Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Dana Gainey draws in Audubon Park, Monday, Mar. 15. Gainey has developed a newfound love for art since graduating in 2020. Photo credit: Madeline Taliancich

Loyola’s class of 2020 reflects on graduating during a pandemic

Madeline Taliancich March 24, 2021

Senior year for Loyola’s class of 2020 began as most senior years do. Students were starting the last few classes they needed to finish their degrees and ordering graduation supplies. They were taking...

Rapper and Loyola first-year Lloyd Jefferson stands in front of Holy Name of Jesus church. Jefferson uses his faith as the central message of his music. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Freshman rapper releases faith-inspired music

Valerie Cronenbold March 21, 2021

For Lloyd Joshua Jefferson IV, rap isn't just about a well-made beat and fast-paced lyrics — it's about God. Jefferson, a faith-based rapper, said he has made progress in his creative career since...

Sophomore Arianna D’Antonio performs on stage for Rivertowns performance of Descendants. DAntonio said she was excited to get back on stage for the first time during the pandemic.  Courtesy of Jane DAntonio.

Student Arianna D’Antonio makes her post-shutdown stage debut

Madeline Taliancich March 21, 2021

Sophomore Arianna D’Antonio transferred to Loyola from the University of Southern Mississippi just one month before COVID shut down campus and sent students home. At the time of her transfer, she...

SGA vice president Zontré City poses in front of Thomas Hall February 28. City said he plans to leave a legacy behind at Loyola. Photo credit: Shadera Moore

SGA VP Zontré City strives to leave behind a legacy at Loyola

Madeline Taliancich March 5, 2021

Despite his involvement in professional organizations, SGA Vice President Zontré City said mostly he loves seeing the people he loves laugh. He also loves watching a good movie, finishing a task and feeling...

SGA President Freedom Richardson elbow bumps HMA member Maryann Herrera at a student organization fair. Richardson said his life is motivated by service. Photo credit: Madeline Taliancich

Service inspires Freedom Richardson to serve his community

Domonique Tolliver March 5, 2021

SGA President Freedom Richardson was born in a family that has a dedication to service. Richardson said his father served in the Navy and his mother served in Operation Desert Storm and the Army under...

Homecoming 2021 chair Michaela Jones stands on Loyolas campus. Jones said she plans to bring Loyola together after a hard year for this years homecoming. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Homecoming 2021 hopes to unify Loyola

Jackie Galli March 3, 2021

Homecoming is set to bring together the Loyola community from a safe distance this spring, and senior homecoming chair Michaela Jones said she believes this is exactly what students need. Homecoming...

Eve McFarland is a Loyola freshman from San Dimas, California, who plays for the women’s basketball team. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Photo Essay: “Faces that make Loyola”

Blakeley Cathey March 3, 2021

"Faces that make Loyola” is a project meant to celebrate the end of Black History Month and provide a platform to highlight the perspectives of Black students and staff on campus. The class of 2024...

A still from the 2019 film Portrait of a Lady on Fire. It is one of many films from the Tournées Film Festival lineup. Courtesy of NEON

Loyola hosts women-centered French film festival

Ver Lumod March 3, 2021

Loyola will be hosting this year’s virtual edition of the Tournées Film Festival focused on women-centered French films. This year’s theme focuses on six French films either made by or about women....

Loyola senior Yenisel Santiago pets her dog, Maurice. Santiago credits her adoption of Maurice with restoring a sense of routine to life amid the disorder of COVID-19. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Furry friends create a needed routine and connection

Will Ingram March 3, 2021

More and more students have turned to pet adoptions to find a sense of connection that the pandemic has taken away. That connection to someone or something is a feeling that Frazier Woods, university counselor,...

The Planters NUTmobile sits at the corner of Broadway and Panola Streets, Friday, Feb. 26. The NUTmobile made appearances in neighborhoods and at local events, nursing homes, Sazerac House and the Second Harvest Food Bank.

The Planters NUTmobile shells out smiles in NOLA

Madeline Taliancich March 1, 2021

The Planters NUTmobile rolled into New Orleans last week and is heading out of town today after its crew spent time “hanging out and spreading smiles,” according to Peanutter Shannon Hope. The 26-foot...

Photo credit: Mikayla Ferro

Pop culture’s use of African-American English raises questions of appropriation, understanding

Khayla Gaston February 25, 2021

Pop culture's mass usage of African-American English has diffused the language from the Black community into the general American public, raising questions about this appropriation and its impacts. This...

Photo credit: Celina Watkins

Poems for Black History Month

Valerie Cronenbold February 14, 2021

  By Ahnia Leary   Do They Care About Me? Do they care about me? The body of my brother once warm grows cold, Do they care about me? A scared young life that will never grow old, Do...

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