Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Talia Moore, musical theater senior, performs a fight scene as Mercutio alongside Tybalt played by Cereyna Jade Bougouneau, theater senior. Loyolas Theatre Department will present their production of an all-female Romeo & Juliet beginning Nov. 8, 2019. Photo credit: Hannah Renton

Romeo & Juliet Challenges Gender Roles and Creative Expectations

Zia Sampson November 7, 2019

After debuting with an all-male cast in the sixteenth century and going through many reimaginings since then, Loyola's Theatre Department will present its production of an all-female Romeo & Juliet...

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Phishing scams plague student emails

Rae Walberg November 7, 2019

Two weeks before school, incoming political science freshman Caroline Budd was baited by a promising email delivered straight to her new university email inbox. The message advertised an internship with...

Clouds shadow the old death row building at Louisiana State Penitentiary. The prison is the largest in Louisiana. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Teach-ins educate students on criminal justice reform

Gabriella Killett November 6, 2019

In a state with one of the highest incarceration rates in the United States, the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola is working to spread awareness about the problem of mass incarceration. The...

Finance Senior Noah Griffin scans across the court to pass the ball, Oct. 26, 2019. The win against Southeastern Baptist College was his first game of his last college season. Photo credit: Raegan Walberg

Loyola men’s basketball opens the season with high expectations

Gabrielle Korein November 6, 2019

The men's basketball team comes into the season ranked third in the Southern States Athletic Conference and are looking to build off of last year. After the team opened their season with a win against...

Sunni Blanchard, English writing senior, serves a ball up in the Early Bird Invitational, August 17, 2019. Photo credit: Andrew Lang

Volleyball prepares for postseason

Breanna Henry November 5, 2019

With the women's volleyball season coming to a close, Head Coach, Jesse Zabal said she was proud of the players' fight through the season. "We have had a couple of great wins this season, including...

Daniel Werst speaks to other protesters in front of the ICE office in New Orleans Oct. 12. Werst said he supports an open border policy. Photo credit: Cody Downey

Detention centers bring immigration discussion to Louisiana

Cody Downey November 5, 2019

Though the topic of immigration may feel far away for most Louisiana residents, the presence of detention centers across the state brings the topic closer to home than some might expect. According to...

Photo credit: Andres Fuentes

The Boot Bar Welcomes New Neighbors

Lucy Foreman November 4, 2019

The Boot Bar & Grill has been serving college partiers since the 1970s and, for the first time ever, students visiting the bar will have to welcome new neighbors across the street who may create some...

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Marchers embrace New Orleans’ second line season

Andres Fuentes November 3, 2019

Hours before the We Are One second line, vendors were pushing their ice carts, cooks manned the grill, bounce music filled the air and everyone had on a comfortable pair of shoes. The neighborhood crowded...

Photo credit: Storm Wells

Editorial: It’s time for a change to the prison system

Gabriela Carballo November 3, 2019

The United States is in the midst of a horrible mass incarceration epidemic and when you narrow it down to a state level, Louisiana isn’t any better. In fact, it’s worse. Louisiana’s numbers on...

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Audubon Zoo hosts a crowd of smiles at Special Needs Day

Andres Fuentes November 2, 2019

The animals at the Audubon Zoo woke up an hour early Saturday morning to greet families on the sixth annual Special Needs Day. The park grounds offered quiet zones, animal encounters and a wellness...

Illustration by Storm Wells

Opinion: Do Female Halloween Costumes Objectify Women?

Erin Haynes October 31, 2019
It’s that time of the year. The green of the leaves fade into warm hues of orange and yellow, the air is brisk, candy line the aisles whilst Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” echoes throughout the market, and Halloween shops line their shelves with “sexy” female costumes in every occupation imaginable. In the midst of the excitement for sugar, decorations, and spooky parties, I am once again struggling whether to conform to society’s ideals of a prude or slut this Halloween.
Sophomore psychology majors Melissa Berner and Ivy Fitzgerald light candles during the Take Back the Night march on Oct. 24. The march took place down St Charles Avenue and Broadway Street. to stand in solidarity with sexual assault survivors and victims of gender violence.

Take back the night shows solidarity for victims

Rose Wagner October 31, 2019

St. Charles Avenue was shut down. Nearly one hundred students held flickering candles and told personal stories of sexual assault and violence before linking arms and marching down the closed street on...

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