Senator Landrieu has argued that the federal budget and deficit problems cannot be solved by spending reductions alone. She has suggested that the solution requires tax increases as well as spending cuts. Additionally,...
Over the past few months, the question of rights has been everywhere. The rights of gun owners to possess and carry their weapons. The rights of people to not feel endangered by potential gun-wielding...
As New Orleans Mayor Vic Schiro said during Hurricane Betsy, "Don't believe any false rumors unless you hear them from me." To prepare for the end of more than two decades of teaching (starting a three-year...
Writing this column is hard as it makes me extremely vulnerable. There are certain people I care about that I wouldn't want to see this, and part of me hopes they never do. That is why I write this anonymously;...
In my last column, I discussed the body of the paper in general terms. Mainly, I stressed the importance of seeing the relationship between the thesis statement and the body. As I said, the latter defends...
Let's have an honest discussion about porn. Not the one where one side's all, "objectification!" while the other side unconditionally defends its fantasies, dismissing the opposition as "feminist." This...
I would like to respond to a recent article written by an alumna about her post-graduate experience in the world of work. Her letter is entitled " Strive for greatness in all you do" and was published...
College is hard. I get it. Much of it is long hours cramming for tests, writing research papers and avoiding uncomfortable conversations with roommates about cleaning bathrooms. It's not always easy to...
Credit has made the middle class possible. It has allowed people with limited resources, but a steady job and a strong work ethic, to afford more - to start a business, to buy houses and cars and to attend...
Dear Incoming Freshman, Like you, I walked onto Loyola's campus one sunny day in April four years ago. I had received my acceptance letter and was glad to be visiting. I was skeptical and excited. What...
These days, my thoughts about my future tend to revolve around wildly outrageous scenarios. My dream scenario involves me getting on a plane with one of the big CBS producers, accidentally-on-purpose...
I'm a master's student, I'm only taking one class a semester at Loyola and I've got a full-time job. That is, I shouldn't really care about SGA or The Maroon. But I do. Let's take The Maroon, for example....
