Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

An illustration of a hand drawing an award ceremony.

OPINION: Animation deserves respect

Addison Laird February 18, 2023

Guillermo del Toro remarked after the premiere of his 2022 Netflix film, “Pinocchio” that Hollywood does not see animation as cinema. I have always found this notion surprising. For me, some of the...

A photo illustration of a student viewing brochures for plantation tours.

EDITORIAL: Plantations aren’t tourist attractions

Maleigh Crespo, Design Chief February 17, 2023

Picture this: You’re standing by the Danna Center post office, perusing through the rows of tourist brochures, awaiting your next New Orleans outing. Images of Audubon Park, Jackson Square, and Bourbon...

OPINION: Loyola needs to increase campus accessibility

OPINION: Loyola needs to increase campus accessibility

Blu DiMarco February 12, 2023

The trip in a wheelchair from Buddig Hall to the inside of Mercy Hall is roughly 20 minutes. I have to navigate through the crowded parking lot, and the patterns on the ground that cause a kind of resistance...

An illustration of a fraternity house with a banner saying abolish Greek life

OPINION: Fraternities should be abolished

Maria DiFelice February 11, 2023

Picture this: it’s your freshman year of college, you’re in a completely different part of the country, and you are meeting new people. One of the girls you met a month ago invites you out to a frat...

Illustration of a student asking for something from an SGA member and being handed a T shirt while the SGA member sits on a pile of t-shirts.

EDITORIAL: We need more than a sweatshirt

Jackie Galli, Editor in Chief February 10, 2023

While the newly unveiled student government merch is fire, it has reignited some age-old concerns about what is a priority for our student government. The Student Government Association spent $2,693...

OPINION: Dealing with brick-people in the age of Andrew Tate

OPINION: Dealing with brick-people in the age of Andrew Tate

Blair Anderson February 5, 2023

Growing up, my uncle always told me, “the average person is as bright as a brick.” Many years later, I realized how right he was. In our media-centric era, it’s vitally necessary to sift through...

Two people sitting at desks by computers.

OPINION: The internet could be better

Dexter Earley, Staff Writer February 4, 2023

The internet has always been a social place. It was created to enable communication. But the rise of Facebook, Twitter, etc. has launched the social web to a scale unimaginable to its first users. It...

EDITORIAL: An open letter to Jeff Landry

EDITORIAL: An open letter to Jeff Landry

Patrick Hamilton and Mark Michel February 3, 2023

Dear Attorney General Jeff Landry, Enshrined in its mission statement, Loyola University encourages students to “pursue truth, wisdom, and justice; and to work for a more just world.” Loyola students...

Student worker sits behind desk doing homework.

OPINION: Student workers deserve more recognition

Morgan Love, Staff Writer January 29, 2023

When I came home from school for break, I was excited to spend hours upon hours sleeping with my many cats. I hadn’t been home for longer than two weeks in almost six months. Unfortunately, even as I...

Person tied to chair with TV static in the background.

OPINION: Completion rates are destroying creativity

Heather Rabassa, Copy Editor January 28, 2023

Many of the most popular, cult classic television shows would not be around today if they followed the current algorithm that Netflix is trying to push. Completion rates are a measure of how many people...

Map of Loyola with expansion plans animated, Upgrade? appears above the campus.

EDITORIAL: Campus renovation is good, but we need better communication

Lance Longo, Op/Ed Editor January 27, 2023

Father Daffron has announced plans to make Loyola a “go-to place” for workers in the region. Included in these plans is the construction of a new, massive 600-bed residence hall on campus. This will...

EDITORIAL: Who should lead the pack?: What we want to see in Loyolas next president

EDITORIAL: Who should lead the pack?: What we want to see in Loyola’s next president

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Op/Ed Editor December 11, 2022

With finals and the end of the fall semester approaching, it's easy to lose sight of the university's ongoing search for its next president. Since Tania Tetlow’s move to Fordham University as its...

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