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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon
Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon
Isabella Castillo

Isabella Castillo, Life & Times Editor

Isabella Castillo-Toro is the current Life & Times editor at The Maroon. Isabella is a marketing and design major from Honduras. Striving to connect people to arts and culture through vibrant & honest journalism, Isabella enjoys spending time outdoors, fashion, literature, and art.

All content by Isabella Castillo

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble & New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Honors Sacred Spaces

Isabella Castillo, Life and Times Editor
February 7, 2025
Bladon finishing his mural for the 2023 art festival, Paint Memphis. Courtesy of Tate Bladon.

Tate Bladon’s new canvas

Isabella Castillo, Life & Times Editor
December 6, 2024
Festival goers gather and dance around the main stage.

Funk Fest celebrates history, heritage

Isabella Castillo, Life & Times Editor
October 25, 2024
Within the gallery, viewers were able to connect with the art intimately.

[Photo] Art as Resistance

Victoria Marino
September 27, 2024
Students study indoors and catch up with online assignments before the hurricane hits.

Live updates: Campus, Uptown recover from Hurricane Francine

Sophia Maxim, Eloise Pickering, Heidi Herrera-Wanke, Anna Seriot, Matthew Richards, Jake Hufnagel, Sophia Renzi, Maria DiFelice, and Isabella Castillo
September 11, 2024
Juleea Berthelot speaks to reporters at the Tulane encampment in April.

[Photo] The Aftermath

Maria DiFelice
September 6, 2024
Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Eta Theta Chapter) and Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc. (Epsilon Sigma Chapter) pose at "Letters in the Quad" Greek life event in the Peace Quad on Aug. 26. Over a dozen chapters attended the event organized by CPC President Asia Riddle.

Historically Black sororities foster service and community

Eloise Pickering and Isabella Castillo
August 30, 2024
Ella Balhoff looks at her computer.

Community Buoy: Loyola swimmer designs water rescue app

Isabella Castillo, Sports Editor
May 3, 2024
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[Photo] 30 Hours of Encampment

Kloe Witt, Managing Editor for Digital
May 3, 2024
Police on horses enter the encampment on Tulane's Gibson lawn on April 29, 2024.

[Photo] Students form pro-Palestine encampment on Tulane lawn

Kloe Witt and Mabel Regalado-Hernandez
April 29, 2024
Finance junior Jason Roussel and teammates taking a break in between games against Louisiana State University-Alexandria. The Wolf Pack is set to play Blue Mountain College Friday March 24, 2017.

Athletes embrace pregame rituals

Isabella Castillo, Sports Editor
April 22, 2024
Micaela Ponce hits a shot on a City Park tennis court. Ponce plays for Loyola's tennis team. Courtesy of Selma Fereres

‘Persevering and competitive’: Micaela Ponce reflects on tennis’ central role in her life

Isabella Castillo, Sports Editor
April 11, 2024
Professor and costume designer Kacie Thomassie instructs student about fabric scraps.

Sewing Sustainability: Costume Shop promotes sustainable fashion culture

Isabella Castillo, Sports Editor
April 4, 2024
Donovan Doughty, know as DJ Old Soul, Sodexo worker, posing for a photo at Loyola University on February 26, 2024.

[Photo] EDITORIAL: We need to appreciate the heart of Loyola

Lizzy Hadley, Op/Ed Editor
March 1, 2024
After noticing a lack of Black representation in the theater department, senior Jaylin Darby is starting Theatre for the Culture, a space for Black creatives of all backgrounds.

THEATRE FOR THE CULTURE

Isabella Castillo, Staff Writer
February 9, 2024
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