Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Golden Falcons chief Julio Grullon, surveys the landing zone for delivery of aid from his U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter in Palo, Philippines, on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore across several islands in the eastern Philippines on Nov. 8.

Editorial: Know where your aid goes

The Maroon December 5, 2013

Typhoon Haiyan pushed though the Philippines on Friday, Nov. 7, the category 5 storm killed more than three thousand people, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. International news outlets such...

Letter to the Editor: Students can’t tolerate the Loyola Internet connection any longer

MAYA SCHACKER December 5, 2013

Dear Loyola, You have made me a lot of promises during my time as a student. You promised me a construction-free Buddig Hall my sophomore year. You were late, but I did not complain. You put my department...

CHACHA MURDICK

Column: Don’t worry you will make it through finals

CHACHA MURDICK December 5, 2013

I have no pity for anyone during finals week. I realize we all spent the first half of this semester watching Breaking Bad and the second half recovering from what happened to Gustavo's face. Now, when...

KEVIN O’SULLIVAN

Column: Rethink the Amazon Drones hype

KEVIN O'SULLIVAN December 5, 2013

The new hype all over Facebook is the announced Amazon drone delivery, PrimeAir. Most are excited for super fast shipping and technological progress. I, however, am much more skeptical. The announcement...

JULIE THIBODEUX

Column: The Women’s Resource Center is here to serve the community

JULIE THIBODEUX December 5, 2013

Loyola's Women's Resource Center was founded in 1975 and was the first university in Louisiana to have a specific center catered to female students and their needs. The center was formed to serve the...

Survivors reach for relief goods from a private group in Tacloban, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 18. The Loyola community has gathered together over the past few weeks to raise money to give goods and aid to people in affected areas of the Philippines.

Editorial: We accomplish much together

The Maroon November 21, 2013

Even before we saw the images on CNN of people clamoring for food, water and supplies, we felt compassion for the Philippines. We heard about the storm heading that way and knew a little about the trouble...

Column: Loyola recycling program must measure up

Column: Loyola recycling program must measure up

YUNUEN CACIQUE-BORJA November 21, 2013

What do you know about Loyola's recycling program? Sure, we have all seen the blue bins outside of Carrollton, Buddig, the Danna Center and select buildings throughout campus. If you look closely enough,...

Column: The southern cold is making me soft

Column: The southern “cold” is making me soft

CAITLIN VANDERWOLF November 21, 2013

I received a Snapchat in early October from my best friend Julia Lake, a freshman at Franklin & Marshall College in my home state of Pennsylvania. She wore a scarf and a beanie and her nose was particularly...

Editorial: Love and respect service workers

The Maroon November 14, 2013

It is a truth universally acknowledged that college students are busy. Sometimes, we get leeway for that. For example, it's acceptable to go to class in sweatpants sometimes after an all-nighter or to...

LEXI WANGLER

Opinion: Surviving the Service Industry

LEXI WANGLER, A' 13 November 14, 2013

Consider this, if you would, the return of the prodigal son. Except I'm nobody's son and a dear wish of mine is to not to be described as prodigal. But I digress. So, as you come to the end of another...

Twelve women hold hands in a circle Friday, Nov. 8, blocking Sixth Street during an immigration reform protest outside Congressman Paul Ryan’s office in Racine, Wis. The new immigration reform Loyola University Community Action Program project at Loyola aims to advocate for the human dignity of U.S. immigrants.

Column: Immigrants deserve fair treatment from U.S.

SAMUEL ROTTMAN November 14, 2013

The current immigration system in the United States is and has been broken for some time now, and it seems that the political climate in Washington, D.C. is finally on the brink of doing something about...

STEWART SINCLAIR

Column: Questioning values and critical thinking keep us honest

STEWART SINCLAIR November 7, 2013

Last week, the Loyola Society for Civic Engagement held a panel discussing the potential boundaries of what a student or professor can or can not say in a school publication. The title of the discussions...

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