The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 91, Issue 20 - November 19, 2012

uo ш ш о < оо о Lo YO LAN ESTABLISHED 1921 November 19, 2012 Volume 91, Issue 20 www.laloyolan.com YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEWS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY Tutoring program recognized nationally TTT program founder and LMU student chosen to speak at national Jesuit conference. By Kasey Eggert Web Editor If you had the chance to make your vision for a better future to be known across the nation, you would take that opportunity and hope that spreading the word will help your vision come to life. Nestor Pimienta, a senior political science and urban studies double major, had that opportunity with 'Ilitoring Tbmorrow Tbday (TTT), the program that he helped create at LMU. The program was cast into national prominence when Pimienta was selected to be one of the main speakers at the Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice (IFTJ) - a national Jesuit conference that took place this past weekend in Washington, D.C. When interviewed for the Loyolan’s Sept. 6 issue’s “11 Burning Questions with a founder of TUtoring Tomorrow Tbday,” Pimienta explained that TTT is a student-run program that provides subject-based tutoring and mentoring for the families of the Facilities Management workers and the food service workers on campus. The program began last year after being awarded $5,000 through ASLMU’s Inspiration Grant, which funds a project See TTT | Page 3 Leah Hubbard | Loyolan Music majors take the stage to present their senior recitals Senior music major Ana Villafane (above right) was accompanied by LMU alumnus Justin Ramos ('1 1 ) as she performed her senior recital this weekend in Murphy Recital Hall. Senior music major Chloe Pourmorady also showcased her musical talent the same night. For more coverage of the recitals, as well as the LMU music department's other events this weekend, see Page 10. Martyr commemoration ends with trip to protest In addition to the candlelight vigil (above) held on campus last Wednesday in honor of the Jesuit martyrs who were killed in El Salvador in 1 989, several LMU students also traveled to this year's protest at Fort Benning.Ga. They joined the thousands that converged at the gates of Fort Benning calling for the closure of the School of the Americas (SOA), now called WHINSEC, a military training school that trains soldiers and military personnel from Latin American countries, some of whom have gone on to commit human rights abuses, such as the killing of the Jesuit martyrs. Liana Bandziulis | Li n, -V*!** щк'ЛЩ \ Ш у1 [ \ У bj Mr J V „ OCSL varies responses to noise complaints Off- campus complaints are investigated only if a neighbor contacts the University directly. By Allison Croley Asst. News Editor What happens if your roommate decides to host a huge party at your off-campus house while you are away, and your neighbors complain about the noise to the school? According to the Assistant Director of Off- Campus Student Life (OCSL) William Sisk, “There are several different responses from the University.” These responses include warning letters, Off-Campus Student Life consultations, phone calls, follow-up investigations, noise seminars and mediations. However, there are limitations to w'hen and how' OCSL responds. “We respond only when a neighbor calls or reports via the online system a complaint to the University directly,” Sisk said. Non-LMU residents can either call the University or file a complaint online, but no LMU department can respond to a complaint unless a neighbor contacts the University specifically. According to Sisk, about 90 percent of the complaints filed regal’d noise, and OCSL’s goal is to help students learn how to be sensitive to the needs of the people they live around. “We live in a very diverse neighborhood,” Sisk said. “We have elderly couples, young families and single-parent families, all of different levels ofincome mixed in with college students. We are always trying to figure out the best way to educate our students about where they live and about positive and effective ways they can become part of the neighborhood.” OCSL responds a certain way to noise complaints on a case-by-case basis. They email and mail letters to LMU off-campus residents eveiy time a complaint is filed against them, but whether OCSL follows up with more action varies. ‘There is not a perfect, tiered system to it,” Sisk said. He continued in explaining that the type of response students get due to a noise complaint ultimately depends on an initial report documented by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Typically, DPS is the first to receive a complaint from a member of the Westchester community. According to DPS Chief Hampton Cantrell, DPS assesses the activity on campus, then goes to the site of the complaint. ‘The campus comes first,” Cantrell said. “If there are no pending emergencies on campus, then we will send an officer out to investigate See Noise | Page 3 TAKE A BREAK Opinion, Page 4 Opinion Intern Allie Heck talks about the dramas of going home for the first time I since entering college. Index Classifieds . 2 Opinion . 4 Business & Technology. . 7 Coffee Break . 8 Л&Е . 9 Sports . 16 The next issue of the Loyolan will be printed on Nov. 29, 2012. MON О 62' - 53' WED О 65" - 54' TUES О 66'- 55" THURS О 67' - 55' TURKEY TALK \ Don’t know how to spend g your Thanksgiving break? 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