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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Saints use game winning field goal to snag first divisional win

Saints use game winning field goal to snag first divisional win

Ryan Micklin, Sports Editor October 17, 2016

At the age of 37, Drew Brees is still putting up gaudy numbers against NFL secondaries, and Sunday was no exception. Brees threw for 465 yards and four touchdowns against Carolina’s defense, and the...

An Orleans Parish Coroners Office truck sits near the lagoon at Audubon Park, where a womans body was found the morning of Oct. 10. The coroner has not yet released details on the womans identity. Photo credit: Alliciyia George

Women’s body found in Audubon lagoon

Alliciyia George October 10, 2016

UPDATED OCT. 17, 2016 AT 7:40 P.M.New Orleans coroner Jeffrey Rouse has identified the woman whose body was found in the Audubon Park lagoon as Sheila Freedman, a 53 year old homeless woman from Massachussets.Freedman...

Inaugural beignet fest comes to New Orleans

Nick Reimann September 30, 2016

New Orleans will be hosting its first ever beignet festival Oct. 8 in Lafayette Square. The festival will host booths from fifteen different restaurants across the city.Though beignets are traditionally...

Fall arrives with first cold front

Nick Reimann September 28, 2016

The first cold front of the fall season has arrived along the Gulf Coast. The front, which passed through the area Wednesday night, brings an end to the near-record warmth seen throughout most of the month...

Clinton trumps Republican in first debate, polls show

September 27, 2016

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Donald Trump blamed the moderator, a bad microphone and anyone but himself Tuesday after he was forced onto defense by Hillary Clinton's cascade of critiques about his taxes,...

LSU parts ways with Les Miles

Brian Wollitz September 27, 2016

Longtime LSU football coach Les Miles was fired Sunday after spending 12 seasons with the Tigers since 2005. LSU athletics announced Miles' firing just the day after LSU lost to Auburn giving them a 2-2...

Third party candidates excluded from debate

Nick Reimann September 24, 2016

DENVER (AP) — The commission that oversees presidential debates has invited only Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to the first presidential debate. It excluded two third-party candidates who had...

Jefferson Avenue at Freret sits closed to traffic in September. The Jefferson drainage project is nearing completion. Photo credit: Alliciyia George

Construction update: Jefferson nears completion

Maya Pescatore September 23, 2016

Drivers and pedestrians will soon be able to access major streets uptown as the drainage projects are nearing completion. The federal government has contributed $1.5 billion to the Southeast Louisiana...

Sandra Bland family settles lawsuit

Nick Reimann September 23, 2016

(AP)--Sandra Bland's family has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $1.9 million, according to CNN. Bland, a black woman, was found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white...

The New Orleans Out of the Darkness Community Walk raised over $40,000 and 600 people registered.The New Orleans chapter hopes to raise $50,000 by Dec. 31 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Photo credit: Colleen Dulle

Student confronts mental illness

Jamal Melancon September 21, 2016

Coming to Loyola, English junior Josie Campos knew about mental illness and knew friends that had mental illnesses, but said she still subconsciously did not believe that she could have one. It took her...

Proposal made to eliminate cable boxes

Grant Dufrene September 21, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission proposed a plan to require cable companies to provide apps that could be used on devices made by tech companies like Roku or Apple, which would eliminate the need...

Gates loses title of world’s richest, immediately gains it back

Grant Dufrene September 21, 2016

After 17 years of holding the title of the richest person on earth, Bill Gates lost his position Wednesday, Sep. 7. Amancio Ortega, founder of Zara, the world’s largest apparel retailer, made $1.7...

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