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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Prince fans paint New Orleans purple with second line

Kaelyn Charbonnet April 28, 2016

Locals mourned the loss of music icon Prince this week, after he was called “home” on Thursday, April 21st. Prince Rogers Nelson was a musical innovator known for his diverse style and eclectic...

Jamaica looks to separate from the UK

Nicholas Morea April 27, 2016

Jamaican Governor-General Patrick Allen proposed a constitutional amendment that would replace the Queen Elizabeth with a non-executive president. While the queen is not in charge of everyday governmental...

Cruz and Kasich team up to oppose Trump

Nicholas Morea April 27, 2016

Republican candidates Ted Cruz and John Kasich have partnered up to stop candidate Donald Trump from receiving the amount of delegates he needs to win the GOP nomination. To do this, Kasich has vowed to...

Louisiana SPCA offers solution for feral cat problem

Jamie Nguyen April 27, 2016

Feral cats are a frequent problem on the streets of New Orleans. Though most feral cats are harmless, some are potentially dangerous to household cats. A feral cat may carry diseases, have fleas, and...

Fight For $15 protests against high incarceration

Rachel Espaillat April 27, 2016

Dozens of activists gathered outside the Orleans Parish Criminal District courthouse to raise their voices, saying the city doesn’t need a bigger prison. The sheriff’s office says he needs more...

Southern Poverty Law Center fights discriminatory law

Southern Poverty Law Center fights discriminatory law

Ysabel Lola April 21, 2016

The Southern Poverty Law Center presented about their fight to overturn a discriminatory voting law that has existed in Louisiana since the 1800s. This discussion was a part of the eighth annual peace...

Elias Khalif and Nidal Abirafeh perform classical Arabic music at the Syria and Beyond Refugee Benefit in Nunemaker Auditorium on Wednesday. The event, which was a part of the eighth annual peace conference, benefited The American Refugee Committee, Catholic Relief Services and Doctors Without Boarders.

Organizations across campus come together for annual peace conference

Ysabel Lola April 21, 2016

Loyola students took a stand for world peace this week with the 8th Annual Student Peace Conference. Started in 2008 by two then-seniors, the conference has since evolved into a week of discussing and...

New Orleans to add more all-night bus service

April 21, 2016

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More public buses will be rolling around-the-clock in New Orleans, a step toward restoring the level of service that existed before Hurricane Katrina hit and devastated the city’s...

The truth about drunk driving

The truth about drunk driving

Sidney Holmes April 21, 2016

When Michael Reiber, music industry sophomore, lost his friend in high school to alcohol poisoning, he decided the best way to honor him and to end the possibility of losing another friend to alcohol was...

Mourner kneels by Will Smiths coffin

Family, Friends, and Fans come together to pay their last respects to Will Smith

Zayn Abidin April 16, 2016

The Saints practice facility welcomed family, friends and fans of the late football player, Will Smith, for a public visitation on Friday. The visitation began at 2 p.m. but hundreds of fans lined up...

Larry Rolling, left, and Duchess Hearst, right, parade down Camp street in the Lower Garden District as part of the second line for Will Smith on April 15. Smith, a former New Orleans Saint, was shot killed in an altercation after a minor traffic accident in the Lower Garden District on April 9.

Residents march for peace in the wake of Smith’s death

Mark T. Robinson and Zach Brien April 16, 2016

https://vimeo.com/163057790 Hundreds of people gathered at the Half Moon Bar in the Lower Garden District and paraded to the Ooh Pooh Pa Dooh Bar in the Treme in honor of former New Orleans Saints’...

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