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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

OPINION: Teenage vaping is an epidemic

OPINION: Teenage vaping is an epidemic

Violet Bucaro, Staff Writer November 14, 2022

Around 30% of young people smoke every day. 55% of purchased vapes are disposable vapes, and can cost between $10-40 and last a week. A monthly fee of $160 can add up to $2,000 a year.   Disposable...

EDITORIAL: Students need to stand with Sodexo workers

EDITORIAL: Students need to stand with Sodexo workers

Jacob L'Hommedieu, Op/Ed Editor November 14, 2022

Loyola’s tax return revealed that the university paid Sodexo $8,432,021 in 2019 for their services. While the lump sum is for more than paying its employees, Sodexo is paying only $13.75 per hour for...

An elephant with a pistol for its head firing a bullet

OPINION: Warring on our democracy: will you vote to keep your country?

Patrick Hamilton, Design Chief October 30, 2022

"…Would it not in that case Be simpler for the government To dissolve the people And elect another?" -Die Lösung: Bertolt Brecht, 1953 You – students, faculty, friends – can speak for your...

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...

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