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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Two graduating students, wearing graduation cap and gowns, walk down pavement.

Community reacts to loan forgiveness

Ava Acharya, News Editor September 20, 2022

On Aug. 24, 2022, United States President Joe Biden announced his plans to relieve up to $20,000, per person, of student loan debt, according to an article published by the Associated Press.Biden’s plan...

Loyola swimmer practices their freestyle in the pool.

Swim team excited for first season back at school

Sam Ufkes, Staff Writer September 20, 2022

Loyola’s swimming and dive team is about to kick off its season. As the team looks to the future, things are looking up for this season. Due to last year’s Hurricane Ida, barring the beginning of the...

Students and band members of St.Ove, Billy Brown Jr., and Steven Wood perfom at the St.Ove rave on Aug. 27, 2022. St.Ove rave is an event created by the duo where local artists and other students perform.

Musical Duo St.Ove Brings the Heat

Violet Bucaro, Staff Writer September 19, 2022

  St.Ove, a New Orleans duo composed of Billy Brown Jr. and Steven Wood, is cooking up house music with many flavors. The band, which formed on Good Friday 2022 and named their band accordingly,...

Recall Cantrell sign and tent

Recall petition for Mayor Cantrell continues

Jackie Galli, Managing for Print September 19, 2022

Under 160 days remain for the recall petition against Mayor LaToya Cantrell to gain the needed signatures by its February deadline, according to Nola.com. The petition, filed in August by former Democratic...

From left to right, Eryn Loria, Madison Martin, Gabby Roberts, and Malery Louis, with the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience and New Orleans Convention Company, Inc sit at check-in desk.

OPINION: Joining PRSSA shaped my college experience

Eryn Loria September 18, 2022

One of the biggest problems you face when you begin college tends to be finding a sense of belonging. Something that everyone has faced when coming to college as a freshman (or transfer student) is the...

Stephanie Oblena, SGA president, interacts with other students at a recent SGA outreach event.

New SGA aims to learn from past mistakes

Macie Batson, Senior Staff Writer September 18, 2022

Student Government Association President Stephanie Oblena and Vice President Viviana Alvarez ran on three main campaign promises – student quality of life, accountability, and relations between student...

OPINION: What it means to be a Black student on Loyola's campus

OPINION: What it means to be a Black student on Loyola’s campus

Destiny Sanders, Staff Writer September 17, 2022

Being a Black student at a predominantly White institution is not an easy task. My mom always told me that as a Black woman in America, I had to work ten times harder than my White counterpart. When I...

A Loyola student is pictured wearing George Rodrigue's Blue Dog 'I Voted' sticker.

EDITORIAL: Local government affects you more than you think

Jacob L’Hommedieu, Op/Ed Editor September 17, 2022

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has encountered criticism after criticism over the past year of her tenure as the city’s leader. Between spending ludicrous amounts of money on travel, attempting to...

Sister Tennyson alive

Missing nun found alive

Abby Barlow, Staff Writer September 16, 2022

Aug. 29, 83-year-old Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson was found alive after five months of captivity in Burkina Faso, Africa.  According to her friend, Sister Mary “Madonna” Baudier, Tennyson...

Dancers line up in a plie formation in Roussel Hall's dance room.

Dance ensemble aims to expand its reach on campus

Arianna D’Antonio, Worldview Editor September 16, 2022

On Sept. 8, 2022, Loyola hosted auditions for Dance Professor Kai Knight’s ensemble, which is aiming for students to grow in their performing skills through the art of dance. This is the second semester...

Group of students sitting in a recording studio

Loyola Starts New Record Label

Abigail Schmidt, Sports Editor September 16, 2022

A group of Loyola students started the school’s first record label, giving a voice and exposure to aspiring talent all over the school. “These are connections we’ll hold onto forever,” said senior...

tank over ukraine map

Ukraine launches counter on Russia

Patrick Hamilton, Design Chief September 15, 2022

Russia began their war against Ukraine eight and a half years ago. In 2014, Russian military forces invaded the Crimean peninsula, overrunning their government and taking the region under de-facto control.  Eight...

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