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Phillip Nieto,
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opinion on the
controversy
surrounding the
migrant caravan.
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NOVEMBER 28, 2018
EST. 1921
Community left in limbo after hoax
Investigation into university
crisis processes and protocols is
still ongoing.
Kayan Tara
Asst. News Editor
@LALoyolan
The LMU community is still recovering
from the Friday, Nov. 9 incident, when a
prank-gone-wrong resulted in an LAPD
active shooter response, as previously
reported by the Loyolan.
Three weeks later, there remain
sentiments of anger, confusion and
frustration among students to whom the
Loyolan has spoken.
Statements from President Snyder to
the community following the incident
highlighted the steps the University
will take to prevent further failures in
communications. The independent law
firm Musick, Peeler & Garrett has been
hired to investigate University processes
and protocols from an “external, impartial
perspective,” according to Snyder.
On a Tuesday, Nov. 13 meeting with the
Loyolan, Erin Bossen, a senior director
of public and media relations, said the
University hoped to have results from
the investigation within a weeks time.
Bossen informed the Loyolan at the time
of publication Tuesday, Nov. 27 that the
University does not have the results of the
ongoing investigation as of yet.
As part of the University’s response,
a test was conducted of the LMU Alert
System and the LiveSafe app at 10 a.m.
on Friday, Nov. 16. Community members
received email, text and phone call alerts.
The community was invited to provide
the Department of Public Safety (DPS)
with feedback regarding improving
LMU’s emergency response. During the
active shooter hoax, DPS sent out their
first alert at 6:51 p.m., almost an hour
after LAPD received the 911 call on Friday,
Nov. 9 stating that LAPD investigated
the threat and no evidence of an active
shooter was found, as previously reported
by the Loyolan.
After the test of the system, it was
concluded that 99 percent of all contacts
were successful. 7,468 (72 percent) of the
10,377 phone voice calls sent out were
received by 10:01 a.m. 2,169 notifications
through the LiveSafe App were successfully
delivered and 138 failed, as reported in a
link provided in the email sent out by the
University on Monday, Nov 19.
“Of course students are still shaken up
and alarmed by this incident. Many students
reached out to me directly to thank Megan
and I for writing our letter because this wasn’t
their first incident with an active shooter,”
said Shannon O’Kane, a sophomore theatre
arts major. “Mass shootings are becoming a
normalized part of the media. I do not want to
be a casualty of an active shooting because my
university failed to alert me of a threat to my
safety.”
LMU held a town hall meeting on
Thursday, Nov. 15 to address the failure
of the emergency management response
where President Snyder stated the steps
the University is taking to address their
lack of response, as previously reported by
the Loyolan.
See Hoax shooting | Page 2.
Independent law firm Musick, Peeler &
Garrett was hired to investigate the University
processes and protocols.
The University does not have the results of the
ongoing investigation at the time of
publication Tuesday, Nov. 27.
LMU held a town hall meeting to address the
failure of the emergency management
response on Thursday, Nov. 1 5.
A test of the LMU Alert System and the
LiveSafe app was conducted on Friday, Nov.
1 6, concluding to be 99% successful.
Assistant Chief Danny Martinez is still
leading the Department of Public Safety on
an interim basis.
Information compiled by Kayan Tara, Assistant News Editor; Graphic: Jessica Glassberg I Loyolan
Parking on campus
Emily Sullivan | Loyolan
As of Monday, Nov. 26, the Department of Parking and Transportation has blocked off several
parking spots behind North Hall, with signs stating violators will be cited and towed.
Men’s basketball undefeated
First NCAA ranking system
puts LMU at number 10 in
the nation.
Alex Hutton
Sports Intern
@LALoyolan
After several consecutive losing seasons,
the LMU men’s basketball team had its
best start in program history at 7-0. LMU
placed tenth in the first inaugural National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
rankings, and thirteenth out of 353 in the
second release.
The 7-0 mark, highlighted by wins over
UNLV and Georgetown and a 4-0 record
in the Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic, is the
best start in program history. The Lions
were ranked 10th nationally in the first
NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings
of the 2018-2019 season, released on
Monday. According to the official NCAA
website, NET is a new ranking system
introduced by the NCAA this season to
determine the strongest men's basketball
teams in the country and aid in seeding
for the NCAA Tournament. It replaced
the similar but less comprehensive Rating
Percentage Index (RPI). The NET focuses
heavily on road wins and statistics, such as
point differential and strength of schedule,
to determine the quality of a team's record.
In contrast to the run-and-gun teams
that have made LMU famous, this team
is winning with defense, having allowed
more than 64 points in a game only once.
See Basketball| Page 10
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