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A Look BLOOD DRIVE COLLECTS 223 PINTS

GRADE INFLATIONCHALLENGESUS EDUCATION

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By ALEX FLORES

Since the 1970s, the Board of Trustees and Board of Regents have been the two governing powers of Loyola High School; however, the two groups will undergo a monumental change this year as they merge into one cohesive board.

“The ownership and governance of the school runs through the boards, and we have been trying to find the best way for the boards to function,” said the Rev. Greg Goethals, S.J., school president. “We feel that the merger is the best plan.”

When Loyola was founded in 1865, the unofficial Board of Trustees consisted of three Jesuits and then evolved into a board of Jesuits and lay people. As time progressed, lay people replaced the dwindling number of Jesuits on the Board. In the 1960s and 70s, the Rev. Pat Cahalan, S.J., who was then president, established a development council, which was a group of people to advise Fr. Cahalan and aid him in making decisions in the best interests of the school.

“This counsel was a precursor

to the eventual Board of Trustees and Board of Regents,” Fr. Goethals said, “and many people from the advisory council transferred over to the new boards as well.”

The two boards oversaw and helped maintain the mission of the school, gave advice to the school, approved budgets, made sure that the school was fiscally responsible and saw that the school developed in an organized and positive manner.

Moreover, one distinct difference that separated the Board of Trustees from the Board of Regents was the reserved powers of the Trustees. The Trustees were in charge of hiring and evaluating presidents and approving certain expenditures; essentially, they made all the relevant decisions. The Board of Regents, often comprised of experts in numerous fields, had a profound influence on decision-making, but this board could not actually make any decisions.

The reason the Board of Trustees held more power over the Board of Regents was “because the Board of Trustees initially contained a majority of Jesuits,” Fr. Goethals said. With the merger, the same responsibilities of the

boards will be kept, but they will conduct these duties as a single board. By integrating both boards, “the functioning of the boards will be more apparent, accessible and transparent to the school, and there will be greater partnership with those who work at the school and within the board itself,” Fr. Goethals said.

The change is so significant

that Mr. Paul Jordan, assistant principal for student life and director of counseling, wrote a paper about the merger for his Strategic Management class at Loyola Marymount University. Mr. Jordan said, “The problem with the old system was that there was often confusion between the two boards about what their feelings were, so it led to disassociated decision-

making.” To keep Loyola running

smoothly, its governing powers must be operating in a seamless, harmonious fashion. With the new board, “any decisions that need to be made are put out to that board and decided by the one body, so the decision-making process is very linear that way,” said Mr. Jordan.

JUNIOR MATTHEW KOH evades a Servite defender during Tuesday's CIF semifinal game, in which he scored Loyola's only regulation goal. The Varsity Soc-cer Cubs won in a penalty shoot-out and face San Clemente in the CIF Division I Championship Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Warren High School. SPORTS, A12

Hybrid schedule set for 2016

Board of Trustees and Board of Regents to merge

THE BOARD OF REGENTS willl merge with the Board of Trustees as part of a plan to increase efficiency and create a greater partnership between school employees and board members.

By ANDREW WALLENDER

The new seven-period schedule to take effect 2016 will be a hybrid block schedule featuring a combination of 100-minute and 50-minute classes, as well as a longer school day, according to the most recent updates announced by Principal Frank Kozakowski.

Teachers will be able to request whether they would like to teach their classes in a 100-minute segment which meets every other day or a 50-minute segment which meets almost every day and which would be similar to the current schedule.

Mr. Kozakowski said, “This being a hybrid schedule, where it has both traditional and block classes, I think it contains some of the advantages of a block schedule while countering some of the traditional negatives of the block schedule. A full block schedule, I still question.”

The two boards, operating separately for 40 years, will combine in hopes of streamlining the decision-making process.

PHOTO BY TROY DIXON

PHOTO FROM LOYOLA WEBSITE

Ten seniors receive national scholarship nominations

TEN SENIORS were named candidates for national scholarships: John Ferraro, Brandon Kim, Cole Paullin, Paul Legler, Justin Hopkins, Tom Heaney, Michael Karamardian, Chris Kymn, Justin Lee and Daniel McGough (not pictured). The National Merit Scholarship Award Finalists and Presidential Scholars Candidates received their recognitions in February.

Blood drive collects 223 pints

Math students compete in American Math Competition

SENIOR RAMON SISON, junior Matthew Yu, and senior Quentin Casalenuovo show off their bandages from the school's 15th annual blood drive between dance routines during rehearsal for the upcoming spring musical.

A2 NEWS MARCH 6, 2014

By PABLO MUÑOZ

Loyola concluded its 15th an-nual blood drive on Thursday, Feb. 13, in Xavier Center. In total, 223 pints were collected from 157 students and adults, enough blood to save over 670 lives, according to organizer Mr. Chris Walter, direc-tor of student activities.

A number of students, teachers and staff participated in the blood drive, at the encouragement of both students and teachers.

Mr. Walter said, “Junior Bailey Royer was our number-one re-cruiter. He came to me on his own and wanted to help and was the only non-Student-Council mem-ber to help out.”

In addition to Royer, Student Council was also responsible for promoting the event. Even Mr. Stewart Hayes pitched in by dis-tributing T-shirts from years prior.

This event takes place each February through the support of an alumnus active in the Red Cross Organization. The Red Cross funds the event and pro-vides refreshments, in addition to those that Loyola provides, for those students and faculty who donate blood.

Mr. Walter explained the tim-ing of the drive: “It’s kind of a down time for athletics, and so the least number of athletes is affected.”

The timing of the event matters because of the process required

to donate blood safely. Donors must be screened for any possible health concerns, and if they are determined healthy, then they can proceed to donate blood. Imme-diately following donating blood, the donors are kept for at least ten minutes for safety reasons, and then they are treated to nutritious snacks and refreshments.

“We wish we could do more, but it’s a big disruption of the school day,” said Mr. Walter.

However, he said, it is impor-tant to remember the impact the event has on students and the community. “It is good for the stu-dent body to know that giving a little amount of time can save a lot of lives.”

By JUSTIN WANG

Nine seniors were named Na-tional Merit Scholarship Award Finalists, and three seniors were named Presidential Scholars Can-didates in February. Both awards recognize students who have prov-en themselves to be some of the smartest students in the nation.

The National Merit Finalists in-clude seniors Tom Heaney, Justin Hopkins, Michael Karamardian, Brandon Kim, Christopher Kymn, Justin Lee, Paul Legler, Daniel Mc-Gough and Cole Paullin.

Paullin said about his recogni-tion, “It makes me really grateful that I chose to go to Loyola. The teachers and curriculum here real-ly prepared me well for the PSAT.”

According to the National Mer-it Scholarship Corporation, to be awarded as National Merit Schol-

arship Award Finalists, students had to place in the 99.5 percentile nationwide for their PSAT scores. This award was given to about 15,000 students in the country. Be-fore becoming finalists, students had to go through rigorous selec-tions as commended students and semifinalists.

The next step for these finalists is the Merit Scholarship Award. The Merit Scholarship Award is given to 8,000 of these 15,000 stu-dents based on their abilities, skills and accomplishments. Recipients of the Merit Scholarship Award will be notified by mail from March to mid-June. Merit Scholarship Award winners will be rewarded with money based on their scores.

Kim and Hopkins, along with senior John Ferraro, were named Presidential Scholars Candidates for scoring exceptionally well on

either their SAT or ACT scores. “I am honored knowing that I am considered to be in the top 0.05 percent of high school seniors in the country and am excited to have an opportunity to meet President Barack Obama,” said Kim.

In addition to doing well on either the ACT or SAT, recipients of outstanding scholarship can be nominated as Presidential Schol-ars Candidates by being nominated by their Chief State School Officer. According to the U.S. Department of Education, only 141 students receive this award every year. To become a Presidential Scholar, can-didates have to send more informa-tion including essays, self-assess-ments, secondary school reports and transcripts.

Kim said about the application process, “The application process is extremely rigorous. There were

five essays I had to write over the course of two weeks including one that requires submitting a creative photograph and another nominat-ing the teacher that has inspired you the most.”

Recipients of the Presidential Scholar Award are announced in May. The Presidential Scholars then go to Washington, D.C., for a week and receive their medal-lions from President Obama at the White House.

Hopkins was also named as Cal-ifornia’s first alternate for the 52nd annual U.S. Senate Youth Program, set for March in Washington, D.C. To qualify for the program, Hop-kins had to be a member of Student Council, and he had to submit sev-eral extensive essays on political is-sues, among other criteria. If either of the the two delegates chosen is unable to go, Hopkins will step in.

“I was very honored and hum-bled by this recognition for my academic achievements and for my leadership efforts as Student Body President, president of the Peace and Justice Coalition and presi-dent of the Bipartisan Club here at Loyola,” said Hopkins.

Karamardian also received the National Academy of Future Physi-cians and Medical Scientists Award of Excellence. This award is for ac-ademic recognition as an Honoree and Scholar representing Califor-nia. This national recognition is for outstanding grades, leadership po-tential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine or medical science.

“Being recognized for academic merit in the field of science, some-thing I wish to pursue in my future, makes the past four years of hard work worth it,” he said.

By BRANDON VARGAS

While many Cubs caught up on much-needed sleep because of a late start on Wednesday, Feb. 19, others hunched over desks while trying to solve intricate math prob-lems. These students, who took the American Math Competition, had a chance to showcase their math skills on this rigorous exam.

Since 2006, Loyola has annually administered the AMC. This year, 19 classrooms, filled with about 25 students each, were provided for the examination. Freshmen and sophomores participated in the algebra-based AMC 10, while ju-niors and seniors took on the more challenging, pre-calculus-based AMC 12. Students must answer 25 complex problems in a 75- minute period.

According to the Mathematical Association of America, the spon-sor of the AMC, the main purpose of the AMC 10 and 12 is to spur in-terest in mathematics and to devel-op talent through the excitement of solving challenging problems in a timed, multiple-choice format.

Mathematics teacher Mr. Mat-thew Baham, who has organized the AMC on campus the past two years, said he is motivated by the “increased interest from students ready to challenge themselves and compete with other students na-tionwide.”

Math teacher Mr. Allen Martin said the test is not for everyone.

“The AMC is for those honors and AP students willing to rise to the challenge of immersing them-selves in hardcore mathematics," he said. "Experiencing real-life

math solving, creating math and overcoming incredibly difficult problems can bring extraordinary satisfaction.”

Loyola students who participate in the AMC 10/12 have the oppor-tunity to qualify for the next round of the competition, the three-hour-long American Invitational Mathe-matics Examination (AIME), typi-cally held in March or April. Last year’s winners from Loyola include then-sophomores Michael Adia, Cole Geryak and Thomas Syta for the AMC 10 and then-juniors Chris Kymn, Chad Powers and Jus-tin Lee for the AMC 12.

Any student who scores in the top one percent of all competitors on the AMC 10, who scores at least 120 points on the AMC 10, who scores in the top five percent of all competitors on the AMC 12, or who scores at least 100 points on the AMC 12 is invited to take the American Invitational Mathemat-ics Examination (AIME).

After combining the scores of both the AMC and AIME, students have the rare, distinguished oppor-tunity to compete in the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO).

Fresh from taking the AMC, students offered their insights about this difficult test.

Sophomore Luc Daniels de-scribed its most challenging as-pects: “The hardest part of the AMC is knowing that you are tak-ing a test that you may not know all the solutions or ways to solve each problem.”

PHOTO BY JUSTIN WANG

PHOTO BY JUSTIN WANG

A3OPINIONMARCH 6, 2014

MAN ON THE STREET:"What are you giving up for Lent this year?"

Seniors should be able to eat off-campus

By JAMES SABOL

Second semester of senior year presents a unique challenge. Still needing to maintain some semblance of academic normalcy while realizing that school is essentially over, students often slack off too much, to their detriment. To prevent good students from losing college acceptances, allowing second-semester seniors to have lunch off campus could incentivize continued effort and determination and impart improved responsibility by allowing students to manage scarce money and even scarcer time.

Because of the difficulty of checking every GPA or any other sort of metric, the privilege of off-campus lunches would be open to all seniors in the second

semester. However, as it would be a privilege, not a right, that gift of eating lunch off campus would easily be revoked, and not just based on lunchtime offenses. The threat of losing the privilege would not only help the seniors value what it is they gained but also enforce responsibility with concrete consequences.

Allowing off campus lunches would also teach students real world responsibility not found on the close campus of Loyola. Though Z-licious’ prices are expensive, outside restaurants, excluding fast food, often exceed the $4 for a burrito at Loyola. Managing real money, not Cub Cash, prepares seniors for the real world they face when they reach college, separated from their parents and other easily available sources of money. Many

colleges offer similar programs to Cub Cash, but the immediacy of parents in the same city does not quite compare to the isolated college experience.

Off-campus lunch privileges would also force students to manage time more efficiently, since the lunch period is short. As time is short and valuable in the business world, learning to have a quick lunch and get back to school on time can give Loyola seniors valuable experience. Accepting the consequences of not making it back to school on time, probably JUG, can also impart responsibility to seniors about to become college freshman responsible for getting to class on time by themselves since there is no bell.

Off campus lunches would also benefit the relationship Loyola

holds with the surrounding community. By patronizing local restaurants, such as Papa Cristo’s, Dino’s and Conchitas, Loyola seniors would enjoy good food while immersing themselves in the local community. A focal point of the Campus Ministry team, especially with the service involved with the Freshmen Retreat, is becoming more actively involved with the families in need near Loyola. By experiencing for themselves the people whom they have served, seniors can gain valuable perspective that can translate into continued service in college.

Citing safety concerns and accountability, Dean Michael Wood said that allowing a rush of 350 students off campus into a questionable neighborhood for

a such a short amount of time “would mitigate the school’s ability” to account effectively for all the students’ safety and well-being. Dean Wood also said that there were a number of instances involving drugs that prompted the administration to eliminate off-campus lunches.

Though eating lunch off campus has a negative past, the mistakes of a few should not deter present seniors from enjoying their time at Loyola to the fullest. This year, Loyola broke ground and defied its mistakes of the past by reinstituting the forgotten cheerleading program. In the same vein of progression, the Loyola administration should put trust in its seniors, allow them to grow in responsibility and let them eat lunch off campus.

JUDGE JAMES

"I’m going to give up sleeping late for Lent."Leopoldo Magana, '15

"I’m giving up eating bananas for Lent."Ramon Sison, '14

"I’m going to give up being mean to my little sister for Lent."

Brendan McInerny, '15

"I’m going to give up junk food and unhealthy foods for Lent."

David Nguyen, '15

The class of 2014 will not have the luxury of packed lunches and Zlicious Eatz next year at college, so they should have the piriviledge of off-campus dining during second semester to foster their new independence.

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL KARAMARDIAN

By WILL DESERAN

Of all the stresses that plague 21st-century teens, none is greater than the struggle to prepare for college. As students climb the lad-der between freshman and senior years, pressure builds regarding college acceptances. Most students would agree that one of their high-est priorities during high school is to maintain average to above-average grades, given that the grade-point average (GPA) is an important portion of the student’s college application.

However, consistent “round-ing-up” may lead to a devaluing of the GPA system by colleges. If ev-erybody earns an “A,” how will stu-dents be compared? In order for colleges to accurately distinguish students based on their academic competence, grade distribution must be reconsidered on a nation-al scale. Students should be given grades based on their percentile nationally rather than their per-sonal point score in a class.

One possible solution to the issue of distinguishing the truly exceptional students is to nation-alize high school curriculum.

High school curriculum standards should be the same in Connecticut and Florida. Rather than have 50 varying curriculum sets, the fed-eral government might choose to promote a national high school curriculum.

At the end of each year, high school students from across the nation would take standardized subject tests that would determine their grades. This would allow universities to better compare the GPAs of students from varying states. Although some may argue that certain students may be at an advantage or disadvantage based on the quality of their teachers, the issue of teacher competence is one to be addressed at another time.

At this time, grade inflation may be best avoided by the use of standardized subjects tests in order to determine grades. Cur-rent standardized tests, such as AP exams and SAT subject tests, do not accurately evaluate the na-tion as a whole because they are geared towards the top students in the nation. Standardized tests for distributing grades on a national scale should mirror the SAT and ACT by testing on core concepts

that students should learn and un-derstand in the most basic courses.

A July 2012 article in The New York Times regarding standard-ized tests for the state of New York describes the importance of the scores: “Test scores are important because they are objective mea-sures of the schooling outcome.” Because the test is the same for all students, the test provides a more accurate snapshot of how the stu-dent ranks on a national scale.

Last June, Redmond High School in Oregon honored 29 vale-dictorians. How can 29 students all be tied for the top spot in their graduating class? The answer: grade inflation. Students are not earning the grades that they de-serve. A student who really should earn a “B+” is earning an “A.”

Palos Verdes High School pub-lished information regarding the class of 2012. The administra-tion concluded that 18 of their

368 graduating students “earned the distinction of valedictorian at graduation.” That number is near-ly five percent of the graduating class. Did five percent of the class of 2012 all have the highest GPA?

This national trend has led to questions regarding the integrity of the numbers that students re-port as their GPA. Does an A stu-dent from Alabama know as much as an A student from Massachu-setts? The issue is the fact that the number a student reports does not equally correlate to the number that a student from another high school reports. Just because a stu-dent from Loyola has a 3.7 and a student from another high school has a 3.7 does not mean that the students have an equal under-standing of college preparatory material. Thus, standardized test scores should be used more in or-der to compare students on a na-tional as well as a local scale.

Despite the national tendency towards grade inflation, Mr. An-drey Aristov, assistant principal for curriculum and scheduling, stated that Loyola grades are not inflated.

“We have an extraordinarily talented student body and it is nat-ural for our grades to be higher,” Mr. Aristov said. “We do see peri-odic fluctuations where grades go up and down over the long term – right now we seem to be on an up trend – but that doesn’t mean that we have inflation. If we were to continue [on the up trend] for five, ten or fifteen years then I would be concerned.”

Regarding grade inflation, Mr. Aristov also stated, “If everyone at Loyola got straight ‘A’s,’ the univer-sities would not know how to dis-tinguish the truly exceptional kids from everyone else. There needs to be some spreading of the grades in order for them to be valid.”

A4 OPINION MARCH 6, 2014

Grade inflation presents challenge to education system

By ANDREW WORKMAN

In an age of computers and cell phones, the communication landscape seems to expand to new, unique bounds every year. Un-fortunately, technology has also left some older forms of commu-nication behind in the dust: The recently implemented Common Core Curriculum Standards for public schools across the nation do not include the mandatory teaching of cursive writing in el-ementary school.

These changes will most assur-edly guarantee cursive’s death. If this form of writing is lost, we will be losing a cherished art form that has been around longer than the birth of this country.

In today’s society, the efficiency and speed of digital writing have pushed cursive to the brink of extinction. Educators behind the Common Core State Standards have come to the conclusion that since the future of learning and sending information will be en-tirely digital, cursive is on its way to becoming irrelevant and out-dated.

Mr. Stewart Hayes, head of the Information Technology Services Department, said this move away

from cursive is simply another step forward in the evolution of learn-ing. “It’s part of an evolutionary process towards more improved communication, more accurate communication and faster com-munication,” Mr. Hayes said. “We went from feathers and inkwells to pens with inkwells to ball-point pens and now to digital typing.”

The benefits of typing are unde-niable: Typed in-formation is easi-er to read and can be scanned and processed quick-ly, while reading cursive can often times be tedious and difficult to read.

For English teacher Mr. Terry Caldwell, neat cursive should not be a priority among students because “hand-writing disintegrates when a stu-dent goes to college and has to adopt fast note-taking skills.” Even handwritten notes in class are los-ing popularity––many students prefer the less strenuous task of typing easy-to-read notes. For those that do write out their notes, they do so in a usually jumbled

and chaotic print, or use an indi-vidualized hybrid style of cursive and print. It is the rare student who still possesses a disciplined, consistent, readable and, yes, aes-thetically pleasing cursive style of writing.

Cursive penmanship, despite the advantages of typing, is a beau-tiful way to express oneself and an

important legacy to uphold. According to Ms. Cristina

Faulkner, Fine Arts Department chair as well as a teacher of draw-ing and design courses, cursive used to be drilled and perfected at the elementary school level to a point where students not only found a personal pride and form of expression in their writing but also, upon mastering it, a sense of maturation and individuality. She

said, “People took a lot of pride in their handwriting as children, but as you got older, you got to a point where we found it to be expressive. When you type everything, it’s just very anonymous. Cursive is your signature throughout the entirety of your writing.”

Before the advent of the type-writer, American educators, start-

ing in the 19th century, taught the Spencerian form of cursive, the style used for the “Coca-Cola” and “Ford” logos,” for formal com-munication.

B e g i n n i n g early in the 20th century, educa-tors began to

teach printing first followed by cursive in the second and third grades, adopting first the Palmer method followed by the modern day Zaner-Bloser Method and the D’Nealian System of penmanship. While many California school educators still teach cursive in the third grade, they no longer enforce it, causing students to lapse into a lazy print style. Today, some stu-dents write in cursive primarily

for its speed, but few have distin-guished, elegant styles.

An inability to write cursive will also mean an inability to read cursive, so how will students read original documents such as the Declaration of Independence in its free-flowing calligraphy? More-over, cursive holds an emotional value that typing cannot replace. As Ms. Faulkner put it, typing up a love letter will never have the ro-mantic appeal that a cursive letter has. This is one reason why thank you notes and personal notes handwritten in cursive are still considered by many to be more thoughtful and more personal than typed ones.

The Common Core Curricu-lum State Standards deprive young students a form of expression that they could use and impress oth-ers with for the rest of their lives. Typing has its place in school, and nothing will change that in years to come, but cursive should at least be taught in elementary school to give students the option to use it rather than give them no option at all. Nothing can replace the aesthetic appeal of a letter in fluid cursive from a grandparent or a loved one, so this cultural tradi-tion must continue.

{ “It’s part of an evolutionary process towards more improved communication, more accurate

communication and faster communication.”

-Mr. Stewart Hayes

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Ancient art of cursive loses appealFewer and fewer students continue to handwrite their notes and coursework as the next generation of Cubs adopts quicker, easier and more modern forms of communication.

CARTOON BY DUVIT KAKUNEGODA

The academic future of the nation can be seriously hurt, should the unequal weight of grades be allowed to continue.

A5OPINIONMARCH 6, 2014

By JACOB SHORE

Having submitted their col-lege applications and finished their community service, Loyola seniors are now re-dedicating themselves to school for one last vigorous push toward gradua-tion, a push that includes fewer absences, more turned-in home-work and raised GPAs.

“I really want to up my GPA”, said senior Jonathan Cub. “I have a 5.2, and I got accepted early to Harvard, so why wouldn’t I?”

Our teachers, of course, say this academic vigor is always the case. “The seniors, especially in the last few months of their final year,” said math teacher Alger-non “Algy” Brahe, “are exemplary. They’re alert and awake and full of questions. They don’t sleep, text, or even talk with one an-other during class. It’s almost as if they care too much.”

Senior Devin Costa concurred, “I wake up early every morning and get ready for school. I try to get to the school library as early as possible so I can get ahead in readings for my classes. I wait for

hours in anticipation for the first bell to ring. Who would ever want to miss school?” he wondered in-credulously.

Now for the statistics: since the start of the second semester in February, 100 percent of home-work assignments for seniors have been turned in, while ab-sences have stagnated at a whop-ping 0 percent. In addition, 4 out of every 5 seniors are currently contemplating going to school on senior ditch day rather than visit-ing Disneyland.

“I’m bummed if I don’t get a lot of homework,” complained se-nior Bernard Crocker. “This is the time when I really want to work hard. Heck, I have plenty of time now that I’ve done all my college applications!”

Joe Bro, captain of the basket-ball team, who has already com-mitted to a USC fraternity, and a famous student for having a “GPA worth two free-throw shots,” said that this semester is the one where he puts it all on the line. Bro stat-ed, “I need to practice and work hard so I can be ready for college classes. How else am I going to

ball up in Economics 101 if I don’t master logarithms in Pre-Calc?”

All the hard work, of course, leads to a better attitude in school and at home. Mom of senior Jon-athan Cub agreed: “Ever since Christmas break my son has been a joy to be around. Every day is better than the next. He’s happy, helpful—I have to beg him to stop helping me around the house and go out and have fun! He always refuses, though!”

Surmising the overall mind-set of the Loyola seniors during their last semester of high school, senior James Dale said, “I re-ally don’t want this year to end. I want to keep working hard in high school and living under my parents’ roof. It’s already March, but I guess time flies when you’re working hard!”

Seniors 're-focus' on schoolwork as they approach graduation

ON THE SHORE

STAFF EDITORIAL

Today marks the deadline for freshmen, sophomores and juniors to register for their next year’s classes. A responsibil-ity that seniors finally do not have to stress over, registering for classes can set the tone for an underclassman's next year in high school. This should serve as a warning to students reg-istering for classes next year, especially freshman: think for yourself, do not hop on the AP/honors bandwagon and be careful in taking honors or AP classes just to bolster your high school GPA.

Juniors already know what registering for classes can mean for their last year of high school. Depending on the student, the difficulty of a Cub's future workload could be significantly altered, depending on how he wants to enjoy his senior year.

The difference between easy classes to coast through and the more difficult college level courses could make or break a student's year. Be wise in your choice of the number of honors and AP classes you want to take

next year; just because all your classmates are trying to fill their entire schedule with advanced courses does not mean you, nor they, should.

Think in terms of what would be the best schedule for you. The time of course work done outside of school only increases with difficulty of the schedule, leaving little to no time for extracurricular activi-ties. There's much on the line for this class of 2015 as they enter the next year, and an un-manageable schedule is one fac-tor that could be easily avoided.

Sophomores understand now the amount of time and ef-fort needed to take an honors or AP level course, especially those enrolled in the maximum number available this year. The ability to perform well in these higher level courses varies from student to student, and the class of 2016 should have a good feel for how they will perform in the various classes available to them for their next year at Loyola.

Some may choose to be chal-lenged and be worked; others

may opt for an slower and more relaxed pace. This decision can significantly set the tone not only for next year but for that student's remaining high school career.

Freshmen, beware the classes that you are consider-ing for next year. The classes of freshman year are significantly easier from the classes open to sophomores, juniors and se-niors, both in terms of course difficulty and of structure. Those looking for a true chal-lenge are certainly encouraged to take the all of the most dif-ficult classes available to them, given that their schedule al-lows; however, to those look-ing to boost their GPA's and get ahead of the curve, be careful not to be the fool at the end of the semester who thought that they could coast through their sophomore classes like they did through their freshman classes. Think for yourself, and do not let your classmates’ course deci-sions influence your own. You will pay the consequences.

Caveat discipulusLet the student beware:

next year could be a scare

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Loyola students are very lucky. College is shaping up to be the best experience of my life, and I think I owe a large part of that to LHS. Obviously, not everyone’s college experience is the same as mine at LMU, but here’s my two cents about what you can do to make your college experience better. Taking AP Economics is a must if you plan to major in Business or Finance. I received nine credit hours for taking that class (that’s a lot), and Mr. Held can’t be beat. On the flip side, AP Econ was my only AP class, and I am perfectly ok with that. I think my balance of academic and social time was excellent, and I enjoyed the hell out of senior year. You should, too.

If you haven’t already done so, learn to do things like get your-self out of bed in the morning, do laundry, take your temperature, and drive before you get to col-lege. As if you haven’t been told enough, Mom and Dad aren’t go-ing to do it for you in college.

My roommate Adrian is the best. He’s from San Jose, and we are known as the married couple

of the dorm because we argue about anything and everything, but it’s all in good spirits. Your roommate relationship is obvi-ously going to be important, so just remember to be respectful.

Travel. I’ve gone to Mexico and Houston so far this year, and they were incredible experiences. Take advantage of the opportunities on campus to expand your horizons.

I recommend getting a job on campus. It’s a great opportu-nity to build the resume and earn some spending money. I take the maximum number of credit hours available and work about 40 hours a week at 4 jobs, but I don’t get to go out with friends as often as I’d like. Again, balance.

Be social. Join clubs, service organizations, a fraternity or a so-rority. Go to parties. Just don’t be the guy that gets alcohol poi-soning on Orientation Weekend and gets his admission revoked (actually happened). As long as you have a healthy balance of aca-demic and social time, then you should have a blast. Go Cubs!

DISPATCH FROM THE COLLEGE FRONT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT

By NICHOLAS SALINAS

The Counseling Department is welcoming back over 45 different speak-ers, mostly Loyola alumni, for its annual Career Day tomorrow, March 7.

Rather than attend classes, juniors will hear a va-riety of speakers from divergent fields of study.

“Career Day is an opportunity for juniors to hear from different speakers in different industries and get an idea of what those careers are about,” said Counseling Administrative Assistant Melinda Wiggins.

Industries represented are based upon the PLAN standardized test taken during sophomore year. The test asks about possible ca-reer interests. Based upon students’ responses, the counselors are able to identify the fields represented by speakers on Career Day.

Assistant Principal Ricardo Pedroarias said, “Career Day is an opportunity for students to see different career fields, to gener-ate further interest in what they might already be interested in but also to find a particular field of study that they weren’t interested in.”

Speakers’ fields of work range from marine biology to fi-nance and landscape architecture to software engineering. Each guest will enlighten interested students about his or her path to success through high school, college and after college.

Junior Brian Mutetikka said, “I’m looking forward to the marine biology speaker.” Mutetikka said he hopes Career Day will help him see if he wants to pursue marine biology or look into a different field.

Juniors learn from professionals through Career Day

By JOHN BRUNNER

Nearly 600 moms and their sons took part in the annual Mother-Son Mass and Brunch on Sunday, March 2, in Xavier Center.

According to Ms. Karin Chamberlain, Director of Events, tickets were purchased quickly, and the event sold out. “It was a great turnout, and it definitely showed the interest in the event,” said Ms. Chamberlain.

The brunch was hosted by Mr. Matthew Schaef-fer, Director of Campus Ministry, and Dr. Evelyn Jimenez, Assistant Director of Campus Minis-try. Mrs. Tamara Bland and Mrs. Helene Dameris, co-chairs of Communion brunches, worked with Mr. Schaeffer and Dr. Jimenez to put on the event.

Mrs. Dameris said, “It is an honor to be involved in this long-standing event that brings mothers and sons together spiritually. I am glad to have given them the opportunity to spend the morning together at Loyola.”

The event included a mass celebrated by the Rev. Gregory Goethals, S.J., followed by a brunch prepared by Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop. There was also an opportunity for mothers to take pictures with their sons.

Dr. Jimenez served as the coordinator for the brunch. She said, “My favorite part of being involved with the celebration was hearing mothers express their joy to spend time with their sons.” She said she hopes students enjoyed coming together with their mothers to share Eucharist and conversation.

Students from Mr. Schaeffer’s Liturgy class as-sisted with the music by acting as choir mem-bers for the celebration. The liturgy class also helped in the preparation of the mass by work-ing with Mr. Shaeffer to select readings and music.

A main goal of the event is to allow mothers and their sons to share meaningful time. “I love being a part of a non-money-making event that takes place with my son in a spiritual environment,” said Mrs. Bland.

Senior Evan Lewis said, “Going to this event and sharing this experience with my mother was some-thing I really wanted to do before I graduated.”

“I would hope that with the busy schedules the boys and moms have on a weekly basis that the brunch gave them the chance to take a deep breath and en-joy a peaceful morning together,” said Mrs. Dameris.

Mothers and sons gather for annual communion and brunch

DANIEL PEREZCLASS OF 2013

By DYLAN JUAREZ

Pre-registration for all re-turning students must be com-pleted by 9 p.m. today, March 6.

Any student who fails to meet this deadline will elimi-nate himself from consideration for all honors and AP courses next year, according to Assis-tant Principal for Curriculum and Scheduling Andrey Aristov.

Students pre-register online for courses through Naviance. Before pre-registering, more-over, students met with counsel-ors and representatives of each academic department during homeroom meetings last week.

Mr. Paul Jordan, assistant prin-

cipal for student life and director of counseling at said, “The con-sultation between the counselor and the student is extremely im-portant. The counselor comes into play in your decision-making by guiding the students in the right direction to what is real-istic and manageable. They are essentially the voice of reason.”

Mr. Aristov said, “The best peo-ple to talk to to discuss any of the particulars about specific courses if need be for next year are your coun-selors; they help you distinguish between classes you are really go-ing to be successful in and the ones that you are just a part of because your friends are in it or because you like a teacher. They provide deeper

meaning to your decision-making.”In addition to meetings with

counselors, students should also consult with their teachers and parents about courses. Regarding parent involvement, Mr. Paul Jor-dan said, “Parents should definitely be looking at the schedules. They know their sons the best of any-body in the decision-making pro-cess and will help guide them on what they are actually able to do.”

New course options for next year include Mandarin II and AP Physics I, according to Mr. Aristov. Information about all courses can be found in the on-line Course Catalogue on the

the Academics tab of the school’s website.

Pre-registration closes tonightSCHEDULING

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Perhaps one of the most controversial changes is the longer school day. Accord-ing to Mr. Kozakowski, the most recent version of the bell schedule would have classes Monday through Thursday start at 8:05 a.m. and end at 2:40 p.m.. On Friday classes would meet until 1:42 p.m., and the school day would include a lunch period.

Even with the longer school days, teachers would lose about 45 in-structional minutes every month be-cause of the additional seventh period.

“Teachers will need to prioritize what they need to accomplish, but they also will be meeting students with a greater frequency, so

it’s kind of a balance,” Mr. Kozakowski said.The new schedule calls for teachers

to re-think the way they present curricu-lum, said mathematics teacher Mr. Al-len Martin. He added that not every class will be suited for a block schedule format but for some classes the format is ideal.

“As you go up in the level of difficulty, students get more use out of longer class times,” Mr. Martin said. “The calculus guys could go a couple hours no problem at all, the stats guys a couple of hours no problem at all. But the lower level classes I would probably choose not to use the block schedule. And that is by choice.”

Students will have two separate 7-pe-riod schedules which alternate about ev-

ery other day. The arrangement will be similar to rotating block schedules which are in place at other local schools such as Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks.

Mr. Kozakowski also said that he has been in contact with South Pauld-ing High School in Georgia, a school which has a schedule nearly identical to the one which Loyola will be adopting.

Critical opinion about block sched-ules remains mixed, some pundits argu-ing that it allows for teachers to use more creative teaching methods but others ar-guing that it causes students to lose focus.

A 1998 study by The College Board found that students who were in year-long classes which met for over 60 min-

utes performed observably better on Advanced Placement exams than those who were in traditional length classes.

Another study, however, found that stu-dents who participated in block scheduling over a three-year period performed “sig-nificantly below” their classmates when it came to mathematics. The study was pub-lished in 1997 in the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ Newsletter.

“I think that trying to measure the success of the new schedule will be one of the chal-lenges that we face. It’s one of the things that I’ve been talking to other principals about.”

More updates about the new sched-ule will be announced by Mr. Ko-zakowski in coming months.

Schedule changes include block period option

1 The average hockey player exerts 1,600 kPa of pressure on the ice, causing a thin film of liquid water to appear between the

ice and skate. This is what enables the player to glide on the ice. 2 A hockey player utilizes gravity when he pushes his skate

downward against the ice, propelling himself across the court. 3 The classic slap shot requires players to twist and bend forward

in order increase momentum that can be tranfsered onto the puck in the form of kinetic energy. 4 To maximize the speed of the

hockey puck, players need to bend the blades of their sticks before impact, causing elastic potential energy to transfer to kinetic

energy.

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By NICOLAUS JAKOWEC

As the Semi-final Olympic Hockey round sets off between the United States and Canada, two of the world’s most formidable hockey players oppose one another in the rink; they are armed with pads, sticks, and physics. Sidney Crosby is the forward for the Canada Men’s Hockey team, 2009 Stanley Cup winner; 2010 Winter Olympics gold medalist; and now, 2014 Winter Olympics gold medalist. Jonathan Quick is the starting goalie for the U.S. Men’s Hockey team, recipient of the 2012 Best NHL Player ESPY Award, and 2010 Winter Olympics silver medalist. Crosby slaps the puck to a lightning fast 90mph (145km/hr), only to be deflected by the impenetrable “butterfly” technique of Quick.

Racing over to the predicted position of the puck, Crosby lifts the 6 oz. disc of vulcanized rubber with the blade of his stick and launches it towards the goal until the puck collides with the elbow pad of the aptly named Quick. This 3-second spectacle of nail-biting action displays not only the volcanic skill of two Olympic athletes but also the dignified

foothold of physics in hockey. Although hockey fans galvanize

the sport for its awesome goals and unpredictable plays, the sport of hockey—as with all sports—is orchestrated by scientific principles that add a realm of inspiration to this miracle on ice.

Invented more than 3000 years ago in Northern Europe, skating has been a spectacle of jubilation and wonder for all to enjoy; but the splendor of skating would be nil if it were not for the unique chemistry of water. The most important chemical for sustaining life, water melts when it undergoes pressure. According to Alain Haché—assistant professor of physics at the Université de Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada—“a 90-kg [198-lb] hockey player standing on two skates [with a total surface area of 6cm2] would therefore create only 1,460 kPa of pressure.” When such pressure is applied, a micrometer thin film of liquid water forms between the edge of the skate and the ice, enabling the skater to “glide” on the surface.

However, even without pressure melting, ice maintains a “wet layer of quasi-fluid water to temperatures as low as -250 degrees Celsius.” The

reason for ice’s “slipperiness” in the absence of melting is the layering of sheets of water molecules bonded together in crystal geometry. The water molecules are strongly bonded to neighboring molecules on the same layer and weakly bonded to molecules below their layer. In other words, imagine placing a sheet of saran-wrap on a polished wooden floor; as you slide your feet on the saran-wrap across the floor, the sheet grips and “rolls” under your feet. As Alain Haché likes to say, “were it not for the ice’s ‘wet’ layer, playing hockey on ice would be just as hard as trying to skate on a sheet of plastic.”

With this slipperiness, ice produces a very low coefficient of friction, which is a measure of the resistance to motion when two surfaces slide against each other. To illustrate this property, let’s use Crosby’s hit of the puck: as the puck moves along the horizontal surface of the ice, gravity produces the downward force of weight, which is measured by mg or the object’s mass (m) multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity (g = 9.8 m/s2). These variables act in the game through Newton’s Second Law, F=ma, which states that as the

force acting on an object increases, its acceleration increases; when the mass of the object increases, its acceleration increases. The best hockey players such as Crosby can predict the position of the puck by understanding this basic law of physics.

Anyone who knows the weight and feel of a puck does not want one thrown at them, let alone at 90 miles per hour from 10 feet away. Invented by Bun Cook of the New York Rangers in the 1930s, the slap shot “is a violent collision between the stick and the puck.” The key to this terrifying move is the combination of linear momentum (straight-line motion) and angular momentum (rotational motion), given by the equations p=mv and L =Iw, respectively. The focus of the slap shot is the angular momentum, L, in which I is the moment of inertia and w is the angular velocity. “The puck speed is proportional to the spinning of the player,” Haché says. “Second, the larger I is, the faster the shot, and this is where technique comes into play.” When players make a slap shot, they shift their body in such a way that they reinforce their momentum and give the puck

more kinetic energy. This is why your see Crosby twist his body and bend forward right when he hits the puck. For maximum power, the blade of the stick bends just before hitting the puck, transferring its elastic potential energy into kinetic energy. “The stick in this scenario may be idealized as a spring between the player and the puck,” Haché says.

While complex equations dominate the mechanisms of hockey, Haché assures us that “when players shoot they don’t think about equations and physics, they simply know from experience” how the play will turn out. Hockey is not reserved for star players; it is something for everyone to enjoy at any time, watching with their own eyes as miracles of jaw-dropping astonishment unfold on the rink. The sport of hockey shares with all people the suspended amazement of walking on water, and hearing the scratching sound of sharpened blades on crisp ice. Not unlike science, “hockey may be fun to watch and study,” Alain Haché says, “but it’s even more fun to play.”

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By ANDREW WALLENDER

At three years old, before most kids had learned how to count, freshman Justin Morris was playing baseball. As with any sport learned that early, Morris grew a special devotion to the sport.

“I used to play a lot of sports while I was young, but baseball just stood out from all of them, and I stuck with it,” Morris said.

And this past winter, that devotion to the sport took Morris on a journey 8,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean to Australia where he represented the United States and the Cincinnati Reds in the Goodwill Series of Baseball. Morris was recommended to the organization by retired Major League Baseball player Carl Nichols.

The Goodwill Series of Baseball, an organization founded by real estate developer Bob Williams, brings together teenagers from across the United States to play baseball in Australia, China and Japan. According to Mr. Williams, more than 8,000 youth have participated in the Goodwill Series of Baseball since its founding in 1983, and hundreds of those have gone on to play professionally.

“The main purpose is to establish a competitive series of 12 games in 15 days and put the players into an atmosphere like college or professional baseball so they have an idea of what they need to do to get better,” Mr. Williams said.

Morris’ team, the Cincinnati Reds, was coached by professional baseball players J.R. Reynolds and Cliff Wren. The team included players from Seattle, Boston, Florida, Georgia, Texas and California, according to Mr. Williams.

During the 15-day trip, participants visited Adelaide and Perth, staying with the families of the Australian baseball players they were competing against, players who play on the state baseball teams.

Mr. Williams said, “We play the best in Australia. We don’t play the club-type teams; we play the state teams. And that’s a big difference. We’ll be playing the best 18

players in the entire state.”Staying with host families gave Morris an

opportunity to experience Australian culture and gain life-long friends. The homestay stretched across Christmas and New Year’s, which, according to Morris, helped him feel a deep connection to the people with whom he stayed.

“We did a lot of different stuff,” Morris

said, “but I did more stuff in Adelaide. I went and saw kangaroos and koala bears and different animals there at the wildlife park.”

Morris, who plays on Loyola’s Freshman Baseball team, said he hopes to continue his baseball career into college and possibly professionally.

“Justin is a very talented baseball player with a lot of raw athleticism,” said Mr. Tom

Peck, Justin’s coach on the Freshman Baseball team. “We look for a lot of good things from him this year. He has great speed, and he makes good contact with a lot of power, which makes him the ideal leadoff hitter for us. He has a strong arm, and we plan to utilize him in the outfield.”

Freshman Justin Morris travels to Australia to compete in Goodwill Series of Baseball

PHOTO COURTESY OF MRS. JOANNE MORRIS

FRESHMAN JUSTIN MORRIS steps up to the plate as a member of the Cincinnati Reds team participating in the Goodwill Series of Baseball in Australia. In Australian cities Adelaide and Perth, the team played against Australian state baseball teams.

JV Basketball looks back on season as learning experience

By ARMEN DEIRMENJIAN

The Loyola JV Basketball team finished the regular season with 9 wins and 17 losses, including 3 wins and 9 losses in the Mission League. In addition to league play, the team participated in the Morningside Tournament, Long Beach Millikan Tournament and the Los Alamitos

Tournament. The team did not finish with

the record they hoped, but players still held a positive attitude at the end of the season. “Although the season was rough, we were able to gain the essential experiences and to learn how to play as a team,” sophomore Ryan Morrison said.

“It was a tough season for

the team,” Coach Douglass Brown said. “We have a young team that will strengthen our basketball program in the future.”

Even though the players barely knew each other at the beginning of the season, they built a strong camaraderie both on and off the court.

Sophomore Justin Chung said, “We struggled through the year with the combination of many freshmen and sophomores, and we learned that without team chemistry, this team doesn’t mean anything.” Through hard work the team continued to improve over the season, according to Chung.

“Development was hard since the team has completely different personnel from last year,” Morrison said, “but we came together and ultimately learned to play as a team.” Players generally agreed that the season was a rewarding experience.

Chung and Morrison said they are thankful for the leadership of Coach Brown and Coach Thomas Pichotta. Both sophomores said that the coaches have prepared them well for varsity.

All of the players said that they felt fortunate to be part of the prestigious Loyola basketball program. They played hard from the beginning of the season until the end. As the season progressed, players focused on improving team chemistry and individual skills. Morrison said he is confident that this season’s result will fuel the team’s motivation to come “blazing for next year.”

By HENRY HAWLEY

The JV Cubs clawed their way through their last games, capping off another successful season and winning the league title. They completely dominated their opponents throughout the season, including 3 shutout wins against Crespi, Harvard Westlake, and Alemany to end the season.

The Mission League Champions finished 20-2-2 with a perfect 12-0 league record, but the wins and (scarce) losses are just the surface of the team’s experiences this year.

The Cubs’ biggest success was creating team chemistry, an important task since the beginning, and using their strong relationship to their advantage.

Vince DeSantis, a sophomore backer, had this to say about chemistry: “Chemistry is critical for all teams because of being able to know how your teammates play and where they will be on the field. Chemistry really helped us keep control of the ball and find the open player on the field.”

Clearly, the chemistry helped their offensive game. The Cubs were relentless throughout the season, scoring forty-seven total goals. This sound attack was complemented with their unstoppable defense, which allowed a total of only eleven opponent goals.

However, it wouldn’t be a truly successful season without the good

and fun memories being made.“Going 12-0 in league was

special, but off the field there was never a point where we weren’t having a good time,” said DeSantis. “We had a good balance between hard work and time to relax. We knew when to put in the work when it counted and when we could have fun, joke around with the coaches, and build the bonds.”

Most importantly, this year of soccer has prepared all the players for moving up to varsity next year.

“The jump from JV to varsity is huge, but this great year helped us as individuals and as a team in skill and tactics,” DeSantis said. “There is a lot of work to be done before next year, but this year helped us make giant strides in our soccer abilities, which will help each one of us during next year’s tryouts.

With the level of talent and competition on varsity, these JV players have huge cleats to fill, but the improvements made this year have given the Cubs the skills required to be fully ready next year.

JV Soccer became a strong force on the field, while still keeping tension light and becoming a true team off the field as well. Their success could be measured by wins and losses, but these experiences will carry them forward to new challenges and new opportunities at the varsity level.

FRESHMAN KYLE REECE takes a shot over a Notre Dame defender. PHOTO BY JEROD ADAMS

JV Soccer wins league title undefeated

A10 SPORTS MARCH 6, 2014

Lacrosse brings in new talent with high expectations By WILLIAM MINCK

The Varsity Lacrosse team launched its 2014 season on March 5, against Culver City High School. The following game will be held at home against Peninsula High School on Saturday, March 8.

Head Coach Seth Cohen said his team’s goals are “to win the Mission League, win Los Angeles, and win CIF. Also, our number-one goal every year is for the players to have fun.”

Sophomore Max Neblina, a second-year player, said, “The team this year has four incredible freshman that are going to have a positive impact on the team. We have a fully returned offense that has improved a lot since last season.”

Additions to the team include four freshman: Ryder Mora, Nick Mohler, Emmet Riley and Joe Theuer.

Coach Cohen said, “We've got a really strong freshman class this year in addition to players that have been playing lacrosse at a high school level for a long time.

We kept four players on Varsity from the freshman class. That's twice as many as last year.”

The new players from the sophomore class include Tommy Riley and Michael Lira. Riley is a skilled defenseman who will fit well into the starting line. Lira is a fast and agile midfielder who will build up the strength of the team’s offense.

Five juniors--Troy Dixon, Jack Dixon, Connor Niemann, Will Marcussen and Joe Crowley--moved up from last year's Junior Varisty team.

The most challenging teams the Cubs will face this year are Palos Verdes, Crespi Carmelite and Harvard-Westlake, according to Sean Smith, a second-year starter. The team will be facing these teams in rematches after losing to each of them in close games last year.

Thomas Steinke, a senior who is a starting defenseman and captain, said, “In this week’s game we will be able to see new competition and get a feel for where we are at as a team.”

This year’s Varsity Lacrosse

team captains include seniors Max Meyer, Thomas Steinke, Johnny Brady and Colby Smith. Steinke said, “We [the team] have worked our tails off for the past three months and are mentally and physically prepared for battle.”

The team captains have taken the leadership role very seriously in order to get the team prepared for the season. Johnny Brady, a senior captain, said, “I think we have a lot of leaders on the team. Some of us lead by talking and helping, while others lead more by example. Both types of leaders are valuable components to our team's unity and success.”

Coming into this season, the team faced big holes in the roster to fill because of the loss of four starters who graduated and contriubted significantly to the team: Cooper Perkins at goalie, Charlie Reinhart on defense, Sean Gard on defense and Alex Alvarado at attack. Coach Cohen is confident that the new and experienced varsity players will be able to fill in the big shoes that the graduating seniors left behind.

By JAMES SIMS

Before players on the golf teams begin their seasons, they have to participate in the Juggernaut Jumble, a two-day preseason intrasquad scrimmage. In this scrimmage, one varsity golfer pairs up with a JV golfer. Each person in the pair plays one nine-hole round while his partner caddies. One golfer plays on the first day, and his partner plays on the second day, and the team with the lowest score in relation to par wins.

The first day of the jumble occurred Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Wilshire Country Club. Sophomore Quinn McGinley shot the lowest

score of the day, a 36, one over par. His team led the field by three strokes after the first round.

The final nine holes were played at Griffith Park’s Harding Course on Thursday, Feb. 20. McGinley’s partner, junior Tino Cuccinello, shot a 40, finishing three over par. The team of McGinley and Cuccinello finished with a combined score of 76, a score just enough to edge out by two strokes the team of juniors Bryant Falconello and Bowen Bailey.

Other teams in the Jumble said they had fun at the event. Ninth-grader Stephen Brown, who plays varsity, said, “I enjoyed it, and it was a lot of fun playing. I’m ready to take on this season after I got a true feel

for the game.” Varsity Golf Coach Robb Gorr

described the Juggernaut Jumble as “an event designed to highlight the importance of working together to enhance chances of success. The Loyola Golf program emphasizes a team-first approach and rewards those individuals who seek to be good teammates by being committed, being positive and challenging each other to get better every day.”

Coach Gorr also said he looks forward to a successful season with the Loyola Golf Team.

By JUSTIN CHUNG

The Freshman Basketball team, led by Head Coach Ryan Abramowitz and Assistant Coach Chris Pelch, finished the season with a record of 6-6 in Mission League and 15-10 overall. While the Cubs finished in fourth place in league play, Harvard-Westlake’s Wolverines topped the standings with an undefeated 12-0 record.

Intense practices throughout the season led to the team’s improvement. Coach Abramowitz said, “We improved at taking care of the ball, and our shot selection also got much better. This is a close-knit group that really trusted each other.”

Players also said they grew individually and as a team. Guard Chukqueloka Oti said, “My freshman basketball experience was great. I got to play some of the best basketball schools in the country, and fighting along my teammates until the end made it even more memorable. My coach, Ryan Abramowitz, did a great job handling the team and fought

his hardest to get us ready for not just JV basketball but, for some players, even varsity.”

Oti continued, “Freshman basketball is not junior varsity and definitely not varisty, but it teaches you many lessons about the game of basketball. Basketball isn’t just about the flashy passes or the tomahawk slams, but it is about mental and physical toughness. Being mentally tough is constantly talking to your teammates, as it lets your teammates know that you have their backs and you are working hard.”

Forward Austin Stone said that being on the team helped him in his freshman year. Stone said, “From the coaching staff to the unity of our team, it made me feel more welcomed my freshman year as a Cub. I felt very fortunate to be a part of one of the most prominent basketball programs in the country.”

Coach Abramowitz said the team accomplished both of its two goals this season--to have fun and play hard.

Freshman basketball finishes season with positive attitude

Golf begins season with Jumble

JUNIOR TROY DIXON defends against a fellow varisty platyer in apractice. The cubs begin their season on March 5 against Culver City.

“I felt very fortunate to be a part of one of the most promi-nent basketball programs in the country.”

— AUSTIN STONE

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PHOTO COURTESY OF JOE WALKER

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Expectations set high for season, league play

Soccer senior Mehl pushes Cubs towards CIF goal

VARSITY BASEBALL

By RYAN TAHMASSEBI

The 2014 Varsity Baseball season begins Tuesday, March 18, when the Cubs take on Chaminade at home. The Cubs, coming off a CIF semifinal loss last season versus Huntington Beach Marina, look to start the season strong.

Led by new Head Coach Michael Cordero, the team is currently ranked fourth in the Southern Section Division 1, according to the LA Times.

The team has high expectations for the upcoming season. Sophomore pitcher Derek Marshall said, “We want to win the Mission League championship and, hopefully, a CIF title. We want to take each game inning by inning and give 110% effort at all times.”

Senior pitcher Julian Gonzalez shares this same belief, saying, “We are after the ring, baby!”

The team has been working to prepare for the upcoming season despite some obstacles. According to Assistant Coach Roger Stewart, “We are always at a disadvantage relative to field space availability, but we spend a lot of time on the road and spend weekends getting game ready.”

Senior infielder Cole Malloy added,

“We prepare by doing six o’clock lifts and practicing and working hard overall every day.”

Winning the championship will be a tough task with teams such as first-ranked Huntington Beach and second-ranked Harvard-Westlake on the schedule. However, the Cubs said they believe they have what it takes to overcome these obstacles and win the championship this year. Marshall said that the Cubs’ “ability to be very detailed in the way we play” sets Loyola apart from the competition.

Coach Stewart also said that Loyola has what it takes to win. “We play in a really tough league,” he said. “Everyone works hard, everyone has talent, but the same things that set Loyola apart as a school, set our baseball team apart from the rest of the teams. We have the hardest working and most determined players in the league.”

Although the first league game is on Tuesday, March 18, the Cubs will take part in the Moorpark and Easton tournaments, which began on Saturday, March 1. The team aims to succeed in these tournaments to build some momentum for the regular season.

By BRANDON POSIVAK

Timothy Mehl, the Varsity Soccer team’s starting center back, stands at midfield, silhouetted against the backdrop of Loyola High School, looking to the horizon with a determination in his eyes that will be satisfied only with a victory.

At 6’1” 160 lb., senior Timothy Mehl looks to maintain Cub soccer’s impressive undefeated record and playoff run with a win in the upcoming CIF final game against San Clemente on March 8.

“Our goal each year is to win one game at a time and claim the CIF trophy in the end. We lost in the semi-finals the past two years, and that feeling drives us to our goal,” said Mehl.

Mehl has been on varsity since his sophomore year, and he has helped lead the team to two CIF semi-final appearances. Loyola lost the CIF semi-final game last year, 1-0, to Servite. Mehl said the entire game was a defensive struggle, and Servite scored with less than a minute left in extra time. Two years ago Loyola lost to Long Beach Millikan in the CIF semi-finals in a heartbreaking series of penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie in regulation. This year the Cubs have made it to the CIF final game against San Clemente, hoping to continue their

undefeated season and claim the CIF title. In the semifinal game against Servite, after a 1-1 tie in regulation, the Cubs defeated Servite in penalty kicks by a score of 11-10.

One of Mehl’s teammates, junior Colin Valdivia, said, “The time that Timmy stood out the most to me was in the Bellarmine Tournament in San Jose. Not only did he put forth a great defensive effort, but also he scored some goals for us. He helped carry us through that tournament, and he was named the tournament MVP.”

Mehl was named MVP of the Bellarmine Tournament and of the South Torrance Tournament.

Another one of Mehl’s teammates, junior Matt Friedman, said, “In the CIF semi-final game against Santa Margarita, Timmy scored the first goal of the game on a volley. We had the momentum that carried us through the game and to the CIF semi-finals.”

Head Coach Chris Walter praised his center back. “In the South Torrance Tournament, Timothy Mehl helped us to get four shutouts out of five games,” he said. “We only gave up one goal in the tournament. Timothy also scored one goal and had an assist from his center defender position. He scored two penalty kick goals in our two shootout

victories.” As for the Bellarmine

Tournament, Coach Walter said, “We played four games and only gave up three goals and had two shutouts. Mehl was actually hurt and out of the game when two of the three goals were scored. In this tournament he scored a goal and made two penalty kicks in our shootout victories.”

On the subject of Mehl’s collectedness on the field, junior

Colin Valdivia said, “When Timmy has the ball at his feet, he takes over. He always has a cool head on the field and plays with the flow of the game. He doesn’t let any outside distractions get to him.”

Junior Matt friedman said, “Timmy is confident with the ball, and he never rushes a pass or shot. Although he is not rushed, he is quick with the ball. Whenever he is pressured by a

defender, he stays calm and gets the ball where it needs to go.”

Throughout his years as a Loyola Cub, Timothy Mehl has contributed to the soccer team’s success. After finishing the past two seasons with two heartbreaking CIF semifinal losses, Mehl is a big reason that this year’s team is undefeated and has passed the semifinals to reach the CIF finals.

PHOTO BY TROY DIXON

SENIOR TIMOTHY MEHL dribbles down the field during the CIF semifinals against Servite. The Cubs won the game after 19 consecutive penalty kicks, of which Mehl made Loyola's first.

By CHRIS VILLEGAS

This year’s Loyola Varsity Volleyball season opens with a game against Notre Dame Thursday, March 6, at Notre Dame High School. Led by Head Coach Michael Boehle in his sixteenth season at Loyola, the Cubs hope to repeat last season’s 12-0 Mission League record and to improve upon their loss to Huntington Beach High School in CIF Finals.

Coach Boehle said he has always had high expectations for the team. He not only expects players to succeed on the court, but he also wants them to grow as a team. “My expectation every year with any team that I’ve got is to always take the individuals that I’ve got, mold them to communicate, respect one another, and turn them into one,” he said.

The Cubs have been practicing every weekday since Wednesday, Feb. 12, preparing themselves for the upcoming season. Senior outside hitter Hayden Boehle said, “The goals for this year are to keep getting better every day and work on the little things in practice.”

At practice, the team has mainly focused on fundamentals. Coach Boehle said, “Right now we’re working on the little things, and that is passing and serving. If you can do both

of those things in our sport, you’re going to have some success.”

Last year’s close loss in a five-game set to Huntington Beach in CIF finals is something the Cubs definitely want to make up for. Senior middle blocker Cole Paulin said, “Well, after we came so close to winning it all last year, the bar is set really high. We’re aiming to return to the finals this year and come back with some hardware.”

This year, the volleyball team promises to stand out among other schools. Paulin said, “This year we’ve got a really deep team, so we can come out with a lot of different line-ups and still be successful. We’ve also got a lot of height this year, which will definitely come in handy against the strong offensive teams.”

Coach Boehle, commenting on what sets Loyola apart from other teams, said, “The one thing that I pride myself on with all my teams is the fact that my kids carry themselves and conduct themselves with tons of class, which is a huge representation of Loyola High School. I think that’s one of the things that we pride ourselves on, and I think that’s what’s going to separate us from other teams. The wins and losses are important factors, but it’s the discipline that is going to set us apart.”

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

Team looks to repeat last year's undefeated record

SOCCER CUBS PLAY SANCLEMENTE FOR CIF CHAMPIONSHIP ON SATURDAY, MARCH 8, AT 7:30 P.M.

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Cubs defeat Servite in penalty kick finish, advance to CIF finals

VARSITY SOCCER

VARSITY BASKETBALL

By STEPHEN REILLY

In a CIF semi-final rematch against Loyola’s opponent from last year, the Varsity Soccer team beat Servite 2-1 on Tuesday in an away game decided by penalty kicks (10-9). Loyola extended its undefeated record to 26-0-6 and will face San Clemente—ranked fourth nationally and ranked fourth in the state—in Saturday’s CIF Championship game.

Thirty-one minutes into the first half of Tuesday’s game, senior captain Lucas Hodges passed a free kick to junior Tommy Fraher from 20 yards out to the 10-yard

line. Fraher’s subsequent pass to junior Matt Koh was deflected by a Servite defender, but Koh managed to recover the ball and shoot a goal from the right side to put the Cubs up 1-0.

In the third minute of the second half, Servite tied the game 1-1 after their throw-in circulated in the box and Loyola was unable to clear it.

After no scoring in the two ten-minute Golden Goal overtime periods, the Cubs matched Servite with five successful penalty kicks by senior captains Timmy Mehl and Lucas Hodges, senior Sean Pleskow, senior Ryan Savitt, and junior

Sam Kitaj. With the game still undecided, play moved to “sudden victory” penalty kicks. Fraher, Koh, sophomore Elliot Smith-Hastie, and sophomore Trevor Homstad’s goals were matched by Servite. Sophomore Joseph Celo scored the tenth penalty kick, and the Cubs emerged victorious when senior goalie Carl Rubschlager made a diving save to block Servite’s shot.

Commenting after the game about his game-winning save, Rubschlager said, “I needed to get to the ball, get it out and come out and practice tomorrow to take on the finals on Saturday.”

Heading into Tuesday’s match, Hodges commented on the significance of the game. “There is sort of a rivalry because we played Servite last year in the semifinals in the same exact situation but they beat us 1-0,” he said. “There is not so much pressure to win because we’re playing Servite but because we want to win and get to the finals and win a ring.”

The Cubs’ victory over Servite extended Loyola’s 4-game CIF playoff run, which started with a 6-1 defeat of Laguna Hills on Thursday, Feb.

20, at home. In that match Koh notched a hat trick.

The following week, the Varsity squad shut out West High (Torrance) 3-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at home. Kitaj scored once, and Hodges netted two goals.

Head Coach Chris Walter recalled Hodge’s second goal as the highlight of the game.

“He took the ball from about forty out and dribbled down, and then he beat a defender and then another defender and cut across and from about twenty-five out he crushed a shot to the far back post,” said Walter. “It was a pretty amazing shot.”

In last week’s CIF quarter-final 4-1 away victory over Santa Margarita on Thursday, Feb. 27, Hodges scored 2 goals and Kitaj and Mehl each scored once.

Hodges said, “Right at the start we knew we had to come out fast and we did that by scoring early.”

Coach Walter added, “At Santa Margarita we came out and played real well—everything was clicking for us. To start it off, Timmy Mehl scored an amazing goal, and after getting fouled in the box, Hodges scored. We also had an amazing play where Lucas and Tommy Fraher were involved and Sam Kitaj scored.” According to Coach Walter, the Cubs’ approach to the playoffs is to take one game at a time.

Pleskow commented about how the team has embraced that philosophy in approaching each game. He said, “We deal with all the pressure pretty well by coming

out each game as hard as possible, and Coach Walter tells us to keep a cool head; in other words, don’t be too aggressive and don’t get into all the minor problems. So we have managed well during these playoff games and the coaches have been holding our hands during the process and we’ve been very successful.”

Saturday’s CIF Championship game against San Clemente will be played at Warren High School in Downey on Saturday, March 8, and will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Team loses CIF quarterfinals, awaits State seeding By MICAH SHANKS

After beating St. John Bosco 70-67 in the first round of CIF Open Division Playoffs on Friday, Feb. 21, the Varsity Basketball Team fell short against Redondo 65-54 during quarterfinals. However, the Cubs still anticipate their seeding for the upcoming state tournament.

In early February, senior point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright withdrew from Loyola for academic misconduct. This was a hard blow for the team. The Cubs had to reposition their rotation and regain morale for their upcoming games.

“This was the best team that I could have possibly had to deal with this situation,” said head coach Jamal Adams.

Loyola faced off against the Crespi Celts on Friday, Feb. 7, at home. The Cubs beat the Celts 63-51. Senior guard Thomas Lapham scored the most for the Cubs with 25 points. Junior guard Max Hazzard contributed 22 points and dished out 6 assists. The Cubs improved their record to 9-1 in league, the best in the Mission League.

In the Cubs’ final home game on Monday Feb. 10, they played against rival Harvard-Westlake. The Cubs outed the Wolverines 66-56, improving their league record to 10-1 and securing the Mission League Title.

The team came into the

final game of the regular season against the Alemany Warriors on Wednesday, Feb. 12, with a record of 24-1. This record ranked Loyola second in the nation by the Freeman Rankings, a computerized ranking system by MaxPreps. After four quarters of constant score changes, the Cubs went into overtime with the Warriors. Loyola was outscored by Alemany 5-10 in overtime, and the Cubs lost 75-70.

The Cubs faced off against St. John Bosco in their opening playoff game on Friday, Feb. 21.

“St. John Bosco has fantastic players on their team, but as long as we stayed together and played as a whole, we knew we were in good shape,” said junior forward Stone Gettings.

After a close first quarter, the Cubs pulled ahead of the Braves in the second quarter by 19 points. St. John Bosco did not give up, though, and battled the Cubs until the end, even within one point with 8 seconds left. Senior Tom Welsh was fouled in the last seconds and successfully made the free throws to put the game away. The Cubs beat the Braves with a close final score of 70-67.

The Cubs faced off against Redondo on Friday, Feb. 28. The Cubs lost the coin toss determining who would have home court advantage, so the game was played at Redondo. The Cubs would face pressure in this game, with a

tough opposing crowd and many doubts after losing Parker Jackson-Cartwright.

“We deal really well with the pressure,” junior guard Max Hazzard said. “We all step up and play as one unit.”

The Cubs’ could not pull out a win against Redondo though. The Cubs started off slow in the first quarter and never were able close the gap against Seahawks, resulting in the final score of 65-54.

“We were always within striking distance,” said senior Tom Welsh. “I think if we could’ve gotten a couple of consecutive stops and baskets it would have been a completely different game.”

The loss against Redondo ended the Cubs’ hope of moving on to the semifinals, but Loyola still has the state tournament to look forward to. Last year, Loyola lost to Santa Monica in the regional game for the Division I state tournament. This year, the Cubs are still unsure about which division they will play in for the state tournament. Last year, the Cubs played in Division I, but Loyola may play in the Open Division this year. The Cubs will not find out until Sunday, March 9th.

“We have all of the pieces to win state,” senior Khalil Bedart-Ghani said. “We just need to play better as a team. We need to get back to the basics and use this extended practice time to our advantage.”

Loyola knows that they have a lot to work on before state begins, however. “We need to work on playing better team defense,” Welsh said. “We also need to work on executing on offense to get the best shot we can each possession.”

The regional games for the state tournament begin March 12. “I absolutely love this family. It is going to be a sad day when we are done. I love seeing these guys every day,” said Adams.

PHOTO BY TROY DIXON

PHOTO BY JEROD ADAMS

SENIOR TOM WELSH dunks against Alemany. The team has keptpracticing in anticipation for the upcoming California State tournament.

SENIOR JESUS FUGON passes Servite defenders in the CIF semi-finals. Loyola won the game and will play the CIF championship against San Clemente on Saturday, March 8.

CALIFORNIA STATE RANKINGS

VARSITY BASKETBALL

Courtesy of Maxpreps

VARSITY SOCCER

1. Mater Dei 2. Loyola 3. Chino Hills 4. Redondo Union 5. JW North 6. Centennial 7. Etiwanda 8. Monte Vista 9. St. John Bosco 10. Westchester

1. San Clemente 2. Loyola 3. Edison 4. Servite 5. Cathedral 6. Oxnard 7. Royal 8. Alisal 9. Westview 10. Poway

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By CHARLIE TREPANY

Junior Christian Paz recalls sitting in his room, transfixed in front of the screen for nine

hours, but Paz was not playing video games or Facebook-stalking. He was binge-watching

an entire season of the PBS show “Downton Abbey” on the streaming services of Hulu and

Amazon.

“Academically, I get sidetracked very easily by online shows and find it easier to

procrastinate when I know I can watch something online, since I am already on my computer,”

Paz conceded.

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A Look HANNON THEATRE PREPS FOR SPRING MUSICAL 'KISS ME, KATE'

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By TYLER KONKAL

The Hannon Theatre Company has begun the rehearsal process for the 2014 spring musical "Kiss Me, Kate" and is preparing to open Thursday, May 1.

Essentially a play within a musical, "Kiss Me, Kate" begins with the song “Another Openin’, Another Show,” as the cast and crew of a Baltimore theatre company prepare for a final rehearsal of William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew,” before it moves to Broadway. The show features musical numbers to accompany the plot of Shakespeare’s play as well as the off-stage conflicts among actors in “Taming of the Shrew.” “Shrew’s” narcissistic director, producer and lead actor Fred Graham, played by senior Henry Reed, and his equally egotistical ex-wife Lilli Vanessi, played by Marymount senior Megan Wheeler, begin to rekindle their relationship, even though Lilli is recently engaged to General Harrison Howell, played by senior Andrew Wallender.

A sub-plot includes the relationship between the actress Lois Lane, playing Bianca, played by Mayfield junior Bianca Dovarro, and her boyfriend Bill Calhoun, playing Lucentio, played by senior Quentin Casalenuovo, in trouble with two gangsters, played by junior Anthony Reale and freshman Nicolas Duran, to whom he owes their boss $10,000.

The play showcases not only a classic love conflict but also the famously complicated musical numbers written by Cole Porter.

The 1953 movie version of Kiss Me, Kate also featured choreography from the famous Bob Fosse. Porter helped to win the show the first Tony Award for best musical in 1949, while Fosse contributed to the show’s reputation for elaborate and impressive dancing.

Hannon Theatre Director Walter Wolfe commented on the challenges commonly faced with producing Kiss Me, Kate. “It is one of those quintessential, top ten, classic Broadway shows like My Fair Lady and Camelot. Part of the fun of doing the show is seeing the faces of people who find Kiss Me, Kate to be their favorite musical or who have heard of it but never seen the show before.”

Mr. Wolfe continued, “Nevertheless, it is a big show which is part of the reason why it is not produced as much as it should be. It’s also longer than most musicals done today because it is from 1949. Cole Porter created complicated songs for the show, and, therefore, the show is known specifically for its complicated music. Additionally, this show requires precision in regards to the style of the show. The challenge is to get the style just right. When it is done well, as I think we are going to do, it is really fun and charming.”

Another challenge in regards to producing Kiss Me, Kate is the set. Mr. Wolfe explained that the show’s set calls for a fly house, a system of ropes and pulleys above the stage, allowing the crew to mechanically place set pieces, lights and curtains on stage. “It is that way because there are so many

different locations in the show,” Mr. Wolfe continued, “so it posed a real design challenge to Jen Sellers, our set designer, because she had to design the stage without the use of a fly house. Personally, I like the

creative solutions that we come up with when we don’t have all the resources.”

Mr. Wolfe additionally commented on the length of the show. “The dance numbers are

really long. It is not that we cannot do them, it is that we do not have enough time to teach all of the choreography, so we are cutting down some numbers. The score even indicates places where that is possible to avoid copyright issues. Also, Cole Porter was famous for writing many verses for all of his songs, as he is a clever lyricist. As a result, there are some songs that have two encores.”

An advocate for HTC producing Kiss Me, Kate for its 2014 musical, choreographer Mr. Daniel Robles said, “Cole Porter awarded himself a position in the pantheon of Broadway composers, and a lot of his songs have become jazz classics. I thought that it would be great to pay homage to a Broadway classic but also put a modern twist on it. It is a good show for any actor to perform because not only does it parallel Shakespeare’s ‘Taming of the Shrew,’ but also it is a classic show for someone to have in their portfolio. Additionally, I knew that we could do it at HTC right after Guys and Dolls because it’s also a giant of shows, impossible, some say, for people to do, but we did it, and we did it well.”

Mr. Robles also said that Kiss Me, Kate inspired him as a choreographer. “Bob Fosse played a suitor to Bianca in the 1953 movie version of Kiss Me, Kate, and legend has it that he was able to choreograph a minute of a solo he had, as the choreographer was absent for a day. This minute is very different from the rest of the movie, and you can see the origins of his jazz- based style from that one-minute dance break.”

HTC is excited for their opening of Kiss Me, Kate on May 1st, along with subsequent performances on May 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th and 10th.

'Kiss Me, Kate' in the works at Hannon Theatre CompanyHaving agreed upon a replacement for 'The Music Man," Hannon Theatre Company is set on their next production "Kiss me, Kate," the spring musical

HANNON THEATRE COMPANY will open'Kiss Me, Kate' in May, with performances starting on Thursday the First, the weekend of the May 2nd and the weekend of May 8th. Tickets are available on Hannon Theatre's website.

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MEMBERS OF HANNON Theatre Company rehearse for the opening act of this year's spring musical, 'Kiss Me, Kate', set to premeire on Thursday, May 1 2014 PHOTO BY JUSTIN WANG

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By CHRISTOPHER SPECIALE

Juniors David Reed, Matthew Perez and sophomore Graham Moffet have put their musical talents to electronic music with the help of Mr. Steven Speciale, music teacher, and Paul Paroczai, Class of 2008. Using programs such as Yellofier, Garageband and Ableton Live, Reed, Moffet and Perez are able to manipulate sounds they sample from everyday objects to random or obscure electronic sounds.

Reed, who has been composing for about four months, said he enjoys writing rap and house beats. His father played in multiple music groups as a guitarist, inspiring Reed. The last piece Reed

wrote is a collaboration with vocalists in an 80’s-themed house track.

Moffet has been composing for over four years. He said, “I started composing, honestly, because I could.” Moffet said he started composing on the piano, writing whatever themes and melodies that came to mind. Moffet now uses the piano to improvise new music which he writes and converts into electronic music.

Perez, who has also been composing for four year, said about his musical roots, “I grew up in a household where my dad

loved music, and I was surrounded by music. I was always being supported when I started to learn how to play the guitar when I was ten. After a short while I realized that I loved music, and I started to be creative. I ended up loving to write music, so I continued to write.”

Perez said he often draws inspiration from other electronic composers, rock artists and even classical composers. Currently, Perez is collaborating with Reed and Moffet on a six- piece orchestra composition influenced by the minimalist composers Steve Reich, Philip Glass and Terry Riley.

Paroczai has been a freelance composer since he graduated from UC Berkeley. Paroczai has visited campus

weekly for the past couple weeks to help the student composers and to share his own experiences as a composer.

Mr. Speciale said he tries to help the composers come up with new ideas or ways to write music and he listens to their compositions and then critiques them.

Mr. Speciale’s most recent goal is to arrange for a live concert of the students’ collaboration composition as well as others’ individual pieces, perhaps at Loyola’s own OHM festival in May.

Three cubs, with help from Mr. Steven Speciale, independently recorded and produced original compositions.

By DAVID KARAMARDIAN

For the second year in a row, junior Ethan McGarrigle will play the percussion instruments along with music teacher Mr. Michael Celenza during Hannon Theater Company’s spring musical performances of “Kiss Me, Kate.”

“Students like Ethan don’t come around very often where we can rely on a high school student to cover a Broadway musical,” said Mr. Celenza.

For spring musicals until last year, Mr. Celenza played the drum set, and independent music majors from USC would be hired by Hannon Theatre Company to play the other percussion instruments. But McGarrigle’s talents have qualified him for the spot the past two years, according to Mr. Celenza.

In fact, Hannon Theater hires USC music majors to fill other spots in the

musical’s live band because their fees are less than those of hired professionals, according to Mr. Celenza, who said he enjoys the various instruments and tones he experiments with for his new role.

McGarrigle will resume his position on the drum set for “Kiss Me Kate,” which opens in May, and Mr. Celenza will play various other percussion instruments, such as timpani drums, crotales and the xylophone.

McGarrigle said, “I most enjoy working with the other truly professional musicians, the 80 percent of the band that they hire from USC, contributing part by part, instrument by instrument, to one whole thing.”

“Kiss Me Kate” will run Thursday, May 1, through Sunday, May 4, with two more performances on Thursday, May 8, and Friday, May 9.

By JUSTIN VERBIEST

Seniors Trey Cahalan, Andrew Wallender and junior Cade Cahalan have been named Western regional winners in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the longest-running college scholarship program for teens in the United States.

Thousands of students every year submit their work to the Scholastic Art and Writing awards, so these students always have tough competition. “It is not that easy to win. It is fairly competitive. There is a regional competition, and we had some kids win the regional competition, so we’re always really thrilled to have people win,” said Ms. Cristina Faulkner, Fine Arts Department chair.

Their works have advanced to the national level of competition, the winners of which will be announced Monday, March. 17. Annually, approximately $250,000 in scholarships is distributed to top winners, and around $8 million is exclusively set aside by the sponsors of these awards to give to winning recipients, according to the

Scholastic Art and Writing website.

Wallender was recognized with two gold keys and one silver key for a writing portfolio he submitted titled Midnight Inspirations, a journalism story entitled “Where Did the Music Go?” and a poem entitled “City Lights”. According to Wallender, “It’s about how live orchestra music in television is becoming more rare as synthetic music takes over.” Overall, Wallender won a Gold Key for his writing portfolio, a Gold for “Where Did the Music Go?”, and a silver for “City Lights”.

In addition to Wallender’s achievements, brothers Trey Cahalan and Cade Cahalan have been recognized for awards. Trey’s recognition included a Gold Key for his graphic design entitled “Homeless Rising” and Silver Keys in his designs “Illusory Desert,” “Scratch Market” and “Wolves FC Identity Program.” Trey said, “My graphic designs work with prominent design elements rather than the basic concepts. I put a lot of hard work into my designs, and I’m proud of my achievements.”

Cade has earned two Silver Keys for photography. Cade’s winning photograph named “All of My Thoughts” reflects “a bright lightbulb in a dimly lit dark room.”

Arts teacher Mrs. Cristina Faulkner stated, “Some of the original winners were Truman Capote, Robert Redford, Sylvia Plath and Robert Rauschenberg

and other famous writers who have won.” Additionally, authors Richard Avedon, Andy Warhol and Zac Posen won Scholastic awards when they were in high school.

“Everybody should enter because now there are so many categories in the writing section, in the visual arts section and more,” said Ms. Faulkner. “Many

students don’t realize that they have the potential to win an award.”

Wallender also encouraged participation. “This award is not that well-known in Loyola,” he said. “Not many students are submitting stuff within Loyola, which is a shame because it’s such a great opportunity.”

Cubs receive honors at Art and Writing Competition

Students independently compose, produce music

PHOTO BY DAVID KARAMARDIAN

JUNIOR ETHAN MCGARRIGLE AND MR. MICHAEL CELENZA are collaborating to provide live music for the upcoming Hannon Theatre spring musical, "Kiss Me, Kate."

Three student artists were named regional champions in the 90th annual Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a nationwide art and creative writing competition.

SENIORS ANDREW WALLENDER AND TREY CAHALAN AND JUNIOR CADE CAHALAN were hon-ored as regional winners at the 90th annual Scholastic Art and Writing Awarts.

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Teachers, students collaborate on 'Kiss Me, Kate' production

STUDENT COMPOSERS HANNON THEATRE

STUDENT AWARDS

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[FROM NEWEST ASSASSIN, B1] Buzzfeed reports that the average subscriber to Netflix, another

instant streaming service, views 87 minutes of content per day; however, some Loyola students, like Paz, confess to binge- watch-ing--namely, watching vast amounts of television and movies in one sitting--causing them to sacrifice personal relationships and healthy study habits in favor of catching up on the lives of their favorite television characters.

Paz is not the only student to confess that Netflix has affected his studies. Brian Mutetikka, a junior and former Netflix addict, said that he began watching Netflix out of curiosity on a friend’s account and instantly became addicted to “Doctor Who” and “Lost.”

“Back then, I’d spend about three-and-a-half hours watch-ing Netflix, and it really took a toll,” Mutetikka confessed. “Most of the time I would sit and do nothing for hours, do one hour of homework, and then go to bed.”

Recently cast in the upcoming Hannon Theatre production of “Kiss Me, Kate,” Mutetikka said he has had to curb his Netflix habit in order to keep up with the rigorous rehearsal schedule.

Although Netflix has distracted him from his studies in the past, Mutetikka does not think that Netflix is harmful to every stu-dent’s study habits. “In my opinion, addictions to Netflix depend on the person,” he said. “There are people who can watch a whole series in a month and have really good grades, and there are some that will lose focus.”

Netflix is a popular website that provides DVD rentals and instant streaming of thousands of television shows and movies at the click of a button. Reed Hastings founded Netflix in 1997 after Blockbuster charged him a $40 fee for an overdue DVD rental of “Apollo 13.” Netflix began as a service that mailed DVD rentals to subscribers who could watch the movies when convenient and return them without the threat of late fees.

The company evolved with technology and now allows its subscribers to stream media content instantly. It is a proven suc-cess. Netflix accounts for about one third of the United States’ Internet traffic, according to Buzzfeed, and reached an agreement

last month to pay Comcast, the country’s largest cable and broadband pro-vider, for faster and more reliable access to Comcast’s subscribers.

Sophomore Justin Verbiest said he has used Netflix to watch eight seasons of “Weeds,” “The Walking Dead” and now “Dexter”; however, Verbiest said he tries to keep his online streaming in moderation, watching only an hour of “Dexter” on week nights and three hours total on week-ends.

Verbiest acknowledged the appealing yet potentially addicting aspects of Netflix, saying, “I personally think that Netflix is negative because it is just so addicting. These shows on Netflix will just rope you in. It’s like an addiction, and you can’t stop watching.”

Although shows like “Lost,” “Doctor Who” and “Dexter” can be instantly streamed through Netflix, surveys report that the most popular show to stream on the website is “Breaking Bad.” Sophomore Lorenzo Poto, whose family was recommended Netflix by his mother’s co-worker, once watched three seasons of “Breaking Bad” in one, day-long sitting.

Even though Poto said he binge-watches only on weekends, he realizes that binge-watching has somewhat hampered his personal relationships. “When people are calling me or texting me while I’m watching Netflix, sometimes I’ll put my phone to the side just to watch, and I won’t realize that they’ve messaged me until an hour later,” said Poto. He added, “Netf-lix is only healthy in moderation.”

Freshman Sam Marguleas, another Cub who watches “Breaking Bad” through Netflix, concurred with Poto. “It dampens the creativity a bit,” Marguleas said. “Instead of finding things to do, kids don’t have to think. They just sit there and watch television.”

Furthermore, the influence of streaming services is not limited to the home. “What makes Netflix different from normal television is that it’s on the computer, the iPad and the iPhone,” said English teacher Mr. Dan-iel Robles. “I always see people at the gym on Netflix. They bring their iPhones and will watch a show that they like.”

Mr. Robles added, “I am pretty good about limiting my Netflix, but it makes it hard knowing you can take it wherever you go. It could add to this obsession with the Internet. For me, Netflix is like the television dur-ing the workweek.”

Prime-time ratings for the major broadcasters--ABC, CBS, NBC and

Netflix: Ally or enemy to the state of loyola?

Have you ever binge-watched a show? What show do you

watch most on streaming sites?

Yes=88%No= 12%

Breaking Bad= 15%House of Cards= 10%

Arrested Development= 2%Orange is the New Black= 5%

Lost= 13%SNL=1%

Community= 2%Parks and Recreation= 2%

Scandal= 2%The Walking Dead= 5%

Downton Abbey= 1%Other= 42%

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Netflix: Ally or enemy to the state of loyola?Fox-- have been dropping for years. According to Business Insider, cable television providers have lost nearly five million customers in the last five years. Some speculate that this decline could be caused by the growing popularity of streaming services.

Music teacher and choir director Mr. Steven Speciale said he realized it was more fiscally responsible to project Netflix onto his television screen than pay for cable every month. Through Netflix, Mr. Speciale can access thousands of television shows without commercials. Mr. Spe-ciale said, “I think it’s what people want. People want to watch what they want to watch without commercials when they want to watch it. So that’s an amazing thing.”

Despite once watching an entire year’s worth of “Lost” in one day with a friend, Mr. Speciale said that he usually watches television shows only in moderation. “I love watching TV on Netflix because I don’t have to wait a week for the next episode. It gives me a different story arc,” Mr. Speciale said.

Even though most students said they regret that Netflix has distracted them from their school work, junior Brennen Barker found a way to make time spent watching Netflix productive. In fact, Barker uses Netflix to study. “I really love going on Netflix for classes like French,” Barker explained. “I made it a goal in my sophomore year to watch one or two movies a month on Netflix that were completely in French. It really does help. After a while, I never even needed to look at the subtitles.”

For his first semester French final, Barker studied only by binge-watching French films on Netflix. Barker said he aced his final, earning an A+ in the class.

However, Barker is an exception, and the overall consensus of Loyola students seems to be that the ability to access vast amounts of media content, while entertaining, can have negative effects when not enjoyed in moderation. “I think such a habit is very dangerous to students and adolescents,” Paz asserted. “Continuously watching television shows on sites like Netflix and Hulu can be like drugs: addicting and inviting.”

Despite this insight, Paz said he does not plan to stop his binge-watching of “Downton Abbey” anytime soon.

Sophomore Nico Feola streams Netflix on his computer, browsing their extensive selection of shows and movies which the site makes available to subscribers Photo by RobeRt Dickinson

What streaming site is your favorite?

Netflix= 52%Hulu/ Hulu Plus= 3%

Amazon Instant Video= 18%Youtube= 10%

Other= 17%

FEATURE MARCH 6 , 2014

By FATHER STEPHEN BARBER, S.J.

The chapel area in the Condemned Housing Unit at San Quentin State Prison exists in the form of two adjoining cages. One large, one small. The larger of the two accommodates approximately ten condemned inmates at a time, sitting on five wooden benches. Large ribbons of razor wire frame the roof, of this ground floor enclosure in East Block. Adjacent to, but separate from the larger unit, is a small, three feet by eight feet, cage. It too is entered by a large metal door. Two people can stand, awkwardly, in this unit, making room for an old wooden bookshelf, which acts as an altar. So, when the Mass is offered in this area, the large cage acts as the body of the chapel, the small cage becomes the sanctuary, and the bookshelf becomes the altar. On their way to Mass, a correctional officer escorts the inmates down the tiers and stairs. They arrive handcuffed and in waist restraints, usually clutching their Holy Bible. The clanging of keys and chains echoes throughout the entire condemned housing unit: a kind of signaling that worship will soon begin. At the moment when Holy Communion is distributed to the prisoners, they hold their hands through a small, envelope sized opening through the bars/cages. The physical and psychic challenges to prayer here defy description. Trust me, if you can pray here, you can pray anywhere else on earth.

It was into this chapel area, at San Quentin State Prison, that I invited my brother, Michael, during the winter and spring of 2004. I was Catholic Chaplain at San Quentin and Michael was engaged in the Jesuit Tertianship program. This meant that he was available for pastoral work for some months. He asked if he could volunteer as a priest and chaplain in this community of six thousand prisoners and staff. I was glad to have him. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Chapel, along with many free volunteers, serves the more than five thousand inmates, correctional staff, free staff and administration at San Quentin. We considered it the home parish church, if you will, for all those whose lives have led them to that place. The condemned population at San Quentin, those men who have been sentenced to death in the state of California, approximately 730 men, exists as a kind of ‘mission’ within the larger general population. Offering Mass, hearing confessions, counseling, and the general operation of the chapel were the order

of the day. Michael immediately made himself busy. Much of the pastoral work there involves direct interaction with the prisoners: lifers, parole violators, the condemned, as well as the correctional staff. Walking the tiers, visiting the hospital and mental health lock-up units, walking the yard. Grabbing a cup of coffee in the commissary. Folks in the small town that is San Quentin want a priest to confide in, to ask for advice, or just to pray with. A Padre. As true as this is in the free world, so much more so is this true in the world of the incarcerated. Michael understood and respected this instinctively. Immediately.

My office phone rang one day: the family of a prisoner called to say that his mother had died suddenly, unexpectedly, and would the chaplain notify him, and be there with him. I asked Michael to have Javier escorted to the chapel where he would give him the news. Javier arrived with the escorting officer. The look on his face was not good. Inmates are not regularly escorted to the chapel in the middle of the morning, so Javier knew something was up. Michael walked Javier into the center of the chapel, where he gave him the news: the most difficult moment you can imagine for an inmate. In an instant the man realizes his loss, the fact that he can’t be with his family, he can’t say ‘Good-bye’, and that he can’t attend the funeral. Tears later we put Javier on the phone with his family so he could speak with his sister. A few days later Michael concelebrated the Requiem Mass for Javier’s mother at Saint Paul’s Church in San Pablo. He stood in the sanctuary of Saint Paul’s in place of Javier’s heart. Michael read the prayer: “may the Angels lead you into Paradise, may the martyrs welcome you on their way…” That was a Michael Barber moment I will never forget. Javier has since been released from San Quentin, having served his time. He was on the plaza of the Cathedral of Christ the Light on the morning of Michael’s Episcopal Consecration. Javier greeted Michael with a big hello and an embrace as we entered. He’s thriving. Laus Deo.

San Quentin houses countless Veterans from our Armed Services. The Veteran community stands as a kind of fraternity: prisoners and officers alike. Michael made a strong impression with these guys in a real and unassuming way. The correctional officers were keenly interested to meet the Navy Chaplain/priest who had served in the Iraq war. The inmate

In his words: Father Stephen Barber, S.J., chronicles his brother's journey from prison chaplain to bishop

Veterans walked the yard with Michael, sharing stories and memories. Michael wore his Navy dress whites on the prison yard for an afternoon Veteran’s Day event. Everyone took notice. All were filled with pride.

Michael was with us during Holy Week at the chapel. All the Holy Week ceremonies were celebrated: Palm Sunday procession, Holy Thursday Mass of the Last Supper, Good Friday (the prisoner Pastoral Council members presiding), and of course Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday Mass. Michael joined in the washing of the feet ceremony on Holy Thursday. Together we washed the feet of the unshackled prisoners. Prisoners were hesitant to have their feet washed. Michael explained that the priest stands in the place of Jesus: just as Jesus had washed Saint Peter’s feet. As tender and transparent a moment as I have ever witnessed. Tears mingled with the scented water. Ten years before Pope Francis was famously photographed washing the feet of young prisoners, in Rome, this sacred gesture, at San Quentin, foreshadowed and prepared Michael to serve as your Bishop.

Two men who met Michael while incarcerated at San Quentin have since been paroled and now live in Oakland. Albert had served as Master of Ceremonies at the Catholic chapel, while J.T. was lead cantor. The Board of Prison Hearings had found Albert and J.T. suitable for parole, and Governor Jerry Brown signed the documents allowing them to go home after nearly thirty years of incarceration. Like Governor Brown, they attended the Mass of Installation for Michael. J.T. walked over to Governor Brown, at the conclusion of the ceremony. “Thank you, Governor, for my release.” “Good luck to you, J.T.,” responded the Governor. A moment of private grace, personal and inevitable. Albert and J.T. attended the Installation Banquet in Michael’s honor at the Cathedral that same evening. The man who had washed their feet, in the place of Jesus, now their Shepherd. His former flock, at San Quentin, now standing among his free flock in Oakland.

Over the years Michael regularly visited the chapel at San Quentin for Mass with the condemned and general populations. The inmates and correctional staff asked for him frequently. “How’s you brother doing? Give him my best.” “Ask him to say a prayer for me…” Once the door opened, Michael kept his foot in the door.

Since 4 May 2013, many have asked me “Does your brother, Michael, know Pope Francis?” “Have they ever met?” Many Jesuits wonder about this. I focus on this: Javier and Michael, Javier’s new Bishop, remain connected. Albert and J.T. joined Michael, at table for dinner, to celebrate a singular moment in their history.

To all of this I say, with Javier, Albert and J.T., and so many others, prisoners, correctional officers, volunteers, Veterans, you name it… “Holy Father, Pope Francis…good lookin’ out!”

For those unfamiliar with Loyola's Jesuit history, only one priest comes to mind at the mention

of "Fr. Barber," but there are two. The Rev. Stephen Barber, S.J., oversees the Cura Personalis program;

and his brother, now Bishop Michael Barber, S.J., taught here from 1978 to 1981. Growing up, each

traveled his own path to the priesthood. While they have not worked at LHS at the same time, their

roads crossed when Stephen was serving a few years ago as chaplain at San Quentin State Prison, and

he "roped" his brother into helping him. Fr. Stephen said of his brother's experience, "To be a member

of that San Quentin community for a while touched him very deeply." Fr. Stephen wrote about this

shared experience for the July 2013 "Catholic Voice" two months after his brother was instated bishop

in mid-2013.

FR. STEPHEN BARBER AND BISHOP MICHAEL BARBER celebrate mass together.

FR. MICHAEL BARBER was recently named Bishop of Oakland, Calif.

FR. MICHAEL BARBER celebrates the mass during his Installation as Bishop.

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Twist and shout: a look into Loyola's cheer team

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The coaches, Ally Doles and Liz Dunham from Loyola Marymount University, pace back and forth along a row of nearly 80 girls lined up against the gymnasium wall. The girls have cheered their cheers and jumped their jumps. The girls wait nervously as the coaches make the final decisions. Of the 80 girls who tried out, only 20 will make the team.

The tryouts were tough. Katie Hatton, a junior at Mayfield Senior School and one of the 20 cheerlead-ers for the 2013-2014 season, said that finding out she made the squad was like “fulfilling the high school dream.”

Katie Hatton is one of 20 girls who came to cheer from as far south as Manhattan Beach and as far north as Baldwin Park. She and 19 others have earned their positions on the first Loyola Cheerleading team in nearly a decade.

She explained that to become a cheerleader, “You have to be athletic, but you also have to be spirited and have to want to be a cheerleader. You have to do it because you really want to be part of the team.”

Alexis Morris, a senior at Notre Dame Academy, added, “in order to become a cheerleader, you should have a lot of team spirit, good sportsmanship, and a good attitude. You don’t really need experience be-cause anyone can learn to cheer.”

However, good sportsmanship and attitude aren’t guarantees for making the team. Alexis Morris said, “I’ve been a cheerleader for 4 years and I’ve always loved cheerleading.”

Rachel Broidy, one of the cheer team captains and a senior at Marlborough High School, also has past experience. She said, “I was a gymnast since I was three years old, and I’ve been a dancer for just over ten years.”

Beyond attitude and experience, the cheerleaders are also expected to practice on their own three to five times a week, in addition to the three hour team practices. Hatton said, “Devotion is key.” If a girl is not devoted, keeping up with the other cheerleaders will be difficult. And there are a lot of moves to remember.

Broidy said that she and the team have “a list of over 30 different moves we have to know off the top of our heads. Being able to call one move out and be

able to call it out perfectly can be hard.”Trynitee Lombard, a senior at Immaculate Heart

and Cub cheerleader, said the hardest part of cheer-leading is perfecting “the choreography and the moves where the whole entire team is working to-gether. [Cheerleading] is not a sport per say, but we have to make sure everyone is working together and at a good standard.”

And the difficulty does not end there. Lombard said that while the team currently has a plethora of moves, the cheerleaders are expected to begin learn-ing new moves over the upcoming months.

Anyone who attended the Loyola versus St. John Bosco game on February 21 might have noticed a new flair from the cheerleaders. Lombard said, “The first time we had anyone do a flip was at the playoff game. It takes a lot of time to make sure everyone knows what they’re doing. Tumbling and doing flips is extremely challenging.” Lombard also said the team plans for more moves as they become more practiced.

Cheerleading is not all about learning new moves, however. One of the biggest aspects of cheerleading is, well, leading cheers. Morris said, “Having a cheer team for Loyola was a great idea. The team gets the crowd riled up and makes the atmosphere more posi-tive. The basketball team has another group of people to cheer them on in addition to the student section.”

Morris commented on inspiring school spirit: “Changing the games and cheering on the basketball players is my favorite part because I like getting the crowd involved. I like to see everyone having a lot of school spirit.” In fact, all the cheerleaders agreed that boosting spirits is one of the best parts of what they do.

Hatton said, “I think that going to the games and cheering for our team is the best part. Having the team section just makes [the games] even more excit-ing.”

Broidy added, “I like trying to get the crowd hyped. My favorite part is performing at halftime. I love the opportunity to cheer in front of everyone, and I also love rooting on the Loyola Cubs when they make a basket. The crowd goes wild, and the cheerleaders lead the spirit. It’s awesome.”

Since the girls come from varied backgrounds and schools, cheering together for another high school can be difficult. Several of the cheerleaders, including Hatton, Morris, and Lombard, have brothers who are attending or have attended Loyola. Broidy and Hatton also said that most of their guy friends were at Loyola, so they decided Loyola was the best place to cheer.

Lombard said, “I had previously been a cheerleader in middle school, and I always wanted to cheer in high school, but my older brother went to Loyola, so I couldn’t cheer at other schools. But when I found out Loyola was having a cheer team, I decided I had to try out.”

Broidy does not have a sibling at Loyola. Accord-ing to her, “My friend told me Loyola was having cheerleading tryouts, and I was the captain at my old school. I decided, ‘Okay! I should try out.’ And here I am.”

Morris, like Broidy and some of the other cheer-leaders, attends an all-girls’ high school, which does not have a cheer team. She said, “I thought cheerlead-ing for Loyola would be a lot more fun than cheering at other schools because I know a lot more people that attend Loyola. It’s a really great experience.”

The other girls agreed that cheerleading at Loyola was fun. Lombard said, “I think it’s a great experience, especially because my brother went to Loyola, and I’ve always enjoyed watching their games. I love being a part of the school, and it’s great to bring back the cheerleading team.”

Broidy summarized, “All the cheerleaders are really excited to be here. We all come from other schools, so it’s pretty amazing that we can come together and cheer for one school. It’s really cool that we can come together and help make this school the best it can be.

“We were all nervous in the beginning because we all wanted to make a good impression on the coaches and the Loyola students, but afterwards we felt really welcomed and excited. It’s really great.”

For Cubs, the cheerleaders are here to stay. They will have more moves, more chants, and more cheers; and, in addition to basketball games, they will also begin cheerleading at football games next fall.

By JOHN OVERING

THE CHEERLEADING TEAM prepares to dance, wave, and jump their way through one of this season's basketball gamesPHOTO BY ETHAN AYSON

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Klein's Culinary Critique

This quick Mexican eatery is just down the street from school, on the corner of Pico and Alvarado.

Quick staff give you a fast-food feel and are friendly when asked questions such as what they suggest to order or what their favorite menu item is. Now I won't assert that it was the best burrito/taco I've ever had, but I will assert that this place makes

for a happy wallet and a full stomach of authentic Mexican street cuisine.

Carne asada burrito was tasty, but what really got King on my list was my al-pastor taco (bbq pork). Yum!

Definitely worth a try if you're low on cash and want some quick, easy Mexican food.

Started in 1947 by Al Langer, Langer's is considered to be tied for the best, if not the best, pastrami in the U.S. This is my favorite restau-rant, EVER.

Famous for #19 (pastrami, coleslaw, Russian dressing, Swiss cheese on rye), Langer's is a Los Angeles must before you Cubs leave for college. I've had good pastrami, but what puts Langer's over the top is two things: their twice-baked rye bread, making for a crusty outside and soft, warm inside; and their thick-cut pastrami rather than the classic paper-thin pas-trami. There is nothing like this thick pastrami. It is the world’s only known place to offer thick pieces packed with the most flavor, making it the most delicious pastrami.

Now run by Al's son, Norm,

Langer's almost had to close its doors in the early 1990s because of gang violence at MacArthur Park, literally across the street, but Langer's stuck it out.

The interior is classic Jewish Deli, and the extremely friendly wait-staff is as long-tenured as they get. Don't be daunted by the stereotypical deli menu packed with hundreds of op-tions, as the pastrami ones are the only ones you should be looking at.

Food comes quickly, seemingly seconds after you order. Though pricy (about $14 a sandwich), anyone who's been will tell you it's worth every cent. This place is great after school on Fridays. Although wait times at lunch-rush can be long, it is, again, worth it.

Location: 2020 W. Pico Blvd., Los AngelesDistance from Loyola: 1.1 milesFood: 3 StarsService: 2 StarsPrice: $Niko's Pick: 6 al-pastor tacos, green salsa on side

Location: 704 S. Alvarado St., Los Angeles, Distance from Loyola: 1.7 milesFood: 5 StarsService: 4 StarsPrice: $$$Niko's Pick: #1 pastrami sandwich, side fries, chocolate malt

Langer's Delicatessen

Hello, hungry Cubs! I’m Niko Klein, a senior, and your newest resident food-critic. An avid fan of tasty food and con-noisseur of restaurants all over, I want to share my great finds with you so you can all expand your greater Los Angeles pallets.

I grew up eating all different kinds of foods. And I like to experiment, not stick to classic chain restaurant all the time. I became a huge fan of the Food Network and Zagat rating books, and looked up to people such as Alton Brown (Good Eats), Guy Fieri (Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives) and Adam Richman (Man vs. Food). Their knowledge of food and food culture inspired me, and so I took to looking for great eats all over Los Angeles, and that’s why I’m here now, to share my tastes with you.

I’ll have an entry in each paper until I graduate, sharing some of my favorite restaurants in the greater Los Angeles area. For each restaurant, I will rate food, service and decor, each out of five stars. My price ranking is that one “$” is equal to five dollars, so the cheapest restaurant will have one $, and the priciest will have five of them.

So enjoy, guys. Of course, if anyone has a restaurant that I “absolutely MUST try,” I am always open to suggestions, because I am well aware that my quest for great food is far from over.

King Taco