Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

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Throw me something, Mister. Without plastic please

Jade Myers February 23, 2019
Loyola alum creates bio-degradable beads for environment
Illustration by Ariel Landry.

Loyola to take part in Civil Rights road trip

Madison Mcloughlin February 21, 2019

Suitcases and snacks will be packed on Mardi Gras day, just in time for the civil rights road trip. The civil rights road trip will drive through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee to stop at...

christmas lights along canal street

Nonprofit finds old hotel taxes may be costing the city millions

Tyler Wann February 19, 2019

What was originally meant to be a temporary move to ease the construction of the Superdome may still be costing the city an estimated $12 million dollars in 2019, according to a recent report. A recent...

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Organizations hopes to educate on gun control

Vanessa Alvarado February 14, 2019

Death by guns in the United States has increased throughout the years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's WONDER database, almost 40,000 people in the United States have died...

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (left) discusses politics and her newest book, Fascism: A Warning, Tuesday at Tulane University. Tulane history professor Walter Isaacson (right) served as moderator of Albrights talk, part of the Tulane/Aspen Institutes Values in America Speaker Series.

Former U.S. secretary of state visits Tulane to talk about fascism

India Yarborough February 13, 2019

Before she was a teenager, Madeleine Albright, now 81, had fled two forms of fascism—Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939 and a communist regime in her home country in 1948, the same year her family...

New York Abortion Bill stirs up controversy

Francesca Du Broca February 11, 2019

The debate around the topic of abortion is brought up once again to Loyola’s campus thanks to a new bill.The newly-appointed Democratic Senate wasted no time in pushing forward with progressive plans...

Valerie the Jaguar roaming his enclosure with Audubon Zoo attendants watching. Photo credit: Andres Fuentes

Audubon welcomes Valerio back into Jaguar Jungle

Andres Fuentes February 9, 2019

Out of the mist of Jaguar Jungle, Audubon Zoo's troubled big cat, Valerio, returns to his revamped and renovated habitat. The almost four-year-old jaguar stepped foot in his enclosure for the first...

The stop sign placed at the crossroad of Nashville Avenue and St. Charles Avenue. The malfunctioning light has turned the streetlight to a four-way stop sign. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Broken St. Charles traffic light causes frustration

Sophie Whitehead February 7, 2019

A traffic light at the intersection of St. Charles Avenue and Nashville Avenue has been out for over a month, creating an inconvenience for New Orleans residents. The traffic light has been blinking...

Supreme Court allows transgender military ban to take effect

John Casey February 1, 2019

The Supreme Court of the United States voted on Tuesday, Jan. 22 to allow President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban to take effect, sending shock waves through the LGBT community. The 5-4...

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, a home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Calif. California wildland managers announced a plan to speed up logging and prescribed burns designed to protect communities from wildfires, at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. The effort would create a single environmental review process to cover vegetation reduction projects, field breaks and restoration projects. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

President Trump’s comments fan the flames of California wildfire crisis

Francesca Du Broca January 31, 2019

California residents looking to rebuild after recent wildfires destroyed homes along the United States' western coast may be at odds with statements made earlier this month by President Donald Trump. On...

FILE - This Aug. 29, 2018 photo shows an arrangement of prescription Oxycodone pills in New York. In a report released on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, health officials are looking into a possible link between prescription opioids and a birth defect called gastroschisis. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Opioid-related deaths continue to rise in the U.S., New Orleans

John Casey January 28, 2019

Despite national efforts to create awareness and curb the problem, the opioid crisis facing everyday Americans continues to worsen. A new report from the National Safety Council shows Americans are...

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Local universities unite for MLK Day of Service

Hannah Renton January 25, 2019

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the University of New Orleans hosted area universities Jan. 21 for a community-wide day of service. Students from Tulane, Loyola and Dillard universities shuffled...

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