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Loyola University • New Orleans • Volume 94 • Issue 23 • April 8, 2016

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LOYOLA WORKS ON ITS CORE Loyola is tightening its core by reducing required common curriculum credits to 39 hours By Nicholas Morea nbmorea@loyno.edu @nick_morea

Loyola is updating its common curriculum requirements for the 2016-2017 academic year and changing some of the previously required courses. While this automatically affects all incoming freshmen, current students also have the option to switch to this new curriculum. Lydia Voigt, director of common curriculum, said this core isn't as different as it may seem. “The Loyola Core Mission remains unchanged either with respect to the preceding common cur-

riculum or our core mission as an institution,” Voigt said. “The Loyola Core continues to represent the cornerstone of the university’s distinctive Jesuit identity and expressly serves to educate the whole person, a key tenet of the Ignatian Vision of Education.” Voigt said first-year students would take standard courses: a firstyear seminar, Math Models, Critical Reading and Writing, Global History, Introduction to Philosophy of Reasoning, Christian Religion and Investigating Nature. “The advanced common core will be a second history, philosophy, a world religion course, any science course listed between 100-499, a writing about literature course la-

beled as N200-N499 on LORA and any Creative Arts and Culture labeled as O200-O499. It would be a total of 39 credit hours,” Voigt said. Mark Fernandez, Patricia Carlin O'Keefe distinguished professor of history, is excited about the change. “The common core engages us with so many things that should be important and interesting for students as they prepare for life in this complicated world. Philosophy, religious studies, history, writing, literature, an awareness of math and science, these things are so important. Who wouldn't be curious about so many stimulating ideas?,” Fernandez said. Fernandez also said he enjoys seeing students apply what they

learn to other common curriculum classes. “My favorite experience is when someone in global history tells me that they had been discussing similar themes in their philosophy or religious studies classes. It's amazing to watch the light bulbs come on and to see the students make the important connections,” Fernandez said. Hayden Corwin, English freshman, has taken mostly common curriculum classes since he started at Loyola. “The classes themselves aren't bad, but they make me wish I could fast forward time. I'm grateful for what I've learned in the classes but you can feel that nobody wants to be

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in them. Common core classes are great for knowing things you maybe never wanted to learn about. You may get lucky with a brilliant professor; my Global History II professor, Dr. Wegmann, made me enjoy the class even if I wasn't interested in the material,” Corwin said. Corwin sees this adjustment as what is best for students. “Students are paying so much money for college partly due to having x-amount of required classes that have nothing to do with their majors or minors. All these prerequisite courses do is hold students to more time in college. The change is better, it helps students move on and focus on what they came to college to actually study,” Corwin said.

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By Zach Brien zjbrien@loyno.edu @zbrienphoto

Female students are pushing back against the male-dominated arts and entertainment industry with the formation of their group Industry Queens. Emily Hardy, music industry studies senior, is one of the founders. She came up with the idea after discussing encounters with some fellow students in the music industry department. “Stories come up about different things that have happened to them either in a workplace setting or just through connections and that kind of stuff that have just kind of thrown me for a loop. Like, why was that OK?” Hardy said. After her unsettling experiences, Hardy wondered if her peers and colleagues had similar stories. “So just talking to different friends about it, I started seeing this need for, I guess you could call it a support group, but more its just like a way to network specifically between girls and forging more connection with other girls in the program,” Hardy said. The music industry is a male-dominated industry, like many in the United States. This provides women with a unique set of struggles of varying degrees. Gender issues have made national headlines in music industry news in January of 2016. Amber Coffman, singer with the Dirty Projectors, came out and accused Heathcliff Berru, CEO of Life or Death Pub-

lic Relations and Management, of sexual harassment via Twitter. After her accusations surfaced, more girls came out and accused Berru of sexual misconduct. Rapper Killer Mike called on men to stand up against sexual misconduct amongst their peers after the allegations against Berru surfaced. “Men have to be able to tell our friends and peers when they’re wrong. We cannot just say, it’s not my problem. We can’t expect people to improve if we’re not willing to hold them accountable and push them to be better,” Killer Mike said in a Facebook post. It is large issues like this and sexism on a smaller scale that made this group seem necessary to Hardy. Hardy said little things like surprise from others at just knowing how to adjust sound levels is a reason why she feels women need to unite in the industry. “It can be harmless-seeming, it usually is, but sometimes it’s a little uncomfortable for girls and I think that is part of why we’re doing this,” Hardy said. The music industry program at Loyola only has one female professor, Kate Duncan. Duncan is optimistic about the potential of this group. “The group has massive potential to help younger students/musicians realize the need for equality among us all, and to find outlets to express themselves through that lens,” Duncan said. Spenser Schott, music industry studies senior, is a co-founder of Industry Queens with Hardy and others. Schott sees this group as a way

Cuban documentary screened for the first time on campus By Sidney Holmes smholmes@loyno.edu @sidneymajee

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Industry Queens is a group started to help women in the music industry come together and unite against inequality. Though the group just started, many members are optimistic about its potential.

to develop professional networks. “We wanted to make a network of girls that could call on each other for advice and use each other for a professional resource later in the future,” Schott said. Schott made a unique observation at one of Loyola’s music industry forums. Schott works for a talent-buyer, which is a very competitive industry. Her boss came to speak and after forum, students have the opportunity to meet the speaker. “Not a single girl went up to get to know my boss,” Schott said. “I’m

like ‘Why are no girls in our program interested in being talent-buyers or agents?’ I want to be a talent buyer.” Schott feels like women just need their own creative space to be able to discuss their issues and goals amongst one another. “It’s not that we don’t feel support from our faculty and from other students and from the male students and from the student body as a whole,” Schott said. “We just want to be able to have a creative space to go and do this in the spirit of Kathleen Hanna.”

William Sabourin O’Reilly sheds a light on how people view race and color in Cuba through his film titled “Código Color, Memorias.” O’Reilly showed the film on Wednesday, April 6 in Multimedia Room 2 of the library. This is the first time that the Cuban film has been shown in the United States. “We wanted to talk about race, but also about life and color. We wanted to laugh at the irony of racism,” O’Reilly said. O’Reilly said that he created this film so that he could take the new and old ideas of different generations and force people to talk about race openly. “The film creates the ground and provokes the conversation about the present,” O’Reilly said. O’Reilly said that he didn’t make this film just for the people in Cuba. “I chose Cuba because it is my country, and there is a story there that is not being told. The controversy of race is something that is good to illuminate,” O’Reilly said. O’Reilly said that this is not the end of this film topic. He plans on making a sequel with a twist. “I want filmmakers in Cuba to continue the conversation,” O’Reilly said. O’Reilly said that the film will be shown at film festivals around the country and will be released to the public in the by the end of this year.

SGA candidates answer questions and debate before the election By Colleen Dulle mcdulle@loyno.edu @ColleenDulle

Because every candidate is running unopposed in this year’s election, the Student Government Association replaced its annual debate with a town hall-style question and answer session. Around 30 students and no faculty members attended the meeting April 5 at 12:30 p.m. in Miller 114. The executive candidates, both senators-at-large, one of the two College of Business candidates, and five of the ten College of Arts and Sciences candidates were present. The moderators, Bud Sheppard, SGA Chief Justice, and Gage Counts, The Maroon’s opinion and editorial editor, asked the senatorial candidates about their platforms. Sheppard focused mainly on issues that had been raised or may arise in the senate, while Counts asked candidates to explain their responses to The Maroon’s candidate survey, which included broader questions about the SGA’s role in the university. The senator-at-large candidates discussed their current philosophies on improving Loyola for its students. Kaylen Lee, mass communication sophomore, said she currently has two initiatives in the works: getting umbrella bags and stands on campus and involving commuter students more.

Justin Blackstone, digital filmmaking freshman, said he listens to students’ needs by involving himself in a wide range of activities. Elisa Diaz, presidential candidate, and Gabrielle Henry, vice presidential candidate, answered a series of questions from the moderators and the audience. Both candidates said they opposed the removal of the College President position and pointed out that their own views were less important to them than the concerns of the Loyola community. “I’m not in this position to have a bias at all; I’m in this position to represent the student body whether I’m in these positions or not, or in those organizations or not, or have those opinions or not. I think what’s special about Gabby and I is that we’re both a part of two different backgrounds of the Loyola experience,” Diaz said. Diaz said she hoped to echo this variety of backgrounds in her executive staff selections. The town hall questions focused on heavy issues including the votes of confidence and no confidence in the Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., university president, and the constitutionality of the amendments up for vote in this election. “I think that if we present ourselves, as the people that are running, along with yourselves, as people that are motivating and that want to revamp the SGA and make it better, then how could people not want to get involved?” Diaz said.

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Camille Mena, economics freshman, responds during the question and answer session on April 5 (top left). Elisa Diaz, political science junior and candidate for SGA president, answers questions alongside her running mate, Gabrielle Henry, accounting junior (top right). Gage Counts, opinion and editorial editor for The Maroon, and Bud Sheppard, outgoing SGA chief justice, moderated the question and answer session (bottom). Students got a chance to meet the representatives seeking to represent them and hear the candidates’ stance on the issues.

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WORLDVIEW briefs Napoleon construction expected to finish by December of this year The Napoleon Avenue Drainage Project is projected to finish by late 2016 or early 2017. The project began in the summer of 2011. Due to lack of funding and unpredictable weather conditions the construction was delayed, adding complications to the project.

San Francisco requires paid paternal leave San Francisco became the first city to require businesses to provide full paid leave for new parents. Approved uncontested by the Board of Supervisors, new mothers and fathers will receive six weeks of paid time off. Supervisor Scott Wiener said, “The vast majority of workers in this country have little or no access to paid parental leave, and that needs to change.” The measure also requires the mayor to sign it. Mayor Ed Lee has said he is happy to sign.

Miss. governor passes religious freedom bill Mississippi Governor Phillip Bryant has signed a bill allowing businesses to turn down service because of their religious beliefs. This bill allows religious organizations the ability to deny samesex marriages, adoption and foster care services. It also allows companies to fire and not hire those who identify as part of the LGBT community and allows businesses to not sell or rent them retail. Medical professionals can refuse to operate or give any medical care related to sex-reassignment cases. The American Family, a Christian-based organization, claimed it was a victory for Christian activists everywhere.

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Potholes like the one shown above are littered around the streets of New Orleans, often causing expensive car repairs and unattractive streets. Fix My Streets Working Financial Group aims to work with the city to make smooth streets in New Orleans.

Initiative aims to fill in NOLA’s street troubles By Taylor Galmiche atgalmic@loyno.edu @galmichekapeesh

Gretna resident Christian Holmes was dropping his son off on the way to work when a pothole blew out his tire. “It was a giant pothole in the middle of the street. You couldn’t really avoid it,” Holmes said. Potholes like this can be found all over the city, but thanks to an initiative from the mayor’s office, Holmes is one step closer to a potholefree drive. Mayor Mitch Landrieu is leaving it to the Fix My Streets Working Financial Group to develop recommendations for New Orleans’ longterm infrastructure needs. “It’s really a problem that’s been in the making for 35 or 40 years. The infrastructure has been neglected,”

said Robert Lupo, founder of Fix My Streets campaign. Lupo’s own frustration with the potholes prompted him and many others to join the Fix My Streets campaign. The group started out as a gathering of citizens who were upset. Lupo recalls seeing signs that said, “Fix my streets; I pay my taxes,” at one of their first neighborhood meetings. The administration heard the call and decided to form the official financial working group. “When we met and started getting this ball rolling, we were hoping – that’s all,” Lupo said. “The fact that we have an administration that is willing to listen is a big, giant step forward.” The city estimates that the costs for street repair will be $9.3 billion, which could lead to higher taxes.

“We know that the citizens are not willing to pay anything extra unless we know where the dollars are being spent right now, efficiently,” Lupo said. Holmes said that he is willing to pay more taxes as long as he is certain that the money is going towards street repair. The Fix My Streets Financial Working Group is given information by the Bureau of Governmental Research and the city administration. They know how money is being spent, how property taxes are collected and where the state and federal government might be able to help. In the last two months, the federal government signed off on a grant of $2 billion through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The grant will be used to repair storm drains, sewage drains and the

water systems that were damaged by Katrina. New Orleans works to fill potholes every year. The city reports that the Department of Public Works’ Maintenance Division filled 60,401 potholes in 2013, 25,348 potholes in 2014 and was scheduled to fill 40,000 potholes in 2015. “While we have made great progress over the last five years, more must be done,” Landrieu said in a city press release. Lupo said New Orleans streets are not a Band-Aid fix. According to him, it could take 10-15 years to fix the streets. Regardless of the time it takes, Holmes believes actions must be made. “Either you’re trying to dodge potholes all the time or you’re hitting them. It needs to be fixed,” Holmes said.

Millennials show increased participation in the 2016 presidential elections By Gabriela Morales gemorale@loyno.edu @GabrielaMo1996

Contrary to popular belief that Millennials do not vote, Cate Tringali, philosophy senior, will be at the polls this November and every other time she has the opportunity to vote. “I voted in 2012 and 2014, and I anticipate that I will vote in every election that I am able to. I believe voting is important because it affects the delegates’ decision on who to vote for in the election,” Tringali said. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, Millennials have taken a greater interest in the 2016 election in comparison to the elections of 2008 and 2012. Abby Keisa, youth coordinator and researcher at Tufts University

for CIRCLE, gave a possible reason for an increase of voting among young people. “When young people are contacted by parties and campaigns they are more likely to vote, and when a statewide election is competitive state youth turnout is higher. As a result, the competitive and media-heavy nature of the presidential primaries has likely impacted young people,” Keisa said. Rachel Dufour, chemistry and psychology junior, said this election will be the first time that she will vote. “I think it is important as it acts as an incentive that keeps people engaged in politics. I am registered as an independent so I am unable to vote in my state’s primary. So, I keep a pulse on the politics but won’t decide who I vote for until much closer to election time,” Dufour said. Even though voting is important,

some Millenials doubt that voting helps. According to the American National Election Studies’ Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior, 48 percent of the U.S. voting population in 2012 believed that people did not have a say in what goes on in the government. Maurice Huff, mass communication freshman, does not believe in voting. “I am a person who refuses to vote. American politics is very polarized, and I believe that my vote and values are more complex than what I see common politicians debate about,” Huff said. According to CIRCLE, young people between the ages of 18 and 29 make up 21 percent of the U.S. eligible voting population, or 46 million people. This outnumbers the 39 million seniors who are eligible to vote. Nancy Thomas, director for the

Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tufts University, explained the importance of voting. “The obvious reason is that people who vote have a say in who represents them – which candidate they prefer. Elected officials will address the issues and respect the policy preferences of voters over nonvoters. They are simply more likely to consider and pass laws preferred by their voters,” Thomas said. Sean Cain, associate professor of political science at Loyola, said that Millennials do vote; however, they do not really vote in the primaries— the time they definitely should vote. “According to this year’s exit polls, 15 percent of the Democratic voters were age 18 to 29, the same as it was in 2008, while 12 percent of Republican voters were in that age group this year, compared to 11 percent in 2012 and 13 percent in 2008,” Cain said.

Cain also said there is a correlation between those who feel they do not have a say in government and Donald Trump. “Many voters are alienated from our government, and nearly half of the public think that they don’t have a say in what the government does. This year, these voters, when they do turn out, are strongly supporting Donald Trump,” Cain said. Tringali said voting must work because of the way the race is going. “If you have a say, utilize your opportunity to participate in the government. I am voting for Hillary Clinton because I think she is the most reasonable and prepared candidate,” Tringali said. “I believe voting can help. Clearly, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are not the candidates that either party would have picked and would not even have done so well without the everyday voter.”

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1. She played Madeleine in “Bel Ami” (2012) 4. Get really excited 8. Mug shot result? 14. __ data 15. “The Diana Chronicles” author Brown 16. Rooks, e.g. 17. Social follower? 18. Levitate 20. Fashionable 22. “Enough, José!” 23. Shout after a muleta manipulation 24. Hard-to-hit pitch 26. __ fail 28. Carrier of many old couples 30. Historic Buddhist temple 33. You can count on them 35. Response acknowledging familiarity 38. Couple getting away together? 41. Beyond reproach 42. Lemony spice used in Middle Eastern cuisine 43. Question of time 46. Half a drink 47. Not out 50. 2000s Showtime series, with “The” 52. “Star Trek” initialism 54. In a big way 57. Party where lomi salmon may be served 58. Runway highlight 61. Treasury Dept. variable 62. Fitting game 63. 1970 Kinks hit 64. Stand in a barrel 65. Outsmarts 66. Good place to see plays 67. Rocker Nugent

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Lenten Series Ends With a Request: “Pray For Me” By Caleb Beck cmbeckloyno.edu @CalebBeckIRL

The fifth and final installment of Loyola’s Lenten lectures took place March 16 in the Ignatius Chapel, rounding out the series with a reflection on forgiveness, prayer and judgment. Father Ted Dziak, S.J., led a passionate discussion on Pope Francis and his strong roots in Ignatian spirituality, chronicling Francis’s rise from a trouble-making young Jesuit to the face of the Catholic church. It wasn’t until an epiphany he had after witnessing a Confession in Buenos Aires during September of 1953 that he felt compelled to follow the path of priesthood. “Something strange happened to me in that Confession,” Pope Francis said. “I don’t know what it was, but it changed my life.” In describing the Pope’s motives, Dziak reminded the crowd that Francis’ willing to accept outcast groups like homosexuals is a reflection of his Jesuit upbringing and teaching within the catechism, just as Ignatius was not a critic in the time of Luther. “Francis has put the poor and disadvantaged at the center of his agenda,” Dziak said. Dziak recounted that Francis is a human being and therefore also in need of forgiveness. Dziak closed discussion with a few additional pieces of advice from the Pope. “Immerse yourself in the world but withdraw daily,” Francis said. The Lenten lecture series came to a close with an emphasis on Francis’s sympathy and compassion tying into the Divine Year of Mercy, which Pope Francis called for in April 2015 and which comes to a close on Nov. 20.

This article is a correction of the version printed in the April 1, 2016 issue. ZACH BRIEN/The Maroon

Tim Cahill (top), religious studies professor speaks about the Mughal Court’s history of religious diversity in pre-colonial India. Students (left) and Behrooz Moazami (right), associate professor of history, listen to the 2016 H. James Yamauchi lecture. Cahill said that the golden age of Mughal Court’s was an example of successful religious pluralism.

Pre-colonial India features religiously diverse society By Seán Brennan shbrenna@loyno.edu @Sean_TheMaroon

Unless you’re a history buff with a background in pre-colonial India, you probably haven’t heard a lot about the Golden Age of the Mughal Court and its uniquely diverse society. This semester’s H. James Yamauchi Lecture in Religion aimed to change that. On Thursday, March 31, lecturer Timothy Cahill, a Loyola professor of Religious Studies that specializes in South Asia traditions, spoke to an audience of students and faculty to dig into the rich history of 17th century India in his presentation: “Poets & Pluralism in Pre-colonial India: Love, Death & Devotion at the Mughal Court.” This lecture series began in 1985 in memory of former chair of the Department of Religious Studies James Yamuchi, and features a presenter on a different religious topic once a semester. This semester, Cahill used the lens of poetry as speak-

er to examine religious diversity in India. “Tonight, I’m going to tell you a bunch of stories, actually,” Cahill said. “And then tell you why they’re important.” Reciting poems in fluent Sanskrit, Cahill translated several works from the period and examined them in various perspectives from aesthetic to cultural. By doing this, he was able to tell a bigger story of dialogue amongst several religions. According to Cahill, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Jains and all other major religions were recognized, respected, and welcomed to the Mughal Empire. Cahill explained that the Mughal Empire’s classic period started with the rise of King Akbar the Great in the mid-16th century, who set the stage for a golden age of poetry that would last over a hundred years. “Pluralism is diversity,” Cahill said. “It isn’t always easy. It isn’t always fun. But it’s an open window for lots of exchange.” Akbar practiced Islam for most of his life, but any given night in the

Mughal Court found members of every major religion from all over the world conversing and debating side by side. Whether you were a Sanskrit poet who followed the ancient Indian religion of Jain dharma or a traveling French Jesuit summoned by the king to discuss philosophy, you were not only tolerated in the court, but encouraged to debate as well. Danielle Belmont, Spanish freshman, attended the presentation for her Religions of the World class and enjoyed learning about the role that poets and scholars performed in the court. “It was interesting for me to listen to his lecture and be able to make clear connections to what I am studying in my religion class,” Belmont said. Under the rule of Akbar and his successors, the “true spirit of pluralism” was practiced throughout the Empire, Cahill explained. Mughal society went beyond tolerance, and valued collaboration between those who held different views. As Cahill brought the lecture to

a close, he described several differences between Indian society and European society during this period. This contrast is what Sanjog Rupakheti, assistant professor of history, found most interesting during the talk. “In India, we see a very different model of society than in Europe and western countries, where you think of religious wars,” Rupakheti said. “It asks the question: how do you organize, bring together people of different religions?” Rupakheti referred to the Mughal society as an experiment unlike any other in history. Cahill ended his talk responding to questions from students and fellow professors, and when asked what was most important to learn from the Mughal dynasty, he responded with a line that left the audience laughing. “As the saying goes, those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it,” Cahill said.

Saint’s vision of creation to be a planeterium show By Jamal Melancon jmmelanc@loyno.edu @Jam_M_Mel

A 12th century female Christian mystic and interdisciplinary artist will have her model for the universe’s birth come to life in new dimensions and form through an interactive planetarium show. The inaugural Callais Lecture series on the Catholic intellectual tradition took place Monday, April 4 and featured a workshop on the current development of a planetarium show centered on medieval figure St. Hildegard von Bingen’s cosmic egg, which is her personal, Christian version of the birth of the universe, inspired by visions. Margot Fassler, professor of music and liturgy and director of the program in Sacred Music at the University of Norte Dame, presented Hildegard’s illustrated work “Scivias” and the current state of the digital and 3D, fully interactive, cosmic egg that her and her colleagues are working on that combines art, music, science, and theology, just as Hildegard did.

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Life &Times

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Film • Arts • Food • Music • Leisure • Nightlife

Fools of april celebrates student talent By Ysabel Lola yslola@loyno.edu @Ysaaalola

Loyola’s second annual Fools of April festival on Sunday, April 3, was well attended this year after taking a year off in 2015 due to funding issues. The mini-festival was a chance for alumni and current students to come together for a day of great music and food. Many bands formed by students performed at the event, including Elysian Feel, Naughty Professor, Froyo Man, and Stoop Kids, who performed the day before at the city’s Freret Street Festival. The concert’s second year was a

LIFE AND TIMES briefs Loyola graduate receives prestigious award Loyola alum Catherine Lacey has taken home one of the top honors in literature for rising writers. Catherine Lacey, A’07, received the Whiting Award during a ceremony on March 23 held at the New York Historical Society. The $50,000 award honors winners for superior early accomplishment and the promise of great work to come. Lacey’s first novel, “Nobody Is Ever Missing,” was published in 2014 and received great acclaim. An excerpt of her latest work can be found on TheParisReview.com.

huge success, and featured popular food trucks from around New Orleans including Kenny’s Cajun and Creole, Crêpes à la Cart and William’s Plum St. Snowballs. Though planning the event was a challenge, said Amanda Seal, head of production, the event was enjoyed by faculty and students alike. “You have to make sure faculty is comfortable with doing something like this and their trust is so important,” Seal said. “But we actually did not get one negative response.” Raising $13,000 in the last year to put on the event, Seal and her team were pleased to see students engaged in activities like popping paint-filled balloons, chatting with New Orleans Film Festival represen-

tatives, and dancing to the performers’ upbeat tunes. Eli Anaya, a music industry senior who attended Sunday’s event, said he was surprised at how well organized it was for a school event. “It was awesome to see people that I knew in school up there performing and it really felt like I was at a real concert that I paid for,” Anaya said. Seal said that the energy of the performers can be attributed to their excitement to be back headlining at their alma mater. “A lot of people are happy to come back,” Seal said. “It’s a fun gig for them and it’s cool to reunite with people they went to school with.”

French Quarter Festival returns to celebrate its 33rd anniversary French Quarter Fest will celebrate its 33rd anniversary beginning Thursday, April 7 and will run until Sunday, April 10 with food, music and festival fun. First produced in 1984 as a way to bring residents back to the Quarter, the French Quarter Festival is the largest free music festival in the South. There will be a total 23 stages at the annual event. This year’s three-day festival will celebrate a wide array of musical genres and include over 60 different restaurants and vendors. There will be an official“Uber Pickup Zone” at Canal and Camp streets. Admission to the fest is free.

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Stoop Kids perform at the second annual Fools of April festival on Sunday, April 13. The free one-day event featured other Loyola student and alumni bands such as Elysian Feel, Naughty Professor and Froyo Man as well.

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Jazz Fest returns with diverse music scene By Nick Reimann nsreiman@loyno.edu @nicksreimann

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The Pigeon Town Steppers Social Aid and Pleasure Club (left) Leah Chase (top left) and Aaron Neville (top right) perform with their bands at the 2015 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The 2016 festival, which features national acts like Snoop Dog, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Neil Young, begins on April 22 and finishes on May 1.

Fans headed to Jazz Fest in 2016 will be treated to a star-studded lineup, headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and Stevie Wonder. The festival will be held at the New Orleans Fair Grounds over two weekends, April 22 through April 24 and April 28 through May 1, and features performances from both wellknown international bands and local artists. Matthew Goldman, director of marketing with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, believes that this year’s festival should be on the calendar of any music fan. “You saw the list of bands, which says more than anything,” Goldman said. “People may not be jazz fans, and they see ‘Jazz Fest’ so they don’t get it. Not everybody’s a jazz fan, but

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when you see Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam and the Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Snoop, you see it’s not a jazz festival.” Gordon Towell, coordinator of Jazz Studies at Loyola and performer with the Loyola Jazz Band at Jazz Fest 2015, agrees that the festival has grown by having a wide variety of musical genres. “It’s a nice cross-section of music, it’s not just a jazz festival anymore,” Towell said. But despite the festival moving away from its roots, Towell still feels that Jazz Fest ranks among the best festivals for jazz music. “I think it’s probably one of the nation’s top festivals for jazz and roots and heritage music. It’s obviously morphed into something more than just New Orleans jazz and heritage, but it’s got so many strong acts and great attendance figures, things like that. I think it’s one of the top festivals,” Towell said.

Jimmy Guardiola, music education sophomore, who has never before attended Jazz Fest, feels that this year’s lineup makes the festival worth seeing. “I’m very excited to see Stevie Wonder as well as the Red Hot Chili Peppers,” Guardiola said. “Snarky Puppy is a great band that I already saw live and I’m excited to see them again. Also Paul Simon, of course, of Simon and Garfunkel. It’s a very great lineup.” Along with the headliners, the festival has many local connections, including some from Loyola. Tony Dagradi, saxophone professor, will be performing with his band Astral Project; he has performed with them at every Jazz Fest since 1978. Loyola students will also be involved, as the Loyola Jazz Band will be returning to perform at this year. Jazz Fest 2016 will be the festival’s 47th edition.

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“PULPA” By Braise Radley @bradley@loyno.edu

I barely made it two minutes into Pulp Fiction before leaving the room. A film had never made me consider its title outside of its function as an identifier, and so my desire to delineate was insatiable. I felt the specter of anxiety ease its sinewy fingers into my cranium and begin to massage my neural pathways, coaxing me into action. Beyond the obvious postmodern visual flourish of ostensibly defining the ensuing events in such a simplistic manner, I felt pushed to consider the etymology of the word pulp, and to discern what purpose it might serve. How could I possibly begin to appreciate snappy dialogue and unorthodox narrative structure if I didn’t have a grounding in what meaning the title was attempting to convey? The definition provided

on screen by the American Heritage Dictionary was as follows: pulp /’p�lp’/ n. 1. A soft, moist, shapeless mass of matter. 2. A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and being characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper. The problem with such an incomplete account of the word should be immediately apparent–not only does it ignore the word’s relation to juice vesicles, it completely skips over its use as a verb. I spent hours finding the roots of each usage, consistently questioning what the decision to omit part of the definition represented on both an artistic and a didactic level. Words like pulpa and pelpa blurred together till I felt the years of contortion falling away from the word, and I was left with its raw meaning. Knots I’d never noticed within me

“Pulpa” Braise Radley, english writing senior

“ AND THE LIVING IS EASY” untied, as I came to comprehend the message Tarantino must have been attempting to convey. By stripping away the fruity pulp that had given the word its original meaning, he not only modernized the concept, but refined it for his purposes, making his act of defining the movie the pulping itself, and thus defined the verb form through action rather than written word. Or perhaps multiple definitions would have left the screen too cluttered, I still haven’t decided on which. I wandered back into the lounge, clutching at miscellaneous papers, deep in introspective thought, the concept of pulp having taken me far beyond the film itself. My understandably frustrated housemate glanced up at me from the sofa, and with a snort said “Thank God he didn’t put up the definition for fiction too.”

“AND THE LIVING IS EASY” Laura Dubal, visual arts sophomore

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Freret Street Festival takes to the streets

ZACH BRIEN/The Maroon Clockwise: Griffin Dean, lead singer of the Stoop Kids, swings precariously from the stage during their performance at the 2016 Freret Street Festival. Tank and the Bangas sing on the Napoleon Avenue stage. Rebeca Trejo dances on stage with the Wild Magnolias. Aileron Angelin prepares food at the Black Swan Food Experience tent. The event featured music on three stages, food vendors and arts and crafts vendors.

New housing options to be available for homeless population By Ysabel Lola yslola@loyno.edu @ysaaalola

Dozens of homeless people will have to relocate this spring, when the city’s plan to build a fence under a downtown highway follows through. The city council recently approved in mid-April a plan to build the fence under the Pontchartrain Expressway from Calliope Street to St. Charles Avenue, a stretch that is home to many of New Orleans’ homeless and their camps. As neighborhoods like the Central Business District and Warehouse District have become more populated, the need for more parking has become an issue, leading the city of New Orleans to establish a new paid parking area under the expressway. Expected to go up in the month of April, the fence will require that the homeless, some of whom have lived in the area for long periods of time,

will have to leave. Ronnie Breaun, who has lived under the highway for five years, said that though people may call the location home, it won’t make much of a difference. “I don’t think anybody wants to live under a highway,” Breaun said. “I don’t know, maybe people want to live under here, but I don’t.” Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell said she believes the homeless problem in New Orleans is much deeper than those living under the expressway, and that the whole picture needs to be addressed. “I think that when you talk about our homeless community you have to be holistic and you have to think about the people you do not see that are living in those conditions that are deplorable,” Cantrell said. Cantrell said that a low-barrier shelter is in the works for New Orleans, and she hopes that it will be up and running by October of this year. The shelter will provide mental

health, substance abuse and trauma facilities for people living on the street that choose to take advantage of them. In addition, homeless people will have a place to store their goods, get access to medication and an option for detox services. Services like these will be available to people like Breaun, who said he just needs a place to stay. “I can take care of myself,” Breaun said. “I got a good heart, I just want a home.” Cantrell said that even those who aren’t ready to live in an enclosed space will be able to use the shelter’s facilities. The most important thing, she believes, is making sure they are safe. “The only way to address the needs of the homeless population is creating a safe environment for them to be,” Cantrell said. “Making sure that there’s a place for them to go that has resources and tools attached to it to then move them hopefully from their situation.”

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Ronnie Breaun sits under the Ponchartrain Expressway, where he has lived for five years. Upcoming plans to turn this area into a fenced-in parking lot will mean that Breaun will have to find a new home.

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Sports briefs Wolf Pack volleyball signs new recruit On Tuesday, April 4, Head Coach Angela Franke and Loyola University New Orleans announced the signing of Beatriz Agosto out of Miami, Florida. The 5’10” outside hitter accumulated 130 blocks, 204 digs and 325 kills over her high school career. “Beatriz is very versatile; she can play either pin position for us. A great student and a great teammate, I think she will add a lot of depth to our offense,” Coach Franke said in a press release.

Loyola Rugby club wins tournament in Alabama

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Eric Jurgeson, economics senior (left), Keevy Narcisse, history senior (center left), Caitlin Page, history senior (center right) and Valeria Carrera, foreign exchange student (right), practice drills before the team’s game. The Loyola quidditch team participated in the Consolation Cup tournament on April 2 to April 3 in San Marcos, Texas.

Quidditch teams gather to beat opponents By Gabriel Garza jggarza@loyno.edu @GabeGarza13

For quidditch teams who were unable to qualify for the ninth U.S. Quidditch Cup, there was a tournament for players to ride their brooms and catch the snitch. 27 teams from across the United States gathered in San Marcos, Texas to compete in the first-ever Consolation Cup on April 2-3. This was the first year that a tournament was available to teams other than the 60 that qualified for the U.S. Quidditch Cup. Beth Clementi, tournament di-

rector, has hosted other quidditch tournaments before, including two southwest regional tournaments. However, Clementi said that hosting Consolation Cup was an especially great experience with good matchups and diverse teams. “I think it has gone great,” Clementi said. Clementi said that nine out of the first 12 games played were within a snitch range, which is within 30 points, an unheard of statistic for a quidditch tournament. “It’s really cool and I’m glad I could give them an opportunity to play competitively against tough competition,” Clementi said.

Consolation Cup featured three teams from Louisiana in Loyola University New Orleans, Tulane University and Louisiana State University. Other teams that participated in the tournament included Marquette University, Stanford University, Harvard University, Hofstra University, Indiana University, Florida International University and a team from Minnesota. Oliver Blackstone, Loyola keeper, said it was great to play competition who were at an even level. “Today has been fantastic. These games are close at the end and that is what makes quidditch fun,” Blackstone said.

Joshua Mansfield, Tulane captain, founded the team at Tulane three years ago after he said he fell in love with the game. “One thing that is great about quidditch is that it’s really a new sport that has aspects from many different sports,” Mansfield said. Loyola lost all five of their games while Tulane University advanced to the final eight and was defeated by Marquette University. Baylor University won Consolation Cup against the University of Texas at San Antonio. The U.S. Quidditch Cup 9 will be held in Columbia, South Carolina on April 16 and 17.

Student trains through pain to face MMA competition By Nick Ducote naducote@loyno.edu @naducote89

Training to compete in a mixed martial arts tournament is a difficult task for any athlete. For Rafael “Pablo” Polanco, the secret to his success is training through the pain. Polanco, English sophomore, wakes up at 5 a.m. every morning and trains with the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Polanco said that his morning routine consists of cardio for an hour straight with little rest. After cardio, he follows with pushups, sit-ups and more running. This has been his routine since October, and he has not stopped since. “I sucked at all of this in the beginning, but I appreciate it now. I was horrible, but I kept getting pushed and pushed until I got the hang of working out,” Polanco said. “Initially yes, I hated working out and all this running, but I remember sergeant told me, people who hate running are people who suck at it.” Polanco said he partakes in a routine called “purely cardio” which entails running suicides, upstairs and two miles on a good day. Being sore is nothing new to Po-

lanco. At one time, Polanco said he was so sore from running that he even started questioning sticking with the mixed martial arts club. People were bigger and stronger than he was, which led him to rethink how he approached just normal practice. After weeks at practice, he eventually got the hang of his body which allowed him to use the techniques he’s learned instead of his muscles. This led Polanco to rethink his strategy when fighting. “Honestly it works, this definitely helped me get better with MMA, but showing up sore and using just pure technique has made a difference. A lot of people have a bad tendency to try and out-muscle everything and if the person isn’t trained properly, then they’re going to lose,” Polanco said. The season is done for MMA, but Polanco still hasn’t stopped his routine. The typical style for some athletes would be to take off, rest and relax. But Polanco isn’t ready to throw in the towel and stop. Polanco and Vinh Nguyen, business management sophomore, said

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Rafael Polanco, English digital media sophomore (right), goes over technique with Tyler Wann, English writing freshman (left), during mixed martial arts club practice. The club is placing more emphasis on technique in its training as the season came to a close this year.

they are sticking around preparing for next year’s season and tournaments. “I just enjoy fighting. It doesn’t have to be a competition, but I just

enjoy it for what it is,” Polanco said. “We’re all masochists and I don’t mind losing. I’m just going to enjoy MMA for what it is right now. Just fighting and showing up sore.”

Loyola’s rugby club defeated division one schools such as Florida State, Southern Mississippi and the University of South Alabama to make it to the championship game in which they faced Tulane University. Loyola defeated Tulane 21-20 and won the University of South Alabama 7’s Tournament on April 2nd.

Villanova captures first championship since 1985 with buzzer beating three The no. 2 seed Villanova Wildcats defeated the no. 1 seeded North Carolina Tar Heels on Monday, April 4 by a score of 77-74. It was a back and forth affair for the majority of the game as the favored Tar Heels went into halftime with a five point advantage, 39-34. Villanova fired back in the second half and began to take control. Villanova’s Josh Hart hit two free throws with 13 seconds left that gave them a 74-71 lead. On the ensuing possession, North Carolina guard Marcus Paige shot a three-pointer to tie the game up at 74 with 4.7 seconds left on the clock. Villanova had under five seconds to go in the game when forward Kris Jenkins shot the game-winning three-pointer as the clock expired. Sophomore guard Phil Booth led Villanova with a career-high 20 points.

UConn women’s basketball wins fourthstraight championship The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team won their fourth straight national championship game as they defeated Syracuse 81-52. Their latest title victory brings them to 75 consecutive wins dating back to September of 2014 when they lost to Stanford by two points. However, UConn’s record-setting 90-game win streak that dated back to the 2008-2009 season and subsequently ended back in 2010 still remains unbroken. UConn coach Geno Auriemma has now won 11 titles with UConn and remains undefeated in title games. This season caps off his sixth undefeated season while coaching at UConn. Auriemma now has 109 tournament victories, trailing only Pat Summitt (112) for the most in the history of the sport.

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Continued: Medieval saint’s cosmic egg to be in a planeterium The Callais lecture series comes as a gift from the Callais family to further the opportunities for Catholic education on campus, according to John Sebastian, vice president for mission and ministry. “One of the things that I’ve been really interested in since I came into the office is how as a university we can take more time to explore this 2000 year old, very rich, intellectual tradition and the Catholic imagination in a way that’s engaged over time with these great questions about the universe, about the nature of God, about our existence,” Sebastian said. Justin Callais, economics sophomore and the first of his family to attend Loyola, said his grandmother Gloria Callais started working on the lecture series about a year ago and got in touch with alumni relations to sponsor the talk. He said she wanted to bring some Catholic rooting back to Loyola. “I feel like too often we ignore that it is a Catholic school,” Callais said. Sebastian said he helped pick Fassler as a speaker because they’re both medievalists and he’d seen an earlier version of her planetarium project last year at Norte Dame and thought it would be a good subject to inform people of. Fassler said that her team’s goal is to to synthesize Hildegard’s view of science, theology, art and music and to present them in a way for today.

“I think that all of her illuminations were used for teaching,” Fassler said. “The benefit was that if you looked at an image like that over time you can meditate to it and think about its different proponents and how they interact with each other.” Treating her visions and the writings of her visions of as canonical scripture, Hildegard constructed “Scivias,” which illustrates the birth of the universe and includes symbols for the church, God, the divine trinity, angels and saints into her cosmic structure. “I’ve never seen someone use that many aspects in a piece before,” Callais said. Fassler demonstrated a 10 minute preview of the planetarium show that goes up to the fourth day of creation and adapts Hildegard’s work through a moving, 3D landscape that also features her music. Fassler said viewers will be able to take a trip around and inside the cosmic egg, and she hopes that they also takeaway Hildegard’s music, as she is the first composer from the Middle Ages with fully attributed music. “She has these extraordinary drawings that are very unusual, and they relate to her music and understanding of the cosmos,” Fassler said. The planetarium is planned to be completed in the next six months, and the finished version will be

about 50 minutes long with options to fully zoom anywhere.

“I think she would of have wanted us to do this,” Fassler said.

RELIGION BRIEFS No decision on death penalty in Charleston church shootings CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors handling the federal case against the man charged in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a Charleston, South Carolina, church say the decision on whether to pursue the death penalty is in its final stages. Richardson and attorneys for Dylann Roof were in court to discuss updates to the case. Roof was not present, and no date for his federal trial has been set. Roof faces nine counts of murder in state court for the killings at Emanuel AME Church. He is charged with hate crimes and other counts in federal court. The state is seeking the death penalty in Roof’s state trial, which is set for July.

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Hildegard von Bingen’s cosmic egg depiction is featured in her illustrated work “Scivias,” published in 1151 or 1152. Margot Fassler, professor of Music and Liturgy and director of the program in Sacred Music at the University of Norte Dame, digital artist Christian Jara, and astronomer Keith Davis are creating a 50-minute, interactive planeterium show to adapt Hildegard’s piece inspired by her mystical visions.

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter has vetoed legislation that would have expressly permitted the use of the Bible in public school instruction, calling the measure unconstitutional. The bill stated the Bible could be used for reference purposes but not scientific subjects. The Legislature passed the measure in the final week of this year’s session.

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In an effort to pair down the common curriculum, Loyola will be removing the modern foreign language requirement from all of its DPCLs. Next year’s freshmen class will be the first to not be required to graduate having studied a foreign language. The change is happening, and those who think that learning a foreign language is a necessary part of say, for example, educating the whole person will have to accept it. Accepting that the policy is changing, however, does not mean that the value of learning a language that’s not your own is any less important. Even if students aren’t being forced to take a foreign language course, they still definitely should. Assume for a second that the typical Loyola student will need to have a basic grasp of a foreign language just one time in their life. What is a better time to learn than now? Loyola will still be offering some language courses. If your goal is to actually learn another language, taking one of those courses could be your best bet. Courses are designed to keep you accountable. If you sign up for a class and your GPA matters to you, doing well in the class is a must. You’ll have someone who knows the language well on call and other students to study with when you need to. It’s completely realistic that you might take the course with a subpar professor and even more sub-

par students. Still, compare the risk of that with the risk of failing at learning alone and without any guidance years into your adult life where you have more responsibilities and less spare time. The odds are just better in Bobet. Maybe you don’t think that there will be a time where you really need to know how to speak another language. Considering that the United States is on track for the Hispanic population — of which many of them speak Spanish — to make up one-third of the nation in the coming decades, you’re probably going to be wrong. Still, there are other good reasons why you should learn how to speak something that isn’t your native language anyway. Learning another language will help you with your job. How many times have you filled out an application for an internship or a job and it asked if you spoke a second language? Probably every time. It appears often because there’s a demand for people who know other languages. Doctors, lawyers, social workers, journalists and people in countless other careers work with a diverse group of people who might need to communicate in a language that isn’t English. Being able to connect with other people who speak a different language than you makes you more interesting and a better leader. The more you’re able to relate to other people, the more you’ll learn about other people’s experiences and the more you’ll be able to overcome challenges that you might not have

been able to face otherwise. If you learn another language — just the very basics of it, even — you’ll have access to so much more of the world. You’ll be able to get more out of traveling, going to the museum, watching movies and just conversing. It’s a big world, and it’s worth learning more about. Maybe you don’t disagree with any of this, but you just want to take more interesting courses or ones that are more relevant to your major. That’s definitely better than thinking it doesn’t matter to learn another language. Still, sometimes there aren’t any really compelling classes available to you because of a lack of availability, a scheduling conflict or any other number of very realistic reasons. In that case, the reasons not to register for a course where you’ll pick up a new language are few and far between. Not only will you be opening yourself up to new people and a bigger world, but maybe your class could convince your professor to let you bring food to class which lines up with the language you’re studying. If the alternative is for them to lose their jobs because no one wants to take their classes, I’m sure Spanish professors wouldn’t mind a fiesta as a consolation prize. While upcoming students won’t have to learn a new language in their time at Loyola, it’s something we should always encourage people to do.

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Gravity waves are the newest cosmic messenger TIRTHABIR BISWAS physics professor tbiswas@loyno.edu

While the canopy of stars have been our constant companion for thousands of years, lately it has perhaps become a bit more elusive, especially if you are living in a big city like New Orleans. Perhaps because of it, on a clear night while walking on a beach or paddling across a lake on a mountain, the glorious inspiration of the heavens impacts us even more with questions about our existence, and other seemingly impossible mysteries of the cosmos. What I find fascinating, though, is how nature seems to have left us with just the clues and means needed to learn about its secrets, a little bit at a time. Isn’t it astounding that dinosaur fossils have been preserved for hundreds of millions of years only for us to be able to find them and discover the amazing evolution of life on earth? Asteroids and comets reveal the violent events that lead us to the birth of our solar system; they were left as debris for us

to find and analyze. And, the most remarkable of all, the existence of light that can travel for millions and billions of years, revealing the stars in our Milky Way galaxy. Now, with the help of telescopes, whole other galaxies far beyond. Most importantly, since Ole Roemer measured the speed of light in 1676, it has been known that nature doesn’t allow light to travel instantly; it travels very fast, but it does take time. Incredibly, this means we can literally look back in time, the more distant objects we look at, the further back in time we go. Indeed, with the help of the Hubble space telescope we can literally look at stars as they explode — sorry, as they exploded 13 billion years ago. Light, or electromagnetic waves, has not only been the cornerstone of modern communication, but it has also been the messenger we relied upon to learn about our cosmos. However, light can only take us as far back as when the first stable atoms — hydrogen — were formed, about four hundred thousand years after the Big Bang. Before that, the universe was under

a dense fog of electron gas which light couldn’t penetrate. So, is that the limit of our vision? Will we ever see how the universe was when it was, say, a nanosecond old? What makes light such a perfect messenger? Of course they are fast, but more importantly they are always equally fast unlike other particles whose speed can vary. This means that light emitted from a region in space at a given point in time will all reach us at the same time, thereby enabling us to reconstruct a highly accurate picture of the region as it was in the past. Albert Einstein showed that this is a consequence of the fact that electromagnetic waves, or waves of light, travel at the cosmic speed limit, which incidentally also makes them immune from spontaneously decaying into other forms of matter or energy.

So, are there other cosmic messengers that can attain the cosmic speed limit? In 1915, Einstein revealed to us that the force of gravity can be encoded in the geometry of space and time. Not only can the space be curved but the geometry can change in time, and indeed oscillate, just like the surface of a lake does when a disturbance is created by a stone thrown on the lake. And, just like the waves on the lake, these oscillations can also travel as waves — gravitational waves — potentially all the way to infinity, and indeed with light-speed! Physicists have been vying to detect them for over half a century. The challenge was constructing equipment that could detect minute variations in distance measurements as gravitational

waves passed us by. By the way, the gravitational “disturbance” has to be more like a clash of the Titans, two black holes battling for supremacy eventually merging together. That’s what the LIGO gravity wave detector just managed to pick up, finally! By this time, Einstein’s theory of gravity has been tested and verified so many numbers of times that one more confirmation, albeit novel and reassuring, is honestly not terribly exciting. So, why the hype? Well, we now know we have a new cosmic messenger that can potentially take us to one trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second after the big bang, way closer to understanding the mysteries of the black holes, and indeed what lies beyond Einstein’s theory of gravity. LIGO Facility (Hanford, WA)

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Join the Peace Corps to continue your growth after Loyola MARIGNY LANDRY psychology senior cmlandry@loyno.edu

Senior year of college can be an extremely stressful time. As graduation approaches, seniors are expected to apply to graduate programs or land full-time jobs. There are, however, other avenues students should consider before rushing into fulfilling these traditional societal expectations. One avenue too often not considered is the Peace Corps. Peace Corps is a division of the U.S. State Department that sends Americans overseas to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. Volunteers begin the two-year journey by living with a host family so that they are able to fully immerse themselves into the culture of the communi-

ty in which they have been placed. Volunteers learn the countries’ language, religion, cultural beliefs and customs. Once the volunteer has adapted to their new environment, they are assigned to their own community in which they will begin their 27-month assignment. It’s an extraordinary experience that often times provides clarity to those undecided on an educational or career path, or post-undergraduate studies. It’s also an honor to serve in the Peace Corps and this too may offer opportunities of its own. Receiving an education from a Jesuit university ensures that students lead meaningful lives in which they strive for a just world. An ideal way to start the new chapter of your life is to engage in a selfless two-year journey in the Peace Corps program. This journey allows volunteers to share their knowledge with others across the world. Volunteers may improve education, agricultural techniques, youth development, community economic development, or promote life skills. By shar-

ing their knowledge and skills, volunteers are making a tremendous difference in others’ lives. Volunteers give as much as they receive, which makes it a mutually beneficial life experience. Loyola’s Jesuit education lays the foundation for students to lead a meaningful life. Post-college, Peace Corps assists students in continuing this meaningful mission while selflessly serving our country. The Peace Corps allows volunteers to help others in developing countries grow as global citizens. Volunteers are exposed to a variety of different scenarios with which they are expected to use their life experiences to help influence those of other communities in a sustainable way. The day-to-day experiences of Peace Corps present volunteers with a number of challenges. These challenges strengthen the volunteer’s leadership skills and technical skills while providing opportunities for the people served. Post-service, volunteers are able to apply these life experiences as well as the many skills gained toward their own

personal objective — whether it be continuing education or entering the workforce. Peace Corps is an excellent avenue to pursue if you are unsure of your future, yet wish to continue your Jesuit experience by helping others at a grassroots level, while further developing your own per-

sonal skills. Peace Corps volunteers have the opportunity to make a positive impact on global communities by sharing knowledge, talent and ideas with those served. While 27 months may seem lengthy, it is not considering the impact the work you engage in may impact an entire community.

April 8, 2016 THE MAROON