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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Loyola students gather in the Peace Quad to see the new Wolf Pack logo.  The formal presentation of the logo took place on Aug. 29.

Wolf Pack logo is unveiled

KARL GOMMEL September 5, 2013

Loyola University has unveiled a new logo to represent Wolf Pack athletics this year and into the future. The logo is the sixth version to represent Loyola athletics since the Wolf Pack was launched as...

Mid-summer Mardi Gras hits New Orleans

The Maroon September 5, 2013

Party-goers enjoy Mid-summer Mardi Gras, which was celebrated on Oak Street on Aug. 31. The paraders marched down South Carrollton Avenue to Palmer Park and back to Oak Street. The theme this year was...

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, right, and Don Powell, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at a White House press conference in 2005.

Former New Orleans mayor indicted

BURKE BISCHOFF September 5, 2013

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is set to face trial on Oct. 7 for multiple criminal counts of bribery. Nagin, who served as New Orleans mayor from 2002 to 2010, will go to trial for indictment charges...

Halliburton pleads guilty

BURKE BISCHOFF, BURKE BISCHOFF, and BURKE BISCHOFF September 5, 2013

Halliburton Energy Services, BP's cement contractor for the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, is pleading guilty to destroying evidence related to the Deepwater Horizon spill. The company...

Kathryn Feagin

Graduate is killed in her apartment

SHAMARA KING September 5, 2013

The Loyola community and members of Zeta Psi Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega sorority mourn the death of Kathryn "Greer" Feagin. A family member found Feagin dead in her west Houston apartment. She had suffered...

SGA executive staff members discuss the freshmen election process to interested candidates. The Hub was the meeting location.

SGA office location changes

ALICIA SERRANO September 5, 2013

Student Government Association office space has moved from across the hall from the Office of Co-Curricular programs to The Hub, or the commuter lounge, located in the basement of the Danna Student Center. Jasmine...

Brief: Loyola seeks nominations

The Maroon September 5, 2013

Nominations for the Integritas Vitae Award are currently being accepted. The deadline has been extended to Friday, Sept. 13. According to the Office of Institutional Advancement's website, this award...

Student Success Summit implemented

KARL GOMMEL August 30, 2013

Loyola University has released its report for the Student Success Summit, an initiative aimed at promoting student persistence to remain in school, re-enroll and graduate. According to the final report,...

Academic Affairs shuffles

TAYLOR DENSON August 29, 2013

Retirements and vacancies have sparked a restructure in the academic affairs department. The Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., announced Roberta Kaskel as interim vice president of enrollment in an enrollment...

Students commemorate the anniversary of Emmett Till’s death. The demonstration was held on Tuesday, Aug. 27 in front of St. Ignatius’s statue.

Loyola students honor Emmett Till

Topher Danial August 29, 2013

Nearly 60 years after a young black boy's murder helped to spark the Civil Rights Movement, Loyola students believe that Emmett Till's story still has the potential to motivate changes in personal and...

Construction continues on Monroe Hall. The projected estimate date has remained Summer 2015.

Monroe undergoes construction

LAUREN CUTULI August 29, 2013

Loyola University New Orleans continues construction on Monroe Hall. The estimated completion date is scheduled for Summer 2015, according to Bret Jacobs, vice provost for information technology. Major...

Brief: SGA working on replacement constitution

The Maroon August 29, 2013

Loyola's Student Government Association began the 2013 school year without a finalized constitution. In a campus wide referendum beginning on March 14, students approved some proposed constitutional changes,...

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