Maleigh Crespo has achieved many firsts in her life, such as chartering her high school's first newspaper and now becoming the first Afro-Latina woman to serve as Editor-in-Chief for The Maroon.
Crespo...
A La Mode, a collective for Black creatives at Loyola, hosted its first fall fashion show, which featured four acts: "Black," "Platinum," "White," and "Color."
The event included looks inspired by Beyoncé's...
Sam Guillotte, Assistant Sports Editor
• January 26, 2024
At the teams’ final home swim meet of the season on Jan. 20, criminology senior Eve Thomas recalls her time on the team where she formed inseparable bonds with her graduating class teammates.
Thomas...
If ever there was an example of cooperation being key to victory, then one has to look no further than Loyola’s women’s basketball team.
The season so far has been filled with major successes for...
Ava Acharya, Senior Staff Writer
• December 1, 2023
As an effort to ensure the prosperity of New Orleans’ Catholic parishes, Rev. Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, announced significant consolidation of these parishes.
Despite the difficulty...
We are in an El Niño year. For Louisiana it means mild and rainy winters and in this instance for 2023, a very hot summer with a severe drought. Bruce Katz, the chief meteorologist at Fox station WVUE...
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...
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...
July 14. The day the film industry stood still.
Since that day, the SAG-AFTRA strike has been a constant in the news cycle, with updates on stalled negotiations and delayed movie releases reminding...
Ava Acharya, Senior Staff Writer
• November 3, 2023
Ahead of Louisiana’s Gubernatorial General elections, the state’s runoff elections clarified a number of candidates and constitutional amendments.
As the state moves into Nov. 5 elections, several...
“Louisiana has lost approximately 1,900 square miles of its coast since 1932,” according to the City of New Orleans. The rapid coastal erosion comes as the byproduct of climate change,...
Not everyone is happy with the results of Louisiana’s 2023 state elections. Some of the most vocal about their displeasure are members of the Real Name Campaign and Freedom Road Socialist Organization.
The...
