Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Jefferson Parish, La., authorities and others from other parishes respond to an oil rig explosion in Lake Pontchartrain off Kenner, La., Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP) Photo credit: Associated Press

Gas platform explodes on Lake Ponchartrain

John Casey October 18, 2017

On Sunday night, law enforcement officials were overwhelmed with calls as Kenner residents scrambled to report a blast on Lake Pontchartrain. A natural gas storage platform roughly a mile and a half off...

Renata Massion, Tulane University junior majoring in political economy and international development, spreads mulch between rows of crops at Samuel J. Green Charter School’s garden in uptown New Orleans. Massion works at the site through a partnership with Edible Schoolyard New Orleans, a non-profit aimed at encouraging children to make healthy connections between food and school. Photo credit: India Yarborough

New food studies program stresses social justice, service learning

India Yarborough October 18, 2017

Milking cows and goats, collecting eggs from chickens and learning about workers’ exploitation during a high school trip to an educational farm in upstate New York changed one Loyola student's view of...

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., a leading advocate in the House for comprehensive immigration reform, speaks in support of people affected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program during a rally at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Photo credit: Associated Press

DACA rescission could lead to deportations in Louisiana

Mairead Cahill and Jack Deorio October 13, 2017

  The citizenship of almost a million young Americans was thrown into question last month as protections for childhood immigrants were rescinded. President Donald Trump announced his intent...

In this Sept. 15, 2017 photo, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos talks with Gracie Johnson during a hog roast before a high school football game between Eastern Hancock and Knightstown in Charlottesville, Ind. DeVos uses a private jet to fly around the country to tour schools and attend other work events, the Associated Press has learned.  (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Photo credit: Associated Press

DeVos rescinds Obama-era sexual assault guidelines

Rose Wagner September 30, 2017

On Sept. 22, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos officially rescinded Obama-era guidelines for campus sexual assault. These guidelines were established in a letter, referred to as "Dear Colleague,"...

Photo credit: Andrew Callaghan

Leonidas, Hollygrove residents fear gentrification

Andrew Callaghan September 28, 2017

Some Leonidas and Hollygrove residents are fearing gentrification as students move into the neighborhood for short-term housing rentals and sublets. Leonidas, known informally as "Pigeon Town," is a...

Students can once again feel safe drinking from the water fountains.

Boil water advisory lifted for New Orleans’ East Bank

Nick Reimann September 21, 2017

A boil water advisory that had been in place for the entire New Orleans East Bank for just over 24 hours has been lifted, according to a campus-wide email from Loyola's Office of Emergency Management.The...

Mayoral candidates discuss current issues with policies facing musicians in New Orleans Photo credit: Caleb Beck

Mayoral candidates stand for musicians’ rights

Caleb Beck September 21, 2017

Eight New Orleans mayoral candidates participated in a community forum to discuss their promises advocating musicians’ rights in their policy agendas.   Organized by local cultural advocacy...

Police: bike thefts “the biggest thing right now happening on campus”

Mairead Cahill September 20, 2017

A spike in Uptown bicycle thefts have some Loyola students concerned about security on campus as the New Orleans Police Department described the issue as a “major problem.” In the weekly Second...

Don Manley, left, and Pedro Castellano, right, pull Manleys boat, loaded with residents belongings, along a flooded Chapman Avenue in Bonita Springs, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. 
 (Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily News via AP) Photo credit: Associated Press

Caribbean, Florida start picking up the pieces after Irma

John Casey September 20, 2017

Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean and eventually made its way up the state of Florida earlier this month, leaving behind a trail of devastating flooding and wind damage. Irma broke records as...

A sign warns not to drink from the water fountains in the Communications and Music Complex on Sept. 20, 2017. Photo credit: Nick Reimann

New Orleans’ entire East Bank under boil water advisory until further notice

Nick Reimann September 20, 2017

The entire East Bank of Orleans Parish is under a precautionary boil water advisory until further notice, the Sewerage & Water Board announced Wednesday morning. According to an email sent by the...

Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell speaks at Nunemaker Auditorium on Sept. 19, 2017. She was joined for a mayoral forum by former judges Michael Bagneris (left) and Desiree Charbonnet (right). Photo credit: Nick Reimann

Top mayoral candidates visit Loyola for forum

Nick Reimann September 20, 2017

The campaign arrived on campus Tuesday night with New Orleans’ top three mayoral candidates meeting for a forum in Nunemaker Hall to discuss plans — including one even calling for a relocation of City...

Cyclists ride down Mandevilles lakefront on a sunny day. The seawall pictured is regularly overtopped during tropical systems, leading to inland flooding. Photo credit: Barbara Brown

Mandeville weighs options to improve flood protection

Barbara Brown September 19, 2017

As Mandeville continues to see routine flooding from tropical systems, residents near the city's lakefront are considering options to improve drainage and protection systems. Flooding from nearby tropical...

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