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October 13,2011
Volume 90, Issue 1 1
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LMU
cancels
Greece
program
Summer study abroad program
will not take place in 2012 due
to lack of available faculty.
By Laura Riparbelli
Managing Editor
Students hoping to travel to Greece
in 2012 won’t be making the trek this
year with LMU; the Study Abroad
Office has announced it will not be
offering the program this upcoming
summer citing a “faculty decision” to
skip the program this year, according
to Director of Study Abroad Jack
Hobson.
“It has nothing to do with the
economic dynamics in Greece or
security issues in Greece. ... It was
a faculty decision, so it was really
a pool of faculty members who just
said, ‘We have cycled through our
faculty members right now, and
there’s some personal stuff going
on in different people’s lives’,” said
Hobson. “Because there’s such a
small pool of faculty members that
are functional in the Greek language
and are trained appropriately in
Greek history, it just cycled through
and wasn’t going to work for anyone
this summer.”
Junior finance major Ashley
Thompson, who went on the five-week
summer program this past summer,
said that having professors teach
See Greece | Page 5
University welcomes current
Archbishop Jose Gomez
Gomez discusses the value of
missionary principles and the
history of the Church.
By Brigette Scobas
Asst. News Editor
The auditorium fell silent when
Archbishop Jose Gomez walked through
Hilton 100’s doors on Tuesday night
to deliver his lecture on the Hispanic
mission and the new evangelization.
Gomez presides over the archdiocese
of Los Angeles, which is the largest
archdiocese in the United States,
according to Catholic.org.
All but a few seats were filled with
students, professors, members of the
Jesuit community at LMU, Church
leaders from the Southern California
area and LMU staff members, as well
as University President David W.
Burcham.
The lecture was hosted by the
LMU Latino Theology and Ministry
Initiative, a project in the department
of theological studies and the Center
for Religion and Spirituality. The
event was sponsored by the Office of
the President.
Dr. Robert Hurteau, the director
of the Center for Religion and
Spirituality, invited the archbishop
last November. “When we invited the
archbishop, that’s when the president
told us he wanted to sponsor the event
and when the president sponsors, that
really helps,” he said.
Magali Del Bueno, a theological
studies graduate student and the
coordinator of LMU Latino Theology
See Archbishop | Page 2
Burcham will deliver
convocation speech today
The President to reflect on
LMU’s history and explain his
plans for the University’s future.
By Christopher James
News Intern
The road map for the future direction
of Loyola Maiymount University will be
unveiled as President David W. Burcham
examines the past and present of LMU to
craft his plans for the school.
Burcham is going to be giving his
Convocation to the LMU community in
Sacred Heart Chapel today at 12:15 p.m.
The Convocation address is titled, “Vision
and Transformation: LMU into its Second
Centuiy.” After the Convocation, a luncheon
reception will follow in Xavier Sculpture
Garden.
Given that it is LMU’s centennial year,
Burcham has special plans for how he is
going to focus his address today, including
his wishes to take LMU into the next phase
of its histoiy.
‘1 will emphasize that it is important for
LMU to use the centennial celebration to
take stock of w'here we’ve been and where
we’re headed. I will highlight many of our
accomplishments and will emphasize the
importance of the strategic planning process
that is underway. The centennial provides an
opportunity for institutional self reflection, to
recognize and build upon our strengths and
to confront our challenges,” said Burcham.
Students and faculty hope the Convocation
address will provide diem and others in the
LMU community with a guide of where our
school is headed and what to expect in the
coming years.
Kristi Wade, senior director for University
Relations, remarked how she believes
“[LMU] should continue to strengthen the
three pillars of LMU’s mission, which is what
I believe makes this University so great”
‘This is an exciting time at LMU with the
year-long centennial celebration. While we
reflect back on the histoiy of the University, I
look forward to hearing President Burcham’s
See Convocation | Page 4
Kellie Rowan | Loyolan
LET’ GET ONE THING
STRAIGHT... I’M NOT:
CONVERSATIONS
ABC THE COMING
LT UT PROCESS
"Let's Get One Thing Straight:
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Not" event
continues National Coming Out Day celebration
The Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Student Services (LGBTSS) hosted
a panel discussion of coming out experiences last night. LGBTSS Director Anthony
Garrison-Engbrecht introduced the panel, which consisted of students, faculty and staff.
Wings Galore!
A&E, Page 1 2
Contributor Michael Lange reviews
the WOW Cafe & Wingery,
testing out the sauces and wings to
see if they're as WOW-worthy as
their name suggests.
Index
Classifieds . 5
Opinion . 6
A&E . 10
Sports . 1 6
The next Issue of the Loyolan will he printed on October 20, 201 1
The Familu Connection
Redshirt junior Jon Colton and assistant
coach Cara Colton discuss their
journey to LMU water polo success.
Sports, Page 1 6
