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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Maggie McGovern demonstrates a watercolor technique used for one of her makeup looks. McGovern has created various looks that she then shares to her Instagram account. Photo credit: Osama Ayyad

Maggie McGovern makes it up as she goes

Davis Walden February 2, 2017

Maggie McGovern didn't touch a makeup brush until she was a senior in high school. Since then, she's trained extensively in makeup designing and uses her own drawings to inspire makeup looks that she creates...

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Melania Trump hires Loyola alumna

Jessica Molina January 27, 2017

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, A‘93, joins Melania Trump’s staff as a senior adviser. Wolkoff is a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans with a degree in mass communation. She worked her way up...

Ian Hoch appears in Flood City, a satirical recap of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Since graduating from Loyola, Hoch has starred in multiple productions both on stage and on screen. Photo credit: Courtesy of John Barrois

Big stage & big screen

Jules Lydon January 26, 2017
Three-time Big Easy Award Nominee Ian Hoch recounts his time at Loyola and his immersion into the New Orleans theatre and film industry
Leslie Parr, A. Louis Read Distinguished Professor in Communication, gives speech after receiving Dux Academicus award. Parr is the 39th faculty member to receive this award. Photo credit: Nicholas Boulet

Leslie Parr honored with Dux Academicus award

Jc Canicosa January 25, 2017

Leslie Parr, A. Louis Read Distinguished Professor in Communication, was the recipient of the Dux Academics award this year. The annual award, given at the President’s Convocation, honors an outstanding...

Martin Luther King Jr. stares into the eyes of his wife Coretta Scott King in twin portraits featuring the words love supreme. Odums latest exhibit will be on display at Studio Be until January. Photo credit: Daniel Williams

“Ephemeral” exhibit showcases the African-American experience

Daniel Williams January 19, 2017

On the thin line between the Marigny and the Bywater, walking distance from the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts High School (NOCCA), is a young girl with her arms stretched outward. She wears...

New Orleans accent is rarely portrayed well

New Orleans accent is rarely portrayed well

Caleb Beck October 24, 2016

New Orleanians do not speak with a stereotypical southern drawl. This is a common misconception that might just draw the ire of local natives. However, this is a characteristic that is continually played...

Bagel Boy: Uptown Delivery Sensation

Bagel Boy: Uptown Delivery Sensation

Caleb Beck October 24, 2016

Loyola alumnus Brendan Dodd, A'16, has built a reputation in Loyola and Tulane's communities, delivering free bagels to friends and strangers alike. Bike deliveries are not an unusual sight in bustling...

Photo credit: Anna Dobrowolski

Catfishing for love

Starlight Williams September 23, 2016

He said he was 6’2", had blue eyes, dark brown hair and was a pre-med student who volunteered at animal shelters. She would exchange pictures as she chatted through text and social media, and while...

Interview with a vampire

Interview with a vampire

Ellen McCusker September 22, 2016

When a vampire in Romania video calls you in the middle of a work day, you are compelled to answer. However, instead of relaxing in his coffin or dining on the blood of an unsuspecting victim, Father...

Bars with a twist

Bars with a twist

India Yarborough September 20, 2016

The 21st Amendment La Louisiane - 725 Iberville St.  With vintage photographs lining the walls, bartenders dressed in 1920s inspired clothing and jazz filling the air, The 21st Amendment La Louisiane...

This is a computer-generated view of the BABE boutique that will open on Freret Street. The clothing store is set to open in late October. (Image credit: Jessy Jacobs)

BABE boutique opens on Freret

Davis Walden September 14, 2016

The BABE clothing boutique opens on Freret Street in October. After doing trunk and home shows for a year, Jessy Jacobs has outgrown the showroom in her mother’s home and is opening a boutique on...

Loyola Brass Society and Chamber Orchestra join forces for concert

Anna Knapp April 21, 2016

For the first time, Loyola Chamber Orchestra students left their familiar performing space to join forces with the Brass Society at a concert under the Audubon Park oaks. On Sunday, April 10, the orchestra...

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