The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 90, Issue 16 - November 7, 2011

MON TUES WED THUR 62‘-47‘ 63 "-47° 71"- 52° 67'- 54" ESTABLISHED 1921 November 7,2011 Volume 90, Issue 16 Your Home. Your Voice. Your Newspaper. Loyola Marymount University www.laloyolan.com Registrar adds waitlist feature Students can now add themselves to waitlists for some full Spring classes. By Angelica Cadiente Public Editor Turn on the computer, leg onto PROWL and add the classes that have been meticulously picked out beforehand in the hopes of attaining the perfect schedule. It’s a familiar scene for students. It’s registration season once again. Though the prospect of new classes and a new semester can be an exciting one, students also feel the tension associated with not knowing whether or not they’ll be able to take the courses they need. Julianna Lee, an undeclared freshman, said that her past experience with registering for classes “was kind of stressful. . . . I’m [upset] that [I] don’t get to register until December, [but] I guess it’s the whole hierarchy [process].” Nicole Howe, a senior sociology major, said, “I haven’t had veiy many issues [with registration], [but] it’s so stressful when your time comes up and See Registration | Page 4 Albert Alvarado | Loyolan Students compete in Greek philanthropy events over the weekend Lambda Chi's Pumpkin Smash event took place Saturday, Nov. 5 in Sunken Garden, where contestants like sophomore psychology major Nick Warner (above) scrambled to locate balls within a large pile of smashed pumpkins. For photos from Pumpkin Smash and Alpha Phi's Capture А turn to Page 2. All photos:KensieLa-Anyane | Loyolan Chicano Latino Student Services hosts conference Chicano Latino Student Services (CLSS) hosted the 1 5th Annual La Raza High School Conference Last Saturday Nov. 5. Dr. Rebeca Acevedo gave the keynote speech at the event, and students attended a variety of workshops about the Latino college experience. Aztec dancers (above) also performed forthe high school students. Participating in the "homeless experience" Asst. Opinion Editor Joseph Demes questions the effectiveness of Homeless Awareness Week. Opinion, Page 5 Index Classifieds . Opinion . . 4 . 5 A&E . . 7 Sports . . 12 The next Issue of die I-oyolan will lie printed on Nosemlier 10, 201 1. Prepping for A stylist's take on dressing up for the 1 91 1 Centennial Ball without breaking the bank. A&E, Page 7 Summer business course to be taught New international business study abroad program will begin in June. By Brigette Scobas Asst. News Editor Known for its art and architecture, especially during the Renaissance and Middle Ages, Florence, Italy will now be a base to integrate a “rigorous international business curriculum with the benefits of the rich and vibrant cultural setting," in a new international business summer study abroad program, accordingto the Study Abroad Office website. This new program will be offered June 7 - 28 this summer. It includes one three-credit INBA 3810, an International Business Environment and Practices course that will allow students in Florence to immerse themselves in Italian culture, visit three to four business sites in Florence, Milan and Rome and learn from their program director and professor of international business and management of 20 years, Dr. Yongsun Paik. Possible companies students wifi visit are General Electric, Ferragamo, Nespresso, Pirelli and the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy. According to Paik, who introduced the international business course to LMU, “We have never offered an international business course in the summer [and while] it’s mainly targeted for business majors ... we also welcome non-business majors.” “Although I am not a business major I am very much interested in the business world, as See Florence | Page 3 Opus finalists discuss careers in social justice Opus Prize festivities finish with last Thursday’s panel discussion. By Zaneta Pereira Centennial Intern Students, faculty and guests filled Burns Back Court Thursday afternoon, Nov. 3, for a panel featuring the finalists of the 2011 Opus Prize: Lyn Lusi, the co-founder and program director of HEAL Africa, who won the prize, Sr. Rita Pessoa, RS.H.M the founder of The Association of Small Rural Producers of Jacare, and Veronica Vargas, the chief operating officer of Homeboy Industries who attended in place of finalist Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. The panel was an extension of the 2011 Opus Prize Award Ceremony which took place the previous night. Tbgether these two events were the culmination of the partnership between Loyola Marymount University and the Opus Prize Foundation in awarding the 2011 Opus Prize, a $1 million for a faith-based humanitarian organization. “My parents would say — make your life count,” Lusi said at the beginning of the event, explaining how she became involved in the field of social justice. Indeed, what emerged from the discussion moderated by Dr. Jennifer Abe, an LMU