Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

On the Record: Loyola seeks financial equilibrium

On the Record: Loyola seeks financial equilibrium

Marc K. Manganaro, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs May 1, 2015

As Loyola President Fr. Kevin Wm. Wildes stated recently in an email message to the campus community on April 8th, the Presidential Advisory Group to Develop a Long-term Financial Equilibrium Plan, with...

Editorial: Separation of church and hate

Editorial: Separation of church and hate

Lauren Stroh April 24, 2015

Dear Senator Mike Johnson and Governor Bobby Jindal, Following suit with other complaints about the proposed Marriage and Conscience Act, such as those from IBM and the New Orleans Convention and Visitors...

Opinion: Minorities are underrepresented in study abroad programs

Alliciyia George April 24, 2015

Diversity in studying abroad is not as prevalent as it should be. If America is a melting pot, then why do the faces of study abroad in America all look the same? In our globalized society, American...

Opinion: Your drug use is political

Opinion: Your drug use is political

Molly Mulroy April 24, 2015

“The drugs that pass through Honduras each year are worth more than the country’s entire gross domestic product.” That’s an estimation from The New York Times last July during this past...

Opinion: Incarceration is an unjust profit-driven enterprise

Opinion: Incarceration is an unjust profit-driven enterprise

If you haven’t read the Constitution recently, you may not have realized that slavery has not been abolished in the United States. In fact, the 13th Amendment clearly states: “Neither slavery nor...

Opinion: Tulane National Primate Research Center routinely violates animals’ rights

Mitch Goldsmith April 17, 2015

To the Editor: Melanie Sferrazza’s March 10 opinion piece “Primate testing ignores species’ intellect” exposes the cruelty and needless suffering that over 5,000 monkeys at the Tulane National...

Editorial: Minimum wage must be increased

Lauren Stroh April 17, 2015

According to a report released by Bloomberg Business in August of last year, New Orleans is currently ranked second in the country for income inequality. In fact, income in New Orleans is so stratified,...

Editorial: Women on 20s

Editorial: Women on 20s

Lauren Stroh April 10, 2015

Women have gained much from the women’s liberation movement. Look around — women have infiltrated many factions of society that were at one time reserved exclusively for males. It is normal to see...

Opinion: Neglecting welfare of bees dramatically impacts our economy

Opinion: Neglecting welfare of bees dramatically impacts our economy

Tony Cheramie April 10, 2015

Over the last several decades, the Department of Agriculture has outlined why bee colony collapse disorder is a principle threat to the United States’ food supply and economic and social well-being,...

Opinion: Primate testing ignores species’ intellect

Opinion: Primate testing ignores species’ intellect

Melanie Sferrazza April 10, 2015

Animal testing of any sort is an inhumane means of selfishly bettering human beings while ignoring the extreme pain, suffering and loneliness inflicted upon the creatures forced to endure it — especially...

Opinion: Net neutrality protects our freedom online

David Zemmels March 20, 2015

On Feb. 26, 2015, the Federal Communication Commission voted to reclassify the Internet as a telecommunication service, like telephone or television companies, rather than an information service. As...

Opinion: Political administrations must support young voters

Molly Mulroy March 20, 2015

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial speech before Congress about Iran’s nuclear program earlier this month certainly increased the American media’s focus on the recent Israeli...

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