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VOLUME 95 I ISSUE 13
Heal Los Angeles gets national audience
Student organization aimed at
service in the LA. area goes
national with “Extra” segment.
Liv Si kora
News Intern
@LALoyolan
LMU students Michael Jackson Jr., a
sophomore entrepreneurship major, and
John Muto, a junior sociology major,
collaborated to create a new student
organization, called Heal Los Angeles.
Inspired by Jackson Jr.’s father and
pop icon Michael Jackson’s non-profit
organization Heal the World, Muto and
the younger Jackson decided to start a
local service organization on campus.
Muto, who was inspired by Jackson’s
non-profit work, took the opportunity
to work with Jackson Jr. to create an
organization dedicated to service in
honor of Jackson.
“My friend John Muto and I wanted to
start a service organization in which we
honored my father,” Jackson Jr. said on a
segment of “Extra” with Mario Lopez.
“That’s why we took it from Heal the
World and we called it Heal L. A. because
we needed to start locally, and hopefully
spread it around.”
Jackson Jr. plays a vital role in the
organization with his large social media
fanbase, according to Muto. Jackson Jr.
and Muto have been raising money and
awareness of their organization though
their Twitter, Instagram and other
social media sites. The organization has
gathered support from all over the world,
including countries such as Japan,
Australia, India and China.
Heal L.A. is focused on serving the
homeless and children who are victims
of abuse and hunger. The organization
began with the hope of becoming a larger
group, but is starting locally with the goal
of reaching out to other communities
and eventually expanding to a worldwide
non-profit.
“My goal and [Jackson Jr.’s] goal is that
when you think of LMU you think, ‘man,
that’s a giving school,'” Muto said. “It
would be nice to have LMU on the map as
a [...] giving school.”
Heal L.A. consists of 15 members and
meets every Thursday in University Hall.
Students are welcomed and encouraged
to join the new on -campus organization
and there are no dues for joining.
“Heal Los Angeles is very important to
me because I love to give back to those less
fortunate, specifically children,” Shakeel
Ahmad, a senior biology major and social
media coordinator of Heal L.A., said.
“My interest in pediatrics is rooted in
this passion and working with [Muto]
and [Jackson, Jr.] has been something
eye opening and life changing. I got
interested in the club because Michael
Jackson had a large influence on my
life and his philanthropic mindset has
guided me towards giving back to those
in need.”
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The student organization started by John Muto and Michael Jackson Jr. meets in a University
Hall classroom every Thursday. The organization focuses on homelessness.
Black Friday may mean loss for consumers
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Thousands of shoppers crowd a mall on Black Friday in search of deals and ways to save money. The most recent Black Friday saw incidents of
violence among shoppers.
Shoppers headed out to score
the deals on Black Friday;
LMU reacts.
Justine Biondi
Asst. News Editor
@LALoyolan
From lines out the door to promotional
sales cutting prices in half, Black Friday
incites a great deal of feedback from
consumers as it welcomes in the holiday
shopping season.
Black Friday is the annual, yet
unofficial, holiday following
Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. Established
in 1952, Black Friday begins the
Christmas shopping season; stores open
on Thursday evening or Friday morning
to offer promotional sales. Many stores
and companies participate in Black
Friday, often extending their sales into
the weekend and concluding with Cyber
Monday.
The once-a-year shopping
event typically begins the night of
Thanksgiving when shoppers across the
country flock to malls and department
stores in hopes of getting the best deals
of the year. People often crowd malls
on Thursday night, but many others go
Black Friday shopping on the weekend to
avoid lines.
Bri Hannifin, a sophomore psychology
major, took advantage of the sales being
offered throughout the holiday weekend
by going shopping at Neiman Marcus on
Saturday.
“They still had the discounts going,”
Hannifin said. “It was very crowded on
the main floor, so we went to the upper
level to shop. It’s annoying how hectic it
is, but the prices are awesome.”
For those that did not want to brave the
long lines that are often associated with
Black Friday shopping, Cyber Monday
offers online discounts to buyers who
prefer to shop from home.
Sanam Khalili, a sophomore finance
major, finds Black Friday to be pointless
since stores often extend sales before
and after the holiday. Khalili also enjoys
the ability to be able to shop from home.
“I’d rather get my shopping done in
the days before and then avoid the stress
and crowds on actual Black Friday,”
Khalili said.
Black Friday may spur excitement
from consumers, but it also often incites
violence and resulted in several fatalities
this past weekend, as reported by NY
Daily News. This year, at least six people
nationwide were shot during Black
Friday sale events.
In New Jersey, a man was fatally shot
multiple times in a mall parking lot on
the morning of Black Friday. The man’s
brother was also shot in the leg but
survived the incident, according to Fox
News. In Nevada, a Walmart customer
was allegedly shot and killed Thursday
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