March 31, 2017 by Loyola Maroon

Loyola University • New Orleans • Volume 95 • Issue 22 • March 31, 2017

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Courtesy of Francesca Bua

Francesca Bua, English junior, explores the Giants Causeways in Northern Ireland in July 2016. An avid traveler, Bua has visited 12 countries since beginning her freshman year at Loyola.

Study abroad programs make travel more affordable By Hayley Pegg hjhynes@loyno.edu @hayleyjoyce_h

Francesca Bua, english junior, considers one of the most important parts of her education to be the ones outside the classroom. “With all the resources we have now, it’s almost like it’s not even a privilege to travel," Bua said. "It should be an obligation." Since beginning her freshman year at Loyola University New Orleans, Bua has traveled to 12 different countries: France, England, Morocco, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Belize, Greece and Ireland. Having traveled to so many different places and spending the first semester of her junior year abroad in France, Bua offered some firsthand advice to students interested in traveling. She said it is always beneficial to form relationships with expats, peo-

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ple living in a foreign country temporarily. She met a friend from London at Loyola last year and kept in touch with him. When she traveled to London, she contacted him and was able to stay at his house during the time she was there. “It’s easier when you know people in the area because you don’t have to worry about finding an affordable place to stay,” Bua said. In addition to finding affordable housing, Bua advises students to check out low-cost airlines, such as Ryanair and Easyjet. She said the planning process can be overwhelming if doing it alone, so she noted it might be easier for some people to book their trip with a student tour. “Student tours plan everything for you and airfare is included, so it can help make things less stressful,” Bua said. In 2016, Bua joined a group of about 15 students for Loyola’s summer abroad program in Ireland. Every other year, the program al-

lows a group of students to spend a month during the summer in Dublin, Ireland. The next trip will be in 2018. Robert Bell, director of the program, said the Ireland trip allows students to gain worldly experience on a different level than they gain from school. “The point is to expose students to Irish culture and history in a way that’s more meaningful than what you would read in a book,” Bell said. “The goal is for Ireland to come to life.” Students on the trip stay and study at Trinity College, the oldest college in Ireland. The group also takes weekend trips outside the city. Bell agreed with Bua’s statement that traveling is an obligation. “The benefit of traveling is to throw yourself into situations where you’re not comfortable. It’s through that lack of comfort that we grow,” Bell said. Bell said for students who are interested in traveling but are on a

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budget, it is a good idea to travel as part of education because costs are minimal. For students who may be interested in studying abroad but do not know where to start, Bell recommended going to the Center for International Education in Mercy Hall. “They have a wide array of programs they can talk to you about. If you have a particular area of interest, they can help narrow your choices down. It’s important for students to do their homework about where they want to go and why,” Bell said. Victoria Wilson, music industry sophomore, has a strong interest in traveling, but has never been outside of the United States. “It's never worked out where I could go before, but now I'm in a position where I finally can travel,” Wilson said. Wilson will participate in a study abroad program this summer and spend a month in India. She said she is excited to be able

to visit a foreign country for the first time and said she is fascinated by different cultures and lifestyles around the world. “If there were no barriers stopping me, I'd honestly visit as many countries as possible,” Wilson said. “Traveling is an expensive hobby, but it is also mind-opening and wonderful. I'm very excited to see where my life will take me.” As for Bua, she said she will continue to travel and experience new things. The next stop on her bucket list of places to visit is Asia. Specifically, she would like to visit India, Japan and Thailand. “I feel like when you’re young, you have this spirit that makes you feel like you’re on top of the world. You have the whole world at your fingertips and you’re not afraid to experience crazy things. That’s why we travel, isn’t it? To experience new things and not just live your normal life,” Bua said.

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news Health Advocates wraps up their first year

March 31, 2017 The Maroon

By Alliciyia George

By Jessamyn Reichmann

atgeorge@loyno.edu @alliciyiag

Finishing their inaugural year, the students of the Health Advocates program feel that they have accomplished their goals to be a shoulder to lean on for all students. According to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health’s 2016 annual report, the number of students who attend counseling for mental health concerns has increased from 42 percent in 2010 to 50 percent in 2016. Many professionals attribute the increase in counseling attendance to the increased awareness of services available to students and the reduced stigma associated with seeking help. Health Advocates started in the fall of 2016 with seven students specializing in areas ranging from general health awareness to mental health awareness in order to act as peer counselors for Loyola students. The organization’s mission focuses on anti-bullying and anti-harassment to sexual assault survivors advocacy. Nicole Schmidt, psychology sophomore, said she joined the program because she wanted to make an impact on campus. “One of their expertise was on mental health and suicide prevention, and those are two things I’m very passionate about, ” Schmidt said. “I think having the Health Advocates program can really help out promoting the services, and I feel that having peers to encourage you to seek these services will be beneficial.” Asia Wong, associate director of University Counseling Services, said she hopes that the Health Advocates will help foster a more open community. “I can work as hard as possible to ensure that stress or anxiety is manageable for you. That if you’re experiencing feelings of depression, you’re aware of the resources on campus. That you’re able to get some help.

@jessamynreich jjyoung2@my.loyno.edu

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Nicole Schmidt, psychology sophomore, speaks during a Buddig floor meeting this year about alcohol safety. During their kickoff year, Health Advocates spoke to students to promote their services and spread awareness.

It’s obviously much easier to get that information out through a system of your peers, so that would be like one of the most basic ways the Health Advocates program can help academic functioning,” Wong said. According to Wong, the response to the Health Advocates program at Loyola has been overwhelmingly positive for students. “One of the initiatives that the health advocates did first semester was they went into the resident halls and gave floor talks to each of the floors about alcohol risk reduc-

tion and strategies. We gave a little survey out afterward, and students reported huge increases in knowledge, feeling like the talks were very helpful in being able to identify concrete strategies to use,” Wong said. While Wong said the Health Advocates program has done well in its first year, she hopes that the program will continue educating the student body as well as encourage students to join the program as an advocate. “This is a pilot year. We hope to expand it. The students who partic-

ipated this year will have the option of being health advocate leaders for next year. They are already picking out specialties: sexual assault, alcohol awareness and substance risk reduction, community of care, mental health awareness, general health and wellness, body image, so just a variety of topics,” Wong said. For more information sign up at bit.ly/LoynoHealthAdvocates Applications due April 21, 2017.

Work of Art: A new type of job fair debuts on campus By Jessica Molina jgmolina@loyno.edu @jgmolina217

Clayton Shelvin, career coach for the College of Music and Fine Arts, has been working to create a new type of job fair for Loyola students. The Work of Art Expo will focus on jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities that are related to the art industry. In past years. typical job fairs on campus have consisted of one big gathering of various fields, from full time careers to volunteer opportunities. “We’re trying to divide up career fairs by industry, especially for arts, to make it more useful for students,” Shelvin said. The expo will be open to all majors and will have job opportunities for every aspect within art and entertainment, such as marketing for the business side of some of the art and entertainment based companies. There will be a gallery space for juniors and seniors who want to show off some of their work and a

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performance stage set up, which will have different performers throughout the day. The Career Development Center will have walk-in office hours every Monday and Thursday from 2-4 p.m. as well as a table in the Danna Center the day before the event for students to get resume reviews and tips for the fair. Shelvin advises students to set aside 15 - 20 minutes to come check out who’s going to be at the fair. The Work of Art Expo will be April 6 from noon to 3 p.m. Some of the confirmed employers include: Artistic Mystics, Bang’N Records, Jean Lorent, Jefferson Performing Arts Society, Make Music NOLA, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans Photo Alliance, Southern Rep Theatre and The Maison. “Spend some time talking to employers, they’re going to be as eager to meet students as students are to meet them,” Shelvin said. If you are interested in having your work displayed, contact Shelvin at cshelvin@loyno.edu.

With a generous donation, Bobet Hall will begin renovations in the fall of 2017 to begin the transition of the Student Success Center’s new location. According to a campus-wide email from Chris Wiseman, vice president for institutional advancement, the Pan-American Life Insurance Group and an anonymous donor gave a gift totaling $1 million to Loyola. The donation will be used to move Loyola’s current Student Success Center from the first floor of Marquette Hall to Bobet Hall. According to Jose Suquet, Pan-American Life’s Insurance Groupss chairman of the board, president and CEO, the donation will hopefully continue Loyola’s Student Success Center’s mission to help students meet academic, personal and professional goals. “Investing in education helps us build stronger communities, shape future leaders across different disciplines and create a talent pool that positively impacts local businesses,” Suquet said. With the new, permanent location, the center will offer a variety of support accommodations ranging from writing improvement skills to mentoring. Along with the center’s planned initiatives, they’re putting an emphasis on student retention. Despite the university priding itself on a 93 percent retention rate, according to Brad Petitfils, senior director of the Student Success Center, from the fall of 2016 to spring 2017 Loyola lost 43 students in the class of 2020 alone. Petitfils wants to have opportunities in place to help students complete their degree. “We’re planning to enforce three strategic initiatives in efforts to build student empowerment. The first is supplemental instructions for core courses that have high rates of D’s, F’s and withdrawals,” Petitfils said. Petitfils added that the new program is shaped so that supplemental instructions are taught by previous students of those courses, which will empower students to grow academically by providing a sound foundation for being a college student. “The second initiative is success coaching, meeting with students to work on executive function [time management, anxiety, studying skills]. The third initiative is related to the Office of Disabilities Services; it’s meant for all faculty to design courses through blackboard so that it’s accessible to all students enrolled,” Petitfils said.

JESSICA MOLINA /The Maroon Courtesy of Clayton Shelvin

The Work of Art Expo is a job fair created for students and focuses on the art and entertainment industry. The expo will have opportunities for students to show off their work and talk with potential employers.

The Student Success Center was moved into Marquette Hall during the 201516 school year. This is one of the many services that will be a part of the new Student Life Center.

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Governor John Bel Edwards unveils tax plan

Uptown sees increase in vehicle break-ins By John Casey jecasey@loyno.edu @J_E_CASEY

Associated Press

Gov. John Bel Edwards listens as his revenue secretary, Kimberly Robinson, answers questions about the Edwards administration tax package proposed for the upcoming legislative session, on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Edwards explained the tax structure rewrite he’s proposing for the upcoming legislative session.

Confederate monuments to come down in May By Lester Duhé laduhe@my.loyno.edu @LesterDuhe

In just two months, the city of New Orleans plans to remove four Civil War-era Confederate monuments. This comes after U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the city to taking the monuments down. Even after the recent appeals court ruling, representatives from both sides of the issue, Take ‘Em Down NOLA and the Monumental Task Committee, are still at odds. The question remains, should they stay or should they go? Geary Mason, vice president of the Monumental Task Committee, answered that the monuments should remain. “We’re trying to preserve the historic integrity of the city,” Mason said. Michael ‘Quess’ Moore, one of the founding members of Take ‘Em Down NOLA is advocating for the monuments’ immediate removal. “Take down Robert E. Lee and all symbols of white supremacy,” Moore said. Both the Monumental Task Committee and Take ‘Em Down NOLA

are fighting for what they believe the city should do in this controversial issue. Three weeks ago, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to remove the Robert E. Lee Monument in Lee Circle, the sculpture of General PGT Beauregard at the City Park Entrance, the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis that sits in Mid-City and the Liberty Place Monument at the foot of Iberville near Canal Street. “When you have an ambiguous environment that sanctions and sponsors the devaluation of a group of people, by praising those who devalue them, then that itself is problematic,” Moore said. Mason said that monuments like the Robert E. Lee statue in Lee Circle are part of history, and they don’t want them to be taken down. “The city all of a sudden, because of a wave of political correctness or for whatever reason, thinks that certain monuments that have been up for a hundred years or more, should be taken down,” Mason said. But Moore and Take ‘Em Down NOLA disagree, saying that history or not, they need to come down. “For the same reason that you would never put up a statue of Hitler in Germany or any predominantly Jewish residing place. This is a predominately African-American city, has been for some time now, 60

plus percent, and there’s no reason we should have to ride around in the presence of psychological terrorism,” Moore said. He said that there is so much history that is worthy of their praise. “It’s really beneath us to celebrate genocide and murder,” Moore said. But Mason and the Monumental Task Committee believe that we have to learn history, to prevent us from making the same mistakes we did in the past. “The history is what it is, and like I said it’s sometimes painful, but it makes us who we are,” Mason said. Mason is not convinced that the monuments will go through the removal process and be down in May. “We think the monuments are going to stay up for another hundred years,” Mason said. The Monumental Task Committee has a 3-point plan of what they would like to see happen instead of taking the monuments down. The first point is to practice tolerance and respect towards the monuments; the second is to get interpretive plaques near the monuments to better explain them, and finally to build even more monuments in various locations around the city. However, Mary Landrieu is already collecting bids from contractors to remove the statues. And she plans to take them down this May.

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The Robert E. Lee statue which sits at the traffic circle, Lee Circle, is one of several Confederate monuments causing conflict. Robert E. Lee served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and his statue has been up since 1884.

Since Mardi Gras’ conclusion, crime in the university area has leveled out, according to the NOPD. The New Orleans Police Department Second District held its monthly crime report meeting at Touro Hospital last Tuesday evening. District officials said crime is up eight percent this year, due to a flux of crime during the Mardi Gras season where residence break-ins and burglaries were on the rise. The bulk of crime in the university area over the past month was comprised of vehicle break-ins and assaults, unlike previous months where burglaries formed the vast bulk of crime. There was a drastic drop in burglaries in the university area in March. NOPD conducted a series of arrests early this month targeting burglary suspects. One official said in a meeting earlier this month following the arrests that they believe there will be a near complete halt in robberies, and the official was correct. Only two burglaries were reported since the start of the month, down from 22 burglaries last month. The arrests of four men led to the drastic drop in burglaries. Curtis Greer and Wilbert Florence were both arrested in early March. The two were working together to burglarize homes across Uptown. Greer had an outstanding fugitive warrant in Jefferson Parish and has eight charges. Christopher Martin was arrested on nine charges, many of which were burglaries in the university area. Eric Moore was arrested during a search for a Chevy Impala. Social security information from a burglary victim in Kenner was found in the vehicle, and Moore is being held on two charges. A total of 11 assaults were reported in the month of March in the area immediately around the universities. The majority of the assaults occurred east of Jefferson Avenue and north of S. Claiborne. Only one assault occurred in the immediate vicinity of the campuses on the 7300 block of Zimpel Street. The case on Zimpel Street did not involve any students and is being investigated as both simple and sexual battery. Auto thefts and break-ins are down since February. NOPD reported an unusually high number of break-ins during the Mardi Gras holiday, but since that point, breakins have declined over 25 percent. On March 19, there was a slew of vehicle break-ins. The seven total break-ins were spread throughout the district, aside from two of which occurred on Freret Street and Broadway immediately near the universities. One of the vehicles was owned by a female student while the other was owned by an elderly man. No arrests have been made in any of the seven break-ins, and there are no strong leads or offender descriptions. NOPD is working to acquire surveillance footage for the two crimes near the campuses. Three vehicle thefts were reported in the university area this month, the same as last. The next public NOPD Second District meeting will be held on April 2 at 1 p.m. at the Second District Station, located at 4317 Magazine St.

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ACROSS 1. Nevada’s state flower 10. Yippie Hoffman 15. Silver tongue 16. Like some winds 17. Becomes ripe 18. “Joyful, __ nations, rise”: carol lyric 19. Asylum seeker 20. Walk quartet 21. Rathskeller turndown 22. In silence 24. Half of Bennifer 25. “Inferiority complex” coiner 27. “Unfaithful” co-star 28. Hold ‘em holding 29. Calif. NHL team, on scoreboards 30. How many TV shows are aired 32. Liftoff sensation 34. Record flaw 35. Moonraker, for one 36. “You kiss by the book” speaker 39. Solar __ 40. Word heard before a pistol fires 43. Heavy traffic may affect them, briefly 44. Buddy 46. Seriously hurts 48. First date concern 49. Civil War battle site 51. Tahari of fashion 52. Young would-be 19-Across in 2000 news 54. River across Quebec, in Quebec 56. Overindulgence 57. Carousel riders 58. Business that requires browsing 59. Lily’s “Laugh-In” operator 60. Janitor’s supply 61. Collector’s targets

DOWN 1. Pioneering 2. Oakland’s county 3. Dairy line? 4. Like some mounts

5. Hamlet 6. Prepare for a new assault 7. Innate 8. Like many candles 9. Hawthorne’s Prynne 10. Sheikdom of song 11. Coach of Nadia and Mary Lou 12. Protective display cover 13. Charmingly rustic 14. Candidate for Photoshop 23. By the book 26. Get to 28. Campaign pro 31. V-shaped cut 33. Thin coat 34. Grafton’s “__ for Burglar” 35. Pasta ingredient 36. Biblical wife of Ahab 37. Water or gas 38. Selena and others 39. Lab dish subject 40. Historical Oder River region 41. Distinguished 42. Flies over Africa?

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45. Sounded displeased 47. Make bubbly 49. Fishhook connector 50. More than a little unpopular 53. Currency exchange fee 55. Sch. in the same system as Berkeley

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Meet the candidates* *For a full report of this Q & A, check out loyolamaroon.com

What made you decide to run?

What changes do you want to What are you going to do to make with this new position? encourage voters?

How would you describe SGA’s role on campus?

I am running for your SGA president because I believe members of SGA should uphold our Jesuit values, leading by example by helping the students of this university achieve moral excellence. I am ready for the responsibility to transform your words into actions, reinvigorate the spirit of our university, and help our student body reach its fullest potential.

Our first major initiative is to improve transparency and communication between SGA, the student body and Loyola’s administration. Our second major initiative is to push for more advertising and programs for mental health. We have seen far too many student deaths in our time here, several of which have stemmed from mental health issues.

Megan and I will emphasize to everyone that when you vote in this election, you have taken the first step in making Loyola a better place for you and generations to come.

The first purpose is to listen. Listen to your student body and actively listen to their concerns, ideas or questions. The second purpose is to learn. Learn about potential solutions to their problems, learn about campus resources, and most importantly learn from each other. The third and final purpose of SGA is to lead.

What made me decide to run was that I want to make sure that our students’ voices are being heard. Even if they are not directly involved in SGA, I want to make sure that all the students on our campus feel that their voice will be heard and listened to.

One change that I would like to make if I were to get vice president would be to create mental health initiatives for our students. I feel that working alongside the University Counseling Center would be beneficial to provide more programs to students to educate them on mental heath and bring awareness to our campus.

To encourage voters, I plan to just really push going to the open polls that will be located in the Danna Center on voting days. I want to encourage all the students to go out and vote, regardless of who they decide to choose as their candidates so that their voice is being heard and is making a difference.

I would say that SGA works to be the “middle man” for the students of the Loyola community. SGA works to provide students with resources and information, as well as opportunities to get involved, in order for our students to know about what is happening with our campus community.

Over the past six months, I have run events on campus and had the honor to meet with students from all corners of Loyola. Hearing about their concerns is the reason I decided to run. I love this community and am forever thankful for all that it has given me.

Blane and I have crafted a six-initiative plan for what we want to accomplish in office, with real steps to success. Each initiative covers an issue that needs to be resolved on campus and is inspired by the conversations we have had with our peers.

The best thing I can do to make sure that the student body gets out to vote is to relay how impactful student government can be. I want to make sure the students understand that this is about the future of Loyola and that they can make a difference when voting for the candidate they feel truly understands the issues.

SGA, with effective leadership, listens to the concerns of the student body and acts to make sure the issues are resolved. No school is perfect, but with the power of student government, we can work to make Loyola the best it can be. We love this community, but we know there is work to do.

I knew that I too wanted to give back to this amazing school in any way that I could, and I also knew that I could effectively do that by supporting Ben as his vice presidential pick.

Over the past academic year, Ben and I have listened to the voices of the student body and we have developed six primary initiatives that we would like to push for on campus. The six initiatives are just the start. Ben and I will have a suggestion box at all of our tabling events that we will give to the next administration regardless of whether we win or lose.

Through our energetic and compassionate platform, Ben and I will not rely solely on aggressive social media output to remind students to vote, but also personal face-to-face interaction as well. When students are appropriately informed of how effective SGA can be and that Ben and I are prepared to represent the entire school as a homogeneous unit, we are certain they will be inspired to vote in this election.

I believe SGA serves as a way for students to actively represent their concerns and the concerns of others in a tangible and effective way, as well as allow for students to have an active hand in the many different things that happen on campus.

I would employ a six-point plan: diversity, transparency, sustainability, school pride, communication and resources.

To encourage voters I want to motivate the Loyola community to go out make their voice heard. This election will impact the lives of all of us on and off campus and I will encourage them to take part in that difference. I will also educate students on how to log in to their OrgSync to vote for SGA candidacy.

What SGA actually does and what SGA has the potential to do are two very different things. Part of my campaign is to have transparency between SGA and the student body, this would come in the form of a weekly president’s address to the Loyola community.

HERNAN ESPINAL Presidentail Candidate, sophomore

What made me decide to run is the passion I have to make a difference for Loyola and us as students. SGA is a voice for all students of Loyola and as president, you have the power to sit in on meetings with people who make decisions that affect all of us as students. Being SGA president would help [me work] to improve the quality of life for a lot of students on campus and I want to make that change.

The three points Hernan and I have always discussed were Diversity, Transparency, and Sustainability. We want everyone, no matter their background, to feel like they belong and can work with/at Loyola University. With this said, students should have a say in the school’s diversity. We also feel the students have a right to fully see and understand details within the administration level of Loyola.

Engagement! Taking that extra step to restlessly talk and interact with every student as possible. This approach is not to increase voting, but to simply get students to think about the student government and discuss what changes we can make to better this university. In turn, we hope to see voting numbers go up and up.

SGA is a service. On the name tags and titles they say president or leader, etc., but we are here to serve the student body and university. The students, individually and together, are the true leaders of this community; SGA allows them to thrive in every direction possible.

ANTHONY RIZZI Vice Presidential Candidate, sophomore

I was surprised last year how inactive the SGA elections were and how disconnected SGA officials can be with the student body, and with that in mind, I believe Hernan and I have a great opportunity to strengthen that loose bond. We fell in love with this university and want to see it grow and thrive as much as possible, by being in office we have the capability to see that happen.

AMY WATKINS Presidential Candidate, junior

MEGAN BOURG Vice Presidential Candidate, senior

BEN WEIL Presidential Candidate, junior

BLANE MADER Vice Presidential Candidate, junior

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Film • Arts • Food • Music • Leisure • Nightlife

Sociology student takes the airwaves

LIFE AND TIMES briefs Loyola Brass Band Festival to educate musicians of all ages The Loyola University Band Department will host a series of brass instrument masterclasses on Friday, March 31, with the assistance of the Boston Brass ensemble. From 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., local students and teachers of all ages are encouraged to hone their skills and expand their musical knowledge with Loyola’s brass faculty, with genres including jazz, classical and beyond.

New Orleans Museum of Art to offer free admission to university students

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Hannah Pico broadcasts during her Hellraiserz Power Hour Show. As a sociology major, Pico is fascinated with how English music has shaped other world genres. She is conscious to include music that celebrates intersectionality in her music selection. She enjoys playing artists as varied as Luzmila Carpio, Lidaju Sisters, Thee Oh Sees and Elena Walsh.

By Caleb Beck cmbeck@my.loyno.edu @CalebBeckIRL

A dedicated music fanatic has transformed her residency at Loyola’s Crescent City Radio program into her own curated online music and talk show. Hannah Pico, sociology junior, gets behind the mic every Thursday to produce and host the Hellraiserz Power Hour Show, where she conducts interviews, leads discussions and plays music late into the night. Pico said that taking the production reins was a natural progression for her, and she gets a lot of joy out of continuing the weekly night broadcasts. “My sophomore year, I transitioned into creating a radio show

where I could hang out with my friends and share music. Since then, I don’t work at Crescent City Radio, and the radio show has turned into something that I enjoy putting work into as a hobby,” Pico said. Roger Siver, music industry junior, has been featured as a guest on the show in the past and spoke to Pico’s ability for making the long show interesting from start to finish. “She’s just a really calming radio presence and has a great, diverse taste in music,” Siver said. Pico said she goes to great lengths to incorporate diversity and different flavors of world music to the show’s central themes. “I like to include genres that may be ignored by mass culture in the U.S. I include amazing musicians of color each week because I don’t think my show can exist without

intersectionality. I find it very interesting to see how American/English music has shaped genres in other parts of the world,” Pico said. Pico said the distinctive Hellraiserz moniker was an ongoing joke between close friends that stuck. “The Hellraiserz Power Hour Show is the name because myself along with some other women are part of a girl gang that we created our first year of college; it only made sense to name the show after this since we would all hang out in the radio station and play each other’s cool music,” Pico said. Because the show broadcasts during the week, Pico said that it’s tricky to feature a revolving door of guests as she and her peers become buried in schoolwork, but she doesn’t see herself stopping anytime soon.

“My goal is to feature Loyola musicians each week and have them play the musicians that they are currently listening to, their own music and other music that they are inspired by. I have only gotten Roger of Killer Dale and Zap Bain to come by. I would like to continue to push to do that, but it’s very hard for everyone to be free on a Thursday night,” Pico said. Pico is in the process of continuing the show from its current online player format to a dedicated podcast feed, as the 2-3 hour broadcasts are difficult to store and upload. “I’m not sure why I wanted to transition, maybe to continue to challenge myself to work with different technology. Also, it puts more pressure for the show to be interesting, organized and clean,” Pico said.

Southern Rep takes a chance with Sweet Bird By Davis Walden jdwalden@my.loyno.edu @DavisWald

In partnership with the Tennessee Williams Festival, Southern Rep performed their rendition of “Sweet Bird of Youth.” Southern Rep Theatre performs a Tennessee Williams play each year as part of its partnership with the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. “Sweet Bird of Youth,” a play about a fading gigolo and starlet trying to find some form of success in their lives, stars Leslie Castay as Princess Kosmonopolis and Martin Bradford as Chance Wayne. Tennessee Williams lived in New Orleans and based most of his plays in the South, where his characters deal with issues that resonate with the area such as racism, class struggle and conservatism.

“When you hear certain characters talk, there are actually certain people in our political stage now that talk that way, out loud to anyone who’ll listen,” Aimée Hayes, artistic director, said. “It’s shocking in that way that it’s not shocking.” The production crew decided to make a bold statement with their interpretation of Williams’ work. The team cast Martin Bradford, an African-American actor, as Chance Wayne, a typically white role. “I believe that the way we have cast people of color in roles that were typically white makes the show unbelievable and really something special,” Amanda Alch, Southern Rep company member, said. “I think that there are ways to update productions so that they speak to the people of the time. A lot of the issues that Tennessee Williams was speaking about long ago are very much so relevant today. The issues

of racism and family dynamics are current and real.” Boss Finley, the antagonist of the play, is a politician advocating Southern segregation who attempts to get Chance Wayne kicked out of town. Finley claims that God himself speaks to him to defend segregation. “It felt like it was a chance, no pun intended, worth taking,” Mel Cook, director, said. “Post all of the events of 2016, we started thinking that we needed to do something that was more obvious. What we decided to do was not to rewrite it, but just to cast a black actor in a white role, allow that to be a lens through which the audience hears the lines slightly differently.” Cook said that Williams’ diverse subject matter at the time of publication allowed for a natural progression of racial understanding in their adaption of his work.

“Shakespeare doesn’t come with its own sociopolitical framework, whereas with Williams you kind of can’t get away with that because he’s writing about a place that’s in living memory for some people,” Cook said. Cook has directed productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal National Theatre. Cook was approached by Tulane to direct the Big Easy-nominated production of “Julius Caesar” and “Sweet Bird of Youth” after contacting theaters. “We’re dedicated to working through his canon. It’s special to share his work,” Hayes said. “Everybody in New Orleans loves Tennessee and they’re always curious. If they’ve seen it 50 times, they want to see how you are going to do it this time. If they’ve never seen it, they want to hear it because they’ve never seen it before.”

From Friday, March 31 to April 2, the New Orleans Museum of Art will waive admission fees in collaboration with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency’s annual Alcohol-Free Weekend. The effort is to encourage an initiative towards alcohol-free activities in the city. The offer extends to any Loyola or Tulane students with a current ID. The New Orleans Museum of Art will be open for free admission from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Bean Madness Tournament will decide greatest red beans and rice in New Orleans Over 64 restaurants have been pitted against each other in the inaugural Bean Madness Tournament to prove they have the greatest red beans and rice in the city. Dubbed the “Final Fork” round, the semi-finals will take place on Friday, March 31. Joey K’s restaurant will go head to head with Cornet at Anna’s Place on Esplanade Ave from 4 to 6 p.m. and on Saturday April 1 Frady’s will take on Avery’s at the Second Line Brewery on Bernadotte Street from 2 to 4 p.m. The winners will compete in a championship match at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum on Sunday, April 2. Tickets for these final showdowns are on sale now. In previous rounds, locals have shown their support and decided the semifinalists through a series of blind taste tests. The Bean Madness tournament will serve as a fundraiser for local non-profits Anna’s Place and Make Music NOLA.

Puppy Pizza Playtime brings four-legged friends to campus Loyola University Community Action Program and PAWS will be holding a fundraiser for the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter on April 4. Students are encouraged to visit the Peace Quad to meet some of the shelter puppies and give them a few cuddles. For $5, students will be granted unlimited puppy interaction and pizza.

SPORTS

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Alex Lorenzo leads the pack with his work ethic

Courtesy of Loyola Athletics

Alex Lorenzo, business senior, sprints around the bases during his game at Segnette Field in Westwego, Louisiana. Lorenzo leads the Wolf Pack with a .393 batting average, 27 runs, 46 hits, 42 RBI’s and seven home runs.

By Ryan Micklin rwmickli@my.loyno.edu @RyanMicklin61

Business senior Alex Lorenzo has emerged as the leader of Loyola’s baseball team in more ways than one. Aside from leading the Wolf Pack in nearly every batting statistic, the Miami native said that he has helped guide the team off the diamond, as well.

“I feel like I really jumped into the leadership role, even last year, and this year specifically, being a senior. I feel like the younger guys really look up to me, and I try to just give them everything that I know,” said Lorenzo. Currently in his fifth season as the head coach of Loyola’s baseball team, Doug Faust spoke about the progress Lorenzo has made at the plate. “Early in his college career he had a tendency to want to pull ev-

erything. Now, he lets the ball travel aggressiveness in a way that can be and does a much better job of using very successful for our team. I’m just the entire field,” Faust said. “He has a smarter player,” Lorenzo said on really matured as a hitter over the the way in Faust has helped him to elevate his game. last couple of years.” Faust’s team is traversing through Lorenzo has also improved his an up-and-down season and curstatistics since last season. A year ago, Lorenzo’s started all 55 rently boasts a 16-20 record, a home games that the team played and fin- record of 11-7, while ranking sevished the season with a (.293) bat- enth in the Southern States Athletic ting average, 53 hits, six home runs Conference standings. “As a team, we need to get better at and 39 RBI’s. ‘game winning’ This year, Losituations. That renzo’s statistics “My goal is to make it to the situations, currently sit at the conference tournament. is or points in a a (.393) batting game, when you average, 46 hits, Any individual accolades have a chance seven home runs really don’t matter to me.” to really affect and 42 RBI’s. the outcome of With 17 reg- — Alex Lorenzo the game,” Faust ular season Outfielder for Loyola Baseball said. “We have games left on the six one-run lossschedule, Lorenzo can top his career bests from last es this season that if we had won, we would be having an entirely differseason. “I feel like this has been my best ent view of our season.” A year removed from reaching the year yet. I feel that primarily, my defensive statistics, and also my conference championship for the individual offensive statistics, have first time in program history, Lorenshown the fact that I have really im- zo is determined to make a second proved over my three years here,” straight appearance to the conference’s postseason tournament. Lorenzo said. “It’s the only goal I have right Lorenzo attributes his success on the field to his work ethic and men- now. Any individual accolades really don’t matter to me,” Lorenzo said. tal maturation. During winter break in Decem- “This year, I don’t just want to make ber, Lorenzo was busy getting reps it. I want to make it and beat some in with a hitting coach who has teams. That is my goal for this year. worked a lot with major league guys, If we can do that, I’ll be very happy.” With 17 games remaining, Lorenaccording to Lorenzo. Additionally, in the summer, Lorenzo keeps zo said that if the team makes the himself occupied by participating in necessary adjustments and stays fosummer baseball leagues in Myrtle cused, there is still potential to make his dream a reality. Beach, South Carolina. “There’s been a few losses that Faust has guided Lorenzo, building his character and composure, have kind of separated us a little bit. helping him focus to become a more I guess, being in the position that I am in, the most important thing is effective player on the field. “Coming in, I was a little bit of keeping everyone together,” Lorena head case, just a very aggressive zo said. “If I can keep everyone foplayer. Sometimes you have to be cused on what the actual goal is, I able to really kind of hone in on that am sure we will be able to make it.” aggressiveness, and he’s taught me to really calm down and use that

Rickey Hill guides the cheer and dance teams By Brian Wollitz bawollit@my.loyno.edu @brian_wollitz

After getting hired in mid-summer, Rickey Hill, head coach of the cheer and dance teams, didn’t know what to expect. Hill stepped into the head coaching job with the responsibility of building the program from the ground up, something he has never done. However, both teams quickly impressed him with their progress in the program’s inaugural year. “I didn’t have any expectations. I didn’t recruit these kids. I didn’t know them. The first day I met them was my second day of work here. I had no clue what to expect and I went into it blind as a bat. I just relied on my past coaching experience,” Hill said. Hill has spent extensive time as a coach at Methodist University, James Madison University, Virginia Tech University, the University of Virginia and Winthrop University before coming to Loyola. Hill encountered struggles in the early stages of the process, such as getting uniforms, practice gear and

dealing with inconsistent numbers to teaching the athletes the proper techniques the way he wanted. As the season progressed, Hill solidified both rosters, with 12 members on the cheer team and six on the dance team. “Once we got back around mid-January that’s when they really started to gel as a team and really started to bond,” Hill said. At the end of January, both teams got to showcase their skills in their first events, as the cheer team took home a victory against the University of Mobile and the dance team won the conference championships at Brenau University. Monica Fisher, finance junior, said the dance team had to work through challenges, but they came together and their work paid off. “I feel as if we have all grown together. In the beginning it was very chaotic but things got better throughout the year,” said Fisher. “We were so proud and excited to come home with the championship title after our first competition. Our hard work paid off and it was an incredible feeling.” Fisher also attributed a lot of the dance team’s success to assistant

coach Rachel Turner. “Rachel is our dance expert and she has guided us through all of our practices. She’s hard on us when we doubt ourselves, because she knows our true potential. Without Rachel our competition routine would not have been first place material,” Fisher said. Jamie Alegria, biology senior, was the lone senior on either team this season and said that without Hill’s help, the program could not have accomplished some of their different goals. “Coach Hill is the essential part of this program. I strongly believe we would have not achieved as much as we did this year without him. I have a lot of respect for Coach Hill and what he does for our teams and that is why I am so confident that both of these teams will excel in the future,” Alegria said. With their recent success, Hill hopes by next spring to have both teams win their conference and compete at the National Cheer Association and National Dance Alliance Nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida. “It’s probably the largest cheer and dance championship in the

country. That’s where the big boys go. I’m hoping that’s something that well be able to accomplish next year,” Hill said. Under Hill’s guidance, Alegria believes that the teams can reach some of those goals that Hill has set. “I am excited to see how this program will continue to develop and am extremely confident that it will excel throughout the years. I believe that in the future this team is capable of accomplishing a lot in next couple of years. I am very proud to have been a part of this team,” Alegria said. After stepping in and assuming many different roles, Hill is excited to see what is in store for next year and what the potential of the program can be. “It’s taken me some time to get used to things here and all the different hats that I’m wearing. I coach, recruit, and fund raise. I’m a mom, I’m a dad, I’m a counselor. It’s a lot to take in,” Hill said. “I’m looking to expand but its going to take a couple years and some hard work, sacrifices, a little bit of stress here and there, but I see great things in the future for this program.”

Sports briefs Baseball finishes with a win against Blue Mountain College In their weekend series, the Loyola baseball team suffered a 1-2 series loss vs. Blue Mountain College on home turf. Their only win came in the first game as they finished 3-5. The second game resulted in a tough, 8-2 loss and a close 4-2 defeat in the third game. In game one, the squad came out strong, scoring two runs in just the first inning. The Wolf Pack scored three more runs by the end of the fifth keeping Blue Mountain at bay and solidifying the win for Loyola. Game two had the opposite effect. By the end of fourth inning, Blue Mountain managed four runs to Loyola’s one. Blue Mountain extended their lead with four runs in the eighth while the Wolf Pack only managed one other run. Loyola also had to play catch-up in game three, as Blue Mountain had three runs while Loyola had two by the bottom of the fourth. The Wolf Pack surrendered a late run in the sixth and was not able to answer back. The Wolf Pack move to 16-20 overall and 11-7 at home, with a 2-7 conference record. Loyola will host No. 1 Faulkner University on Friday, March 31.

Both Loyola tennis teams sweep Bethel in conference roundup Both the men’s and the women’s tennis team sweep with 9-0 victories over conference rival Bethel. With the win, the women’s team went 3-1 in the roundup and improve their record to 5-10. The men’s team completed the roundup with a 4-0 record. They now have an overall record of 6-7. With the sweep over Bethel, the team looks to take their winning momentum as they face No. 7 University of Mobile this Saturday. Loyola looks to improve in its conference standings as the men’s team sits at the fifth spot and the women’s team has the seventh spot.

Leah Banks and the track and field team dominate at the Falcon Track Classic With her win in the heptathlon, sophomore Leah Banks led the way at the Falcon Track Classic at the University of Montevallo. Banks took first in the long jump, beating her previous jump of 5.45 meters with a 5.61 meters leap. She also took fourth in javelin with a throw of 28.16 meters. With her victories and first place finish in the heptathlon, Banks racked up 4,520 points, beating out the defending champion while setting a new program record. Meri Herbert recorded a season-best in the 400m dash with a time of 59.67 for eighth place. Herbert was also a part of the 4x100m relay that notched a season-best time of 49.67. Malcom Pitchford finished fifth in the 400m hurdles and Jarrett Richard ran 11.2 in the 100m dash, a personal best. Loyola will compete in the Southern Mississippi Invitational on April 1.

March 31, 2017 THE MAROON

RELIGION

Non-religious students use Lent as opportunity for growth By Erin Snodgrass eesnodgr@loyno.edu @erinsnod

Lent, a spiritual observance popular in Catholicism and some sects of Christianity, is no longer being celebrated only by religious adherents. The season asks followers to fast or forgo some sort of luxury or pleasure in order to understand Jesus’ trials during his 40-day fast in the desert. However, many atheist, agnostic and non-Christian millennials are also committing to sacrifices during Lent for personal, non-religious reasons. Amber Crabb, political science freshman, was raised in an evangelical church and considered herself a Christian until age 15. In the church she attended, Lent was not observed. “We did do other forms of fasting though. It was suggested to show self-control. I’ve given up social media, my phone and secular music at different times,” Crabb said. Crabb, who said she began to find personal trouble with religion and the church after becoming interested in science, still decided to give something up for Lent this year. “I decided to give up all drinks that are not water and coffee because I drink a lot of sugary drinks which are bad for me,” Crabb said. A self-admitted Sprite addict, Crabb figured the Lent season was an attainable amount of time to try giving up soda. “It just seemed like a good amount of time to implement

Photo Illustration by Erin Snodgrass

Amber Crabb, political science freshman, looks at a bottle of soda, after deciding to give up sugary drinks for Lent. Some non-religious students see Lent as an attainable time to complete personal goals.

something that’s good for my body,” Crabb said. Morgan Birdwell, theater arts freshman, is another non-religious Lent participant. He too was raised in a religious household, as a Catholic, but no longer identifies as one. “I used to give up things for Lent, but I haven’t really in the past couple of years,” Birdwell said.

This year, instead of forgoing Lent or giving something up as he’s done in the past, Birdwell said he decided to use the Lenten season to become a more caring, less judgmental person by eliminating negative thoughts and talk. Despite not being religious, Birdwell said he saw Lent as an opportunity to actively work toward making

a positive change in his life. “Sometimes in college, when you are faced with negative thoughts all the time, it is hard not to let those thoughts creep into your mind. The challenge is not going along with what other people say,” Birdwell said about attaining his goals. Both Crabb and Birdwell said they’ve been successful with their

Lenten resolutions. “I have consistently been trying to be a better person and it has been working,” Birdwell said. Crabb is proud that she has accomplished her goal so far. “I have been succeeding. I have not had a sugary drink since Lent began,” Crabb added.

Dorothy Day lives on in new book, local house By Colleen Dulle mcdulle@loyno.edu @ColleenDulle

Saint. Anarchist. Activist. Opinions about Dorothy Day vary widely, but a new book by her granddaughter, Kate Hennessy, is shedding some light on the controversial Catholic figure. Hennessy’s presentation on her book “Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty” drew a sizable crowd to Loyola’s Ignatius Chapel last week, with some attendees sitting in the windowsills and on the piano bench once the seats filled up. Hennessy read three passages from her book, then took personal questions from the audience that showed Day is still a figure who proves difficult to define. Audience members asked about Day’s relationship with her husband and the abortion she had in the 1920s, along with how Hennessy’s family feels about Day going through the process of being examined for sainthood in the Catholic church. Day was a suffragette and bohemian in New York before her conversion to Catholicism in the mid1920s. She founded the Catholic Worker movement with Peter Maurin, and the two opened and operated communal houses and farms focused on aiding the poor and taking nonviolent political action. She was arrested several times

while practicing civil disobedience, and she edited the Catholic Worker newspaper, in which she advocated the Catholic economic policy of distributism, which she believed fell somewhere between socialism and communism. This led to her being considered a political radical. When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015, he included her in a list of exemplary Americans, along with Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk and author. Hennessy said she hoped her book would show that her grandmother was a complex person. “What has happened is people cherry-pick a certain moment in time in her life and take it as, you know, rock solid, she never changed her mind, whatever. And that’s not true,” Hennessy told The Maroon. “I really wanted to bring her story back down to earth.” Hennessy focused the story heavily on the relationship between her mother, Tamar Hennessy, and her grandmother. Tamar was Day’s only child, and she was not in as much of a spotlight as her outspoken mother. “This celebrity business, this ‘celebritization,’ it takes people out of their day to day life, which, what is that? Human interaction. Human love. I really wanted to bring [Day] back into that, and in a way that’s true to the complexity of the relationships between her and my mother and to me,” Hennessy said.

Courtesy of Kate Hennessy

Kate Hennessy’s book, “Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty” tells the story of Hennessy’s grandmother, the Catholic activist Dorothy Day, and Day’s daughter, Tamar Hennessy.

“I really wanted to tell my mother’s story. If I didn’t tell it, it would be forever lost, and it’s a huge part of Dorothy Day’s life.” Hennessy also said she wanted to write about family: both her biological family and the Catholic Worker family, which extends to New Orle-

ans. It’s hard to know just how wide the network is, though, because the Catholic Worker is loosely structured and follows Day’s philosophy of anarchism. The New Orleans Catholic Worker house is a white and blue double shotgun in the Irish Channel, just a few blocks from the former St. Thomas housing project. It has two large rooms for families who need a place to stay. The Catholic Workers in the house are Katie Kelso and her husband, John, who re-opened the house after it had been closed for a few months two years ago. It was originally founded in 2010. Kelso said that the community here focuses on community, spirituality and resistance. They host families in need; serve meals with Hope House, another Catholic charity around the corner from their home; pray together and attend Mass; and work with activist groups Take ‘Em Down NOLA and Fight for 15. She’s only a few pages into Hennessy’s book but said she’s already encountered a story about Day that she had never heard before. “I feel like if there’s a woman in the world whose life I want to know about, it’s Dorothy. So I feel like, yeah, I’m connected to her,” Kelso said. She said that reading books about Day helps her feel close to the Catholic Worker community. “When you live in community and you live in a Catholic Worker

[house], your life is a lot different than, maybe, somebody else’s life. So when you read these stories or you get to talk to other workers, you just both get it, because you’re like, yep, I know what that’s like,” Kelso said, describing the chaos of a Catholic Worker house. She said that a few days ago, a man from Central Africa appeared on the front porch who spoke only French. He had a slip of paper in his hand with the house’s name and phone number on it. Kelso also said that whenever the community has tried growing vegetables in milk crates on the driveway, they’ve inevitably been stolen during the night. It’s these stories, she said, that are common in Catholic Worker communities everywhere. Hennessey agreed with Kelso. Though she never lived in a Catholic Worker house, she grew up around them and still goes to visit the house Day founded in New York. “I love the people there, and it’s crazy and it’s chaotic and it’s dirty and whatever, but I just love it. It’s a real sense of belonging there,” Hennessy said. Hennessy said that even after writing her book, she is still trying to understand her grandmother’s philosophy. “I can’t get away from it. All these questions, I’m still trying to figure out not only what she meant but what it means to me, and that will be a lifelong process,” Hennessy said.

EDITORIAL

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A message from The Maroon to SGA Recognize your power and use it If you’re unfamiliar with The Maroon and Student Government Association’s relationship, hear it from us, it hasn’t been great recently. And by recently, we mean at no point in the memories of anyone currently involved with these organizations. Case in point: The Maroon still displays the 1985-86 “Horse’s Ass Award” given to us by SGA that year. It’s on our editor-in-chief’s desk. But that’s how the relationship between the media and government usually goes, at all levels. Whether it’s the SGA office or the White House, it’s the job of the media to hold those in power accountable and make sure they answer to their constituents. So in previous years, The Maroon would basically dust off the same old editorial around this time—criticizing SGA for their abuse of power somewhere over the last year and then maybe making some endorsements for elections. We’re not doing that this year. That’s because there’s not really any power being abused, because SGA isn’t using it they way Loyola needs. At a time when our university is making massive budget cuts and many of our programs are at risk, SGA’s role as the students’ voice is more critical now than ever. So for once, we urge our government to please use the powers you

have to the fullest extent possible. This go around, current SGA president Ellie Diaz spent the year sitting in on multiple administrative meetings and working with the Office of Admissions to help give the student opinion on getting more students at our school. In other words, she fulfilled the duties of a major representative within a representative government. But when our school’s entire future depends on enrollment numbers, when our livelihoods at this university depend on them, how could one student be enough? Where are the senators-at-large and college senators? These are supposed to be the people on the ground, finding out and solving problems around campus. If they’re doing their jobs, who better to know the ins-and-outs of Loyola to get more students here and get us back on track. And if faculty members don’t want the listen to the input they need, it has to be the SGA’s job to say “tough luck,” on the behalf of the student body. More SGA representatives — emphasis on the “represent” — need to be there at critical university committee meetings, they need to be engaging with and collaborating with administration and, most importantly, this information needs to be communicated with students in

as clear and as far-reaching a way as possible. So, not through OrgSync. We’d love to do an editorial about SGA abusing their power. Those are easy, and any organization that has power is probably going to end up abusing it in some way, and it’s our job to publicize that when it happens. The ultimate goal of doing this is not to tear down those in power (OK, maybe sometimes), but to make sure they don’t forget who they’re working for. The Maroon wants SGA to succeed. We want SGA to be a vibrant organization. We want SGA to be clearly visible to students and work with administration. We want to be able to write stories about SGA when they slip up, and when they do well. So, SGA, do your job. Give us the ability to hold you accountable. You have the power of a university department, you have the ability to sit on university committees that decide Loyola’s policies, you have the power to be the students’ voice in one of the most troubling times in our university’s history. You have so much power, SGA. Use it. So come on, SGA, there’s a great spot open in our office for another “Horse’s Ass Award” when you start. Or maybe you could update to a “Fake News Award” these days.

OPINION

March 31, 2017 The Maroon

Defunding Planned Parenthood would be a disaster Camille Didelot Mass communication and French junior

Sarah allison Asc. Prof., English, Sigma Tau Delta

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The Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, will prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds almost solely on the grounds that the organization offers abortion services. If the replacement passes in Congress, the defunding of Planned Parenthood will be detrimental for our nation economically, socially and politically. Economically, the Congressional Budget Office has predicted that eliminating the federal funding that goes to Planned Parenthood would result in thousands of additional unintended pregnancies in just one year alone. After Texas eliminated funds for Planned Parenthood, the state saw 24,000 unplanned births, which raised state and federal taxpayer’s Medicaid costs by up to $273 million from 2014 to 2015. Planned Parenthood states that 80 percent of its patients are low income, which will lead to women unable to afford the healthcare that they need, which could then mean a heavier burden on the taxpayers who have to pay for costly emergency medical bills. In the social context, the three million patients a year that visit Planned Parenthood’s 650 health clinics around the country would lose access to many health services, such as vaccinations, breast exams, STD testing, birth control and cancer screenings. It could also lead to a potential outbreak of STDs. When Vice President Mike Pence eliminated the funding for Planned Parenthood as the governor of Indiana, an HIV epidemic broke out shortly after. The Planned Parenthood in the county didn’t even offer abortion services and was the only HIV testing center in the area. Politically, women’s achievement of optimal sexual and reproductive health are fundamental to ensuring

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Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., gets a reaction from the crowd, including Judy Martindale of Lincoln, center, after he said he is against funding Planned Parenthood, during a town hall in Lincoln, Neb., Monday, March 13, 2017.

the good health of women around the world. With our government dominated by men, why should they control women’s access to healthcare or family planning? Personal viewpoints, specifically religious ones, should be irrelevant in government decisions. Conservatives target Planned Parenthood specifically because they are one of the leading provider of abortions in the United States — even though abortions make up a mere three percent of those services. Federal funding is also never used to pay for them due to a law known as the Hyde Amendment, which has prohibited using federal money for abortions since 1977. So, why should Planned Parenthood be prohibited from receiving federal assistance when they use those funds to provide health services that are legal in the U.S.? Increased access to contracep-

tion essentially saves thousands of women’s lives around the world. It is one of the most effective ways to counteract unsafe abortions, especially when abortions will happen whether it is legal or not, as we’ve seen in our country’s history. Regarding the few abortions that Planned Parenthood do perform, there are many misconceptions about the alleged allegations that Planned Parenthood sells fetal tissue. After a grand jury in Harris County, Texas voted for a state investigation, two anti-abortion activists were indicted. According to NPR, these activists came from the Center for Medical Progress, which is the same organization that released the false videos that claimed Planned Parenthood illegally sold fetal body parts. Investigations in 12 different states have yet to find any sort of

evidence to prove that Planned Parenthood was profiting off fetal tissue. Many people also don’t understand why women can’t simply go to their community health centers instead of going to Planned Parenthood. Federal health centers generally charge fees for services. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization — meaning that anyone who goes in there does not have to pay for their services. This is a fundamental difference for less privileged patients, such as teens without support from their parents or those who do not have insurance. Women’s health is optimal for the success of our nation. For many women, Planned Parenthood is the only place where they are able to get the quality care they need. Defunding it would be a disaster.

Every student should leave their mark on Loyola Aaron Wiseman Political science senior

ajwisema@loyno.edu

On the way to class, I often glance down at the bricks outside the library labeled with the 10 ideals of a Jesuit education, given by the classes of 2002 and 2003. These ideals resonate with me and give me a larger meaning as to why Loyola has provided such an amazing impact on my life. The ideal that always stands out to me first is “appreciation of all things both great and small.” Loyola is such a vibrant and dynamic community of people because of its diversity. Going to school with people

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who may not look like you or think like you is truly how we learn something from one another. Another ideal which is practiced holistically at Loyola is “critical thinking and effective communication.” Although we live in cynical times, the people I have met at Loyola give me confidence in the future. Certainly, discussing politics can often be controversial; however, in all of my political science classes, my classmates exhibit a keen sense of decency. What fosters this decorum is a genuine sense that, despite disagreement, your intellectual foes are really your best friends. They are the ones who make your arguments stronger by competition and further refine your thinking. Underlying this as a framework is a respect of dissent while remaining

civil, not toxic. I have learned more from my classmates that I differ from politically than those who I agree with. Lastly, “pursuit of excellence” has influenced me to strive to become a better person intellectually, morally and spiritually. Sophomore year, in my policy research class, my former adviser and professor told us to “work hard and be resilient.” I think if you do those two things everyday, excellence will follow in whichever path you choose for yourself. Loyola has challenged me to think critically about where I’m headed, where I’ve been and how the medium of an education can be used to develop cura personalis — “the whole person.” I am thankful for the professors, friends and classmates I’ve met here, who have taught me indispensable

lessons and helped me throughout my four year journey during college. One of the most perceptive adages I’ve ever heard is from my dad, who told me to always leave your mark on a place so it is better than when you left it. As graduating seniors, I think it is important to leave our school better than we found it. I invite every senior to leave their mark on Loyola, and to donate to the senior class gift. I hope that decades from now, young students can look around campus and be reassured of the meaning of their time here. I know that as an alumnus, I will be forever grateful to Loyola for developing in me the ideals of a Jesuit education and preparing me to make an optimistic difference in the world. I wish my fellow members of the class of 2017 the best, and to never forget our time here.

Math is hard, say some English majors; I don’t like problems without clear answers, say some never-gonna-be-English majors. Numbers and letters are hard in different ways, but it’s every person’s duty to be reasonably good at both, and there is no place like this one and no time like the present to develop higher-level fluency in numbers and letters. As you start to think about registering for the fall semester, here is some unsolicited advice from an English professor: In the English department, we teach students to read carefully and to write clearly. A lot of what we do is about learning to listen to other voices—to pay careful attention to what texts say. We also teach powerful expression, teaching you to make your distinctive voice heard and to persuade others to see things as you do. These are important skills for people who wish to make the world a better place; advocacy is about amplifying the voice and better expressing your individual perspective. But you have got to spend some time learning how numbers work as well, so you can learn to think of yourself as a number instead of a person. I’m tempted to say statistics are important because so much evidence is presented in graphs, and you need to be able to understand what you’re looking at, but it’s morefundamental than that. In a representative democracy, people get counted. When someone picks up the phone in the office of your district representative in the state legislature, you get tallied; you’re a proxy for the many people who are not calling. Simple exponents and a sprinkle of network theory will get you rethinking the people you know — as numbers. Even if you are vastly outmanned in your district, you can think about your cousins or childhood friends whose single vote—or voice—might count for more in their district. You’re a number and a person, and so is everyone else. Society happens on a big scale, and it’s useful to train yourself to think in terms of big patterns so as to understand how you fit, as a single unit, into a larger picture. You also owe it to yourself to practice dealing with questions that look different from different perspectives. There will always be the urge to immediately put down a novel as a math person or walk away from an equation as a writer. Resisting this urge is imperative for your future. Ideally, English will help you recognize and value unfamiliar perspectives, and to be able to turn numbers back into people. So take more math, and take more poetry. And don’t forget to put both on your curriculum vitae (CV).

The Maroon

March 31, 2017