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By TRISTAN VANECH

For the first time, Loyola celebrated America Recycles Day, Friday, Nov. 15, by recycling 310 pounds of recyclable material.

The facilities management staff and Pro-Earth Club worked together to collect bottles, cans and electronic waste at a curbside collection site adjacent to the 15th Street drop-off zone and at the east entrance to Loyola Hall. The day’s objective was not only to collect 150 pounds of recyclables but also to promote recycling within the community.

“The reason why Loyola’s interested in recycling more this year is because we’ve started to use the recyclables that we’ve collected in the trash cans of our school to be collected and sold by the school,” said senior Alex Kahn, president of Pro-Earth Club.

Director of Facilities Management Mr. Michael McDermott approached Pro-Earth Club to partner in the undertaking of the event, and Kahn gladly accepted the offer.

“Here at the school we’ve been working to expand our recycling program,” Mr. McDermott said.

“The school invested in those eight-yard containers that you see out on the yard. We’re really diligent now about making sure that the word is out to use those. We’re recycling about 350 pounds of plastic once per month right now.”

Another eco-friendly implementation this year is the installment of drinking fountains with water bottle refillers. The first new drinking fountains installed were the ones outside the gym.

“We just purchased another one that we’re going to install over at Hannon/Ardolf, and we’re going to install one more at the field house over at Hernandez Field,” Mr. McDermott said.

Kahn said that before the recycling day at Loyola, maintenance staff noticed that up to half the contents found in trash cans around campus were recyclable materials.

“The maintenance staff works hard to place blue recycling bins next to almost all the trash cans outside,” he said, “so it’s really important that Loyola students take initiative to recycle bottles, cans and other recyclables.”

Senior Kevan Doyle, vice president of Pro-Earth Club, said,

“Students should take advantage of the opportunity to recycle because it keeps trash out of landfills and reuses the fixed amount of resources the Earth has to provide.”

Signs were placed in front of collection areas sharing fun facts such as, “Five recycled plastic bottles make enough fiberfill to

stuff a ski jacket.”Sophomore Jack Newman,

another member of the club, collected bottles and put them in bags. “I thought it was effective and inspiring to see our school participate in such a big topic,” he said.

Pro-Earth Club will host

activities and possibly another recycling drive during Earth Week in spring.

Kahn said, “This was a good first run, but come Earth Week we’re expecting about five times as much participation.”

CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT CLUB partook in the largest Civil War reenactment west of the Mississippi River on the weekend of Nov. 9-10. Club modera-tors Mr. Line and Mr. Perkins led eight students to the reenactment at Underwood Farms in Moore Park, Calif. FEATURE, B7

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Cubs collect 310 pounds of recyclable material

SENIORS BRANDON KUPFER, KEVAN DOYLE AND ALEX KAHN pass out candy to reward students who participated in America Recycles Day by donating cans, bottles, electronic waste and other recyclables.

PHOTO BY ANDREW WALLENDER

By ANDREW WALLENDER

The school’s historic change to a seven-period schedule has been put on hold until the 2015-2016 school year pending further discussion and planning, Principal Frank Kozakowski said. The new eight-semester theology curriculum, however, will begin with next year’s freshman class.

“To me it’s not really a delay,” Mr. Kozakowski said. “It’s just the full implementation is put off until the fall of 2015 to allow us more time.”

He continued, “There’s no fire that we’ve got to put out that we’ve got to kick it off next fall. And as I look at all the moving pieces, it just makes some sense for us to have another year to get everything put together.”

One of the biggest decisions to be decided in the coming year revolves around the specifics of what will occur during the added

The facilities management staff and Pro-Earth Club paired to host a recycle drop-off on America Recycles Day.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MRS. LUCINDA LABELLA-JESSOP

By JOHN OVERING

The Speech and Debate team has had one of its busiest seasons to date, competing and placing in many tournaments at the local and national level.

“The debate team is off to a great start,” said sophomore debater Nick Rogers. “We’re top three in the nation. This is a very unique time in Loyola’s Speech and Debate history.”

In the last three months alone Loyola has already attended over a dozen different na-tional tournaments. Assistant Debate Coach James Zucker said, “A few weeks ago we went to four tournaments in one weekend. We’ve been travelling everywhere from Minnesota to New York to different places in Texas to Las Vegas.”

The goal for the team is to qualify as many debaters as possible for the Tournament of Champions, the most prestigious national debate tournament which takes place at the University of Kentucky on the last weekend of April. This is achieved by receiving two “bids,” or invitations, which can be obtained by doing well in the outrounds at various na-tional tournaments. According to Mr. Zucker, current Lincoln Douglas debaters with “bids” include senior Chris Kymn with four, senior McKay Giller with one and junior Christian Paz with one; a Policy debate team featuring juniors Reece Aguilar and Aaron Chung also have one “bid.”

This weekend, Kymn, Giller, Paz, Aguilar, Chung and seniors Curtis Wang and Sean Davis will be attending the Glenbrooks na-tional debate tournament in Chicago.

“Glenbrooks is one of the most difficult tournaments of the year and it is one of the most well attended nationally,” explained De-

bate Coach Michael Overing. “Schools come from all over the country to compete at the the Glenbrooks [tournament].”

In addition to its national presence, the team is also experiencing success on the local level. Over the weekend of November 15, novice debaters went to a local tournament at South Torrance High School and took second place sweepstakes. With roughly 50 mem-bers, this is one of the largest debate teams in Loyola’s history, and the many novice debaters point towards a bright future for the program. Debate Coach Michael Over-ing says, “our debate team has grown from about 18 active members in 2010 to almost 50 in 2013. Our novices continue to excel. We have had tremendous performances from the group which includes Bo Slade, Ryan Wallace, Douglas Wickham, [and] Darren Kim. And we are expecting great things from these younger guys who have shown incredible talent early on.”

Sophomore and first-year debater Austin Nufable said, “I participated in the Parliament Debate tournament last week-end and it was a great learning experience, since I’ve never debated before. I had a lot of fun with my friends and fellow Cubs, and we did surprisingly well, some of us winning every round. I love the idea that I’m part of something bigger than just myself.”

As Nufable pointed out, the Speech and Debate team is not only a club but also a community. According to Mr. Neil Bethke, our school archivist, the debate society has existed at the school since 1895. Yet our team has only recently gained national promi-nence, growing by size and reputation every year.

DEBATE

Debate team ranks locally, nationally

MATHEMATICS

Math club tours Jet Propulsion Laboratory

A2 NEWS NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Photo by Ryder Scheifele

JUNIORS CHRISTIAN PAZ, REECE AGUILAR, NICHOLAS ROGERS, AND SENIOR CHRIS KYMN lecture novice debaters during Thursday's practice.

Photo by Ryder Scheifele

MR. ZUCKER converses with sophomore and policy debater Pablo Muñoz prior to the start of debate practice on Thursday.

By SPENCER REED

Members of the Math Club and Moderator Allen Martin are going today to the Jet Propulsion Labora-tory in Pasadena for the second time this month, this trip focused on robotics and engineering.

Two weeks ago, 15 students and Mr. Martin de-

parted Loyola by bus and headed towards the Jet Propulsion Lab. Once at the lab, students toured JPL, witnessing the busy lab in full swing. Students also participated in numerous activities to better under-stand the process of data analysis and the various data-collecting methods. After the tour students spoke with numerous JPL scientists about careers in the sci-

ence and in data analysis.Mr. Martin said, “The trip was really

exciting. It was well done, and the peo-ple at the lab are full of energy and en-thusiasm. Our main contact, Tom No-lan, organized this trip. He got a couple people from JPL who do the computer analysis of the data to meet with us and give us a tour. They organized a lesson for the students about what big data is. They gave us a great talk, and I think the students really enjoyed it.”

Funded by NASA and Caltech, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is responsi-ble for data analysis and space explora-tion. Many satellites and much of the technology exploring the solar system and beyond were created and launched from the lab. Examples of this tech-nology includes the Mars Rover and Genesis.

The lab is responsible for data analysis collected from these satellites and is also the leading U.S. center for robotic exploration; over half of the technology in space is made at this facility.

Math Club vice president and senior George Valverde, Jr., said, “It was

interesting because I had been to JPL before, and I was expecting a similar field trip. I expected them to take us around the facilities and show us projects that they are working on; however, this time, the trip was a bit more interactive. There was one activity that was all about data sorting, and there were other, more interesting activities rather than just walking around. Overall, I was pretty surprised.”

The trip also allowed students to see possible ca-reers in math and science first-hand. Students partici-pated in numerous activities focused on data calcula-tion methods. One activity involved students moving around 300 grains of rice from one bowl to another using a spoon, a bowl or chopsticks.

“The point of the exercise,” Valverde said, “was to recognize that there are some efficient methods of transporting and calculating data across differ-ent computer structures. Some smaller methods like chopstick, per say, could be useful for transporting a smaller number of rice, whereas larger methods like the bowl would be better for transporting large num-bers of rice or data.”

“My goal for the students,” said Mr. Martin, “was to see the facility and to have a chance to see the careers available in math, engineering and science. I wanted them to see workers in their natural environ-ment and watch them do their thing.”

Commenting on his experience, junior Ethan McGarrigle said, “At one point on the trip, the young data analyst said that everything is data. Everything in space at any point in time is an impulse that partici-pates in the bigger picture of what we know as ‘big data.’”

The Math Club meets Thursdays in Mr. Martin’s room, L209. All new members are welcome and en-couraged to come.

MATH CLUB MODERATOR MR. MARTIN stands with students outside JPL facilties following the club's visit on Nov. 8.

PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN PAZ

A3OPINIONNOVEMBER 22, 2013

By NICOLAUS JAKOWEC

Across the globe Martian ships in the form of meteorites crash to Earth, and an alien invasion unfolds. The Martian warships that emerge from those meteorites have force fields that make them impervious to all bullets and missiles with which the humans confront them. Soon, when all outlets for defense and resistance are exhausted and the clock of human existence reaches the final hour, our species is saved by the most unexpected victor in this “war of the worlds,” Earth’s viruses and bacteria. The smallest creatures on this planet, our fiercest enemies and our greatest allies, have saved humanity from total annihilation.

H. G. Wells’ timeless work of science fiction, The War of the Worlds, leads us to praise the bacteria for their vitality and elusiveness as much as it encourages us to speculate their profound role in the realm of life here on earth. Indeed, how could these microorganisms that measure micrometers in length succeed in defeating such a mighty adversary

when weapons as awesome as nuclear warheads fail miserably?

Like the Native Americans during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the Martians had not been previously exposed to these microbes before and, therefore, lacked an adapted immunity towards them. In this regard and in the pigment of our skin and our quantity of fingers, we differ from the Martians enormously.

We humans have evolved so well alongside bacteria that we have them living on all surfaces of our body and inside our gut, and in their inhabitance they outnumber our own cells in a ratio of 10 to 1, totaling such a large number that mentioning it would be as tedious as explaining why it would be tedious.

Without question, bacteria play an unprecedented role in influencing a myriad of human processes: their composition is linked to various diseases, such as diabetes and Crohn’s disease; and they influence our learning, memory and decision-making processes. Unfortunately, in our obsession with sterilization, the

death of our bacterial companions is collateral damage. The paradox is this: we should avoid overuse of antibiotics and hand-sanitizer for the good of our health.

Society has told us since we were children that bacteria, or “germs,” are the microscopic villains of the world; however, they are actually responsible for much more good than most people realize. In 1982 two scientists, Barry Marshall and J. Robin Warren, discovered that the bacterium Heliobacter pylori is the cause of gastritis and peptic ulcers. (They were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2005 for their discovery) With pills poised, chemicals spilling and gloves tightened, doctors everywhere were about to wipe the corkscrew-shaped bacterium off the face of, well, us. Of course, the bacterium would most likely have mutated to have a resistance towards the antibiotics, as we have seen happen in the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium that is the most common cause of skin infections in humans.

This aggression towards H. pylori prevailed until NYU molecular biology professor

Martin J. Blaser asked a simple yet unasked question: how could H. pylori coexist with humans for so long even though it caused so much damage? In 1998 he discovered that the same bacterium that causes ulcers and stomach cancer “is an ancestral component of humanity,” says Blaser in a 2012 interview with the New Yorker. In fact, “without most [bacteria] we could never survive.”

Recently, studies of the three-pound microbiome’s role in a person’s health have concluded correlations between the status of the microbiome and diseases such as obesity, asthma, Chron’s disease and many other chronic illnesses. For instance, one study last year at the NYU School of Medicine showed that, when antibiotics wiped out gut bacteria responsible for metabolizing calories efficiently in mice, the mice extracted more calories from food and quickly grew obese .

Another study at the Institute of Molecular Cancer Research at the University of Zurich showed that when half a group of mice were infected with H. pylori, the uninfected mice became ill when exposed to allergens while the mice that carried the bacterium did not, suggesting that this bacterium has implications in asthma occurrence. Clearly, keeping our gut bacteria around would be to our greatest long-term benefit.

Although studies have identified convincing correlations between the microbiome and disease in humans, the underlying mechanisms behind these correlations have yet to be understood. Fortunately, crucial steps have been taken toward a greater understanding of the nature of these bacteria, emphasizing the genetic component of the microorganisms. On the front page of its website, the goal of the NIH Human Microbiome Project is clearly stated: “The aim of the HMP is to characterize microbial communities found at multiple human body sites and to look for correlations between changes in the microbiome and human health.”

This collaborative program, which began about five years ago, has already produced results. Last month, Ran Blekhman,

a population geneticist at the University of Minnesota, discovered a connection between the composition of the microbiome and genetic variation of our immune system, “one of the first [studies] documenting the relationship between microbiome composition and the human genome,” as Lita Proctor of the National Human Genome Research Institute put it. In other words, the bacteria that call us home are not so different from us after all.

It is by no accident that humans have attained populations of gut bacteria to create a symbiotic relationship, or one that involves the mutual benefit of both organisms involved. On Nov. 6, the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center showed evidence that heavily supported the following theory: humans exhibit a suppressed immunity during infancy so that their vulnerability to bacteria will result in the establishment of gut bacteria early in life.

Such bacteria adopted by the infant would aid in digestion, nutrient production and safeguarding against harmful microscopic invaders. Such evidence would support the highly acclaimed theory that human beings have evolved alongside bacteria, making them our closest companions for millions of years, if not longer.

In a world where we are so easily frightened by forces that are beyond our control, whether it’s the murder of millions of innocent people by a villainous regime or the invasion of our planet by Martians, it’s only natural for us to fear the microscopic organisms we know so little about but are so amply surrounded by. But let’s give ourselves one less thing to worry about by not going for that extra hand-sanitizer and by trusting that the bacteria in our guts will save the Earth for us.

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LETTER TO THE EDITORS

Theology teacher responds to last issue's science and religion articleDear Loyalist Editorial Staff,

Commendations to you for publishing a Staff Editorial regarding the important relationship between science and religion. This is a relevant issue for your publication to address, given the real student interest in this relationship. As the teacher of our Science and Religion class here on the Loyola Campus, I know many of our students are making serious efforts at somehow reconciling the discoveries of science with the revelations of religion, in a way that manages to keep their emerging faiths coherently intact.

In the beginning of your editorial piece you make the arguably correct observation that the relationship between the Catholic religion and science is “ancient” and “rich”. To substantiate such a thesis you identify some of

the numerous prominent scientists in history who were devout and practicing Catholics. Moreover, to then show that such distinguished Catholic scientists were not simply rare and renegade individuals who dared rebel against the institutional Church which supposedly opposes science, you then identify many actual organizations within the Catholic Church which historically provided extensive institutional and financial support of science, at is origins and in its later development. That is why American historian of science J.L. Heilbron of the University of California of Berkeley could state that the “Roman Catholic Church gave more financial aid and social support to the study of astronomy over six centuries, from the recovery of ancient learning during the Middle Ages into the Enlightenment, than any other, and

probably all institutions.” Scholar and Professor of Philosophy Chris Kaczor from Loyola Marymount University further extends this point by asserting “this financial and social support extended also to other branches of scientific inquiry.”

It is towards the end of your editorial piece where I contend you then make an arguably dubious observation, one not well supported by actual historical evidence that unfairly contributes to the myth that the Catholic Church opposes science. “Despite the Church’s rich tradition in science and investigations, in recent decades the Church has been synonymous with scientific stagnation in the minds of many people around the world.”

Really? Although this may be a thought in the minds of many, I am more interested in whether

this thought, that the Church in recent decades has thwarted the progress of science, reflects reality. Have we ceased to see the rise of distinguished Catholic scientists in recent decades? The simple answer is no. Catholics continue to constitute a good number of the prominent scientists of the world, including Nobel Laureates in various scientific disciplines. Has the Catholic Church as an institution suddenly stopped funding, sponsoring and supporting science in recent decades? Again the simple answer is no. The Pontifical Academy of Sciences headquartered in the Vatican and the departments of science found in every Catholic university and school across the world, including those governed by Roman Catholic bishops such as The Catholic University of America, give concrete witness

testifying against this mythical assertion.

The Catholic Church has committed moral errors in its past, some even in the area of science. Jesus prophetically promised this would happen in his parable of the tares found in Matthew 13. I believe we need to be careful though in how we marshal the evidence to support this view, especially when it involves citing evidence not properly reflective of the historical record. Stick to actual history and you’ll find sufficient evidence to see where the Church has in fact gone wrong – demonstrating the Church is not a museum for saints but a hospital for sinners.

Sincerely yours,Scott JohnsonTheology Teacher

A4 OPINION NOVEMBER 22, 2013

By ETHAN BLACK

Facial hair has always been a prime target for Dean Michael Wood and teachers to give out that daunting JUG slip, and November is the most noteable month for fa-cial hair. When November comes around, people of all ages through-out the world take part in No Shave November to raise awareness for charities and health issues like male prostate cancer. The issue with this custom is that Loyola High School prohibits students from growing beards or noticeable facial hair un-less a student is under special cir-cumstances with a doctor’s note.

Although most of us won’t be able to partake in the tradition of fully-grown playoff beards that professional baseball and hockey players groom for good luck, we should still be able to participate in No Shave November. No Shave November is self-explanatory; one must refrain from shaving from No-vember 1st all the way through No-vember 30th.

One might ask, why do people take part in this silly, pointless act? No Shave November includes a practical side to the seemingly im-mature action, as it serves as a way for organizations like Movember to provide awareness for male health issues such as prostate cancer.

The Movember Foundation charity has been raising funds and awareness for male health issues since 2004, utilizing No Shave No-

vember as the backbone to the suc-cess. Loyola could do something similar by finding a charity that the money can be donated to that will help provide homeless with clothes, food and shelter.

To provide a compromise be-tween the students and the Loyola administration, No Shave Novem-ber should be accepted during the course of November at Loyola un-der the condition that every student partaking must make a donation to a charity like the Movember Foun-dation to ensure that a good cause rides behind the fun practice. Like jeans and T-shirts for underclass-men during Breast Cancer Aware-ness week, the ability for students to wear facial hair for a whole month can potentially raise as much money and awareness or more for diseases like prostate cancer that are not highlighted as often.

Beards also allow for creative expression, whether it is through a handlebar moustache, goatee, mut-tonchops, soul patch, casual mous-tache, or even a five o’clock shadow. Loyola is an open institution, of-fering to students a wide range of clubs and even offering classes like Mandarin. Even though some stu-dents cannot grow beards, most students would enjoy the idea of seeing others grow out facial hair. No Shave November is an innocu-ous tradition, quite humorous, and a wonderful way to provide funds to charities and raise awareness.

A worthy cause to back No Shave November

By WILL DESERAN

Students at Loyola are incredi-bly involved. With our busy sched-ules and tremendous course loads, it is necessary that we have access to a series of announcements that relay information re-garding basic activi-ties that occur on the Loyola campus. How-ever, is it truly neces-sary to read daily the announcements to students in class?

While the an-nouncements are im-portant, reading them to students daily wastes time. Stu-dents have many ways to access the announcements, such as via their Loyola E-mail. In addition, the daily announcements are posted on the Student Center and Main Office windows.

Furthermore, the idea that teachers must inform students as to when activities are occurring solicits a bad precedent of student reliance on a teacher’s relaying in-formation. In the real world, it is the responsibility of the person in-volved to find out when and where his/her meeting is taking place. Students should be motivated to check the announcements on their own.

While the announcements that the Dean provides are neces-sary and important, the daily list of activities is often riddled with unnecessary information. Some announcements have been on the list for over a month. Is it re-ally necessary to continue reading

those? The daily reading of the announcements has evolved into simple “white noise.” Reading the same thing over and over desensi-tizes the student to the informa-tion at hand.

The main issue, however, is that

reading the announcements takes up vital time. The five minutes that the announcements take up could be added to the break period so that students would have more time to get food, visit their lockers, and use the restroom. Teachers are often frustrated that students ask to use the restroom after break. Perhaps if there were more time to use the restroom, this request would not be an issue.

Junior Scott Brown said that the announcements are useful to an extent. “There are things in the announcements that are repeated frequently. There is really no point in going over the same informa-tion daily,” Brown said. “Students could use the extra time to combat the long lines for food.”

Moreover, some teachers re-quire that students stay in class until they are finished reading the announcements, cutting into our already short break period. Per-haps it is time that the administra-

tion reconsider how information regarding activities be relayed to students, such as a monthly news-letter outlining upcoming activi-ties. Redundancy often generates lack of interest. A less frequent dis-play of information might give the

monthly announce-ment more value.

This idea is directly exemplified through the Loyalist. If The Loyalist were released every day, students would not value it as much, and it would eventually become a meaningless piece

of paper. However, in seeing The Loyalist once a month, students remain captivated. A sometimes necessary decrease in availability generates an increase in value.

A potential solution could be that the announcements be read at the beginning and middle of the week on Monday and Wednesday. Announcements would still be posted around campus hotspots like the Student Center, and stu-dents would still have the oppor-tunity to hear the announcements in class if they need them. Students would also be more inclined to lis-ten to the announcements instead of packing up for break, so Cubs would get more out of these an-nouncement periods than they normally do. Whatever the solu-tion, the administration needs a better way to distribute announce-ments than the current spam-like system that is currently set up.

Announcements another delay to students on campus

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frequently. There is really no point in going over the same information

daily,”-Scott Brown '15

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From the occasional racist joke muttered among friends in Malloy Commons to the deroga-tory “that’s gay” remark, bullying and insensitive language are more apparent than many at Loyola realize. Anti-Bullying Week was a good reminder of this unfortu-nate truth, but students, faculty and even parents, who already should have been having discus-sions about the topic in the class-room or at home, should not for-get it now that the week is over, so that this week can be our last Anti-Bullying Week.

The students, parents and teachers of Loyola often pride themselves on the diversity that is present within the school, but sel-dom is that diversity fully appre-ciated and respected. Even after speeches given by the principal and other members of the school, students have taken the content lightly and even mocked the idea that bullying exists at Loyola

Some students were observed mocking the week by play fight-ing while disparaging the week’s purpose altogether.

When the topic of bully-

ing arises in any class, speech or event, Cubs quickly think of the harsh, extreme, suicidal cases of bullying. Though these cases are evident in the world, they are typ-ically not experienced in the ev-eryday lives of students at Loyola. Because students are repeatedly fed this severe image of bullying, they might not stop and consider whether their own actions could be harmful to a fellow student.

Even a small remark directed at a student can have a detrimen-tal impact on a student’s growth as an individual. Calling a student “retarded” could ruin the stu-dent’s image of himself, let alone is insensitive to the mentally dis-abled.

Cracking jokes because a stu-dent has a darker skin tone could hurt the student’s self-esteem, whether he says so or just brushes it off. Every day these comments can be heard around Loyola, but most of the offenders do not even consider what damage they are causing to their peers.

Fortunately, our school has set up a model of the Graduate-at-Graduation that applies to ev-

ery aspect of Loyola, including, without a doubt, bullying. A lov-ing person does not commit the hateful act of bullying; an intel-lectually distinguished student would rationally choose not to bully because of its harmful psy-chological effects on both ends of the action; a Cub committed to justice will never do the injus-tice of bullying.

Since we have this model in place, every teacher, moderator and coach should be teaching anti-bullying in their everyday lessons through the Seven Cath-olic Social Justice Teachings, the Seven Christian Virtues, and any other Catholic doctrine, all of which are built in to the Grad-at-Grad statement.

Anti-Bullying Week was a helpful reminder of social injus-tice, just like America Recycles Day at Loyola was of environ-mentalism. The Loyalist only hopes this week has done its fi-nal justice this year, presenting an ideal which hopefully will be met next year, so this can be the first and last Anti-Bullying Week.

The Loyalist calls for KO against bullyingSTAFF EDITORIAL

A5OPINIONNOVEMBER 22, 2013

The importance of being earnest in an assembly

STAFF EDITORIAL

The way in which a message is delivered is just as important, if not more important, than the message itself. However, at the All Saints’ Day liturgy, the Loyola commu-nity heard a homily that, although hopeful in its message, failed to articulate properly its point that anyone, regardless of prior sins, can be a saint.

The message of the homily was eclipsed by examples of students assigned JUG for creative rule-breaking, stories that were presented as having come from the Dean’s Office. The stories apparently, however, came from Facebook, not the dean. While the homily was meant to inspire and evoke contempla-tion, it damaged the integrity of the Dean’s Office and its policy of never sharing details about a stu-dent’s disciplinary history.

The Loyalist supports the pol-icy that privacy within the Dean’s Office is of the utmost impor-tance. Confidentiality is essential

to maintain trust between students and the administration, as well as to protect students from being la-beled by their disciplinary histo-ries. Students should be assured that anything they share with the Dean will remain private to parties not involved, but unfortunately

the homily from the All Saints’ Day Liturgy called that confidence into question.

Although the homily’s false identification of Mr. Wood as a source of its information distract-ed from the intended message, it reminded the Loyola community that words need to be thoughtfully conveyed. Students and faculty alike have to be aware of how cer-tain messages are communicated.

The delivery of a message is just as important as the content of the message itself.

This thought has been echoed throughout Loyola in the events of the past week as the school com-munity celebrates Anti-Bullying Week. On Nov. 19 Principal Frank

Kozakowski addressed students in a video, once again reminding them that the way they present themselves makes all the differ-ence, citing specifically the example of Pope Francis, who without hesitation embraced and prayed with a man covered in tumors.

“Saint Ignatius teaches us that our love is shown more in actions than in words,” Mr. Kozakowski said at the end of the video, bring-ing home the message that how we do something often carries even more importance than what we do.

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By JACOB SHORE

Fall has arrived. The leaves are turning an autumn brown, men and ladies alike are using No-vember as an excuse not to shave, and summer is a distant memory, even though girls continue to post throwback Thursday pics of the beach. Although this month has a lot to offer, its landmark holiday, Thanksgiving, is fading into ob-scurity with the rise in Christmas’ popularity.

The order of the holidays used to be Halloween, Thanksgiving and then Christmas. But now Thanks-giving is being taken out of the picture like the overlooked middle child of any family. Thanksgiving needs to be put back on the map as a signature American holiday that can contend with the likes of Jesus’ “birthday” (he was actually born around March and not on Christ-mas Day).

Who could win in a fight: a tur-key or Santa Claus? Ok, don’t an-swer that question, but it gets you thinking why people always priori-tize Christmas over Thanksgiving. Think about it: television channels and radio stations are already air-ing Christmas-themed car com-mercials, stores are stocking up for X-mas sales, billboards are pop-ping up of Santa Claus drinking Coca-Cola, and Loyola teachers are giving students early presents in the form of tests and exams.

I don’t mean to be a Grinch, but I want to resurrect Thanksgiving. We all know the basic customs of

the November holiday: gath-er the extended family, buy a turkey, stuff the turkey, enjoy the feast and have awkward small talk after Grandma says something racist.

So how about some new traditions be added to Thanksgiving in order to spice up the festivity and compete with Santa Claus’ moneymaker holiday? Just as Christmas carolers sing classics like “Santa Claus is coming to Town”, “Jingle Bells” and any song by Black Sabbath, Thanksgiving enthusiasts can serenade neigh-borhoods with new jingles like “Grandma got run over by a Tur-key”, “Deck the Halls (with boughs of gravy)”, and “Feliz Gracias”.

Most Americans decorate their Christmas tree with various or-naments. Thanksgiving-ers can match this tradition by adorning the turkey with several types of sauces like gravy, ketchup, dijon mustard, mayonnaise, Tapatio hot sauce, etc. And this year instead of tucking away the ugly Christmas sweater your mom gave you last year, how about giving a Thanks-giving sweater a try that you would want to wear in public? The new Gucci sweater has critics raving; it’s made out of real turkey feathers and still has real gravy stains.

In addition, just as people re-enact the birth of Jesus by repli-cating his manger scene, so too can those celebrating Thanksgiv-ing reproduce the very first feast between the Pilgrims and Native

Americans! Step 1: Get your gath-ered family to dress up as Pilgrims with the exception of one person who will be Squanto. Step 2: Have all the family members as Pilgrims practice malnutrition and starva-tion techniques to the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Step 3: Have Squanto arrive just as the rest of your Pilgrim family is near death and then teach them how to make maize. Step 4: Enjoy Thanksgiving feast. Step 5: Have Pilgrims harass and kill members of Squanto’s tribe in exchange for his kindnesses (im-provise with other family members for historical authenticity). Follow all these steps for a historically ac-curate and enjoyable reproduction of the very first Thanksgiving.

Even with these new traditions, the mindset of people needs to be changed. All I’m saying is don’t get lost in the magic of Christmas until December. So put away your Christmas trees, your ornaments, your Santa Claus statues, and your Rudolph noses and try to get lost in the gracious and reverent No-vember holiday Thanksgiving.

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Loyola’s Honors Astronomy class visited Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Space Park facility on Monday, Nov. 11, to witness the development of the James Webb Space Telescope.

The telescope, which is slated for a 2018 launch date, is capable of seeing infrared light in space and will focus on discovering the first galaxies to form in the universe, ac-cording to NASA’s website.

“There are not many chances that people can see something that’s going to go out into space,” said as-tronomy teacher Andrey Aristov, who had never taken his students to see the telescope.

Students left school at the be-ginning of lunch and boarded a pri-

vate bus to travel to the space park facility, located in Redondo Beach, where students were able to see mock-ups and different parts of the telescope, according to Mr. Aristov.

“The telescope is in pieces all over the country,” he said. “We saw the clean room, which is a highly sterilized space where they are go-ing to put the telescope together.”

Senior George Valverde, an Honors Astronomy student, said, “Since the James Webb Telescope will see in the infrared spectrum, it will be easier to distinguish as-tronomical objects that are farther away.”

Valverde added, “Astronomy has always been a subject that I’ve loved and something that I’ve al-ways been impassioned about, and going to see the space telescope’s

development has only enhanced my passion for astronomy.”

Mr. Aristov commented that visiting the space facility provided his students with a “unique oppor-tunity” to witness a scientific ex-periment unfold.

“When you do a science lab, you’re working with beakers and geolex machines,” he said. “This is an 18 billion dollar beaker essen-tially. It’s a pail able to capture in-frared light from outer space.”

The trip to see the James Webb

telescope is part of a growing ef-fort by Mr. Aristov to expand the realm of his course outside of the classroom. About a month ago, the Honors Astronomy class Skyped with two Vatican Observatory as-tronomers, who are writing soft-ware to allow the students to inter-act with the observatory’s telescope in Tucson, Ariz. Mr. Aristov said he hopes that he will be able to take his students to visit the telescope in January.

Senior Alexander Erickson,

whose mother arranged the trip to Northrop Grumman’s Space Park facility, stated that these additional “in-depth experiences” outside of the classroom provide a “fresh per-spective” for the class.

“We can talk about theories in class,” he said, “but it’s not everyday that you can actually see something that’s going to go into space or is observing space at that moment.”

Cubs witness development of space telescope

THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE, pictured here in an artistic representation, is slated for completion in 2018. Mr. Aristov led students to see the development of the scope on Monday, Nov. 11, at a space park facility in Redondo Beach.

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Students traveled to Northrop Grumman Corporation's Space Park facility.

By ALEC ZBORNAK

Loyola has become involved in help-ing Our Lady of Guadalupe School--Rosehill through financial difficulties by creating and taking on various community service events.

Our Lady of Guadalupe School--Rosehill, a Catholic elementary school located in Northeast Los Angeles, has been experiencing financial difficulties, according to Mr. Tom Zeko, Loyola’s community service director. “The school has low finances, and the fiscal plan has deteriorat-ed,” he said. “They didn’t have enough money to do anything, and they needed everything from a new paint job to new books and desks.”

The fellowship between Loyola and Our Lady of Guadalupe School--Rosehill start-ed when two Loyola students, freshman Je-sus Medina and sophomore Julio Alfaro, helped paint the school’s exterior during the

summer. Medina and Alfaro, who attended the elementary school, decided to help be-cause they knew their old school was in need.

In addition, Mr. John Rojas, named the school’s principal over the summer, graduated from Loyola in 2000. When Mr. Rojas told Princi-pal Frank Kozakowski about Medina and Alfaro, Mr. Kozakowski said, “I’m just really proud of the generosity that our students exhibit in so many different ways and so many different places.”

Basketball Coach Jamal Adams led the var-sity basketball team to the elementary school as part of the team’s retreat on October 18. Because the elementary school did not have much sports equipment, Cub hoopsters collected equipment such as basketballs, soccer balls and footballs to donate. The students of Our Lady of Guada-lupe were grateful, according to Coach Adams. “We told them that it was a gift from us to them, and their faces lit up with happiness,” he said.

In addition to collecting sports equipment,

Loyola basketball players played a friendly game of basketball with the students. “At the end of it, I don’t think my guys wanted to leave, and the kids didn’t want them to leave either,” said Mr. Adams.

Similarly, Loyola Baseball Coach Tom Peck led a group of sixteen sophomores and two se-niors on an urban plunge Nov. 1-3. At Our Lady of Guadalupe School for one weekend, Cubs helped out in multiple ways. They worked to beautify the campus by painting murals, working with families of the students, attending Mass with them and helping to cook food for the families.

Sophomore John Patrick, who went on the urban plunge, said, “The feeling of content af-ter helping people in need after the plunge has left a permanent mark on me. I know that ev-eryone involved feels this way as well. This feel-ing really hit home when Mr. Rojas told all of the people in church that Sunday morning about what we did for the Our Lady of Guadalupe School, and the whole church clapped for us.”

Several other events throughout the year are being planned to help the school.

The Fathers’ Club is putting together teams to continue the campus clean-up on Satur-day, Dec. 7. They will paint classrooms and work on building a community prayer grotto. Anyone interested in participating can ei-ther sign up through the Fathers’ Club or Mr. John Rojas at jrojas@olgrosehill.com.

The Community Service Center is plan-ning to create a community garden for the school’s families. “This community garden would help provide food for the families and a fun science class for the students,” said Mr. Zeko. “One thing we tend to forget is that there are people who go to bed hungry every day, including children, parents and seniors.”

Mr. Rojas expressed gratitude for everything that Loyola has done to help out his school: “I guess when I took on this job, I knew I was go-ing to need some help to make my vision be-come a reality for this school. I turned to my family, and I strongly believe that Loyola is my family, and I have been so grateful for all the help that Loyola has given my students.”

Cubs aid struggling elementary school through various service events

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OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE--ROSEHILL, an elementary school in Northeast Los Angeles dealing with financial difficulties, has benefited from help provided by Loyola through community service events.

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Parks elected president

By DERICK RAPISTA

Freshman Ryan Parks was elected Freshman Class presi-dent, and Ryan Wallace and Pres-ton Shulman were elected rep-resentatives on Friday, Oct. 25.

Freshmen candidates present-ed speeches to their class during an assembly on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in Xavier Center. Freshmen then cast ballots online using Naviance, Loyola’s family connection website.

As for the new leaders, Mr. Chris Walter, student activities director, said that he is “excited to have the three of them on board and to see what they have to offer in the next couple of weeks and months ahead.” Mr. Walter added that the new leaders have started to “fit right in” by giving some sug-gestions for Loyola’s recent spirit week and upcoming winter formal. Parks stated that he was “really shocked” with the outcome of the election. He also said he is eager to work with Wallace and Shulman: “I think they are very qualified for the job and feel like we have the same views on how we are going to get stuff done this year.”

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Each fall for the past 12 years, Loyola has honored four or five alum-ni at the Cahalan Awards Dinner.

This year the five recipients of the Cahalan Award, on Saturday, Nov. 16, were the Rev. Larry Mur-phy, S.J., Class of 1945 ;the Honor-able Michael Tynan, Class of 1954; Mr. Tom Barrack, Jr., Class of 1965; Mr. Paul Freese, Class of 1973; and Dr. Will Polkinghorn, Class of 1994.

All five men demonstrate the seven criteria set forth by Loyola for the award: demonstrating pro-fessional achievement, intellectual distinction, exemplary faith and integrity, moral courage, a commit-ment to social justice, service to oth-ers and extraordinary generosity.

“I think it’s great,” said Mr. Joe Layton, Class of 2004, of this year’s honorees. “ I love the diversity and who they [the Award commit-tee] give the Cahalan Award to.”

Fr. Murphy was a teacher here at the school for twenty-four years, as well as a pastor in-residence at St. Brendan Church and a chaplain at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and for the Knights of Columbus.

Fr. Murphy described his calling to the priesthood and service as he attended the University of South-ern California for his master’s de-gree in chemistry: “The nuns had told me from the time I was in grammar school that I was going to be a priest, and I was trying to shake loose of that.” He never did.

A dedicated Jesuit, Fr. Murphy expressed his heartfelt thanks for the award after a commemorative video shared with all in attendance: “I’m so proud to have been associ-ated with Loyola High School. I just want to thank you all for sharing your evening, and God bless you all.”

Directly following Fr. Murphy’s award was the recognition of Judge Tynan. A legendary judge in the Los Angeles County court system and a tireless advocate for reha-bilitation programs for criminals

and for criminal justice for women, Judge Tynan was described as “a purveyor of hope, not punishment” by Mr. Bill Thomason, director of alumni relations. Judge Tynan is an advocate for sober living and re-covery programs instead of prison.

“I’m having a great time,” he said of his work, showing his pride in serving the greater community of Los Angeles. “This was a sur-prise to me. It’s nice to get a little attention every once in a while,” he added after receiving the award.

Another honoree still located within the greater Los Angeles area is Mr. Barrack, the success-ful founder of private equity real estate firm Colony Capital. Mr. Barrack said he felt “elated” and “humbled” after being present-ed with his award, adding that any student hoping to achieve the same success needs to “show up, be here now, be in the pres-ent moment and obliterate fear.”

It was when Mr. Barrack was a student himself at Loyola and had not made the freshman football team that he had a revelation. “At

that point I made the determina-tion that I would ...never again be guilty, especially at that school, of not giving it everything I had,” said Mr. Barrack, demonstrating an ethic that he continued through high school and on to USC.

After working for a law firm for a few years in Los Angeles, he worked for the Saudi royal family, followed by service in the Reagan

administration during the 1980’s. He then returned to Los Angeles to launch his current company.

Even among his successes, Mr. Barrack said, “At the end of the day, success is very whimsi-cal and fleeting. It’s that moment of giving, of extending yourself through something that’s incon-venient for you to do at the time, that perpetuates who you are.”

Mr. Freese, an attorney in Los

Angeles, has made a career with The Los Angeles Public Counsel, a decision he attributes to Loyola. He has dedicated his life to “serv-ing the poor and indigent,” Mr. Thomason said, and is responsi-ble for helping Mr. Thomas Zeko, director of community service, inaugurate the Urban Plunge pro-gram here at Loyola years ago.

Mr. Freese said, “I was clearly influenced during my time here

by the Jesuits, the teachers, main-ly the priests.” After a three-year stint as a Maryknoll lay mission-ary in the Philippines, he joined the nonprofit public interest law firm Public Counsel in 1994 and currently serves as vice president.

“I’m honored beyond words. To be in the company of so many great men who embody the very finest spirit and attributes of Loyola is a life dream,” said Mr. Freese after

being presented with the award. He went on to encourage current stu-dents to take advantage of all the great opportunities Loyola offers.

Dr. Polkinghorn told his story of being a Cub and the years fol-lowing. After struggling through Loyola for four years, he said he attended a boarding school for a year before he graduated as vale-dictorian from Colby College. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and travelled to Oxford University to earn an MBA, followed by his ac-ceptance into the Harvard School of Medicine and his subsequent career as a radiation oncologist.

Dr. Polkinghorn expressed his gratitude for the award by saying he hoped “it was not too soon. It’s a sort of an IOU that I have to have a real-ly good twenty to thirty years here to justify this extraordinary award.”

A classmate of Dr. Polkinghorn, Mr. Robert Thomason said the doctor has a knack for helping peo-ple. “What most matters to him is that he’s helping people and trying to make a difference and change the world,” said Mr. Thomason.

The awards dinner, which took place in Xavier Center, was preceded by a Mass in Clough-erty Chapel. Following Mass, guests moved to a cocktail re-ception and hors d’oeurves al fresco served in front of Xavier.

Attendees then moved inside to their tables, and Principal Frank Kozakowski took the stage to ex-press his thanks for the support Loyola receives, followed by Dr. Ricardo Pedroarias who shared how the proceeds will be used.

The night’s proceeds ben-efit the faculty of Loyola, allow-ing them to enrich their curricula. Since 2004, proceeds from the an-nual alumni dinner have enabled faculty to embark on sabbaticals and attend national conferences.

Following the explanation of the financial aspect of Saturday night by Dr. Pedroarias, dinner was served while video introduc-tions of the honorees were played. Recipients were soon surrounded with people expressing their con-gratulations and thanks. Barely audible above the dozens of con-versations in Xavier was music provided by DJ Browntown, Eng-lish teacher Mr. Doug Brown.

When asked whether he would like to be a recipient one day of the Cahalan Award and experi-ence Saturday night from a differ-ent perspective, Mr. Layton replied enthusiastically, “Absolutely. As a Loyola alum, I think that’s the pin-nacle of graduating from here.”

Five honored at annual Cahalan Awards Dinner

TOM BARRACK, right, Class of 1965, recieves his Cahalan Award from Fr. Goethals at.the Cahalan Awards Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 16.

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school that I was going to be a priest, and I was trying to shake loose of that."

—Fr. Murphy, Class of 1945

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THE REV. GREG GOETHALS, S.J., celebrates Mass as part of the festivities for the Cahalan Awards Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 16. Five alumni were awarded at the annual ceremony, which started twelve years ago.

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A8 NEWS NOVEMBER 22, 2013

By OSA ADLER

Sixty Cubs traveled to Palos Verdes Peninsula High School on November 9 to partake in the annual Southern California Regional Amici Madness, or SCRAM for short.

SCRAM is a regional Latin convention that each year attracts almost 1,000 students from about 40 different high schools in Southern California to participate in friendly, Latin-based competition. It leads up to and prepares stu-dents for the annual statewide convention that will take place in April this year.

Senior Brandon Kim said, “It is an experience for every-one to get the feel of a Latin convention and to get pumped for State.” Kim, the national parliamentarian for the JCL who was elected this summer at the National Convention, a convention which draws Latin students from all over the country.

“SCRAM, “ said senior Billy Adler, “is a friendly competi-tion based on Latin that includes many activities ranging from athletic competitions to tests.” SCRAM has a plethora of activities to attend, but every year is different in activities and themes that which the hosting JCL chooses. Last year, Loyola was the host of SCRAM, and as Billy Adler further explained,” This year focused more on the extracurricular activities, but I wished to see more lectures and learning activities that I could attend.” This comes to show how each hosting school is different in their style of SCRAM.

But, the Cubs came in prepared to tackle anything from the tests and sports and this is exemplified with the fact of around 25 awards going to the Cubs. The awards won by the students in our club varied from second place in bas-ketball and dodgeball to first place in tests and certamen, which is a Latin-based quiz bowl game that attracts the best players from all schools.

The students won a long list of awards, with many dif-ferent placings in different tests and sports. The freshmen were led by outstanding performances in the categories of tests and certamen, with awards going to Nicholas Duran, David Mendietta, Darren Kim, Edward Chayes, and Sebas-tian D’Ambrosio. The sophomores also had three winners in the tests and certamen, with Daniel Houston and Chris-topher Warren taking home second and first place finishes in different tests. Christopher Speciale received first and third place finishes in certamen and two of the tests.

The juniors and seniors combined together garnered for around half of the Cubs’ awards, with places in tests going to seniors Billy Adler, John Ferraro, and Bran-don Kim. The sen-iors also had excel-lent performances in certamen with Tom Collins and Brandon Kim placing first, while Alexander Erick-son placed second. Senior Brian Young also had a third place finish in sketch art.

The juniors had three winners in Cory Gipson, Wil-liam Fagan, and Ethan Mcgarrigle all placing in either a test or certamen.

Junior Classical League moderator Mrs. Teresa Kawamata said, “Open Cer-tamen made me proud. Loyola students were part of every first-place team for all three levels. Another proud moment was when Mrs. Alimento from Crossroads reported to me that the sophomore Loyola players in her round played graciously even during her competitive round of play. This comes to show that the even though the Cubs were success-ful, they won and lost with grace.”

The Cubs did not walk in to SCRAM unprepared, as JCL meets every Thursday to practice certamen and sports. The Cubs, headed by senior consuls Brandon Kim and Tom Collins, planned and prepared the registration and travel logistics, and made sure the underclassmen knew where to go, what to do and how to behave.

Mrs. Kawamata said she was pleased with the way the Cubs represented Loyola at SCRAM: “SCRAM went smoothly. We represented well. It's a great group when there are 60 students who need only two teachers.” This number, according to Mrs. Kawamata, was one of the big-gest groups ever to attend SCRAM from Loyola, and the innumerous awards won by the group helped confirm this number.

SCRAM was an overall success to the club, and as Sopho-more Daniel Houston said, “It was fun; playing sports with fellow geeks all day is great. I also can’t wait for state because SCRAM is a great taste of what state is going to be like.”

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seventh period in junior year. Students will be required to take a non-Advanced Placement or honors elective such as physi-cal education, a fine art or a non-graded academic enrichment class, but the aca-demic enrichment class offerings have yet to be decided. An SAT prep class is among the most likely of potential academic enrich-ment offerings, although the administration is open to suggestions, Mr. Kozakowski said.

The student body will be surveyed in fall of next school year to deter-mine which classes would be most popular as academic enrichment courses.

“Someone might propose a yoga class,” Mr. Kozakowski said. “Now if that yoga class counts as P.E. credit, there are some juniors that need P.E. credit, and they might want to do that. But to be honest, if I get 10 guys, I can't run that class. And again, surveying the juniors will give me a rough idea.”

After students have been surveyed, Mr. Andrey Aristov, assistant principal for cur-riculum and scheduling, will use the new seven-period schedule and the feedback from students about which classes will be popular to create mock-class schedules. The mock-class schedules will be an un-published equivalent to the schedules that

students and faculty normally receive at the beginning of the school year. These mock schedules are meant to detect any major scheduling problems with the proposed seven-period schedule.

“Although I don't anticipate any prob-lems, we actually have to do it to see if there are some scheduling difficulties--like all of a sudden we find out we don't have enough classes in period 4 for juniors,” Mr. Koza-kowski said.

One of the components of the

new schedule that Mr. Aristov will also be attempting to test is the implementation of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). PLCs are groupings of teachers from differ-ent departments who will collaborate with each other to coordinate lesson plans and testing dates. There will be PLCs within

each class year that group together theology, English, foreign language and science teach-ers, as well as PLCs within each class year that group together math, science and fine arts teachers.

“I can imagine a new kind of powerful learning that could take place if we shared the inquiry across disciplines at our school,” Fine Arts Chair Ms. Cristina Faulkner said. “Collaborating with other Loyola teachers with expertise in biology, geography, lan-guages, economics and other subjects could

take learning wider and deeper.” Additionally, in the year to come, the

Math Department will continue to work out the curriculum for the new double-period algebra and geometry class, while the Social Science Department will continue to work on the curriculum of the new yearlong Hu-

man Geography class. Two months after the schedule changes

were officially announced to the Loyola community, not everyone is convinced that the new schedule is the right course of ac-tion for the school. Students showed mixed enthusiasm and hesitation in a recent poll conducted by Loyola’s student-run yearbook El Camino.

Senior Severyn Polakiewicz wrote, “Loy-ola has, presently, a schedule that balances course load and information retention

rather harmoniously. I suppose everyone is truly curious to know if this new schedule will match that delicate balance.”

Another student, junior Cameron Sheldon, expressed similar concerns about the schedule change. He wrote, “It will probably mean longer days and more class time, two things I am not fond of.”

Regardless of the mixed reactions, Mr. Kozakowski said he is hopeful that eventu-ally the school community will come to accept the new schedule.

“What I'm hoping is through a series of dialogue and discussion, for everyone

to come to an understanding of what we're doing,” Mr. Kozakowski said. “There won't necessarily be complete agreement, there may not even be consensus--a majority--but hopefully through a lot of dialogue and discussion, everyone will come to an understanding.”

“What I'm hoping is through a series of dialogue and discussion, for everyone to come to an under-standing of what we're doing. There won't neces-sarily be complete agreement, there may not even be consensus--a majority--but hopefully through a lot of dialogue and discussion, everyone will come to an understanding.”

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Latin students place at regional convention

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ERIC GODLEWSKI, ANDREW WALLENDER, MATHEW GERLITS, AND BRIAN YOUNG display impromptu art at the SCRAM convention at Peninsula High School..

Schedule changes postponed until 2015-2016 school year

A9SPORTSNOVEMBER 22, 2013

You know, when I was at Loyola looking at colleges, I wanted to go somewhere completely brand new--somewhere nobody else was going to study. So I thought to myself, “Why not Canada, eh?” And I think that was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life (and yes, I now use the word ‘eh?’ commonly).

The University of British Columbia has been probably the best home I could ask for. Just after two days of being in Vancouver, I met my best friend, and now we’re starting a band. In the first couple of weeks, I got a job as Events Manager for the musicians’ community called the Blank Vinyl Project, and I’ve been given so many incredible opportunities I don’t think I could get anywhere else. Sure, I miss my family and Loyola (I especially miss Mr. Schaeffer and Fr. Greg). Sure, my friends can’t visit me as much as I’d like them to, but I still think I

found my new home.Coming from “the best damn

high school in Southern California,” I have to say that my experience at Loyola has greatly prepared me for college. If anything, it might be a little bit easier, or at least with more free time. And for all of you guys having to shave and dress nicely for Mr. Wood, trust me; it'll pay off for the girls. And it’s funny, after going to an all-guys’ school for four years, I kinda feel rewarded every time I sit next to that cute girl in my Women’s Studies class and then (hopefully) get food with her in the dining hall afterwards.

But anyway, definitely take the time to decide where YOU want to go to college. Don’t make it about your friends or parents or job opportunities, but go wherever fits YOU the best and where you know you can grow to your fullest potential. Follow your dreams, fellow Cubs. Cubs for life.

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AIDAN DANAHER CLASS OF 2013

By HENRY HAWLEY

Having finished the season with 5 wins and 18 losses yet still the leader in Mission League, the freshman water polo team had a tough season. They were a largely inexperienced team, but Coach Matt Schaeffer said he believes the record does not reflect the strength of this team.

“We want to play the best teams to get the best experience,” Coach Schaeffer said about the season. “There was a lot of learning to be made, and these guys picked it up really quickly.”

Defense was a strength all year, and the team focused on becoming more offensive and creative when scoring opportunities arose. “Every year it’s a different group, and I can’t coach the same way,” said Mr.

Schaeffer. “Offense was something I had to focus more on this year than in past years.”

The Gray Lunde Tournament, one of the later tournaments of the season that occurred on November 1st, exemplified these improvements.

The AquaCubs started the

tournament with a sudden-death loss in overtime to Tesoro. They won their next game Murietta

Valley and looked to their final game against Coronado.

“That last game in the tournament was very exciting and fun to coach,” said Mr. Schaeffer. “That game everybody played and

contributed, which made it great for the team as well.

Loyola started out behind Coronado, but the Cubs rallied to a tie and forced the game into overtime, with the blue and whites redeeming the start of their day.

Freshman co-captains Will Bantle and Cooper Adams said they will look back on their experiences very positively and will use what they have learned.

“Water polo emphasized the idea that nothing is given to you,” said Adams. “Everything is earned, so you must work hard and relentlessly to achieve your goals and get the results you want.”

Coach Schaeffer acknowledged the team’s tremendous work ethic, and he added that their development reflected their drive to become a sound team.

Beyond the improvements in the pool, the team had lots of fun throughout the season.

“The guys were great!” exclaimed Bantle, sharing a laugh with Adams. “Water polo made meeting other classmates much quicker and easier, and I bonded with the other players. It was awesome knowing that I was going through the same experiences with the other guys. Coach Schaeffer was great about teaching all of us, developing our skills, and making water polo exciting for us.”

Coach Schaeffer agreed that he and his players had fun whether practicing or competing. “We have a lot of fun on the team,” he said. ”They made me laugh almost every day, if not all days.”

FRESHMAN WATER POLO

Young Cubs finish 5-18, but have grown as a team

“Everything is earned, so you must work hard and relent-lessly to achieve your goals and get the results you want." —Freshman Cooper Adams

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Second annual Grandparents' Day Mass set for Sunday

By JOHN BRUNNER

The second annual Grandparents’ Day Mass will be in Xavier Center this Sunday, Nov. 24, at 9:15 a.m.

“The main purpose of the day is for the students to create a memory with their grandparent on their campus,” said Mrs. Alexy Coughlin, director of advancement in charge of parent donations to Loyola. “The time of year provides a great o p p o r t u n i t y for the g r an dp are nt s to see their g r a n d s o n s in their environment.”

The inaugural celebration was a great success last year with close to 500 attendees. Sign-ups for this year’s event are already close to that of last year, with registration still under way. Because of last year’s success, registrations for this year’s brunch have come in much faster than last year, according to Mrs. Coughlin.

Sophomore Noah Utley said, “I’m looking forward to the event since my grandparents enjoyed it last year, and they felt welcomed by the Loyola community.

The event is held the weekend before Thanksgiving in order to allow more families to participate. Last year students’ relatives came from as far as London and Australia, and this year’s Grandparents’ Day looks promising with around 450 people already registered.

The day will begin with the Rev. Greg Goethals, S.J., celebrating Mass for the grandparents and

their grandsons. Mass will be followed by a brunch catered by the on-campus cooking staff led by Ms. Keisha Montgomery. During the event a photographer will be available for students and their guests.

Students are then invited to tour campus with their grandparents to show them what their lives at school are like, some of their classrooms and some of their favorite places.

“We started this event to create this wonderful, extra

opportunity to spend time with our families, and we were met with such wonderful reviews,” said Mrs. Coughlin. “The parents and families were so appreciative for the boys to be able to spend a day with their grandparents.”

Ms. Karin Chamberlain, director of events, said, “This event is about bringing grandparents back on campus and letting them

share in the experience that their grandsons are having at Loyola. The c e l e b r a t i o n allows them to see the campus and participate in a mass and a meal together with the Loyola community.”

Ms. Chamberlain also said that golf carts will be available for grandparents so they can experience all areas of the campus.

Sophomore Miles Gray said, “Last year was my grandparents’ first time being at Loyola, and they have loved it ever since. I look forward to spending another breakfast with my grandparents and friends.”

“The parents and families were so appreciative for the boys to be able to spend a day with their grandparents."

—Mrs. Alexy Coughlin

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A10 SPORTS NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Cagers have high hopes for upcoming season

SENIOR THOMAS WELSH dunks during practice in Leavey Gym. The first opportunity to see the Cubs in action is this upcoming Wednesday, Nov. 27. The team will be playing in the alumni game. Starting in December, The Loyalist will be providing live coverage of the games via itsTwitter account, @loyalistnews.

By RYAN TAHMASSEBI

Chances are, if it’s a normal schedule and the sun is shining, students will be having a great time on Smith Field, bonding with each other through intramural sports. One of the beauties of intramurals is that anyone can play. This year Cubs have participated in intramural sports, including basketball, football and ultimate frisbee.

Senior Cade Cressman, the Student Council member in charge of running intramurals, originally took on the job as something to do on Student Council; however, he said he is now “actually, really enjoying it.”

The most difficult thing about running intramurals, he said, is “giving up all lunches. I never eat lunch; I have to go over and maybe eat a little, but it’s mostly not having any lunches.”

The difficulty does not stop Cressman from having a great time: He said his favorite part about running intramurals is “basically watching all of the games and seeing everyone get so into it. It makes me see I’m doing a good thing here.” Cressman’s own team competed in the football championship, finishing second overall.

Not only are the people running Intramurals having a good time, but the people participating are enjoying themselves as well. Senior Brandon Kupfer, who started playing intramural sports in his freshman year, got into playing because he “plays with people in the Palisades.”

Team Elder, which includes Kupfer, won the championship for football, defeating Cressman and his team for first place.

Kupfer’s favorite

thing about intramurals is “the camaraderie.” His favorite moment of football intramurals was, he said, “All the games in the playoffs we won in the very last drive. Every single time it was a last-minute play.”

The team’s strength was “everyone playing wide-receiver. Wide receiver and quarterback--those were the two positions.

Football Intramurals are over, and Cubs are now competing with each other in Ultimate Frisbee. Students are coming with high hopes and a competitive attitude. Kupfer said his team aims to “make a drive in the finals.”

As for anything about intramurals that he is not fond of, Kupfer said, “Not enough people from our school get into it. There should be more teams and more competition.”

BASKETBALL CUBS PLAY LOCKE CHARTER

HIGH SCHOOL AT 6:30 P.M. ON DEC. 2

AT SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL

Intramural community thrives, provides fun outlet for lunchtime energy

VARSITY BASKETBALL

PHOTO BY RYDER SCHEIFELE

PHOTO BY GEORGE BORKOVICH

SENIORS KIERAN COUGHLIN AND MAX MEYER fight for the catch during football Intramurals on Smith Field. Currently, Cubs are playing Ultimate Frisbee during their lunches.

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AUGUST OC TOBERSEPTEMBER NOVEMBER

LOYOLA: 21LOYOLA: 17 LOYOLA: 49 LOYOLA: 31 LOYOLA: 14

LOYOLA: 38 LOYOLA: 39 LOYOLA: 14 LOYOLA: 16LOYOLA: 10LAKEWOOD: 6 VALENCIA: 20 CRESPI: 32 BISHOP AMAT: 21ST. JOHN BOSCO: 24

CRENSHAW: 23 MIRA COSTA: 29 ALEMANY: 20 NOTRE DAME: 24HARVARD

WESTLAKE: 27

The Football Season in Review Photos by The Rev. John Quinn, S.J.Graphic by Andrew Wallender

Season kickoff approaches, team starts preparationsVARSITY SOCCER

VARSITY FOOTBALL

By RYAN TAHMASSEBI

The 2013-14 Loyola Varsity Soccer season begins this Tuesday, Dec. 3, against Santa Monica on Smith Field. The Cubs are led by Head Coach Chris Walter and captains Lucas Hodges and Timmy Mehl, both seniors. They said they hope to improve on last season’s Mission League Title and CIF semifinal loss to Servite.

The team has been working hard to improve its play in preparation for the season, with early morning practices since Tuesday, Oct. 1, and afternoon practices for the past two weeks.

Coach Walter spoke about the team’s readiness. “We have a very talented group,” he said. “I expect our guys to work hard, play together and play good, solid team soccer. We work a lot on keeping possession of the ball, which is very difficult to do in the game of soccer. I expect that we can play solid defense and keep possession of the ball, and hopefully, if we do those things and we are very disciplined out there on the field, the wins will kind of take care of themselves.”

The Cubs have great chemistry this year, as nine of the ten seniors played on varsity last season, with most having played for a substantial number of minutes. Moreover, the squad looks forward to some additions. Newcomer Trevor Homstad, a sophomore defender, said, “I am really excited to be joining varsity this year. I think our combination of veterans and newcomers will be very impactful, and hopefully we can develop some chemistry to last throughout the season.”

The Cubs looks to build on last year’s success. Hodges said, “I think we can win CIF because we have gone to the semifinals two years in a row. Hopefully, we can do as well in Mission League as last year, going undefeated. So, hopefully, we can get further in CIF and win the championship.”

There is a general buzz among players, coaches and the community about the upcoming soccer season. Forward Elliot Smith-Hastie, a sophomore, said, “I am really excited about the season and can’t wait to get it started. I think we will do well because we have a strong bond that cannot be broken.”

PHOTO BY WILL MARCUSSEN

JUNIOR SIMON STAUBER goes on the offensive during one of the team's many practices on Smith Field. The team's season begins on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

By MICAH SHANKS

Despite the varsity football team’s having closed the season with a 4-6 record overall and a 1-3 record in Mission League, the players and coaches are looking at the positive aspects of their season to move forward and improve.

The Cubs can take many positives from the season. “We have progressed into a hard-playing, tough and physical football team since the beginning of the season,” said Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach Justin Mesa.

“The team developed into a family atmosphere as the year progressed,” said Head Coach Marvin Sanders. “Win-loss record isn’t indicative of what we wanted it to be, but the growth of the program was very positive.”

"I think the season went well. I want believe that we all grew as players and people

under the leadership of our new head coach Marvin Sanders. Coach Sanders and his staff taught us the value teamwork,” said sophomore quarterback Tre Polamalu.

Senior Nico Evans finished the year with some of the best statistics of any running back in the Serra League and all of the Southern Section. Evans led the team in total rushing yards and touchdowns. L.A. Times sports writer Eric Sondheimer said that Evans was possibly, “the top running back in the league.”

The Cubs will experience a change next year, in that the Serra league has been restructured. New teams, Serra (Gardena) and Damien High, school will be added to the league, and Crespi and Alemany will leave the league. “The league was pretty tough this year, and adding a couple of great teams to the mix will continue the competitive nature of the league,” said Coach Sanders.

The added competition will make offseason improvements important. “Our

guys have to get more comfortable with the system that we are running,” said Coach Mesa.

When Loyola played Notre Dame at L.A Valley College on Friday, Nov. 1, the Cubs needed to beat the Knights to have a shot at winning the Mission League title. Cubs knew the game would be tough. “We prepared the same way we always prepare: We work hard every single day and never overlook an opponent,” said fullback Darryl Willoughby, a junior.

After a couple of fumbles by the Cubs early in the game, the Cubs lost 14-24. “There was a feeling of disappointment after the game. We were fully prepared for the game, but we did not execute as we should have,” said Willoughby.

With the loss to Notre Dame, the Cubs needed to beat the Bishop Amat Lancers on Friday, Nov. 8, to have a chance of making the playoffs. “We continued to make an

effort for forward progress, of course,” said Willoughby about the important game against the Lancers.

Loyola’s hard work and practice did not pay off, as the Cubs lost to the Lancers 16-21. Important turnovers cost the Cubs the game.

The Cubs have high expectations for next year, with a strong junior class at its helm. Junior David Cooper, a player to watch, will replace senior Nico Evans at running back. Cooper had many plays this year. Another player to watch is Tre Polamalu, the returning starting quarterback for the Cubs. Polamalu came off of a strong year as quarterback and will continue to grow and mature as a player during the offseason. The Cubs are looking to improve over the offseason and become a major competitor in the new Serra League and all of the Southern Section.

Cubs face dissappointing end, maintain high hopes

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SOUTHERN SECTIONRANKINGS

VARSITY FOOTBALL (Maxpreps)

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VARSITY WATER POLO(CIF)

VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

(CIF)

A12NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Team wins fifteenth consecutive Mission League title, qualifies for CIF finals

VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

By STEPHEN REILLY

The Varsity Cross Country team topped Crespi on Wednesday, Nov. 6, to win its fifteenth consecutive Mission League title, a feat which included all seven Loyola runners finishing in the top ten for the first time in Loyola’s history.

Ten days late the team continued to dominate during CIF Prelims at Mt. San Antonio College, where the Cubs’ time of 76.54 broke yet another school record, and their third-place finish qualified them for CIF Finals.

Head Coach Lalo Diaz asserts that the team’s success can be attributed to its depth. “This is probably the deepest team we have ever had,” he said. “When you look at our first man to tenth man, the last four or five spots are separated by just a hair.”

Led by seniors John McAndrews and Aaron Zambrano and junior Robert Brandt, Loyola placed three runners in the top five and four in the top ten in CIF Prelims, clinching a spot in the Saturday, Nov. 23, CIF Finals. Six of the seven runners placed in the top 20. With a time of 14:55, Brandt was the first finisher of all Division 1 runners.

Brandt was followed closely by Zambrano, who finished third overall with a time of 15:14; McAndrews, who finished fourth overall with a time of 15:23; senior Gabriel Morin, who finished ninth overall with a time of 15.35; senior Steven Boyer, who finished eighteenth with a time of 15:47; and junior Nicolaus Jakowec, who finished nineteenth overall with a time of 15:50.

The Cubs trained hard for the

CIF Prelims and felt good about their performances. McAndrews, one of the varsity captains, said, “We definitely have exceeded our goals at Prelims. We ran better than we thought we could, especially after breaking the Mt. Sac school record at one of the most prestigious courses. Right now we are just looking forward to CIF Finals.”

Coach Diaz noted that the Cubs have put to rest skeptics’ doubts about Loyola’s prospects as a new CIF Division I team.

“The team has been under the gun the whole year because we have been very fortunate to dominate Division II over the last ten to twelve years,” said Coach Diaz. “This year we were moved to Division I, so a lot of people were murmuring that Loyola was finally going to get ‘theirs’, and we are currently ranked number four in the state and number thirteen in the nation.”

Loyola’s dominance can be credited to hard work, talent and racing strategy. In fact, a specific strategy that Coach Diaz impresses upon the runners contributes to their success when competing.

Coach Diaz explained that each runner is assigned a goal. “We have some targeted teams that we know we have to beat, and the individuals within that team are targeted,” said Coach Diaz. “Our number-one man has to go after their number-one man—you strategize that way rather than just run in a vacuum. We have our runners very specifically target individuals; they each have assignments, and under no circumstance may their fourth teammate beat you.”

Noting that the team has been training rigorously all fall,

Brandt said, “We were just training hard for the last few weeks, and we all got personal bests. Charlie Sherman, a freshman, ran one of the races of his life in league finals. I think our future looks really good right now as we taper off the workouts and relax in preparation for CIF (Finals).”

The Varsity Cubs have had an extraordinary season. Having run in ten meets to date, they have also won nearly every race or invitational in which they have competed this season, including the R o s e m e a d Invitational, the Mount Carmel I n v i t a t i o n a l , the Bell/Jeff Invitational, the San Gabriel Valley and Mission League cluster meets.

Although qualifying for state only requires placing in the top seven, the cubs have higher expectations for their Division I Finals performance. Jakowec said, “We hope to beat Warren high school, which is number three in

our division, and we hope to rank in the top three at CIF Finals.”

CIF Finals are scheduled for tomorrow, Nov. 23, at Mt. San Antonio College; CIF State Finals are a week later on Saturday, Nov. 30.

VARSITY WATER POLO

AquaCubs reach CIF semifinals, lose to Mater Dei By BRANDON POSIVAK

Despite a rocky start to the season, the AquaCubs have scratched and clawed their way to a CIF Playoff run that ended with a loss to Mater Dei in the semifinals. Everything the team worked on throughout their regular season, including their companionship, built up to their game against Mater

Dei on Nov. 20 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine.

Head Coach Erik Healy said, “The bond on this team is strong. The team has really come together through adversity. The regular season made these guys tough.”

Sophomore Armen Dirmenjian said before the Mater Dei game, “We have been working hard the

whole season, and this is where it will pay off. Our team camaraderie is very strong, and we will fight to win as a team. Our opponents are getting tougher, but we still have the same mindset.”

Unfortunately, despite the teams bond, the strong playoff run by the Cubs ended with a 3-7 loss to Mater Dei on Nov 20. The Cubs came out strong and were down by a single goal at the end of the first quarter with a score of 1-2. A failure to score by the squad led to a 4-1 lead by Mater Dei going into the third and final quarter. The final push of the Cubs with third quarter goals by Kruse and Thomas weren’t enough to defeat the Monarchs as they emerged with a 7-3 victory over the Cubs.

On Friday, Nov. 16, Loyola faced an opponent that they knew all too well, the Bruins of Long Beach Wilson. Loyola had faced Long Beach Wilson twice during the season. They lost 7-9 on Sept. 27 and lost again on Oct. 15 by a score of 11-12. This game promised to be a thriller and it did not disappoint.

Senior Corbett Kruse, Junior Ryan Wilson, Junior Sean Thomas, and Senior Zack Traversi came up with big goals that kept the AquaCubs fighting for the win.

Barely a minute into the second quarter of the game, Thomas fired a strike into the back of the net for a goal to tie the game up. Long Beach Wilson scored quickly after, leaving the AquaCubs down by a goal.

Wilson equalized the score with his first goal of the game, making the game tied at two into halftime. At the start of the second half, Kruse and Traversi scored goals to boost the AquaCubs to a 4-2 lead midway through the third quarter. By the end of the third quarter, Wilson and Kruse both scored goals to put the AquaCubs up by 4. The Bruins of Long Beach Wilson did not go down without a fight, and they scored 4 goals to tie the game at 7-7 with 47 seconds left on the clock.

The first Overtime tested both teams, and neither was able to score. In the second Overtime, senior Corbett Kruse scored the game winning goal on a nice pass from Thomas. When it mattered most, the AquaCubs showed heart and determination as they beat Long Beach Wilson 8-7 in double overtime.

After the win, Coach Healy said, “We have just tried to clean up a few things on defense and

put ourselves in good situations on offense. The strategy to play Long Beach Wilson was to stop the counterattack and to challenge their goalie to block shots.”

Loyola came into their game against Los Alamitos on Wednesday, Nov. 13, with a chip on their shoulder, having lost to Los Alamitos at home on Friday, Nov. 8, by a score of 10-11. After an early goal by Los Alamitos, Kruse and Thomas put the team up 2-1 at the end of the first quarter. At the start of the second quarter, Kruse scored two quick goals from close range. Los Alamitos responded with a goal of their own, but they still trailed 4-2. The AquaCubs extended their lead as Dirmenjian and junior Duncan Rowland scored a goal each.

At the end of the half, Loyola led Los Alamitos by a score of 7-4. At the start of the second half, Loyola came out with the same intensity as they did in the first. Goals by Kruse, Wilson, Thomas, and senior Matt Culhane solidified the AquaCubs’ 13-8 victory. A combined goalkeeping effort from senior Kieran Sheridan and sophomore Rubschlager provided a strong defensive wall throughout the game.

PHOTO BY WILL MARCUSSEN

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT BRANDT

JUNIOR SEAN THOMAS takes a shot on goal against Mater Dei. The Cubs lost the game with a score of 3-7.

SENIOR AARON ZAMBRANO passes an oppo-nent. The Varsity Cross Country team has had great suc-cess this year and will compete in the CIF championship.

1. St. John Bosco 2. Mission Viejo 3. Serra (Gardena) 4. Mater Dei 5. Vista Murrieta 6. Alemany 7. Long Beach Poly 8. Centennial(Corona) 9. Chaminade 10. Servite

28. Loyola

1. Mater Dei 2. Harvard-Westlake 3. Newport Harbor 4. LB Wilson 5. Loyola 6. Dana Hills 7. Santa Margarita 8. Huntington Beach 9. Corona Del Mar 10. Los Alamitos

1. Mater Dei 2. Harvard-Westlake 3. Newport Harbor 4. LB Wilson 5. Loyola 6. Dana Hills 7. Santa Margarita 8. Huntington Beach 9. Corona Del Mar 10. Los Alamitos

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By CADE SHORE

Themed “All I Want for Christmas is Blue,” the annual Christmas dance is set for Friday, Dec. 6, in a decorated Xavier Center. Cubs and their dates will have a chance to get into the festivities and enjoy a classy evening.

Student Council Dance Commissioner Greg Massimino-Garcia, a senior, said, “The formal is the time where you are allowed to go to the first date dance. You get to invite someone of your choosing and show them Loyola while also having a great time.”

After arriving at Loyola, students and their dates will partake in the tradition of walking a red carpet in Xavier. The tradition is that teachers stand along the sides

of the red carpet as Cubs enter and introduce their dates.

According to Director of Activities Chris Walter, the dance will feature many holiday-themed activities, including a photo station.

Student Body President Justin Hopkins, a senior, said, “Cubs can look forward to a festive holiday atmosphere, comprised of theme-colored drinks and candy canes, christmas trees, ‘snow’ and many other wonderful amenities that will put every Cub in the holiday spirit.”

Female students from all high schools can be invited by a Loyola student. Girls must have a valid school identification card, and attire must be in good taste.

Cubs also have a chance to suit up and impress their dates. Before the dance students can pre-order

a memory book which serves as a special memento of candid photos from the night.

Senior Niko Klein said, “It's a completely different feel than a normal dance. There is an awesome theme and decorations and refreshments in accordance with that theme, and is fun since it's in a classier environment.”

Freshman Nicolas Moritz said, “I am looking forward to it because I hope that it will be a very fun and memorable night during my first year at Loyola."

The event offers a night of merriment for all classes. Hopkins said, “This festive night is definitely not worth missing out on!”

By TYLER KONKAL

Hannon Theatre Company opened its six-performance run of Our Town last Friday, Nov. 15, and concludes its run tomorrow with a show at 5 p.m. Available tickets can be reserved at hannontheatre.com.

“The cast of Our Town met my expectations for the show. The resulting performance was everything I hoped for,” said Director Walter Wolfe. “Personally, what I was hoping would happen in the rehearsal process was that the company could find a way to make the literature fresh, timely, and meaningful. They did just that.”

Mr. Wolfe continued, “This past weekend, several people told company members how they had never liked Our Town before and that our production changed their minds and that they were deeply moved. What more can you ask for?”

Our Town presents a unique challenge not only for the actors on stage but also for the set and costume designers. The show is meant to “strip away any attempt at realism,” says Mr. Wolfe in his director’s note. “Wilder demanded we see the invisible and send the

imperceptible.” The simplicity of the show allows the set and costume designers to convey the themes in any way possible.

In most renditions of Our Town, including HTC’s, the set consists solely of a few tables, some chairs, benches, ladders and a ghost light. Ghost lights are implemented so that the stage is sufficiently lit when the crew is working. Also, there are little to no props in the entire show, so the focus is centered on the actors as opposed to what they are holding.

Art Director and Scenic Director of HTC Jennifer Sellers commented on the challenges of Thornton Wilder’s theme of simplicity. “Simple is hard, really hard. As a designer you want your set design to be your own. It can be challenging on a 'simple' show to be true to the original intentions of the play while working to ‘make it your own.’ In theory there is less to do, but it also gives you less to work with. You have to make sure that what you do is really what you want. Also, if you mess up that ‘one thing,’ people are going to notice.”

In regards to props, Mrs. Sellers commented, “A short prop list does make my life easier in some ways,

but it also means I have fewer opportunities as a designer to help present the story. When I send an actor out on stage with a prop, I am giving them a tool to work with and sometimes, in extreme cases, a sort of life-vest to hold onto when they face an audience. A show with few or no props--and little or no set--means I can't help the actors. The actors are all that much more responsible for creating the world of the play for the audience.”

Mrs. Sellers also commented on the outcome of her work. “Overall, this show has gone very smoothly. Many times we are in a mad dash to finish everything by opening night. With this show we had the time to fuss with the details and get things just the way we wanted them which is a rare luxury. I think we're all very pleased with the way it turned out.”

In every show costuming plays a crucial role in how a Hannon production comes alive. Our Town presents a very simplistic set, so it is up to the costumes to “establish the time period, place and season” says costume Costume Director and Designer Sara Gray.

Act Two of Our Town begins with a monologue from the Stage

Manager telling the audience the themes of the three acts, love, marriage, and death.

Mrs. Gray mentioned how she interpreted her costumes with these themes.

“I have simplified the costumes to represent only life and death,” she said. “The first two acts are about life, the little things that we take for granted, major life-changing events and what makes life worth living. So, I decided to use a lot of color to show that everything that takes place is life-affirming. The third act is about death. So, I took away all color for that act. I used blacks

and greys to create a feeling of loss through the clothing. I wanted the lack of color to cause us to realize how beautiful life is and how quickly it can all be taken away.”

In contrast to the set, Mrs. Gray believes that the play's theme of simplicity makes the costuming easier. "It is a period show but not high fashion, where everything is more ornate and very specific stylistically. It's being about middle to lower class folks that makes it easier to use things from the prior decade and to use things that are less rigidly defined as fashionable clothing for the 1900's."

Hannon Theatre's 'Our Town' closing out final performances

Student Council announces 'All I Want for Christmas is Blue'

HTC's fall production is set to close tomorrow night and is predicted to be a sold-out performance. The theater crew has received exceptional accolades from directors.

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"ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS BLUE" will be in Xavier Center on Dec. 6 and will run from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Xavier will be decorated to reflect the Christmas theme, and holiday-themed drinks and snacks will be available to students and their dates.

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HANNON THEATRE COMPANY'S fall play, "Our Town", which hit the box office last Friday, closes its perfomances with tomorrow night's performance.

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B2 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT NOVEMBER 22, 2013

By TAYLOR MARTINEZ

Ms. Cristina Faulkner attended the California Art Education Association Conference at Idyllwild Arts Academy for her ninth consecutive year on Sunday, Nov. 3

The CAEA Conference’s primary focus is to give art educators in Southern California a place to meet with one another and explore new teaching methods “I find that this conference is really important because most schools don’t have many art teachers, so there aren’t many opportunities for them to share ideas and talk about different teaching styles,” said Ms. Faulkner.

The nearly 100 attendees moved to classrooms for various workshops. Ms. Faulkner led 25 participants in her own workshop called Design Thinking: Art and Design for Social Impact.

“It was a nice compliment because I got invited to speak by one of the main organizers of the conference,” said Ms. Faulkner. “She said that she needed a quality presentation for high school teachers.”

Ms. Faulkner’s workshop was centered on explaining the types of projects she does in her Design class at Loyola and the techniques she uses to motivate her students. With a huge emphasis on collaboration, the Design class stresses a new way of thinking about real-world problems. “The idea is deeper understandings create more meaningful solutions,” said Ms. Faulkner.

Having already received two follow-up emails from teachers at the conference, Ms. Faulkner was pleased with the outcome of her workshop. “I felt as though it had a very positive impact because people stayed for almost 45

minutes afterwards talking about it and asking me questions,” said Ms. Faulkner.

With such a strong passion for

the subject, Ms. Faulkner had no problem with making the long journey. “This model of learning forces people to work together with

this lense of empathy, and it’s such a beautiful thing that I wanted to share it with others,” said Ms. Faulkner.

Art teacher invited to deliver workshop at CAEA conference

By NICOLAS PAPPAS

Members of the Mighty Roar will be marching down Hollywood Boulevard in the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 5 p.m., an event that will be televised on KTLA-TV and on the Hallmark Channel.

Many Catholic hIgh school students volunteered to march in

the 82nd anniversary of the holiday themed parade. Currently 185 students from nine Los Angeles Archdiocesan high schools, are participating in the parade, including ten Mighty Roar band members.

The band will practice performing and marching for two days before the parade. On the first day, students will practice at Serra High School in Gardena, and on the next day they will practice at Dodger stadium, according to band member Joel Krogstad, a sophomore.

Marching in a band is a new experience for some of the Mighty Roar members but not all. Freshman Sebastian D’Ambrosio, who has experience performing in a marching band, said, “This

is going to be my fourth year marching, so it should be pretty easy.”

The Mighty Roar’s band director, Mr. Michael Celenza first heard about the parade from Mr. Eric Hankey, band director at Bishop Montgomery. According to Mr. Celenza, the Hollywood Christmas Parade is the only collaboration available to Catholic

high school marching bands in the Los Angeles area.

According to Chaminade Band Director Ken Hoffman, the all-Catholic band was added into the parade after three years of negotiation with the parade directors. He said, “Even more exciting than the fact that this is a nationally televised parade, representatives from the Tournament of Roses Parade will be there to see us in consideration of our participation in the 2015 Tournament of Roses Parade.”

Mr. Hoffman said, “Here is an opportunity for us to come together as a community, pool our gifts and talents and share that joy with literally millions from coast to coast.”

Mighty Roar to march at annual Hollywood Christmas Parade

Department chair Cristina Faulkner met with teachers at the California Art Education Association Conference to discuss different teaching methods.

ALUMNUS JIM OSWALD, consultant at Gensler Architecture working with Design students. Ms. Faulkner's presenta-tion at the CAEA conference centered around the ideas behind the design thinking class

PHOTO COURTESY OF MR. STEWART HAYES

Math Challenge

Courtesy of junior Ethan McGarrigle

The length of the hypotenuse “c” of a right triangle is 145.

If the difference between the lengths of the legs, a and b, is 119, find the sum of the two legs.

Come to next week's meeting of the Math Club to find the answers to this issue's challenge!

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Happy Thanksgiving"Can't be hateful, gotta be grateful!"

from the editors of the Arts & Entertainment Section!

By CHRISTIAN PAZ

With the theme of “Breakthrough,” the staff of Loyola’s student-produced yearbook met their first deadline last week for the publication of the 97th volume of El Camino in late May.

“We like that theme because it is a very active theme,” said Dr. John Vella, moderator. “The idea is that time at Loyola for freshmen is a breakthrough because they have to adjust to breaking down any barriers or things that are holding them back. Seniors are going through their own kind of breakthrough as they complete their step here and move on to the next step in life. So we’re really trying to capture the ways in which life here is transformative.”

According to one of the co-editors-in-chief, senior Oscar Garcia, the theme connects to multiple facets of students’ lives at Loyola. “This theme reflects what the title suggests, that is, the breakthrough that all young men have to go though.”

Like other extra-curriculars, organizing a yearbook requires organization and commitment. “Because we’re an extracurricular, we really depend on the good will of the boys on the staff to get things done,” Dr. Vella said. “We have guys who do sports, guys who do the play and guys who work on The Loyalist. So the biggest challenge is always completing a 200-page yearbook with a staff that is totally volunteer.”

“Guys at Loyola are generally very responsible and dependable,” said Garcia, “and our editors reflect that responsibility and dependability. The hardest part of running a staff, though, is probably getting our rookie writers, photographers and designers on task. Sometimes that can be a pain in the neck if we have to repeatedly remind them to turn in their assignments.”

But there are multiple advantages that the staff has.

Dr. Vella said, “The staff has

become more technically adept at using the various technologies. We use online design programs to lay out the pages. I also get great benefit from students who’ve taken digital photography or black and white photography from Father Quinn or Mr. Roberts and writers who have been trained by the English Department and write for other courses.”

Each summer the staff attends a four-day yearbook camp at Chapman University to train new members in design and layout. “That’s often the first time my guys get technical training in how to do design, getting ideas from other school’s yearbooks and other yearbook staffs’ work,” Dr. Vella said.

“One of our biggest advantages is being a part of Walsworth Yearbooks which provides an easy and efficient way to design and turn in our pages,” said Garcia. “We also have editors that have more specific roles this year, making it easier to manage the entire staff.”

Because the yearbook is published at the end of the year, the staff does not meet every day. Junior Brennen Barker, yearbook photographer, said, “It's not really day-to-day, but for photographers it kind of is. As soon as an event comes up, we're needed the most. That doesn't mean that the designers go unnoticed. While a majority of the book is pictures, the design team is responsible for the backbone of the yearbook. They help make the layout and that's really important.”

According to Garcia, editors meet twice a week to check in that things are going as planned, and editors occasionally meet with writers to check in with their progress.

“We usually assign articles, photos and design pages to non-editor members. Our editors then have to make sure the assignments get turned in on time and that the assignments are refined to quality,” he said.

“We tend to give assignments to

those that have experience or those whom we’ve given assignments to before,” said Dr. Vella. “When it comes to writing, we sometimes will ask for a writing sample to see if the writer can handle a story. But anybody can apply and really, as long as you’re persistent, even if you don’t get an assignment at your first meeting or your second, if you keep coming to meetings, we’re going to turn to you.”

This year’s memory book will feature many new and different ideas, but among them are two that stand out.

“First off, we’re trying to do more intimate profiles of particular students who have interesting stories. There are some stories at Loyola which are very prominent and we know a lot about, especially with sports. But there are a lot of guys who do other activities on the outside that many people just

don’t know about.” said Dr. Vella. “I think the second thing is that we’re trying to focus a little bit more on what certain clubs do. We’d like to get under the surface level and not just do group pictures but accompany clubs on some of their outings or meetings and share the kinds of activities they do.”

Garcia said, “Also, there is the possibility that our editor photo might involve a real lion cub, but we'll see how that goes.”

The staff of the yearbook is completely open to any new ideas or stories.

“I would like to encourage students, even if they’re not a part of our staff, to share a good story or good photo with us,” said Dr. Vella. “The students have more eyes and ears than my staff or I could have, so they know what’s going on better. It can be as simple as a student emailing us a photo they

took at a Loyola event or emailing us an idea about something they heard or what their club is doing.”

“Yearbooks generally give a great way to remind ourselves of the past, so I think the impact of our work on others will be more profound in the future when we look back at our years at Loyola,” said Garcia.

“Being on the yearbook is very interesting, because by taking pictures, I get to see a lot of the school from many different points of view,” said Barker.

Garcia said, “Yearbook here at Loyola is a great way to exercise creativity and leadership. It's also a great way to be an active participant in Loyola’s community.”.

YEARBOOK

El Camino staff working to publish 97th volume

B3ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTNOVEMBER 22, 2013

PHOTO COURTESY OF KYLE MORENO

YEARBOOK STAFF MEMBERS work to prepare the yearbook for their next deadline. The new yearbook is themed "Breakthrough" to reflect the challenges and obstacles that students must overcome during their years in high school.

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Big in November

STUDENTS donated their used and broken electronics, such as old computers, during America Recycles Day.

TOP CHEF LOYOLA held their first competition of the year, Pumpkinpalooza, in which students and faculty were encouraged to cook or bake an innovative dish with Pumpkin, on Nov. 7.

MR. RODNEY DROUILLARD oversaw the bottle and can collection on November fifteenth's recycling drive as part of America Recycles Day.

Photo by Will Marcussen

Photo by andreW Wallender

Photo by andreW Wallender

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Big in November

JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE went to Palos Verdes Peninsula High School to compete in Southern California Regional Amici Madness 2013, a Latin competition.Photo by andreW Wallender

November brought with it colder days and the addi-tion of another hour of sleep, and around Loyola, the stu-dent body remained busy and energized. From dunking Mr. Wood into cold water during Spirit Week, to cooking in preparation for the first Top Chef Loyola competition, to taking a minute to reflect on the pressing social issue of bullying, Cubs continued to display a strong sense of pas-sion and pride in all that they did.

MEMBERS OF THE CUBS UNITED CLC volunteered to sell t-shirts and wristbands during Anti-Bullying Week.

SENIOR EDDIE SALGADO demonstrates his support during Anti-Bullying Week by wearing his Cubs Stand Up t-shirt.

Photo by Will Marcussen Photo by andreW Wallender

Photo by andreW Wallender

Photo by brian young

B6 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT NOVEMBER 22, 2013

By SAMUEL JANKOWSKI

Loyola’s choir will perform its fifth annual “Lessons and Carols” concert led by Choir Director Mr. Steven Speciale, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Xavier Center.

“Lessons and Carols” is a liturgy that traces through read-ings and music salvation his-tory from Genesis through the beginning of the Gospel of John. The choir will also present an ex-tended performance of “Lessons and Carols” at St. John’s Cathe-dral in Downtown Los Angeles. Both performances are open to attendance.

Mr. Speciale explained that some of the songs are performed as a traditional part of the ser-vice while others are selected because of heritage and tradition surrounding Loyola. The choir prepares for the performances all year and especially enjoys pre-paring for songs at the beginning and the end of the performance.

According to Mr. Speciale, “Once in Royal David’s City” is a particularly interesting song. At the start of the procession, graduating seniors in the choir sing the first verse a capella. Singing a capella uses only vocals, meaning that there is no

instrumental music in the entire verse. Seniors in the back of the room begin singing first, and seniors towards the front join in after a small period of time.

Mr. Speciale said, “We’re go-ing to be singing in at least five different languages, including Church Slavonic, French, Span-ish, Latin and English.”

Mr. Speciale said that the choir performing on Dec. 11 is not the choir that serves dur-ing all-school Mass. He said, “There’s a lot of confusion here because there’s another choir on campus.” Students who sing at Mass are under the direction of Mr. Matthew Schaeffer; the school choir performs under the direction of Mr. Speciale. Loyola’s school choir does not have “any visibility on campus because the choir does not sing at liturgy,” Mr. Speciale said.

The school choir consists of a core of approximately 25 students, in addition to ap-proximately 10 students from Mr. Speciale’s vocal class and others from his Music Apprecia-tion class. Choir members began meeting in August. They met ev-ery Monday for three hours and scheduled rehearsals throughout the rest of the week for different sections of the choir.

To prepare properly for the performances, the students do more than just practice. As Mr. Speciale explained, “it’s kind of a life style.” Students must avoid certain foods and get lots of sleep. They avoid animal fats and dairy preceding a perfor-mance because of the possibility of mucus forming and distorting their voices.

Being a part of the choir does not require previous experience or background. “There’s this idea that the choir I teach is all about perfection or these crazy things. It’s really about com-munity,” Mr. Speciale stated. Last summer, when Mr. Speciale took the choir to New York, they performed at the Lincoln Center. This year, the choir will sing at the Disney Concert Hall.

Mr. Speciale said that choir stdents must put in the work, but have the opportunity to see that they are “part of a much wider, greater community of singers that’s everywhere where there’s tons and tons of people that do this, and do it as seriously as we do, and I think that’s a real eye-opening experience—that their singing can be both serious and fun.”

CHOIR

Choir readies for Christmas performance

JUNIOR ANTHONY REALE accompanied by Comedy Sportz members Fletcher Wolfe, Christopher Warren, Jack Nickels, and Carl Mongan, reherse a popular game called "One-Eighty-Five"

Comedy Sportz players improvise humor, entertainCOMEDY SPORTZ

BY JACK RAINERI

Since its reintroduction to Loyola in 2009, Comedy Sportz, the improvisational comedy troupe, has provided members with a friendly environment to ex-press themselves through humor and in the process entertain audi-ences across Los Angeles.

According to Comedy Sportz co-captain Fletcher Wolfe, a junior, the goal of the competitive comedy team is to “provide a cre-ative outlet for students and help people become more comfortable with themselves through comedy.”

Members of the team meet Tuesdays and Wednesdays at lunch outside of Xavier to practice improvisational comedy sketches they perform during competitive matches against other high school teams.

The team competes against high school teams across the city, traveling to high schools including Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy and Immaculate Heart, as well as hosting matches at Loyola.

Matches consist of two teams performing improvised games, with team members trying to earn as many points as possible. Points are awarded based on the amount

of applause a team member re-ceives from the audience.

Students who want to become a member of Comedy Sportz must first audition during one of the weekly practices.

“We ask the auditioners to come to a practice and play some games with the rest of the team,” Wolfe said. “Afterwards, I and a couple of the more seniors mem-bers decide how well they did and how they interacted with the rest of the team.”

Of the 16 members, only three—co-captains Wolfe and seniors Matt Culhane and Henry Alexander Reed—have experience on the team.

Culhane said, “There were six seniors on the team last year, and when they all graduated, the only people left were me, Fletcher and Henry. The leadership of the team was left to us because we were the only ones left with experience on the team.”

Comedy Sportz has attracted new members from all grade levels, offering a release from the stress of day-to-day school work, according to sophomore Christo-pher Warren.

Warren said, “To me it’s a way of letting go. It’s almost spiritual in a sense because I get to leave

PHOTO BY JACK RAINERI

behind all the worries of work pil-ing up and test dates and express myself in a wave of spontaneous creativity.”

New member Sam Penney, a junior, said he was attracted to the team because of his past experi-ences with improvisational com-edy. “I did some minor improv before, so I was really surprised to see an opportunity at school, of

all places, to do improv again,” he said.

Comedy Sportz’s performances in Hannon Theatre attract stu-dents and families from high schools around Los Angeles ac-cording to Culhane.

Junior Taylor Martinez said, “Comedy Sportz matches are some of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. When I went to their match

against Flintridge Sacred Heart, I was laughing so hard my side began to hurt.”

The team hopes to organize its first match sometime in Decem-ber, and tickets will be available for purchase in the Student Center when the date has been decided, according to Wolfe.

The Cub improvisational comedy team provides a creative release for members and captivates audiences in the process.

Members of the Loyola school choir, under the direction of Mr. Steven Speciale, are preparing for their annual Christmas concert entitled "Lessons and Carols."

FLIER BY RICHARD WINDISCH

B7FEATURENOVEMBER 22, 2013

By ANDREW WORKMAN

On the second Wednesday of every month, faculty, staff and parents gather together in two separate sessions to reflect in the Ignatian Con-versations: book-led, spiritual discussions fa-cilitated by Dr. Ann Holmquist, the Rev. Wayne Negrete, S.J., and the Rev. Jerry Hudson, S.J.

To accommodate both faculty and staff on campus and parents off campus, two separate sessions are held. The first occurs from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Pinney faculty room conve-niently after school for faculty and staff, and the second occurs from 4:30-6:00 P.M in the Ack-erman Dining Room for both faculty and any adults, followed by an optional dinner.

According to Fr. Negrete, the sessions can be broken down into two activities: an open-ing prayer and introduction of participants, followed by a discussion of the chapters in the chosen book.

Father Negrete said, “The books are cho-sen through discussion and mutual agreement between Doctor Holmquist and me. We try to choose books that expand our knowledge and the experience of Ignatian Spirituality.”

According to Counselor Gina Liberotti, a participant in the Conversations, this month’s book, The Grateful Heart: Living the Christian Message by Wilkie Au and Noreen Cannon Au, explores Ignatian Spirituality in terms of phi-losophy and psychology.

She said, “This particular author helps me make more sense of the Jesuit tradition and my own spiritual journey as well.”

According to Dr. Holmquist, each month has a different theme for discussion, this month’s being gratitude.

Fr. Hudson said, “an attitude of gratitude is looking into our lives and asking what are we grateful for, and not just for people and things

but also the little things we might be grateful for.”

Fr. Negrete added, “Gratitude is essential for us if we're going to live a satisfying, meaningful existence. It is at the very heart of the Christian message because in gratitude we recognize that God is a giver and we're the recipient, and so it’s that posture of humility before God.”

According to Fr. Hudson, having an attitude of gratitude also is being able to move past grief and live in the present. Dr. Holmquist said an aspect of Ignatian Spirituality “means being able to look at something difficult and find God in it, a process that’s very life-giving, because a lot of life is difficult.”

Following the reading of the chapters, the discussion turns reflective and introspective

Fr. Hudson said, “The conversation is basi-cally based on the content of the book we're all reading, and then if it goes onto other topics, that's fine. It's a conversation, not a class. That's really crucial. I will simply throw out a few thoughts from the book, and if the conversation takes off, I don't need to do anything. If it starts to drag, I will have something ready, maybe questions or comments or maybe something in regard to the book itself.”

History teacher Mr. Dave McClave said, “My favorite aspect of the reflections is sharing the spiritual moments of our lives--very intimate moments, too. I think it’s a terrific opportunity to find out who I am spiritually and share that with others.”

The Conversations employ Ignatian spiri-tuality practices that assist participants to truly reflect on their lives and actions.

Dr. Holmquist said, “For me personally, as a practitioner of Ignatian spirituality, is that it en-ables a person, whether they're a lay person or a Jesuit, to really be in the world but be constantly invited to an awareness of God's presence in

everything that we do.” According to Fr. Negete, originally the con-

versations consisted of only one session with both faculty and staff and parents, but in order to make attendance for the faculty and staff more convenient, the Office of Adult Spirituality created an earlier session directly after school for faculty and staff only.

One downside to the new faculty only ses-sion, however, is that faculty miss the opportu-nity to meet new parents.

Ms. Liberotti said, “I got to meet people I would never in a million years meet otherwise and be exposed to points of view I would never be exposed to without attending those conversa-tions.”

The Ignatian Conversations, in its fourth year of existence, used to be led by the late Rev. Peter F. Filice, S.J., along with Dr. Holmquist

Dr. Holmquist said, “It was very moving that this past Ignatian Conversations, on the heels of Father Felice's death, we had a record number of people. It was very special.”

Mr McClave said, “ I remember Fr. Felice's leadership. He and Dr. Holmquist jointly led it two years ago, and I really appreciate Dr. Holmquist's leadership throughout the whole program, but I just want to pay tribute to Father Felice. I gained a lot personally from him, as did Loyola in general.”

The Ignatian Conversations allow faculty, staff, and parents to gather and share their thoughts and feelings, creating a spiritual haven in the midst of a work month.

Mr. McClave said the Ignatian Conversations rank highest on his list of spiritual activities at Loyola, even above Kairos. Ms. Liberotti said, “ I think its a lovely opportunity, and I'm very grateful for it.”

By DYLAN JUAREZ

The fifth annual Baby Bottle Drive Campaign raised a record $3,300 for The Pregnancy Help Center of San Gabriel Valley, according to Mr. Cedric Ebiner, moderator of the Right-to-Life Club and organizer of the fund-raiser.

"It was a huge success," Mr. Ebiner said.

Mr. Concepcion Contreras and his students donated more than $2,000, the most of any other class. In fact, for the fifth consecutive year, students in Mr. Contreras’ Spanish classes have contributed the most to the school’s final figure.

Held during the Catholic Church’s Right-to-Life month of October, the Baby Bottle Drive exceeded its initial goal of $3,000 and responded to the United States Catholic Council of Bishops’ call to defend the right to life.

“Every October the USCCB [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops] calls all of the Catholic schools across the country to promote and teach the defense of the right to life,” said Mr. Ebiner. “As a Catholic school, it is our responsibility to answer this call and show our support for life."

"Here at Loyola High School,

one way in which we answer this call is participating in the Baby Bottle Drive Campaign year to year to help raise money for women who need help and guidance.”

All money raised during Loyola’s drive is given to the Pregnancy Help Center of San Gabriel Valley. The center sup-ports the needs of women facing unplanned pregnancies.

“The Pregnancy Help Center of San Gabriel Valley is most im-portant because it gives women a choice and affirms the dignity of life by providing sound alter-natives to abortion,” Mr. Ebiner said. “By providing help and support, women do not neces-sarily have to be forced into an abortion.”

A record of 45 teachers asked for collection bottles in their classrooms, and many individual students contributed greatly to the charity.

“When this drive first started at Loyola, I was glad to help and give $22 of my own money,” said sophomore Michael Laurenzo, “but it was when Mr. Contreras started to talk to our Spanish class about charity and how we all should help out those less fortunate than us is when I really started to participate. I collected $40 from my family and com-bined it with my own funds for a

total of $62.” Mr. Contreras said, “I told

my students that life is not just superficial: you are only alive once, and you must live your life with a passion and be grateful every day you wake up in the morning."

"When you serve, you must do it to your up most capability. There are lots of lessons in life, but one of the most important is aiding people less fortunate than we are.”

“The reason we specifically choose the San Gabriel Valley Pregnancy Help Center,” Mr. Ebiner explained, “is because Jane Chavez is the executive director. As a former employee at Loyola High School, she has helped us establish a platform here at Loyola so that we have an opportunity to assist women who are dealing with unplanned pregnancies.”

The Baby Bottle Drive Cam-paign gives students the oppor-tunity to give back by supporting every child’s right to life.

Laurenzo stated, “I have learned that we as a community need to come together and help those who can’t help themselves. I feel very blessed to attend such a great school as Loyola, and I always want to help those who are less privileged than I am.”

Students raise record funds in fifth annual baby bottle drive

Ignatian conversations: the examen all grown up

From top to bottom: Dr. Ann Hol-mquist, Fr. Wayne Negrete, and Fr. Jerry Hudson

Photos by hunter Johnson

MR. EBINER appears in front of his club bulletin board.

MR. EBINER'S CLASS donated money as part of the baby bottle drive.Photos by taylor Martinez

B8 FEATURE NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Civil War cadets fight in Moore Park battleNine Cubs took up arms in the largest

Civil War reenactment west of the Missis-sippi River at Underwood Farms in Moore Park on the weekend of Nov. 9-10.

Juniors Brogan Feeley, Roland Au and Thomas Glynn; sophomores Kigstuv Buni-kiewitz, Garrett Kageyama, Kevin Quisumb-ing and Ryan Sharpe; and freshman Noah LaBella joined Civil War Reenactment Club moderators Mr. Chris Perkins and Mr. Levi Line, both Social Science teachers, on the front lines. At this specific reenactment, participants depicted the battles of Bull Run, Antietam and Pickett's Charge.

With battles on Saturday and Sunday, the reenactment lasted all weekend. Some students arrived on Friday to help set up camp. They were tasked with setting up tents, chairs, the fire pit and tables.

Mr. Line said, “We constantly try to make camp look authentic. We don’t like to have plastic bags or water bottles lying around. When spectators come in, they want to see soldiers as if it were 1860. This authenticity is called de-farbing. We try to de-farb camp all the time.”

At night, even though the spectators are gone, no one pulls out a computer or a phone. Rather, the re-enactors still try to maintain the camp atmosphere and the historical accuracy. For example, some re-enactors were given a night watch to emulate the tasks of a common soldier.

Kageyama said, “The atmosphere at night is very serious. Everyone sings Civil War songs, and some of us are picked for guard duty. I patrolled from 11 to 12 at night. Pri-marily, I walked around and made sure all the fires were out. I just loved living in the time period.”

According to Mr. Line, Loyola re-enac-tors fought as the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Cadets in the Confederate Army. These soldiers were the youngest soldiers to

fight in the Civil War. Even though the club fights alongside the Confederates, the club certainly does not support Southern rights or slavery. Because the Confederates have many loaner muskets, Loyola soldiers fight with the Confederates to ensure that every-one can shoot and participate in the battle.

As a new unit full of new cadets, Loyola re-enactors are still learning the ropes. Whether fighting in battles or hanging around camp, students need to put a lot of energy into keeping things historically ac-

curate, according to Thomas Glynn.Glynn said, “Everyone is really friendly,

and they are all there to help us. We’re still a beginner club, so many people loan us gear and give us advice on what we should do. No one is really unfriendly; they’re all so helpful.”

Despite their lack of experience, the Loyola students really rose to the occasion. Mr. Line said, “The units have nothing but great things to say about the Loyola kids.

We follow instructions well, and we’re well respected. They have nothing but praise for our boys.”

These reenactments are living history. The focus is not only on the battles but on the whole experience. At these events Abraham Lincoln or Jefferson Davis might be seen walking around. Spectators have the opportunity to take black-and-white pictures of the battles. Both civilians and soldiers build their own camps. Wives in long dresses and aprons get involved by

cooking or helping around camp.Mr. Line said, “The overall impression

is that this is going to be a life-long hobby for the Loyola soldiers. This passion is going to last these kids’ entire lives, and there are so many good things that they take from the reenactment. It gets them away from technology and the video games. In a sense, it takes them away from the stresses of their everyday lives.”

Although many students from various high schools partake in these reenactments, the Loyola soldiers are the only students representing their school and fighting to-gether as a unit.

“The camaraderie that the students have with the other boys in the club is un-matched. They have really grown to respect one another and enjoy each other’s com-pany. The weekend is not necessarily about fighting. It’s about the bonds that are shared throughout those three days that matter,” said Mr. Line.

The next reenactment will be Sunday, Dec. 15 in Temecula. For the re-enactors and the Loyola soldiers, these events are more than a chance to fight and shoot a musket. These events are something for which they are passionate.

“These reenactments are for re-enactors and spectators to spend a day or two days living back in time,” said Mr. Line. “We sim-ply eat up history, from the food we eat to how we live. The major goal of the weekend is just to relive history.”

By RICHARD WINDISCH

Founded in 2002, Loyola’s High School Place-ment Test Program has helped thousands of middle schoolers throughout the surrounding neighborhoods of Loyola. Many of the students tutored in the first few years of the program are now out of college and adults, such as Marc Iniguez.

Mr. Iniguez was back in the same classroom where he was tutored as an eighth grader in 2003. Yet this time, instead of being a student, he was the chaperone for eighth graders from Immaculate Heart Elementary School, where he teaches kindergarteners. Mr. Iniguez said he fondly remembers entering the Loyola campus with his classmates from Sacred Heart in Lin-coln Heights.

Mr. Iniguez said that he was very glad to be a part of the program as a student. “It introduced me to the test and gave me a preview of it, all while helping me improve my score. It’s really helpful, and I think it’s great now for the kids to participate in the program. I have seen my stu-dents’ scores improve as a result of the practice tests and believe that Loyola offers a preview of what a Catholic high school is like.”

The HSPT focuses on testing math and

English concepts. Iniguez said he remembers the English tutoring to be most helpful, including the vocabulary. “The vocabulary is really hard for students, and most elementary schools don’t introduce this to them, so it’s really helpful for them to become acquainted with it.”

High schoolers can often teach the material more efficiently to middle schoolers, Mr. Iniguez said: “The Loyola students were really great and made me want to do better. Watching them teach other students showed me that I could do better as well and later become just like them.”

Having the perspective of an HSPT prep alumnus, Mr. Iniguez compared the current preparation with the one that he received. “There aren’t too many differences. All of the high school students are still really helpful. They’re really informative and answer ques-tions with insightful answers. The small group is really good because it’s more of a one-on-one instead of a big classroom, allowing the kids to stay more engaged.”

As Mr. Iniguez watched the eighth graders learn, he said, “The Loyola students are still teaching at a high caliber. They’re really doing a great job right now, and the students are taking in the material at a rapid pace. Some things don’t change.”

By SPENCER REED

Alumnus chaperones placement test prep

STUDENTS AND MR. INIGUEZ attend one of Mr. Iniguez's HSPT prep ses-sions for math and english.

Photo by RichaRd Windisch

Photo couRtesy of MRs. Lucinda LabeLLa-JessoP

KIGSTUV BUNIKIEWITZ, MR. LEVI LINE, NOAH LABELLA, RYAN SHARPE, ROLAND AU, GARRETT KAGEYAMA, AND THOMAS GLYNN rest in camp after Sunday's battle.

“The weekend is not necessarily about fighting. It’s about the bonds that are shared throughout those three days

that matter."-Mr. Levi Line, club moderator