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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Brief: Tied vote leads to failed noise level ordinance

The Associated Press May 2, 2014

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The latest effort at compromise on an ordinance to bring down the noise level in New Orleans has failed after two hours of debate before the City Council. Debate bogged down April 24...

Brief: Students, organizations and professors honored at annual Magis Awards

The Maroon May 2, 2014

Students, professors and campus organizations were awarded for their excellence in the 2014 Magis Student Leadership Awards. The awards celebrate leadership and service in the Loyola community by recognizing...

Brief: Twomey Print Shop moves into Danna Center

The Maroon May 2, 2014

The Twomey Print Shop has closed in order to move its services to the basement in the Danna Center. From April 29 to May 2, the print shop will be closed in order to facilitate the move. Print services...

Brief: Lawmakers reject anti-discrimination bill

The Associated Press May 2, 2014

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The House Commerce Committee on Monday voted 12-3 to kill a measure that would have prohibited housing discrimination against gays, among others. Under the proposal by Baton Rouge...

Brief: LUPD to auction off bikes

The Maroon May 2, 2014

The Loyola University Police Department will be monitoring the bicycle racks on campus in upcoming weeks. They are reminding students to remove their bikes from the racks by May 16. Abandoned bikes will...

Louisiana upholds unconstitutional anti-sodomy laws

Lauren Stroh May 2, 2014

The Louisiana House overwhelmingly rejected a repeal of the state's unconstitutional anti-sodomy law. Rep. Patricia Smith sought to re- move consensual sex between people of the same sex from Louisiana's...

Brief: Marijuana cafes under fire in Amsterdam

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

AMSTERDAM (AP) - Amsterdam has won court permission to ban marijuana cafes in its famous Red Light district. Marijuana is technically illegal in the Netherlands, but possession of small amounts is not...

Brief: Clemency criteria broadened

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is broadening the criteria it will use in evaluating clemency petitions from certain federal prisons, and inmates serving time for nonviolent drug offenses are their...

Brief: Affirmative action banned in Michigan

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court upheld Michigan voters' decision to outlaw the use of race as a factor in college admissions according to a Supreme Court. Affirmative action programs took a blow in...

Brief: Sergeant arrested for child pornography

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A veteran New Orleans Police Department sergeant has been arrested on child pornography charges. According to the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, 54-year-old Bradley Wax was booked...

Out of Sync

Out of ‘Sync’

Ashley Frugé April 24, 2014

Only one in five students at Loyola University took part in electing their school leaders this year. Official documents released said only 476 of the eligible 2,667 students voted in the Student Government...

Student faces aggravated rape charges

Lauren Patton April 24, 2014

A Loyola senior is scheduled to appear in court today in a case of what police are calling aggravated rape at an Uptown bar. According to police, the incident happened last month at The Palms Bar and...

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