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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

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Oscars 2022: Best Picture nominees in 10 words or less

Ella Cheramie, Worldview Assistant March 26, 2022

The 94th Academy Awards takes place this March 27th, and this year features an unpredictable set of nominees from studio blockbusters to festival favorites. There’s a great chance many of us have seen...

Tiersha Laird works amongst her art in her section of the senior studio’s in Monroe Hall March 18.

Untitled works to build permanent home for artists on campus

Domonique Tolliver, Life and Times Assistant March 25, 2022

When studio arts senior Tiersha Laird was chosen as president of Untitled, she said she made it her mission to revamp the student organization and create more events that give exposure to artists in...

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OPINION: LUPD needs to do better

Sebastian Witte March 24, 2022

LUPD exists to keep students safe and patrol for danger on campus, but many Loyola students are dissatisfied with the LUPD, myself included. As we try to come back to normality after being in a pandemic...

OPINION: Plastic surgery is not superficial

OPINION: Plastic surgery is not superficial

Gabrielle Korein, Senior Staff Photographer March 24, 2022

At age 13, my body began to experience the first signs of puberty: body hair, acne, more pronounced hips, and of course, breast development. I was seemingly one of the only people in my grade to show...

OPINION: First-generation students need support

OPINION: First-generation students need support

Barbie LeRay March 24, 2022

Growing up in a low-income, Latine household with two divorced parents who didn’t go to college was definitely not an easy experience. To clarify, my parents didn’t choose not to go to college; it...

People attend a rally on the steps of city hall in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Saturday, March 12, 2022, to protest the controversial "Don't say gay" bill passed by Florida's Republican-led legislature and now on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

EDITORIAL: Queer youth refuse to be erased

Maleigh Crespo and Artie Bennett March 24, 2022

Only three months into 2022, nearly 250 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have begun making their way through U.S. state legislatures. State-sanctioned homophobia and transphobia is an act of real, physical violence....

Payton Alexander crouches with a baseball mitt on the field

Taking the heat

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor March 24, 2022

New Orleanians are no stranger to rain and heat, but Loyola athletes who practice outdoors have an even deeper understanding. That’s the case for Payton Alexander, senior baseball player. He said that...

The Loyola Wolf Pack logo of a wolf head and the school's name

New names see hall of fame

Jabez Berniard March 24, 2022

Jasmine Brewer said she didn’t think basketball would become an essential part of her life when she first started playing. Growing up as the only girl on her street, Brewer said she joined the boys...

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Health advocates give advice for safe music festival experience

Brendan Heffernan March 24, 2022

As the BUKU Music + Art Festival makes its return to New Orleans after a two-years long pandemic hiatus, concert goers are looking for ways to enjoy the festival while keeping themselves and others safe. Molly...

Displaced Ukrainians onboard a Poland bound train in Lviv, western Ukraine, Sunday, March 13, 2022. Lviv in western Ukraine itself so far has been spared the scale of destruction unfolding to its east and south. The city's population of 721,000 has swelled during the war with residents escaping bombarded population centers and as a waystation for the nearly 2.6 million people who have fled the country. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

OPINION: Advocate for Ukrainians

Farah Wells March 23, 2022

I was born in Ukraine in July 2001 by the name of Vira Bondar, and since October 2002, when my American parents flew across the world to Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine and adopted me, I have asked myself many questions:...

Senior guard Myles Burns collapses in tears on the ground right as the time runs out in the NAIA national championship game March 22. Burns was named the game's most valuable player in its aftermath.

The Wolf Pack makes history with its first championship win since 1945

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 23, 2022

Senior guard Myles Burns collapsed in tears on the hardwood floor of the court just as the clock read 0.0. At that moment, Burns, later named the championship’s most valuable player, had just played...

The Wolf Pack men's basketball team wins the second team national title in Loyola's history. The team's single prior win was 78 years ago in 1945.

Loyola Wolf Pack wins national title for the first time in 78 years

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 22, 2022

The Loyola Wolf Pack men's basketball team has won its national championship against the Talladega College Tornados with Loyola ultimately leading with a score of 71-56. The team's lone prior national...

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