The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 92, Issue 36 - March 24, 2014

LOYOLAN «г** RTs One writer reevaluates her opinbn of Sigmi Chi's Derby Days. Page 7 LMU's "Rent” is raw. impressive and important for a Catholic school. Page 11 EST. 1921 VOLUME 92 I ISSUE 36 Election boasts record turnout Perez, Espinoza benefit from second-place rankings in a close ASLMU presidential race. Kevin O’Keeffe Senior Editor @kevinpokeeffe The votes have been cast, final numbers tallied and, as happens every year, we have a new ASLMU president and vice president. As the Loyolan reported online late last week (in News Editor Ali Swenson’s article “Perez and Espinoza victorious after well- attended election”), junior political science and theological studies double major Alyssa Perez and junior political science and women’s studies double major Sofia Espinoza will serve in the highest student government positions next year. But while the LMU community knows the who, the when and the what as soon as an election ends, the why and how are often left unexamined. What were the trends in this year’s race ? How did this year’s election stack up against those of the past? The Loyolan has digested the official election report, found on ASLMU’s website, and this is what stood out. The voting numbers breakdown In order to avoid having to hold a runoff election, students are asked to rank their See Election | Page 3 LMU springs into festival with on-campus concert Josh Kuroda | Loyolai Smallpools frontman Sean Scanlon took a picture with the crowd at ASLMU's Spring Fest event in Sunken Garden on Sunday afternoon. Hundreds came out to see performances by bands Smallpools, Tanlines and Pepper. For more photos, see Page 2, Special Games celebrates community Caroline Burt | Loyolan LMU's annual Special Games held its second practice day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday in Alumni Mall. Starting in 1977, LMU students and community members have gathered every year to take part in a variety of activities, including bowling, golf and soccer. Special Games' Big Day of competition and celebration is scheduled for next Saturday, March 29. Next dimension of printing hits LMU 3D4E, a new campus club, is experimenting with the possibilities of 3-D printing. Amanda Lopez Asst. News Editor @laloyolan Have you ever had an idea for a product that does not exist, but did not have the resources to create the product? 3D4E, the new 3-D printing club on campus just might be the solution to this problem. 3D4E, which stands for 3-D for education, for experience and for everyone, was founded by senior accounting and finance major Evan Modiste, who is president, and senior finance major Michael Adrian, who is vice president. Jon Rice, a freshman entrepreneurship major who is vice president of marketing, and Bryan Benattou, a freshman entrepreneurship major and vice president of finance , plan to take over the club next year after Modiste and Adrian graduate. 3-D printing has been around since the 1980s and has been used by companies such as Boeing and General Electric. While companies like these are familiar with the concept, it is a brand new industry for consumers. The recent advances in technology have sparked an interest in what 3-D printing has to offer, but because it is so new, many people are unaware of what it actually is. “3-D printing is an additive process, where you move from a three- dimensional computer aided design to a layer by layer, tangible form of an object; for instance, a cell phone case,” said Modiste. Essentially, 3-D printing is rapid prototyping — a product can be designed on software specific to a 3-D printer and printed in a matter of hours. The possibilities are endless; it has even been used in the medical field to make prosthetics. It is also considered to be a disruptive innovation, like any sort of new technology that comes to the market and changes the way we do things. Modiste, Rice and Benattou all believe that in 20 years, most people will own a 3-D printer. Modiste mentioned that his interest in the idea grew after reading annual reports about the subject. He wanted to see if anyone else knew about it, and felt that the best way to learn more and teach others about 3-D printing was by starting a club. This club was not just founded at LMU, but also at University of Southern California and San Diego State University. The club at LMU aims to promote a collaborative effort between students of different majors as well as between universities. Earlier this year, the club had their first event at the 3-D Printer World Expo in Burbank, Calif. It was the first event that all three clubs attended, which helped each school build connections with representatives from over 20 different countries and most of the major See 3-D Printing | Page 3