The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 92, Issue 8 - October 1, 2013

uo ш ш о Z < о Lo YO LAN ESTABLISHED 1921 October 1,2012 Volume 91, Issue 8 www.laloyolan.com YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEWS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY Summer upgrades cause of slow WiFi Alumni reunite for annual BBQ Leslie Irwin | Loyolan Alumni of all ages and their families participated in a wide variety of activities, including inflatable jousting (above) and a photo booth during the 59th Annual LMU Alumni BBQ last Sunday, Sept. 30 in Sunken Garden from 1 1 a.m. to 5 p. m. Food, friendship and memories were in abundance at this year’s annual Alumni Weekend. By Casey Kidwell Asst. News Editor The last remnants of summer lingered in the aii- at the 59th Aim ual LMU Alumni BBQ held in Sunken Garden on Sunday, Sept 30. Even though the sun was beating down on the hundreds of alumni, faculty, staff and guests, smiles could be seen every way you looked as old classmates and friends caught up with each other. There were food tents, gear stations where guests could purchase LMU memorabilia, a live band, games for kids and many more activities to fill the day. Plenty of people took refuge in the shaded eating area and stayed cool while chatting with friends and family. A group of fraternity brothers and 1971 graduates enjoyed a drink and some shade on the hill by the chapel. Timothy Hogan, one of the Phi Sigma Kappa brothers and a member of the class of 1971, talked about the changes to campus since he attended LMU. “[The] campus is 10 times more beautifuL I mean, it was beautiful when we went here, but now it’s even more beautiful,” Hogan said With the new sports fields, William H. Hannon Library, U-Hall and other buildings, Hogan said it’s pretty much “twice as big, [like a] brand new campus when you come back.” Michael Curran, class of 1970, agreed with Hogan when talking about his return to campus for the annual BBQ. See Alumni | Page 2 High wireless traffic at the beginning of the semester caused new routers to ‘disassociate;’ issue is now resolved. By Zaneta Pereira News Editor The beginning of the 2012-2013 school year has seen increasing frustration with the on-campus WiFi network as students have experienced slower speeds and less stable connections. Charissa Kroeger, a sophomore dance major, explained that “it’s frustrating when the Internet goes down in the middle of a project. Last year it was slow, but this year it just doesn’t work.” As of 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27, Information Technology Services (ITS) implemented a fix to the network that, according to Patrick Frontiera, vice president for ITS, “has returned the stability and continuity of our student network back to normal.” ITS is continuing to monitor the fix, but Frontiera believes that “things have been looking quite good.” When interviewed on Sunday morning, sophomore biology major Kathryn Vecchiato stated, “I used my Ethernet cord the majority of the weekend. But I’m using WiFi now, and it’s been working well so far.” See ITS | Page 3 Investigation into sexual assault case ‘ongoing’ Two sexual offenses have been recorded thus far for die 2012 calendar year, according to DPS. By Adrien Jarvis Editor in Chief The Department of Public Safety (DPS) sent a letter to the Loyola Marymount University community late Wednesday regarding an instance of alleged sexual assault on campus. Two students were arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and, according to DPS Chief Hampton Cantrell, the LAPD’s investigation is ongoing. According to the letter sent, a female LMU undergraduate student called DPS to report that she was the victim of a sexual assault. She claimed it occurred at approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept 26 in an on-campus residence hall. She named two male LMU students as the perpetrators. In response, LAPD was called to campus and, after conducting a number of interviews, they arrested the two male students. The LAPD refused to comment on this story, instead referring the Loyolan to DPS. LAPD, DPS and Judicial Affairs all declined to release the names of the students arrested or the location of the alleged assault, other than that it occurred in a residence hall on campus. ‘1 don’t know in this particular instance if we are going to be able to release more information,” said Cantrell. Following the arrest, DPS decided to send a letter to students regarding the case. ‘This was not what we call a timely warning, it was j ust simply a notification for the campus for the purpose of letting the community know because LAPD was on campus for quite some time,” said Cantrell. “We just wanted to make sure accurate information was provided about what occurred to prevent the possibility of rumors or misinformation that could create some degree of distress on our campus.” He added, “We believed that a timely warning was not necessary [and] that the campus was not in any danger.” DPS Captain Cristina Martin told the Loyolan that since Jan. 1, 2012, six instances of sexual assault have been reported to DPS. However, of the six, two occurred off campuson public property. Two others were investigated by LAPD and determined to be unfounded. The last two included the incident last week and another instance that was just reported but allegedly occurred a year- ago. In line with the Clery Act, then, only two sexual offenses have been recorded thus for for 2012. The recently-released Annual Security and Fire Safety Report lists two forcible sex offenses for 2011, three for 2010 and one for 2009. ‘This is a problem ... that is historically See Sexual Assault | Page 2 Liana Bandziulis | Loyolan Convo car show features student vehicles Junior psychology and biology double major Matt Habib is pictured above during the 2nd annual LMU Car Show that took place during Convo last Thursday and was co-sponsored by the Auto Enthusiasts of Loyola Marymount University club and Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity. All proceeds of the event went to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. DEBATABLE EXPECTATIONS Contributor Ryan Nielson and Asst. Opinion Editor Joseph Demes lay out battle plans for the presidential candidates in the first debate. Election20i2 2012 Elections, Page 6 Index Classifieds... . 2 TUES WED Opinion . . 4 О 2012 Elections . . 6 86’ -69" 8Г- 66" A&E . . 7 THURS FRI Sports . . 12 o: o: Tin- next issue of the loyolan will be primed on Oci. 4,2012. BU - В/ /0 - 03 HOT ON 'SALVADOR DALI1 ^ в Contributor Mary Grace Cemi loves almost I everything about the theatre arts and dance department's latest production. _ A&E, Page 8