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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Brief: Students, organizations and professors honored at annual Magis Awards

The Maroon May 2, 2014

Students, professors and campus organizations were awarded for their excellence in the 2014 Magis Student Leadership Awards. The awards celebrate leadership and service in the Loyola community by recognizing...

Brief: Twomey Print Shop moves into Danna Center

The Maroon May 2, 2014

The Twomey Print Shop has closed in order to move its services to the basement in the Danna Center. From April 29 to May 2, the print shop will be closed in order to facilitate the move. Print services...

No change to sports complex visitor policy after theft

Asia Alvarado April 24, 2014

After a theft in the Loyola University Sports Complex, members are being advised to keep a closer eye on their belongings. Two iPhones and a wallet were reported stolen from the basketball court in the...

Emily Andras, English writing and mass communication senior and design assistant for The Maroon, wears the School of Mass Communication’s Google Glass. Glass, which is receiving mixed reactions from users and critics, is available in the mass communication office for student use.

A day with Google Glass

Emily Andras April 24, 2014

I put the Google Glass on as part of my routine in the morning: brush my teeth, pack my bag, check my ID, grab a sweater, put a tiny, powerful supercomputer on my face. "OK, Glass" hovered before my right...

Loyola professor authors first report to address the issue of human trafficking in New Orleans

Burke Bischoff April 24, 2014

A new report aims to provide accessible information about human trafficking in New Orleans and to help protect its victims. Assistant Professor Laura Murphy, who is also the lead researcher for Loyola's...

Brief: Marijuana cafes under fire in Amsterdam

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

AMSTERDAM (AP) - Amsterdam has won court permission to ban marijuana cafes in its famous Red Light district. Marijuana is technically illegal in the Netherlands, but possession of small amounts is not...

Brief: Clemency criteria broadened

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is broadening the criteria it will use in evaluating clemency petitions from certain federal prisons, and inmates serving time for nonviolent drug offenses are their...

Brief: Affirmative action banned in Michigan

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court upheld Michigan voters' decision to outlaw the use of race as a factor in college admissions according to a Supreme Court. Affirmative action programs took a blow in...

Brief: Sergeant arrested for child pornography

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A veteran New Orleans Police Department sergeant has been arrested on child pornography charges. According to the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, 54-year-old Bradley Wax was booked...

Out of Sync

Out of ‘Sync’

Ashley Frugé April 24, 2014

Only one in five students at Loyola University took part in electing their school leaders this year. Official documents released said only 476 of the eligible 2,667 students voted in the Student Government...

Student faces aggravated rape charges

Lauren Patton April 24, 2014

A Loyola senior is scheduled to appear in court today in a case of what police are calling aggravated rape at an Uptown bar. According to police, the incident happened last month at The Palms Bar and...

A relative of a missing ferry passenger prays while crying at the port in Jindo, South Korea.

South Korean ferry death toll on the rise

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

The confirmed death toll from the April 16 sinking of a South Korean ferry has passed the 100 mark. Divers look for people believed to have been trapped in the sunken ferry. (YONHAP/ The Associated...

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