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New Orleans community member arrested at protest for Tulane student

Elinor Upham, News Editor March 16, 2024

Toni Jones, a lead organizer for New Orleans for Community Oversight of Police, was arrested today at a protest on Freret Street. According to Carson Cruse, the president of Loyola’s Student’s for...

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Gun legislation changes in Louisiana

Chiara Faircloth, Assistant Worldview Editor March 15, 2024

New gun legislation that legalizes the concealed carry of a weapon without a permit has been sent to Louisiana State Governor Jeff Landry’s office for approval. Currently, individuals with permits...

Tulane police ensures student safety at college bars

Maria DiFelice, Breaking News Editor March 15, 2024

With the bustling nightlife around Tulane and Loyola, safety becomes a concern, Tulane Police Captain Anthony Dominguez said. Dominguez said his team has 24/7 patrolling from South Carrollton Avenue...

Grace Nolan, program coordinator, leads team in shoveling and bagging oyster shells on March 2, 2024 with the Coalition for Restore Coastal Louisiana. The event works to combat rapid coastal erosion on Louisianas shore.

Louisiana’s Oyster Recycling: Battling Coastal Erosion

Eloise Pickering, Worldview Editor March 15, 2024

A football field an hour – that is how much coastal land loss Louisiana is constantly experiencing, according to a 2011 U.S. Geological Survey. Since 1932, they have estimated that Louisiana has lost...

Signage for GeauxVote, taken on October 28, 2020. Primary elections in Louisiana are occurring soon, and GeauxVote provides resources for students to be involved in the voting process.

Presidential preference primary is approaching

Chiara Faircloth, Assistant Worldview Editor March 14, 2024

The Presidential preference primary election for Louisiana is right around the corner. Polling stations for the primary will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m Saturday, March 23. All registered voters should...

Delegate from the Unites Teachers New Orleans makes an appearance at the labor springs event on April 21, 2023. Following Hurricane Katrina, several public schools were privatized or became charter schools, making the process of unionizing the schools much more difficult.

Loyola to host second annual labor spring

Eloise Pickering, Worldview Editor March 13, 2024

Loyola’s Department of Sociology will be hosting their second annual Labor Spring. Partnered with the Workplace Justice Project, Loyola’s Jesuit Social Research Institute, University of New Orleans...

The Capitol is seen as Congress resumes following a long break and the midterm elections, in Washington, early Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Lawmakers are pushing a TikTok ban that is showing much controversy.

TikTok faces potential ban

March 13, 2024

TikTok once again finds itself in a precarious position as lawmakers in Washington move forward with a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban on the platform. The House passed legislation on March...

Dean of the College of Nursing and Health, Michelle Collins, simulating a vaginal delivery with our Avkin wearable birth simulator at the Nursing Simulation Day Open House in spring, 2023. Loyolas midwifery program addresses a need within the community of high infant mortality rates. Courtesy of the College of Nursing and Health.

Midwifery program tackles childbirth mortality

Sydney Piglia, Staff Writer March 8, 2024

Loyola’s nurse-midwifery program is training nurse-midwives, which are advanced-practice registered nurses, to address maternal and infant mortality rates in our community. According to the Centers...

Lone house survives Hurricane Ike. This house was rebuilt to withstand a Cat. 5
hurricane after it was destroyed previously by Hurricane Rita in 2005. Increasing hurricane winds cause scientists to propose adding another category to classifying hurricanes. Courtesy of NOAA

Scientists propose adding Category 6 to the hurricane scale

Gabbee Bonura, Staff Writer March 8, 2024

Climate change and its effects have continued to worsen over the years, including the intensity of natural disasters. Hurricanes have become so intense that experts are proposing adding another category...

Door to the Womens Resource Center. Loyolas Womens Resource Center is hosting a series of events throughout March to celebrate Womens History Month.

WRC hosts events for Women’s History Month

Eloise Pickering, Worldview Editor March 7, 2024

Loyola’s Women’s Resource Center is hosting a series of on campus events in celebration of Women’s History Month. 3/8 Empower Her: Lift as We Climb 3:30 - 6 p.m. – Nunemaker Auditorium,...

Ignacio Volunteers cleaning trash in New Mexico during their transformative immersion experience volunteer trip. December, 2023. Courtesy of Loyolas JSRI

Loyola’s Ignacio Volunteers: Growing through community service

Eloise Pickering, Worldview Editor March 1, 2024

Numbers, when in relation to social issues, remove a sense of human connection in reforming policy and evoking change. Loyola University’s Community Action Program and Loyola’s Jesuit Social Research...

Ana Margarita Vijil, Nicaraguan activist, speaks to Loyola students regarding the political crisis in Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan crisis: Activists discuss at Loyola

Sophia Maxim, Managing Editor for Print March 1, 2024

Read part one and part two of this story for context on the Nicaraguan human rights crisis. Editor’s Note: Quotes from Téllez were translated by Pablo Zavala, event host and Spanish and Latin American...

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