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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

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Recall petition for Mayor Cantrell continues

Jackie Galli, Managing for Print September 19, 2022

Under 160 days remain for the recall petition against Mayor LaToya Cantrell to gain the needed signatures by its February deadline, according to Nola.com. The petition, filed in August by former Democratic...

Stephanie Oblena, SGA president, interacts with other students at a recent SGA outreach event.

New SGA aims to learn from past mistakes

Macie Batson, Senior Staff Writer September 18, 2022

Student Government Association President Stephanie Oblena and Vice President Viviana Alvarez ran on three main campaign promises – student quality of life, accountability, and relations between student...

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Missing nun found alive

Abby Barlow, Staff Writer September 16, 2022

Aug. 29, 83-year-old Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson was found alive after five months of captivity in Burkina Faso, Africa.  According to her friend, Sister Mary “Madonna” Baudier, Tennyson...

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Ukraine launches counter on Russia

Patrick Hamilton, Design Chief September 15, 2022

Russia began their war against Ukraine eight and a half years ago. In 2014, Russian military forces invaded the Crimean peninsula, overrunning their government and taking the region under de-facto control.  Eight...

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Students remember Hurricane Ida

Jonathan Whitehead, Staff Writer September 14, 2022

The one year anniversary of Hurricane Ida just passed, and an alarming percentage of Louisiana residents are still dealing with the hardships that came from this storm, even with the $2.6 billion of Army...

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State blocks New Orleans flood funds over abortion

Patrick Hamilton, Design Chief September 13, 2022

Louisiana’s Attorney General and Loyola alumnus Jeff Landry has pressured the State Bond Commission to withhold $39 million dollars in infrastructure funding for the second month in a row. The State...

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Monkeypox concern spreads across New Orleans

Domonique Tolliver, Managing Editor for Digital September 11, 2022

Monkeypox cases are growing in the country, causing concerns for students as another virus amid the COVID-19 pandemic threatens their college experience. While the virus is rapidly spreading through males...

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Queen Elizabeth II dead a 96 after 70 years on the throne

Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless and Sylvia Hui, Associated Press September 8, 2022

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace...

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Loyola alumni and New Orleans political patriarch Moon Landrieu has died

Kevin McGill, Associated Press September 6, 2022

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu — whose early, lonely stand against segregationists in the Louisiana legislature launched a political career at the forefront of sweeping...

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Outdoor entertainment legalized in New Orleans

Abigail Schmidt, Sports Editor September 6, 2022

Outdoor entertainment was officially legalized in the city Aug. 4, appealing to New Orleans residents' wishes to keep the aura of the pandemic's outdoor concerts alive and well. The New Orleans City...

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Mass incarcerated suffer in solitary confinement

Macie Batson, Senior Staff Writer September 4, 2022

Albert Woodfox, a member of the Black Panther Party who spent 43 years and 10 months in solitary confinement for a crime he didn’t commit, died Aug. 4 this year at 75 years old. Woodfox died just...

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Student loan forgiveness plan announced by Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his long-awaited plan to deliver on a campaign promise to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans — and...

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