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VOLUME 96 I ISSUE 26
Commencement Speaker
INFORMATION COMPILED BY SAMI LEUNG MANAGING EDITOR
GRAPHIC BY DIANA RAYNES I LOYOLAN
'When they announced him I wasn't
familiar with him. but I know LMU is
going to pick someone who is
renowned and credible in their field
of work and someone who has
good guidance to offer those going
into the world."
- Callie Carlucci,
senior theatre arts major
'I think Farrow's journalistic
work in exposing
Weinstein's sexual assaults is
important and
relevant, but it would have
been awesome to
have a commencement
speaker who is a
person of color, especially
considering the
activism of many women of
color in the
#MeToo and Time's Up
movements."
- Isabel Ngo,
senior theater arts major
'Ronan Farrow's selection goes
along well with my belief that
whomever speaks at a university
must adhere or relate to the
institution's mission statement. The
third point of the mission statement,
'the service of faith, and the
promotion of justice." really fits in
with what he's accomplished. He
helped uncover disgusting acts that
were hidden by a massive industry
and helped spark a movement so
relevant to our time."
- Erick Estrada, senior political
science Erick Estrada
"I didn't know who he was untit I
saw his name and Googled it
but I was excited that someone
who helped uncover such a
important problem is going to
come give words of advice. I
think it's important that we also
know and recognize everyone
who helped with the movement
because it's changing lives."
-Armani Taylor, senior
communication studies major
Commencement speakers
announced for May
Ronan Farrow, renowned
journalist, will speak at
undergraduate commencement.
Mitch Storey
News Intern
@LALoyolan
In a press release last week, LMU
announced that journalist Ronan Farrow
and the outgoing Dean of the School of
Education, Shane Martin, will be delivering
commencement addresses at the end of the
2018 school year.
Farrow, the undergraduate commencement
speaker, received more recognition recently
for his work investigating allegations
made into Harvey Weinstein. Farrow’s
comprehensive article ran in The New
Yorker. Although the The New York Times
reported on Weinstein first, Farrow’s article
dove into the allegations, unpacking the
accounts of numerous victims who had
been physically and mentally abused by the
producer. His research contributed to the
rise of the #MeToo movement, according to
Variety.
“When they announced him I wasn’t
familiar with him, but I know LMU is going to
pick someone who is renowned and credible
in their field of work and someone who has
good guidance to offer those going into the
world,” Callie Carlucci, a senior theatre arts
major, said.
Farrow’s work in The New Yorker won a
George Polk Award in 2017 in the category of
National Reporting . According to Long Island
University, who presented the awards, “[a
George Polk Award is] the first major award
of its kind to recognize reporting across all
media. This prestigious honor focuses on
the intrepid, bold and influential work of
the reporters themselves, placing a premium
on investigative work that is original,
resourceful and thought -provoking.”
Before his article in the New Yorker,
Farrow worked for the State Department in
Afghanistan and Pakistan under the Obama
administration. In 2011, he served as Hillary
Clinton’s special adviser for Global Youth
Issues and director of the State Department’s
Office of Global Youth Issues. He is also a
graduate from Yale Law School.
On Monday, Farrow came out as “part of
the [LGBTQ+] community, according to
Towleroad.com.
“I think Farrow’s journalistic work in
exposing Weinstein’s sexual assaults is
important and relevant,” Isabel Ngo, a senior
theatre arts major, said. “But it would have
been awesome to have a commencement
speaker who is a person of color, especially
considering the activism of many women
of color in the #MeToo and Time’s Up
movements.”
See Commencement | Page 3
LMU Housing’s Program
Assistants shutting down
Jason Munoz | Loyolan
“The Drowsy Chaperone”
Olivia Twiford (left), a junior theatre arts major, and Beau Mantor (right), a senior
theatre arts major, will be performing in the play titled "The Drowsy Chaperone.”
The play is directed by Jordan Block, a senior theatre arts major, and will take
place at the Del Rey Theatre. The show will open on Thursday, April 12 at 8 p.m.
and will run through April 21. General admission to the show costs $10 and tickets
are available online for purchase. Bring cash to buy tickets at the door! For more
information and an interview with the director, go to page 12.
All Program Assistant
events will now be under
Mane Entertaiment.
Kayan Tara
Asst. News Editor
@LALoyolan
All on-campus events and activities will
be redirected to Mane Entertainment (ME),
LMU’s student entertainment provider,
ending Student Housing’s Program
Assistants (PA). This change, which will
take effect before the Fall 2018 semester,
was implemented in an effort to make
campus social programming more efficient
and coordinated, according to Richard T.
Rocheleau, the associate vice president for
Student Life.
PA’s, run by the Housing department,
are the “facilitators of Thursday Night
Things (TNTs) and Destination L.A. trips,”
according to their Facebook and Instagram
pages. ME is mainly known for organizing
a variety of events on campus, including
inviting celebrity guest speakers, Open
Mic nights, outdoor movies and more.
“I feel that this will have an overall
positive effect — consolidating the
creativity of both groups could produce
even better events of a wider variety,"
said Juan Bernal, a sophomore theatre
arts major who works at ME. “I have a
lot of respect for the work the Program
Assistants do; I think their addition to
our teams would fuel a super positive
environment for the employees and bolster
further our presence on campus.”
With PA and ME hosting events
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both organizations faced a duplication
of certain type of events and activities,
according to Trey Duval, the director of
Campus Recreation & Campus Activities.
“We are having Mane take this on
because they have the infrastructure
and ability to reach more of the student
population,” said Duval. “This move will
streamline programming and make it a
more coordinated effort.”
Not all programs relating to student life
will be redirected to Mane, as “ASLMU
and RHA are two other important bodies
on campus that provide valuable events
and experiences for LMU students,
not to mention all the events put on by
Registered Student Organizations,” said
Anna Roueche, the Program Coordinator
of Mane Entertainment.
The changes to make events and
activities on campus streamlined through
ME has already begun, with housing not
hiring PA’s for the next academic year.
Mane is already planning to incorporate
some of the programs PA’s were in charge
of, such as Welcome Week and certain off-
campus trips once the fall term begins, as
reported by Roueche.
Due to this change, there will also be a
change in funds provided to ME, which
will impact student workers being hired,
as well as additional programs added to
their line-up, with events organized for
students increasing in the fall, according
to Roueche.
“Mane Entertainment is very excited to
grow and provide more services for LMU
students; to successfully grow and use
our resources effectively,” said Roueche.
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