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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Theater professor Kaci Thomassie stands next to one of her costumes in the peace quad. One of the goals of the costume sale is to combat fast fashion.

Theater costume shop makes sustainable costumes for annual BOOtique sale

Ecoi Lewis, Content Editor November 3, 2023

The annual BOOtique sale happened on Oct. 26 in the peace quad. It is headed by the Loyno Costume Shop in an effort to combat fast fashion. It was created five years ago as a sustainable outlet for Halloween....

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Safety blue lights labeled ‘out of order’

Eloise Pickering, Assistant News Editor November 3, 2023

Pockets of Loyola’s campus are aglow with a faint blue light. These lights are supposed to be beacons of safety, but they are largely dubbed to be ‘out of order’. The blue lights, or call boxes,...

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Loyola set to increase spousal fee

Kloe Witt, News Editor November 3, 2023

Editor's note: This story was updated from the original version following further clarification on when the fee would go into effect. Some low paid Loyola faculty may see a decrease in their paychecks...

OPINION: People need hobbies

OPINION: People need hobbies

Ava Acharya, Senior Staff Writer November 3, 2023

For the first 13 years of my life, I was a ballet dancer. And I loved it. I loved being able to move, and use my body for art and expression. However, professional ballet is extremely competitive and...

Elections go to runoffs; amendments go to legislature

Ava Acharya, Senior Staff Writer November 3, 2023

Ahead of Louisiana’s Gubernatorial General elections, the state’s runoff elections clarified a number of candidates and constitutional amendments. As the state moves into Nov. 5 elections, several...

OPINION: Disney doesn't do remakes right

OPINION: Disney doesn’t do remakes right

Addison Laird, Managing Editor for Digital November 3, 2023

Disney’s commitment to repackaging their older films into shiny new, hollow husks of their former selves in order to bring in more box office dollars has left many wanting more from the once revolutionary...

Alumna creates queer safe space

Maria DiFelice and Daniela Martinez November 3, 2023

Grrl Spot held a Halloween party this past weekend that welcomed all members of the LGBTQ+ community. Grrl Spot, is a pop up lesbian bar created by Jenna Ard, a Loyola alumna in 2006 as a way to meet with...

Alejandro Garcia kicks soccer ball in a game. Loyola Fútbol Club, or Loyola FC, was organized by Hector Garcia and his twin brother Alejandro Garcia.

Students revive Loyola fútbol club after 10+ years

Matthew Richards November 3, 2023

For the first time in more than 10 years, competitive soccer has returned to Loyola. Loyola Fútbol Club, or Loyola FC, was organized by junior public health major Hector Garcia and his twin brother, criminal...

EDITORIAL: Loyola's Jesuits need to get us into Good Trouble

EDITORIAL: Loyola’s Jesuits need to get us into Good Trouble

Chris Maldonado and Patrick Hamilton November 3, 2023

As of late, Catholics in Nicaragua have been under attack. Underlying tensions between the Ortega regime of Nicaragua and the Catholic Church culminated in the government’s confiscation of Central American...

Pro-Palestine protest met with opposition

Eloise Pickering, Assistant News Editor October 28, 2023

Tulane and Loyola students took to the street to launch the first of what is to become a weekly pro-Palestinian protest. They were met with opposition, as pro-Israeli counter protesters formed on the opposite...

Violence erupts at protest

Jacob L’Hommedieu, Worldview Editor October 27, 2023

A pro-Palestinian protest began on Freret Street and McAlister Dr. in Uptown New Orleans at 12:30 p.m., on Thursday October 26. Between Tulane and Loyola campuses, several hundred people gathered to protest...

Tampa 5 figure speaks at Loyola

Tampa 5 figure speaks at Loyola

Eloise Pickering, Assistant News Editor October 27, 2023

Chants saying “Justice for the Tampa 5, protesting is not a crime” rang out of a Monroe Hall classroom as a group of students and staff welcomed speaker for the Tampa 5, Laura Rodriguez, to tell her...

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