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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon
Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon
Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang, Webmaster

Andrew Lang is the Spring 2022 webmaster. He is a mass communication senior. He’s previously served as design chief, copy editor, sports editor, staff writer, and staff photographer. He also works on the stats crew for the New Orleans Pelicans.

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Rack of basketballs are in focus behind Loyola players standing and cheering at the ongoing mens' basketball game

History’s Playmaker

Andrew Lang, Head Copy Editor
February 17, 2022
A graph depicting the demographics of students and professors

[Photo] Lack of professors of color impacts students

Gabriela Carballo, Editor in Chief
October 30, 2021
Graph by Andrew Lang

[Photo] Push for Hispanic-Serving status comes with challenges

Sofia Luciano Santiago, Staff Writer
October 13, 2021
Gayle Benson sits next to Dennis Lauscha.

Loyola alumnus Dennis Lauscha set to oversee billions to give to charity

Andrew Lang
October 1, 2021
Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks owner, stands for the national anthem.

Opinion: Stop playing the national anthem at every sports event

Andrew Lang
February 27, 2021
Saints quarterback Drew Brees waves to the crowd.

Column: Brees will always be the Saints’ GOAT

Andrew Lang
February 6, 2021
The Communications/Music Complex at Loyola sits under a sunny sky May 17, 2020. During an October 2019 accrediting analysis of Loyola's mass communication program, visiting accreditors reported that Loyola’s school benefited from strong leadership and a diverse student body.

President Tetlow addresses community on racism, bias at Loyola

Andrew Lang
June 12, 2020
The shelf outside of The Maroon office sits filled with awards.

Maroon takes home ‘barrage’ of awards, first Hearst in school history

Andrew Lang
April 30, 2020
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Review: Netflix’s “Tiger King” takes you on a crazy ride

Andrew Lang
April 21, 2020
Photo credit: Andrew Lang

[Photo] The New Atlantis: Climate experts prepare for New Orleans’ potentially bleak future

Rae Walberg
April 7, 2020
A rent sign outside an Uptown home. Many students are facing uncertainty surrounding their rental agreements amid the growing coronavirus crisis. Photo credit: Andrew Lang

[Photo] Students struggle to pay rent amid COVID-19 economic impact

Emma Ruby
March 26, 2020
A typically full Bourbon Street sits empty.

Mayor issues ‘stay home mandate’ for New Orleans

Andrew Lang
March 20, 2020
Illustration by Andrew Lang. Photo credit: Andrew Lang

[Photo] University will allow preferred names and pronouns on LORA

Rose Wagner
March 18, 2020
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[Photo] Uptown celebrates College Football National Championship

Gabriella Killett and Brendan Heffernan
January 15, 2020
Barbecue Shrimp Toast is served at Willa Jean. The dish featured a barbecue shrimp and edible flowers. Photo credit: Tess Rowland

Seven tips to eating like a New Orleans local

Andrew Lang
October 11, 2019
Commencement moved to convention center from Superdome

Commencement moved to convention center from Superdome

Andrew Lang
September 12, 2019
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[Photo] Wolf Pack takes down Dillard in five

Will Ingram
September 5, 2019
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Review: ‘The Boys’ takes superheroes R-rated

Andrew Lang
September 6, 2019
Psychological sciences, pre-health junior Helene Masonne serves against Xavier University of Louisiana. Masonne finished with 13 digs against Xavier. Photo credit: Andrew Lang

Wolf Pack opens up volleyball season

Andrew Lang
August 19, 2019
University President Tania Tetlow and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell sit together during Tetlow’s inauguration on November 16, 2018. Cantrell and Tetlow both took over two of the most prominent positions in New Orleans. Angelo Imbraguglio/The Maroon

Who runs New Orleans? Women.

Andrew Lang
August 16, 2019
University President Tania Tetlow and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell sit together during Tetlow’s inauguration last fall. Tetlow was in charge of recruiting speakers for the upcoming Women’s Leadership Academy -- one of whom will be Cantrell. Photo credit: Angelo Imbraguglio

Loyola launches Women’s Leadership Academy

Andrew Lang
April 8, 2019
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Review: Jordan Peele delivers another masterful horror film with ‘Us’

Andrew Lang
March 28, 2019
Guests play Dungeons and Dragons at d4 Gaming Cafe. Owners Mark and Tracy Meyer brought the cafe to Oak Street in late March 2018. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Players are never ‘board’ at tabletop gaming café

Andrew Lang
February 26, 2019
Jockey Tavis Smith competes in the camel race atop MikeMikeMikeWhatDayIsIt. The race at the Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots was one of three exotic animal races alongside 9 thoroughbred races.

Fair grounds goes wild with camels, zebras and ostriches

Andrew Lang
January 31, 2019

Opinion: Find a school that fits for you, even if it means transferring

Andrew Lang
January 20, 2019
Leanne McCallum, task force coordinator for the Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force, presents in the Audubon Room on Jan. 11. McCallum used the movie "Taken" and a way to break down common misconceptions about human trafficking Photo credit: Hannah Renton

Human trafficking forum fights social misconceptions

Andrew Lang
January 19, 2019
Water Polo captures first wins in club sport's history

Water Polo captures first wins in club sport’s history

Andrew Lang
December 1, 2018

Loyola to receive financial monitoring decision Dec. 11

Andrew Lang
November 30, 2018
Business senior Sammis Reyes puts up a shot. Reyes led the team with 8 rebounds and 6 assists against Xavier University. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Wolf Pack basketball notch pair of wins and one loss over weekend

Andrew Lang
November 13, 2018
Photo credit: Ariel Landry

Parishes turn fantasy sports into a reality

Andrew Lang
November 12, 2018
Psychology pre-med sophomore Helene Masone bumps the ball. Masone finished with nine digs in the final game against Faulkner. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Volleyball season comes to close with loss to Faulkner

Andrew Lang
November 11, 2018
Photo credit: Ariel Landry

Opinion: Don’t be afraid to have the courage to ask for help

Andrew Lang
November 11, 2018
One of the attendees of goat yoga poses as two goats walk around looking placed on mats to draw their attention. Two more goat yoga sessions will be hosted this fall Monday Nov. 12 and 19 at 6 p.m. Photo credit: Andrew Lang

[Photo] Whatever floats your goat: Yoga class brings out your inner animal

Tess Rowland
November 10, 2018
Loyola goes for a block. The Wolf Pack finished with eight blocks in the game. Photo credit: Andrew Lang

Loyola clashes with Tulane at the Battle of Freret

Andrew Lang
November 2, 2018
FILE- In this Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, New York Giants cornerback Eli Apple works out during NFL football training camp in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants traded Apple to the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, Oct. 23. 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Column: Saints are going for broke

Andrew Lang
October 28, 2018
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Loyola volleyball beats Middle Georgia State

Andrew Lang
October 15, 2018
Li finished tied for sixth

Men’s golf finish sixth in Battle on the Bayou

Andrew Lang
October 12, 2018
Howie finished with a career high of 17 kills

Loyola volleyball claims first home win

Andrew Lang
October 12, 2018
General studies freshman Jordan Bernard goes for a kill in the home opener against Bethel University. Bernard led the team in kills against Faulkner University with 13 kills. Photo credit: Julia Santos

Loyola volleyball lose two games over the weekend

Andrew Lang
October 6, 2018
Mass communication senior Tylar Beckham goes to serve in the home opener against Bethel University.

Loyola volleyball takes win by forfeit over Southern University at New Orleans

Andrew Lang
October 6, 2018
Sociology sophomore Sasha Solano-McDaniels runs. Solano-McDaniels captured her first individual victory of her collegiate career at the Major Blazer Invitational. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Loyola cross-country take both individual win’s at Major Blazer Invitational

Andrew Lang
October 6, 2018
Psychology senior Malea Howie stands out the ready. Howie finished with 22 kills in the two games against Florida College and Florida National University. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Loyola volleyball loses two games in Florida double-header

Andrew Lang
October 6, 2018
English sophomore Jack Jackson swims the butterfly stroke. Jackson set a new school record in the men's 200-yard butterfly finishing with a time of 1:58:28. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Swim team starts off year with 11 first place finishes

Andrew Lang
October 5, 2018
Nielson looks on as mass communication freshman Myles Burns passes to finance senior Ethan Turner. Nielson’s hiring was announced Sept. 13. Photo credit: Andrew Lang

Nielson joins Loyola basketball coaching staff

Andrew Lang
September 28, 2018
Mass communication senior Tylar Beckham eyes the ball. Beckham finished with 11 kills and five blocks against University of Mobile. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Volleyball team falls in third straight home game to Mobile

Andrew Lang
September 27, 2018
One of the Loyola golfer's finishes her backswing. Business senior Daria Delfino led the way for the Wolf Pack finishing in fourth in the tournament. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Women’s golf finished in third at Carey Collegiate Fall Classic

Andrew Lang
September 27, 2018
Mass communication junior Tyler Beckham goes for a block.Beckham finished with 12 kills against Bethel University and 13 kills against Martin Methodist. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Loyola volleyball loses first two home games of the season

Andrew Lang
September 24, 2018
Environmental studies sophomore Walter Ramsey runs in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Festival. Ramsey finished third overall in the men's 5k. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Loyola place three top-10 runners at Allstate Sugar Bowl Festival

Andrew Lang
September 24, 2018
Psychology senior Malea Howie goes to serve the ball. Howie finished with one service ace against Middle Georgia State University. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Loyola starts conference play with two road wins

Andrew Lang
September 21, 2018
Loyola athletes come from a variety of places overseas with 19 different athletes coming from 14 different nations. Central and South America represent the biggest portion of the students from other countries with 11 athletes coming from those two parts of the world. Photo credit: Ariel Landry

Athletes come from all four corners of the map

Andrew Lang
September 21, 2018
Education senior Maddie Huekels sets up for a possible kill. Huekels was named Southern States Athletic Conference Setter of the Week. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Loyola sports experiences highs and lows in recent events

Andrew Lang
September 14, 2018
The new announcer console and the Dante Intercom Interface pictured here will upgrade the audio equipment for the broadcasters. A Tricaster TC-1 and a 3play 3P1 were also acquired to improve the video setup. Photo credit: Jacob Meyer

New equipment means more capabilities for broadcast

Andrew Lang
September 7, 2018
Mass communication senior Ryan Hicks takes a shot from the fairway. Hicks finished +4 in the two days of competition at the Savannah College of Arts and Design Atlanta Fall Invitational. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Loyola golf has historic outing at SCAD Atlanta Fall Invitational

Andrew Lang
September 6, 2018
Mass communication junior Tyler Beckham goes for a kill. Beckham has 51 kills this season. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Loyola volleyball drops to 4-4 after 1-3 weekend

Andrew Lang
September 4, 2018
Sarah Zanolli, Penguin Ice Skating's director of skating and the rink's "ice princess" skates around the artificial ice. Penguin Ice Skating celebrated their grand opening Aug. 19. Photo credit: Jacob Meyer

Column: Give artificial ice a chance

Andrew Lang
September 4, 2018
Loyola was named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Champion of Character Five-Star Institution for the tenth year in a row. For the 2016-2017 athletic year Loyola was in the gold category, where as this year the school was named to the silver category. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Loyola named Champion of Character Five Star Award Winner

Andrew Lang
August 31, 2018
General studies freshman Jordan Bernard (5) and biology junior Champagne Cunningham (17) block the ball in the first set against Dillard University. Bernard tallied 17 total kills against Dillard University. Photo credit: Sidney Ovrom

Loyola volleyball takes three out of four at Dillard Classic

Andrew Lang
August 28, 2018
Loyola running in middle of the pack in preseason poll

Loyola running in middle of the pack in preseason poll

Andrew Lang
August 28, 2018
Assistant Coach Robert Pitre joins the volleyball team for the first season. Pitre has previous experience at both 16-year-old-club volleyball and at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon, where he worked as an assistant coach for a team that the school record for conference wins. Photo credit: Rosha'E Gibson

Record-breaking volleyball coach joins team

Andrew Lang
August 24, 2018
Political science freshman Sam Conway holding her partner Lally Seither in the air. Conway has chosen to leave active competition. Eric Chang/Courtesy.

Samantha Conway retires from gymnastics

Andrew Lang
May 7, 2018
New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis reacts after making a 3-point shot during the first half of Game 4 of the team's first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers in New Orleans, Saturday, April 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Scott Threlkeld)

Column: Pelicans shaking up the New Orleans sports scene

Andrew Lang
April 28, 2018
Director of Loyola University Police Department Todd Warren settles in to his new office on April 12, 2018. Warren brings 25 years of law enforcement experience.

Loyola hires new director of university police

Andrew Lang
April 16, 2018
The New Orleans Pelicans warm up before facing off the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center Feb. 23 2018. The Pelicans are riding a sic game win streak and are now sitting as the fifth seed in the Western Conference. Photo credit: Albert Dupont

Pelicans preparing to take on Trailblazers

Andrew Lang
April 14, 2018
Dhalia Martinez, biology sophomore, takes a shot at a water polo goal during practice on April 4, 2018. Martinez and Aubrey Palhegyi, buisness management senior, both took the reigns of the club sport when their coach could no longer attend practice. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Water polo student-athletes become student-coaches

Andrew Lang
April 5, 2018
File- This Dec. 19, 2009, file photo shows New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson walking on the field before the NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in New Orleans. Benson, a successful auto dealer who brought the New Orleans Saints their only winning seasons and the "Benson Boogie," has died. Benson, who has also owned the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans since 2012, was 90. The NFL and NBA teams announced Benson’s death on Thursday, March 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

Column: How I remember Tom Benson

Andrew Lang
March 21, 2018
Zoie Miller (10), mass communication senior, wins the Southern States Athletic Conference Player of the Year award. This is the first time a member of the Wolf Pack basketball program won the award since the 2008-09 season. Photo credit: Loyola University Athletics

17 basketball players win conference awards

Andrew Lang
March 7, 2018
Zoie Miller (10), mass communication senior, scored a team-high 15 points versus Blue Mountain College March 1 2018. The Wolf Pack team advance to the semifinal round of the conference championship. LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS ATHLETICS/Courtesy.

Women’s basketball advances to second round of conference tournament

Andrew Lang
March 2, 2018
Tre'Von Jasmine (24), computer science junior, posting up a player from Blue Mountain College at The Den Feb. 24 2018. The Loyola men's basketball team advance to the conference round of the Southern States Athletic Conference Championship. Photo credit: Loyola University Athletics

Loyola men’s basketball advances to semifinals in conference championship

Andrew Lang
March 2, 2018
The New Orleans Pelicans warm up before facing off the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center Feb. 23 2018. The Pelicans are riding a sic game win streak and are now sitting as the fifth seed in the Western Conference. ALBERT DUPONT/The Maroon.

Pelicans flying high without Demarcus Cousins

Andrew Lang
March 1, 2018
Mass communication senior Zoie Miller (10) finished her final home game with 22 points on Feb. 24 2018. Both Loyola basketball teams earned wins on Senior Night, beating Blue Mountain College. LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS ATHLETICS/Courtesy.

Basketball seniors dominate in last home game of the year

Andrew Lang
February 27, 2018
Business senior Nick Parker (1) scoring a basket versus Faulkner University. The Loyola men's basketball team lost 83-63 against the Eagles and their top-ranked defense. LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS ATHLETICS/Courtesy

Faulkner University Eagles fly over Loyola men’s basketball team

Andrew Lang
February 20, 2018
Accounting senior Benjamin Fields scoring against Martin Methodist University Feb. 8 2018. Fields led the way in scoring for Loyola with 17 points versus Bethel University on Feb. 10 2018. LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS ATHLETICS/Courtesy

Men’s basketball team tames Bethel University Wildcats

Andrew Lang
February 15, 2018
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