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SEX AND THE SACRAMENTS Pope Francis calls bishops to talk about integrating sexual issues into the Church By Katherine Collier kacollie@loyno.edu @imkatiecollier
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any members of the Loyola community say they are hopeful that the Catholic church is starting a new conversation about sex, contraception, divorce and homosexuality, but the final message from the Vatican is still to come. On Oct. 4, Pope Francis began a two-week meeting called “Synod on the Family,” which gathered bishops and cardinals from around the world to re-assess the church’s teachings on marriage, sex, contraception and other related sexual issues relevant in Catholic families today. These meetings will continue into October 2015. Brooke Amendola, psychology senior, said she agrees that it is important to address these issues in church. “I went to church every Sunday growing up, and they never talked about contraception or any sex issues,” Amendola said. Pope Francis is bringing issues to the table that have not been previously discussed in the church, such as homosexuality and contraception. Associate Chaplain Ken Weber said the inclusive nature of Pope Francis is something people should be excited about. “I am very pleased that the pope is leading the church in the effort to shift the culture away from who should be excluded toward one of reaching out, in love, to every person on earth,” Weber said. Director of University Ministry Kurt Bindewald is also following the historical synod and the conversation on topics Pope Francis is leading. “Pope Francis is reminding all faithful Catholics that the Church is Christ’s instrument for saving God’s people. It is not a place just for those who are already saved, thus he talks about meeting and ministering to people with mercy where they are — sins at all,” Bindewald said.
As proved by many states in the United States legalizing gay marriage, along with various countries across the globe, sexual intimacy is becoming an open topic. One couple from Australia recently told a Vatican gathering of 200 prelates that sexual attraction has been the main support of their 55-year marriage. They explained that their sexual intimacy with each other has kept them extremely close and is the only difference between their marriage and the common Christ-centered marriage. Pope Francis is not only working on re-examining how sex is taught and talked about in the church, but is also making strides to eliminate sexual abuse. Efforts to rectify this issue have made progress recently. The Pope has elected a sex crimes prosecutor for the Vatican, Monsignor Robert Oliver, as well as appointed other individuals to high-ranking positions overlooking sexual abuse. Nine commission members — including four women — will put together a list for Pope Francis to approve of individuals, items and geographical locations central to the implementation of their efforts. Catholics and bishops across the globe are allowed to submit ideas to Pope Francis related to these topics. Archbishop Aymond of the Archdiocese of New Orleans has collected ideas locally and submitted these to the Vatican. Pope Francis has addressed many major issues since he was first sworn in, but has received criticism in the recent months claiming he has underestimated sexual abuse. In light of these comments, Francis has appointed individuals to explicitly examine sexual abuse, as well as evaluate how sex is taught in churches and how appropriate sex should be seen by a typical Catholic. After meeting with the bishops to discuss these sexual issues and how they can be made more relevant to today’s Catholics in the church, Pope Francis will soon put together a final document with recommendations.
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NEWS
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ZACH BRIEN/Photo Editor A construction worker walks out of the shuttered Tom Benson Jesuit Center. Loyola has currently raised $8 million dollars in private donations for the center, which is named after the News Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner, Tom Benson. The university hopes to raise the remaining $8 million it will take to begin construction from its Faith in the Future fundraising campaign.
Tom Benson Jesuit Center construction plans announced The university has reached the halfway mark of its construction budget for the Tom Benson Jesuit Center. By Sarah-Anne Smurlick and Mark Robinson ssmurlic@loyno.edu and mtrobins@loyno.edu
When Loyola entered the public stage of its fundraising campaign earlier this month, the administration began discussing construction plans for the Tom Benson Jesuit Center. The ultimate goal of the Faith in the Future campaign, launched on Oct. 9, is to raise $100 million for the university. That includes the construction costs for the center, which will house a 250-seat chapel, classrooms, seminar rooms, offices and meeting rooms. On Sept. 23, 2010, Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson donated $8 million to renovate the building that
once held the Monroe Library. The university is currently $8 million short of the $16 million needed to begin construction. Since the Tom Benson Jesuit Center is a religious building, the university cannot rely on federal grants to build it. Bill Bishop, vice president for institutional advancement, estimates that the full amount for the Faith in the Future campaign can be raised prior to the end of 2017. “The priorities of this campaign are heavily weighted toward capital projects that provide students with the facilities they deserve, are earmarks of a very modern university and are reflective of Loyola’s Jesuit Catholic mission,” Bishop said. Both the strategic and master plans for the university suggested that a Jesuit Center was needed. Kurt Bindewald, Director of the University of Ministry and Associate Director of Mission and Ministry, said that mission and identity programs would be enhanced with the
construction of the new building, which will have three stories. The building is also being very intentionally designed to invite students to travel through it to and from class. “Truly our Catholic and Jesuit identity, which is central to our mission, will literally be central to the campus as well because it is right there in the middle,” Bindewald said. The building has been shuttered since 1999, but little progress has been made toward its remodeling since then. Alfred Lorenz, a former mass communication professor, began teaching at Loyola in 1981. He said he remembers the former library when it was fully functional, and said he doesn’t understand why it has taken so long for the university to do anything with it. “I thought it would get moving and be done,” Lorenz said. Now, halfway to the building’s monetary goal, members of the
mission and ministry department are excited about what will become their new space. When completed, the center will house the entire mission and ministry department, Joseph Deegan, associate chaplain for service and justice, said. “In the future, I think it will help the university in the sense that it will be a very visible presence for the Jesuit mission and identity on campus,” Deegan said. “Right now, our offices are dispersed all across campus. Having the center will put, in one logical place, all of these related offices.” For Deegan, specifically, the center means getting out of the basement of the Dana Center. “Not a lot of people have been down here or really use it. It’s out of the way. It’s in a basement,” Deegan said. “It’ll make our programs more accessible to the students. Having a really great environment for our students to be in will really make our programs successful.”
Loyola community reacts to low enrollment numbers
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Loyola’s current freshman class is within 100 students of the freshman class’s size in fall 2006, the year after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans. This year’s freshman class is made up of 616 students, the result of a national drop in the number of students graduating high school across the country, according to the Rev. Kevin Wildes S.J. Despite this number, the freshman class was able to meet the university’s budgetary goal of 614 students this year, Mikel Pak, associate
director of public affairs and external relations, said. Loyola’s freshman class size fell suddenly from 866 to 620 students between fall 2012 and fall 2013, and has fallen again this year, according to the University Fact Book. Some students said they worry that these falling enrollment rates could threaten the quality of their education. “I think the fact that my class is over 200 students short of the junior class is a bit alarming,” Miko Tanco, music industry freshman, said. Tanco said he fears the enrollment rate could result in fewer or lower quality resources. This fear is not limited to first-
year students. Pedro Benítez, economics senior, has seen the freshman class decrease by almost 250 students since he began at Loyola. Benítez said he sees falling enrollment as a threat to the university. “Low funds due to low enrollment could lead to budget cutbacks and insufficient investment in new resources that might draw students,” Benítez said. In order to combat the enrollment decline, Loyola is expanding its recruitment efforts. The university’s marketing firm, The Lawlor Group, has developed a new campaign for recruitment. Pak said its theme is “the education you want, the skills you need, in a place
like no other.” The Lawlor Group and consulting firm Scannell & Kurz are helping Loyola expand and deepen its marketing reach, Wildes said in an announcement. Pak said the university has also developed new majors and programs in order to increase what it offers students. These programs include a digital filmmaking major as well as a commercial and popular music major. Benítez said he is unsure how the university will fund these new programs. “It seems hard to get new profes-
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City official ‘humanely dismantles’ homeless community
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The former encampment located at the St. Charles end of the Pontchartrain Expressway has moved closer toward Camp St. as of Aug. 20. The City of New Orleans Department of Health deemed the expressway a health hazard. Shelters and permanent housing are being offered for the dislocated individuals.
By Lauren Saizan lesaizan@loyno.edu @Lauren_Maroon
The homeless population displaced from under the Pontchartrain Expressway is still struggling to be placed in adequate housing, more than two months after the ordinance evicting them from under the bridge was instated. Deemed a public health hazard by the City of New Orleans Department of Health, the homeless camps under the Pontchartrain Expressway were cleared out on Aug. 14, according to Unity of Greater New Orleans, an agency working with the homeless on this matter. City officials issued the ordinance in an effort to regain the city’s authority in relation to public spaces, according to David Winkler-Schmidt, spokesperson for Councilwoman Latoya Cantrell. Winkler-Schmidt said that Coun-
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cilwoman Cantrell was the one who introduced the ordinance to her fellow councilmembers because of the growing health and safety concerns in the area. Biaggio DiGiovanni, executive director of the homeless shelter Ozanam Inn, said he supports the ordinance. “It’s getting people away from an environment and situation that really isn’t helping them out. Whether they agree with it or not, it’s forcing them to go to agencies that provide aid that can get them into permanent residency versus continuing to live in those conditions,” DiGiovanni said. Clarence Adams, administrator at the Ozanam Inn, said he recognizes how this ordinance has affected the individuals living under the bridge. “The camps under the bridge, that’s really a very small percentage of the homeless,” Adams said. “A
lot of times people see chronically homeless people and they think that person’s going to be homeless for the rest of their lives. Usually homelessness occurs for a short period of time.” Unity has been assisting the homeless during this time by offering them housing in various shelters across the New Orleans area. Kimberly Harvey, case manager at the Ozanam Inn, said Unity has sent several to the Ozanam Inn. She said that some are still reluctant to move. “Some may not want to come because they want to live in the streets,” Harvey said. Clinical Law Professor and Homelessness Advocacy Director at Loyola University Judson Mitchell said that even homeless shelters can present a problem for people who go there. “A lot of the homeless have fear of shelters because of the crime that
can go on there, the personal issues that can arise there. They’d rather be on the streets because they feel more in control than they do in the shelters,” Mitchell said. Vicki Judice, executive director for the Harry Tompson Center, a center that provides services to the homeless, said that there have been struggles to provide adequate housing to the individuals who were living under the bridge. “There were approximately 120 people under the Pontchartrain Expressway and I think about 80 of them were sent to shelters, not housing,” Judice said in an email. While there have been difficulties to provide immediate housing, Judice said that city officials and Unity have worked to get individuals on the path towards finding adequate housing. “There has been a concerted effort on the part of the city and Unity
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Hong Kong students hold protests University
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Voters have until Oct. 28 to participate in early voting for the fall congressional elections. The early voting period is from Oct. 21-28, voting is closed Sunday, Oct. 26. Early voters can visit their parish registrar of voters office or designated voting locations. Voting locations are available on the Louisiana secretary of state’s website. Individuals are required to bring a photo ID or sign a voter affidavit in order to cast their vote.
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Gunman opens fire on Canadian Parliament (AP) — A masked gunman shot and killed a Canadian soldier standing guard at a war memorial in the country’s capital Wednesday, then entered Parliament, where dozens of shots rang out, authorities and witnesses said. Ottawa Hospital received two wounded victims, both listed in stable condition. A Canadian official has identified the dead Ottawa gunman as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.
of Greater New Orleans to ‘humanely dismantle’ them by referring some to shelters and some to supportive housing programs, and they have had a good degree of success in doing so. Hundreds of people living in these camps have gotten housing eventually,” Judice said. Still though, immediate housing is what these individuals need currently, Mitchell said. Mitchell said that providing housing for the evacuated individuals helps to ensure they remain off the streets. “One of the best ways to solve homelessness is to give people housing,” Mitchell said. Mitchell said he remembered another time when Unity stepped in to help reduce the homeless. “After Katrina, there was a huge homeless encampment on Duncan Plaza right across from City Hall, and one of the things that Unity did
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Police officers attempt to hold back pro-democracy protesters Friday, Oct. 17 in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong. Students discontent with the economic gap and China’s screening of candidates for the 2017 elections have held ongoing protests for more than three weeks. Students and government officials met Tuesday for a two-hour televised meeting; no agreement was reached.
Loyola University Police Department introduced a new campus safety app during the university’s Night Out Against Crime. Students, faculty and staff will be able to download the new free app, Rave Guardian. The app has three functions — contacting university police, contacting the nearest police department and contacting specified contacts. The first function serves as a direct, immediate connection to university police utilizing GPS location. Patrick Bailey, Chief of University Police, said that anyone on either one of Loyola’s campuses or within a mile radius around the area can use the app and university police will be able to respond.
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SPORTS
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SPORTS BRIEFS Sarah-Anne Smurlick named Student of the Week Sarah-Anne Smurlick has been named Kentwood Springs Student Athlete of the Week. She finished third at the Spring Hill College Badger Shootout on Oct. 16 in Mobile, Alabama, shooting a 77 in the first round. She was three strokes shy of the leader and only one stroke behind the second place golfer. Her scores helped the women’s team place second.
Volleyball falls to Mobile The Wolf Pack lost to their conference opponent, University of Mobile, in a three set game. Eva Allen, mass communication junior, led their offense with 10 kills. Keyanna Gayden, biological sciences freshmen, contributed four. The pack played again on Oct. 23 against Spring Hill College, also in Mobile.
Cross Country ends regular season Loyola’s men’s and women’s cross country team closed out their regular season with the Crimson Classic, a tournament hosted by University of Alabama consisting of 33 NCAA Division I schools. The women’s team finished 30th, while the men were not able to qualify as a team because they did not have enough runners.
Cross Country announces assistant coach Head Coach Matt Shelton announced the hiring of Judith Billizone as assistant cross country and track coach. Billizone, a New Orleans native, taught high school track and field in Colorado, where she specialized in training the sprinters, jumpers and long distance runners.
Rugby team travels to Mobile Loyola’s rugby team prepares for a game-heavy schedule starting in November. They play in the Battleship Tournament in Mobile, Alabama on Nov. 8-9. The tournament will host teams from all over the south in a variety of the divisions. The following week they play the University of Western Florida at home.
Quidditch team is on a winnning streak On Oct. 25, Loyola’s rugby team will host the third annual Wolf Pack Classic at Zephyr Field. There will be teams from all over the south, and even from Florida. There are 16 teams playing, giving each team four guaranteed games before elimination matches.
San Francisco Giants take Game One of the World Series Kansas City (AP)- From the get-go, the Giants simply did everything right to win their seventh straight World Series game. There’s a reason they are trying for their third title in five years. The Royals, meanwhile, looked nothing like the fresh team that became baseball’s darlings by starting the playoffs with eight wins in a row — back on the field after a five-day layoff, their pitching, hitting and fielding skills all deserted them.
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Stacy Hollowell, men’s head basketball coach, prepares the team for their home opener on Nov. 1 against Carver College. This is the fourth consecutive year that Loyola will play Carver in the season opener. They have won two out of the three in past years. The Pack will play 13 home games this season and 18 Southern States Athletic Conference games.
Basketball team preps for fresh start By Mark Robinson mtrobin@loyno.edu @mtrobins
It’s been over a year since Robert Lovaglio, management senior, has been able to play alongside his teammates. After sustaining an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament that sidelined him for the entire 2013-2014 season, Lovaglio and the Wolf Pack are gearing up to begin the 20142015 season with promising young talent, a new head coach and a handful of returning players. With the beginning of the season
in view, the team said they are more than ready to put their core group to the test against other competition. “I’m excited and anxious to get back on the court this year. It’s been a long road to get back, so I’m ready to compete,” Lovaglio said. Lovaglio said he was able to learn a lot about his team during his rehabilitation process, as well as improve his game. “I believe that this is the best team we have had since I’ve been here, so I’m excited to see what we can accomplish,” Lovaglio said. “It will be important for us to stay focused and not take any opponent
VOLLEYBALL UPCOMING GAMES OCT. 31 Belhaven* NOV. 1 Faulkner* NOV. 3 Xavier University NOV. 7 Bethel University* NOV. 8 SSAC Tournament NOV. 24 NAIA Tournament
“I believe that this is the best team we have had since I’ve been here.” — Robert Lovaglio forward, management senior
He admits that since the team is a few weeks away from any competition, it is difficult to tell which conference teams will suffer as a result of the team’s size. However, Hollowell said he is also impressed with the versatility of this year’s group of freshmen, at both the guard and forward positions.
BASKETBALL SSAC NAIA DIVISION 1 STANDINGS
MEN’S UPCOMING GAMES
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#1 COASTAL GEORGIA (14-0)
NOV. 1 Carver College NOV. 5 at University of Louisiana at Lafayette NOV. 6 at Southeastern Louisiana University NOV. 11 at Xavier University NOV. 12 at Tulane University NOV. 21 at Brewton-Parker University* NOV. 22 at College of Coastal Georgia* NOV. 25 Dillard University NOV. 28 Middle Georgia State* NOV. 29 Dalton State University*
NOV. 5 at Louisiana State University NOV. 10 Southern Univeristy of New Orleans NOV. 15 at Dallas Christian College NOV. 16 at University of St. Thomas NOV. 21 at Brewton-Parker College* NOV. 22 at College of Coastal Georgia* NOV. 25 Dillard University NOV. 28 Middle Georgia State* NOV. 29 Brenau University* DEC. 4 Talledega College
#2 UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE (12-2) #3 BETHEL (8-4) #4 BRENAU (7-5) #5 FAULKNER (7-6) #6 DALTON STATE (6-6) #7 MARTIN METHODIST (5-7) #8 LOYOLA (4-10) #9 BELHAVEN (2-11) #10 BREWTON-PARKER (0-14)
LEADING SCORERS ACES B. Burnett: 0.3 AVG, 27 TOT KILLS E. Allen: 3.4 AVG, 314 TOT ASSISTS D. Leal: 8.2 AVG, 762 TOT
lightly. We have a tough conference this year, so every game is going to be a battle.” The Pack will face stiff competition this season, such as in-town rivals Xavier and Dillard, as well as new conference teams Dalton State and Middle Georgia. For Head Coach Stacy Hollowell, the team’s added depth will be a key component to this year’s success. “We have some depth that we haven’t had in the past. We have Division I games back to back at the beginning of the season, so we’ll get a good sense of where we stand in those games,” Hollowell said.
DIGS B. Burnett: 3.8 AVG, 352 TOT BLOCKS T. Walker: 0.4 AVG, 27 TOT
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SARAH SEWELL/ The Maroon Theresa Romero, music education junior, plays a song on the guitar for 54 new retreaters. Music is played and enjoyed througout this weekend of reflection and community bonding.
Awakening finds permanent new home
By Asia Alvarado ajalvara@loyno.edu @ajalvara
As a Jesuit university, Loyola prides itself on its mission to care for the whole person. This ideal is incorporated in the many retreats offered throughout the school year. Awakening is one of the leading retreats meant to fulfill the spiritual needs of students. This weekend-long event aims to bring a loving and accepting community to campus. “I think we aim to create a community where everyone is accepted and loved for who they are while also challenged to grow more fully
into who God has created us to be,” Laura Alexander, university ministry assistant director, said. There is no limit on how many times students can attend the retreat, and because it is student-led and student-staffed, many return to fulfill various leadership roles. Connor Burke, criminal justice senior, was a leader on the Fall 2014 Awakening. “Being a staff member on this retreat gave me a new appreciation of how great this community is. I was able to see faith come full circle in a lot of new retreaters and it was a very fulfilling experience that made the weeks of hard preparation very worth it,” Burke said.
Unlike other retreats, the experience does not stop at the end of the actual event. Instead, Awakening is a continuous community that is always growing with each semester’s new retreaters. “It is more than just a retreat — it is first and foremost a loving community centered on the ideal of agapic love, or the unconditional love of God,” Alexander said. The core mission of this community is to create a space of acceptance and unconditional love. Perry Linares, psychology sophomore, was a first-time retreater this semester. “Awakening was very intimate, people open up. You get to know
people you never knew before and become closer to those you already knew. I feel I understand myself and others a bit better and I feel more a part of Loyola’s community than I have since coming here,” Linares said. Sean McCreavy didn’t know what to expect as a first-time retreater. “I definitely knew I’d meet new people on Awakening and that was a goal of mine, but other than that I didn’t want to have expectations because I just wanted to go in completely surprised and I loved it,” McCreavy, music industries freshman, said. Awakening’s goal is to create a unique safe place for students to
come together that is open for them to turn to at any point in their Loyola experience. “I love witnessing our students being so open and vulnerable with one another and articulating and enacting the community that they wish to create,” Alexander said. Students also enjoy seeing students connect with each other. “I like to see the difference in everyone between from when they first arrive and when they leave. It’s such a great thing to see when someone comes in shy and with their guard up and then leaves with a brand new welcoming community and a place to be themselves,” Burke said.
Rabbi protests ‘terrorism at the Met Opera’ NEW YORK (AP) — A globally prominent rabbi-led Jewish teenagers in a prayer vigil Monday outside the Metropolitan Opera to protest an opera they say glorifies Palestinian terrorists. Rabbi Avi Weiss and youths from several faith-based schools later planned to join former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and other bigname politicians at a rally against the Met’s premiere of “The Death of Klinghoffer.” Midday Monday, youths sat at their makeshift prayer spot opposite the Metropolitan, discussing Hebrew scriptures in shifts of about a dozen throughout the afternoon. “We’re here because the Met is glorifying the killing of a Jew and we must speak out — we’re the next generation,” said Shabbos Kestenbaum, 15. A placard read: “We pray for Leon Klinghoffer’s soul.” The disabled 69-year-old New Yorker was shot in his wheelchair aboard the Achille Lauro Italian cruise ship when it was hijacked in 1985 by four men from the Pales-
tinian Liberation Organization who then pushed him into the sea. “The language is explosive. It’s radioactive. It’s dangerous,” the rabbi said. “It inspires violence.” Politicians who are part of the growing firestorm against Adams’ 1991 opera include former New York Gov. George Pataki and U.S. Congressmen Jerrold Nadler and Peter King. Organizers said 100 symbolic wheelchairs would be brought to the rally at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The Met canceled the international movie theater and radio broadcasts in November amid pressure from Jewish groups, especially the New York-based Anti-Defamation League. Met General Manager Peter Gelb, who is Jewish, said the decision was made “as a compromise gesture.” But the Metropolitan Opera issued a statement, saying that “the fact that ‘Klinghoffer’ grapples with the complexities of an unconscionable real-life act of violence does not mean it should not be performed.
‘Klinghoffer’ is neither anti-Semitic, nor does it glorify terrorism.” In response to demands that the performance be canceled, the company said: “The Met will not bow to this pressure.” “The Death of Klinghoffer” first premiered in Brussels in 1991, with little controversy, then in various European cities as well as at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where it was greeted with both praise and anger. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the rights of cultural institutions like the Met to put on works of art have to be respected. “We don’t have to agree with what’s in the exhibit, but we agree with the right of the artist and the cultural institution to put that forward to the public,” he said. De Blasio, who has not seen the opera, added that anti-Semitism “is a serious problem today in the world that has nothing to do with this opera.” “The Death of Klinghoffer” runs through Nov. 15.
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Protestors attend the arrivals at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-15 Season Opening in New York to register their disapproval of the Met’s decision to premiere the controversial opera “The Death of Klinghoffer” later in the season.
October 24, 2014 APP, continued from PAGE 4 “Rave Guardian will GPS the location where you are at so we’ll be able to get an officer there to tell us what’s going on,” Bailey said. The second function will call the local police department in your area. “Say you are in the French Quarter and you hit the 911 button, it is going to go to New Orleans Police, so it will be wherever you are at. Even if you are home, it will go to the 911 number in your area,” Bailey said. For the third function, specified guardians will be contacted at set times. Users can set two contacts as guardians on the app. Users can set a Rave Guardian Timer so that the guardians, along with university police, will have the ability to check in on the user and see if they are safe at specified times. Once time expires and the timer is not deactivated, Rave Guardian will contact the user’s guardians by order of preference to check in on the individual.
EXPRESSWAY, continued from PAGE 4 was to find either hotel rooms or temporary housing for everybody there,” Mitchell said. Winkler-Schmidt said that Councilwoman Cantrell continues to work to find a long-term solution to this problem, but it will require the help of the community in conjunction with the government to find an effective solution. “I have to give credit to this administration because every time they’ve closed the camps, it hasn’t
THE MAROON If the second contact does not respond, a notice will be sent to university police where they will have the ability to call the user to check on his or her safety. Sarah Willey, international development sophomore, said that she thinks the app is a good precautionary measure but doesn’t think it will make any difference in security. “I would not download this app. The app would be giving a false sense of security,” Wiley said. “You put responsibility on other people to look out for you. Many things could potentially go wrong and it would feed paranoia.” Caitlyn Cordano, theater sophomore, said she thinks the app is a good idea and that it can be beneficial. “I would definitely download this app,” Cordano said. “We are in a city where a lot of bad things can happen. I think it will be really helpful for when you are in a bad situation.” Rave Guardian is available for download from the App Store for iPhone users Google Play store for Android users.
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Raising money for domestic violence victims
been enforced with the police coming out there,” Adams said. “I think the city and all of these agencies are doing a pretty good job with the limited resources that they have.” Adams said that these resources, such as housing, are key in helping a person out of homelessness. “A lot of people think a person who is homeless is hopeless. That’s not the case,” Adams said. Zach Brien/Photo Editor Loyola sorority Alpha Chi Omega planted a rock wall in the Peace Quad Oct. 21 to raise money for shelters that cater to domestic violence victims. The sorority raised $150.
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Film • Arts • Food • Music • Leisure • Nightlife
Worship the {music}
By Samantha Eroche seeroche@loyno.edu Louisiana fall is upon us, which means the first taste of festival season is here in the South. One highly anticipated festival is the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience (aka Voodoo Fest) to be held in New Orleans’ City Park from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, the 16th since its inception in 1999. According to New Orleans native John Lands, there is much to love about Voodoo. “I love the music, food and artwork that is show-cased by local vendors and emerging artists.” The three-day event will be held on City Park’s Festival Grounds, north of the New Orleans Museum of Art and south of I-610, rain or shine. For psychology freshman Madison Barbor, she’s most excited about the Foo Fighters. “I will be seeing the Foo Fighters for the first time,” Barbor said. “I must say I’m pretty stoked to finally see them perform in the flesh.” As for psychology freshman Annie Brandt, all she had to say is that “Arctic Monkeys are life.”
Make sure you don’t miss any of the action. Check out the VOODOO CHEAT SHEET on PAGE 9.
LINDA HEXTER / Senior Staff Photographer
Alumni run record label hosts festival
Soak up some culture around the city
By Cayla Kelton cmkelton@loyno.edu @CaylaKelton
By Ellen McCusker emmccusk@loyno.edu @ellen_mccusker
Community Records’ Annual New Orleans Block Party will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25. The festival is headlined by punk and power-pop trio Screaming Females and co-headlined by Community Records’ artists Caddywhompus, Donovan Wolfington, All People and Sirens. Community Records is owned by Loyola alumni, Greg Rodrigue A’08 and Daniel Ray A’08. Typically held outside at the Big Top Art Gallery, this year the festival will be held at the newly-renovated Carver Theater — the first time the block party has been indoors — and will feature 15 touring bands and seven local bands.
With schoolwork piling up, the ability to find anything you could ever need on campus and with two bars down the street, it is easy to get caught in a Loyola bubble. Listed below are some unique things you can do in New Orleans, even with a college student’s budget. FRIDAY NIGHTS AT NOMA For only $8, this weekly event offers anything from live music to book signings. On Friday, Oct. 24 from 5-7 p.m., NOMA will offer music by local Daniele Spadavecchia, Italian Gypsy Jazz guitarist and vocalist originally from Alessandria, Italy.
At 7 p.m., following the Italian Gypsy, NOMA, in conjunction with the New Orleans Film Society, will be screening “North by Northwest” in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Though it sounds like the future fashion line of baby North West, this classic film actually follows the journey of Roger Thornhill, a Madison Avenue advertising man who finds himself running from the police after being mistaken for a criminal. “North by Northwest” is the second in a series of “Golden Age” films that NOMA will be screening on Friday nights. Even if you hate everything about art, you should stop by for the food. The Oct. 24 event will feature vendors from La Cocinita, Green to Go NOLA and Crêpes à la Cart.
OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHTS Think you are the next Richard Pryor, or just want to hang out and laugh at people who think they are the next Richard Pryor? Comedy clubs all over the city offer free open-mic nights that welcome rookies as well as well as seasoned vets. The La Nuit Comedy Theater, located right down the street from Loyola at 5039 Freret Street, was voted the #1 “Best Place to See Comedy” in Gambit this year. La Nuit offers an open mic night every Friday at 11 p.m. The Howlin’ Wolf, located downtown, also offers an open mic comedy night called “Gumbeaux Free Show” on Thursday nights at 8:30 p.m. And if you want to be able to say you performed in the same place
as famous artists, The House of Blues New Orleans offers the “Give ‘em the Light: Open Mic Comedy Show” every Tuesday night at 8 p.m. To participate in these openmic night events, you just have to arrive about 30 minutes early and sign up to perform. THE PRYTANIA THEATER If you are into dressing up in ridiculous costumes (and aren’t we all?) then you should definitely stop by the Prytania Theater, which often screens “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” as part of their late night series. The Prytania also offers themed Sunday night shows. After Robin William’s passing, they screened
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some of his most popular movies over four Sundays and also just wrapped up screening Hayao Miyazaki films. The Prytania also screens new movies like any other movie theater, and is a much shorter trip than AMC in Metairie.
Here’s a schedule of the big acts to look for at Voodoo this year. Cut it out and take it with you!
FRIDAY OCT. 31 RISE AGAINST RITUAL STAGE, 6 P.M.
REBIRTH BRASS BAND FLAMBEAU STAGE, 8 P.M.
ZEDD LE PLEUR STAGE, 8:30 P.M.
OUTKAST RITUAL STAGE, 9:20 P.M.
CARNIVAL STAGE, 9 P.M.
SKRILLEX LE PLUR STAGE, 9 P.M.
ARCTIC MONKEYS RITUAL STAGE, 9:40 P.M.
SUNDAY NOV. 2 DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW RITUAL STAGE, 12:15 P.M.
SATURDAY NOV. 1
AWOLNATION
NAUGHTY PROFESSOR
THE REVIVALISTS
CITY AND COLOUR
TROMBONE SHORTY AND ORLEANS AVENUE
THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS
FOO FIGHTERS
CARNIVAL STAGE, 12:15 P.M. CARNIVAL STAGE, 7:30 P.M.
RITUAL STAGE, 7:45 P.M.
FLUX PAVILLION
LE PLUR STAGE, 7:45 P.M.
FRINGE FESTIVAL
BIG FREEDIA
RITUAL STAGE, 3:15 P.M. FLAMBEAU STAGE, 3:30 P.M.
RITUAL STAGE, 4:45 P.M. RITUAL STAGE, 6:30 P.M.
PRETTY LIGHTS
LE PLUR STAGE, 7:30 PM
Photos by LINDA HEXTER / Senior Staff Photographer
In this city, it seems like there is always some sort of festival going on, and fortunately for students, many of them are free. Of these is the Fringe Festival, which holds performances across the city from the Marigny neighborhood to Central City. Fringe Festival’s mission is to showcase the talents of both experienced and up-and-coming artists of New Orleans. The festival features spoken word artists, musicians, actors and so many more types of performers. Many of the performances do require you to purchase a ticket to attend, but the idea of Fringe is to soak up the rich culture of New Orleans. Just walking through parts of the festival or spending hours at the Free-For-All tent will throw enough culture at you to last until next year’s festival. This year’s Fringe Festival will be held Nov. 19-23 all over New Orleans.
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NON-FICTION
FICTION
Sinister forces behind Sam’s hallucinations
PART EIGHT By Adam Albaari akalbaar@loyno.edu
“Mr. Whitman.” Dr. Wright’s eyebrows perked up when she saw me enter her office. “I didn’t expect you to come back so soon.” She led me into her office and closed the door. I sat down in the same chair as I did the last time. She sat across from me and opened her leather-bound notebook. “Have you come to a better understanding of your condition?” she asked, adjusting her reading glasses. “I want to tell you everything. I want to be totally honest,” I said, slightly more intensely than I intended. “I’m glad we’ve come to a mutual understanding then.” Dr. Wright wrote something down in her notebook and then looked back
up at me. “I’m ready to hear the honest truth, Mr. Whitman.” “I think I’ve gone off the deep end. I have hallucinations. First, it was just stress-dreams and insomnia, but then it was like my dreams started happening while I was awake. I feel like something’s out to get me.” I knew that I’d basically described the profile for a paranoid schizophrenic, but I didn’t care. I just wanted answers. To my surprise, Dr. Wright smiled. “Sam, I want to start by saying that everyone who sees me has similar symptoms and everyone I treat gets better. So I just want to make it clear to you that you will get help.” I was silent for a moment, and then I finally said, “Really?” “Absolutely. The good news is that you will get better if you go through my clinical treatment.” “Does that mean that there’s bad news?” I said with a nervous smile. Dr. Wright closed her notebook and opened her desk drawer. “Now, Sam, I’m going to show you something.” “Okay,” I said, confused. Dr. Wright took out a piece of paper, walked over and handed it to me, face down. “Before you turn that picture around, I need you to promise me that you’ll stay in this room.” She had a stern
tone that unnerved me. “I promise.” I turned the picture around. At first, I was completely confused. “What is this?” I asked. “That,” Dr. Wright said as she sat back down across from me, “is your second grade class photograph.” I stared at it for a moment, completely lost. Then, as I realized what she was trying to get me to see, my heart almost quit beating out of sheer terror. My second grade teacher, standing to the far left of the rows of smiling students, was a darkhaired woman in her mid-thirties with black-framed reading glasses. It was Dr. Wright. “How...” I trailed off and I felt my stomach drop, like it would on a roller coaster. I felt my lunch come up, and for a moment I was certain I was going to vomit. “Sam, I need you to stay calm and take deep breaths.” She demonstrated her suggested breathing technique. “Come on: in through your nose, out through your mouth.” “What is going on?” “Sam, right now, your physical plane of existence is being infiltrated by forces wishing to use you as a host-vessel to exist in,” Dr. Wright said. “You are being hijacked.”
“I stared at it for a moment, completely lost. Then as I realized what she was trying to get me to see, my heart almost quit beating out of sheer terror.”
Rilassati, Bambina By Rose Dicks rkdicks@loyno.edu
There’s a language lying somewhere between Italian and English that only bewildered tourists and Italian grandmothers, or nonnas, speak. It consists in simple phrases repeated once for good measure, and you become proficient in it when you find yourself caught in the middle of an Infiorata festival at 9 p.m. “Veni qui! Veni qui!” a nonna with a yellow perm calls to you from her medieval-era, stone home, sweeping her hand away in a violent shooing motion. “Oh. Oh,” you say, pedaling back and forth across the cobblestone threshold like a bear on a unicycle, unsure whether she wants you to come to her or go away. Inside lies a massive pile of carnations: pink, red, yellow and even lime green. A giant’s bouquet. She gently grabs the petals of a red one like a chicken’s neck and yanks the stem clean off. She smiles, her scissors quickly chewing the petals into bite size pieces collecting in a shoebox at her feet. She mimes a cutting motion at you expectantly. “Snip, snip?” you ask, and she nods, impatiently repeating this over and over, correcting your desperate attempts until midnight when her fellow nonnas swarm in with pizza, pastries and wine. They pinch your arms, tsking, and gnash their teeth emphatically. “Mangia! Mangia!” they insist as they shove food in your face.
After an hour, you beg, “Basta! Basta!” and the first nonna pulls you out into the night, shoving them back like wild animals. You two step out onto San Gemini’s lone road, but tonight, the stone pathway is hidden under a natural mosaic of flowers, seeds and coffee beans, a tapestry of doves, crosses and oceans. The nonna plants you down at one design, a stained-glass Jesus and Mary, and she disappears. A young woman with brown, buzzed hair grabs your chin, rubbing her finger across it. “Bella,” she nods and “Bella,” she repeats. “No. No,” you insist modestly and it won’t be until much later that you realize she’s drawn a charcoal goatee on your face. She then hands you a box of gluey carnations, but after a few minutes, she gently wipes away half the clippings you’ve spread across the stenciled paper. This happens every half hour until the orange sun rises and you’ve repeated “Mi dispiace” twenty-five times. Finally, the nonna returns and drags you to a cafe to eat, nap and slowly glean from a local English speaker that at 5 p.m., the priest will lead a procession through town, kicking up your creation with each step. As you realize this, the nonna looks at you. “Cappuccino?” she asks. “Cappuccino?” with a sipping motion. “No. No.” You shake your head heavily. “Vino. Vino rosso.”
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Sudan Social Aid and Pleasure Club, August 2014
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Work Call Social Aid and Pleasure Club, October 2013
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“In most places, culture comes down from on high. But in New Orleans, it bubbles up from the streets,” said Wynton Marsallis, jazz trumpeter. The second line is a tradition born from the people and streets of New Orleans. It’s what we do when we’re happy, what we do when we’re sad. We do it at will, because in New Orleans we need no occasion to celebrate.
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IN MY OPINION Students share their opinions on various topics
BE INFORMED ABOUT THE SIGNS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
LAUREN POIROUX Lauren is a Sociology junior.
lwpoirou@loyno.edu
Purple ribbons, tabling and Take Back the Night are all a part of the October ritual of raising awareness about domestic violence. As college students, we may feel somewhat disconnected from the issue of intimate partner violence and don’t feel compelled to participate in this month of advocacy. However, I think it is important that we educate ourselves on the subject of intimate partner violence so that we can detect the signs if we or someone we know is affected The way that intimate partner violence is portrayed in the media as a vivid picture of a husband and wife in a domestic setting. It is an image we have seen many times. I do not want to detract from the seriousness of violence in the home, of course. With this image presented to us so often however, why should we really be invested in this month of awareness? It is hard to motivate a campus in solidarity against something
many feel they won’t be affected by. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in five women have experienced severe violence by a partner in their lifetime. Likewise, one in seven men have experienced severe violence by a partner in their lifetime. As troubling as these stats are on their own, they also make it seem as though violence between partners only happens in homes, not to us who are in college. Well, according to Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 34 percent of victims who died as a result of domestic violence situations were between the ages of 18 and 30. That’s us: the bulk of the people who fall into that category are college-aged people. It may seem preposterous or totally impossible for something like this to happen in a college setting, but it happens. Abuse comes in all forms, and sometimes is nearly undetectable. Just because a couple does not live together does not mean that abuse does not happen. Violence between partners can happen outside of the home. It can happen in a new relationship or in a serious, long-term one. I think it is just important to understand that this is an all-encompassing issue. No race, religion,
orientation or socioeconomic group is exempt from its effects. Because we’re college students and likely don’t live with the person we’re in a relationship with, it may be difficult to tell when and if we’re in an abusive relationship — or if someone else we know is. Some common signals of abusive behavior that may seem familiar to us as college students are undue jealousy, emotional manipulation and stalking. Other signals are possessive behavior, aggressively checking of a partner’s phone or social media and isolating the partner from peers and family. This hasn’t all been to scare you. This is to inform of you why it is so important that we participate in Domestic Violence Awareness month. A great opportunity to do this is by going to Take Back the Night, which is on Oct. 29th. This is a walk of solidarity against sexual violence that begins in Loyola’s horse shoe. If you have further questions, please reach out to either Julie Thibodeaux, the Director of the Women’s Resource Center or myself. I ask that we all take the time this October to educate ourselves on how to detect the signs of abuse so that we are better prepared to handle situations that may occur to us or our peers.
SARAH FELDMAN / The Maroon
Loyola students march in protest against intimate partner violence at last year’s Take Back the Night Rally. Held annually in October, Take Back the Night’s mission is to raise awareness about physical, emotional and sexual dating violence and to educate the public on the signs of abuse.
Having an open border policy would strengthen our national economy DAVID SIMPSON David is an Economics senior.
drsimpso@loyno.edu
Immigration has a long and tiring history in the United States — it’s always a point of contention, and often a very partisan issue in nature. This is problematic when one considers its implications regarding the livelihood of millions of people.
Naturally, the debate that surrounds it often comes clouded in emotions for all of those involved in it, a reality that misrepresents the nature of the issue and leads the cause for practical and just reform totally astray. I feel it is important that we begin to engage immigration through the lens of reason and begin treating it like what it ultimately is: a problem of economics. Generally speaking, most economists who study this issue share the consensus that immigration restrictions serve as a net harm on society. Immigration is at its core comparable to trade. Just as with
trade in regard to any other private good, the more open and expansive the market, the more that can be produced and exchanged. This process of exchange benefits us all, whether it be cheaper labor often directed to jobs in construction and agriculture or high-wage demanding labor directed into science and engineering. In other words, we as consumers benefit from these services while the providers of said services — who might otherwise be unemployed — do as well. As a result of opening up more opportunities for this exchange to take place, immigrants have more opportunities for high-
er paying jobs and more choice in the types of work available. In addition, some estimates of the benefits to the overall economy would be massive. Michael Clemens at the Center for Global Development published a 2011 study which found that a broad estimate of a completely open borders policy could be a doubling of the world’s gross domestic product. Ultimately, the extent to which opening borders would affect overall prosperity is up for debate, but so far the theory and empirical work both seem to suggest that even large amounts of immigration, both low and high-skilled, can
be a net gain to society as a whole. Given this, it would seem that we should at the very least significantly increase our skepticism in regard to the claimed “harmful impacts” of immigration alluded to in the general media. It’s time that we start paying attention to the literature and body of evidence on immigration and less on emotionally charged opinions. After all, if the economic gains are in fact largely positive, then the moral arguments for a more liberal immigration policy become even stronger. With the happiness of millions on the line, we should pay more attention to the experts.
EDITORIAL
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HOWLS & GROWLS HOWL to the Country Fair today in the Peace Quad at 3:30. GROWL to puppy-sized spiders in the Amazon. HOWL to the Saints playing at home this Sunday. GROWL to Fearbola. HOWL to the start of Prospect 3. GROWL to the constant stream of negative campaign ads. HOWL to the Community Records Block Party on Saturday. GROWL to post-coffee shakes.
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Courage and conviction We must be willing to have uncomfortable conversations if we want to maintain the type of community that lives up to its Jesuit ideals.
The first of two Vatican conferences on the family ended on Saturday, Oct. 18. The conference was called at the request of Pope Francis, who met with nearly 200 cardinals, bishops and priests from around the world to discuss how the Catholic Church should approach controversial issues like marriage, contraception, homosexuality, divorce and pre-martial sex. There is no doubt that these issues will continue to generate heated debate among people, regardless of whether or not they are affiliated with Catholicism. However, our reason for writing this is not to address any of these issues specifically, but to draw attention to the meaning behind Pope Francis’s action and what it demands of us as members of a Jesuit institution. In order for us to affect any real change, it is important that we do not lack the courage of our convictions. If we see a problem here on campus or out in the world, we should hold ourselves responsible to make sure that something is being done about it. Sometimes, that may require us to attach our names to an issue we believe in or to discuss things that may be uncomfortable or controversial and likely to cause dispute. In his address, Pope Francis told his clergymen that they must say whatever they feel compelled to say without fear, but to also listen to each other with humility and an open heart. Likewise, we must not shy away from drawing attention to issues we think need to be addressed at Loyola, but we must speak with respect for all members of what is clearly a diverse community. Pope Francis may be speaking and acting within a Catholic mindset, but his intent calls to mind a
very specific definition of catholicity: universality and inclusiveness. We ourselves don’t necessarily have to identify with Catholicism in order to take action against anything that may conflict with an atmosphere of universality and inclusiveness on campus. As a newspaper, we strive to be the voice and mirror for this school and this community. We want to be the forum through which injustice — if and when it occurs — is brought to public attention and then addressed. But we cannot do this in isolation. Often we are approached by students wanting issues brought to the attention of our community, but who are too afraid to speak up themselves for fear of judgment or repercussions. This, however, should not be an issue at an institution that commits itself to maintaining an open, inclusive environment. We have to be willing to openly discuss what can be done to ensure that our school lives up to its Jesuit ideals — and then we must be prepared to act based on those discussions. Yes, by opening up a discussion, we may run into opposition or discomfort from others. We may even get the immediate impression that we have caused discord within our community. However, if we choose to remain quiet, we not only choose to endorse injustice — we ultimately choose to divide our community in the long run.
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16 ENROLLMENT, continued from PAGE 3 sors and invest in marketing when cash is lacking,” Benítez said. Anna Dobrowolski, English writing freshman, said she shares the same concern. “I can see the falling enrollment rate being a financial concern, because undoubtedly students would have to pay more to receive their education,” Dobrowolski said. Dobrowolski said she believes that low enrollment rates offer the university a unique opportunity to focus on revamping the quality of individual growth in education, which in turn would attract more students seeking a quality education. The university has certainly seen these sorts of jumps in enrollment before. Between fall 2007 and fall 2008, enrollment rose by almost 200 students, rising another 100 the next year, according to the University Fact Book. “Maybe the school is simply getting smaller, and we can handle that,” Tanco said. “Maybe next year more students will come, but I’m an optimist.”
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Loyola invests in devices for the faint of heart By Sarah-Anne Smurlick ssmurlic@loyno.edu
Members of the Loyola community are only a heartbeat away from devices that can potentially save the lives of those on campus. There are currently 10 automated external defibrillators on the main campus and the Broadway campus. Installed three years ago, the devices can automatically diagnose cardiac arrhythmias and treat them with an electrical shock. Colin Martin, environmental studies junior, said that he has spot-
ted the AEDs in the Danna Center, the Monroe Library and the Communications and Music Complex. “I think it’s important that AEDs are easily accessible here on campus and that students know how to use them,” Martin said. Each AED has simple visual and audio instructions in order to assure a quick response time, which Liz Belcher, the public information officer for New Orleans Emergency Medical Services, said is crucial. “Brain cells start to die after six minutes of inactivity,” Belcher said. “Time is tissue. It does not regener-
ate.” Chief Patrick Bailey of the Loyola University Police Department said that so far, the department has not needed to use the AEDs on any medical calls. “We are certified with CPR and AEDs every two years and we have just completed training and recertification again that includes handson practice,” Bailey said. Bailey said that if students or faculty witness someone who is not responsive, they should push one of the nearby blue light emergency call box buttons call 911 from a campus
WATERING HOLE
ENROLLMENT OVER THE YEARS:
FALL 2006: 520 FALL 2007: 503 FALL 2008: 695 FALL 2009: 796 FALL 2010: 767 FALL 2011: 857 FALL 2012: 866 FALL 2013: 620 FALL 2014: 616
ZACH BRIEN/Photo Editor Paul C. Fleming, assistant vice president for administration, announced that Loyola would begin construction on a high-temperature water line leak in the Sculpture Garden on Oct. 10. He said students should use caution when walking in the area.
landline or call 504-865-3434 from a cell phone. Bailey said that Loyola has a contract with Tulane EMS. “They are here within just a few minutes when requested,” Bailey said. Robert Reed, assistant vice president for student affairs, learned from safety magazines that installing AEDs was recommended. “They are not that expensive and are a good thing to have, so we did it,” Reed said.
NEWS BRIEF SGA Senator to step down in coming weeks SGA took a loss this week as biology sophomore and Senator at Large Lindsey Mixer announced she will step down from Senate to focus on her schoolwork. Mixer was a Senator last year for the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, and this year she was appointed as a Senator at Large. “I have to make the unfortunate decision to step down from Senate because I am extremely overwhelmed with school,” Mixer said. This leaves Senate with only three Senators at Large with many senator positions still open.