During the Cold War, a term that went out of fashion more than twenty years ago after the collapse of the Soviet Union, world affairs were seen as a division between the two major super powers, namely the United States and the Soviet Union, and their spheres of interests or influence. The Middle East conflict Read more »
Students are tired. Students are frustrated. Their hair is unkempt; their eyes are heavy as bricks. The sight of them is anything but pretty. Something has gone terribly awry at Loyola High School. But what? Sleep has gone missing. “I’m absolutely miserable,” a student says between tears. “As soon as Sleep and I were really Read more »
On the morning of Jan. 18, the first day of finals at Loyola, many students tried to access Wikipedia to get some last-minute cramming in before their tests but were surprised to find that the popularly used website was completely “blacked out.” Wikipedia purposely shut down for the day in protest and it was not Read more »
Man for others: the mantra that defines Loyola students. In less than a week, students have the opportunity to live this mantra at the annual blood drive next Thursday. Certainly, donating blood is an altruistic act that saves countless lives. The daily announcement has given the incentive of last year’s Blood Drive T-shirt in addition Read more »
Since the implementation of the Bowl Championship Series in 1998, there has been major criticism and debate among the public to forgo the BCS system and create a playoff arrangement allowing teams to battle for the chance to play in the national championship rather than being chosen. This year is no different with Louisiana State Read more »
The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Dr. Mark Ungrin of the University of Toronto captivated the biomedical research world on Thursday, Dec. 1, when their latest research of embryonic stem cells was published in Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Their research indicated the possibility of restorative treatment for liver disease and diabetes in the near future. Read more »
For most of us one day is a short period of time. Sure, some days seem endless and tiresome, as I can attest when I have days where I leave my house for school at 4:30 in the morning and don’t get home till 7:30 at night. So yes, at times a single day can Read more »
For the past four years, Loyola alumnus Joseph Leo Bwarie, class of 1995, has been cast to “Walk like a man” and “talk like a man” as Frankie Valli in Broadway’s production of Jersey Boys. From Immaculate Heart to Emerson and back again, Bwarie’s career in singing has taken him from the Academy Awards to Read more »
A clever soul once said, “At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It’s part of who you are and doesn’t need to be discussed anymore.” Similarly, Loyola’s pride was boldly flaunted at the fun-filled 2011 Spirit Week from Oct. 18 through Oct. 22. Spirit week was announced Read more »
On Monday, Oct. 24, US naturalized citizens of Iranian origin pled not guilty in a federal court in New York. He is one of two men implicated in an alleged plot by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States by blowing up a popular Georgetown restaurant Read more »
