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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

OPINION: The final girl fails and flourishes

OPINION: The final girl fails and flourishes

Dajah Saul March 10, 2022

The “final girl” is a trope in horror films which refers to the last girl or woman alive to confront the killer, ostensibly the one left to tell the story. Film and media wouldn’t be the same...

EDITORIAL: Gen Z pushes the envelope to move forward from generational trauma

EDITORIAL: Gen Z pushes the envelope to move forward from generational trauma

Maleigh Crespo, Op/Ed Editor March 10, 2022

Gen Z pushes the envelope. We break down barriers. Our generation challenges the status quo, but for many of us, the pressure can be too much to handle. We were born into a culture built on violence,...

Brenna Byrne kisses their partner, Chelle Kim on the cheek outside at Uhaul's queer skate night event Feb. 23, 2022. Byrne and Kim are members of the Crescent Skate Krewe, a women's and queer friendly skating group. Hannah Renton/The Maroon

“Uhaul” collective builds safe space for LGBTQ+ nightlife

Artie Bennett March 10, 2022

Uhaul, a queer event planning organization, is striving to build a space where the New Orleans’ LGBTQ+ community can express themselves, build connections, and have fun in a safe environment, according...

Courtesy of Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Club

Irish Channel parade joins Uptown once again

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 10, 2022

The men known for sauntering down Magazine Street in tuxedos and drinking while giving out flowers and kisses will be in the Irish Channel once again. Though New Orleanians missed out on the quintessential...

President Tania Tetlow stands in front of her bookcase in her office on the second floor of Marquette Hall on Feb.16, 2022. Tetlow is leaving Loyola at the end of the semester to be Fordham’s first female, layperson president.

Loyola’s first female, layperson president reflects on her term

Madeline Taliancich, Managing Editor for Digital March 10, 2022

“Bittersweet beyond measure.” That’s how University President Tania Tetlow described her feelings about leaving behind Loyola and the city she has called home for most of her life. Before Tetlow...

The statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola wears a protective face mask in the Peace Quad on Loyola's campus June 2020.

Loyola drops mask mandate after Mardi Gras

Gabrielle Korein, Senior Staff Photographer March 3, 2022

Loyola will be moving to optional masking starting March 9 in accordance with new city guidelines, according to an email from Alicia Bourque, vice president of student affairs. Masks will be optional on...

Students frustrated with Loyola isolation conditions

Students frustrated with Loyola isolation conditions

Daniel Schwalm, Senior Staff Writer February 21, 2022

When Olivia Bell got in a Loyola shuttle to take her to isolation off campus in December, she didn’t know where the driver was taking her. Nobody had told her. “I was confused,” Bell said. “I...

EDITORIAL: New Orleans is putting profit over its people

EDITORIAL: New Orleans is putting profit over its people

Maleigh Crespo, Op/Ed Editor February 17, 2022

Last year’s absence of Carnival and the superspreader event of the 2020 parade season has us feeling cautiously optimistic about this year’s Mardi Gras festivities. We began the semester virtually...

The Rev. Justin Daffron, S.J. stands in front of his bookshelf in his office on Feb. 14, 2021. Daffron is interim president after former president Tania Tetlow left the position in the summer of 2022.

The Rev. Justin Daffron S.J. prepares for presidency

Artie Bennett, News Editor February 17, 2022

The Rev. Justin Daffron, S.J. is moving across the hall to the presidential office this summer. After current University President Tania Tetlow steps down at the end of the semester, Daffron will be...

Head chef Nina Compton finishes a dish for dinner service  at Bywater American Bistro on Feb.10, 2022.

New Orleans celebrates Black History Month

Hannah Renton February 17, 2022

Local organizations and businesses in New Orleans are coming together to put on events to honor Black communities in the Crescent City in order to indulge in culture and remember history. One notable...

King Cake Hub connects area bakeries with Carnival pop-up

Khayla Gaston, Equity and Inclusion Officer February 17, 2022

New Orleans is home to a vast array of people, parties, and types of king cake. King Cake Hub, a seasonal pop-up shop, gives New Orleanians the opportunity to sample dozens of different king cakes without...

The Congo Square sign sits in the sun Sunday, Feb. 13.

Gala honors New Orleans’ West African influences

Domonique Tolliver and Brendan Heffernan February 17, 2022

For Alaina Paul-Mensah, the connection between New Orleans and West Africa is undeniable. Paul-Mensah and her foundation, Queens of Africa United International Foundation USA, are inviting people to...

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