Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

OPINION: Working class families are getting their students into college, but at what cost?

OPINION: Working class families are getting their students into college, but at what cost?

Domonique Tolliver, Managing for Digital December 6, 2022

The cyclical, contaminating nature of money is what prohibits many people in the world from reaching their full potential. While I initially wrote this piece to highlight the technical pitfalls of our...

A speaker at a Sodexo union meeting addressing a crowd.

COLUMN: The heart of Sodexo is its employees

Maleigh Crespo, Equity and Inclusion Officer December 5, 2022

Many of us eat in the Orleans Room. Whether it’s a quick bite before class, a free meal with a friend or an all-you-can-eat-buffet after a long day, the OR is the place to go if you live on campus. We...

Freret street closed on Dec. 5 after tractor trailer hit a massive oak tree.

Freret street closed after 18-wheeler collides with a tree

Domonique Tolliver, Managing Editor for Digital December 5, 2022

Freret street is currently closed right near Loyola's campus because a tractor trailer hit a oak tree. After traveling down Freret street from Broadway street around 11:45 a.m., an 18-wheeler collided...

A student sits behind the front desk in a residential hall.

Residential Life returns to nighttime student workers

Jackie Galli, Managing for Print December 5, 2022

Loyola’s residential halls now have student workers manning the front desks overnight, again, as university police no longer provide night-time security at front desks since early this semester. Prior...

cross country running

Loyola’s cross country team dashes to the end of the season

Nadir Benslimane, Staff Writer December 4, 2022

The 2022 season for the Wolf Pack cross country team has wrapped up with “mixed results,” according to Head Coach Geoffrey Masanet. But despite battling sickness and losing many of the men’s team...

Illustration by Sophia Maxim

EDITORIAL: Vote for politicians who care about the planet

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Op/Ed Editor December 4, 2022

Despite the fact that the climate change issue is clearly a dire crisis important for everyone on the globe to address, politicians refuse to step up to the plate. This year alone, several bills were introduced...

A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.

Twitter negates COVID misinformation policy

David Klepper, Associated Press December 3, 2022

Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts and social media researchers that the change could have serious consequences if it...

The mens basketball team holds their rings out under the team banner in the Loyola gym.

The men’s basketball team puts a championship ring on it

Kloe Witt, Staff Writer December 2, 2022

The Loyola men’s basketball players and coaches recently celebrated last season’s championship win once more, and they have the bling to show for it. The team held a ceremony on Nov. 12 where they...

Shrimp boats in Bucktown Harbor.

New Orleans fishing industry suffers sourcing issues

Sydney Piglia, Staff Writer December 2, 2022

Fishing runs through Merlin Schaeffer’s blood. He has been fishing in Louisiana waters for decades, and before him, so were his father and his grandfather. While primarily a fisherman in Lake Pontchartrain,...

christmas lights along canal street

COLUMN: How to have a very college Christmas

Jackie Galli, Managing for Print December 1, 2022

The city is covered in lights galore. The music is blasting in every grocery store. No one can escape – Christmas is here once more. As a college student in New Orleans, and at Loyola in particular,...

The sign outside Loyolas SGA office that reads Student Government Association.

SGA said they achieved goals despite setbacks

Macie Batson, Senior Staff Writer December 1, 2022

Loyola’s current Student Government Association administration ran on the promises of improving student quality of life, increasing accountability throughout the school, and improving relations between...

kanye west and donald trump

OPINION: Don’t vote for unqualified celebrities

Ava Acharya, News Editor November 30, 2022

Why do mainstream celebrities run for office? Usually, these campaigns are fueled by a narcissistic need to gain power, instead of a legitimate desire to promote genuine political change. To be fair, it's...

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