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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Josie Campos, English junior. Photo credit: Emily Edwards

Opinion: Is our liberal campus racist?

Emily Edwards August 29, 2016

Joselyne CamposEnglish [email protected] am a woman of color who is light skinned, and it has given me the social advantage to be able to participate in many conversations with individuals from...

Grant Higginbotham, English junior Photo credit: Emily Edwards

In My Opinion: Campus activism still matters

Emily Edwards August 26, 2016

Grant HigginbothamEnglish [email protected] The state of on-campus social justice activism has always had a contentious relationship with dominant political conversations and social norms. The...

The Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., university president, addresses faculty at a convocation. This years convocation was Aug. 15. Photo credit: The Maroon

Wildes to faculty: Let’s get better together (Full Text)

Emily Edwards August 24, 2016

The following is a transcript of the Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., university president's address to faculty and staff at the faculty convocation Aug. 15, 2016. An abridged version of this text was published...

In My Opinion: Don’t waste your time “adjusting” to college life: get involved now

Gage Counts, [email protected] August 24, 2016

If you’ve ever said the words, “I’m not going to get involved yet, I need adjust to being in college first,” go to your 12-stall dorm bathroom and wash your mouth out with soap right now. This...

The Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., university president, speaks at a faculty convocation. Wildes addressed the faculty this year on Aug. 15. Photo credit: The Maroon

In My Opinion: Wildes to faculty: Let’s get better together

Emily Edwards August 24, 2016

The Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J.University [email protected] following text has been abridged. Watching the news the past few months, with the continuing coverage of our national election, we are reminded...

In My Opinion: Don’t Waste Your Vote–Go Third Party Instead

Nick Reimann August 22, 2016

Hillary and Trump: they’re terrible candidates, I get it. Bring up the 2016 election to anyone, and following a sigh and an eye roll, that’s what you’ll hear. Polling backs up these opinions, consistently...

Letter to The Editor: In the dispute over divestment, the institutional values of Loyola are at stake

Colin Martin, [email protected] May 13, 2016

Dear Editor: Based on my familiarity with the national Divest movement and its principles, I would like to share some perspectives regarding the recent Maroon editorial published on May 6, titled, “Loyola...

Letter to the Editor: Class gift donations are up and are not worth growling at

I’ve been a fan of your newspaper since my student days a long, long time ago, and “Howls & Growls” is one of my favorite parts of The Maroon. However, your March 4 edition was disappointing. You...

Editorial: Loyola should think hard before divesting

Editorial: Loyola should think hard before divesting

Gage Counts, [email protected] May 5, 2016

A movement to make Loyola University divest from fossil fuels has exploded on campus. The Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., university president sent out an email saying that he would begin conversations about...

In My Opinion: We all should find the happiness in our lives over negativity

In My Opinion: We all should find the happiness in our lives over negativity

What’s wrong with being happy? You’re more likely to hear someone talk about what makes them mad or sad over what makes them happy. We live in a society that thrives off of the negatives. All the...

In My Opinion: Prince’s impact on the world is incomparable

In My Opinion: Prince’s impact on the world is incomparable

They say the first time ain’t the greatest, but I will never forget the first time my brother exposed me to Prince. My brother has been a die-hard Prince fan since he was 13. In 2004, when I was 12 and...

Cells for woman prisoners at the Jefferson County Jail in Hillsboro, Mo., are seen in this 2005 file photo by Wayne Crosslin of the Post-Dispatch. (Wayne Crosslin/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)

Editorial: Marijuana is a social justice issue

April 29, 2016

Several weeks ago, the New Orleans City Council voted to decriminalize marijuana possession. The law allows police officers to ticket people for possession instead of arresting them, lowers the fines and...

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