The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 96, Issue 7 - October 11, 2017

I T www.LALOYOLAN.com LOYOLAN EST. 1921 KXLU plans on blasting Nickelback throughout the week. Norway legislates equal pay for men's and women's soccer. Page 18 Page 16 VOLUME 96 I ISSUE 7 California fires leave 15 dead Sacramento San Francisco Vs Indicates areas affected by wildfires Los Angeles Information complied by Olivia Round. Interim News Editor Graphic by Chloe Cunningham I Loyolan Multiple fires in Northern California have scorched more than 100,000 acres At least 17 people have died + 200 reports of missing persons as of the morning of Oct. 10 Fires in Orange County have spread over 7,500 acres with 25 percent of the fires contained the 12 wildfires in California have burned over 1,500 commercial and residential buildings and consumed more than 83,000 acres. Fifteen people have died and 100,000 acres burned in C A. fires. Olivia Round Interim News Editor @LALoyolan Multiple fires in Northern California have scorched more than 100,000 acres. Fifteen people had died and over 20 0 missing persons were reported as of the morning of Oct. 10, according to the Los Angeles Times. It has been reported that most of the casualties have taken place in Sonoma County, where the Tubbs fire has overtaken large areas of Santa Rosa, according to the L.A. Times. Additional fires in Orange County have burned over 7,500 acres and is only 25 percent contained as of Tuesday morning, according to the L.A. Times. While her family has not been evacuatedyet, sophomore psychology major Chloe Colbert has several hundred friends who’s homes have been destroyed. “All I can do now is continue to pray and keep faith. The Sonoma County community is so strong. I am beyond proud to call Santa Rosa my home. We will bounce back,” Colbert said. “During this desperate and difficult time, we ask that you keep friends and colleagues in your minds, hearts and prayers,” Bryant Keith Alexander, dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts said, in an e-mail to LMU faculty, staff and students. “I am sure that such thoughtful considerations will be accompanied by our continued thoughts of those being impacted aroimd the country and world, who are facing hardships both natural and person- made ” The fires have progressed into “one of the worst firestorms in California history,” and federal officials have vowed to help, according to the L.A. Times. “The LMU community can help by continuing to pray,” Colbert said. She also said that people who have lost everything can be assisted by any donations to the Red Cross — from clothes to food. She also said there is a GoFundMe campaign that is collecting donations for the victims. Belles host D.V. events Belles will be hosting events during October for Domestic Violence Awareness month. Kayla Brogan Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan One in three women and one in four men have been victims of some sort of physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner in their lifetimes. Women between the ages of 18 and 24 are most at risk for abuse by an intimate partner, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Belles, a service organization whose primary social justice focus is domestic violence, is holding several events throughout Octoberin support of Domestic Violence Awareness month. Events are free and open to all LMU students. For more information regarding any of their upcoming events. “Domestic violence seems to be the base work for so many other acts of violence,” said junior communication studies and English double major Cathy Killedjian. “In the case of the recent shooting in Las Vegas, the shooter was actually seen constantly verbally abusing his girlfriend inside of a Starbucks. Domestic violence cannot be ignored, but it seems to be the last of everyone’s concerns,” Every minute about 20 people in the United States are physically abused by an intimate partner, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. LMUCARES and Student Psychological Services are just a few of the support services offeredto students who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and unhealthy relationships. All students are urged if they need help, to seek out one of the many resources LMU has to offer. See the Social Justice graphic on page 5 For the full story, go to laloyolan.com Pro-life flyers taken down across campus A Catholic group displayed pro-life posters similar to those designed by RESILIENCE. Sami Leung Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan Padre Pio Society, a Catholic group on campus, placed posters on campus displaying a pro-life message on Monday, Oct. 2. The posters were down a few days later by students on campus. Some students expressed disapproval of the message as the posters are similar in imagery and style to the posters put up by RESILIENCE and MEChA in protest of President Trump’s immigration policies. The Padre Pio Society poster reads “Don’t abort my fellow humans #NoHumanBeingIsIllegal #AbortionIsAnImmigrationIssue ” while the RESILIENCE poster reads “Don’t deport my friends #NoHumanBeingIsIllegal.” “Yeah we’ve been scrambling to take [the posters] down, Chris Lorenzo did like three buildings,” according to a Facebook page appearing to belong to senior women and gender studies major Cass Vitacco, who commented on a post of the pro -life posters. The RESILIENCE Facebook page posted a statement the following day stating that while they supported the expression of free speech, they had no part in making or posting the posters. Delano Perera, a senior theology and philosophy major and president of Padre Pio Society, said the posters were posted to express the Catholic Church teachings that lives of the unborn are important, and that there was no malicious thought behind the posters. “Everyday over 1,000 babies are put to death because of abortion, and we wanted to bring awareness to this evil,” said Perera. “I [ .. .] and many of our group members come from migrant families. Some of them will be affected by DACA. We care for our migrant brothers and sisters as we care for our unborn brothers and sisters.” Perera also said that posters with a similar message were posted last year, but were also taken down within two days. “After engaging in conversation with other students, I have been deeply troubled by the general response to these posters,” said Shannon Hayes, a senior classics and archaeology and modern languages double major and a member of Padre Pio Society. “They were meant to draw parallels between two serious human rights issues; unfortunately, they were viewed as divisive.” Hayes says, in the future, she hopes to work with other students and alumni to create original pro-life art to be displayed at LMU. Some students, however, viewed the posters as a form of plagiarism and used the efforts of the RESILIENCE and MEChA students without communicating effectively first. “I first saw the posters [...] and my immediate reaction was anger,” said Paige Prevost, a senior English and film and TV production double major. “It felt like capitalizing off a movement for one’s own gain. It didn’t feel like solidarity.” Prevost later communicated with Hayes via Facebook, who explained the original intention behind the posters. However, Prevost, who identifies as pro¬ life and Catholic, still believes the use of RESILIENCE’S original design in the pro-life poster and hashtags co-opts the immigration movement in a divisive and alienating way. Philosophy professor Dr. Christopher Kaczor criticized LMU’s lack of retribution for those who took down Padre Pio’s posters, and questions the University’s policy of free speech for ideas that some people may dislike. “Rather than engage the argument that all human beings deserve basic rights, the critics of pro-life view attempt to stifle the free exchange of ideas,” said Kaczor. “If ‘pro- choice’ people are so confident in the truth of their view, why do they need to silence those who disagree?” A faculty survey in 2014 revealed that “Conservative Catholics feel they are in an environment that is hostile to what they feel are true Catholic values.” According to the survey, of the 299 professors that who responded to the question of religious preference, 31 percent identified as Roman Catholic. “Our group members have been called names and mocked for standing up for Church teaching,” Perera said. “Being a Catholic is not easy, but Jesus said we must pick up our crosses and follow him. If my cross is to be ridiculed by my peers and professors then that is what I must do to follow Christ.” via Madison Foote | Facebook This Padre Pio Society poster, found on the fourth floor of University Hall, was taken down.