On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that marriage was a fundamental right to be extended to all people, including same-sex couples, as protected by the 14th Amendment.
And...
Police in every community have a single role: to keep the peace. In recent history, police have gotten away from this mission in favor of aggression and militarism.
As we pass the first anniversary...
College is a time where students should be free to explore different ideas, and their ability to do that is severely limited when students and faculty fear hostility or retribution.
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Greek life is one of the most highly criticized aspects of the college culture. Many critics claim Greek organizations only care about drinking, drugs and sex, which from an outside perspective, is superficially plausible.
When I was asked to write a column reflecting on the tenth anniversary of Katrina and the subsequent levee breaches, my first reaction was that someone else should do it—a New Orleans native, or someone who works on local issues, or even someone who lost more than I did. All of us who lived in the area, though, were affected, all of us were exiled, all of us had losses. And there are those who say that all of us are to this day just a little bonkers as a result.
As I enter my adult life, I sometimes reflect on how blind I was to the injustices of the world when I first became a Cub Scout – second grade. It’s amazing how unaware I was that scouts and adult...
Adam Al-Baari, English writing sophomore
• May 1, 2015
To someone who is not a Muslim, the question of Islamic leadership can be a confusing one to answer. Who is the official authority on Islam? What is the correct way to interpret the Qur’an? Who do Muslims...
Tony Cheramie, Political science senior
• May 1, 2015
Usually, politicians don’t have trouble spinning their own achievements, so it was bizarre that Hillary Rodham Clinton, when asked about her legacy at the State Department, had trouble articulating it....
As Loyola President Fr. Kevin Wm. Wildes stated recently in an email message to the campus community on April 8th, the Presidential Advisory Group to Develop a Long-term Financial Equilibrium Plan, with...
Dear Senator Mike Johnson and Governor Bobby Jindal,
Following suit with other complaints about the proposed Marriage and Conscience Act, such as those from IBM and the New Orleans Convention and Visitors...
Diversity in studying abroad is not as prevalent as it should be. If America is a melting pot, then why do the faces of study abroad in America all look the same?
In our globalized society, American...
