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The New Orleans tricentennial sign stands dry on Tuesday Sept. 4, 2018 after Tropical Storm Gordon missed the downtown New Orleans area. Loyola reopened at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 after closing down on Tuesday afternoon. CRISTIAN ORELLANA/ The Maroon.

Ghosted by Gordon

Loyola prepared for Tropical Storm Gordon by canceling afternoon classes on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.

By Andres Fuentes aafuente@my.loyno.edu @af_nola

It was all there in place for the perfect storm: the newscasts were airing all throughout the night, students got out of school early to gather supplies and the blowouts were being planned at the local bars.

However, the party doesn't start until the storm comes through, and Tropical Storm Gordon decided to party in Mobile, Alabama instead of the Big Easy on Tuesday night.

Despite the ghosting by a storm that didn't even develop into a Category 1, Loyola and New Orleans prepared themselves for landfall as far out as Sunday when Gordon was first reported as Potential Tropical Cyclone #7 near Cuban waters.

The graphs and predictions had the storm making landfall sometime in the early afternoon on Wednesday.

Gordon was fast, hitting the Florida Keys early on Monday and aiming to hit campus within the next 38 hours. A tropical storm warning was issued for southeastern Louisiana, and students and faculty alike kept refreshing their emails for LORA updates.

It looked so certain that Tropical Storm Gordon would hit us. Mayor Latoya Cantrell issued a State of Emergency for the city and Loyola canceled classes after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday and eventually until 10:30 a.m. on the following day.

Alas, as parents worried about their children surviving a potential hurricane and their children spent

Loyola students spend time at The Fly on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, after afternoon classes were canceled as a precaution for Tropical Storm Gordon. The storm skipped over New Orleans without raining down on the university. SIDNEY OVROM/ The Maroon.

their afternoon eating chips guacamole at The Fly, 72 mph winds hit far east of the city.

Not a drop of rain or a gust of wind from Gordon affected Loyola, but that doesn't mean the school did not acted unreasonably.

Robert Thomas, Director of Environmental Communication, agreed with the school's decision to close early, saying the school acted accordingly with the information that they had.

He recommended that students

stay up to date with the latest info rmationwhen a storm is on the rise, even if the skies are sunny.

"My advice is to always take them (storms) very seriously, to listen to several different authorities, to see what the consensus is."

Jesuit universities slowly losing Jesuit presidents

By Olivia Finger olfinger@my.loyno.edu

Jesuit universities have a long history of ordained men as presidents; however, today many are shifting to lay presidents, a non-ordained member of the church. Loyola University New Orleans has recently joined this trend by choosing its first lay female president, Tania Tetlow.

Today there are 28 Jesuit universities in the U.S., many of which were founded in the 1800s and rooted

in strong Jesuit traditions. These universities are scattered across 18 states in the U.S. Jesuit universities are aimed at educating the whole person and preparing their students to think critically.

Over the years, many of these universities have done this with the help of a Jesuit president. Today, however, out of the 28 universities, 15 currently have lay presidents, two of whom are African American men (St. Louis and Detroit Mercy) and three of whom are women (Le

Moyne, Loyola Chicago and Loyola New Orleans.) This shift is exciting for many people, but it is also worrying some that these universities might lose what makes them distinct from other colleges, their Jesuit identity.

The shift in leadership moving from Jesuit to layperson can be traced back about eight years when Canisius College in Buffalo, New York chose John J. Hurley as its first lay president.

Loyola University Chicago re-

cently inaugurated its first ever female layperson as president. Jo Ann Rooney has excelled in many fields, including civil service. In 2010, she worked with the department of defense as a senior advisor in the Obama administration, according to Loyola Univeristy Chicago's website.

The Rev. Ted Dziak, vice president of Loyola University New Orleans, said that, although there is a shift in presidents, there is not a shift in values, and if the school does not

retain its Jesuit identity with a lay president, they are no longer a Jesuit university.

“The Jesuit mission is unique and that is what people pay extra for at a Jesuit university," Dziak said, "if there is no longer a Jesuit mission that what are people paying extra for?”

Dziak also said that students flock to Jesuit universities because of its values and because when they grad-

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Diversity grants to be given to students, staff

By Samuel Kahn skahn@my.loyno.edu

Loyola students try to avoid a sudden rain shower on Aug. 30, 2018. Loyola is currently changing its policy for hurricane preparedness to require campus evacuations during Category Two hurricanes. CRISTIAN ORELLANA/ The Maroon.

Loyola lowers hurricane evacuation threshold

By Henry Bean hwbean@my.loyno.edu

While many college students celebrate hurricane season with survival parties, Loyola is reminding students to keep a go-bag packed as the university has lowered its campus evacuation threshold from Category 3 to Category 2 hurricanes.

The university decided to change its policy out of concern that some buildings on campus are not strong enough to withstand a Category 2 storm, according to Todd Warren, director of LUPD and emergency management.

“We conducted an analysis of the buildings on campus and deter-

mined that occupation of many of the buildings would not be safe in winds of a Category 2 or above hurricane,” Warren said.

The change in evacuation standards has been met with both praise and criticism from students.

Olivia Redmann, chemistry sophomore, said she was happy to hear about the university’s updated evacuation policy.

“It makes me feel more reassured that my safety is secured,” Redmann said.

But not everyone is excited about the change in hurricane evacuation policy. Robert Thomas, director of the Center for Environmental Communication, said he is aware of the possible negative effects of lowering the bar for a campus evacuation.

“You do have to be careful when setting these protocols because when everybody has to leave it costs a lot of money. That is why people get so angry when the mayor or somebody says to get out of town and the storm fizzes,” Thomas said.

Despite the mixed reviews, the university still plans to go through with its decision and see how the new policy affects the community during hurricane season, according to Warren.

However, Warren said evacuation is unlikely as it has been nearly a decade since Hurricane Gustav, the last Category 2 or higher hurricane to hit New Orleans back in 2008.

That said, last summer the U.S. experienced its 17th deadliest hurricane season on record since 1900.

Four Category 3 or higher hurricanes killed hundreds of people and caused upwards of $200 billion worth of damages in 2017, according to Time.

Considering last year’s hurricane season, Warren said the university hopes the change in policy will give students a sense of security and remind them to have an evacuation plan.

“I hope that they see that their safety is of utmost importance to us and that this decision was carefully thought out and implemented to increase our preparedness and our response which will ultimately lead to

better protection of our students,” Warren said.

New director takes over the Whelan Children’s Center

By Emma Gilheany eagilhea@my.loyno.edu

For the new school year, The Whelan Children’s Center has welcomed Latisha Newman, a veteran childcare worker, as its new director.

Newman started as the new director on July 25 and has over 15 years of experience in childcare, having previously been a lead teacher, education supervisor and center director. She also holds degrees in psychology, childhood education and a master’s in curriculum and instruction.

Despite having just started in her new position, Newman said the energy of the Loyola community has excited her.

“I loved hearing from the parents and how engaged and committed they are to the center. All of my conversations have been very positive and I expect another great year for our students and parents at the center,” Newman said.

Kate Yurgil, assistant professor of psychology at Loyola and mother of a three-year-old daughter at Whelan, said Newman has adjusted quickly to her new role as the center’s director.

“She’s very, very personable. I’ve really been impressed that in such a

Latisha Newman, the new director of the Whelan Children’s Center, interacts with children in the center’s playroom on Sept. 4. Newman has over 15 years of childcare experience and said she is excited about her new position. JULES SANTOS/The Maroon.

short period of time that she really has seemed to engage with the rest of the staff and the families,” Yurgil said.

Newman said she hopes to maintain the high quality of education that the Whelan Children’s Center is known for during this transition.

“My vision for the Whelan Children’s Center is to be a leading early childhood institution in the state of Louisiana that provides a qual-

ity early childhood education for young children,” Newman said.

Laura Alexander, a university minister at Loyola, has two children enrolled at Whelan, and she said it has been a vital part of both her and her children’s lives over the years.

“I love all of the staff at the Whelan Center. They are part of our family,” Alexander said. “I am a better mother every day because of what I learn from them in terms of how to

best help my kids grow and learn.”

However, many Loyola faculty members were frustrated last semester after it was announced that there would be a significant price increase in child care costs at the center.

The increase was necessary in order “to continue to meet the rising costs of sustaining a high-quality center,” according to Newman.

Some faculty members made the decision to take their children out of the daycare because of this increase.

Though Alexander decided to keep her children enrolled at Whelan, she said that affording the center’s pricing is a stretch.

“It is a pretty significant financial hardship for our family. It’s where we have chosen to invest,” Alexander said.

The price increase was in place when Newman became the director in late July and still remains today.

Despite the effects the price hikes have had on the Loyola community, Newman remains optimistic.

“What I hope for the future of the Whelan Children’s Center is to continue to be a leading early childhood program that provides high-quality education to early learners of Loyola University,” Newman said.

Loyola is living out its Jesuit mission by handing out $500 grants to student or staff projects that address issues linked to diversity and social justice.

To apply for the grant, event organizers need to fill out a form available on the diversity committee website describing the event, how it is beneficial to Loyola’s diversity and inclusiveness and a detailed budget of the event.

Sybol Anderson, chief diversity officer, said that offering diversity grants for on-campus events hits at the heart of Loyola’s Jesuit mission.

“Jesuit education is characterized by its emphasis upon excellence.

What is more excellent in education than encountering and learning from multiple perspectives on the world— engaging them critically and being so inspired or so challenged by their differences to one’s own cherished understandings that one is compelled to engage in self-critique and self-enlargement?”

Anderson said.

Even though the grant had also been given out last year, some organizations may apply for the first time.

PLUS+, Loyola’s LGBTQ association, is a new organization on campus, and it is applying for a diversity grant in hopes of funding an on-campus drag show.

The association’s president David Collins, mass communication junior, sought advice from Anderson in order to increase the organization’s chances of earning the grant.

But while the grant is an opportunity for student associations to organize events for the first time, it is also crucial to some organizations who would not be able to fulfill their missions without it.

The country fair’s $2,500 budget cannot be met without the diversity grant since Loyola cut into the Center for International Education’s resources to save money during a period of financial instability, according to Dittmar Dittrich, assistant director for international student and scholar services.

“The Center for International Education doesn’t have a budget for entertainment,” Dittrich said.

“Grants are our only option to have those events and the diversity grant is one of them.”

In addition to creating events, Anderson said that programs like the diversity grants are necessary to combat ignorance and promote understanding of others.

“There is a lot that we don’t know (I include myself) about groups that are misrepresented, and our ignorance in that sense— our lack of knowledge— often leads to the underrepresentation and marginalization of those groups in places where they ought to have fair and equitable access and treatment ... such as in universities,” Anderson said.

All students and staff are eligible to apply for grants as long as their project aims to “promote understanding of diversity in the academic experience or community life of Loyola,” according to Anderson.

The next deadline to apply for the grant is Tuesday, Oct. 2.

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Jesuit values persist at universities whithout Jesuit presidents Domino’s to aid pot hole problem By: Andres Fuentes aafuente@my.loyno.edu @af_nola

Illustration of all 28 Jesuit universities in the U.S. 15 of the 28 universities no longer have a Jesuit president. Illustration by Ariel Landry.

Jesuit, continued from page 1 -uate they know that they will have a priceless education that taught them how to value human beings and be able to accurately evaluate situations.

“I love going to a Jesuit university,” said Marilyn Johnson, a senior vocal music education major, “regardless of whether you’re Catholic or not, Jesuit values are based in love and inclusion and anyone can find truth in them.”

“A Jesuit education is what separates someone with a degree in their

field and someone whose education values the whole person,” Dziak said.

Despite the shift in lay presidents, Dziak said that the men and women taking over these leadership positions were not chosen on a whim.

They are qualified to represent these schools and that there is no lack of qualification or respect for the Jesuit mission.

“Many Jesuits today are moving into other disciplines than administration and it is a numbers game,” Dziak said, “we will pick the person most qualified, and if that person

happens to be lay, then so be it.”

Along with Loyola’s new president’s outstanding qualifications, many other universities hold their leadership to similar qualification standards. Georgetown University in Washington D.C.’s president, John J. DeGioia, worked as an administrator and teacher at Georgetown before taking office. Like Tetlow, DeGioia was familiar with the university and its Jesuit values.

Many of the lay presidents work closely with Jesuits to keep the mission and the university running smoothly. Although Loyola has

switched to a lay president our vice president is a Jesuit, meaning there is collaboration going on between the two in working with the state of the university.

Many Jesuit universities were created to educate poor immigrants and have been open to people of all backgrounds and faiths because the Jesuit mission is taught to be shared with everyone not only a select few.

They are no longer only Jesuit men but other lay people including women. Now, even more, the universities are run by all types of people and ready to educate the whole person.

Rite Aid closures could affect students

By Cody Downey codyadowney@gmail.com @CodyWrites For many students, the local Rite Aid is seen as the source of goods that may be too expensive or unobtainable on campus. However, a recent change may cause the store to close.

Following a buyout from competitor Walgreens last year, over 1,932 Rite Aids were bought out for a total of $4.37 billion. The pharmacy giant has been fighting to gain control of Rite Aid for the past two years.

Due to this, many Rite Aid locations have been closed across Louisiana starting in June and July. At the moment, 11 locations across Louisiana have been closed. This includes three in New Orleans, two in Metairie and one each in Algiers, New Orleans East, Marrero, Jefferson, Hammond and Slidell. Now, only four Rite Aid stores remain in the entire state of Louisiana.

However, these closures are only just the starting point for Walgreens.

Walgreens representatives stated that a total of 600 Rite Aids across the Northeast and South will be terminated. Some Rite Aids will be closed if they are in close proximity of a Walgreens. Other locations where there are not already a Walgreens, will be converted into a Walgreens, according to a report by Fortune.

Though this may positively affect Walgreens, this could also potentially hurt Loyola students. The Rite Aid

The Rite Aid store located at the intersection of Broadway Street and St. Charles Avenue. 11 Rite Aid stores have recently closed in Louisiana. JACOB MEYER/The Maroon.

location on Saint Charles Ave. is one that is used by many students who live on or around campus.

One student who would be affected by this is Jordan Nave, a physics sophomore. Nave is a regular of this location saying she goes to it at least every two weeks.

“I use it for things that the C-Store doesn’t have or when it’s closed,” Nave said.

For Nave, the only other alternative would be to travel to the Walgreens on South Carrollton Ave.

For some, going to Walgreens may not be a problem; however, others may not have that same ease.

Driving to Walgreens takes around eight minutes without traffic. However, for those who don’t have cars, the trip would take around 22 minutes on foot or by public transit, according to a search on Google Maps.

This is a stark contrast to the time and distance it would take a student to get to the Rite Aid. For a driver, the trip would take four minutes without traffic. For someone walk-

ing or taking transit, it would only be eight minutes.

These closures have the potential to seriously impact how long it takes students to get necessities.

Soon, students may have to chose between the convenience of stores on-campus or take the walk or drive to the only other close alternatives.

Since May of 2010, the Crescent City has filled over 360,000 potholes.

However, many cracks and crevices still exist throughout the city, reaping terror on pizza delivery drivers and their pizza pies.

Domino’s Pizza has stepped in to help combat the pesky pothole problem and bring about smoother roads and fewer mashed pizzas.

In June of this year, Domino’s launched its Paving for Pizza program which allowed its customers to nominate which town would receive a grant for pothole repairs.

After more than 137,000 nominations from 15,275 different zip codes in all 50 states, New Orleans was the 11th city awarded a $5,000 grant to fix potholes.

“Domino’s promised to save carryout pizza, one pothole at a time, and it is doing just that in New Orleans,” public relations officer Danielle Bulger said. “Thanks to an overwhelming number of nominations from its residents, New Orleans was selected as a ‘Paving for Pizza’ grant recipient.”

Customers can now rejoice now that their pizza has a safer route to their homes, but the news of the grant also excites New Orleans Domino’s workers too.

“Cracks, bumps and potholes can easily ruin a good carryout pizza, and nobody wants that,” said Glenn Mueller, New Orleans Domino’s franchise owner. “We’re thrilled that New Orleans was selected as a grant recipient to help smooth the ride home for our carryout customers.”

The pothole issue in the city is a huge problem, and something Daniel McBride, academic advisor, addresses with his students, even giving the freshmen advice in how to navigate the pothole infested streets.

He said, “Be aware. Try to drive defensively and always look at the ground in front of you to make sure you’re not going to hit something that is going to mess up your vehicle.”

Now that New Orleans has the grant, the question now remains: how many holes can the city fix with that cash?

According to renocompare.com, at $80 per ton, New Orleans can buy 62.5 tons of asphalt for their streets.

With the average pothole being two square feet and four inches deep, the city only needs 200 pounds of asphalt to fill in the hole, allowing the city to relieve the streets of around 620 potholes.

“Any pothole that we can get removed off the street can be beneficial to the city and to the drivers,” McBride said. “I can’t tell you how many times I’m driving down a dark street and I hit a pothole.”

So next time you take a drive around the neighborhood on freshly paved roads or receive your pizza without any damages, you have Domino’s to thank.

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A Warm Welcome Audubon Zoo elephant herd is set to welcome two new members

By Emma Ruby eeruby@my.loyno.edu

Elephants Jothi and Supara have packed their trunks in preparation for a 1,241-mile move to the Big Easy. The Audubon Zoo will be home for the two new Asian elephants this fall, the Audubon Nature Institute announced in a press release.

Jothi and Supara will be relocated from the Buffalo, New York zoo following a unanimous vote by the Buffalo Zoo Board of Directors. Audubon Zoo’s general curator, Joel Hamilton, said that the elephants are the answer to the Zoo’s several year long search to expand their herd.

“We built a new elephant exhibit and management barn that opened in 2016, but we began looking for elephants to add to our herd even before then,” Hamilton said.

With the ability to hold up to four elephants, Audubon Zoo’s $10 million enclosure has the accommodations specifically designed for older animals. The Audubon Nature Institute press release highlighted the “multiple pools, shade, [and] a newly-built barn with heated and padded

floors,” that make the enclosure ideal for 36-year-old Jothi and 35-year-old Supara.

The relocation is being hailed a victory by the nonprofit organization In Defense of Animals. Elephant Scientist Toni Frohoff described the conditions of the Buffalo Zoo elephant exhibit as a “frigid fiasco.”

The Buffalo Zoo has appeared on IDA’s “10 Worst Zoos” list five times in the last 10 years, most recently in 2016 as the sixth-worst zoo in North America for elephants.

“We are delighted that Buffalo Zoo will let Jothi and Supara thaw out in a more suitable climate,” Frohoff said in an IDA press release. “In Defense of Animals has actively and arduously worked to free these elephants from their decrepit, unsuit-

The smaller of Audubon Zoo’s two Asian Elephants interacts with a tire before picking it up and retreating back to its housing. The elephant enclosure contains a number of items for the animals to play with as part of their daily life at the zoo. JAKE MEYER / The Maroon.

able zoo conditions for over a decade. This is a positive move for Jothi and Supara, but we will continue our work to get them to an accredited elephant sanctuary where they can live as elephants instead of as exhibits.”

Frohoff also emphasized the health of Jothi and Supara, saying that the warm New Orleans weather is a more natural fit for the Asian elephants than the cold winters of Buffalo, New York, where snow is common and temperatures have dropped to as low as -11 degrees Fahrenheit. She believes this jarring change in environment could pose risk to the elephants.

“Those elephants are already at great risk from both the physical and psychological stressors of chronic institutionalized trauma, particularly given their miserable elephant enclosure and frigid weather at the Buffalo Zoo,” Frohoff said.

“There is always risk in moving any animal, or human for that fact. Just as in there is typically some risks in medical treatments we undertake for our own health

and wellbeing, in this case, the benefits likely outweigh the risks.”

Jothi and Supara’s move to New Orleans will be closely mon- itored by Audubon Zoo staff in order to ensure a smooth transition. The first step for the elephants will be a temporary period of quarantine.

“They will go through a quarantine period so we can monitor their behavior, food intake, and perform any additional tests we need,” Hamilton said.

Although a date has not been set for when Jothi and Supara will officially join the Audubon Zoo herd, Hamilton said that the Audubon and Buffalo Zoos are in the process of finishing paperwork and

Free admission during NOMA community night

By Jade Myers jzmyers@loyno.edu

The New Orleans Museum of Art is opening its doors to lovers of food, live entertainment, art-making activities and gallery tours.

NOMA invites locals to join them at Community Night on Friday, Sept. 7th with free admission for all visitors from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Community Night is in conjunction with the Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories exhibition that celebrates the New Orleans Tricentennial which will be on view until Sept. 16th, according to a statement from NOMA.

The Everyday Projects, a collective of photojournalists who use social media to combat stereotypical representations of communities worldwide, will bring their Pulitzer Center-sponsored curriculum to New Orleans with #EverydayNewOrleans encouraging participants to use photography to share their unique perspectives on life in their neighborhoods throughout Greater New Orleans.

Issues such as the one stated above are what some people hope visitors will reflect on and address while attending the exhibition.

Community night aims to draw attention to the forgotten and mar-

ginalized history of the city showcased through seven contemporary art projects.

The project aims to look toward the future by shedding light on the past, returning to defining moments in New Orleans history that continue to frame art in the city today.

Among the entertainment and activities, there will be a discussion about #EveryDayNewOrleans, a social media and educational outreach program aimed at challenging stereotypes, bridging communities and building visual literacy through photography.

“In New Orleans’ Tricentennial

year, this exhibition will allow visitors to reflect on how our city’s histories have shaped our responses to present-day issues and concerns, while considering how the past can help spur evolution and change,” said Susan Taylor, NOMA’s Montine McDaniel Freeman Director.

New Orleans Tricentennial is a year of celebration and remembrance, Taylor explained. She said that NOMA invites the city to consider how commemoration can also be a form of forward thinking by using the past as a guide for the future.

agreements and expect the move to happen sometime in the backend of the fall.

Animal enthusiasts looking forward to the new elephants will also be delighted to know that the Audubon Zoo has announced the addition of a new orangutan this fall.

22-year-old Jambi will make the move from the Hannover Zoo in Germany in order to join Audubon’s three female orangutans. A press release said that “Jambi can look forward to forty-two feet high climbing trees, hammocks, natural ground, sunshine, a waterfall, and panoramic views of the Mississippi River.”

UPCOMING EVENTS Irish Festival

Hosted by the Lost Bayou Ramblers, the festival will take place next weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

The Denial Party

Loyola bands Colorblock and Goblin Marquette will perform at Gasa Gasa Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 9 p.m.

NOLA Horror Film Festival The Prytania Theatre is set to host this years festival on Sept. 20th23rd, 2018

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Rummel cheerleaders reunite at Loyola

By Jillian Oddo jmoddo@my.loyno.edu @jill_oddo

Public relations junior Paige Carter twirls the jump rope around for the children in Belize. Carter was one of 12 athletes who went on the trip. Photo courtesy of Rev. Ted Dziak S.J.

Column: I’ll never forget about Belize

By Paige Carter pcarter@my.loyno.edu @Paige_KAH2O

Traveling, living and working with 11 other athletes from Loyola in the beautiful country of Belize was truly one of the best experiences of my life. The living conditions, summer camp and sightseeing are memories that I will never forget.

For three weeks, we ran a summer camp in Dangriga, Belize. All 12 of us had our own classroom. I taught the youngest group of kids who were between four and five years old. In the mornings, we taught the kids English, math and arts and crafts.

In the afternoons, we taught them sports like soccer, volleyball and basketball. With the younger ones, we played jump rope, Duck, Duck, Goose and they always wanted to

race me. Teaching the younger children was a challenge, but an enjoyable one.

My favorite activity in the classroom was reading a book to them.

With the little ones, I was told it’s very important to be extra enthusiastic and overly exaggerated while reading. The most memorable time was when I read “The Rainbow Fish”. This was one of my childhood favorites that my family used to read to me. While I was reading, I thought about how I was once in their shoes; sitting on the ground amazed by the sparkly pictures and feeling like I was a part of the book. I stopped frequently to ask questions and to keep them engaged. I loved seeing the kids come alive and get engaged with the book. Even though I felt as if I lost my voice everyday after reading, story time was the best part of

the morning. I never pictured myself being in Belize holding a camp for kids, and I am so glad I decided to get involved with the amazing opportunities Loyola offers.

The relationships I have with the other athletes are unforgettable.

Spending that time with the same people every part of the day may seem a lot. We even had to share one shower and two toilets which was challenging for the first couple of days, but we all got used to it and always kept a positive attitude. Everyone got along the whole trip.

We had a few routines we would do after camp for fun. After dinner, we all would walk to the basketball court. Lucky for us, the court was on the beach. Some of us played and the rest of us would either workout, cheer or sit on the beach and talk about whatever was on our minds.

It was always nice for us to go because everyone went. Some nights when the lights were off, we would lay on the court and watch the stars.

The sky was extremely clear, and we could see the constellations in a way you just can’t here in New Orleans. One night, I remember talking about wanting to see a shooting star and immediately after we all saw one.

When people ask about my experience, I say that it was indescribable. I can talk about a few things, but no one really knows the true experience unless they were there.

With all of this said, this trip would not have happened or been successful without the Rev. Ted Dziak S.J. He was the heart of this trip.

I am blessed to have been a part of this trip with a vibrant group of athletes.

After flipping together on the same mat in high school, two cheerleaders are finally reunited on Loyola’s cheer mat.

Tri Le, biochemistry junior, and Madison Ural, design freshman, cheered at Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie, Louisiana.

This year both Le and Ural will be cheering side-by-side on Loyola’s competitive cheer team. Le expressed her excitement on cheering with Ural.

“It’s awesome to see her cheer at Loyola. We cheered together for two years in high school, and since I graduated I have not seen her” Le said.

While at Rummel, both cheerleaders racked up the trophies.

From 2014-2017, Rummel was the Louisiana High School Athletic Association champion. Moreover, in 2014 and 2015, they won Universal Cheerleaders Association National Game Day competition.

“It is so nice to see a familiar face coming to a new team,” said Ural.

Le reciprocated that exciment.

“I was excited when I heard she was joining Loyola’s cheer team,” Le said.

Le has been cheering for four years, starting his cheering career his junior year of high school.

“Tri is an amazing cheerleader and a great person to be around,” said Ural.

Ural has been cheering for eight years and cheered all four years in high school.

With their reunion, both Le and Ural are ready for competition season, and they hope to help Loyola’s cheer team become National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics champions.

“I am excited to see what Madison will bring to the team, and how she will grow throughout her college years,” said Le. The competitive cheer team will compete Feb. 1 at the Martin Methodist College Invitational.

New equipment means more capabilities for broadcast

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

Loyola’s live sports broadcasts from The Den will be getting an upgrade this fall. Previously, Loyola’s sports streams utilized only one camera. Now multiple camera shots will be available as well as video replay, according to technology coordinator and instructor Albert Dupont.

Dupont said he will also be teaching students how to use the new equipment with ideally up to 12 to 15 who would work each game. He said that his digital production class will be involved but explained that it is open to all students.

“It’s open to any student that wants to be a part of it. We are not

going to turn anybody away,” Dupont said. “We’re not sure it’s going to be volunteering or we pay you in pizza. We don’t know yet.”

Dupont has experience in the field having freelanced on the production team for both the Saints and Pelicans games. Dupont explained that learning how to use this equipment translates to broadcasting for professional teams and cited students he has taught who have gone on to work for the Pelicans and Saints as well as ESPN. “The concepts are the same,” Dupont said. “So if you can work this equipment, you can work the equipment in the (Mercedez-Benz) Superdome and the (Smoothie King Center) and on a production truck.”

Stacy Hollowell, men’s basketball head coach, said that the different

angles and shots will help give his players more credibility when submitting highlight reels to professional organizations.

“So this hopefully will put our guys on another playing field when it comes to opportunities and help them build a portfolio of their successes that they have here,” Hollowell said.

The home opener that will be broadcast with the new system will be volleyball. The game in The Den is Sept. 21 against Bethel University. The current plan is to broadcast volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball.

Dupont also explained that baseball is a possibility, but internet connectivity issues at the field would need to be solved first. One solution Dupont said is a possibility is ac-

quiring a LiveU unit. It would take all of the camera and audio data and split it into two cell signals and send it to the production team where a server would recombine it.

Director of Athletic Communications Mike Swartz expressed his enthusiasm over the new capabilities.

“We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with Professor Dupont and the students of the School of Mass Communication,” Swartz said.

“Professor Dupont’s knowledge of sports broadcasting paired with the resources of such a great academic program will enhance our ability to promote our athletic teams and student-athletes.”

Dupont explained that ideally they will be able to get up to five cameras. He also said that it will allow their producers to make video

highlights during the game easily and make them available for the media. Hollowell expressed his belief that the increased ease of making highlight videos can help recruiting.

“I mean if I can send out a one minute, even thirty second, snip-it of highlights from our past games to recruits, that’s a big positive for us,” Hollowell said.

There is still a lot up in the air, however, according to Dupont.

“We’ve just got to figure out how all of this is going to work because we’ve never done this before,” Dupont said. “I know athletics has been kind of on their own doing it and we wanted to kind of definitely help them out.”

OPINION

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Letter: Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

Interim provost Maria Calzada in her office in a meeting on September 5. Calzada wishes to bring awareness to Hispanic Heritage Month on Loyola’s campus. ALEXIS REYES/ The Maroon.

MARIA CALZADA Interim provost calzada@ loyno.edu

As we prepare to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), we recognize the achievements and contributions of American citizens with ancestry from Spain, Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean. As a group, Hispanics are the second-largest ethnic population in the United States (the largest being non-Hispanic whites). Our people are diverse and creative. We are hard-working and fun-loving.

Our music, foods and cultures are legendary. We are family-oriented, God-loving, open and friendly. Like our brothers and sisters in other ethnic and racial groups in the United States, we deserve respect and admiration.

Loyola Hispanic faculty and staff are represented in just about every

college and functional unit at the university, from the Office of the Provost, Admissions, the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Business Dean’s offices, to faculty in Physics, Criminology and Justice, Languages and Cultures, Mathematics, and the Colleges of Law, Music and Fine Arts, and Business (radically, I am including people from Brazilian ancestry). Please forgive me if I missed your program here. I hope you are not invisible to me, as some of my fellow Latinx feel they are to others. Let me know who you are when you see me on campus.

Our Hispanic students, who make up roughly 16% of the undergraduate population at Loyola, are represented in just about every program at the university. We are honored to have them here. They have achieved innumerable accolades and honors. When they graduate, they go on to make a significant difference in their families, communities and countries. They make us all proud.

In the 300-year anniversary of the founding of New Orleans, I want to remind everyone that Hispanics were part of this great city from the beginning. People from Spain, Cuba, Hispaniola, Mexico and Central

America lived, worked in and built our city, which was under Spain’s jurisdiction for a few decades. For that reason, the French Quarter resembles the type of Spanish central neighborhood that we see in Spain, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and even in “el Casco Viejo” in my own country of Panama. Hispanics built the city of New Orleans after fires destroyed it in the 1700s and again after Hurricane Katrina ravaged it in 2005. Our New Orleans culture continues to be enriched by the contributions of Hispanics to this day.

As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage month, I want to recognize and thank Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG) for their generous donations, which made possible the brand-new Pan-American Life Student Success Center on the second floor of Monroe Library and a new scholarship for a first-generation Louisiana student of Hispanic descent. PALIG has a history that parallels that of Loyola University New Orleans, a history that connects the Mississippi River to Central, South America and the Caribbean. PALIG’s CEO, Don Jose Souquet, is one of the most prominent Hispanics in

the city, together with his wife, Ileana, who served many years as part of the Loyola University New Orleans Board of Trustees. Not long before Hurricane Katrina hit our city, PALIG had relocated its main office to New Orleans. With a city destroyed, Mr. Souquet could have made the decision to move PALIG’s main office again, out of the wreckage to another place, like Miami or Panama. Instead, he decided stay here and to be a part of the rebuilding of New Orleans and later the recovery of Loyola University New Orleans. We owe him and PALIG a great deal of gratitude.

If you are Hispanic -- and even more, Hispanic and female -- make sure you speak your mind, and let the world know you have important contributions to make. I remember that several years ago as a faculty member, I was a part of a meeting in which I was the only female (all the other participants happened to be white males). I was trying to make a point with no success, when I decided to turn to one of my co-authors, a friend, to ask him to make the point I was trying to make. When he did, it made all the difference in the discussion. Finally, the point was being

listened to. This is the most striking memory I have of a time when I felt that I was not taken seriously because of who I was. As you can imagine, I was very unhappy at the end of this meeting. When it ended knowing that I was hurt, one of the participants made a joke: “Maria, can you go get us some coffee? I am not asking because you are female but because you are Hispanic.” Believe it or not this happened here at Loyola! I remember talking individually afterward to all of the meeting’s participants. My colleague who made the joke had knowingly or unknowingly brought out a reality: often, we do not listen to the value of what people are saying and are blinded by our own biases.

In this institution of higher education recognized as one with excellent race/class interactions, let us make sure we listen carefully to each other and speak out against injustices. Our Jesuit, Catholic community demands that we do so, for ourselves and for future generations.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

Barnes and Noble should restock condoms for students NICOLE SCHMIDT Psychology senior ncschmid@ my.loyno.edu

I was delighted to hear that when Barnes and Noble took over Loyola’s campus bookstore, they started selling condoms to students — especially since our student health center is prohibited from distributing them. Condoms are a practical and common resource available at most universities, and it is unfortunate that Loyola is an exception.

Catholic moral teaching prohibits artificial birth control, because sexual intercourse is supposed to only occur in the context of heterosexual marriage with the main goal to procreate. This doctrine is often cited as the reason why Loyola, a Catholic institution, has its hands tied on distributing condoms to their students.

Pope Francis, a fellow Jesuit, and his predecessor Benedict XVI have implied some leniency in the use of condoms. They both were amidst major health epidemics, the Zika Virus and HIV/AIDS respectively, and generally stated that condom use is still immoral but a good first step in taking responsibility for one’s sexual actions. Both received heavy criticism from traditional sects of the Church for these comments. The

Catholic Church still prohibits adherents and their sponsored institutions from endorsing and/or distributing contraception in any form.

Loyola taking condoms off the shelf of Barnes and Noble sends the message that the school favors dated doctrine over the wellbeing of their students. Several studies estimate that 77 percent of Americans have sexual intercourse before they turn 20 years old and 95 percent do so before marriage, according to cyclical data from the National Survey of Family Growth. It is dangerous and irresponsible to pretend that students are not engaging in sexual intercourse. Sex, especially premarital, is and always will be a basic aspect of life. Taking condoms off the shelves at the bookstore will

not change this, but instead will encourage unsafe sex practices. It is already detrimental that our own student health center cannot freely distribute condoms, and taking them off the bookstore shelves just hits the nail on the head. Loyola’s Jesuit values which set it apart from traditional Catholic universities attracted me as a prospective student. Sex is a part of human nature, and cura personalis (caring for the whole individual person) should extend to caring for a students’ sexual health, even if it means challenging established doctrine.

Barnes and Noble College began selling condoms at the store in the beginning of the semester. After student backlash they removed the condoms from their shelves.

Loyola’s bookstore. ALEXIS REYES/The Maroon.

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The amount of students living on campus has increased by 7 percent this year. Some rooms in biever are tripling. Photo illustration by Ariel Landry/The Maroon.

With rooms in Biever filling up to accommodate up to three people, it’s a good time to move off campus to make room for the freshman One of the things that draws people to Loyola is its size. Totaling up to about 26 acres, Loyola’s campus could be generally described as “cozy”. But with a the amount of students living on campus increasing by 7 percent since last year leading to triple rooms in Biever, campus is beginning to tow the line between “cozy” and “cramped”.

Whether you spent your first year partying in Biever or studying in Buddig, everyone remembers their first dorm room. Living in the dorms on campus is a great way to meet new people and get acclimated to Loyola’s culture. And the requirement to have a meal plan for most freshman and sophomores ensure that they usually don’t have to worry

about where they’re going to eat and sleep. One professor compared living on campus to living at a resort.

It’s comfortable, and it’s a great way to ease students through the transition from high school to college for their first few years. But for upperclassmen who are beginning to think about future jobs and career opportunities, leaving campus is an important for beginning that transition from college to adulthood.

One aspect of adult life that gets stunted by living on campus is the ability to cook. It’s comforting to know that the OR always has food hot and ready, but it’s safe to say that most students probably won’t be eating in a cafeteria for the rest of their lives. Being able to cook is an

important skill that unfortunately often develops from necessity. Because honestly, unless you’re passionate about the culinary arts, why would you cook in the dorms? Biever and Carrolton all require an entire floor to share one kitchen area.

That’s around 50 kids waiting on their turn to cook ramen noodles.

Why would you wait in line when you could just get food from the OR or Subway? It’s not an environment that encourages cooking, and until you have the space to learn for yourself, it’s easier just to put off learning.

Speaking of putting things off, the experience of renting an apartment is not one that you put off until you’re being thrust from the struc-

ture of school into the adult world.

Being able to recognize the potential problems a unit might have the early warning signs of a bad landlord are skills that come from experience. Setting up Wi-Fi, paying your electric bill, and for some, even locking the doors, are all activities that most won’t have to face until they fly the coop.

Moving off campus helps students develop a sense of autonomy that’s helpful as they get ready to leave college and go off on their own. For upperclassman, it’s a better time than ever to start looking into off-campus housing and leave the comfort of dorm life to those who still need it. It’s time to leave the nest and take that first step.

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