The Maroon 09-11-2015 by Loyola Maroon

Loyola University • New Orleans • Volume 94 • Issue 4 • September 11, 2015

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CYCLISTS VS CARS

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Cyclists prostrate themselves in front of City Hall as part of a die-in protest on July 23. This protest was part of a call for bicycle-friendly laws and infrastructure in the city of New Orleans and an overall awareness of cyclists’ rights on the road.

Uptown cyclist are finding it difficult to compete with cars on the road By Gabriel Garza jggarza@loyno.edu @GabeGarza13

While some students like to take leisurely bike rides to school, students such as Wil Hernandez, marketing junior, have had his brakes put to the test after being hit 12 times by cars. “Two years ago, heading down a dark street, a car hit the back of my bike, sent me flying over my handlebars and kept going. I was covered in blood and had to make my way back to Carrollton Hall. I was in pain for a few days but I never found out who hit me,” Hernandez said.

In 2015, LUPD has registered 175 bikes on Loyola’s campus. That is only one more than last year’s number of 174 in 2014. In 2013, the amount of registered bikes on campus was 222. Monwell Frazier, psychology senior, is a commuter from the Freret and General Pershing area to campus. Frazier said he remembers hitting a motorcyclist while driving on a Sunday night to the Opera house. “There was a group of motorcyclists and they were weaving in and out of traffic at full speed. The guy in front of me slammed his breaks, I tried to slam mine, but I didn’t see him in time. I saw him fly 20 feet forward and I couldn’t believe it. I was crying once I saw him lying on the ground for 20 minutes,” said Frazier. “Luckily a doctor and a nurse came out of nowhere to help. I was really

ers make mistakes, bikers get hit. If lucky he didn’t press any charges”. Charles Schully, law student at cars make mistakes then bikers get Tulane, created a Facebook group hit. Either way, the results always called Bike Uneasy after his girl- end up the same,” Schully said. Caitlin Page, history senior, said friend was hit by a car while biking in the Uptown area. The group is as a commuter from the West Bank, used as a forum for capturing bad she finds that cyclists are a problem on the road. drivers who en“They swerve danger bikers’ “Two years ago, heading around cars rights and safety. Schully said down a dark street, a car hit without turning his intention the back of my bike, sent me signals. A lot of people at night of creating the do not wear any group was to flying over my handlebars reflective lights bring attention and kept going.” on, so you can to incidents of hardly see them. hit-and-runs in — Wil Hernandez They need to the Uptown area. marketing junior be respectful “I realize that I of cars because could help other bikers in the city by showing people biking in the middle of the street how to report stuff and remind them does nothing but get drivers angry to keep an eye out for drivers. If bik- and makes bikers probably nervous

as well,” Page said. “If they want to be treated as a car, then they need to act like a car.” According to the Louisiana Revised Statue, it is a crime to pass bikers on the road with less than three feet of room, and it also criminalizes throwing objects out of the windows at bikers. Bikers are allowed to use the same non-interstate roads as vehicles. Hernandez said that there needs to be more enforcement, as far as penalties go, for drivers who don’t respect the laws in place. He encouraged drivers to be aware of bikers out on the street. “Drivers, be patient, we are just as important as you are. We are in a rush as well and have places to be just like you. Unfortunately, we are in a 50 pound bicycle going against a two ton vehicle,” Hernandez said.

SGA gears up for Loyola’s new school year By Jessica Molina jgmolina@loyno.edu @jmolina217

SGA is welcoming in the new school year with a chance for firstyear students to get involved in SGA’s newly created First-Year Council. Natalie Paul, Student Government Association vice president, will head the First-Year Council with assistance from other Executive

Staff members and Courtney Williams, SGA adviser. Before the new school year began, SGA had a retreat where they worked on team building, reviewed the SGA Constitution and learned how their StrengthsQuest strengths could best work together. According to Abigail Justice, SGA director of communications, they discussed everything from the new non-smoking policy to the expecta-

tions they have for themselves as a team this semester. In an effort to keep SGA aligned with its Jesuit roots, a new position entitled Director of Spirituality and Social Justice has been created. Edwin Unzalu, mass communication junior, will serve in this position. “The Director of Spirituality and Social Justice will act as a resource to bring those ideals into the programs, initiatives and members of

the SGA community,” Paul said. Some SGA plans for the upcoming year include SGA pep-rallies, “Third Friday” events and providing student organizations with allocations throughout the year, in addition to putting on their own programs. Nathaniel Ryther, SGA president, said he is excited to work with this year’s executive staff. “As the Student Government Association, we are here to make sure

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the students have a voice and have the most rewarding time possible at Loyola,” Ryther said. SGA elections will begin Wednesday, Sept. 16, and the first senate meeting will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 30. SGA weekly Senate meetings are open to the student body and are held at 6:30 p.m. in the Audubon Room each Wednesday.

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September 11, 2015 The Maroon

Remembering Katrina

Loyola’s story a decade later

International alumni reflect on their Katrina experiences By Rebeca Trejo rdtrejo@loyno.edu @rtrejo_maroon

He left Puerto Rico on Aug. 20, 2005 to finish what would have been his last semester at Loyola. Then Hurricane Katrina happened. Hector Arroyo, A’05, found himself with one hand on the doorknob at his Cherokee Street apartment, near Lake Pontchartrain, the moment Mayor Ray Nagin issued the city’s first ever mandatory evacuation order. According to Arroyo, he initially intended to evacuate the city with a car he borrowed from a friend, but quickly realized his plan would not be a realistic option when he encountered thousands of cars on the interstate. “Officials were not properly engaged in the process,” Arroyo said. “I was stuck in the car for an hour in a trail that under normal circumstances would have taken me five to eight minutes to cover.” After his failed attempt to evacuate New Orleans, Arroyo decided to weather the storm from the Hyatt hotel located in the French Quarter due to the heavy presence of security officials and military patrolling the adjacent areas. “I checked in around 3 p.m., unaware I was in for an extended stay and unconsciously preparing for what would later become the most impactful and transformative experience of my life,” Arroyo said. Arroyo watched from the third floor ballroom, alongside 250 other refugees, the uncontrollable water levels rise from five to six feet off the ground, flooding 80 percent of New Orleans and vanishing numerous businesses in the tourist district. “People had no idea of the risks involved in living in a city with sea levels deeper than the national average,” Arroyo said. “We were never properly instructed of the possible ramifications of this calamity.” He said that whole week represented an agonizing period, and believed that the government’s failed preemptive logistic approach toward everything related to Hurricane Katrina intensified the storm’s disastrous aftermath for New Orleans. “What shook me the most was when a group of 20 heavily armed convicts who were being transported to Houston broke loose from their bus and took over the hotel,” Arroyo said. “They shot helicopters trying to organize evacuating efforts, forced minors to engage in sexual activity and overall, created a colossal mixture of horrible scenarios.” Arroyo believed the appalling scenes he saw during Katrina pushed him to pursue an introspective and thoughtful approach about how he would deal with the devastation around him, which ultimately helped him find his way back home. “I was able to return home because I gathered myself up and let everything play out without forcing anything,” Arroyo said.

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Laci McBride, sociology freshman (top left), Kiri Hogue, sociology freshman (top center), and Sterling Holmes, mass communication freshman (top right), bike past a Creole cottage. The bike tour went through the Bywater and Marigny neighborhoods, and the bikers were given brief histories about different aspects of the city throughout the tour. Jeff Shyman, tour guide (bottom left), shouts some information to riders as they turn off Chartres Street into the Bywater neighborhood. Molly Olwig (bottom right) and Aliza Rozen (bottom right), mass communication freshmen, listen to tour guide Jeff Shyman (bottom left) give a brief history of early New Orleans.

Students bike, kayak and serve with Get to Nola By Ryan Micklin rwmickli@loyno.edu @RyanMicklin61

Cole Gautereaux had no idea what to expect when he volunteered for the Katrina 10 day of service project. Get to Nola was specifically created for fun, adventurous out-oftowners, like Gautereaux, English writing freshman and California native, so that students who are not from the New Orleans area could have a chance to experience many of the events that are hosted in the city. The Get to Nola program started last academic year, and as of this year, more excursions have been added, particularly ones focused on outdoor adventure. Courtney Williams, associate director of student involvement, mentioned that Get to Nola was created to provide opportunities

for Loyola students to experience New Orleans and to allow students to engage in alcohol-free, social and educational outings with Loyola faculty and staff. “The Katrina 10 day of service project went very well. Loyola had over 80 students present to help at the Einstein Charter at Sarah T. Reid High School,” Williams said. Gautereaux said volunteers did different tasks throughout the day. “As a Loyola community, we boarded a bus and traveled to New Orleans East. Once we arrived, they had us painting curbs and repainting parking lot lines,” Gautereaux said. Williams said that he was most excited for the Original Creole Biking Tour that happened on Sept. 5. He said that it was their first time doing the excursion, and that he knew students would be thrilled to explore the city. Jefferson Davis, jazz studies

freshman, attended the biking tour and said that he had a fun time and enjoyed learning from his tour guides. “I loved how they were able to incorporate their own experience growing up in New Orleans in a meaningful way to the sights and share some funny stories. I saw areas of New Orleans that I had never seen before, and got the chance to really soak it in with many stops at a seven to 10 mile an hour cruising speed,” Davis said. The Get to Nola program will offer many more excursions throughout the fall semester. Gautereaux mentioned that he would like to attend more of these events in the future. “The main event that I am looking forward to is kayaking on Bayou St. John. It’s an adventure that all young college students should go on,” Gautereaux said.

Kayaking on Bayou St. John 10/3 13th Gate Haunted House 10/16 French Quarter Ghost Tour 10/17 Horseback Riding, Fishing, and Petting Zoo at Splendor Farms 11/7 Mardi Gras Indian Meet-n-Greet & Treme Gumbo Festival 11/14 Midnight Movie: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 11/19 City Park Celebration in the Oaks 12/5

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WORLDVIEW BRIEFS TEMS discontinued for students As of Friday, Sept. 4, Tulane University announced that it will no longer offer its emergency care service, Tulane Emergency Medical Service. Tulane has often attended to calls in the Uptown area, but the free service will be shut down. Loyola has used TEMS for emergency situations but is currently working on a new system to provide medical care to students. In the mean time, if there is an emergency, LUPD will dispatch New Orleans Emergency Medical Services.

Freddie Gray’s family receives settlement

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Louisiana license plates will be changing the system from beginning with three letters to three numbers starting in 2016. The old system was implemented in 1995 by the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. The new combination will be viable for the next 20 years until the system runs its course.

LA license plates get a new look By Tobias Kreutzer tkreutze@loyno.edu

After 20 years of the same system, Louisiana is finally running out of license plate combinations. The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles in Baton Rouge confirmed that in 2016, they will be changing the license plate system. “We will be changing the license plates to ‘three numbers, three letters’ sometime in 2016. An example would be 111AAA,” the office said in an official statement. Recently issued license plates already begin with the letter “Z.”

The “Lipstick Plate” AAA111, which got its nickname because of the distinctive red and curved writing on it, was implemented in 1995 and will only have lasted about 20 years if the predictions come true. New license plates could be issued for another 20 years by using the reversed combinations before the next modification of the system would be necessary. Joshua Sierra, music performance sophomore, did not understand why the state of Louisiana would not consider implementing a more future-oriented combination system.

“I think it’s short-sighted and irresponsible. They have a responsibility towards the drivers of our state,” Sierra said. Mark Regan, mass communication senior, said it reminded him of the government’s general attitude towards long-term decisions. “It’s like they do not really care about the future. Such a decision will just give them another 20 years they don’t have to worry about a long-lasting system,” Regan said. There have been several different license plate combination systems, special plates and visual adaptations throughout the

last 50 years of Louisiana road traffic history. Plate slogans were changed from “Sportsmen’s Paradise” to “Sportsman’s Paradise” to “Bayou State” and back again. There have been special plates for the World’s Fair 1984 in New Orleans and a pelican was introduced to represent the state of Louisiana. Before the “Lipstick Plate,” the combination included only a single letter in between two numerical sequences which depended on the area of plate issuance. The state of Louisiana has now another 20 years time to figure out the next system.

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BRUSSELS (AP) — The President of the European Union’s executive on Wednesday called for the emergency relocation of 120,000 people in need of international protection who have entered the EU through Italy, Greece and Hungary to 22 of the EU’s 28 nations. Britain, Denmark and Ireland are not legally obliged to take part, but may choose to; Italy, Greece and Hungary are excluded because of the numbers of migrants already in those countries. The refugee-sharing plan is similar to a scheme announced in April to relocate 40,000 refugees from Italy and Greece. That proposal was never fully accepted. Commission President JeanClaude Juncker said Wednesday that 500,000 migrants are believed to have arrived so far this year.

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It has been five months since Freddie Gray died after being critically injured when in police custody, and now his family is getting a settlement. Gray’s family will get 6.4 million dollars in the wrongful death settlement from the city of Baltimore after Freddie’s death this April. The financial board of the city of Baltimore officially approved the amount Sept. 9 despite the police union president claiming it was an “obscene amount.” This settlement doesn’t represent any judgment on whether the six police officers are guilty or not guilty of crimes varying from murder to assault. The officers’ trials will be held in October.

Foul play suspected surrounding death at Oz As of Sept. 9, the New Orleans Police Department was investigating a sudden death at the Oz nightclub during Southern Decadence weekend. Danny Bettencourt was found dead early morning on Sept. 7 inside the bar under questionable circumstances. A former employee of Oz, friends and former co-workers suspect fowl play in relation to Bettencourt’s death after some witnesses claimed to have seen him in a fight with a former co-worker before his death. While the initial autopsy report deemed that there were no signs of severe trauma, NOPD is awaiting the final autopsy report.

Republican candidates take the stage for round two As the 2016 presidential race draws near, the 17 hopefuls for the Republican nomination will take center stage Sept. 16 on CNN. Following the first debate, it was clear that Donald Trump is the front-runner for the Republicans. Ben Carson and Jeb Bush are the next two candidates who followNumber the real estate mogul. of R efugees While the first debate had two separate groups of candidates arguing, the Sept. 16 debate will only have candidates who rank in the top 10 between Aug. 7 and Sept. 8 polling. The debate is set for 7 p.m. central standard time in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.

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1. Light fog 5. “No ifs, __ ...” 9. Italian city known for a shroud 14. __’acte 15. Come in last 16. Have __ in the hole 17. Make laugh in a big way 18. *Pickled peppers picker 20. Deodorant choice 22. Raised one’s glass to 23. Play lightly, as a guitar 24. Greek X’s 25. Walked stealthily 28. Bandleader Artie 32. TV network with an eye logo 35. Reclined 36. 1970s New York mayor Abe 37. *Miss Manners’ concern 41. Classroom assistants 42. In unison, in music 43. Paranormal ability, for short 44. MD’s “pronto” 45. Very, very old 48. Mailbox opening 49. Energy 53. Proud member of a select group 57. Breathe 59. *Clog-clearing company 61. Some old radios 62. Love to pieces 63. Grandkid spoiler, often 64. Cookie grain 65. Clearing-in-the-woods shelters 66. Breaks off 67. Water slide user’s cry

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8. Do a slow burn 9. Spanish appetizers 10. Les États-__ 11. Hanging on every word 12. Slurpee alternative 13. “The Big Bang Theory” type 19. __ rage: PED user’s aggression 21. Expresses happiness 24. Address book entry 26. Golf goal 27. Even score 28. Understand 29. Detest 30. Pts. and qts., for two 31. Cry one’s eyes out 32. Tax pros 33. London native, informally 34. Fizz in a gin fizz 36. __ Aires 38. Shelter adoptee

39. Dictator Amin 40. Canadian prov. bordering Vt. 45. “Just want to add ...” 46. Nary a soul 47. *Typewriter area, letterwise, for the answers to starred clues 48. Stable studs 50. Biblical prophet 51. Chatter endlessly 52. “Steppenwolf” author Hermann 53. Part of Q.E.D. 54. Miner’s bonanza 55. “Bring __!”: “Let’s fight!” 56. Civil suit cause 57. Tear violently 58. Gay Nineties and Roaring Twenties 60. Almond-colored

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Film • Arts • Food • Music • Leisure • Nightlife

LIFE AND TIMES briefs Down River Festival celebrates New Orleans On Saturday, Sept. 12, people will gather to celebrate New Orleans’ culture at the Down River Festival. Throughout the day, the event will feature live music from different artists and lectures at the Old U.S. Mint, along with food demonstrations at the French Market in the Quarter. Free and open to the public, the festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tipitina’s to host fundraiser for Mardi Gras Indians Local artists will come together for Tipitina’s fundraiser concert Black & Gold Kick-Off on Sept. 19. To help ease the financial burdens that goes along with mask-making for Mardi Gras, all proceeds will be donated to the Bo Dollis Sr. Memorial Fund and the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic. In addition, Dollis’ personal belongings will be sold off in a silent auction, and the proceeds will go to his tribesmen. Admission is $17 at the door and $15 online.

White alligator dies at Audubon Spots, the white alligator at the Audubon Aquarium, died Monday, Sept. 7 at 28-years-old. Spots was one of an estimated 15 white alligators in the Unites States. His rare coloring was due to a genetic condition called leucism, that causes reduced production of skin pigmentation. Born in a Louisiana swamp and discovered by land surveyors as an infant, Spots was later given to the Audubon Zoo.

Loyola participates in Suicide Prevention Walk On the morning of Sept. 12, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will be hosting a Community Walk for Suicide Prevention at Audubon Park. People will gather to raise awareness about depression and suicide and to provide comfort and assistance to those suffering from depression, or to those who have lost someone to suicide. This event will feature live music, guest speakers, ticket raffles and more. The walk will begin at 10 a.m., but registration will start an hour before at 9 a.m.

Artists showcase their work at Pancakes & Booze With a pint of beer and an endless stack of pancakes, The Howlin’ Wolf will host the art show Pancakes & Booze on Sept. 19. The event will feature paintings, mixed media, photography, live music and body painting. Graffiti artists from around the city will also be competing in live public “art battles” to see who can best spray paint a mural. While the event is open to the public, there is a $5 cover charge.

By Marie Simoneaux masimone@loyno.edu @mariesimoneaux

Richard S. Busch, J.D., A’90, helped music students clear up the blurred lines between music and the law during a lecture on Aug. 28 hosted by the College of Law. In March 2015, Busch successfully argued in favor of the family of Marvin Gaye in the lawsuit against Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s hit song, “Blurred Lines.” This case brought up many important issues regarding the difference between inspiration and infringement, which is especially relevant to student musicians at Loyola. Students and professors at Loyola stress the legal importance of copyright issues; however, student musicians find it important to maintain their creativity through the use of

other artists’ work. Mark Davis, music industry studies instructor, emphasized the importance of student musicians understanding the rules of copyright in order to avoid getting themselves into a situation like that of Williams and Thicke. “Copyright gives you certain exclusive rights, one of which is the exclusive right to publish a work, make copies of it, and make derivatives of that work,” Davis said. According to Davis, using just a small piece of music, called a sample, even if you turn it into your own expression, can be considered violating copywrite. To many student musicians who utilize sampling, this could be a problem. “My advice to students about sampling is just don’t do it. Or, if you must, use something from the public domain. Anything that was pub-

lished prior to or in 1922 is legal and available to the public,” Davis said. Austin Rapbaum, rapper and music industry studies senior, said that sampling is a huge part of his creative process. “It allows me to take something that inspires me and make it my own. That’s what art is,” Rapbaum said. Max Hass, Tulane Law graduate and leader of the Copyright Workshop For Musicians, said that it is important for student musicians to learn about copyright laws for their benefit as well as avoiding legal trouble. “For student musicians who think they might want to make a career out of music, at least a basic knowledge of copyright is essential. Artists should know what they own when they create a new piece of music or recording, and they

should know what they can do with it,” Hass said. According to Rapbaum, although it is important to know the legal issues against the use of sampling other musicians’ work, he believes sampling to be much more of a help than a hindrance. “If artists are constantly worried about getting sued for taking other peoples ideas, then there wouldn’t be as much music out there,” Rapbaum said. Davis said that although you cannot protect an idea through copyright, musicians must still be cautious with the ways in which they take inspiration from others and transform it into an original work. “One of the things we are teaching our students is to look at it from the view of the copyright owner because one day they are going to be the copyright owner,” Davis said.

Opera wades home in the waters of New Orleans By Haley Pegg hapegg@loyno.edu @haleypegg

An image may say a thousand words, but a song has the ability to tell a story. For Meg Frazier, director of choral activities and coordinator of vocal studies, storytelling through music is a passion she shares with many New Orleanians. “One of the reasons we sing is because music has a way of expressing things that can’t quite be expressed by words alone. Sometimes hearing music carries the listener through empathy and understanding to healing,” Frazier said. To capture the tale of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Loyola University New Orleans’ chamber chorus will join Southern Methodist University’s chamber orchestra and chorus, along with Chalmette High School’s children’s chorus, to present the opera “Wading Home.” The performance will be held Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 13 at 3 p.m. in Rous-

sel Hall. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit The Roots of Music and the Bruce Foote Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc. Alexandra Mena, music junior and Loyola chamber singer, said she is excited to be able to perform in the show. “It has been a bit stressful with the short amount of time we’ve had to prepare. Although, I’m very grateful to be a part of such an inspiring performance,” Mena said. Givonna Joseph, Loyola alum and founder and director of OperaCréole, a company dedicated to researching and performing operatic and classical pieces by composers of African descent, will be singing the role of Sylvia in the show. As a first-hand witness of the devastation of Katrina, Joseph said that “Wading Home” is especially dear to her heart. “The fact that it is telling our story is important, and musically, it nicely incorporates jazz and the sounds of Americana in it. There will be something that aficionados of dif-

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Marinna Carmichael, music performance junior, Alexandra Mena, music junior and Audrey Harmon, music performance junior, practice with Loyola’s chamber choir. The choir will perform at the upcoming opera “Wading Home: An Opera of New Orleans.”

ferent musical genres will enjoy,” Joseph said. Frazier said the performance is emotionally expressive and will keep audience members attention through the final act.

“Many audience members will be, through the final act, able to relate to the family’s story, which, like real life, has its ups and downs, joys and disappointments,” Frazier said.

LIFE AND TIMES CORRECTION: An article published on Sept. 4 about international students stated in the cutline of the photo that the students represented Colombia. They in fact represented Ecuador.

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“You are such a doll”

“Anchorage” It was Your hand that formed the mountaintops and me and moose and snow and sea and sun. We feel it here, the moose’s eyes on mine— we might have shared some carbon in the same exploding star. Creation has no time in a state of frozen oceans and midnight suns. Here, iron runs in veins of blood and ore. Here, babbling, blue-eyed glaciers learn to crawl. The whole earth cries out, “Abba, Father!” in echoes of the voice that gave it life. The air inside my lungs and the moose’s, too, was once that which stirred the dust and moved the stars. If we are made in Your image, then creation is in our hearts and bones. I’ve heard it said, “In the mountains, there you feel free.” It’s true; In the mountains, there I feel me in You.

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“You are such a doll” Emily Kenndy, English writing senior

“Anchorage” Meredith Faulkner, English writing junior

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Religion briefs Loyola professor will host a webinar Adil Khan, Islamic studies assistant professor, is hosting a free webinar titled “The Muslims Around You” for those who want to learn more about the Western Muslim community. “I hope that the webinar helps people who are unfamiliar with Muslims gather information and gain enough confidence to reach out and talk to Muslims, if and when they encounter them in their day-to-day lives,” Khan said. According to Khan, the webinar is intended to familiarize those who are generally unfamiliar with the beliefs and practices of the Muslim community and help people understand the internal dynamics of the community. The Loyola community will be able to log onto the school website to get access to the webinar. It will be held online at 8 p.m. on Sept. 17

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On Sept. 13, the Jewish community will celebrate the start of a new year By Jason Lahatte jjlahatte@loyno.edu @jLaHatte_Maroon

The Jewish community around the world will ring in the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah, this month. The Rosh Hashanah celebrations will take place from Sept. 13-15. This two-day celebration is one of the two high holidays, along with Yom Kippur.

Edward Cohn, rabbi at Temple Sinai, said this new year is quite different from the traditional American new year celebration. “Rosh Hashanah is a time of solemnity when we ponder our lives. When the shofar is sounded, it serves as a spiritual alarm clock which wakes us up and helps us ponder our lives. Ten days later is Yom Kippur,” Cohn said. According to Cohn, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are almost equivalent to the Christian celebrations of Christmas and Easter. “We read from the Torah, the sto-

ry of Issac and Abraham, and eat sweet apples to symbolize a sweet new year. It is like having Christmas and Easter ten days apart,” Cohn said. For Benjamin Bucholtz, music education senior, Rosh Hashanah is important for various reasons. “It’s the new year, so in a similar way to the American New Year, it’s typically a time for reflection on the past year and looking ahead for the year to come. But it’s also the start of the ten ‘Days of Awe’ which end on Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement. So I look at it as an opportu-

nity to start to get in the mindset of this period, and to start to really take stock of where I am as a person, what wrongs I’ve made, how I can improve,” Bucholtz said. Bucholtz added that this holiday is also a huge social event. “It’s one of the few times of year you’ll see just about everyone in the community in one place. Back at the synagogue in my hometown of Tampa, it was a time to see family and friends, eat lots of apples and honey as well as other sweet things and just have a great time,” Bucholtz said.

Pope Francis simplifies the marriage annulment process VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has radically reformed the Catholic Church’s process for annulling marriages, allowing for fast-track decisions and removing automatic appeals in a bid to speed up and simplify the procedure. Francis issued a new law Tuesday regulating how bishops around the world determine when a fundamental flaw has made a marriage invalid. Catholics must get annulments if they want to remarry in the church, but the process has long been criticized for being complicated, costly and out of reach for many. The biggest reform involves a new fast-track procedure which can be handled by the bishop himself when both spouses request an annulment. It can also be used when other proof makes a more drawn-out investigation unnecessary.

The first-year retreat will be a time to bond for freshmen By Jamal Melancon jmmelanc@loyno.edu @Jam_M_Mel

It’s that time of the year again when Loyola’s freshmen join the upperclassmen for a little escape from the monotony of school life to go to the first-year retreat. The retreat, to be held from Sept. 18-20, will allow freshman to meet fellow first years and upperclassmen, who will be serving as staff leaders. They will spend the weekend at the scenic Fontainebleau State Park. According to Laura Alexander, associate minister, the first-year retreat is open to 40 attendees and 15 upperclassmen, who lead the retreat with two team leaders. “The retreat is based on Ignatian spirituality and allows students to be introduced to the Mission and Ministry staff. Stu-

dents from other faiths, or no faith at all, are encouraged to come,” Alexander said. Bethany Washington, international business senior, says the retreat is the time to make new friends. “Students can see what the Office of Mission and Ministry has to offer to them, in terms of building and maintaining faith, while attending the university,” Washington said. She further added that retreat offers a new experience each year because of new staff members that contribute different ideas and activities. “There’s no telling what each new retreat agenda will entail,” Washington said. Michael Paskevich, biological sciences senior, said this year’s retreat is emphasizing the post-retreat mentality and will host small

events to further cultivate and strengthen the community that will attend. “Retreatants are part of our community, and a community does not end after one weekend,” Pashkevich said. Washington said certain traditions of the retreat will continue, but it will be different from previous years. “With diverse and creative individuals that encompass the team, we are still changing things that allows for an outstanding experience that is always unique to the students,” Washington said. Alexander said the retreat creates great memories for everyone. “I think that the most beautiful thing that always sticks out in someone’s mind is the community that gets formed at the end of the retreat,” Alexander said.

Courtesy of Laura Alexander Freshmen and seniors from last year’s first-year retreat pose for a photo at the Fountainbleau State Park. This year, the retreat will be held at the same location.

SPORTS

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SPORTS BRIEFS The Saints fall 38-10 to the Green Bay Packers The Saints were defeated by the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 3 at Lambeau Field in Wisconsin. The team took an early 10 point lead in the first quarter with a touchdown catch from Willie Snead and a field goal from the Saint’s kicker Dustin Hopkins. Green Bay’s backup quarterback, rookie Brett Hundley, threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns, helping the Packers put up 38 unanswered points. The Saints finished the pre-season without a win, going 0-4.The team will open up the regular season against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Sept. 13 in Arizona.

Tom Brady’s suspension has been lifted

Quidditch goes back to basics By Nick Morea nbmorea@loyno.edu @Nick_Morea

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Tyler Steele, music therapy senior ( bottom), Etefia Umana, mass communication senior (top right), and Alexandra Pucciarelli, musical theatre sophomore (top left), step onto the field during a weekend tournament at Tulane University. Steele and the Wolf Pack are looking to take a step forward this season from their 2-3 performance in last year’s tournament.

The Wolf Pack quidditch team took to the sports complex on Wednesday, Sept. 2, to begin their march toward victory with their first set of practices that included workouts ranging from fundamentals to cardio. The Pack is looking to get back to form after a tough loss in the finals last season. The team finished 2-3 in the Quidditch World Cup in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Etefia Umana, team captain, learned from experience that the team had to improve on their work ethic and attitude. “The team needs to work on conditioning and not to underestimate any opponent we will play against,” Umana said. Umana also said that he wanted to become an assertive leader and to continue to become better with each game. The team has added several in-

coming freshman to increase their depth as a unit. Christian Williams, freshman, comes to the team with excitement and anticipation. “Our team rocks, I’m glad to be a part of the Wolf Pack. It’s cool to be a part of success,”Williams said. Like Williams, Keevy Narcisse, head coach, is also looking forward to another successful year with the Pack. “We spent a considerable amount of time on conditioning. We also put in offensive and defensive sets that we previously haven’t done. It helped us a lot against higher class competition,” Narcisse said. Narcisse is looking to establish a winning attitude for the Pack this season. For him, it will be important to continue to build on last year’s successful run. “We want to have consecutive success. We want to establish a tradition,” Narcisse said. The team’s schedule will be released later this semester.

New coaches join the Wolf Pack family this year By Kameron Hay kahay@loyno.edu @_Kay_Hay

Two new coaches join Loyola to lead the programs that will become official varsity sports in the 2016 academic school year. Dante Tennant has been hired as the head dance and cheerleading coach and Thomas Natal has been selected as the coach for the new swimming program. Brett Simpson, athletic director, stated that there was an extensive search for the filling of these two positions, and his staff in the athletic department did its due diligence in making sure they found

the right people for the two coaching openings. “We did a national search. We achieved this by advertising on the NCAA, NAIA and respective national coaching association websites,” Simpson said. Natal, head swimming coach, is a New Orleans native and previously coached at the University of Connecticut but cited his longing to return home as a big part of why he accepted the job here at Loyola. “I loved working at UCONN, but I always missed my home,” Natal said. Natal is also excited to bring the sport of swimming to Loyola, joining LSU, Tulane and Centena-

ry College of Louisiana as the only universities in Louisiana to offer swimming as a varsity sport. Tennant, head dance and cheerleading coach, is excited about the chance to build his own program here at Loyola and leave a mark at the university. “Being able to build my program from ground zero was very enticing, NAIA is leading the way with the cheerleading and dance emerging as in intercollegiate sport, and it is very exciting that Loyola saw the need to add a cheer and dance to their list of intercollegiate sports,” Tennant said. Tennant’s background in coaching all-star cheerleading gives

him the confidence that he can build a competitive program here at Loyola. “I come from a very competitive background of coaching, so I’m extremely confident that I’m going to be able to get athletes in here to make the ideal competitive program,” Tennant said. Natal also believes that he can construct a strong swimming program at Loyola but also knows that patience is key and it will be a process. “I am very confident that we will have a very talented and dynamic team next year, but a team is made over four very talented and dynamic classes,” Natal said.

Tom Brady’s four-game suspension has been lifted by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The ongoing feud between the NFL and the Patriots’s organization has captivated millions of Americans, but with Roger Goodell’s recent nullification of Brady’s four game suspension, it appears that the ‘‘Deflategate’’ saga has finally come to an end. The news of the suspension being overturned has brought up mixed feelings from fellow players around the league. To the pleasure of Patriot’s fans, Tom Brady and fantasy owners everywhere, Brady is now eligible to suit up for the first four regular season games of the season.

Loyola Volleyball splits matches at Hyatt Place Labor Day Volleyfest The women’s volleyball team traveled to the Countess de Hoernle Student Life Center for day two of the Hyatt Place Labor Day Volleyfest on Sept. 5. Loyola swept Calumet College of St. Joseph with a 3-0 victory but were then swept by host school Keiser University in a 0-3 defeat. Jordan Davis, philosophy freshman, was named to the Hyatt Place Labor Day Volleyfest All-Tournament team. She finished with 25 kills, five digs and six blocks over the four game stretch. Loyola finished 2-2 at the event making it’s overall record 3-5. The Pack will host Dalton State on Friday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. The Pack will also face off against Faulkner in the Den on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 12 p.m.

Loyola’s Cross Country season is officially underway The Loyola New Orleans Cross Country team started their season off on Sept. 4, traveling to Dalton State College to participate in the Dalton State Twilight Cross Country Classic. The men’s team finished sixth while the women’s team finished the day in eighth. The host, Dalton State College, won the men’s event while Savannah College of Art and Design took home top honors for the women. The Wolf Pack will continue their quest for glory on Saturday, Sept. 12 when they host the Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival with events starting at 8 a.m.

EDITORIAL

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EDITORIAL POLICY The editorial on this page represents the majority opinions of The Maroon’s editorial board and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Loyola University. Letters and columns reflect the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of The Maroon’s editorial board. The Maroon does not represent the opinion of administration, staff, and/or faculty members of Loyola. Letters are subject to editing for length, grammar and style. Please limit submissions to 400 words. Submissions are due no later than 4 p.m. the Sunday before publication. Please send all submissions — The Maroon, 6363 St. Charles Ave., Box 64, New Orleans, LA 70118. Email us your letters — letter@ loyno.edu. Submissions may also be made online at www.loyolamaroon.com.

While many colleges across the nation are facing problems with enrollment, funding, and other areas of administrative concern, Loyola finds itself in a unique position. The past few years have been tumultuous for our humble school. We’ve gone through a devastating natural catastrophe, untold faculty and administrative changes, years of construction and fluctuating enrollment numbers. Loyola recognizes this and is making attempts to change. Everyone in the university community needs to support this effort to improve because ours is a situation that doesn’t benefit anyone. If those attempts succeed, we could find ourselves in a position of stability and prosperity instead of uncertainty. A lot is going on that has the potential to nudge the university in the direction of prosperity. For the first time in years, construction on campus is over. Af-

ter adding levels to the West Road garage, refurbishing Monroe Hall and tearing down the old library, we have a truly beautiful campus. Loyola has several nationally recognized programs. Many organizations are earning prestigious awards, while various departments are being given great opportunities for growth. The university is taking on a strategic plan, Transforming Loyola 2020, which is giving the school a better framework for decision-making and academic planning. Institutional Advancement, Loyola’s fundraising arm, is taking on the largest funding campaign in our college’s history. This has the potential to improve our financial stability. New Orleans is burgeoning. The city is increasingly known as being a center for creativity and the arts. New Orleans has even been called “Hollywood South” because of the amount of filming being done here.

This is an exciting time to be at Loyola. We have our share of problems, as does any college. Some of them won’t be resolved easily — but they don’t all have to be for us to grow and be proud of our school. Students can be more energetic about the fate of our school. We should double down on this and really commit to helping the university grow. If that means being more involved in the Student Government Association, student news media or athletic program, we need to do that. It can be hard to find the energy to be committed to one more thing, but don’t look at it as one more commitment. Look at it as the commitment to hold together your other obligations, because if we can’t capitalize on what’s going well, it will make all our other obligations more difficult. Let’s come together as a community and engage in some soul searching and find out what we want to be.

OPINION

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IN MY OPINION Students sharing their opinions on topics

Remove the stigma from mental illness MARY GRACI mass communication senior megraci@loyno.edu

I have noticed a shift, a recent evolution of our society towards more progressive thought, the acceptance of the individual long silenced by oppression, the movement towards inclusion of all genders, races, and orientations into the natural fold of basic human rights, the acknowledgment where it was once just ignored. Despite all of this, the era of taboos is not over yet. We’ve forgotten someone. We’ve forgotten one in five adults in the U.S.

We’ve forgotten something that doesn’t discriminate based on gender or race or sexual orientation. We’ve forgotten about mental illness. In the U.S., 18.6 percent of all adults suffer from some mental illness. Something that affects over 43.7 million people deserves a conversation at least. And despite this, the stigma remains that those seeking services from a professional in the field of psychiatry or counseling are weak, are somehow lesser for it, are overreacting. “Cheer up.” “What do you even have to be unhappy about?” “Depression isn’t an illness. You’re just sensitive.” “Everyone gets anxious from time to time.” If I had a dollar for every time I

heard a dismissive comment like this, I could pay off my student loans. Major depressive disorder and social anxiety disorder were officially recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980. It’s been real for 35 years. This is one movement worth hopping on the bandwagon for. Despite effective treatment available, there can be decades between the first occurrence of a mental illness and when someone actually seeks treatment. Almost half of the adults living with mental illness do not seek treatment at all. And why is this? Because they are told not to by society. People are afraid to be judged, to be called crazy, to be told they are irrational, to be told that their

problems don’t matter, to be told that their illness isn’t real. That’s one in five adults who are afraid to ask for help. No one should be afraid to ask for help. Half of all chronic mental illness begins by the age of 14. Three-quarters by the age of 24. That one in five is your friend, the classmate sitting behind you, the coworker you gossip with after work, the neighbor living down your hall -- just because you may not be able to see it doesn’t mean it isn’t there. To put this in perspective for the college students reading: over onethird of students with a mental health condition age 14 to 21 and older drop out of school. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. and second leading cause for ages 15 to 24. And 90 percent of victims of suicide suffered from

some mental illness. This is a problem that needs to be addressed. There is nothing wrong with asking for help and you need to understand that. Everyone needs to understand that. Courage is not the absence of fear; courage is the ability to continue despite fear. So I ask anyone suffering alone out there to find your courage. And I ask everyone else to find your acceptance. Mental illness is real and it’s not going away anytime soon, but it doesn’t have to control our lives any longer. We as a society need to recognize this and abolish the stigma against seeking treatment. It’s time for the era of taboos to come to an end.

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Political satire aids critical thinking skills for the millennial generation ZACH BRIEN mass communication senior zjbrien@loyno.edu

George Carlin once said, “Don’t just teach your children to read. Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.” The best comedians, like Carlin, do not just tell jokes. The best ones make us laugh while making us think. Laughter is the best medicine and is a useful tool for critical thought. And these days, critical thought is as important as it has ever been. All day, every day, we are flooded with news from TV, our phones, tablets and computers. With this deluge of information, it can be hard to sift through and find facts. It can be easy to become indifferent to the news because it is in front of our faces 24/7, making us jaded.

But is important that we not be. Jon Stewart, former host of the Daily Show, is exemplary of the importance of critical thought in today’s 24/7-news market. Stewart is one of many politically charged and socially conscious comedians who have pushed me to think critically Stewart was one of those comedians, like Carlin, who could make us laugh while making us think. In his time on air, Stewart and his correspondents helped viewers, like myself, cope with the crazy world in the information age. Whether he likes to admit it or not, Stewart was more than a comedian. “If you watch the news and don’t like it, then this is your counter program to the news,” Stewart said on The Daily Show. Stewart and his correspondents held people to what they said. They challenged the declarations and logic of our elected officials, religious leaders, public figures and the claims made by media outlets. They never, ever let hypocrisy slide. It does not matter who you were, as long as you said things in front a

camera or on audio, you were held to it. “The absurdity of the system provides us the most material. And that is best served by sort of the theater of it all, you know, which, by the way, thank you both, because it’s been helpful,” Stewart said, explaining his show on CNN’s Crossfire. We should think critically like these great comedians. We should observe the world around us and think critically about it. Is it ridiculous? Just because it is this way, does it have to remain this way? Challenge authority, even if you share the same ideologies or party affiliations. If you are a Democrat, challenge party leaders and hold them to what they say. If you are a Republican, do the same. If you are Jewish, Christian, Muslim, etc., challenge your faith leaders. Hold them to the religious doctrine they preach. Do this, and we will be a saner populous. Such thought is critical in the Loyola community. After all, a crucial part of the Jesuit mission is to “think critically and act justly.”

MCT Campus

Jon Stewart speaks on stage at the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on at the Nokia Theatre. Stewart gained fame as a satirist because of The Daily Show, his daily program.

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news brief

CONTINUED: Alumni share their Katrina stories

Program reviews advance to SCAP

According to a Loyola press release issued on Dec. 9, 2005, following cleanup, the university reopened for the spring semester on Jan. 9, 2006 and welcomed back 91 percent of its undergraduate students. Monica Escasena’s cab ride home from the airport was filled with rare sights of lone pedestrians and abandoned neighborhoods. Yet, as the driver neared Loyola grounds, she saw people standing street-side, waving and clapping as her taxi drove past. “They seemed thankful when they saw people were actually starting to come back to New Orleans,” Escasena said. “When I rolled my window down, I heard them yelling ‘thanks for coming back.’” Escasena, A’08, who was born and raised in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, came back to Loyola for the spring semester on Jan. 2006 after spending the fall semester at Loyola Chicago. “It was very overwhelming being back, mainly because I witnessed how a city with boundless culture and joy turned into a place reigned by abandonment,” Escasena said. Escasena said that even though Loyola Chicago welcomed refugee students with dorm rooms, meal plans, class schedules and mentorship, she always knew she would go

back to New Orleans. “I missed the food, the music, the sense of home, but most of all, I missed the people,” Escasena said. “I couldn’t let go of the city.” According to Alexandra Urrutia, A’07, the overall emotional and physical decay she saw throughout the city after returning to Loyola from San Juan, Puerto Rico relied on the fact that almost every familiar area had become a public sanitation hazard. “We all lost something, but we all gained something as well,” Urrutia said. “I personally realized a lot more about the importance of giving back.” According to an analysis released by The Data Center on Aug. 15, 2015, even though Katrina’s frightful aftermath displaced an estimated of 600,000 households in the Gulf Coast region, many residents gradually returned home. Arroyo said Katrina helped him grow into a more socially conscious individual, and he hopes the storm’s devastating repercussions enlighten higher authoritative powers. “Hurricane Katrina left a powerful message behind,” Arroyo said. “Results will almost always play out depending on our preventive capabilities to approach certain situations.”

Courtesy of Hector Arroyo

Hector Arroyo took ocuppancy at the Hyatt French Quarter hotel in the days before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. His hotel room window, made of crystal glass, exploded after the storm made landfall with 127 mph winds.

In a statement issued to faculty and staff this week, university officials said that five programs previously slated to be potentially cut were now no longer in jeopardy of being discontinued. Marc Manganaro, provost and vice president for academic affairs, wrote in the announcement that 10 programs will remain as “under review for discontinuance” and advance to the Standing Council for Academic Planning for another review. The programs advancing to SCAP for review include the center for faculty innovation, liberal studies degrees in both the colleges of humanities and social sciences, interdisciplinary minors in American studies and Catholic studies, the small business development center local match, film buffs program, studio art, the department of theatre arts and dance, and the Center for the Study of New Orleans. The programs removed from the “under review for discontinuance” list include the film studies interdisciplinary minor, Center for the Study of Spiritual Capital, Center for Entrepreneurship, the Twomey Center and the Institute for Quality and Equity in Education. On Oct. 9, the advisory group will present its final report with recommendations to the Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., university president, for his consideration.