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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon
Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon
Zach Brien

Zach Brien, Senior Staff Photographer

Zach is a mass communication senior with a focus in journalism and a minor in New Orleans studies. Previously, he has served as a staff photographer, assistant photo editor, and three semesters as photo editor. This semester he is excited to be the senior staff photographer. When he is not making pictures for the Maroon, he is making pictures for the New Orleans Advocate and Uptown Messenger. His favorite subjects are live music, sports and New Orleans culture. After graduation, he hopes to make pictures for a publication in New Orleans, his hometown.

All content by Zach Brien
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[Photo] Mercy Hall parking closed at 10 tonight

Arianna D'Antonio
February 8, 2023
Patrick Kelleher, a music industries senior, plays drums with Don Vappie at the Economy Hall tent during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Skies were clear and weather was mild for the first weekend of the festival.

[Photo] Loyola students bring musical talents to Jazz Fest stage

Caleb Beck
April 27, 2017
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[Photo] Fools Fest set to return, with surprise artist

Caleb Beck
February 9, 2017
Elysian Feel at Tipitina's 9.3.16

[Photo] Getting real with Elysian Feel

Caleb Beck
October 6, 2016
The spring 2016 Omicron Delta Kappa Initiates were presented at the ceremony. Other awards and scholarships were presented to students at the Magis awards ceremony.

[Photo] Magis Awards honor student leaders

Haley Pegg
April 29, 2016
“Being a college athlete is a four year relationship that will be over faster than you know it. Once you’re done, you’re done. You can play later on in life with friends, but you will never be a student-athlete again. I think that’s something that all student-athletes don’t really understand until they become seniors.”

[Photo] Scholars and Athletes

Starlight Williams
April 29, 2016
A picture of Juliano Mastroianni, an international business sophomore, was placed at the podium, behind four candles dedicated to the students and faculty members who died this semester, during the memorial for Mastroianni in Ignatius Chapel. Mastroianni was found dead in his Cabra Hall dorm room on April 14.

[Photo] Loyola community mourns Mastroianni

Colleen Dulle
April 29, 2016
Mystical performs at the Congo Square Stage at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

[Photo] Clear skies and mild weather draw crowds for the 2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. (Photo Gallery)

April 24, 2016
Johnny Azari, Delta blues musician, plays his guitar during the Syria and Beyond Refugee Benefit in Nunemaker Auditorium on Wednesday. The event, which was a part of the eighth annual peace conference, benefited The American Refugee Committee, Catholic Relief Services and Doctors Without Boarders.

[Photo] Organizations across campus come together for annual peace conference

Ysabel Lola
April 21, 2016
Larry Rolling, left, and Duchess Hearst, right, parade down Camp street in the Lower Garden District as part of the second line for Will Smith on April 15. Smith, a former New Orleans Saint, was shot killed in an altercation after a minor traffic accident in the Lower Garden District on April 9.

Residents march for peace in the wake of Smith’s death

Mark T. Robinson and Zach Brien
April 15, 2016
Dr. Timothy Cahill, associate religion professor, presents his work on precolonial indian literature. The lecture was a part of the the H. James Yamauchi, S.J., Lectures in Religion series for the spring of 2016.

[Photo] Yamauchi religious lecture highlights poetry and the power of pluralism

Seán Brennan
April 8, 2016

Loyola women create group Industry Queens

Zach Brien
April 8, 2016
Dominic Minix solos on his guitar in an untitled number with his Quartet on the Loyola University stage at the 2016 Freret Street Festival. The Quartet was one of several bands featuring Loyola alumni or current students.

[Photo] Loyola students take center stage at Freret Street Festival

April 2, 2016
An officer from Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms walks towards the site of the fire on Decatur street. Around 9 AM on Wednesday morning the New Orleans fire department responded to a three-alarm fire at Fiorella's Cafe on the 11 hundred block of Decatur Street.

[Photo] Three-alarm fire erupts in the French Quarter.

Mark Robinson and Zack Brien
March 30, 2016
A man unloads sand bags from his truck to place around his home in Slidell, Louisiana on Monday, March 14, 2016. Residents in Slidell were concerned about flooding in the area after a weekend of heaving rain and flooding across Louisiana and the Pearl River cresting.

[Photo] Slidell residents stranded in homes as flood waters rise

Mark T. Robinson, Reporter
March 15, 2016
The Peacock in the Peacocks and Birds display was one of 30 light displays at the Chinese Lights exhibit in City Park's Botanical Gardens. The Chinese Lights exhibit will be on display from February 23 to May 1.

Chinese festival lights up botanical garden

Zach Brien, Senior Staff Photographer
March 14, 2016
Chris Pourciau, left, and Virginia Ryan, right, client advocates at the Orleans Public Defenders work on cases in their office on Tulane Avenue. Pourciau and Ryan have seen their jobs get more difficult as budget cuts have limited their clients' alternatives to prison.

[Photo] Budget issues burden Orleans Public Defenders Office

Zach Brien and Gabriel Garza
March 10, 2016
Becca Sawyer, 20, is a political science and jewish studies student at Tulane University. She cast her ballot at Holy Name in Uptown. "One of my highest priorities is foreign policy," Sawyer said. "Specifically related to U.S.-Israeli relationship." Sawyer voted for Marco Rubio. Photo credit: Zach Brien

[Photo] Faces of the Millennial voters in the Louisiana primary

March 14, 2016
Melissa Bean-Tanner, left, and Juan Seranno, right, protest Donald Trump outside the hangar where he spoke. Donald Trump, the leader in the 2106 Republican presidential race, held a rally at the Lakefront Airport on Friday, March 4, 2016.

[Photo] Donald Trump visits Louisiana before primary

Marie Simoneaux, Staff Writer
March 5, 2016
Cyclists cross N. Galvez along the Lafitte Greenway in the Treme neighborhood. The greenway, which is the future site of Fit Lot, allows people to bike from Mid City, through Treme and to downtown.

[Photo] A free gym is taking over the Lafitte Greenway

Mary Graci
February 29, 2016
Anthony Davis, Pelicans' forward, right, shoots a jump shot over Thunder forward Kevin Durant during the second half of their game on Thursday, February 25 in the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans won the matchup 123-119, bringing their record to 23-34.

[Photo] New Orleans Pelicans outlast Oklahoma City Thunder 123-119

Gabriel Garza, Sports Editor
February 26, 2016
Zoie Miller, Loyola sophomore guard, blows past Whitney Gathright, Xavier senior guard, in the second quarter of their game in the Den. The women defeated Xavier University 67-57 in their final home game of the 2016 season.

[Photo] Women’s team defeat Xavier University in home game finale

Mark Robinson, Gameday Reporter
February 17, 2016
Johnny Griffin Jr., Loyola junior guard, puts back a missed shot by guard Tre'Von Jasmine in the first half of their game at Dillard University. Griffin finished with 10 points in a 93-80 loss to Dillard.

[Photo] Men’s team has win streak snapped in physical contest against Dillard University

Mark Robinson, Gameday Reporter
February 17, 2016
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