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Loyola University • New Orleans • Volume 96 • Issue 10 • November 10, 2017

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An unidentified prisoner stares out into the crowd of free people at the Angola Prison Rodeo. Almost half of all Louisiana convicts return to prison within five years of their release, a problem that reentry programs like the one at the Louisiana State Penitentiary aim to fix.

Inside, looking out In the wake of success at Angola, Louisiana plans to invest more money into reentry

By Andrew Callaghan atcallag@my.loyno.edu

Louisiana is the most incarcerated state in the most incarcerated country in the world. At 776 per 100,000 people incarcerated, Louisiana sits well ahead of the rest of the United States. Under the leadership of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards, the state legislature is trying to strip Louisiana of its dubious ranking. In his campaign for governor, Edwards promised that the state will lose that designation by 2019. On Nov. 1, a package of state legislation went into effect, retroactively cutting mandatory minimum sentences and making more inmates eligible for parole or early release. The Louisiana Justice Reinvestment Package aims to reduce prison populations by 10 percent and save the state at least $262 million over the next decade. However, getting over-sentenced offenders "out" is only half the battle — the next challenge is keeping

them out. According to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, of the 15,000 offenders who are released from Louisiana prisons each year, 43 percent of them will return to prison within five years. Marcus M. Kondkar, chairman of sociology at Loyola, studies Louisiana's prison system at Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola. "The majority of them have to depend on the kindness of friends and family," Kondkar said. "You can see how they sometimes feel that they have no choice to go back to what they were doing to make a living, which very often involves criminal behavior." Using the money that will be saved through incarcerating fewer people, state officials plan to invest more money into expanding its reentry programs. However, due to the state's current debt — which exceeds $32 billion — these funds won’t be available for investment until late 2018.

"The folks getting released right now, they're on their own," Kondkar said. This vow to strengthen reentry programs comes in the wake of the success of a program called Reentry Court, which was spearheaded by Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judges Arthur Hunter and Laurie White. The Reentry Court sends offenders through a smallscale reentry program at Angola. Of the 131 ex-convicts who have graduated from the program since 2010, only 13 percent of them have returned to prison within three years. Through this rigorous reentry program, which is the first of its kind in the state, Angola has been successful in preparing offenders for a crime-free life on the outside. Gary Young, associate warden for programming at Angola, said that adequately preparing offenders for a life on the outside takes more than training them in a trade skill. “We call it the 90-10 rule. We’ll spend 90 percent working on mor-

al rehabilitation programming, changing the heart,” Young said. “The other things come easy. That's the hard thing to change.” In the program, offenders are given guidance and taught trade skills. Each participant is paired with an older "mentor," an inmate serving a life sentence. Offenders can be trained in a variety of vocations, such as mechanics, construction or culinary arts. In addition to receiving drug and alcohol treatment, they take "life skills" courses in subjects like finance, parenting and anger management. In order to complete the program, they must receive two certifications in their vocational field and pass a high school equivalency test. When participants are ultimately released from prison, they are connected with an employment agent and set up with a place to live. Many are connected with pro bono lawyers. Their families are even offered psychiatric counseling. John Sheehan, 52, is serving a life sentence for second-degree mur-

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der. He works as a mentor in the reentry program, where he teaches automotive technology. His former mentee, David, earned several General Motors certifications in Angola. Now he works for a Chevrolet dealership in New Orleans and takes classes hands-on at Delgado Community College. “We aren't teaching them to flip burgers. When you make 20-30 an hour, there is less anxiety. You don’t have to worry about how to make the insurance payment or the car payment or things like that,” Sheehan said. “Not only do we teach them during the day, we live them at night. We monitor their behavior. If we see something going wrong or see them making a bad choice, we can pull them aside and say, 'you need to rethink this'. We have to live our lives in an exemplary way for them.” Sheehan believes that nobody should be defined by the worst mistake in their life. For him, training mentees is a way he can give back

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Students, alumni gather for Wolves on the Prowl By Monica Ruiz mruiz@my.loyno.edu

In line with Loyola’s Jesuit values, the university holds an annual nationwide service event called Wolves on the Prowl, where hundreds of alumni and current students come together to work on a service project in their community. This year’s event occurred this past Saturday (Nov. 4) at 13 different locations all throughout the country. Students and alumni in the New Orleans area volunteered at KIPP Central City primary school, where they participated in beautification efforts on the campus. According to Caroline Gernhauser, an alumni engagement officer, the office of alumni engagement put the event together and acted as a liaison for alumni participating in the event. They also made the decision that KIPP Central City primary school would be this year’s service site. There were a variety of projects that needed to be done at the school, ranging from organizing books to repainting the basketball court. “Through our mission as a Jesuit Catholic university, we prepare our students to lead meaningful lives with and for others and to work for a more just world. Wolves on the Prowl is a way for alumni to live out that mission by serving the communities they live in,” Gernhauser said. According to Seleigh Taylor, a member of the KIPP community as well as a Loyola alumna, the school was in need of updates because it is much older than other schools in the community. “I’m excited for the opportunity for [the volunteers] to come in and freshen up things, make it exciting for the kids. School is an exciting place, so we want to make it fun and happy, but sometimes resources get the best of us,” Taylor said. “We can’t always get what we need financially, so having volunteers give their time is very helpful.” Many people, after attending

Wolves on the Prowl, keep coming back for more. Michelle Dunnick, a Loyola alumna, has participated in Wolves on the Prowl for the last several years. “Every Loyola student should come out and participate in Wolves on the Prowl, if only for the experience,” she said. Mary Ann Florey, mass communication sophomore and a returnee to Wolves on the Prowl, said the event reflects Loyola’s Jesuit values. “Loyola is one big community where one is always supportive of others no matter what. The importance of inclusion and working for others is greatly stressed. Also, it is clear supporting our Loyola community is just as important as supporting the community around us,” Florey said.

LILI MAE KINNEY/ The Maroon Current students and alumni participate in Loyola’s national service day, Wolves on the Prowl. This year, the New Orleans site was KIPP Central City primary school.

SGA introduces bill focused on diveristy and inclusion By Cody Downey cadowney@my.loyno.edu @codywrite

Campus organizations will now have the opportunity to receive financial support when focusing on diversity-related events. Student Government Association senators Brianna Daniel-Harkins, history junior, and Rana Thabata, political science sophomore, have collaborated to create a diversity grant. “The indirect hopes for these diversity and inclusion-specific allocations is to promote diverse organizations to create events that the entire campus can enjoy while they themselves enjoy our financial support,” Daniel-Harkins said. The bill falls under the current administration’s initiative of diversity as promoted by SGA president Benjamin Weil and vice president Blane Mader. Taking direct inspiration from Chief Diversity Officer Sybol Anderson’s diversity grants, Daniel-Harkins and Thabata drafted a proposal and discussed its contents with SGA.

“We tabled and edited the proposal again after meeting with individual senators to tweak it and make it as applicable and realistic as possible,” Thabata said. The bill passed almost unanimously. The diversity and inclusion bill is very important to both Daniel-Harkins and Thabata. Thabata, a first-generation student of color at Loyola, wants to help do her part in making a more diverse and inclusive community. “Loyola shouldn’t just brag that we have diversity, we should show and celebrate that we do,” she said. Daniel-Harkins said she wants to do more than just stand by as an accomplice to diversity-focused groups and initiatives. “I’ve devoted myself to the kind of leadership where I want to use my time, energy and skills to help other people achieve what they want to achieve rather than creating initiatives that may not be the most applicable for our campus,” Daniel-Harkins said. Student groups with diversity-focused programming ideas are en-

Photo illustration by Erin Snodgrass Senators Rana Thabata and Brianna Daniel-Harkins talk after an SGA meeting. Together, they created the diversity and inclusion bill to promote diverse organizations.

couraged to talk to their SGA senators about allocations and learn how to apply for them. “We want students to be comfort-

able coming to us with their brilliant ideas, whether they are seeking our help or just general support,” Daniel-Harkins said.

In Memoriam Dawson Rutter, a business sophomore, of Boston, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, Nov. 5. In an email sent out by the Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., he said, “Dawson is mourned by his many friends, classmates, teachers, colleagues, and especially his family. Our hearts go out to them during this difficult time.” Jan Anderson, visiting professor of management, taught Rutter. “Dawson was truly an amazing student, who was deeply respected by his classmates, faculty and staff here at Loyola. He had a friendly personality. He took his schoolwork seriously and was a true joy to teach. His work ethic in my class was top notch. I am honored to have taught such a wonderful young man. He will be dearly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends,” Anderson said in an email. A memorial service to honor and celebrate the life of Dawson Rutter is in development, according to Wildes’ email, and details will be announced in a subsequent email to campus.

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26 killed in church attack in Texas’ deadliest mass shooting Associated Press

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In this June 15, 2017 photo, a bipartisan group of lawmakers surround Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards as he signs 10 criminal justice bills into law during a ceremony in Baton Rouge. Hundreds of inmates are about to get early releases from Louisiana prisons and jails, a milestone in a push to reduce the nation’s highest incarceration rate. The early release of roughly 1,500 inmates on Nov. 1 is the product of a new package of laws overhauling the state’s criminal justice system. (AP Photo/R.J. Rico)

Louisiana criminal justice reform goes into effect By John Casey jecasey@my.loyno.edu @J_E_CASEY

Lower prison populations may be coming for Louisiana as criminal justice reforms went into effect on Nov. 1. The overhaul, comprised of 10 bills, passed through state legislature this past June. The bills, backed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, aim to reduce the state’s prison population by 10 percent and save the state at least $262 million over the next 10 years. Roughly 30 percent of those

savings come from taxpayers at about $78 million. Features of the overhaul include changes to sentencing, parole and probation. Many of the changes will apply to people in prison already, giving another chance at freedom to some people previously on life sentences. Judges will have greater discretion over parole. They can elect to not require parole of first-time offenders with sentences under 10 years. Three-time offenders were previously not eligible for parole, but that also will change. Other

changes regarding parole include a complete removal of a minimum parole period as well as reducing the maximum parole period from five to three years. Overhaul changes also include funding for education, job training and rehabilitation for the incarcerated. The overhaul requires that 70 percent of money saved as a result of the reform be used to fund these programs, at an estimated $184 million. There are also changes to medical treatment for the incarcerated. Previous law forbid the transport of

people convicted of murder to medical facilities outside of a prison, however under the new changes, even murderers will have access to hospital healthcare. According to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, approximately 2,900 prisoners will be released in November, nearly double the average amount of 1,500 prisoners released per month in the past. According to the Sentencing Project, Louisiana is the most incarcerated state in the United States at 776 per every 100,000 people as of 2015.

New Orleans mayoral runoff election set for Nov. 18 By Nick Reimann nsreiman@loyno.edu @nicksreimann

Polls open at 7 a.m. next Saturday (Nov. 18) for New Orleans voters to decide who will lead their city for the next four years. One thing is for sure – that next leader will be a woman. The two vying for the spot are former judge Desiree Charbonnet and City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell, as they finished as the top two candidates in the Oct. 14 primary. Cantrell lead with 39 percent of the vote while Charbonnet pulled in 30 percent. With no candidate reaching the 50 percent threshold to win outright, Cantrell and Charbonnet advanced to Saturday’s runoff. Cantrell has since received endorsements from Michael Bagneris and Troy Henry, who finished third and fourth in the primary, respec-

tively. She also leads in the only public poll released since the primary, with 44 percent responding that they would vote for her. Charbonnet gathered 26 percent. The other 30 percent remain undecided. The winner will become New Orleans’ 62nd mayor, succeeding Mitch Landrieu, who was first elected in 2010. Both Cantrell and Charbonnet are Democrats. On the ballot statewide is the treasurer’s race, where Democrat Derrick Edwards faces former state representative Republican John Schroder. Edwards finished first in the primary with 31 percent of the vote. Schroder, who finished with 24 percent, narrowly beat out two other Republican candidates – Angele Davis and Neil Riser – who finished with 22 percent and 18 percent of the vote. Polls close on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m.

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LaToya Cantrell (center) speaks at a forum in Nunemaker Auditorium on Sept. 19, 2017. She was joined by fellow runoff candidate Desiree Charbonnet (right) and third place finisher Michael Bagneris (left).

Authorities say a gunman armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a small South Texas church, killing 26 people who ranged in age from 5 to 72. The mass shooting occurred Sunday morning at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio. About 20 others were wounded in the attack. Authorities say that evidence at the scene leads them to believe that the gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he crashed his car. He had been chased by armed bystanders. Wilson County Sheriff Joe D. Tackitt Jr. described the scene inside the church as “terrible.” An official with University Health System in San Antonio said five people remained hospitalized Monday — three children and two adults. Martha Rendon says the patients’ conditions ranged from serious to critical. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Monday morning said 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley is the suspect. DPS said that Kelley lived in New Braunfels, which is about 35 miles north of the Sutherland Springs church where the shooting occurred. A manager at a vacation resort says the gunman worked for the resort as security guard. The Air Force says it failed to report the Texas church shooter’s domestic violence conviction to the FBI as required by Pentagon rules. Devin Patrick Kelley was convicted of assault against his wife and stepson in an Air Force court-martial in New Mexico in 2012. The conviction should have disqualified him from buying or possessing firearms. Kelley had also previously been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty in east-central Colorado. The special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives field office in Houston says three guns, including an assault rifle and handgun, had been recovered from the suspect in the deadly church shootings in Texas. Freeman Martin with the Texas Department of Public Safety said Kelley did not have a license to carry a handgun. Gov. Greg Abbott called the attack the worst mass shooting in Texas history. “There are no words to describe the pure evil that we witnessed,” Abbott said. “Our hearts are heavy at the anguish in this small town, but in time of tragedy, we see the very best of Texas. May God comfort those who’ve lost a loved one, and may God heal the hurt in our communities,” Abbott said. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, traveled to Texas on Wednesday to meet with those affected by Sunday’s church shooting. “We are with you Texas,” Pence said. Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the attack.

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FAIR SHARE vs. LION’S SHARE Cyclists’ Rights and Motorists’ Pretensions The Environment Program will host Dr. Jonathan Maskit as he discusses building sustainable, livable communities through cycling. Wednesday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m. Nunemaker Auditorium Free and open to the public CO-HOSTED BY

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Film • Arts • Food • Music • Leisure • Nightlife

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11/10-11/12 “[title of show]” the musical Description: “[title of show]” is a musical with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and book by Hunter Bell. The show chronicles its own creation in the New York Musical Theatre Festival and the struggles it had. Location: Valiant Theatre and Lounge at 6621 St. Claude Ave. 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. on Sunday

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By Payton Whittaker pmwhitta@my.loyno.edu @whittakerpayton

After a century of iconic jazz music in the city of New Orleans, Loyola is honoring the city it calls home with a Jazz Underground concert performed by music faculty. And like many aspects of New Orleans culture, jazz has a rich history. It began with freed slaves, who came to the city after the Civil War and learned how to combine their form of music with the white culture and the creole culture. “This combination of hot blues, ragtime and European styles with some improvisation thrown in became jazz,” Gordon Towell, assistant professor and coordinator of jazz studies, said. Ed Wise, jazz bass instructor, plays the string bass in the Jazz Underground concert and Towell plays the saxophone and clarinet. All three instruments have holds in the history of jazz music. Wise said the musician who played the string bass usually doubled up as the tuba player for when the band switched from indoor gigs to outdoor gigs. “In the earliest days of jazz, the outside gigs were played on tuba and the inside gigs where they played the dance music were usually played on string bass with a bow,” he said. The saxophone and clarinet “would

improvise a decorative part around the melody in early New Orleans jazz,” Towell said, who added, “Later these instruments became solo voices as well.” The two will join other faculty for the concert on Nov. 16, which will be performed in Nunemaker Auditorium. “I love playing with the jazz faculty members,” Wise said. “Every single one of them is such a strong player.” The set of songs the concert is scheduled to perform were selected by the group as a whole. Songs created by Fats Domino will be presented to honor the late musician’s impact he had on music in New Orleans. “We worked together to pick representative works of different eras of New Orleans’ rich musical history,” Towell said. This Jazz Underground performance is significant because it is the 100th anniversary of the history of recorded jazz. “The first jazz record was made in 1917 by a group from New Orleans so we’re playing New Orleans music,” Wise said. Towell added that without the unique history of the city of New Orleans, jazz would not have found its start. “This could only have happened in New Orleans,” he said. “Louis Armstrong became the first great jazz soloist and he learned his art in this city.” The concert will start on Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Price: $20-30

11/10 This is NOLA at Joy Theater Description: This is NOLA features Stoop Kids, Roar!, Sexy Dex & the Fresh and more. The event features food from La Cubana Food Truck and Old School Eats Food Truck. Location: Joy Theater. 8 p.m.

12/2 Beignet Fest Description: Beignet Fest features myriad restaurant vendors with their take on the beignet. Proceeds will benefit the Tres Doux Foundation. Location: New Orleans City Park Festival Grounds. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

12/12 Oak Street Po-Boy Festival Description: A collection of restaurants serve their take on the Po-Boy at this festival. Location: 8600 Oak St. Price: Entry $5. Food varies.

12/1-12/16 “Not About Nightingales”

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Wessell Anderson plays the saxophone in a rehearsal for Jazz Underground. Jazz Underground will celebrate 100 years of jazz music in New Orleans. The concert will play songs from across the century, including some of the late Fats Domino’s.

Description: Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans presents a Williams play about prisoners on a hunger strike. Location: Zeitgeist MultiDisciplinary Arts Center. 8 p.m., 2:30 p.m. on matinees. Price: $25 General admission. $20 students/seniors.

Diwali, Indian Festival of Lights, to shine at The Howlin’ Wolf By Emma Gilheany eagilhea@my.loyno.edu @eagilheany

A traditional Indian festival, Diwali, will be coming to New Orleans on Saturday (Nov. 11) with some modern twists. Prashant Kakad, one of the organizers for the event, has been trying to bring Indian culture to America ever since he moved here. He was born in Nasik, India, and moved to the United States in 2003 after living in Mumbai for 10 years. In India, Diwali is a festival of lights that celebrates the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, according to Catherine Wessinger, Loyola religious studies professor. She said that people place lights throughout their houses to welcome the goddess into their homes. Kakad explained that Diwali usually lasts five days, and it is a time

for families to get together and celebrate. Each day has a different significance, such as the bond between brothers and sisters. It is a time for people to dress up in vibrant colors and pray to the goddess of prosperity. “It is a celebration of good over evil and light over darkness,” he said, adding that celebrating Indian festivals in America made him feel more at home. Kakad will be bringing this Indian festival to New Orleans for the first time. He lives in Portland, Oregon and travels around the country organizing these festivals. He has previously brought Diwali to Portland, Oregon and San Diego. Though this event will differ from the traditional Indian festival, such as not including prayers, Kakad will bring celebration and lots of dancing to New Orleans. “People should expect to dance more than they ever thought they

would,” he said. Kakad is part of Jai Ho Dance Party, which launched in New Orleans in September. They will teach dance classes as part of the event, along with local dance teachers. On Saturday evening during the festival, there will be a dance workshop and students will be able to perform later that night at the event. Kakad will also perform at the event as a DJ, under the stage name DJ Prashant. Because this is a festival of lights, there will also be glow sticks, LED lights and more. Prashant also encourages people to dress up in vibrant colors. “This is a great way to share this culture,” he said. Diwali will be held at The Howlin’ Wolf, and the doors open at 9 p.m. It is an 18+ event. Tickets can be purchased online for $10 or at the door for $15.

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DJ Prashant (Prashant Kakad) performs. Kakad will be one of the performers at Howling Wolf’s Diwali event. The event is a Hindu celebration of the goddess of wealth and prosperity. People place lights throughout their houses to welcome the goddess into their homes. Diwali lasts five days and is a time for families to gather and celebrate. Each of the five days has a different meaning with a tradition to match.

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The Green Wave washes away the Wolf Pack By Ryan Micklin rwmickli@my.loyno.edu @ryan_micklin61

The annual “Battle of Freret” took place on Thursday, Nov. 2, pitting both of Loyola’s basketball teams against Tulane’s. The women’s team, led by head coach Kellie Kennedy, took the court first to face the Green Wave. Loyola got off to a nice start, taking a 3-2 lead behind a three from accounting sophomore Paige Franckiewicz in the opening minutes of the game. It was all downhill from there. The Green Wave then buckled up and pieced together a 10-0 run. The first quarter ended with excitement as senior guard Zoie Miller hit a buzzer-beating three pointer that cut Tulane’s lead to just six points as the two teams prepared for second quarter action. Psychology pre-med junior Megan Worry hit a three pointer that would bring the Wolf Pack within three points midway through the second quarter, but Loyola’s chances of keeping pace with the Green Wave were marred by poor shooting and turnovers. “The first half was the biggest positive. We wanted to go in at halftime, and we didn’t want to be down by more than 10, and we were only down by seven, which was great. I felt like our defensive intensity in the first half and our ability to affect them offensively was great,” Kennedy said. The Wolf Pack struggled to close out the first half after sinking just five of its 30 shot attempts. The Green Wave got off to a quick start in the third quarter, jumping out to a 13 point lead, which prompted Kennedy to call a timeout in an effort to make some adjustments. Tulane poured in 26 points in the fourth quarter to seal the 78-48 victory over the Loyola women. The Wolf Pack converted on 14 of its 58 shot attempts, good for 24 percent shooting on the game. One of the major bright spots for the Wolf Pack was a strong second

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The Wolf Pack men’s basketball team was led by its younger players against Tulane on Nov. 2. The Green Wave sunk the Pack in the Batle of Freret.

half performance from history senior Di’Mond Jackson, biology premed senior who after going 0-6 in the first half, managed to finish with a team-high 20 points. “We went out with a little less focus in the second half, and our intensity and focus was just not the same. I think we got some great play from Di’Mond Jackson. We have to execute better and box out, but I think we did some good things,” Kennedy said. Thirty minutes later, the men’s team took the court and the Wolf

Pack kept pace with Tulane in the early goings, as they were staring at a four point deficit nearly a quarter of the way through the first 20-minute period. Tulane head coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. got his team clicking shortly after, though, as the Green Wave’s lead quickly ballooned to 23-6. Junior guard Chase Eckholdt recorded a team-high 11 points in the first half as the Wolf Pack entered halftime trailing 47-23. Tulane opened up the second half with a 9-0 run that extended

its lead to 56-23. And after that, the Green Wave would nurse at least a 30-point lead for the remainder of the game. From there on, the Green Wave cruised to a 84-46 victory over Loyola. The Wolf Pack finished the game with 25.8 percent shooting and went just 4-23 from behind the arc. Eckholdt led all Wolf Pack scorers with 16 points. Several notable players did not play for the Wolf Pack on Thursday night. According to head coach Stacey Hollowell, three major play-

Rugby stands strong despite injuries By Omari Caldwell oscaldwe@my.loyno.edu

The Wolf Pack rugby team stands strong, with an undefeated 4-0 on the year so far. Although multiple notable players suffered season-ending injuries, the team has beaten the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of South Alabama, Louisiana Tech, and the Spring Hill University teams over the past weeks. “I would say our biggest win was against Louisiana Tech. They’re a big school and in Division II, so for a Division III school like us to win against them was huge,” said Jerry Malina, head rugby coach. It is the final season for captain Vince Duhe, history senior, and president Alex Le, biology senior. “It’s bittersweet, but like coach said, we’ve suffered a few injuries and we’re still doing well. We have a good batch of freshmen who came

in and are really helping the team out,” Duhe said. Among those freshmen are Rudy Melchiorre (mass communication) and Emmett Kerrigan (studio arts). Although currently injured, Melchiorre played scrum-half, an especially difficult position to pick up for a freshman. Meanwhile, Kerrigan serves as one of the team’s most versatile players. In their four games, Kerrigan has played number eight, lock and flanker. Political science senior Max Heimburger is another player who had been playing well for the team, but had his season cut short due to a knee injury, Malina said. But on the positive side, the team has multiple games to look forward to in the upcoming spring semester. One of the upcoming events is the Jesuit Cup held at Santa Clara University in California. There, Loyola will compete against Division I colleges like St. Joseph’s University,

ers — Eric Brown, Nick Parker and Tre’Von Jasmine — were banged up with undisclosed injuries. “It’s good for our young guys to get out and play against guys that are obviously really talented. It’s good for them to understand that execution at this level is important. I thought Chase Eckholdt was a bright spot for us. I thought Rob White gave us some solid minutes, and Josh Leaney is getting some experience. All of that will help, and hopefully we can get some guys back from injury,” Holowell said.

Sports briefs Basketball teams bounce back Following the blowout losses to the Tulane Green Wave in the Battle of Freret on Nov. 2, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams won their following games over the weekend. The women’s basketball team defeated Huston-Tillotson University 88-69 in The Den, while the men’s team beat Southern University at New Orleans 90-83 at home.

Volleyball set for SSAC Championships MARISABEL RODRIGUEZ/The Maroon

The Wolf Pack puts in work as the team executes a play at practice on Monday, Nov. 8.

Gonzaga University, Boston College and the University of Notre Dame. “If we have everybody, we will be competitive,” Malina said. Another upcoming game that

the team is looking forward to is the Battle of Freret. The date is still to be determined, but the Wolf Pack are 10-2 against the Tulane Green Wave under coach Malina.

After concluding its season with a shutout win against Dillard University on Nov. 4, the volleyball team traveled to Montgomery, Alabama on Thursday, Nov. 9 to compete against Martin Methodist College, William Carey College and Middle Georgia State University in the Southern States Athletic Conference Championship. The championships conclude on Friday.

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PRISONERS, continued from page 1 to society. “The future of corrections is reentry. That’s where successful interventions happen or could happen,” Kondkar said. However, Kondkar believes that not enough offenders are accepted into the program. Out of the hundreds of people released from Angola each month, only a few dozen of them have completed the reentry program. “There are definitely not enough. In order to become eligible for it, a judge has to make you eligible for it. A judge has to deem you a good candidate, you can’t just say, ‘please get me some reentry services’,” Kondkar said. “The elite manage to get into these things. A lot of people avoid them because if you fail, drop out or something happens, you recidivate; you can be tried as a habitual offender." In order to be considered by the Reentry Court, the candidate must plead guilty to a non-violent, nonsex crime, which carries a sentence of 10 years or less. After that, they must be deemed a "good candidate" by the court. In addition, around half of the program's participating offenders won't graduate. Of the 357 who have participated in Angola's reentry program since it began, 172 of them have been removed for disciplinary violations. Daniel Tapia, case manager for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court’s Reentry Program, was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter but was later paroled. Now he works directly with ex-convicts from the Reentry Court program. He helps them to find fair-paying, secure jobs in their area of interest. Tapia is a strong supporter of Angola's program. However, he thinks

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that to make a true impact, the court must open its doors to violent offenders. “Everybody is scared of what it's going to look like to the public if you lock up ‘violent offenders’ because of the stigma. If you only offer services and help to those who are ‘non-violent,’ you are leaving a whole population of people coming home with no help. You’re leaving them in a position where if they can’t figure it out here on their own, they have no choice but to go to what they know,” Tapia said. Without adequate reentry services, offenders often face crippling roadblocks as they try to integrate back into society. They must rely on the support of friends and family, many of whom may be estranged or living in poverty. In addition, many offenders leave prison to discover they owe tens of thousands of dollars in child support debts to the federal government. When offenders are incarcerated, the state pays their child support payments. Upon release, though, offenders must pay it all back to the state. “They are working just to pay the state. They look for ways to support themselves and make money without the state being able to take it from them directly out of their check, and that’s when they end up back in trouble,” Tapia said. Legally, if someone owes child support, the Louisiana Department of Licensing can withhold them issuance of a driver's license. With no valid identification, you cannot sign a lease, drive a car or get a job. “You end up putting people in situations that almost look as though are designed to set them up to fail. It’s not designed that way, but it's an unintended consequence of the way we’re doing reentry," Kondkar said.

30. Multi-armed ocean critter 35. Bad picnic omen 37. Gets bent out of shape 40. Roman Scrabble Q-tile, e.g.? 43. Authorize 48. Dior designs 50. Secret hot date 52. Fed. bill 53. Simple question type 57. Roman’s long golf hole? 58. Casual greeting 59. “That stinks!” 60. Nanki-__ 61. Bagpiper’s hat 63. Anatomical orb 64. Apollo lander, briefly

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OPINION

November 10, 2017 The Maroon

Fret not, first-year students...discover yourself abroad

Letter to the editor

Community members add their thoughts

Brad Petitfils Senior director of Student Success and Institutional Research & Effectiveness bpetit@loyno.edu

One of the texts in my spring semester course “Living with Dying” is Freud’s 1917 essay, “Mourning and Melancholia.” It is indeed an important work, despite the national trend that pushes the field of psychology further towards the realm of “cognitive neuroscience” and away from psychological theorizing. In it, Freud claims that loss is internally processed as a narcissistic blow to the ego; in other words, when we lose someone, the proverbial ground shifts under our feet, and the mind searches for a new ego attachment in order to achieve a healthy sense of mourning that loss. By way of definition, Freud notes that “loss” not only applies to the actual death of a loved one, but it can also be considered in terms of the loss of an abstraction or an idea. I am reminded of this definition of mourning too often when meeting with first-year students. As we enter these final weeks of the semester, our first-year friends often reflect on how quickly the past few months have passed. The excitement and anxieties that accompanied move-in day and Wolf Pack Welcome in August no doubt gave way to new excitement and anxieties as the semester got underway. Classes were added and dropped, friends and foes were made and the quotidian tasks that made up the humdrum rhythm of the days became routine. And then, midterms arrived. It is no shock to consider the number of students who start to arrive, teary-eyed and overwhelmed, to our offices in the Student Success Center during the month of October. Think about it: the first time you begin to consider how much more difficult (or banal) some of your classes are, things tend to fall apart. Self-doubt sets in. Questions loom about whether you have chosen the

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Students and professors gather together for a group photo at Luxembourg Gardens in Paris on Loyola’s Study Abroad in Paris trip. Loyola offers many options for studying abroad.

right major. You start to wonder why you are in college in the first place. After all, you should be “out there” – “doing something” in the world, right? Not “wasting your time” sitting in classes. What else would we expect from an era of instantaneity? Which takes me back to Freud… It might sound bizarre, but as a firstyear student, you are in a state of mourning too. You shed your old psyche when you entered Loyola. In a Freudian sense, that loss of your former self qualified as the loss of an abstraction—your identity as a high school senior. And so, Freud would say, your search for a new ego attachment (and, incidentally, your path to a healthy sense of mourning), might end with the formation of a new band that you start with new friends from your floor, or perhaps when you join a new club, or

start playing with a new intramural team, or even if you change your major and feel like you have found your new academic home. To those of you who might still be struggling to find your place, here is a modest proposal: Study abroad next summer. Loyola’s faculty-led summer programs are transformative experiences that will help you to create bonds with your professors and your peers from different majors across campus. What’s more, if you have not yet traveled abroad, these programs are ideal, as you are with Loyola faculty and Loyola students, and you are traveling for a period of weeks rather than months, as you would do in a semester-long exchange program. Loyola’s own data show the benefits: students who study abroad are significantly more likely to graduate on time than

those who do not. You can choose from programs in Belgium, India, Ireland, Italy, or you can join me in Paris. St. Ignatius himself was known for telling his followers, “ite, inflammate omnia—go, set the world on fire.” This call to journey is an important one for those of you in your first year with us at Loyola. You will learn, and you will be exhausted, but most of all, you will be alive. And, by the time you return home, you will be well set to begin your second year with a renewed sense of self. Just imagine what you might discover about yourself on the streets of some of the world’s greatest cities. If you would like more information on these possibilities, please visit the Center for International Education (Mercy Hall, Room 301), and speak with a Peer Advisor.

After constantly being harassed by you, I have succumbed to your request to give you my opinion. My dear editor, unlike what you might think, the majority of us students do not appreciate it when you harass us to get “an opinion” just to meet your weekly quota. Now aside from the fact you are making us uncomfortable (which should be more than enough to stop), you’re also jeopardizing student life and the integrity of journalism itself. First of all, pressuring students to do this cheap labor is not only EXTREMELY ANNOYING but also endangers the student’s life, which could lead to serious detriments to our mental health. Students do not only have fully packed class schedules, but most of us also have jobs, internships or extracurricular commitments. We cannot also forget the time needed for studying for our classes, eating, sleeping and basic hygiene needs. If you could not tell, students really cannot afford to add more on their plate without disrupting the balance of their lives and causing more stress. You asking students for an opinion piece is a disruption to our lives and the stress of meeting a deadline for something you don’t want to do. The point of an opinion piece is that one genuinely has a strong opinion on an issue. This means that time has been taken to research various arguments and consider each position thoroughly before adopting a side. By constantly asking students to put forth strong opinions, you, are not allowing for this process to happen naturally. As a result, the pieces printed do not actually reflect the passions of the students, but rather, whatever they could invent at the time to fill space in the paper. As such, the validity of the opinion pieces is to be called into question. If you want the students to give their opinions, you should let students come to them on their own. Alex Hernandez Economics sophmore

Seniors: Don’t lose yourself to fatalism, turn to each other and persevere Caleb beck Wolf editor, Mass communication senior

cmbeck@my.loyno. edu

The last stretch of undergraduate education has exasperated my peers, and now is the time to pull your friends through their existential mire. I never understood why so many of my senior friends last year sounded so defeated while having jobs lined up already, or grad school in their sights, all with a breezy final semester of nine to twelve credit hours left to insure that they walked in spring and transitioned to brighter prospects.

I now realize how frustrating this final year can be, for these exact reasons. A senior friend confided in me that her trials in Loyola’s music program solidified her skills and reminded her how capable she was as a musician, imbuing her with a lot of confidence. Now, she feels like her tutelage exists to checks the boxes of her DPCL as she jumps through hoops and fills general education requirements while she looks to the future with natural confusion. Another friend told me that by his junior year, he felt sure he had all the skills Loyola University could teach him, and if he dropped out tomorrow perhaps he’d save himself from another year of what he saw as overgeneralized, expensive senior seminars so very removed from what he saw himself doing with his skill set. It’s a bleak outlook to be sure, and a risky one, but this apathy isn’t difficult to understand.

Recently, student success coaches have been assigned to every freshmen upon arriving at Loyola as a kind of personal trainer to discuss progress milestones, develop positive study habits and secure their footing within their education. I think this is a fantastic move on the university’s part, but it’s drawn a collective sigh from fellow seniors that wished this system existed when we arrived in 2014. I worry that our fine Jesuit institution has recently placed such a strong emphasis on freshmen enrollment and retention that has left upperclassmen feeling like they’re not also seen as a priority. It feels like there exists a growing disconnect between the freshmen experience, the focus-oriented middle years and the exhausting final hurdles of senior year. Is it so shocking that a sense of fatalism has developed among my peers that feel their paths are pre-

determined while student debt accumulates, jobs and internships become part of daily concern, and the expectations of our majors have reached their apex? I feel like I need three student success coaches and a weekly therapy meeting to stay above the tide some days, while the time necessary to make these appointments simply doesn’t exist. I’ve watched my sequence of mass communication transform behind me as teachers have rotated, programs have been facelifted, and entire overhauls in skill sets and philosophies have developed. I’ve been told it’s meant to reflect a rapidly changing industry, but I can’t help but wonder if I arrived too early to my track before I could get the best progression of guidance and resources. My program is one of the most represented on campus, I can hardly speak for my friends in smaller majors that suffer from significant bud-

get cuts every semester, or where that uncertainty has placed them as graduation looms nearer. Make no mistake, I love this university and the education I’ve taken away from it. The anxieties I’ve named are natural in part I think, part of trials and tribulations of the college experience. It wasn’t going to be easy, and I’m elated I’ve seen so many of my friends change to meet the demands of their metamorphic education. So then, I want the impetus of this opinion to remind students, seniors especially, to reach out to one another and realize that you’re not the only ones feeling beleaguered or uncertain. Don’t underestimate how important empathy is when all you feel you’re entering into is an uncertain world with a lukewarm job market. Laugh, scheme, commiserate, and use all the resources at your disposal to finish strong and confident.

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Jesuit values mean opposing mass incarceration The fact that Louisiana is the state with the nation’s highest incarceration rate is often stated in conversations about the topic. But no matter how often we hear this, it doesn’t become less daunting. Until recently, little has been done legislatively to keep people out of prisons like the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola and also nicknamed the “Alcatraz of the South.” It’s the largest maximum security prison in the United States. A crucial step was taken to turn the tide of mass incarceration in our state on Nov. 1, when the Louisiana Justice Reinvestment Act, a legislative package signed into law this summer, went into effect. It aims to decrease the prison population by 10 percent, expand probation eligibility and consolidate qualifications for parole consideration for prisoners convicted of non-violent,

non-sexual offenses. On Oct. 17, Gov. John Bel Edwards visited Loyola Law’s symposium titled “Children of Incarcerated Parents: Ending the Cycle of Trauma” as the keynote speaker to address this plan and its impact on Louisiana’s prison population. It is predicted that by the end of next year, with the help of this act, we may finally be able to shed our title as the state with the highest incarceration rate — but is that enough? This should certainly be celebrated as a step in the right direction, but the battle isn’t over. If we aren’t first in incarceration, won’t we be second or third? Angola will still loom to the north, with 71 percent of inmates serving a life sentence and 1.6 percent on death row. With social justice being a large part of Loyola’s culture, it is common for students to be active in social justice initiatives on campus

and the surrounding community. However, with one of our Ignatian values being care for the poor and oppresses, we cannot let those suffering in prisons be forgotten just because they are out of our Loyola bubble. It is easy to fall into the mindset that only those in charge can make the change, especially since incarcerated people are in the hands of the law, but an abundance of resources are available to students on our Loyola campus to make a difference. The Loyola University Community Action Program has a Students Against Hyper-Incarceration group: a project aimed to “inform members of minority youth of their rights through the promotion of juvenile justice, in particular the school to prison pipeline.” This project aims to inform the community of the link between incarceration rates and

race and is an accessible outlet for students to get involved in the fight against hyper-incarceration. Loyola also offers various educational courses revolving around flaws in the prison system, including “Age of Mass Incarceration,” which requires not only a social justice activity but a service trip to Angola prison. This, along with a variety of other classes, can help not only to inform students about the issues surrounding incarceration rates in Louisiana but also include them in the fight against injustice in prisons. To truly adhere to the Jesuit values Loyola’s community holds dear, we should remember to look beyond our campus to those forgotten in cells and actively engage in educational and service opportunities offered by our institution.

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