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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Pharmacist Donna L. administers a flu shot Jan. 18, 2018, at a Walgreens in New Orleans. Doctors and pharmacist can give the flu shot. SOFIA SAMAYOA/The Maroon.

Health officials: it’s not too late to get the flu shot

A. Sofia Samayoa January 25, 2018

As a flu epidemic seizes the health of thousands of Americans across the country, health officials are pressing people to proceed with caution and take care of themselves. Many Loyola students are taking...

Left to right Reps. Johnny Berthelot, R-Gonzales; Reid Falconer, R-Mandeville; Jack McFarland, R-Winnfield; and Lance Harris, R-Alexandria, talk about taxes Jan. 22, 2018, ahead of Gov. John Bel Edwards presentation of his worst-case scenario budget if lawmakers dont replace $1 billion in expiring taxes. MELINDA DESLATTE/AP.

Massive TOPS cuts could impact Loyola

Rich Simmerman January 25, 2018

Around this time last year, Chris Ibert was a high school senior from Franklin, Louisiana who was getting ready to commit to Loyola. His love for making music and interest in the culture of New Orleans...

An NOPD car sits in a New Orleans neighborhood. Mayor Mitch Landrieu said at a recent press conference that violent crime in New Orleans has decreased. Photo credit: John Casey

Mayor: Violent crime is down in New Orleans

Daniel Williams January 19, 2018

Violent crimes and homicides in New Orleans have been reduced due to efforts of the crime control initiative NOLA for Life, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said at a press conference on Jan. 4. From 2016 to 2017,...

The check sits outside of the New Orleans Mission. New Orleans Mission is a faith-based homeless shelter. Photo credit: Sidney Holmes

Homeless shelter houses more people for winter weather

Sidney Holmes January 18, 2018

With one of the deepest cold spells in years, New Orleanians are doing all they can to bundle up and stay inside. But for over 1,000 people in the city, just staying in a warm home isn’t an option. That’s...

This May 16, 2015 photo shows oil drillings offshore of a service pier in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Southern California near Carpinteria. The surface temperature of the North Atlantic Ocean are climbing at unprecedented rates. (AP Photo/John Antczak)

Trump’s offshore drilling plan met with hostility and support

Miles Rouen January 18, 2018

When President Trump ran his 2016 presidential campaign, he made expanding energy exploration and offshore drilling a key aspect of his platform. Now, he is making moves to fulfill that promise. The...

FILE - In this June 17, 2015 file photo, medical marijuana plants grow at LifeLine Labs in Cottage Grove, Minn. When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions green-lighted federal prosecutors to pursue violators of federal marijuana laws, not only states that legalized recreational pot are at risk of a crackdown, but so is most of the rest of America. All but four states allow some form of medical marijuana, even Sessions home state of Alabama. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Louisiana could lose medical marijuana

Jc Canicosa January 17, 2018

The U.S. may have just taken a massive step back from legalizing medical marijuana across every state, including Louisiana. On Jan. 4, the Department of Justice issued a memo stating that the department...

In this Oct. 13, 2017 photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a dinner hosted by the Washington Policy Center in Bellevue, Wash.  Efforts to improve education nationwide are coming to fruition under DeVos, as made evident by the $13 million grant from the Department of Education to New Orleans institutions. Photo credit: Associated Press

Loyola one of six New Orleans recipients of Department of Education Grant

Jack Deorio and John Casey December 9, 2017

The Department of Education awarded $13 million to New Orleans based universities and nonprofits in hopes of recruiting, educating and employing nearly 900 culturally competent teachers by 2020. Xavier...

Environmental studies department flips the classroom at last roundtable

Rose Wagner December 7, 2017

Walking into a lecture hall, you expect to see professors leading discussion from the front of the room with students seated in the back, but that's not always the case in the environmental studies department.On...

A new Starbucks location is under construction at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Freret Street.  The sudden influx of chain stores along Freret has been unsettling for some local residents. Photo credit: Mairead Cahill

Chains replace local shops on Freret Street

Mairead Cahill December 7, 2017

Freret Street has changed a lot in recent years as local shops have been forced out in favor of bigger chains, leaving many residents like Monwell Frazier upset about the switch.Frazier, a Loyola alumnus...

A New Orleans Police Department vehicle sits outside as an officer responds to a call in the Lower Garden District.  Police in the Uptown area are on high-alert as vehicle-related crimes have spiked up in recent months. Photo credit: John Casey

Car thefts, break-ins on the rise near university

Mairead Cahill November 29, 2017

The New Orleans Police Department has a warning for Uptown residents: make sure your vehicles are secure.The department has issued warnings after a recent rise in car thefts and vehicle break-ins in the...

A student walks his bike to the bike rack by the West Road garage. Many students commute to campus via bike daily, one that includes numerous potholes, tight one-way streets and oblivious drivers. Photo credit: John Casey

Environmental roundtables pedal forward

Hayley Risse November 29, 2017

Commuters who decide to bicycle to Loyola face a number of hazards, according to community members who attended the Fair Share vs. Lion's Share meeting in Nunemaker Auditorium.The purpose of the event,...

Date Auction hosts announcing the total amount of money raised on Nov. 11. Date Auction is an annual event put on by the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations to raise money for a philanthropy.

Watch: Vietnamese student associations take Date Auction to new heights

Sidney Holmes November 15, 2017

New records were broken this year as Vietnamese student associations from all over the Gulf Coast gathered for their annual Date Auction. With more than 600 people in attendance at Tulane’s McAlister...

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