Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

2,000 blue and pink flags wave in the Peace Quad as part of Wolf Pack for Life’s display to spread awareness of the number of abortions carried out each day in the U.S. on April 23, 2018. When the display showed up on campus, it was the source of much controversy. Photo credit: Anna Knapp

Trump executive order to enforce free speech

Cody Downey April 6, 2019

College campuses are known for an open exchange of ideas and expression, however, the question still is raised on whether it is like this for all students. On Mar. 21, President Trump signed an executive...

Pancreatic cancer has big impacts at low rates

Tyler Wann April 1, 2019

Approximately 1.6 percent of people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in their lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. Game show host Alex Trebek recently announced that he is among...

An understocked Iggy’s Cupboard  lies in the basement of the Danna Center. The cupboard is low on current supplies and needs restocking as the new semester approaches.

Iggy’s Cupboard fights against food insecurity

Francesca Du Broca March 29, 2019

For the Loyola community, one opportunity to donate to help fight food insecurity is with Iggy's Cupboard, which launched back in November of 2018, that was created by the Loyola Student Life and Ministry...

A pro-Brexit protester holds onto placards as he demonstrates near the House of Parliament in London, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa Mays government says Parliaments decision to take control of the stalled process of leaving the European Union underscores the need for lawmakers to approve her twice-defeated deal. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Column: Brexit explained by an ‘American Idiot’

JC Canicosa March 28, 2019

Welcome to a new kind of tension. On Saturday March 24, over a million people took to the streets in central London in protest calling for any Brexit deal to be put up to another public vote. According...

Krispy Kreme is trading doughnuts for beads

Tyler Wann March 26, 2019

Krispy Kreme is turning a closet full of Mardi Gras beads into both an opportunity for free donuts as well as an opportunity to give back. This Monday and Tuesday, the Krispy Kreme of Metairie is...

After the screening of the documentary, Same God, director Linda Midgett and subject Larycia Hawkins provide a Q&A for Loyola students. The film screening and Q&A was moderatred by African-American studies director Trimiko Melancon. Photo credit: Shamaria Bell

‘Same God’ screening discusses faith intersectionality

Shamaria Bell March 26, 2019
Loyola's African-American studies department hosted Larycia Hawkins and Linda Midgett to talk about intersectionality in terms of race, religion and gender.
Photo Illustration by Cristian Orellana. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

Loyola to offer new food and femininity course

Emma Noble March 25, 2019

Food and femininity, a class with material centered around how modern women across many cultures often find themselves in a negative relationship with food, will take the format of an intense two-week...

The ongoing border wall saga lacks resolution

The ongoing border wall saga lacks resolution

Jasper Roberson-Schulz March 19, 2019

The government shutdown is over and life in the oval office proceeds without approval for wall funding, yet friction between the House of Representatives and President Trump is far from being over. Now,...

Loyola hopes to shelf issue of food insecurity

Lacinea Mcbride March 15, 2019

Many Loyola students cannot afford to feed themselves which may be affecting their academic success, an administrative survey reported. The university is now organizing to address the problem of food insecurity,...

Loyola students browse the gift shop section of Studio BE. Studio BE sells many items ranging from t-shirts to customized spray cans. Photo credit: Shamaria Bell

Loyola Students Get to NOLA

Shamaria Bell February 26, 2019
A group of Loyola students took a trip to Studio BE, a warehouse exhibit with themes of impermanence, black history and New Orleans culture.
Image courtesy of Atlas Handmade Beads.

Throw me something, Mister. Without plastic please

Jade Myers February 23, 2019
Loyola alum creates bio-degradable beads for environment
Illustration by Ariel Landry.

Loyola to take part in Civil Rights road trip

Madison Mcloughlin February 21, 2019

Suitcases and snacks will be packed on Mardi Gras day, just in time for the civil rights road trip. The civil rights road trip will drive through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee to stop at...

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