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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Jazz studies senior Willa Rudnick conducts the Tulane University Marching Band at a Tulane football game. Courtesy of Willa Rudnick.

Loyola student becomes Tulane drum major

Maleigh Crespo October 25, 2024

Loyola senior Willa Rudnick is a jazz studies student by day and a Tulane University Marching Band drum major by night.  Rudnick is the first Loyola student to hold this position since the band’s...

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Putting the ‘fem’ in feminism since 1998

Victoria Marino October 25, 2024

The Joan Didion documentary has been on my Netflix watchlist for two years now. Everytime I go to watch Sex and the City for the fourth time in a row, Didion haunts me. To be clear, I care about women’s...

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Nightmare on Elm Drive

Nicholas Gonzalez October 25, 2024

Last week, Netflix released Ryan Murphy’s second season of Monsters focusing on the 1989 murders of José (Javier Bardem) and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez (Chloë Sevigny) at their Beverly Hills...

Volleyball wins six in a row

Matthew Richards, Executive Editor October 25, 2024

The Wolf Pack volleyball team extended their winning streak to six games this weekend after defeating Southern States Athletic Conference foes Point University in straight sets and Life University three...

Volleyball wins, making win streak 7 in a row

Volleyball wins, making win streak 7 in a row

Magnolia Birch October 25, 2024

The Wolf Pack volleyball team continued its win streak on Friday after defeating Blue Mountain Christian for the first time in three years by a score of three sets to one. “I think the six game streak...

All of the work, none of the credit

Andrew Vorse Lede October 25, 2024

All the work, none of the credit. In 2021, Loyola dismantled the studio arts program and merged the fine arts degree with the design degree from the School of Communication and Design. This was just...

Krewe of Boo creeps through the city

Krewe of Boo creeps through the city

Ava Dufrene October 25, 2024

New Orleans finds a way to party no matter the season. The Krewe of Boo parade began in 2009 as a Hurricane Katrina relief fund. This year’s parade featured 15 floats, more than 450 riders, and...

Photo by Sophia Maxim

Defining the Sacred: A Critique of the Chapel of St. Ignatius

Michael Chandler October 25, 2024

Arriving at Loyola University in 2021, I was aware of a new chapel that was soon to be built. As a Catholic student, I was very excited for this new addition to the campus due to what I felt was a lack...

Dear President Cole, its time to step in

Dear President Cole, its time to step in

Aaron Covin, Opinions Editor October 25, 2024

The role of a university president, especially in times of social upheaval, is one of delicate balance. It's a job that demands both steady authority and an ear finely attuned to the shifting dynamics...

Festival goers gather and dance around the main stage.

Funk Fest celebrates history, heritage

Isabella Castillo, Life & Times Editor October 25, 2024

Funk Fest took on the French Quarter in its yearly celebration of New Orleans music. Featuring all types of funk, the festival united people in benefit of the The Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience. The...

Men’s Basketball wins season opener vs. SUNO 89-71

Men’s Basketball wins season opener vs. SUNO 89-71

Matthew Richards, Executive Editor October 24, 2024

On the opening night of their 2024-25 campaign, Loyola’s men’s basketball team defeated the Southern University of New Orleans Knights 89-71 in the Den. “It feels great to start the season with...

A Quest for Fall Satisfaction

A Quest for Fall Satisfaction

Sophia Maxim, Editor in Chief October 22, 2024

Over fall break, I made it a mission to embrace the cultural shift to autumn through local activities, from pumpkin patching to sightseeing to cheerful consumerism. Taylor Swift Era's Tour Skeleton...

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