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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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A guy and a girl standing hand in hand with three devils.

OPINION: People need to stop protecting predators

Abigail Schmidt March 4, 2023

Yes, that was me who got your friend kicked out of the bar. And I will unashamedly do it again the next time I see them there. It pays to be friends with the right people. You know who it doesn’t pay...

A collection of sustainable Mardi Gras throws displayed.

EDITORIAL: Time to retire the beads and throw sustainable

Kloe Witt, Breaking News Editor March 3, 2023

The 2023 Mardi Gras season has come to a close, so as we hang up our beads and finish the last bites of our king cake, we need to have a discussion about the lasting effects of wasteful throws during the...

EDITORIAL: To eat or not to eat? King Cake

EDITORIAL: To eat or not to eat? King Cake

Macie Batson and Jackie Galli February 22, 2023

Editor’s Note: The editorial board could not come to a consensus on the subject. Therefore, two editorials are running representing the split opinions of the staff. It's the tradition that matters Macie...

Illustration of Dolores Huerta holding a megaphone in front of a background of names of notable Latinx people and the words Latinx Studies in front of her.

OPINION: Latinx studies matters

Pablo Zavala February 19, 2023

This semester, I’m teaching a class I never took as an undergraduate, but wish I had: Latinx Experiences Through Literature. We are reading about how Dolores Huerta and César Chávez fought for workers’...

An illustration of a hand drawing an award ceremony.

OPINION: Animation deserves respect

Addison Laird February 18, 2023

Guillermo del Toro remarked after the premiere of his 2022 Netflix film, “Pinocchio” that Hollywood does not see animation as cinema. I have always found this notion surprising. For me, some of the...

A photo illustration of a student viewing brochures for plantation tours.

EDITORIAL: Plantations aren’t tourist attractions

Maleigh Crespo, Design Chief February 17, 2023

Picture this: You’re standing by the Danna Center post office, perusing through the rows of tourist brochures, awaiting your next New Orleans outing. Images of Audubon Park, Jackson Square, and Bourbon...

OPINION: Loyola needs to increase campus accessibility

OPINION: Loyola needs to increase campus accessibility

Blu DiMarco February 12, 2023

The trip in a wheelchair from Buddig Hall to the inside of Mercy Hall is roughly 20 minutes. I have to navigate through the crowded parking lot, and the patterns on the ground that cause a kind of resistance...

An illustration of a fraternity house with a banner saying abolish Greek life

OPINION: Fraternities should be abolished

Maria DiFelice February 11, 2023

Picture this: it’s your freshman year of college, you’re in a completely different part of the country, and you are meeting new people. One of the girls you met a month ago invites you out to a frat...

Illustration of a student asking for something from an SGA member and being handed a T shirt while the SGA member sits on a pile of t-shirts.

EDITORIAL: We need more than a sweatshirt

Jackie Galli, Editor in Chief February 10, 2023

While the newly unveiled student government merch is fire, it has reignited some age-old concerns about what is a priority for our student government. The Student Government Association spent $2,693...

OPINION: Dealing with brick-people in the age of Andrew Tate

OPINION: Dealing with brick-people in the age of Andrew Tate

Blair Anderson February 5, 2023

Growing up, my uncle always told me, “the average person is as bright as a brick.” Many years later, I realized how right he was. In our media-centric era, it’s vitally necessary to sift through...

Two people sitting at desks by computers.

OPINION: The internet could be better

Dexter Earley, Staff Writer February 4, 2023

The internet has always been a social place. It was created to enable communication. But the rise of Facebook, Twitter, etc. has launched the social web to a scale unimaginable to its first users. It...

EDITORIAL: An open letter to Jeff Landry

EDITORIAL: An open letter to Jeff Landry

Patrick Hamilton and Mark Michel February 3, 2023

Dear Attorney General Jeff Landry, Enshrined in its mission statement, Loyola University encourages students to “pursue truth, wisdom, and justice; and to work for a more just world.” Loyola students...

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