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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Gillette advertisement aims to cut into toxic masculinity

Tyler Wann January 25, 2019

Gillette’s new advertisement has left its consumer base divided, and some local experts are saying its too soon to tell whether the commercial was a good move or if it will leave the company burned....

Illustration by Ariel Landry.

Why did Loyola keep students in the dark when their health care changed?

January 25, 2019

For many members of the Loyola community, the email sent out to the student body on Jan. 14 was one to skim and discard. Its message consisted of only four sentences and kept it simple: the Student Educational...

The new SGA Chief of Staff, Derrick Ransom II. Photo credit: Hannah Renton

New SGA chief-of-staff hopes to take “behind-the-scenes” approach to position

India Yarborough January 24, 2019

The hole left in SGA’s cabinet after an unexpected resignation last semester has been filled, according to Sierra Ambrose, Student Government Association president. Ambrose has chosen Derrick Ransom...

64 students lose university-sponsored medical coverage

64 students lose university-sponsored medical coverage

Cristian Orellana January 24, 2019

Just weeks into a new semester, mass communication junior Christian Wilburn opened her email Jan. 14 to find, among spam and mass emails, a notification that she no longer had health insurance. Sixty-three...

University Senate endorses idea for associate degree program

University Senate endorses idea for associate degree program

January 24, 2019

The University Senate approved a motion Jan. 17 to endorse the concept of City College and the possible development of online associate degree programs. City College was an adult and continuing education...

Photo credit: Hannah Renton

Spring ballet class canceled

Anum Siddiqui January 23, 2019

Students excited to pirouette and sashay their way through the school year were barred from the barre when Loyola cancelled its only ballet class for the spring semester. The class had no students enrolled...

Loyola versus William Carey

Men’s team suffers a loss versus No. 18 team

Andres Fuentes January 22, 2019

The nationally-ranked No. 18 William Carey Crusaders brought their efficient offensive to bully their way to a win versus the Loyola men's basketball team, 67-54. William Carey went 24-65 (36. 9 percent)...

Loyola versus William Carey

Women’s team secures 30-point win versus William Carey

Andres Fuentes January 22, 2019

The Loyola women's basketball bench were cheering loud early on, at the Wolf Pack team secured their 76-46 win after an early offensive start. Accounting junior Paige Franckiewicz started the hot streak,...

Photo credit: Sidney Holmes

Students to be fined for not showing IDs in residential halls

Cristo Dulom January 22, 2019

The university is implementing a new policy in residential halls that will mandate students to show their IDs upon entering the building or face a fine, according to an email sent to students by Amy Boyle,...

Movie poster of Bumblebee.

Review: ‘Bumblebee’ transforms the franchise

Sam Lucio January 22, 2019

I am the only person I know who actually liked the Michael Bay directed Transformers movies. So much so, that its become a running gag amongst my friends. I have seen every Transformers movie multiple...

Zach Wrightsil and Myles Burns, mass communication freshmen, start on the Loyola men’s basketball team. Their first year on the team has been met with notable performances and high statistical averages. Photo credit: Anum Siddiqui

Tale of Two Ballers: Loyola freshmen make their mark on the basketball team

Jillian Oddo January 21, 2019

Zach Wrightsil and Myles Burns have become Loyola’s newest dynamic duo, clawing their way to the top of the box scores night in and night out. The mass communication freshmen, both from Texas, traveled...

Movie poster of Mortal Engines.

Review: ‘Mortal Engines’ is running on fumes

Sam Lucio January 21, 2019

Originally a book of the same name written by Philip Reeve, famed "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson produced this movie and his longtime storyboard artist, Christian Rivers made his directorial...

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