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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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New Orleans City Council Councilmember-At-Large Jason Rogers Williams speaks against the Trump administrations recent executive order that temporarily barred immigration from seven majority Muslim Countries during the New Orleans Palestine Solidarity Committee press release event addressing the order outside New Orleans City Hall, Louisiana, January 30, 2017. Williams said his oath of office holds him to those demands. Photo credit: Osama Ayyad

Locals stand against Trump’s immigration and travel ban

Osama Ayyad January 31, 2017

Mummi Ibrahim, who has lived legally in the United States for more than 20 years, practices law, pays taxes and is a contributing member of her community, is now one of the millions of people targeted...

The Rev. Fred Kammer, S.J., director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute, leads a group of protestors in prayer at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 on Jan. 28. The protest was against repealing the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion in Louisiana.

Jesuit hosts health care protest in cemetery

Colleen Dulle January 31, 2017

No signs were allowed and there was no shouting. Instead, the group quietly prayed together and told stories of how having health insurance had affected them. On Jan. 28, several dozen people gathered...

Judy Reese Morse, Deputy Mayor of Citywide Initiatives, speaks at the Equity New Orleans meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The plan seeks to combat inequity in New Orleans by taking an analytic approach to decisions. Photo credit: Nick Reimann

‘Equity New Orleans’ brings analytics to city decisions

Nick Reimann January 31, 2017

“Data-oriented approach” was the theme of the night as members of the New Orleans community voiced their concerns over transportation issues at a meeting of Equity New Orleans. As its name implies,...

Locals stand with victims of Trump’s “Muslim Ban”

Osama Ayyad January 30, 2017

Friday Jan. 27, President Trump signed an Executive Order that barred entry from all travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iraq, Iran, Libya, Yemen, Syria; Somalia and Sudan. The restrictions’...

Wildes responds to Trumps immigration ban

Wildes responds to Trump’s immigration ban

Jessica Molina January 30, 2017

Father Wildes released a statement concerning Trump’s immigration ban. As of today, federal courts have issued temporary stays, and the ACLU is working with other organizations to reverse the order. Although...

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Melania Trump hires Loyola alumna

Jessica Molina January 27, 2017

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, A‘93, joins Melania Trump’s staff as a senior adviser. Wolkoff is a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans with a degree in mass communation. She worked her way up...

Trump Presidency: The Age of Anxiety panel meets in Nunemaker Hall. The panel discussed womens rights, environmental concerns and more resulting from Trumps inauguration. Photo credit: Nick Reimann

Loyola forum tackles Trump’s presidency and anxiety

Grant Dufrene January 26, 2017

Post-inaguration, many students are expressing their concern over President Donald Trump’s policy stances. Students like Thanh Mai, history junior, are fearful for what the future holds. “My anxiety...

Loyola sexual assault prevention taskforce created

Loyola sexual assault prevention taskforce created

January 26, 2017

The University established a sexual assault prevention taskforce that met monthly in spring 2016. In the fall of 2015, the American College Personnel Association created a monograph entitled Beyond...

Archdiocese webinar requests respect for life

Caleb Beck January 26, 2017

The director of the Respect Life Office for the Archdiocese of New Orleans addressed chief human concerns of the ecclesiastical community in a live-streamed online seminar titled “Respect Life: Our...

Students hurry to class in the rain at Loyola University New Orleans. This time of year is especially gloomy for those who experience seasonal depression. Jan. 19, 2017. Photo credit: Haley Pegg

Seasonal Depression in America

Haley Pegg January 26, 2017

Many Americans struggle with mild depression, but for a handful of people like Sam Capaldo, depression comes and goes depending on one main factor: the weather. “Some days I really don’t want to...

Hundreds of thousands of protesters were gridlocked in the National Mall for a few hours before finally being able to move forward. The Women’s March on Washington occurred the day after President Trump’s inauguration (Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2017). Photo credit: Dannielle Garcia

New Orleans to DC for Womens March

Dannielle Garcia January 26, 2017

As Kate O’Leary, biology senior, stepped into the National Mall, she immediately felt the energy of hundreds of thousands of protesters. “These are our needs, our necessities and we deserve to be...

Loyola Jesuit to emcee protest at cemetery

Loyola Jesuit to emcee protest at cemetery

Colleen Dulle January 24, 2017

Several local activism organizations will hold a protest of the Affordable Care Act repeal this weekend.According to the press release for the event, the Rev. Fred Kammer, S.J., director of the Jesuit...

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