2008 Woodie Awards
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Loyola revealed the Kell Munoz Master Plan on Jan. 24 without offering definite cost estimates or a timeline for its completion. While the plan may seem spectacular to outsiders, the revamping of the Loyola campus is not as new as it may appear. Loyola's history shows a constant change of scenery, dating back from its beginning in 1911.
Life at Loyola is hard as a student. You're trying to figure out your place in the world: your future, your finances and your direction. All of these things can make you feel a little rundown and sometimes you just want to vent. But beware of venting to the wrong people.
There are not many bad things you can say about Loyola. Granted, I have only been here for one semester, but from what I have seen, this school does all it can to keep its students happy and entertained. Loyola has bands that come and play in the Peace Quad during the day so students can relax in between classes and just listen to music.
It doesn't take a scientific study to conclude that a vast majority of Loyola students, myself included, are celebrating the Mardi Gras season. My hypothesis, however, is that a vast minority of students are preparing to observe Lent. The idea of Mardi Gras without Lent seems a little counterintuitive.
Dear Editor, I am a recent graduate of Loyola's College of Music and a cast member of the Loyola Opera's production of "Orpheus in the Underworld." As a young singer making my way into a field with an increasingly smaller audience, I am acutely aware of how important it is to try to make opera more accessible to our generation. I can't even begin to explain how upset I am in the handling of the publicity for Loyola's production of "Orpheus in the Underworld."
HOWL to professors deciding to cancel class this Friday for Mardi Gras. GROWL to the endless traffic during Mardi Gras parades. GROWL to expected rainy weather on Mard Gras. GROWL to professors giving too much homework before Mardi Gras. HOWL to Loyola's annual Masquerade Ball.
Loyola beamed up a number of new art pieces placed around campus to complement the city-wide international modern art show visiting New Orleans this November
Professors at Loyola get special attention from the credit crisis
The faculty senate approved the Student Government Association's smoking policy, after Robert Gerlich, S.J. voted in favor, breaking the tie.
"I am absentee voting," graphic design sophomore Audrey Schreck said.
Loyola has joined a new trend in universities across the country with the development of service-oriented living/learning communities.
Law alumni return
Everyone complained about this year's Voodoo Fest lineup. We all whined about the prices and Death Cab For Cutie's sudden drop out. But when the weekend finally rolled around, time could not be better spent anywhere other than with your drunken friends in City Park.
Fall fashion may be hitting the runways of New York, but political buttons, t-shirts and bumper stickers seem to be the fashion-forward trend dominating the Loyola "runway."
You see that title under my name? That's unadulterated theft. It comes from my brother Jimmy Bower. He's a high-school dropout, has tattoos from head to toe and Willie Nelson's taste in hair and drugs. And he's from the West Bank. He sounds just terrible, doesn't he? But since his Wikipedia page says he's the "Godfather of Southern Metal," I guess someone digs his style.
The Office of Admissions recently discovered not as many people love Loyola as much as they do.
Next Tuesday is fast approaching and you know what that means - new DVD releases. Well, if you want advice on what you should absolutely buy, what you should rent once and what you should stay away from, check out this guide on what's hot and what's not.
Need advice on the twists and turns that young love can make? Then read this column for a straight solution.
Loyola is a constant haven for music all around its historic campus. Take a peek at these rising stars within its own galaxy.
Jennifer Hudson (Academy Award winner and American Idol finalist) experienced a family tragedy when she learned her mother and brother were shot to death. FBI later found her 7-year-old nephew dead too.
Loyola's men's basketball team is hoping to improve their record for the second straight season after an 11 game improvement in the 2007-2008 season.
The recent economic crisis is taking its toll on people and institutions, and Loyola University athletics is no exception. While the athletics department hasn't felt the sting yet, it could in the future, according to Michael Giorlando, athletic director and men's basketball coach.
To follow up from my last column, this will be the second in a series of seven principles that I will discuss in fitness and how they apply to our life dilemmas.
Amanda Oldani marketing freshman, has been playing volleyball since she was in sixth grade, when she played for a club team. In eighth grade, Oldani began playing for her high school team, New Braunfels High School in New Braunfels, Texas, where she won the True Blue Award for being an outstanding student-athlete.
AT ISSUE: City-wide exhibit to display artwork on Loyola's campus
In response to the article "WFF workers lunch underground in closet with cleaning supplies" written on Oct. 29: A result of raising worker wages is attracting a higher class of worker and retaining the best current workers. This is fine and good, as Loyola will see better results: a cleaner campus and a higher skilled work force.
Dear Editor, Hookah cafés and lounges may be one of the hottest college fads to pop up in New Orleans, but smoking hookah tobacco pipes has many health consequences.
Libraries across the country are developing spaces called Information Commons, Learning Commons or Research Commons. At Loyola University New Orleans, the mission of the Monroe Library's Learning Commons is to provide a collaborative space where students, faculty and staff can come together to study, learn, teach and socialize.
Alex Guiden
Come Nov. 5, either Barack Obama or John McCain will be President-elect of the United States. Our president. My president. President of Democrats, Republicans and independents. After a drawn out campaign and vicious attacks, it is time for national unity.
Day one: Day two: Day three:
