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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Dia de los Muertos masks in a Party City.

EDITORIAL: Their culture isn’t your costume

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Op/Ed Editor October 29, 2022

It’s that time of year again where the temperature starts dropping, jack-o'-lanterns are put out, and spooky vibes are in the air. Halloween is a classic holiday that dates back to the Middle Ages. It’s...

A white, NFL branded football held up in a store aisle.

OPINION: Down with Thursday Night Football

Matthew Richards, Asst Sports October 29, 2022

The recent injury (and subsequent hospitalization) suffered by Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in a Thursday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals, has raised an uproar among NFL players,...

Drawing of a hat rack with a singular police hat hung from it.

EDITORIAL: Law enforcement needs to actually protect and serve

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Op/Ed Editor October 23, 2022

Imagine being raped on the hard floor of a bathroom you don’t remember walking into, waking up only to your friends’ desperate efforts to find where you are. Think about what it might be like stumbling...

A collage of various images, with the main one being a high heel splitting a football in half.

OPINION: Deflating the patriarchy: passion vs. fangirling

Kloe Witt, Staff Writer October 22, 2022

If you see a person who spends money to go to every New Orleans Saints game, has decor for the team in their home, whose happiness depends on the final numbers of the latest Sunday game, you’d probably...

Collage of Loyola New Orleans Law School with the graduation photo of Dr. Norman Francis.

OPINION: Dr. Norman C. Francis reminds us to lift up our heroes

Justin Daffron October 21, 2022

We need everyday heroes who inspire us by making the world a better place. It is our mission and hope that a Loyola education will empower students to become everyday heroes in ways both great and small....

Dogs Rey and Finn enjoy their pup-cup from PJs Coffee in New Orleans.

OPINION: Dogs are man’s best friend

Devin Cruice, Maroon Minutes Ex. Pr. October 10, 2022

Dogs outrank cats in virtually every topic, except for internet popularity. Since debating which is better based purely on opinion is futile, I will choose to define which is better purely on facts. For...

Cats Pan and Aziz cuddle up for a photograph.

OPINION: Cats are empirically better

Nadir Benslimane, Staff Writer October 9, 2022

The debate between cats and dogs has been going on for decades, centuries, and even eons. But I’ll finally be able to answer this question with no bias whatsoever, completely based on empirical evidence...

EDITORIAL: Geaux vote, Loyola!: the time to register is upon us

EDITORIAL: Geaux vote, Loyola!: the time to register is upon us

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Op/Ed Editor October 8, 2022

Voter registration season is upon us, and it is time to go out there and make a difference! The problem is: it seems that many people in our age range aren’t getting the memo. Historically, the 18 to...

Wayne, a member of the custodial staff at Loyola in the Danna Center.

OPINION: More respect should be shown to custodial staff

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Op/Ed Editor October 5, 2022

Compared to the amount of work custodial staff and other workers do around campus to keep the place looking good, not enough respect is shown for their efforts. After many events, you can find trash littered...

A pair of signs (on the left, God hates hands that shed innocent blood, and on the right, God does not make mistakes! You are: male or female, abomination and reprobate, there is no gay gene, DNA does not lie, Sodom was destroyed for sex) is held at a Pro-Life/Anti-Transgender protest on Tulanes campus on Sept. 2, 2022.

OPINION: Abortion ban puts lives at risk

Elena Voisin, Writer October 2, 2022

Just a few weeks ago, a woman in Baton Rouge was denied an abortion even though her fetus was missing a skull and would not be able to survive past birth. Her doctors could only recommend that she travel...

A student is being handed a flier with the word Veto on it.

EDITORIAL: Write your rules, Loyola

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Op/Ed Editor October 1, 2022

If there is one thing that Loyola is clear about, it is the fact that it is a Jesuit institution that promotes a Catholic way of life. What Loyola is not clear enough about, though, is how far that Catholic...

Student writes on flaming paper that has been kissed.

OPINION: KISS this – Journalism writing constrains creativity

Abigail Schmidt, Sports Editor September 25, 2022

In journalism school, the first thing they teach you is how to kiss. Let me rephrase that: the first thing they teach you is KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid. First, let me start by saying: I am a journalist....

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