April 11,2013
Volume 91, Issue 39
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Students advocate for sustainability
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Chris Delgado | Loyolan
Senior film production major Alex Salazar, freshman liberal arts undeclared major Jacob Stuivenvolt Allen and freshman art history
major Ana Engstrom (left to right) carried water between St. Rob's and Von der Ahe building during Convo on Tuesday, April 9 to
simulate the journey many students make every day around the world. This was during the JerryCan March as part of Environmental Week.
University
experiences
blackout
DPS works to figure out why
the power went out at LMU
and in the surrounding area.
By Allison Croley and Zaneta Pereira
Loyolan Staff
A problem with the Los Angeles Department
of Water and Power caused a two-hour
campus-wide power outage on Monday, April
8, according to the Department of Public
Safety (DPS).
“I was on my way to the elevator . . . when
a loud boom resounded and the power went
out,” said Lauren Kisich, a sophomore
animation major.
The outage began around 6:30 p.m. and
lasted until about8:35 p.m. Around 7:02 p.m.,
the LMU Emergency Alert System sent a
message to the community stating that the
outage was due to winds. By 7 :45 p.m., DPS
confirmed to the Loyolan that the outage was
in fact due to a “city problem,” and that DPS
was coordinating with LA. Department of
Water and Power to get its systems “up and
running” so that LMU could do the same.
At the time of the Loyolan’s print deadline,
DPS Chief Hampton Cantrell said that
DPS was still conferring with the Bureau of
Water and Power (BWP), but the true reason
behind the outage remains unknown. He did,
however, confirm that it was “wind-related.”
All students, faculty and staff on campus
were affected by the outage. According to
a separate message sent out by the LMU
Emergency Alert System at 7 :16 p.m., classes
were canceled for the evening.
The emergency lights in U-Hall did not turn
on, which caused concern among some people.
Cantrell said that the generator in U-Hall
failed for an unknown reason. DPS, Facilities
Management and the ITS Department are
all looking into the cause of the generator’s
See Outage | Page 5
Two service orgs and the club
ECO Students team up to
promote environmental causes.
By Leslie Irwin
Photo Editor
To promote individual action and increase
sustainability awareness, students are
presenting a variety of events on campus
as part of Environmental Awareness Week.
The Ignatians and Esperer service
organizations teamed up with the club ECO
Students to plan documentary screenings,
discussions, speakers and a talent night
all promoting sustainability and water-
related social justice issues in the Los
Angeles area and in underprivileged
countries.
Ignatians is selling reusable water
bottles throughout the week to promote
sustainable practices and to fundraise for
RISE International, an organization in
Angola that builds primary schools and
funds children’s education. According to
Genna Bloombecker, a sophomore dance
major and Ignatians member, Ignatians
chose the program as its special project
for the year in an effort to rebuild the
country’s education system after its civil
war stretching from 1975 to 2002.
Emmeline Weinert, a junior political
science and dance double major and
Ignatians chair for social justice and
reflection, commented on the situation in
Angola. “A lot of kids have to walk several
miles eveiy day to bring clean water to
them family, and often it’s not even clean
water. These are the types of things that
schools have to combat to even get students
into their classrooms.”
The April 9 JerryCan March, named for
the jugs that are used to transport gallons
of water, simulated the journey many
would-be students around the world make
eveiy day. Participants carried a full water
bucket 50 yards down the path between St.
Rob’s and the Von der Ahe building, often
struggling with the load.
“This is a small amount [that we can do
to] be in solidarity with others and think
about their situation,” said Yoni Carnice,
a sophomore environmental science major
and Ignations member. “This is nothing
compared to the realities around the
world.”
Instead of viewing sustainability
and education as separate issues, the
organizations are “trying to connect
environmental problems to the education
system ... to show how everything is
connected,” according to Bloombecker,
who is also the co-president of the ECO
Students club.
Brian Treanor, associate professor
of philosophy and director of the
See Environment | Page 5
Information compiled by Ali Swenson and Sonja Bistranin, Loyolan Staff;
Photo: Associated Press; Graphic: Mercedes Pericas | Loyolan
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