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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Alpha Phi Alpha President Matthew Draughter, international business senior, washes a car. Alpha Phi Alpha held a car wash on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 to kick off Alpha Week. Photo credit: Alliciyia George

Alpha Phi Alpha celebrates Alpha Week

Alliciyia George November 7, 2016

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. kicked off Alpha Week on Saturday, Nov. 5 with a car wash. On Sunday. Nov. 6 Alpha Phi Alpha invited members of the Loyola community to join them at Temple Sinai for a Presbyterian...

Daniel Garrison, starring as Babylon Jones, drops to his knees in realizing the development thats occured to his old neighborhood. Mininger shot the scene in the uptown campus area. (Courtesy of Dylan Mininger)

Film spotlights black man’s reaction to gentrification

Jamal Melancon November 7, 2016

“Babylon Jones Pt. II” features protagonist Babylon Jones escaping from the basement of the Loyola Danna Student Center before confronting the businessman Mr. White, who takes joy in trapping...

Michael Dalle Molle, left, and Jordan Gurren, right, the founders and co-owners of GoodWood NOLA, discuss layout plans for their new 4,200+ ft. studio in MidCity. Photo credit: Sean Brennan

GoodWood goes beyond design, helps Loyola students do the same

Seán Brennan November 3, 2016

Two years ago, Michael Dalle Molle and Jordan Gurren, the founders and owners of the design and fabrication company GoodWood NOLA, were desperately trying to find a space to work out of, bringing in less...

Gallery: Loyola jams under the oaks

Tasja Demel October 28, 2016

Loyola’s Jazz Band gave music lovers something to dance to during the last Music Under the Oaks concert this year on Oct. 23. Under the direction of Gordon Towell and Nick Volz, more than 20 Loyola...

Co-owner Ross Karpelman oversees The House of Shock stage show pyrotechnics. (Courtesy of The House of Shock)

House of Shock celebrates two dozen Halloweens

Tyler Wann October 28, 2016
New Orleans haunted house makes terror topical.
Morel created a typrography piece using conductive ink on paper, an LED and a circuit system. Her work was submitted in 2013 to be featured in productions for both the National Center for Cinema and the Le Quartier Art Center. (Courtesy of Morel)

French fulbright scholar joins design department

Davis Walden October 25, 2016

Julie Morel, Fulbright scholar, is teaching students at Loyola to embrace experimentation and their own style while completing tasks in her print design and interactive design classes. “It feels...

Loyola gallery to feature University of Louisiana at Lafayette artwork

Davis Walden October 25, 2016

Loyola's Diboll Gallery is showing a collaborative collection of printmaking publications and projects finished at Marais Press at University of Louisiana at Lafayette by students, their professor Brian...

Music Industry Professor Jim McCormick examines the work of his students in his class The Business and Craft of Songwriting.

Music professor honors the craft of songwriting with students

Davis Walden October 24, 2016

Jim McCormick was five years old when he started to write songs, and now he has multiple number one hits on Billboard Country charts and songs on Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan albums that were released last...

Local regional theater company finds new home at Loyola

Local regional theater company finds new home at Loyola

Davis Walden October 24, 2016

Southern Rep Theatre has partnered with Loyola University’s theater department for a two year long program that will offer students internships and workshops. The decision came as a collaboration between...

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...

Lauren Saunders (left) and Shane Shanks (right) of the Zehno design firm presented their presentation Divine Inspiration in front of Loyola Design students on Oct.12 in Nunemaker Hall. They covered the topics of photography, editorial design, format, and graphic packages. Photo credit: Jamal Melancon

Design forum shares editorial and creative inspiration with students

Tyler Wann October 19, 2016

Professional designers Shane Shanks and Lauren Sanders visited from the marketing agency Zehno to show Loyola design students how to be inspired. On Oct. 12, Nunemaker Hall played host to the second guest...

Gleason Gras celebrates sixth year

Ellen Mccusker October 15, 2016

A couple of years ago, something called the Ice Bucket Challenge inundated social media. It involved pouring a bucket of ice water onto yourself or a friend, and then nominating others to do the same....

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