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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media conference after an extraordinary EU summit on Ukraine in Brussels, Feb. 25, 2022. Macron has formally announced he will run for a second term in April’s presidential election. In a “letter to the French” published Thursday, March 3 on French media websites, Macron said: “I am seeking your trust again." (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP, file)

OPINION: Vaccinated people shouldn’t have to suffer

Ty Lawson March 17, 2022

During a recent interview, French President Emmanuel Macron said he would like to ‘piss off’ the unvaccinated. While he said he would not “vaccinate by force,” the five million France residents...

Amina Scott, Loyola Contemporary Ensemble and Bass Instructor, performs electric bass at Congo Square during a Jason Marsalis show on Feb. 27, 2022.

Amina Scott balances teaching and gigs

Brendan Heffernan March 17, 2022

Loyola contemporary ensemble and bass instructor Amina Scott is teaching her students the lessons she learned while establishing herself as a fixture in the New Orleans jazz scene. Since graduating from...

mens basketball team stands for national anthem on court while one athlete bends the knee

Basketball Championship tournament marks mixed results for Wolf Pack

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor March 13, 2022

The men’s basketball team’s will be moving on to the next round while the women’s team saw the end of their championship hopes after the first round of the NAIA National Championship ended yesterday. Loyola...

Courtesy of Dave Badie.

Professors’ passions shine off campus

Gabrielle Korein, Senior Staff Photographer March 13, 2022

While it may be hard for students to imagine, Loyola professors lead complex lives outside of teaching, grading, and worrying about their students. In fact, some staff members at Loyola transform into...

Courtesy of Focus Features

“Belfast” review: Gradience in growing up

Ella Cheramie, Worldview Assistant March 13, 2022

A memoir is not a tell-all. It is made up of a million little moments. Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” achieves just that, as it tells his childhood chronicle through the idealized eyes of Buddy (Jude...

Courtesy of Janus Films

“Drive My Car” review: The long and winding road

Ver Lumod, Reviews Editor March 13, 2022

Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi may not be a household arthouse figure in Western film circles. That has since changed with the American release of his latest film “Drive My Car,” which first...

Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

“Nightmare Alley” review: A dark carnival ride in GDT’s hands

Miles Doleac March 13, 2022

Guillermo del Toro is one of modern cinema’s most original voices, so his approach to remaking the 1947 noir classic “Nightmare Alley” looms with particular fascination. Nominated for Best Picture...

mens basketball player Brandon Davis plays on the court facing several players from Mesa's team during the national championship

No. 1 Men’s basketball breeze through first championship game

Alexandra Akes, Assistant Sports Editor March 12, 2022

Loyola men’s basketball team kicked off the opening round of the NAIA National Championship Tournament with a win against #16 Benedictine University Mesa. The Wolfpack entered the tournament as the...

The national championship game is ongoing as Hansberry dribbles across the court with speed so fast the image is blurry around her feet and arms

Women’s basketball dominate first championship game

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor March 12, 2022

Loyola women’s basketball in their first game in the NAIA National Championship tournament won against #11 Menlo College with a score of 78-40. Loyola made it clear from the outset of the game that...

Golf coach Cory Amory stands looking at athlete holding a golf club and golf bag on the green

COLUMN: Cory Amory is a hole-in-one as new head golf coach

Emma Smithers, Staff Writer March 10, 2022

A few weeks before the start of school, the golf team was put in a new group chat that included the incoming freshman like we do every year. I already knew the freshman, but I had no idea who Cory Amory...

Recreational sport players face inwards towards a soccer player with a ball in the field

Recreational sports back in full force after COVID-19 challenges

Alexandra Akes, Assistant Sports Editor March 10, 2022

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit New Orleans in March 2020, students traveled home, saying goodbye to their dorms, friends and classes, but many students also left behind a campus favorite—recreational...

OPINION: The final girl fails and flourishes

OPINION: The final girl fails and flourishes

Dajah Saul March 10, 2022

The “final girl” is a trope in horror films which refers to the last girl or woman alive to confront the killer, ostensibly the one left to tell the story. Film and media wouldn’t be the same...

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