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The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Lectures feature Jesuit saints

Marie Simoneaux February 27, 2015

Mardi Gras is over, the beads have been thrown, the floats have stopped rolling and the king cakes have been eaten.  However, Lent has arrived, along with Loyola’s annual event, the Lenten Lectures. The...

Bethany Washington, business junior, gets the St. Ignatius statue in the Mardi Gras spirit with some beads. Mardi Gras season is not just about the parades and throws, it also contains religious symbolism.

Jesus, the reason for Mardi Gras season

Davis Walden February 5, 2015

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, didn’t emerge from a long line of parades and coconut tossing, but from deep-rooted Catholic traditions. A last hurrah before Lent, a forty day period of fasting, Mardi...

Immigrant advocates attend a Feb. 2 rally to protest a proposal that would repeal a law and prohibit immigrants from being able to get driver’s licenses in New Mexico. JSRI believes immigration is a national problem, and they hope to work on it in the New Orleans community.

Social justice extends to immigrants

Skyllarr Trusty February 5, 2015

The Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola is striving to transform the South through action, research, advocacy, social analysis and theological reflection. The group is currently focused on three...

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