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Pierce Nordone (left), environmental science junior, Tom Whelan (middle), economics sophomore and Peter Herrick (right), political science junior enjoy an afternoon at the Fly. Proposed plans for construction threaten the Fly and its ability to remain open to the public.

Carrollton Boosters' plans to take over the Fly for their sports complex have many people looking for ways to save their favorite park

By Rebeca Trejo rdtrejo@loyno.edu @rtrejo_maroon

Students might lose their favorite picnic spot if the Audubon Commission moves forward with the development of a new multi-purpose complex at the Fly. News about a $4 million signed agreement between the Audubon Commission and Carrollton Boosters gained the attention of park visitors when the nonprofit tried to remove an old bathroom building

from the site’s footprint. As soon as the construction plan made headlines, opponents of the proposed complex created an activism page on Facebook called “Save the Fly” to provide community members with information about the proposed 2.5-acre development.

When District B City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell discussed the project's details with her community development committee, she expressed serious concerns about the small public demonstration involved in discussing the use

of the land.

According to Katie Smith, director of public relations at the Audubon Nature Institute, the Carrollton Boosters project, funded by individuals such as New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and other corporations, has been placed on hold until they are able to come up with ways to improve the development plan.

“Our number one goal is to create a rewarding experience for all families in New Orleans,” Smith said.

“We are meeting with community groups to develop the best plan to balance green space and recreation for children in the area.”

Smith said that the commission voted on the commercial entity agreement with Carrollton Boosters on April 30, 2015 during an open meeting. She added that the best way for the community to learn about Audubon projects is to attend public Audubon Commission meetings.

While the Audubon Commission did hold a public meeting about

the development, Jeffrey Thomas, local attorney and resident of the Carrollton neighborhood, said that there should have been more of an active effort to get public opinion on the matter.

“A public meeting with 24 commissioners that is put in a small notice in the paper is not the same as being more deliberate and purposeful with public participation,” Thomas said.

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Students and faculty come together to honor Jon Altschul

By Gage Counts rgcounts@loyno.edu @countsingsheep

Colleagues, students, family and friends gathered in Roussel Hall on Monday, Feb. 29 to reflect on the life and legacy of Jon Altschul, associate professor of philosophy, who died last week.

During the opening remarks, the Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., university president, said that Jon was a great grace to anyone who knew him.

“He was a grace we didn't earn or merit. We should take the time to be grateful for the time he spent in our lives,” Wildes said.

Altschul began teaching at Loyola in 2009, after obtaining his doctorate in philosophy from the University of California at Santa Barbara the same year. In his time at Loyola, he earned his tenure, became a member and then chairman of the faculty senate and started his own program, Philosopher Kids, which taught philosophy to children in nearby schools.

Kevin O'Sullivan, A'14, helped start Philosopher Kids with Altschul and is still involved with the program.

“He was excited and passionate about getting philosophy to children in an accessible way,” O'Sullivan said. “He named it Philosopher Kids and this semester marks our second full year of the program.”

To Jessica DeBold, A'14, Philosopher Kids was about more than teaching philosophy to children.

It wasn't just for the kids, it was also for his students. He wanted us to learn how to affect children's lives. He hoped we could change the questions they asked and how they would come to question the world.

He met with his students and alumni to prep for the classes, but also to have a meaningful relationship with us,” DeBold said. “It really is amazing to think about how much he cared about us and this program.”

The focus of his research was in the area of epistemology and philosophy of the mind. He also helped organize the Southern Epistemology Conference, held at Loyola last

semester.

Bruce Bower, Tulane philosophy professor, said he admired Altschul's knowledge.

“He had tremendous intellectual rigor,” Bower said. “It's a pity that he won't be able to talk about it anymore.”

Altschul was elected as the Chairman of the faculty senate in 2014.

Under his stewardship, the senate was involved in several important issues.

Maria Calzada, dean of the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, said Altschul's stewardship guided the senate through several important issues.

“His work in the faculty senate has been described as masterful. He was always well-prepared, thoughtful and fair,” Calzada said.

Mark Gossiaux, associate professor of philosophy, said at the memorial service that Altschul had a great way of talking to people.

“One of the things that I will always remember about Jon is that he was a great listener. When you talked to Jon, he would make you feel

that you were important, that you had something of great value to say that he really wanted to understand.

If only we could all listen to each other like that,” Gossiaux said.

Fallon Chaisson, mass communication freshman, reflected on her time as one of his students.

“I was with him for a semester and a half, and the thing I remember about him, and thing that he taught me, was to never feel burdened by helping someone else, because it will pay off in the end," Chaisson said.

She also said that he would sometimes take the class outside during busy parts of the semester to take a break from philosophy.

“I think that he was more focused on making sure that yes, we knew philosophy, but also that we were growing as people, too,” Chaisson said.

Chaisson said that she thinks everyone who interacted with Altschul had similar memories.

“Everyone has said the same things about him, and that just shows how true it all is. There are no

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Constance Mui, chairwoman of the philosophy department, said Altschul was more than just a remarkable professor and colleague.

“Jon will be remembered as a gifted teacher, scholar and faculty leader,” Mui said. “To many of us, he will be remembered as a loyal friend and the quintessential good guy.”

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LOVE chapter begins service work

Senior gift allows students to choose

By Jamal Melancon

megraci@loyno.edu @marygraci_mmj

jmmelanc@loyno.edu @Jam_M_Mel

The Living Our Vision Everyday chapter of the National Assocation of Colored Women’s Clubs recently inducted new members and is working to begin their service programs for the semester.

The club was started by Armani Eady, political science sophomore, and it was chartered at Loyola in October 2015.

The National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, which was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1896 by the merger of three organizations: the National Organization of Afro-American Women, the Women’s Era Clubs of Boston and the Colored Women’s League of Washington, D.C. Prior to their new members’ induction ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 21, where the Living Our Vision Everyday chapter reached about 50 members, the chapter worked with Laurence Copel, librarian at Jude’s Grove Free Library. Copel drives a bookmobile in the Lower Ninth Ward to hand out childrens books.

“We’re raising community literacy through raising books for the bookmobile,” Eady said.

The chapter collected over 200 books to donate to Copel. Eady said that members of the club have helped her find service opportunities in the city and said the members are passionate about community service.

Dorothy Johnson, Southwest Region President of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, said college chapters of the association are encouraged to participate in service projects based around the needs of their communities.

“Out of this becomes the development of leadership roles and responsibility, qualities that make up women of excellence that will provide,” Johnson said.

The National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs houses both college chapters and youth organizations for both sexes to participate in, but adults tend to be able to complete more community service hours.

“You adapt the program to fit

your needs in the community,” Johnson said. “It all is based upon cultural improvement, education, and increasing the standards economically.”

Kyra Woods, physics junior, said joining Living Our Vision Everyday appealed to her because she could get involved in supporting their cause, as well as enjoy a bond of identity and sisterhood among members.

“I like the idea of a group for women of color on campus. We’re all about positivity,” Woods said.

During their weekly meetings, members share positive affirmations with one another and allow for love and understanding.

The focus of the Living Our Vision Everyday chapter is positive body image and self-esteem for women of color, but someone does not have to be a woman of color to join.

“You do have to understand coming into the organization, we’re for the progression of minority communities for the greater good of everyone,” Eady said.

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The Living Our Vision Everyday club inducted 12 new members on Feb. 21. New members, (bottom to top), include: Brittani Tanner, Asha Thomas, Chaia Dent, Angelic Williams, Isabelle Benoit, Yasmaine Magee, Glory Ogunyinka, Rheyanna Lewis, Yaneli Curbelo, Keyanna Gayden, Jaceda Gordon, Cecilia Hart (top). The Living Our Vision Everyday Chapter of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs new members read “Our Greatest Fear” by Marianne Williamson at their induction ceremony (above).

The organization was chartered on campus in October 2015.

Campaign looks to accredit experiential learning

By Nicholas Ducote naducote@loyno.edu @naducote89

Loyola is trying to get accredited for the experiential learning opportunities it offers, such as study abroad programs and internships.

The university submitted its Quality Enhancement Plan to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges in January to start the accreditation process.

Discerning Minds is the campaign to bring awareness to this plan. Joy Allen, faculty director of the quality enhancement plan, is working with a committee of faculty members across the university, along with student representatives and alumni, to prepare for accreditation.

Accreditors from the South-

ern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges came to campus for an on-site visit March 1-3.

Examples of experiential learning in the curriculum include study abroad, service learning, collaborative research and internships. This plan puts emphasis on the reflection aspect of education.

Morgan Ballard, student representative and public relations coordinator for the leadership team, gets experience for her career through working at the Donnelly Center and leading the public relations for Discerning Minds.

“Discerning Minds in its simplest terms means to experience, reflect and transform. Discerning Minds aims to enhance the student’s experience. Often times, students participate in experiential learning because it is a part of the curriculum. It is more than just a

requirement, it is beneficial to the student as a whole. This plan aims to encourage students to recognize the importance of their education,” Ballard said.

A large part of the Jesuit tradition of “discernment” is for students to apply what they have learned through experience. After students do their respective internships or study abroad, they reflect and apply their knowledge to solving problems or expressing new ideas.

Connor Crowe, psychology senior, was happy to get an experience outside of college and even outside of the United States through his study abroad program.

“I feel like it’s learning through experiencing things. We get to go out into the world and use what we do in class to affect the world.

I had a great experience studying abroad in France and I also got to learn about myself and the world as

a whole. I got to experience culture and thinking critically,” Crowe said.

This program aims to get students out of their comfort zones and off campus. Discerning Minds and the overall not only pushes students to better themselves and gain experience, but also faculty to prepare their students for the real world.

Victoria Jones, mass communication senior, feels prepared for life after graduation because of the experience she’s gained through her internship. She also participates in the campaign for Discerning Minds.

“We want you to get a real world experience. I work for a lawyer for my internship, and I have to deal with some things that we don’t cover in class. Learning things outside of the classroom has benefited me.

The school has pushed me to get out there,” Jones said.

By Mary Graci

As graduating seniors leave the halls of Loyola behind, they also leave behind a gift, and this year, seniors are getting the opportunity to make a difference.

With the option of a cash donation to the University Counseling Center or a donation that would go towards buying Havoc T. Wolf a new ensemble, seniors have until April 21 to choose the gift they wish to support, or to opt out altogether.

While some seniors have already made their donation, others, like Lauren Poiroux, sociology senior, are still on the fence about participating at all.

“On one hand, giving to the counseling center is something I absolutely support and would do, and I more than likely will do. On the other hand, our class in particular seemed to sort have been neglected

by Loyola. We didn’t have junior soiree, 100th night and countless other things that just kind of leave a weird taste in my mouth,” Poiroux said.

Madeline Janney, psychology senior, knows exactly where her money is going.

“I’m planning to donate towards a new outfit for Havoc because I think the athletic department is unfortunately sometimes forgotten, and I think it would be exciting to see a tangible outcome of our donations,” Janney said.

The Senior Class Gift Committee nominates the gift choices each year in the hope that the rest of the senior class will find the gift as a meaningful legacy to leave behind.

Bud Sheppard, committee member and economics senior, said that they took their time to deliberate what gift would be best for both the seniors and the university.

“We felt that Havoc does in fact represent school spirit, but we also felt that making a contribution to the counseling center would inspire more excitement behind the gift. Students want to contribute to something that can make a difference in people’s lives,” Sheppard said.

While most students agreed that Havoc is an important part of the university, Sheppard said that the University Counseling Center has the opportunity to grow with this class’s donation, which could go a long way to helping future students.

“The fact that the University Counseling Center does such wonderful things for our students. We want more students to understand the center’s purpose and to try and empower those students to seek help if sought,” Sheppard said.

Along with a cash donation of any size, seniors can honor someone who has influenced or inspired them during their time at Loyola.

These honorees will be listed in the commencement program at the graduation ceremony in May. “Although I feel like I could never repay the people who have done so much for me, the senior class gift is one small way to thank someone who has impacted my time at Loyola,” Janney said.

The committee’s next meeting on March 8 will determine what the donations toward the counseling center will be used for specifically.

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Louisiana gears up for 2016 presidential primary election

By Nicholas Morea nbmorea@loyno.edu @nick_morea

With the presidential race heating up, Louisiana is next on the campaign trail for both Republicans and Democrats.

On March 5, Louisiana voters registered for a specific party will be able to cast their vote in the Louisiana primaries.

According to a WWL report, early voting shows that voting is nearly double the 2012 presidential primary and almost four times that of 2008.

Sean Cain, associate professor of political science at Loyola, said he uses the 2012 election to gauge what may occur in the 2016 race.

“Four years ago, Mitt Romney was the front runner, but Republican voters, especially religious conservatives, were seeking an alternative.

Rick Santorum filled that role, and he won every parish except Orleans Parish,” Cain said.

Because religion plays a large role on how Louisiana voters cast their ballots, Roger Villere, Jr., Louisiana Republican Party chairman, said that it may be beneficial for Cruz.

“While Trump is the front runner, there’s a large evangelical community in Lafayette that may help Cruz out,” Villere said.

For the Democratic party, Cain said while both candidates have a solid following in Louisiana, Hillary Clinton has the lead.

“On the Democratic side, it’s safe to say that Hillary Clinton has a clear lead, even without much polling,” Cain said. “She has strong support among African-American voters, who are a sizable share of the Democratic electorate, and Bernie Sanders’ strength among young voters in New Hampshire and Iowa may not be matched here.”

Even though Villere said that the Republican candidates are close, there is a reason why Trump has the lead.

“Trump, Cruz and Rubio are all very close, I think there’s a huge void of leadership nationally and Trump has filled that void with his ideas,” Villere said. “There’s always opportunity for Cruz and Rubio, but they need to focus on getting their message out.”

According to Cain, Louisiana’s closed primaries can greatly affect both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.

“Independent voters have been important to Trump’s victories so far and to Sanders’ relative success against Clinton,” Cain said. “Both are outsider candidates who don’t fit the mold of a party politician, but without independent voters, they are at a disadvantage.”

Ed Chervenak, University of New Orleans political science professor and WDSU political contributor, said that Louisianians who can vote in the closed primary must take the opportunity to do so.

“Voting is essential in the primaries. The primaries decide who the candidates are in the national election. Only people who are registered under Republican or Democratic can vote,” Chervenak said.

The nearest polling location for those living on or near Loyola’s campus will be at Holy Name of Jesus School.

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Sarah Michaels, entomologist at the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board, holds a paper covered with mosquito eggs. Two of the species known to transmit the Zika virus are found in Louisiana.

Zika causes concern for mothers

By Emily Branan

embranan@loyno.edu @embranan

Veronica Acevedo thought she knew how to take care of herself and her baby during her pregnancy, but then she found out about the Zika virus.

Acevedo, who is originally from Puerto Rico, said she traveled there twice during her pregnancy, once before the Zika virus was in the news, and once over Christmas. She knew traveling to the Caribbean was a risk because of the spread of Zika through the region, but she said she made sure to take all the precautions suggested by her doctor.

“At the time, it was something we were concerned about,” Acevedo said.

Zika is a mosquito-transmitted virus that can cause an array of mild symptoms, but has been linked to causing birth defects, such as microcephaly, which causes neurological problems and an under-developed head, if a pregnant woman is infected.

Acevedo said one of the things her doctor did after her trips to Puerto Rico was ask if she had gotten sick and check the measurements of the baby’s head to make sure there were no signs of microcephaly.

“The baby’s head was fine. Thank

God and I didn’t get sick at all during the traveling, so I was pretty much safe,” Acevedo said.

Obina Nnedu, infectious disease specialist at Ochsner Medical Center, said few people, aside from pregnant women, actually have medical problems related to the virus.

“About 80 percent of people infected with Zika virus have no symptoms and are completely unaware that they’ve ever even had it. The 20 percent that do have very mild symptoms that typically resolve in a space of a week,” Nnedu said.

With the Centers for Disease Control reporting one case of Zika in Louisiana, Sarah Michaels, entomologist at the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board, said they are continuing to monitor the virus since two of the species of mosquito that transmit it are found in Louisiana.

“We are concerned since we have the local species of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus present. We could possibly have transmission from an infected individual returning to the New Orleans area,” Michaels said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control’s fact sheet on Zika, there have been 107 travel-related cases of the Zika virus in the United States as of Feb. 24.

Samantha Faulkner, press officer

for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, said they are also working with health care systems throughout the state.

“We are keeping medical professionals informed with up-to-date information about the symptoms of Zika and when to test. We have a surveillance system in place, and Zika is reportable in Louisiana,” Faulkner said.

Faulkner said the fact that the majority of people in the United States have homes that are well-constructed and have mosquito screens will mean a lesser chance of Zika causing problems here.

Nnedu agreed that the risk is low for Zika to become widespread in this country.

“It does require warmer temperatures for you to really get the type of transmission that you’re seeing in South America and Central America here, and obviously we don’t have too long of a period of warmer temperatures,” Nnedu said.

Nnedu also said the amount of mosquito vector screening and control in the area will also work to protect residents from Zika.

“Should the time come when we do have a local transmission, trust me, the public will be made aware, but at the moment, we don’t have any local transmission here,” Nnedu said.

Michaels said the Mosquito Control Board focuses on the mosquito side of the virus instead of the human cases, so they are working to increase their observation in areas they see as high risk and experimenting with different control methods.

“We’ve done aerial trials and we have had good efficacy with those.

Additionally, we are looking at biological control alternatives; we have a history of working with cannibal mosquitos here. We are also bringing back those programs and ramping up our efforts,” Michaels said.

Michaels said residents should not worry, but should be aware of these species’ breeding habits.

“These two species really like containers around human habitation, and they breed in small bits of water, as small as a cap full of water, so look around your yard, and we say generally on a weekly basis, look for standing water and empty those containers,” Michaels said.

Faulkner emphasized the importance of residents playing a role in protecting themselves from the virus.

After taking all the precautions and getting reassurance from her doctor, Acevedo is not worried about Zika and is looking forward to giving birth to a healthy baby named Jose.

CONT’D: The Fly construction is put on hold THE FLY, continued from page 1 “Now that a large portion of the public has been heard from, it is timely to explore the alternatives.

It’s not about the Carrollton Boosters or the value of soccer, or the business model that they used to finance recreational activities. It’s about whether it should be done on that piece of earth that is so rare and special because it doesn’t exist anywhere else like that in the city,” Thomas said.

Thomas said that decisions involving the use of that land should be brought before the public for a fuller conversation about the best use of that land.

“Too often these debates variant to the conspiracy, but I see it very simply. There is a governmental en-

tity that has the authority to control and make decisions for the Audubon land and that is the Audubon Commission. It is in the city charter and it was given maximum authority to do that,” Thomas said. “The question here is: what is the best way to utilize that authority?”

Corinna Marcus, board director of Carrollton Boosters, said the complex has been placed on hold because of the miscommunication brought up by different outlets.

“We are working with the Audubon Commission and Audubon Institute to listen to everybody’s concern and find the best way to move forward,” Marcus said. “We were never, in our contending, trying to take over all the Fly like some of the misinformation out there is stating.”

Marcus said that the non-profit sports organization, which is run

by 15 volunteers, wants to create a recreational program where kids are able to practice sports regardless of their ability to pay.

“We just thought it was a great win for the kids,” Marcus said. “People have said ‘Why don’t you put it on the Westbank,’ but Carrollton Boosters is just a small organization run by 15 volunteers, so to think we could run any kind of facility wherever, it just wouldn’t work.”

Michael Nius, one of the founders of the activist group “Save the Fly,” said they are working with the Audubon Committee and Ron Forman and John Payne, who are the Carrollton Booster parents that started the project, to try to find a better solution for everyone.

“When the plan came out, there was a tremendous reaction from neighborhood groups when they

found out about this because it takes away the major spot where people come to picnic, hangout and watch the activity in the river.” Nius said. “There was quite a rebellion towards the idea, which led us to collect about 9,000 signatures protesting against the construction.”

According to Thomas, because the public does not have access to the agreement between the Audubon Commission and Carrollton Boosters and that there is a public uproar about what is happening to the park, more open conversation is essential.

“If the public is giving away its land for an indefinite period of time to be used by an organization that has a very particular business model for how it will use it, then it has to be something that the fuller public understands,” Thomas said.

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Film • Arts • Food • Music • Leisure • Nightlife

Opus spotlights life and death in “Dead Man Walking”

By Skyllar Trusty sitrusty@loyno.edu @skyllarrtrusty

Based on the book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic nun and death row spiritual adviser, the opera spotlights her connection with a fictional death row inmate named Joseph De Rocher.

The opus, which takes place at the Louisiana State Penitentiary during the 1980s, is being presented

by The New Orleans Opera Association at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts on March 4 and 6.

Nancy Watts, director of audience development for the New Orleans Opera Association, said the show holds a very strong connection with Loyola University.

“Several current students and alums are in the adult chorus. Some of them are doing bit roles, while others are contributing students to the kid chorus,” Watts said. “Alum Casey Candebat has a comprimario role, and voice faculty member Tyler Smith and staffer Ken Weber are doing roles, too.”

Ken Weber, resident minister for Liturgy and Music at Loyola, who dons the role of prison ward George Benton, said that the opera performance offers a personal dynamic that cannot be achieved through reading or film.

“Each artistic medium has a way of reaching us on different levels,” Weber said. “When you hear the prisoner singing about his own impending execution in a very dramatic musical language, it affects us in a deeper or different place than just reading about it.”

Composer Jake Heggie said that he and Terrence McNally, who wrote the libretto, were very interested

in the emotion the story emanates because it felt like a contemporary American story that is both universal and timeless.

“We decided we wanted to write an opera that draws people into the story but doesn’t tell them how they should feel, that doesn’t tell them what their opinion should be,” Heggie said. “It just brings all sides to the story so we can have a dialogue about it, and that’s what the arts can do.”

Heggie said that a powerful stage performance can communicate in a way that other mediums cannot.

“To see three-dimensional people on the stage going through these things and with emotions so big that you have to sing about it - that’s terribly engaging and moving.”

Coming off of his trip from the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Weber reflected on the show’s message.

“What I hope people take away from the show is a reminder that everyone is human and, just as Sister Helen said, deserves compassion and respect,” Weber said. “We all make mistakes. Some of us make terrible mistakes with terrible consequences, but a human life is a human life and that’s important to remember.”

Weber said that the show is welcoming to those new to the theatre and seasoned audience members alike.

“It is a great first opera to see because it’s a timeless subject, and it is both easy to understand the singing and the acting,” Weber said.

Heggie said he believes the death row opus, which has performed on more than 50 different stages throughout five different continents, has an important narrative to share with the public. He said he hopes the act is able to evoke emotions in each audience member.

“I think we create art for people to feel changed, somehow, and that’s not to say that I’m trying to change anyone’s mind,” Heggie said. “I just want people to feel that the experience of the music, the drama and the performances, will stay with them and will leave a mark on their hearts.”

Heggie believes the show has something for everyone in it because it challenges each individuals imagination so that everyone might look at the world in a different way.

“It is a very powerful story topic with a wide range of music that is influenced by rock, pop, jazz, blues and operatic tradition,” Heggie said.

“It is also part of our cultural dialogue, so to be engaged as a student in that cultural and social dialogue is incredibly important.”

Photos Courtesy of Tom Grosscup

Jennifer River as Sister Helen and Ken Weber as George Benton perform during rehearsals at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Perfoming Arts. The death row opus is being presented by The New Orleans Opera Association on March 4 - 6.

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Father Zipple explains mercy as a celebration

By Caleb Beck cmbeck@loyno.edu @CalebIRL

JAMAL MELANCON/ The Maroon

The Rev. Mariano Veliz shares his experience with God’s mercy in his life at St. Anthony of Padua Church. He said God gave him the strength to his forgive his parents’ decision making.

Divine Mercy conference considers social pariahs

By Caleb Beck and Jamal Melancon cmbeck@loyno.edu jmmelancloyno.edu @CalebIRL & @Jam_M_Mel

The father of the Rev. Mariano Veliz of St. Anthony of Padua Church moved to the city of Mexicali around the age of seven. There he roamed the streets unsupervised and was recruited by drug traffickers to carry heroin through the tunnels from Mexico to California.

“When he became 12, they started paying him in heroin,” Veliz said.

Veliz told his experience with God’s mercy at St. Anthony of Padua’s divine mercy conference event, which was held Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27.

His father became addicted to heroin for 36 years. Veliz said he was seven-years-old when his father left his family household that included his mother and two little siblings.

Veliz said he felt a bit relieved because even at his age he understood the harm in his father’s actions, but Veliz’s mother went looking for her husband and left Veliz at home with his grandparents for two weeks.

“When she came back I was angry,” Veliz said. “I was resentful.”

Veliz said he carried a resentment towards his parents and their decision making until he was 15-yearsold. He said he realized intellectually that he had to let go of his anger, but his heart was in a struggle. That’s when he started specifically praying to God to help reconcile his resentment towards both his parents, and he eventually came to a breakthrough.

“From then on, my heart was on fire to be a priest,” Veliz said.

Veliz developed a longing to be a priest from God’s role in his reconciliation with his parents. He said he was able to move past his mother leaving him to find his father and that he was able to be content with claiming and caring for his own father, no matter what he’d done.

“That mercy is not going to fall out of the sky,” Veliz said. “God is going to communicate that mercy through you, through me, through all of us.”

The event was inspired by Pope Francis’ announcement of the Holy Year, the Jubilee Year of Mercy on March 15, 2015.

Mike Hammer, local business-

man, and Jerry Christopher Jr., Bag of Doughnuts leader and bass player, were the keynote speakers of Friday night, and they detailed how they met each other after battling their own demons and accepting mercy into their lives.

“Mike’s story was like my story,” Christopher said.

Hammer had a falling out with his faith in his teenage years, and Christopher felt much the same, rejecting the Church in eighth grade.

“This felt like a good time to rebel and kick Jesus out,” Christopher said.

They indulged in their vices and saw the repercussions of a hedonistic lifestyle. Christopher fell into a cycle of sex, drugs and rock and roll excess as a touring bassist, and Hammer lost at least a million in prolonged gambling binges, while coping with the loss of his best friend and sister.

After seeing him struggle, Hammer’s mother prayed for him on Divine Mercy Sunday in April 2002, and on that day he stopped gambling. Christopher said that a prayer meeting Hammer invited him to changed his life.

“I opened up and told him the things I was struggling with,” Christopher said.

He joked that Hammer was “the Wolf of Wall Street” and himself “the Wolf of Bourbon Street.”

Christopher now says that men’s fellowship and faith is a big part of his spirituality.

“We’ve been given the power to live an abundant life,” Christopher said.

He sang “Jesus, Remember Me” to close his testimonial.

Karen Stoehr, who married her husband at St. Anthony of Padua, shared her experience with God’s mercy toward her children. Before the birth of her first child, she said she mistakenly consulted a doctor about birth control.

“We just followed the social trend of contraception,” Stoehr said.

From that point forward, she decided to include God in every aspect of her marriage. Before the birth of her sixth child, she once heard her priest and fellow congregates speaking in tongues during Mass. In this time, she said she was given a word of prophecy from God.

“I heard a voice in my head that said, ‘her name will be Claire and all will be OK,’” Stoehr said.

Stoehr said that it was never clear to her who she should share her prophecy from God with, but she took a pregnancy test later that night and told her husband that they were having a baby. In her fifth month of pregnancy, her doctor for her ultrasound high risk check said that the baby currently had a cleft lip, asymmetrical legs and an arm longer than the other.

“The doctor said this is actually a really good case for termination,” Stoehr said.

Stoehr’s child was diagnosed with hydrocephalus or water on the brain. Her doctor said that these babies tend to live from nine months to 13 years, and Stoehr said he insisted that she consider an abortion by showing her photographs of affected children.

“I think he thought I was brainwashed by the church to say I’m pro-life,” Stoehr said.

She told her doctor that these children were nothing to be afraid of and that if God took her child away from her she would live with it. Now Claire Stoehr is 12-years-old and has healthy arms and legs.

“She is a beast on the soccer field today,” Stoehr said.

Claire faced challenges ever since she was born. She had to have open heart surgery when she was three years old, and Stoehr said her daughter has had several surgeries and has several more to go.

Stoehr recalled that when Claire was 11-years-old, she had to have her lips stitched together for two weeks, and she seemed unfazed by hearing the news. Claire assured her mom that she would be fine by reiterating that God said “her name would be Claire and everything would be all right.”

Pat Landry, an organizer of the conference, said she wanted to help teach others about the message of divine mercy.

“People don’t really feel that God loves them, truly loves them and accepts them where they’re at,” Landry said. “That to me is the biggest hurt in the hearts of youth and adults, everybody.”

Veliz said that God wishes for us to enter divine mercy daily and that even though God’s mercy doesn’t discriminate, society sometimes leaves behind those who also need to be healed.

“Many times the people we reach out to are the undesirables of society,” Veliz said. “But often the divine mercy of Christ moves us to reach out to those people.”

Continuing their series of lenten discussions, Loyola invited back former faculty member and noted Jesuit, the Rev. Jeremy Zipple, S.J. to talk about his travels as a missionary and his appreciation of Pope Francis.

The second lenten series event in Ignatius Chapel took place last Wednesday night, Feb. 24.

Zipple voiced his favor for Francis’s humility, likening the previous model of the church to a “country club” style gathering of the elect and Pope Francis’s model to a “field hospital,” a dedicated community of sinners. Zipple believes Francis is making the church more open to others and united in the flaws that bring them together.

“I think he’s very strategic in what he’s doing,” Zipple said.

He detailed the corporal works of mercy and how they should be upheld in the Divine Year.

“Feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, and shelter the homeless,” Zipple said.

He finished his discussion by reminding the crowd to be kind to one another and pass on that compassion to both friend and stranger.

“There is no such thing as us and them; there is only brother and sister,” he said.

The next lenten series event to take place in Ignatius chapel is called “A Pope Francis Spirituality of Encounter.”

RELIGION BRIEFS Pew Research Center puts Louisiana in the top five most religious states The Pew Research Center’s latest Religious Landscape Study has found that 71 percent of adults in Louisiana are “highly religious”. The state follows Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee in Pew’s rankings of the most highly religious states.

The study covered the following measures of religious observance to determine the rankings: worship attendance, prayer frequency, belief in God and the self described importance of religion in one’s life.

North Korea puts seized American student crying in front of media camera

JAMAL MELANCON/ The Maroon

Karen Stoehr shares her witness of how God’s mercy touched her life. She said mercy helped her to not use contraception in her marriage and to not abort her sixth child.

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea presented a detained and sobbing American student before the media in Pyongyang. Otto Warmbier begged and prayed for forgiveness on Monday for stealing a political slogan from the hotel he stayed at.

Pyongyang calls that an anti-state crime. Warmbier said he took it for a church that offered to pay him for it.

Warmbier said he was offered a used car worth $10,000 by a church member.

He also said he was told that if he was detained and didn’t return, $200,000 would be paid to his mother in the form of a charitable donation.

North Korea announced last month that it had arrested the 21-year-old University of Virginia student.

The Associated Press and staff contributed to these reports.

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Health & Wellness Issue 4 / Volume 74 March 4, 2016 STAFF Wolf Editor STARLIGHT WILLIAMS Editor-in-Chief MARY GRACI Managing Editor for Print LAUREN SAIZAN Managing Editor for Electronic Properties LESTER DUHÉ Maroon Minute Executive Producer SIDNEY HOLMES Design Chief NAASHA DOTIWALA Photo Editor LINDA HEXTER Copy Editor LAUREN SAIZAN Copy Editor NICK REIMANN Contributor TIA TEAMER Contributor ALENA COVER Contributor MARY GRACI Contributor ZACH BRIEN Contributor CHASITY PUGH Contributor MOLLY OLWIG Contributor ALLICIYIA GEORGE Contributor ANDREW CALLAGHAN Contributor AKILAH MORRIS

Photo by Linda Hexter

Sales Manager ALISHA BELL Business Manager EMILY MCLANEY Distribution Manager GABRIEL GARZA Social Media Coordinator TAYLOR GALMICHE Advertising Art Director KHADIJA AZIZ Faculty Adviser MICHAEL GIUSTI

Carnival flab to Easter fab

By Akilah Morris With another Carnival season gone, many may be realizing a little unwanted weight put on over the break. Unfortunately, the gym can be filled with intricate machines that require previous skill or uncomfortable gawkers, and outdoor exercise can be weather dependent and inconvenient . Luckily, getting in shape without leaving one’s room is an option. Dominic Hagedorn, university sports complex building manager, suggests five simple exercises that could not only help trim off unwanted weight, but also, can be done in the comfort of a dorm.

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your legs bent at the knees.

Place your hands behind your head and lock them together by clasping your fingers. This is the starting position.

Elevate your upper body so that it creates an imaginary V-shape with your thighs. Breathe out when performing this part of the exercise.

Once you feel the contraction for a second, lower your upper body back down to the starting position while inhaling.

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Supporting your weight on your toes and your forearms, place your body in a prone position with your arms bent directly below the shoulder.

Keep your body straight at all times, and hold this position as long as possible.

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Pushups • • • •

Assume a prone position with your body straight, supported by your extended arms and your toes, with your hands shoulder-width apart. This will be your starting position.

Start by flexing the elbows, lowering your torso to the ground. Do not allow your hips to rise or to sag.

Pause at the bottom of the motion, and then extend at the elbows to return to the starting position.

Mountain Climbers • Lie down on the floor placing your feet on the ground with

Squats

Planks

Sit Ups •

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Begin in a pushup position, with your weight supported by your hands and toes. Flexing the knee and hip, bring one leg

until the knee is approximately under the hip. This will be your starting position.

Explosively reverse the positions of your legs, extending the bent leg until the leg is straight and supported by the toe, and bringing the other foot up with the hip and knee flexed.

Repeat in an alternating fashion for 20-30 seconds.

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Stand with feet a little wider than shoulder-width apart, hips stacked over knees, and knees over ankles.

Extend arms out straight so they are parallel with the ground, palms facing down. Or, if it’s more comfortable, pull elbows close to the body, palms facing each other and thumbs pointing up.

Initiate the movement by inhaling and unlocking the hips, slightly bringing them back. Keep sending hips backward as the knees begin to bend.

While the butt starts to stick out, make sure the chest and shoulders stay upright, and the back stays straight. Keep the head facing forward with eyes straight ahead for a neutral spine.

Engage core and, with bodyweight in the heels, explode back up to standing, driving through heels.

Losing unwanted pounds doesn’t have to be a hassle and being afraid of the gym shouldn’t be an excuse. Depending on the person, the amount of reps and rotations and adding your own personal touches can turn something dreaded into fun. *Instructions adapted from bodybuilding.com

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By Chasity Pugh With more people choosing to follow a healthy lifestyle, the most important part that comes into question is food.

While there are various nutritious foods out there that are both good for the body and taste great, there are also some foods that are healthbased but bear no true health benefits. From fat free salad dressings to diet and sugar-free drinks, many of these foods share labels that sound healthy, but in reality, are not so good for the body.

In an attempt to find out the truth about all of these so-called healthy foods, we spoke with Molly Kimball, registered dietitian and nutrition consultant, to explore which foods and snacks are rich in nutrition and which only look healthy from the labels.

Granola bars: From oats and honey to chocolate chip, granola bars

Photo by Starlight Williams

Is that actually good for you?

come in handy for a quick snack on-the-go. However, not all granola bars are created equal. Kimball said that the majority of these bars are not good for us.

“The reason why most aren’t healthy is the added sugar. All brands are different. Some have five or six grams of added sugar while some try to limit it. This isn’t natural sugar like corn sugar,” Kimball said.

“The key is to look for brands and specific product swaps such as Nature Valley Protein bars, those that have more protein than sugar.”

Dried fruit: Dried fruit is a healthy alternative when snack cravings kick in. A simple swap from potato chips to banana chips makes all the difference, but are dried fruits as healthy as everyone makes them seem? According to Kimball, the texture of the fruits is how to tell if any extra sugar is added.

“It depends. Dried and chewy fruits tend to have added sugar and concentrated natural sugars. I wouldn’t recommend dried fruits for those controlling calories,” Kimball said. “Freeze-dried fruits and those pressurized super crispy-like chips are alternatives to regular dried fruits. Apple chips have low calories and brands such as Bare Snacks that have fruits like apples, berries and peaches are all-natural and have low sugar and calories.”

Salad dressings (fat free): A great, healthy dressing is what makes all the difference in a salad, but according to Kimball, many don’t know that dressings labeled “fat free” tend to still include fillers.

“Once the fat is removed, it’s filled with something like starches and carbohydrates. Another thing that is high is the sodium and some dressings have 600-800 milligrams of so-

dium,” Kimball said. “To keep the salad and dressing healthy, just keep the calories in check and make sure the fat isn’t through the roof.”

Alternatives to dressings can be olive oil or vinaigrette.

Diet sodas and drinks: The guilty pleasure of having a soda tends to follow some who still want to maintain a healthy diet.

Because of this, many people choose to have diet sodas that claim they have less sugars, but Kimball said that these drinks can be addicting.

“There is debate and concern of the long-term consumption of artificial sweeteners so I would recommend that if people choose to drink them they do so in moderation.

These drinks are not health foods but if they make you happy, have only one or two a day, or instead, drink water,” Kimball said. “Alterna-

tives to diet and sugar-free sodas are bubbly drinks or sparkling, flavored waters such as Viva flavored water.”

Sports drinks: Popular among athletes, sports drinks stand by the idea that they contain electrolytes that keep them hydrated; however, Kimball said that this is not always the case.

“These aren’t always healthy.

These typical drinks contain sugar, artificial color and not many electrolytes,” Kimball said. “I would never recommend these while on a diet or even an athlete who sweats a lot.

You can gain those electrolytes from things like coconut water or low calorie Nuun tablets that you can put into your water bottle while at the gym. V8 Juices are also a healthy alternative. This way you get the potassium and none of the artificial stuff.”

Goodbye gym fees The Treme area will be getting a new gym space that will be available for free

By Mary Graci

By Zach Brien

A local fitness buff saw a way to make the city healthier and deter crime, all with one building: the FitLot. While the Treme-Lafitte neighborhood surrounding the Laffite Greenway is notorious for its crime and poverty-stricken population, Adam Mejerson, local fitness expert, and the ReFresh Project are working to change that image.

The ReFresh Project is a coalition of 40 health organizations devoted to providing healthy and accessible foods to people in the Broad Street and Treme areas. Mejerson’s FitLot, a free fitness center open to the public, will complement the project by adding a physical fitness element to the initiative.

“We came across one of these outdoor fitness parks and realized that this is actually a perfect way to re-purpose under-utilized space and bring some much needed investment and support to neighbor-

hoods that could really benefit from it,” Mejerson said.

The Greenway is a 2.6-mile bike path and walkway that stretches from Bayou St. John to Louis Armstrong Park, but it is also one of the major crime hot spots of the city.

Mejerson said that the 16,000 square foot FitLot is a way to bring more traffic to their area and thus reduce the amount of criminal activity.

“Parks and playgrounds like this are actually considered to deter crime. When you make something a safe and actively used space, it tends to dissuade people from coming and causing problems,” Mejerson said. “We recognized it as a solution to accessibility and as a solution to vacant lots in the city. And a resource everybody should really have access to.”

Having already raised $35,000 for the construction of the gym, Mejerson is hopeful that the project will add something to this area that it greatly needs.

According to Mejerson, because

the neighborhood does not have easy access to a fitness center, the people who live there have suffered.

Tracey Graham, FitLot board member and fitness strategist, said that the ReFresh Project is a way to supplement a lack of health education in schools.

“The FitLot has an opportunity to teach the fundamentals that have not been taught in high school, elementary or middle school health education,” Graham said.

The FitLot will feature 22 pieces of strength and cardio equipment, along with a space to hold group classes.

James Thomas, Treme resident and fitness expert, believes this new addition will improve the neighborhood.

“It is really helping to promote exercise as medicine and a healthier lifestyle,” Thomas said.

Residents can expect to see the FitLot gym go up later in the spring behind the Sojourner Truth Community Center on the Greenway.

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Zumbaphobia:

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noun zum·ba·pho·bi·a \zoom-ba-fo-bee-a\ 1. A condition that causes men to avoid fitness classes that are typically viewed as feminine 2. The fear of working out to upbeat music in a classroom setting

By Tia Teamer Classes like Zumba, Twerk N Tone, Body Pump and Boot Camp encourages its attendees to sweat to a beat, but they all lack one thing: a male presence.

Three weeks in, classes have had an average of eight male attendants per week spread out amongst the 13 classes offered, according to attendance records.

While University Sports Complex fitness instructors have noticed the lack of male participation, they said the classes are general workouts fit for females and males.

Even though Hernan Espinal, a member of the fitness team, does not attend the classes himself, he does recommend group exercise.

“So our focus is increasing overall attendance within the group exercise classes themselves. We don’t really focus on a particular gender,” Espinal said.

Peyton Bock, management senior, said he feels the classes would not be as effective to him as his traditional work out.

“I am reluctant to attend the classes just because I like to traditionally work out with weights or go on a run instead. I just feel like going to a class wouldn’t be the same,” Bock said.

Wellington Selveria-Carlos, an international student, said he enjoys taking all the classes offered, even though they are predominately female filled.

“I attend the classes because I do not like to work out alone, I like group exercise,” Selveria-Carlos said.

The most popular class, Twerk N Tone, with 71 participants so far, has

only had two regular male participants, who were both encouraged to attend by their female friends. While twerking is a social dance mostly performed by females, the workout includes cardio, core, glutes, quads and weights.

Even though some of the dance movements can be considered feminine, Tai Teamer, Twerk N Tone instructor, said this should not discourage people from attending the class.

“Yes, some of the movements are feminine, but I am willing to make accommodations just like I would do for my other members,” Teamer said.

However, not every male is against the aerobic classes offered.

Ronald Chavis, krewe leader for the Office of Student Affairs, had the chance to participate in the Twerk N Tone class at the Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon event that occurred Feb. 21.

“I would definitely take the class if I had time. I loved the class. I like dancing and not thinking about trying to be fit,” Chavis said.

As Loyola continues to put on fitness events to encourage students to lead healthy lifestyles, Antoine Barriere, Loyola’s university programming board member, has new ideas to incorporate males and continue to publicize fitness classes.

“I plan to put together a routine together for Twerk N Tone class so that more guys come out to Tai’s class and also show a different style of hip hop and exercise that’s fun and not perceived as just for women,” Barriere said.

Photo by Tia Teamer

By Alliciyia George

Healthy snacks for a healthy body

Chances are if you’re reading this you are a young, hungry college student. You have a limited budget, limited equipment and a limited amount of time. Luckily, we have provided two healthy recipes that everyone has the ability to make.

5 Minute Frozen Yogurt Snacks can boost metabolism, prevent weight gain and provide the energy you need to stay strong all day long. This recipe is perfect for you when you’re craving something sweet and do not want to eat empty calories.

3/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice Instructions Add the frozen fruit of your choosing, honey, yogurt and lemon juice to the bowl of a food processor or blender. Process until creamy, about five minutes.

Chicken Avocado Wrap Handheld snacks that are readyto-go will help you stay on target with your healthy eating plan and weight loss goals. This recipe will help you keep on target with your healthy diet.

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt 1 1/2 teaspoons cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 slice of thin baby Swiss cheese 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice 1 whole wheat tortilla 1/4 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

cooking, sprinkle with half of the cilantro. Take off of heat and add the chicken to the pita. Drizzle chicken with the yogurt mixture followed by the avocado mixture, all within the tortilla. Serve with kettle or baked chips.

Instructions: Serving size: 1

Serving size: 1 Ingredients 1 cup fresh frozen fruit 2 5/8 teaspoons honey 2 tablespoons plain or vanilla non-fat yogurt

Serve the fro-yo immediately or transfer it to an airtight container.

It keeps in the freezer for about a month.

If you prefer your frozen yogurt tart, reduce the honey by half a tablespoon.

Ingredients: 2 ounces rotisserie style shredded chicken 1/2 avocado 2 tablespoons plain Greek-style yogurt 1/4 teaspoon cilantro, divided

Add one slice of Swiss cheese to your tortilla. In a small bowl, combine Greek yogurt and garlic salt.

Set aside. In a medium size bowl, combine avocado, tomatoes, lemon juice and half of the cilantro. Set aside. In a skillet, brown the cooked chicken with the olive oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. While

Photo Illustration by Alliciyia George and Mary Graci *Recipes adapted from Pinterest.com

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Raising the Bar For many women in college starting out implementing an exercise regime, or even those who have been working out for a long time, the weight room can be an intimidating or uncomfortable place

By Alena Cover Even though she knows what she is doing, Lily Cordingley, mass communication freshman, said she feels unwelcome in the weight room.

“I know how to use the machines, but the way boys look at you skeptically makes you feel like you’re doing it wrong, even when you know you aren’t,” Cordingley said.

For Dari Zeltser, mass communication freshman, she said she is unsure of how to use the machines, and doesn’t like the atmosphere of the weight room.

“There are so many boys there, and they’ve been there a lot, and are used to being there. It’s like it’s their space, and there’s no space there for me,” Zeltser said.

This discomfort can keep women from seeking guidance in how to correctly use the machines, risking muscle strain or injury by using them with improper form. It can also keep them out of the weight room altogether, and cause them to miss out on the benefits that come with weight lifting.

Megan Byas, Loyola fitness coordinator, has started a program

called Women on Weights that aims to teach the form and technique of lifting and how to build an effective routine.

“It’s important for muscular stability. It’s important for nerve function. It’s important for completing day-to-day tasks, and it’s important that young adults learn now how to apply physical fitness to their lifestyles, so that in the future they won’t have to make drastic lifestyle changes to avoid the diseases and illnesses that physical fitness can help prevent,” Byas said.

While women can use the same exercises that work for men, they can benefit from taking into consideration the differences in their body structures while coming up with a personal fitness routine, Byas said.

“Women tend to be weaker in the upper body. We tend to have weaker backs, and our estrogento-testosterone ratio is different, which means we have more body fat and it’s harder to build muscle.

It takes more time and it takes more effort,” Byas said. “Things like that I want to communicate through the program and let women know the

importance of building a strong core and having strong posture.”

Byas said regardless of the gender, students should prioritize making sure that they are going to the gym regularly.

“It’s a gradual process for anybody getting started in weight training. There’s no particular exercises that I would say would be better for women. A lot of women can do the same back exercises, chest exercises, leg exercises that men can do—squats are universal, lunges are universal, a lot of exercises are universal and can be applied for anyone, it’s just whatever works for any particular person, regardless of gender,” Byas said.

Byas said she is excited about the way the program will be able to help women on campus.

“My purpose and mission for the Women on Weights program is to increase the knowledge of women in regards to physical fitness, the proper use of equipment, the proper forms and postures and just give them guidance to prepare them for working out on their own,” Byas said.

Photo by Molly Olwig

Horoscopes

Editor’s Note W

ith spring break coming up, now may be the time to slim down for your dream swimsuit and finally start your fitness resolutions.

While I will not be personally joining a gym or giving up my favorite late night munchies any time soon, The Wolf has created a guide to help you keep up with your fitness goals. Whether you need a healthy snack recipe (p. 7), a better idea of what you are putting into Photo by Starlight Williams your body (p. 9) or acknowledgment that it is OK to work out in the weight or aerobics room (p. 9 and 10), The Wolf is here to make sure that you look and feel your best for whatever occasion. So don’t give up; put down the Twinkies and run the extra mile, college doesn’t have to be about gaining the freshman 15.

Take care of yourself,

Starlight Williams Editor, The Wolf Magazine

The kindness you consistently throw out into the world will soon come back to you tenfold.

For the week of March 4-11 For entertainment purposes only

Don’t give up, running the extra mile may take you to your dreams.

Someone will come to you in a time of need. Be there for them.

What does not kill you, can only make you stronger. Chin up, buttercup.

There’s no such thing as too much knowledge. Ask more questions!

Remember sleep is your friend, even when the world tells you it is your enemy.

Even when the world is gray, take a moment to find the rainbow.

Stop approaching life so systematically. Open up and empathize with people.

You got to push it to be in it to win it.

The end is near...not that end.

The cats have accepted you as one of their own. Rejoice.

If you’re reading this right now, don’t forget to pay your rent.

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1. Metaphorically dull 6. Software developers’ gettogether 15. Attack 16. One with a tender heart?

17. Brother competitor 18. Precedent sources 19. “Can’t fool me!”

20. How some myths are taken 22. Losing scheme 23. Skull Island notable 25. Deli request 27. Where ends may meet?: Abbr.

28. Dairy Queen Blizzard option 29. City between Algiers and Casablanca 30. “Shucks!”

32. Handshake relative 34. No. 35. Influential capitalists 36. WWII correspondent Reynolds 40. Comprises 41. FBI Academy site 42. Parade honoree, briefly 45. Accommodate 46. Certain retiree’s title: Abbr.

47. __-Magnon 48. More mawkish 50. Sq., e.g.

51. File system’s master directory 53. Kid 55. Theater warning 56. Like most circus performers 58. March winds, perhaps 60. They’re observed 61. Tiny sucker 62. One looking up to his listener?

63. Gene Vincent’s “__ Lovin’”

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Discontinue High state Most senseless Fed. auditing agency

5. Mount __ Nicolosi, Italian ski area 6. Millinery blocks 7. GPS display 8. Source of inside info?

9. Pool 10. Virginia Cavaliers’ org.

11. Longtime Mississippi senator Cochran 12. Scam 13. Michael of “Michael Clayton” 14. Poland Spring parent 21. Prominent elephant seal features 24. “Can’t fool me!”

26. Like granola 31. Dana __, co-star of the original “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” 33. Mideast party 34. Six minus deux 36. Amtrak unwinding area

37. Ends unsuccessfully, as a computer search 38. Beer container 39. Firth of Forth outlet 41. Tonic component 42. Tosses 43. Lozenge 44. Worse 45. Proceeded in a carefree manner 49. Hawaiian-born head of state 52. Voice mail sound 54. Plane’s longitudinal rotation 57. “__ appétit!”

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Sports briefs Men’s basketball notch win in the first game of SSAC tournament Coming into the first game of the SSAC Championship Tournament the Wolf Pack looked to bounce back from a tough loss to William Carey University.

The Pack came up with a win against the University of Mobile on Wed., March 2.

The Pack was led by Jonny Griffin Jr. with 12 points and chipped in four rebounds. Guard Jalen Gray added 10 points and Fr. Henry MacDonald put up 11 points in the victory. The Pack shot 48 percent from the field, including connecting on 8-of-17 three pointers in the game.

Women’s basketball team headed to SSAC Tournament in Alabama

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Alexis Hazard, biology junior, practices at Oak Harbor Golf Course in Slidell. Both the men and women’s golf team are preparing for a tournament at Oak Harbor March 7-8.

Golf team tees off a new season

By Sidney Holmes smholmes@loyno.edu @sidneymajee

With new talent, the men and women’s golf teams are hoping for a successful season by focusing on technique and team building.

Jeff Lorio, golf head coach, said that the team is adjusting to the 10 new members they got this year.

“Because we have such a young team we are really still learning how to play the game at the college level,” Lorio said.

Lorio said that the men’s team spends a lot of time focusing on the basics.

“We spend a lot of time talking about course management and strategy, and I am just trying to get the guys to believe in themselves,”

Lorio said.

The women’s team will be focusing more on player development than they have in the past years. A goal this season is for the team to be more consistent by helping them avoid unnecessary penalty shots.

Lorio said that the weakness of the women’s team is not being able to recover from bad holes at tournaments.

“If the girls can play a clean round of golf, meaning one with no penalty shots, we can become a really really good golf team,” Lorio said.

“I honestly feel that when our girls play their best golf, we can beat anybody that we tee it up against.”

One of the star members on the women’s team is Julchen Narwark, who was the top finisher at the Claud Jacobs Invitational with a 231.

Narwark said that she has full confidence in the team’s abilities.

“I know that every single one of us have the ability of scoring low and winning conference and qualifying for the NAIA national championship,” Narwack said.

Some notable players on the women’s team include freshmen Daria Delfino and Ashley Rogers.

Lorio said Delfino was the first tournament medalist in Loyola history, and Rogers led the team in stroke average last fall.

Lorio said that the goal for the men’s team is to win a tournament.

They also want to be ranked in the top half of the Southern States Athletic Conference and be ranked in the top 75 in the country.

A realistic goal for the women’s team is returning to the NAIA

Championship, Lorio said.

The team went to the NAIA Championship in their first year as a program and Alexis Hazard said that she looks forward to them going back this year.

“This is only the third year that Loyola has had a golf program, so each year we have grown stronger by adding more talented golfers,” Hazard said.

Lorio said that he is excited to see the team’s commitment to golf as a sign of what the future holds.

“I have to keep reminding them just how young we are and that there will be road bumps along the way but I have the utmost faith in them building a great program here at Loyola,” Lorio said.

The golf team’s next tournament will be on March 7-8.

The Pelicans grounded after a season of progress

By Ryan Micklin rwmickli@loyno.edu @RyanMicklin61

After reaching the first round of the playoffs last season and acquiring a new head coach, the New Orleans Pelicans had lofty expectations going into this season.

The Pelicans’ postseason hopes are bleak at best as they remain 4.5 games behind the Utah Jazz who currently hold the eight seed in the Western Conference.

It’s been a disappointing season thus far as the Pelicans remain last in the Southwest Division and three spots behind the eighth seed.

The Pelicans were given one of the most difficult schedules to start off the season as they lost 11 of their first 12 games.

The team was riddled with injuries as they were without Alexis Ajinca, Norris Cole, Quincy Pondexter, Omer Asik and Tyreke Evans.

However, the Pelicans finally started to get things going after they defeated the San Antonio Spurs,

ending a six-game losing streak.

Despite the Pelicans slight progress they only managed to finish 2015 with a 10-22 record.

Many of the early season struggles were due to players trying to adjust to Coach Gentry’s new up-tempo offense.

“Wins are hard to come by in this league. In 27 years of being in this league I never had a bad win,” Gentry said. “Wins have certainly been hard to come by for the Pelicans this season.”

Things only got worse for Pelicans fans as it was announced that Pondexter and Evans would miss the rest of the season.

Pondexter did not play at all this season, but Evans managed to play in 25 games averaging 15.2 points and a team-high 6.6 assists per game.

Pelicans’ All-Star Anthony Davis continues to put up career numbers as he leads the team in scoring and rebounding averaging 24 points per game to go along with 10.3 rebounds.

Davis recently set a career high and a franchise high with 59 points and 20 rebounds in a win against the Detroit Pistons on Feb. 27. Davis joins Shaquille O’Neal and Chris Webber as the only players to have a 50+ point and 20+ rebound game since 1983-84.

Following a win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb. 25, Davis said he was optimistic for the rest of the season.

“It is a good win for us and it gives us a lot of confidence to keep doing the same thing we’ve been doing post All-Star break,” Davis said.

Additionally, Ryan Anderson is having one of the best seasons of his career as he is second on the team in scoring with 16.6 points per game to go along with 5.8 rebounds while coming off the bench.

“I’ve done it all. I can come off the bench. Just put me in and I’ll be ready to go,” Anderson said.

The Pelicans have 22 games left in the season. The remaining games will be split evenly between home and away.

Coming off a 70-64 victory over William Carey University on Feb. 27, the No. 24 Loyola University New Orleans women’s basketball team enters the SSAC Championship as the No. 2 seed.

The Wolf Pack feature the most dangerous offense in the SSAC, leading the league at 69.41 points per game. Loyola ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage offense, while ranking third in both total rebounds and assists per game.

Loyola leads the conference in field goal percentage defense, holding its opponents to just 34 percent shooting from the floor.

Forward Meghan Temple leads the team in rebounding averaging nearly 7.8 rebounds per contest.

She is also the top scorer for Loyola at the tournament, putting up 10.1 points per outing.

In her eighth season as a head coach at Loyola University, Coach Kellie Kennedy has accumulated a 166-75 (.689) overall mark.

Loyola has qualified for the NAIA Tournament three times in the past four seasons and has recorded 20plus wins six times during Kennedy’s tenure.

The Wolf Pack will play on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. against the winner of No. 7-seed Mobile (15-14, 9-9 SSAC) and No. 10-seed William Carey (8-16, 5-13 SSAC). Loyola is a perfect 2-0 against both of these teams this year.

Men’s tennis team earns its second straight win

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Anthony Davis dunks the ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb. 25. Davis is averaging 24 points for the Pelicans this season.

After earning a 9-0 victory over Tougaloo College on Feb. 27, the men’s tennis team wrapped up their time in Mississippi as they traveled to take on Millsaps College.

After dropping the first doubles match, Loyola responded by winning the next two matches. The duo of Maxime Rumeau and Sean Presti won the Wolf Pack’s first match of the afternoon with an 8-1 victory at second doubles.

The tandem of Ricardo Mercado and David Mayhall capped off doubles action with an 8-5 victory to put Loyola up 2-1 heading in to singles action.

Following two-straight losses, the Wolf Pack put together threestraight singles wins to earn the 5-4 victory on the road.

The Wolf Pack return to the City Park Tennis Center on Sat., March 5, where they will play against Louisiana College at 1 p.m.

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Respectable Solutions by Anna and Emma

“Po’s adventure”

“Picking Petals” They speak it like dropped pennies found beneath the cracks of the road – Priceless.

They make wishes – throw them at the water wells flourishing with the numerous copper thin bits, shimmering like the mirages of last summer.

They hope for more so one day they might find less.

I spoke of a time when I craved the penny pieces – clung to my flesh and gave me red, red cheeks.

They all wished for a dream while they snuggled dirty blankets and time – ringing, ringing.

I found myself ringing and crying too.

The buzz couldn’t be killed – Rohypnol was off the hook and ran away the penniless feelings from wishes half committed and half exposed.

I told him my wish.

One night I stayed up late to a sound that only You could make.

A soft, perilous hum – I cannot forget.

Grapes that peal in your mouth – splishing, splashing driblets and dribbles all over tinted lips.

Summer’s sweat got us both.

PART III

By Patrick Gallagher pjgallag@loyno.edu

Dear Peter, As I write this letter, I feel as if I have been removed to some foreign place; a sleepless island of burning coral and endless longing, a place in one of your fantastic novels that you keep shelved far away. I do not know the customs here. How should I take my tea? How do I say I love you? How do I say farewell? I have been unable to bring you neither beauty nor fortune, and so it is silly of me to imagine that a woman such as myself could encourage you to understand why I would dare do what I will. But I believe that my heart will supply what imagination and words cannot, that I should not falter and you will find me satisfactory. For although I have yet to leave you, I have missed you since we were children when we walked in the middle of August for hours, drinking dandelion wine and finding shady lanes of rest wherever we went. While I do not know the destination, or whom I will meet upon my arrival, I will miss you five feet in front of me wherever I go.

Love, Madeline.

Love then and now, E.B Jerome

“Respectable Solutions by Anna and Emma” Patrick Gallagher, english writing junior

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Seniors should donate to the University Counseling Center HOWLS & GROWLS HOWL to the Feminist Festival GROWL to the historically low number of donations to the senior class gift HOWL to Slice’s mozzarella sticks GROWL to mono HOWL to parliamentary democracy GROWL to the two-party system HOWL to spring break plans GROWL to midterms

A longstanding tradition is to have the graduating class of seniors come together to make a donation to Loyola as their way of leaving a legacy. Senior gifts in the past have included the Faith in the Future Scholarship from the class of 2015, the Cabra printing station from the class of 2014 and the seal in the Palm Court from the class of 2000.

This year, the gift campaign is called “Your Gift! Your Choice!” meaning that when someone goes online to make a donation, they can choose between different gift options. These options are a donation to the University Counseling Center and a Havoc mascot

makeover. Because Lord knows Havoc needs a new head.

Every senior — and every student — should go make a donation to the senior class gift — and when you do, make sure that “Loyola University Counseling Center” is selected.

According to the American Psychological Association, in 2013, almost 50 percent of college students attended counseling for mental health concerns. Even more alarming, 30 percent of college students seriously considered attempting suicide. The APA also showed that this is an increasing trend. Loyola has around 2,800 undergraduates.

50 percent of our student body is 1,400 people. 30 percent is 900 of our friends.

Loyola has had a difficult semester. Our small community has seen three deaths in the course of two months. These deaths have been tragic and devastating. For many of us, this is the first time we’ve been

confronted with such intimate tragedy. Dealing with this requires that we have a robust counseling center.

According to some students, getting an appointment with the counseling center can take multiple weeks. For some students, waiting two weeks to speak to a counselor doesn’t cut it.

Some seniors have expressed concerns about making this donation to the senior class gift. For some, that hesitation could come from all of the money they put in the university. For others, they might want to see a tangible difference because of their donation, and at least they would see Havoc with a new costume.

To sufficiently placate these concerns, the Senior Class Gift Committee needs to show that students will directly benefit from this donation.

Activities hosted by the Counseling Center are too vague. A generic, one-time stimulus to the budget

won’t motivate anyone, because no one will see the material benefit from that. No doubt, whatever it is the committee chooses will benefit the students. Yet, to have a successful fundraising campaign, the committee should show specifically what the donation would go toward.

A donation to the University Counseling Center could make a dramatic difference in someone’s life. Being able to say that your donation played a part in that difference is something to be proud of.

Every member of our community should go donate to the senior class gift and bolster the counseling center for future generations of Loyola students.

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The preferential option for the poor is very Catholic Editor: Regarding the letter of the Rev. Fred Kammer, S.J., in the Feb. 26 issue of the Maroon, Kammer, notifies people “who might be tempted to identify free market libertarianism with Catholic Social Teaching” that this would be a mistake. Although

he does not mention the debate I had with the Rev. Edward Vacek, S.J., in the Feb. 19 issue of The Maroon on this issue, reading in between the lines I interpret Fr. Kammer’s letter as a denial of my side of this debate.

If so, Fr. Kammer is in error on this matter. For I did not identify free market libertarianism with Catholic

Social Teaching. Rather, something very different. I claimed that if those who support Catholic Social Teaching and wish to promote a very important aspect of this philosophy, namely, the preferential option for the poor, then they should embrace laissez faire free enterprise.

As Adam Smith demonstrated in his

book “The Wealth of Nations,” the best, indeed, the only, way to create wealth, e.g., cure poverty, is via the system of free market (not crony) capitalism.

Walter Block Economics professor

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Emerge from Lent with a sense of self

Treasurer has history of clashing with governors

Ken Weber university minister kweber@loyno.edu

Loyola has had a tough few months. The loss of Chance Briant, Kyra Koman, and Dr. Jon Altschul have made this a “season” of challenge and pain. Maybe talking about a season in the church calendar right now seems unimportant, or at best, lagniappe. Then again, maybe it’s exactly what needs to be talked about.

Lent is patterned from the 40 days Jesus spent wandering in the desert, which itself may have been patterned after the 40 years the Israelites spent wandering in the desert centuries before, in search of the home promised to them by

God. It was in this desert that both the Israelites and Jesus encountered strong temptations to leave God. In our “desert” of loss in these past months, we too may be tempted to wander away from whatever it is we experience as central to our very being (which some call “God”).

Lent is a time of purification — a crucible in which to burn away all the “extra” in life — leaving only the essential, precious metal. It’s a time to slow down, to consider what’s most important in our lives.

The losses we’ve suffered may have brought the usual whir in our minds and hearts to a slow turning, if not to a halt. While they’ve offered plenty of pain, they’ve also afforded us an opportunity to contemplate what it is we most deeply cherish. And for many of us, what we most deeply cherish boils down to life itself (“Choose life,” the saying goes). But what kind of life? How do we best live this life we’re all supposed to cherish so much?

St. Ignatius tells us the answer lies deep in our hearts; that our deepest desires are the same as God’s desires for us. During Lent, we adopt certain changes in our behavior or habits in order to more clearly discover these desires. We strip away things we consume (by fasting), things that distract (by praying) and things we possess (by almsgiving).

We divest ourselves of the defenses from God (from our truest selves) that our culture sells us, just as the Israelites rejected their home as slaves in Egypt, and as Jesus rejected the temptations to absolute self-reliance, self-serving power and belief in himself over belief in God’s love for him in the desert. Through this process, the Israelites did find their promised home and Jesus either discovered or confirmed who he was.

Another term for this process is “discovering our vocation.” The answer to all the questions is the same: What is my vocation? What should I

do with my life? What do I want to do with my life? What is my life for?

What is the meaning of life? The answer — say Ignatius, Jesus and lots of others throughout time — is to discover who we are and share that with others. Ignatius calls it “praising, reverencing and serving God.” So, now that Lent is coming to a close, what’s next? Well, continuing to pattern our season after the experience of Jesus, what comes next is our reemerging from the desert, strengthened by an experience of coming to know a little more of our deepest selves (i.e., coming to know a little more of God). Through our experience of loss, either self-imposed or thrust upon us, we have turned inward to explore what truly sustains us through all of life, especially the tough times. And we continue to live — to share our newly discovered selves with others. And when Lent ends, we celebrate life itself at Easter — a life that has no end, because it is lived in love.

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Real recovery involves grieving and change Colleen Dulle mass communication junior mcdulle@loyno.edu

Over the last six weeks, Loyola has experienced nearly indescribable pain with the sudden, unexpected and tragic losses of Chance Briant, Kyra Koman, and Jon Altschul.

John Sebastian said in his opinion piece two weeks ago that Kyra Koman had “just begun exerting her force on the universe” when she died at age 18. This is true for Chance, 21, and Dr. Altschul, 34, as well.

Kyra was an incredible musician, just coming into her own, gaining confidence in her voice and herself.

Chance was just about to gradu-

ate and unleash all of his creativity in music, film and humor into the world—a world that is better for having had him in it.

Dr. Altschul was one of the most passionate and engaging professors on this campus, sparking a love for philosophy in everyone from third graders to his fellow professors, and dedicating any extra time he had to improving this university for us through the faculty senate and the financial equilibrium committee.

Their deaths, each about two weeks apart, have put many of us on edge, wondering what could happen next. We pray that the horrible things are over, but there are no promises.

For now, though, we’ve come together to face our grief. This will be a long process, and one that cannot be rushed. Grief manifests itself differently in everyone, and we simply have to let it run its course, processing it as best we can.

Thankfully, our professors and friends understand. They’ve offered open doors, shoulders to cry on and jokes to make us smile.

Our friends have ensured that we don’t isolate ourselves. Our professors have done what they can to lessen our stress, lightening heavy workloads or opting to hold class on the quad. Our conversations in passing now hold genuine admissions of how we’re doing and end with “see you tomorrow”s given as promises.

As this grieving process continues for each of us, we must maintain this level of care for others. Reach out to your friends who are struggling. Be honest and understanding with your professors, knowing they are going through the same thing you are. Be kind.

There will come a day when our grieving has ended, though I cannot say when that will be. When it comes, though, the next phase of

our work will begin.

As the grieving draws to a close, we as a community must step back and search together for what in our university needs to change. There are no singular causes for these deaths, but perhaps there are ways to make life better for those of us who remain.

For seniors, one simple step forward could be to designate your senior gift toward the University Counseling Center. The university intends to maintain but not increase their funding for the center next year; our investment could contribute to preventing any more deaths or anguish.

The rest may not be so simple, but our current attitude of working together can certainly carry us through our grief. I ask only that we hold tightly to that communal spirit that makes Loyola so exceptional as we move into what could be a brighter future.

This opinion first appeared in the Associated Press on Feb. 28, and was written by Melinda Deslatte.

Governors change in Louisiana, but one thing remains constant: at some point during the tenure of an administration, a governor will butt heads with Louisiana’s outspoken treasurer, John Kennedy.

The latest dust-up has Kennedy sparring with the state’s new Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards.

And it took less than a month of Edwards’ entrance into office.

Kennedy, a popular Republican in his fifth term as Louisiana’s top money manager, has been one of the most vocal critics of Edwards’ push to raise taxes to help rebalance the state budget.

“My remarks are not personal to Gov. Edwards. We just have a different view of government. He thinks we’re one tax increase away from prosperity. I don’t. I believe in more freedom.

He believes in more free stuff,” Kennedy said. “He has the right to his opinion, but I have the right to have mine.”

The Edwards administration says the spat is less about honest differences of opinion and more about Kennedy’s latest political goal, his campaign for the U.S. Senate.

The competition is expected to be fierce for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican David Vitter. At least a half dozen candidates have announced for the November election.

It’s Kennedy’s third attempt to win a Senate seat.

“While I am putting forward plans to protect higher education, health care and TOPS, the treasurer is misleading the public to serve his own political agenda,” Edwards said in a recent statement.

With the dispute, Edwards is following the well-worn path of his predecessors.

During his 16 years as a statewide elected official, Kennedy was often a burr in the saddle for former Govs. Kathleen Blanco, a Democrat, and Bobby Jindal, a Republican. It has nothing to do with partisanship.

Kennedy was a Democrat when he clashed with Blanco and had switched to the GOP by the time he was sparring with Jindal.

With the current governor, Kennedy repeated many claims that had him at odds with Jindal. The treasurer says cuts could address the state’s deep budget gaps. He says Louisiana has too many consulting contracts, too many protected funds, too many middle managers and too much Medicaid misspending.

For Edwards, he’s added that the governor’s tax proposals would wreck Louisiana’s economy.

Some Republican lawmakers have repeated many of Kennedy’s suggestions.

It seemed as though Edwards might be able to get Kennedy’s praise for his administration’s ongoing work to sift through Jindal’s consulting and legal contracts with an eye toward ending those deemed unnecessary.

Instead, during a recent House Appropriations Committee hearing, Kennedy suggested the efforts didn’t go far enough.

Even if Kennedy’s recommendations could shrink wasteful spending, the changes couldn’t generate enough money or come fast enough to solve Louisiana’s immediate budget woes.

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Holly & Smith Architects were chosen to remodel Monroe Hall back 2011. Once the architecs partnered with Albany Woods, they developed the concept of a natural edge bench to preserve the natural beauty of the oaks.

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Historical oak tree makes its way back to campus

By Chasity Pugh cmpugh@loyno.edu @chasitypugh_

While many see the benches in front of Monroe Hall as a place to lounge between classes, the wooden seats have a story behind them connected to a Loyola alum and a historical oak tree.

In 2011 it was decided that Monroe Hall would be remodeled. Once the plans were established, it was realized that a 100-year-old oak tree registered as Ollie the Oak had to be removed in order to make more space for the building.

Alissa Woods, A’06, said the removing of the tree caused controversy, and the result was creating something for the university and students, giving new life to the old

oak.

“I remember it clearly from my days on campus. I know that there was a bit of an outcry not to take it down and that it was a last resort,” Woods said.

Bob Thomas, director of the Center for Environmental Communication, said that several Loyola community members were extremely sad about the tree being cut down.

“October of 2011 is when we heard rumors that the tree may be cut down. But that summer is when things started to happen. Everyone was in disbelief,” Thomas says.

When Holly & Smith Architects were chosen to remodel Monroe Hall, they contacted Woods’ family business, Albany Woodworks, to create a plan to save the oak.

Woods said that Holly & Smith

approached her father, Richard Woods, CEO of Albany Woodworks, because they knew he had a connection to Loyola through his two daughters being alumni and also his love of custom projects.

“With Richard on board, they developed the concept of a natural edge bench to preserve the beauty of the oaks. He arranged a special truck to come down and cut the tree and hand selected the optimal pieces to be turned into the benches,” Woods said.

After a long process of cutting, stacking and drying, the wood began its journey to becoming a fixture that students can rest on in Monroe Hall today.

Woods said that Loyola has a wonderful connection with their alumni and she enjoys finding out

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about new updates and advancements as it makes her proud to be an alum.

“Monroe Hall was the most recent building I have visited and it looks state-of-the-art. Although, I must admit I, am a little sad to see the original buildings go. They were beautiful. But I am so happy that Loyola is thriving,” Woods said.

Thomas said that he feels a plaque or photograph should be placed to commemorate the historic tree.

“I’m disappointed that the tree had to be cut down, but the benches are a nice amenity. I simply can’t help but to think about that tree each time I sit on those benches,” Thomas said.

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