The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 92, Issue 4 - September 12, 2013

со ш ш о Z < GO о Lo YO LAN ESTABLISHED 1921 September 1 2, 201 3 Volume 92, Issue 04 www.laloyolan.com YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEWS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY University evaluates abortion coverage Administration decided to discuss whether LMU should offer elective abortions in health care packages. By Allison Croley News Editor LMU administration is considering excluding elective abortion care from ail of its health benefits packages, according to Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Hannon Aikenhead and President David W. Burcham. According to their letter, sent to faculty and staff in August, this change will be “thoroughly discussed” at the Board of Trustees meeting on October 7. Of LMU’s two health care providers, Anthem dropped its elective abortion coverage in January 2013, while Kaiser currently still offers elective abortion care in its health benefits package, according to Aikenhead and Burnham’s letter. Multiple factors triggered the reopening of this issue including the approaching implementation of the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as “Obamacare,” and professor of philosophy James Hanink’s inquiry to The Cardinal Newman Society, a Catholic organization dedicated to “promoting and defending faithful Catholic education,” according to its website. “From time to time over the past 30 years, LMU has inquired whether elective abortions could be dropped from our employer-provided health care coverage,” Burcham said in a statement to the Loyolan. “We renewed the inquiries late last year because of the approaching implementation of the new health care law.” The Cardinal Newman Society reported that LMU dropped its abortion coverage after Hanink brought it to both the Society See Abortion | Page 3 Steven Douglas | LMU Photo LMU gathers to pray for Syria at vigil Campus Ministry, ASLMU, Center for Service and Action (CSA) and Resident Ministry hosted a candle-lit prayer vigil on Regents Terrace onTuesday for the conflict in Syria. Members of the LMU community gathered to pray for and meditate on those directly affected by the violence occurring there. For more photos, check out our Facebook page. Kevin Halladay-Glynn | Loyolan Greek Life competes in Lip Sync dance competition Pi Beta Phi sorority competed against other Greek Organizations for the Lip Sync title last Saturday in Burns Back Court. Pi Beta Phi won the title for sororities and Delta Sigma Phi won for fraternities. For more photos, check out our Facebook page. Senior studies migrant workers in Hong Kong As the recipient of an Honors grant, Phillipa Adams spent her summer with migrant workers. By Kimmy Smith Staff Writer As she walked into a small apartment in Hong Kong, China, senior screenwriting major Philippa Adams was surprised to find several women singing and dancing loudly to karaoke. This was a boarding house for Filipino foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong. The apartment, Adams explained, was extremely small by American standards but housed about 20 foreign domestic helpers, or migrant workers who help in homes, who were unable to stay with their employers on their day off. “They are a culture that is so fun. They are so warm and welcoming,” she said of the Filipino workers. This visit to the boarding house was just a small part of the research project Adams conducted this past summer in Hong Kong after receiving a grant from the University Honors program for $5,000. The main purpose ofthe research was to look at permanent residency in Hong Kong for foreign domestic helpers. “There was a lot of talk in the media [about] the permanent residency rights for workers,” Adams said. “Foreigners must live seven consecutive years before applying for permanent residency. Foreign domestic workers cannot apply at all because they are not considered naturally residents there. This was a big controversy starting a few months ago.” Hundreds of thousands of foreign domestic helpers come into Hong Kong. Most are from the Philippines, but others also hail from Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal and Bangladesh, according to Adams. These workers are See Honors | Page 2 STARTING THE CONVERSATION The Loyolan presents our special coverage on the choice LMU faces to drop elective abortion coverage from faculty and staff health care plans, including student columns, informational graphics and our Board Editorial. Opinion, Page 5-7 INDEX Opinion . 5 Business . 8 A&E . 9 Sports . 12 The next issue of the Loyolan will be printed on Sept. 16, 2012. Sports, Page 12 FOLLOW US! LOSANGELESLOYOLAN BACK ON THE FIELD ©LALOYOLAN Sports Editor Kevin Cacabelos profiles sophomore defender Mark Dotseth as he hits the field for the first time since recovering from an ACL injury.