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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Brief: April Fools prank garners national attention

The Maroon April 3, 2014

An April Fool's prank pulled by the university received national attention as one of the top pranks of the year, according to Time.com. During Mardi Gras, the theft of the letters "LOYO" from the Loyola...

Raymond Price, communications freshman, is on stage clapping as he finds out hes the model walk off second place champion.

Student’s runway walk wins at Fashion Week NOLA

DIANA MIRFIQ April 3, 2014

Raymond Price, mass communication freshman, stepped onto the Fashion Week New Orleans runway as a hopeful contestant and walked off as a champion. Price ripped the runway for Fraques NOLA Outfitters at...

Loup Garou cancelled for first time

MARY GRACI April 3, 2014

Overspending in previous years has led to the first cancellation of the spring concert Loup Garou in over a decade. Ron Palmer, marketing senior and Student Government Association vice president of communication,...

Margot Riphagen (Right) of New Orleans, wears a birth control pills costume as she protests in front of the Supreme Court in Washington D.C. on March 25. The court heard arguments in the challenges of President Obama’s health care law requirement that businesses provide their female employees with health insurance that includes access to contraceptives.

Supreme Court divided over birth control rule

The Associated Press March 27, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court seemed divided March 25 over whether employers' religious beliefs can free them from a part of the new health care law that requires they provide coverage of birth...

Brief: SGA cancels annual Loup Garou concert

The Maroon March 27, 2014

The annual Loup Garou spring concert will not be happening this year. An announcement posted on the Student Government Association OrgSync page by SGA Vice President of Communication Ron Palmer said that...

Brief: Report addresses issue of New Orleans human trafficking

The Maroon March 27, 2014

The issue of human trafficking in New Orleans is being discussed in an in-depth report for the first time. Laura Murphy, assistant professor at Loyola, recently published "The Louisiana Human Trafficking...

Brief: Yoga Club and new recycling bins coming to Loyola

The Maroon March 27, 2014

Student Government Association chartered a new yoga club to Loyola's campus at the weekly Senate meeting held on Wednesday, March 26. Stephany Medina, music therapy sophomore, was a representative for...

Column: SGA vice president voices hopes for future

Column: SGA vice president voices hopes for future

Blake Corley March 27, 2014

I have had the honor of serving you all in Student Government Association over the past three years. To say I am thankful for your continued support would be an understatement. The decision to withdraw...

Members of the Loyola community stand outside Louisiana State Penitentiary after visiting inmates enrolled in the institute’s certificate program. The trip aimed to help the inmates feel a stronger sense of community with other students by creating an immersive learning environment.

Loyola at Angola

LAUREN PATTON March 27, 2014

20 members of the Loyola University community journeyed to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in order to bring a sense of educational community to student inmates. The seven students are part...

Governors convene at Loyola

MARLIN WILLIFORD & ANDREW LEACH March 27, 2014

Three former Louisiana governors came together at Loyola on March 26 to give their take on some of Louisiana's hottest topics like Hurricane Katrina, the gulf oil spill and the upcoming 2015 governor's...

Earlier timeline among changes to financial aid application process

LAUREN CUTULI March 27, 2014

Returning students can expect changes to the financial aid process beginning next week. Carrie Glass, director of financial aid, is altering the ways that students will undergo the financial aid application...

Meet the candidates

Meet the candidates

The Maroon March 27, 2014

SGA President Bud Sheppard, business management and classical studies sophomore, currently serves as senator-at-large in SGA. Sheppard said that SGA could do more to communicate with students by being...

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