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February 14, 2013
Volume 91, Issue 30
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YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEWS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
LMU singers perform at Sacred Heart Chapel as part of Black History Month
The Sacred Praise Chorale of Faithful Central Bible Church performed Monday, Feb. 1 1,as a part of"The Lasting Presence of
the King James Bible in the Music of the Black Church: A Concert with Guided Commentary." Dr. Diane White-Clayton (far
right), lecturer in theTheology and African-American studies departments and Jason Darden, an ecumenical and interfaith
campus minister, served as facilitators. To read Staff Writer Hayley Lobel's article on this event, see A&E Page 12.
University
reacts to
Pope’s
resignation
LMU Catholics join the rest of
the world in reflecting on Pope
Benedict XVI’s decision.
By Zaneta Pereira
News Editor
Catholics around the world are still
processingPope Benedict XVI’s announcement
last Monday that he would step down as head
of the Catholic Church, the first time a sitting
pontiff has voluntarily
done so since Celestine
V in the 13th centuiy.
The 85-year-old
Benedict cited his
age and deteriorating
health as his reasons
for stepping down,
explaining the decision
in his resignation
speech: “I have come
to the certainty that
my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no
longer suited to the adequate exercise of the
Petrine ministry.”
According to the Feb. 11 Reuters article,
“Pope resignation leaves Catholic world in
shock,” the pope will step down at 1900 GMT
(10 am. PST) on Thursday, Feb. 28, and the
office will remain vacant until a successor is
chosen. The same article indicated that the
new pope is expected to assume office by the
start of the Holy Week on March 24, according
to Vatican officials.
Surprise was the general tenor of reaction
See Pope | Page 4
Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI
LAPD responds to
assault and alleged guns
Ail “unfounded” sexual assault and
firearm report caused two LAPD
and DPS investigations on Monday.
By Allison Croley
Asst.News Editor
Twelve Los Angeles Police
Department (LAPD) officers were on
campus investigating two different
on-campus incidents on Monday,
Feb. 11, according to Department of
Public Safety (DPS) Chief Hampton
Cantrell.
In a statement released to the
Loyolan at approximately 9:50
p.m., Cantrell said that LAPD was
investigating a sexual assault that
occurred over the weekend. No
charges were pressed and no one was
arrested, according to Cantrell.
However, during the investigation,
DPS received a tip from a female
student who claimed that she
overheard someone talking about
possession of firearms in her
apartment building located in
the “Leavey region,” according to
Cantrell. Cantrell said that both
LAPD and DPS searched the room of
the alleged weapon holder and found
not firearms, but pellet guns. DPS
confiscated the pellet guns, and since
then, DPS officers have questioned
the students about the pellet guns
found in their room.
Both LAPD and DPS closed their
investigations for both cases that
night. The sexual assault case was
deemed “unfounded,” according
to Cantrell, but the students in
possession of the pellet guns were
referred to Judicial Affairs.
Cantrell could not say how Judicial
Affairs would handle the situation,
but noted that the LMU Community
Standards 2012-13 states in section
four of the Student Conduct Code
that “use, possession or storage of
any weapon on campus” is prohibited.
Section three of the Student
Conduct Code defines a weapon as
“any object or substance designed
to inflict a wound, cause an injury
or incapacitate, including, but not
limited to all firearms, chukka sticks,
See Incidents | Page 3
Kevin Halladay-Glynn | Loyolan
Ash Wednesday marks beginning of Lent
Students filled Sacred Heart Chapel yesterday to celebrate Ash
Wednesday, the beginning of the Christian tradition of Lent. Fr. Allan
Figueroa Deck, S.J., S.T.D. (above), celebrated the 7:30 a.m. service.
HOTTER AFTER DARK
Read about dating
bars and Valen¬
tine’s Day in the
Loyolan ’s Nightlife
section.
Nightlife, Page 8
Index
Classifieds . 4
Opinion . 5
Nightlife . 8
A&E . 9
Sports . 16
The next issue of the Loyolan will he printed on Feb. 21, 2013.
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