The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 93, Issue 22 - December 4, 2014

LOYOLAN Looking for laughs? Check out our cartoon page! Holiday break is upon us. Here is a page to get you Радев through finals! Page 9 www.LALOYOLAN.coi EST. 1921 ‘Stages of AIDS’ performance recognizes World AIDS Day Josh Kuroda | Loyolan On Monday, Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, the LMU Theatre Arts department put on its annual performance, “Stages of AIDS: Pieces of the Quilt, " in Strub theatre to kick off HIV/AIDS Awareness Week. The event encouraged attendees to donate to the AIDS Project of Los Angeles, which helps with the care, prevention, and knowledge of AIDS. Each piece in the play represented personal accounts of people who are affected by AIDS in different communities. [For more read the article on Page 10.] VOLUME 93 | ISSUE 22 Teach-In responds to recent verdict LMU event discusses the controversial verdict and events surrounding the Ferguson trial. Karis Addo-Quaye Contributor @laloyolan Ethnic and Intercultural Services hosted a Teach-In event this past week to discuss and analyze the recent events surrounding the grand jury’s final decision in Ferguson, Missouri’s controversial Michael Brown court case. During Convo on Tuesday, December 2, students and faculty gathered in the lecture hall in Hilton 100 to hear highlights of the main issues of the case as well as its implications within American society, especially concerning the black community. In light of the jury’s controversial decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson, the two speakers - Associate Professor of Law at Stanford University, Michelle Alexander and Associate Professor of Philosophy at LMU Brad Elliott Stone - hosting the Teach-In contextualized the relationship between black Americans, American society and the American government, particularly in the criminal justice system. According to Alexander, “One -third of African American households in Missouri have a warrant for arrest,” and black Americans are twice as likely to be stopped by law enforcement. In addition to this, there is an “astronomically greater percentage of African Americans actually See Teach-In | Page 3 La Posada honors Christmas tradition La Posada Navidena event represents Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethleham. Amanda Lopez Asst. News Editor @amandalo In honor of the start of the Christmas season, Chicano and Latino Student Services (CLSS) hosted a cultural and religious celebration known as La Posada Navidena on Tuesday evening. Las Posadas is a traditional religious celebration usually celebrated in Latin America. The celebration typically takes place over the course of nine nights, and signifies Mary and Joseph's search for a place to stay in Bethlehem prior to the birth of Jesus Christ. CLSS and Ethnic and Intercultural Services (EIS) collaborated with the First To Go Program, Resident Ministry and La Mesa Cooperativa (Latino Leaders Roundtable) to organize LMU’s very own Posada. The event began outside of the Lion’s Den, which was considered the First Stop of the Posada. Participants, or “pilgrims,” held electronic candles and sang the first verses of “Canto Para Pedir Posada,” or the “Song to ask for Posada.” A group of four students then acted as the “innkeepers” and sang their designated verse of the “Canto Para Pedir Posada.” For the Second Stop of the Posada, the students traveled to the Campus Ministry office, while singing Spanish Christmas songs. Once the group arrived, they continued the “Canto Para Pedir Posada.” The group repeated each step at stops three and four, which took place at the EIS office and The Hill, respectively. Sophomore environmental science major Alejandra Garcia, who helped organize La Posada Navidena, was grateful that she had the opportunity to relive a childhood tradition. “Growing up, Posada was such a big thing and as I got older I kind of just lost it. So it’s just nice that coming back to college I actually get to have this tradition that I did growing up. It reminds me of home, and I am just really appreciative See La Posada | Page 3 Google moves into LMU neighborhood via MCT Campus Google Inc. recently purchased 12 acres in Playa Vista, expanding its presence in Los Angeles and making the area an innovation and technology hub. The company bought the land next to Howard Hughes' historic aviation hangar (above) and is expected to lease it Google will bring up to 6,000 workers to the area and create job opportunities in Playa Vista.