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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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LUPD office with open sign on March 18, 2024. LUPD Lieutenant Patrick Martin aims to foster better relationships with the student body.

LUPD aims to build relationships with students

Maria DiFelice, Breaking News Editor March 8, 2024

The Loyola Police Department said they are working hard to create community and friendships with the students by not only building their skills in their department but educating students. Chief Todd...

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Loyola will no longer require proof of vaccination to attend university events or use university facilities.

Loyola changes isolation protocols for respiratory illnesses per CDC

Mabel Regalado-Hernandez, Assistant Breaking News Editor March 6, 2024

Alicia Bourque, the vice president of student affairs, said in an email that the Centers for Disease Control has changed the recommended isolation time for COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. According...

Edouard Crago teaches a class on Feb. 20.

Professor bridges art, science, and accessibility

Angel Martinez, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

Professor Edouard L. Crago, a faculty member at Loyola since 2010, boasts a unique background blending both art and science. Raised in New Orleans, Crago's early exposure to academia came through his...

LUPD police car. LUPD is testing out a new dispatch system.

LUPD gets new dispatch sytem

Maria DiFelice, Breaking News Editor March 1, 2024

The Loyola Police Department announced they will be getting a new dispatch system. Instead of partnering up with the Tulane Police Department, LUPD has partnered with the company Campus Dispatch, Chief...

English senior Emma Santagelo attends yoga class in the University Sports Complex.

Campus yoga provides place to de-stress

Alana Thompson, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

After seeing yoga in the peace quad, computer science junior Amorè Clark’s interest was piqued, leading him to want to participate. Upon joining the group, he followed the lead of the instructor...

Dash Hazzard stands behind student in line at a printer in Monroe Library on Feb. 8.

Students express frustration over printer availability

Christopher Nesbit, Recruitment Coordinator, Webmaster March 1, 2024

Recently several students noticed that Loyola has eliminated multiple printing stations around campus, leaving students with only the library to serve their printing needs. This unannounced change has...

Students sit in Satchmos Lounge on Feb. 27.

Commuter students share their experience

Nadir Benslimane, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

Graphic design sophomore Ameer Joseph said they chose to be a commuter student to save money. However, being a commuter has led them to feel “cut off from campus life.” They said their campus involvement...

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...

NAACP editorial board at the Black Excellence awards on Feb. 23. Pictured (L-R): Makayla Hairston, Liana Tarte, Nyla Cunningman, Ashleigh Laws, Torron Brown Jr., and Akilah Toney.

NAACP showcases Black excellence in awards ceremony

Pharrell Every, Senior Staff Writer March 1, 2024

The Loyola Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate Black excellence on campus, which was a part of a week-long Black Excellence...

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

Women’s Resource Center director to leave

Shelby Perkins, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

After nine years, Patricia Boyett is leaving her position as director of the Women’s Resource Center. Formerly a visiting professor at Loyola, she became director of the WRC in 2015 after being recommended...

Loyola Dining Sodexo worker in uniform with a pin saying Sodexo workers need a raise.

Loyola-Sodexo unionization efforts pay off

Maleigh Crespo, Editor in Chief March 1, 2024

Jacqueline Harrison, who has been an employee of Loyola-Sodexo since 2011, said she grew up in the ‘70s watching her father, a union manager, leading strikes and advocating for workers’ rights. “He...

Members of the Black professional panel on Feb. 28.

SGA hosts panel to offer mentorship for students

Kloe Witt, Managing Editor for Digital March 1, 2024

When taking her position in SGA, Stephanie Oblena had a goal in mind: tell the stories of marginalized communities. Oblena, who currently serves as Loyola’s Student Government Association’s Director...

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