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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Brief: Government bans social media usage while driving

The Maroon August 29, 2013

As of Aug. 1, 2013, the use of social media while driving has been banned in the state of Louisiana. The new ban, which was signed into law on May 30 by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, will eliminate the...

Loyola welcomes freshmen

LAUREN PATTON August 29, 2013

Loyola faculty and staff welcomed new incoming freshman students at the New Student Convocation held annually at Holy Name of Jesus Church. On August 23, new students were offered words of wisdom and...

Brief: Mayor Landrieu commemorates Hurricane Katrina

Associate Press August 29, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Eight years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu focuses on both the city's shortcomings and improvements. "Structurally, the city is a much better place than it...

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...

Academic Affairs shuffles

TAYLOR DENSON August 29, 2013

Retirements and vacancies have sparked a restructure in the academic affairs department. The Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J., announced Roberta Kaskel as interim vice president of enrollment in an enrollment...

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...

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...

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...

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