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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Student about to plug in public charger into phone.

FBI issues public charging notice

Ecoi Lewis, Staff Writer April 22, 2023

As students prepare for their summer travels, the FBI has issued an alert to avoid using free public charging stations that are common at hotels, airports, and shopping malls. Criminals can use USB ports...

An image of a warning sign.

EDITORIAL: Don’t be afraid of good trouble

Patrick Hamilton, News Editor April 22, 2023

Before we begin, we would first like to thank everyone who rallied in support of Kloe Witt and The Maroon. In addition, we are grateful that interim president the Rev. Justin Daffron, S.J. justly intervened...

Loyola ranked one of top 10 worst colleges for freedom of expression by free speech organization

Jacqueline Galli, Editor in Chief April 22, 2023

Loyola University has made The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s top 10 worst U.S. colleges for freedom of speech this year. The foundation cites sanctions against a Loyola professor...

A sign which reads "Always Striving for More."

Student raped in Buddig Hall

Kloe Witt, Breaking News Editor April 21, 2023

A student was raped in Buddig Hall on Sunday, April 16, around 1 a.m., according to a Loyola crime alert. Police said the student was attacked by two people who are still unknown to police, and the...

(Left to Right) Amina Mahfouz, Eniya Grayson, Kai DeSouza, Chrissy Lissouck, and Tori Johnson pose together after tryouts for the Flawless Golden Wolves majorette dance team.

Flawless Golden Wolves dance team tryouts are a howling success

Maleigh Crespo, Design Chief April 21, 2023

After a week of pirouettes, turns, and leaps, sophomores Natasha Calixte and Reagan Rogers found their 10 members to form the Flawless Golden Wolves dance team. The auditioning dancers underwent a week-long...

COLUMN: Is it really over?

Kloe Witt, Breaking News Editor April 21, 2023

It really sounded like a joke: “Student journalist gets punished for doing their job.” But it wasn’t a joke. It was real, and it was happening to me. I came to Loyola for the journalism program....

Kloe Witt stands in front of LUPD station with her reporting notebook and phone on recording.

Support comes in from across the country for Maroon reporter

Macie Batson, Editor in Chief April 21, 2023

Loyola has apologized and revoked all disciplinary measures against Maroon reporter Kloe Witt for reporting on a student's arrest on campus last month, but voices across the nation still worry about the...

Tired Eyes performs outside at a house show.

Tired Eyes hopes to wake up Loyola with fresh music

Abigail Schmidt, Life and Times Editor April 20, 2023

Tired Eyes is a brand-new girl group ready to break into Loyola’s music scene. What started as a running joke between two freshmen roommates became a real-life band by their sophomore year.  “I...

Student reading the Jesuit Social Research Institute poster for events.

Loyola webinar educates on issues of incarceration and deportation

Ava Acharya, Managing Editor for Digital April 20, 2023

As migrants in the United States continue to face threats of poverty, incarceration, and deportation, scholars and activists say that for many members of these populations, solutions can be found in higher...

Photo illustration student looking at a laptop. The laptop page shows that they are requesting accommodations at Loyola.

Students share their experience with the Office of Accessible Education

Maleigh Crespo, Design Chief April 20, 2023

Federal data shows that the number of students receiving accommodations has surged in the last several years. At Loyola, students have mixed feelings about how easy it is to access those accommodations. Music...

Students decorate the St. Ignatius statue outside the Danna Center to celebrate Earth Week on April 17, 2023. Iggy loves his new look.

Iggy goes green: Environment program’s annual Earth Week events start

Maleigh Crespo, Design Chief April 17, 2023

The statue of St. Ignatius at the heart of Loyola’s campus is dressed in a trash bag skirt and a shirt that reads “make art, not waste,” as the environment program’s annual Earth Week celebration...

The main Loyola sign, which sits at the very front of campus, with Marquette Hall in the background.

Loyola drops charges against student journalist

Ava Acharya, Managing Editor for Digital April 17, 2023

Loyola leadership has reversed course on all disciplinary actions against Maroon reporter Kloe Witt, wrote Interim University President, The Rev. Justin Daffron S. J., in a letter to Witt. Daffron wrote...

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