Macie Batson

21. Loyno ‘23. Journalist, editor, and writer. I love animals more than people.

[Nathan Mackenzie Brown 🔬🌎 @NathanMackBrown]

🚨🚨🚨Turn up the sound & listen to the terror of these poor folks fleeing the Maui wildfires.

Don’t turn a blind eye.

These are REAL people dying in the climate crisis.

“I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is.”

-Greta Thunberg

[Macie Batson @maciembats]

@Mythical 🤨

[The Associated Press @AP]

Carrie Fisher received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a May the Fourth tribute to a beloved “Star Wars” actor. Billie Lourd, wearing her mother’s portrait printed on her metallic dress, accepted the star on her behalf. https://t.co/jWCrmxtrG5

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

"Loyola's only Black English professor says his dismissal feels targeted"

By @maciembats

https://t.co/2t8Y3JkhvU

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The same Texas billionaire who treated Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to lavish vacations paid private boarding school tuition for Thomas’s grandnephew, a boy the justice has said he raised as a son, according to a new report which said Thomas did not disclose the payments. https://t.co/DHjHBVzWZW

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

"Support comes from across the country for Maroon reporter"

By @maciembats

https://t.co/rNm9tEt5p2

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

"Loyola drops charges against student journalist"

By @AvaAllene

https://t.co/8ylmxUsygi

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

"Maroon reporter's appeal denied for punishments following legally reported story"

By @maciembats

https://t.co/IwUW2asQgj

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

Check out the @NOLAnews article about our reporter, @kloewitt22

https://t.co/PfttsmltJU

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

Students may have to miss student club meetings in order to attend a class during the 12:30 p.m. window on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which previously was a period of time where no classes were held.

By @maciembats

https://t.co/Msdmklkzh0

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

"Loyola punishes Maroon reporter for ethically and legally reported story"

By @maciembats

https://t.co/YoRvizC3Ow

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

It sounds like the set up for a bad party joke: how many fines does it take to cover up some Sharpie on a wall?

By @maciembats

https://t.co/vx1Wqr9qoD

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

Media professor Ty Lawson had a vision for a class that taught more than just the “nuts and bolts” when coming to Loyola. He said he recognized the importance of teaching students how to create media that matters.

By @maciembats

https://t.co/zjSrYA9gSc

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

When Tulane business major Brody Smith decided to put a band together, he didn’t realize how difficult it would be to recruit musicians from Tulane.

By @maciembats

https://t.co/ZMymsZGJIX

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

Despite a busy and difficult semester, SGA President Stephanie Oblena and Vice President Viviana Alvarez said that they feel that they have accomplished their main goals, and more, at the halfway point of the school year.

By @maciembats

https://t.co/lDlabKV05C

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

Mia Day arrived in New Orleans for the first time as a freshman at Loyola, but she has rapidly carved out a name for herself both inside and outside of the university.

By @maciembats

https://t.co/2ssR4Mwkp0

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

Popular and Commercial Music Senior Mia Day has taken the Loyola community by storm with her ability to connect with so many on such a deep level.

By @maciembats

https://t.co/yXe5ZaFQCE https://t.co/1NGNGzJK4c

[The Loyola Maroon @Loyola_Maroon]

The Maroon has worked diligently to be a voice for the university since 1923, all while shaping and equipping hundreds of young journalists to become accomplished professionals.

By @maciembats

https://t.co/RlFdNOmwzb

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Breaking news: New Hampshire has become the first state to elect an transgender man to a state legislature in U.S. history.

Democrat James Roesener won his race to represent New Hampshire State House District 22, Ward 8, the Concord Monitor reports. https://t.co/vC6EpHP6sD

[Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke]

If you're in line to vote, stay in line and cast your ballot.