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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Chain link fence blocks off parade and VIP members, with a colorful sign reading "This area is reserved for our krewe of VIPs".

Synagogue provides accessible viewing for parades

Maleigh Crespo, Design Chief February 28, 2023

Krewe of VIPs is a krewe open to community members with disabilities or special needs and their families. From the safety of VIP Balcony, an enclosed platform built upon the steps of Touro Synagogue, Krewe...

Xavier to build first HBCU medical school in Louisiana

Xavier to build first HBCU medical school in Louisiana

Breanna Henry, Staff Writer February 20, 2023

Xavier University of Louisiana will soon become the first of historically Black colleges and universities in the state to have its own medical school, and the fifth in the nation. 181 students have...

Worker using a tottering gun to make a handmade throw.

First all Vietnamese krewe sets off

Gabrielle Korein, Photo Editor February 18, 2023

Krewe of Mung Beans sets out to highlight and celebrate Vietnamese culture in New Orleans by tying in Vietnamese folklore and ghost stories with the spooky theme presented by Krewe of Dead Beans. The...

The little Cajun saint

The little Cajun saint

Aron Boehle, Worldview Editor February 16, 2023

After decades of Catholic Louisianans’ attempts, Charlene Richard, a young Catholic Cajun girl born in Richard, La. in 1947, might have the opportunity to become an official saint in the Vatican. Her...

Two volunteers shovel dirt to plant trees.

SOUL reforests New Orleans

Kloe Witt, Breaking News Editor February 12, 2023

Reforestation is growing in New Orleans in part thanks to the Sustaining Our Urban Landscape organization, who plans to have 10% canopy coverage within 10 years, according to their plan. SOUL is a non-profit...

Representative and majority leader Steve Scalise speaking in front of an audience during a press conference.

Louisiana could see benefits from Scalise as majority leader

Kincaid Leger, Assistant Worldview Editor February 9, 2023

As the newly minted majority leader, Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District will have a decisive say over how federal funds are allocated in the new congress. This includes funding...

Incumbent governor John Bel Edwards waves to a crowd during his inauguration.

Governor’s race remains unclear despite key announcements

Kincaid Leger, Assistant Worldview Editor February 5, 2023

This year Louisiana will elect a new governor as incumbent Democrat John Bel Edwards is termed out, and Loyola political science professor Sean Cain said the unique primary system in the state makes governmental...

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stands in the Planalto Palace.

Failed coup “threatens” Brazil’s democratic values

Macie Batson, Editor in Chief February 2, 2023

Many Brazilians, like Loyola Latin American history professor Tiago Fernandes Maranhão, were not surprised about Bolsonaro’s supporters attempting an attack on Brazil’s capitol, citing the country’s...

Photo illustration of a student enjoying a cup of tea at Neutral Ground Coffeehouse. The Uptown coffeehouse serves as a non-alcoholic hub for locals and Loyola students to socialize and listen to live music.

Sober students tell their stories

Violet Bucaro, Staff Writer January 29, 2023

College stereotypes may leave some questioning if sobriety as a student is sustainable but students, like Loyola alumnus Grayson Gibbs, said sobriety is infinitely more fulfilling than dropping $50 at...

Drawing of a pageant woman in a blue flown dress

NOLA and Miss Universe benefit eachother

Arianna D'Antonio, Worldview Editor January 28, 2023

For the first time ever, the 71st Miss Universe was crowned in New Orleans. Recent Loyola graduate Aria Jackson worked as production assistant for the competition, and she believes that the competition...

Car passenger side window broken into.

Loyola students worry for their safety and their cars as carjackings reach an all time high

Macie Batson, Editor in Chief January 26, 2023

Carjackings and break-ins have reached an all-time high in New Orleans, with over 400 vehicles stolen in just over three weeks into the new year. These crimes are happening all across the city, including...

A nun and a priest walk in black attire along a street

‘Lord, I love you’: Aide recounts Benedict’s last words

Associated Press January 1, 2023

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last words were “Lord, I love you,” his longtime secretary said Sunday, quoting a nurse who helped care for the 95-year-old former pontiff in his...

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