The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 91, Issue 11 - October 11, 2012

uo ш ш о Z < о Lo YO LAN ESTABLISHED 1921 October 11,2012 Volume 91, Issue 1 1 www.laloyolan.com YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEWS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY Liana Bandziulis | Loyolan Students gather to protest domestic violence during Convo Senior psychology major Jeremy Dunford, junior sociology major Jennifer Brooks and junior psychology major Pamela Gonzalez (left to right) take part in a silent protest organized by Belles Service Organization during Convo lastTuesday along the walkway on the north side of the Von der Ahe Building to raise awareness of the prevalence of domestic abuse. President’s speech to focus on three goals This year’s Convocation is today timing Convo in Sacred Heart Chapel and will also be streamed online. By Adrien Jarvis Editor in Chief Where is LMU headed in its post-centennial year? The last academic year was filled with celebration of the historic landmark, but now comes the question of what comes next. President David W. Burcham plans to address this in his Convocation speech today, during Convo. Held in Sacred Heart Chapel, Convocation typically takes place during October as a way to kick off the new academic year. The Chapel usually is packed with 800 to 1,000 people, Burcham estimated, both from on campus and from the larger LMU community. “It’s tradition in most institutions of higher education for the beginning of an academic year to begin with a campus-wide meeting of faculty, of students, of staff, and to hear the president reflect upon accomplishments of the University and challenges the University has in the upcoming year and the year's ahead,” Burcham said. The President has three major focuses for his speech this year: last year’s accomplishments, strategic planning and the Second Vatican Council. To the first point, Burcham emphasized that the accomplishments “are See Convocation | Page 4 University promotes depression awareness As part of National Depression Screening Day, students will have the opportunity to assess themselves. By Casey Kidwell Asst. News Editor Thirty percent of college and University students reported feeling so depressed they could not function and nearly 50 percent felt overwhelming anxiety, according to data collected from the Fall 2011 American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment. Prompted by the desire to “provide students a non-threatening way to assess their well-being and give them information on how to access help on campus,” according to an email sent out by Katherine Cruise, director of communications and marketing for Screening for Mental Health, Inc., LMU is participating in National Depression Screening Day (NDSD) today. Yesterday, LMU also recognized National Mental Health Awareness Day sponsored by Student Psychological Services (SPS). At 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Hilton 100, SPS also held a screening of the movie “The Truth about Suicide: Real Stories about Depression in College,” in order to “educate faculty, staff and students about the reality of depression and suicide,” according an email sent out by Tracy Shaw, Ph.D, the assistant director and coordinator of training for SPS. The movie screening was followed by a discussion by a panel of experts, according to the same email. For National Depression Screening Day today, however, a different kind of screening is taking place. Students are invited to take a free online assessment in order to test themselves for possible symptoms of depression. Following this screening, a student will receive immediate results to determine if they should seek help or a follow up with a health care provider, according to the press release. Students are not required to complete the online screening on this day, as it is available “year-round, 24/7” at: http:// www.mentalhealthscreening.org/ screening/LOYOLAMARYMOUNT, according to the same press release. Not only does the screening gauge See Depression | Page 4 Chris Delgado| Loyolan Blood and bone marrow drives draw participants Junior civil engineering major Elbert Khautakoun (above) was one of the 372 people that donated blood during the blood drive that ran Oct. 8 to 1 0 in St. Robert's Auditorium. Fifty-eight people also registered during the bone marrow drive that ran concurrently. ELECTORAL EDUCATION Confused by the electoral college? The Loyolan explains the convoluted presidential voting process in six easy steps. 201 2 Elections, Page 8 Index Classifieds . 4 Opinion . 5 2012 Dections . 8 Л&Е . 10 Sports . 1 6 The next issue of dir Loyolan will be printed on Oct. 18,2012. THURS FRI Q V 65' - 58' 66' - 58' SAT SUN О О 71 61* 79' -64' COMEDIAN UNVEILED Who will be this year's headlining Ш comedian at ASLMU's Comedy for a 4 Cause? Visit our website Monday morning to find out! 4 ' www.laloyolan.com