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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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COLUMN: How to have a very college Christmas

Jackie Galli, Managing for Print December 1, 2022

The city is covered in lights galore. The music is blasting in every grocery store. No one can escape – Christmas is here once more. As a college student in New Orleans, and at Loyola in particular,...

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OPINION: Don’t vote for unqualified celebrities

Ava Acharya, News Editor November 30, 2022

Why do mainstream celebrities run for office? Usually, these campaigns are fueled by a narcissistic need to gain power, instead of a legitimate desire to promote genuine political change. To be fair, it's...

Illustration by Abigail Schmidt

Intramural sports begin spring registration

Abby Barlow, Staff Writer November 30, 2022

Interested in participating in group sports? Loyola offers a wide range of intramural sports to students as well as faculty and staff. Regardless of skill level or experience, anyone can sign up to play...

A boat rolls along the Mississippi River as the sun sets on Sept. 4. Those who lounge near the park's shore can watch boats like this pass by several times in an evening.

EDITORIAL: Daylight savings is a little treat

Abigail Schmidt, Sports Editor November 29, 2022

Imagine a chilly fall night at the Fly. You and your friends are sitting in a hammock with blankets, drinking hot cocoa and eating fast food, watching the beautiful orange November sunset. It’s 4 p.m. The...

A feminine-presenting person stands in a bedroom combing their body hair. Body air, and armpit hair, in particular, has been historically frowned upon when women wear it. Photo via Unsplash.com.

OPINION: Hairy armpit feminist talks of shame

Jackie Galli, Managing for Print November 28, 2022

I am ashamed of my armpit hair. Perhaps it doesn’t make sense saying that when I could easily shave it. But the reason why I want to shave it is the same reason why I have made a promise to myself...

M.U.S.E celebrates unity in movement

M.U.S.E celebrates unity in movement

Arianna D’Antonio, Worldview Editor November 27, 2022

M.U.S.E., directed by Loyola Theatre Arts and Dance faculty member Kai Knight, will make its debut Nov. 30 as an original movement piece inspired by individual and group conversations of six performing...

grain elevator

Letter to the Editor: The Greenfield Louisiana grain export facility

Karl J. Connor November 26, 2022

As the past president of the Loyola University Alumni Association— the first African American to hold that role— I began advising the Greenfield Louisiana grain export facility because I believe it...

Illustration by Jacob L'Hommedieu

EDITORIAL: Death to daylight savings

Jacob L’Hommedieu and Cristo Dulom November 25, 2022

It’s that time of year once again where the clocks are reset and pushed back an hour in order to account for the day being slightly shorter than it was before. That’s right, it’s daylight savings...

The Loyola faculty and students play an exhibition basketball game for Loyola Week. The Jesuits won by two points.

Jesuits win victory over students in Loyola Week basketball game

Abigail Schmidt, Sports Editor November 23, 2022

Faculty and staff, including priests at Loyola battled to the basket with students on the court in a basketball game held between Jesuits and students, organized by the Rev. Nathan O’Halloran, S.J, during...

Steve Lacy performs at the Orpheum Theater for his Give You the World tour on Oct. 24. This is
Lacy’s first headlining tour.

REVIEW: Lacy has a “Bad Habit” and a big ego

Abigail Schmidt, Sports Editor November 21, 2022

After blowing up on Tiktok over the summer, every indie kid's favorite former-underground singer and producer Steve Lacy played a sold-out show at the Orpheum Theater in Downtown New Orleans. He was originally...

New Orleans Saints linebacker Kaden Elliss, left, breaks up a pass intended for Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris (22) during the second half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.

COLUMN: Injuries have limited the Saints this season

Matthew Richards, Sports Assistant November 20, 2022

Editors Note: After a 27-20 Saints win against the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 20, the Saints record is now 4-7.  The New Orleans Saints are having a difficult season, to put it nicely. Carrying a 3-7...

a person reads "Apology denied" on a cell phone in their hand

OPINION: Insert your apology here – Sorry, not sorry

Maria DiFelice, News Assistant November 20, 2022

I’m sorry. I say these two words mindlessly everyday. Somebody bumps into me, “I’m sorry,” I ask a question and it almost always starts with “I’m sorry but…” I can’t seem to get away...

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