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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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The cast of The Vagina Monologues stands on stage during the Feb. 4 performance of the show. The Vagina Monologues drew controversy when Students for Life found out the productions proceeds were to be given to Planned Parenthood. Photo credit: Amy Ngo

Students clash over ‘Vagina Monologues’ proceeds

Erin Snodgrass February 6, 2017

Loyola students performed “The Vagina Monologues,” a play featuring short feminist monologues, Feb. 3–5 to sold out crowds. The student-run production received support from the Women’s Resource...

The Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J. speaks to faculty and staff at the spring convocation in Nunemaker Hall, Jan. 13. Wilde gave a statement after a conflict between two student organizations.

Opinion: Disagreements should be civil but robust – Wildes

The Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J. February 6, 2017

As a university — indeed as a Catholic, Jesuit university founded on humanist principles  — Loyola University New Orleans has a responsibility to explore complicated social issues and dialogue with...

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, left, and Jared Kushner, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, arrive for a meeting with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

BRIEF: Priebus: No regrets that Holocaust statement didn’t refer to Jews

Colleen Dulle January 31, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Reince Priebus says there are no regrets a presidential statement on the Holocaust didn't include a clear reference to the 6 million Jews who were killed.He...

Alexandre Bissonnette is escorted to a van Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Quebec City, after appearing in court for Sundays deadly shooting at a mosque. The French Canadian suspect known for his far-right, nationalist views was charged Monday with six counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder in the shooting rampage at the Quebec City mosque that Canadas prime minister called an act of terrorism again Muslims. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)

BRIEF: 1 person charged after Canada mosque shooting

January 31, 2017

QUEBEC CITY (AP) —A French Canadian known for far-right, nationalist views was charged Monday with six counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder over the shooting rampage...

BRIEF: Faith leaders speak out against executive order

January 31, 2017

Embed from Getty Images(AP) — From pulpits to sidewalk vigils, clergy have been part of a religious outpouring against Trump’s plan to suspend refugee entry from seven majority Muslim countries....

The Rev. Fred Kammer, S.J., director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute, leads a group of protestors in prayer at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 on Jan. 28. The protest was against repealing the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion in Louisiana.

Jesuit hosts health care protest in cemetery

Colleen Dulle January 31, 2017

No signs were allowed and there was no shouting. Instead, the group quietly prayed together and told stories of how having health insurance had affected them. On Jan. 28, several dozen people gathered...

A view of the lights for the upcoming lunar new years celebration as seen from the Independence Palace, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

New Orleans gears up for Vietnamese New Year

Erin Snodgrass January 26, 2017

The Vietnamese community across the world is gearing up for its largest celebration of the year. Jan. 28 marks the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, also known as Tet. This upcoming year will be the Year of...

Phil Cork, A14, takes a quiet moment to reflect on the Emmaus retreat in 2014. Emmaus has been shortened from a weekend trip to a one-day retreat this year. (Courtesy of Laura Alexander)

Emmaus retreat offers silence during Carnival

Leah Banks January 26, 2017

While many Loyola students are gearing up for Carnival season, one Loyola event offers the opposite of the Mardi Gras ruckus: the silent Emmaus retreat. The Emmaus retreat is a daylong retreat organized...

Janae Sterling, mass communication sophomore, mediates. Sterling identifies as spiritual but not religious, as do a growing number of Millennials.

Students explain being ‘spiritual but not religious’

Tristan Emmons January 26, 2017
Students who aren’t religious explain how they care for their spiritual needs
Loyola Jesuit to emcee protest at cemetery

Loyola Jesuit to emcee protest at cemetery

Colleen Dulle January 24, 2017

Several local activism organizations will hold a protest of the Affordable Care Act repeal this weekend.According to the press release for the event, the Rev. Fred Kammer, S.J., director of the Jesuit...

John Sebastian, vice president for Mission and Ministry, sits in his office Jan. 13. Sebastian will be leaving Loyola in May. Photo credit: Colleen Dulle

Sebastian reflects on new job, time at Loyola

Colleen Dulle January 23, 2017

Loyola’s vice president of Mission and Ministry, John Sebastian, is leaving New Orleans in May to fill a similar position at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. “John has been a great gift...

Andrew Garfield plays a Jesuit priest in Marin Scorseses Silence. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, is one of two recent films made about Jesuits.

Jesuit films examine spiritual struggles

Erin Snodgrass January 13, 2017

Within the last year, two movies have been released dealing with Jesuits and their ideals. Martin Scorsese’s historical drama “Silence” follows two 17th century, Jesuit missionaries who travel...

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