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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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SGA cabinet brings new faces to old positions

SGA cabinet brings new faces to old positions

Cody Downey August 30, 2018

With a new school year, there also comes a new cabinet for Loyola's Student Government Association. Elected last year, SGA President Sierra Ambrose, political science senior, and Vice President Joann Cassama,...

Photo credit: Andres Fuentes

Nora Navra Library reopens after being destroyed by Hurricane Katrina

Sam Lucio August 30, 2018

  Nora Navra Library, the last of six New Orleans libraries destroyed during Hurricane Katrina has finally reopened. Nora Navra Library officially reopened on Aug. 24 Located in the Seventh...

Julia Gollobit, food studies junior, pushes food studies books of a desk in Monroe Library. After its first year in existence, the food studies program was suspended for the 2018-2019 school year and its future remains uncertain. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Loyola shelves food studies program

Madison Mcloughlin August 30, 2018

While New Orleans is widely renowned for its food culture, attracting tourists and students alike, the city will now have one fewer food studies program. Loyola has temporarily suspended the food studies...

General studies freshman Jordan Bernard (5) and biology junior Champagne Cunningham (17) block the ball in the first set against Dillard University. Bernard tallied 17 total kills against Dillard University. Photo credit: Sidney Ovrom

Loyola volleyball takes three out of four at Dillard Classic

Andrew Lang August 28, 2018

The Loyola Volleyball team finished the Dillard Classic by winning three out of their four total matches. Loyola started the event by taking all three sets against Talladega College, but dropped the second...

Loyola running in middle of the pack in preseason poll

Loyola running in middle of the pack in preseason poll

Andrew Lang August 28, 2018

In a preseason poll, the coaches ranked Loyola volleyball fifth, the women’s golf fourth, men's golf sixth, and both men's and women's cross-country fourth in the Southern States Athletic Conference....

Loyola law grad confirmed as Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Loyola law grad confirmed as Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Christopher Gilyard August 27, 2018

Loyola law grad Robert Wilkie A'88 continues his military service as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Wilkie was confirmed on July 23.Under his new title as “Secretary of Veterans Affairs,”...

Loyola has implemented a severe weather policy requiring students and professors to continue coursework during campus evacuations and severe weather days. Photo credit: Andres Fuentes

Students, teachers expected to continue coursework during campus evacuations

India Yarborough August 27, 2018

Loyola professors are expected to continue academic instruction when campus operations are suspended, according to an email sent to university faculty. Maria Calzada, interim provost and vice president...

3 dead in Jacksonville shooting

3 dead in Jacksonville shooting

Sam Lucio August 26, 2018

According to the Associated Press, three people have died in a mass shooting during a Madden 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida on Aug 26.Among the three dead was the shooter, who Jacksonville Sheriff...

Getting creative in the kitchen keeps me healthy and engaged.  Now that I'm living off-campus, I get to go home for lunch. Photo credit: Jacob Meyer

Opinion: I’m glad I don’t have a Meal Plan

Jacob Meyer August 26, 2018

Freshmen beware; eat healthy or not at your own risk.Moving off-campus isn’t just a new-found freedom from dorm rules, or a sense you’ve regained your long-lost privacy for having flatmates...

Opinion: Don't take voting for granted

Opinion: Don’t take voting for granted

India Yarborough August 26, 2018

You might get annoyed, but I’m gonna ask…are you voting in your state’s upcoming midterm election? If not, why?Weeks ago, I asked a childhood friend of mine the same questions. She proceeded...

Finance freshman Chong Li Lee tees off at Bayou Oaks City Park. Li is from Johor, Malaysia, but chose Loyola  and joined the golf team. Photo credit: Drew Goff

Golf team adds three international players to roster

Rosha’E Gibson August 26, 2018

The Loyola men’s golf team has added three international students to their roster. Business managment freshman Kerem Tanpolat, finance freshman Chong Li Lee and international business freshman Joaquin...

Girls of Gamma Phi Beta pose for a picture during Theta Phi Alpha's grass volleyball tournament. Loyola sorority members emphasized the importance of female empowerment. Photo credit: Sidney Ovrom

Column: Greek life member advises on Panhellenic recruitment

Tess Rowland August 25, 2018

For women looking to join a sorority, it can be the most wonderful time of the year, or the most nerve-racking three days of your life. Yet, all the pain is quickly erased when you run home to your new...

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