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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Students stand in line for new dining options in the Danna Student Center.

New dining options come to Loyola

LAUREN CUTULI August 29, 2013

Many noticeable changes were made to Uptown Campus Dining on Loyola's and Tulane's campuses during summer 2013. Multiple new on-campus dining options opened on August 24 on Loyola's campus after a survey...

The St. Charles Avenue line will now run between Canal Street and Jefferson Avenue, while buses will run from Jefferson Avenue to S. Claiborne Avenue.

Streetcar construction crawls forward

BURKE BISCHOFF August 29, 2013

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority is introducing more service changes on multiple streetcar lines throughout the New Orleans area effective Sunday, Aug. 25. According to the transit authority,...

Student organizations in*sync

ALICIA SERRANO August 29, 2013

Loyola University's Office of Student Affairs and Student Government Association recently purchased a student involvement software for all students to be connected to student organizations and university...

This house stands in the Marigny. 14-year-old Marshall Coulter was shot near the backdoor of this home in the 700 block of Mandeville Street, inside the fenced-in front yard.

Unarmed teen shot in the Marigny

NIA PORTER August 23, 2013

While 14-year-old Marshall Coulter remains hospitalized in critical condition, many New Orleans residents can't help but compare this incident to last year's fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. Merritt...

Brief: Angola civil rights suit awaits ruling

Associate Press August 23, 2013

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Penitentiary inmates and prison officials are currently awaiting a decision from U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson on a civil rights lawsuit filed against the prison...

Loyola fights human trafficking

MELANIE POTTER August 23, 2013

New Orleans has long been suspected as a center for human trafficking, but with a lack of public attention and knowledge, it has gone undetected. Loyola students and Assistant Professor of English Laura...

Brief: The second hostage in Louisiana bank shooting dies

Associate Press August 23, 2013

ST. JOSEPH, La. (AP) - LaDean McDaniel died on Aug. 15 at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, La. after being taken hostage and shot at the Tensas State Bank in St. Joseph, LA. McDaniel was...

The New and the Few

University works to rebound

KARL GOMMEL August 22, 2013

Loyola University's incoming freshman class is 26 percent smaller than anticipated. Loyola initially set a goal of 875 incoming freshmen, according to a letter sent to the campus-wide community in May...

Brief: Students win national competition

The Maroon August 22, 2013

Loyola's Public Relations Student Society of America won first place in the 2013 Bateman Case Study Competition. The "Step Up, Reach Out!" anti-bullying campaign team members were students Dwayne Fontenette,...

Brief: Princeton Review and College of Distinction recognize Loyola

The Maroon August 22, 2013

The College of Distinction and the Princeton Review awarded Loyola with distinctions this summer. College of Distinction acknowledged Loyola University New Orleans for the improvement of students through...

Brief: Loyola implements the Student Success Summit

The Maroon August 22, 2013

Marc Manganaro, vice president and provost of academic affairs, assembled the Student Success Summit last December. The summit was "designed to enhance institutional effectiveness, improve student service...

Brief: Loyola’s enrollment shortage is featured on a national stage

The Maroon August 22, 2013

"Student Drought Hits Smaller Universities" was the headline topping an article about enrollment shortfall on July 25 in The Wall Street Journal. Similar articles were seen in other newspapers. The national...

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