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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Patrons dance at Gasa Gasa. April 16 2025.

Six popular local bars, ranked from worst to best

Stella Perdue, Staff Writer September 5, 2025

As college students, we all–for the most part–have at least one thing in common: we like to go out. Once in a blue moon (or every weekend), we close our computers and textbooks, and switch them out...

Andrea Bardales poses holding her medal in Dixon Court.

Loyola’s Bardales shines on international stage

Keri Smith, Assistant Sports Editor September 5, 2025

Loyola University New Orleans track- athlete Andrea Bardales, a second semester freshman majoring in political science, recently represented her country at the Central American Athletics Championship,...

Deniya Thornton, Caitlin Travis, and Alissa Odell posed with trophies in Hall of Fame.

From the Bayou to Athens and Thessaloniki: The Wolf Pack’s unforgettable Greek adventure

Kylie Baker, Staff Writer September 5, 2025

Loyola University New Orleans had the opportunity to send three members of their women’s basketball team to Greece over the summer. They traveled to be able to expand their basketball skill sets and...

EDITORIAL: Dreaming Beyond the Paycheck

EDITORIAL: Dreaming Beyond the Paycheck

Imadunisa Siddiqui, Opinion/ Editoral editor September 5, 2025

College students today are carrying more financial anxiety than ever. Tuition keeps climbing, wages for entry-level jobs remain static, and the fear of student loan debt looms large over like a dark cloud....

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

BREAKING: Trump suggests the deployment of the National Guard to New Orleans

Pablo Piñeiro, Worldview Editor September 3, 2025

President Donald Trump suggested he might deploy troops in the city of New Orleans.  “We’re making a determination now: Do we go to Chicago, or do we go to a place like New Orleans, where we have...

The new Chick- fill-a in the Danna Center food court.  e new location opened to
the student body on Monday 25, 2025. Lily Bordelon/ e Maroon

New year starts, new Danna Center opens

Isabelle Kehoe Lopez, Staff Writer August 29, 2025

Loyola University New Orleans students started a new year with a newly renovated Danna Student Center, the heart of campus life, serving as a place where students eat, study and gather. The university...

Dr. Shaniece Bickham sits in her o ce. Bickham was appointed as the Director of
the School of Communication and Design.

School of Communication and Design welcomes a new director

Dominique Campbell, Staff Writer August 29, 2025

New Orleans native Dr. Shaniece B. Bickham was recently appointed the Director of the school of Communication and Design, bringing 20 years of experience in higher education and print media to Loyola University. Bickham...

Loyola's Hurricane Katrina sculpture honoring the schools that took in Loyola students after Katrina stands between Marquette and Bobet Hall. After Loyola students had to evacuate campus, over 600 universities took in students for the fall semester

Hurricane Katrina Pathways:

Lily Bordelon, Campus News Editor August 29, 2025

Loyola’s professors present during Hurricane Katrina were direct witnesses of the adverse effects the hurricane had on the university. 20 years later, they are still able to recount the events, including...

Von Gocan announces upcoming collaboration and new album

Von Gocan announces upcoming collaboration and new album

Angelica Pineda, Staff Writer August 29, 2025

Upon studying at Loyola, Von Gocan was able to delve deeper into his passion of creating hip hop music, as a result of his environment, making a path that is unique to him. He credits not only the culture...

NOELA's exterior.

How NOELA provided care to a post-Katrina neighborhood in New Orleans East

Ashlyn Bobb Collins, Photo Editor August 29, 2025

Although Loyola is uptown, there are a lot of students that commute from other areas of the city. One of these areas is New Orleans East, an underserved area of New Orleans. Community Health Center New...

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REVIEW: Hulu’s “Beyond the Broken Levees: The Real Story of Katrina’s Survivors”

Stella Perdue, Staff Writer August 29, 2025

Twenty years ago, the United States failed New Orleans. Today, the people are still paying the price.  On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast, plowing through the city. If...

Areas of the Ninth Ward in New Orleans are still flooded after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Sept. 26, 2005. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is allowing business owners back into the Central Business District (CBD) starting Sept. 26, 2005. The CBD was not flooded by either hurricane.

Katrina taught the importance of preparation

Kerieyaunta Smith, Assistant Sports Editor August 29, 2025

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Loyola University and citizens of New Orleans continue to evaluate their readiness for future major storms. Katrina caused widespread damage across...

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