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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Gaming club President Quinton Liang (center) plays Super Smash Bros in Satchmo’s Lounge.

Beach Volleyball and esports to join varsity sports in fall 2022

Jabez Berniard, Sports Editor August 28, 2021

Loyola will add beach volleyball and esports to its varsity portfolio in the fall of 2022. Athletic Director Brett Simpson says the decision is a part of the university’s Strategic Enrollment Plan. “Beach...

Senior Madison Bates tracks her hit using the ES Tour Plus Launch Monitor.

Golfers tee up in the Danna Center using new course simulator

Jabez Berniard, Sports Editor August 28, 2021

Wolf Pack golfers will be teeing up closer to home this year, as they make use of the new golf simulator room located on the lower level of the Danna Center. The simulator room is the first on-campus...

Jordan Bernard, Gabriela Martinez, Milabella Vasquez, and Kailyn O'neal pose for a team photo.

Loyola volleyball enters new season with confidence

Jabez Berniard, Sports Editor August 28, 2021

The Wolf Pack volleyball team hit the road and served confidence in their first two tournaments of the 2021-2022 season. The Palm Beach County Sports Commission Volleyball Classic on Aug. 13 and 14 was...

The Maple Leaf Bar was one of the first venues to enforce entry restrictions.

Music venues require entry vaccines or tests

Oliver Bennett, Op/Ed Editor August 28, 2021

Those returning to the New Orleans bar and music scene will now have to present more than their IDs at the door. Due to the city-wide mandates, they’ll need proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19...

How do we transition to a "post pandemic" world?

How do we transition to a “post pandemic” world?

Oliver Bennett, Op/Ed Editor August 28, 2021

After almost two years of the pandemic, there seems to be no new normal at all. But the transition back to a full capacity campus is beginning to look increasingly daunting, and we’re scared of what’s...

Professor Naomi Yavneh and Kenneth Webber, associate director of ministry, meet and walk new students to the Tulane Hillel on August 20, 2021. Yavneh regularly serves as a greeter at her temple, Touro.

Criticize Israel, but listen to your Jewish peers

Naomi Yavneh August 28, 2021

In October of 2018, I was invited to lead a workshop on “interfaith understanding” for students at the National Society for Minorities in Honors. Standing in two concentric circles, students bravely...

Music, art, and wellness festival ‘Fȇte du Void’ runs this October in Oaksdale, Louisiana

Music, art, and wellness festival ‘Fȇte du Void’ runs this October in Oaksdale, Louisiana

Valerie Cronenbold, Life and Times Editor August 27, 2021

For its fourth consecutive year, Members of The Iceman Special band will run Fȇte du Void in October, an annual outdoor camping grounds experience that will feature Loyola alumni. The festival includes...

Students gather in the University Sports Complex on Aug. 18th, 2021.

Wolf Pack fans are preparing to pack the stands at home sporting events

Deja Magee, Sports Assistant August 27, 2021

Loyola students are excited to support their favorite sports teams in person this fall after going two semesters with limited or no access to live sports. Due to COVID-19 guidelines put in place by the...

This statue of Andrew Jackson stands in Jackson Square at the heart of the French Quarter.

We need to reexamine New Orleans history

Jesse Leboeuf August 26, 2021

Examining one’s own history should be, by its very nature, an uncomfortable process. As college students, we are overtly aware of this fact; if we never addressed and subsequently reconsidered our preconceived...

The album cover for "Portraits"was illustrated by artist and student Emma Jackson.

O’baekey reflects on debut album ‘Portaits’

Valerie Cronenbold, Life and Times Editor August 26, 2021

Urban and electronic music production junior, Owen Patrick Baekey, ‘O’baekey’, debuted his first-full length hip-hop album, “Portraits”, on June 19 and announced the release of a deluxe version...

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Watch and Stream: August 26

Ver Lumod, Reviews Editor August 26, 2021

School's back in play for the fall, and the fun never stops when it comes to some new viewing entertainment. Here are the films and TV shows to watch and stream next week. Also, be sure to adhere to COVID-19...

Aimee Towne and her son, Cameron Kelley, at their graduation ceremony, Saturday, May 15, 2021. Both received their Bachelor's degrees this spring. Courtesy of the Loyola University New Orleans Facebook page. Photo credit: Kyle Encar

Mother and son walk together at Loyola’s graduation

Madeline Taliancich June 11, 2021

When Aimee Towne's son, Cameron Kelley, began his freshman year at Loyola, she didn't anticipate that she'd be walking across the stage at graduation with him just four short years later. But when her...

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