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Loyola University • New Orleans • Volume 97 • Issue 3 • August 31, 2018

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Loyola shelves food studies program

By Madison McLoughlin mmmcloug@my.loyno.edu @mad_mclovin

While New Orleans is widely renowned for its food culture, attracting tourists and students alike, the city will now have one fewer food studies program.

Loyola has temporarily suspended the food studies program after only one year due to a lack of demand, according to Maria Calzada, interim provost.

“The program attracted just one new first-year student this fall semester,” Calzada said. “Suspending further admission into the program will allow us to review the curriculum and the potential demand for the program to determine if a change is needed or whether we need to eventually cancel the program.”

Introduced in fall 2017, Loyola's food studies program included courses in food systems, culture and policy. Additionally, the program involved classes about the history, health and sociology of food.

Although Daniel Mintz, food studies program coordinator, was saddened by the news of the suspension of his program, he said he understands the university's decision.

“I respect the difficulty of the decision to suspend it and the care that Loyola took in making that decision,” Mintz said. “Faced with limited resources and a pressing need to balance the university's budget, Loyola and the food studies faculty recognized that the university would not be able to support the program's growth in the immediate future.”

The future of programs is determined by an evaluation of student demand as well as Loyola’s Jesuit mission, according to Calzada.

Food studies textbooks topple over in the Monroe Library as the food studies program announces its suspension after only one year. Photo illustration by CRISTIAN ORELLANA/ The Maroon.

“We are committed to delivering programs that are well supported and make decisions on new faculty hires by taking enrollment and demand into account,” she said. “Similarly, we look to see how we can reinvigorate programs with lower levels of demand so that they can benefit our students.”

The students currently in the food studies program will be able to finish the program and earn a food studies degree. Julia Gollobit, food

studies junior, was not expecting the program to be suspended.

“I was shocked and disappointed when I found out,” she said. “However, they are working with me and the other food studies majors to still graduate through the program. It might have been a little ambitious of Loyola to try to start the program in the first place. There are still only a few classes offered for it.”

Mintz said he is proud of the current food studies students and the

excellent work that they continue to do. He is optimistic about the future of the program.

“I hope that the program can return to active status when Loyola is on firmer financial footing,” Mintz said. “I still believe that a fully resourced food studies program would be an asset to Loyola and to the city of New Orleans.”

In addition to the food studies program being suspended, the classical studies program combined

several of their tracks into a single track for the 2018-2019 school year.

“This was done in order to better utilize our existing faculty resources and in response to student interest,” Calzada said. “We are committed to providing our students with the best curriculum and classroom experience possible at Loyola, and that requires continuous evaluation of all of our programs.”

Condoms and pregnancy tests cause Volleyball team hits the confusion with new bookstore vendor road early this season

By Rose Wagner jrmwagner@my.loyno.edu

The week before classes began, Loyola requested that Barnes & Noble College pull products off the university bookstore's shelves that were "not aligned with our Catholic values," according to Laura Frerichs, president of marketing and communications.

The removed stock included condoms, according to bookstore manager Maris Hazners, which were noticed in the bookstore by many students including Charlie Seiter, economics senior, who later notified faculty members that condoms were being sold on campus.

Seiter said that he was encouraged to see the condoms removed from the bookstore, as they contradict the university's Jesuit, Catholic values.

"The Catholic Church has remained true to its teaching that sex

is a gift that should always be open to new life and that removing that central function of sex (procreation) from any sexual act diminishes the great value that sex has and contradicts the true role of sex," Seiter said.

At the same time of Sieter's request, it was brought to the attention of the university that the bookstore planned to stock pregnancy tests. The university asked that the store remove the sign for the tests and no product was ever stocked, according to Frerichs.

Frerichs said that the condoms and pregnancy tests were the result of Barnes & Noble College becoming the new bookstore manager in June and being forced to quickly fill the store with their products before considering that Loyola was a Jesuit institution.

"They were just setting their shelves based on a pre-populated order that they use as a standard

matter of course when they open new stores," Frerichs said.

An empty space on the university bookstore's shelves displays a sign for pregnancy tests on Aug. 16. No pregnancy tests were ever stocked and the sign was later removed upon request from the university, according to Laura Frerichs, vice president for marketing and communications. ROSE WAGNER/ The Maroon.

By Rosha'e Gibson rlgibson@my.loyno.edu

The Loyola volleyball season is officially underway. The team finished 3-1 this past weekend in the Dillard Invitational. The team’s first home matchup will not be until Sept. 21 versus Bethel University, which means the team will play for almost another month on the road.

Despite this, Anne Catherine Brunini, English senior and defensive specialist, cited the positives that can come with the road trips.

“We bond so much on the road during bus trips and meals that it helps us to connect even more on the court,” Brunini said. “Waiting a month for our first home game creates an intense build-up of enthusiasm and desire-to-win when we do get to come home and play for our fans.”

Head coach Jesse Zabal also felt that the delay can help create more

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anticipation for the first game.

“I don’t think that really affects the girls that much," Zabal said. "I actually think it makes it more exciting because it kind of builds up just waiting for that home game to get here. Also, I think it gives us the opportunity to get students, faculty and staff excited about coming to that game and gives time to plan so they can be sure to be there."

Zabal said she does not anticipate lengthy road games will have any major effect on the team.

“It’s the nature of the sport,” Zabal said. “Most teams are traveling for tournaments the first two to three weekends of the season.”

Zabal indicated that Loyola hopes to have a tournament of their own eventually.

“We hope that we can get to that point someday but part of it is logistics to be able to host a tourna-

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news Several students denied work-study jobs

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By JC Canicosa jccanico@loyno.edu @JCcanico

When music education junior Hank Hendrix returned to the Whelan Children’s Center for his first shift of the fall semester, the center informed Hendrix that they did not have him on file.

This directed a confused Hendrix to a multitude of different Loyola offices in search for an answer to what happened to his federal work-study eligibility. Finally, Hendrix ended up in Thomas Hall at the Financial Aid Office where they informed him that Loyola had run out of fworkstudy positions sooner than expected.

Hendrix was without a position at the Whelan Children’s Center where he had worked for two years.

“It was very unexpected,” said Hendrix. “I guess they have a certain amount they can give out every year, and I guess I didn’t make the cut for some reason.”

Hendrix is one of several students who had found out they lost their work-study position after arriving at Loyola this fall.

Paul Pastorek, Loyola’s interim chief operating officer, sent out an email on Aug. 24 updating students on why they may have lost their work-study positions.

Some of these reasons for losing work-study funds include students receiving additional grants or a change in family income, according to the email.

The main reason that several students lost their work-study position was because of a substantial increase in enrollment this fall.

The U.S. Department of Education awarded Loyola the same amount of federal funds for workstudy this year as they awarded last year, despite an increase in overall students.

As a result, the increase in en-

Loyola still deciding Benson Center’s future

By Riley Katz rdkatz@my.loyno.edu @katz_riley

The printer room in Monroe Library sits empty and devoid of work-study students. Several students were denied work-study for the 2018-2019 school year.

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rollment pushed out several upperclassmen from their work-study positions, according to Pastorek.

Work-study funds are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so if a student did not turn in certain financial documents over the summer in a timely manner, then that student may have lost their work-study position for the fall.

This left several students, including psychology junior Juveriya Farooqui, scrambling for work and confused about what happened to their work-study positions when they arrived this fall.

“It would have been nice to know before school started that ‘due to this and that, we can’t afford to give

you work-study,’” said Farooqui. “In the middle of classes starting, it gets hectic to try to figure that out, so I wish we would have known beforehand instead of everyone basically running around.”

Students who had been pushed out of their work-study positions were given the option of sending out an appeal, an eight-question Google form that students can submit and have their work-study revocation reconsidered.

As of Aug. 29, 37 students have submitted an appeal and 29, including Hendrix, have already been approved, getting back their workstudy positions.

Within the next few months,

Loyola is going to add to its web system a portal where students can check on their work-study eligibility in real time. This portal should be operating by next semester in order to avoid future complications, according to Pastorek.

“I feel for the students who got confused, who were given some information and told they weren’t going to have the award and they didn’t see that coming,” said Pastorek. “That’s unfortunate, and we’re going to do a better job to make sure that they can access this information online so they can get it in real time.”

Tulane Blue Line replaces Loyola’s shuttle service

By Anum Siddiqui asiddiqu@my.loyno.edu @_anumsiddiqui

This fall semester, Loyola students are skipping the maroon and gold for Tulane University’s Blue Line shuttle system.

Loyola’s van shuttle system has been discontinued and replaced by Tulane’s shuttle system that will now serve Loyola students and faculty.

The shuttle provides access to the West Road Garage stop, Carrollton Hall Turnaround and the Broadway Campus/Pine Street stop, according to an email from Amy Boyle, director of residential life.

The university decided to use Tulane’s shuttles in order to use resources more efficiently, according to Boyle.

“Tulane and Loyola shuttles traveled the same path at the same time, duplicating services,” Boyle said. “It was determined that we could make better use of available resources by consolidating the services.”

With the addition of Founders Hall to Loyola’s Broadway campus, Boyle said she believes that replacing the 11 passenger Loyola van with the Blue Line was a necessary

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A bus connected to The Blue Line shuttle service arrives at the Carrollton Turnaround on Aug. 27.

Tulane’s Blue Line replaced Loyola’s bus shuttle service for the 2018-2019 school year. JULES SANTOS/ The Maroon.

move to accommodate more shuttle riders and shorten wait times.

“Blue Line buses are larger and provide more space for students, resulting in less likelihood of full shuttles with no space for riders.

As you know, we have added just over 40 bed spaces to the Broadway campus, meaning more students to transport,” Boyle said.

As for the future of former Loyola shuttle service drivers, Boyle said

she couldn’t comment due to Human Resources expectations and some students have expressed that, for this reason, the shuttle system’s closure is bittersweet.

“I personally have mixed feelings about removing Loyola’s shuttle since it has expanded the stops but has limited the hours,” Kayla Corrigan, psychology senior, said. “I will also miss having my daily chats with Ms. Kathy who used to drive the

shuttle. She has since been working in the LUPD office.”

Corrigan said she is also concerned about how the Blue Line’s additional stops will affect students’ commutes to campus from Broadway.

“I do not think I will be using Tulane’s shuttle system because it will double the amount of time it takes for me to walk to my room,” Corrigan said, “I will honestly be walking to campus every day since it is less of a hassle.”

In addition to rides to campus, the Blue Line will take students to stops in Metairie and Elmwood and will run from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

For evenings and weekends when the shuttle isn’t running, students can download and use Tap Ride, a free on-demand shuttle service. The Wolf Pack Tap Ride line will provide weekend service from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

“The main disadvantage is that it ends at 6 p.m. and would only pick me up if I request in via tap app. It would be quicker to walk back to my building or even ask an LUPD officer to escort me back if I am nervous,” Corrigan said.

After years of waiting, the pillar that stands in between Monroe Hall and the sculpture garden is one step closer to becoming the Tom Benson Jesuit Center, thanks to a matching grant of $500,000 from an anonymous donor.

The donor created the matching grant for the long-awaited center’s creation and 200 community members of the Ignatius Chapel successfully matched the donation over the summer.

However, Fr. Ted Dziak, S.J., said the university is still deciding how to allocate the money.

Plans for the new center arose in 2010 when the Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Center donated $8 million to Loyola for the center’s creation, but the center has yet to be built.

Tom Benson graduated Loyola in 1948 and was awarded an additional honorary degree from the university in 1987 before passing away in March of 2018 from the influenza.

Dziak said the recent donations and new president of the university will change the timeline of the project. He said after the week of Aug. 27, the university should have a better idea about where the money will go and how long construction will take.

Current plans for the building include an updated Chapel of St. Ignatius, staff offices and a meeting space, according to Laura Frerichs, vice president for marketing and communications.

“We will make final decisions on the exact configuration as President Tetlow and our team continue the process,” Frerichs said.

In spite of the changes in planning, the goal moving forward is to build the center in the center of campus where the old library stood until it was demolished in 1999.

Plans for the center have been met with mixed reactions from students.

Madison Settle, english sophomore, said she feels conflicted about the Jesuit center’s creation.

“I feel that it could harm the cosmetic appearance of the campus, but it could also be better for the campus overall,” Settle said.

Lacinea McBride, mass communication and sociology senior, said that while she understands the money was donated for a specific purpose, other parts of the university are in need.

“We don’t have enough money to support our students or staff, yet we have another half a million dollars being invested in a prayer space,” McBride said. “I came back to Loyola to find half of the staff members I’ve grown close to were laid off due to budget cuts. I don’t know if the power of prayer can dig us out of this hole.”

According to Frerichs, fundraising for the center has been one of Loyola’s most successful projects.

“We are working on some final large gifts with generous donors, but funding for this project—all from gifts—has reached the level such that we are confident in restarting the planning process for construc tion,” Frerichs said.

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Nora Navra Library reopens after being destroyed by Hurricane Katrina

Two people do work at the newly built Nora Navra Library. Nora Navra Library reopened on Aug. 24 after being deemed “damaged beyond repair” due to Hurricane Katrina. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.

Mother and son explore a various selection of books at Nora Navra Library on St. Bernard Avenue. Nora Navra Library reopened on Aug. 24 after being deemed “damaged beyond repair” due to Hurricane Katrina. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.

By Sam Lucio salucio2@my.loyno.edu @_samlucio_

Nora Navra Library, the last of six New Orleans libraries destroyed during Hurricane Katrina has finally reopened. Nora Navra Library officially reopened on Aug. 24 Located in the Seventh Ward on St. Bernard Avenue, Nora Navra, originally called Branch Nine, first opened in 1946 and served the people there for 69 years until it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

According to assistant manager

Adrienne Strock, one of the reasons why it took so long to rebuild Nora Navra was because they were looking to buy more land and make the library as large as possible.

The new library takes up around 7,800-square-feet, a significant upgrade from the 2,500-square-feet it occupied before Katrina.

With the new building and larger space, Strock said that the community is feeling energetic and revitalized once again.

“We’ve got a lot of people telling us they grew up in that library,” Strock said, “and they’ll come in

and they’re so excited to see what it looks like now and we’re so glad.”

Nora Navra will also be looking to take advantage of their very active community by hosting events that the community requests.

Among other state-of-the-art features that Nora Navra boasts are 28 computers, dedicated children’s, teen’s and adult’s areas and a community room where visitors can stream from their device onto the tv.

A wide selection of movies available at Nora Navra Library. Nora Navra Library reopened on Aug. 24 after being deemed “damaged beyond repair” due to Hurricane Katrina. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.

New hemp store hopes to help people with pain and opioid addiction

By Haileigh Pellerano

Asides from opioid addicts, Nugent expects to serve a wide range of people looking for alternative forms of treatment. “[I expect] all types of people,” Nugent said, “from people just like me struggling with anxiety, to those struggling with pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, Crohn’s [disease], and even Migraines.”

Nugent, however, is aware of the stig-

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A drug store on Magazine Street offers people suffering from opioid addiction, as well as other ailments, relief from their symptoms amid the growing opioid crisis.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2017, 115 people died to opioids such as heroin, and its much stronger synthetic cousin fentanyl, every day. In Louisiana, fentanyl-related deaths rose 57 percent in 2017. This news may seem grim, but with so many advances in medicine and outreach programs there is hope for addicts to make full recoveries.

One new symbol of hope for users that are struggling in Louisiana specifically, is the opening of a new hemp store. The CBD store, located on Magazine Street, is part of a growing franchise sweeping the nation with multiple locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, California.

Crystal Nugent, the owner of the Louisiana store, is a firm believer in the medicinal benefits of CBD, an acronym for the naturally occurring chemical cannabidiol, which is a byproduct of marijuana. CBD, on its own, has virtually no psychoactive effects and is being heavily researched right now for medicinal purposes ranging from treatment of certain cancers, epilepsy and pain.

Nugent decided to open her store af-

ma behind marijuana-based products but, she believes public opinion will eventually change. ”I think the stigma associated with cannabis is always there but I find the more people educate themselves on it the more that stigma subsides and is accepted,” Nugent said.

Crystal Nugent, the owner of The CBD Store on Magazine Street. The store aims to help people suffering from drug addiction and other ailments. SIDNEY OVROM/The Maroon.

ter CBD “changed her life” as well as the lives of other family and friends. Each of these people had different medical conditions that could be managed with the use of CBD. Nugent herself used to suffer with generalized anxiety and anxiety attacks. Nugent described how CBD helped her get rid of her many medications and allows her to manage her condition.

“I was a teenager and have been on all types of medications from general anxiety meds & antihistamines to make that

stronger all the way to Clonazepam, or also known as Klonopin, for my attacks,” Nugent said, “but since taking CBD, I no longer take those prescription medications.”

For opioid addicts, Nugent described using CBD as being beneficial due to its natural qualities. Our bodies naturally produce cannabinoids and Nugent states that the products her store sells make our bodies produce more cannabinoids which in turn puts our bodies into homeostasis, a state of stability.

The entrance to the CBD Store on Magazine Street. The CBD Store offers cannabidiol, a byproduct of marijuana, to help people struggling with addiction and other ailments.

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Film • Arts • Food • Music • Leisure • Nightlife

Emo night brings out the feels

By Catie Sanders casande2@my.loyno.edu

Emo Night NOLA has brought a new meaning to the teenage rallying cry of “it’s not just a phase, mom!”

Inspired by his personal connection to the genre, Christopher Folse, public events director at Republic NOLA, wanted people to rediscover the soundtrack of their teenage years through Emo Night.

The event had a strict covers-only policy of popular emo and pop punk songs from the mid-2000s. The Fourth Emo Night hosted by Republic NOLA featured pop punk band Hey Thanks! from Lafayette, Louisiana who played live covers. They covered songs from bands such as Panic!

At The Disco, Taking Back Sunday and My Chemical Romance. Afterwards, DJs took over carrying the event on well into Saturday morning.

Emo Night stands alone from other music events, which are typically aimed at revenue. Folse explained that Emo Night will always be about the music, and not turning a profit.

“You don’t need major headliners, you just need locals,” said Folse. He intends to keep tickets at an affordable and appropriate $6.66 and does not see the event ever outgrowing the Republic.

Ryan Mader, marketing junior, marketing coordinator and artist hospitality at Republic NOLA further explained that Emo Night NOLA is about the locals. As is the case with most venues, Emo Night is an atypical event as it does not often book people outside of the city or attempt to draw in a large demographic.

“Emo Night is 100 percent New Orleans endorsed,” said Mader. “It’s not some big name event. It’s a couple of local DJs and a small band from Lafayette, but people still come for it. That’s the coolest part to me.”

Emo Night exists to give people a nostalgic experience where they can remember a time in their lives when a certain

(TOP) Travis Opal, vocalist of Hey Thanks!, reaches out to the crowd to let an audience member sing into the microphone. This was the first time Hey Thanks! performed at Emo Night NOLA. (LEFT) Fans dance during Hey Thanks! live performance. Hey Thanks! is a pop punk band from Lafayette, Louisiana and played covers of popular Emo songs during the event. (RIGHT) Joe Folse, rhythm guitarist for Hey Thanks!, gives an energetic performance on the Republic NOLA stage. Hey Thanks! is a Louisiana-based band that was inspired by pop punk and emo music. JULES SANTOS/The Maroon.

genre of music is all they needed to get them through life, according to Folse.

“Emo Night lets us remember a time when we learned something about ourselves,” said Folse.

The event gives an outlet to locals who found this genre to be an influential part

of their young adulthood. Proclaiming itself as “Emo Night: A Place for Feels,” the event aims to provide a judgement-free, inclusive space where locals can relieve stress through the music that helped them

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Column: New artificial ice rink deserves a chance Andrew Lang Mass Communication Sophomore awlang@my.loyno. edu

Ice skating is an amazing sensation that is incredibly difficult to put into words. As someone who played hockey for around five years of my life and learned to skate at around six or seven years old, I had mixed emotions when I learned Penguin Ice Skating was opening at The Esplanade Mall in Kenner.

On one hand, I was overjoyed at the prospect of ice skating again. I hadn’t been skating in years and have missed it intensely. Sarah Zonolli, the skate director as well as the rink’s “ice princess,’’ described the feeling of ice skating better than I ever could.

“It’s like in a song, when you hear a singer hit a high note and hold it and it just sounds like they are flying,” Zanolli said.

“When you get going on the ice, it feels like that. It feels like you are flying and I haven’t found anything else that physically feels like that.”

The one thing I was apprehensive about was that this ice rink was an artificial ice rink. Artificial ice is substantially more affordable since it doesn’t need to be kept at freezing temperatures. However, unlike true ice, artificial ice has distinctly more grip, meaning it’s harder to get up to very high speeds and feels very different.

I had to skate on it, to feel the blades hit the artificial ice for myself, and so I did. I couldn’t get up to the speeds I desired due both to the increased grip and the size restrictions as the rink is 2,200 square feet.

To put that in perspective, a NHL rink is roughly 17,000 square feet.

Despite that though, I felt the sensation of control and speed that I haven’t felt since the last time I was skating. Even though it didn’t feel exactly the same, it was far closer than I anticipated.

Zanolli explained how it is far easier for someone who’s never been ice skating before to learn on which is easy to feel for

yourself. Unlike true ice, it is far easier to just stand still on the synthetic ice.

Also, it is more challenging to get up to high speeds, which makes it far less painful if you were to crash. Anyone who’s skated a lot before likely knows that pain, especially since top skaters can get up to speeds in the high 20s or low 30s in miles per hour.

Also, for those more experienced, the grip forces you to work harder. Going speeds that would require very little effort on real ice require more on the artificial ice. At one point, I started to sweat and I was a little shocked because I didn’t think I was putting in that much effort. If I skated on the artificial ice frequently, I can tell that it would make me a much stronger skater.

So while it wasn’t quite what I was hoping for, I came away pleasantly surprised.

Zanolli once again put it best.

“Obviously real ice is the dream,” Zanolli said. “It’s been a dream of mine for a long time to bring ice skating to New Orleans, but this synthetic ice is a great way to bridge the gap.”

Sarah Zanolli, Penguin Ice Skating’s director of skating and the rink’s “ice princess” skates around the artificial ice. Penguin Ice Skating celebrated their grand opening Aug. 19. JACOB MEYER/The Maroon.

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Travis Opal, vocalist of Hey Thanks!, gives a passionate performance on the stage of the Republic. The audience was encouraged to let our their emotions during the show. JULES SANTOS/ The Maroon.

Hey Thanks! frontman holds the microphone over the crowd. Emo Night was the fourth of its kind that Republic NOLA has hosted. JULES SANTOS/ The Maroon.

Cont.: Crowd loved the show

Emo Night goers crowd around the stage. Emo Night was unlike most concerts because no barricades separated the musicians and the audience. JULES SANTOS/ The Maroon.

survive the angst and confusion of their teenage years.

It’s uncommon for events to be planned to fit one’s personal preference, but Folse expressed that by taking a personal approach to Emo Night NOLA, he was able to draw in an audience that shares his passion

become a running joke, but at the same time, it can serve as a reminder for how influential music can be.

Like most concerts, everyone in the crowd may appear to be complete strangers to one another, but there is a commonality among them in their admiration for the music.

for this genre.

“Everyone in the audience wears the same checkered Vans that I’m wearing,” said Folse, when explaining the personal approach to Emo Night NOLA. Recognizing the first note of “Welcome to the Black Parade” may have

With Emo Night NOLA, a nostalgic feeling for a genre that saw short-lived popularity is the string that ties everyone together.

“We all connect through the lyrics even though we don’t know each other,” said Folse.

At the end of the day, Emo Night

NOLA shows that emo music may have slipped out of the limelight, but not out of the hearts of those who listened to it. Today, disappearing into a crowd and belting out “Mr. Brightside” might still prove to be the experience you need to shake off the troubles of the week.

Conception: a short fiction by Kaylie Saidin As I drove home from work one night when the fog drifted over the hills and onto the peninsula like a blanket of nothing, I was pulled over by a school bus. It was hard to tell at first, but I knew that I was being pulled over because he kept raising up a giant octagon of a stop sign, the kind that crossing guards use. He followed me around three right corners and past the school I was sure he came from. I looked around to see if there was a mistake, but I was the only car on the road, so I pulled over.

The big double doors opened with a squeal and he got out. The driver was not an attractive man.

He had a mustache and looked like he’d be a plumber rather than a school bus driver. I thought about asking him if he’d ever considered being a plumber for his career. Then I thought better of it. The man was pulling me over, after all – I ought to show him some respect, even if he wasn’t a cop.

“Hi,” he said as he approached my car. The fog was pouring in now around all sides of the canyon. I thought to turn my fog lights on.

“Hi, sir,” I said. “Can I help you?”

“Yes.” I waited for him to say something more, but he didn’t. He just stared at me. It kind of seemed like he was sweating. Beads of wet-

ness lined his eyebrows.

“What can I do for you?”

“Listen,” he said. “This is a big car.”

I was starting to get scared. “No it’s not,” I said. “It’s a Mazda hatchback.”

“I have something really important to do,” he said. “But I still have three left. So I need you to do me this favor.”

“Three what?”

“Three kids left on my bus. I need you to take them home.”

Behind him, I realized, were three children in a single-file line filtering out of the bus. They carried backpacks and one had a metal lunch-

box with the PowerPuff girls on it. I had the same lunchbox, once. Each child had a feral, faraway look in his eyes.

They were just kids. They weren’t as scary as he was. “Okay. Where do I take them?”

“Home.”

“Where is home?”

“They know the way,” he said.

I looked at the children. They looked at me with empty eyes. The fog surrounded us now.

“Thank you, Eliza,” he said. I hadn’t told him my name. “You’re really doing me a solid here. I’ll be back. Good luck.”

He twirled his mustache and

walked back to the school bus. The doors closed with a hiss and the engine started and then he was lost into the mist. I hoped that he wouldn’t come back.

The three children went into my car single-file, just as they had left the bus. They all sat in the backseat and said nothing. My car felt small, smaller than it ever had, even when I stuffed the back with my luggage or when it fit my bike.

“Where’s home?” I asked them.

But I already knew.

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Seiter shows devotion on and off the field

By Cody Downey codyadowney@my.loyno.edu @CodyWrites

For many fans, sports could be considered a religion. Though Charlie Seiter does have a love for baseball, he also plays in the field of a higher power.

Seiter, economics senior, joined the Wolf Pack in 2015 as a part of the baseball team filling the position of outfielder throughout his entire college career. He began playing baseball at the age of five and would go on to play for his local high school Mcgill-Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile, Alabama. Through his time in high school baseball, he obtained many accolades. Then the sport took him down an unexpected path.

“For a while, I didn’t think I would play in college,” Seiter said. “But, the more I played, the more I realized I wanted to.”

Despite these original doubts, he ended up getting a scholarship and playing baseball at Loyola.

However, Seiter brought more to Loyola than just his baseball skills.

Throughout his time at Loyola, he has been involved with Christian Life Communities, a student organization on campus that meets to discuss issues of life and faith. Starting out as regular member, Seiter would move on to become a facilitator for the organization during his sophomore, junior and senior years.

“It is a support group, but it’s more than that,” he said. “You talk about how to live, how to be a better man and woman, how to be a better person and talk about growing together.”

Seiter’s faith developed due to his connection with a youth minister he met during his time in middle school. Though already a Catholic, his mindset towards religion was

Business management senior Charlie Seiter, fourth from the right, poses alongside fellow members of the Catholic Men’s Fellowship. Seiter is also involved in the Christian Life Communities, a student organization on Loyola that meets to discuss faith and life issues. CRISTIAN ORELLA/The Maroon.

changed by his soon-to-be mentor.

“I had always thought religion was for the weak people who couldn’t handle life on their own,” he said. “When he came, he changed that for me and showed me that it really does take strength and passion to live that out.”

Keeping this faith, Seiter came into college with the want to inspire the same way his mentor did with him.

Starting in his junior year, Seiter followed through with this by starting a CLC group specifically for male student-athletes. He led the group of mostly his fellow baseball

players with the help of university minister Father Gregg Grovenburg S.J. Along with that small group, Seiter also led a monthly Catholic Men’s Fellowship. Through these groups, he believes that he was able to make a special connection with those involved.

“You don’t always get to get on that level with your teammates or friends,” Seiter said.

However, some difficulty does come from the fact of Seiter balancing this along with his duties on the baseball team and his academics.

“You only meet once a week for an hour but, my preparation that

Volleyball hits the road again

goes into it takes two to three hours, sometimes more depending on what we’re doing,” he said. “If that’s going to be a priority for me, I have to block the time out and be willing to stay up late, wake up early or do it on the weekends in order to get it done.”

Along with that, the chaos of baseball season causes some members to be away and other obligations causing weakened attention.

Despite this, Seiter still sees the value in hosting the meetings.

“It’s something that they want,” he said. “It’s something that they clearly see that they need in their

Loyola volleyball takes three out of four matches at Dillard Classic

By Andrew Lang awlang@my.loyno.edu @langand87

Mass communication junior Tyler Beckham celebrates with the team. The team would go on to beat Dillard University 3-1 and Beckham would finish with eight kills that match. SIDNEY OVROM/The Maroon.

VOLLEYBALL, continued from page 1 -ments the first two to three weekends of the season.”

Zabal indicated that Loyola hopes to have a tournament of their own eventually.

“We hope that we can get to that point someday but part of it is logistics to be able to host a tournament,” Zabal said. “We are happy that there are schools like Dillard that are right down the street that we’re able to travel to that are not far.”

Brunini cited the results from the Dillard Classic as getting her optimistic for the season.

“This past weekend has made me so excited for our season and what we can accomplish,” Brunini said.

“Despite being on the road for an extended period, everyone is really eager to play.”

Zabal said she forsees a positive result coming from the road trips and hopes the team carries the momentum of excitement in the first home game further into the season.

“I really feel like it’s all positive,” Zabal said. “They get really tired from traveling so the peace that comes with, ‘we don’t have to get on a bus this weekend, we get to be here, we get to come from our dorm into our gym and where we’re playing that day.’ To be able to have the home fans and students, faculty staff be here to support us, I think that also gets them excited.”

life or they wouldn’t be coming,” he said. “That motivates me to do it.”

More than just any side activity for him, Seiter believes that his involvement with this organization is important as it goes with the Jesuit ideal of being people for others.

“I had a great childhood, was blessed to come to a great school like Loyola, play baseball here, and I recognize that those gifts aren’t just for me,” he said. “They are for me to give out and this CLC group is one of the best places for me to do that.”

The Loyola Volleyball team finished the Dillard Classic by winning three out of their four total matches.

Loyola started the event by taking all three sets against Talladega College, but dropped the second match to Huston-Tillitson University 3-0 on Friday, Aug. 24.

The Wolf Pack had more success on Saturday Aug. 25 winning both their match against Jarvis Christian College 3-0 and their match against Dillard University 3-1.

In the first set of the first match against Talladega College, the Wolf Pack started slow dropping behind 15-9. Loyola rallied though to take the set 25-23. In the second set Loyola once again started off losing ground down 6-2 before dominantly rallying finishing the set with a 2515 win. Unlike the first two sets however, the Wolf Pack controlled the third set never allowing Talladega to take the lead to 25-14 win in the set and to clinch the match Loyola didn’t experience the same success against Huston-Tillitson.

Huston Tillson edged out Loyola in a

competitive first set 27-25. The next two sets would not be as competitive as Huston Tillson topped Loyola 25-9 and 25-14 to take the match.

The next day against Jarvis Christian College taking the lead in the first set and never giving it up to the Bulldogs finishing the set 25-20.

Loyola finished the next two sets in dominant fashion topping the Bulldogs 25-11 and 25-9 in the second and third sets respectively.

Against Dillard, Loyola started out strong in the first set getting off to a lead that they wouldn’t surrender taking the set 25-19. Dillard responded however, resisting Loyola’s runs to take the second set 25-23.

In the third set Loyola dropped behind. Dillard held a 15-10 lead before Loyola rallied a few points later winning ten straight points. Dillard would go on a run of their own evening the score at 22 each before Loyola would pull take the set 2523. In what was a very competitive matchup throughout, the fourth set was no different than the previous three. The teams stayed within three points of each other for most of the set but the Wolf Pack were able to come out on top 25-22 to claim their last match of the event.

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Inspiration: a short fiction by Madison McLoughlin I started lacing up my overused, black converse. Despite being torn and worn, these converse were my favorite pair of shoes. They were reliable, and I liked reliable. Not a lot of other things in my life were very reliable at the moment, but I knew I could always count on the worn down, holey soles to get me wherever I needed to go whenever, I needed to get there.

I finished tying a bow with my right shoelaces and stood up. I grabbed my slightly too big, faded leather jacket and held it to my chest for a moment. Gathering myself, I put it on and walked out the door.

I turned around to lock it behind me. This apartment really isn’t so bad, I thought to myself. It may not look like somewhere that a pair of middle class parents would let their child live in, but I loved it, plus it was cheap.

The gutter was one big rainstorm from falling off of the house completely, and the roof had several leaks in it. One of the windows was boarded up and the other one was so dirty that nothing could be seen from it. But to me, it was home.

I started walking down the block, noticing how the breeze lifted the leaves and brought a different scent to my nose with every other step.

The humidity made my hair on the back of my neck sticky, but not wet.

Photo illustration by CATIE SANDERS/ The Maroon.

There were only a couple of other people on the street, which was understandable because it was only 7am. A jogger passes me from behind, headphones blaring a bouncy tune, keeping him in step. I smile at him, even though he never looked back.

On the other side of the street, a professionally dressed, middle aged woman walked briskly to her car. I

smiled at her, but she was intently looking at her phone, as if she was late to some important business meeting.

After seven and a half minutes, I reach my destination. The little bell slams against the door of the quaint, rustic coffee shop. I walk up to the counter and place my usual order: a vanilla latte with an extra shot of espresso.

The barista was a cute, high school aged redhead that had the most genuine smile on her face at all times, making you feel at home. As I waited for her to make my coffee, I set up my things in a cozy booth where I could easily look out the window.

I opened my quirky sticker littered laptop, attached my small, white headphones, and opened my

favorite Spotify playlist, titled “Inspiration.” Then I grabbed the tattered yellow spiral notebook and my favorite Aquinas College pen and placed them next to my open laptop. I paused to retrieve my coffee, and then I sat down and popped in my ear buds.

I took a minute to search through the playlist and find my favorite song. He knew me so well. It was times like these when I missed him more than I could breathe.

The times when I was searching my soul for inspiration, begging my mind to come up with something creative enough to be noticed. It was in these moments that his memory consumed me, leaving me unable to do anything but listen to the playlist he made me for my last birthday and relive our life together. In the midst of my flashbacks and wishes, my eyes start to water. The tears build up behind my tightly closed eyelids like innocent prisoners locked up behind bars while I plead them not to escape.

“Drops of Jupiter” comes to an end. I shake my head as if to shake away the emptiness inside of me. I sip my coffee slowly and then take a deep breath. With a burst of inspiration and strength I know my brother would want me to have, I put pen to paper and start the story.

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OUR EDITORIAL

The majority opinion of our editorial board

HOWLS & GROWLS HOWL to games on your phone GROWL to my dead phone battery HOWL to receiving the beat and freeing the soul GROWL to getting lost in the rock and roll HOWL to locking your doors at night GROWL to having loose windows HOWL to hurricane parties Have a howl or growl? Tweet us at @loyola_maroon to be featured each Friday!

This is a n Illustration of Marquette Hall facing down a storm. President Tetlow sent out an email addressing both the hurricane in Hawaii and the anniversary of Hurrican Katrina. Photo Illustration by Ariel Landry/The Maroon

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Moving to the Big Easy can be a pretty big shift. Whether you’re just not used to living in the city or you’re struggling to keep up with the streetcar, moving here can be a pretty big culture shock for some people. Most of the learning will come with time and experience.

However, one of New Orlean’s little idiosyncrasies that you need to be prepared for now would be the weather. Not just the humidity, or even the flooding. We’re talking about hurricanes.

Hawaii has had to evacuate some of its residents as 52 inches of rain from the hurricane flooded the island. Hurricane Lane has the potential to be the single costliest hurricane in the recorded history of the state, according to AccuWeather. The people of Hawaii are dealing with a tragedy and our hearts go out to them. And, unfortunately, it’s so easy for many of us to empathize because we were in that same situation not that long ago. In fact, Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast almost thirteen years ago to the day of writing this.

Most everyone knows of Hurricane Katrina, whether you heard

about it from the news while it was happening or after the fact. But for many of us, Hurricane Katrina was about more than just the time that Kanye West made a fool of himself on TV. It was traumatic. Some of our staff had their houses flooded.

One of our staff members spent days not knowing where his father was. A staff members grandmother lost her house and every picture from her childhood. I personally remember when a tree almost fell on my mom. An ancient oak tree collapsed and almost hit the house while we were playing a card game by the window. The astute reader may recognize this as the worst place to be when a hurricane is going on. But that’s where we decided to play because we had never seen a hurricane before, and we weren’t taking it seriously.

If you’ve never experienced weather like that before, it’s easy to underestimate it. We all remember last year when a “hurricane day” amounted to nothing more than a light drizzle. But it’s important to recognize that this may not always be the case. We’ve seen the emergency preparedness emails that

Loyola sends out recommending what to do in case evacuation is necessary, and we know that Loyola has measures in place in case a hurricane does touch campus. But believe us when we say that you, personally and seriously, need a plan.

You need a place to evacuate to in case it becomes too dangerous to stay in the city. You need to have emergency supplies, be that flashlights, water bottles, or emergency generators if you live off campus.

It might seem like a waste of money when things are going well, but if push comes to shove, they’ll be worth it. sWe hope it never will, but when the storm is here, it’s better to be prepared. Don’t get us wrong, hurricane parties are fun and all, but they’re more of a myth than anything else. Most of us who remember the storm know that it’s not really the time to party. It’s the a time to be vigilant and prepared, and if you live in New Orleans, you should be too. We know it’s easy to gloss over those emails, but this is something you need to think about before it’s knocking down your front door.

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President Tania Tetlow takes a moment outside of Biever Hall on move in day Thursday Aug. 16. She began her term this year as Loyola’s first non-Jesuit president. SIDNEY OVROM/ The Maroon.

Letter from Tetlow: Dear Loyola Community TANIA TETLOW university president

pres@loyno.edu

Author’s note: The editors of The Maroon invited me to share thoughts on the beginning of my presidency, which allows me a welcome opportunity to process an intense two weeks.

Dear Loyola community, Like many of our incoming students, I have spent time this past week simply finding my way around campus and meeting the people who bring it to life. Some of it I already know well because I grew up nearby — my father taught here and my mom went to law school at Loyola at night. But there is still

much for me to learn. More than one person has stopped and unsuccessfully asked me for directions.

Also like you, I spend my days in hours of “classroom” time, only mine are meetings about budget, student life, admissions, academics, and all of the complexity of running a university. I find myself trying to balance the immediate with the long-term. How do we get our students quickly and safely acclimated this week? But also, who do we want to be fifty years from now?

I know that this will be a job full of spreadsheets, but also inspiration.

I want to stay rooted in realities, while constantly reaching for the more. I will be counting on you, the Loyola community, to work with me on the tough issues that face us and to share your ideas and aspirations on how to address them.

Already, I have seen that Loyola is a community of innovators. This week, students, faculty, and staff

have worked together to tackle large challenges, including issues tied to financial aid and work study assignments, meal plans, and the logistics associated with the arrival of thousands of students. You have helped us identify problems and solve them quickly.

There is nothing quite like the power of creative problem solving fueled by Jesuit mission. As just one example, I have watched my colleagues and students work to address the crucial issue of food insecurity on our campus. Through the compassion of our community, Loyola created a temporary food pantry located in the CMFA box office and is working on plans for a more comprehensive and permanent solution.

My favorite part of the job thus far has been to engage with students. I have spoken to many of you in small interactions across campus, on move-in day, at the pep rally. I

have already learned that you come from all over the world, that you belong to an astonishing array of clubs and sports and activities, and that you love this community. (I have also gotten some strange looks from those of you who do not yet recognize me and wonder why I am being so friendly.)

I spent an hour with the Maroon editorial board and was thoroughly impressed with their insightful questions and passion for seeking the truth in answers. With a heritage of almost one hundred years of remarkable journalism (and ranked No. 7 in the country!), I know that the Maroon will both work with me and hold me accountable. I look forward to it.

As you begin your classes this week, just know how envious I am -- I wish I could join you. Loyola’s faculty are passionate and devoted teachers who brag constantly about all of you. They are also renowned

scholars and researchers, asking crucial questions, solving critical problems.

At the end of a long day, I go home at night to my family and play with my six-year old daughter, Lucy.

Her job is to keep my head from swelling, because she is entirely unimpressed by the trappings of a university presidency. After she goes to bed, I have been reading about the history of Loyola, to understand its roots and its culture, its particular version of the Jesuit mission.

Loyola has a rich history, full of triumphs and struggles, exploration, growth, and a commitment to excellence, as well as near-constant efforts to open doors wider and to engage with the world around us. I look forward to working with you to carry that story forward.

Thank you for walking on this journey alongside me.

I am a frustrated junior at Loyola who needs answers now Lily Cummings Mass communication junior

lrcummin@ my.loyno.edu

I came back as a junior to Loyola a little frustrated, so I wrote a letter on my Facebook page: Dear Loyola University New Orleans, I’m confused.

No, not about any of my classes. I’m confused as to why several friends have lost their federal work study and are getting fired from jobs they’ve held for years--including myself.

I’m confused as to what degree I’m getting after two years of hard work. Do I still go to the School of

Mass Communication, and what college is that under exactly? Last I heard, the College of Music and Fine Arts which makes a lot of sense...

I’m confused about why we are making cuts to a program like Iggy Vols that has had an impact on hundreds of students, not to mention the effect we have on the communities we serve in South Africa and Jamaica. Ignacio Volunteers is a program that is founded in our Jesuit values and gives students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a different culture to serve with and for others. What about cutting Service Learning in half? Think about the community organizations that count on the volunteer work of Loyola students each year.

I’m confused that it is still not understood that a wide population of our students face food insecurity. Meanwhile, they are paying for expensive college dorms--some of which you have now tripled to

squeeze in another student aka another person paying tuition--or forced to pick from outrageously expensive housing in the Uptown New Orleans area.

I understand budget cuts need to be made, but I’m confused as to why we have fired, displaced staff members from housing, and rewritten contracts that force them into making less money than they were before.

Please give us answers and be transparent. Please don’t tell us not to care, because, “At the end of the day you’re getting a four year degree and that’s what matters.” College is so much MORE than that. After all, Loyola teaches us to care. The Jesuit values you instill in us include “magis,” asking us to do more or something greater for the glory of God. When my mom dropped me off for year three at Loyola, I wasn’t excited. I realize now that is because I have lost a lot of pride in my univer-

sity after decisions that have been made. I understand budget cuts are happening to most colleges these days, but I am not the only student who has noticed something different--and not in a good way--about this year.

Students, please consider emailing the following with your concerns: President Tania Tetlow: pres@loyno.edu Interim Provost and VP of Academic Affairs Maria Calzada, Ph.D.: calzada@loyno.edu Chief Operating Officer Paul Pastorek: pastorek@loyno.edu Since publishing that post--and sending an email to all three faculty members mentioned above--I have received answers from other faculty and staff members. I have

been informed that I will receive a B.A. in Mass Communication. I also learned that the School of Mass Communication is under the College of Music and Fine Arts, but that it will be renamed in the near future to encompass all of the programs housed in the college. I was told through an email sent to faculty that students like myself who had work study on their financial aid package this summer, but do not see it now on their account, can file an appeal.

I appreciate the transparency I have found in several faculty and staff members, but I would encourage students to keep asking questions and voicing their concerns. I believe Loyola will be the best institution and investment it can be, when the communication between students and faculty is also the best it can be.

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