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Wheelbarrow races and
marshmallow roasting
galore at this year’s
Transfer Bondfire.
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Do you live in Tenderich?
Fed up with the
24/7
quiet
hours? You’re not alone.
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VOLUME 95 I ISSUE 3
In remembrance of Samuel Piibe
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Caroline Burt | Loyolan
Students, staff and faculty gathered outside the Sacred Heart chapel for a memorial and candlelight vigil in honor of Sam Piibe. The
memorial was followed by a reception in the Cave.
The senior was found dead
in his off-campus home on
Thursday evening.
Sydney Majd
News Intern
@LALoyolan
Samuel Piibe, a senior psychology
major, was found dead on Thursday
evening.
His girlfriend, Emma Keneipp,
sophomore biology major, discovered
him at his off-campus residence.
Keneipp went to Piibe ’s off campus
residence after she had not heard back
from him. She found him in his bed on
Thursday night.
According to an email from University
President Timothy Law Snyder
addressing the LMU community, law
enforcement is currently investigating
the cause and time of death.
Many friends have described Piibe as
unique, kind and loving.
“He didn’t have to display himself in a
certain way for people. He was just Sam,
and he was okay with that,” Keneipp said.
Piibe was from Claremont, California
and was a member of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, and was active in the Student
Brewing Company and Surf Club, where
he first met Keneipp.
“He was the kindest person I knew.
He was so sweet to every person he
encountered and was so generous and
loving,” Keneipp said.
Piibe was planning to take a year off
to travel and gain medical experience
by shadowing doctors and continue
following his dream of becoming a doctor.
Both his father and brother were in the
See Remembrance | Page 4
Saint Peter’s University halts
production
Saint Peter’s University shut
down their student newspaper
and removed their adviser.
Jackie Galvez
Asst. News Editor
@LA Loyolan
The College Media Association (CMA)
has censured Saint Peter’s University for
their violation of the spirit of the First
Amendment in regards to the college’s
removal of the student -run newspaper
adviser Ernabel Demillo and subsequent
withholding the paper’s publication
following a print issue which university
officials deemed inappropriate for the
Catholic institution.
On Feb. 11, 2016, The Pauw Wow,
Saint Peter’s student-run newspaper,
of student
published a special Valentine’s Day issue
in print. Several stories in the issue
centered on the topic of sex — thenamesof
these articles included “Pornography and
its Existence in Intimate Relationships,”
“Foods that Make you Frisky” and “I
Should Be Allowed to Like Sex,” among
several others.
Saint Peter’s University is a Jesuit
university located in Jersey City, New
Jersey. Founded in 1872, Saint Peter’s
shares LMU’s emphasis on Ignatian
spirituality and the education of the
whole person among its students.
CMA First Amendment Advocacy
Committee Chair Chris Evans told the
Loyolan via email that university officials
demanded a formal letter of apology
from Demillo and The Pauw Wow student
editorial staff. According to Provost
Gerard O’Sullivan, the sexual content of
newspaper
the issue was considered to be “degrading
of human intimacy” and “nothing but
offensive” for the Jesuit institution.
This was not the first time the
administration at Saint Peter’s University
had concerns over sex-related content
being published in the school newspaper.
An article titled “How Sex is Healthy For
You” published in the Pauw Wow in Nov.
2015 evoked similar negative responses
from university officials.
Despite this, it still came as a shock
to Demillo and the editorial staff of the
Pauw Wow when they discovered on Feb.
18 that O’Sullivan and other university
administrators were questioning the
validity of the newspaper’s place on St.
Peter’s campus. The provost criticized
the publication’s governing documents
and bylaws, which were outdated in the
eyes of university officials.
However, shortly after the editorial
staff took initial action to make changes
in light of these concerns, Demillo and
her student team were informed that
their printing press was under direct
orders from the university administration
to halt all print production of The Pauw
Wow.
“The Valentine's issue was the last
paper published,” Demillo said. “There
was one more issue sent to the printer,
but the students and I learned from the
printing company that they were not to
print any orders from the Pauw Wow —
this, after the students spent two weeks
putting the issue together. They were
never told their funding was cut off.”
The Pauw Wow is completely funded by
the university, therefore there was little
to nothing that the editorial staff of the
See Saint Peter’s | Page 3
Fraternities
on probation
Beta Theta Pi, Lambda Chi
Alpha and Sigma Chi are on
probation
Kellie Chudzinski
News Editor
@LALoyolan
LMU fraternities Beta Theta Pi, Lambda
Chi Alpha and Sigma Chi are on probation
following events that occurred during the
last school year, the Loyolan has learned.
The University prohibited Beta Theta Pi
and Lambda Chi Alpha from participating
in fall recruitment this semester due
to overnight parties with alcohol,
according to Greek Life. Sigma Chi is on
social probation for the year following
allegations of hazing that came out last
year, but will still be allowed to recruit.
Beta Theta Pi is on social probation
because a formal in April did not adhere
to the responsibilities in the Sorority
and Fraternity Policy set forth in the
University's Community Standards
booklet.
President of Beta Theta Pi, Justin
Pasquale, who was president at the time
of the offense, took responsibility for
the infraction and chose to focus on the
positive steps his organization is taking in
the aftermath.
“We recognize our mistake and we
are working with LMU intensely, which
includes Student Psychological Services
and LMU CARES.” Pasquale said.
In 2015-2016, Judicial Affairs
investigated Sigma Chi for charges of
hazing pledges, according to Alexandra
Froehlich, assistant director of Greek Life.
Judicial Affairs' investigation into alleged
hazing from Sigma Chi resulted in that
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via The Pauw Wow Facebook page
Saint Peter's University's student newspaper, The Pauw Wow, was shut down after a
Valentine's Day issue that discussed sex.
