Skip to Main Content
Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Graphic courtesy of FAFSA

Admissions office credits low enrollment to FAFSA delays

Sydney Piglia August 30, 2024

Loyola’s student enrollment decreased by around one hundred students this year since last fall, President Xavier Cole said at the annual president’s convocation. Cole assured the university’s...

Tulane professors and faculty unionize after winning election

Myles McWilliams August 23, 2024

Tulane professors and faculty unionized after winning a union election in a 146-29 vote.   According to Assistant Professor Patrick Butler, a longtime faculty member, they had to make difficult choices...

New dorm construction makes progress over the summer. Construction started at the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester.

New dorm construction progresses, all floors built

August 23, 2024

As the new semester begins, construction on Mercy Hall continues. All floors have been built, and the new dorm building is expected to be open for the 2025 fall semester according to Loyola University...

Parent helps student move into dorm. New student enrollment has gone down when compared to previous years.

New student enrollment down

Violet Bucaro, News Director August 23, 2024

Undergraduate enrollment went down by around 100 students compared to last fall, with an estimated 600 incoming students.  A delayed roll-out in Federal Student Aid influenced this decline, according...

EDITORIAL: Kamalamania and the influence of youth voters

EDITORIAL: Kamalamania and the influence of youth voters

Aaron Covin, Opinion Editor August 23, 2024

As Biden's re-election campaign starts to resemble a farewell tour, Kamala Harris is seizing the moment, capturing the attention of a generation that’s ready to move on to something new. Watching...

Open Door: Loyola unveils new chapel

Open Door: Loyola unveils new chapel

Matthew Richards, Executive Editor August 23, 2024

Loyola celebrated the opening of the brand new chapel on campus to begin the new semester. The Chapel of St. Ignatius at the Gayle and Tom Benson Jesuit Center was gifted to the university through a...

Protesters, including students and community members, hold signs in support of Palestine. A Loyola police officer monitors the situation.

BREAKING: Protesters condemn administration at new student convocation

Maria DiFelice August 16, 2024

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by The Maroon (@loyola_maroon)

Pride celebration advocates for LGBTQ+ youth

Pride celebration advocates for LGBTQ+ youth

Sophia Maxim, Editor-in-Chief June 9, 2024

Local musicians performed at The Broadside for the third annual PRIDE Night, hosted by musician Mia Borders, a former Loyola professor and alumna, and presented by Third Coast Entertainment. The...

VIDEO: Outbursts at New Orleans city council meeting lead to three arrests

VIDEO: Outbursts at New Orleans city council meeting lead to three arrests

Spencer Cody and Sophia Maxim June 7, 2024

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by The Maroon (@loyola_maroon) NEW ORLEANS (June 6, 2024) – Two...

A community member holds a sign reading "NOLA CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION NOW" in the audience at a New Orleans city council meeting on June 6, 2024.

Community members demand Gaza ceasefire resolution from city council

Sophia Maxim, Editor-in-Chief June 6, 2024

Loyola and Tulane Students for a Democratic Society and Jewish Voice for Peace New Orleans continue to advocate for a Gaza ceasefire resolution at city council meetings, including an organized effort...

NOAA predicts an above average 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Photo courtesy of NOAA

New Orleans anticipates above average Atlantic hurricane season

Spencer Cody, Staff Writer May 30, 2024

The Atlantic basin is facing an “extremely active” anticipated hurricane season, according to a predicted forecast by Colorado State University’s Tropical Weather & Climate Research department....

Over 35 Tulane faculty members participated in the video, speaking in support of students who were arrested and faculty who were suspensed as a result of the pro-Palestine encampment on May 1. Photos compiled from video.

Tulane faculty post video in solidarity with encampment protestors

Maria DiFelice, Deputy Breaking News Editor May 9, 2024

Over 35 Tulane faculty members participated in a video montage expressing their solidarity with students and faculty facing criminal and academic punishment for their involvement in a 30-hour pro-Palestine...

Load More Stories