The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 94, Issue 4 - September 23, 2015

www.LALOYOLAN.com LOYOLAN Top student filmmakers will be featured in Film Outside the Frame Festival. Page 15 Before their senbryear. these two cross country runners tied the knot. Page 20 EST. 1921 VOLUME 94 I ISSUE 4 LMU welcomes Fulbright recipient Professor Guan will have the opportunity to share the Chinese language and culture. Amanda Lopez News Editor @AmandaLo_ Each year, LMU welcomes new students and faculty members who hail from various places all over the world. One of LMU 's newest faces is Ning Guan, a professor from China who received the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Award. For the next 10 months, Guan has the opportunity be both professor and student at LMU: She will be teaching several Chinese language courses, but will also be taking several classes herself each semester. This is the first time Guan has visited the United States, and she is excited to soak in as much knowledge as she can during her time here. “This is my first time in America ... everything is new and exciting for me. Every day I ask myself to experience something different,” she said. “During my time at LMU and in the United States, I want to know more about American culture from different aspects: campus life, community service, traveling around, making friends.” Guan is here as part of the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant See Fulbright | Page 2 Walk the Moon rocks the tunes at Fallapalooza Josh Kuroda | Loyolan The LMU community gathered in Sunken Garden this past Sunday, Sept. 20 to sing and dance at Fallapalooza 2015. The event featured music from student band Arms Akimbo, opener DJ duo The Jane Doze and headliner Walk the Moon, known for their hit song "Shut Up and Dance." Guests also enjoyed food trucks, a beer garden and an art and poster sale. Neon Run anchors DG in service Delta Gamma hosted their first annual Neon Run last week to benefit their philanthropy, Service for Sight. The event featured a short run, a DJ and food trucks. All proceeds from the event went to the Blind Children's Center of Los Angeles. To hear what attendees thought about the event and to learn more, see page 4. University reverses water bottle decision The administration decided it will distribute the reusable water bottles as planned. Michael Busse Executive Editor @mrbusse Freshmen can now proudly drink water out of their new LMU reusable bottles, after University administrators issued a statement on Sept. 22 stating that the previously withheld bottles would be distributed after all. The initial decision to keep the bottles from students came under scrutiny last week after the Loyolan published an article on Sept. 16, titled “University halts water bottle giveaway to protect revenue .” “There were competing factors that contributed to our original decision but, on reflection, our commitment to our Jesuit mission to be careful stewards of the Earth, took precedence,” Senior Vice President of Student Affairs Lane Bove said. In a separate statement emailed to the Loyolan, Bove said, “We have listened to both sides of this issue and after careful consideration we have decided to distribute the water bottles as originally planned .” The water bottles were originally slated for giveaway in the residence halls on move -in day in late August. However, housing officials were told not to distribute the bottles just days before move -in due to concerns over them negatively affecting the University’s revenue. “I am proud to be an alumni and staff member at an institution where dialogue is appreciated and encouraged,” said Trevor Wiseman, the Student Housing Office’s director for resident services. Following the success of last year’s giveaway, Wiseman and his department planned to give away bottles to each incoming class as a way to stoke school spirit and encourage sustainability. The reversal also coincided with President Tim Snyder’s signing of apledge to incorporate Pope Francis ’ teachings on environmental care into University policies. One hundred sixty nine leaders in Catholic higher education across the world signed the pledge. Snyder’s affirmation, announced in a press release from the National Catholic Reporter on Sept. 18, commits the University “to study, promote, and act on the ideals and vision of integral ecology laid out by Pope Francis” in his encyclical “Laudato Si.” Feedback from students has been especially positive following the announcement. See Water | Page 3