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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Biology sophomore Lauren King performs at the conference championship.

3-Peat: Dance team captures third-straight championship in The Den

Vanessa Alvarado February 8, 2019

The Loyola competitive dance team brought championship-caliber fierceness and intensity for the third year in a row, winning the title in front of the home crowd. The dance team scored 86.32 to win...

A group of Loyola students tries on hijabs during the Muslim Students Association’s celebration of World Hijab day on Feb. 1.  The organization hosted the event in order to combat stereotypes about people who wear hijabs. Photo credit: Ruba Esmail

Muslim students work to combat stereotypes on World Hijab Day

Anum Siddiqui February 8, 2019

Hijab-wearing Muslims, or hijabis, around the world are often labeled by members of other religions as oppressed — a stereotype Loyola's Muslim Student Association hoped to combat by celebrating...

Members of Loyola’s recently rebranded student organization Students for Sustainability gathers behind Starbucks in the Danna Center on Jan. 31 to discuss recycling, the environment and how to make Loyola a greener campus. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Environmental club blossoms at first meeting of the year

Cristian Orellana February 8, 2019

Earth Week celebrations, Sodexo sustainability initiatives and recycling improvements are just some of the ideas that the executive board of Loyola’s environmental club have in store for the semester....

Illustration by Justin Heiber

Editorial: Students have blind faith in Loyola for Title IX standards

February 8, 2019

Within the last 10 years, the way that universities handle sexual harassment and sexual violence have changed. Prior to the Obama administration, cases of this nature that occurred in college were handled...

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...

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