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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Jindal Out of the Presidential Race, Soon to be Out as Governor

Jindal Out of the Presidential Race, Soon to be Out as Governor

Nick Reimann January 25, 2016

After serving Louisiana as governor for two terms and unsuccessfully running for the United States' President, Bobby Jindal will be searching for a new way to serve his country. What the future holds...

Orleans Public Defenders Have Begun Rejecting Cases

Nicholas Morea January 25, 2016

The New Orleans Public Defenders Office announced that, due to an overload of cases and lack of funding, they will begin to refuse cases beginning in mid-January. According to a press release provided...

Skywatchers and Astronomy Buffs Rejoice

Nicholas Morea January 25, 2016

From Jan. 20 until Feb. 20, star-gazers will be able to put away their telescopes and view 5 planets with the naked eye. Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter and Mars will be visible 45 minutes before sunrise. In...

World’s oldest man dies at 112

Nicholas Morea January 25, 2016

From the Russo-Japanese War to a long-lived life as a tailor, Yasutaro Kodie, the world's oldest man, passed away at the age of 112. Two months before his 113 birthday on March 13, Kodie died of heart...

Seasons bring gloom inside and out

Seasons bring gloom inside and out

Nicholas Morea January 25, 2016

Winter brings more than just cold weather and daylight savings time. Maya Rogers, international business senior, who has been diagnosed with depression since the end of middle school, said that late winter...

20 killed in Pakistan University Attack

Nicholas Morea January 25, 2016

At least 20 people were killed in a militant attack at Bacha Khan University in Pakistan on Jan. 20.The tragedy comes a month after a bombing in a clothing market which killed 24 people in Dec. 2015. Bacha...

Crime in the Crescent City

Crime in the Crescent City

Gabriel Garza December 11, 2015

The last thing Jon Vedol expected to happen during his venture into the French Quarter was to be robbed, and it's an experience he said he will never forget. “I was terrified because you don’t know...

Louisiana ranks 47 in heath care concerns

Nick Morea December 11, 2015

A new report shows that Louisiana has the highest amount of people living with mental illness and the lowest access to care. A new report from the Mental Health Association shows that Louisiana has the...

John Bel Edwards proposed plan to protect LGBT employees

Nick Morea December 11, 2015

Newly elected governor John Bel Edwards has proposed a new initiative to protect LGBT employees in Louisiana from discrimination. People who identify as gay can be fired from there job in Louisiana....

Students show solidarity with Syrian refugees

Jessica Molina December 10, 2015

Following the recent attacks around the world, Loyola’s honor students began taking action in support of Syrian refugees from advocating with legislators to educating their community. Fasting holds...

Harrison Berger, Tulane sophomore, demonstrates how to use his new photo-sharing app, Frameshare. Berger is an example of the students using thier knowledge of social media and software development to create an app.

Tulane student captures his future with photo-sharing app

Jacqueline Keisling December 10, 2015

After developing the idea for the past four months, a sophomore at Tulane University, has created a new social media app that he has been dreaming about for years. While other students were relaxing...

Julia Maples, music industry studies senior, refills her water bottle before ballet class in Roussel Hall.

New Orleans takes care in providing safe water

Raymond Price December 6, 2015

New Orleans recently issued its 10th boil water advisory in a five-year span, but for Joshua Hughes, he’s still cautious about the water. “I’ll still think twice about what I’m drinking. They...

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