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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Loyola professor authors first report to address the issue of human trafficking in New Orleans

Burke Bischoff April 24, 2014

A new report aims to provide accessible information about human trafficking in New Orleans and to help protect its victims. Assistant Professor Laura Murphy, who is also the lead researcher for Loyola's...

Brief: Marijuana cafes under fire in Amsterdam

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

AMSTERDAM (AP) - Amsterdam has won court permission to ban marijuana cafes in its famous Red Light district. Marijuana is technically illegal in the Netherlands, but possession of small amounts is not...

Brief: Clemency criteria broadened

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is broadening the criteria it will use in evaluating clemency petitions from certain federal prisons, and inmates serving time for nonviolent drug offenses are their...

Brief: Affirmative action banned in Michigan

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court upheld Michigan voters' decision to outlaw the use of race as a factor in college admissions according to a Supreme Court. Affirmative action programs took a blow in...

Brief: Sergeant arrested for child pornography

The Associated Press April 24, 2014

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A veteran New Orleans Police Department sergeant has been arrested on child pornography charges. According to the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, 54-year-old Bradley Wax was booked...

The mount and cables hang on a wall on the fourth floor of the Communications/Music Complex. LUPD is investigating the theft of the television screen.

Television screen stolen from Communications/Music Complex

The Maroon April 9, 2014

Loyola University Police Department is investigating the theft of a 60-inch plasma television screen from the fourth floor of the Communications/Music Complex. LUPD said that the television was likely...

Brief: April Fools prank garners national attention

The Maroon April 3, 2014

An April Fool's prank pulled by the university received national attention as one of the top pranks of the year, according to Time.com. During Mardi Gras, the theft of the letters "LOYO" from the Loyola...

Raymond Price, communications freshman, is on stage clapping as he finds out hes the model walk off second place champion.

Student’s runway walk wins at Fashion Week NOLA

DIANA MIRFIQ April 3, 2014

Raymond Price, mass communication freshman, stepped onto the Fashion Week New Orleans runway as a hopeful contestant and walked off as a champion. Price ripped the runway for Fraques NOLA Outfitters at...

Loup Garou cancelled for first time

MARY GRACI April 3, 2014

Overspending in previous years has led to the first cancellation of the spring concert Loup Garou in over a decade. Ron Palmer, marketing senior and Student Government Association vice president of communication,...

Brief: Earthquake kills six on Chilean coast

The Associated Press April 3, 2014

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Six people were crushed to death or suffered fatal heart attacks after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Chile's northern coast April 2. The earthquake caused landslides, knocked...

Brief: The Maroon names next Editor-in-Chief

The Maroon April 3, 2014

The Maroon editorial board, along with journalism faculty and staff, elected Topher Danial, English writing junior, to be editor-in-chief for fall 2014 of The Maroon. Danial has served as proofreader,...

Two new minors approved

LAUREN PATTON April 3, 2014

At the start of the fall 2014 semester, students at Loyola University New Orleans will be able to minor and environmental communications or social media, two new minors being added to the School of Mass...

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