The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 97, Issue 9 - October 24, 2018

VOLUME 97 ISSUE 9 LOYOLAN Should old films be held to today's social standards? See what the students of SFTV think. Page 9 WWW.LALOYOLAN.COM OCTOBER 24, 2018 EST. 1921 Assistant CSA director departs Tom King says farewell and students share the many ways he impacted their lives. Isabella Murillo Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan The assistant director of student engagement at the Center for Service and Action (CSA) Tom King— better known to students, faculty and staff as TK— will be leaving LMU after 14 years. King's last official day is Thursday, Oct. 25. He will be taking a position at UCLA to oversee the blood and platelet center, an opportunity he is excited about because it will allow him to focus on one section of his work, instead of the many programs he oversaw at LMU. "I just loved, loved, loved what I've done here but I am excited about having something that's just single focused right [now]," said King. He continued on to say that CSA has grown tremendously since he first started his job, partly because of the University's commitment to service, and he is excited to see where the programs will go. King oversaw the 10 service organizations on campus and two service-themed residential communities, directed and established the Ignation Service Corps and advised students looking for postgraduate service work. Additionally, he organized blood drives, hunger banquets, the Oxfam club and fair trade initiatives on campus. Most importantly, King worked one-on- one with students and is loved and admired by many LMU community members. See Tom King | Page 4 Sixteen percent of students report scootering under the influence Snydem ’We all crave for аякеМег tomorrow' via Jon Rou President Timothy Law Snyder focused on how members of the LMU community can ensure a better world in his “Today and Two Tomorrows" convocation address on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Chapel. See Convocation on Page 3 for the full story on his address. Students and public safety discuss the temporary third-party electric scooter ban on campus. Molly Box Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan The Loyolan polled and interviewed students on their use of third-party electric scooters. Reporting found that the majority of students utilize the third-party electric scooters on campus and less than a quarter of the polled individuals have operated one while intoxicated. Fifty students were polled in a non- scientific study online about their usage of electric scooters on campus. According to the results, 49 percent of students have never operated an electric scooter as opposed to the 19 percent that rides either very often or often. Sixteen percent of students said that they have operated an electric scooter while intoxicated. The survey was distributed to undergraduate students of all grade levels. An anonymous freshman entrepreneurship major spoke of their experiences while operating an electric scooter intoxicated on campus. The source stated that they were significantly under the influence of alcohol while operating the scooter with a friend. "We doubled up on it, me and my friend,” the anonymous source said. They believe that electric scooters are less dangerous on campus due to the lack of cars around. Chief of Public Safety Hampton Cantrell disagreed. “It is illegal to operate an electric scooter or even a bicycle while under the influence of alcohol,” he said. “You can get a DUI or even arrested. I would say it’s equally dangerous.” Freshman finance major Mathew Antony said that he believed that third-party electric scooters should be allowed on campus, though with certain restrictions. “I think there should be more protection involved,” Antony said. “You never know what those things can do.” Other universities around the country have begun cracking down on the usage of third-party electric scooters on campus. Arizona State University permanently banned the scooters for the potential danger they present to both the rider and pedestrians, according to AZ Central. Other universities still allow usage but with certain regulations. On the University of California, Los Angeles' campus, students operating electric scooters must wear a bicycle helmet, have a valid drivers license, remain off sidewalks and may not park scooters on a sidewalk or anywhere that blocks pedestrians path, according to UCLA Pub he Safety. As of this year, third-party electric scooters have been temporarily banned on campus. See Scooters | Page 3 An online survey of 50 students polled their usage of and thoughts on the third party electric scooter ban. How often do you operate a scooter on campus? Have you ever operated a scooter while intoxicated? Information compiled by Molly Do you think people respect the banning of electric scooters? News Intern; Graphic: Jolie Brownell | Loyolan