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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

The Louisiana Children's Museum now occupies a new building in New Orleans City Park. The environmentally-conscious building cost $47.5 million.

Children’s museum opens new location

Gabriella Killett October 4, 2019

The Louisiana Children's Museum has moved from its decades-old home in downtown New Orleans to a new building in City Park. The long-beloved institution opened its new $47.5 million environmentally-conscious...

A Bruno’s bartender checks students' IDs on Wine Wednesday on Oct. 4. Bruno’s trains all bartenders and bouncers to be able to spot fake IDs.

Faking it: Students use fake IDs to circumvent drinking laws

Erin Snodgrass October 4, 2019

Ashley Hart had only been in college two weeks when she and a group of friends embarked on an increasingly common college rite of passage. They gathered in front of a blank white wall and took each other’s...

Breathing Easy: Bike Rider receives Second Chance at Life

Tess Rowland October 3, 2019

Frankie Avila celebrated another year of breathing, moving and cycling. The double-lung transplantee was fortunate to celebrate his 46th birthday on Sept. 29, as well as, the 24th year of his donated...

The quidditch team practices in the Residential Quad on Loyola's campus, Sept. 25, 2019. The team is expected to open the season in Victoria, Tx. on Oct. 20, 2019. Photo credit: Gabriella Killett

Quidditch hopes to stay healthy this fall

Breanna Henry and Gabriella Killett October 3, 2019

Quidditch is back, and its unique mixture of different sport elements — such as basketball, rugby and dodgeball — are getting players excited to start yet another season. With the first tournament...

Bab and Hepburn pose in front of the street car. Both are European students studying abroad for the semester. Photo credit: Gabriella Killett

Study abroad students experience Loyola in a new light

Gabriella Killett October 3, 2019

Juniors Josephine Hepburn and Johannes Bab both seem to lead the normal lives of American students. The only difference is that they're just visiting. Hepburn, studying abroad for one academic year...

Ethan Giddens, psychological science freshman, plots points on a map in the land navigation lab on Tulane's campus. College students throughout the city travel to Tulane to participate in ROTC.

Military trains students for school and Army

Valerie Cronenbold October 3, 2019

By the time the clock hits 5:45 a.m., John Arrieta, accounting senior, is up and moving. Forming up for physical training, held in the early hours of the morning three times a week outside the Tulane University...

The cast of "You Can't Take it With You," rehearses in Marquette. The play runs this weekend and next.

“You Can’t Take It With You” opens this weekend

Breanna Henry October 2, 2019

Loyola's Theatre Department is producing their first play of the season: “You Can’t Take It With You,” by George Kaufman and Moss Hart. Written in 1935, this lighthearted comedy was one of the...

Fishing in Dead Waters

Andres Fuentes and Tess Rowland October 2, 2019

It was a quiet September afternoon at the Bucktown Harbor in Metairie. The water rippled with small blue waves and the wind clapped the nearby flags and banners. The boats sat on the surface of Lake...

Men's and women's swim teams practice for their meet on Sept. 10,  before the opening meet of the year. The teams opened their season at Ouachita Baptist University  in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on Sept.21. Photo credit: Courtesy of Parker Elliott

Swimmers are excited to take on the new season

Maria Alvarado October 2, 2019
What we can expect from this season's swim team, in the words of the Coach and the division captains.
Photo illustration by Will Ingram Photo credit: Will Ingram

Louisiana legalizes alcohol and wine delivery

Jc Canicosa October 1, 2019

When Patrick Brady received his cease and desist letter from the Alcohol and Tobacco Control office to stop delivering alcohol directly to consumers in Nov. 2018, his wine store Brady's Wine Warehouse...

A crowd of people wait in line at New Orleans Fried Chicken Festival. There were over 30 vendors at this year's festival. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Festival offers fried chicken fans a cluckin’ good time

Lexi Phillips October 1, 2019

This weekend, the fourth annual National Fried Chicken Festival brought masses of chicken lovers to Woldenberg Riverfront Park, located in the heart of New Orleans. Groovy tunes, sun shining weather, and...

A lonely scoreboard sits unattended in the Peace Quad. The cornhole tournament on Sept. 25, did not happen. Brendan Heffernan/the Maroon.

Cornhole Tournament Suffers From Low Attendance

Brendan Heffernan September 30, 2019
SLM continues to fight low attendance at some intramural sporting events
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