. Vivien Leigh played Scarlet O'Hara.

Notable People Buried in the Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

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The Angelus-Rosedale Mortu-ary, Cemetery, and Crematorium across the street from Loyola Hall on Venice Boulevard has a rich history.

The cemetery has been around for over two centuries. It is located at 1831 W. Washington Boule-vard and bordered by Normandie Avenue, Venice Boulevard, and Catalina Street. Covering over 65 acres of land, the Angelus Rose-dale Cemetery was established in 1884 as the first cemetery in Los Angeles open for the burial of all races and religions.

For example, Hattie McDaniel, who portrayed Mammy in "Gone with the Wind," became the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award in 1940. In ad-dition to her award, McDaniel has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Upon her death in 1952, McDaniel wanted to be buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, but because of racial discrimination, she was denied her wish. McDan-iel now resides in the Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.

Senior Daniel Berg said, “I think it’s fitting that Loyola, such a diverse and welcoming school, is affiliated with such a revolution-ary, accepting place.”

The Angelus-Rosedale Cem-etery is also the second cremato-rium in the United States and the first west of the Mississippi River. The crematorium may play a role in Loyola High School’s early dismissal on Fridays. Sophomore Charlie McDugald said, “I’m happy we are across the street from the cemetery. I’ve heard that the cemetery cremates bodies on Fridays, and that [the cremation] is the reason we get out early on Fridays.”

This information is only a rumor. Funeral Director Karen Washington acknowledged that cremations are done every day, Monday through Friday

The Angelus-Rosedale Cem-etery is also the first cemetery to operate as a lawn cemetery, meaning that art, trees, flowers and natural scenery surround the graves.

Sophomore Thomas Van Der Ahe visited the cemetery just this past month. He said, “When I visited the cemetery a few weeks ago, it was actually really beautiful. The whole area is covered in green trees, and all the gravestones are covered with flowers. The whole cemetery is quite amazing and calming.”

Some of the graves of the Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery are those of Civil War soldiers. Ms. Washington said, “There is a military section for all of the past military personnel, many of whom are from the Civil War. We have sectioned that area off from the rest of the cemetery.”

Besides Civil War soldiers, many famous persons and histori-cal figures are buried there, in-cluding Henry Armstrong, a world champion boxer with 150 wins from 1931 to 1945; Frank Chance, a hall of fame first baseman for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees from 1898 through 1914; actor Arthur Dooley Wilson, who is best known for playing the piano player Sam in Casablanca; and actor Everett Sloane, who is known for playing Mr. Bernstein in "Citizen Kane." Junior Joe Crowley said, “I still would never dare step foot near the cemetery after dark, but it’s really amaz-ing that so much history is right across the street. And no one even knows about it.”

The Angelus-Rosedale Mortu-ary, Cemetery, and Crematorium is open Monday through Friday from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. The West Adams Heritage Association runs historical tours, usually in late September. The tours involve live re-enactments of the last days of certain famous residents.

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery: history and mystery

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Two Cubs participate in Challenge WalkSophomore Justin Wang

and Director of Events Karin Chamberlain walked with over 200 people in the annual Challenge Walk for Multiple Sclerosis in Southern Cali-fornia from Friday through Sunday, Sept. 27-29.

Ms. Chamberlain said, “I had a great time, and it once again proved to be a power-ful experience. It was fun to see Justin and his mom, Beth, participating again this year, too. A Cub student, a Cub par-ent and a Cub staff member all walking for this important cause--it just goes to show that Cubs are everywhere!”

Both Ms. Chamberlain and Wang have raised money before for MS. “I’ve been walking since I was ten,” said Wang, whose uncle has MS. “I’ve raised about $15,000 in all my years doing this.”

Walkers came from all over California and the West Coast in support of MS research. A number of the participants have MS themselves, while others walked for friends and family.

“This is my fifth time doing this walk,” said Ms. Chamberlain. “I found that more people in my life than I

realized either had been diag-nosed or knew someone with the diagnosis. Participating in the walk helps me feel like I’m doing something to help find a cure for this scary, debilitating disease.”

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that chronically affects the nervous system. Its effects vary from person to person. In a mild case, MS may cause numbness in the limbs, and in more malignant cases, MS is liable to cause blindness and even paralysis, according to the National MS Society. With no known cure, MS is a debilitating disease for over 2.3 million in the US alone.

The Challenge Walks are sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This year, the walk was from Carlsbad to San Diego, a 50-mile trip spanning the Cali-fornia coast and neighboring cities over the course of three days.

“We started in Carlsbad at The Flower Fields and walked all the way to downtown San Diego over three days,” said Ms. Chamberlain. “Day one was 20 miles, day two was an-other 20 miles, and day three was 10 miles.”

Walkers were able to regis-ter as individuals or as teams. Adult participants pledged a minimum of $2,500, and youths pledged at least $1,500. According to the walk’s of-ficial website, over $650,000 was raised during the walk, with recent donations rais-ing the amount to well over $750,000. The goal set by the National MS Society is to reach $1,000,000 by the end of this year.

Proceeds of the walk go to research for a cure for MS and to local programs and services that support families living with MS. Seventy-eight percent of donations were directed to the National MS Society for programs, support and research, and 22 percent was spent on administrative costs.

The National MS Society is leading a number of events this year, including biking challenges in several states, several more walks, a relay event in Phoenix and a dinner auction in late November. To donate, to volunteer for upcoming events or to learn more about MS, visit www.nationalmssociety.org.

School welcomes 13 new students

This year Loyola welcomes 13 transfer students from 10 differ-ent schools, including Crespi, Alemany, St. Francis, Notre Dame, Pilgrim, Mira Costa, Bishop Montgomery, St. John Bosco, Albert Einstein and Canterbury.

Sophomores topped the list of transfers with eight new students: Robert Dickson, Joel Krogstad, David Long, Horace MacVaugh, Grady Miller, Xavier Orozco, Duke Saunders and Brendan Slade. The Class of 2015 welcomes three transfers: Aidan McOsker, John Parducci and Ryan Turley. Seniors Austin Hatch and Payton Lowry-Sanders complete the list.

Director of Admissions Mr. Heath Utley has been involved in the coordination of the application process for transfer students for 16 years. “We are so fortunate that there are so many outstand-ing young men and families that have an interest in Loyola High School,” said Mr. Utley.

According to Mr. Utley, Loyola typically receives five to eight transfer students entering 10th grade and one to three entering 11th every year. Those numbers can change depending on that year’s attrition rate. Loyola “creates significant competition in the transfer process because we lose so few students,” said Mr. Utley.

Although students have various reasons for transferring to Loyola, the majority fall into two main categories. “One [group] would be young men that applied already and did not gain admis-sion, and they work very hard and try again,” said Mr. Utley. “The other group w ould be individuals that are at another school, and they feel that we are greater challenge or a better fit.”

Loyola works hard to make sure the transition for transfer

students is as smooth as possible. Mathematics teacher Mrs. Judy Dell’Amico volunteered to take over Mrs. Walsh’s position as a guide for the transfers throughout the year. She is instrumental in helping the students find everything they need, and helping them explore new activities that they may be unfamiliar with. Also, she provides support to the parents of transfers through answering questions and dealing with any issues that arise during the transfer process.

“I am another resource, another person to touch base with the students,” said Mrs. Dell’Amico. “What is most rewarding is sharing the excitement of being here with the new students.”

Although many of the transfer students already feel comfortable at Loyola, the transition between schools was not without some challenges. “The hardest thing about the transition was just get-ting used to how large Loyola is. The campus and class sizes were both much bigger than what I was used to and was expecting,” said Aidan McOsker.

Outside of academics the new Cubs are immersing themselves in all that Loyola has to offer. “I am involved in the yearbook, the French club and the Spanish club, and I plan on joining Model UN,” said sophomore Duke Saunders. As a member of the varsity football team and future track-runner, Lowry-Sanders is equally as involved. He also plans to join the African American Student As-sociation.

Many of the transfer students aspire to make a name for them-selves at Loyola. “I hope to do well in academics, so when I gradu-ate college and people ask where I went to high school I can say Loyola and be proud of it,” said sophomore Joel Krogstad.

By CHRISTOPHER WARREN

By TAYLOR MARTINEZ

Participants cross the finish line at the MS Walk.

Justin Wang and Mrs. Chamberlain stand together at the walk.Photo Courtesy of Justin Wang

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Clockwise from bottom: sophomore David Long; senior Payton Lowry-Sanders; junior John Parducci. Transfer students wake up for an early photo shoot during the First Year RetreatPhotos courtesy of Sunset Photography

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By WILL DESERAN

Students explored club tables in Malloy Commons at lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 8, during the annual activities fair where freshmen learn about all the clubs that Loyola of-fers, and the clubs are given a chance to showcase them-selves.

11 new clubs were introduced this year: Archery Club, Blogging Club, Broadcasting Club, Boy Scouts of America at Loyola High School, Camping Club, Club ReCreation, Curling Club, Lead Everyone Against Distracted Driving, Loyola Rowing Club, Programming.club(), and Spikeball Club. In addition, three clubs changed their names: the club LOLOL is now called eSports, Spanish Club is now known as Mutualistas Unidos, and Crossword Club is titled Words With Cubs. Three clubs were also resur-rected this year: Italian Club, Irish Heritage Club, and Screenwriting Club.

Clubs took advantage of the situation by attracting students to their tables via competitions and food and t-shirt sales.

The Golf Club sponsored a contest utilizing a swing simulator, where students used a golf club to hit a golf ball into a net. These golf shots were then projected onto a television screen which measured the final distance from the ball to the virtual golf pin. The student with the golf shot that finished closest to the hole by the end of the lunch period won a prize package that included a golf glove and a visor.

Spikeball Club, a new club centered around a volley-ball-like game, offered two courts for students to play. The game utilizes two miniature trampolines and a small volleyball. Students battled in teams of two. The game begins when one team member spikes the ball off of the trampoline. The other team then has 3 alternating touches to gain control of the ball and “Spike” it off of the trampoline. If the ball hits the ground while under one team’s possession, the other team earns a point.

Other clubs raised money for the upcoming year. The

Ski and Board Club sold T-shirts at a discounted price. They plan to use the money to finance future ski trips.

The Investment Club also sold T-shirts to raise money for the upcoming year and future club festivities. Presi-dent, Senior Austin Roski, stated that the mission of the club is, “To teach students how to invest in high school. By helping students understand the economy, we hope to prevent further, and greater recession in the future,” Roski said. The activities fair helped the club gain over 120 new members according to Roski. “Last year we had over 100 signups at the fair. However, students became lost in the mix of clubs, and we only had about 20 active members. This year we had over 120 signups and over 80 students attended the first club meeting,” stated Roski.

As an incentive for the clubs to truly showcase them-selves, Mr. Walter offered a pizza lunch for the club that promoted itself in the most creative way. The winning club, Mutualistas Unidos, a club designed to promote the cultural richness of Spanish-speaking communities in the Los Angeles area, sold churros in order to raise money for future events. Mr. Sustaita, moderator of Mutualistas Unidos, stated that the fair was instrumental in helping the club gain new members.

“We were able to make brochures and give out infor-mation because a lot of people didn’t know what the club was about. The fair really helped us get our name out there,” Sustaita said.

Sustaita encourages all students to join a club: “It is very important to familiarize students with not just our club, but all the clubs on campus so that we can get a feel for what interests them.”

President of Bipartisan Club, Senior Justin Hopkins, took a varying stance regarding the fair. Hopkins’s club chose not to dress up or sell any items. Hopkins stated, “By not having showiness at our club table, I was able to distill between the actual interested political minds and those who are uninterested.” Hopkins stated that the goal of the club is to, “Foster political discourse and inclusion such that all opinions can be heard and debated between

supporting and opposing views.” By avoiding showi-ness, Hopkins hoped that the club would attract only those truly interested in politics rather than those drawn towards the sale of shirts or other goods.

Freshman Gordon Rowland found the fair informative and fun: “I thought it was great. I joined Golf Club, Short Film Club and Spikeball Club. I found the experience to be very helpful, and I look forward to it next year.”

Sophomore Rob Mullahey also enjoyed the fair: “I found the fair extremely helpful–I found a lot of clubs that I didn’t know existed, like the Spikeball Club and Curling Club.”

Students interested in becoming future club members were not the only ones who benefited from the fair. Ski and Board Club President, junior Matt Friedman, stated that the fair helped his organization gain many new mem-bers.

“The fair gets all the freshman out here,” Friedman said. “Due to the fact that we are not familiar with a lot of the freshman, the fair is the only opportunity for us to expose them to the club.”

Junior Bowen Baily, the president of Lead Everyone Against Distracted Driving, a new club centered around the idea of protecting new drivers by educating them about the dangers of texting while driving, stated that, through the fair, his club gained over 50 pledges to avoid distracted driving.

Mr. Portman, moderator of the Peace and Justice Co-alition commented that the fair was extremely useful in publicizing the Peace and Justice Coalition.

“The activities fair is an important event at Loyola. It enables students to see the types of things that they can get involved in and the various ways that they can par-ticipate and use their talents,” Mr. Portman said. “For us it was great. We had a lot of people stop by and sign up. Some people who did not know what the Peace and Justice Coalition was about asked questions and we had members of the club there to answer their questions.”

Annual activities fair revives the old and ushers in the new

Students explore the array of clubs representing themselves at the annual activities fair.

The True Gentleman's Club mans their table in top hats and jackets. The Robotics Team sets up a robot for demonstration during the fair.Photo by Andrew wAllender Photo by Andrew wAllender

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