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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Senior guard Myles Burns collapses in tears on the ground right as the time runs out in the NAIA national championship game March 22. Burns was named the game's most valuable player in its aftermath.

The Wolf Pack makes history with its first championship win since 1945

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 23, 2022

Senior guard Myles Burns collapsed in tears on the hardwood floor of the court just as the clock read 0.0. At that moment, Burns, later named the championship’s most valuable player, had just played...

The Wolf Pack men's basketball team wins the second team national title in Loyola's history. The team's single prior win was 78 years ago in 1945.

Loyola Wolf Pack wins national title for the first time in 78 years

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 22, 2022

The Loyola Wolf Pack men's basketball team has won its national championship against the Talladega College Tornados with Loyola ultimately leading with a score of 71-56. The team's lone prior national...

Senior guard Zach Wrightsil goes up for a layup in the second half of the NAIA semifinal March 21, 2022. Wrightsil was recruited by Head Coach Stacy Hollowell in 2017 and 2018 before coming to Loyola to play.

Wolf Pack dominates in semifinal, looks toward final tomorrow and beyond

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 21, 2022

Juanita Collins said her son Myles Burns has wanted to be a star since he was born. Before he turned one, Collins said she had people telling her that Burns was going to be an athlete. And Burns, a...

BUKU attendees hold hands in front of a stage draped in blue light.

Local artists prepare for BUKU Music + Art Festival

Maria DiFelice March 18, 2022

The BUKU Music + Art Festival is returning to New Orleans after a two-year pandemic hiatus, and local artists are ready to take the stage. BUKU was founded in 2012 to celebrate the youthful, vibrant,...

A beach volleyball athlete sets up a ball to hit is across the net to two other players at Coconut Beach

Beach volleyball plays first game

Sebastian Witte, Staff Writer March 17, 2022

The inaugural season of beach volleyball kicked off last Friday as the Wolf Pack took on Spring Hill College. It took about three years of work and proposals to show how the beach volleyball program would...

EDITORIAL: Refugees all over the world are reaching out; why aren't we reaching back?

EDITORIAL: Refugees all over the world are reaching out; why aren’t we reaching back?

Maleigh Crespo and Gabriella Killett March 17, 2022

America’s perception of Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced peoples is a product of the same racial bias as missing White girl syndrome, a tendency of the general public to focus on missing White...

Amina Scott, Loyola Contemporary Ensemble and Bass Instructor, performs electric bass at Congo Square during a Jason Marsalis show on Feb. 27, 2022.

Amina Scott balances teaching and gigs

Brendan Heffernan March 17, 2022

Loyola contemporary ensemble and bass instructor Amina Scott is teaching her students the lessons she learned while establishing herself as a fixture in the New Orleans jazz scene. Since graduating from...

Christy Lorio looks on at an Ochsner Medical Center in front of the hospital's Benson Cancer Center March 10, 2022. Lorio was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2018 and said she's experienced disparities in women's health since then.

Louisiana fails women’s health care

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 17, 2022

Christy Lorio felt like the rug had been swept from under her feet when her doctor diagnosed her with colorectal cancer at the age of 38 in June of 2018. She still couldn’t believe her ears when she...

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Drugging incident opened up a complex disciplinary maze for one student

Emma Ruby, Staff Writer March 17, 2022

When Rachel returned to campus last October following Hurricane Ida, she was ready to experience a normal college semester. After spending her freshman year on Zoom because of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Golf coach Cory Amory stands looking at athlete holding a golf club and golf bag on the green

COLUMN: Cory Amory is a hole-in-one as new head golf coach

Emma Smithers, Staff Writer March 10, 2022

A few weeks before the start of school, the golf team was put in a new group chat that included the incoming freshman like we do every year. I already knew the freshman, but I had no idea who Cory Amory...

Recreational sport players face inwards towards a soccer player with a ball in the field

Recreational sports back in full force after COVID-19 challenges

Alexandra Akes, Assistant Sports Editor March 10, 2022

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit New Orleans in March 2020, students traveled home, saying goodbye to their dorms, friends and classes, but many students also left behind a campus favorite—recreational...

Young poses for a portrait in front of a pride flag. She was hired as the first coordinator of multicultural affairs at Loyola.

First coordinator of multicultural affairs starts at Loyola

Daniel Schwalm, Senior Staff Writer March 10, 2022

Brittany Young’s career is driven by her passion for connecting with students and helping them along their academic journeys. “That student connection is why I’m really invested in higher education...

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