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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

King cakes from bakeries across New Orleans sit on display at the King Cake Hub. The hub offers more than 30 varieties of king cake and will remain open through Lundi Gras. Photo credit: India Yarborough

Pop-up kicks off king cake season

India Yarborough February 7, 2019

Just outside of New Orleans’ haunted Mortuary Mansion sits a pop-up shop selling a Mardi Gras staple: king cakes. The shop, located at 4800 Canal St., is called the King Cake Hub. The hub’s owners...

The stop sign placed at the crossroad of Nashville Avenue and St. Charles Avenue. The malfunctioning light has turned the streetlight to a four-way stop sign. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Broken St. Charles traffic light causes frustration

Sophie Whitehead February 7, 2019

A traffic light at the intersection of St. Charles Avenue and Nashville Avenue has been out for over a month, creating an inconvenience for New Orleans residents. The traffic light has been blinking...

Proposed Title IX changes cause controversy

Tyler Wann February 7, 2019

Editor's Note: Corrections have been made to this story for accuracy. The Department of Education has proposed controversial new changes to the rules that govern a university’s response to sexual...

Havoc the Wolf has served as Loyola’s mascot since 2006 after a re-branding by the Loyola New Orleans Athletic department. Havoc is present at games held on campus as well as university events. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Havoc gets hype for conference mascot challenge

Rhon Ridgeway February 6, 2019

Loyola’s own Havoc T. Wolf will be a contestant in the 2019 Southern States Athletic Conference Mascot Challenge, but he needs the Wolf Pack's support to win. The SSAC Mascot Challenge launched Feb....

Paul Roach, design junior, paints in his house on Jan. 24. Roach’s illustrative talents were recently published in the local children’s alphabet book “From A to Zoot” by Margaret David Laborde and Rebecca Feeney Doherty. Photo credit: Sophie Whitehead

Design junior illustrates children’s alphabet book

Valerie Cronenbold February 5, 2019

Paul Roach came to Loyola with hopes that his education would one day lead to a thriving art career. Little did he know that before earning his degree, he would be a published illustrator.Roach, studio...

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Beth Cohen shares a love of dance and music

Emma Ruby February 5, 2019

Rap music, 90s R&B and “obnoxious” electronic dance music pulses from Beth Cohen’s room before every dance performance she has. In a whirl of red lipstick and mascara, she gets ready as diligently...

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Kristen Williams is a voice on the sidelines and SGA

Vanessa Alvarado February 4, 2019

Biology senior Kristen Williams has gotten the best of both worlds at Loyola, being a part of the Student Government Association and a cheerleader on Loyola's competitive cheer team. Williams started...

Members of Loyola’s L.O.V.E. chapter pose with author Asante McGee on Jan. 29. McGee spoke about her experiences with R. Kelly and abuse. Photo credit: Maia Moses

Asante McGee meets with L.O.V.E. to discuss domestic violence

Maia Moses February 4, 2019

A national saga of sexual assault made it's way onto Loyola's campus Tuesday through a presentation to students by author Asante McGee. Student leaders of Loyola’s L.O.V.E. chapter — an organization...

A Saints fan picks up a thrown flag at the Magazine Street block party. Photo credit: Madison Mcloughlin

Saints fans let the good times roll despite missing out on Super Bowl LIII

Andres Fuentes February 3, 2019

Even though the Saints' season ended two weeks ago at the hands of the Los Angles Rams, the Who Dat Nation still found a way to party on Super Bowl Sunday, just like it was 2010. From a Saint-themed...

Opinion: How well does ‘snowflake’ rhetoric hold up under logical scrutiny?

Jc Canicosa February 3, 2019

Not very. That’s not exactly a revelation though. Full disclaimer: This opinion piece isn’t intended to make any points politically left or right. This piece is intended solely to analyze how well...

Opinion: Prospective libertarian students should consider the Walter Block scholarship

Walter Block February 3, 2019

I have been a professor of economics at Loyola since 2001. During that time, I have had numerous excellent students, who were interested in my research projects: Austrian economics and libertarian theory....

Illustration by Ariel Landry

Review: ‘Resident Evil 2′ remake is a scary-good time

Riley Katz February 3, 2019

Two bullets in the chamber, no health left and a seven-foot-tall hulk in a trench coat and hat hot on my tail. I will never forget this moment from "Resident Evil 2." When I played the original "Resident...

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