Loyola and LSU face off in Baton Rouge
By Matthew Richards mlricha2@my.loyno.edu
The Wolf Pack men’s basketball team traveled to Baton Rouge to play an exhibition contest against the Division I Louisiana State University Tigers at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in the second game of their 2024-25 campaign.
“LSU is my alma mater, but on Tuesday night, we are enemies,” head coach Donald Reyes said before the game. “We know that on any given night, anybody can be beat, so our job is to
go out there and play to the best of our abilities.”
LSU defeated Loyola by a final score of 110-48, and created havoc on the defensive side of the ball and frustrated the Wolf Pack in the first half, as the Tigers forced 13 turnovers, scored 17 points off of those turnovers, and held Loyola to 14% shooting from the field.
The second half saw the Wolf Pack raise their shooting percentage to 39 percent from the field and 36 percent from beyond the three point line as they were led by graduate senior forward
Braelee Albert, who scored eight points to go along with two assists and two rebounds, and junior guard Alex Hammond, who scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds.
The exhibition game was the first of a six-game stint away from home for the Wolf Pack, which includes a two game road trip to California where they will play against the tenth ranked team in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in The Master’s University and a contest against Hope International University.
The Wolf Pack are coming into the matchup after an opening season victory against Southern University of New Orleans on Thursday where they never trailed in the second half of play and were led by a 17 point, seven assist performance from junior guard Alex Hammond and 13 points each from redshirt junior Leonard Jackson and redshirt sophomore Zachary Lee.
For Loyola, the LSU match marks the first of three exhibition games the team will play against NCAA Division I opponents this season, with the other
two taking place against the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg on Nov. 12 and Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond on Dec. 20 in their final game of 2024. The team’s next game will come on Nov. 2, when the Wolf Pack travel to Alexandria, LA to play against the LSU Alexandria Generals, who are ranked at No. 12 in the most recent National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics polls.
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ACROSS
1. Blood sucker
8. Letter on the pinterest logo
9. Often at circuses or a child’s birthday party
14. Bella’s love interest that is apart of Across 1
15. Opposite of yes
16. Down-the-_____
17. Sister of the church
18. Sentence is all going good until this word
19. “Nightmare on ___ Street”
20. Oxford dictionary ref.
21. Preposition to before 24. Playful amusement
27. Initials for Facebook
28. Adjective for candy
30. Wild Blue ______
32. Say this when going door to door on Halloween
34. Do __ Me
35. “You’re Going to Go Far, ___” by Offspring
37. Across 1 turns into this creature to fly
38. Feline
39. Type of battery
41. Image file
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44. Capital letters in TikTok
45. October 31st
48. You only live once, abbr.
50. Eye function
51. Type of maze
53. Tiktok trend
55. State home to Salt Lake City
57. Initials for Across 55
59. Type of candy one licks on
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64. Air prefix
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68. Ghost noise
69. In the baskets of children on Halloween
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2. “By two” in Italian
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11. “___ Cómo Va” Santana hit
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32. _______ of Versailles
33. Answer this to get past a fairytale obstacle
36. Witches wear this
40. Basic unit of a chemical element
41. Please in text
42. Another word for enemy
43. May Not Require Hospitalization, abbr.
45. Noise made by werewolves
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Sorority speaks out through talent show
By Ruby Nieder rrnieder@my.loyno.edu
Alpha Chi Omega defied pageant gender norms for domestic violence awareness.
The sorority held a pageant and gave 90% of their proceeds to the New Orleans Family Justice Center. AXO asked for
male participants, unlike most sorority pageants, AXO president Mia Bordelon said.
“Even though men and women can be victims, [domestic violence] is commonly painted as a women’s issue, so it’s important for us to have men participate in the pageant to break this cycle,” Bordelon said.
Participants went through three trials to crown the winner. They were first quizzed on domestic violence and healthy relationships, then showed off their talents, and then were quizzed again—all in front of a row of judges.
This year’s winner, Conrad Schuster,
Dr. Rabalais journeys with students
By Violet Bucaro vabucaro@my.loyno.edu
Kevin Rabalais takes his large suitcases off and only needs his camera and notebook to travel around Louisiana. He has written for several publications around the world but has made it back to his home, where he said he’s found his life purpose.
“About seven years ago, I came home to Louisiana, and I realized right away that my life's work is really this place and stories of this place,” Rabalais said.
He’s a jack of all trades — teacher, photographer, travel writer, and journalist. He is a professor of practice in the English department at Loyola and teaches study abroad programs in Prague and Ireland. He has lived in New Zealand, Australia, and France, where he wrote for a number of magazines and newspapers.
As a columnist for local magazine, Louisiana Life, he focuses on stories around the state. He said it forces him to travel and do research to find out what stories need to be told. If there isn’t a story in New Orleans, there would be one in Shreveport or Monroe, he said.
“And you know, our state is just big enough and just diverse enough that we don’t always know what’s happening in the other corners,” Rabalais said.
Rabalais said he strives to bring stories from North Louisiana to South Louisiana and vice versa. He has a particular interest in “Cajun country New Orleans.“
The Louisiana work allows me to travel around the state and learn about these stories, what people are doing, and I get to tell these stories so that other people know about them,” he said.
Rabalais calls wildlife refuges, state parks, and people from several areas in Louisiana to hunt for stories.
His story, “Shell Game,” in Louisiana Life magazine is about the coalition to restore coastal Louisiana and its oyster shell recycling program. The story won first place in Environmental Science Reporting at the 2024 New Orleans Press Club Awards.
“In a way, you can help protect Louisiana's coastline by eating at a restaurant that is part of one of these oyster shell recycling programs,” he said.
His current projects include a feature story on the local artists who “make Mardi Gras happen” and a story on Grand Isle in the relationship to Kate Chopin's recent anniversary of “The Awakening.” In addition, he is finishing a novel about Cajun Mardi Gras.
“Getting out with a notebook and camera and being able to tell these stories has been a privilege.”
He says being both a professor at Loyola and a journalist amplify one another. He can leave campus on a Friday, drive out to cover a story that weekend, and come back to have this “other life.”
They both allow him to be creative in different ways, he said. He connects with his students through travel, photogra-
Illuminating the Darkness: Community unites against sexual assault
By Abigail Schmidt acschmid@my.loyno.edu
University leaders shared their support for survivors of sexual assault at an annual candlelight vigil, including University President Xavier Cole and Women’s Resource Center Director Negina Khalili.
Each October, Loyola’s counseling center and Women's Resource Center collaborate with Tulane University to organize a gathering sexual assault awareness and survivor empowerment, called “Take Back the Night.”
The event begins in the horseshoe
outside Marquette Hall on Loyola's main campus, where participants come together to share a collective commitment to end violence. Attendees listen to stories from sexual assault and abuse survivors.
Following the storytelling, marchers participate in a candlelight procession to the Myra Clare Rogers Memorial Chapel on Tulane's campus. This march symbolizes illuminating the darkness. Once at the chapel, closing ceremonies occur with an open microphone session where anyone is welcome to share their thoughts, experiences, or messages of support.
“ Getting out with a notebook and camera and being able to tell these stories has been a privilege.”
Kevin Rabalais, English professor
phy, and teaching, which he says all creatively flow into one another.
English alum Ruby Zlotkowski went on the Ireland summer program with Rabalais her junior year in 2023, who said his unique style of teaching has demonstrated a personalized approach and genuine care to each individual student.
“At the end of the semester, he brought in a collection of books to his students, selecting titles he thought we would each individually enjoy after learning about our writing styles and interested over the course of the semester,” Zlotkowski said
English professor Tracey Watts co-directed the Prague study abroad program with Rabalais. She said he is a compassionate and genuinely curious person.
While working abroad with him, Watts said she admired his extensive knowledge on other places around the world. She said it was very helpful on their program in Prague and describedRabalais as having an “encyclopedic
showed off his rapping skills by making a Greek life-themed parody of Coolio’s “Gangster Paradise” for his talent.
“We could do something unique, or something that was funny, and I said let’s do funny,” Schuster said.
The prize wasn’t the appeal for Schuster, he said.
“At the end of the day this isn’t about me, this isn’t about the contestants, it’s about the survivors and the people that are currently experiencing domestic violence,” Schuster said.
Crowned “fan favorite” Royale Baez expressed the same sentiment.
“I didn’t go into it to win, I did it be-
cause of what the purpose was,” Baez said.
Philanthropy chair, Bella Rodrigue planned the event toward the end of her term, says, “I just wanted everybody to know who AXO truly was with this position, and just know that regardless of whatever position you’re put in, we are always here for you and we are always going to care for you.” Rodrigue planned out a goal for how much AXO would like to earn for NOLA Justice Family Center and set it to $3,000, only having $500 less when the event started, while still allowing people to donate when the event was over.
amount of knowledge” of Czech literature and film.
“I've got the internet, and I've got Google, and I've got Kevin,” Watts said. “I felt very well supported on that trip intellectually.”
Zlotkowski said his book, photography, and film recommendations were memorable.
“He is so knowledgeable and well read, I’ve joked with my peer that I think he knows the title and author of every book that’s ever been published,” she said
Watts noticed how strong his investment in his students was.
“He's authentically interested in other people, and that I just really respect about him,” Watts said.
Zlotkowski was fond of the conversations around culture, spirituality, and
history in the class. The themes discussed were impactful to her exploration with her own work.
“We discussed how the photographs we take tell us about ourselves as our dreams do. The profound themes we explored is what made the class very impactful,” she said.
As Rabalais shares his experiences and teachings with his students, alongside traversing a foreign country, he said he has watched their passions grow.
“It's wonderful to see someone leave the country and have that realization of the great world that's waiting for them,” he said.
Rabalais said it is a joy and privilege to travel with his students. All he needs is a camera, a notebook and a “human moment” to tell a story.
Left: Student holds candle vigil in support of sexual assault survivors on Oct. 21./Sophia Santos.
Left: Royale Baez preforms for talent show contest. Samantha Guillotte/The Maroon
Kevin Rabalais takes pictures with his students by swans in their travel writing and photography class in Galway, Ireland summer of 2023. /Violet Bucaro
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COLUMN
Judicial elections are important too
By Ava Dufrene acdufren@my.loyno.edu
Louisiana is one of eleven states with partisan judicial elections and does not use retention elections during subsequent terms. A retention election is where voters are asked to vote on the standing of the incumbent judge for whether or not they should return.
Louisiana citizens can vote for several judicial levels, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the District Court, the Juvenile Court, and the Justice of the Peace Courts. Within the election process, the judges compete with members of both parties. If no person receives the majority, the top two contestants run against each other. If a single person does receive a majority, they are elected into the position and not placed on the general ballot.
In Orleans Parish, all judges are registered Democrats except for the one vacant seat in the Civil District Court Division H, Domestic Section 2. In opposition, 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat, and 1 Independent sit on the state’s Supreme Court. Chief Justice, John L. Weimer is the independent. However, classifying judges in these terms can sometimes lead to an oversimplified misrepresentation of the way the judicial system operates. Better terms to describe them would be whether they are more ‘active,’ exercise ‘restraint,’ or are ‘textualists.’
Activists use their power to implement a set of policy views that may differ from the readings of the law, which may mean they allow more of their personal interpretations to affect their decisions. Those who exercise restraint often rule in an attempt not to legislate; textualists could be looped in this group as they strictly follow legal text which means they do not allow their personal agenda to affect their decision-making as often.
So what should one look for before marching to the polls? What was the candidate's history? Did they work at a large law firm, or in the prosecutor’s office? How long have they practiced law, and how long have they served as a judge? What about the endorsements they have received? Are they from neutral parties or from political parties trying to elect candidates with specific ideologies?
Voter education is pertinent in judicial elections especially since they so often get neglected. As well, ensure you are registered to vote. To do so, go to the state’s Secretary of State’s website to find the form to complete. To preserve democracy is to participate in it.
Rescue shelter addresses overcrowding
By Eloise Pickering ewpicker@my.loyno.edu
Ten years ago, one New Orleans woman built a no-kill animal rescue shelter from the ground up with the goal of eliminating pet homelessness and euthanasia due to overcrowding at local municipal shelters.
That goal has transformed into Zeus’ Rescues, a non-profit organization that houses 60 dogs and dozens of cats, keeping them safe and off the streets of New Orleans. Zeus’ Rescues is located in Uptown New Orleans on the corner of Freret Street and Napoleon Avenue.
Started by Michelle Cheramie in 2014, Zeus’ Rescues addresses the local need for pet rescue and affordable care for dogs and cats.
“We’re just any and all things rescue,”
Sydney Victoria-Michel, a staff member, said.
Zeus’ Rescues is a no-kill, private shelter, meaning that they get to choose
New bill limits class discussions
By Elise Beck erbeck@my.loyno.edu
Students in Louisiana public schools might have noticed a shift in how their teachers conduct class discussions this academic year.
which dogs or cats they take in from municipal shelters. According to Cheramie, founder and executive director of Zeus’ Rescues, municipal shelters have to take in all animals dropped off, which leads to issues of overcrowding. In order to make space for incoming rescues and surrenders, municipal shelters often have to euthanize.
“So where we come in is that we'll come in when we have open kennels and … load up our transport van and bring them to our program where we're no-kill, and we can find them homes,” Cheramie said.
According to Victoria-Michel, the initial community need for animal shelters originates with a lack of affordable resources for pet care. People often surrender their animals when a vetting need occurs and they can’t afford it, or when life-altering events happen such as the loss of a job or housing when they can no longer financially take care of an animal.
“The bigger need happens before the
mate of repression and hostility to teachers, school employees, and students who identify or support protection for the LGBTQIA+ community.,” Medina said.
For instance, Medina mentions that students with same-sex parents might feel uncomfortable at school events or discussing their family in class.
dogs even come into our care, getting dogs spayed and neutered, making sure that there's follow through with that, and just allowing people of all incomes and all backgrounds to be able to keep their pets,” Victoria-Michel said.
Additionally, Zeus’ Rescues is always looking for new volunteers.
One of the volunteer programs that Zeus’ Rescues offers is dog walking. Through this program, community members receive a dog for one hour that they are able to take out into the neighborhood.
“[Dog walking] is one of the best things that we have going on right now for our long term pets in care, to get them out the building and walking around the neighborhoods is just the absolute best for them,” Cheramie said.
According to Cheramie, dog walking not only provides an opportunity for the dogs to get out, it additionally allows staff members to deep clean the kennels.
Zeus’ Rescues offers an additional
“
program where you are able to take a dog out for a day.
While socializing with dogs outside of the organization is beneficial, both Cheramie emphasized the importance of fostering for both dogs and cats.
“The main thing that we need right now are foster homes,” Cheramie said. “We just put them in your home, you provide the love and safety, and we provide everything else, and it makes them more adoptable. It frees up space in our shelter, and we can save more lives.”
According to Cheramie, Zeus’ Rescues supplies the kennel, medical care, and other necessary materials in order to care for a dog or cat without the long term responsibility or financial commitment.
“I think I was born to do this, so it feels like I'm doing what I was put on this earth to do,” Cheramie said.
tonomy,” Miller said. “Some teachers can pick the books [for their curriculum]; especially at charter schools. But other schools have much lower levels of autonomy, and so their curriculum might not just control what books are chosen but how the book is taught; that’s what we call scripted curriculums.”
This bill, similar to legislation in Florida dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, went into effect on Aug. 1, 2024. According to law professor Isabel Medina, the bill uses vague language and doesn’t explain what the consequences of violating it may be.
“This bill helps to contribute to a cli-
Louisiana House Bill 122 allows for restriction on conversations of gender and sexuality in public K-12 schools.
Books that contain gender and sexuality can still be discussed in class if the school’s district allows it.
Professor Julia Miller teaches a banned books course at Loyola and has experience teaching middle school English. She said the resulting curriculums will vary by the type of school.
“Schools have different levels of au-
Students who go to schools all their life having never discussed these topics will be shocked to come to a Jesuit school where we care for the whole person, and they will be unprepared for the employment world.”
Maria Pabon, Law professor
Law professor Maria Pabon said this bill could leave students underprepared for college and the professional world.
“Students who go to schools all their life having never discussed these topics will be shocked to come to a Jesuit school where we care for the whole person, and they will be unprepared for the employment world,” Pabon said.
Loyola students pet a dog while volunteering for Zeus' Resue as dog walkers. Eloise Pickering/The Maroon
President Cole, students perform at Funk Fest
By Ecoi Lewis ealewis@my.loyno.edu
New Orleans Funk Fest had twice the turnout as last year, according to Jonathan McHugh, music professor and coordinator. The French Quarter festival featured a musical performance by Loyola President Xavier Cole.
Cole performed with students from Loyola and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts on the Passing the Torch stage, sponsored by the College of Music and Media.
“It's really an honor, and it's humbling, even to be asked to be a part of this,” Cole said.
The festival provided students with professional experience with marketing, ticket sales, promotions, and performing. Featured Loyola student bands included Soul Project, The Kissing Disease, Good Enough for Good Times, Uncle Jessica, Big Freedia, and Azure Skyz.
Funk Fest celebrates the legacies
of music innovators and provides multidimensional exhibits and music programming to tell the story of Louisiana's many music forms. The festival included two historical symposiums and performances focused on the progression of R&B, blues, funk, and rock ‘n’ roll.
“ It's really an honor, and it's humbling, even to be asked to be a part of this,”
Dr. Xavier Cole, Loyola University President
“Chris Berry created the festival as a vehicle for the Louisiana Music History Museum. It's more of a promotional vehicle for a fundraising operation,” McHugh said. “At the end of the day, that's what Funk Fest is.”
Music industry professor and stage coordinator Jonathan McHugh and Loyola President Xavier Cole pose in front of the Passing the Torch Stage sponspored by the College of Music and Media. Cole performed music with students at the festival. Madelyn Guerra/The Maroon
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Eras Tour Skeleton House
A crowd of all ages surrounds the iconic skeleton house on St. Charles Avenue, both day and night. This year’s theme is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, making it as popular a destination as ever. Very communal, very welcoming, very relevant. 10/10.
A Quest for Fall Satisfaction
Photo Story by Sophia Maxim svmaxim@my.loyno.edu
Over fall break, I made it a mission to embrace the cultural shift to autumn through local activities, from pumpkin patching to sightseeing to cheerful consumerism.
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Trader Joe's
I headed to Trader Joe’s to grab some quintessential pumpkin goods. The Metairie location gets jam-packed on weekends—truly a chaotic yet communal experience and kind of a voyage from Uptown. The pumpkin pancake and waffle mix made it all worth it. 5/10.
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Pumpkin Patch
I was lured in by the thousands of pumpkins waiting to be taken home from St. Andrews church on South Carrollton Avenue. The crowd was cheerful and festive. We purchased the largest pumpkin we could find. 10/10.
REVIEWS
Film Fest for the win
By Zac Lester zolester@my.loyno.edu
The New Orleans Film Festival is back for its 35th year running, and I couldn't miss the chance to go and check it out. Tucked away in the Contemporary Arts Centre located in the Warehouse
District, just a stone's throw away from the French Quarter, I was greeted at the door upon entry and immersed into a film bros' dreamworld; light installations, animated artwork, and even a bar.
The first film screening I attended was 'Blitz' - An epic thriller cast onto the backdrop of the Blitz bombings on the
vision shined, creating a visually arresting cinematic epic. Though the film impresses with a dual-plot structure, certain moments were slightly episodic, disrupting the momentum of the central narrative, resulting in some moments in the narrative feeling unfinished.
'Nickel Boys' was my second viewing at the festival, the centrepiece of the whole festival. It was a one-of-a-kind film adaptation of Colson Whitehead's eponymous 2019 novel, director RaMell Ross goes beyond the boundaries of just a story, through a first-person POV. Ross offers a unique portrait of a human experience, set in the 1960s deep South, shot completely on 35mm film. The story follows two boys Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson) throughout their time at reform juvenile school amongst the bleakness of the civil rights movement.
East End of London. Steve McQueen delivers a chilling yet emotionally bold story about a half-Grenadian’s boy's quest to reunite with his mother (Saoirse Ronan) after having to evacuate their home. The pairing of renowned composer Hans Zimmer's beautiful score, and McQueen's unique artistic
The cinematography and music were prismatic, dark, and bold, incorporating historic footage from the true events into the film as well as filming in Louisiana. Upon the film's conclusion, I was surrounded by a well deserved grand applause from the audience and lots of the cast and crew who were present. I won’t be surprised to see this film up for an Academy Award.
Additionally, I visited the Broad Theatre in Mid City to view 'The White House Effect', an archival documentary exploring how the George H. W. Bush administration shifted from being a hopeful environmental leader to disappointment in binding commissions on the international scale, contributing to the negative impacts of global warming and climate change at such a turning point in modern history. Denial, disparity, and conceit are at the heart of this time-traveling documentary, an extremely clever way of storytelling to showcase the events that occurred. Following the film, producers Josh Penn and Nathaniel Rich participated in a Q&A, explaining their goal of the film was to craft a story of "irrefutable footage" without having to "pick up a camera". Instead, the aim was to dig and create the film through just archives, piecing together the final narrative that came to be with the ending only being decided in the final week of production.
The New Orleans Film Festival ran from Wednesday October 16 – Tuesday 22 October.
Class war has never been so fun
By Chris Maldonado cwmaldwon@my.loyno.edu
Every time I think I am tired of “Eat the Rich” type movies, I am almost immediately reminded of why I never think that. The latest reminder to me was the 2024 black comedy thriller simply titled "Coup!" The film, directed by Austin Stark, is a clever, fun, and attitude-filled romp that examines ideas of class conflict, political identity, and the deception that can often be found therein. The film succeeds largely due to the engrossing performances of the main cast as well as having a very competent director and script. Pacing issues and a lack of narrative daring prevent this film from being something truly unique. Albeit, that is not to say that the message the film is trying to deliver is irrelevant or that film fails in its delivery of its message.
The film, set during the influenza epidemic of 1918, follows upper class Progressive journalist J.C. Horton, played by Billy Magnussen, as he and his family sequester themselves at an island mansion during the outbreak of influenza. During this period of quarantine, international unrest, and political two-facedness, the Horton family’s newly-hired cook Floyd Monk (played by Peter Sarsgaard) arrives. With him, he brings unrest as he begins to point out Horton’s hypocrisies, challenges Horton’s rules, and empowers the rest of Horton’s staff. This causes a chain reaction that escalates into greater acts of defiance by the servants against their employer — defiance that utterly baffles Horton and leads him to suspect that there may be more to this newlyhired chef than meets the eye.
What really ties the entire film together and make it such an immersive study of class contradictions and political twofacedness are the main performances of Sarsgaard and Magnussen as two social chameleons with completely different goals. Minor spoilers ahead. When we meet J.C. Horton, he’s masquerading as a titan of social justice while indulging in all of the luxuries he pretends to be deprived of. Magnussen does a tremendous job of creating an easily despicable character, an elite pretending to be for the rights of the people, by creating someone who oozes a sense of superiority and indignance towards actual working class people when they try to press him on any of his supposed values. Sarsgaard’s character Floyd Monk is essentially the inverse of Magnussen’s. Sarsgaard’s character, Floyd Monk, on the other hand pretends to be a loyal obedient chef to Horton while at the same time plotting on how to uproot Horton and his privileged life while also working to empower the other workers under Horton’s employ. What is brought to the screen are two people engaged in constant conflict with each other where each is engaging a type of social subterfuge whereas Magnussen is never able to convince us that he’s anything more than a snobby grifter, Sarsgaard cannot help but give a deeply charismatic performance where even when he’s lying through his teeth you get a sense of the honesty buried within it and an even greater sense of the rage he holds towards his employer Horton. The class antagonism between Monk and Horton is palpable and can be felt in every scene when their respective scheming against the other ultimately collides and their true feelings break
through their carefully constructed facades. These performances elevate the otherwise decent script into something much more fun and psychologically compelling.
Aside from the performances, script, and directing, there is not too much else to write home about this movie. The film’s narrative and general composition is not anything particularly innovative albeit class struggle is a timeless subject, so in some regards this limitation on the script is understandable. Still, the film carries little in the way of surprise, be it narratively or technically. The film also has some jarring moments, in particular, sequences involving CGI look fairly laughable and the supporting cast, while fun and entertaining in their own right, gets unfortunately pushed to the side in favor of focusing solely on Monk and Horton’s war against each other. Regardless, the film’s message remains important as ever and the performances of the main cast are respectively entertaining and charming enough in their own right that it made me wish there could have been more for me to watch before the credits began to roll. This film is not doing anything all that new, but maybe that’s the point, that the clashes between the rich and poor is something that has always been around. I's only by taking action and getting active like Monk that we can hope to achieve something better for all people while uprooting those responsible for the issues. This film is not perfect, but I wholeheartedly recommend it.
3.5/5
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City prepares as election day approaches
By Eloise Pickering ewpicker@my.loyno.edu
With the 2024 presidential election quickly approaching, Louisiana’s Secretary of State Nancy Landry and her office have been issuing press releases to remind residents of voting protocols and additional information.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, and local polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. New Orleans Regional Transit Authority will additionally be providing free transit on all buses, streetcars, and ferries for the day through their "Roll to the Polls" program.
Loyola University will not be conducting classes or on-campus events for the duration of Election Day.
Secretary of State Nancy Landry highlighted the “strict prohibition” of electioneering in a news release on Oct. 24.
“The Secretary of State’s Office reminds voters that, per LA R.S. 18:1462, electioneering within 600 feet of a polling place is strictly prohibited,” the release stated.
This legislation states that the wearing of campaign or political paraphernalia, such as hats, t-shirts, or buttons, is not allowed. Voters in violation will be asked to remove the item or leave the polling site.
While the main focus of this upcoming election is the presidential election, Louisiana residents will also be able to vote for their member of congress and one statewide constitutional amendment. Ballots will also vary depending on location, but the GeauxVote website and app can provide a personalized sample ballot.
Additionally, the GeauxVote website and app provides polling locations for Louisiana voters.
According to a press release from the Louisiana Secretary of State office, voting officials follow a strict set of guidelines to ensure both absentee and in-person ballots are kept private and safe. The guidelines include tracking of sent and received ballots, voters needing a valid photo ID, and trained commissioners present at every polling location.
As early voting has come to a close for this presidential election season, Louisiana voters broke records, according to Louisiana’s Secretary of State.
817,957 voters cast their ballots early in-person in 2020. For the Trump/Harris presidential election season, 849,784 voters cast early ballots.
Professor releases feminist dystopian novel
By Phoebe Swetish prswetis@my.loyno.edu
Creative writing professor Vanessa Saunders’ novel questions individual responsibility in political conflict through the lens of the feminist critique, to be released Nov. 12.
“The Flat Woman” is set in a hypothetical future society where the implications of climate change have become a prominent aspect of everyday life. While these issues impact the general public, the government remains in denial of its true cause stemming from pollution. Using elements of magical realism, Saunders creates a world that highlights societal issues in which women are held responsible for the implications of the climate crisis. The overarching corporation in control directs blame onto the female population through fear and misinformation. In this narrative, women are commonly incarcerated for suspected acts of climate terrorism inspired by false accusations, Saunders said.
Saunders said she felt inspired to write a feminist novel using the concept of a flat woman to work as a “narrative void.” The story follows “the woman” who lacks depth, but rather channels her surroundings, acting as a catalyst, illuminating underlying societal struggles. Her overall flatness as a character allows themes based on the feminist critique to take form through her experiences.
“The discussion is a necessary part of understanding it, [and I hope to] make
space for someone to think about these things without necessarily giving hard answers,” Saunders said. She hopes for “The Flat Woman” to be discussed in a classroom setting.
Saunders titled her book “The Flat Woman” based on this concept of underrepresented women in media.
“To me, this was a representation of many of the female characters I'd watched in films growing up, many of whom had little to no personality,” Saunders said. “Women were often one-dimensional.”
The project began as Saunders’ thesis in graduate school and was originally written in a poetic format. After hesitance from publishers and advice from an old agent, Saunders said the piece was reworked as innovative fiction. The reworking took two years and resulted in the finished project of The Flat Woman in 2024. Saunders spent seven years molding and revising her original idea from graduate school into the current product.
Saunders said many books involving the climate crisis have depressing messages. She chose to end “The Flat Woman” on a note of ambiguity to inspire conversation.
“I wanted the reader to come to their own conclusions about things,” she said.
Saunders urges aspiring writers to commit to a project they have faith in.
“I think you just have to be really persistent, and you can’t give up,” she said.
She takes inspiration from classes she teaches at Loyola, such as Fairy Tales,
Hurricanes compound coastal erosion woes
By Ecoi Lewis ealewis@my.loyno.edu
Louisiana is slowly disappearing. Coastlines and beaches are receding while hurricanes have been growing stronger.
The reason is coastal erosion, which is the wearing down of land by sea involving waves, currents, waterborne ice, windstorms, and tides.
“ We must take a multifaceted approach to rebuild our wetlands.”
Aimee Thomas, Biological sciences professor
“The effects are devastating for those who took direct hits from the hurricanes. For example, parts of Gulf Coast Florida were still recovering from Hurricane Ian that hit in 2022 when Hurricane Milton hit as a category three on Oct. 9,” Aimee Thomas, professor of biological sciences, said.
Coastal erosion leads to land collapse, damaging buildings along the coastline.
According to ScienceDirect, human activities like dredging and shoreline hardening have increased the damage. Because of that, coastal infrastructure has lost a level of protection from the water. Additionally, dunes and mangroves are defenses against coastal natural disasters. Losing them is one of many signals of nature’s vulnerabilities against these disasters.
“My class on fairy tales has been a really nice [...] extension of a lot of the same stuff I explore in my writing,” she said. “That’s why teaching is so fun. You get to push yourself and kind of learn things alongside the students.”
Saunders will host a book launch on Friday, Nov. 15 at Vino Fine Wines and Spirits. For $5, attendees are offered a glass of wine with a discussion between Saunders and Blue Cypress Books’ Event Specialist, Rayna Nielsen about “The Flat Woman.”
In the last 20 years, natural disasters have increased from around 100 to 400 annually. The previous five years, the United States alone averaged about 20.4 events every year.
“We must take a multifaceted approach to rebuild our wetlands," Thomas said. "Some of the projects occurring now to rebuild our coastline include sediment diversions, replanting marsh plant species - which help keep soil from erosion, and innovative projects like oyster shell recycling, Christmas tree deployment, and glass recycling back to sand to rebuild. There are many local non-profits doing this great work, like the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and Glass Half Full."
Feminist Retellings, and Magical Realism.
Photo courtesy of Vanessa Saunders
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SPORTS
Men's Basketball tips off 2024-25 season
points.
By Alana Thompson anthomps@my.loyno.edu
The men’s basketball team has made preparations during the offseason to have a fast, strong start to their 2024-25 campaign.
To gear up for the upcoming season, third-year head coach Donald Reyes mentioned that the team reflected on the obstacles that came with being a young team last year.
With a unit full of red shirts and freshmen, Reyes said that the team was not used to playing together. The Wolpack had a 3-5 start in their first eight games.
Despite the youth of last season, the team has 15 returning players and notable freshmen acquisitions who Reyes believes will “make an immediate impact.”
“I truly think they're primed and ready to, honestly, to, like, shock the world,” Reyes said. “I think we're really talented, and I think we're more close knit than, you know, a team that I've ever had.”
Graduate student guard Milan Mejia mentioned that he is excited for the upcoming season because of what their veteran group, transfers and freshmen have to offer.
“We have many returning players from last season that think we have unfinished business and more to give to each other and the program,” Mejia said.
Along with having a veteran roster,
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Women's hoops looks to improve on last season's Sweet 16 run
By Matthew Richards mlricha2@my.loyno.edu
Coming off a season that saw them reach the Round of 16 at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Tournament for the first time in 10 seasons, and an NAIA national ranking of 13 in the preseason polls, expectations are high for the women’s basketball team as they begin their 2024-2025 campaign.
“Everyone knows our potential now and that we can easily do that again and go even further this year,” sophomore forward and criminal justice major Deniya Thornton said. “We know what we’re capable of and just have to work hard everyday towards that goal.”
Last year’s team posted a record of 26 wins and four losses and Thornton thinks that this year’s team could be another special one.
“Compared to last year’s team, I believe we are just as good,” she said. “We are very fast this year between all the guards and we have some great posts that run hard to the rim.”
The team finds themselves looking to replace the production of two fifth year graduate seniors in two-time Southern
States Athletic Conference Player of the Year Sandra Cannady, who led the team in scoring at 16.3 points per game, rebounding (9.3 per game), and blocks at 1.1 per game, and guard Taylor Thomas, who led the team in assists per game (4.2), steals per game (2.4), and was second on the team in scoring at 14.6 points per game.
“We lost a lot of leadership with Sandra and Taylor leaving,” Thornton said.
“And I want to try to fill the shoes for some of our stars who left.”
Thornton is one of four key returning sophomores who received substantial playing time late in the season, along with forwards Alissa O’Dell and Libby Thompson and guard Caitlin Travis. In the case of O’Dell, Thornton, and Travis, that trio had worked their way into the starting lineup by the time the NAIA tournament arrived.
“We know from last year what it takes to get to that point, so this year is about building upon the foundations from last year,” said Travis, a computer science major, who scored a career-high 25 points in the Wolf Pack’s Second Round matchup to lift them into the Round of 16.
the team has prepared for the upcoming season by focusing on their individual health after coming back from the offseason. Reyes said that the players’ endurance and mobility is significant to improving as a unit.
“Your health and your ability to play longer and be stronger and be faster, be more explosive, is definitely something that's highly important,” Reyes said.
This season, Reyes said that he wants the team to play “extremely fast,” differing from last year’s team’s mild-tempo style of play.
“This year with all these returning guys and all this experience, the fast-
“ With this group, I think the sky is the limit.”
Milan Mejia, Graduate student guard
er we can play, the more we can wear teams down, the more people they get to play,” Reyes said.
Similarly, Mejia mentioned that the new additions to the team will “provide some depth and size” for the team in the back court.
Throughout the season, the Wolfpack is expected to face multiple Division
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1 competition, such as LSU, Southern Mississippi and Southeastern Louisiana. Reyes said that there is “not anything that separates you” when playing against different levels of competition.
“It's your five teammates versus the other five opponents,” Reyes said. “And on any given day, anything can happen, so focus on what we control, and everything else will take care of itself.”
For this season, Reyes mentioned that one of his goals for the team is for them to “leave a legacy behind” and expressed confidence in this team to reach new heights.
“I think we have that mature and talented of a group to where that's something that isn't too far-fetched for us,” Reyes said. “Our motto for this year is going to be every time we step between those lines, we are zero and zero. Whatever we did the day before does not matter. Whatever is coming the day after does not matter. We're focused on that moment, that time, and enjoying one another’s journey.”
Mejia mentioned that he believes that the team is “one of the best in the country.”
“With this group, I think the sky is the limit,” Mejia said. “I believe this is a national championship caliber team as long as we trust in each other and coach.”
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Travis knows that while her performances last season served as a confidence booster, they mean next to nothing for the upcoming season.
“It doesn't matter what I did last year, it matters what I do now during this season,” she said. “And I want to do everything I can to help us win games.”
The Wolf Pack were picked to finish in first place in the SSAC preseason coaches poll for the fifth consecutive season, and relish the chance to prove the voters right.
“Being picked at 1 for preseason rankings was a blessing at the end of the day,” Thornton said.
“Now we just have to live up to that number throughout the season.”
For Travis, the recognition comes with the acknowledgement that their place in the polls comes with increased expectations as well.
“We have to go out and earn it and prove it to ourselves and everyone else,” she said. “Every game we're gonna be going out with a target on our backs, so we have to show up, do what we do, and handle business.”
The team opens the season with five of their first six games away from home,
starting with a context including a top-15 showdown with LSU-Shreveport, which saw Thornton score a new career high 38 points (most by a Wolf Pack player since Jan. 2018) in a narrow 1-point loss, and three Division One opponents in the University of New Orleans, Tulane University, and the University of Louisiana.
“Getting to play some D1 schools at the beginning of the year always gets us great exposure,” Thornton said.
The matchup with Tulane on Nov. 2 will see the Wolf Pack host the Green Wave in the Den for the first time since 1972, and Travis believes an opportunity like this will pay dividends for the team for the rest of the season.
“We get to be exposed to 3 good D1 level basketball teams,” she said. “So it's definitely gonna help us prepare for the rest of our season by having these tough opponents early on.”
Guard Caitlin Travis takes a shot during the first round of the NAIA national tournament on March 15, 2024. Sophia Renzi/The Maroon
Junior guard Alex Hammond dribbles the ball against Southern University of New Orleans in the Den on Oct. 24, 2024. Hammond led the team in scoring on the night with 17
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OPINION
@Loynoconfess: Problematic or Essential?
By Ashlyn Bobb Collins abobbcol@my.loyno.edu
@Loynoconfess, is it good or bad? Does it improve the social scene on Loyola’s campus or hurt it? What is the motivation behind this page? These are all questions I believe students ask themselves when they first see the @ Loynoconfess page on Instagram and most of the time, proceed to follow it. @Loynoconfess is a page on Instagram where students can click the link in the bio and be brought to an anonymous google form where you submit your confessions. The confessions range from people saying who they think is hot or have a crush on to political arguments
to complaints about Loyola as a whole.
The @Loynoconfess page has also been used by the school in order to gather important information that is discussed among students, for example the continuous references to October 15 were sent to LUPD where they then just stayed on their toes for anything that could’ve happened.
The @Loynoconfess page especially got a lot of attention during the peak of the Palestine protests. Students posted multiple “confessions” about how the school makes them feel unheard and about general information to educate people, but what is the page now?
First there needs to be an understanding that this isn’t the first @Loyno-
confess page that I’ve seen since I became a student.
“ It’s just Loyola’s version of Gossip Girl.”
My freshman year (2021) there was a @Loynoconfess page that was extremely popular during the first semester. By second semester, the page was no longer active. Sophomore year another @ Loynoconfess page had been attempted
but was ultimately not active or popular.
The current @Loynoconfess page has managed to keep its popularity over the timespan of at least a year, but recently shut down and brought back, was started in the middle of fall 2023. The cause of the shut down was supposedly someone who faked the identity of a student and instigated what became a real life fight. This is not proven, but simply what’s been stated. The @Loynoconfess page was supposedly shut down as a result, but a new page was quickly made in its place. The new page is supposedly run by a new person. The popularity stays the same and people are still submitting confessions almost every day.
Overall, my opinion is the @Loyno-
confess page is necessary for college students to thrive. Students use the page to release their inner thoughts and say the things they would be afraid to say normally. It’s also a page to make other students feel like they aren’t alone in their opinions. While the page has plenty of problematic moments and times of which can set off alarms for the school to take action and shut it down, overall it’s just Loyola’s version of Gossip Girl. I do encourage the administrator of the page though to do a better job of separating the information that’s posted on the page. A lot of important student opinions get lost in all of the messiness of the page.
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EDITORIAL
Beyond The Eras Tour: How students can help address homelessness
Governor Jeff Landry’s ability to have a positive legislative impact could perhaps only be rivaled by his ability to fly or walk on water. This notion was underscored last week with his decision to relocate a long-standing homeless encampment from its position near the superdome in New Orleans.
The removal came despite the painstaking groundwork laid by city officials and dedicated nonprofit organizations as part of the Home for Good Initiative. This coalition had been tirelessly coordinating housing solutions for those without homes—approximately seventy-five people living in that encampment alone. Many were weeks away from securing permanent housing.
Instead, Landry’s directive sent ripples through this tentative arrangement. He turned aspirations into a scramble and left once-organized efforts in disarray. The forced relocation left these 75 unhoused residents in a worse state, with many losing access to basic necessities, including personal identification and documents essential to securing housing and services. Their new location, devoid of basic hygiene and safety facilities, puts them in a much worse position. The decision also threatens the city’s hard-won progress with housing solutions, challenging months of collab-
oration and care by those actually working on the ground.
But criticizing Landry for his political instincts—or, more precisely, his lack of them—would be akin to admonishing a tiger for its appetite; it’s simply in his nature, a predictable, inborn trait. Yet here we are, left to reckon with the fallout of his self-inflicted damage.
What, then, are the options for the citizens and students of New Orleans who find themselves compelled to respond to these challenges when their government does not?
Loyola students can start by building connections with the many groups already involved in helping the unhoused population in New Orleans.
The Home for Good Initiative, along with various local nonprofits, work tirelessly in support of the homeless, often looking for a few extra hands to assist with everyday but essential tasks. Volunteering just a few hours a month to help sort donations, package food, assemble hygiene kits, or accompany residents to medical appointments can make an impact that stretches far beyond the hours given. Not only does this work provide immediate aid to those in need, but it fosters a culture of community support that transcends any single service or effort.
In terms of advocacy, Loyola students can become more actively engaged in local politics by attending city council meetings. They can also stay informed about council decisions impacting homelessness in their community. If students can’t attend in person, they might submit questions or communicate with their district representatives, seeking transparency and insight into the city’s approach to this issue. This engagement would not only benefit those in need but would also ensure students better understand the broader challenges their city faces. For a more direct line to the very office responsible for such policies, Loyola students might also consider writing letters to the governor’s office articulating their concerns regarding the lack of strategic foresight in addressing homelessness and requesting genuine action.
Donating goods is also valuable. Shelters and homeless outreach programs across New Orleans have a perpetual need for items such as socks, warm clothing, hygiene supplies, and non-perishable foods—particularly as the weather turns cooler. By organizing collection drives on campus in collaboration with local organizations, Loyola students can gather these much-needed supplies, pooling resources to maximize their
impact. Such initiatives, while minimal in time commitment, demonstrate the power of a collective response to a widespread problem.
Many organizations in New Orleans offer workshops and training on effective ways to engage with the homelessness issue thoughtfully and respectfully. These sessions often cover topics such as mental health, de-escalation techniques, and strategies to combat common stereotypes around homelessness. Through this learning, students can better understand the factors that contribute to homelessness in their own city and develop a more compassionate perspective toward those affected. This kind of informed, empathetic engagement is perhaps one of the most critical steps in shaping a community that both understands and actively seeks solutions to the problem of homelessness.
Students may consider volunteering at The Harry Thompson Center, a day shelter that provides essential services to those experiencing homelessness. There, they can assist with tasks that keep the center running smoothly, from managing resources to sanitizing facilities. They might also assist guests with accessing basic tools—telephones, personal care items, and office equipment—helping them navigate the often-overlooked
aspects of daily life that many take for granted.
Additionally, the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center provides civil legal services to low-income and vulnerable individuals who lack access to representation, involving students and graduates in public interest law to support essential legal needs.
It is unfortunate that the people of New Orleans often find themselves scrambling to pick up the pieces of yet another ill-conceived decision by Landry, a man seemingly buoyed by his allies and immune to the consequences of his own actions. One might be tempted to establish a “Landry Relief Fund,” dedicated exclusively to undoing the damage of his policy choices. But, hyperbole aside, this persistent burden on citizens should not be the norm. Loyola students, local nonprofits, and indeed the broader New Orleans community are more than willing to address the realities of homelessness—they have shown this in their unflagging efforts. Yet, to truly make a difference, they need collaboration, not obstruction, from the very institutions of government tasked with leading the way. Instead of adding to the chaos, officials like Landry should work with the people, in concert, to devise meaningful, lasting solutions.
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents assist state police as they give instructions to people living in a homeless encampment to move to a different pre-designated location as they perform a sweep in advance of a Taylor Swift concert in New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
