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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

OPINION: College doesn't have to be immediate

OPINION: College doesn’t have to be immediate

Maria DiFelice, Assistant Op/Ed Editor March 10, 2022

Picture this: It’s your senior year of high school, and you are trying to decide what college you want to go to. You ask yourself if you want to go to a big sports school up north or a small liberal...

EDITORIAL: Gen Z pushes the envelope to move forward from generational trauma

EDITORIAL: Gen Z pushes the envelope to move forward from generational trauma

Maleigh Crespo, Op/Ed Editor March 10, 2022

Gen Z pushes the envelope. We break down barriers. Our generation challenges the status quo, but for many of us, the pressure can be too much to handle. We were born into a culture built on violence,...

Brenna Byrne kisses their partner, Chelle Kim on the cheek outside at Uhaul's queer skate night event Feb. 23, 2022. Byrne and Kim are members of the Crescent Skate Krewe, a women's and queer friendly skating group. Hannah Renton/The Maroon

“Uhaul” collective builds safe space for LGBTQ+ nightlife

Artie Bennett March 10, 2022

Uhaul, a queer event planning organization, is striving to build a space where the New Orleans’ LGBTQ+ community can express themselves, build connections, and have fun in a safe environment, according...

Courtesy of BUKU Music + Art Project

BUKU organizers to hold no-fee ticket sale downtown

Maria DiFelice March 9, 2022

BUKU Music festival organizers will be selling tickets Saturday March 12 from 12-8pm at a pop-up event at Pythian Market in downtown New Orleans.  They will be selling GA and VIP passes without the fees....

Courtesy of Netflix

“Don’t Look Up” review or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the absurdity of it all

Ver Lumod, Reviews Editor February 18, 2022

Adam McKay’s latest satire “Don’t Look Up” may be far from this generation’s “Dr. Strangelove” with its heavy-handed approach to issues of climate change and the relative lack of collective...

Jill Odom displays her orginal artwork and custom jewelery at an art market held at Bratz Yall in New Orleans, La. Saturday, Friday, Feb. 5, 2022.

Artists look to online markets to sell work

Jabez Berniard February 17, 2022

A few months into the pandemic, Jill Odom let her responsible vendor card expire, a choice she said felt like burning a bra, dangerous but freeing. Odom, a veteran in the service industry with over...

EDITORIAL: New Orleans is putting profit over its people

EDITORIAL: New Orleans is putting profit over its people

Maleigh Crespo, Op/Ed Editor February 17, 2022

Last year’s absence of Carnival and the superspreader event of the 2020 parade season has us feeling cautiously optimistic about this year’s Mardi Gras festivities. We began the semester virtually...

OPINION: Going to movie theaters won't kill you

OPINION: Going to movie theaters won’t kill you

Blair Anderson February 17, 2022

Having a medical practitioner mother and immunocompromised father meant early pandemic paranoia ran rampant in my household.  Fortunately, my dark days in fearful isolation were brightened with streaming...

Rack of basketballs are in focus behind Loyola players standing and cheering at the ongoing mens' basketball game

History’s Playmaker

Andrew Lang, Head Copy Editor February 17, 2022

Jerry Hernandez was hired to coach a men’s basketball team at Loyola that hadn’t existed for 19 years, at a school where 36% of students said they didn’t want athletics, and the only funding for...

COLUMN: Isolation was exhausting

COLUMN: Isolation was exhausting

Maleigh Crespo, Op/Ed Editor February 17, 2022

As I walked towards the metal double doors of the 12th floor isolation ward, I was overcome with fear and anxiety. I didn’t know what the next five days had in store for me.  Equipped with a small...

Courtesy of Marvel

“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...

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