Before following their political aspirations and being elected Student Government Association president and vice president, Anna Hall, music business junior, and Percy Marchand, management junior, shared a passion for playing music.Hall, who attended Lake Mary in Orlando, Fla., and Marchand, who attended St. Augustine here in New Orleans, were drum majors at their respective high schools.They are quick to point out that any stereotypes or preconceptions about people in high school bands did not apply to them.”We weren’t dorks,” Marchand said.Marchand, the youngest of five siblings, was hooked on music at a young age. By the time he graduated high school, he had learned to play the piano, clarinet and saxophone. Music became his passion and joy.”It was a way I could get into my own world,” he said.For Hall, her days of playing in the high school band carried over to college, where she plays clarinet and bass clarinet in the Loyola Ensemble.But her musical talent does not end there. “I play the bagpipes,” she said. She has also played with local band Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes.”Live music is a phenomenon to me,” said Hall, who interned at the 2001 Voodoo Music Festival. “It was awesome.”With her major in music business, Hall is usually hanging out at Tipitina’s, the Howlin’ Wolf or the House of Blues, catching concerts and learning about music management and concert production.Aside from the free shows, Hall’s work in the music industry includes other perks such as “pushing other people around,” and dressing casually. “I’ll never wear business attire again if I’m in the music business,” she said.Marchand said he is optimistic about Hall’s future not only out of school, but as SGA president as well.”She’s ready to take on the world,” he said.Loyola seemed like an easy choice for Marchand. He said he remembers that at the open house, people just wanted him to be here and take part in the Loyola tradition.”It felt like home,” he said.After graduating, Marchand plans to remain involved in his personal business, Marchand Printing, and hopes someday to run for mayor of New Orleans.But no matter what he does in the future, Marchand said he will always be available to help those less fortunate then himself.”We all have a responsibility to go back and give,” said Marchand, who believes that kindness and generosity go a long way.”That’s enduring, and it never goes away,” he said.Nothing, Marchand said, will ever stop him from knowing how to have fun and act a little wild. “I might drive down two blocks, honking my horn just to be crazy,” he said.With Marchand’s sense of humor, Hall promises that the SGA office will be a fun place to be.”That office is always going to be entertaining,” she said.Hall’s activities during spring break proved she could have a little fun outside of school, too. She spent her week off with her family and played the nickel slot machines with her mother in Biloxi, Miss. But when she returned to Loyola, she was needed for SGA meetings to get her ready for next semester.”Spring Break was the calm before the storm,” she said.Marchand, on the other hand, spent the week in Tulsa, Okla. for a fraternity convention. His trip was less than fantastic. “I don’t recommend it as a vacation spot,” he said.

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