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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute summit in Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A flurry of orders: Trump in office

Pharrell Every February 21, 2025

Almost immediately upon taking the oath of office, President Donald Trump began to sign an onslaught of executive orders. Some aimed to roll back Biden-era policies, some at immigration, and others attacked...

Artificial Intelligence’s impacts the environment and Loyola

Elise Beck February 21, 2025

As artificial intelligence is steadily advancing, some have called into question the effects of this new technology, specifically its impact on the environment.  Loyola’s ecology and environmental...

Framed photo of Johnson alongside a rose and red beans to honor him. The photo is beside a bag of red beans to honor Johnson's red bean dinners. Feb. 17, 2025.

Loyola professor grieves late photographer Pableaux Johnson

Nicholas Gonzales February 21, 2025

Pableaux Johnson was known for his world-renowned dinner parties and documentation of New Orleans culture. The 59-year-old photographer had a heart attack photographing the Ladies and Men of Unity second...

Students crossing Broadway in front of construction on Feb. 5, 2025. Construction began in the fall of 2021 and has continued for over three years.

Construction on Broadway St. inconveniences students

Maleigh Crespo February 21, 2025

For sociology senior Camilla Johnson, the ongoing construction of Broadway Street has left her feeling “extremely frustrated and confused.” The Audubon construction project began in the fall of...

College freshman enrollment update

Ashlyn Bobb-Collins February 14, 2025

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s summary report this year reports that college freshman enrollment is down by 5 percent. This was supported with the understanding that the change in the...

Title IX updates struck down

Elise Beck January 31, 2025

In 2024, the Biden administration attempted to update the Title IX laws created in 1972. The original laws were created to prevent sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs. For example,...

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Will we get snow? Is it going to be ice or just regular rain?

Ecoi Lewis, Worldview Editor January 17, 2025

Forecasters aren’t sure for the southeast part of Louisiana, but we are experiencing our coldest winter yet. As soon as the calendar turned to January, Louisiana and 13 other southern states are dealing...

PlayStations for guns are offered up in New Orleans

PlayStations for guns are offered up in New Orleans

Ecoi Lewis, Worldview Editor January 17, 2025

On New Year's Eve, dozens of cars lined up outside of a church parking lot in New Orleans to exchange their firearms for video game consoles. Unchained Realities, a local nonprofit, created the event...

Public health workers demand better for Louisiana residents

Ecoi Lewis January 17, 2025

The Louisiana Department of Health has implemented a new policy that bans promoting COVID, Flu, and monkeypox vaccines even though Louisiana is ranked #32 on vaccination rates.  According to a recent...

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First Bird Flu deaths reported in the US

Ecoi Lewis, Worldview Editor January 17, 2025

Bird flu has taken its first human victim. Reports started coming in December from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the U.S.’s 1st severe human case of avian influenza, or...

Emma Bell foundation helps make a difference in school zones

Emma Bell foundation helps make a difference in school zones

Maria DiFelice December 6, 2024

Amy and Brent Savoie, started the Emma Bell Foundation in 2022 after their six year-old daughter Emma died in a car accident in a school pick-up line. In honor of her child's love for dance, Amy Savoie...

Louisiana’s reproductive rights case remains ongoing

Ecoi Lewis, Worldview Editor December 6, 2024

The fight for reproductive rights in Louisiana has been put on pause for now. A few issues ago, we told you about how Louisiana declared the reproductive care drugs, Misoprostol and Mifepristone as...

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