The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 96, Issue 23 - March 14, 2018

).0А8 v W loyolan www. L A LO Y OLAN.com EST. 1921 To preserve LMU's Australian basketball aesthetic, Facilities star travels from down has built a fake under to become a chapel. coach. Page 9 Page 20 VOLUME 96 I ISSUE 20 ASLMU hosts school walkout Julianna Ferarro | Loyolan Seventeen crosses, pictured above, line Regents Terrace to commerate the 17 lives lost during the Parkland school shooting. A large number of Jewish lives were taken during the shooting, so stones will be scattered between the crosses, per the recommendation of Rabbi Zach. The walkout will begin here at 10 a.m. with an intro by Tanabe. Schools nationwide participate in walkout to protest gun violence. Kayla Brogan Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan A day of nationwide school walkouts, National Walkout Day, have been planned by activists following the school shooting that took place in Parkland, Florida at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb 14, that resulted in the death of 14 students and three staff members. On Wednesday, March 14 students across the nation may participate in this protest against gun violence. Beginning at 10 a.m. students will walk out of their classrooms for 17 minutes to honor the 17 victims of the Parkland school shooting, according to CNN. LMU is among many colleges participating in this protest. Hosted by ASLMU, students, faculty and administration are encouraged to join. The gathering will take place on the Regents Terrace Grass beginning at 10 a.m, but will begin promptly at 10:03 a.m. to allow time for students to arrive. The program will run until 10:17 a.m., according to the LMU National School Walkout Event Page. At 9:00 a.m. there will be an optional sign-making event in the Office of Student Leadership & Development (SLD) with ASLMU. Hayden Tanabe ASLMU President and senior business management major, will open the event with a brief overview. Rabbi Zach Zysman who will then lead attendants in a prayer for mourning and a prayer for an end to gun violence. Following the prayers, three students, Camila De Pierola a sophmore psychology major, Melissa Cedillo, a junior theology major and Austin Raymundo, a sophmore political science and economics double major, will speak on gun violence. There is an action component associated with the event, that will be discussed at its conclusion. From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Pam Rector’s team in the Center for Service and Action (CSA) will be hosting an Advocacy Action Hour. The goal is to encourage students to register to vote. They also want to provide a platform for students to call their legislators about gun violence. “It is my hope that this event brings about more awareness to the issues at hand surrounding gun violence and provides a starting point for students to practice intentional discernment to develop their own views,” said Tanabe. It aligns with Jesuit and Marymount traditions to stand in solidarity with our peers, as our values emphasize the importance of heart and mind unity. He added that, “We each have the responsibility to participate in society and engage in the relentless pursuit for justice.” The national event is being organized by Women’s March Youth Empower and is meant to push lawmakers to act on gun reform and to honor those killed in Parkland and anyone who has been a victim of gun violence, according to NPR. The tagline for the protest is #EnoughIsEnough, and it is expected that 2,500 walkouts are planned in schools nationwide and internationally. According to Vox, participants in the walkout range from elementary to college level students. According to LMU’s undergraduate admission’s page, the university will not punish prospective students for participating in this national protest when applying to the university. “We join colleges and universities across the United See Walkout | Page 3 Alumna killed in shooting Jennifer Shushereba Gonzales was a victim of the Yountville shooting. Kayan Tara Asst. News Editor @LALoyo!an Dr. Jennifer Shushereba Gonzales, a clinical psychologist who graduated from LMU in 2007, was tragically killed on March 9 by a former patient of the Yountville Veteran Home in the Yountville Veterans Home shooting. Gonzales, six months pregnant at the time of her death, was one of three women held hostage and murdered in the standoff at the veteran’s home, as reported by SF Gate. Gonzales, 32, worked with the San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Gonzales was a member of the Epsilon Zeta chapter of Delta Gamma while at LMU for her undergraduate degree, going on to receive her doctoral degree from Palo Alto University. Gonzales had been married for a year at the time of her death, according to the GoFundMe page set up by her family. Gonzales’ family and friends set up the memorial GoFundMe page on March 10 with the goal See Gonzales | Page 3 LMU Walkout Events Sign-making When? 9:00 a.m. Where? The Office of Student Leadership S Development (SLD) with ASLMU Walkout When? 10:00a.m.. but our program will begin promptly at 10:03a.m. to allow time for students to arrive Where? Req ents Terrace Rabbi Zach Zysman will lead I the attendees In a prayer for mourning and a prayer for gun violence Three students will speak about gun violence Camila De Pierola, Melissa Cedillo and Austin Raymundo. Pam Rector's team in the Center for Service and Action (CSA) will be hosting a special Advocacy Action Hour between 4:00p.m.-7:00 p.m., encouraging students to register to vote and providing a platform to call legislators about their sentiments toward gun violence.