The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 90, Issue 40 - April 2, 2012

MON TUES WED THUR Jflb 5 7Г-53" 70°- 54° 66°- 52° 6Г-49' ESTABLISHED 1921 April 2,2012 Volume 90, Issue 40 Your Home. Your Voice. Your News. Loyola Marymount University www.laloyolan.com Incoming seniors to live in Hannon Parking forum invites student input For the first time, all non- guaranteed students avoid wait¬ list for on-campus housing. By Kevin O'Keeffe Managing Editor While LMU’s housing selection procedure has left some juniors and seniors lingering on the waitlist in the past, this year’s process resulted in all applicants with non-guaranteed status finding on-campus housing for the 2012- 13 academic year. The waitlist-free process, which, according to Director of Resident Services Nan Miller, is a first for the University, came with one caveat: In order to give all the non-guaranteed applicants housing, several students had to be placed in Hannon Apartments, a community that this year housed only sophomores. “The Class of 2014, the ones who were guaranteed last year, was a big class in general. The amount of students who applied last year took up all of Hannon Apartments,” said Miller. “This year, there’s a smaller class, the Class of 2015, so there are less students in that guaranteed population.” Seniors who are set to live in Hannon next year have mixed feelings about the situation. “I’m not too happy about it, just because I feel like Student Housing should have told us living in sophomore housing was a possibility,” said junior liberal studies major Katherine DePonte. “I feel like four-person junior groups would be better suited to Hannon Apartments, but for seniors, they really should be over in the Leavey area,” said junior business management major Connie Hoang. While the presence of juniors and seniors in the Hannon Apartments may See Housing | Page 3 Panel explains reasoning behind University’s new parking fees and addresses student concerns. By Jay Lee Asst. News Editor LMU held an open forum discussion concerning the recently announced parking permit fee in Hilton 300 last Thursday. Rich Rocheleau, the associate vice president for Student Life, moderated the discussion. The discussion, led by Administration Services Associate Vice President Mike Wong, focused on why LMU deemed the new parking fees, which cost $670 annually for students as necessary. A total of six students attended the event. Sophomore business major Hannah Hauserman, was impressed by the panel’s willingness to listen to the students. However, she was concerned about the lack of students present at the discussion. ‘1 wish that there had been more students here to voice theft opinions because we can only speak for a certain amount of people in the school,” Hauserman said. Wong listed several major reasons for why the University decided to charge for parking permits. Los Angeles requires the University to add 190 parking spaces if LMU begins construction on the new science building in 2013. ‘When the city approved our Master Plan which governs our- development for the next twenty yearn, they said, You have to build more parking,”’ Wong said. ‘They specified that in order for us to build our new science building we have to add 190 parking spaces” which are planned to be completed by 2015. Furthermore, University President David W. Burcham is reluctant to add to tuition increase, according to Wong. “We wouldn’t add a general fee for parking on top of tuition because some people don’t actually bring cars so those that don’t bring car's would not have to pay an increase in tuition for the parking,” See Parking | Page 4 Graphic: Dol-Anne Asiru | Loyolan, Photos: Kellie Rowan | Loyolan Na Kolea hosts 38th annual lu'au celebrating Hawaiian culture Approximately 200 students attended this year's event, titled "Aloha Hawai'i Ku'u One Hanau: Love to Hawai'i, Sands of My Birth," on Saturday in Lawton Plaza. The celebration featured performances of Hawaiian songs, poetry and dances, as well as a variety of Hawaiian food. The proceeds of the event went to support the non-profit organization "Project by Project." Albert Alvarado | Loyolan LMU club holds concert to raise money for Darfur Junior business major Linda Nguyen performs as a part of Eventually during the "Harmonies for Hope" benefit concert put on by the LMU chapter of Save Darfur. In addition to musical performances, Yves Muya,a survivor of the Congo genocide, spoke at the event. For more pictures and videos of this event check out laloyolan.com. Special Games marks 35th anniversary FIRST-PERSON FEATURE Two Special Games directors reflect upon their experiences at this year’s ‘Big Day’ event. By Leticia Duenas and Michelle Figueroa Contributors Last Saturday saw 350 athletes, 300 roaches, 130 volunteers and 14 committee members gather on LMU’s campus to kick off the ‘Big Da/ of LMU’s 35th annual Special Games. As part of the Special Games Committee, our day began at 5 a.m. that morning as we worked to set up and decorate with the help of volunteer's. Four hours later, the athletes began to arrive and we knew that the Big Day was really beginning at last. We knew the athletes have been anticipating this event all year' long, and it is always rewarding when we greet them as they step off the vans and see the excitement in theft smiles. The moments spent waiting for everyone to arrive and for the parade to start allow the coaches and athletes to bond with each other and cement the beginning of theft relationships. Jesse Rincon, a passionate athlete beloved by the Special Games community, was chosen to lead the parade and earned the official Special Games torch. From the beginning, the day was defined by a great atmosphere as the athletes, who were given shiny red foil balloons marked with a three and a five to See Games | Page 4 "THE BURIED LIFE11 OF LMU -^1 7*^ fcC'T A”.* > Mane Entertainment's All Access series brings the men of MTV's "The Buried Life" to campus. A&E, Page 7 Index Classifieds . 4 Opinion . 5 A&E . 7 Sports . 1 2 Tin- iu'xi issue of the I/iyolati will he printed on April 12, 2012. SURFING WITH A STAR Five LMU students get the chance to shred waves with professional surfer Ian Walsh thanks to Red Bull Tune-Up. Sports, Page 1 2