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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Loyola's Dance Ensemble at their spring performance.

PHOTOS: Dance ensemble nurtures expression

Sophia Maxim, Lead Page Designer May 3, 2023

The Loyola Dance Ensemble’s spring recital featured contemporary and modern dance styles with a focus on movement and expression as an end to their first full year of performing. “[The dance...

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OPINION: People should care about women’s basketball

Matthew Richards, Sports Editor May 2, 2023

As the Women’s National Basketball Association prepares to begin its 27th season on May 19th, the popularity of women’s basketball has reached a record high. The National Collegiate Athletic Association...

Transgender activist speaks out against antiquated law

Transgender activist speaks out against antiquated law

Ava Acharya, Managing Editor for Digital May 2, 2023

Wendi Cooper, a local transgender rights activist, was arrested and registered as a sex offender under Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature by Solicitation laws. For the ten years that Cooper was on the...

Loyola hosted this year's fifth annual Crescent City Film Festival. The festival gives film students the opportunity to network with film professionals in the industry.

Students host Crescent City Film Festival

Mia Oliva, Reviews Editor May 1, 2023

The Crescent City Film Festival has once again offered an opportunity for theater and film students to collaborate and network alongside others in the industry. The Crescent City Film Festival, a student-run...

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Sodexo workers reach majority to unionize

Kloe Witt and Aron Boehle May 1, 2023

Loyola’s Sodexo employees have won the petition to move forward with their unionization after almost a year-long struggle, according to a union representative at the labor spring event held on campus. Although...

Myles Burns dribbles the ball against Benedictine University at Mesa at Devlin Fieldhouse on March 11, 2022.

Former Loyola athlete opens up about mental health struggles

Eve McFarland, Staff Writer April 30, 2023

Myles Burns, a part of the team at Loyola that won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Men’s Basketball Championship last year and named MVP of the National Tournament his senior year...

Starbucks in operation, in front of the counter.

Another Starbucks location to unionize

Aron Boehle, Worldview Editor April 30, 2023

As Loyola’s Sodexo employees win unionization here on campus, workers at the Starbucks on Poydras Street and St. Charles Avenue have recently filed a petition to unionize with Starbucks Workers United...

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EDITORIAL: Loyola should reconsider Sodexo

Mark Michel, Op/Ed Editor April 30, 2023

As Loyola issues its request for proposal for its next dining services operator, the university should take this opportunity to reflect on how Sodexo has had a continuously negative effect on both staff...

girl smiles onstage with clown nose

Comedy of Errors brings Shakespeare to Loyola

Arianna D'Antonio, Senior Staff Writer April 29, 2023

The Theatre and Dance Department’s production of “Comedy of Errors,” directed by assistant professor Helen Jaksch, opened with the hopes of showing audiences Shakespeare in a broadly accessible way. Director...

Art of person examining calories on food

OPINION: It’s hard to recover from an eating disorder

Kloe Witt, Breaking News Editor April 29, 2023

When I was 14, my eating disorder started. I was checking the back of every package of food. I was counting every calorie that entered my body. I was scrolling on Tumblr, seeing every girl with a thin...

Loyola considers new dining provider

Kloe Witt, Breaking News Editor April 29, 2023

Loyola University is undergoing a process to potentially replace its current dining provider — Sodexo. The process is called a request for proposal, which means the university is inviting a number...

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President addresses Loyola following student protests

Ava Acharya, Managing Editor for Digital April 28, 2023

Loyola Interim University President, The Rev. Justin Daffron S.J., sent a letter to the Loyola community after students protested the dismissal of English professor Scott Heath. On Wednesday, April...

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