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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

OPINION: The death of Halloween: has Halloween lost its spirit?

OPINION: The death of Halloween: has Halloween lost its spirit?

Gabrielle Conway, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

It is that time of the year when the fall leaves start to turn colors and the wind picks up into an autumn breeze. In the early 2000s both my sister and I would rush home and sit in front of a TV to catch...

EDITORIAL: The Maroon’s role on campus, a mirror and a lamp for everyone

Imad Siddiqui, Opinion/Editorial Editor October 24, 2025

At Loyola University New Orleans, The Maroon is more than just a student newspaper, it’s the heartbeat of campus dialogue. Every issue captures the rhythm of student life, the highs and lows of university...

Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Film Festival

New Orleans Film Festival features former Loyola students’ films

Fin, Jones October 24, 2025

For 36 years, the New Orleans Film Festival has placed the spotlight on up-and-coming filmmakers in and around Louisiana as well as established creators within the medium. It attracts film lovers from...

OPINION: Why the Planned Parenthood shut downs affect everybody

OPINION: Why the Planned Parenthood shut downs affect everybody

Amari Winchester, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

It would be a lie to say that I was surprised by the shutdown of Planned Parenthood clinics in Louisiana, especially with political tensions on the rise. The one thing that I can say is that I and many...

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington.

Students anxious about political climate under Trump’s policies

Angelica Pineda, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

Generally, Americans view the president as not only a representation of the political climate but also as the foundation of how the political climate is interpreted within America, specifically through...

Photo of ceiling tile on the floor and leakage in Uptown Residence Hall on Oct. 24, 2025.

Breaking: Ceiling tile falls after water leak in Uptown residence hall

Alana Frank, Breaking News Editor October 24, 2025

A ceiling tile has fallen following a major water leak in Uptown residence hall. According to a residential life staff member, the leak began in a second floor maintenance room and has been seeping...

Loyola University President Xavier Cole speaking at Rayburn Correctional Facility. Courtesy of Loyola.

Breaking: Loyola prison program wins federal approval

Alana Frank, Breaking News Editor October 23, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education approves Loyola’s prison education program at the Benjamin Burras Rayburn Correctional Center, allowing incarcerated students to access federal Pell Grants to fund their...

Music industry professor and stage coordinator Jonathan McHugh and Loyola President Xavier Cole pose in front of the Passing the Torch Stage sponsored by the College of Music and Media during October of 2024.

Loyola students featured at NOLA Funk Fest

Claire Kerr, Staff Writer October 18, 2025

Loyola University New Orleans students will take the stage at the 3rd Annual NOLA Funk Fest, held Oct. 17 through 19 at Spanish Plaza on the Mississippi River.  The university’s “Passing the Torch”...

Marquette Hall on April 9.

Student government responds after decision to deny Turning Point USA

Alana Frank and Mabel Regalado-Hernandez October 16, 2025

After a tense Student Government Association meeting, Loyola's student senators said they focused on maintaining fairness and community as they voted to deny Turning Point USA’s request for a campus...

Marquette Hall on April 9.

BREAKING: Turning Point USA Chartering

Eloise Pickering and Alana Frank October 15, 2025

Breaking: Turning Point USA was denied the ability to charter as an organization affiliated with Loyola University New Orleans at the Oct. 15 Student Government Association senate meeting.

PODCAST: Welcome Chez Vous

Anna Seriot, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

Loyola student, Anna Seriot, meets with the Director of the Alliance française of New Orleans Alan Nobili. The two discuss the role of French and French heritage within the Crescent City.

Image courtesy of Chris Beary

“Behind the Mask” offers invite to Loyola Students

Elise Beck, Life and Times editor October 9, 2025

On Oct. 16, at 7p.m., Loyola’s school of music and The Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience, Inc. will host “Behind the Mask”, a 2 hour performance that highlights the history of Black Masking...

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