The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 95, Issue 4 - September 21, 2016

■фи www.LALOYOLAN.coiv Alleged campus LOYOLAN EST. 1921 sexual assault on after Fallapalooza Anastasia Larina | Loyolan The alleged assault reportedly took place in the first floor women's bathroom in the William H. Hannon library (pictured above) on Sunday, Sept. 18, after Fallapalooza. The Department of Public Safety and the Los Angeles Police Department are investigating. Five questions about Fallapalooza from a Legendary sports Fallapalooza outsider. broadcaster Vin Scully will retire next month. Ра*9 Page 18 VOLUME 95 I ISSUE 4 On-campus sexual assault was reported to Public Safety after Fallapalooza. Kellie Chudzinski News Editor @LALoyolan A sexual assault was reported to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) by a female victim at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18. The alleged sexual assault took place between 6 and 8 p.m. in the first floor women's bathroom of the William H . Harmon Library, according to an email from DPS. According to DPS, the suspect is described as being between the ages of 18 and 20, with an unknown height and weight and was possibly wearing a shirt with blood on it. The suspect is unknown to DPS at this time. At the time of pubhcation , DPS did not have any updates regarding the investigation. “DPS is still investigating, in consultation with LAPD. Campus extra patrols are still ongoing,” Public Safety Chief Hampton Cantrell said. DPS will be increasing on -campus patrols for as long as required, according to Cantrell. LAPD has been notified about possible off- campus patrols. The Los Angeles Police Department and DPS are currently investigating the assault. At approximately midnight on Sept. 19, LAPD closed the library and Starbucks for the night as they investigated the crime scene. “When a sexual assault happens on our campus, it is an incident that impacts the entire community,” Briana Maturi, Director of LMU Campus Awamess Resource Education Services (CARES), said. In response to student demand, LMU CARES and Campus Recreation will be hosting a self- defense workshop. Maturi suggested that students who need support during stressful times reach out to Student Psychological Services, LMU CARES or work with a Student Affairs Resource Administrator (SARA) to get extra support. “We want the students to make sure they have the support they need during such a traumatic time,” Maturi said. According to a safety bulletin follow-up sent out by DPS, the department suggests students not walk alone at night, and remain alert and aware of their surroundings. In a follow-up email DPS stressed that the victim is not at fault in a situation regarding sexual assault. “Any time you feel unsafe while moving about campus, call DPS for an escort,” the email said. DPS also encourages students to look purposeful when they walk and to report any suspicious activity or people. If anyone has additional information, they are encouraged to contact the LAPD at (877) 275-5273 or DPS at (310) 338-2894. Mass of the Holy Spirit calls to unify This year’s Mass of the Holy Spirit emphasized diversity and confronting challenges to unify. Briana Ortiz Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan Students, alumni, faculty, staff and parents gathered in the Sacred Heart Chapel to celebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Thursday, Sept. 15. The Mass of the Holy Spirit is a globally recognized Jesuit tradition that began at the first Jesuit school around 1548 in Messina, Sicily; it served as a summoning of the Holy Spirit to guide all members of the school intheir quest of knowledge and wisdom. It is an annual celebration at the start of a new academic school year. “Catholic universities around the world mark the beginning of every academic year as a call to gather [...] and invoke the spirit's blessing on the year ahead,” President Timothy Law Snyder said. The presider for this Mass was Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J., who is a rector of the Jesuit Community and a distinguished scholar in pastoral theology and Latino studies. The homilist was Sean T. Dempsey, S.J., who is an associate professor of history. During his homily, Dempsey expressed the need for the LMU community to go out into the world and continue to confront the world’s challenges to help unify people of different backgrounds, ethnicities and races. According to the LMU website, 6.3 percent of students are African American, 21.2 percent are Latino, 10.6 percent are Asian, 44.9 percent are white and 8.03 percent are multi-racial; 76 percent of students are from California, 24 percent are out-of-state and 8.5 percent are international. Dempsey emphasized the diversity that Los Angeles offers and the continuation of LMU’s acceptance of this diversity. “We too have sought over the years to be See Mass | Page 2 There is ‘no middle ground’ on freedom of speech UC Irvine Law dean defines what is and isn’t protected by the First Amendment. Kellie Chudzinski News Editor @LALoyolan Colleges are faced with the task of protecting students’ freedom of speech and creating an inclusive community, according to Dean of the UC Irvine School of Law Erwin Chemerinsky. At the fourth annual Fischmann Family Distinguished Lecture on Monday in Roski Dining Hall, Chemerinsky lectured on the types of speech that are and are not protected by the First Amendment and the ways to find a balance on college campuses. Chemerinsky tackled the issue of protecting freedom of speech while having an inclusive environment head on. He believes that there is ‘no middle ground’ and that once censorship starts it doesn’t stop. In recent years, freedom of speech and expression have become large topics of conversation on college campuses. The free speech debate has prompted LMU to strengthen the University’s Freedom of Expression policy and the University of Chicago to condemn the use of safe spaces and trigger warnings. When discussing his experience teaching the younger generation about the First Amendment, Chemerinsky described a large group of students that supported the University of Oklahoma in a case regarding a fraternity that used offensive language in a video that was posted online. The students in the video were expelled, and the fraternity was no longer allowed to operate at the . . , Anastasia Larina | Loyolan university. Dean of UC the Irvine School of Law Erwin Chemerinsky spoke to an audience in Roski See Free Speech | Page 5 Dining Hall on the topic of the First Amendment and freedom of speech on Monday.