Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Volleyball coach Jesse Zabal hand draws Christmas cards for friends and family. Art and creativity are an important outlet for her. Courtesy of Jesse Zabal

Volleyball coach finds joy drawing Christmas cards

Brendan Heffernan November 12, 2020

While she earns her living in locker rooms and gymnasiums, Loyola head volleyball coach Jesse Zabal says that art has always been a huge part of how she says, "I love you.""It definitely is a huge part...

First in the Pack students Francesca Lausen and Cynthia Russell became good friends through the organization last year. Cynthia came to Loyola representing her home, the Clifton Choctaw Native American Reserve, and wants to bring attention to the violence Native American women have to face all over the country. Francescas family is from San Juan, Puerto Rico; being a very involved student at Loyola, Francesca has plans of attending grad school after she graduates this upcoming semester. Photo credit: Maria Paula Marino

First in the PACK creates community for first-generation students

Domonique Tolliver November 5, 2020

Loyola's organization for first-generation college students, First in the PACK, is working to create a community for students to be supported and celebrated within Loyola even amid the ongoing COVID-19...

Natalie Gunderman sits in her room at the Alder Hotel. Gunderman has lived in the hotel since the beginning of this semester, utilizing the housing partnership between Loyola and the Alder Hotel. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Loyola’s hotel partnership houses students

Sofia Mongillo October 30, 2020

Loyola decided to partner with the Alder Hotel Uptown to offer a living opportunity for upperclassmen who were denied on-campus living for the fall 2020 semester amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Natalie Gunderman,...

Loyola professor Lindsay Sproul stands beside her float in the Krewe of Nyx this Mardi Gras season. Sproul helped disband many members from the krewe after a leader posted an All Lives Matter post on Facebook. 
Courtesy of Lindsay Sproul

Loyola professor stands up against Mardi Gras krewe leader

Emma Ruby October 19, 2020

An All Lives Matter Facebook post took down the Krewe of Nyx before COVID-19 even got the chance to sneeze in its direction.At the beginning of the national resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests in...

Ian and Marlaina Dowling kiss at their surprise wedding on July 22, 2020. The couples orginial wedding plans were cancelled because of the pandemic. Courtesy of Hannah Renton.

Column: My parents got married during quarantine

Hannah Renton October 16, 2020

My parents are the busiest people on Earth. Together, they own and operate a microbrewery in our hometown of Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Though they have a small yet strong team of employees, this venture...

Fine arts junior Grace OMalley makes an art print. She opened her Etsy shop to make art more accessible. File photo. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Loyola student artist launches designs for sale on Etsy

Valerie Cronenbold October 15, 2020

Fine arts junior Grace O'Malley wants to speak to the youth in abstract forms through her innovative style of t-shirts and gloss stickers that she sells on her Etsy store.During her third year at Loyola,...

Sophomore Saskia Walker from Rome, Italy stands in her hometown. Walker is one of many international students at Loyola in a tough spot due to COVID-19. Courtesy of Saskia Walker

International students have conflicting feelings as they return to campus

Sofia Mongillo September 28, 2020

Amidst the chaos and tragedy that has swept the nation as a result of COVID-19, international students have been caught in the crossfire of the virus.At Loyola, where more than 100 students are from 40...

Posters advertising February concerts are still in the window of Gasa Gasa. The venue closed and is now for sale because of COVID-19.

New Orleans music venues struggle and endure during COVID-19

Valerie Cronenbold September 25, 2020

The mecca of jazz music has felt the impact of the hit that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on the music industry, which has shifted the landscape in live performance. With the closing of Gasa Gasa and...

Psychology sophomore Constance Ward attends Dr. Alvaro Alcazars Spirituality and Environment Class on Sept 23, 2020. Classes will remain online on Jan 17, 2024 due to inclement weather.

Professors struggle through online teaching

Zia Sampson September 25, 2020

Professors entered this semester teaching more online classes than ever after Loyola changed learning management systems over the summer and the change has made online learning more difficult for educators....

Cosma Dog performs a live show at Gasa Gasa.  The band has been struggling since the outbreak of COVID-19. Courtesy of Kate Fenasci.

Loyola-based band adapts to a ‘new normal’

Gabby Barre September 14, 2020

As the city remains under COVID-19 restrictions and music venues remain closed, local musicians are facing uncertainty about the state of their industry.At the rise of the COVID-19 outbreak in March, Loyola...

Elisabeth Beth Cohen is mixing music at the Banks St. Bar. Cohen, class of 2020, is building her career as DJ Lady Lavender. Courtesy of Bryce Ell.

Loyola alumna builds career as DJ

Gabrielle Korein September 10, 2020

Elizabeth “Beth” Cohen, 22, better known as Lady Lavender, is an up-and-coming electronic music DJ, as well as a Loyola university alumna. Cohen graduated this past May with a degree in music industry...

Loyola freshman Myranda Cook walks to her first in-person class in Monroe Hall on Sept. 3. Photo credit: Peter Buffo

Loyola freshman grapples with entering college during a pandemic

Rae Walberg September 10, 2020

Six months before studio art freshman Myranda Cook came to Loyola, she was told that she would finish her final year online, missing out on the festivities that usually conclude a senior year of high school,...

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