The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 90, Issue 3 - September 12, 2011

MON TUES WED THUR ick 2ZjL 'v/ 72 '-60' 71 '-60' 69'- 60' 66'- 59' ESTABLISHED 1921 September 12, 2011 Volume 90, Issue 3 Your Home. Your Voice. Your Newspaper. Loyola Marymount University www.laloyolan.com Delta Gamma's annual philanthropy event raises over $1 3,000 Students at Delta Gamma's "Anchor Splash" were asked to"Dive in, Do Good." Delta Gamma members choreographed aquatic dance routinesto popularsongs which were then performed by members of various student organizations Proceeds will go to the Blind Children's Centerin Los Angeles. Safety concerns grow after robbery NEWS ANALYSIS Off Campus Student Lite and Public Safety offer their takes on the robbery and student safety. By Tierney Finster News Editor Off-campus safely has become a growing concern after three students were robbed at 80th Street and Holy Cross Place on Thursday, Sept. 2. This incident, in addition to other home-security scares in the Westchester neighborhood over the last week, has left the University abuzz with talk of what students can do to remain safe. These events have also caused some students to question whether LMLTs Westchester neighborhood is really as safe as some students believe. According to Chief of Public Safety Hampton Cantrell, the robbeiy is not a sign of a new trend of theft in the LMU community. “We’ve just had our first street robbeiy of LMU students [this semester]. We have had years where we’ve had more than that around the fall. But so far, we’ve only had the one. We don’t see it as a trend of any sort,” Cantrell said. Cantrell cited the activity of the neighborhood on the night of the incident to be conducive to crimes of this nature. ‘There were lots of students in the neighborhood going to and from locations on the night of the robbeiy, lots of parties. There is speculation that some people took advantage of that situation,” he said. Director of Off Campus Student Life Anthony Garrison-Engbrecht noted that with students traveling between their off-campus homes and the LMU campus so often, those areas become typical for criminal activity. “With so many students moving into the neighborhood at the beginning of each year, it is understandable that crime between the houses and the LMU campus may occur,” he See Safety | page 3 Arrests made at off-campus party Three students arrested and many others cited at a student party. By Tierney Finster News Editor Approximately 32 students were issued citations and three students were arrested at a party in Westchester over Labor Day weekend. According to the Department of Public Safety (DPS), this party was one of nine that were reported to DPS over the long weekend. According to DPS’s report, over 200 people were at the party on W. 79th Street where the arrests were made. 'The report claims that the residents refused to allow LAPD officers into the house and subsequently three alleged residents locked themselves in a bedroom. Of these three students, two were arrested for disturbing the peace and one for public intoxication. The students were transported to the LAPD Pacific Division and booked with charges. ‘The victims were arrested for misdemeanor charges. At this point, the chaises have not been dropped, and there is an ongoing discussion with the city attorney’s office. The charges may be dropped, but different charges might also be considered,” said LAPD Captain Gaiy Walters. According to Walters, the three students arrested are also part of a group of approximately 35 students who were cited with misdemeanor charges at the party. The other 32 students were given citations and then released at the scene. As for the penalties the cited students face, Walters said that there are many possible outcomes. ‘Misdemeanor citations range a bit in scope. Being cited for a misdemeanor means that someone can face a fine, have to complete community service or serve a maximum of a year in county jail,” Walters said. Although time in jail is a possibility, Walter’s said that issuing fines and community service requirements are much more common practices in cases like this. See Arrests | page 2 Bike sale to fund projects De Colores’ annual bike sale aims to raise money for more trips and a new chapel. By Liz Peters News Intern Any LMU student that wants to purchase a bike can do so this Thursday at the De Colores Bike Sale. The bike sale is the De Colores program’s biggest fundraiser of the year and will take place on Thursday, Sept. 15 during Convo. Sponsored by the Department of Public Safety and Campus Ministry, unclaimed bikes from around campus are collected and sold at a private auction, and all proceeds go towards the De Colores projects in Tijuana and the Build A Miracle foundation. The De Colores projects are coordinated by Campus Ministiy, in which a group of students work to build structures with their El Florido community partners. This year, De Colores will be engaging in one of their biggest special projects. With the help of the El Florido community partners and community members from Los Laureles, they will be working to build a new chapel. “We know it will be a veiy hard and long workday, but we are excited to be partnering with our community friends in Tijuana on projects that they, as a community, deem as important to the well-being of their community,” said Marty Roers, Campus Ministry’s Minister for Social Justice. See Bike Sale | page 2 Andres Andrieu | Loyolan Aerial dancers dangled in the air at Gersten Pavilion on Friday night dur¬ ing After Sunset. For more pictures from the event, see page 2. Index upimon . A&E . . 8 Classifieds . . 9 Sports. Shutout streak continues .12 The women's soccer team picked up two shutout wins over the weekend improving its record to 6-1-1. The next issue of the hiyolnn «ill he pruned on Sepiember 15, 201 1. SpOftS, P<ige 1 2