The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 91, Issue 36 - March 25, 2013

LOYO LAN oo UJ Ш и z < о ESTABLISHED 1921 March 25, 2013 Volume 91, Issue 36 www.laloyolan.com YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEWS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY No Bang for LMU’s buck at SpringFest Only half of the advertised Chiddy Bang duo was contracted, according to an ASLMU official. By Zaneta Pereira Managing Editor Despite advertising by ASLMU which named pop-rap group Chiddy Bang as the headliner for the 2013 SpringFest, only rapper Chidera “Chiddy” Anamege performed at yesterday’s event. According to the July 2010 LA. Times Music Blog article “Chiddy Bang: From college freshmen to the new cool kids of hip- hop” and the group’s artist descript ion on the iTunes music store, Chiddy Bang is a duo made up of Anamege and DJ Xaphoon Jones (nee Noah Beresin). Jones was confirmed as not being present at yesterday’s event by Ashley Thompson, ASLMU Director of Performance Events and a senior finance major. “Noah was not here today. That was not in our contract . . . Chidera was contracted,” she said. To her knowledge, she said, Anamege was the only one contracted from the outset . When asked by the Loyolan, ASLMU President and senior sociology major Vinnie Caserio said he ‘had no understanding” that Chiddy Bang was not contracted as a duo. "1 thought that they were a duo, that when you say you’re getting Chiddy Bang, that you’d be getting both of them together,” he said. In all of ASLMU’s promotional material, the headline act for this year’s event was named as Chiddy Bang. Additionally, a photo of both Anamege and Jones was published as the solut ion to the puzzle posted on the ASLMU Facebook page teasing the headlining act for SpringFest. See SpringFest | Page 3 Liana Bandziulis | Loyolan Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege, one member of the Chiddy Bang duo, was contracted for SpringFest without his partner, DJ Xaphoon Jones, according to ASLMU Director of Performance Events Ashley Thompson, a seniorfinance major. Despite the event being advertised by ASLMU as featuring the full Chiddy Bang, Thompson confirmed that both members were never signed to perform. For more photos from the concert, see Page 2. New Facebook page reveals students’ secrets Troedson, Maher take ASLMU presidency The creators of the LMU Confessions Facebook page want to expose LMU’s “gossipy side.” By Allison Croley News Editor Secrets, testimonies, stories and affirmations fill the recently created Facebook page, LMU Confessions, that is causing a buzz on campus. “When I first saw it, I was a little unsure about it,” said Charissa Kroeger, a sophomore dance major, “But sometimes people post some really cute things.” Since the page was created on Feb. 28, 1,366 entries have been posted anonymously. These posts contain a variety of content from affirming people of them beauty to accusing people of sexual assault. Post no. 1,359, published on Sunday, March 24, stated, “I was admitted to LMU as a freshman for next year. LMU Confessions is what finally got me to commit. Good to know yall aren’t as listless as rumored. Now I’m ready to roll up and become engulfed by this insane lifestyle.” By scrolling down the LMU Confessions page, one could think that LMU is a school full of crazy parties and scandalous professors, but the creators of the page noted that was not the intended purpose. When asked through a Facebook message to the Loyolan what the intended purpose of the page is, they said that it is two-fold The first is “just for fun,” as they stated in them message. They explained that although there have been some offensive postings, them intention was that the page would be funny and entertaining. According to the LMU Confessions creators, the second purpose of the page was to “to expose the high school, Mean Girls,’ gossipy side to LMU that is already out there.” The creators explained that LMU has lots of cliques, but in their opinion, all of the cliques have similar mindsets. They said they aren't trying to single out a certain group or club on campus, but to bring all of them together. “If you look at the people who are either active on the page or have just simply liked the page itself, there is a pretty broad population,” the creators said. The creators of the page are two female, sophomore LMU students who are from the Los Angeles area. While they were willing to See Confessions | Page 4 For more on LMU Confessions, seethe Board Editorial on Page 5. For die first time in LMU history, two women will serve as ASLMU president and vice president. By Tilly Rudolph News Intern Shawn Troedson, junior Urban Studies major, and Caitlin Maher, junior psychology major, were elected ASLMU president and vice president for the 2013-14 academic year during last week’s election. The pair is the first all-female team to serve as the president and vice president, according to ASLMU records. “It’s unbelievable it hasn’t happened yet,” Troedson said. After the third round of voting on Thursday, March 21, Troedson and Maher took approximately 52 percent of the total number of votes. “It's a really humbling feeling. It encourages us to do exactly what we want to do,” Maher added. Troedson and Maher decided only the week before Spring Break to run for ASLMU president and vice president. After the draining process of campaigning, them election on Thursday quickly brought them to the reality of the numerous responsibilities they will have in the upcoming year. “Our minds were so focused on getting elected; now we have to focus on what we’ll do this summer,” Maher said ‘This is really the starting point.” Troedson and Maher’s work over the summer will be key to a successful and less stressful year. The two plan to have a detailed calendar for next year’s ASLMU events by the end of the summer. “You have multiple events being planned at once. So you can’t plan each event last- minute,” Troedson said. Another key element to a successful year is the ASLMU team Maher and Troedson will hire. Applications for non-elect ed positions will be due on April 5, with another round due April 10. These applications are available to every student in the ASLMU office in Malone Student Center. “We are giving applications to people who are interested in applying or who we think would be a good fit,” Troedson said. The two will have to review these applications and interview many students. Maher will draw on her experience of this See ASLMU | Page 4 For more on the ASLMU elections, see the Board Editorial on Page 5. SPRING INTO EASTER As Lent ends after 40 days of sacrifice, Loyolan editors break down the joys of Easter. The women's water polo team won all four games in the LMU Invitational. A&E, Page 8 Index Classifieds . 4 Opinion . 5 A&E . 8 Sports . 12 Tbc next issue of the loyolan will he printed on April 4, 20 1 .'5. 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