Loyola University • New Orleans • Volume 97 • Issue 7 • October 19, 2018
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Jesuit High School students show intense school spirit during a rival football game against Holy Cross High School on Sept. 29, 2018. High school rivalry is a prominent aspect of growing up in the New Orleans area. NATALIE WOLFE/The Maroon.
Legacy, Tradition, Community A history of rivalry among New Orleans' Catholic high schools By India Yarborough iayarboro@my.loyno.edu There’s one question New Orleans natives can’t escape: “Where’d you go to high school?” It’s a seemingly simple inquiry, but for many, the answer is rife with history. New Orleans native Ryan Gallagher never doubted he would attend Brother Martin High School. It was where his father, grandfather and uncles went, and he grew up checking high school box scores because Crusader football and basketball were “a big deal” to his family. “I was raised to bleed crimson and gold,” he said. Gallagher still remembers the first Brother Martin game he attended. It was 1994, years before he became a student. Brother Martin played Jesuit High School, one of two schools Gallagher considers to be his alma mater’s biggest rivals. “We won three to nothing against Jesuit,” he recalled. “It was just a regular football game, middle of the season. We kicked a field goal early in the game and held on.” According to Gallagher, now
Brother Martin’s principal, family tradition plays a large role in New Orleanians’ high school experiences, especially for those attending Catholic schools in the area. “When it comes to Catholic high schools, it’s a really big deal in families to continue the legacy you’ve grown up hearing about,” Gallagher said. “You can see the history of a rivalry even in elementary schools when kids talk about where they’re going to go.” Loyola junior Greg Fortier, who graduated from Jesuit in 2016, said New Orleanians seem to internalize school identity. “Needless to say, they want their high school to be better than others,” Fortier said. “It’s a representation of yourself.” Catholic rivalries, he added, are “another world.”
The Catholic League Many schools across the country have rivalries — those that warrant disparaging humor aimed at the opposing team, those that pack stands and leave fans hoarse from cheering
for their alma mater and t h o s e that require students demonstrate their school pride weeks in advance of “the big game.” However, according to Ken Trahan — owner of crescentcitysports. com and host of the statewide radio show Ken Trahan’s Original Prep Football Report — there’s nothing quite like a New Orleans matchup. “In the New Orleans area in particular, when people ask you the question ‘Where did you go to school?’ and you answer the question with ‘Loyola,’ they say ‘No, I want to know where you went to school,’ meaning high school,” Trahan said. “That’s unbelievably unique to
this place,” he added. “High school sports are a tremendous passion here. They have a great following, and there are a lot of community schools, too, that are live and die with their athletic programs.” Trahan, an alumnus of Archbishop Rummel High School and Loyola University, has been covering New Orleans’ Catholic League for about 40 years. He understands the league’s school dynamics better than most. “Some of them are neighborhood rivalries. Some are simply great traditional rivalries,” Trahan said. “Everyone has a natural rival in [the Catholic League] by and large.” The Catholic League is an all-boys league in the Greater New Orleans area consisting of John Curtis Christian School and six parochial high schools: Brother Martin, Jesuit, Holy Cross, Archbishop Rummel, St. Augustine and Archbishop Shaw. “Every Catholic League game is a big game,” Gallagher said. “All of the stu-
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dents have grown up with each other at the different elementary schools and at the playgrounds, and now they’re finally split on different teams. “You have to bring your ‘A’ game in a Catholic League rivalry game, or you’re going to get beat, no matter who might be the better team on paper,” he added. According to 2016 Brother Martin alumnus Joey Michel, now a music industry junior at Loyola, at least a year’s worth of bragging rights are on the table during Catholic League games. He said “sports are the big thing,” but suggests the spirit behind cheers and chants are the true measure of school pride. “If it was a big game, we would have a pep rally, sometimes games to build up to the event,” Michel said. “They were always really pushing and really encouraging people to fill up the student section… Whether kids actually did show up to the game or not, I think it ingrained a sense of togetherness, brotherhood.”
More than a game Gallagher graduated from Brother Martin in 2000. He has experienced Crusader football on all sides — as a kid growing up, as a student,
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By Cristo Dulom and Anum Siddiqui In response to the 2017 Campus Climate Assessment, the university held the first in a series of climate update meetings on Oct. 17. The assessment brought attention to issues such as food insecurity on campus, workload stress, community exclusion and worries about institutional instability. When it comes to access to food, 23 to 47 percent of undergraduate survey respondents said that they had “very low” to “low” food security. In response to these numbers, Carol Ann MacGregor, senior di-
rector of institutional research and effectiveness and faculty development, and Alicia Bourque, interim executive director of student affairs, said the university is prioritizing student access to food in the short term. Bourque mentioned long and short term plans including an accessible food pantry, partnering with Second Harvest and food care kits to combat food insecurity. Additionally, Heather Malveaux, university minister for social justice and immersion programs, said Loyola is developing a strategic plan for inclusivity in response to the diversity and equality concerns expressed by
staff and students in the assessment. The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee has laid out a Strategic Plan for Inclusive Excellence with the aim that by 2024 the four-year graduation rates of underrepresented groups of undergraduates will reach 65 percent or higher. “We have been working over the past six months to put together a strategic plan. We are constantly doing edits. We used the campus climate survey to guide what we want to cover,” Malveaux said. Adjustments for faculty and staff to have a better climate at the university are also in the
works. The strategic plan aims for the percentage of faculty from underrepresented racial groups to increase from 15 to 25 percent by 2024. Additionally, staff and faculty now have five days of leave for the death of family members instead of what used to be a threeday leave. Due to the fact that the budget is limited, increasing salaries is still a difficulty, and Loyola is working on non-financial compensation to resolve this solution, according to Anderson. While discussing the results of last year’s survey, Anderson made it clear that the origin of the problem is the university’s recent
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financial challenges. With these finical struggles in mind, Anderson said that changes to campus life cannot happen overnight. “This is going to be slow work,” Anderson said. But she added that the university is dedicated to addressing the issues illuminated in the survey as well as other issues community members face. “I am curious if there are hidden priorities, some things we haven’t talked about that are timely and important,” Anderson said. The next update meeting will take place Tuesday, Dec. 4 and is open to all members of the Loyola community.
Staff Senate names Cheryl Conway as first Staff of the Month ByRiley Katz rdkatz@my.loyno.edu @katz_riley Following years of tight budgets and staff reductions, the Executive Staff Committee of the Staff Senate made the choice to recognize a staff member who goes above and beyond each month, starting in October. The initial idea for the award arose in the Organizational Health committee earlier this year, and the Staff Senate decided to make it a reality. Kathy Gros, chair of Staff Senate and director of student records, said Tania Tetlow, university president, approved the idea, allowing the senate to move forward with the idea. Gros said creating the Staff Member of the Month award was an effort to boost staff morale, and she said so far she thinks it has. Along with the title, the winner each month is awarded a reserved parking spot for the entire month he or she is selected. Cheryl Conway, executive assistant to the dean of the College of Music and Fine Arts, was awarded the Staff of the Month title for Octo-
ber, the first month the award was given out. Gros said anyone on campus can nominate a staff member. All nominations are reviewed by the Executive Committee of the Senate and then the committee makes the selection. Gros said, while there are no specific qualities the senate looks for, the decision was a difficult choice to make. “There were many staff nominated and the university has many staff members that are worthy of the award,” Gros said. Six different faculty and staff members nominated Conway for the award, according to Gros. “All had wonderful things to say about her,” Gros said. “All commented on her commitment to helping faculty, working long hours and is always willing to lend a hand.” Conway said she is honored to be the first recipient of the award. “I can think of at least 30 people with whom I should share this honor,” Conway said. “We all work so very hard because we believe in Loyola.” With regards to working at Loyola, Conway said she is happy to
Cheryl Conway, executive assistant to the dean of the College of Music and Fine Arts, sits in her office on the first floor of the Communications and Music Complex. Conway was named Staff of the Month for October, the first university employee to recieve the award after the Staff Senate started the program this year. CRISTIAN ORELLANA / The Maroon.
have a workplace that functions as a community and has such a positive spirit. “We work together, respect each other’s work and have fun,” Conway said. “I love that the students and
my colleagues are genuinely good people.” Conway said working at Loyola has helped her to grow as a person, thanks to the people around her. “I have gained patience and
peace,” Conway said. “I’ve learned that everyone makes mistakes, everyone makes strides, but no one does it alone. It takes a team to get good work done.
New honors director announce changes to class registration process By Andres Fuentes aafuente@my.loyno.edu @af_nola
With spring registration approaching, many students are stressed about selecting courses, meeting with advisers and hoping the WiFi signal does not go out during registration. But for students in the University Honors Program, spring registration is coming with some changes. At the Honors Town Hall on Oct. 16, Joseph Berendzen, interim director of honors, announced changes to advising and curricular substitutions. From now on, meeting with the honors director or honors student
services coordinator is not required, despite it being a requirement in order to register for classes. When asked about the former advising requirement, Berendzen said, “I don’t want to do it that way, and I don’t think we need to do it that way.” Now, honors students will rely solely on their major/minor advisers in order to be approved for registration. All honors students may register the first day course registration opens. Despite dropping the advising requirement, Berendzen said he will still be accessible during the advising period and he recommends that students stop by his office. “During the next three weeks in
particular, I’m going to make a point to be around,” he said. Berendzen also announced that the honors program is attempting to eliminate most curricular substitutions. Under previous leadership, honors students had the option of, with approval, taking classes outside the listed honors courses to fulfill honors core requirements. But now, the program is cracking down on that rule with an emphasis on honors students taking more honors courses and not using classes related to their majors to fulfill honors requirements. “The courses listed on your DPCL should be the courses you
The University Honors Program is located on the first floor of Monroe Library. On Oct. 16, Joseph Berendzen, interim director of honors, held a town hall to announce changes to the advising process. CRISTIAN ORELLANA/The Maroon.
actually take,” he said. However, Berendzen said, “past substitutions, when noted in writing, will be honored.” The Spring 2019 honors cours-
es were also released during the town hall, giving in-depth descriptions on the courses honors students can look forward to next semester.
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Production shines the spotlight on social justice By Emma Ruby eeruby@my.loyno.edu
Believe women. That was the message that Shelbi Copain, mass communication and musical theatre sophomore, hopes students took away from the Loyola theater department production These Shining Lives. The show tells the true story of four women in the late 1920’s who were exposed to radium in the workplace, their resulting ailments that were ignored by employers and doctors alike and their legal fight against their employers. A press release about t h e show described it as a “q u e s t f o r social justice,”
and a tribute to “feminist victory and personal resilience.” Copain said that her character, Charlotte, was the sarcastic and sassy woman in the group known as the Radium Girls. “She’s a very strong female character in the show, and she presents herself as someone who doesn’t take any crap from anybody,” Copain said. “I think that’s a particularly important character trait to point out because she still ends up being a victim in this story just like everyone else.” The show was selected at the end of the 2018 spring semester by Dr. Laura Hope, director of Loyola theater. In a press release about the play, Dr. Hope said “I hope their story will inspire a new generation- and, in fact, all of us- to work together for the
greater good.” Connections between the stories of the Radium Girls and modern-day feminism movements became evident to students almost immediately. “Dr. Hope picked the show last year in the wake of the #MeToo movement, and because issues like the wage gap and sexual assault are so big right now,” theatre sophomore Abby Trahant, who played Pearl Payne in the show, said. “Who would have known that the Kavanaugh thing would have happened at almost the same time that we put the show on?” It was those connections to current events that gave students a sense of urgency and importance about the story they portrayed. “The thing we talked about the most with the show is that the
only way we change these kinds of things is by staging them and talking about them,” Trahant said. The themes in the play also aligned with the emphasis on social justice that is valued by the Jesuits. For Dr. Patricia Boyett, director of Loyola’s women’s resource center, it is the struggle for equality and justice depicted in These Shining Lives that is deeply ingrained in the American story. “It is important that we understand both the promise of the American creed and the gap that has existed and still exists between the promise and the reality,” Boyett said. “When we understand that, we are better able to put into practice
the Jesuit mission of creating a more just world and connecting struggles in this nation to those across the globe.” Both Boyett and Copain shared the view that the theater department’s commitment to telling the stories of women is inspiring. Copain felt that being involved in the show gave her a voice to tell the story of the Radium Girls and the disenfranchisement of women. “If you really want women to be future leaders and to have their rightful place in society, it doesn’t start with the future,” Copain said. “It starts with looking for their stories in history, and looking for their stories where we have already ignored them and making sure that they have a place.”
Loyola students portray the Radium Girls who were exposed to radium in the workplace“These Shining Lives.” “These Shining Lives” tells the true story of a feminist victory when women took their fight for equality in the workplace to the Supreme Court. SIDNEY OVROM/The Maroon.
Candy store carves up haunting treats By Andres Fuentes aafuente@my.loyno.edu
New Orleans is a city of haunted streets and voodoo shops, but one French Quarter candy shop is looking to bring spooky sweets for the Halloween season. Southern Candymakers has been cooking up traditional New Orleans candies for 26 years in their corner store on 334 Decatur St. With doors that open up on to Decatur St. and N. Peters St., the aroma of fresh batches of pralines, fudge, brittle and more entice the typical pedestrian, especially during October. Chocolate skeletons, Scary O’s, fudge brains, peanut butter bats and more creepy concoctions are handmade daily by the staff and look like they just came out of a witches’ cauldron. The store also offers autumn-inspired twists to classic candy with pumpkin spice and other fall flavors coatings treats such as their award-winning pralines. “We’ll sell a lot of them,” manager Chuck Williams said when talking about his spooky sweets. “It slowly builds up this month of October and as we get closer to the Halloween weekend.” Williams first started making candy at the French Quarter location in 1992 with his high school friend. Since then, the store has opened up another stand in the French Market and have rooted themselves in the candy business with their distinct New Orleans candies. “New Orleans needed a good candy place,” Williams said. “We figured what we would do is find good recipes and make candies in small batches so things are always fresh.
That’s our thing, we have really good candy that’s made fresh daily.” The fresh batches and the holiday sweets may have created a household name for themselves, but it is the pralines that have quite literally won over the appetite of New Orleans and maybe even some trick-ortreaters. Dating as far back as the 17th century France, the praline has called the Crescent City home for almost 200 years, when they were brought over by the Ursuline nuns in 1823. “With every praline, we get to show how unique New Orleans is,” counter associate Stephen Mosgrove said. “It’s a great opportunity to promote the neat elements of New Orleans.” Since opening their doors, Williams and his staff have honored their New Orleans heritage, creating pralines that have won Atlanta Gourmet Show’s Best Candy Award and Best of the USA by Bon Appétit magazine. Their experience in candy-making has also created a customer experience that even ghouls and goblins can enjoy. “We are always looking for creative ways to promote the praline,” Mosgrove said. Windows surround the entire store, giving customers a chance to see the pralines, Scary O’s and fudge brain “Visuals are very important,” praline maker Eddie Penaperez said. “All the ingredients are right in front of your face. You can see it. You can smell it. It’s a divine smell.” As for residents looking for treats to hand out on All Hallows’ Eve, Penaperez said Southern Candymakers has an option that even the scariest monsters will like.
UPCOMING EVENTS Conversations with Women in Film Panel When: Oct. 19 from 12:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Where: Audubon Room (2nd floor Danna Center) What: Industry professionals share their experinces working in the entertainment industry
NOLA Mac n’ Cheese Festival Local customers shop for sweets at Southern Candymakers. The store has been serving locals and tourists for 26 years. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.
When: Oct. 20 starting at 11 a.m. Where: Louis Armstrong Park What: The second annual Mac n’ Cheese fest showcases local resturants’ take on the classic comfort food
New Orleans Film Festival When: Oct. 17 – Oct. 25 Where: Various locations What: Filmakers from across the globe gather to share their love for the art that is film
Voodoo Music + Arts Festival When: Oct. 26 - Oct. 28 Where: City Park What: Mumford & Sons, Childish Gambino, and Arctic Monkeys headline this year’s music and arts festival
“Scary O’s” are Oreos dipped in orange icing and each face is hand-drawn. Southern Candymakers make candy for Halloween and most other holidays. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.
He said, “Little minis, little pieces of (pralines) for the children. I think they would love it.”
Southern Candymakers boasts the “best pralines”in New Orleans. They hang multiple awards on their walls in their store. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.
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High school rivalries in the Big Easy are a unique tradition those schools.” While Favre notes the number of Catholic schools decreased after the 1970s, she said there are still around 20 Catholic high schools in the area today. “It’s a cultural way of identifying in New Orleans,” Lucas said, “And I think that goes back to the fact that New Orleans was Catholic upon its founding. There’s a reason why the cathedral is in the heart of the French Quarter. The fact that all of these schools have such strong communities stems from that…It’s something I didn’t know was weird.”
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Students at Brother Martin High School pose for a photo at a pep rally on September 14. Brother played Hahnville. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.
High School, continued from page 1 and later as an alumnus, teacher and principal. But that’s not as unique as it may seem. Peter Kernion, Jesuit’s principal, and Marc Milano, principal of Archbishop Rummel, both graduated from their respective schools years before they became administrators. “I enjoyed my experience here as a student,” said Kernion, who graduated from Jesuit in 1990. “So certainly when I became a teacher and had the opportunity to come back and teach here, that was very appealing to me.” Milano had a similar experience at Rummel, leading him to send his own son to his alma mater years later. “What stood out to me was how much the teachers cared about the individual students — not only their academic development, but their spiritual development,” Milano said. According to 2016 Brother Martin
Brother Martin class ring every day. While Lucas recognizes the significance of familial tradition in New Orleans’ school rivalries, he argues it’s also more than that. “Since New Orleans is such a Catholic city, parents want “Needless to say, they want their to educate their kids in that Catholic setting, and I think high school to be better than that’s only compounded by the fact that it’s inter-generaothers.” tional,” Lucas said. — Greg Fortier Carolyn Favre agrees. Favre 2016 Jesuit alumnus is principal of St. Mary’s Dominican High School, an allgirls Catholic school in New Orleans’ Uptown community. She graduated from St. Mary’s Dominican and has had three community,” Lucas said. “It’s not daughters and a granddaughter atlike you graduate and you move on. tend the school. “It goes back to when New OrThey have events all the time for alumni…Even for students that are leans was predominantly Catholic legacies, if you’re a student there, and children went to the elementhey have father-son legacy days, tary school in the Catholic parishes where the father comes to school where their families resided,” Favre said. “There was a plethora of Cathand you have lunch.” Lucas was born and raised in olic schools during that period, from New Orleans. He’s a Brother Martin the mid 1960s to the 1970s, and sevlegacy and sports his father’s 1983 eral religious orders who were over graduate Alex Lucas, now a music performance junior at Loyola, most of his teachers at Brother Martin were alumni of the school. “They’re really good about keeping the alumni as part of the school
Students at St. Mary’s Dominican High School during a volleyball game against Archbishop Chapelle High School. Game proceeds supported the Tulane Cancer Center Patient Relief Fund which provides financial assistance to breast cancer patients and their families. CRISTIAN ORRELLANA/The Maroon.
Lucas has a sister who attends Mount Carmel Academy, an all-girls Catholic school in New Orleans’ Lakeview district. And as graduates of all-female Catholic schools in the area will tell you, the girls’ school rivalries are no less intense. “I played basketball in high school, so sports-wise it was definitely a really big deal,” said Paige Franckiewicz, a 2016 graduate of Mount Carmel and an accounting junior at Loyola.
“Now in college, I have friends I’ve made on my own that went to different schools,” Berner said. “It’s funny to have that rivalry still going on, but it’s more of an ‘Ah, remember the good old days’ rivalry…It’s nostalgic.” Attending an all-girls Catholic school in New Orleans reminds Kaelyn Johnson, a 2015 graduate of Archbishop Chapelle High School in the city’s Metairie area, of sorority life. “It becomes a community,” Johnson said. “I’ve met women who have gone to Chapelle, and it’s an instant connection…It’s offered me a lot of opportunities with networking.” Johnson’s two older sisters attended Chapelle, and her father coached the school’s swim team. But she’s also had cousins and a grandmother attend Mount Carmel. “If one of us says something wrong or uses bad grammar we’ll be like ‘Where’d you go to high school, Chapelle?’ ‘Did you go to Mount Carmel? Where’d you get your education?’ so we’ll make jokes about that,” Johnson said. “But it’s all friendly banter.” For Michel, asking about ac-
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Archbishop Rummel High School student section at a football game. Courtesy of Archbishop Rummel High School
Seniors at Archbishop Rummel High School and Principal Marc Milano sing the alma mater after mass on September 11. Rummel students sing the alma mater after every mass and school event. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.
Brother Martin High School cheerleaders entertain the crowd at a pep rally on September 14. Girls from all-girls schools cheer for all-boys schools. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.
Jesuit cheerleaders pose for a picture before a football game against Holy Cross on September 28. This game marked the 99th time both high schools faced each other. CRISTIAN ORRELLANA/The Maroon.
Franckiewicz considered Dominican to be her alma mater’s biggest rival. “We both have really competitive teams in just about every sport, so a Mount Carmel, Dominican game was a really big deal,” Franckiewicz said. “It always drew the most crowds.” Franckiewicz’s mother graduated from Mount Carmel in 1977 and has passed down her class ring to her daughters. For Franckiewicz that ring is a symbol of “a deep-rooted family thing.” “My sister started (high school) in the public school in our neighborhood, but she transferred (to Mount Carmel) at the very beginning of her sophomore year,” Franckiewicz said. “It was funny because it was a big homecoming thing for my mom. From that point, when (my sister) went to Mount Carmel, I knew that’s what it was going to be for me.” Even for recent graduates of area Catholic schools, like 2015 Dominican graduate Teresa Berner, there’s a sense of nostalgia that permeates high school rivalries beyond one’s teenage years.
quaintances’ alma maters has become somewhat of a reflex. He’s aware of each school’s stereotype but said they usually don’t hold much weight. “I find myself meeting a new person, talking and having a conversation and being like ‘Oh, which high school did you go to’ and sometimes being surprised,” Michel said. While Gallagher might not plan on cheering for an opposing team any time soon, the Brother Martin principal said New Orleans truly offers a “family of Catholic schools.” Kernion agrees. “We’re all working toward the same goal here of helping to educate our students in a Catholic setting,” he said. Still, there’s only one right answer when someone asks if you attended the best high school in New Orleans: “Of course.” “It’s a really special thing we pass on to our students, and hopefully they realize how special it is,” Gallagher said. “I don’t know that it’s like that across the country.”
St. Mary’s Dominican High School students pose for a picture at the “Pink Game.” against Archbishop Chapelle. Game proceeds supported the Tulane Cancer Center Patient Relief Fund which provides financial assistance to breast cancer patients and their families. CRISTIAN ORRELLANA/The Maroon.
Archbishop Rummel High School student section at a football game. Courtesy of Archbishop Rummel High School.
Jesuit High School football players run through a banner at the beginning of a game against Holy Cross High School. This game marked the 99th time both high schools faced each other. CRISTIAN ORRELLANA/The Maroon.
Picture of Brother Martin Cheerleader and St. Mary’s Dominican student, Jordyn Brown, during a pep rally on September 14. Girls from all-girls schools cheer for allboys girls. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.
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(LEFT) Psychology senior Malea Howie goes for a kill. (TOP) General studies freshman Jordan Bernard goes to set up a serve. (MIDDLE) Biology senior Maryka Zee goes for a kill. (RIGHT) Bernard goes for a block. The Wolf Pack hold a record of 13 wins and 13 losses. CRISTIAN ORELLANA /The Maroon.
Loyola volleyball beats Middle Georgia State, falls to Mobile By Andrew Lang awlang@my.loyno.edu @langand87
Loyola’s volleyball team beat Middle Georgia State University at
home Oct. 13 before falling to in a close match against University of Mobile, Tuesday Oct. 16. The two game stretch leaves the Wolf Pack at a record of 13 wins and 13 losses. The Wolf Pack took the match against Middle Georgia State in a dominant fashion, sweeping three straight sets. The Wolf Pack took the first set in strong fashion with a 25-15. The second set was tighter with Loyola narrowly taking the set 25-23. The Wolf Pack followed that up with another 25-15 set to win the third set and the
match. Head coach Jesse Zabal expressed that the team could build off their recent success after the game against Middle Georgia State. “We have the tools to keep winning, and we can do just that if we continue to put in the work and remain confident,” Zabal said according to the athletic department. Psychology senior Malea Howie and mass communication senior Tylar Beckham led the Wolf Pack with nine kills. Beckham was named as the
Southern States Athletic Conference Defender of the Week for her performance against Middle Georgia State as well as the 3-2 victory against Mississippi College Oct. 9. Beckham finished with 12 total blocks in those two games The Wolf Pack took to the road against University of Mobile battling in a closely contested five set match. The first set was a narrow 21-25 win for Mobile. Loyola responded with a similarly narrow win in the second set 26-24. The third and fourth sets weren’t
so narrow however. Mobile exploded in the third set taking it 13-25. Loyola equally responded by exploding in the fourth set 25-13. Finally, in the decisive fifth set, the Wolf Pack fell 9-15, losing the match. The Wolf Pack will travel to Tennessee to take on Bethel University of Friday Oct. 19 followed by a match against Martin Methodist University on Saturday Oct. 20.
Freshman Jordan Bernard takes on out-sized role By Rosha’e Gibson rlgibson@my.loyno.edu @ RoRodagreat1
Loyola volleyball added several players to the roster this year, none playing a bigger role than general studies freshman Jordan Bernard. Bernard may play a big role, but she is undersized as an outside hitter according to Head Coach Jesse Zabal. Zabal said Bernard makes up for it with her athleticism. “She’s a great jumper and a strong hitter,” Zabal said. “It does take more attention from her to make smart shots, as well as having a solid
understanding of what the opposing team’s defense looks like.” The Austin, Texas native racked up 173 kills in the season so far, the third highest total on the team despite being listed as 5’8. According to 4dreport.com, the average height for an outside hitter in the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics is 5’10 in the 2017 season. Bernard expressed that it can be frustrating to be undersized at her position. Bernard explained some of the challenges she faces. “What I’ve been working on so far is not just trying to swing away
at the ball,” Bernard said. “At times, I have that opportunity, but since most of the people I go up against are 5’11 or 6’0, I have to do more with my game. That just means perfecting my craft.” Zabal said she first came across Bernard’s film in her emails as the recruiting process was coming to a close in the late spring. “We were very excited that even with the short amount of time that we had contact with her, she felt that she could find a home with us for the next four years,” Zabal said Bernard took a large role for a freshman, starting more than
half the games this season. Zabal said that Bernard has earned that through her play. “Jordan has worked hard from our first practice in August, so she’s earned the spot on the court,” Zabal said. Bernard said that the community aspect of the team has been incredibly helpful for her freshman year. “Knowing that I have a group of 15 people that I know and if I need help with homework or anything, I can always call or text them, and they’ll be on their way,” Bernard said. Zabal expressed her excitement
for Bernard’s future at Loyola. “She has done a lot of great things for us so far this season and I look forward to her development throughout her time at Loyola,” Zabal said. Bernard expressed her optimism for the rest of the season “I have real high hopes for us in the conference tournament,” Bernard said. “I know that we’ve kind of been on a roller coaster this season, but I think that when November comes, we’ll be prepared take anyone down.”
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October 19, 2018 THE MAROON
OUR EDITORIAL
The majority opinion of our editorial board
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Beau is Loyola’s resident service dog. He stays on campus in the honors office. Henry Bean/The Maroon
Last week marked the end of the first term of the semester. With exams ending and midterm grades going up, last week marked a major spike in academic pressure in many students minds. But with the focus being centered on grades, it was easy to overlook another important event that also happened last week. Last Wednesday was World Mental Health Day, and it helped draw attention to an issue that doesn’t get focused on enough: self-care. Even if you’re normally on top of your game academically, midterms can leave you buried in deadlines and cramming for tests through all hours of the night. Any student who’s spent a week in the library doing work until 2 a.m. can tell you what dozens of studies already have: Sleep deprivation combined
with stress is not good for mental health. The most obvious way to combat this problem is to not let it happen. Plan things out and try to work ahead so you don’t fall behind. As much as some people like to wear it as a badge of honor, there’s nothing heroic or cool about staying up all night. A paper written at three in the morning while your hand is shaking from caffeine and other stimulants is not going to be your best work. Don’t leave things until the last minute if you can help it. But as much as we’d like to believe that a well planned out schedule can prevent you from falling into this cycle of sleeplessness and stress, that’s not always the case. Some people work part-time. Some people have internships. Some peo-
ple have athletics to focus on. Whatever the reason, it can be easy to feel like you’re drowning in work at the last minute. That makes it more important than ever to focus on your own self-care during these times. Luckily, the school has plenty of resources to turn to. The most obvious of these would be the University Counseling Center. Anyone can make an appointment, and it’s free for all students. You might not think that academic stress is a valid enough reason to see a counselor, but sometimes just talking through the stress is enough to make it easier to deal with, as cliche as that might be. And with how expensive counseling is these days, you might as well take advantage of it while you can get it for free. If you don’t feel like talking to a
therapist, Beau, Loyola’s resident emotional support dog, is a great listener as well. Students can take him for walks or hang out with him on the first floor of the library. If you prefer the solitude, spending a few minutes in the saunas in the sports complex can help, and walking through the park is always a classic. It’s important to have a plan, because exams are going to keep rolling around until we graduate. Finals are going to be here in no time, and we advise that you don’t take the extended hours and offerings of coffee and snacks as an invitation to not eat or sleep. It’s time to start planning ahead now.
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Show your support for Take Back the Night STEPHANIE BOYD A’ 17
smboyd@ my.loyno.edu
After I transferred to Loyola University New Orleans, I started stopsexualassault.org with my mom. As a student who survived sexual assault, and a parent who survived the attack of her daughter, it was our way of speaking out against abuse: sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. So many people seemed ashamed or dismissive of those issues, and we wanted to share our experiences, information and resources to change that. Fast forward to now. In an effort to raise awareness about sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking, all of the colleges and universities in New Orleans will come together for Take Back the Night, an annual march from Loyola to Tulane University.
Photo illustration by Ariel Landry.
This year, Take Back the Night will start in The Horseshoe at 5:45pm on Wednesday, Oct. 24th. I am honored to announce that I will share my story as the keynote speaker, and I wholeheartedly invite you to attend! However, I understand that you may have reservations about participating. Speaking out against abuse is hard, and there are several reasons why you may choose not to come. Below are thoughts you may have, and what I have to say about those thoughts. As you read, please consider attending Take Back the Night. “Talking about that stuff makes me uncomfortable.” Good. That means that you are a human being who senses the injustice, danger and pain that people face. Sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking are not easy to talk about. Whether or not you experienced abuse, you do love someone who has or fear that it will happen to you or someone you love one day. Abuse is scary, disturbing and sickening. It is something that we wish did not happen, and we want to avoid uncomfortable emotions by not talking about it. Howev-
er, if we never talk about abuse we will never stop people from abusing other people. That is why we should educate ourselves and each other about abuse, so we can grow to understand what it is, what those who survive it need and what needs to change to make things better. On stopsexualassault.org/EDUCATION, you can find information about the signs of, effects from and responses towards abuse. You can also learn more about sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking at Take Back the Night. “I don’t want to think about what I went through.” As a fellow survivor, I understand that. Abuse, no matter how someone commits it, leaves painful and haunting memories. It can take weeks, months…even years to heal; triggers are a life-long struggle. Only you know what you are able to do. If you are unable to hear facts, statistics and stories about sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, you
can choose to skip the march. I have done that before. However, at Take Back the Night, hundreds of other survivors and allies will surround you with love. You will be in a safe place to feel anything you feel; and, if you start to feel overwhelmed, there will be advocates there to help you. Regardless of what you decide, please make sure that you get all of the help you need. On stopsexualassault.org/SUPPORT, there is information about healing through therapy. There is also information about the medical, reporting, disciplinary and legal processes. “Does what we say or do even matter?” Yes, it does. While hearings took place for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a judge sentenced Bill Cosby to prison for sexual assault. While President Donald Trump mocked the #MeToo movement, Harvey Weinstein sat in criminal court, charged with five sex
crimes. Those of us who fight abuse have lost many battles, both publicly and privately. However, we keep fighting because doing so educates others, even when we lose. By fighting, we support survivors that people shame and dismiss, standing up for and with them. When we win a battle, we move one step closer to winning the war against abuse — one step closer to stopping sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking forever. On stopsexualassault.org/PREVENTION, you can learn ways to reduce your risk and fight for change. You can also sign petitions at Take Back the Night, influencing state and federal laws that affect abuse. Take Back the Night will start at Loyola, in The Horseshoe, at 5:45pm on Wednesday, Oct. 24th. After we march to Tulane, there will be a speak out for survivors to safely share their stories; after the march, survivors are welcome to share their stories through my and my mom’s website at stopsexualassault.org/ AWARENESS. I hope to see you there!
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LOYOLA STUDENTS FREE* Oct. 26 & 27 at 7:30 pm at Nunemaker Hall
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Lesley Karsten assumes the role of Piazzolla, chronicling the life of an imaginative and restless spirit who betrayed practically everyone who loved him on his way to becoming one of the top composers in the world. His music is performed live by three virtuoso musicians. “Bursting with erotic energy” – NY Times
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