The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 93, Issue 5 - September 15, 2014

www.LALOYOLAN.coi ■л0ОАШаёШ> LOYOLAN It's time to embrace the old school scare factor. Page 6 Women’s volleyball maintains their 9-0 status with latest sweep. Page 16 EST. 1921 VOLUME 93 I ISSUE 5 CBA deans address rumors The business school is still accepting applications despite rumors that say otherwise. Carly Barnhill Asst. News Editor @carlyabarn Despite speculation that LMU’s College of Business Administration (CBA) is impacted and is no longer admitting students, CBA Dean Dennis Draper and Associate Dean Renee Florsheim confirmed in a statement to the Loyolan on Friday afternoon that these rumors are false and the CBA is still accepting students. The CBA holds more students now than it has in recent history and current students, new applicants and transfers alike are interested in LMU’s business school and its programs, according to Draper’s and Florsheim 's statement. “This year, the enrollment is much larger than expected and requires us to closely monitor the number of classes that can be offered, given the faculty that we have,” Draper and Florsheim said in their statement. Senior marketing major Kristyn Kawaja can attest to this, as she has struggled to get the classes that she needs in the business school. “I’ve heard that if you don’t come into college as a business major, it can be really hard to get into the school,” Kawaja said. “I’m a senior and I still have trouble See Business School | Page 3 Singer/Songwriter Showdown winner to open at Fallapalooza Tali a Baugnon | Loyolan Junior management and recording arts double major Peter Schrupp (right) won first place last Thursday at MANE Entertainment's Singer/Songwriter Showdown, and will open for Timeflies and Cash Cash at Fallapalooza next weekend. He was joined by friend and sophomore recording arts major Colin Boppell (left) for a duet during his set. For more on the event, see Page 12. 1 * 1^1 \ 1 1 r LMU transitions to a greener campus — !i Л! Г cV. | 1 1 1 вУ . 1 ’■%Ёв8г~' ' -лХлг 'Щг9 * sjl- •*%.» i tv 1 M&. j ppi Leslie Irwin | Loyolan Check out our special Green section on pages eight and nine to find out how LMU is making campus more eco-friendly and responding to recent drought concerns with projects such as the newly designed drought-concious freshman quad (above). Also learn ways to eat sustainibly, and save money by going green. Beware of business pyramid schemes Companies hiring college students as brand partners can be pyramid schemes. Amanda Lopez Asst. News Editor @laloyolan Every college student wants to earn money because, let’s face it, life is expensive and the prices of everyday necessities can take their financial toll. This is why some companies started hiring college students to be brand partners, which is a seemingly easy way to make a little extra cash. While some of these positions are legitimate, others have been known to scam students out of their money. In recent years, there has been a rise in the number of companies who recruit college students to act as promoters and distributors for their products. Oftentimes, these companies turn out to be nothing more than elaborate pyramid schemes — one person is usually required to recruit several people, thus resulting in an influx of people who become involved with the company. One of the biggest signs of a pyramid scheme is when the emphasis on recruiting exceeds the emphasis on selling. Recruiters tend to lure students in by feeding them success stories of ordinary people who became brand partners. They promise potential recruits that if they sell the company’s products and recruit more people, they too can make lots of money, own expensive cars and potentially drop out of school with all the money they will be earning. One company in particular that has faced much scrutiny in the past year is Vemma, which sells supplements and healthy energy drinks like Verve. In addition to recruiting new people to sell their products, brand partners of Vemma are required to pay $150 per month to purchase shipments of the drink. This is how students are usually scammed out of their money. They believe they will be making money by promoting and selling a product, when, in reality, they are losing money. In 2013, Dr. William Keep, Dean of the College of Business at The College of New Jersey and pyramid scheme expert, warned students as well as deans of other See Pyramid Scheme | Page 4