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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Students work to make fresh produce available on campus

MARY GRACI January 23, 2014

As busy college students in an urban environment, a Loyola student and a Tulane student struggled to maintain a refrigerator full of fresh vegetables. When Loyola management senior Conor Millstein and...

University installs new telephone systems to maximize cost efficiency

BURKE BISCHOFF January 23, 2014

Loyola University is in the process of installing new telephone systems. The university's telephone switches and desktop telephones are currently being replaced with newer equipment and systems in order...

Brief: Pitch Loyola accepting business proposals

The Maroon January 23, 2014

The Loyola Entrepreneurs Association is organizing and co-hosting an event that promotes entrepreneurial innovation. Students are encouraged to pitch either new or existing business models of their own...

Millennial women see setbacks

Millennial women see setbacks

LAUREN STROH January 23, 2014

On Dec. 11, a Pew Research Center survey revealed that for the first time in modern history, millennial women are earning roughly equal pay as their male counterparts. Despite their advancement in pursuits...

Brief: SGA charters two new organizations

The Maroon January 23, 2014

At the Student Government Association senate meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 22, new chapters of Alpha Phi Omega and Be the Match were chartered. Alpha Phi Omega is a coed fraternity that is committed to community...

Tulane student, Sam Kiyomi Turner, tends to a food crop at the Our School of Blair Grocery Farm. The school is located in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward.

College students venture into urban farming

TIFFANY KUDIWU January 23, 2014

Loyola and Tulane students have teamed up to teach Lower Ninth Ward youth a practical and healthy means to end hunger, the importance of food justice and ways to sustain their local economy. Our School...

Administrators say layoffs are coming soon

ALICIA SERRANO January 23, 2014

Layoffs are confirmed as one of the next steps in the university's plan to close the remaining $5.1 million budget deficit. Although no detailed plans have been issued publicly, people within university...

The university implements a voluntary severance program to address the budget deficit

Topher Danial January 16, 2014

BACKGROUND ON THE VOLUNTARY SEVERANCE PROGRAM The voluntary severance program was offered to faculty and staff members who were both over 55 years of age and had served at least 10 continuous years...

Sonia Duhe, director of the School of Mass Communication, gives accreditors from the Accrediting Council for Education of Journalism and Mass Communication a tour of the school. The school is seeking official certification through the council.

School of Mass Communication seeks approval for accreditation

LAUREN CUTULI January 16, 2014

The School of Mass Communication welcomed members for four days from the Accrediting Council for Education of Journalism and Mass Communication to evaluate their program for accreditation.  The accreditation...

Dust causes false alarm in Monroe Hall

LAUREN E. PATTON January 13, 2014

At 1:28 p.m. a fire alarm went off in Monroe Hall. Though initially the cause was unknown it was suspected that dust from the construction was the likely cause. NOFD arrived on the scene promptly at 1:30...

The Rev. Kevin Eildes, S.J. addresses the Loyola community on Friday, Jan. 10. Wildes discussed several changes at the university and presented awards at the Presidents Convocation for Faculty and Staff.

Wildes addresses state of university at president’s convocation

ALICIA SERRANO January 10, 2014

At the President's Convocation for Faculty and Staff on Friday, Jan. 10, Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., announced to faculty and staff the status of the challenges the university has been facing regarding the...

Brief: Theft in Buddig residence hall

The Maroon January 10, 2014

On Jan. 9 a Buddig resident reported that an iPhone 5 and a silver Mac Book Pro were taken from the 2nd floor lounge. The victim said that she had left these items unattended in the lounge for about 10...

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