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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Editorial: Equality is only our goal and still not our reality

The Maroon September 5, 2013

Last week, people gathered in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. On Aug. 28, 1963, 50 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. famously delivered his "I Have a Dream"...

Column: Freshman experiences complex enthusiasm

Column: Freshman experiences complex enthusiasm

CAITLIN VANDERWOLF and CAITLIN VANDERWOLF September 5, 2013

 If you're anything like me, meaning you have terrible short-term and selective memory, Wolf Pack Welcome week already seems buried deep in the blurry, distant past. Or perhaps, if again, you're...

Letter to the Editor: Abortion should be an individual decision

GABBY CARTER August 29, 2013

Lately there has been a lot of discussion about abortion. Maybe you're tired of hearing about it. You've probably heard the arguments from both sides and have already formed an opinion. I believe the...

CHAD AUBERT

Column: Pro-life means viewing love through a different lens

CHAD AUBERT August 29, 2013

This summer I participated in a pro-life walk across the U.S. with a group called Crossroads. My team and I spent almost three months walking from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., witnessing to the...

Editorial: Celebrate Katrina’s anniversary cautiously

The Maroon August 29, 2013

Yesterday marked the eighth anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall and claimed the lives and property of thousands statewide in La., and Miss., eastern Texas, western Ala., and western...

BRIDGET O’CONNOR

Column: LGBTQ rights extend beyond marriage

BRIDGET O'CONNOR August 29, 2013

It has been an eventful few years for gay marriage. Marriage equality is now passed in fifteen states and there are more making serious progress. Moreover, the Defense of Marriage Act was repealed in...

Editorial: People, not public officials, prevailed over the hurricane

The Maroon August 29, 2013

As we pass the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it is easy to focus on the good happening in the New Orleans community. For many residents and for the rest of the U.S., life in New Orleans has...

JESSICA DEBOLD

Column: I believe the overthrow of Morsi was not a coup

JESSICA DEBOLD August 23, 2013

When I arrived in Cairo, there were people gathered in the streets with signs calling for a peaceful protest to take place on June 30. I watched the progression of the grassroots campaign, "Tamarod" or...

EMILY CROCHET

Column: “Stand your ground” laws justify crime

EMILY CROCHET August 23, 2013

"If you shoot someone on the street, drag them into your house and call the police," states the widespread satirical advice in states such as Louisiana, Florida and the 22 others with Castle Doctrine's...

Letter to the Editor: Alumni: Student’s opinion column was misguided

FELIX AND BETH GAUDIN A'54 August 23, 2013

To the Editors: We were considerably dismayed by reading the article printed in a recent issue of The Maroon. The author of the article, a self-described pro-choice, makes a number of noteworthy comments...

Letter to the Editor: Club can offer a forum for students with strong opinions

ALLISON ROGERS August 23, 2013

To the Editors: After a year of regularly reading The Maroon, it has come to my attention that several students on Loyola's campus have a passion for their opinions. From the articles on abortion to the...

Editorial: Students must direct Loyola in financial crisis

The Maroon August 23, 2013

Loyola's low enrollment numbers and rising tuition costs have come into light on both local and national stages. Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have written articles within the last...

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