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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Loyola announces Father Ted’s successor

Riley Katz April 8, 2019

University President Tania Tetlow announced the successor to the Rev. Ted Dziak, S.J. in an email to the Loyola student body, staff and faculty.Following Dziak's pending departure on a year-long sabbatical,...

Biology sophomore Gabriel Trastoy (8) springs for a loose ball as a rival runner attempts to score. Loyola picked up their first conference win this season. Photo credit: Andres Fuentes

Loyola endures bittersweet series with their first conference win of the year

Andrew Wellmann April 8, 2019

It was another rough conference series for Loyola, as Blue Mountain College earned 23 total runs over the last-place Wolf Pack. However, a glimmer of hope came out of the three-game series with Loyola...

University President Tania Tetlow and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell sit together during Tetlow’s inauguration last fall. Tetlow was in charge of recruiting speakers for the upcoming Women’s Leadership Academy -- one of whom will be Cantrell. Photo credit: Angelo Imbraguglio

Loyola launches Women’s Leadership Academy

Andrew Lang April 8, 2019

When people picture leaders, many would picture a suit and tie. Loyola will be trying to change that image into one of a pantsuit too. Starting April 16 and running through Jan. 21, 2020, Loyola will...

Illustration by Ariel Landry.

Democrats prepare for 2020 election

Emma Ruby April 8, 2019

Although the 2020 presidential election remains 19 months away, the rhetoric and energy surrounding the Democratic primaries have already begun to take center stage in political conversation. With an announced...

Photo by Loyola New Orleans Athletics. Photo credit: Vanessa Alvarado

Fall and winter sports boast their smarts

Madison McLoughlin April 8, 2019

*There has been a correction. Finance senior Ethan Turner has also won conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Loyola athletics prove the “dumb jock” stereotype wrong with their scholar awards. In...

Criminal justice junior Diamond Pearson earned a season-best in the women's long jump, with a distance of 4.74 meters to place in the seventh spot. She also earned a personal best in the 200-meter dash with 26.33 seconds and placing 13th and a season-best in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.67. Photo credit: Andres Fuentes

Loyola track and field set multiple records at the Spring Time Classic

Andres Fuentes April 7, 2019

Yet again, the Loyola track and field teams competed in an outdoor meet, shattering records all throughout.The Wolf Pack found great success at the Spring Time Classic, their second-to-last regular season...

Freshman Chandler Harmon that helped earn a narrow 5-4 victory over LSU-Alexandria. The team now has a 9-6 record. Photo credit: Andres Fuentes

Chandler Harmon helps take down No. 9 LSUA

Andres Fuentes April 7, 2019

The No. 9 team in the country came to City Park to take on Loyola's women's tennis squad, marking the third straight match against a nationally ranked opponent.LSU-Alexandria brought a fight to the Wolf...

A toilet seat and other litter make up the sculpture of a Great White Shark. Featured sculptures were made up of litter. Photo credit: Andres Fuentes

Trash to Treasure: Audubon Aquarium aims to teach about ocean pollution with art

Andres Fuentes April 7, 2019

A toilet seat, car bumper, bleach bottles and flip flops are all items that can plague a marine environment, but the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas has such items on display as art pieces. The aquarium...

Illustration by Ariel Landry.

Opinion: I grew up unvaccinated because of dangerous rhetoric

Hannah Renton April 7, 2019

Vaccines are an uncomfortable topic for me. When people bring them up, I usually stay quiet and avoid eye contact. It’s weird having to confess the fact I am mostly unvaccinated and then feel the wave...

From left to right: Zyon Barbosa Monteiro, Destiny Martin, Bria Permenter, and Kendall Wilson. Photo credit: Hannah Renton

Here’s the scoop on Loyola’s newest fashion club, A La Mode

Francesca Du Broca April 6, 2019

The newly chartered fashion club A La Mode has nothing to do with ice cream. The club hopes to be a place to show off the creative style of Loyola students while establishing a space to discuss the...

2,000 blue and pink flags wave in the Peace Quad as part of Wolf Pack for Life’s display to spread awareness of the number of abortions carried out each day in the U.S. on April 23, 2018. When the display showed up on campus, it was the source of much controversy. Photo credit: Anna Knapp

Trump executive order to enforce free speech

Cody Downey April 6, 2019

College campuses are known for an open exchange of ideas and expression, however, the question still is raised on whether it is like this for all students. On Mar. 21, President Trump signed an executive...

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Review: ‘On My Block’ perfectly mixes comedy and drama

Cody Downey April 6, 2019

With over hundreds of hours of original programming on Netflix, "On My Block" is one of the shows that gets looked over between bigger shows like "Stranger Things" and "13 Reasons Why." The series follows...

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