The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 91, Issue 40 - April 15, 2013

Lo YO LAN on t-u Ц-1 о z < on о ESTABLISHED 1921 April 15, 2013 Volume 91, Issue 40 www.laloyolan.com YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEWS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY Fair Trade products supplied for awareness Students aim to educate University in light of Fair Trade Awareness Week. By Jenna Abdou Asst.Managing Editor As members of the Fair Trade Committee and service organizations take inventory of the coffee used on campus this morning to kick off LMUs first Fail' TVade Awareness Week, Tom King, the Student Program Coordinator at the Center for Service and Action, shared that the group’s goal to make LMU a Fail' Trade campus “seems natural and right.” Students will be going to all of the different offices on campus to educate individuals on the importance of drinking Fail' Trade coffee and how they can make the shift in their department. “For us to say that we use Fail' Trade coffee all throughout the campus, eveiy place that people are making and drinking coffee, I think that’s really exciting,” King said. Darlene Fukuji, a junior entrepreneurship major and member of the Fair Trade committee, said she recognizes the University is taking positive steps to incorporate Fair Trade products on campus, but explained there is always room for improvement, which is the group’s ultimate goal this week. Following Monday’s coffee inventoiy, a variety of events will be happening on campus that Fukuji shared “will draw different crowds in.” The first will be a Fair Trade coffee and chocolate tasting during Convo hour on 'Ibesday, April 16 in Alumni Mall. Students See FairTrade | Page 4 Mr. LMU wins by close shave Kevin Halladay-Glynn | Loyolan The annual Mr. LMU competition, an all-male athlete pageant presented by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC),was held on Thursday night in Gersten Pavilion. After a three-round competition between athletes from each sport, freshman soccer midfielder Michael Meissner was crowned as the winner.The competitions included a formal wear round, a sports attire round and a talent round. Kevin Halladay-Glynn | Loyolan CSJ Symposium features student performances Aftercollecting stories from individuals with health problemsandmentaldisordersfbr their class, titledVoices of Justice, studentstranslated those stories into performancesThese performances took place during the CSJ SymposiumiThe Effect ofTrauma on Body, Mind and Spirit held in Mutphy Recital Hall on Friday, April 12.For more photos, see the Loyolan'sFacebookpage. SPORTS FEATURE Freshman soccer midfielder Michael Meissner was crowned Mr. LMU on Thursday night. By Sam Borsos Asst. Sports Editor Sometimes, athletes have to be bold if they want to win. A basketball player might shoot a three-pointer instead of taking the easier layup opportunity. A baseball player might risk going for a steal instead of playing it safe. In the case of the 2013 Mr. LMU pageant, an athlete might shave his chest on stage while performing a song and dance routine. Freshman men’s soccer midfielder Michael Meissner was crowned this year’s Mr. LMU after winning the audience’s vote at the annual competition on Thursday night in Gersten Pavillion. After answering questions such as “What is your ideal date?” and modeling his formal attire and soccer gear, Meissner topped off his winning performance with a song and dance while simultaneously shaving his chest. “It means a lot to me,” said Meissner. “I want to dedicate this one to [redshirt sophomore defender] Craig Nitti, the captain of our soccer team. Without him, I feel like I wouldn’t be pressured to do something like this. I want to thank my friends who thought of the idea to shave my chest hair into a smiley face.” Mr. LMU is an all-male athlete pageant put on by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee ISAAC) annually to raise money for an organization chosen each year. One athlete from each team volunteers to compete in a three-round competition: a formal attire round a sports attire round and finally a talent competition. This year, the SAAC donated all of the proceeds to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ILLS). The athletic community has a strong tie to the organization. “As an athletic department, we’ve been really supportive of LLS because our men’s water polo head coach [John Loughran] was actually diagnosed with leukemia two years ago,” SAAC president and junior business marketing major Rachel Dekar said. “We saw him battle through it, and he recovered and everything, but it’s we’ve been supportive of LLS because of his history.” Dekar is a member of LMU’s swim team. This year, 10 athletes competed to See Mr. LMU | Page 15 COMIC RELIEF Index Coffee Break, Page Take some time from your busy schedule to enjoy the returning Loyolan cartoon section 9 Classifieds... О p i n i о n.... Coffee Break. A&E . Sports . Tbc next Issue of the loyolan will be printed ..4 .5 9 10 16 April 18,2013. MON О 60" -53- WED О 67" - 55"