Students react to losing on-campus housing for fall semester
Emma Ruby and Zia Sampson
May 22, 2020
Athena Rivera was ready to return to campus in the fall to finish out her final semester at Loyola. After the spring semester was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the biology senior wasn’t even sure she would get to see her friends again before she graduated in December, so when Loyola announced...
Alcoholics Anonymous goes virtual during COVID-19
May 19, 2020
Skyler was isolated. They were anxious to be around people in public, plagued by a certain social paranoia. Feeling a lack of control, unable to see some semblance of a future, Skyler spent most of their time inside, drinking alone to feel something, or nothing, depending on the day. But that was...
New Orleans journalists face furloughs, memories of Katrina
Rose Wagner and Gabriella Killett
May 14, 2020
Less than a year after The Advocate won a Pulitzer Prize and acquired the Times-Picayune, creating the largest newsroom in Louisiana and changing the face of New Orleans journalism, a global pandemic hit, raising concerns about the newsroom’s revenue, future and the lives of local journalists. “This...
Five Best Off Campus Study Spots
November 17, 2018
Loyola’s campus offers a variety of study spots for students to use, whether it's your dorm, Starbucks or the library. However, over time, going to these same places can become bland. With the stale, fluorescent lighting and frigid air conditioning, the campus spots are not always ideal.Luckily for us, w...
Up-and-Comers at Voodoo 2018
November 16, 2018
Dorothy On Friday I had the pleasure of hearing a rock-group from Los Angeles led by Dorothy Martin, the group’s eponymous front-woman. At the ‘South Course’ stage, my senses were satisfied by a blend of blues, hard-rock, and heavy metal relative of New Orleans’ own ‘sludge’ scene. Doroth...
Five Female-Fronted Bands
Natalie Tavares and Kaylie Saidin
November 15, 2018
1. Goblin MarquetteUsing passionate, poetic lyrics to describe specific moments of strength, heartache and struggle, Emilia DiFabrizio vocalizes heavy emotions that are emphasized and accentuated by instrumental members of Goblin Marquette. The band's combination of punk, jazz and rock styles creates an alternative-rock sound, akin to the likes of Florence ...
Film festival looks to bring Palestinian culture to campus
November 8, 2018
A Loyola sophomore is looking to bring the culture of Palestine all the way to Uptown New Orleans. On Nov. 9, the Palestinian Film Festival will be held in Bobet Hall and aims to educate students on the movement for freedom in Palestine. Marco Saah, popular and commercial music sophomore, worked...
NOLA Nightmare rises from the grave of House of Shock
Caitlyn Reisgen
October 25, 2018
On the same grounds under the Huey P. Long Bridge, where the House of Shock terrified visitors for years, the new haunted house, New Orleans Nightmare, debuted this year. This unique haunted house is owned by the 13th Floor Entertainment Group, who also owns other haunts across the United Stat...
Cheryl Conway wins first Staff of the Month Award
October 20, 2018
Following years of tight budgets and staff reductions, the Executive Staff Committee of the Staff Senate made the choice to recognize a staff member who goes above and beyond each month, starting in October.The initial idea for the award arose in the Organizational Health committee earlier this year...
Blue Cypress Books: A decade on Oak Street
October 8, 2018
Nestled between Plum and Zimple Streets, just out of sight of the St. Charles streetcar, sits Blue Cypress Books, 900 square-feet stacked full of almost 14,000 new and used books, and one of the three remaining independent bookstores in Uptown New Orleans. Elizabeth Ahlquist,...
Five Loyola artists to see before they graduate
October 7, 2018
When I started at Loyola, I once remarked that someone could throw a stone into a crowd of students and be hard-pressed not to hit a musician. Even students who aren’t enrolled in the College of Music may surprise you. From casual “SoundCloud rappers” to post-punk bands and everything in bet...
D&D Creations assures that Mardi Gras fashion goes off seamlessly
October 2, 2018
Mardi Gras fashion is a delight to the senses, but with all the preparation and planning going on, the smaller details can be missed. The shining sequins, the colorful plumes, the extravagant headdresses and the time it takes to design and create the krewes' clothes can be lost among the crowds, ...
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