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January 31, 2013
Volume 91, Issue 26
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Mission Day 2013 Keynote
Liana Bandziulis | Loyolan
Mission Day keynote focuses on the value of a Jesuit education
Students, faculty and community members filled Sacred Heart Chapel last Tuesday during Convo to listen to Sr. Mary
Beth Ingham, C.S.J., deliver the keynote address at LMU's annual Mission Day celebration. Ingham spoke on LMU's
promotion of the education of the whole person. For the full text of Ingram's speech, visit laloyolan.com.
Students
petition to
reinstate
football
Freshman senators are currently
circulating a petition calling for the
return of LMU’s football team.
By Jenna Abdou
News Intern
LMU football fans have more than
just the Super Bowl to celebrate this
weekend. Whether students, faculty
and alumni are rooting for the San
Francisco 49ers or the Baltimore
Ravens on Sunday, members of the
LMU community are supporting the
petition established by freshmen
business administration majors and
ASLMU senators Andriana Ricchiuti
and David Tassone to bring Lions
football back to LMU. As of Loyolan
publication deadline, they have
collected 197 signatures on their
petition.
ASLMU is supporting the students,
and the pair is dedicated to getting
as many signatures as possible from
LMU students, faculty and alumni
to demonstrate to the University
the community’s collective desire to
bring a cherished tradition back to
the bluff.
Members of the LMU community
have responded positively to the
petition, feeling that having a LMU
football team will strongly increase
school spirit.
See Football | Page 3
Black History Month
aims to engage campus
Events will featLire nationally
recognized filmmakers,
choreographers and speakers.
By Ali Swenson
News Intern
“I am because we are. You are
because I am.”
This proverb, spoken by Kenyan
philosopher and writer John Mbiti,
represents the theme for this
year’s annual Black History Month
celebration on campus, a series
of events and activities to occur
throughout the month of February.
According to Melvin Robert, director
of the Office of Black Student Services
(OBSS) and the man in charge of
planning many of the events associated
with the month, the theme was chosen
to reflect both black culture and the
culture of LMU as expressed in its
mission.
“We’re men and women for and
with others, and our stories are
intertwined, so we wanted to pick a
theme that was really universal in
that,” Robert said. “African-American
culture is everybody’s culture, and it
affects so much of the world we live
in today, so we wanted to make sure
that the theme and the activities of
the month had a universal element to
them."
To help the campus explore the
meaning behind Black History Month,
some nationally known figures will be
visiting LMU to facilitate events and
work as leaders in the subject.
Robert was able to secure the
involvement of Perry “Vision”
DiVirgilio and Dr. Yaba
В
lay,
contributors to the most recent
installment of the CNN documentary
series “Black in America.” A third
figure attending programs will be
Nzingha Camara, West African dance
master who has choreographed for
events such as the GRAMMY Awards
and the American Music Awards.
Camara will be serving as artist in
residence for the entire month.
In addition to these special guests,
the month will feature programming
sponsored by a wide variety of clubs
and groups on campus.
“We’re really trying to engage
everybody. There are so many different
people that came on board to help
make the month happen,” Robert said.
At the same time though, those
See Black History | Page 4
Leslie Irwin | Loyolan
Service organizations begin recruitment process
Representatives from all of LMU's nine service organizations gathered in
Burns Back Court last Tuesday night for All Service Org Night, an event
which officially marks the beginning of their recruitment process. For the
Loyolan's quick guide to all the service organizations, see Page 2.
TWO-PART HARMONY
LMU acappella is growing as the
One Night Stanzas join Notetorious
on LMU’s campus.
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HAZEL EYES THE PRIZE
Junior point guard Hazel Ramirez
balances an aggressive playing
style with her positive outlook.
Sports, Page 1 6
