The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 91, Issue 4 - September 13, 2012

uo ш ш о Z < о Lo YO LAN ESTABLISHED 1921 September 1 3, 201 2 Volume 91, Issue 4 www.laloyolan.com YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEWS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY All Photos: Leslie Irwin | Loyolan Community gathers around Peace Pole to commemorate of 9/1 1 About 30 LMU students, faculty and staff members came together in the LMU Community Garden this past Tuesday at Convo to remember the events of 9/1 1 . Representatives of different faith traditions recited prayers, after which those gathered observed a moment of silence. The event was a part of Zero Tolerance Week. LMU adds two fraternities to campus Delta Sigma Phi and Phi Delta Theta will start chapters at LMU over the next two years. By Kevin O'Keeffe Managing Editor A process that began in Spring 2012 has finally born fruit: Two new fraternities will be joining LMU’s Greek Life over the next two years. Delta Sigma Phi and Phi Delta Theta, two national fraternities, will be establishing chapters in this and the next academic year, respectively. “These organizations were not only a strong match with our institutional mission and values, they offer the resources necessary to start and maintain a successful fraternal chapter at LMU,” said Assistant Director of Student Leadership and Development (SLD) and Greek Adviser Dan Faill in a letter to leaders in the LMU and Greek Life communities sent this past June. DeMarkco Butler, the director of expansion for Phi Delta Theta, spoke optimistically about the effect the new fraternity will hopefully have on campus. “I believe Phi Delta Theta will complement the already great culture that the Greek community has by adding another strong international fraternity,” he said. “Additionally, we look to bring See Greek | Page 4 Handbook cautions on lawful social media use LMU students will also be held ‘accountable for Student Conduct Code violations’ committed online. By Casey Kidwell Asst. News Editor From a mere 1 million users at the end of its premiere year in 2004 to an astounding 955 million times that amount halfway through 2012, Facebook has seen rapid growth during its eight-year ascension to the top of the social media food chain, according to an article by the Associated Press. As evidenced by these numbers, Facebook is an in-demand commodity, but according to the LMU Community Standards booklet for the 2012-13 school year, that same social media network can also be the cause of problems among students. “In an environment where new and existing information technologies, related platforms, mediums, systems devices and uses are continually being developed and evolving, LMU acknowledges the use of social media as an exponentially growing and prominent form of commerce and social interaction,” the booklet said. However, while social outlets like Facebook are growing and expanding to reach even more individuals with each passing year, LMU emphasizes proper action by students on these sites. The book added, “Students are expected to use all forms of social media lawfully and to interact with others and through them respectfully.” While the booklet says that LMU will not regularly monitor the actions of students via their Facebook or social media accounts, it maintains that students will be held “accountable for Student Conduct Code violations reported or learned from student uses of social media.” With a variety of these social media outlets, LMU calls to attention “email, mobile phone, instant messaging, chat room and message boards, video-hosting sites, webcam, social networking sites and virtual learning environments,” when establishing the framework from which students are liable to get in trouble with the See Internet | Page 5 LMU#Q RANKED/ / О IN “REGIONAL UNIVERSITY WEST RANKING” Loyola Marymount University moved up one spot on the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report's “Best Colleges" list to the No. 3 spot among the best regional universities in the West. LMU was also listed as a “Best Value” university in the category, which includes schools that offer a full range of undergraduate programs and Master’s degrees. Information: LMU.edu;Graphic: Joanie Payne | Loyolan: Photo: Loyolan Archives A STAND-UP GUY Index THURS FRI Junior screenwriting major Justin Small talks about his burgeoning stand-up career. n? _ Ltiassiiiecis . о Opinion . 6 A&E . 10 83'-70’ 88'-73' Sports . 16 SAT SUN 88' - 69’ 78' - 67’ Tlie next issue of die loyolan will be printed on Sept. 17,2012. A&E, Page 10 THE BALKANS TO THE BLUFF Two freshman water polo players from Serbia talk about adjusting to life in the States. Sports, Page 15