Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Katie Atkins, history senior

Museums are a way to visit the past

September 29, 2016

Katie Atkins History [email protected] summer before my senior year of high school, I took a trip to England with my dad. We spent a day at the Imperial War Museum in London, a gorgeous museum...

Editorial: There’s a time to grieve and a time for action

Emily Edwards September 25, 2016
It's time to act against drug abuse in our community.
Students at Loyola stages a protest after the shooting of Michael Brown in 2014. The #BlackLivesMatter Movement has developed as a response to shootings of black Americans and systemic, racialized police brutality.

Opinion: Change comes from the margins

Emily Edwards September 25, 2016

Ashley Howard Assistant [email protected] growing #BlackLivesMatter social movement draws strong, often polarizing opinions in discussions across the nation. What is certain, however, is that...

J. Christopher Brown, Loyola community member

Opinion: We need to understand the Middle East now more than ever

September 21, 2016

J. Christopher [email protected] you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, strive to understand.Suffering in the Middle East due to war and other atrocities pervades life for many....

Rula Thabata, political science sophomore

Opinion: We need to talk about menstrual cycles

Emily Edwards September 19, 2016

Rula Thabata Political science sophomore [email protected] Let’s talk about menstrual cycles. No, not the biology of the monthly occurrence experienced by most women, but the cost from month...

Editorial: Committing to diversity means constant action

Emily Edwards September 16, 2016

Diversity is a virtue, but it is also a commitment. At Loyola we have not only committed to a multicultural campus, but we have committed to programs that make diversity a strength instead of a buzzword....

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Opinion: We need to move beyond a superficial understanding of the Middle East

September 14, 2016

/Summer Abukhomra History senior [email protected] Tolerance and understanding are a necessity in today's world. Our Jesuit education encourages us to care for the individual, treat others with...

Caitlin Vanderwolf, English senior

Opinion: Want a unforgettable experience? Go Greek

September 12, 2016

Caitlin Vanderwolf English literature senior [email protected] When reflecting on my past three years at Loyola, certain images come to mind: the soft pink of the light that poured in through...

Emily Tonn, English writing junior

Opinion: Expanding your political consciousness is a journey

Emily Edwards September 10, 2016

Emily TonnEnglish writing [email protected] I came to Loyola I grew up on Long Island, where Bill O’Reilly is a local celebrity and Fox News is always on after dinner. I grew up in a conservative...

Opinion: Failure is part of your career journey

Opinion: Failure is part of your career journey

Emily Edwards September 9, 2016

Britta Erikson Music therapy senior [email protected] At the age of thirteen I stumbled across a pamphlet about music therapy at my local community music school. From that day forward, I knew I wanted...

Editorial: From a season of division comes a new beginning

Emily Edwards September 7, 2016

In her essay, “Goodbye to All That,” included in the anthology Slouching Towards Bethlehem, writer Joan Didion mused that “It is easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to see...

Editorial: Free space and security must be balanced in universities

Emily Edwards September 7, 2016

Universities occupy a unique social and architectural space. In a modern world that is increasingly fragmented and partitioned both figuratively and literally, universities are a beacon of openness. Today,...

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