Beggars Fraternity
On April 10, 1987, The Maroon published a story exposing The Beggars fraternity for harassing and excluding Black students.
Seven years before, the fraternity had been caught not allowing...
It was a man's world in the early days of The Maroon’s publication. But when men were off fighting in World War II, women took the lead and wrote the stories the community needed to hear.
Marion Schlosser...
I became a Marooner in 1961.
That was when newspapers still used lead type, and after a long Wednesday night editing the paper, editors would get up on Thursday morning to go to the printer’s —then...
Maria DiFelice, Executive Producer for The Maroon Broadcast
• November 10, 2023
As we strolled around Loyola’s campus, President Xavier A. Cole, the first Black university layperson to lead Loyola, candidly shared his perspectives with me before his upcoming inauguration. Our conversation...
While supposedly never before advocating for the destruction of another newspaper, The Maroon’s creation was born out of the death of another paper. Upon the Maroon’s founding a century ago, Loyola’s...
Dear President Xavier A. Cole,
The day has finally come when you will officially be inaugurated as Loyola University New Orleans’ 18th president. We at The Maroon have been celebrating what you have...
Each year, students enter the glass doors of The Maroon office, eager to join the organization. And each year, students in that office say goodbye to graduating seniors who spent their time at Loyola as...
Maleigh Crespo, Managing Editor for Print
• November 9, 2023
Students from Loyola and Tulane chapters of Students for a Democratic Society banded together for a joint walkout on Nov. 9, 2023. The walkout was part of a series of nationwide demonstrations at colleges...
Spring 2024 registration has been postponed until Monday, Nov. 15, according to an email sent to students and staff by university registrar Kathy Gros.
Originally, registration was planned to open a...
Ecoi Lewis, Assistant Sections Editor
• November 3, 2023
Around campus, students or community members may hear of the Board of Trustees. But what they may not know is what this branch of our university does.
The main function of the Board of Trustees, according...
July 14. The day the film industry stood still.
Since that day, the SAG-AFTRA strike has been a constant in the news cycle, with updates on stalled negotiations and delayed movie releases reminding...
Many things come with living in a big city: loud noises, bustling streets, a plethora of diverse foods, and cars, especially nice ones. Luckily there's a wonderful place to see some extravagant cars aside...
