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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Picnic tables on the hallway outside of Thomas Hall.

Loyola’s best study spots on campus

Eloise Pickering August 31, 2023

Loyola University is a pleasant campus, with numerous outdoor and indoor locations ideal for reading and studying. Some locations are lesser known than others. The Monroe Library alone holds multiple...

OPINION: Music cannot be reviewed like movies

OPINION: Music cannot be reviewed like movies

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Worldview Editor August 31, 2023

For this opinion, I had several flowery and incredibly prosey introductions I had up in my noggin’. Most of them were going off on the philosophy of music, relating it to how important it has been as...

The fifth Tulane Police Department station on Broadway and Zimpel, Aug. 22, 2023. The new station opened on Aug. 9, 2023 across the street from The Boot, a local hotspot and college bar.

Tulane Police opens station near The Boot

Ecoi Lewis, Content Editor August 24, 2023

The Boot has babysitters now, the Tulane Police Department. On the corner of Broadway and Zimpel, Tulane University Police opened their fifth substation on Aug. 9, 2023 - four years after The Maroon...

EDITORIAL: Invest in public transportation

EDITORIAL: Invest in public transportation

Mark Michel, Op/Ed Editor August 24, 2023

Directly in front of our campus sits the St. Charles avenue streetcar line, the oldest continuously running streetcar line in the world. This streetcar line has served our community since 1835, and...

Waitlisted students line up outside a classroom door.  Current waitlist lengths vary, with some reaching over 10 in queue for required courses.

Students struggle to enroll in core and required classes

Kloe Witt, News Editor August 24, 2023

Journalism student Frankie Esteves is filled with stress this semester as he’s entering his junior year with a devastating red box on his planned schedule reading the one word he hoped would disappear:...

An empty chair sits in an empty Bobet classroom. Students feel they are not supported in the African and African-American studies program.

Students uncertain about the future of African and African-American studies program

Ava Acharya, Senior Staff Writer August 24, 2023

Students feel uncertain about the quality and condition of African and African-American studies at Loyola after the controversial departure of the program’s director, Scott Heath. His departure left...

Interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Strategy the Rev. Justin Daffron, S.J., speaks about diversity rates in the class of 2027 at the freshman convocation. Diversity, equity, and inclusion has been tested with the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling.

University responds to affirmative action ruling

Kloe Witt, News Editor August 24, 2023

Over the summer, students received an email by Loyola President Xavier Cole discussing how the ruling in the Students for Fair Admissions v. University North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v....

Maroon podcast wins prestigious Murrow award

Maroon podcast wins prestigious Murrow award

Maleigh Crespo, Managing Editor for Print August 18, 2023

“Engulfed,” The Maroon’s environmental podcast focused on the impacts of the petrochemical industry in Southeast Louisiana, was awarded a National Edward R. Murrow Award in podcast excellency for...

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Students frustrated with lack of support in minority interdisciplinary minors

Maleigh Crespo, Managing Editor for Print August 17, 2023

Recent Loyola graduate Brendan Heffernan said he was drawn to Loyola for its diverse course offerings and liberal arts education. However, looking back on his college career, he said the humanities were...

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Vice President of Equity and Inclusion leaves Loyola

Kloe Witt, News Editor August 17, 2023

Some Loyola students were left devastated when news broke that Vice President of Equity and Inclusion Kedrick Perry would be ending his tenure at Loyola. Perry officially left the university Aug. 15...

Singer/songwriter Cason Taite performs at an open mic event at The Writing Wall. The club hosts open mic events once a month.

The Writing Wall fosters student creativity on campus

Kloe Witt, News Editor August 17, 2023

Juniors Addison Laird and Maleigh Crespo started a new student organization that encourages creativity in all forms after feeling Loyola lacked such. The Writing Wall came to Loyola last semester as...

Michelle Wilkerson, a representative from Sankofa, shows off the outdoor classroom setup at Sankofa Wetland Park & Nature Trail, Wednesday, August 16. The non-profit organization will be hosting a children's educational program to inform about local wildlife and their ecosystem.

Sankofa prepares wetlands for education

Ava Acharya, Senior Staff Writer August 17, 2023

As Southeastern Louisiana continues to face threats of natural disaster, Sankofa Community Development Corporation aims to address these issues through education and land restoration. Sankofa is building...

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