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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Laurie McAdam color illustration of yawning student with notebooks and chalkboard equations, tired from all night study session. The Modesto Bee 2008

Students might be getting enough sleep, study says

Starlight Williams May 8, 2017

With the common belief that college students are sleep deprived, it’s no surprise that the crackling sounds of a jaw popping during a yawn and droopy eyelids are common fixtures on college campuses,...

Frank Luntz speaks at the Ed Renwick Lecture Series in Roussel Hall on April 27. Luntz claimed anger as the defining mood of the American electorate. Photo credit: Nick Reimann

Pollster Frank Luntz cites anger as reason for Trump election in Loyola lecture

Nick Reimann May 7, 2017

As President Donald Trump approached his well-publicized 100th day in office, Frank Luntz spoke at Loyola on issues the country faces with Trump as president and the difficulties in predicting his victory. The...

Tee Bran, from Alabama,  sifts through shrimp at Blanchards Seafood. Fishermen regularly process shrimp offloaded from boats during after an evening haul. Photo credit: Nick Arceneaux

Losing the Cajun Coast

Nick Arceneaux May 6, 2017

Environmental disasters and climate change are changing Louisiana’s coastline, leading to struggles for Cajun communities across the state.The Cajun culture, which relies heavily on fishing and other...

Loyola supports disability pride

Haley Pegg May 1, 2017

New Orleans is increasing the number of events that both support the needs of disabled individuals and places pride in them. In March, New Orleans held its first ever disability pride festival at the...

A Whole Foods employee scans food items. The number of people shopping for groceries through digital platforms is increasing rapidly especially within the millennial generation, according to a Gallup report.

Millennials disrupt usage of traditional grocery stores

Alliciyia George April 30, 2017

Some milennials aren’t running to the grocery story often because online shopping is becoming more prevalent. According to a Gallup report, millennials are leading the move away from traditional grocery...

Modern Slavery Research Project comes out with new data about human trafficking

Colleen Dulle and Haley Pegg April 28, 2017

UPDATED: April 29, 2017 at 12:43 p.m. Nearly one in five homeless youths are victims of human trafficking. This statistic was among the new findings from Loyola University New Orleans’ Modern Slavery...

Confederate monument debate continues as one statue is taken down secretly

Lester Duhé April 27, 2017

With city officials removing the Battle of Liberty Place Monument early Monday morning, the hype around the confederate monuments strengthens as locals criticize the way it was removed. Workers began...

Loyola students bring musical talents to Jazz Fest stage

Caleb Beck April 27, 2017

Loyola’s jazz ensemble will be playing the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival next weekend with eclectic song choices and an expanded roster of musicians. On Thursday, May 4, the ensemble will...

NOLA parking meters doubled in revenue from last year

Nick Ducote and Starlight Williams April 24, 2017

Since extending parking meter times and increasing meter rates in the French Quarter in January 2016, the city has nearly doubled its parking meter revenue. In the city’s quarterly economic review,...

Robert Turner, Director of Engineering and Operations for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East, holds up a piece fabric mat sheet that is being used in armoring levees before they are lifted in a two part project. Photo credit: Jamal Melancon

Flood protection officials update coastal projects

Jamal Melancon April 21, 2017

The city of New Orleans is ready to take on this hurricane season without issues, officials said at the 2017 State of Flood Protection Summit. The current coastal master plan calls for 76 restoration projects,...

New Orleans is under consent decree that resulted in policies like not ask about citizenship or immigration status. The Trump Administration said that New Orleans is a sanctuary city because of its polices. Photo credit: Alliciyia George

New Orleans fights with immigration enforcement policy

Alliciyia George April 10, 2017

New Orleans joined with 36 other cities and counties to fight against Trump’s executive order to withhold federal funding to places that do not comply with his administration’s immigration...

Annie Farley psychology senior and Loyola University Community Action Program Co-Chair prepares letter writing material for students participating in Write Your Senators. LUCAP held an action night where students wrote letters to their  senators about social issues that matter to them. Photo credit: Alliciyia George

Students, faculty write to their senators at community action event

Alliciyia George April 7, 2017

The Loyola University Community Action Program gave students and faculty an outlet to write their senators about the issues they found most important. Organizers said the event was successful and...

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