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Two bombs detonated at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, April 15. According to multiple news sources, three people died and more than 170 people were injured. Although Boston is on the other side of the country, LMU students felt the effects of the tragedy.

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“I just didn’t want to be like everybody else I was surrounded by,” said freshman sociology major Paige Coleman. “Growing up in Compton, it’s negativity all day, every day. I

just knew I didn’t want to be there my whole life.”

Coleman was one of several first-generation college students participating in events for the University’s first-ever First Generation Awareness Week. This week includes a series of on-campus programs from April 15 to April 18 that celebrate students, staff and faculty who are the first in their families to go to college.

Coleman spoke to the Loyolan at Monday afternoon’s event on Lawton Plaza, called

Mosaic. It was an opportunity for first-generation students to share their stories in a dialogue format to anyone who was interested in hearing and discussing them.

Events so far this week have included a debate and a café event to showcase first-generation students’ art.

Tonight will conclude the week with a 7 p.m. film screening of “Against the Grain,” an audience favorite at this year’s Pan African Film Festival, open to everyone in Seaver 100.

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First Generation Awareness Week brings together students who are the first to attend college.

Patriots’ Day was always my favorite holiday growing up.

A city built on pride, Boston loves to celebrate its history with a number of holidays you won’t find on the West Coast, but Patriots’ Day was special. My dad and I would watch the Red Sox play at Fenway Park, pick up my cousin and then head over to the Boston Marathon finish line to watch the racers just two blocks down from my dad’s office.

So, for years before I came to LMU, I would watch the race from exactly where – and typically around the same time – Monday’s explosion went off.

At the time of the explosions, I was in a meeting and without my phone. When I stepped out an hour later, my phone was flooded with text messages and emails from friends, asking if my family was OK. But what was scariest was an email from my

dad titled “Marathon.” Addressed to my mom, brother and me, the email simply said: “Looks like there was an explosion a couple of blocks from my office – I am fine – it shut down the marathon. Staying put for now. Will check with security.”

Monday’s bombing was the type of tragedy that no words can fully explain. It was five minutes of terror between receiving my dad’s email and finally getting through to him on the phone to hear that he was safe and out of the city. Then, it was listening to him describe in vivid detail the attack on Boston, followed by waiting an additional half an hour to receive confirmation that my cousin was not at the finish line at the time of the explosion. And it was knowing that for hundreds of other families out there, they were not getting that same reassurance of safety.

But as tragic as this attack was, as indescribable as the images and video that captured the explosions are, what was just as captivating to me was the footage of the countless Marathon workers racing into the smoky uncertainty to assist those who were hurt. How could one not be moved by the reports of the numerous Marathon runners who continued on

Student reflects on effects of Boston bombing

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A Boston native describes how she felt when she heard the attack was near her dad’s office.

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For First Generation Awareness Week, the First to Go community hosted an event called First-Gen Café, held yesterday on the fourth floor of the Malone Student Center. Senior studio arts major Chanel Mit’chell (left) painted her reflection while freshman psychology and dance double major Sarina Ramirez-Ortiz (right) presented a reflection through dance. For more photos of First-Gen Café , visit the Loyolan’s Facebook page.

“You are worthy,” joked senior psychology majors Elizabeth Flanigan and Jeremy Dunford as they reflected on their study examining the ways that individuals view single and romantically coupled people.

Flanigan and Dunford were both part of this year ’s honors psychology thesis course, which focused on social identity theory (SIT). As they sought to connect SIT to an area of study that interested them, they arrived at a topic directly relevant to college students: romantic relationships.

Their project, which the students said is among the first of its kind, examines how being single or romantically coupled influences a person’s perception of his or her group as measured by how deeply the person aligns with his or her social identities.

“We wanted to see [if these perceptions] would be moderated by how strongly people identify with certain groups,” Flanigan said.

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Honors psychology thesis focuses on romantic relationships’ role in social identity theory.

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certain groups,” Flanigan said.

“If someone strongly identifies with being single, we predicted that they would have more negative attitudes towards romantically coupled individuals as a group,” she added.

After surveying 380 students, 71 percent from LMU and 25 percent from other universities according to the students, Flanigan and Dunford concluded that two groups see singles as less worthy: coupled individuals who strongly identify with a relationship and single individuals who strongly identify with being single.

On the other hand, people who are content being single and individuals who are romantically coupled but don’t view it as the most important part of their identities did not view singles in a negative light.

Dunford emphasized that the results demonstrate that the way people identify themselves plays a strong role in the way that they view others.

“It’s not that everyone thinks that single individuals are less worthy than people who are coupled. The perceptions are based on people’s own personal biases from their social identities,” Dunford said.

“The way that we look at things is so ingrained in our social identities and the

groups we are a part of that it gets to the point where it’s not conscious. We can look at something in a certain way because we are that way ourselves,” he explained.

Flanigan and Dunford said the most surprising part of their study was that single individuals rarely react strongly to people who are romantically coupled.

“People who strongly identify with being single didn’t feel lesser towards coupled individuals,” said Flanigan.

The students believe that most people’s desire to be in a romantic relationship can be attributed to the media pressuring people to be coupled.

“Everyone is bombarded by constant images of being in relationships, from TV shows to books and Disney movies to ‘Twilight,’” Flanigan said.

Flanigan also explained that singles are discriminated against in society. For example, single people get paid less than married couples for equal work and on average receive fewer health benefits.

She added that the discrimination is subtle, which is why she and Dunford said to encourage the LMU community to recognize this issue.

By doing research on a topic that strongly relates to the college experience, the students said they reported eye-opening experiences while working on the project.

Dr. Adam Fingerhut, an associate psychology professor and the students’ mentor, shared that the research was exciting because “you don’t often see it done ... students choosing ideas from seemingly disparate areas of study and connecting them.”

“This allowed them to truly pursue a topic that was captivating to them so they got to do research that felt meaningful, exciting and relevant to their own experience,” he added.

Flanigan and Dunford said that students in their class were similarly impacted to be more conscious about their own biases and to recognize that this notion extends even further to concepts like race, religion and gender.

The ultimate lesson of the study, Flanigan said, is “to recognize the importance of taking a step back and looking at issues from different perspectives.”

While emphasizing that the whole journey has been extremely rewarding thus far, Flanigan described presenting at the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 23 as something she will never forget. The students are eager to complete their thesis in the next few weeks.

“To have [the thesis] right there in front of us, to hold it in our hands and say, ‘This is us,’ will be the most memorable part,” Dunford said, smiling.

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Facts from the Study

People who strongly identify with their relationship status, either single or romantically

coupled, view singles as less worthy.

When relationship status does not play a large role in people’s social identities, they did

not identify singles negatively.

Single individuals rarely react strongly to people who are

romantically coupled.

The media influences people to be in romantic relationships.

Singles get paid less than romantically coupled people and receive less health

benefits.

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ASLMU positions for the fall were filled during yester-day’s ASLMU Senate meeting. Some were appoint-ments by ASLMU President-elect and junior urban studies major Shawn Troedson, while others were

selected through election by the newly installed Senate. All positions are for the 2013-14 academic year.

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with the 48 Hour Walk/Run coordinator

Junior civil engineering major Adam VavRosky is the president of Magis service organization and is passionate about the homeless.

This issue, News Editor Allison Croley sits down with junior civil engineering major and President of Magis Adam VavRosky about 48 Hour Walk/Run and homelessness.

11 BURNING QUESTIONS

1. What is 48 Hour Walk/Run?

48 Hour Walk/Run is Magis’ annual fundraiser. Each year we fundraise for a different cause. For 48 straight hours, at least one member from each organization collaborating on the event is walking around Ignatian Circle. We also have tables set up in front of Hilton [Center for Business] 100, where we collect donations for the cause.

2. How does this year’s event differ from last year’s?

Last year, we fundraised for Guadalupe Homeless Project. We were fundraising for a van to transport some of the clients to and from places. They ended up getting the van. We fundraised $6,700 last year.

3. What is this year’s cause?

We are fundraising for one of Magis’ service placements, Verbum Dei High School. We’re trying to start a scholarship fund for graduating [high school] seniors each year [to help] pay for college.

4. What was the inspiration behind the 48 Hour Walk/Run?

It is one of our placements for Magis. It’s where we serve every week. Something we’ve been trying to do as a service org is put more than just our hours into our service placement. We want to give back to them in more ways. This is something we thought of months ago, and decided to raise the funds through 48 Hour Walk/Run. It’s a way to do more for our service placement than just our daily service.

5. What is your favorite part about it?

I think one of the greatest parts of it is raising money for a great cause. I also think because it is 48 hours straight, [it] is a good opportunity for us to get to know each other and the members of other orgs we’re working with on a more personal level.

6. What is something nobody knows about you?

Lately, the only way I can study and actually get work done is by listening to [the] “Lord of the Rings” soundtrack.

7. What is your life aspiration?

After college, I want to do post-­grad service with the homeless. From there, I think I want to work on the business side of an engineering company.

8. Magis’ focus is the homeless. Why should LMU students

care?

I think everyone should care about the homeless because every human deserves to be given an opportunity. A lot of the homeless are there for a variety of reasons. They oftentimes just need someone to brighten their day. That can be all the motivation they need.

9. What is your favorite part about being Magis’ president?

I think one of the greatest parts is getting to represent all of my wonderful brothers. Being able to be a face for all their voices is awesome because they all bring so many wonderful things to the table. To be able to get those ideas out to the rest of the universe is a great privilege.

10. What can LMU students do more of to help the homeless?

The number one thing that anyone can do is make eye contact and smile, and even if you’re not going to give them money, let them know that you know they exist. A lot of times, we don’t acknowledge them. A lot of what we can do is just acknowledge them.

11. Is it important to you to keep service as a key aspect of

your life after you do post-­grad service? If so, how do you plan

to do so?

Obviously, working a full-­time job, I won’t be able to put in a lot

Something that is doable is putting in a couple hours at a homeless shelter every Saturday. Then when I have kids and when they are old enough, bringing them with me and raising them in a community where love and service is important.

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The First to Go community was established on campus three years ago by La’Tonya Rease Miles, director of the Academic Resource Center. According to the First to Go program coordinator, Danelle Dyckhoff Stelzreide, it was created “in response to LMU students who voiced the need for more academic resources targeted towards first-generation college students.”

A group of only about 30 students at its outset, the community actively involves 138 students today. The number of participants is just a fraction of the student body at LMU whose parents did not graduate from college.

“We know about 22 percent of new freshmen this year are first-generation. That’s pretty high at a private school. It’s about average for a public school,” Rease Miles said. “And then 30 percent of our new transfers are first generation.”

Although it cannot be said definitively why LMU has such a substantial number of first -generation students, Jennifer Belichesky-Larson, interim director of student engagement, retention

and transition, offered a few ideas.Speaking of the competitive nature

of California, Belichesky-Larson said that there is a lot of pressure to figure out which college to go to, which college offers the best education and how long it will take to finish college. She then speculated that LMU’s First to Go program attracts students overwhelmed by this.

“We have a small community. … You’ve got a strong support for the parent and a strong support for the student, so that would be my assumption as to why LMU is probably a big draw for these students,” she said.

One unique feature of LMU’s First to Go program is the mentorship component. As Rease Miles explained, “We have over 80 faculty and staff who also identify as first-generation and they serve as mentors for our students. … The nice thing about that is students can see people who are further along in the educational pipeline who also come from similar backgrounds.”

This could explain why, according to Rease Miles, LMU is seen as a leader for its programming and community for first-generation students

compared to other universities. Rease Miles described some of the

ways she feels that the program goes above and beyond the norm.

“We were recognized in a new book about first-gen students as an example of a best practice, of a university that’s doing a great thing for the students,” she said. “We’re focused on getting students to graduate school and study abroad. We have high expectations.”

With 26 students in the program graduating in May, the goal stated by Dyckhoff Stelzreide to “challenge the stereotype that first-generation college students enter the university academically unprepared and ill-equipped to meet the demands of higher education” has been a focus point for the past three years of the program’s existence.

While the First to Go community is a vital support system for the students involved, the personal resolve of each individual is also evident.

“I’ve always pushed myself,” Coleman said at the Mosaic event. “I’m doing it because I want to, not because someone else is pressuring me to do it.”

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toward Massachusetts General Hospital to donate their blood for the victims? This action seemed to perfectly embody the entire meaning behind Patriots’ Day.

Perhaps comedian Patton Oswalt’s Facebook post explained it best: “The vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers. So, when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, ‘The good outnumber you, and we always will.’”

There’s no real way to fully explain living through a tragedy. I find that whenever I try to accurately describe the situation – which, thankfully I haven’t had to do often – nothing quite captures the emotion. But let me say this: Regardless of what type of hate

bred the attacks, I know Boston has what it takes to carry on.

It is, after all, a city of Patriots.

Boston weakens ‘darkness’

Following the explosion on Monday, April 15, medical workers rushed to the finish line to aid people affected by the Boston Marathon bombs. Numerous runners continued on toward Massachusetts General Hospital to donate blood.

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Awareness deserves more than a weekI f you gather five LMU freshmen, odds

are at least one of them will be the child of parents who did not attend

college. Twenty-two percent of LMU freshmen are first-generation students, according to La’Tonya Rease Miles, the director of the Academic Resource Center. Among transfer students, the percentage is even higher – around 30 percent.

Many will find these statistics surprising, especially those for whom the path to college was both a certainty and an expectation. However, while the achievements of first-generation students can easily be taken for granted, they shouldn’t be. It is for this reason that the Loyolan applauds LMU’s creation of First Generation Awareness Week, wrapping up tomorrow, as reported in the Page 1 article “First to Go hosts awareness week.”

The number of first-generation students on our campus indicates a great level of success not just for the individuals, but for the LMU community and for education in America as a whole. This is part of a pattern of young men and women accomplishing what their parents did not and opening up doors for their futures. For LMU, these numbers reflect an impressive effort to draw applicants who didn’t grow up with the assumption that a college education would be a part of their journey.

The large presence of first-generation students at LMU mirrors a demographic shift among college attendees nationwide. This week should make us optimistic about the direction of higher education in America. The

pursuit of a university degree is no longer something that must be inherited from one’s parents, and that is a cause for celebration.

For many LMU students, every week brings a new topic that demands our awareness. This week alone is both First Generation Awareness Week and Fair Trade Awareness Week. Coincidentally, this is also Tsunami Awareness Month. With all these different events being put on by different groups on campus, it’s easy for a week like First Generation Awareness Week to be ignored. But to do so would be missing a great opportunity to commend the achievements of a large group of students whose accomplishments often go uncelebrated. It is the chance to honor those among us who have overcome the odds just to be here. A week like that doesn’t deserve apathy. It deserves to be highlighted, to be supported and to be well-attended.

In fact, first-generation students deserve far more than just a week. That’s why the First to Go program, which provides resources and mentorship for those who are education pioneers within their families, is so special. The program has made LMU a pioneer among universities in creating a welcoming community for first-generation college attendees, giving students the support they deserve for the entire school year.

We at the Loyolan applaud all first-generation students for pursuing their education, and LMU for welcoming them – and implore the community to continue spreading awareness long after the Palm Walk picket signs are removed.

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Re: “Fair Trade products supplied for awareness,” Monday, April 15, Page 1

Dear Executive Editorial Board,

“Fair trade” advocates seek to ban goods produced by companies whose behavior they deem wrong. No matter that they rely on the word of a company’s competitors most of the time. The consequences for workers, who depend on their “offending” employer, are ig-nored. You see, social justice is about warm fuzzy feelings from being “do-gooders” without responsible inquiry of all sides of an issue or actually doing what works for the so-called “victims,” who always end up casualties of the cause.

So let’s say no one buys from these “bad” companies: Workers are laid off and their children suffer. The progressives high-five each other over “another good deed,” and disregard the human wreckage caused by their intrusion.

An Internet search will show how many accusations made by fair trade advocates are probably false. My own informal polling of LMU advocates of fair trade reveals their exclusive reliance on someone, often a competitor of the offending company, and never look fur-ther. And “green” companies are smart: Many know how easy it is to dupe busy university students into attacking a competing company by false or exaggerated claims of working conditions, having appointed themselves “good guys,” how easy it is to get students to agree. Some have learned to use the word “green” in their corporate names, knowing how easy it is to get young progressives to follow.

Ronald SlaterClass of ‘77

Re: “Appreciating LMU Workers,” Monday, April 15, Page 6

Dear Executive Editorial Board: Thank you for your piece “Appreciating LMU workers” (April 15 issue, Page 6). Thank you for speaking up for basic consideration, dignity

and respect. Thank you for writing about the most basic of ways that we students can and should be decent human beings, especially towards the workers who take care of us. Thank you for condemning students’ sloppy, selfish, rude behavior in a down-to-earth and even humorous manner. ( That bit about the tomatoes in McKay is a gem!) Thank you for offering a positive angle on displaying a positive at-titude and basic politeness to the people around you.

This message is absolutely in line with what we members of SLEJ espouse about actively considering the daily lives of the LMU work-ers around us, and treating them like the members of the LMU community that they are! (See News Intern Tilly Rudolph’s article “SLEJ acts against injustice” on page 2 of the same April 15 issue.) This is about mindfulness and the simplest, most fundamental, down-home examples of social consciousness. Ultimately, it’s about really being men and women for others.

Sarah Scherk Sophomore Communication studies major

For the RecordIn the April 15 article, “Appreciating LMU workers,” it was incorrectly implied that

there was an official Students for Labor and Economics Justice (SLEJ) “Workers Appre-ciation Week.” Also, it was incorrectly stated that the Cesar Chavez Service and Work-ers Appreciation Luncheon was on April 3, instead of April 9. Additionally, Campus

Ministry and Chicano Latino Student Services hosted the luncheon along with SLEJ.

Letters to the Editor

It seems as though this year has been wrought with parking drama. From

having to pay a hefty sum for a spot on campus to the neigh-borhood upheaval resulting

from stu-dents using the streets just outside the back gates as their own person-al parking structure in order to avoid the afore-m e n t i o n e d cost, parking caused some serious prob-lems.

In my honest opinion, though, there is a parking faux pas happening on our very campus that is even worse than having to pay more or walk that extra half-mile. Yes, I’m talking about LMU students’ apparent inability to park.

I drive a big car. My turning radius is comparable to that of an 18-wheeler. So I get not being able to get it perfect on the first try; although I must say, I do quite a nice job for my handicap. I don’t get, however, the continued and downright rude attempts at parking that I see on a day-to-day basis.

It’s one thing to have a hard time parking. But it’s really not that difficult to reverse, turn that wheel and scoot back into the space. You will surely not get as many angry notes or unintentional door dings, and you will be doing everyone else a favor.

Parking close to the line – or even worse, on the line – is annoying enough, but when your small sedan is actu-ally taking up two spaces, it’s simply ridiculous. Not to mention, when it comes to parallel parking, you don’t need to leave enough space for half a car in front of you and behind you, inhibit-ing someone else from taking that perfectly good spot. And you definitely don’t need to leave that same amount of space between your car and the curb.

But my problems with parking don’t just stem from my experience within the LMU community. It seems as though the rest of the world, or at least the rest of the inhabitants of the greater Los Angeles area, have the same issues.

A couple weekends ago, I decided to go to First Fridays on Abbot Kinney with a few of my friends. For those of you who still haven’t gotten around to checking that out, you should really try to make it out there in May before you leave. You should not, however, plan on being able to find parking easily.

After moseying our way down to Venice, we drove around for an hour trying to find a spot. Cars lined every street for blocks and blocks, and trying to maneuver down Abbot Kinney was risky. The public valet seemed like a good idea, but we couldn’t rationalize spending $20 on parking – something that really shouldn’t be a large part of my or any other col-lege student’s budget.

On that leisurely Friday night, it wasn’t such a big deal. But when I’m in a rush and don’t have time to drive around for the foreseeable future, parking becomes a serious issue.

I still maintain that having my car is one of the better decisions I made when com-ing to college. It has opened so many doors for me. But the parking in Los Angeles is something to be reckoned with, and upon returning to LMU – my new home – the last thing I want to deal with is someone’s subpar park-ing job preventing me from swinging in to that nice first-row spot.

I think what most of our parking troubles boil down to is respect. I understand that parking in the neighborhood might be your only option, but doing so in a respect-ful manner will change the way our community views us. I personally don’t want to inconvenience a family that, unlike me, lives here every day of the year. It’s just not fair.

I try to live a pretty drama-free life, and I think we can all agree that we have enough to stress about without hav-ing to worry about finding an accessible spot. But building good relationships with our neighbors might help them to understand where we’re com-ing from, too.

All I know is, despite LMU’s attempts at appeasing stu-dents on the parking issues, the drama is far from over. I’m still bitter about the $50 ticket that I got for parking in U-Hall, and I truly believe

that if I’m paying for parking on campus, I should at least have a smaller fine for swin-ing into the wrong spot. In all honesty, I feel as though peo-ple should be fined for being bad parkers instead. But it’s the end of the year, and my mom already reluctantly paid my dues.

It seems that the only thing about parking we can really control is how we do

it. So please, I implore you: Park with caution, park with tact and park with respect. Because on the line really isn’t in the line. And I’m not trying to drive around for another five minutes.

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What the HeckBy Allie HeckOpinion Editor

This is the opinion of Allie Heck, a freshman business major from Dallas, Texas. Please send comments to aheck@theloyolan.com.

What’s it like to work in the real world? While internships help students grasp the realities of their intended field, to some classrooms seem to be a place of theory rather than action. In her Buyer Behavior class, Sijun Wang, associate professor of marketing and business law, decided to buck that notion by partnering with Forbes magazine to have her students do actual research about 10 topics for 10 companies. The Loyolan sat down with Wang to discuss how Forbes was approached to work with LMU and how the project is intended to help students.

Christopher James (CJ): Describe the research you are having your students do with Forbes.Sijun Wang (SW): To encourage students to apply what they learn [in the] classroom into solving real world problems, two Buyer Behavior classes are working with Forbes to help this well-known business magazine develop new business insights based on their newly collected executive surveys. Student groups are responsible for developing hypotheses, analyzing data collected by Forbes and delivering interesting and insightful storylines. We are working on 10 separate research projects that are currently undergoing at Forbes.

The deliverables will be part of the Forbes publication.

CJ: How did you get in touch with Forbes to do a project with LMU students?SW: Thanks to the help of Spring Theory, a unique company who is specialized in connecting classroom teaching with business applications. In the past, this company has worked with many top universities in the nation, including UCLA, NYU and Stanford. When its president reached me last semester, we started to plan together in the summer, and we finally convinced Forbes that our LMU students can also provide new insights to its readers while gaining live learning experiences.

CJ: What do you feel makes this project more beneficial for students rather than any other group project?SW: This project basically challenges students with the ambiguity of a project that no right or wrong answers are assumed. Their critical thinking skills and communication skills are all called upon to deliver a storyline that Forbes and its clients can benefit. In today’s challenging business world, commodity skills such as data collection or data analyses are not enough. Students need to incorporate what they have learned from classroom and from different disciplines into insights that can attract their target audiences.

CJ: How has the experience working with Forbes been so far?SW: Forbes’ chief insights officer and his team [have] been very

supportive to this project. However, it has been a challenge to me and to all students in order to complete all projects within one semester with a very tight schedule window after the data was delivered to the class. To make sure we deliver quality outcomes to Forbes, I have scheduled at least two meetings with each group to offer hands-on advices.

CJ: Do you plan to continue this project in the future?SW: Yes, I am currently working with several Fortune 500 companies to develop a new project with a MBA class for Fall 2013. It will focus on customer relationship management.

CJ: How would you suggest other teachers reach out to national publications and businesses to do practical work for them?SW: I have organized an information session at the business college a few weeks ago to share our classroom experiences with other professors. I think more and more professors will be interested in similar projects.

CJ: What are your expectations of the final presentation and project?SW: Toward the end of this semester, Forbes’ team and its clients – Google, iGate, KPMG, etc. – will Skype with our class to observe group presentations and raise questions directly to each group. I expect Forbes and its clients to be impressed by the professionalism that our LMU students will demonstrate. Our “A” groups will receive a letter of acknowledgement from Forbes.

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Prof. Sijun Wang stresses importance of developing beyond commodity skills.

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Data mine yourself: How the Internet sees you

QUICK TIPS FORSUMMER INTERNSHIPSTop 10 Tips:1.Don’t be afraid to talk to people.

2.Ask for things to do.

3.Learn all you can about the industry.

4.Read everything you can get your hands on.

5.Don’t gripe about the grunt work.

6.Milk the fact that you are a student.

7.Hitch your wagon to a star.

8.Get in the information loop.

9.Ask to attend meetings and events.

10.Don’t burn any bridges.

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If you had to guess, what do you think is your most overused phrase? How

many miles have you traveled over the past year? Who likes pop music more: you or your

mom? Most p e o p l e could guess at their own habits and

preferences, but couldn’t report any statistics on it – even though they’ve been dumping this information into the public for years via everything from Facebook and Twitter to résumés and receipts.

Ironically, the Internet can tell you exactly what you’ve done and what you like doing

– and in some cases, it can even predict what you’re going to do. Companies ranging in size from Google to your local grocery store are “data mining” millions of users to find out what ads to show you or what brand of shampoo to stock. Contrary to popular belief, however, Google is not ‘“reading your email” like you do. They don’t care about who you’re flirting with. They won’t report your plans for April 20. What they’re looking at is numbers: times you write “homework,” what time you’re more likely to read an article and whether you’re buying coffee or beer late at night.

For the most part, data mining is harmless: It’s answering the first world problem of letting companies sell you more stuff. Someday, it may even help solve big problems, like seeing if there’s a connection between Alzheimer’s and your favorite food in your teen years. Anyone can data mine. You are data mining when you

search a hashtag to see what people have to say about the Super Bowl. If you want to see yourself like the Internet sees you, here are some interesting tools.

Facebook stalk yourself.WolframAlpha.com, the

love child of a calculator and Wikipedia, has a new feature that crunches your Facebook data into a series of graphs. Let it access your Facebook account, and it’ll analyze everything that your apps can see.

First, it charts the basics, like your most liked photo or how many statuses you’ve posted. It will then dig deeper and give you colorful displays of your most used words, pie charts of friends’ relationship statuses and genders and even what time you’re most likely to post or upload. Once you get bored of looking at your own data, start clicking on any friend’s name that appears in your report and you can data mine their profiles, no extra permission needed.

It’s an insight into your public image – and also into how much data your apps can see. Even if you think your data is private, apps can still get in through your friends’ profiles. If you’ve ever wondered why you’re seeing irrelevant dating or shopping sites advertised in your browser, it’s the Internet looking at these sorts of charts. Sometimes it’s hard for a computer to tell the difference between word meanings: If I’m using the word “apple,” chances are I’m talking about the company, not something at a farmers market.

Analyze your diary. Data mining is not just for

social networking. If you have a discount card at a grocery store, its ID is linked to a long history of the things you’ve bought. Nowadays, cameras are getting so smart, they can read your emotions and change things as subtle as the lighting in a room to enhance or alter your feelings. If you want to data mine yourself, there are many devices that you can buy that help you track your exercise, sleep patterns and calorie intake. But health

often involves more than just food and exercise. If you want to keep track of the connection between how awake you feel and what you’re eating, try Daytum or 750words. You can write your diary and keep track of basic data, and they generate reports similar to Wolfram Alpha’s Facebook analyzer. This is useful if you’re interested in your habits but don’t necessarily want the rest of the world to be following your calorie intake.

Google in numbers. Finally, if you’re interested

in data mining more than yourself, I recommend starting with Google Trends. It allows you to search for anything you want – try “Justin Bieber fan fiction” or “kittens in boxes” to see statistics like what part of the world is also searching for these topics, how it compares to other terms and when the Internet’s interest in it peaked. If you’re a sociology major, this could become an important tool in your research; for the rest of us, it’s just an excuse to see how “Florence and the Machine” and “Rage Against The Machine” compare.

Google trends can track the varying interest in certain search terms over time. As demonstrated by the data above, more people have searched for LMU than Pepperdine in the past four years.

Graph generated by Google Trends

In FocusBy Liana BandziulisSenior Editor

WolframAlpha.com provides detailed breakdowns on your Facebook activity, including what time of day you are posting or updating your page.

Graph generated by Wolfram Alpha

Everybody loves a good, tasty beer. But have you ever thought about making your own? Even

as a student, it’s possible to make a delicious lager. Earlier last week, we caught up with junior mechani-cal engineering major Max Miller, se-nior economics major Matthew Miller and alumnus Sean Zhang (’12), who have their own home-brewing system.

Although the brewing trio hasn’t brewed a batch in a couple of months, the guys said they usually make a Si-erra Nevada Pale Ale clones. There are a lot of details that go into the process, so guidance is a necessity.

“Culver City Home Brewing [Sup-ply] is phenomenal,” said Matthew Miller. “They’re super helpful and have a lot of beer recipes that they will give to you along with everything you need

to do it — including the instructions, which is really good for first times.”

Although home brewing is more ex-pensive at first, the trio explained that it’s cheaper in the end to make your own beer. “When we made our first batch it was more expensive than go-ing out and buying beer,” said Zhang.

Yet there are ways to be frugal. Max Miller said, “If you’re really into making beer, you can buy hops in bulk.” By do-ing this, more money is saved in the end.

Another reason why they enjoy brew-ing is the science that goes into it. “None of us have a real interest in real, hard science,” said Matthew Miller. “But this is kind of like a layman’s science.”

One thing that’s mandatory for brew-ing beer is patience. As the guys ex-plained the process, it’s similar to wait-ing for an egg to hatch. Upon waiting for the water to boil, a specialty grain is added to steep into the water. As Matthew Miller stated, “This way, you have a little bit more control and feel like you’re doing more in the process.”

Before the water comes to a full boil, the extract needs to be added when the water is simmering. After the water is boiled and the hops are added, the yeast needs to be pitched. Although this sounds like it may not be complicated, think again – espe-cially if you plan to brew beer in your kitchen. When the beer is moved into the buckets, “you need to put an ice bath around it and add the yeast at the perfect temperature. If it’s too hot, the yeast will die. If it’s too cold, the yeast will be dormant,” said Mat-thew Miller. “It takes a long time.”

Once the water is in the process of cooling, whole leaf hops are put in the bucket, which give the beer an aroma. Then, you close the bucket and wait two weeks for the beer to ferment. After the beer is fermented, it takes another two weeks for the beer to be bottled.

Needless to say, the entire process requires a lot of downtown. But when the process is complete, as Max Mill-er said, “It’s extremely rewarding.”

W hen you work seven days a week, a day trip seems like an impossible dream. However,

beginning last St. Patrick’s Day, my friend and I have made a vow to shirk responsibilities one day a month for a

beer run – to San Diego, that is.

On the outskirts of San Diego sits a multitude of brew-eries where one can take tours, learn the craft of beer making and sam-ple all the differ-ent beers available. Here are my tips on how to have a successful, fun and safe brewery day trip a couple hours

down south.

Have a designated driver.Yes, this is the most predictable of

all advice given, but it is that way for a reason. This doesn’t mean that the des-ignated driver is there to waste their Saturday driving a drunken slew of miscreants all over beer country. Each brewery gives out little tasters (3 oz.) for extremely cheap prices. In fact, fol-lowing the brewery tour at Stone Brew-ing Company, each person is given four 3 oz. tasters and is able to keep the glass. Just one of these little guys, and maybe a sip of whatever your friend is trying and two large glasses of water and you are on your way. The trip is not about getting drunk; it is about experi-encing the new and different beers be-ing offered.

Never get the same thing.The purpose of each trip should be

to gain a variety on your beer palette. No matter the group, I always order something different from the rest of the group. That’s because part of the fun is to taste what everyone is having so as to get a more complete picture of what that specific brewery has to offer. It’s even better if someone is more of a lager man while another is really into ales. Going with people who have dif-ferent tastes is a great way to broaden your understanding and critique of beer.

Have a starting point, but no end point.Perhaps the largest brewery I’ve

been to on my excursions has been Stone Brewing Company. It also hap-pens to be my de facto starting point

every trip, and not because I think it is the best (although they have a phe-nomenal tour and brew a pretty mean IPA). The great thing about Stone is that they have a wide array of differ-ent beers from not just around the area but also from all over the world. If I like what I try, I can look up the address of the brewery and make it my next stop. That is how I discovered the mythical Piper Down Scottish Ale by Ballast Point Brewing Company. Aged in a bourbon barrel, the stuff was unheard of good and has all but disappeared. That day, we spent the rest of our time at the Ballast Point Brewing Company, my new favorite and now a must-see every month on my beer tour.

Never say no.Go in with an open mind whenever

you walk into a brewery. Many of the best ones are small rooms in industrial plants. Yet, behind their humble exte-riors lie some of the most interesting beer concoctions and the opportunity to meet people knowledgable about the art of craft brewing. The point of a day off is to try something new and exciting and you aren’t going to do that being a stick in the mud.

This is the opinion of Christopher James, a junior screenwriting and marketing double major from Lodi, Calif. Please send comments to cjames@theloyolan.com.

Junior mechanical engineering major Max Miller is one of three students exper-imenting in the home-brewing process.

Sean Zhang

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H ow many people think alcohol could be the source of their job after graduation? For Chris En-

egren (’06), Matt Enegren (’08) and Joe Nascenzi (’08), what started as a home-brewing hobby has now become a major business venture as Enegren Brewing Company opened up in Moorpark, Calif. in summer 2011. Only an hour from the bluff, these three alumni still recognize their LMU roots, with the school’s flag hanging up in the bar area. A&E Editor Christopher James sat down with Joe Nascenzi, chief of marketing at Enegren and one of the founding brewers, to talk about their brewing process, favorite beers and how home brewing morphed into a career.

Christopher James (CJ): What were the first steps to becoming a home brewer?Joe Nascenzi (JN): It all began when Chris received a home-brew beer kit as a present. He brewed one batch and was hooked and then started home brew-ing pretty regularly. ... I played on the lacrosse team with Chris, and he came to practice one day and asked if anyone wanted a brewery in their garage, since he was moving to an apartment. I quick-ly volunteered and was hooked the first time we brewed.CJ: Following graduation, how did you turn home brewing into a business?JN: Chris moved back home to Moor-park while I stayed in the area. His parents had a three-car garage, and he commandeered one of the spaces to put in a new brewery. ... Our hobby slowly turned into an obsession. ... We chose to take it to the next level and start up a commercial brewery. With that decided, we spent nearly a year putting together a solid business plan and securing our financing. We spent every weekend building up the brewery. There was a lot of things we had to learn outside of the brewing process – like how to acid etch and seal a cement floor, tile a bathroom, etc. CJ: What are some things you look for when brewing to ensure maximum qual-ity of beer?JN: There are a ton of things to ensure beer quality – from the materials we purchase, to the brewing process, to fermentation and to storage and aging. [We only order] certain types of barley

from around the world depending on the flavors we’re looking for. For the brew-ing process, we have strict tracking and analysis to ensure each step from brew to brew remains constant. For fermen-tation, we are sure to count our yeast cells to make sure we are adequately pitching enough yeast. Post fermenta-tion, [we] take deliberate and consistent steps for each beer that results in our desired flavor.CJ: What is your personal favorite type of beer, and why?JN: Ones that we consistently enjoy are barrel-aged imperial stouts and a good IPA. We currently have four bourbon barrels in our brewery filled with our Daniel Irons Imperial Oatmeal Stout.CJ: What would be your advice to students looking to get into home brewing or turn-ing it into a business following college?JN: If you’re looking to get into home brewing, there is a home-brew store just down the street from campus called Cul-ver City Home Brewing Supply. They have classes to get you started and can tell you everything you need to know to get started. When you start, pay close attention to two things: sanitization and your yeast. If you’re looking to move from home brewing to professional brewing – know that you’re in for a lot of work. Be sure you’re willing to work 20-hour days and live off little sleep to get everything up and running. Brew-ing becomes more than just a hobby – it becomes your life. It’s a lot of fun, but it’s also a ton of work. Quality and consis-tency of your beer always needs to come before all else.

LMU beer lovers open own breweryAlumni SpotlightBy Christopher JamesA&E Editor

(From left) Chris Enegren, Joe Nascenzi and Matt Enegren began brewing beer at LMU and now own their own brewery.

Joe Nascenzi

Graphics: Tyler Barnett | Loyolan

For a list of the three breweries to visit in San Diego, visit

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“F or me, a movie lets you go along with somebody for the ride. It has a kind of spiritual truth,” director

Brian Helgeland explained to a packed audi-ence on Monday night in the Mayer Theater.

Students and faculty were along for the ride as they attended a special screening of Helgeland’s newest film, “42,” a sports drama that tells the compelling story of America’s first professional African-Amer-ican baseball player, Jackie Robinson. Helgeland, who graduated with a mas-ter’s degree in screenwriting from LMU, wrote and directed the film.

Helgeland told the students and faculty collected that unlike many biographical films, “42” focuses primarily on a small frame of Robinson’s life. The movie is set in the years from 1946 to 1948, in which Robinson, played by newcomer Chad-wick Bosemen, makes his controversial transition into major league baseball, breaking the color barrier in the process.

According to the L.A. Times, the film, which was released Friday, collected $27.3 million at the box office, taking its place as the biggest opening week-end for any baseball film. Helgeland is not unfamiliar with this kind of large-scale success; he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with the film “L.A. Confidential” in 1997. He also has another Academy Award nomina-tion, for his screenplay for “Mystic River.”

For senior film production major Mat-thew Higgins, it was an inspiring experi-ence to listen to an acclaimed member of the film industry from the LMU community.

“It’s cool to hear about his experiences here and then what he’s managed to do with his career after LMU,” Higgins said.

Alumni Emily Rome (‘12) was also

among those who were excited to see Helgeland’s latest work.

“His films all seem so different from each other,” she said. “I’m really excited, because this doesn’t look like any other sports mov-ie that I’ve seen in a long time.”

The screening was originally set to take place on April 8, but was postponed after LMU suffered a campus-wide blackout that night. Coincidentally, the event would later be rescheduled for Jackie Robinson Day. Preston Altree, a junior film produc-tion major and worker for the student production office, said, “These events are not always like this. There’s typically larger turnouts at these screening events because it’s a pre-release and because the writer and director is an alumni.”

Helgeland inspired audience mem-bers with simple yet encourag-ing words of advice, specifically for those hopeful screenwriters.

“You learn how to write by writ-ing,” he said. “That is where you start.”

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Lions eye qualifying marks for NCAA RegionalsShea has already presumably locked

up a spot at the NCAA West Regional meet in the 5,000-meter, after run-ning a career best of 16:13.27 at the Stanford Invitational on March 29.

“[The 10,000-meter] is what she loves,” Guerrero said. “It’s her goal to make it to nationals in that event.”

On the men’s side, junior Weston Strum is also coming off a record-breaking performance at the Stanford Invitational. He became the first male in LMU history to run a 5,000-meter event under 14 minutes, with a time of 13:57.42. He will compete in the 1,500-meter race on Thursday, his first time competing in the event this year.

“I’m in a fast heat based on my time, so my goal is to just hang on,” Strum said.

The Lions return to competition this week after competing last Sat-urday at the Pomona-Pitzer Invita-tional. Shea and freshman Michael Vorgitch captured second place in their respective 1,500-meter events. Shea finished with a time of 4:31.91,

while Vorgitch crossed the finish line at 3:58:07.

Vorgitch will be competing in the steeplechase on Thursday. The fresh-man set a qualifying time in mid-March at the Occidental Distance Carnival, setting the LMU record with a time of 9:18.45. Before this season, Vorgitch had never competed in the event.

Heat destined to repeat as champions

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The Heat look to defend their championship from last year. With an impressive 27-game win streak this year, the Heat are 65-16 this season and No. 1 in the Eastern Conference.

Thunder may have clinched the best record, but the distance between them and the seed below them, the San Antonio Spurs, doesn’t compare to the Eastern Conference. Regardless of who their possible first, second and third round matchups will be, the road to representing the West in the NBA Finals will be a treacherous one.

If you actually did the reading:For just the second time in the history

of the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers sharing the same city, the latter holds the higher seed heading into the postseason. Even if ‘Lob City’ will always be referred to as the “little brother” of Los Angeles hoops, the teams displayed a propensity to play some of the most exciting basketball in the league.

The footnotes:No team wants to land a series with the

Memphis Grizzlies. Seriously, if you’re any of the other seven playoff teams in the Western Conference, a seven-game series with the Grizzlies is the NBA Playoffs equivalent of going on a blind date with a venom-spitting dilophosaurus from “Jurassic Park.”

Another team to watch is the San Antonio Spurs. Despite holding the top spot of the Western Conference for much of the season (until recent struggles dropped them to the No. 2), the Spurs seem to be running

on empty. Even for a team as battle-tested and well-coached as them, unless injuries to guards Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Danny Green have been exaggerated as an excuse for rest, they look ready to be upset by their first-round opponent.

They made a major mistake releasing enigmatic swingman guard Stephen Jackson earlier this month. Even if Captain Jack and Head Coach Gregg Popovich had their share of differences (the equivalent of treason in San Antonio), they’ll miss him. Adding possible insult to injury, the Spurs may have condemned themselves to a first-round loss with their recent signing of forward Tracy McGrady, who has yet to win a playoff series in eight postseason appearances.

This will be the first NBA playoffs in 17 years that won’t feature either guard Kobe Bryant or forward Dirk Nowitzki. Together, these two future Hall of Famers have played in nine of the last 13 NBA Finals, won six championships, captured three Finals MVPs, amassed 8,633 playoff points since 1999-2000 and appeared in 320 postseason contests in the same amount of time. This doesn’t mean the playoffs suddenly become humdrum, however, as a new wave of stars waits in the ranks to entertain in a win-or-go-home situation.

This is the opinion of Michael Goldsholl, a senior English major from Santa Barbara, Calif. Please send comments to kcacabelos@theloyolan.com.

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Junior Tyler Torano finished in a three-way tie for fourth place yesterday at the West Coast Conference (WCC) Championships in Bremerton, Wash. His finish is the best for LMU in championships since Greg Moss won the WCC title in 2009. Torano recorded a final score of 216 over the entirety of the tournament, shooting 1-under-par 71 consecutively over par the last two rounds.

Torano started off the tournament with a 2-over-par 74 on Monday, putting him in 13th place. A second round score of 71 put the junior in ninth place entering the final round.

After a bogey on the first hole, Torano exploded for five birdies, propelling himself five spots to fourth place.

The Lions as a team finished in seventh place for the tournament, 11 strokes behind sixth place Pepperdine University.

Despite Torano’s top-five finish, his final round score was not the lowest for the Lions. Freshman Connor Campbell jumped 14 places to 23rd after a third round 2-under-par 70.

Senior Eduardo Chavez finished in 30th place, senior Bryan Bergna finished in 33rd and freshman Chase Nicolai placed 34th, rounding out the Lions’ efforts in Washington.

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The LMU men’s baseball team (18-18, 7-5) travels to San Francisco, Calif. this weekend to take on fourth-place University of San Francisco (USF) in a three-game West Coast Conference (WCC) series. The Lions lost three of four games to Pac-12 opponents in the past week, including a 5-2 loss to the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans on Tuesday.

The USF Dons are on a hot streak, winning seven straight games, includ-ing 10 of their previous 11. They have jumped the Lions, who are currently tied for fourth place in the WCC with Brigham Young University (7-5).

“USF is a team that plays well at home. They have some pretty good pitchers this year,” said senior catcher Colton Plaia. “They go well with mo-mentum. If we can go in there and stop their momentum, we should be fine.”

LMU lost two of three games against Southern California rival UCLA due to an offense that only scored one run between the first two games of the se-ries. Sophomore starting pitcher Colin Welmon arguably had his worst start in his LMU career on April 12 during the Friday night game against the Bruins, walking eight batters over 5 1/3 innings of work, a career high.

Saturday was not much better for the Lions. Although they scored a run to give them an early 1-0 lead, the Li-ons could not hold it, as senior starting pitcher Aaron Griffin gave up a two-run double to the cleanup hitter. LMU could not cash in on runners that ballgame, leaving six runners on base, four of whom were in scoring position.

After salvaging the series with a win on Sunday against UCLA, the Lions re-turned to Page Stadium to face yet an-other Southern California rival, USC. Although the Lions pushed across an early run, the committee pitching staff gave up five earned runs, including back-to-back home runs.

The Dons, on the other hand, are coming off a sweep of last-place Santa Clara University with two wins against University of Nevada, Reno and UC Berkeley on Tuesday and Sunday, re-spectively.

“We just have to stick to our approach. We have to work on things offensively because we haven’t been able to push across that many runs or hits,” said sophomore shortstop David Edwards. “I think a quality at bat has some to do

with the outcome at the plate, but a lot of it is based on the situation and ex-ecuting what the team needs. My plan going up there is hitting the ball hard, hitting it in the gap or anything.”

One of the challenges with travelling to San Francisco is the field and its lo-cation. Smack in the middle of the sea-son, multiple players say that it creates a home-field advantage for the Dons.

“It’s not the best field in the world, but you can’t use that as an excuse,” said Plaia. “It’s small and surrounded by a whole bunch of buildings, but we have to focus on what we have to do.”

The club will travel without sopho-more starting pitcher Trevor Megill, who is ruled out for the remainder of this season and part of next season af-ter tearing two ligaments in his elbow.

McGrath is now in the weekend rota-tion, pitching Sundays, with Griffin throwing in Megill’s place on Saturday behind Welmon.

“I have to get surgery in a month, and I will be out until this time next year,” said Megill. “It’s a full-year recovery. I will just begin to throw lightly if rehab goes according to plan.”

The Lions have 12 WCC games left on the schedule and must finish within the top four in order to travel to the WCC Championships, which will take place in Stockton, Calif. at the end of the season. The winner of that tourna-ment will be automatically selected to play in the NCAA Regionals. Entering the season, the Lions were projected by Baseball America to finish second in the WCC and make the postseason.

W ith schoolwork, the start of the Ma-jor League Baseball season or an early case of “senioritis,” you might

be slipping on your NBA knowledge, despite the playoffs being right around the corner. If you’ve been affected by any of the reasons

above, you’re in luck. I have all your 2013 NBA playoff knowledge.

The rundown: The Miami Heat are the

most distant No. 1 seed since the 2000-01 Lakers, meaning they have an in-credible amount of sepa-ration between them and the No. 2 seed New York Knicks. Barring a cata-strophic injury, it doesn’t seem within the realm of possibility that the “Super

Friends” of South Beach will fail to repeat as champions. They won 27 games in a row (nearly two months without a loss) as the NBA’s worst rebounding team. Soon-to-be four-time most valuable player forward LeB-ron James doesn’t just outshine his opponents on a nightly basis; he obliterates them with dominance reminiscent of Shaquille O’Neal in his prime. They maintain some of the most fluid and pure chemistry ever demonstrated on the hardwood. They don’t just play basket-ball; they define it.

A clear-cut favorite to come out of the wild, wild Western Conference does not exist in this year’s tournament. The Oklahoma City

Can the Lions raise the bar in April? After shattering records in several meets, the LMU track team heads to Walnut, Calif. tomorrow to compete in the three-day Mt. San An-tonio College (SAC) Relays.

The Mt. SAC Relays host races featuring the best high school, colle-giate and elite runners from around the country and the world.

This year marks the 55th annual Mt. SAC Relays. The Hilmer Lodge Stadium, where the event will be hosted, has hosted two Olympic track and field trials.

“Mt. SAC is an incredibly pres-tigious meet. It’s a night under the lights where people from all over the world come to compete,” LMU track Head Coach Scott Guerrero said. “You really have no choice but to run fast.”

LMU will have 11 athletes com-peting at the Relays, including se-nior standout Sheree Shea, who will be running in the 10,000-meter on Thursday evening.

“It’s a really deep meet. There’s a lot of chance for competition,” Shea said. “The ultimate goal is to qualify for regionals in the 10,000 [meter]. This will be the best chance for me to run a fast time.”

A quick guide to this year’s NBA playoffs covering the top teams and players to watch.

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Fast times await LMU at Mt. SAC

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LMU travels north to face the University of San Francisco to resume WCC play on Friday.

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Eleven runners travel north to Walnut, Calif. to compete in the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays.

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Senior infielder Cullen Mahoney has appeared in all 36 of LMU’s games this season and is hitting .278 this season. Mahoney and the Lions are entering the second half of West Coast Conference play with four series left against conference opponents.

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LMU women’s tennis fell to Pepperdine University, 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon at LMU’s Tennis Center. Senior April Bisharat beat the No. 32 singles player, Lorraine Guillermo, in straight sets in her final home match as a Lion. LMU travels to Provo, Utah this weekend to face BYU for its final regular season match before the WCC Tennis Championships.

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