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Loyola University • New Orleans • Volume 93 • Issue 14 • Jan. 16, 2015

THE MAROON FOR A GREATER LOYOLA

Former employee launches website against administration

By Lauren Saizan lesaizan@loyno.edu @Lauren_Maroon

THE NEW FRERET Home and business owners in the Freret neighborhood find difficulties reclaiming their properties nearly 10 years after Hurricane Katrina

By Gabriel Garza jggarza@loyno.edu @jggarza_maroon

D’artanian Stovall, A’98 is one of many residents in the Freret community that have fought to keep ownership of their homes.

“Katrina left a bunch of people in a rough situation and we are 10 years out of Katrina. As you can see, I’m still rebuilding today,” Stovall said.

Stan Norwood, president of Neighbors United, said that the problem first started in 2007 and that there was an influx of cases in 2008.

“If you were underinsured, the property tax on your home would be too high for you to maintain ownership of your house as well as Code Enforcement leaving owners a fine for cracking down,” Norwood said.

“Plus, back in 2008, jobs still weren’t available for residents to move back into the city.”

In Stovall’s case, his house was originally in his grandmother’s name. In 2003, his grandmother,

mother and father passed away.

Stovall’s grandmother never left ownership of the house to her children, making it hard for them to claim ownership of the house when there was no written document stating who the property belonged to.

“My mom, my dad and my grandmother all passed away within six months. That took somewhat of a toll on the family,” Stovall said. “My siblings and I were left with the family home in 2003. I finished school in 2004 and then in 2005, Katrina came.”

Stovall said that he assumed his siblings would care for the house because they were still in the city, while he resided in Philadelphia following Katrina. When they did not, he returned to New Orleans because of threats from the city to take the property and sell it.

Norwood said there have been controversial aspects of reacquiring property in the Freret neighborhood within the past few years following Hurricane Katrina.

“From what we’re hearing is there are a lot of pre-Katrina residents who were not fully informed on how

to rectify and restore their family homes. However, information had been freely given to newcomers to the neighborhood,” Norwood said.

Some original residents were not as lucky as Stovall, who fought with the Freret Housing Center’s property campaign committee to maintain ownership of his house from buyers who were interested in purchasing his property.

Celeste Dunbar, former owner of the Freret Street restaurant Dunbar’s Creole Cooking, came back to the city following Katrina, wanting to restore her heavily damaged restaurant, but she was unable to do so.

Norwood said Dunbar did not receive any proper information on how to rectify and restore her restaurant after it sustained damage.

“People bought it out, turned around, sold it and then sold it again,” Norwood said.

The property remains empty to this day.

Kellie Grengs, a costume director at Loyola said that she doesn’t think the statistics match up with the notion that current residents are being forced out of the neighborhood.

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A former Loyola employee is determined to reach the offices of administrators through complaints, letters and an entire website chronicling what she describes as the ordeal of her four years at the university.

Sharron Mangum, former executive assistant to the dean in the college of social sciences, recently launched a website called “CleanUpLOYNO.org” as a follow-up to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint that she filed against the university in March 2013.

In the complaint, Mangum alleges that she suffered age discrimination, racial discrimination and constructive termination during her time working at Loyola from 2010 to 2014.

“Constructive termination is when your work environment is so horrific that you can’t tolerate it anymore, and it affects you mentally, emotionally and physically,” Mangum said.

During her time at Loyola, Mangum worked as the assistant to Roger White, interim dean of the college of social sciences.

White said that he was surprised by the allegations made against him on the website because he enjoyed working with Mangum.

“It would be like if you had someone that you got along with very well, and then you weren’t seeing them anymore, then you heard that they were saying things about you that were unpleasant. It wouldn’t be so much a question of anger, just sad,” White said.

Mangum said that the trouble arose when she applied for a promotion but was rejected. She also said that her workload spanned more than what was in her job description.

“I had been doing all of the job responsibilities required of the director in addition to having the associate dean’s responsibilities without ever having the title and the compensation,” Mangum said.

When asked if he had known of any of the statements made against him on the website, White said that he was “vaguely aware.”

“I know that there have been some things put out on the Web, and people have sent me the links, but I won’t read them. As interim dean of this college, I need to keep my mind focused on my job and making sure that I can serve the students and the faculty and the rest of the Loyola community as well as I can,” White said.

Mangum said that she then went on leave for medical reasons associated with the job.

“Before I had left Loyola, I ended up in the hospital with symptoms of what was thought to be a ministroke. I had started having severe migraine headaches which triggered the stroke-like symptoms,”

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WEBSITE, continued from page 1 Mangum said.

These symptoms were a result of the workload Mangum was asked to take on, she said.

“At the time that Roger White came aboard, initially he assured me that I would not have to handle any more of the dean’s functions, and that he was going to take a lot of work off my desk and employ other people, but he did not do that.

In fact, he put more work on my desk,”Mangum said.

This is what led Mangum to file the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint — and eventually — put up the website.

Mangum said that the goal of this website is to promote change within, not only Loyola, but in other institutions of higher learning that have similar issues.

Mangum employed Ray Rogers, director of Corporate Campaign, Inc., to help her manage her website and spread her story to other campuses.

“We’re trying to put our best foot forward to try to get the university simply to sit down to make sure the issue is resolved, but also to make sure this doesn’t happen to anybody else,” Rogers said.

Mangum said she hopes there is a change in leadership at the university, and she is looking ahead to the future as she recovers.

“I haven’t yet decided to pursue a lawsuit. At some point in time I will do that, but right now I’m more about promoting what’s going on in order to change the system,” Mangum said.

Although White said that he prefers not to get involved with “unpleasant things,” he said that, as an administrator, he sometimes cannot avoid certain issues. When asked if he would ever read the website, White said that he may have to.

“If I’m involved in some sort of procedure where that becomes appropriate to familiarize myself, then I would obviously,” White said.

White said that he genuinely wishes Mangum the best.

news briefs Loyola to compete in national mock trial The Loyola Law Trial Advocacy Program will compete in the National Trial Competition’s regional tournament From Jan. 22 through Jan. 24.

On Jan. 22 and Jan. 23, the competition will be held at the U.S. Eastern District Courthouse located on the corner of Poydras and Magazine streets, and the last session will be held at the College of Law on Jan. 24, with two sessions per day.

Volunteers are needed to work at the competition.

Service day kicks off Week for Peace Dillard, Xavier, Tulane and Loyola students will take part in a Day of Service Monday, Jan. 19, going to over 20 different project sites.

The day of service is the first event in the MLK Week for Peace.

Students can register on the Week for Peace website.

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Sarah Ansardi, 2L law student, studies in the College of Law library. The College of Law recently established a new certificate in social justice after realizing that many of its professors were teaching courses with social justice components.

Social justice law certificate launches

By Zayn Abidin saabidin@loyno.edu

The College of Law at Loyola is now offering a certificate in social justice to students.

The program, which launched in the fall of 2014, requires students to complete doctrinal and experiential parts of a 14 credit hour program in order to earn a certificate.

The experiential work requires students to complete what is equal to one academic year of supervised legal work noting the needs of the underprivileged. The doctrinal work targets the legal and political frameworks around establishing rights and access to them.

According to a College of Law press release, the program is designed to promote Loyola’s mission of “advancing social justice and pursuing academic excellence through the Jesuit ideals.”

Law professors Andrea Armstrong, Bill Quigley and Rob Garda

came up with the idea to offer this program after examining other law schools to see if they had programs aimed at public interest and social justice career paths.

“We found that while many law schools emphasize public service, only a few offered a formal certificate or course load geared towards future careers assisting the poor and the marginalized,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong said that after their research, they began to look at their own course offerings and faculty interests and came to the conclusion that more than half of the faculty taught a social justice course.

She said that after consulting with the students and the law school administration and gaining approval from the curriculum committee, they were able to establish the program.

However, Armstrong said that there were a number of challenges when it came to developing the program, which included making sure the university’s social justice train-

ing addressed the tools students needed to successfully advocate for the poor and the marginalized.

“We want to foster a community at the law school that supports these students,” Armstrong said. “We want to make sure that potential employers and fellowship donors know that if a Loyola law student graduates with this certificate, they have completed the equivalent of a year of supervised legal work on behalf of the poor as well as rigorously studied the doctrinal components of their field.”

The social justice certificate program will be working in collaboration with The Gillis Long Poverty Law Center.

Bill Quigley, director of The Gillis Long Poverty Law Center, said that the center is a keystone to the law school’s commitment to social justice.

“It provides dozens of summer jobs providing legal services to poor people and helps many social justice law grads pay off some of their

school loans,” Quigley said. “It also brings social justice lawyers to the law school to share on issues and careers.”

Matthew Steel, a third year law student, has already shown interest in the social justice certificate.

“When I heard about the fact that Loyola would be starting to offer this certificate I was thrilled,” Steel said.

“Offering such a certificate is consistent with the Jesuit values, charisma and the calling to be ‘men and women for others’ embedded in the university in general and with the law school in particular,” Steel said.

Steel said that he is seeking the certificate to offer his future clients better services.

“I want to display and show my clients what we are all about at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, and that because I was educated there, I will ethically and zealously advocate on their behalf,” Steel said.

The Lens leaves Loyola’s campus

By Colleen Dulle and Lauren Saizan mcdulle@loyno.edu and lesaizan@loyno.edu @Colleen_Maroon and @Lauren_Maroon

Where just last semester there was a bustling investigative newsroom on the fourth floor of the Communication/Music Complex, there is now a dark office.

The Lens, a nonprofit investigative news service, left Loyola’s campus after its agreement with the university for free space in exchange for providing students with internships expired on Dec. 30.

There has been some controversy regarding the university’s decision not to renew its agreement with The Lens, which, the New Orleans Advocate pointed out, coincided with two articles The Lens published about university president the Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J.’s work as chairman of the New Orleans Civil Ser-

vice Commission.

Tommy Screen, Loyola’s director of government relations, said that it is “bogus” to imply that the university did not renew its contract with The Lens because of the critical articles. He pointed out that The Maroon has not been removed from campus despite being critical of Wildes during his ten-year presidency.

According to a disclosure statement Beatty published on The Lens’ website, The Lens began discussing renewal agreements with the university in November but never received a formal response from the administration.

Beatty said, that Wildes was aware that The Lens was working on an unflattering story about him when the proposal was being considered.

“I don’t know if there’s a connection between our coverage and the decision to show us the door,” Beatty said.

Screen said that the university chose not to renew its agreement with The Lens because the original agreement had said that The Lens could use the space until Loyola needed it. Now, because of expanding programs, Screen said that Loyola needs the space.

Beatty said that there are multiple programs at Loyola competing for the space.

“I was told that a renewal would be difficult to get because the School of Mass Communication and the School of Music are fighting over space within the building, and there we were, taking up space,” Beatty said.

Screen stated that the university would be using the space, for a new music industries program.

NiRey Reynolds, mass communication senior, said that while she is certain The Lens was beneficial for students who had internships there,

she thinks the space should be used for academics rather than outside publications.

Sonya Duhé, director of the School of Mass Communication, could not be reached for comment.

According to Beatty’s disclosure statement, Duhé resigned her position on The Lens’ board when the news service began its second story on Wildes, stating that it would be a conflict of interest for her to cover her superior.

Beatty said The Lens expects to sign a lease this week for office space on Earhart Boulevard. They project it will cost around $30,000.

“We certainly could have used that money to produce more journalism, but we’ll be able to absorb the costs and still publish great work. I and my staff will miss working with students and participating in classes,” Beatty said.

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WORLDVIEW

City plans for 300th anniversary

By Marie Simoneaux masimone@loyno.edu @mariesimoneaux

The gears have started turning for New Orleans’ tricentennial celebration, which will be held in 2018.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced in a press release that planning for the tricentennial event will be conducted by an executive committee and various other sub-committees.

Landrieu said that the event will not only celebrate 300 years of our city’s unique culture, but it will also be a look towards the future of New Orleans.

The executive committee is made up of New Orleans citizens who have excelled in their field and are integral members of the community, according to the press release.

Some members of the executive committee include Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Drew Brees, Tom and Gayle Benson and Steve Gleason.

The director of the committee will be Mark Romig, president and CEO of the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation.

Romig said that the tricentennial commission’s main goal is to properly pay tribute to New Orleans’ resiliency over the past three centuries, as well as the continuously growing culture found here.

“This stems from the desires to not only implement programs that celebrate our history, but also those that build on the rich and authentic gumbo of cultures that have paved the way to where we are today,” Romig said.

In addition to the executive committee, there will be eight sub-committees working to make the event a complete showcase of New Orleans’ growth in various areas of life.

Roming said that the committee members were announced at the beginning of December, and all of the planning is in its early stages.

He said that they will meet with the various committees over the next few months to have a better sense of the direction and scope of each committee’s efforts.

FRERET, continued from page 1 Grengs said the Data Center had “many findings that can disprove the notion that current residents are being forced out of the neighborhood.”

According to the Data Center, the population in the Freret neighborhood has fallen from 2,446 in 2000 to 1,715 in 2010 with the total number of households falling from 902 to 648.

From 2000 to 2010 the African American population decreased by 10.6 percent, while the neighborhood’s Hispanic and White population both increased by 4.9 and 5.2, respectively.

During this period, the total housing units also decreased by 13.9 percent with the number of occupied housing units decreasing by 13.7 percent.

Norwood said he thinks the entire community is going to be different in the years to come if the trend of buying houses continues.

“The people who are coming in don’t understand the nature and spirit of the city as someone who has lived here all their life. There shouldn’t be an echelon or a distinction between the people,” Norwood said. “We all are residents here, but you need to acknowledge there was a community that was already in existence here, and you should be trying to unite the community.”

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D’artanian Stovall’s Freret Street property is currently undergoing construction. Stovall has worked on the property, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina, for over two years.

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NYC protests for Charlie

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIRECTOR Mark Romig, president and CEO of the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation

MEMBERS Troy “Tombone Shorty” Andrews, native musician Tom and Gayle Benson, owners of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans Donna Brazile, author, political analyst and vice chair of DNC Drew Brees, quarterback of the New Orleans Saints James Carville, political advisor and commentator Harry Connick Jr., native musician and actor Steve Gleason, former safety for the New Orleans Saints Wynton Marsalis, native musician and teacher

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Protesters gather in New York’s Union Square on Wednesday, Jan. 7. A terrorist attack at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo resulted in the deaths of 12 individuals.

WORLDVIEW BRIEFS

Court hears cases on same-sex marriage

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas took their stands against same-sex marriage last Friday before a federal appellate court with a legacy of pushing Deep South conservatives out of their comfort zones on civil rights.

The justices, Patrick Higginbotham and Jerry Smith, took no action during their private conference in Washington, but could decide next week whether to consider this issue this term. This means that cases could be argued and decided by late June.

Theirs could be among the last federal appellate hearings before the Supreme Court decides the issue. A split among the appellate courts makes an eventual intervention by the Supreme Court very likely.

There are only 14 states that still prohibit same-sex unions.

Republican controlled Senate approves pipeline WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation approving construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared an initial Senate hurdle Monday, a victory for newly empowered Republicans.

The bipartisan 63-32 vote was three more than required, and well above the level the highly controversial measure ever gained in recent years when Democrats controlled the Senate.

The measure has sparked intense debate over the Canada-to-Texas pipeline’s potential impact on employment and the environment.

While the project was proposed six years ago, the White House opposes the legislation as long as the administration is still conducting its formal review and has repeatedly threatened a veto.

If Obama follows through, it will become the first of what are expected to be numerous clashes with the Republican majorities now in control of both houses of Congress.

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1. Meg, to Jo 4. Lighter 8. Fashion first name 12. Cathedral feature 14. “Frère Jacques,” e.g.

15. Heartfelt class?

16. Dismiss, in a way 17. Adopted 18. Daughter of Oceanus 19. Monopoly acquisition 20. Installments 22. Run using water, as a plant 24. Unsettled items 25. Gets absorbed 26. Lightweight boxer?

27. Redcap’s workplace: Abbr.

28. “__ Down In Darkness”: Styron novel 29. Little projectiles 32. Hardly keeps cool 34. Rock __ 35. Greeting words 37. Like some pasta 38. Full of vitality 39. Filing aid 40. Call before a head-to-head contest 43. Reacted to a sock 44. Fruit sometimes fried 45. City on the Rhone 46. Like some fancy stationery 47. Forest coat 48. “Walkabout” director Nicolas 49. Many boomers: Abbr.

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1. Plastic surgeon’s concern 2. “Roger that” 3. Reduced to ashes 4. Drive in the bedroom?

5. Words with throw or have 6. One of an elite eatery trio

7. Spots for private shoppers?: Abbr.

8. Gave 9. “Almost ready!”

10. Covers 11. More than not sure about 13. Quails 14. Nutritionist’s unit 16. Lincoln Center locale 18. Subject of a 1996 holiday craze 21. Sword’s superior?

22. Not square 23. Venerable 27. Forms a new state 29. Aquatic plant that reduces erosion 30. More rare, in a way

31. __ Redman, Gary Sinise’s role in Stephen King’s “The Stand” 32. Like expressions?

33. Fuel __: reactor component 34. Rabbit predators 35. They have plots 36. Traditional beverage 37. Prefix meaning “sacred” 39. Scotch serving 41. Local theater, informally 42. Purposes 44. __ se

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Film • Arts • Food • Music • Leisure • Nightlife

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Wizard World Comic-Con, featuring a variety of celebrity panels, was held at the Ernst N. Morial Convention Center from Jan. 9 to Jan. 11. Special guests included cast members from “The Vampire Diaries”, “Charmed” and “The Walking Dead”. Several people attending Wizard World participated in the costume contest featuring special guest judge Jason David Frank and professional cosplayers Riki

“Riddle” LeCotey and Kristen Hughey. Lara Croft (LEFT) from Tomb Raider dared to draw her bow on the Comic Con floor. Another cosplayer as Xenomorph (UPPER RIGHT) from “Alien” scared passersby. The Walking Dead cast (BOTTOM RIGHT) answered questions from eager fans during the “Surviving a Killer TV Show” panel.

Twelfth Night celebration kicks off carnival

By Starlight Williams slwillia@loyno.edu @star_lightw

While the crowd on St. Charles Avenue was sparse, two new Loyola staff members braced the cold to watch the Phunny Phorty Phellows bring in Carnival season on Twelfth Night.

Susan Oaks of Charleston, South Carolina and Molly Robinson of Sarasota, Florida began working in Loyola’s admissions office last October. New to the area, they both heard rumors of the excitement Mardi Gras season brings.

“I am just expecting craziness and wildness. I have heard so much

about the parades and how the city just shuts down,” Oaks said.

With Twelfth Night starting the Mardi Gras season, the new year also brought in a new set of rules and amendments that the New Orleans City Council hopes will make Mardi Gras safer and more enjoyable for everyone.

The first set of rules sailed unanimously through City Council on Jan. 23, 2014 followed by the amendments on Aug. 14, 2014. Councilwomen LaToya Cantrell and Jackie Clarkson co-sponsored the new legislation that resulted in the tightening of pre-existing restrictions.

David Winkler-Schmit, spokesman for Cantrel, said that the new

rules are meant to enhance the parade experience, not detract from tradition.

“Keep in mind that these new ordinances were developed in cooperation with the krewes and neighborhood associations as well as other concerned citizens,” Winkler-Schmit said.

A few members of the community expressed concern with how these new rules will be enforced.

However, Winkler-Schmit said one of the benefits of the new rules is that it increases public safety during parade season.

“We’ve met with all of the enforcement agencies — NOPD, Treasury, Property Management — and

they are all on track for enforcing the new rules,” Winkler-Schmit said.

Self-enforcement will play a large part in making sure these new rules really have an effect during Mardi Gras.

“We will need help from the public for enforcing the placement of ladders away from the curb, but last year’s parade goers were very appreciative about the ladder 6-foot setback rule, so we should see a lot of support with the self-enforcement,” Winkler-Schmit said.

Naasha Dotiwala, New Orleans local and political science sophomore, said she approves most of the new ordinances, especially the ban of roping off areas and forcing lad-

ders and other personal objects at least 6 feet from the curb.

“I am a small girl. It is agitating to have to squeeze through ladders just to get close to the float or catch one of the throws,” Dotiwala said.

While the new rules may be a breath of fresh air for the old Mardi Gras revelers, those new to town, like Robinson, are just ready for the season to begin.

“I have no idea what to expect, except lots of king cake,” Robinson said.

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Tom and Brian have drinks over the nightly news

PART ONE

By Mike Hogan mjhogan@loyno.edu

“Three U.S. citizens were among those killed, including Rabbi Kalman Levine, a Kansas City native. In national news, New York City is taking an absolute beating, and winter has yet to officially begin. More on that, after the break.”

Tom put a five on the bar. “Ridiculous, man. They went in there with meat cleavers!” He took his eyes off the screen as he spoke to Brian.

A bartender took the five and put two singles and a beer in its place.

Bleu’s Tavern was swollen with bodies navigating smoke and noise. Old and young mingled and blue collar met liberal arts in a careless, drunken fusion.

“They’re savages, boyo. Something you wouldn’t know about,” a

drunken growl let out at the end of the bar.

Brian craned his neck to see over the hunched backs perched on stools. “That’s right, Renaldo. Teach us the ways.” He turned back to Tom. “I don’t know how you’re neighbors with him, for how long now? I mean, he doesn’t scare your girl?”

“Two years, going on three now.

He’s harmless, don’t worry about him.” Tom sipped his beer and collected one of the dollars from the bar. “There are bigger things to worry about, look at the news. People being butchered in temples — ” “It was a synagogue.”

“Whatever. Temple, synagogue, they were killed while they prayed.

These guys, they kill each other while they pray? I’m not even religious and that’s still too much for me.”

Brian gave him a puzzled look.

“What do you care? That’s half a

world away. These guys aren’t concerned with you, and they’re even less concerned with your feelings about their actions.”

Tom found it hard to disagree with that, but Brian went on. “There are pressing issues here, in this city,” he said, tapping his finger on the bar. “There’s injustice around every corner, in every dark alleyway, in every restaurant. In our restaurant.”

“Such as?” Tom bit.

“Such as; are you going to take my shift on Friday? I’ve got a date and I don’t feel like driving around and smelling like baked fusilli before going on it.”

Tom snorted but couldn’t help smiling. “Pressing issues, Brian.

Yeah, I got you covered. Go make her a lucky lady.”

Brian finished his beer and smiled. “I always do.”

Tom gave him a mocking toast and turned back to the TV. A pudgy cop stared back at him above sinister headlines. It caught Brian’s attention too.

“Oh, this crap again. Can a cop even do his job anymore?” Brian said.

“Politics in a bar on a Sunday night? Come on, man,” Tom thought to himself.

“I don’t know if it’s that simple, man.” The least he could do when drinking with someone was make conversation, no matter how bland

it was. And beer always helps with that. He took a deep swallow off his pint to reaffirm his hypothesis.

“Tom, this kid robs a store, gets high off his ass, and then he — ” “Hey, Melanie’s here.” Tom reflected on his girlfriend’s uncanny tendency to show up at the most opportune moments as she walked over. She sat on his knee and sipped his beer.

“Sweetie, this isn’t lite,” she teased him. “Didn’t you know I was coming?”

“I’m just a bastard, that’s all.” Tom pecked her on the lips and gave her a smile.

She leaned off of Tom with her arms wrapped lazily around his neck and saw Brian for the first time.

“Oh, hey Brian!”

“What’s up, hon? We were just talking about this Ferguson cop. He was on the news.”

Tom had had enough of that.

“Looks like they’ve moved off that one. New York’s in a blizzard and apparently…”

“Uptown residents were shocked yesterday to learn that a home invasion murder was discovered in their neighborhood. Which begs the question, is Uptown as safe as it used to be?”

“Damn, that’s a step above drunk college kids getting robbed,” Brian said.

“As a drunk college kid, I thank

them for leaving us alone this time,” Tom said lightly. Melanie glared at that. “It was a joke,” Tom offered lazily.

“Stupid b--” Renaldo grumbled from down the bar.

“Hey!” Melanie shouted. Renaldo had few fans, and Melanie had never been one of them.

“Don’t worry, he was talking about me. If that makes you feel any better,” Tom assured her. Another glare assured him it did not. “Whatever, I wanna hear this.” Tom and Brian turned their attention towards the TV, and Melanie reluctantly followed.

A stocky man in a cheap suit with a cheaper haircut was walking up to a bouquet of microphones wearing a painfully detached grimace. “Deborah Bollinger resided at 2124 Pintree St. There were in fact signs of forced entry, indicating that this was not a case of spousal murder, but that’s all we’re saying at the moment. We ask that you please respect the family’s privacy during this time of distress.”

He clenched his jaw, glancing from side to side before stepping away from the microphones.

“Woah, she was a regular, man.

Tom?” Brian said. “You’re looking whiter than usual, bud.”

“I know she was,” replied Tom. He felt the hairs on the back of his neck rise. “I delivered to her last night.”

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RELIGION

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Photo Courtesy of the Ignacio Volunteers

Allison Rogers, political science senior, and Ashley Roca, English writing senior, work with children in Belize over winter break. The Ignacio Volunteers take trips to both Jamaica and Belize to serve the local people over school breaks.

Ignacio Volunteers serve abroad over break

By Marie Simoneaux masimone@loyno.edu @mariesimoneaux

While most were sleeping in, lounging around and enjoying winter break, 22 students gave up those few weeks to serve as teachers in Jamaica and Belize.

The two groups of Ignacio Volunteers spent their fall semester raising money and preparing for the trips.

Allison Rogers, political science senior and group leader at the Belize Christmas Camp, said that this included weekly meetings to educate the volunteers about the Mayan culture and lifestyle. They were also required to participate in a day of

service with children from local schools along with an overnight retreat.

Students who volunteered in Belize were teaching at a camp located in Mayan villages in Southern Belize. They taught the children of the village math, English and arts and crafts, in addition to playing sports like soccer and volleyball.

Rogers said that not only were the students teaching and playing with the children, they were also completely immersed in the Mayan community. All of the volunteers lived in the traditional huts of the village, ate their foods, and bathed and did laundry in the river.

This trip was Rogers’ second time volunteering in Belize. Because of this, Rogers and another group lead-

er, Brittani Sanchez, biology senior, were able to take away a slightly different perspectives from the experience.

“I was able to renew the feelings that had taken such a special place in my heart, and expand upon my love for the country of Belize and the Mayan village of Santa Cruz,” Rogers said.

While Rogers, Sanchez and eight other students were in Belize at the Christmas Camp, the other 12 Ignacio Volunteers were in Jamaica.

They spent their time serving at The Home for the Destitute and Dying, Bustamante Children’s Hospital and the Missionaries of the Poor Bethlehem Home.

Edwin Unzalu, mass communication sophomore, said that the

experience humbled him in many ways.

“As volunteers, we enter these communities and are surprised at what we see and then even more surprised at the fact that these communities take time to see us and build connections with us,” Unzalu said.

Both Rogers and Unzalu said that their experiences were like no other.

They said that the opportunity to go to a community with a culture so unlike their own and make a difference truly made up for their shorter break.

“Giving up my break was not too difficult,” Unzalu said. “It was like traveling with your own family. The volunteers have been bonding with each other all semester. Everyone

just wanted to get there and start the experience.”

While it is true that they were giving up their time at home and their few weeks off, Rogers said that in a way, the volunteers’ lives were also changed by those they were sent to help.

“Being able to observe the beauty that Belize has to offer, the hospitality of the families within the villages and the pure joy that comes from working with these children is a truly life-changing experience,” Rogers said, “While each of us did take our break from school to serve others, I think we would all attest to the fact that the villagers served us and helped each and every one of us to grow and learn.”

Baseball team serves and scores during Belize service trip

By Sidney Holmes smholmes@loyno.edu @sidneymajee

Of all the ways students can spend winter break, several members of the Loyola baseball team chose to spend their holidays volunteering in Belize.

Seven members of the baseball team embarked on a nine-day trip to Belize to hold a baseball camp for Mayan children. The players served in the small, Mayan village of San Jose from Dec. 27 to Jan. 5.

The villagers of San Jose live without any electricity or running water.

While the players were there, they stayed in a community center and slept on mats on the floor.

Doug Faust, head baseball coach, said that not only was the trip an opportunity for the team to teach

others, but also a chance for them to learn.

“The trip is a once in a lifetime opportunity to not only see and spend time in a Mayan village, it allows them to truly make a difference in the lives of the children they work with,” Faust said.

The team spent four days at the Christmas camp. Each player taught their own class about English, math and arts and crafts in the mornings.

The afternoons were spent in the field where the players got to teach the children about baseball.

“The reason the players teach baseball is because baseball is not a very popular sport in Southern Belize. They are trying to introduce it to them,” Faust said.

The other two days of the trip were spent exploring the natural wonders of Belize. The team traveled to an island off the coast of Be-

lize called Caye Caulker.

Carmelo LoSauro, English writing senior, said that he had a great time on the trip.

“Simply put, it was an honor and a blessing to have gone on this unique trip,” LoSauro said.

The Rev. Ted Dziak and the Ignacio Volunteers sponsor the annual trip.

While this trip may seem as if they sacrificed their winter break, LoSauro said that the team did not feel this way.

“I did not even think about the fact that I was giving up my Christmas break to partake in this service trip, because it did not feel like I was giving up anything. I grew closer to my fellow teammates, built new friendships with several members in the San Jose community and felt so welcomed and appreciated by the people in the village,” LoSauro said.

AUSTIN HUMMEL/ Staff Photographer

Jordan Platt, marketing junior, spends time with a Belizean boy. The baseball team takes this trip each winter break to not only serve the community, but also to teach baseball.

SPORTS

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SPORTS BRIEFS

MEN’S TEAM TALKS IMPROVEMENT IN CRUNCH TIME

Women’s team downs Redhawks for 14th straight Loyola’s women’s basketball team continued their undefeated season with a victory over the Martin Methodist Redhawks on Jan. 9 in The Den. Seniors Janecia Neely and Megan Whitaker led the way offensively with 17 points apiece. Junior Shayne Charles added 12 points and four rebounds off the bench.

The Pack advances to 14-0 in the season and will put their perfect record to the test on the road against Blue Mountain College on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Men’s basketball team loses to Redhawks The men’s basketball team’s five game wining streak came to an end Friday, Jan. 9 against the number seven ranked Martin Methodist Redhawks.

The men trailed by as many as 14 points in the game before falling to the Redhawks 75-63.

AUSTIN HUMMEL / Staff Photographer

Derek Graves, chemistry sophomore, stands in the lay-up line as the men’s basketball team warms up for their game against Martin Methodist. The men’s team is 8-5 this season.

By Kameron Hay kahay@loyno.edu

It took some time for the men’s basketball team to get back into their groove after a slow start to their season.

The team won seven of their last 10 games, giving them a record of 8-5 with a 2-3 standing in the SSAC. Stacy Hollowell, head coach, attributed the slow start to a learning curve and the implementation of new offensive and defensive principles.

“Early in the season, we put in a lot of offenses and defenses. We were pretty good at some but not particularly great at any of it. We scaled things back and have found a little more success,” Hollowell

said.

Benjamin Fields, accounting freshman, said he has adjusted to the learning curve that comes along with playing college basketball, as well as getting used to his new teammates.

“My biggest adjustment was forgetting everything I had been taught before and learning a new system and becoming more comfortable with my new teammates,” Fields said.

Now that the team has grown comfortable with one another, Fields said that they have a lot to prove entering conference play.

“We have to beat some of these good teams to show we are a team to be reckoned with,” Fields said.

The Pack had a chance to pick up

a key win against Martin Methodist, the number seven ranked team in the NAIA national rankings and one of the best teams in the Southern States Athletic Conference, but they fell short ending their five game winning streak.

Coach Hollowell said he has seen improvement in his team but also wants to see more improvement.

“I want us to improve on valuing each possession on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. We’ve lost two games in overtime, one by two points and the other by three.

One more made basket or one more defensive stop can lead to wins,” Hollowell said.

The basketball team’s next game is Saturday, Jan. 17 in The Den against Blue Mountain College.

UPCOMING GAMES BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE* Jan. 17, 2015 4:00 PM

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS Jan. 21, 2015 7:00 PM

FAULKNER UNIVERSITY* Jan. 24, 2015 4:00 PM

WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY* Jan. 29, 2015 7:30 PM

Senior McCall Tomeny led the offensive effort with 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Freshman Benjamin Fields added 11 points and shot 5-6 from the free throw line in Friday night’s loss.

The men will travel to Blue Mountain College on Saturday, Jan. 17 to take on the Toppers, who are 4-2 against conference opponents this season.

McCall Tomeny claims Student Athlete of the Week honors For the second time this season and the fifth time over all, Senior forward McCall Tomeny has achieved the Student Athlete of the Week honor. Last week, Tomeny had 27 points and 12 rebounds against number 7 ranked team the Martin Methodist Redhawks in a 75-63 loss. He also shot 5-8 from the three point line.

Tomeny and the men’s basketball team will host Blue Mounatin College in the Den on Saturday, Jan.17.

*Denotes conference game

Baseball team seeks dominance in 2015

By Taylor Ford tcford@loyno.edu @TaylorCFord

This year the Loyola baseball team is looking to build off of last season’s success.

The team has their eyes set on being a dominant force in this year’s Southern States Athletic Conference.

“We have most of the team back from last year, so a lot of us know how bitter it was to end the season short of where we believed we should have been. This year I believe that we should make the tournament and have a good run”, said Carlos LoSauro, English writing and teacher’s certification senior.

Players on the team appear to be very confident in the coaching skills of head coach Doug Faust as well

as the direction he is leading the program in.

Jordan Wilson, business management freshman, said that Faust is a great teacher if players are willing to learn.

“What I like most about playing for him is he will push you until he gets everything out of you. Along with making you a better player, he wants to win, which is another trait that makes it easier to play for him,” Wilson said.

The coaching staff has marveled on the diversity of players they will have to work with and the continuity this year’s team appears to be building.

“I really like the make-up of this team. We have a strong group of returning players as well as 13 new players. This team seems to truly enjoy being around one another,” Faust said.

Wilson also said that there has been a level of camaraderie that has built up in this year’s team during their pre-season workouts.

“What I really like about this team is we are like a family. The older guys don’t just feel like your teammates, they feel like older brothers,” Wilson said.

However, even with their expectations for the season, they are well aware that they cannot look too far ahead and must stay focused on the task at hand each game.

“Our first expectation is winning the first game of the season,” Wilson said.

The baseball team will begin what they hope to be a strong season on Jan. 30 when they play against Ecclesia College.

AUSTIN HUMMEL / Staff Photographer

John Dailey, accounting freshman, winds up for a pitch during a midday practice. The Loyola baseball team is getting set to face Ecclesia College on Jan. 30.

OPINION

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January 16, 2015 THE MAROON

IN MY OPINION Students sharing their opinions on various topics

Coming out as undocumented Undocumented immigrants are continually dehumanized by the U.S. legal sytem and those who advocate for and support it

KARLA ROSAS Karla is a philosophy and political science senior. kdrosas@loyno.edu

What’s in a name?

Depending on who and what you are talking about, there is a lot to be said of the way we name and refer to different things.

Names used to refer to me vary from person to person. I am Undocumented. I am Unauthorized. I am Illegal.

When I was a child, I moved from Mexico to the United States with my family. We never left. Consequently, I have been in violation of federal law for a large part of my life.

My given name is Karla, and I am technically an undocumented immigrant woman.

I tell you this, but not because I want to paint myself as a martyr for the undocumented immigrant community. I do not think of myself as any more adversely affected than others who share my status as an undocumented immigrant.

In fact, I will be the first to admit that I have been quite lucky — I go to a private university, boast the same financial stability as your typical college student and have the type of support system that enables me to write this confessional.

My intent in coming out as “undocumented” is thus twofold.

I write this because undocumented immigrants are treated as an eco-

nomic point of contention, a legal issue and a political prop.

The result of this systematic dehumanization is that many undocumented immigrants lack any real agency when it comes to dictating policy and making decisions on the matters that concern them directly.

After all, economic points of contention, legal issues and political props don’t have voices.

People do.

I also write this partly because I want to reclaim a sense of agency for myself. I am undocumented, yes, but I am first and foremost a person capable of making decisions for myself.

Go ahead and think of me as an undocumented immigrant, but also bear in mind that I am a capable human being demanding respect.

Treat me as such.

This brings me to my second reason for coming out. Both the fear and shame associated with the words “illegal” or “undocumented” have effectively silenced a large number of people. That silence creates complicity and isolation. It perpetuates the idea that the troubles me and my community face are ours alone.

We excuse the rest of society from respecting our rights as humans based on the fact that they are legal citizens and we are not. When we use such terminology, the underlying implication is that they are human and we are not.

Though the dehumanization of the undocumented immigrant oppresses the United States community as a whole, it is especially oppressive to undocumented women

EMILY MICHOT / MCT Campus

Undocumented immigrants often remain silent due to fears that coming out as such could potentially result in deportation or unfair treatment from one’s surrounding community. However, by remaining closeted about their legal status, advocates for dehumanizing U.S. policies and laws are allowed to continue to rob the undocumented immigrant of their humanity, their sense of agency and their intrinsic human rights.

living in America.

A January 2014 report by the White House Council on Women and Girls notes that the risk of rape and sexual assault is higher among undocumented immigrants because their abusers often threaten to have them deported if they seek help.

A report by Fusion Network estimates that up to 80 percent of women who cross the U.S.-Mexico border are raped or sexually assaulted, sometimes by Border Patrol agents themselves.

How does our country respond to the above reports? We do more harm than we would were we to ignore them — we turn them into jokes and sexual fetishes.

Over the winter break, I accidentally stumbled upon a pornography

series titled “Border Patrol Sex.” Some production company took the fact that undocumented women are often raped and assaulted by individuals with government-sanctioned authority and turned it into the premise of a porno film meant to cater to a fantasy and bring sexual release.

Let’s be real, I don’t have to delve very far into the Internet to find images of undocumented women as they are perceived by America — tethered to many children, promiscuous, poor, battered and ignorant.

This is the stereotype I have inherited as an undocumented woman and am forced to reconcile with my own self-image.

I am considered promiscuous and perpetually pregnant, but practically barred from access to health

services. I am poor and ignorant, but denied any real chance at upward mobility or the means through which to assert my rights as a worker.

It is for these reasons that I refuse to be silent about my status as undocumented any longer. I reject the idea that the troubles surrounding my community are isolated and not worth addressing.

By telling others that I am undocumented, their picture of what the undocumented immigrant is becomes fleshed out.

It becomes a person.

It becomes me.

Loyola values and appreciates students with disabilities RICHELLE VOELKER Richelle is the Director of Disability Services. rvoelker@loyno.edu

A number of thanks are in order.

Thank you to the U.S. Congress for recently amending the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to make it easier for people with disabilities to receive protection from discrimination. Thank you to Senator Mary Landrieu for obtaining millions of dollars in grant money from FEMA to accommodate New Orleans’ residents with disabilities.

Thank you to the Louisiana Legislature for approving a spending

increase on services in higher education for students with disabilities.

Thank you to The Maroon for highlighting persons with disabilities in its recent article, “We have a duty to ensure that New Orleans is accessible to all its residents.” Finally, thank you to Loyola University New Orleans for fostering a positive campus perspective on disability.

My professional life has been committed to working with students with disabilities. This experience has provided me with the opportunity to recognize that each student has particular needs and potential strengths and limitations that must be addressed on an individual basis.

I possess an innate desire to support young minds and bodies that learn and work differently. Some members of educational communities regard disabilities as a bothersome

legal hurdle to overcome. Beginning my work as the Director of Disability Services at Loyola last semester has been a wonderful advantage for me because I get to work with colleagues who are willing to look beyond the law and do what is right and necessary to help all students succeed. I have had a remarkable first-hand experience with Loyola’s core educational mission of cura personalis — teaching the whole person and truly caring for every person.

Recent amendments to the ADA were made in response to society’s slow-changing understanding of disability. Fortunately, the Loyola community already gets this. We not only accommodate persons with disabilities, we welcome them and appreciate them. We recognize the undeniable need for constant re-

view of professional practices and changes in law. We realize that forward-thinking perspectives demand new and stronger collaborations between all stakeholders. We approach learning as a right, not a luxury.

I was recently involved in discussions with the director of the counseling center, the director of student success, the associate director of professional development, a representative from human resources, the associate dean of the law school and numerous professors from different colleges, in which we collaborated on strategies and resources known to lend the best support to our students. Each semester, I witness students working together and helping one another, as each unique need requires. During final exams last semester, I walked past an upperclassman as he tutored a freshman

in history outside my office in the Academic Resource Center. Shortly after that tutoring session ended, I noticed that the two students had exchanged roles, and the freshman was tutoring the upperclassman in Spanish. We just get that differences and distinctions exist in us all and we embrace such uniqueness.

Across our campus, we stand committed to doing what’s best and right for the common good. So, we work together, collaboratively, to promote the individual growth and development of our entire diverse community. We get that cura personalis remains a call for each of us to take care of the other and we’re thankful for that.

EDITORIAL

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OUR EDITORIAL

The majority opinion of our editorial board

Charlie Hebdo attacks hit close to home HOWLS & GROWLS HOWL to the beginning of the semester.

GROWL to miserably cold weather.

HOWL to new Wolf Bucks.

GROWL to trying to maintain a sense of agency over your own thoughts and actions.

HOWL to an incredible Jazz Fest line up to look forward to.

GROWL to waiting in line for the elevators in Monroe.

EDITORIAL BOARD Nia Porter

Editor-in-Chief

Alexandra Kennon

Managing Editor

Karla Daniela Rosas

Design Chief

Burke Bischoff

Senior Staff Writer

Colleen Dulle

News Editor

Devinn Adams Lauren Stroh Mary Graci Melanie Potter Mark Robinson Emily Branan Zach Brien Linda Hexter Adam Albaari Mary Staes Whitney Woods Ellen McCusker

On Jan. 7, 2015, two heavily armed assassins murdered two security guards and 10 Parisian journalists during an editorial board meeting at Charlie Hebdo, a satirical publication notorious for its controversial depictions of Muslims, Jews, Christians and people of color.

This attack comes shortly after the controversy surrounding the release of “The Interview,” a satirical political comedy in which Kim Jongun — the supreme leader of North Korea — is assassinated.

The Guardians of Peace hackers threatened terrorist attacks if Sony Pictures proceeded with the movie’s release.

Both of these instances evoked questions about precisely what types of speech our freedom of speech protects and just how far the freedom to speak satirically extends.

The Maroon’s editorial board understood the gravity of the situation going into our editorial board meeting last Thursday.

As a result, members of our editorial board were extremely divided about how to appropriately and delicately cover the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

If Loyola is a university that encourages critical thought and nu-

anced discussion, then this discord comes as no surprise.

The dramatic irony of this situation is that while we argued, debated, played devil’s advocate and evaluated the ethics of particular standpoints presented, we generally ignored the fact that these journalists were murdered by men who rejected their freedom to express dissenting opinions at a meeting of the same brand.

For this precise reason, we are ultimately forced to conclude that we are, in fact, Charlie.

Although our publication prides itself on championing rights for those who are traditionally villainized through, alienated from and persecuted by mainstream media, there have been times when The Maroon’s editorial board has run editorials and articles that have been inherently controversial in their nature.

The Maroon as a publication advertises itself as a lamp and a mirror of the Loyola community. As a consequence, we actively advocate for the freedom of creative expression of all types in all mediums.

Without a publication’s freedom to express their majority opinion in an uninhibited, open capacity, the

freedom to produce work of a high caliber does not exist.

It is necessary that we vocalize provocative opinions of dissent.

It is integral to our missions as both journalists and critical thinkers that we produce work that facilitates nuanced thought and alternative perspectives.

Although The Maroon can identify with Charlie Hebdo in this respect, our editorial board emphasizes the importance of acknowledging that we do not condone the publication’s tradition of publishing insensitive work that crudely depicts stereotypes of marginalized groups and promotes a culture of prejudice and hatred.

On the other hand, we cannot condone the radical acts committed against the publication on behalf of these terrorists.

It is important to note that although these journalists published material that targeted and was intentionally offensive to the individuals who executed this attack, these pieces of journalism do not infringe on the terrorists’ freedom to respond in an appropriate manner in any capacity, nor do they warrant the murders of the journalists responsible for them in any way,

shape or form.

As The New York Times coined it, “It is absurd to suggest that the way to avoid terrorist attacks is to let the terrorists dictate standards in a democracy.”

There are appropriate ways to counter controversy. There are appropriate ways to disagree.

This editorial board believes that conversation should be met with reciprocal conversation, not insensitivity, not violence and certainly not death.

We do beg that you not allow this incident to perpetuate any deep-seated prejudices or Islamophobia.

This small, isolated group does not reflect on the morals and principles of Islam, nor should it incriminate the overwhelming majority of peaceful Muslims living in France and around the world.

Voltaire, perhaps the most famous French writer and philosopher of the Enlightenment, is attributed as saying, “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.”

It is times like these that his sentiments seem hauntingly appropriate.

Worldview Editor Editorial Editor Life and Times Editor Wolf Editor Sports Editor Religion Editor Photo Editor Senior Staff Photographer The Works Editor Maroon Minute Coordinator Social Media Coordinator Web Master

Katie Richard

Resident Cartoonist

Brian Reaney

Copy Editor

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Copy Editor

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