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Uptown Howl Season 4 - Episode 13

Uptown Howl Season 4 – Episode 13

April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019 On this week's Uptown Howl, Anum Siddiqui and Neecy Harrsion discuss Lil Nas X's rise to country superstardom and Coachella surprises. Shadera Moore also interviews entrepreneur...

Best friends JC Canicosa and Harvey the horse take a ride through Nine Acres on a wonderfully cloudy British day. The pony pictured above is not Patch.

JC Does Sports Abroad: Equestrian

Jc Canicosa April 26, 2019

"JC Does Sports” is a series where sports reporter JC Canicosa engages in different club and varsity sports around campus and describes his experiences as a reporter attempting to be athletic. First...

A customer uses one of the slot machines at Bruno's Tavern in Uptown New Orleans. Bars and casinos across the city have slot machines allowing visitors to gamble. Photo credit: India Yarborough

Louisiana ranks as one of top 10 most gambling-addicted states

India Yarborough April 26, 2019

Meredith was in the fourth grade when the trips to Harrah’s ended. She had thought it was normal for her family to spend random nights of the week, sometimes even weekends, at one of the casino’s hotels. “We...

Festival goers dance during a live performance at BUKU Music + Art Project in 2018. Behind the scenes of the festival were numerous employees – many of them students – working to keep things running smoothly. ANGELO IMBRAGUGLIO / The Maroon. Photo credit: Angelo Imbraguglio

Music festivals that employ students provide valuable experience

April 26, 2019

Loyola is known for its music industry program and the experience it prepares students with – much of which is gained off-campus. Local New Orleans festivals such as Voodoo Music + Arts Experience,...

Finance junior Arianna Pepper went 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 in her solo victory in the conference semifinals. Both Loyola teams lost to Middle Georgia in the second round. Photo credit: Kyle Encar

Both tennis teams end their seasons in the conference semifinals

Andres Fuentes April 25, 2019

After dominating in the first round of the Southern States Athletic Conference Championship tournament, the Wolf Pack tennis teams hoped to use that winning momentum in the semifinals versus two nationally...

Business sophomore Joseph Short celebrates point. Both tennis teams advanced to the semifinals in the SSAC Championship tournament. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Tennis teams bring the heat in the first round of the conference championships

Andres Fuentes April 25, 2019

Both the men's and the women's tennis teams are making a racket at the Southern States Athletics Conference Championship tournament. On April 24, both teams dominated in the opening round, beating both...

FILE - This Feb. 6, 2015, file photo shows a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. Hundreds of opponents of mandatory vaccines are opposing a California proposal to give state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide which children can skip their shots before attending school. They plan to pack the first legislative hearing Wednesday, April 24, 2019 on a bill that proponents say would stem bogus exemptions granted in many cases by doctors who are paid to excuse students from vaccinations. Supporters say pockets of unvaccinated students help to spread measles. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Measles outbreak nears record high since declared elimination

John Casey April 25, 2019

Medical professionals across the nation are warning of the impending dangers of measles as the disease nears a record-high since being declared eliminated in 2000. The US Center for Disease Control...

SGA’s executive branch is inaugurated in Thomas Hall on April 10th. The administration is still without a Director of Communications for the 2019-2020 school year. Photo credit: Cristian Orellana

New SGA cabinet appointees draw excitement and criticism for next year’s government

Emma Ruby April 25, 2019

The Student Government Association is sailing full speed ahead, despite one cabinet pick facing scrutiny for not meeting their required experience to hold the position and another appointment declining...

Environmental studies Walter Ramesy (CENTER) won the 10,000-meter run with a time of 33:22.53 while business analytics sophomore Daniel Welch (LEFT)  placed in second and freshman Phoenix Aquino-Thomas (RIGHT) placed third at the conference meet. Photo credit: Loyola University New Orleans

Four Wolf Pack athletes win gold at the conference track and field meet

Andres Fuentes April 21, 2019

Through two days of competition, Loyola's men's and women's track and field teams clawed their way to top-5 finishes in the conference meet while also landing athletes atop of the podium. At the Southern...

A patron sits at a college bar. Many college bars have a series of health code violations. Photo credit: Hannah Renton

How clean is your college bar?

Erin Snodgrass April 19, 2019

A college student walks into a bar. She orders a drink or two or three. She eats some chicken fingers and uses the restroom. She dances the night away, never once granting thought to the various health...

Mass communication senior Ryan Hicks finished the conference tournament tied for 18th. Loyola placed fifth overall. Photo credit: Loyola New Orleans Athletics

Men’s golf team finishes in fifth place at the conference tournament

Andres Fuentes April 18, 2019

Despite playing their best golf in the final day of the Southern States Athletic Conference Championship, the Loyola men's golf team could not get ahead in the standings, finishing in fifth place with...

Tinder and Bumble go head to head

Shamaria Bell April 18, 2019
Shamaria talks about online dating on apps Tinder and Bumble.
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