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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Building with the words J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library looms large against a blue sky

25 years of Monroe Library

Elinor Upham, News Editor January 25, 2024

This spring, the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library is celebrating 25 years since its construction. Monroe Library opened its doors to the public on January 11, 1999. The building cost $20 million,...

Suspect wanted in attempted carjacking

Maria DiFelice, Breaking News Editor January 24, 2024

New Orleans Police they think they've found one of the people responsible for the attempted carjacking that occurred on Jan. 22. They are not able to release the name of the suspect because he is a minor,...

LUPD police car. LUPD is testing out a new dispatch system.

Attempted carjacking on Broadway campus

Eloise Pickering and Maria DiFelice January 22, 2024

A Loyola student was approached by a white Kia Soul occupied by two men while leaving the Broadway campus around 2:00 a.m. on Jan. 22, according to director of university police and emergency management...

A man waves a Nicaraguan flag as people participate in a demonstration called the March of the Flowers remembering the children killed during the last two-months violence, in Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday, June 30, 2018. The Central American nation has been rocked since April 19 by daily chaos as protesters maintaining roadblocks and demanding Ortegas ouster are met by a heavy-handed crackdown by security forces and allied civilian groups.

Nicaragua threatens religious and speech freedom

Sophia Maxim January 20, 2024

The Nicaraguan government seized the prominent Jesuit-run Central American University – just one of many instances of the recent rampage of President Daniel Ortega’s administration against academic...

The sun sets over the Holy Name of Jesus Church on April 22, 2022.

Memorial to be held for late Biology professor

Maria DiFelice, Breaking News Editor January 19, 2024

Royal Saunders, a visiting assistant Biology professor, who began his tenure at Loyola in 2020 passed away in his office on Dec. 4, 2023. There will be a memorial service for the late professor on Tuesday,...

Professor Stacey Battis teaches Bad Moms: Literary Maternity on March 29, 2022. Classes on Jan 18, 2024 will be in-person after two days of online classes.

In-person classes resume

Mabel Regalado-Hernandez, Assistant Breaking News Editor January 17, 2024

Classes on Jan. 18 will operate in-person, according to an email sent by director of university police and emergency management Todd Warren. All of Loyola's operations will resume normally, Warren said....

Psychology sophomore Constance Ward attends Dr. Alvaro Alcazars Spirituality and Environment Class on Sept 23, 2020. Classes will remain online on Jan 17, 2024 due to inclement weather.

Classes continue online due to inclement weather

Mabel Regalado-Hernandez, Assistant Breaking News Editor January 16, 2024

The second day of the spring semester, Jan. 17, will continue to operate online due to inclement weather, according to an email sent by director of university police and emergency management Todd Warren. Essential...

A Loyola sign sits bathed in sunlight outside Marquette Hall.

Campus operations shift due to freezing weather

Maria DiFelice, Breaking News Editor January 15, 2024

Operations on Loyola's campus will be limited Jan. 16 due to inclement weather, according to an email sent to campus residents by director of residential life, Chris Rice. The email said the dining...

Snow falls to the ground on Loyolas campus on Jan. 17, 2018.

Freezing weather moves classes online

Mabel Regalado-Hernandez, Assistant Breaking News Editor January 14, 2024

On Jan. 16, the first day of classes for the spring 2024 semester will be operating online synchronously, according to an email from the director of university police and emergency management Todd Warren. A...

Foreign exchange student Marta Delgado Guillen talks with peers at French program open house on Dec. 6, 2023. Photo courtesy of Leo Tablante.

Local and French exchange students gather at Loyola

December 8, 2023

Loyola students of the French Program and French exchange students met at an open house Le français parmi nous (“French Among Us”), organized by the Department of Languages and Cultures’ French...

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Biology professor passes away suddenly

Kloe Witt, News Editor December 4, 2023

Visiting assistant professor Royal Saunders passed away in his on-campus office, according to an email sent by university president Xavier Cole on Monday, Dec. 4. Saunders began his tenure at Loyola...

(Left to right) Kelsy Breaux, Taylor James, and Gaby Hawk perform in God Help Them If We Wake Up on Friday, Nov. 16 in Marquette Theater.

Behind the Curtains: Theatre production sparks outrage and community disapproval

Kloe Witt, News Editor December 1, 2023

Some cast and crew members were thankful when the final lines of the latest Loyola production rang through Marquette Theatre on closing night, ready for this addition to their resume to be over and move...

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