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Trump's win shocks campus

Trump’s win shocks campus

Sophia Maxim and Alana Frank November 9, 2024

The world tuned in with anxious anticipation for the reveal of the next U.S. president. Polls fluctuated, beginning in favor of Kamala Harris but shifting toward Donald Trump by the late night....

Taylor Swift reveals purple bodysuit that she described as "very New Orleans" on her third performance in the city on Oct. 27, 2024. Her New Orleans stop was the second to last U.S. show on the tour.

Taylor Swift brings magic to New Orleans

Maleigh Crespo November 8, 2024

When Taylor Swift made her star-studded appearance in the Big Easy for The Eras Tour, it felt like the entire city had embraced her. From the giant friendship bracelets on the dome, an entire section...

Graduate school students pose together in Rome. Courtesy of Emily Jendzejec.

Graduate students make pilgrimage to Vatican for global Synod

Maria DiFelice November 8, 2024

Loyola graduate students got to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in Rome, according to assistant professor of pastoral studies, Emily Jendzejec. Six students and one faculty member went on a...

Sophomore forward Alissa O’Dell stands on the baseline during a free throw in an exhibition match vs. Tulane University in the Den on Nov. 2, 2024 in New Orleans, La.

Loyola hosts Tulane for first time since 1972

Matthew Richards, Executive Editor November 2, 2024

For the first time since 1972, a Loyola team welcomed Division I neighbors Tulane University to the Den for an exhibition basketball match. “We had a scheduling issue at Devlin, so the game wasn’t...

Loyola student pets dog while volunteering for Zeus' Rescue as dog walkers.

Rescue shelter addresses overcrowding

Eloise Pickering, Managing Editor November 1, 2024

Ten years ago, one New Orleans woman built a no-kill animal rescue shelter from the ground up with the goal of eliminating pet homelessness and euthanasia due to overcrowding at local municipal shelters. That...

Student holds candle vigil in support of sexual assault survivors on Oct. 21, 2024.

Illuminating the Darkness

Abigail Schmidt November 1, 2024

University leaders shared their support for survivors of sexual assault at an annual candlelight vigil, including University President Xavier Cole and Women’s Resource Center Director Negina Khalili. Each...

Graduate Student Milan Mejia dribbles the ball against LSU in an exhibition match in Baton Rouge, La. on Oct. 29, 2024. Photo courtesy of Payton Prichard.

Loyola and LSU face off in Baton Rouge

Matthew Richards, Executive Editor November 1, 2024

The Wolf Pack men’s basketball team traveled to Baton Rouge to play an exhibition contest against the Division I Louisiana State University Tigers at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in the second game...

Courtesy of Vanessa Saunders

Professor releases feminist dystopian novel

Phoebe Swetish November 1, 2024

Creative writing professor Vanessa Saunders’ novel questions individual responsibility in political conflict through the lens of the feminist critique, to be released Nov. 12. “The Flat Woman” is...

Graphic by Daniel Garces

President Cole responds to student criticism

Eloise Pickering and Mark Michel October 25, 2024

While the class of 2024 took their class photo, protesters chanted from the sidewalk: “Xavier Cole, you can’t hide. You’re supporting genocide.” The next month, the protesters marched to Loyola...

Festival goers gather and dance around the main stage.

Funk Fest celebrates history, heritage

Isabella Castillo, Life & Times Editor October 25, 2024

Funk Fest took on the French Quarter in its yearly celebration of New Orleans music. Featuring all types of funk, the festival united people in benefit of the The Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience. The...

Students take Synodal pilgrimage to Vatican

Students take Synodal pilgrimage to Vatican

Maria DiFelice October 17, 2024

Six graduate students have made their way to Rome for an assembly of religious leaders along with over 100 students from Catholic institutions. The Synod will be livestreamed on Oct. 18. Loyola...

Loyola President Xavier Cole shakes hands with Pope Francis. Courtesy of Cole

Pope Francis offers wisdom to President Cole

Mabel Regalado-Hernandez, Campus News Editor October 4, 2024

As students wrapped up their summer and settled back on campus, President Xavier Cole had his own story to tell about his summer: the chance to meet Pope Francis. Cole and his wife Susanne DeBerry Cole...

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