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

Web series created for and by commuters

Web series created for and by commuters

Skyllarr Trusty September 4, 2014

Students are taking it upon themselves to document commuter life at Loyola with the new web series, “True Life: I’m a Commuter”. The way society looks at college life often involves references to...

Senator drafts bills to lower debts

Senator drafts bills to lower debts

Gabriel Garza September 1, 2014

A newly proposed initiative could reduce the amount of debt college students face after graduation. Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana has drafted two bills in an effort to make earning a college degree...

Legislature requires public campuses to enforce smoke-free policies statewide

Mary Staes August 28, 2014

Public colleges and universities in Louisiana are now required to create smoke-free policies. Act 211 requires all public post-secondary education institutions to implement smoke-free policies. The...

Some faculty and staff positions are reorganized and eliminated

Colleen Dulle August 28, 2014

Loyola’s Office of Academic Affairs has reorganized and eliminated some staff positions this school year. These actions were taken in accordance with the university’s new strategic plan, according...

Gina Do, a biology sophomore, searches for the textbooks she needs this semester in the Loyola bookstore. The financial aid office at Loyola is allowing students to utilize excess financial aid money to help cover the costs of textbooks each semester.

Breaking Even

Nick Ducote August 28, 2014

Textbook costs may be one less thing to worry about while transitioning into the new school year at Loyola. Loyola’s financial aid office is allowing students to use excess financial aid to pay for...

Wolf Pack Fall Pep Rally

Wolf Pack Fall Pep Rally

August 26, 2014

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Local bar faces sanctions due to nuisance petition

Alexandra Kennon, Senior Staff Writer August 22, 2014

The Palms Bar and Grill risks having its liquor license revoked as the result of a nuisance petition issued by the city of New Orleans. According to Management Development Analyst for the Clerk of Council...

Loyola faculty, staff and students douse themselves with ice water and pledge to donate money to the Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis foundation after Cissy Petty, vice president of student affairs and associate provost, was nominated to take part in the foundations ice bucket challenge. The foundation has raised more than $31.5 million since the challenge began Aug. 6.

Loyola community accepts ice bucket challenge

Staff August 22, 2014

Harold Baquet

A young man crouches before police officers who are forming a blockade into the street.

Ferguson, Missouri: A student speaks from his hometown

Topher Danial, Editor in Chief August 22, 2014

Etefia Umana, mass communication junior, has lived in Ferguson, Missouri his entire life, putting him on the frontlines of the public riots and protests that have occurred in the wake of Michael Brown’s...

Retirement fund cuts among changes to university

Colleen Dulle, Assistant News Editor August 21, 2014

Loyola will be reducing its contribution to all employees’ retirement funds in addition to implementing another voluntary severance program this year. According to an email sent to faculty and staff,...

Back to the drawing board

Back to the drawing board

Alexandra Kennon, Senior Staff Writer August 21, 2014
Loyola’s administration plans to restructure the university’s academic colleges based on two models proposed by the University Senate.
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