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Vote in the 2012 ASLMU Elections

2012-02-21T16:33:45Z

Use your voice and cast your vote for the 2012 ASLMU President, Vice President, and Senatorial seats.

Fill out the Election ballot sent to your Lion email account between 9am on March 13th and 5pm on March 15th.

Make sure to stop out at Convo during the voting period as well to get free food and other great giveaways, just for voting!

The L.A. Riots 20 Years On

2012-02-09T18:00:00Z

The L.A. riots were a watershed event in Los Angeles history. LMU's Leavey Center is bringing to campus some of the city's most prominent elected officials to examine the impact of the riots after 20 years and ways that the riots' causes and consequences may shape the city's future.

Teen Stories

2012-02-09T17:00:00Z

When Toni Lee Jimenez ’03 was about to launch a new magazine, she got hit with a lawsuit over the venture's proposed name. She had no idea the suit would be an advertising bonanza.

Flying in Rarified Air

2012-02-09T16:00:00Z

Films with all African-American casts are rare. But "Red Tails," about the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, is a movie George Lucas has wanted to make for years. We spoke to Dexter Blackman, assistant professor of history, about what the movie tells us about race relations now and during the Second World War.

Sights Set on Portland

2012-02-09T11:00:00Z

Logan McDaniel '12, star midfielder for the Lions men's soccer team, talks about his hopes for a professional soccer career after being drafted by the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, the U.S. professional soccer league.

Water Awareness Week

2012-02-07T00:35:12Z

Education Inequality Week

2012-02-01T17:07:11Z

EDUCATION INEQUALITY AWARENESS WEEK: We talk about it, but how much do we really know?

January 30, 2012 - February 2, 2012

Monday Jan 30

Documentary Screening: TEACHED & Short Discussion/Q&A with Special Guests

8PM - 10PM

Deja View Lounge

Come watch TEACHED Vol. 1, the compilation of 3 short films and interviews about the most pressing issues in American education today:
The Path To Prison, The Blame Game: Teachers Speak Out, Unchartered Territory.

Special guests:
Corey Barney and Jerone Shell, central figures from Path To Prison, both ex-Crips who spent their young lives in jail.
Kelly Amis, Director of TEACHED;

Food & beverages will be provided.

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The Magic School Bus: From The Bluff To The Rough

Take a visit to underprivileged intercity schools. Each participant gets a free LMU at 100 blanket.

Session I

Jan 31, Tuesday
9:00AM - 11:00AM

Meet at flagpoles at 9AM

Session II

Jan 31, Tuesday
12:00PM - 2:00PM

Meet at flagpoles at 12PM

Session III

Feb 2, Thursday
9:00AM - 11:00AM

Meet at flagpoles at 9AM

Session IV

Feb 2, Thursday

12:00PM - 2:00PM
Meet at flagpoles at 12PM

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Wednesday Feb 1

Levels of Inequality: Local, National, International (Panel)

7PM - 9PM
Seaver 100
How behind are we? Come get the perspectives on education to see the different levels of inequalities when it comes to education, and how we can proactively change that.

Special Guests:
Thomas Plate, distinguished scholar and columnist regarding the Asia Pacific.
Kelly Amis, Director of TEACHED.

Pearl Arredondo, local education policy landscape expert.
Representative from Family of Schools.

Food and beverages will be provided.

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Thursday Feb 2
The Education System in Color
8:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: The Hill
Is the education system colorblind? Come experience a different shade of the education spectrum, hosted by Teachers of Tomorrow, MECHA de LMU, and Brothers of Consciousness.

Food and beverages will be provided.

Brought to you by:

ASLMU, Brothers of Consciousness, Human Rights Coalition, MECHA de LMU, Pi Beta Phi

Teach for America, Teachers of Tomorrow, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Students for Labor and Economic Justice.

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Petal By Petal

2012-01-17T17:00:00Z

With a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, LMU had an opportunity to make an impression on millions of TV viewers and thousands of attendees. But LMU community members may have made an equally powerful impression as they decorated the float, and helped on others, in the week before parade day.

Writing Scents

2012-01-17T16:00:00Z

Denise Hamilton '81 is one of today's foremost authors of noir and crime fiction. But she has turned her lifelong passion for perfume into a column called "Uncommon Scents" for the Los Angeles Times Magazine. We talked with Hamilton about her unusual combination of interests.

L.A. Street Stories

2012-01-17T14:00:00Z

A new Marymount Institute Press book shares the stories of serving poor and homeless people in L.A.'s Skid Row, and a book signing brought author Jeff Dietrich, of the L.A. Catholic Worker, and his friend Martin Sheen to campus to read excerpts.

The Jazz Mix

2012-01-17T13:00:00Z

Jazz may be hard to find on your radio dial, but KXLU's Eddie Becton is doing his part to keep this ever-changing American genre in the public eye. We asked to survey the releases of 2011, and here is his top 10 list.

Vote for the 2012 Homecoming Court

2012-01-17T16:49:06Z

Get ready for Homecoming 2012! This year, ASLMU would like to help ensure the most spirited Homecoming Loyola Marymount has ever seen!

The Purpose of Homecoming Week is to promote vibrant school spirit on campus leading up to the Homecoming game on Saturday. The winners of the 2012 Homecoming Court are to be the man and woman that best/most spiritedly embody the LMU mission and what it means to be a LION.

Click Here to Vote

Student Reserve Board

2012-01-06T17:24:03Z

Click on the SRB Tab above or stop by the ASLMU Office to pick up a packet for the Student Reserve Board and find out how your club or organization can be awarded money to help put on your next event.

ASLMU Survey

2012-01-06T17:20:09Z

Dear Lions,

Thank you for a successful, fun, and memorable first semester of our Centennial Year! I am exceptionally grateful for all you have done to make this year as great as it has been so far. With this in mind, I would like to ask you to take a few minutes to complete ASLMU’s Empowering You survey, so that we may continue to improve ASLMU for you next semester.

Please click on the link below and take a few minutes to answer some very helpful questions about our student advocacy and future programs, such as CollegeFest 2012.

http://mylmu.qualtrics.com//SE/?SID=SV_ehqdgJOYnbsMqfW

Happy Holidays and Go Lions!

Art Flores

ASLMU President

aslmu.president@lmu.edu

Grilling With Numbers

2011-12-13T17:00:00Z

Don Luis Camacho M.B.A. '00, Law '02 talks about the economy and the restaurant business as the head of a restaurant brand that ranges from a concession stand in Dodger Stadium to a restaurant at Olvera Street, and sites from LAX to Denver's Pepsi Center.

Christmas Glow

2011-12-13T16:00:00Z

It's an annual tradition — the lighting of the Christmas tree in Sunken Garden — and this year's ceremony, with music, cider, song and lots of good cheer, brought a bit of the old winter wonderland to campus.

Imagine Facebook's Death

2011-12-13T15:00:00Z

Some might call it hell: life without Facebook. Bennet Silverman '09 and John Gasienica '10 dared to imagine the end of socializing-by-technology. Now their short film about it, "The Social Network 2," is going viral on the Internet.

Dietrich Booksigning

2011-12-12T01:53:32Z

Free Finals Materials!

2011-12-07T20:51:58Z

Stop by the ASLMU Office any time this week and next to pick up free Green Books and Scantrons for all those fun finals you have coming up!

Happy studying!

Christmas Cookie Secrets

2011-12-01T15:30:00Z

When Mario Martinoli '73 agreed to share his favorite Christmas cookies in LMU Magazine, we decided we simply had to ask if he would also share his recipes. Graciously — no, enthusiastically — he did. And now we're sharing them with you. Enjoy.