They are graffiti writers or, as they are more commonly perceived, vandals, punks, hoodlums, gangsters and even menaces to society. Graffiti writers are rarely gang members who care only about smoking crack and damaging property. Most often writers are some of the most calculating, intelligent and socially aware youths in society. Some members of the teenage to mid-twenties age group play football and binge drink for a good time.
Graffiti writers get their thrills by painting their pseudonym on the side of a train.
Loyola students see graffiti every day. On most of the trash cans lining St. Charles Avenue the writer SANE has tagged his name. The name OMEN seems to appear on every other stop sign in the French Quarter. Students have mixed feelings on graffiti. However, Vilmarie Morales, communications sophomore, said she thinks graffiti is weird.