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Loyola University • New Orleans • Volume 96 • Issue 16 • February 23, 2018

THE MAROON FOR A GREATER LOYOLA

Florida high school shooting sparks concerns By Miles Rouen mcrouen@my.loyno.edu @milescrouen

When students walked through the doors of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on the morning of Feb. 14, they did not know that hours later their school would be invaded by an active shooter. Before the shooting rampage began just after 2 p.m., students were going about their afternoon like it was a regular Tuesday. They had eaten their lunch, attended the majority of their classes and were winding down their school day, similar to so many students on campuses across the country. Seventeen people were killed that day. Their ages ranged from 14 to 37. Many were students who had big dreams for the rest of their lives. Some were teachers and coaches who had devoted themselves to the development and welfare of these children.

This event is now one of the deadliest school shootings in American history. The shooter, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, was a former student who had been expelled. Classmates and teachers recounted that he exhibited alarming behavior, and details have emerged about disturbing photos and comments he made on social media. One comment that said “I’m going to be a professional school shooter” was reported to the FBI. It was later revealed they could not identify the person who had posted the content, and subsequently nothing was done, according to the Associated Press. The shooting in Parkland, Florida has reopened the national debate on gun control as well as discussions about campus safety and mental health. Student proponents of stricter gun laws and campus regulations have been organizing school walkouts across the nation to make their voices heard by the gov-

ernment. President Donald Trump has chosen to focus primarily on improving mental health policy in the wake of the shooting, but has recently said he would be open to implementing tougher background checks and raising the age limit for some firearms. In the New Orleans area, the issue of campus violence has become a real-life concern. A student at Lusher Charter School, less than a mile away from Loyola, threatened to shoot up his school last December. Students of the school warned the police about threats he was making, which resulted in his arrest before he was able to attack. At Loyola, the Department of Public Safety and University Police are responding to the recent tragedy by reminding students of the resources at their disposal in this type of situation. Specifically, they are stressing the importance of paying attention to emergency alert texts. Students are automatically sent these alerts

once they enroll at Loyola. Loyola emergency alerts provide students with specific instructions in the event of an active shooter on campus. Additionally, such alerts include the exact location of threats if available. Students are directed to stay away from such locations at all costs, and those who receive alerts should take shelter. Captain of the Loyola University Police Department, Lt. Roger Pinac, offered further advice. “There is no one answer for all situations. Common sense dictates that you seek a safe shelter. Obviously if you hear gunfire, you would not go in that direction. Stay close to buildings and move as quickly and safely away from the perceived threat,” Pinac said. Pinac also addressed concerns those at Loyola who may be feeling uneasy about campus safety may have. “I would say to parents and students that we have a close-knit community. We take safety seriously and

work hard to maintain a safe campus but, it has to be a community effort. We, the Loyola community, have a shared responsibility for safety,” he said. Finally, the importance of speaking up is something Pinac wants everyone at the university to understand. “In the most recent tragic incident, there were numerous warnings about the individual responsible for the attack, yet nothing was done prior to the incident. That is why we continually focus upon the slogan: “See Something, Say Something,” Pinac said. In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, "Active Shooter Awareness" training is now being implemented for the Loyola community. The event will be held by the Loyola University Police Department and the Office of Risk Management on March 1 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Miller Hall, Room 114.

Zoie Miller leads the Wolf Pack in final year By Jillian Oddo jmoddo@my.loyno.edu @jill_oddo

n nature, wolves live in large groups as they travel and hunt. The pack is led by the alpha who is in charge of the well-being and survival of the group. The pack's success relies solely on the alpha. For the Loyola women's basketball team, their alpha is mass communication senior Zoie Miller. Prior to leading the Loyola Wolf Pack, Miller started her basketball success at Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas. Miller was the all-time leading scorer in school history and named MVP in her district in her final year as a Ranger. Miller wanted to bring that same

talent to the Wolf Pack despite being the shortest on the team at 5’2. Her efforts have paid off as she has been the team's leader in scoring for her sophomore, junior, and now, senior year. “I set the bar high for myself. As I saw myself actually reaching my goals, leading in scoring, I set the bar higher and higher every year,” Miller said. It wasn’t always easy for Miller. During her freshman year, she said that she didn’t play as much as she wanted to. She knew she never wanted that to happen again. For Miller, it all started with changing her mindset and gaining more confidence and head coach Kellie Kennedy saw that in her. “Zoie’s level of productivity and

efficiency are the biggest things that are great about her,” Kennedy said. “If you look at Miller’s statistics this year you can see that.” Kennedy said that nothing was handed to Miller, she created this huge role for herself on this team and her leadership helps guide the pack to victory. Miller makes the case for being Loyola's alpha wolf by how she controls her teams offense. “I love offense, and I am able to use my quickness to my advantage to get good shots for myself. The phrase 'too small' does not exist in my head. It is just another opportunity to prove my opponent wrong,” Miller said. Her talent to score and pass has made her a reliable talent that the

Zoie Miller (10), mass communication senior, is a leader for the Loyola women's basketball team though her actions on the court, according to head coach Kellie Kennedy. Miller has led the team in scoring for the past three years. MARISABEL RODRIGUEZ/The Maroon.

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LUCAP looking for more volunteers By Yuichiro Oguma yoguma@my.loyno.edu

Loyola Community Action Program is supporting two charities on Feb. 24: Students Moving Into the Lives of the Elderly (SMILE) and Habitat for Humanity. Students will be able to volunteer to play games with senior citizens or help build a house for a family in need. The events are taking place to show respect towards the community according to Catlin LaVine, minister of the social justice program. One of the projects, Students Moving Into the Lives of the Elderly, is a “fun and interactive” program that brings elderly people and Loyola students together at Uptown Shepherd’s Center, according to Audrey O’Connell, a co-leader of the project. “We are going to play board games and card games, and they [senior citizens] are super competitive. It is always good matchup between elderly people and college students,” said O’Connell. Students are encouraged to participate in the event. “You should come; it’s awesome,” said co-project leader, Emma Harrell. Habitat for Humanity, an organization that builds affordable housing to support local communities, will host a volunteering session on Feb. 24, at 10 a.m. at the Habitat for

By Tyler Wann wtwann@my.loyno.edu

Two locals at the Uptown Shepherd’s Center on Oak Street boast their mason jars full of hot chocolate mix and marshmallows and enjoy spending time with Loyola students during a LUCAP volunteer visit. LUCAP/Courtesy.

Humanity center on Oak Street. “It’s cool to see different people get together to create a part of a house in the weekend,” said Katelyn McGruder, project coordinator.

“At the end of the day, a part of the house looks completely different from the morning.” LUCAP has many local events where students have the opportuni-

ty to volunteer. To apply to volunteer with LUCAP, send an email to lucaployno@ gmail.com.

Professors required to make up missed class time By Emma Gilheany eagilhea@my.loyno.edu

Professors will be required to make up for the class time missed when classes were canceled due to winter weather in January in order to meet the course requirements set for accredited universities. On Jan. 17 and 18, classes were suspended at Loyola due to winter weather in New Orleans. Because of this lost class time, three-credit courses at Loyola dropped below the accreditation requirements set by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Classes that meet three times a week are short approximately 50 minutes, while classes that meet twice a week are short approximate-

ly 75 minutes. Professors will have to make up for lost time by having an extra class meeting, an online module on Blackboard or something else equivalent to the lost class time, according to Maria Calzada, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “There are a variety of possibilities and that’s why we left it up to the professors to do what’s best for the class and the students,” Calzada said. While classes have been canceled before due to unexpected weather, this is the first time in recent Loyola history that class makeup times were necessary. It is the first time this has happened since philosophy professor Mary Townsend started teaching at Loyola around the fall of 2015. To

make up the class time, Townsend said she is considering giving an extra assignment to her students. She said she doesn’t think making up the class times should be too difficult. “Fortunately, it was only one day,” Townsend said. In the fall semester, there is more flexibility due to the threat of hurricanes, and fall break is a potential makeup time, according to Calzada. “There are some constraints that don’t exist in the fall. We have Mardi Gras in the middle. We have Easter. We could potentially use some of that time if we have to as make up times,” Calzada said. However, there is no plan at this time to use any of these spring semester holidays to make up for lost class time. “This wasn’t bad enough for us to

do that. This can be taken care of in a different way,” Calzada said. The registrar’s office realized the issue due to the lost class time, and the registrar at Loyola notified Calzada that the courses had dropped below the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges’ requirements. Chairs for each department will be required to document how professors are making up for the lost class time for Loyola’s records. “This is all internal,” Calzada said. There are no plans at the moment to add cushion days to future semesters in order to avoid having to make up classes like this, but it is open as a possibility. “Everything is a possibility . . . We are always looking at everything,” Calzada said.

Campus Climate Assessment results to be released By Rose Wagner rmwagner@my.loyno.edu @rosemwagner

It is through feedback and activism that institutions change. That’s why last October Loyola issued the Campus Climate Assessment, according to Sybol Anderson, Loyola’s chief diversity officer. “Its purpose was to assess Loyola’s living, learning and working conditions. Just as we go to doctors for routine check ups, it’s vital to the health of any community to check in periodically and assess its well-being, because its people are its lifeblood,” said Anderson.

SGA creates focus groups to improve advising

The anonymous survey was taken by administrators, faculty and students alike. Its questions centered around whether or not members of the Loyola community feel as if the university and its members create a positive and communal atmosphere. Loyola’s goal was to reach 30 percent participation among all demographics. Approximately 28 percent of students, 42 percent of faculty, 100 percent of administrators and 29.4 percent of Loyola’s overall population participated in the survey, according to Anderson. In an email last November, Maria Calzada, dean of the College of

Arts and Sciences, urged students to participate in the survey and emphasized the prizes students and faculty could win by participating. The university used free Wolfbucks and parking spaces to incentivize students to take the survey. “I believe that in any organization of people, every member should have a voice and know it. That’s essential in an organization dedicated to justice and to living meaningful lives with and for others,” said Anderson. Rankin & Associates, the firm that administered the survey, is currently analyzing the results and will present its report on the survey re-

sults during a town hall on Tuesday, April 3 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Roussel Hall. All members of the Loyola community are encouraged to attend. Loyola will also be posting the firm’s report on its website, according to Anderson. The results of the survey will inform the university’s policies and actions moving forward. “Loyola’s leadership has assured the Campus Climate Assessment Workgroup and Rankin & Associates that they will act on the results of this survey. Of course, we can’t know what actions will be indicated until we see the results,” said Anderson.

The Student Government Association has partnered with the Student Success Center to create advising focus groups in order to gather data for the new director of advising, Missy Hernandez, according to student senator Brianna Daniel-Harkins. Daniel-Harkins said that she, along with student senators Rebekah Vensel and Casey Grant, will be seeking out both upperclassmen and freshman to anonymously answer questions regarding their experiences with advising at Loyola. Daniel-Harkins said that the most important focus during this project is anonymity. “We are not going to record who comes. No one will be able to identify them. We’re going to put a recorder on the table and ask them questions regarding their advising experience,” said Daniel-Harkins. “We are doing as much as we can to protect students to where we make sure we get accurate, honest information to where Dr. Hernandez can move forward in her position with the most knowledge possible.” During a university senate meeting when Interim Provost David Borofsky heard the amount of feedback regarding what could be changed with regards to advising, he suggested the idea of creating focus groups to the Student Success Center, according to Daniel-Harkins. Because of this suggestion, the Student Success Center commissioned the three student senators to carry out the task with each student senator taking different colleges, said Daniel-Harkins. Vensel, who is senator of the College of Music and Fine Arts, noted the difference in the advising experiences of the colleges, and the importance of handling them differently. According to Vensel, many music majors, including herself, end up receiving guidance from multiple advisors. The SGA and the Student Success Center want to change this because of the possibility of multiple advisors fostering miscommunication and causing confusion among the students who end up receiving different advice from different professors, according to Vensel. She said that they hope the data gathered from these sessions will help streamline the process and make it less confusing and more helpful for students. “I emailed all of the department heads and asked for student recommendations,” Daniel-Harkins said. Daniel-Harkins said that the feedback will come from a variety of students, since the students will be recommended by professors. Vensel said the Student Success Center worked to complete the process before Mardis Gras. She also said that most of the emails were sent out to the recommended students, and that those who decide to participate by following the instructions on the email were treated with free food for helping shed light on the complications of academic advising. SGA and the Student Success Center are working to uncomplicate the process.

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Bourbon Street dancers fight back By Mairéad Siobhán mscahill@my.loyno.edu @mairead_siobhan

It has been a month-long fight for Bourbon Street strip club workers, who made it known that the war is not over following the raids, closures and suspensions of eight clubs last month. A month after the raids that were allegedly linked by law enforcement to a human trafficking operation, no trafficking charges have been brought forward. Instead, clubs have been closed or suspended on charges of prostitution, drug sales and lewd acts - violations of illegal touching or exposed body parts not allowed in clubs. The Bourbon Alliance of Responsible Entertainers has been protesting the raids and is seeking to raise awareness of the heightened struggles workers in the adult entertainment industry have faced since the raids. Describing the raids as “unwarranted,” Lee Laurent of the Bourbon Alliance of Responsible Entertainers said the closures have affected workers and their families. “Countless dancers and nightlife workers in New Orleans lost their livelihoods due to the raids and club closures. That’s food from our children’s mouths, that’s our tuition fees for our future dreams, that’s health care costs, that’s our economic freedom all pulled out from under us. This community is a family, and we are committed to working together to take care of our own,” Laurent said. Some workers feel that the raids are just the beginning and that the ultimate aim of the city is to shut down all strip clubs. “The police are trying to shut us down. It’s basically an extortion act, They shut us down for nothing,” David Williams, a club worker, said. However, the statements made by workers saying that the industry is

Club workers march down Bourbon Street Feb. 1, 2018, in protest against recent NOPD raids that they say caused massive unemployment. MAIREAD SIOBHAN/The Maroon.

being targeted for “nothing” are being disputed by the New Orleans Police Department and Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. Their investigations resulted in over 30 charges of varying severity across the eight clubs that were raided. “We have no issues with the dancers,” Juana Marine-Lombard,

commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, said at a recent press conference. “Anyone that is legally dancing in a club that is holding itself out and making the effort to avoid being used with the criminal activity has no problem with Alcohol and Tobacco Control,” Marine-Lombard

said. But Williams still believes the club closures are punishing hundreds of workers for the crimes of a few. “We have to plead for our jobs. Let us work,” he said. Three clubs have now permanently closed. The remaining five face periods of suspension and pro-

bation after the joint investigation between Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control and the NOPD. More than 30 instances of solicitation for prostitution and attempted sales of marijuana and cocaine were found. “Lewd acts,” including dancers baring their nipples, simulating sex acts or touching or fondling the genitals of undercover agents were also uncovered during the investigation. Despite the raids taking place in mid-January, no individual charges of prostitution or lewd acts were brought to the Magistrate Court during January due to delays. However, trials of individuals in February have since begun and individual charges are “forthcoming,” according to an NOPD spokesperson. Nya Harrison, a dancer at Rick’s Saloon who was working on the night of the raids, said the charges are unfair. “We cannot touch our own breasts, that is considered illegal here. Girls are facing charges for touching their own breasts or for having pubic hair exposed when they are performing. They label us prostitutes for that,” Harrison said. Although no workers have been charged with prostitution for the acts Harrison described, workers are facing the “lewd acts” charge, which includes the violations mentioned by Harrison of illegal touching or the exposing of body parts in clubs. Harrison has worked at five different clubs on Bourbon Street and said New Orleans is her home. Following the raids, many are out of jobs, but Harrison claims they will not go down without a fight. With the Bourbon Alliance of Responsible Entertainers, Harrison is currently working to end the stigma she believes surrounds the industry and its workers. Harrison has worked at five different clubs on Bourbon Street and says New Orleans is her home.

Blood supply in New Orleans is critically low, officials say By Sidney Holmes smholmes@my.loyno.edu @sidneymajee

The blood supply in the Greater New Orleans area is critically low, according to The Blood Center. Because of the shortage, blood banks around New Orleans are encouraging people to donate more blood during this time of need. Paul Adams, public relations director of The Blood Center, said that three factors led to the low supply: low donorship, cold weather and the flu. Adams said about 40 percent of the blood they collect comes from high school and college students, but most schools were closed through late January. “When schools are out, collections dip,” he said. Adams said the unusual cold spell in mid-January kept people from going out to donate blood. “New Orleans isn’t expected to have this much cold weather, so when your streets are shut down, that’s going to affect blood donations,” he said.

On top of the excessive cold, Adams said this year’s flu season hurt donations because people with the flu, of course, can’t donate blood. “All of those factors put together have created this worst-case scenario,” Adams said. And for The Blood Center, that worse case scenario has shrunk the center’s three-day supply of blood to about a day’s worth of blood. While hospitals have their own blood supply, Adams said that The Blood Center’s supply serves as a backup. “If something major happens or the city closes down, we aren’t going to have blood banked,” he said. To encourage more donations, Adams said that some of The Blood Center’s locations are staying open for more hours but stated that right now all they can do is ask people to come together to donate. “If you have a community organization, if you have a church, synagogue whatever, give us a call, because we have a got a handful of buses outside, and we will show up to your church, school, business, whatever, and put on a blood drive,” he said.

With the way that the blood is distributed, one donation can save three lives. That is why music industry senior Sean McCreavy said donating blood is so important to him. “I can get over my fear of needles for five seconds to save three lives,” McCreavy said. As someone with Type O-positive blood, McCreavy tries to give blood twice a year. He said he is motivated by the fact that blood could not only save other people’s lives, but it could also save his life someday. “The way I think about it is that I have O blood, so if I’m in trouble losing a lot of blood, there’s only one type of blood that can save me, and that’s O blood,” McCreavy said. If more people start donating, Adams believes that there would never be a blood shortage again. “About five percent of the population are actual blood donors, and if we could increase that by just one percent, we would never be in this situation,” Adams said. More information about The Blood Center and upcoming blood drives can be found at thebloodcenter.org

Some bins in blood storage sit empty on Feb. 3, 2018 at The Blood Center. The Blood Center says that it has a critically low blood supply. SIDNEY HOLMES/The Maroon.

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Loyola students open for Riff Raff

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Loyola music management students Max Taylor, Skylar Allen and Derek Taylor performed at the Republic NOLA concert hall on Thursday, Feb. 8, alongside American rap and television star Riff Raff. The three musicians have been gaining traction recently thanks to music streaming platforms like SoundCloud and Spotify that promote the discovery of new, local and underground artists. With Derek Taylor (who goes by Dii Tii onstage) as a DJ and Max Taylor and Allen singing, the niche crowd of Riff Raff fans and underground rap enthusiasts headbanged while rocking the barricades back and forth to the beats and rap lyrics. The performance also included a surprise guest: Loyola freshmen rapper HeartbreakP. This was the trio’s second time performing at a Riff Raff concert. They said the success of their previous show made them excited

to blow up the stage. “The Riff Raff show last year was probably the most receptive audience we’ve had ever,” said Max Taylor. Many in the crowd filed into the venue after the end of Krewe Du Muses, one of the biggest Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. “There’s something about his [Riff Raff] fans that just appreciated the quirkiness of our music,” said Max Taylor. Allen, Max Taylor and Derek Taylor said their recent success has been due to the connections they’ve made while studying music management at Loyola. It was through another Loyola student and employee at the Republic, Ryan Mader, and through the Republic’s public event director, Chris Folse, that they were able to get this chance to perform. “I think the top resource [for student musicians] is the vast connection pool that you’re tapped into with students past and present,” Derek Taylor said. The rising stars also gave credit to the recording studios available at Loyola and the help of their professors. Allen, Max Taylor and Derek Taylor all came from musical backgrounds before starting their rap and DJ careers. Allen played drums in a rock band during his middle and high school years. Before he started rapping during his freshmen year of high school, he listened to and gained in-

spiration from artists such as Linkin Park, Lil Wayne, Eminem and Drake. It wasn’t until he got to college that he was introduced to underground SoundCloud rappers such as Lil Peep and Denzel Curry. Derek Taylor grew up playing the trumpet in jazz band in middle and high school and was regarded as a top-tier musician among seniors his freshman year. The young prodigy grew up listening to hiphop and classic rock bands such as 808 Mafia and Rush. In middle school he began mixing and creating his own beats, taking inspiration from spacey electronic artist Cashmere Cat. He still enjoys listening to hip-hop and rap artists such as Chief Keef, Kodak Black and Sauce Walka. Max Taylor started out as an electronic dance music artist in high school. He learned to play piano and guitar at a young age and has lived a musically inclined life since. For the past five months, he has been working to release one song a week. He gathers inspiration from artists on SoundCloud and has been listening to music on the platform for the past five to six years. “I like SoundCloud because it’s all independent creators and people that upload their music that wouldn’t be able to be put else-

where,” Max Taylor said. Despite their differing backgrounds, the three musicians work together to collaborate and support each other’s music. Whether it’s serious music or songs that make people laugh, the three believe that all music has a purpose in the industry. “The purpose is to impact the culture. So it can be a silly song or it can be trying to spit Martin Luther King. Either way, its gonna have its place and impact as long as people can bob their head to it or get something out of it, it’s serving some kind of purpose,” Derek Taylor said. Allen, Max Taylor and Derek Taylor said they are all working towards new and bigger things in the near future. They want to produce merchandise, music videos and an exclusive bagpipes-only mixtape produced by none other than DJ DiiTii. All of their music can be found on SoundCloud or Spotify. Their handles are: maxtaylor, skylarallen, and Dii Tii.

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Loyola professor chosen as a top conductor By Erin Snodgrass eesnodgr@my.loyno.edu @erinsnod

Jean Montès, associate professor of music and director of orchestras, has been chosen as one of five conductors to lead more than 500 high school students in Orlando, Florida for the All National Honor Ensembles next Thanksgiving. At the event, singers and instrumentalists will be trained by some of the top musicians in their fields. Montès found out he had been chosen as one of five conductors over December break, but the news was made public in January. Montès, who plays piano, violin, viola, bass, percussion and, primarily, cello will conduct the symphony orchestra made up of 120 students who have qualified for their state’s All-State Festival and who have received a high ranking according to their state’s criteria. “It’s usually three to five days. Students arrive and they undergo very intense rehearsals, and then there is a performance at the end by each of the ensembles,” he said. Montès said he is excited to develop students’ musical under-

standing and refinement during the event. “I’m always interested in the connections that are created with those musicians that are coming from different places and do not know each other,” he said. “I like to find ways to get them to open up to one another.” In addition to the symphony orchestra, there is also a mixed choir, concert band, jazz ensemble and guitar ensemble, according to Kristen Rencher, director of member and student programs for the National Association for Music Education, which is the organization that hosts the event. Montès and his fellow conductors were selected by the organization’s All-National Honor ensemble committee and the national executive board, according to Rencher. “Dr. Montès is an outstanding musician and conductor with an international reputation,” Rencher said. “His passion, not only for traditional orchestral repertoire but also for music from a variety of cultures, has been an inspiration to those who have worked with him during past events.” Although the event is in Novem-

ber, Montès’ preparation begins right away. He is in charge of selecting engaging and challenging repertoire for the students to perform in a 45-minute program. “There are national standards that have to be targeted in each of the pieces that are set forward by the association,” Montès said. Once the association approves his repertoire choices, Montès must prepare and mark the different musical parts and send the music out to participating students. Montès also brings something unique to the position: his Haitian heritage and expertise. He describes himself as a Haitian conductor. “In my case, they requested one or two pieces that are part of my background, so they wanted something that is sort of international, but preferably reflects the culture of Haiti,” Montès said, “something that no other director would have in their repertoire.” “NAfME (the National Association for Music Education) is honored that he accepted the invitation to share his time and talents with the students who will be performing in the 2018 All-National Honors Orchestra,” Rencher said.

Jean Montés, Loyola associate professor of music and director of orchestras, conducts his students. Montes was chosen as one of five conductors to lead more than 500 high school students in Orlando, Florida for the All National Honor Ensembles next Thanksgiving. Photo Courtesy of Loyola University.

In addition to his Loyola duties, Montès is also the music director of the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra. Despite the busy schedule, he said he doesn’t think of any of it as work, but as a calling. “It is an honor and a service to be an educator,” Montès said.

By Alena Cover Taku Hirano, a musician who has worked with artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Whitney Houston, Dr. Dre, Nelly Furtado, John Mayer, Lionel Richie and The Temptations, among others, is teaching masterclasses in Loyola’s music department. Hirano felt a calling towards percussion from the first time he saw a drumset at four years old. Among his many pursuits, the percussionist is also a columnist for Drum! magazine, a contributor for Modern Drummer magazine, an artist-in-residence at Carnegie Mellon University, a teacher at Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and a guest lecturer at New York University. Hirano grew up in Fresno, California. At nine years old, he joined the school band and began taking drumming lessons, encouraged by his parents. “I can’t say that I came from a musical family, but my mom plays a little piano and we had a piano in the house, and my older brother joined the school band and I was around him playing clarinet—I knew that I wanted to join the school band when I was old enough,” Hirano said. By the time that he was sixteen, he knew he wanted to study percussion in college. At the time, he went to a school of the arts and was playing in orchestra, concert band, jazz band and salsa band. Then he got into Berklee College of Music for his undergrad. When Hirano first got to Berklee, he was initially focused on jazz and Latin music. He got experience with a broader range of genres when he was asked to play in other styles, like hip-hop, rhythm and blues, gospel and rock. Moving between genres, he feels a responsibility to research each music style. “I think it’s important to learn the tradition and learn how to play a genre of music authentically. You’re blessed to have the opportunity to play the music so you want to make sure that you do it justice,” Hirano said. When he graduated, his dream was to be a backing artist and tour with other artists and record on their albums; he felt that Los Angeles was the place to go. He enrolled in graduate school in the Los Angeles area, deciding that it would give him “two years of living in the Los Angeles area and being in the music scene while still having a bit of a safety net and having guided instruction.” For the younger generation, Hirano recommends studying up. “It’s time spent learning your instrument and listening and researching and jamming. Do your homework in terms of learning the traditional styles of various genres of music. I think that you should learn as many different genres as possible because it can’t hurt, it will only enhance your own growth as a musician. And as far as practicing, you owe it to the instrument that you get to play, and to the style of music you play, and to your bandmates or the people you’re sharing the stage with and to your audience, to do your best,” Hirano said.

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Cont’d: Zoie Miller guides the Wolf Pack Miller said. Her talent to score and pass has made her a reliable talent that the team leans on in times of need. “We rely on her to score the ball in times we are not doing that well, and she will take over a game. They rely on her to run our offense because she gets people in the right place,” Kennedy said. The heavy reliance of Miller has made her stat line shine. She leads her pack in scoring with 19.60 points per game and steals with 2.0 steals a game while also coming in second for steals. Her team-leading stats also make waves throughout the conference as she takes the top spot in scoring in the Southern States Athletic Conference, “Statistically teams know what kind of player I am going into the game, but off of the height I believe I am overlooked as a player. I just go into every game with a high level of confidence and use the talent God gave me,” Miller said. Her confidence has shown throughout her Loyola career. Her efforts have cemented her legacy in the Wolf Pack record book, as eighth in Loyola’s all-time scoring and 10th in assists. With her record-setting offensive talent, Miller has an offensive edge that no other teammate has. “She is just incredibly quick to the ball,” said Kennedy. In addition to being good offensively, Kennedy said Miller is a good defensive player too as she stands at

Zoie Miller (10), mass communication senior, is a leader for the Loyola women’s basketball team though her actions on the court, according to head coach Kellie Kennedy. Miller has built on her basketball sucess in high school to be an offensive leader for the Wolf Pack. MARISABEL RODRIGUEZ/The Maroon.

third place in steals per game in the conference. Miller has stood out from the pack in her four years of Loyola basketball. Her ability to make herself and her teammates successful has lead to wins and championships, but her motivation to do well in her sport lies beyond the basketball court. “I owe my success to my father, he is my motivation. He recently passed away and ever since, I made a promise to myself that I would not take anything for granted,” she said. Her grit and motivation has

formed her into the leader that the team needs, and Miller fully embraces her role. “I feel my role on my team is to lead. My job is to control the tempo, make sure everybody is on the same page and lift us up if we start slacking,” she said. Kennedy echoed Miller’s sentiments saying, “Miller is a good leader for us, she might not be in a vocal way, but definitely in a get things done kind of way. She leads with her actions and not her words necessarily."

Zoie Miller (10), mass communication senior, is a leader for the Loyola women’s basketball team though her actions on the court, according to head coach Kellie Kennedy. Miller has won conference player of the week five times this season. MARISABEL RODRIGUEZ/The Maroon.

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SPORTS Loyola Quidditch rebuilding for the future

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By JC Canicosa jccanico@my.loyno.edu

@af_nola

Psychology junior Robert Woodry running through a tackle by mass communication senior Jules Lydon during Loyola Quidditch practice Feb. 21 2018. The team is looking to get their first win of the season at the Southwest Regional Championship in Wichita Falls, Texas. CRISTIAN ORELLANA/The Maroon.

makes it that much more challenging,” said Parr. Theater freshman Tommy Barrera is one of the new recruits to the Quidditch team this year. He, along with five other new players, make up almost half of the roster. “We’re definitely getting there,” said Barrera. “It gets easier the more you play against other teams, and Quidditch as a sport is very com-

plex, so it just takes time to get used to it.” The camaraderie of the team makes Quidditch a fun, enjoyable club sport, whether the Wolf Pack wins or loses, according to Barrera, “We’re not a huge team, so we don’t have a lot of funding. Our main sell is the love and passion of the sport and the family that comes with it,” said Barrera.

The Wolf Pack is currently focused on a rebuilding and educating its younger players to make them familiar with the game. “We’re focused on team growth and Quidditch education. What we’re doing right now is keeping in shape and getting the experience we need,” said Parr.

Coach shares international experiences By Ryan Micklin rwmickli@my.loyno.edu @RyanMicklin61

If you were to trace Stacy Hollowell’s coaching career back to have its genesis in 2003, you would need a passport and a plane ticket handy. The men’s basketball head coach did not always command the Loyola team from the sidelines. As Hollowell crossed oceans to coach on a global stage in the Middle East and Asia. “At the end of 2002 I was contacted and asked if I would be interested in becoming an assistant coach for the national team of Qatar. I knew where Qatar was. By the time that I got there in February of 2003, you’re looking at about a year and four months out from September 11 and I’m just going to coach basketball in the Middle East like it’s no big deal,” Hollowell said. Two years later he helped lead the Qatar national team participate in the 2006 International Basketball Federation World Championship in Hamamatsu, Japan. “The talent that was in that tournament was so amazing. In our group was Australia and Turkey… Brazil was in that group, Greece, us and Lithuania. So it was just a tremendous experience,” Hollowell said. His coaching endeavors brought

Loyola track teams gain wins at Carey Last Chance Meet By Andres Fuentes aafuente@my.loyno.edu

@jccaico

It has not been the easiest season for Loyola’s fantasy-inspired club sport, as the winless Quidditch team has turned its attention on developing their younger players and recruiting for next season. Recruitment chair and music industry junior Griffin Parr expressed the concern he has for this year, but he remains optimistic for the future. “We are in the best region in the country, so especially us being such a small school already makes things really challenging,” Parr said. “We’re 0-9, but that’s alright. Hopefully, maybe at regionals, we’ll get an upset or something, just to finish off the season.” The team’s recent struggles can also be attributed to a rule change in the International Quidditch Association in 2014, according to Parr. The rule states that school teams can only have players that are current students on the roster instead of allowing 20 percent of rosters to consist of non-students. Since then, Loyola’s Quidditch team hasn’t had the same national success that it once had, as the team struggles to fill a roster to compete against bigger teams. The Wolf Pack competes against schools in the neighboring south and southwest regions, facing schools such as Tulane University, University of Southern Mississippi and Louisiana State University, all of which receive more funding than Loyola’s Quidditch team. “We are in the best region in the country and having a small school

Loyola men’s basketball coach Stacy Hollowell was named a top coach by coachstat.com. Hollowell looks to build off of his national tournament appearance. CRISTIAN ORELLANA/The Maroon. his team to compete in the Arab Games versus the Palestinian national team in 2004. Hollowell garnered a reputation for himself, opening the door for a position on the Chinese national team and a coaching job in Bahrain. After the birth of Hollowell’s daughter and son, just 17 months apart, Hollowell chose to return to the United States.

“After Lithuania I spent a little time in Qatar and then we decided to move to Loyola. We made a family decision and so, yeah, we ended up here,” Hollowell said. “I’ve been at Loyola for eight years now. I was four years as an assistant and this is my fourth year as a head coach.” By the time that Hollowell arrived at Loyola as an assistant coach, the men’s basketball team was being coached by Michael Giorlando. “(Giorlando) is really the most stand up man that you can ever imagine. He is a first class man and a heck of a coach so I really value my time working with him,” Hollowell said. “He’s still coaching me even though he’s not working here. He’s a guy that I pick up and call and get ideas from and life advice and he’s just a good man.” Giorlando, who doubled as Loyola’s athletic director and head men’s basketball coach, stepped down in the summer of 2014 and was replaced by Hollowell and Brett Simpson as head basketball coach and athletic director, respectively. Giorlando passed down a recruiting model to Hollowell that the current coaching staff continues to follow to this day. That recruiting model has yielded success for Hollowell since he took over in 2014. In the midst of his fourth season as the head coach for the Wolf Pack basketball team, Hollowell’s overall

record sits at 63-44. Hollowell’s career at Loyola is underscored by last year’s season in which the Wolf Pack finished the year 22-10 and secured a post-season National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Tournament appearance for the first time since 1946. Hollowell points back to his lengthy seven-year stint overseas as a source for much of his success and his mental development as a coach. “I travelled and played games in just about 30 countries. Experiences that you really can’t put a price on. I don’t have one negative thing to say about any of the experiences that I had. I don’t know why I was fortunate for all of them to be really unique and positive, but they were,” Hollowell said. His recent successes has gained him recognition on the national level. Hollowell topped the latest edition of coachstat.net’s “Diamond in the Rough” category — a list featuring 25 men’s basketball coaches who have shown their ability to succeed in a small college setting. “Anytime you get recognition you feel good about it. To me, it says that I’ve been able to work with really good guys and I’ve been able to learn the game from guys that know it at a high level. We have great players that are continuing to build our program,” Hollowell said.

In their final meet of the indoor season, the Loyola track and field teams gained two wins at the Carey Last Chance Meet in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The two wins were earned by sociology freshman Sasha Solano-McDaniel and mass communication junior Leah Banks. Solano-McDaniels finished first in the 5000-meter run with a time of 19:27.96, while Banks took home the top spot in the 60-meter hurdles with 9.44. Adding to the Wolf Pack wins, several program records and personal records were broken at the meet. Environmental studies freshman Walter Ramsey set program records in the 3000-meter run and the mile run with his second place finish. Criminal justice sophomore Diamond Pearson set two personal records with a fifth place finish in the 60-meter dash and placing in sixth in the 200-meter dash. Popular and commercial music sophomore Tristin Sanders broke her personal record in the mile run with her second place finish, and computer information systems sophomore Jarrett Richard broke his own record in the 200-meter dash by placing seventh. The 4x400m relay team of international business junior Malcolm Pitchford, psychology freshman Hayden Ricca, accounting junior Brian Davis and finance freshman Trey Alford finished third in their event with a time of 3:33.76.

Loyola tennis teams find success at SSAC Roundup By Sam Lucio salucio2@my.loyno.edu @_samlucio_

In the annual Southern States Athletic Conference Roundup, both Loyola tennis teams earned wins against conference teams during the three-day tournament. The men’s team finished the tournament 4-1 overall, and the women’s team finished with an even 2-2 record in Mobile, Alabama. For the men’s team, their final day featured a shutout versus Blue Mountain College, 5-0, but they lost in a close match up against nationally ranked No. 13 Middle Georgia, 5-4. The Wolf Pack team now has an overall record of 4-3. On the women’s side, the team fell to Middle Georgia 5-2 to start off the final day of the tournament. However, Loyola bounced back with a win against Blue Mountain, leaving them scoreless at 5-0. They now have an overall record of 3-4. Up next for the tennis teams, the women’s team will play on the road on Saturday Feb. 24 in a doubleheader in Alexandria, Louisiana against No. 9 LSU-Alexandria and LSU-Shreveport. The men’s team will face No. 7 William Carey on March 7 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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People walk among a makeshift memorial outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, in Parkland, Florida, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert.

We won’t forget Parkland. We can’t — not again. If you’re reading this, you’re a sitting duck. That’s the reality of the world we’re being told we live in now, where mass shootings are now a part of American life. That’s why Loyola’s offering an “Active Shooter Awareness” training session next Thursday in Miller 114. And that’s only one of the steps being taken in many communities across the United States after the Parkland, Florida school shooting. Politicians are talking of arming teachers and adding metal detectors at school entrances. “Stop the bleed” classes are being offered to teach people how to patch up their or another’s wounds after surviving a massacre. These are the actual solutions those in power are looking at, that would essentially turn schools into prisons. Do they make you feel safer? Any rational person would answer “no.” We should not have to adjust our way of life and accept that at any time we’re at risk of an unstable person, or person with evil intentions, randomly murdering us. We should not be asking our teachers to be security guards and first responders and then spend money arming them when they are not even afforded up-to-date textbooks. We should not be forming committees to try to investigate an issue that’s staring us in the face. It’s too easy to buy a gun in the United States. Plain and simple.

And yet will politicians — particularly NRA-backed Republicans — acknowledge this, as they haven’t for so many other mass shootings? The answer we should prepare for is the same as it’s always been — no. In fact, it’s an answer Parkland survivors have already heard. They watched from the gallery as their Florida legislators rejected to discuss an assault weapons ban just days after the shooting. But we can’t accept that this time. Not again. There’s a national call for a class walkout on April 20 — the 19th anniversary of the Columbine Massacre — and all students, as well as educators, should participate. And as with any issue, you should contact your legislators. Call them, email them, smoke signal them — whichever way works best, let them know they need to enact stricter gun control. But while we say that with any issue, it never seems to do much good. This time, though, we have something more. That’s because this November, every seat in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate will be up for election. We should demand to our representatives that if no action is taken before then, they will be voted out of office and replaced with someone who can make the obvious move to keep us safe. This needs to be a make-or-break issue this fall. If we are being threatened and someone is unwilling to take the appropriate action to mitigate that

threat, then they have no business being anywhere near elected office. It’s time to do something. This cannot be a new normal. Nineteen years ago, the nation was shocked when the Columbine Massacre occurred. So much so that simply saying “Columbine” is met with the thought of that school shooting for many people. The nation was shocked again with the Virginia Tech Massacre in 2007, then again with Sandy Hook in 2012, then again with the Pulse nightclub in 2016, then again with the Las Vegas shooting in 2017 — almost each time with a bigger death toll and a little less name recognition. And let’s not forget the Sutherland Springs, Texas church shooting last year, the Washington Navy Yard shooting in 2013 or the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting in 2012. They can seem to get lost in the weeds even though 52 people lost their lives in those. So how will the Stoneham Douglas High School shooting, which had a higher death toll than Columbine, be remembered? Will it be the one that finally sparked change? Or will it be like the others — another entry on the list, to be forgotten when the next big story hits the news cycle? We owe it to the victims to not forget, just as we owe it to the victims of the shootings that came before and to everyone who has died because of someone who had access to a gun that shouldn’t have. The violence must end now.

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Lent is a season worth celebrating Ken weber Interim Director of University Ministry

What could you never give up for Lent?

kweber@loyno.edu

Lent has begun! Mardi Gras was a great party, as always, and now it’s time to get ready for an even bigger party: the end of death as we know it. Lent, which is derived from the Germanic word for “spring,” is a season of growth. Whether you believe in God, Jesus or none of the above, growth is what we do our entire lives as human beings. During the 40 days of Lent, the Catholic Church (among others) calls us to grow through prayer, fasting and giving. At Loyola, these “disciplines” are advertised on the lawn signs around campus explaining some ways to understand prayer, fasting and giving, and also giving some examples of how to practice each one. Lent can be observed in as many ways as there are people observing it. One person might give up sweets, another might try to eat more healthily in general; one person might pray more while another might try to be aware of the present moment more often; one person might give more money to the collection at church, another might decide that keeping up better with current events is how they “give” to the world. All forms of prayer, fasting

Sofia lines Criminology freshman sflines@my.loyno.edu

“Mac and cheese, because I gave it up last year, and that was a big mistake. It’s part of, like, what I eat, because it’s me.”

megan bourg Management and Marketing senior mmbourg@my.loyno. edu

The Loyola community gathers in Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church for the Mass of the Holy Spirit in fall 2016. Lent is the Catholic liturgical season of spiritual observance and mindful moderation, lasting 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. ARCHIVES / The Maroon.

and giving can lead us to grow into our truer selves, which we believe at this Jesuit school means growing closer to God. However you observe Lent, the objective is the same: to grow in our understanding of the ultimate Truth: that God’s love for us endures through death and brings

us to eternal life. Just as Mardi Gras would not exist without Lent, Lent would not exist without Easter. Easter is the highest celebration in the church, as it celebrates the moment - in real history - when this man named Jesus from Nazareth rose from the dead

and revealed the Truth about all of life to humanity. We encounter in Easter the total fulfillment of a human life, which is deathless eternal union with God. That’s worth partying over!

kori doran Graphic design sophomore ksdoran@my.loyno.edu

Starbucks falls short on Freret Street

“Painting, doodling, art.”

emma logan Psychology sophomore

Alana davis Marketing Senior

ejlogan@my.loyno.edu

“I could definitely not give up talking.”

atdavis@my.loyno. edu

When I signed a lease on a house on Freret Street last year, I was excited to be close to all the food and fun that this vibrant Uptown street has to offer. Dat Dog, Mint and tons of amazing happy hour specials would be practically on my doorstep. The closest of these amenities was Village Coffee and Tea Co., which my roommate and I could literally see from our front porch. Through a summer of construction on Jefferson Avenue, we waited for our coffee shop to open up, eagerly awaiting the day where we could walk 88 (we counted) steps from our front door to get our caffeine fix, like our own Central Perk from “Friends.” One day, when construction workers took down the sign for Village Coffee, we told ourselves that maybe they were remodeling. Then it re-opened as a Starbucks. Not only was it disappointing to see a local, New Orleans-based coffee shop replaced, but it’s also just not the same quality of coffee shop. I already had easy access (and Wolfbucks to spend) at the Starbucks on campus, but I found that it has the same problems as the one we have in the Danna Center at Loyola: it’s full of Tulane students.

“There’s nothing I wouldn’t give up for Lent.”

Bri danielharkins

History pre-law and classics junior bjdaniel@my.loyno.edu

“I actually don’t give anything up for Lent, that feels very negative to me. I know it’s a time of fasting so, instead, I make sacrifices by taking up a new, healthy habit...just doing something to better my every day rather than giving something up.”

People work quietly on laptops, Feb. 21, 2018, in the new Starbucks location on Freret Street and Jefferson Avenue. At peak times, the coffee shop is often congested with students, both college and high school alike. KATELYN FECTEAU/The Maroon.

I gave this new Starbucks a try. I would go in there and do my homework (especially when our house’s Wi-Fi wasn’t working for a week) or grab a quick latte to go. To their credit, the employees tried to hone in on that personal, local coffee shop mood by remembering my name, but it just wasn’t the same.

Luring in students with free Wi-Fi (that doesn’t work) and cramming them into those leather chairs with their Pink Drinks has commercialized the coffee shop experience that I used to love at Village Coffee. Maybe this new Starbucks will ease the volume of non-Loyola students at our own Danna Center lo-

cation, but I doubt it. Until then, I’ll keep passing it on my way to Mojo Coffee House, a New Orleans-local cafe with better food, coffee, service, Wi-Fi and atmosphere.

deirdre crean Music industries senior dccrean@my.loyno.edu

“I don’t think I could ever give up TV for Lent—I’ve tried before, but it’s just how I relax.”

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