The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 94, Issue 9 - October 28, 2015

www.LALOYOLAN.com ■л0ОАШаёШ> LOYOLAN Beware: Ghosts, ghouls, wine pairings and cartoons ahead. Open if you dare. Page 11 A Mets fan and a Royals fen go head to head on who will win the World Series. Page 17 EST. 1921 VOLUME 94 I ISSUE 9 Organizations engage in friendly competition throughout Greek Week Greek organizations come together while incorporating philanthropy and service. Julia Campion News Intern @juliacampion What do you get when you combine chariot races, giant hamster balls, philanthropy and friendly competition? Greek Week 2015. Greek Week is a philanthropic week of collaboration and service, infused with events that give all members of Greek life the chance to team up for a greater cause. Sororities and fraternities merged to kick off the start of Greek Week on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 24 with the Think Pink Run and will be ending with the much- anticipated Greek Week Football Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 31. At the Think Pink Run, the community gathered to walk or run a 5k in support of the American Cancer Society and breast cancer awareness. Later that evening, an all-Greek luau in Regent’s Terrace gave students the opportunity to bond and enjoy Hawaiian food. On Sunday, Oct. 25, there was an all - Greek service opportunity at Emerson Gardens, where students came together to volunteer in the community garden. On Monday, Greek teams gathered in Sunken Garden for chariot races and an obstacle course. Each team created a personalized chariot and was scored based on creativity and race results. The team comprised of Beta Theta Pi, Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Kappa Alpha won all three events of the day. See Greek Week | Page 3 Megan Karbowski | Loyolan This week, the Greek community is collaborating for some friendly competition and philanthropy. Greek organizations have been paired off in teams, engaging in community service, participating in obstacle courses and competing in a football tournament later this week. So far, Beta Theta Pi, Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Kappa Alpha are in the lead. 60 Seconds to save the world Josh Kuroda | Loyolan The second annual 60 Second Lectures, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Loyolan and the LMU Honors Program, invited LMU professors to discuss popular ideas in their respective fields on Wednesday, Oct. 21 . The twist: They had 60 seconds to negate the idea. The floor then opened up to the audience with a live Q&A and a discussion panel amongthe professors. College campuses critique costumes Cultural appropriation sparks conversation about costume choices this Halloween. Karis Addo-Quaye Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan Controversies over misrepresentations of various ethnic groups and religions are brewing this Halloween season. Google searches of the term “cultural appropriation” yield pages and pages of results, from The New York Times and Jezebel to The Atlantic and BuzzFeed, voicing a variety of views and opinions on the topic. At this point in October, with Halloween just around the corner, the issue of cultural appropriation has gained attention through a variety of media outlets and social media platforms. Specifically, costumes deemed culturally appropriative are subject to quick backlash and criticisms, as well as spirited defense from both sides. Stemming from many universities, such as Duke University, UCLA and even LMU, frustrations from both sides have risen to the forefront of the national discourse as party- goers don a range of culturally and ethnically inspired Halloween attire. An article titled “Culture or costume: cultural appropriation on Halloween,” featuredin Chapman University ’s student-run newspaper, The Panther, acknowledged that most students who wear these controversial costumes genuinely do not intend to offend any particular group. However, the article further points out that the costumes fall under the category of micro- aggressions and can disrespectfully play on stereotypes and perpetuate stigmas that many people from different cultures and ethnic backgrounds face every day of their lives. At Ithaca College, thirty members from the student group People of Color (РОС at IC) recently responded to racial tensions on campus. At the school’s fall open house this past Sunday, advocates called attention to headlines such as “Students protest racial climate, express no confidence in Rochon,” “Racial remark clouds initial Blue Sky event” and “ Planned AEPi party with racially charged theme causes campus controversy” featured in The Ithacan campus newspaper. This action responded to not just general racial tensions, but the anger surrounding an unaffiliated fraternity’s “Preps & Crooks” themed party which defined “Crooks’” attire as “a more 90’s thuggish style,” and invited partiers to “Come See Cultural | Page 2