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VOLUME 94 I ISSUE 1 5
Student
found
dead on
campus
Ryan Bradford was a freshman
political science major at LMU.
Ali Swenson
Editor-in-Chief
@LALoyolan
A male student was found dead in the
afternoon of Monday, Dec. 14, in a car
in the parking lot behind the freshman
residence halls, according to the Los
Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
The student has since been identified
as first -year student Ryan Bradford, a
political science major from Hockessin,
Delaware. He worked in Campus
Ministry and Student Leadership and
Development. Bradford was 18 years old.
“According to the coroner, the student’s
death was consistent with suicide,” said
Jeanne Ortiz, dean of students and vice
president for Student Affairs.
In response to the student’s death,
University President Timothy Law Snyder
sent an email to the LMU community on
Dec. 15.
“Ryan has forever earned a place in our
hearts and minds,” read Snyder’s email.
“His name will be added to the student
memorial near Sacred Heart Chapel,
which honors those students who died
during their time at LMU.”
Two memorial services were held on
campus for Bradford. One took place on
the evening of Dec. 15 in Huesman Hall
Chapel. A second was held on the evening
of Dec. 16 behind Sacred Heart Chapel.
To read more about Bradford’s life,
see Page 2.
Controversial mural image
replaced with symbol of solidarity
Caroline Burt | Loyolan
After much controversy and discussion, the image depicting blackface on the mural in the Malone Student Center was
removed and replaced with a piece of artwork and a community notice was posted. From this issue, Bias Incident Response
Team (BIRT), made up of campus administrators, addressed this issue. BIRT will be addressing any further problems
regarding bias situations such as the blackface image. The replacement image, depicting a fist inside a heart, was first
presented at the rally, signifying love and solidarity amid racial injustice worldwide.
Caroline Burt | Loyolan
Students continued on their regular routes through Palm Walk when they started the new
year and the spring semester on Monday.
New EIC to take
helm at Loyolan
In February, Karis Addo-
Quaye will take over the
Loyolan as editor-in-chief.
Michael Busse
Executive Editor
@LALoyolan
The sun may be setting on one editor-
in-chief (EIC) ’s time at the Loyolan, but
a rising star was chosen to take her place.
Senior psychology major Ali Swenson will
hand over the student publication’s reigns
to sophomore sociology major Karis Addo-
Quaye next month.
After a year at the Loyolan tackling
sensitive issues, current Interim News
Editor Addo-Quaye hopes to continue the
Loyolan’s commitment to amplifying the
voices of many different communities at
LMU.
“There’s already a direction toward in¬
creasing the diversity of the content in
terms of including more inter cultural -
focused pieces and issues like race and
gender and different religious and ethnic
backgrounds,” said Addo-Quaye. “Ap¬
proaching topics like that is something
we’ve already been doing and something
that I have done with my own writing. I
hope to usher that further along and reach
out to more communities on campus.”
The child of Ghanaian parents, Addo-
Quaye’s large family shaped her per¬
spectives on the importance of intercul-
turalism. She has relatives all across the
world: from England and France to the
East Coast of the United States. She even
spent the winter break in Ghana for her
cousin’s wedding.
“I have also learned so much about
the value of ... looking at things from an
international, intercultural perspective,”
Addo-Quaye said. “It’s how I’ve always
looked at the world; it’s my heritage.”
Addo-Quaye, a Las Vegas native who
recently added a women’s study minor,
was chosen after multiple interviews with
the Loyolan staff, Director of Student
Media Tom Nelson, and Swenson, and with
Senior Vice President of Student Affairs,
Lane Bove.
“Karis is in an interesting position
because she’s a little bit younger than a
normal Editor-in-Chief. Normally, they’re
juniors; Karis is a sophomore,” noted
Nelson. But Addo-Quaye 's youth is not
a drawback, he added. “Because of that,
See EIC | Page 4
