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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Camal Pertro, communications director, sits at his desk Photo credit: Ver Lumod

New faces in play at the athletic department

Ver Lumod September 30, 2019

Loyola athletics are about to see some new faces in charge. Earlier in September, the Wolf Pack Athletics department announced its hiring of Jordan Gabriel and Camal Petro for the positions of assistant...

Kids at climate strike

New Orleans joins nationwide climate strikes

Rae Walberg September 30, 2019

A boy around elementary school age stands on the neutral ground at St. Charles and Napoleon holding up a sign reading “Why are we going to school if we have no future?” He and a gaggle of classmates...

Students sign the condom petition Sept. 3. Britton Hansen, along with the rest of Loyola for Reproductive Rights, created this petition to allow the distribution of condoms on campus.

Opinion: The fight for condoms still matters

September 29, 2019

By Britton Hansen   If you’ve been on campus at any point in the last six months, chances are you’ve heard Dylan Ritter and I yell out to you, asking if you’d be interested in signing...

Girls dance at an Uptown bar on Sept. 6. An arrest was made in the most recent case of sexual assault.

Editorial: Arrest may give answers but leaves even more questions

Erin Snodgrass September 29, 2019

The campus breathed a collective sigh of relief this weekend when a Loyola exchange student was arrested in connection with the most recent sexual battery at The Boot Bar and Grill. There were expressions...

Photo credit: Andrew Lang

Opinion: Gay Panic Defenses must be banned in Louisiana

September 28, 2019
*content warning: Transphobia, Homophobia, Violence
Loyola alumn, Jessica Molina, pours her homebrewed beer "Molina" at the 10th annual NOLA on Tap beer festival. Photo credit: Hannah Renton

Festival brews business for local breweries

Daniel Schwalm September 28, 2019

Beer lovers and animal lovers alike gathered in City Park over the weekend to appreciate beer, dogs, music and more beer at the 10th annual NOLA on Tap festival. The festival, which featured more than...

Café Reconcile employees talk right before closing time on Sept. 13th. Café Reconcile has many programs for underprivileged youth in New Orleans. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Café Reconcile serves food and new beginnings for community members

Rosha’E Gibson September 27, 2019

New Orleans is host to a variety of special places to eat, but none bring more to the table or have more on their plate than Café Reconcile. At face value, the restaurant may appear to be like...

Statue of Jesus that stands at the front of Loyola on Sept. 24. The statue symbolizes Loyola's catholic identity and mission.  Michael Bauer/The Maroon.

Mission Priority Examen asks Loyola to reaffirm Jesuit ideals

Erin Snodgrass September 27, 2019

By the end of this school-year, Loyola will have to answer two vital questions: Does it want to stay a Jesuit Catholic institution; and if so, what are two to four initiatives it will pledge to prioritize...

Carlos Pena Cifuentes was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 21 for sexual battery. He was released on bond of $3,500. Photo credit: Courtesy of New Orleans Police

Sexual assault suspect released on bond

Erin Snodgrass September 26, 2019

Editor's Note: The District Attorney has subsequently refused charges in this case. Click here for the most up-to-date information. The Loyola foreign exchange student arrested Saturday, Sept. 21...

Parade-goer blows bubbles in the 48th Southern Decadence Parade. The event celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. Photo credit: Hannah Renton

Decadence shows ‘pride without prejudice,’ takes over French Quarter

Caitlyn Reisgen and Hannah Renton September 22, 2019

Southern Decadence is a five-day-long event that takes place every year on Labor Day weekend. Now in its 48th year, Southern Decadence has transformed from a small gathering celebrating LGBTQ+ pride, to...

New Orleans Police arrested Carlos Pena Cifuentes on Sept. 21, 2019, in investigation of a sexual battery that occurred at The Boot Bar and Grill.

Loyola student arrested in connection with sexual battery released on bond

September 21, 2019

**SEPT. 23 UPDATE: The Loyola exchange student arrested Saturday in connection with the most recent sexual battery at The Boot Bar and Grill, is out on bond. Carlos Pena Cifuentes, 21, posted $3,500...

A woman walks by The Boot Bar and Grill while people mill around outside on Sept. 10. The Boot is the site of a recent sexual battery, in addition to the starting point of two recent sexual assaults. Photo credit: Andres Fuentes

Sexual battery at The Boot, third incident linked to the bar this semester

Erin Snodgrass September 20, 2019

After an incident of sexual battery occurred at The Boot Bar and Grill early Friday morning, Loyola police are once again warning students to be cautious. In an email sent to the Loyola community, Chief...

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