Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

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Jarrett Richard hopes to sprint his way into history

Rosha'e Gibson May 7, 2019

For the past three years, Jarrett Richard has left broken records, top finishes and fierce drive out on the track, never boasting and always being a silent competitor. However, the computer information...

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Wolf Pack leads Crescent City Sports

Will Ingram May 6, 2019

Sports media is more and more accessible, taking advantage of industry trends such as podcasts, live-streaming and social media coverage. For one New Orleans media outlet, it’s their mission to provide...

Fans dance and scream in front of the Republic stage during the venues Emo Night event.

Opinion: Keep your hands to yourself in the mosh pit

Catie Sanders May 5, 2019

Sweaty and slipping in the grease of spilled drinks on the Tipitina’s floor, I screamed FIDLAR’s “40oz. On Repeat” at the top of my lungs. Singing my favorite verse of the song,...

A large assortment of flowers are laid at the grave of Wallace Marquet.  Several graves had flowers to help remember passed loved ones. ANDRES FUENTES/The Maroon.

St. Joseph Cemetery breathes life

Andres Fuentes May 4, 2019

Gated off by a rusty chain link fence, St. Joseph Cemetery No. 1 is one that most central city residents pass by on their morning commute. It's not green and lush like other cemeteries, or filled with...

Loyola senior Devyn Koslen sits on the bench dedicated to Dawson Rutter III outside Miller Hall. Rutter passed away tragically in 2017 prior to graduating from Loyola. Photo credit: Chris Wiseman

New on-campus memorial honors deceased student

Rose Wagner May 4, 2019

When she visited New Orleans, Debra Rutter used to stand outside Miller Hall, waiting for her son Dawson to get out of economics class. Now, a bench sits in the same spot in honor of Dawson, who passed...

Autism isn’t a death sentence

Gracie Wise May 4, 2019

When I was little, I thought I was a normal kid: I went to school, writing funny stories and blathered for hours on end about my favorite games. I knew I went to occupational and speech therapy and that...

A Robert Street resident carries bottled water to his home in response to a boil water advisory for the Uptown area on May 3, 2019. The water main that caused the flooding was over 100 years old.

Uptown New Orleans residents prepare to deal with flooding, boil water advisory

Rose Wagner May 3, 2019

Sixty-year resident of New Orleans Harry Ray stood on the porch of his raised home on the corner of Robert Street and Claiborne Avenue looking out as water lapped at the front steps of his home. While...

Review: Avengers: Endgame provides a satisfying experience for longtime fans (spoilers)

Review: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ provides a satisfying experience for longtime fans (spoilers)

Cody Downey May 3, 2019

Editor's Note: This review contains spoilers for "Avengers: Endgame." "Avengers: Endgame" is the movie fans have been waiting for not only months but years. This film serves as the best possible conclusion...

Rana Thabata finds out she was one of 62 winners of the prestigious Truman Scholarship in her business class. Tetlow, a former Truman fellow herself, came to her class with balloons to announce Thabta’s win.

Rana Thabata wins Truman Scholarship

Kellie Sanchez May 3, 2019

“I’m going to be late to con law!” That was the first thought that ran through political science junior Rana Thabata's mind the morning she found out she was the winner of a Truman Scholarship....

MARI Institute brings Mayan culture to Tulane and Loyola

Andres Fuentes May 3, 2019

With both campuses so close to one another, there is no doubt some sibling rivalry that exists between the Green Wave and the Wolf Pack, but when both schools aren't arguing over basketball teams, dining...

Fletcher Mackel poses with his framed Loyola jersey. He decided to frame his jersey after losing college memories during Hurricane Katrina. Courtesy of Fletcher Mackel.

Mackel twins went from Segnette Field to WDSU

Anum Siddiqui May 3, 2019

It wasn't always live shots, breaking news and mic checks for twins Travers and Fletcher Mackle, two local reporters for WDSU in New Orleans. The duo once shared the halls of the Music/Communication...

FILE - This Sept. 11, 2018, file photo shows a marijuana plant in the coastal mountain range of San Luis Obispo, Calif. Organizations like CommonSenseNOLA want marijuana to be legalized in Louisiana. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Medical marijuana debate lights up Louisiana

Christian Willbern May 2, 2019

Cannabis was the key that unlocked the shackles of addiction for former New Orleans Police Department Officer Jerry Kaczmarek. “It saved me from contemplation of suicide on three separate occasions,”...

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