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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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A cat chills out on a sidewalk on Maple Street on Nov. 2. Photo credit: Gracie Wise

Feral cats in New Orleans raise concerns

Gracie Wise December 13, 2020

Cats prowl the streets and corners of New Orleans. They hide in bushes and retreat under buildings. They go through dumpsters, scavenging for food. No matter where you go, you’ll find cats that have...

Alexis Horton poses in front of the Louisiana State Senate. She started working there at the start of the pandemic. Courtesy of Alexis Horton.

Going the Social Distance: I spent the start of the pandemic in the state senate

November 2, 2020

Author is Alexis Horton'Going the Social Distance' is a series by Loyola Students for Loyola Students about the triumphs and terrors of trying, or not trying, to maintain a social life during a pandemic.For...

The UCC door. UCC has adapted their anxiety workshops to be virtual. File photo

UCC offers anxiety workshops to help relieve students from global stresses

Erin Haynes October 30, 2020

Loyola's University Counseling Center is offering virtual anxiety workshops for students overwhelmed by the current state of the world. “I cannot imagine being an undergraduate student right now...

A lone skeleton stands on the yard of the Skeleton House. The house is another staple of Halloween in New Orleans Photo credit: Michael Bauer

The best socially distanced Halloween activities

Annie Oddo October 23, 2020

October: Spooky season. Technically fall (even though it’s still 80 degrees out). Whatever you choose to call it, the season is now officially upon us, and no city knows how to celebrate Halloween...

Ian and Marlaina Dowling kiss at their surprise wedding on July 22, 2020. The couple's orginial wedding plans were cancelled because of the pandemic. Courtesy of Hannah Renton.

Column: My parents got married during quarantine

Hannah Renton October 16, 2020

My parents are the busiest people on Earth. Together, they own and operate a microbrewery in our hometown of Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Though they have a small yet strong team of employees, this venture...

A sign hangs outside of Bruno's Tavern on Aug. 22. Bruno's is one of many bars in New Orleans that is struggling with new restrictions due to COVID-19. Photo credit: Shadera Moore

Coronavirus restrictions put Big Easy bars in a bind

Alexander Mccall September 7, 2020

As Phase 2 of reopening rages on, bars and restaurants are struggling to stay afloat amid statewide restrictions on alcohol sales. The official Phase 2 mandate that was enforced by Gov. John Bel Edwards...

Cristo Dulom proposes to his fiancee Tatum. The couple got engaged during COVID-19.

Column: I got engaged during a pandemic

Cristo Dulom September 4, 2020

'Going the Social Distance' is a series by Loyola students, for Loyola students about the triumphs and terrors of trying, or not trying, to maintain a social life during a pandemic. I got together with...

Courtesy of Focus Features

Streaming This Week: August 1

Ver Lumod August 1, 2020

August is now upon us, and it means the inevitable return to classes, remote or otherwise. Streaming services have you covered, for when you count down the days to interacting with professors and friends,...

Haley Raines poses in her dorm with the camera she uses to film her Youtube videos. Her channel focuses on documenting how she practices sustainable living being a vegan college student. Photo credit: Caitlyn Reisgen

Student Youtuber balances life online and offine

Caitlyn Reisgen May 11, 2020

After COVID-19 made its way into New Orleans, Loyola students were left to abruptly transition to life online, a platform that is all too familiar for mass communication major Haley Raines. Raines has...

Two Poems by Fallon Chiasson

November 21, 2018

Relocation: II went out for coffee this morning. You were still asleep. I thought about running away. Where would I go, in this new town? A town that is now our home. I love this new town. I love you....

2:59 by Emily Gil

2:59 by Emily Gil

November 20, 2018

I miss God.I remember when He washere, in my bedroom.I remember being able to see Himanywhere I went.I remember holding Himin the palms of myhands—and for once,feeling worth.I have become a box ofbroken...

A Wish For One by Kaitlyn Cleveland

A Wish For One by Kaitlyn Cleveland

November 19, 2018
A twenty-something year old grapples with the loneliness that follows the quintessentially millennial, ambitious move to a city where no one knows her.
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