The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 90, Issue 42 - April 16, 2012

MON TUES WED THUR 66°- 57° 71"- 58" 67°- 57° 68°-59" ESTABLISHED 1921 April 16,2012 Volume 90, Issue 42 Your Home. Your Voice. Your News. Loyola Marymount University www.laloyolan.com Flash mob celebrates LMU spirit Devin Sixt | Loyolan Senior dance major Aileen Moran (center) was one of the approximately 190 participants from across the LMU community who participated in the flash mob on Thursday, April 1 2. The event was planned as part of this year's centennial celebrations. For more photos from the events at Thursday's Convo, check out the Loyolan's online galleries at laloyolan.com. Petition protests parking fee for staff Concerns arise over part-time and subcontracted workers’ having to pay the $696 staff parking fee. By Laura Riparbelli Senior Editor The Spring 2013 institution of a parking fee for students, faculty and staff has some worried about its financial implications on members of the community. A petition vying for the elimination of parking fees for part-time and subcontracted workers reached Senior Vice President for Administration Lynne Scarboro’s desk Friday evening with over 300 signatures. The concern, those who have signed the petition say, is that the $696 parking fee for faculty and staff is an unaffordable price tag for part-time and subcontracted workers. “We believe LMU’s centrally stated commitment to social justice must find expression in exempting members of our part-time staff and our third party subcontracted staff from having to pay a disproportionate part of their small income in order to finance and build a new parking lot,” reads the petition, which is accompanied by a list of signees. Sahar Mansoor, a junior political science and environmental studies double major and a member of LMU’s Human Rights Coalition, supports the petition, which has been signed by members from various sections of campus. “These are the workers that have the least amount of job security since they don’t benefit from full-time employment, for example, getting health care. I think it should be natural that we do this. I’m hoping we can work this out and truly live See Parking | Page 2 Student choreographers reveal planning process and inspiration for inaugural event. By Casey Kidwell Asst. News Editor As students gathered on Alumni Mall for Convo on Thursday, April 12, they were treated to a flash mob as students, faculty and staff from across the University broke out in dance. Over 190 participants came together on Regents Terrace to perform a flash mob choreographed by senior liberal studies major Kelley Jenkins and senior dance major Brantley Jittu. As the time neared 12:45 p.m., the grassy area outside of the Lair slowly began to be fill with more students as mumbles of a special activity could be heard from students everywhere. Once it was officially 12:45 p.m., random members of those wandering at Convo broke into dance as the song “Eye to Eye” from “A Goofy Movie” played. For Jenkins, the “A Goofy Movie” song pick represented a song that “sort of tied into LMU’s mission.” Her co-choreographer, Jittu, had been talking to his freshman year roommate and member of LMU’s a cappella group Noteorious, who mentioned the songs the group was planning on singing. As soon as he told Jittu they were singing ‘Eye to Eye,’ Jittu said, “Oh my gosh, I love that song, I love ‘A Goofy Movie,”’ and he knew Jenkins did as well. Jenkins had personal experience with flash mobs, participating in two last summer with the TV show “Mobbed.” Both she and Brantley knew this was something they wanted to do. Brantley said they are both “passionate dancers and music See Flash Mob | Page 2 Devin Sixt | Loyolan Students compete for charity at Beta Boat Races Freshman communications major Catie McRoskey (left) and freshman environmental science major Hayley Sanchez compete in Beta Theta Pi fraternity's event in support ofthe Nickerson Gardens SAGE center atthe Burns Aquatic Centerthis past Saturday. For more photos, check out the Loyolan's online galleries at laloyolan.com. Attic Salt’s new edition honors centennial year Interdisciplinary journal showcases student work focused on “revolution.” By Kevin O'Keeffe Managing Editor Five years ago, students in LMU’s honors program decided to revive a long-retired academic journal called Attic Salt as a new kind of publication with submissions from a myriad of different student voices. This Wednesday marks the release of the centennial edition of Attic Salt, a journal the editorial team considers both true to that original mission and an evolution thereof. “That [first] year, it was a very formal-looking journal, all black and white. My freshman year, we really wanted to reinvent it, so we modernized it, made it more accessible, and since then, we’ve tried to make a full new style every year,” said senior theatre arts major and Supervising Editor Sofya Weitz of Attic Salt’s growth. This year’s theme is ‘revolution,’ something co-editor and junior business marketing major Angelica Cadiente says is a subtle theme throughout the pieces. “For revolution ... it’s an underlying theme that really ties all the pieces together, whether it’s completely present or not,” said Cadiente. See Attic Salt | Page 5 ■OTHER HALF1 BOASTS STRONG TALENT Managing Editor Kevin O'Keeffe reviews the latest Del Rey Players production. A&E, Page 1 0 Index 1 Ik- iK-xt issue of llw I/iyolati will l>e printed on April 19. 2012 YOUR ACCEPTANCE Asst. Opinion Editor Joseph Demes stresses care in the college admis¬ sions process after UCLA's tance letter gaffe. Opinion, Page 7