The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 91, Issue 25 - January 28, 2013

со ш ш о < со о Lo YO LAN ESTABLISHED 1921 January 28, 2013 Volume 91, Issue 25 www.laloyolan.com YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEWS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY Senator resigns in order to ‘maintain the ultimate mission of ASLMU7 Students at L.A. schools feel safe on campuses Schools utilize various security and educational strategies in order to ensure the safety of their students. By Allison Croley Asst. News Editor There are more than nine million people - more than 700,000 of them being college students - living in Los Angeles county, according to City-data.com. College campuses all over the county are responsible for keeping roughly seven percent of the county’s population safe. Although the task may seem daunting in a key metropolitan area, L.A. colleges’ campus securities are successful in maintaining campus safety. “I generally feel really safe walking around campus, even if I am by myself,” said Nikole Erickson, a freshman undeclared major at California State University Long Beach (CSULB). Colleges’ campus safeties have different strategies and presences when it comes to protecting their students. For example, Universities of California and California State Universities have sworn and armed state police officers guarding their campuses and surrounding areas, whereas private schools such as Loyola Marymount University (LMU) and University of Southern California (USC) have privately trained campus security officers with fewer jurisdictions. “We work very closely with [Los Angeles Police Department] LAPD because of the limitations we have not being state police,” LMU Department of Public Safety (DPS) Chief Hampton Cantrell said. Some of these limitations include reduced access to crime-related data and the inability to conduct background checks and to issue warrants, according to Cantrell. He also mentioned that being unarmed makes it “challenging" to detain someone while waiting for LAPD. However, Cantrell claimed that these limitations force DPS officers to acquire specific skills. “At LMU, we work with our limitations and learn to adjust. We are very good at weighing and balancing accomplishing tasks,” Cantrell said. “Our marked vehicles, uniforms and presence are also key in deterring crime, especially property crime.” A prevalent campus police presence seems to be central to effective safety on many colleges in the area, as Erickson noted seeing “a lot of them” around CSULB’s campus. Kristie and Katie Caruso, sophomore social science majors at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), also agreed that they see a lot of UCLA police officers on a regular basis. “You can’t really go anywhere See Safety | Page 4 Those interested in filling the senate position must submit their applications by Jan. 30. By Jenna Abdou News Intern Michael Curran, a junior finance major and former ASLMU senator, resigned this semester due to his failure to consistently attend ASLMU’s weekly senate meetings. At last Wednesday’s meeting, Curran tendered his resignation, citing his three absences last semester as the reason. According to Curran, had he not resigned, the senate would have been required to initiate impeachment proceedings. Curran served as an ASLMU senator during the Fall 2012 semester and briefly during Spring 2013. Although fellow ASLMU members said they are sad to see Curran go, Alexandra Froehlich, ASLMU senate adviser and ‘08 LMU alumna, claimed that she was “very proud” of Curran’s decision “to take the initiative to resign when he was not meeting the expectations that had been set for him.” However, along with Ceci Rangel- Garcia, a sophomore psychology major and Speaker of the ASLMU Senate, Froehlich will miss Curran’s “witty personality and energy” around the ASLMU office. Curran felt his decision to resign was important in order to “abide by the rules that he helped to set” and to “maintain the ultimate mission of ASLMU: being an organization that is dedicated to serving the LMU student body.” Sarah Palacios, a senior political science major and ASLMU Attorney General, agreed with Curran’s decision to resign and feels that “it will ultimately serve the best interests of all involved.” Palacios added that “ASLMU’s bylaws lay the foundation for a successful organization by offering stability.” Additionally, “the bylaws are intended to cater to the group to help it thrive and flourish,” stated Palacios. See Senate | Page 5 ALL BY MYSELF Opinion, Page 7 Asst. Opinion Editor Allie Heck learns the importance of alone time over her winter break. Index Classifieds . 5 Opinion . 6 Coffee Break . 9 Л&Е . 10 Sports . 16 llic next issue of the Litynlan will l>c printed onjan. 31, 2013. MON TUES О о 61 " - 47" 6Г-5Г WED THURS О О 66” - 54' 70” - 57" BREAK IT OFF Have a laugh with the first Coffee Break comics section of the semester. Coffee Break, Page 9