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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Julia Bueno and Taylor Pittman discuss 2024 Bateman campaign on Feb. 20. 2024.

Bateman team aims to bridge cultural gaps on campus

Mina Leffler February 23, 2024

Most people come to New Orleans and Loyola because of the multicultural representation in the city and around campus. However, some students feel that Loyola is lacking when it comes to hosting events...

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Students take issue with new graduation guidelines

Pharrell Every, Senior Staff Writer February 23, 2024

Students are facing difficulties with the new graduation guidelines. The new system gives less flexibility for when students wish to graduate. Originally, if a student was set to complete all of their...

A sign reads, This register accepts Wolf Bucks. at Tulane University. Loyola students are often unsure which locations at the neighboring university accepts Wolf Bucks.

A guide to dining at Loyola and Tulane

Falyn Hardouin, Assistant News Editor February 23, 2024

While Loyola offers a variety of meal plans to accommodate students, there is often confusion on the plans and how they benefit students. Freshman and sophomore students that live on campus are...

An illustration of a phone with error messages and the Wi-Fi symbol.

Cell phone networks out nationwide

February 22, 2024

If you woke up to your phone being in SOS mode this morning, you're not the only one. There is a major cell phone outage, and AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and others are reporting outage across the country,...

Black student organizations aim to support BIPOC communities

Black student organizations aim to support BIPOC communities

Mabel Regalado-Hernandez, Assistant Breaking News Editor February 9, 2024

Loyola offers over 130+ student-led organizations, but Black students are forging the way for their peers and their communities at Loyola. Black Student Union (BSU) The Black Student Union is...

Black musicians find their voices at Loyola

Black musicians find their voices at Loyola

Natalia Silva, Digital Team February 9, 2024

In the heart of the music industry's ever-evolving landscape, a powerful and resonant movement is taking center stage – Black musicianship.And Loyola has become a place for Black musicians to pursue...

Gris opens for G-Eazy at the Orpheum theater. G-Eazy, an Oakland-based rapper, is a Loyola University New Orleans alumni.

Black alumni represent Loyola well

Dajah Saul, The Wolf Editor February 9, 2024

Loyola University New Orleans has produced a successful variety of Black alumni over the years, so it’s only right to acknowledge some of them and their accomplishments since graduating from Loyola....

Sidney Holmes sitting at her Editor-in-Chief desk for the last time. Sidney one of The Maroons female Black editors-in-chief.

Black women sow seeds of support at student newspaper

Maleigh Crespo, Editor in Chief February 9, 2024

When Lea Stevenson became the first Black female editor-in-chief of The Maroon, 48 years after the newspaper’s inception, she wasn’t aware of that milestone at the time. Race wasn’t at the forefront...

Sheryl Haydel, the new director for the School of Communication and Design, talks with public relations professor Cathy Rogers during the open house on Aug. 19, 2021. Haydel is taking on the role following the departure of the schools former director Sonya Duhé.

Loyola’s Black faculty lead with excellence

Alana Thompson February 9, 2024

Our Black professors at Loyola help mold the minds of students and push the university forward. These professors go above and beyond to provide students with the best academic experience. They are an important...

A glimpse of Black history at Loyola

A glimpse of Black history at Loyola

Ecoi Lewis, Senior Staff Writer February 9, 2024

Loyola’s history is a long, well-known one, but their Black history, not so much. Although Loyola didn’t officially accept Black students until the 1950s, according to university president Xavier...

Chemistry senior Tori Johnson points to a periodic table.Johnson is starting a club for Black STEM students at Loyola.

Chemistry students cultivate space for Black students in STEM

Jariah Johnson, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

Chemistry senior Tori Johnson and chemistry sophomore Jessica Valerio are creating a Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics club, so Black students at Loyola will not feel underrepresented...

Students reflect on having first Black president

Students reflect on having first Black president

Pharrell Every, Senior Staff Writer February 9, 2024

When mass communication freshman Kennedy James saw that Loyola would have its first Black president, she was filled with hope and comfortability, as she believes that her voice will truly be heard now. For...

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