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ISSUE 20
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Food insecurity
affects more
students than
you think
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Sodexo lowers
C-store prices
Sodexo launched an
investigation on how to
improve pricing for students.
Kayan Tara
Asst. News Editor
@LALoyolan
Convenience stores (C -stores), an
on -campus grocery chain also known
as The Grid, has made changes to their
pricing and types of items sold during
the December break. The goal was to keep
C- stores fair and affordable, and the latest
audit of products sold provided LMU
Hospitality with an opportunity to reduce
prices, according to Dana Massimiani,
director of operations.
A few examples of the reduction in prices
include candy, which was $2.49 and is now
priced at $1.29. Frozen bowls from Amy’s
were $8.99 and now cost between $4.99 to
$6.99. Eggs, which were $8, are now priced
at $4.99, according to Aliece Lawson, a
Sodexo employee at the Leavey C-store.
LMU Hospitality couples pricing data
with transportation costs to determine
how to provide the most value for students.
After presenting their conclusions to LMU,
a final decision on pricing is then made,
according to Massimiani.
After receiving a lot of feedback and
complaints aboutprices at the C-store from
students, Lawson took student responses
to the managers at LMU Hospitality.
See
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Exclusive interview with
Jesse Williams
By Kellie Chudzinski, editor-in-chief
First Amendment Week's keynote speaker Jesse Williams sat down with Editor-in-Chief Kellie Chudzinski to discuss his activism
and what college students can be doing.
Kellie Chudzinski
(КС)
: What drives your activism?
Jesse Williams (JW): It's necessary. There is not equity or equality in the world or in the way that our
so-called laws are enforced or adjudicated. Somebody's got to do it, unfortunately.
КС:
How have you seen your and others' activism change in the age of Trump? Do you think more should be done?
JW: Activism is the reason we are talking about any of this. That is the difference between 10 years ago and now. Young people,
black people— black women, in particular— are standing up for themselves in every single way and we can no longer be made to
have their voices muted ... Because social media is accessible to most people, you can no longer keep
hiding from our truths and our voices and our experiences. You can't keep telling us we re imagining abuses and
we're imaging systematic violence and we're imagining police oppression and we're imagining discrimination. Activism is not
accidental or incidental— it's an essential core to the movement.
КС:
There's been a lot of talk in recent years about “Twitter activism" and there being a lack of real action. You have
made a point to be there on the front lines. Why?
JW: Twitter is not enough. It's about what you're using it for, and who you are following and what that conversation is ... Real
activists who use Twitter are not the same as people who are only activists on Twitter. However. I'll take
people who are activists on Twitter over saying nothing and doing nothing.
КС:
What do you think college students in particular can be doing better?
JW: They can do everything. They are one of our most valuable populations. They have access to power and
information ... It still stands to reason that college students are, and have been, the lightning rod for so much political change and
social creativity, for generations. Don't let it stop now. White college activists have been the driving force in political change since
the beginning. Don't give up on that tradition.
For full answers, go to laloyolan.com
Graphic: Allie Crawford | Loyolan
Community mourns loss of former chairman
Community reflects on
Chad Dreier, former head
of board of trustees.
Sofia Hathorn
News Intern
@LALoyolan
R. Chad Dreier, LMU alumnus
and former chairman of the board
of trustees, passed away in late
December 2018 after a battle with
cancer.
Dreier was an integral part of
the LMU community, sitting as
chairman from 1998-2011. As
chairman, he worked together
with Rev. Robert Lawton, the
then-president of LMU, in
the acquisition of University
Hall. Fr. Lawton described it
as an “unbelievably complex
acquisition” that was only possible
with the help and expertise of
Dreier. Fr. Lawton and Dreier
also collaborated on building the
William H. Hannon Library, the
Leavey and Rel Dey residence halls
and the Life Sciences Building.
“Chad, as a leader, made
a tremendous difference in
transforming LMU [into] the top
university that we treasure today,”
said Paul Mikos, a former trustee,
in a statement to the Loyolan.
Dreier graduated from Loyola
University in 1969 and went on
to serve in the U.S. Air Force
until 1972. He soon broke into
the home -building industry and
eventually became the president,
chairman and CEO of Ryland
Group, helping to transform it
into one of the country’s largest
builders and developers of homes.
Dreier was incredibly generous
to LMU. He and his wife,
Ginni, established the Chad
and Ginni Dreier Strength and
Conditioning Center. He endowed
a number of scholarships and
gave significant contributions to
university fundraising campaigns,
benefiting generations of future
students. Dreier also established
the R. Chad Dreier Chair in
Accounting Ethics to implement
ethics courses within the College
of Business Administration.
According to a statement from
President Timothy Law Snyder,
Mr. and Mrs. Dreier donated
approximately $8 million to the
University.
But Dreier meant more to the
community than just his monetary
contributions. He was a valued
leader who was charitable with his
time and dedication.
“He had a true generosity of
spirit. He was generous to his
family, to his friends and to the
larger community,” said Kathy
Moret, a former chair of the Board
of Regents and friend of Dreier.
“He shared himself as well as his
money. He gave on every level of
himself, and that’s a great legacy.”
Friends and colleagues
remember Dreier as a kind and
good-humored man who was
deeply passionate about LMU.
See Dreier | Page 4
Chad Dreier was a beloved member of the community and often
spoke at many on-campus events, such as graduation.
WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS’
CARS VANDALIZED
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By Austin Woods, News Intern
Perpetrators, who have not yet been identified, carried out an
act of vandalism by driving around the streets of Westchester
and firing at cars with a BB gun. This occurred on the morning
of Sunday, Feb. 17 between 7 p.m. and 1 :30 a.m. The
vehicles most affected were minivans and SUVs.
via NBC Los Angeles
Graphic: Allie Crawford I Loyolan
