Streaming This Week: April 1
April 1, 2020
It's April Fools Day! But, the movies and television series coming to streaming services today and tomorrow are no joke. Here is a taste of what is being offered. April 1 - Netflix The Perks of Being a Wallflower Chronically the freshmen year of Charlie Kelmeckis, played by Logan Lerman, "T...
Loyola senior raises funds to get his EP played on the radio
April 1, 2020
For Loyola senior Sean Mulligan, the dream of hearing one of his songs is only $2,100 dollars away from becoming a reality. During the school year, Mulligan, who performs under the stage name Sean Hobbes, went to one of his professors seeking advice on how to best release his upcoming EP. His professor...
A podcast for every mood of quarantine
March 30, 2020
Let's face it, you're bored. Maybe your Netflix to-watch list is dwindling down or your friends have already gotten as emotionally vulnerable as anyone can get over Zoom. Or maybe you just need a break from letting the 24-hour news cycle of epidemiology become the elevator music of your life. Whatever...
Film students adapt to finish semester film projects immediately following classes cancelled
March 29, 2020
One of the areas hit hard by the sudden coronavirus reshuffle is Loyola's film department. The student-run Crescent City Film Festival, which was expected to showcase short films from Loyola film students in April, has been postponed to next year. However, the department decided to push ahead with...
Streaming This Week: March 27
March 28, 2020
It's yet another week of quarantine. But don't despair because lots of streaming services offer lots of great content to pass the time and entertain. From a new season of a thrilling drama series about a money launderer and his family to a showcase of one of the most enduring actresses in French cinema,...
Review: “On My Block: Season Three” brings back all the tears and laughs
March 22, 2020
Editor's Note: The following review contains spoilers for seasons one and two of "On My Block." To read The Maroon's previous review of season two, click here. Returning back to the gang and mystery-filled neighborhoods of Los Angeles, "On My Block" brings the group back for yet another life-impac...
Review: “Spenser Confidential” shows Mark Wahlberg at his best
March 22, 2020
Mark Wahlberg steps back into the action genre to bring a tale of corrupt cops and shady business deals in "Spenser Confidential." After serving five years in prison for assaulting his corrupt captain, former Boston police officer Spenser, played by Wahlberg, wants to leave his old life behind. Before...
Buku Music + Arts Project Reschedueld to Late 2020
Caitlyn Reisgen
March 22, 2020
Due to coronavirus precautions, the 2020 BUKU Music + Arts Project has been postponed to Labor Day weekend. The festival would have taken place March 20-21 at Mardi Gras World, featuring artists such as Tyler, the Creator; Glass Animals; Flume; and Illenium. In an official statement posted to their Instagram,...
Streaming This Week: March 20
March 20, 2020
With theaters closing across the country, the weekly What's in Theaters articles will be discontinued for now. However, we will instead be replacing it with Streaming This Week. Though you can't go out into theaters for entertainment, there are plenty of things you can watch from the comfort of your own home...
New Orleans theatre hopes to make a comeback after COVID-19
Tess Rowland
March 16, 2020
On March 16, the lights will be dimmed in the Southern Rep Theatre. Before moving to its new venue on Bayou Road, the theatre was formerly housed in Loyola's Marquette Theatre. It also employed Loyola students for community based work-study.The closure of the local theatre comes not only with the en...
Theater students turn final “Cabaret” rehearsal into public performance
Shadera Moore and Daniel Schwalm
March 13, 2020
Loyola students working on a production of the “Cabaret” held an impromptu performance Wednesday night after the announcement that classes were cancelled, opening their regular rehearsal to the public. “They’ve been doing this every night for four or five weeks, since way before Mardi Gras....
Loyola student uses TikTok to connect with queer community
March 9, 2020
Aly Hetzel never expected to go viral. In fact, she first downloaded TikTok jokingly as a way to follow her little brother’s videos. “At first, it was just for making fun little videos to laugh at myself with friends, but then people started being like ‘oh, that’s so relatable’ or ‘oh,...
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