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Tunnel
explores
issues of
privilege
The Tunnel of Oppression
and Hope will acknowledge a
variety of social justice issues.
Amanda Lopez
Asst. News Editor
@amandalo_
“[The] Tunnel was extraordinary, powerful,
impactful and thought provoking ... It made
such an impact on the way I view issues and in
my own community.” This was one of several
testimonials expressed about a previous
Tunnel of Oppression and Hope , an event held
every two years by Ethnic and Intercultural
Services (EIS).
The Tunnel of Oppression primarily
seeks to acknowledge contemporary issues
of inequality. The Student Affairs website
explains the event’s purpose: “it’s designed
to introduce participants to the concepts
of oppression, privilege and power.” This
year, some types of oppression that will be
highlighted include racism, homophobia,
classism, immigration laws, homelessness,
rape, genocide and body image.
Olivia Rodriguez, a junior English major
and the assistant director for the Intercultural
Facihtator Program at EIS, believes that the
social justice event “really embodies the
mission statement of the University as a
whole.”
Those participating will be taken on a tour
in which different forms of oppression will be
spotlighted to provide more information and
provoke discussion.
The Tunnel of Hope, the second part of the
See Oppression | Page 3
Haunting of Hannon Library
marks beginning of Halloween
Caroline Burt | Loyolan
The Haunting of William H. Hannon Library took place this past Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and 25, on the second and third
floors of the library, where famous literary works of horror were acted out by LMU theatre arts majors such as sophomore
Brigid Breen and freshman Isabel Ngo (left to right). Guides dressed as ghosts escorted the attendees through the stacks.
KXLU hosts Alma
Leslie Irwin | Loyolan
KXLU's first ever Alma Del Sala Fest was held this Sunday, Oct. 26 in Lawton
Plaza. The event featured Latin music from some local bands: Jose "Perico"
Hernandez
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Son de la Tierra, CSULA Afro-Latin Ensemble, The Echo Park Project
and Son Mayor. Guests of all ages also enjoyed salsa dancing and food trucks.
Workshops ease
grad school process
The second annual Grad School
Academy will help students
applying to graduate school.
Carly Barnhill
Asst. News Editor
@carlyabarn
The process of applying to graduate school
can be strenuous, but for LMU students it just
got a whole lot easier with the Grad School
Academy, a program that assists students
with the application process. LMU’s National
and International Scholarship Office (NISO)
has partnered with First To Go, Career and
Professional Development and various other
on -campus outlets to present the second
annual Grad School Academy beginning this
Tuesday, Oct. 28 and lasting until Thursday,
Oct. 30.
The Grad School Academy will take place
over three days and will offer students a
variety of workshop sessions ledby a variety of
facilitators. Filled with necessary information
from personal statements and CVs to finances
and application tips, these sessions will help
students get started on their road to graduate
school.
Grad School Academy began last year, as
the Associate Director of First To Go and
University Adviser Danelle Dyckhoff realized
that numerous first -generation college
students at LMU were lost in the process
of considering and applying to graduate
school. Last year, Dyckhoff and Fellowships
Coordinator for NISO Stella Setka partnered
to plan the event for the First To Go students
in order to help them get on the path to
graduate school.
This year, Setka explained the program will
not be limited exclusively to the First To Go
program, but will be open to the entire LMU
student community.
“Our feeling - based on our collective
advising experience - is that these general
workshops provide an important starting
point for students who are thinking about
graduate school,” said Setka.
There will be a Graduate Fair on Tuesday
during Convo in the Academic Resource
Center (ARC), which will teach students
about different graduate programs. Later that
evening, there will be a personal statement
workshop in WHH 117, and Wednesday
evening there will be a finance workshop
to help students fund their graduate school
experience. Thursday afternoon and evening
will offer sessions on preparing a successful
See Graduate | Page 3
