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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Music and Concert Calendar: Fall 2019

Valerie Cronenbold September 20, 2019
The music acts performing in New Orleans this fall 2019 are a diverse array of acts for fans of all genres.
The outside of The Old Absinthe House bustles on the corner of Bienville Street and Bourbon Street on Sept. 10. The bar is among the oldest bars in the city. Photo credit: Gabriella Killett

History resonates throughout the oldest bars in New Orleans

Gabriella Killett September 20, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q9crTYQo_s&feature=youtu.be   While stumbling up and down Bourbon Street, the stereotypical New Orleans barhopper with a hand grenade in one hand and a daiquiri...

In this April 19, 2017, file photo, Cokie Roberts speaks during the opening ceremony for Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Roberts, a longtime political reporter and analyst at ABC News and NPR has died, ABC announced Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019.  She was 75. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Photo credit: Associated Press

New Orleans native, political journalist Cokie Roberts dies at 75

Associated Press September 17, 2019

New Orleans native, Emmy award winner and national political journalist Cokie Roberts died in Washington earlier today from breast cancer complications. She was 75. She was diagnosed with breast cancer...

Trays of crabs sit on the counter of Deanie's Seafood Market. Deanie's was not affected by the new seafood bill due to selling local shrimp and crawfish. Photo credit: Cody Downey

New seafood bill leaves business owners with a fishy taste in their mouths

Cody Downey September 17, 2019

A new seafood bill is causing local restaurants to tell customers just how local their seafood is. Signed by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on June 19, House Bill 335 requires restaurants that sell...

Loyola alumna Jessica Mixon (left) and Musical Theatre senior Haley Taylor (right) visit campus dressed in full costume on Sept. 5, 2019. The duo perform at the National WWII Museum as Victory Belles.

Student rings the “Belles”

Ver Lumod and Cody Downey September 17, 2019

Transporting themselves between the era of the Second World War and the modern era, two young women must juggle their lives between 70 years. The National World War II Museum, located in New Orleans,...

Saints fans make the best out of Revenge Bowl

Andres Fuentes and Henry Bean September 16, 2019

On a muggy afternoon, it wasn't the lack of seating, the Louisiana heat or even the long wait time for a po'boy that had Steven Polk fuming. His anger had been boiling deep within him since January...

Jennifer Dutchover (center left) and Kim Koplin (center) pose with their family, dressed as referees at the Saints Kickoff Run on Sept. 7. Dutchover and Koplin traveled from Biloxi, Mississippi and Chicago, Illinois respectively, for the run. Sam Lucio/The Maroon Photo credit: Sam Lucio

Saints fans kick off the season with a run

Sam Lucio September 16, 2019

Since last season’s controversial ending, the Who Dat Nation has been clamoring for the return of football, and over the weekend, New Orleans Saints fans channeled that energy into the Saints Kickoff...

Dead mosquitoes are examined in a lab. Mosquitoes carry the West Nile Virus. Photo credit: Amy Ngo

West Nile Virus sparks war against mosquitoes

Amy Ngo September 16, 2019

Even though Louisiana has some of the most cases of West Nile in the nation, authorities say it is doing much better than in years past. Ranked seventh of 50 states in total cases of the West Nile virus...

Girls dance at an Uptown bar on Sept. 6. Police have warned students that Uptown bars such as The Boot, TJ Quills and The Willow are "target rich environments."

Nightmare bar scene plays out Uptown for senior

Emma Ruby September 16, 2019

After four hours of drinking, the night of Aug. 31 was still going strong for one Loyola senior, until things started going wrong. She was dancing with a group of friends at the Uptown bar TJ Quill's,...

In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 photo, Festivalgoers try to escape the crowd during Lil Wayne's fifth annual Lil WeezyAna Fest at the UNO Lakefront Arena grounds in New Orleans. A crowd stampede injured several people attending a New Orleans festival organized by rapper Lil Wayne. Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP

THE HEAT IS ON: A STUDENTS TAKE ON LIL WEEZYANA FEST

Joseph Michel September 15, 2019

The fifth annual edition of Lil Wayne’s semi-eponymous “Lil WeezyAna” festival was held this past Saturday, Sept. 7, and included performances from Trey Songz, Travis Scott and, of course, Lil Wayne....

Illustration by Storm Wells Photo credit: Storm Wells

Editorial: Petition shows passion on campus

Gabriela Carballo September 15, 2019

Over the past few weeks, students knocked on the doors of dorm rooms, set up a table outside Monroe Library and cornered students between classes, circulating a sheet of scrawled signatures that has come...

Illustration by Storm Wells

Victims aren’t to blame for sexual assault

Tania Tetlow September 14, 2019

I need to write to you today about sexual assault, not specifically about the recent cases that have broken our hearts, but what I have learned from years of trying to find the answers on how to keep you...

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