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The Maroon

Editorial: The changing same

Editorial: The changing same

The Maroon May 2, 2014

We would like to begin this editorial by asking you to glance up from this page for just a few seconds. Look around. It's likely that you see nothing out of the ordinary, just the same faces you see at...

Sammy Ybarzabal, psychology sophomore, poses with a quote meant to bring attention to the stigma of mental illness. Sammy holds down several part time jobs, is part of the Honors program at Loyola and is involved in an on-campus organization, all while living with Type II Bipolar disorder.

Column: Think outside the stigma of mental illness

SAMMY YBARZABAL May 2, 2014

I hold down three part-time jobs. I am taking 15 credit hours. I am a part of a major on-campus organization. I am a pupil of psychology and sociology in the University Honors Program. I have weekly meetings...

Aaren Gordon signs the editor-in-chief’s desk while surrounded by her staff. Signing the desk is one of many traditions for The Maroon’s editor-in-chief.

Column: Outgoing editor-in-chief reflects on measures of love and support

AAREN GORDON May 2, 2014

I cried five times this morning listening to "Seasons of Love" from "Rent." Okay, I cried listening to every song from "Rent" this morning. The lyric "measure in love" beautifully sums up the most valuable...

Editorial: One in five women in the U.S. are victims  of sexual assault or rape

Editorial: One in five women in the U.S. are victims of sexual assault or rape

The Maroon April 24, 2014

The room was tense as the The Maroon editorial board decided how to best report the sexual assault of a Tulane student, and the recent arrest of a Loyola student in connection to the case. Nearly an hour...

Editorial: Having a global mindset means the world to us

Editorial: Having a global mindset means the world to us

The Maroon April 3, 2014

When you are bogged down with countless hours of school and extra-curricular activities, it can be difficult to think outside of your immediate environment. It seems to us that it often takes incidences...

Zach Brien

Column: New Orleans can capture your heart

ZACH BRIEN April 3, 2014

I was simply a novice photographer at the young age of 16, aimlessly taking pictures left and right. I had no idea what I was doing. It was then, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2011, that I fell in love...

Letter: Letting go of Fitzgerald is an insult to the community

DR. ANTHONY E. LADD March 27, 2014

Dear Editor, I am stunned, dismayed and angry that Loyola has chosen to reduce an insignificant amount of its current budget deficit by terminating the contract of my sociology colleague and wife, Kathleen...

Column: We need a reformed immigration policy

Column: We need a reformed immigration policy

TONY CHERAMIE March 27, 2014

Nearly 150 years ago, the highest court in a liberal democratic nation ruled that African-Americans were never meant to enjoy individual freedoms enumerated in America's constitution. On March 6, 1857,...

Editorial: May the best candidates win

Editorial: May the best candidates win

The Maroon March 27, 2014

The Maroon editorial board would like to express our strong support for Student Government Association presidential candidate, political science junior, Martin Quintero. Quintero has expressed to The...

Editorial: Up in smoke

Editorial: Up in smoke

The Maroon March 20, 2014

Imagine a student is sitting in Buddig Hall at the end of the day after completing a week of exams. They suffer from severe migranes but rather than popping a few pills, they discretely light the end...

Column: Students hate library printers

Column: Students hate library printers

THOMAS LIN March 20, 2014

If you interact on this campus in any way, shape or form, then you're more than likely familiar with the awfulness that is the Loyola Internet. However, strangely enough, there's another technological...

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