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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Student representative joins Strategic Planning Team

Student representative joins Strategic Planning Team

BUKRE BISCHOFF March 20, 2014

A Student Government Association business senator, Andrew Dalton, has been chosen to fill in the SGA president's role in Loyola University's Strategic Planning Team in order to help better the university. The...

Brief: New grant to assist families in Louisiana and Mississippi

The Maroon March 20, 2014

Loyola's Jesuit and Social Research Institute has recently been awarded a $200,000 grant. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation made the donation in an effort to help families in Louisiana and Mississippi that...

Brief: Inmates learn poetry and lit with Loyola English professor

The Maroon March 20, 2014

Mark Yakich, Loyola English professor, is teaching 16-week poetry classes to inmates in the Orleans Parish Prison. The classes are a part of the prison's English program that is directed and funded by...

Liz Cooke works in her studio, situated in a sunlit room in the back of her home. Her print company Lionheart Prints is one of the many new startups in New Orleans.

New Orleans: a haven for young entrepreneurs

CHERIE LEJEUNE March 20, 2014

Graphic designer Liz Cooke's path to becoming a business owner began one year ago with an "Ah Lurve You" greeting card. Cooke founded her design and print company Lionheart Prints mid-January when she...

An art sculpture created by Graphic Design IV students stands in the new facilities for the graphic design department. The department moved into Monroe Hall after its fourth and fifth floors were renovated.

Newly renovated facilities increase efficiency

ALEXANDRA KENNON March 13, 2014

After spending the better part of a semester in new facilities, the biological sciences and graphic design departments are making full use of the opportunities the newly renovated Monroe Hall has to offer. The...

Students discuss impact of layoffs on their futures

ALICIA SERRANO March 13, 2014

The abstract concept of staffing cuts hit home for History Junior Jasmine Jackson and her nearly three-dozen classmates when they learned they would be the last Loyola class to be taught by a professor...

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Audubon Zoo anticipates property tax increase

NIA PORTER March 13, 2014

An elephant performs tricks for spectators at Audubon Zoo.The Audubon Nature Institute wants the property tax increased to pay for its operations and new construction projects for both the zoo and the...

Nicholas Van Sickle (right) stands with his husband, Andrew Bond, and holds their 2-year-old adopted daughter, Jules, before a news conference in New Orleans about a federal lawsuit filed on Feb. 12.

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriages

The Associated Press March 13, 2014

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Four gay, married couples filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Louisiana Constitution's prohibition against recognizing same-sex marriages performed legally in other states. Currently,...

NASA employee Carl Hyatt shows Maroon reporters psychology freshman Lauren Stroh and philosophy sophomore Mack Guillory around the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. NASA partnered with local universities in an effort to increase retention in minority students.

Partnership with NASA targets STEM students

LAUREN STROH, LAUREN STROH, and LAUREN STROH March 13, 2014

Loyola and NASA have collaborated to offer students a hands-on opportunity to engage in their studies. The New Orleans Regional Collaborative will award four freshmen and sophomore science, technology,...

Debris lays on the floor of the Danna Student Center after part of the ceiling fell away. University officials say the damage was a result of asbestos in the structure of the building.

Danna Student Center closes due to asbestos damage

Alicia Serrano March 12, 2014

A mixture of asbestos and water damage sent a 2-foot portion of ceiling in the Danna Student Center crumbling down. The incident resulted in complete closure of the building starting at around 2 p.m....

Student Government Association Executive Vice President Blake Corley presides over an SGA meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Corley faced impeachment charges but was not removed from office after a majority of the Senate voted down the presented articles of impeachment.

SGA vice president faces impeachment charges

ALICIA SERRANO AND LUCY DIECKHAUS February 27, 2014

Three Student Government Association executives led an unsuccessful attempt to remove the executive vice president from office. After the smoke cleared and the votes were counted, Senate decided there...

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