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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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The crowd at Black Americana Fest.

Black Americana Fest seeks to reclaim Americana music

Claire Kerr, Staff Writer September 26, 2025

Music in New Orleans is not merely entertainment. It is identity, history, and survival, according to Black Americana Fest. The festival was created to reclaim space in the Americana and Folk genres that...

Kristen Goodly and Mimi Ryall stand with The Kendall Collective, a tree sculpture made to honor Kendall Daigle. Goodly and Ryall are a part of the petition to name the area around it Kendall Court.

Petition for Kendall Daigle memorial submitted to Cole

Eloise Pickering, Editor In Chief September 26, 2025

Members of Loyola’s design department have submitted a petition to administration with the goal of naming a section of campus Kendall Court after Kendall Daigle, a student who passed away in 2014 at...

From Late Night to Loyola: Why free speech matters

From Late Night to Loyola: Why free speech matters

Imad Siddiqui and Opinion/ Editoral editor September 26, 2025

On Sept. 17, 2025, ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely after Kimmel made comments in his monologue about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, criticizing conservatives’ reactions and suggesting...

Entrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in the Lower 9th Ward. The school closed after a vote by the Orleans school board.

Only Lower Ninth Ward public high school closes; council member calls for long-term investment

Alana Frank, Breaking News Article September 26, 2025

The only public high school in the Lower Ninth Ward closes after years of declining enrollment and low test scores, according to the Orleans Parish School Board. All students were reassigned to other schools...

Three people holding letters for Attorney General's Office calling for new changes to three organizations on campus. These three orgs include Black Student Union, Women's Resource Center, and Multiple Cultural center.

University reviews student space names after federal guidance

Alana Frank, Breaking News Editor September 26, 2025

The university is reviewing the names of several student organization spaces following a memorandum from the Office of Attorney General that calls certain identity based campus spaces “unlawfully discriminatory.”  The...

AI in the Classroom: Where to go from here

AI in the Classroom: Where to go from here

September 26, 2025

If I could describe artificial intelligence in one word, I’d use ‘change’. In the short period that AI has been in the zeitgeist, it has gone from a mere novelty to a major moral and ethical question....

Unlocking access: the impact of open education resources

Unlocking access: the impact of open education resources

Kerieyaunta Smith, Sports Assistant Editor September 26, 2025

Every semester, students face familiar and frustrating rituals: walking into the bookstore or logging on to buy their textbooks and watching their bank accounts drain. Prices for textbooks have skyrocketed...

The resurgence of movie theaters and the importance of third spaces

The resurgence of movie theaters and the importance of third spaces

Stella Perdue, Staff Writer September 26, 2025

One of my favorite pastimes as a student in New Orleans is to aimlessly wander around meeting new people, learning new things, and putting myself out of my comfort zone. A perfect place to do that is the...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.

Vaccination for COVID-19 becomes more complicated in Louisiana

Angelica Pineda, Writer September 26, 2025

Following new Centers for Diseases Control immunization suggestions, CVS and Walgreens will be requiring doctor’s prescriptions to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in compliance with Louisiana’s vaccination...

Graphic by Irene Herrerra-Wanke

Nurse capitation grant promotes future nurses in state

Lily Bordelon, Campus News Editor September 26, 2025

The College of Nursing and Health received over $100,000 for their Nurse Capitation Grant, which the college plans to split into $56,000 per semester for newly enrolled Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program...

Loyola's cheer team perform on the sidelines during a home game. The cheer team cheered at their first game of the season on Wednesday Sept. 24. Photo courtsey of Abigail Smith/ Loyola  New Orleans Athletics

Loyola cheerleaders bring the energy to their first game

Keri Smith, Assistant Sports Editor September 26, 2025

With the first volleyball game of the cheer season approaching, the Loyola cheerleaders have been preparing to bring energy, spirit, and support to the sidelines.  From perfecting stunts to polishing...

Loyola University New Orleans total cost versus financial aid awards, 2014-15 through 2023-24.

Scholarship universe: bridging the financial gap

Christopher Nesbit, Senior Videographer September 19, 2025

Loyola University New Orleans launched the Office of Scholarships and Grants this semester, introducing Scholarship Universe, a platform that matches students with 17,000 external scholarship opportunities...

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