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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Picture of Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Category 4

Cristiana Mesquita/Curt Anderson, Associated Press October 5, 2022

HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it approached the western tip of Cuba on a track to hit the west coast of Florida as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday. Ian was forecast to...

A worker passes a Dominion Voting ballot scanner while setting up a polling location at an elementary school in Gwinnett County, Ga., outside of Atlanta on Jan. 4, 2021. Testing before and after elections show the voting machines accurately tally the ballots, contradicting a relentless campaign of unfounded conspiracy theories that has undermined confidence in voting equipment throughout the U.S.

Voting systems reliable despite conspiracies

Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press October 4, 2022

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his allies have whipped up a relentless campaign of attacks against voting equipment since his loss in the 2020 election. After nearly two years, no...

New Orleans bike lane

Bike infrastructure removal causes mixed reactions

Domonique Tolliver, Managing Editor for Digital October 4, 2022

In response to community concerns, District C Councilman Freddie King III proposed an ordinance to remove bike lane infrastructure, such as flex posts and concrete barriers, from parts of Algiers. The...

Elena Voisin wears a sign that reads rally for reproductive rights and gives a time and location for the rally.

Student stopped from handing out fliers for pro-abortion protest

Ava Acharya, News Editor September 30, 2022

On Sept. 6, Elena Voisin, a Loyola pre-health senior, was handing out flyers to fellow students for a march in favor of reproductive rights in front of the Danna Center. The march itself was organized...

Norman C Francis photos

Dr. Norman C. Francis documentary premieres

Macie Batson, Senior Staff Writer September 29, 2022

WYES-TV is kicking off their 65 years of service celebration with a one-hour documentary honoring Norman C. Francis, Loyola’s first Black graduate, and his remarkable life, according to WYES Executive...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks

Louisiana receives pandemic funds

Fatima Hussein, Associated Press September 28, 2022

According to AP news, Louisiana was one of the states to receive a portion of the country’s $8.28 billion in pandemic funds. On the same day the Federal Reserve gave a sobering report on the U.S....

dark sky and water

Hurricane Ian gets nasty quickly, turbocharged by warm water

Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer September 27, 2022

Hurricane Ian is quickly gaining monstrous strength as it moves over oceans partly heated up by climate change, just like 30 other Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that became much more powerful in...

Hurricane Fiona hits Puerto Rico

Arianna D'Antonio, Worldview Editor September 26, 2022

Hurricane Fiona made landfall along the extreme southwestern coast of Puerto Rico, near Punta Tocon, at 3:20 p.m. eastern time Sunday with winds of 85 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The...

Mayor Cantrell speaks at Mardi Gras parade

Locals react to mayor’s Mardi Gras apprehension

Jonathan Whitehead, Staff Writer September 23, 2022

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell recently discussed the issue of the lack of police enforcement in New Orleans and how the severity of this shortage could result in cancellation of Mardi Gras in 2023. However,...

Moon Landrieu and wife Verna Landrieu sit on bench

Loyola remembers Moon Landrieu

Macie Batson, Senior Staff Writer September 22, 2022

Moon Landrieu, a Loyola graduate and the 56th mayor of the City of New Orleans, died on Sept. 5 at the age of 92. Landrieu was a powerhouse of civil rights advocacy during his time as mayor, and was...

Andrea Armstrong testifying to senate committee

Loyola law professor testifies to effects of uncounted deaths in U.S. prisons

Natalie Thomas, Staff Writer September 21, 2022

Senator Jon Ossoff unveiled the results of his 10-month bipartisan investigation into uncounted deaths in America’s prisons and jails in a Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Sept. 20. Loyola...

photo of flooded puerto rico

Hurricane Fiona swipes Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico faces big cleanup

Dánica Coto, Associated Press September 20, 2022

CAYEY, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona blasted the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico, where most people remained without electricity or running...

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