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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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“Spider-Man: No Way Home” review: Happy to be home

Michael Lardizabal February 17, 2022

Editor’s Note: The following review has spoilers for “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” While slightly off-beat from the MCU’s formula, the latest Spider-Man movie has garnered much critical and commercial...

King Cake Hub connects area bakeries with Carnival pop-up

Khayla Gaston, Equity and Inclusion Officer February 17, 2022

New Orleans is home to a vast array of people, parties, and types of king cake. King Cake Hub, a seasonal pop-up shop, gives New Orleanians the opportunity to sample dozens of different king cakes without...

The Congo Square sign sits in the sun Sunday, Feb. 13.

Gala honors New Orleans’ West African influences

Domonique Tolliver and Brendan Heffernan February 17, 2022

For Alaina Paul-Mensah, the connection between New Orleans and West Africa is undeniable. Paul-Mensah and her foundation, Queens of Africa United International Foundation USA, are inviting people to...

Paige Magee, secretary of Loyola's National Pan-Hellenic Council, stands in front of the group's ransacked closet. The break-in's investigation is still ongoing.

NPHC break-ins under investigation

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print February 17, 2022

Paige Magee went downstairs in the Danna Center at Loyola Jan. 31 to check on the university’s closet belonging to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and she walked down the hallway to find a horrible...

Illustration by Issabelle Vu

The best of New Orleans films for Mardi Gras

Ver Lumod, Reviews Editor February 16, 2022

As Mardi Gras returns to the streets of New Orleans for the first time since the pandemic started, The Maroon presents a compilation of some of the best films in the “Films for when you miss Loyola and...

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“West Side Story” review: Rebirth in reinvention

Ella Cheramie, Worldview Assistant February 16, 2022

Steven Spielberg’s reimagining of “West Side Story” puts a mirror up to America. It is masterfully supported through realism and cultural nuance. Reverently and intentionally reborn, Tony Kushner’s...

a plate of food

Tastes of home: Loyola community shares the food that warms their hearts

Madeline Taliancich, Managing Editor for Digital February 15, 2022

Biting into a gooey piece of king cake while rushing to catch the streetcar before a parade, sucking the meat out of a crawfish tail at UPB’s annual crawfish boil, cooling off with a juicy snowball...

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Review: “The Matrix Resurrections” is all heart

Miles Doleac February 14, 2022

Lana Wachowski understands the power of nostalgia, and she musters it mightily in “The Matrix Resurrections.” What makes the film work, however, is that while building from the obviously-sweeping legacy...

EDITORIAL: Black history is American history

EDITORIAL: Black history is American history

Maleigh Crespo, Op/Ed Editor February 14, 2022

Bomb threats are haunting historically Black colleges and universities across the country. Books reflecting an ugly truth are being banned to make people comfortable. Critical race theory, the way we view...

Member's of Loyola's K-pop dance club dance at a club meeting on Feb. 3.

K-pop dance club launches on campus

Brooklyn Joyner, Staff Writer February 12, 2022

“Why do you listen to that if you don’t even speak Korean?” This is a common question to hear as a K-Pop fan living in the United States, according to Monica Vega Rosado, president of Loyola’s...

Team manager makes buzzer beater ending 100 point game

Alexandra Akes February 11, 2022

Loyola mens’ basketball team manager, Sam Ater, isn’t used to watching the game from anywhere but the sidelines, but that changed on Tuesday night. At the Wolfpack’s home game against Blue Mountain...

Luke Ladner holds up a box of powdered electrolyte mix which he is a brand ambassador for on Instagram.

Student athletes turn public relations passion into profit

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor February 11, 2022

Andrew Stagni was scrolling on Instagram last November when he saw an advertisement for college athletes to become brand ambassadors for the electrolyte drink mix company, Liquid IV. Stagni, a Loyola...

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