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The Student News Site of Loyola University Maryland

The Greyhound

  The Opioid Crisis in Baltimore

  The Opioid Crisis in Baltimore

Greyhound Opinions December 22, 2017

Opioids are drugs that act on the nervous system to help relieve pain. The past few years there has been a substantial increase of opioid-related deaths occurring in Baltimore. According to Maryland’s...

Loyolas New Apocalyptic Superweapon FURY: The right way to deal with Westboro Baptist Church?

Loyola’s New Apocalyptic Superweapon ‘FURY’: The right way to deal with Westboro Baptist Church?

Greyhound Opinions April 1, 2016

The student body at Loyola University Maryland is up in arms over the controversial Westboro Baptist Church's upcoming protest at our campus. The church's “congregation” is notorious for its hate speech...

The danger in mocking Donald Trump

The danger in mocking Donald Trump

Greyhound Opinions February 14, 2016

When my friend and I were talking politics, discussion turned to who would win the general election in November and, of course, the name Trump came up. My friend laughed when I said the words out loud:...

Mizzou Protests: Concerned Student 1950s important fight tarnished by haste and disrespect for free press

Mizzou Protests: Concerned Student 1950’s important fight tarnished by haste and disrespect for free press

Greyhound Opinions November 22, 2015

Header photo courtesy Justin L. Stewart, Columbia Missourian via AP Embattled University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigned Monday, Nov. 9 in the wake of growing protests on campus by racial justice...

Death of online rapper 3pac highlights disconnect between fans and creators online

Death of online rapper ‘3pac’ highlights disconnect between fans and creators online

Greyhound Opinions November 15, 2015

Photo courtesty 3PACTVHD I’d like to discuss the death of a true titan of the rap community, 3pac. Not Tupac. 3pac. The 24-year-old rapper died last month during water polo practice at his college....

Donald Trump’s frank, brutal strategy

Greyhound Opinions September 4, 2015

Donald Trump announced that he would not be running for president in 2012 with this statement: “I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately,...

Editorial: The Greyhound’s online presence

Greyhound Opinions September 4, 2015

The Greyhound is now, for the most part, an online paper. We made this change in earnest in the spring semester last year by posting our content to thegreyhound.org instead of printing it. Some people...

Ellen Pao case not a victory for women in tech

Ellen Pao case not a victory for women in tech

Greyhound Opinions April 12, 2015

Reddit CEO Ellen Pao's lawsuit against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins ended decisively in March. On four counts of gender discrimination, the jury found in favor of the firm each time. Pao's claims...

Free speech under fire in Copenhagen

Free speech under fire in Copenhagen

Greyhound Opinions February 15, 2015

Yesterday, a gunman fired over two-hundred bullets at a Copenhagen cafe hosting a seminar on free speech and blasphemy. One man was killed at the cafe, and three police officers were wounded. That night,...

The Pirate Bay returns: Piracys Whac-A-Mole effect.

The Pirate Bay returns: Piracy’s Whac-A-Mole effect.

Greyhound Opinions February 1, 2015

The largest peer-to-peer file-sharing site in the world, The Pirate Bay, was shut down by a decisive raid by Swedish police on Dec. 9. The raid was perhaps the most significant ever staged, resulting in...

#JeNeSuisCharlie: A Hashtag Dedicated to Missing the Point

#JeNeSuisCharlie: A Hashtag Dedicated to Missing the Point

Greyhound Opinions January 20, 2015

On January 7, 2015, two Al-Qaeda sponsored gunmen entered the office of French satirical Charlie Hebdo, and murdered 11 people. 11 more were wounded. Terrorists targeted the magazine because of its depictions...

The Ferguson conversation lost sight of the facts

The Ferguson conversation lost sight of the facts

Greyhound Opinions December 12, 2014

When a Ferguson grand jury chose not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, America blew up. After all, when it seems like police can kill unarmed black men and get off scot-free, what can one feel but anger? But...

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