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The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Editorial: We demand more transparency

The Maroon January 16, 2014

On the morning of Monday, Dec. 16, more than 40 faculty and staff members anxiously waited in line, some for up to 10 hours, to elect themselves into the university's voluntary severance program.  Our...

KEVIN OSULLIVAN

Column: Take the road less traveled after graduation

KEVIN O'SULLIVAN January 16, 2014

Not many Loyola students have had the privilege of experiencing a night at Friar Tuck's or a construction-free Monroe. They didn't see the vegetable garden in front of Monroe's aquarium windows next to...

KARLA ROSAS

Column: Drama and passion starts with action

KARLA ROSAS January 16, 2014

"They've forgotten the drama of it all," claims the figure in a Guy Fawkes mask. The speaker is V, the anti-hero of Alan Moore's V for Vendetta. In V's world, human progress has reached an impasse, while...

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...

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...

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