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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Philosophy professor Dr. Jonathan Peterson shares his vision for Loyola’s future on Jan. 10, 2020. Peterson reflected on his journey to his position as the new University Honors Program director.

Director of honors program to depart in December

Maleigh Crespo, Editor in Chief November 29, 2023

University honors program director Jonathan Peterson announced his departure from Loyola in an email to honors students on Nov. 29, 2023. Peterson will finish out the fall term as director before associate...

A student passes by the college of business on Loyolas campus on Nov. 22, 2021.

Dean of the College of Business leaves Loyola

Kloe Witt, News Editor November 13, 2023

Dean of the College of Business and Interim Dean of Libraries Michael Capella will end his tenure at Loyola in January 2024. Capella has accepted the position of Dean of the Mitchell College of Business...

Maroon logos from the past 100 years.

Top 5 Maroon memories

Kloe Witt, News Editor November 10, 2023

Beggars Fraternity On April 10, 1987, The Maroon published a story exposing The Beggars fraternity for harassing and excluding Black students. Seven years before, the fraternity had been caught not allowing...

Marion Schlosser LeBon (middle) sits with Beverly Garcia (left) and Doris McCutchon (right) in 1943. LeBon was the first female Editor-in-Chief of The Maroon and Garcia and McCutchon make the first female editorial board.

First female Editor-in-Chief takes over during WWII

Eloise Pickering, Assistant News Editor November 10, 2023

It was a man's world in the early days of The Maroon’s publication. But when men were off fighting in World War II, women took the lead and wrote the stories the community needed to hear. Marion Schlosser...

18th president, Xavier Cole stands in front of Marquette Hall before his inauguration on Nov. 10, 2023.

Beyond his presidency: Meet the man behind the mission

Maria DiFelice, Executive Producer for The Maroon Broadcast November 10, 2023

As we strolled around Loyola’s campus, President Xavier A. Cole, the first Black university layperson to lead Loyola, candidly shared his perspectives with me before his upcoming inauguration. Our conversation...

Loyolas 17th president Tania Tetlow holds issue of The Maroon marking her presidential history in 2018. Tetlow was the universitys first female layperson president.

Loyola changes charter to allow for non-Jesuit leadership

Dajah Saul, Social Media Coordinator November 10, 2023

Tania Tetlow, the 17th president of Loyola University New Orleans, became not only the first woman to hold the position, but also the first layperson, in 2018. Since the university’s opening in 1904,...

Director of Student Media Michael Giusti sits in the Palm Court reading an issue of The Maroon on Nov. 8, 2023. Giusti has been with The Maroon for over 20 years.

“To leave a lasting and strong Maroon”

Kloe Witt, News Editor November 10, 2023

Each year, students enter the glass doors of The Maroon office, eager to join the organization. And each year, students in that office say goodbye to graduating seniors who spent their time at Loyola as...

Loyola, Tulane students partake in nationwide pro-Palestine protest on Nov. 9, 2023.

Loyola, Tulane participate in nationwide protest in support of Palestine

Maleigh Crespo, Managing Editor for Print November 9, 2023

Students from Loyola and Tulane chapters of Students for a Democratic Society banded together for a joint walkout on Nov. 9, 2023. The walkout was part of a series of nationwide demonstrations at colleges...

A students hand rests on a laptop as they log into LORA self service.

Spring 2024 registration postponed

Kloe Witt, News Editor November 3, 2023

Spring 2024 registration has been postponed until Monday, Nov. 15, according to an email sent to students and staff by university registrar Kathy Gros. Originally, registration was planned to open a...

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Board of Trustees makes policies for Loyola

Ecoi Lewis, Assistant Sections Editor November 3, 2023

Around campus, students or community members may hear of the Board of Trustees. But what they may not know is what this branch of our university does. The main function of the Board of Trustees, according...

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Safety blue lights labeled ‘out of order’

Eloise Pickering, Assistant News Editor November 3, 2023

Pockets of Loyola’s campus are aglow with a faint blue light. These lights are supposed to be beacons of safety, but they are largely dubbed to be ‘out of order’. The blue lights, or call boxes,...

Data collected by an employee affected by the spousal fee increase.

Loyola set to increase spousal fee

Kloe Witt, News Editor November 3, 2023

Editor's note: This story was updated from the original version following further clarification on when the fee would go into effect. Some low paid Loyola faculty may see a decrease in their paychecks...

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