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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Letter to the Editor: Mandated service ultimately defeats service’s purpose

Jacqueline Joseph October 3, 2013

Dear Editors, For those who don't know what LUCAP is, it's the Loyola University Community Action Program. It's the largest student-run organization on campus with its central focus on the Jesuit ideal...

Jasmine Barnes, Student Government Association president and mass communication senior, and SGA executive board members have a discussion at their training session on Aug. 17. SGA should be advocating for students, first and foremost.

Editorial: SGA must first stand for the students

The Maroon October 3, 2013

According to the 2013 constitution, the purpose of our Student Government Association is "to act as the principle representative voice of the student body to the university." SGA is a powerful organization....

Column: Options are better than decisions

Column: Options are better than decisions

STEWART SINCLAIR October 3, 2013

This one's for the history, sociology, English or cultural studies majors. How do we determine if graduate school is something that we should pursue? With Master of Fine Arts deadlines coming up as early...

Heather Malveaux, director of Immersion Programs for University Ministry, hugs a Jamaican student from Holy Rosary Primary School. In Jamaica, Ignacio Volunteers cared for the destitute and dying and helped teach in primary schools.

Column: God is revealed in difficult times through love

HEATHER MALVEAUX October 3, 2013

Volunteering at the Bethlehem House in Kingston, Jamaica, as an Ignacio Volunteer was one of the most profound experiences of God that I've ever encountered. In Dec. 2011, the Rev. Ted Dziak, S.J., invited...

Editorial: Keep in contact with your loved ones

September 27, 2013

Imagine calling your brother on the phone and realizing his voice had changed or your younger sister calling you to tell you about the first time she experienced peer pressure. Sometimes, it is easy to...

CAITLIN VANDERWOLF

Column: Catholicism is not just going through motions

CAITLIN VANDERWOLF September 24, 2013

I think there is a definite Catholic presence here at Loyola, despite what some professors may tell me. Shamefully, I admit I had always viewed the Catholic brand of Christianity to be riddled with unnecessary...

NAOMI YAVNEH

Column: Office hours are for more than advising

NAOMI YAVNEH September 24, 2013

Even after all these years, I remember my first time vividly. The professor was young, slight and sandy-haired, not exactly a heart-throb, but kind of cute in a rumpled oxford cloth and chinos, nerdy...

SETH SCOTT

Column: Sophomores can all live off-campus

SETH SCOTT September 24, 2013

I spent an entire year living in the same building as friends, with a five-minute walk separating me from unlimited food. Everything I needed was at my fingertips, it seemed. This year, however, I made...

Letter to the Editor: All students need a window, including the music students

MATTHEW HIGGINBOTHAM September 24, 2013

Dearest Editor, It has come to my attention that there has been a recent surge of interest in "the window" and the specific happenings in that little hour-and-a-half chunk of time allegedly free to all...

Editorial: Communicate with friends and family

The Maroon September 24, 2013

While juggling school, social events, work and extracurricular activities, it is easy to get caught up in the college bubble. Our classes and our friends are confined to a five-block area, especially...

Editorial: Mind your rights as an unpaid intern

The Maroon September 24, 2013

Unpaid internships offer a logical but slippery compromise: an individual works for free to gain experience and skills that will, in theory, help the individual obtain a job that pays in the future. In...

Letter to the Editor: Bigoted remarks are no joking matter

JONATHAN LAM September 19, 2013

Dear Editor, Today, I have finally decided to bring up a topic that really angered and disappointed me. I am currently a senior who just finished studying abroad in Japan and in my entire time at Loyola,...

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