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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon
Gabriella Killett

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print

Gabby Killett is a journalism junior who serves as The Maroon’s Managing Editor for Print.

All content by Gabriella Killett
OPINION: Only you can judge yourself

OPINION: Only you can judge yourself

Gabriella Killett, Editor in Chief
December 9, 2022
REVIEW: Pauline Hopkins' Contending Forces should be leading the literary canon

REVIEW: Pauline Hopkins’ Contending Forces should be leading the literary canon

Gabriella Killett, Editor in Chief
November 19, 2022
people standing for a photo

The Maroon wins its eighth Pacemaker award

Gabriella Killett, Editor in Chief
October 28, 2022
A photo of Marquette Hall with "Left Behind" written on the sidewalk in chalk in front of the hall.

Professors feel left behind with frozen salaries, lower retirement contributions

Gabriella Killett, Editor in Chief
September 29, 2022
A student's hand rests on a laptop as they log into LORA self service.

Loyola stumbles through new-LORA implementation, looks toward new features

Gabriella Killett, Editor in Chief
September 10, 2022
chalk message on sidewalk

[Photo] Message in Peace Quad shows Loyola professor asking for a raise

Domonique Tolliver, Managing Editor for Digital
September 8, 2022
Cabra Hall is home to many students who live on campus. Sunday, the site was the location of a rape, according to campus police. The Maroon file photo

Man accused of raping student in Cabra Hall, police say

Gabriella Killett, Editor in Chief
August 22, 2022
EDITORIAL: SGA fails to lead the pack

EDITORIAL: SGA fails to lead the pack

Maleigh Crespo, Gabriella Killett, Gabriela Carballo, and Jacob L’Hommedieu
April 28, 2022
Hand places SGA ballot in an election box labeled "To Be Determined"

SGA elections come later than expected

Gabriella Killett, News Editor
April 7, 2022
EDITORIAL: To use or not to use? The Oxford comma

EDITORIAL: To use or not to use? The Oxford comma

Gabriella Killett, Gabriela Carballo, and Daniel Schwalm
April 1, 2022
Senior guard Myles Burns collapses in tears on the ground right as the time runs out in the NAIA national championship game March 22. Burns was named the game's most valuable player in its aftermath.

The Wolf Pack makes history with its first championship win since 1945

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
March 23, 2022
The Wolf Pack men's basketball team wins the second team national title in Loyola's history. The team's single prior win was 78 years ago in 1945.

Loyola Wolf Pack wins national title for the first time in 78 years

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
March 22, 2022
Senior guard Zach Wrightsil goes up for a layup in the second half of the NAIA semifinal March 21, 2022. Wrightsil was recruited by Head Coach Stacy Hollowell in 2017 and 2018 before coming to Loyola to play.

Wolf Pack dominates in semifinal, looks toward final tomorrow and beyond

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
March 21, 2022
Mens' basketball player No. 23 stands facing the court.

Wolf Pack prepares for semifinal in Kansas City

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
March 21, 2022
EDITORIAL: Refugees all over the world are reaching out; why aren't we reaching back?

EDITORIAL: Refugees all over the world are reaching out; why aren’t we reaching back?

Maleigh Crespo and Gabriella Killett
March 17, 2022
Christy Lorio looks on at an Ochsner Medical Center in front of the hospital's Benson Cancer Center March 10, 2022. Lorio was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2018 and said she's experienced disparities in women's health since then.

Louisiana fails women’s health care

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
March 17, 2022
A beach volleyball athlete sets up a ball to hit is across the net to two other players at Coconut Beach

[Photo] Beach volleyball plays first game

Sebastian Witte, Staff Writer
March 17, 2022
Courtesy of Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Club

Irish Channel parade joins Uptown once again

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
March 10, 2022
Paige Magee, secretary of Loyola's National Pan-Hellenic Council, stands in front of the group's ransacked closet. The break-in's investigation is still ongoing.

NPHC break-ins under investigation

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
February 17, 2022
Crimonology senior Raquel Zumeata stands by her sculptures in the studio arts critique space in Monroe Hall Nov 9. Zumeata is a student in a sculpture class that uses Loyola's wood and metal shops to create; students and professors hope sculpture continues when studio arts merges with design.

Art students benefit from Loyola’s sculpture spaces

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
December 8, 2021
Tents line San Julian Street in the skid row area of Los Angeles before dawn on February 2, 2018. Homelessness has impacted teenagers in New Orleans and across the country.

Column: Sleep out for youth homelessness

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
December 7, 2021
Casme Carter visits the website for her mentoring program, Daughter of the King 101.

Local former “The Voice” contestant, Casme, strives for safe house for young Black girls

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
November 16, 2021
Theatre arts sophomore Steven Pendleton chats in the dressing room with friends before rehearsal Nov. 9, 2021.

Loyola systems complicate lives of trans community

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
November 15, 2021
Loyola's women's basketball team reviews plays at their game against Tulane University at Devlin Fieldhouse, Nov. 2, 2021.

[Photo] Women’s basketball regular season preview

Jabez Berniard
November 11, 2021
Hope Donovan waits in line at the simple serving station to get dinner in the Orleans room on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Donovan is one of the vegan and vegetarian students on campus who feel like there aren't enough on-campus dining options available to meet their dietary restrictions

Loyola’s vegans and vegetarians want more on-campus options

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
October 18, 2021
OPINION: The media needs to take a look at its audience

OPINION: The media needs to take a look at its audience

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
October 2, 2021
Photos by Hannah Renton and Caroline Budd

Students react to return to campus after Hurricane Ida

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
September 29, 2021
Diana Ward, Ph.D., former Title IX Coordinator and Chief Student Conduct Officer, left Loyola unexpectedly.

Title IX Coordinator Diana Ward left Loyola this year

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
September 27, 2021
A massage therapist meets with a client at Mental Health Mutual Aid Sunday, Sept. 19.

Local entrepreneur hosts mental health mutual aid for community after Ida

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
September 25, 2021
Loyola students gather at a crawfish boil after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 in History chair Mark Fernandez's gutted basement in New Orleans. Fernandez encouraged students to remain hopeful as they manage the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

Loyola seniors, professor reflect on Katrina’s anniversary amid Ida, pandemic

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
September 8, 2021
Finance sophomore Jordan Collins poses in her dorm with the supplies she purchased ahead of Hurricane Ida. Ida made landfall in Louisiana early Sunday afternoon.

Loyola’s campus shelters in place as Ida makes landfall

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
August 29, 2021
Elizabeth Rainey, director of the student success center, rides in the car with her husband, children, and dog to Birmingham. Rainey is one of many members of the Loyola community to leave town for Hurricane Ida.

Loyola students, faculty evacuate ahead of Hurricane Ida

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print
August 29, 2021
Loyola first year law student Bridget Wallis scrolls through her class's GroupMe group message on her iPhone April 27. The group message has erupted into political debates since last semester, leading to student conduct hearings and mediations. Photo credit: Gabriella Killett

Loyola holds student mediations, conduct hearings amid student conflict citing racism

Gabriella Killett
May 11, 2021
The Rev. Ted Dziak, S.J., sits in his office in the Department of Mission and Ministry on March 26, 2018. Former staff members accuse Dziak of abusing his power. Photo credit: Jawdat Tinawi

Loyola grapples with abuse allegations against former university priest

Gabriella Killett
April 22, 2021
Loyola sign sits in the grass in front of Marquette Hall

Loyola police chase after local suspect

Gabriella Killett
April 19, 2021
Loyola sign sits in the grass in front of Marquette Hall

Loyola considers in-person diploma ceremony after student complaints

Gabriella Killett
April 1, 2021
Deon Wilson, right, and Tyler Sanchez, left, meet with students at the presidential meet and greet in March 2021. Wilson and Sanchez reflect on their tenure.

Deon Wilson and Tyler Sanchez win SGA presidential election

Gabriella Killett
April 1, 2021
pass/fail

Loyola to give emergency relief funds to students

Gabriella Killett
March 24, 2021
Holy Name of Jesus Church peaks out over Palm Court last year. Loyola has announced that it will require negative COVID-19 tests from students, faculty and staff following Hurricane Ida.

Junior and senior Ignatian Scholars to have option to live off-campus

Gabriella Killett
March 18, 2021
A peace conference flyer from 2018 hangs outside of the office of the director of Middle East peace studies. The peace conference takes place this year starting March 29. Photo credit: Gabriella Killett

[Photo] Student peace conference gives students opportunity to share work, passion

Destiny Sanders
March 19, 2021
Christian Martinez (top left) and his vice presidential candidate Aiden Gibson (bottom left), Robert Morrison (top center) and his vice presidential candidate Angeles Vasquez (bottom center) and Deon Wilson (top right) and her vice presidential candidate Tyler Sanchez (bottom right) are running to become the next leaders of SGA.

SGA presidential candidates compete for office

Gabriella Killett and Gabriela Carballo
March 17, 2021
A photo of the dorm that will be an option for Ignatian Scholars to live at.

Ignatian Scholars required to move back on campus

Gabriella Killett
March 12, 2021
The Gillis Long Poverty Law Center is illuminated by lamp light the night of March 1. Internships afforded to law students through the Center train them to represent clients who need financial support to navigate court. Photo credit: Shadera Moore

Law center focuses on service

Gabriella Killett
March 6, 2021
Senior Will Ingram works in the podcast studio of the fourth floor of the communications/music complex. Ingram is a student of the school of communication and design which is in the process of finding a new director.

School of Communication and Design begins new director search

Gabriella Killett
February 24, 2021
Courtesy of loyno.edu.

Director of Residential Life Amy Boyle to leave Loyola

Gabriella Killett
February 24, 2021
A mural is displayed in Central City in New Orleans. Central City is a low-income part of the city affected by the JustSouth Index of 2019. Gabriella Killett/The Maroon Photo credit: Gabriella Killett

[Photo] New social research shows Louisiana ranking low on social justice

Baley Champagne
February 12, 2021
The Communications/Music Complex at Loyola sits under a sunny sky May 17, 2020. Loyola's School of Communication and Design has begun the search for a new permanent director after the last director, Sonya Duhé, left Loyola and lost out on a job offer amid allegations of racism and insensitivity. Photo credit: Alexandria Whitten

Loyola begins search for new School of Communication and Design director

Gabriella Killett
February 8, 2021
Five members of black fraternities and sororities pose on campus.

Black fraternities and sororities on campus hold rich history, lifetime commitments

Gabriella Killett
February 3, 2021
Marquette Hall stands tall on Loyola's campus at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year. Photo credit: Alexandria Whitten

Loyola implements pass/fail grade option

Gabriella Killett
November 5, 2020
Municipal workers extract Luzerne County ballots from their envelopes, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Students await presidential election results

Gabriella Killett
November 4, 2020
Marquette Hall looks out toward Audubon Park across St. Charles Ave. Loyola students were robbed at gunpoint at the park Tuesday night. Photo credit: Alexandria Whitten

Loyola students robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night

Gabriella Killett
October 21, 2020
Loyola's statue of St. Ignatius stands outside of the Danna Center wearing a mask at the beginning of the fall semester.

New plans for Loyola’s spring semester nix spring break

Gabriella Killett
October 21, 2020
Unas estudiantes de Loyola hablan con AnaMaria Bech, fundadora y editora de la revista VIVA NOLA, en el evento "Despierta Loyola" en Sept. 26, 2019. El evento fue creado por la organización Apreciación de la Música Hispana para celebrar la cultura Hispana. Photo credit: Gabriella Killett

[Photo] Opinión: No te conformes con menos, busca cómplices y construye la inclusión

Olaia O'Malley Gorbea
October 22, 2020
Satchmo's Lounge in the Danna Center has been a go-to hangout spot for commuter students at Loyola in the past. This year, students are exploring other options to avoid congestion amid COVID-19. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Commuter students find new ways to bond amid COVID-19

Gabriella Killett
October 18, 2020
Sloan Brignac spins a cane while sitting on the front steps of Marquette Hall. Currently the sole member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Brignac hopes to recruit new members in order to ensure the fraternity's survival. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Last member of Kappa Alpha Psi hopes to recruit new members

Gabriella Killett
October 18, 2020
The Balcony Ballroom in Metairie has been hosting weddings throughout COVID-19. The wedding venue gave out NDAs to photographers in an attempt to stop wedding photos from being posted on social media. Photo credit: Gabriella Killett

The Balcony Ballroom hands out NDAs amid COVID-19 controversies

Gabriella Killett
October 17, 2020
Loyola will hold all classes online Friday in preparation for Hurricane Delta. It is the sixth time this hurricane season that Louisiana has been within the range of the landfall of a storm. Image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center.

Loyola goes online Friday as Delta nears

Gabriella Killett
October 6, 2020
Graffiti covers the foundation that formerly held the Jefferson Davis Monument on Jeff Davis Parkway in New Orleans. The monument was removed in 2017 following protests. Photo credit: Alexandria Whitten

Opinion: Louisiana education needs to step up

Gabriella Killett
September 25, 2020
Gordon Towell, top left corner, resigned from his position as the Chief Justice of the Student Government Association. Photo credit: Loyola SGA

SGA Chief Justice resigns, new nomination up for confirmation

Gabriella Killett
September 21, 2020
Members of the Louisiana National Guard sign students in for free on-campus testing in the parking lot of Mercy Hall Aug. 31. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Loyola’s optional COVID-19 testing yields two positive cases

Gabriella Killett
September 11, 2020
Photo credit: Gabriella Killett

[Photo] Tanuja Singh steps up as provost during unprecedented times

Rae Walberg
September 13, 2020
SGA President Freedom Richardson speaks to students via a virtual speech. Richardson said his administration is working to create a voting seat for students on the board of trustees as well as promote equity and inclusion efforts on campus Photo credit: SGA

SGA adds students to administrative boards, make efforts toward diversity amid pandemic

Gabriella Killett
September 6, 2020
pass/fail

Loyola sees sizable incoming class, lacks a balanced budget

Gabriella Killett
September 3, 2020
Clip art footsteps lead to a container of to-go food. Students in quarantine complained about not receiving enough food while in isolation.

University-mandated quarantine leaves student-athletes feeling deprived of nutrition

Gabriella Killett and Brendan Heffernan
September 3, 2020
Loyola students reported off- campus incidents of suspicious circumstance and sexual battery that took place at Audubon park and happened Sunday and Monday. Audubon Park is across St. Charles Ave. from the university. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Students report sexual battery, “suspicious” man in Audubon Park

Gabriella Killett
September 1, 2020
Loyola introduces app to assist visually impaired people on campus

Loyola introduces app to assist visually impaired people on campus

Gabriella Killett
August 27, 2020
Hurricane Marco is in route to hit Southeast Louisiana Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Loyola will host online classes those days with a plan to reopen campus Tuesday. Photo credit: National Weather Service

Loyola classes go virtual Monday, Tuesday, buildings will reopen Tuesday

Gabriella Killett
August 23, 2020
A sign promoting social distancing hangs from a lamppost in Palm Court Aug. 3. Loyola is offering free on-campus testing in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo credit: Alexandria Whitten

Loyola will host free COVID-19 testing the first week of classes

Gabriella Killett
August 19, 2020
A Tulane blue line shuttle pulls out of the Carrollton turnaround in 2018. The cross-campus shuttle service has been replaced with Loyola's own service amid COVID-19 concerns. Photo credit: Julia Santos

Loyola reopens university shuttle service

Gabriella Killett
August 18, 2020
The Balcony Ballroom in Metairie sits under a sunny sky on Aug. 18. The venue hosted an event that violated state and city COVID-19 guidelines July 18 and is one of many venues that wedding vendors say have put attendees and service workers at risk during events. Photo credit: Gabriella Killett

Large weddings during COVID-19 frustrate vendors

Gabriella Killett
August 18, 2020
White cement letters spell out "Loyola"

Loyola requires students to undergo COVID-19 training, sign updated code of conduct

Gabriella Killett
August 3, 2020
The statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola wears a protective face mask in the Peace Quad on Loyola's campus June 2020.

Loyola plans to reopen as COVID-19 cases in Louisiana rise

Gabriella Killett
July 24, 2020
The front of the Loyola University Police Department.

Loyola monitors 2020 hurricane season

Gabriella Killett
June 3, 2020
Loyola replaces Blackboard with Canvas

Loyola replaces Blackboard with Canvas

Gabriella Killett
May 21, 2020
An issue of The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate sits on a subscriber's driveway May 7. Due to COVID-19, local journalists have had their hours cut. The Advocate company put 10% of its staff on a “permanent furlough,” while the rest of the organization’s staff members have had their hours cut for payroll savings, working four-day work weeks once every pay period, according to newsroom leaders. Photo credit: Michael Giusti

New Orleans journalists face furloughs, memories of Katrina

Rose Wagner and Gabriella Killett
May 14, 2020
Fog sits over Holy Name of Jesus Church on Loyola's campus in early 2020. Loyola's residence halls will open May 18-24 for students who left campus quickly due to COVID-19 to retrieve any belongings left behind, according to an email from the Office of Residential Life. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Residence halls to open for students to retrieve belongings

Gabriella Killett
May 8, 2020
A Loyola sign sits bathed in sunlight outside Marquette Hall.

Loyola disperses funds via CARES Act income

Gabriella Killett
May 5, 2020
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