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BCLA recently provided the college's students with an "Antiracism Course List" –– why not the entire student body?
LMU sorority sisters gathered to talk with Debraoh Schleicher from the Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center about what can be done with sexual assault on campus and in Greek life.
Groups like Divest LMU, YDSA and Herbicide Free LMU are all pushing for environmental action at LMU, and VP of Sustainability Sean Richards has ambitious plans.
The office of intercultural affairs' plan to foster anti-discrimination hinges on the participation of LMU faculty.
Los Angeles' 11th District could see seven new cabin communities, safe camping or Safe Parking locations in the Westchester area to serve unhoused persons if councilmember Mike Bonin's proposal is approved.
The U.S. is the only industrialized country to not guarantee healthcare to its citizens. But the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines demonstrates why we should.
Gaslighting can make a person question their own experiences and realities. It is a power tactic often used by institutions to avoid conflict.
Minnesota Supreme Court reverses decision on sexual assault.
Anti-transgender bills seems to be popping up everywhere. Here’s what the legislation is and how to help the transgender community.
The Loyolan compiled a list of five queer women from history to recognize and remember.
Violence against the AAPI community has increased tremendously, and after a fatal shooting last week, LMU initially responded with silence.
The model minority myth and the fetishization of Asian women for generations has resulted in prejudice against Asian Americans as well as violence, leading to the shootings in Atlanta, Ga. this month.
As mass shootings pick up once again, it may be time to look into our federal laws.
How will LMU improve its communication with student employees and applicants?
LMU students share their work at ONYX Films, a production company bringing female voices to the forefront of the screen.
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama will vote by March 29 on whether to unionize, which could prompt a nationwide movement to unionize in other warehouses.
Bellarmine Forum event hosted Dr. Deva Woodly to discuss her upcoming book and the "politics of care."
Professor Kathleen Kim hosted a discussion with law student Ashley Kim and actress Vivian Bang to discuss violence against Asian Americans, which has been on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
LMU women’s and gender studies professor Stella Oh, Ph.D. spoke about the power in reading stories from the margins and recommended some of the novels she's shared with her Literature by Women of Color class.
Despite a historic stimulus bill and other accomplishments, the president's first 50 days in office has included unpopular decisions and broken promises.
LMU's music program is making headway in diversifying the student body and program curriculum in response to a push for better representation and cultural breadth in music education.
Divest LMU co-founders, Reilly Grzywacz and Emilee Smith, discussed the devastating effects of the fossil fuel industry and call on LMU to disclose their investments.
How does LMU celebrate Women's History Month? Students have their say.
Organized by LMU students, a group of protesters demonstrated in Playa Vista in a show of solidarity between Black and Asian community members.
Pulling from 15 years of experience and a lifetime living in a country that relies on mass incarceration, University of Chicago professor Reuben Jonathan Miller discussed his new book "Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration."
With a death rate significantly higher than the national average, there is no reason people with disabilities should not be a vaccination priority.
As Congress finally works to pass another COVID-19 relief bill, Democrats are pushing for a $15 minimum wage to be passed through budget reconciliation to address the economic crisis.
Activist burnout has entered the conversation on racial justice. Students share their thoughts.
In recent months, the LMU women's basketball team has been working on a number of social justice initiatives. Here, we sat down with them to learn more about what their individualized, social justice-related jerseys mean to them.
"Shut up and dribble" has long been the thinking many have had regarding the intersection of sports and social justice. However, we talked with members of the LMU women's basketball team about the power that their voices as athletes have and gained insight into the social justice work they a…
After debuting their jerseys for the season, the women's basketball team drummed up conversation around the issues that matter to them. Five players told the Loyolan what the statement they wear on the court means to them.
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*Trigger warning: Graphic detail regarding Drew Robinson's suicide attempt upcoming.
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First Amendment Week (FAW) exists to celebrate champions of expression and to encourage others to exercise that freedom. When ESPN sportswriter Jemele Hill was a FAW Speaker, she explained her philosophy for social justice as an incremental battle: "Try your best to get people to move 10%, r…
How quickly can a film motivate students to work towards self-love? Just eight minutes, if you watch Cori DeTurk's short film "Maybe I Don't Actually Suck."
If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that taking care of yourself and your community takes deliberate effort. These five students tell us what they think of the intersection between self-care and social justice.
The protests in India have not gotten much attention in the United States or on campus. Sikh Student Association is doing something about it.
Professor Tyson joined LMU students and faculty to discuss how justice in the aftermath of sexual violence can alternatively be handled through community.
Valentine's Day can be about a more authentic love than the one that is wrapped in stale pink packaging. Caring for your community is the best show of love there is.
February is a time for love — and what's more loving than anti-racism?
Actress and playwright Ngozi Anyanwu discussed issues of social justice with LMU students at the first PRISM speaker series event of the year.
Don't have time to browse LEO? The Loyolan has you covered for the social justice-minded events this month.
Biden certainly is not perfect, and should be subject to reasonable critique. However, he has already taken a number of steps forward for social justice.
During the Policing L.A. Forum, LMU faculty elaborated on their work with George Gascón to bring about progressive change in L.A. County’s criminal justice system.
In an hour rife with hard political data and dry humor, LMU's Global Policy Institute hosted one of Politico's top 50 political influencers.
It is the job of a good politician to meddle in faith.
"Honestly, there are no challenges, only rewards," José Miguel Camacho said while reflecting on his POC-centered art initiative.
Intersectionality—a term coined by Black critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw—refers to the ways in which different forms of oppression tend to overlap, compounding experiences of discrimination.
Many Americans are disenchanted with politicians' default being calls for unity, as the sentiment is a little too reminiscent of the empty 'thoughts and prayers.' Action will do more for unity than any nice tweet.
Students and professors attended a virtual teach-in created by the history department to connect the recent U.S. inauguration of President Joe Biden to other historical transitions of power.
The Saving Our Democracy Teach-in has given LMU students a place to reflect on last week's storming of the U.S. Capitol.
