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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

EDITORIAL: Transgender students feel isolated on campus

Artie Bennett, Op/Ed Editor November 12, 2021

“So, what’s your real name?” “This whole trans thing is just confusing.” “You guys need to correct me.” “Have you gotten the surgeries yet?” “Sorry if I get it wrong, all...

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Student Government Association passes fall budget

Daniel Schwalm, Senior Staff Writer November 6, 2021

The Student Government Association shared its budget for the fall 2021 semester in a newsletter sent through HowlConnect on Oct. 29, 2021. The proposed budget, which was passed in late September, was changed...

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Who’s on the ticket? The 2021 New Orleans mayoral candidates share their platforms

Domonique Tolliver and Jackie Galli November 4, 2021

The New Orleans 2021 mayoral race will be held on Nov. 13, 2021. There are 13 mayoral candidates running in the race. ELDON DELLOYD “EL” ANDERSON Democratic mayoral candidate Eldon Delloyd “El”...

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Title IX changes nationally and on campus

Zia Sampson, News Assistant November 1, 2021

President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through university communities last year when he made a change to Title IX policy that meant victims of sexual violence had to take the stand during campus disciplinary...

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Lack of professors of color impacts students

Gabriela Carballo, Editor in Chief October 30, 2021

If you take a class at Loyola, there is almost a three in four chance that your professor will be White. However, despite the fact that Loyola's student body is only 39.7% White, White professors make...

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EDITORIAL: The board of trustees should mirror the students

Artie Bennett, Op/Ed Editor October 29, 2021

Loyola's board of trustees, the university’s highest governing body, is overwhelmingly White, male, and Catholic. For a school that prides itself on student diversity, Loyola’s board of trustees is...

Skeleton House reopens after year-long hiatus

Hannah Renton, Photo Editor October 28, 2021

After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, the famous Skeleton House has reopened its lawn to the public to see everyone’s favorite undead characters. Many familiar favorites have returned to the corner...

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Uptown home expansions impact community

Jackie Galli, Worldview Assistant October 28, 2021

Lifelong Carrollton neighborhood resident Sallie Davis saw an unusual-looking building permit on the front door of a house on the other side of her street a couple years ago. She later found that the permit...

Board of trustees doesn’t reflect student diversity

Board of trustees doesn’t reflect student diversity

Daniel Schwalm, Senior Staff Writer October 28, 2021

Loyola’s board of trustees, the university’s highest decision-making body, is still predominantly White and predominantly male despite efforts to diversify the board, according to President Tania Tetlow. Tetlow,...

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School of Music and Theatre Arts to join School of Music Industry

Maleigh Crespo, Staff Writer October 23, 2021

In August, Jeff Albert announced that the School of Music and Theatre Arts would be merging with the School of Music Industry throughout the coming year. Albert, director of the School of Music Industry,...

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The COVID-19 pandemic triggers a rise in opioid cases

Madeline Taliancich, News Editor October 21, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has run parallel to another problem facing the nation — the opioid epidemic. The number of deaths caused by drug overdose has increased in every state over the course of the pandemic,...

Students frustrated as tuition rises but scholarships don’t

Students frustrated as tuition rises but scholarships don’t

Daniel Schwalm, Senior Staff Writer October 21, 2021

When English junior Jake Krug checked his student account this past summer, he was shocked to see that he owed more money than he had expected. Krug, who is also a staff writer at The Maroon, said that...

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