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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Loyola junior and Maroon Editor-in-Chief, Eloise Pickering.

Looking forward to The Maroon’s next chapter

Eloise Pickering, Managing Editor May 23, 2025

The weekend before classes started my first semester here at Loyola, I went to the third floor of the Communications/Media Complex to visit The Maroon. There were only a couple of people milling about...

A member of the baseball team up to bat, Jan 25, 2024. Loyola's baseball team is celebrating and preparing as they head to the NAIA World Series for the first time in program history.

Making history: Loyola baseball heads to NAIA World Series

Eloise Pickering, Managing Editor May 21, 2025

The Loyola Wolf Pack baseball team heads to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics World Series for the first time in program history. The team was crowned conference tournament champions...

Loyola sign sits in the grass in front of Marquette Hall

Campus upgrades come at a price: Students are struggling to stay at Loyola

Margaret Fielding, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

Loyola is raising tuition by 9% for the 2025-2026 school year, causing quite the uproar among the community. With almost all Loyola students receiving some form of financial aid from the university, how...

Photos of Lizette Camarena  in Audubon Park. Heidi Herrera/ The Maroon

Loyola student releases debut EP “Cavities”

Mary Ella Hastings, Local News Editor May 2, 2025

Lizette Camarena was the star of the show growing up. She stood out by dressing up in costumes to perform for her family and guests.  She never let go of that love of performance, and today, she’s...

Valentina Russell, Samantha Perkins, and Danni Caminita in "The Perks of Being a Wall-Crawler." Ava Dufrene/The Maroon

Theatre and Dance students steal the show at New Works Fest

Lily Bordelon, Life and Times Editor May 2, 2025

Loyola students in the Theatre and Dance department shined on stage in the annual New Works Fest, showcasing their talents and work three nights in a row. A total of 10 works were performed this year,...

Community members danced to local artist at French Quarter fest on April 12, 2025. Heidi Herrera/The Maroon

Loyola artists make their big break at French Quarter Fest

Margaret Feilding, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

Loyola University’s Esplanade in the Shade stage spotlighted Loyola music students at the French Quarter Festival.  The festival consists of 20 stages from the Spanish Plaza to the New Orleans Jazz...

Loyola senior and former Maroon Editor-in-Chief Matthew Richards.

Tales from Spring 2025: A time of firsts, wild stories, and a whole lot of late nights.

Matthew Richards, Editor In Chief May 2, 2025

I never really set out to be the Editor in Chief of The Maroon. It just kind of happened. I spent two years honing my skills and hanging out in the office in a myriad of roles, and eventually it felt like...

Thousands of individuals gathered at the National Conference of Higher Education in Prison on April 11, 2025. This conference was designed to bring educators, policy makers, and incarcerated individuals together to discuss prison education programs.

How college programs in prison are transforming lives

Eloise Pickering, Managing Editor May 2, 2025

Thousands of prisoners throughout the United States get their college degrees while behind bars, most of them paid for by the federal Pell Grant program, which offers those in need undergraduate tuition...

Non-profit KID smART hosts Arts Experience In Classrooms workshop for artists in education. Public school teachers used collage art to envision a future levee along the Mississippi river, on April 9, 2025. Violet Bucaro/The Maroon

Non-profit fosters imagination in classrooms and careers

Violet Bucaro, News Director May 2, 2025

At a recent New Orleans workshop, a circle of public school teachers introduced one another in silence. One mimed playing piano, another swam through the air, and one danced as they demonstrated a new...

A man peers into vacant Gasa Gasa building on Feb. 18, 2023. John Maus played at Gasa Gasa.

A Night at Gasa Gasa with John Maus

Lily Haggard, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

Tucked away on Freret Street, Gasa Gasa’s  unassuming entrance is marked with a bold, black and white mural that instantly captures its alternative and griddy atmosphere. Walking in, you're greeted...

Loyola students drop a banner the Communications/Music Complex criticizing tuition raises on April 29, 2025. Loyola University New Orleans plans to raise tuition prices for all students.

BREAKING: Students drop a banner criticizing tuition raises

Eloise Pickering, Managing Editor April 29, 2025

Today at noon, right before the window between classes, a group of Loyola students dropped a banner outside of the Communications/Music Complex criticizing tuition raises and advocating for affordable...

The Jesus statue in the Horseshoe stands alone on rainy Nov. 7, 2018. Loyola raised $1.2 million to give bonuses to long-term faculty members.

Loyola raises $1.2 million to help keep long-term faculty

Alana Frank, News Editor April 28, 2025

Loyola University New Orleans announced on April 28 they have raised $1.2 million to give retention bonuses to long-time faculty at a time when concerns about pay, morale, and faculty turnover are prevalent. Loyola...

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