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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

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...

The Department of Justice announced in August that it would not renew its contracts with the 13 privately-run federal prisons in America, represented by the blue bars. The 46 private detention centers holding inmates for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, shown here as red bars, will remain open. Photo credit: Naasha Dotiwala

Private prisons stay open after DOJ cuts

Colleen Dulle September 19, 2016

What is the value of a human life?Apparently it's $81.23 per day, according to the fees paid to the largest private prison company in the country, the Corrections Corporation of America. That's how much...

This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at 09:45 AM EDT shows post-tropical cyclone Hermine continuing to slowly move northwards towards southern New England, with the outer cloud bands making their way onshore. Hermine is expected to continually slowly move northeastward, with tropical storm warnings up for much of the southern New England coastline. Much of the eastern United States remains under high pressure and clear, although more thunderstorms are developing along the Gulf Coast. (Weather Underground via AP)

Hurricanes have become less frequent recently

Nick Reimann September 17, 2016

When Hurricane Hermine formed in the Gulf of Mexico and reached hurricane strength on Sept. 1, it ended the longest period without a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in recorded history. The...

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