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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Loyola artist Electra Pelias talks with patrons at art pop-up on Aug. 16, 2023. Pelias often donates 20% of proceeds to local nonprofits.

Loyola artist creates sustainable art for community

Maleigh Crespo, Managing Editor for Print August 17, 2023

Psychology senior Electra Pelias found solace in an unexpected way in early 2020, making and selling face masks to her peers – in the height of the pandemic. What started as a temporary project quickly...

An excavator continues destruction of Mercy Hall after a month of construction on Aug. 14. Mercy Residence Hall will replace the building in fall of 2025.

Students return to construction

Lizzy Hadley, Staff Writer August 17, 2023

As students return to school this semester, they’re being greeted by two large construction sites. The construction in progress includes the Chapel of St. Ignatius and the Gayle and Tom Benson...

Drag queen Debbie with a 'D' performs at Loyola's first drag show on May 5, 2023. The event was hosted by student government association.

SGA hosts drag show on campus

Maleigh Crespo, Design Chief May 10, 2023

At a time when drag is being restricted in legislation, Loyola’s student government association hosted its first drag show on campus. Mass communication junior and SGA diversity, equity, and inclusion...

Pope Francis reading off text.

Pope allows women to vote in bishops’ meeting

Ecoi Lewis, Staff Writer May 9, 2023

History was made this week in the Catholic Church with Pope Francis’ decision to give women and nonordained church members the right to vote at the bishops’ meeting. This move is a part of his vision...

Students partake in a game of spike-ball on May 4, 2023. The event took place in the residential quad.

Campus Recreation hosts field day event

Maria DiFelice, Asst News Editor May 9, 2023

Loyola hosted its first field day for intramural sports on the Residential Quad. Held by Campus Recreation, “Rec-ing the Quad” had were numerous events to participate in like flag football, soccer,...

people stand in the Loyola art gallery admiring the art

Untitled collective showcases artists on campus

Maleigh Crespo, Design Chief May 8, 2023

Senior Nova Cuiellette began her freshman year at Loyola as a studio arts major, but since the program’s discontinuation and merger with the School of Communication and Design’s design program, she...

Members of Loyola's chess club play a game at their first tournament since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wolf Pack chess club holds first tournament

Abigail Schmidt, Life and Times Editor May 8, 2023

The Wolf Pack chess team is back and just completed its first tournament since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament began on May 2 and ended on May 5. There were eight competitors, according...

A picture of the Student Government Association Hub in the lower level of the Danna Center. SGA did not confirm the cabinet in time for the 2023-24 school year.

SGA cabinet confirmations on hold until September

Kloe Witt, News Editor May 8, 2023

“It’s a shit show,” is how the Student Government Association’s senator for the College of Music and Media, Chloe Bernier, described the current climate of the SGA here at Loyola after they have...

The women's tennis team stands for a group photo during their match against Jones College at City Park Tennis Center on March 22, 2023

Women’s tennis makes first SSAC final in school history

Matthew Richards, Sports Editor May 7, 2023

The women’s tennis team reached the finals for the first time since joining the Southern States Athletic Conference in 2010.  No. 15 Loyola lost to No. 16 William Carey in the final, which was held...

Environmental portrait of Loyola sociology senior and CRD intern Molly Sullivan. She began working with the civil rights division last August.

Loyola student impacts civil rights division of DA office

Ava Acharya, Managing Editor for Digital May 7, 2023

Loyola students have the opportunity to impact legitimate criminal justice reform through the civil rights division of the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office. Molly Sullivan, a Loyola sociology...

A drawing of a flower.

EDITORIAL: A letter to our future president

Jackie Galli, Editor in Chief May 7, 2023

Dear Incoming President Cole, You haven’t been given an easy job, and we commend you for stepping up to the plate. We know there will be a lot of people in your ears, but we want to encourage you...

Theater department performs "Head Over Heels" in the Marquette Theater

New Works festival creates “safe space” for theater students

Arianna D'Antonio, Senior Staff Writer May 6, 2023

This week marks the first anniversary of the Theatre and Dance Department’s New Works Festival, and new student pieces will be featured as the festival lives on. Theater major Steven Pendleton and...

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