LOYOLAN
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DECEMBER 5, 2018
VOLUME 97
ISSUE 14
Editor-in-chief
Kellie Chudzinski
responds to
backlash from
last week's
Opinion article in
a Letter from the
Editor.
See page 4
EST. 1921
One Sister's vision became LMU
2018 marks the 50th anniversary
of Mary mount college moving to
Loyola University in 1968.
Sofia Acosta
News Intern
@LALoyolan
Part one of a two -part series.
Sister Raymunde McKay, the president of
Marymount college at the time, spearheaded
Students can destress during
finals with kittens, puzzles,
cookies and more.
Molly Box
Asst. News Editor
@LALoyolan
With finals quickly approaching, many
students head to the library to study and
cram. This year, students studying in the
library will be met with activities, snacks and
the negotiations with Father Casassa, the
president of Loyola University. This year marks
the 50th anniversary of the Loyola University
and Marymount College affiliation that led
to Marymount College moving from their
Palos Verdes campus to Loyola University's
Westchester campus in 1968. Putting
both schools on the same campus laid the
groundwork of the official merge that resulted
in the coeducational campus of the University
therapy animals to help them destress.
Feel Good Finals kicked off on Tuesday Dec .
4 with “Build-Play-Create.” In the lobby of
the library, students had the opportunity to
color, try out some origami, play with LEGOS
and more. According to John Jackson, head of
outreach and communications for the library,
the activities are organized to encourage
students to take a pause from studying.
“I think it’s important to remember that
really effective studying includes taking a
break,” said Jackson. “You cannot just cram
that exists today.
“The freshmen, sophomores and juniors
of both institutions were thrilled. They loved
that the schools were co-ed,” said Lane Bove,
a Marymount college senior during the first
year of co-institutionalization of Marymount
with Loyola and now senior vice president for
Student Affairs.
Affiliation was a trial period before the
schools officially merged. During the trial
via University Archives, William H. Hannon Library
for six hours straight. Give your brain a
chance to reset.”
Junior film production major Max Corman
said that the puzzle table helped him destress
from the havoc of finals. "I let my mind just
wander [to] anything other than school,"
Corman said.
According to the New York Times,
although cramming may work for some
students, the best way to retain information
is to pace yourself and take the occasional
See Finals| Page 2
years, men stormed into women's dorms
for panty raids, Marymount women spray-
painted M’s on various buildings, Jesuits were
angry and there was a dramatic cultural shift
for both sexes, setting a precedent for more
coeducational Catholic institutions.
Student involvement in the beginning debate
for a merger was essential to Sister Raymunde.
She took on the help of Renee Flarangue, a
Ph.D. student from Marymount college who
was influential during the negotiations and
later took on the role of first Provost .
Marymount College was in great debt
after constructing its new campus, and
Raymunde recognized the threat of the Palos
Verdes school’s closure. Understanding
the importance of mixing the two schools,
she wanted to provide a broader range of
education for the female students, including
graduate programs.
Before the merger was even completed, it
was agreed in the affiliation that Loyola would
open a branch at Marymount College to expand
the educational opportunities. It soon became
apparent that it would be best for Marymount
to move as awholeto Loyola’s Campus.
“I always felt that women were certainly as
smart as men and maybe a bit more energetic
in many things and we were willing to
experiment,” said Sister Raymunde in a video
interview. The video with Michael Engh is part
of LMU Archives and can be provided amongst
approval of the William H. Harmon Library.
Raymunde began the discussion of a merger
between Loyola University and Marymount
College with Father Casassa. Father Casassa
had always been open to the idea of a co-
See Merger | Page 2.
Food pantry
sees spike in
visitations
As finals week approaches, the
pantry is accepting donations.
Kayan Tara
Asst. News Editor
@LALoyolan
Due to the increase in demand during
the holiday season, the on-campus food
pantry is holding a food drive from Nov.
13 to Dec. 14.
The pantry, located adjacent to St.
Robert’s Annex, provides immediate
relief to students in need throughout the
year. The pantry accepts donations of
any kind — from non-perishable foods
to monetary donations — to the Center
for Service and Action (CSA) next to St.
Robert's Auditorium.
CSA has a student staff who works to
keep the pantry stocked on a regular basis,
working hard to keep a pulse on what food
is popular and in demand, according to
Patrick Furlong, the acting director of
CSA. Furlong noted that the challenge
that the pantry faces lies in receiving
donations of healthy and sustainable
food options. The hope for the pantry is
to get items such as protein bars and other
high nutrient food options that “pack the
punch needed to give a student the energy
See Food Pantry | Page 2
BUilD-PLAY-CREATE
All day
12/4
through
12/13
William H. Hannon Library Lobby
Stop by the tables set up around the
staircase on level 1.
SNACKS & SWA6 CART
All day
12/10
through
12/13
William H. Hannon Library
The library will be handing out healthy
foods and free giveaways.
Fill GOOD FiNALS
MASSAGES FROM LMU FiTWELL
12/10
through
12/13,
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
William H, Hannon Library
Contact LMU Fitwell to reserve a spot!
THERAPY KITTENS
12/10,
noon to 1:30 p.m.
Lobby of William H.
Hannon Library
THERAPY DOGS
12/11.
noon to 1:30 p.m.
Outside of William H.
Hannon Library
THERAPY GOATS
12/13,
noon to 1 :30 p.m.
Outside of William H.
Hannon Library
S EVENTS
' Gfaphic: Diana Raynes I Loyotan
After the Loyola University and Marymount College merged, LMU expanded into the coeducational campus we know today.
Library offers students
relief from finals week
