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LUPD: Stay alert during protest

Kloe Witt, News Editor October 25, 2023

Chief of Loyola University Police Department Todd Warren sent an email out reminding community members to stay alert during the protest in support of Palestine. The protest is set to occur on Oct. 26...

Devante Lewis, Ariana Lonon, Michelle Hallinan, and Blu Dimarco at Banning Books in Louisiana panel on Oct. 4,2023. They were there to discuss the banning and challenging of books in Louisiana and answer questions by Loyola students and staff.

Loyola panel discusses book challenge

Eloise Pickering, Assistant News Editor October 20, 2023

In the landscape of literature, a surge of book challenges is impacting libraries, schools and families state and nationwide. At Loyola, lecturer in teacher education Julia Miller organized a week of...

Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry speaks to supporters during a watch party at Broussard Ballroom, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Broussard, La. Landry begins his first term with redrawing districts and discussing immigration. (Brad Kemp/The Advocate via AP)

Jeff Landry elected governor

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Worldview Editor October 20, 2023

The state election results are in, and Jeff Landry has won the job to be voted in as Louisiana’s next governor. The race was called on Oct. 14, at 9:45 PM, with Landry securing 51.5% of the vote compared...

Temporary House leader Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., talks with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as Republicans try to elect Jordan in a second ballot to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Government shutdown continues to loom

Guélan Zaour October 20, 2023

On September 30, a few hours before a potential government shutdown, the House and the Senate voted for a modest spending bill that would keep the government open through November 17, according to the...

Orleans Parish suffers low voter turnout

Orleans Parish suffers low voter turnout

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Worldview Editor October 20, 2023

It seems Louisiana missed the memo that the state elections were last Saturday. Attorney General Jeff Landry received 51.6% of the vote, however only about 36% of Louisiana’s registered voters actually...

Loyola Law Schools sign on the Broadway campus, Oct. 4, 2023. Leon Roché and Melanie Talia are both alumni of the Law School and are campaigning for the Orleans Parish judicial seat.

Loyola Law School alums vie for judicial seat

Kincaid Leger, Worldview Assistant October 6, 2023

Two Loyola Law School alumni will vie for an open judicial seat in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in this October’s elections. New Orleans led the nation in murders per capita in 2022...

Courtesy of Realcycle

Realcycle brings recycling back to NOLA

Ecoi Lewis, Assistant Sections Editor October 6, 2023

Realcycle is saving New Orleans by picking up one bottle at a time. Launched in January of 2022, theRealcycle group is an organization who are trying to restore confidence in and bring recycling back...

Illustration by Jacob L’Hommedieu, colored by Sophia Maxim

French Truck Coffee votes for union

Ava Acharya, Senior Staff Writer October 6, 2023

To students, such as Nathan Long, unions can be the difference between comfortably paying rent and barely getting by. Long, a musical theater junior, works at the French Truck Coffee located in the French...

Loyola SDS continues protests for Tampa 5

Loyola SDS continues protests for ‘Tampa 5’

Sabrina Huynh, Staff writer September 29, 2023

In the vibrant city of Tampa Bay, Florida, a recent protest against the defunding of DEI programs has captured the nation's attention. A rally was held at The University of Florida's campus on March 6,...

Loyola ranks high in economic diversity

Loyola ranks high in economic diversity

Kloe Witt, News Editor September 28, 2023

Loyola University has been listed as one of the top U.S. colleges with economic diversity by the New York Times. The university is tied with King University in Tennessee for the 21 spot on the list...

Sr. Helen Prejean speaks about her activism journey at Catholic Students event on Sept. 12. The department hosted a culmination of events to raise awareness against the death penalty.

Loyola advocates against death penalty

Mark Michel, Op/Ed Editor September 22, 2023

The Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola, in association with the Catholic Mobilizing Network, organized a week of events to promote advocacy for death penalty abolition, in honor of death penalty...

Efforts continue to appease Doubles-to-Dorms

Eloise Pickering, Assistant News Editor September 22, 2023

“Stop Doubles to Dorms” is a lobbying slogan that has gained popularity throughout Uptown New Orleans, as houses built for families are being converted to accommodate large amounts of college students. Junior...

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