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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

OPINION: Artists need to get out of their heads

OPINION: Artists need to get out of their heads

Ver Lumod, Reviews Editor March 31, 2022

One of my favorite filmmakers, Ingmar Bergman, once talked about the relationship between the artist and his audience in a 1967 interview. He told the story of a wood-carver in medieval China who was tasked...

Vasquez goes for the ball on the beach court wearing cool shades and facing the net

Beach volleyball ends inaugural season

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor March 31, 2022

Sunscreen. Sandy toes. Cool shades. The beach volleyball team experienced these for the last time together this season on the court March 29. The beach volleyball team ended the roughly three week season...

OPINION: Squishmallows for hire

OPINION: Squishmallows for hire

Grayson Gustin March 31, 2022

From Carlos, the enthusiastic crustacean made salsa instructor, to Avery, a Mallard who's obsessed with rugby, Squishmallows emerged in 2017, as a Kellytoy product line of “loveable buddies,” but they...

Students perform on stage for the upcoming musical "Head Over Heels" in Loyola's Marquette Theater on March 29, 2022. This will be Loyola's first musical since "Cabaret" was shut down before opening in spring 2020.

Loyola produces first musical in two years

Madeline Taliancich, Managing Editor for Digital March 30, 2022

Mariola Chalas said she’s been expecting a cancellation email while rehearsing for Loyola’s upcoming musical. Chalas, a musical theatre senior, was in the production of “Cabaret” that was shut...

Kali Uchis performs during her set at the Bridge stage on March 26, 2022.

Photo Gallery: BUKU Music + Art Project 2022

Hannah Renton, Photo Editor March 28, 2022

BUKU Music + Art Project took place on March 25-26, 2022. The festival included a variety of musical performances, art galleries, interactive exhibits, and food and beverages from local vendors. 

Beth Cohen, who performs under the stage name Lady Lavender, hangs out after her BUKU performance March 27, 2022.

Lady Lavender takes BUKU stage

Maria DiFelice March 27, 2022

The smile never left Beth Cohen’s face during her first ever performance at BUKU Music + Art Festival March 25. Cohen, who performs under the stage name Lady Lavender, said she's been to past BUKU's...

Illustration by Issabelle Vu

Oscars 2022: Best Picture nominees in 10 words or less

Ella Cheramie, Worldview Assistant March 26, 2022

The 94th Academy Awards takes place this March 27th, and this year features an unpredictable set of nominees from studio blockbusters to festival favorites. There’s a great chance many of us have seen...

Tiersha Laird works amongst her art in her section of the senior studio’s in Monroe Hall March 18.

Untitled works to build permanent home for artists on campus

Domonique Tolliver, Life and Times Assistant March 25, 2022

When studio arts senior Tiersha Laird was chosen as president of Untitled, she said she made it her mission to revamp the student organization and create more events that give exposure to artists in...

OPINION: First-generation students need support

OPINION: First-generation students need support

Barbie LeRay March 24, 2022

Growing up in a low-income, Latine household with two divorced parents who didn’t go to college was definitely not an easy experience. To clarify, my parents didn’t choose not to go to college; it...

People attend a rally on the steps of city hall in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Saturday, March 12, 2022, to protest the controversial "Don't say gay" bill passed by Florida's Republican-led legislature and now on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

EDITORIAL: Queer youth refuse to be erased

Maleigh Crespo and Artie Bennett March 24, 2022

Only three months into 2022, nearly 250 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have begun making their way through U.S. state legislatures. State-sanctioned homophobia and transphobia is an act of real, physical violence....

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Health advocates give advice for safe music festival experience

Brendan Heffernan March 24, 2022

As the BUKU Music + Art Festival makes its return to New Orleans after a two-years long pandemic hiatus, concert goers are looking for ways to enjoy the festival while keeping themselves and others safe. Molly...

Arabi home thrown from its foundation during tornado

Devin Cruice March 24, 2022

The home of the Burke family was ripped from its foundation on the evening of Tuesday, March 22 as a tornado tore through Arabi. James Burke said his 22-year-old daughter was trapped under her bedroom...

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