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Loyola University • New Orleans • Volume 96 • Issue 14 • December 7, 2018

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Cross-country athletes sprint towards scholar awards By RoSha'e Gibson rlgibso@my.loyno.edu @RoRodagreat1

Sneaux fell on the Marquette Horseshoe on Dec. 4, as all of Santa's friends provided a stress-relieving event for Loyola students in the midst of finals and a playground for people of all ages. The Student Government Association's University Programming Board helped make the annual event a success for the 11th year. HANNAH RENTON/The Maroon.

Loyola dashes through the Sneaux

Loyola held its first Sneaux 11 years ago in 2007, and the infamous long lines for the student-designed T-shirt hasn't waned since. Each year, Loyola University celebrates the end of the fall semester and gets into the Christmas spirit by releasing 20 tons of shaved ice onto the Marquette Horseshoe for students and families to enjoy. The event is put on by the University Programming Board, and this year's T-shirts were designed by Mary Ann Florey, mass communication junior. An average of 700 people visit the winter wonderland each year to build tiny snowmen, decorate ornaments and cookies, give Santa their Christmas lists and drink hot chocolate while listening to everyone's favorite Christmas songs.

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As students start making coffee runs in preparation for their final exams, two cross-country athletes can rest easy after being named crosscountry's Southern States Athletic Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Sasha Solanao-McDaniel, sociology sophomore, and Walter Ramsey, environmental studies sophomore, won the academic awards in the men and women's categories. Solano-McDaniel maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA while Ramsey shot for a 3.79 GPA during a season filled with broken personal-records and a bid to compete at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' national meet. "It's a great honor for them to be receiving these awards, which honor their academic and athletic performance," Kevin Licht, head coach, said. "We want athletic success combined with academic success to really define our athletes." Both runners were also named to the All-Academic and Champions of Character teams, based off their work on the field and in the classroom. The academic accolade is not new for Solano-McDaniel. Licht said he is impressed with her improvement and the way she has managed to excel off the field. “She has done a great job in her development as a runner,” Licht said. “Academically, she’s just as driven as she is athletic.” Licht mentioned Solano-Mcdaniel’s positive impact on the team and what he expects from her going forward following her latest achievement. “She's a very positive influence,” Licht said. “She will continue to set the bar high both academically and athletically.” As for Ramsey, Licht sees the award as recognition for the long-distance runner's work ethic. "This is a tremendous honor for Walt," he said. "He's worked really hard in the classroom, really hard in cross-country, and his hard work has shown that. He's done a great job at balancing both his academics and athletics. He works very hard athletically, but then he spends the rest of his day on academics, and that shows with his GPA and how high it is." As for the cross country program as a whole, Licht strives to create a culture that places runners at the top on the track and in the classroom. "We are a very motivated group. We have a very competitive group so they want to be successful," he said. "They naturally set a high bar for themselves, and that speaks a lot to the character of the group that we have."

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Where music meets medicine Music therapy students share what it is like to study the overlap between science and art By India Yarborough iayarbor@my.loyno.edu @iayarbor

When Loyola senior Katarina Prasso is questioned about what she studies, her response is often met with a look of confusion, no matter who’s asking — peers, family members, even Uber drivers. “I think there has only been one time where I said what my major was, and the other person was like ‘Oh, I actually have an aunt who does that’ or ‘I know someone who’s studying that,’” she said. Prasso is one of 97 music therapy students at Loyola, according to Penny Roberts, a professor in the department. Roberts is in her second year teaching for Loyola’s music therapy program, founded in 1957, but she has been active in the field for more than 15 years. She has seen the number of students in music therapy grow over the years as research on the therapy’s impact has increased. Both Roberts and Prasso said music therapy is difficult to explain to those unfamiliar with the field. “Just like any kind of therapy, it is so individualistic, the approach

you take and the treatment you create for that patient,” Prasso said. “It is really hard to put into three sentences everything you can do with music therapy.” Prasso finds it easiest to explain music therapy by providing examples of field work she and her fellow majors complete. Prasso, who is completing a second major in psychology, has worked with older adults with Alzheimer’s and dementia and at-risk youth and high school students with special needs, among other groups. “Music therapy uses music to assist with healing or rehabilitation in some way,” Roberts said. “We work in schools, special education, forensic facilities, hospitals, hospices, mental health settings, substance abuse; it is really varied.” According to Roberts, Loyola’s music therapy students are required to complete four semesters of field work at sites around New Orleans. Students interact with different populations through their field work to learn which groups of people they enjoy working with. “You are learning about the needs and abilities of those populations in your coursework here on campus, and then you go out into the community to actually put that in action,” Roberts said. She described the music therapy program as “rigorous” because its students not only study the cognitive, developmental sides of pop-

Music therapy seniors Katarina Prasso (left) and Calvin Tran (right) practice playing instruments Dec. 5 in the department’s music lab. Music therapy majors are required to proficiently play a variety of instruments used in therapeutic sessions. INDIA YARBOROUGH / The Maroon.

ulations served by music therapy, but they must also be proficient at singing and playing multiple instruments. Music therapy senior Calvin Tran will complete his degree coursework this semester. He plans to move to Milwaukee next month to complete a six-month-long internship in a hospice setting. All majors, Roberts said, are required to complete a full time internship after graduation. Tran also has a chemistry minor, and he said pursuing music therapy offered him the perfect opportunity to meld his passions for music and medicine. “What I like about music therapy is that the music creates this bridge between the experiences we

have and how we can connect it to the past and our future,” Tran said. “There’s this whole cognitive, behavioral aspect to it that really helps people process.” Roberts added that music therapists have the unique opportunity to collaborate with specialists in different fields. “Music therapists are also working with neuroscientists, physical therapists, speech therapists to learn more about the specifics of how music affects the mind, body and spirit,” Roberts said. “That is a huge, exciting area of understanding why music therapy is effective.” Prasso said music therapy is exciting to pursue for exactly that reason — it’s a relatively new field with

constantly developing research. Her career goal, she added, is to help others. “It’s one thing to talk about it, but then to see it happen and to see how much you can help someone grow — physically, cognitively, emotionally,” Prasso said. “It’s so incredible how important this could be to improving the quality of life for that person when so many other things haven’t worked.” In the end, Roberts said that music therapy is fundamentally about service. “Wherever there are people in need, you will find music therapists,” Roberts said.

PLUS+ raises AIDS awareness with cocktail and dance party By Hannah Renton

a delicious buffet. The night began with thanks to all sponsors of the event and then a program full Dancing and a cappella aren’t of performances, and ended with typically associated with a cocktail attendees breaking it down on the hour, but for PLUS+ president Da- dance floor. vid-Michael Collins, that is the only POCapella, an a capella group way to put on a fun, yet informative of students of color from Tulane, event about AIDS awareness. got people’s feet moving and hands The second clapping with World AIDS Day renditions of Cocktail Party at “We need to normalize dis“Finesse” and Loyola was held cussions about AIDS.” “Killing Me Softon Dec. 1, but it ly.” This was was the first year — David-Michael Collins followed by a PLUS+ was in- PLUS+ president spoken word volved. performance “This is an from Barry D. event that the Nu Mu Citywide McGuire, in which he discussed Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta usu- the hardships of being a black man ally hosts, but PLUS+ wanted to within the LGBTQ community. hold an event for World AIDS Day as The combination of Loyola stuwell. So instead of having two sep- dent organizations, and Tulane and arate events, we decided to come New Orleans community members together for one big event,” Collins participating in the event representexplained. ed a sense of togetherness in the The Saint Charles Room was fight against AIDS. transformed into an elegant ballShamaria Bell, general studies room with decadent gold center- freshman and member of PLUS+, pieces and large sequin tablecloths. expressed this sense of solidarity Student attendees paid $10 for tick- during the event. ets, the proceeds of which went to “It’s a huge disease that doesn’t Belle Reve New Orleans, an assisted get a spotlight often enough, so I living facility for individuals living thought coming to the event would with disabilities and HIV/AIDS. help bring awareness and action,” As guests arrived one by one, they Bell said. were greeted with smooth jazz and Khayla Gaston, communications

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Barry D. McGuire performs a spoken word poem about the difficulties of being a black man in the LGBTQ community at Loyola’s World AIDS Day Cocktail Party on Dec. 1. The event was hosted by Delta Sigma Theta and Loyola’s newly formed LGBTQ organization, PLUS+. HANNAH RENTON/ The Maroon.

freshman, echoed Bell’s enthusiasm about the event’s mission. “I love the fact that this event is bringing awareness to AIDS. We need more events like this in our community to educate people on how to protect themselves,” Gaston said. Collins said his goal for the event was to empower attendees and encourage them to learn about AIDS and HIV. “A big part of our mission statement is to educate individuals on different topics and problems within the LGBTQIA community. HIV/ AIDS awareness is one of the biggest topics in the community, which is why this event and events like these are important to PLUS+,” Collins said. While honest conversations about AIDS can often still be considered taboo, according to Collins, he believes the only way to break that stigma is by working through that discomfort and bringing the issue to the forefront of conversations. “I think we need to normalize discussions about AIDS. As we know, this is a taboo subject, but it shouldn’t be because so many people suffer with it everyday. We need to make sure people know about it and know the right language and tools to use when discussing it,” Collins said.

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Dancer brings Caribbean ties to Loyola Design by Sidney Ovrom

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

Loyola dancer Cereyna Bougouneau gave up the sandy beaches of her Caribbean island home for the streetcars and gumbo of New Orleans. Bougouneau, theater arts junior, has danced her whole life but did not know dance teams existed until she came to Loyola, bringing her U.S. Virgin Islands culture to the school’s competitive dance team. “Before Loyola, I was never on a dance team, didn’t even know they existed so, I had to c o m pletely

adapt from a stylized, story-telling studio to the robotic and anal cleanliness of a collegiate dance team,” Bougouneau said. On her home island, dance was a big factor in her life, but music was what launched her dancing career in the first place. “Music of all genres was a big part of my life growing up because my family is Dominican, my stepfather was a jazz musician and I took ballet on top of all the local music. The majority of my dance career was heavy on Afro-Caribbean, African, modern and contemporary techniques,” Bougouneau said. From a music standpoint, New Orleans would seem like the perfect fit for Bougouneau with its strong ties to jazz and Caribbean music. But Loyola wasn’t on her radar when she was looking for schools. She was deciding between Spelman College and an acting school in New York when New Orleans won over her heart. “When I visited New Orleans though, I fell in love with the city. (I) figured it wouldn’t be a bad place to spend four years,” Bougouneau said. Bougouneau also said she did not see herself dancing in college. “I saw myself taking classes throughout the city for fun and exercise, but I never thought about being a part of a team,” she said. Bougouneau has been on the competitive dance team for three

years now. She said the one thing she loves about being on the team is the group of women she gets to work with. “It’s also nice to go from a studio where we were all family to this team of girls I love,” Bougouneau said. Despite finding a home on campus, she still maintains a strong connection with the Virgin Islands from 1,797 miles away. “I collected a few small things from home that remind me of things and people I love, like a vintage poster and pictures from my studio back home, conch shells, tropical plants and family photos,” she said. Bougouneau has learned to embrace New Orleans culture, from its Cajun side to its Creole flare, during her time at Loyola. She admires the mixture of different cultures. “I take pride in appreciating cultures from all over the world, and that just comes with being open to new experiences or things when in a foreign place. I love dance, music and food so it was pretty second nature,” she said. After her time at Loyola, Bougouneau hopes to open a bar and restaurant, influenced by her time in New Orleans. She also wants to start her acting career. “I’ve also considered going into writing and design, but it all depends on where life takes me,” she said.

Kaylie Saidin surfs on the Pacific Ocean near her hometown in California. Saidin embraces her New Orleans home but misses the surf culture. KAYLIE SAIDIN/ The Maroon.

Column: How I survive as a native surfer in NOLA KAYLIE SAIDIN English literature junior

kesaidin@my.loyno. edu When I moved from California to New Orleans three years ago to pursue my college degree at Loyola, I left behind a sport and culture that had been with me my entire life: surfing. Those of you who ski, rock climb or participate in other outdoor adventure sports reliant on certain environments likely understand the pain I felt. New Orleans is a beautiful city, but it exists in a swamp. It’s void of mountains, beaches and even mosquito-free hikes. I was raised by one parent from

Hawaii and another with an obsession for scuba diving. To say I grew up in the ocean is not much of an exaggeration. I learned to swim among the waves long before I entered a pool, and by age 11, I was surfing. Surfing is more than a sport. Sitting alone in the water, waiting for a set to come in and learning to “read” the waves teaches meditation and self-reflection. Maneuvering one’s board -- learning to walk and balance on it and eventually glide down the face of a wave -- commands control and grace. I have talked to at least three unrelated surfers who told me when they duck dive under a wave of cold water, they visualize the bad things in their life being washed away. Beyond these personal feelings and lessons, though,

surfing is a community. Surfers not only ride waves together; they laugh together, eat together and carry on friendships out of the water. The closest beach to New Orleans with any surf is the east end of Orange Beach, Alabama. And about 30 miles beyond that is Pensacola Beach, Florida. After an entire semester of refreshing my surf report app and waiting for waves to come at the right time, I threw my wetsuit in my car on Nov. 4 and headed for Pensacola. The Gulf Coast’s waters did not quite compare to the pulsating wave magnet that is the Pacific Ocean. Pensacola had fickle wind-swell and was spotted with sandbars. The surf shop I rented a board from, though, had the same smell as the one I worked in growing up. The sand felt

the same way between my toes, and the group of surfers at the beach that day laughed with one another -- a community connected by a common interest. The ocean offered the same comforting feeling when I dove into it, and I realized surfing, no matter where you launch your board, is universal. I paddled back to shore two hours later. Shivering, salty and smiling, I drove back to New Orleans. Moving to New Orleans wasn’t an easy choice to make, as it meant leaving my surfing culture and community behind. But sometimes there are choices you have to make, not for the person you are in the moment, but for the person you want to become. You can find what you love anywhere if you dedicate yourself to the pursuit of it.

Beckham continues to achieve off the court By Rosha’e Gibson rlgibson@my.loyno.edu @RoRodagreat1

Wolf Pack Athletics continue to thrive on and off the court as yet another athlete has received an award for her performance in the classroom. Tylar Beckham, mass communication senior, has been known for her impact on the volleyball court. However, her work off the court has earned her her most recent honor. Beckham has just been named the 2018 Daktronics-National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Scholar-Athlete. The award is given to those student athletes who have shown exceptional success in their studies, as well as their field of sports. Beckham is no stranger to these kind of accomplishments as she was recently named to the Southern States Athletic Conference All-Academic Team in back-to-back seasons. “It feels great to win an award like that one,” Beckham said when asked about the academic accolade. Beckham is receiving the award following her final season with the Wolf Pack, and she plans to use the honor as new-found motivation. “It gives me all the motivation in the world to keep working harder,” Beckham said. “Just because I’m graduating doesn’t mean the work stops.” Head Volleyball Coach Jesse Zabal stressed the importance of academics and is impressed with how well Beckham has managed to balance them with her athletic responsibilities. “Tylar has been a great asset to our team on the court, but she has also committed herself to her studies,” Zabal said. “While we focus very much on our success within competition, the academic side is just as important to the overall success of our program.” Beckham credited Zabal with encouraging student athletes to excel in their studies. “Coach Jesse pushes each and every one of us to be the best students we can be,” Beckham said. “She really cares about us, not just as athletes, but as students and young adults. She makes sure that we always have a healthy balance of volleyball and academics, and because of that, I’ve been much more successful in the classroom than ever before.” Beckham also credited her personal work ethic for her success. She claims that this is due inpart to the overall culture put in place by the coaching staff. “They make me want to do as much as I can on and off court because they invest so much into us. Not only as a team, but as individuals,” Beckham said. “They make me want to be the best student-athlete that I can be, and I think I was so successful academically and athletically because they pushed me to work hard from day one.” Beckham led her team with 337 kills and 146 total blocks this past season. Beckham is also ranked 11th in the NAIA Division I with 146 total blocks and 24th in blocks per set with 1.13. “Tylar has done a great job of meeting and exceeding those expectations, and continues to help us reach our team academic goals,” Zabal said.

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Panel promotes gender equality in music industry

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By Emma Ruby

laughed and groaned over anecdotes of every experience from being called “little girl” by a coworker, It is a rare occurrence for a room to getting payed significantly less full of music industry professionals than a male counterpart doing the and students to be a female domi- same job. nated one. That was just the reasonOne of the panelists, Tiffany Laming for the organization of the Wom- son, discussed that despite being a en In Music panel hosted by Loyola the lead singer of the band GIVERS, on Wednesday Nov. 28. venue bouncers often assume she is The panel was part of Loyola’s just the girlfriend of one of the other ongoing “Not Your Mother’s Lecture male band members. Series” designed to promote gender “It feels weird, and it’s lonely, and inclusivity and equality in creative, sometimes I feel alienated,” Lammale dominated industries. son said. “You have to learn your art “This whole initiative stemmed skills so hard that no one can screw from a desire for there to be more with you.” female influences in the entertainMusic industry senior Gracie ment industry,” Katie Bandy, As- Palmer hoped that in the future sistant Director/Career Coach for male music industry students would Creative Arts & Entertainment, said. feel encouraged to attend events “For the female students at Loyola perceived to be “for women.” Only a specifically in handful were in these programs “Men and women, yes we’re the audience for where there is a equal, but I’m going to pick a the Women in male dominatMusic panel. ed industry, we woman for a job every time.” “I do think want to be able that men could to provide them — Alex Diaz feel discouraged o p p o r t u n i t i e s Professional sound engineer to attend someto network with thing like this established febecause in their males in the industries they are hop- minds it seems like its for women,” ing to be in.” Palmer said. “But that’s not the point For music industry studies junior of this kind of talk. It’s to educate evBeth Cohen, the panel provided an erybody on gendered issues and to opportunity to see the potential be able to educate men on issues for her growth as a female in the they would not otherwise know industry, and to encourage her to about because it isn’t an experience continue to follow her passions for they have to face.” the industry despite gender related All four panelists unanimously setbacks. agreed that there needs to be a push “Sometimes It’s rough to be in for more female students to enter a lot of classes and spaces that are the industry, and discussed their male dominated because it’s hard own ways of individually contributto find people to confide in and un- ing to a growing number of women derstand what it’s like,” Cohen said. in the workforce. “Talks like this make it more encour“I always want to pay it forward,” aging to show that women do stick Alex Diaz, panelist and professionit out. Sometimes I feel like even I’m al sound engineer, said. “Men and not going to.” women, yes we’re equal, but I’m goFeeling discouraged by the boys ing to pick a woman for a job every club that is the music industry is time. I think it’s okay to give each a weekly occurrence, Cohen said. other a head start every once in a That sentiment was shared by the while.” panelists and students alike, who

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Local band Galactic finalizes purchase of Tipitina’s By Andres Fuentes aafuente@loyno.edu

After starting their careers at the two-story yellow nightclub 20 years ago, local band Galactic are now the proud owners of Tipitina’s. The legendary New Orleans music venue has been sold from Mary and Roland von Kurnatowski to the local band after a year of negotiations. Despite the change in ownership, the band wishes to maintain the same culture that Tipitina’s has cultivated for years. “Our goal is to preserve, promote, and protect the future of New Orleans music, culture and heritage via the Tipitina’s venue and brand,” Galactic’s Stanton Moore said. Despite being the owners for over 20 years, the von Kurnatowski believe that they found the right group to pass the venue on to. “It was really important to us to ensure that this club, the icon that is Tipitina’s, end up in the right

hands,” Roland von Kurnatowski said. “We purchased the club in 1997 and have nurtured it ever since. We’re confident that Galactic is the right fit - that they will cherish Tipitina’s and take it to the next level while protecting all that makes Tips such an authentic American cultural venue.” The nostalgic ties to the club surround the band in more way than one and they look to preserve that same feeling that they had when they started their musical careers. “My connection with the club started way before I was lucky enough to take the stage,” band member Ben Ellman said. “My first job in New Orleans was at Tipitina’s as a cook in the (now defunct) kitchen. The importance of respecting what Tips means for musicians and the city of New Orleans is not lost on us. We’re excited for the future of the club and look forward to all the amazing music and good times ahead!”

Krampus, the central feature of the haunted house during the Christmas season, is posed in a frightful manner. This figure is located at the be photo of their experience at the Krampus themed haunt. CAITLYN REISGEN/The Maroon.

Lights and other holiday decor decorate the haunted house. In any other situation these decorations would be more cheerful, but instead lea The Maroon.

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e Christmas-themed New Orleans Nightmare By Caitlyn Reisgen cereisge@my.loyno.edu

Christmas time is upon us, but holiday decor and Christmas music are only the beginning. This cheerful holiday will take a dark turn Dec. 7-8 with the New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House. This haunted, Christmas-themed venue is decorated with lights and holiday staples. But instead of bright lights making the place more cheerful, the haunted house is full of grotesque scenes. This year’s haunted house theme revolves around Krampus, “the King of Christmas Nightmares,” according to the New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House website. “This demonic beast of Christmas,” the website states, “is always looking for kids to snatch up in his sack. He may dress like Santa but he never comes with presents.” Other featured characters include evil elves, who play tricks that are a lot more sinister than those of Santa’s helpers. For haunted house goers who want to keep the thrill alive, the venue will also have open their $5 mini escape rooms, Anubis, Séance and Autopsy.

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aves the grotesque imagery even more disturbing. CAITLYN REISGEN/

(TOP) The hearse, which is iconically featured outside of the haunted house, is decorated for the Christmas season. The decorations include a tree on the roof, a wreath, and deer antlers completed with Rudolf’s red nose. (RIGHT) Stockings hang by the chimney, but not with care, in the Krampus inspired NOLA Nightmare. The haunted house is decorated entirely with Christmas lights and other traditional holiday decorations. (MIDDLE) The dragon, featuring the 13 as a reference to the owner, The Thirteenth Floor, is colored an icy blue to give the guests a sensation of coldness to the room. After this dragon, the guests enter a room where the temperature drops and the actors appear to be frozen. NOLA Nightmare is owned by the 13th Floor Entertainment Group and replaced House of Shock which had a long reign of terrors. CAITLYN REISGEN/The Maroon.

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Lemon Pepper adds flavor to minorities’ post-college life By Rose Wagner rmwagner@my.loyno.edu

Lemon Pepper isn’t just a zesty seasoning and it is not a band or a movie either, according to Zontre City, digital filmmaking sophomore. Lemon Pepper, he said, is a movement. Is this a direct quote? Lemon Pepper is one of Loyola’s newest student organizations. Though it is comprised of members of Loyola’s Black Student Union, Student Government Association, PLUS+ and other organizations that focus on the creation of safe spaces, Lemon Pepper’s mission is different. This club is setting its sights on life after Loyola, and how marginalized individuals can navigate noninclusive social, professional and political spaces. “We know that safe spaces alone are not enough to prepare you for the real world,” said City, Lemon Pepper’s president. “So we wanted an organization that prepares students for the real world. In particular, minority, marginalized, progressive students.” Lemon Pepper’s unique name has its origins in popular culture, as club organizers took inspiration from actress and director Issa Rae’s 2017 Lemon Pepper Kickback, to which Rae invited actors, actresses and creators of color to eat lemon pepper chicken wings and network. “We actually began last year having lemon pepper networking nights with our friend group and we would invite other people who we met in classes,” City said. “We realized that in those networking nights the things that we would talk about was life after Loyola. We knew that Loyola was great, it was friendly, it was inclusive. But we really needed to make sure we were prepared for what was to come.”

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Zontre City (left), Lemon Pepper president, talks with SGA president Sierra Ambrose (right) at the Lemon Pepper Mixer. Both presidents are members of Black Student Union. ROSE WAGNER/The Maroon.

It was through those networking nights that Lemon Pepper was born. Though Sikudhani Foster-Mccray, management sophomore and a member of Lemon Pepper’s executive board, said the creation of the organization has not been an easy process. “We started assigning roles and coming up with the concept earlier this year, and it actually was kind of an uphill battle for us as we went through the chartering process.” Foster-Mccray said. “We are still definitely working through things with our members and our roles.” Despite the lengthy process of creating Lemon Pepper, Foster-Mc-

cray said the organization is moving toward the induction of members. She added that events like their Nov. 27 mixer and “Change the Narrative” campaign — in which members of Lemon Pepper recreated cult movie posters using students of color — have them excited for what is to come. “They are seen as classics in American society but the thing that we saw was that most of the characters were white middle-Americans,” Foster-Mccray said of the poster campaign. “We wanted to change that narrative. We wanted to raise that bar and put out there an image that is not always in the media.

We wanted people to see that they could be in those positions.” It was the use of these posters that grabbed the attention of students and over 100 mixer attendees. But, despite the poster’s focus on black students, City and Foster-Mccray said Lemon Pepper is about supporting all marginalized groups and that they are eager to collaborate with organizations like the Hispanic Music Appreciation club. “LP is not looking for one particular type of person,” Foster-Mccray said. “We’re just looking for motivated creative individuals who want to raise the bar.”

Students prepare for FDA ban on multiple JUUL flavors By Andrew Callaghan atcallag@my.loyno.edu

Sleek, silent and easily disguised as a USB drive, the JUUL, a common e-cigarette, has taken young adults by storm since it surged to popularity in 2017. But for those JUUL users with a sweet tooth, flavor options are about to become a bit more limited. Aligning with critics who say JUUL’s fruity flavors appeal to minors, the Food and Drug Administration has demanded the e-cigarette company pull flavors such as mango, creme, fruit and cucumber from store shelves. Soon, the only JUUL flavors available for in-store purchase will be mint, tobacco and menthol. Natavia Mitchell, psychology senior, said majority of her peers use the flavored e-cigarette. “About 60 to 70 percent of people I know use JUUL,” she said. “Personally, I have very bad anxiety, so when I’m studying, it helps to just be able to pick something up and calm my nerves.” August Peropersi, marketing senior, goes through a “pod” and a half of JUUL liquid each day, which is equivalent to about 30 cigarettes worth of nicotine. “Everyone uses JUUL,” Peropersi said. “I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life, but I’d always use my friend’s JUUL when I’d be with him. Eventually I was like, you know what, I’m just going to buy my own. And ever since, I’ve been hooked.” According to preliminary data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey, e-cigarette use among high school students has risen by 75 percent in the past

A student uses his juul in front of Loyola’s campus. The JUUL has raised concerns with the FDA due to use by children. ANDREW CALLAGHAN/The Maroon.

year. At the same time, JUUL sales have skyrocketed by 800 percent, allowing the company to occupy 73 percent of the e-cigarette market. FDA’s JUUL flavor ban went into effect in late November. While some smoke shops and e-cigarette retailers may still have mango, creme, fruit and cucumber flavors in stock, new shipments will no longer be accepted. FDA Commissioner Scott Gotlieb has marked the ban as a major landmark in the battle against nicotine addiction. “It is our solemn mandate to make nicotine products less accessible and less appealing to children,” Gotlieb said in an official statement. “I will not allow a generation of children to become addicted to nicotine through e-cigarettes.” According to the National Institute

on Drug Abuse, more than 30 percent of teenage e-cigarette users begin smoking cigarettes within six months of vaping e-cigarettes. Aria Irrizary, design senior, believes e-cigarettes are a gateway to lifelong nicotine addiction. “It’s weird to have it in these candy flavors and candy-covered packaging,” she said. “A lot of people on campus have been getting into JUULs recently, people who didn’t smoke cigarettes before.” However, some students disagree with the FDA’s decision. Mitchell, who prefers JUUL’s creme flavor, said the ban is unfair. “I’d even support tobacco upping the age from 18 to 21, but I don’t see why we should be punished when it’s an issue with children,” she said. “Plus, kids will

get access to whatever they want...just like they do with marijuana.” Alexis Martin, music industry studies junior, prefers the mango flavor. He also opposes the ban. “I’ve never smoked one cigarette since I started JUUL-ing,” he said. “I get that with JUUL you’re still addicted to nicotine, but at least your lungs don’t go black after two packs.” Despite this sentiment, recent studies suggest e-cigarettes could have dangerous long-term effects. Michelle Hicks-Turner, manager of health promotion at the American Lung Association, spearheads research on e-cigarette toxicity. “The research shows that e-cigarettes may contain dangerous chemicals including diacetyl, which can cause a dangerous lung disease often referred to as popcorn lung,” Hicks-Turner said. Arto Kazakov, digital communication sophomore, believes there may be dangerous long-term health effects associated with using a JUUL. “My roommate from last year’s...lungs collapsed from JUUL-ing,” Kazakov said. “Everyone thinks it’s a healthy alternative, but there’s no longer-term study. We are the long term study. We’re the guinea pigs for this product. We are the test animals.”

President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser provided so much information to the special counsel’s Russia investigation that prosecutors say he shouldn’t do any prison time, according to a court filing Tuesday that describes Michael Flynn’s cooperation as “substantial.” The filing by special counsel Robert Mueller provides the first details of Flynn’s assistance in the Russia investigation, including that he participated in 19 interviews with prosecutors and cooperated extensively in a separate and undisclosed criminal probe. It was filed two weeks ahead of Flynn’s sentencing and just over a year after he became one of five Trump associates to plead guilty in the Russia probe, in his case admitting to lying to the FBI about conversations with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. Though prosecutors withheld specific details of Flynn’s cooperation, their filing nonetheless illustrates the breadth of information Mueller has obtained from people close to Trump as the president increasingly vents his anger at the probe. In Tuesday’s filing, prosecutors emphasized that the conduct Flynn lied about cuts to the core of the investigation into any coordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. Flynn’s false statements stemmed from a Jan. 24, 2017, interview with the FBI about his interactions with Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s then-ambassador to the U.S. Mueller’s office blamed Flynn for other senior Trump transition officials making misleading public statements about his contacts with Russia, an assertion that matches the White House’s explanation of Flynn’s firing. “Several senior members of the transition team publicly repeated false information conveyed to them by the defendant about communications between him and the Russian ambassador regarding the sanctions,” the filing said. According to court papers, in mid-December 2016, Kushner directed Flynn to reach out to several countries, including Russia, about a U.N. Security Council resolution regarding Israeli settlements. During those conversations with Kislyak, Flynn asked Russia to delay or vote against the resolution, a request the Kremlin ultimately rejected. Flynn was forced to resign his post on Feb. 13, 2017, after news reports revealed that Obama administration officials had warned the Trump White House about Flynn’s false statements. Flynn also admitted to making false statements about unregistered foreign agent work he performed for the benefit of the Turkish government, a matter Mueller’s team cited in Tuesday’s filing. Flynn was under investigation by the Justice Department for the work when he became national security adviser.

OPINION

December 7, 2018 The Maroon

A message from our president

For the Greatest Loyola riley katz

TANIA TETLOW President of Loyola University New Orleans

Editor-inChief, mass communication senior

ttetlow@loyno. edu

rdkatz@ my.loyno.edu

The inauguration was quite a moment for all of us at Loyola. A moment to stop and remember our history, our values and who we are. A moment to dream big about what Jesuit mission will mean in a fast-changing world. It was a humbling experience for me, as well, to feel as though every part of my unusual childhood – raised by a former Jesuit priest and a theologian mother – had prepared me for this role. I come to work every day excited to be with a community that already feels like family, fueled by the energy of our students. And I am becoming more and more ambitious for what we can achieve together. The strength of this fierce community has been tested at many times in our history, through fires and floods and two world wars. And as many of you know, these last few years have been hard ones. Because of an unexpected downturn in the incoming class in 2013, one that lasted several years before it was corrected, Loyola has dealt with painful budget deficits and cutbacks. The University worked hard to prevent those cuts from affecting students’ education and experience – investing in student success in a way that resulted in a remarkable increase in retention – but I have no doubt that students have noticed and felt our struggles. Like every other obstacle in its way, Loyola has overcome this one. By restoring admissions success, working ever harder and becoming

President Tania Tetlow delivers her inauguration address on Nov. 17. Tetlow made history by being the first female lay president of a Jesuit university. CRISTIAN ORELLANA/The Maroon.

both more entrepreneurial and frugal, Loyola balanced the budget. It has been a remarkable accomplishment, one that I hope will inspire our students. Sometimes when you make it through a difficult time, however, there is still a brief period of up and down before you catch the tailwind you need to truly take off. That is where we are. I am incredibly optimistic about Loyola’s future, but we may still have a few more rough winds ahead. On Dec. 11, we’ll find out whether our accrediting agency feels as though it has enough evidence of our turnaround, or whether it wants to put us on financial pro-

bation to make sure we live within our balanced budget this year. We know that we will live within that balanced budget, so any probation would be brief. None of this will have impact on our status as fully accredited. None of this is commentary on our academic excellence. We passed all 96 academic standards during our reaccreditation process. You know more than anyone the incredible quality of our teaching and the passion of our faculty to do right by every single student. This is not a financial struggle for us – we’ve resolved that already – it is a communication struggle. We will need your help in spreading

the truth, in conquering cynicism, in avoiding doubt. We all know the special magic of this place. We need to make sure the world does too. I hope on Dec. 11, we will hear that we worried about this last hurdle for nothing and celebrate together. But regardless, I know Loyola will be more than okay. In a world where students flock to universities full of creativity and innovation, where they crave diverse communities that teach students how to make the world a better place, there are no limits to what Loyola New Orleans can achieve.

My name is Riley Katz, and I am officially the new Editor-in-Chief of The Maroon. I could not be more excited for what our paper has in store to continue our tradition of award-winning journalism. The Maroon is an incredible organization because, no matter a student’s major or interests, all it takes to join in the pursuit of a greater Loyola is walking through our door and saying “hello.” I attended two other universities before coming to Loyola, and neither had such a welcoming newsroom to students. When I walked into The Maroon’s newsroom for the first time, I felt a sense of community among members of the media outlet. Little did I realize most of those people I hardly knew a year ago would become some of my best friends over the course of a semester. The Maroon’s staff has so much talent to offer, and I encourage any of you with even the slightest interest in journalism to stop by and say “hello.” You might just find a mentor to help you improve your skills. And chances are, we need you to cover a story, photograph an event on campus or work the teleprompter for one of our shows. The Maroon provides an opportunity to plunge head first and wholeheartedly into journalism. The time to take advantage of that opportunity is now.

I am proud to be the daughter of immigrants VANESSA ALVARDO Mass communication junior

vnalvara@ my.loyno.edu “They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” - Dinos Christianopoulos Being the daughter of two immigrants has shaped many different aspects of my life, especially in today’s America. But I am proud to be their daughter. Every immigrant my family knows who willingly left their home country to live in an entirely different one is a warrior. It takes an immense amount of strength and courage to leave your familiar, comforting home in pursuit of someplace new, someplace better, someplace safer. I look at my parents in awe of the life they chose to build for themselves and their children’s futures. My mother and father, Berta and

Roman, and then-newborn sister, Sintia, left their home in El Salvador in 1981 and moved to Boston to escape a civil war that created extreme poverty, inequality and crime. They wanted something better than what their home had to offer, but they also wanted to meaningfully contribute to a new home in the United States. El Salvador might never have allowed them to share their gifts with the world. Every day, I am reminded of the privilege I have walking the streets of the U.S., and I know that privilege stems from my parents’ fearlessness and the love they have for their family. I get to attend college because of their sacrifices. I don’t live in constant fear while walking the streets of my own home. And I get to live freely without the ever-present fear of death, an opportunity they were not able to enjoy in their adolescence. In recent years, the amount of hate and anger directed toward immigrants in the United States has gotten more aggressive. The way immigrants are taunted and physically abused is disgusting. Even in recent weeks, there have been inci-

dents at the U.S., Mexico border in which mothers and their children have been teargassed, abused and taken advantage of. Seeking asylum is not a crime. All humans should have the right to flee from danger. If the United States is able to offer help, why are we not willing to give it? According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, more than 1,000 sexual abuse complaints have been filed this year against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel. Abusing those who seek asylum is inhumane and barbaric. Asylum-seekers are no less human than you or I. They’re immigrants who genuinely need support. Immigrants have enriched our daily lives in hundreds of ways. Thanks to Levi Strauss, we have jeans. Thanks to James Hoban, wehave the White House. Thanks to Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, we have The Statue of Liberty. The list of immigrants’ contributions to our society isn’t short. My parents are constantly thankful for being able to live in the United States, and they demonstrate their gratefulness, in part, by posi-

Alvarado pictured with her parents after a dance recital. Photo courtesy of Vanessa Alvarado.

tively impacting their community. They invite friends and neighbors in Boston to enjoy their latin culture and allow themselves to be immersed in American culture. Being the daughter of immigrants fuels my passion to continue fighting for the rights of those who bring their talents, inventions and cultures to the United States. I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else and neither

can my parents. I am amazed by the courage they demonstrated when deciding to move to a different country, in search of a better and safer life. I am a reminder of a dream they held, a pursuit they endured and an extraordinary show of bravery. I am proud to be the daughter of immigrants.

EDITORIAL

December 7, 2018 THE MAROON

OUR EDITORIAL

The majority opinion of our editorial board

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Loyola must stick together

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As students of Loyola, for the past year, we’ve heard the rumor mill swirl with fearful mumbles regarding the accreditation status of our university. We have heard the news of the financial struggles our beloved institution faces. We have congregated in trepidation, nervous, seeking to hear some truth about our situation. With no explanation of the issue last year, cagey responses from those with information and a lack of direct address to the student body, many of us assumed the worst. We were not wrong to be afraid. How could we be expected to remain lighthearted when we were left in the dark? We were not wrong to want answers regarding the accreditation issue at the school we attend. Perhaps we were not even wrong to play up the direness of the situation, as Loyola is clearly not closing, but our panic was in response to being excluded from the conversation with no frame of reference. But with the inauguration of University President Tania Tetlow, this changed.

Our president has made a vast effort to include the students of Loyola in the current conversation surrounding the financial accreditation status of our university. When returning students lost their work-study positions at the beginning of the semester and many pointed to university budget cuts as the fault, Tetlow was quick to erect both a resolution and an explanation to the misunderstanding. When the spending budget the university needed to get back on financial track was completed under Tetlow, she sent an email to all students and faculty, letting us know of the progress. Most recently, with the upcoming Dec. 11 announcement by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Commission on Colleges regarding our potential probation status, Tetlow went so far as to email all students, faculty, and parents in order to fully explain our situation. Thanks to Tetlow, we now know that our school’s problem is no longer an issue of financial

struggles, but one of communication. If the commission decides that we are placed on probation, it is not because we are off track as a university - it is because the accrediting body wants to ensure that we live within our already mapped out budget. We are an institution with more than a 100-year-old history of Jesuit values, research and quality academics. In all of these areas, we still excel. Both Loyola’s size and spirit have created an intimate community of students here, one where students can explore themselves and find God in all things. We now have a healthy endowment, a balanced budget and a transparent administration ready to take on the task of managing our great institution. No matter the results of our accreditation status, we must stick together and remember what we stand for as an institution. Our president has ensured that we are no longer in the dark. Now, it is our turn to keep the light on.

December 7, 2018 THE MAROON

International business sophomore Kaila Anthony (11) looking to send off the inbound pass versus Martin Methodist Feb. 8 2018. Anthony has played this season in a different role. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.

Kaila Anthony fills in as point guard By Daniel Schwalm dpschwal@loyno.edu It was a busy night as the women’s basketball team stomped cross-city rival Southern University at New Orleans by nearly double their opponent’s score at 85-48. The highly-offensive contest featured Kaila Anthony, international business junior, who notched 11 points, four rebounds, four assists and a single steal. As the team’s starting point guard, Anthony has found her rhythm, despite handling a new role on this year’s team.

Despite taking the large role of leading the team’s offense, Anthony felt comfortable with the position change. “It wasn’t necessarily an announcement or anything like that,” Anthony said. “Me being more experienced right now is the reason I’m at point guard. I think the way we run our offense, it doesn’t really put me in a difficult position or make me feel uncomfortable. Everyone’s gonna touch the ball at some point so it doesn’t really matter.” The role felt natural to her as she earned point guard experience

This year, Anthony is starting her third season with the team, but her first as the squad’s starting point maker. After playing her freshman and sophomore seasons as a small forward and shooting guard, Anthony is moving to the one-spot out of necessity following the graduation of stars Zoie Miller and Di’Mond Jackson and an injury to junior transfer student Alex Kohler. Following Kohler’s injury, the team was left with Anthony taking the reins along with freshman Kennedy Hansberry at point guard.

during practice scrimmages and switching position is something she has done before. The Loyola squad prides itself on running plays geared towards baskets and teammates find that Anthony can keep up with the tempo. “(With) most of our offensive sets, really anybody can run the point,” said psychology senior Megan Worry. “Kaila has really stepped up.” The numbers back up that statement, as Anthony is averaging more than twice as many assists this season than last season. She is dishing out 3.38 assists per game as com-

pared to 1.55 last season. Her scoring has also increased from 10.48 points per game last year to 14.75 points per game this year. She leads the team in both categories. However, Kohler is expected to return from injury soon, so if all goes well for the Wolf Pack, Anthony will soon return to her old position, which doesn’t faze the versatile athlete. “Another switch I’m sure will happen sooner or later,” Anthony said.

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