The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 91, Issue 16 - November 5, 2012

со ш о z < о Lo YO LAN ;tablished 1921 November5, 2012 Volume 91, Issue 16 www.laloyolan.com YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEWS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY Community reacts to Hurricane Sandy that her mother’s apartment building was evacuated in New York, N.Y. “Fortunately, my mom’s apartment is on the west side and wasn’t damaged, but the whole basement in the building was flooded and everything downtown was completely destroyed,” Devereux said. Being in California during the storm was hard for anyone with friends and family living on the East Coast. A sophomore English major from Concord, Mass., Shay McNamara, told the Loyolan that she was “terrified.” “When I was watching [the destruction] on the news and on Instacane.com, it kind of freaked me out. My very close friend lives in Harlem, N.Y. I texted her the day I found out New York City was flooding and she didn’t respond for three hours, which was terrifying,” McNamara said. Both Warren and Devereux also noted that the lack of accessible communication was difficult and, at times, nerve-wracking. “The storm was worse than everyone thought it would be, so the fact that the power was out [in Hoboken] for 12 hours was pretty freaky,” Warren said. “The town I grew up in is in New Jersey, and they aren’t supposed to have power for another two See Sandy | Page 4 Despite not facing the physical effects of the storm, LMU feels impact of Sandy. By Allison Croley Asst. News Editor Although most California residents have not directly seen the damage of Superstorm Sandy, much of the LMU community has been affected by it. According to an email from President David W. Burcham sent last Thursday, there are 264 students from the affected states enrolled at LMU and 1,600 alumni living in the affected areas. One of these students, Nick Warren, a junior psychology major from Hoboken, N.J., said that the storm hit his hometown “pretty hard.” “There i Hoboken] affected, over fl owe okay, but flooded,” ' Senior major Li are 50,000 residents [in ] and most of them were The Hudson completely :d. Luckily, my house is the entire downtown is Warren said, communication studies auren Devereux noted CSW hosts annual film festival and fundraiser Friday’s event will raise money for the Breast Cancer Fund and the CSW Scholarship fund. By Casey Kidwell Asst. News Editor LUNAFEST: LMU!, a festival of short films for and about women now in its fourth year, is set to continue raising money for women’s health and success this Friday. As part of this year’s Bellarmine Forum, LUNAFEST will take place from 6-9:30 p.m. in Mayer Theater. The evening will feature a series of short films, some of which tie in with the health theme of the Bellarmine Forum, as well as a silent auction, a raffle and refreshments. This event aims to raise money for the Breast Cancer Fund and the LMU’s Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) scholarship fund, according to the LUNAFEST website. According to Rachel Brethauer, graduate assistant for CSW, CSW is a “standing committee, reporting on and working to improve the status of women staff, students and faculty.” With that in mind, Brethauer said that this committee, comprised of students, faculty and staff, comes together once a month to plan campus See LUNAFEST | Page 2 YOUR VOICE, YOUR DECISION 2012 LOYOLAN ELECTION COVERAGE Election Day is tomorrow! To prepare to vote, read the Loyolan’s political coverage in this issue. ELECTION RESULTS PROJECTIONS Page 2 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT VOTING Page3 ENDORSEMENTS OF CANDIDATES AND PROPS Page 5 OPINIONS ABOUT THREE MAJOR PROPS Pages 6-8 FINAL WORD ON THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Page 9 A variety of organizations run, smash and dance for charity Crimson Circle and Belles service organizations raised money for St.Columbkille Elementary School and Urban Compass on Friday, Nov. 2 with their annual Charity Ball. Photos:Middleand Bottom: Shaina Julian | Loyolan;Top: Leslie Irwin | Loyolan Lambda Chi Alpha hosted their philanthropy event, Pumpkin Smash, on Saturday, Nov.3, which raised money and canned food donations for the North American Food Drive. The LMU community participated in the fifth annual Think Pink 5k run on Saturday, Nov. 3 in honor of those affected by breast cancer. For more photos of these events, check outthe Loyolan's Facebook page. Index Classifieds 4 MON TUES 2012 Elections . . 5 О О Opinion . . 6 oJ - OO /у - О 1 A&E . . 10 WED THUR Sports . . 16 О О Hie next issue of die Loyolan will be printed on Nov. 8,2012. 76" -59" 63" -56’