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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

A catch basin on St. Charles Ave. near campus sits next to still water. Mayor Cantrell looks to New Orleans communities to help clean the catch basins. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Mayor’s office launches new plan to fix city infrastructure

John Casey October 26, 2018

In the peak of hurricane season, flooding in New Orleans can become dangerous. As the city struggles to mobilize resources, efforts to solve the problem have fallen to the New Orleans community. Mayor...

Students gather in front of Marquette Hall for Take Back the Night on October 24. Students and community members gather to advocate for sexual assault victims. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Editorial: You don’t have to march alone

October 26, 2018

Sexual violence can be a hard topic to talk about. Amy Jackson, head of the New Orleans branch of the Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response organization, has said that “sexual assault is an abnormal...

Students from campus organizations gathered with signs and candles to show their support for sexual assault victims. The event has been going on for the past 27 years. Photo credit: Hannah Renton

Reclaiming bodies, reclaiming the night at Take Back the Night

Olivia Ledet October 25, 2018

Most nights on St. Charles Avenue are defined by revving cars and the hum of the streetcar line, but on Oct. 24 flickering candles and chants punctuated the streets with one purpose: to take back the...

This undated photo provided by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues shows a snake named in honor of environmental biologist Bob Thomas. Thomas us the environmental biologist and head of the Center for Environmental Communication at Loyola University New Orleans. He says he has a picture of the snake on his wall, and it makes him smile every time he looks at it.  (Courtesy of Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues via AP)

New snake species named after Loyola professor

Andres Fuentes October 25, 2018

"Pseudalsophis thomasi," Robert Thomas said with the biggest grin on his face. The reason being, it's the name of a Galapagos snake that was named after him.Devoting nearly 40 years of his life to snakes,...

The spinning 3D tunnel serves as the clown room at NOLA Nightmare. Guests were frightened by live-actors and special effects throughout the haunted house. Photo credit: Caitlyn Reisgen

NOLA Nightmare rises from the grave of House of Shock

Caitlyn Reisgen October 25, 2018

On the same grounds under the Huey P. Long Bridge, where the House of Shock terrified visitors for years, the new haunted house, New Orleans Nightmare, debuted this year. This unique haunted house...

FILE - In this June 15, 2017, file photo, a customer inserts a Mastercard credit card to pay for parking in Haverhill, Mass. Mastercard rolled out a digital trade platform Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, designed to make it easier for companies to do business around the world. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Students crumble under looming debt

Saylor Britt October 23, 2018

With student loan debt in the United States amounting to more than $1.5 trillion, according to a 2018 Forbes report, many students may be asking themselves if college is worth the price.WalletHub, a nationally...

Photo credit: Andres Fuentes

Southern Candymakers is carving up some haunting treats for October

Andres Fuentes October 22, 2018

  New Orleans: a city of haunted streets, voodoo shops and cemeteries. But one French Quarter candy shop is looking to mix the might of New Orleans with the fright of Halloween into spooky...

General Studies freshman Jordan Bernard lines up a serve. Bernard is third on the team in kills. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Freshman Jordan Bernard takes on out-sized role

Rosha'E Gibson October 22, 2018

Loyola volleyball added several players to the roster this year, none playing a bigger role than general studies freshman Jordan Bernard. Bernard may play a big role, but she is undersized as an outside...

Photo illustration Photo credit: Ariel Landry

Opinion: An invitation to Take Back the Night

Stephanie Boyd October 21, 2018

After I transferred to Loyola University New Orleans, I started stopsexualassault.org with my mom. As a student who survived sexual assault, and a parent who survived the attack of her daughter, it was...

Photo credit: Anum Siddiqui

Loyola revisits climate survey results

Anum Siddiqui and Cristo Dulom October 20, 2018

In response to the 2017 Campus Climate Assessment, the university held the first in a series of climate update meetings on Oct. 17. Last year’s Campus Climate Assessment brought attention to issues...

Cheryl Conway, executive assistant to the dean of the College of Music and Fine Arts, sits in her office on the first floor of the Communications and Music Complex. Conway was named Staff of the Month for October, the first university employee to receive the award after the Staff Senate started the program this year. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Cheryl Conway wins first Staff of the Month Award

Riley Katz October 20, 2018

Following years of tight budgets and staff reductions, the Executive Staff Committee of the Staff Senate made the choice to recognize a staff member who goes above and beyond each month, starting in October.The...

Photo credit: The Walt Disney Company

Disney announces cruises to base out of New Orleans in 2020

John Casey October 19, 2018

The tourist experience in New Orleans just became a little more magical. Disney Cruise Lines announced on Sept. 27 that the company will begin operating cruises out of the Port of New Orleans starting...

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