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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Students from different organizations dance to the Loyola song in Roussel Hall. Fall Open House was a recruiting event to allow prospective students to visit campus that happened on Saturday, Nov. 16.

Groups dance to win over future Wolf Pack members

LAUREN STROH November 21, 2013

Coupled with the enrollment shortfall the university experienced this past semester, the school was prompted to consider taking a different route than had been traditionally explored in years past concerning...

Pickup option available

SHAMARA KING November 21, 2013

Between going to class and being an athlete, Denise Powell, biology junior, has no time to waste, and dealing with the Orleans Room lunch rush does not fit into her schedule. Powell said that's when she...

Diane Blair, Loyola Institute for Ministry on-campus services coordinator, purchases a hat from Gabriel Miranda, political science sophomore, at the relief thrift shop.This fundraiser was one event hosted by student groups.

Students rise to the occasion with relief efforts

BURKE BISCHOFF November 21, 2013

Some student organizations at Loyola have combined forces to help the people affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The Loyola Society for Civic Engagement, the University Honors Program, Student Government Association,...

Breaking News: Fog machine sets off alarm in Communication/ Music Complex

The Maroon November 21, 2013

Fire alarms in the Communication/ Music Complex were set off around 10 p.m. due to a fog machine being used by a group of Loyola students for the filming of a music video. The filming took place in a...

Brief: Man indicted for former student’s death

The Maroon November 21, 2013

22-year-old Cody Watts was indicted on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of Meghan Lopez, a former Loyola student, according to NOLA.com| The Times-Picayune website. Lopez attended...

Decision on Benson Center renovations expected soon

LAUREN CUTULI November 21, 2013

Despite what many students have speculated, a new sign hanging from the Tom Benson Jesuit Center does not necessarily mean that change will be coming to the building anytime soon. The project is still...

H&M opened on Saturday, Nov. 16, on the corner of Decatur Street and St. Louis Street in the French Quarter.

H&M opens its New Orleans store in style

NIA PORTER November 21, 2013

Karen Miranda, psychology junior, never knew how popular H&M was until she camped out in line with her friends - for 16 hours. When Miranda and hundreds of other shoppers waited in a line spanning five...

Middle East minor expands through programs

JULIA NOLAN November 14, 2013

When Emily Reynolds came to Loyola to study physics, she did not believe she would be interested in a Middle East peace studies minor.  Like many Loyola students, Reynolds has had to take courses...

Heather Malveaux Ignacio Volunteer Coordinator

Coordinator joins volunteer program

KATHERINE COLLIER November 14, 2013

Heather Malveaux said Ignacio Volunteers has helped pave her life path and bring her back to Loyola as she became the new coordinator of the Ignacio Volunteer program. Malveaux, A '07, was a senior at...

Kimberly Dilosa, executive director of YOUTHanaisa foundation, answers questions about violence in New Orleans. She was joined on the panel by Charles Corprew, assistant psychology professor.

Students celebrate racial diversity

DIANA MIRFIQ November 14, 2013

The Black Student Union celebrated 44 years of existence on Nov. 6 and decided to party all week long. Courtney Williams, assistant director of campus activities, said BSU celebrations in the past has...

President Barack Obama spoke about the economy at the Port of New Orleans this past Friday. Obama traveled to the Gulf Coast region to make a case that more exports lead to more jobs.

Obama takes on The Big Easy

Associated Press November 14, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Arriving in New Orleans, President Obama was all smiles on the tarmac as he greeted Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal. But later, with Jindal in the audience, Obama chided state Republican...

A resident looks at houses damaged by Typhoon Haiyan, in City of Tacloban Leyte province, central Philippines. Haiyan, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction.

Devastating Typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines

Associateed Press November 14, 2013

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) - The official death toll from Typhoon Haiyan rose to 1,774 on Tuesday. Earlier, two officials on the ground had said they feared as many as 10,000 might be dead, but in a televised...

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