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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Brief: Alumnus wins Fulbright Grant

The Maroon April 11, 2013

Loyola alumnus Brian Ea A '12 received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship grant to Thailand, one of only 20 who received the grant this year. Ea, a graduate of Loyola's Department...

Use of antibiotics reviewed nationally

MIKE STOBBE April 11, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. doctors are prescribing enough antibiotics to give them to 4 out of 5 Americans every year, an alarming pace that suggests they are being overused, a new government study finds. Overuse...

Brief: Student journalists awarded

The Maroon April 11, 2013

Loyola student journalists won top awards in multiple categories from the Society of Professional Journalists regional chapter covering Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. The awards ceremony...

Brief: Biology student presents work on corpses

The Maroon April 11, 2013

Biological sciences senior Shelly Wu presented a new way to determine how long a corpse has been in the water at Loyola's Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 5. Wu's research used algae...

Brief: Biology student presents work on joint regeneration

The Maroon April 11, 2013

Biological sciences senior Jeffrey Coote presented his research dealing with the regeneration of joints at Loyola's Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 5. Along with Associate Professor...

Proposed law may ban social media use while driving

LITTICE BACON-BLOOD April 11, 2013

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Hold that Twitter thought. If you are driving, a proposed state law would make it illegal for you to post status updates or anything else to social media websites. With an eye...

Americans rally for immigration reform

Americans rally for immigration reform

JASON LENHART April 11, 2013

Anthony Alexandra Ayala, 3, stands with his mom, Anyi Barahona, left, who immigrated from Honduras nine years ago, and dad, Hector Rosales, right, who immigrated from Guatemala 13 years ago, during an...

Jasmine Barnes, president-elect, and Blake Corley, vice president-elect, listen at an SGA candidates forum.

After second election, over half of SGA’s elected positions remain open

HASANI GRAYSON April 11, 2013

Students elected nine members to SGA Senate in the special election held Friday, April 5, but there are still 15 seats left vacant. SGA is trying to appoint their senators to these empty seats before...

Brief: Loyola hosts centennial festival

The Maroon April 5, 2013

Loyola will host a celebration in the style of New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival honoring its Founder's Day to close out its centennial year. The Loyola Founder's Fest will feature a festival with...

Brief: Aaren Gordon elected editor in chief

The Maroon April 5, 2013

The Maroon staff has elected Aaren Gordon, mass communication junior, to be editor in chief for the fall 2013 semester. Gordon has served as staff writer, senior staff writer, news editor and managing...

Brief: Business school maintains accreditation

The Maroon April 5, 2013

The Joseph A. Butt, S.J., College of Business at Loyola has maintained its business accreditation by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The accreditation distinguishes Loyola as...

NOPD addresses racial profiling

KEVIN McGILL April 5, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Anecdotal allegations of persistent racial profiling by New Orleans police punctuated a meeting of a City Council panel on March 27. At the meeting, local government watchdogs said...

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