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ISSUE 9
Students askfor imdocumented protection
Jason Munoz | Loyolan
Four students held an anti-deportation demonstration in front of the piece of the Berlin Wall in front of the Lair Marketplace on Oct. 20.
The undocumented students held signs encouraging students to speak to them about their undocumented status.
RESILIENCE and MECliA de
LMU organized a series of anti¬
deportation demonstrations.
Sami Leung
Asst. News Editor
@LALoyolan
Continuing their goal to raise awareness
about undocumented students on campus,
four RESILIENCE members stood in front
of LMU’s piece of the Berlin Wall outside the
Lair Marketplace on Oct. 20 from 5:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m.
RESILIENCE is an organization at LMU
that provides support for undocumented
students and their allies on campus.
Because of the demonstrators’ statuses as
undocumented immigrants, they will be
referred to as anonymous participants A,
В
andC.
“One of the main goals of this is to show
we exist,” anonymous participant A said.
“So many people are surprised when you
tell them. If we can increase awareness, just
a little bit, by doing this kind of thing, it will
have a positive impact on our campus.”
A crowd of students waiting for Thursday
night community table at the Lair witnessed
the four students wearing orange jumpsuits,
graduate caps and blindfolds being led from
the Malone Student Center by supportive
members of MEChA de LMU. A student in
an Iggy the Lion costume even posed for a
picture with the four demonstrators.
“You’ll notice the juxtaposition in our
costumes as our futures,” anonymous
The Hungry
Hungry Lion celebrates one
year on campus and hopes to
be an alternative for students.
Jaqueline McCool
News Intern
@LALoyolan
The Hungry Lion is perhaps the most
mysterious eating opportunity on campus,
even as it celebrates its one-year birthday
on the Bluff.
participant
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said. “We could graduate, or we
could be interned. Right now we’re kind of in
a state of suspension where we don’t know
what’s going to happen to us.”
Anonymous participant
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said that their
strategic position in front of the piece of the
Berlin Wall served as a reminder that it was
Wassim Boustani, director of operations
for Sodexo on campus, said the purpose
of bringing the Hungry Lion food truck
to campus was “to provide high quality
food and service to the LMU community
including catering events, students,
athletics and faculty.”
Also, according to Boustani the food
truck is good for events such as sporting
games and social evens.
Michelle Barquer, a junior psychology
major and Greek council president, has
had experience with the Hungry Lion
another wall that separated communities —
but like the Berlin Wall, the borders between
America and developing countries will also
fall.
“I strongly agree with the RESILIENCE
demonstration,” Matthew Calcanas, a
sophomore English and economics double¬
while attending and organizing events
on Greek life's behalf. She believes the
truck is incredibly useful, although Greek
life itself has not enlisted the truck’s use
because she says there is paperwork that
must be filled out two weeks in advance.
In Barquer’s opinion, the food at the
Hungry Lion is better than the options
provided at the Lair Marketplace. She
thinks the service is very welcoming and
that the options provided usually surpass
those offered in the more traditional
eateries on campus.
The Hungry Lion has its own Twitter
account that students can follow in order
to get information on where the truck will
be any given day on campus and what it
will be serving. According to the Twitter,
every day the truck offers new options,
most of which are not offered anywhere
else on campus.
The truck has vegan and vegetarian
options that are publicized on the
account. One tweet reads, “Mac and
cheese monday!!! Go Meatless with our
Avocado mac or add chicken to your bowl
#meatlessmonday #hungryliontruck.”
Every Tuesday, the Hungry Lion serves
tacos in the spirit of “Taco Tuesday,” but is
also sure to provide other options. “TACO
TUESDAY! We’re making your favorite
street tacos today! Burgers, Chicken
Tenders & Fries too! #lmu #tacotuesday
#hungryliontruck,” the Hungry Lion truck
account tweeted.
Victor Ujkic, a senior history and
political science double major, regularly
See Hungry Lion | Page 5
major who was present at the demonstration,
said. “I believe that it was an important
reminder to the LMU community that
immigration is more than just statistics. It is
a social justice issue that impacts millions of
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Commuters
frustrated
by back gate
DPS works to fix the broken
license plate scanner as
student frustration grows.
Justine Biondi
Asst. News Editor
@LALoyolan
The back gate license plate reader has been
down since the start of the semester, causing
frustration for LMU commuters when
entering campus.
Commuter students find that, when
functioning properly, the Ucense plate reader
is a perk and incentive to live near the back
gates as it creates easier and fester campus
access. Now, with a broken license plate
system, commuters must remember to always
bring their OneCard to campus and leave
earlier than usual for class .
When the license plate reader stopped
working at the beginning of the semester, the
Department of Public Safety (DPS) diagnosed
the issue and has been working to repair the
system ever since.
“The problem is both a hardware problem,
due to wear and tear, and a software
integration issue,” Chief of Public Safety
Hampton Cantrell said in an email to the
Loyolan. “[DPS] is working with Facilities
Management and Information Technology
Services to fix the problems. We have retained
experts to help us fix the technology.”
See Back gate | Page 3
via Loyolan archives
The Hungry Lion food truck appeared on campus at the beginning of the 2015-16 school
year. Students enjoy the food truck as an alternative to regular food options.
Lion: a van of mystery
