The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 96, Issue 24 - March 21, 2018

www.LALOYOLAN.com я, LOYOLAN EST. 1921 Drollinger will finally have Former Angels' trainer more parking now that moves to the Bluff to administration has split help student athletes, existing spaces in half. Page 13 Page 14 VOLUME 96 I ISSUE 24 | Loyolan KXLU Fest IV brings artists and families to the Bluff The fourth annual KXLU Fest lit up Lawton Plaza on March 18, from 12-6 p.m. The event was free for audience members and featured music artists Mndsgn, SEXTILE, Wild Wing, Band Aparte and Pinky Pinky. There were also pop-up shops selling clothes, records and other merchandise, as well as a variety of food trucks. According to the Facebook event, over 280 students reported that they were going, with another 670 interested in the event. Families from around the community were also welcome to picnic on the grass and enjoy the music from the bands and set playlists from student KXLU DJs. » * /*E\ тшЛ 4 / Hi J 1 o Alumna and KXLU host passed away Christine Palma (‘94) recently passed away, leaving the KXLU community. _ Sami Leung Managing Editor @LALoyolan Christine Palma, public affairs director for KXLU, host of KXLU’s public affairs program “Echo in the Sense” and an LMU alumna, passed away on Feb. 25 after a short illness. She was 47. “She was a person of very generous heart and spirit, radiated love and light, exceedingly kind and caring and a peaceful and gentle presence one could always count on,” said Lydia Ammossow, KXLU advisor, in an email to the KXLU community. “Christine cared deeply for the station and for her work on her program. It will be impossible to imagine our Sunday evenings without her.” Palma graduated from LMU in 1994 with a degree in creative writing and literature and had been with KXLU for over 24 years. Her show, which took place on Sundays, explored current events, feature pieces and long- form interviews, according to her website . She began as a student D Jbefore beginning her public affairs show after she graduated. “I've known Christine 13 or 14 years,” said Peter Ludwig, also known as Mystic Pete, another KXLU host. “Her program was unique ...I was often struck by how compelling they were because I listen to a lot of radio and it’s not often that I’m hearing things that are new, but almost every show she did was an important See KXLU | Page 2 шЩ, AST, Ml , H--I9 finbn JCahirle Danielle ftunez jn's and gender studies major fib Coleman Junior sociology and Asian and Pocific Studies double major ftrenda Quintanilla Junior political science and Chicano/ a and Latino/ a Studies double major. 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I guess it's one of those things where you don't know you've been planning for this your entire time until the decision comes. What we realized was that it was our time to step up and give back to a community and a school that's done so much for us while we've been here. We've been involved in such a variety of different organizations on campus ... Through that, we gained a unique perspective that encompasses a majority of the students on our campus, and many of the ones that have never been really heard before. _ Q: What is one thing gou utould uiant constituents to take autag from gour platform? ОП: I think it would be our diversity and inclusion segment because Anton and I are firm believers that it is one thing to include people at the table, but it's another to engage all the voices at the table. fit: It's also making sure lat oming students — for example, me being an international student — we're about nine, 1 0 percent of international students on campus, so, therefore, we're a minority; but it's about other minorities on campus to make sure they feel included and they feel supported. Q: What inspired gou to run for these positions? DU. I thought that the Tomodachi Scholar program was kind of the culmination of me being a leader here at LMU, and so I wanted to capitalize on that and the experience I had in Japan over spring break. It feels different running as a woman right now, versus maybe last year when Trump wasn't elected. So in this political climate ... it does feel different, but it's also one of the most empowering things that I've felt in a while.