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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Sam Spiegel and Malachi Lee playing a round of Super Smash Bros. during Loyola's esport practice. The team meets regularly to sharpen skills and build teamwork. Qemyne Barnes/The Maroon.

Behind the screens: inside Loyola’s esports

Keri Smith, assistant sports editor October 24, 2025

The room hums with the low buzz of computers and the rapid clicking of keyboards. Headsets are on, eyes are locked in, and every player is fully focused on the match unfolding on their screens. It’s...

Weary smiles in the mirror as she prepares for the opening night of Ghost Quartet on October 17, 2025.

Follow actress Amani Weary through the opening night of “Ghost Quartet”

Ludovica, Ballou October 24, 2025

Amani Weary’s life appears dazzling as she stands in the center of the stage, the spotlight trailing behind her.  The sophomore musical theatre major let me shadow her during the opening night of Loyola’s...

OPINION: New Orleans as a Classroom: where learning meets life

OPINION: New Orleans as a Classroom: where learning meets life

Lonniesha Carroll, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

There’s something about New Orleans that makes you feel like you already know it, even if you’ve never set foot there. As an online student, I may be miles away, but that distance doesn’t stop me...

OPINION: The death of Halloween: has Halloween lost its spirit?

OPINION: The death of Halloween: has Halloween lost its spirit?

Gabrielle Conway, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

It is that time of the year when the fall leaves start to turn colors and the wind picks up into an autumn breeze. In the early 2000s both my sister and I would rush home and sit in front of a TV to catch...

EDITORIAL: The Maroon’s role on campus, a mirror and a lamp for everyone

Imad Siddiqui, Opinion/Editorial Editor October 24, 2025

At Loyola University New Orleans, The Maroon is more than just a student newspaper, it’s the heartbeat of campus dialogue. Every issue captures the rhythm of student life, the highs and lows of university...

Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Film Festival

New Orleans Film Festival features former Loyola students’ films

Fin, Jones October 24, 2025

For 36 years, the New Orleans Film Festival has placed the spotlight on up-and-coming filmmakers in and around Louisiana as well as established creators within the medium. It attracts film lovers from...

OPINION: Why the Planned Parenthood shut downs affect everybody

OPINION: Why the Planned Parenthood shut downs affect everybody

Amari Winchester, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

It would be a lie to say that I was surprised by the shutdown of Planned Parenthood clinics in Louisiana, especially with political tensions on the rise. The one thing that I can say is that I and many...

Music industry professor and stage coordinator Jonathan McHugh and Loyola President Xavier Cole pose in front of the Passing the Torch Stage sponsored by the College of Music and Media during October of 2024.

Loyola students featured at NOLA Funk Fest

Claire Kerr, Staff Writer October 18, 2025

Loyola University New Orleans students will take the stage at the 3rd Annual NOLA Funk Fest, held Oct. 17 through 19 at Spanish Plaza on the Mississippi River.  The university’s “Passing the Torch”...

PODCAST: Welcome Chez Vous

Anna Seriot, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

Loyola student, Anna Seriot, meets with the Director of the Alliance française of New Orleans Alan Nobili. The two discuss the role of French and French heritage within the Crescent City.

Image courtesy of Chris Beary

“Behind the Mask” offers invite to Loyola Students

Elise Beck, Life and Times editor October 9, 2025

On Oct. 16, at 7p.m., Loyola’s school of music and The Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience, Inc. will host “Behind the Mask”, a 2 hour performance that highlights the history of Black Masking...

Trey McBride and Justin Reid walking and talking after the game. Sept.7, 2025

From the sideline: Loyola student joins Saints game day crew

Keri Smith, Assistant Sports Editor October 3, 2025

Loyola Maroon writer Isabelle Kehoe worked as a runner at the New Orleans Saints home game against the Arizona Cardinals .  Her responsibilities included assisting with behind the scenes tasks and...

Elise Beck, Mary Ella Hastings, Alana Frank, Alyssa Jones, Dessadra Tezeno, and Kennedy James at their SPJ and NABJ tables at Fall Fete.

Fall Fete: Music and comms students go all out for orgs

Stone Manning October 3, 2025

Students gathered for this year’s Fall Fête, an event highlighting the wide variety of clubs and organizations housed in the School of Music and Media. Tables were lined up with representatives...

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