Loyola University • New Orleans • Volume 101 • Issue 10 • December 2, 2022
THE MAROON For a greater Loyola
A Night of Lights
A group stands around a fire at the smores tent during the Celebration in the Oaks on Nov. 30. Anna Hummel/ The Maroon
Mr. Bingle sleds at the entrance of the Celebration in the Oaks in Wednesday, Nov 30. Celebration in the Oaks takes place every year in City Park Botanical Gardens from Nov. 24 to January 1. For more on Celebration in the Oaks see Life & Times, page 6. Anna Hummel/The Maroon
Basketball puts a ring on it By Kloe Witt kgwitt@my.loyno.edu
The Loyola men’s basketball players and coaches recently celebrated last season’s championship win once more, and they have the bling to show for it. The team held a ceremony on Nov. 12 where they raised their banner to commemorate winning the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship last season, and received their championship rings. Business management junior, Milan Mejia, was a guard on last season’s team.
“I feel like this is a great experience for us as a team and I’m truly blessed to be a part of it,” Mejia said. The ceremony was a great way to culminate the team’s efforts to win the championship last season, said Assistant Coach Andrew Fava. Last season was only the second time in Loyola’s history that this championship has been won. Fava said that having this ceremony and winning this championship is special. “The amount of work we put in to get to that point, (the ceremony) was the culmination of everything we went
Residential halls again relying on student workers page 3
through last season,” Fava said. Even after the ceremony, Majia said this doesn’t change his goals for upcoming seasons. “(We) just have to make sure we are all focused towards the same goal and doing the same thing again. It doesn’t matter who is on the court or on the team, just that everyone does the best they can, know their role, and compete,” he said.
See CEREMONY, page 8
A carousel spins behind two Christmas trees at the Celebration in the Oaks on Nov. 30. Anna Hummel/The Maroon
COLUMN: Sodexo’s heart is in its employees By Maleigh Crespo macrespo@my.loyno.edu @maleighcrespo
Many of us eat in the Orleans Room. Whether it’s a quick bite before class, a free meal with a friendor an all-you-caneat-buffet after a long day, the OR is the place to go if you live on campus. We walk in eagerly to swipe our IDs and are greeted with a warm smile and dim lighting before going to the grill for our usual burger and fries. We load our parchment-lined, metal trays with the specialty fries of the day and head for the condiment station. But have you ever looked up at the framed faces of Sodexo employees
New Orleans fishing industry suffers page 5
beneath the gigantic “meet the team” signage while getting your condiment of choice? Have you ever wondered how one’s photo makes it into the goldtrimmed borders of recognition? It’s simple: by being a part of the Loyola Dining management team. Meanwhile, the faces we consistently see on campus are the ones who are saying “Thank you, baby” as we swipe our IDs, handing us tightly-wrapped Subway sandwiches, or carefully crafting madeto-order pasta bowls for us. We see their smiles floating around the OR and the Danna Center food court, yet we don’t see their faces represented anywhere else.
See DINING, page 3
Cross country season comes to an end page 8