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This year, we should approach the SGA elections with a strong sense of optimism because, no matter which presidential candidate is elected, things are going to improve. The past year or two have been lackluster for SGA and this year’s candidates see...

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AT ISSUE: While all three candidates are promising, Cody Dardeau is the clear choice for SGA president...

By: John Valdespino

I showed up to the required meeting for all SGA candidates knowing absolutely nothing. I got an election packet, listened to campaign rules and took it all back to my dorm room. I filled out my forms, and after checking off my intent to run for President,...

By: Michael Morin

Since my first semester at Loyola University, I have played an active role in Student Government Association by serving as a senator my freshman year and as the College of Music and Fine Arts president this year. In both of these capacities, I have worked...

By: Kate Gremillion

Throughout my time here at Loyola, I have been fortunate enough to have a variety of different experiences, but one of the best opportunities I have received is the chance to work with the Student Government Association.      ...

By: Rolando Lopez

When I think about it, the first thing that comes to mind is the red dirt. ...

By: Cody Dardeau

My administration will focus on truly recognizing the concerns and wishes of the student body first and foremost and acting on those concerns with speed and efficiency....

By: Chad Carlile

In these volatile economic times, we have learned to save our money in whatever ways we can. One interesting way of being mindful of spending money  is by only spending cash.  ...

By: Dan D’Amico

I agree — it is a basic human right for employees to engage in collective bargaining, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that unionizing is always a good thing. Like all examples of human decision-making, collective bargaining carries both bene...

By: Lindsey Dale

Although pessimism and skepticism have always managed to overcome my love for the Saints, the night of Super Bowl Sunday, I felt especially unenthusiastic....

By: AT ISSUE: Strong, uninformed statements dominate union debate

It’s important to stay engaged, but also informed. Don’t just go with what everyone is telling you....

By: J.P. Arguello

While most people in New Orleans will remember watching the Saints’ historic first Super Bowl game from a bar on Bourbon Street, parties at friends’ houses or from the Sun Life stadium in Miami, I will always remember watching the game from th...

By: Cissy Petty

Sal Liberto, vice president for enrollment management, promised me that the Saints would win the Super Bowl by at least 3 — I believed him.  ...

By: Ed Seyler

Today there exists a large contingent among musicians who ascribe to records, and all analogue media for that matter, a certain superiority over digital media, such as the moribund Compact Disc or its reigning successor, the mp3....

By: Rolando Lopez

These past few months have been, for me, a learning experience. I have learned that behind the face of the person that serves me food, there is a story — one which up until very recently had been neglected.  ...

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It is time that the student body lodged a formal complaint with the University. Loyola was one of a tiny minority of schools in the city that did not get a half-day to see the Saints’ victory parade. We also defy logic and tradition by returning to ...

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As we head into this Mardi Gras/Saints season, please stay safe and stay classy. In that order....

By: Lewis Baker

Imagine, if you will, the cold, barren expanse of 2015. Or the cold, barren expanse of 2050. ...

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Students at Loyola have an unfortunate tendency to live in a bubble. When asked, most students can barely name our current mayor (hint: it’s not Sean Payton), much less other city leaders. ...

By: Roger White

So where are we today in what used to be called the War on Terror and is now termed the War against Al Qaeda? ...