<![CDATA[The Maroon - Life & Times RSS]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/se/the-maroon-life-times-rss-1.746085 Thu, 9 Sep 2010 18:37:46 -0400 en <![CDATA[Column: I'll be the man this time ]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/column-i-ll-be-the-man-this-time-1.2309573 Sensible Scribbles

I'd kept to myself at my job this summer as a hostess. Character A and I occasionally made small talk; I was all manners and innocent smiles to his playful jokes. There was not much between us, other than an unspoken consciousness that the other was in...

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:32:34 -0400 1.2309573 Janece Bell Life and Times <![CDATA["Get Low" Movie raises expectations]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/get-low-movie-raises-expectations-1.2309549

Alas, this summer's movies proved to be uncannily similar to this season's global climate: overheated and at times, long and unbearable. and nbsp; This year, the gift of Fall came slightly earlier than usual in the form of director Aaron Schneider's de...

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:12:36 -0400 1.2309549 Ari Silber Life and Times <![CDATA[Howling With Coyotes: An Interview with the Band]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/howling-with-coyotes-an-interview-with-the-band-1.2309530 Band talks about industry, influence, and life

Sunsets, sleepless nights and heartaches formed the Coyotes. The band's blend of west coast style and southern influence set them apart from most other Loyola Bands. ...

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:18:48 -0400 1.2309530 Carl Harrison, Life and Times Assistant Editor Life and Times <![CDATA[Staying safe in the city]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/staying-safe-in-the-city-1.2309529

By: Elle Maloney


New Orleans is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States, yet students, parents and faculty continue to boast about how safe they feel on campus and in the area. ...

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:09:04 -0400 1.2309529 Elle Maloney Life and Times <![CDATA[Uptown Venue Review: Maple Leaf Bar]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/uptown-venue-review-maple-leaf-bar-1.2309527

Down on Oak Street lies a true New Orleans music venue. and nbsp;Originally a chess and music club, the Maple Leaf is the place to go if you are craving funky, New Orleans music that sometimes does not cease until sunrise. Musical styles represente...

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:03:53 -0400 1.2309527 Carl Harrison, Assistant Life and Times Editor Life and Times <![CDATA[Freshman Guide: Off-Campus Fun]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/freshman-guide-off-campus-fun-1.2309475

By: Yvonne Labbe, Staff Writer


A Loyola student should never be bored. Campus is located nearby neighborhoods with shops and attractions that appeal to anyone from athletes to fashionistas to musicians. Incoming students should use this article as a where to browse, shop and eat gui...

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:32:01 -0400 1.2309475 Yvonne Labbe, Staff Writer Life and Times <![CDATA[One-acts offer new experience]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/one-acts-offer-new-experience-1.2236981 This is part three of a four part series on senior projects

As part of the Department of Theatre Arts' series of senior-directed one-act plays, Rebecca Hollingsworth got her first chance to step outside the actor's realm and watch her own work from off the stage. and nbsp;...

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:25:12 -0400 1.2236981 KEVIN ZANSLER Life and Times Editor Life and Times <![CDATA[Films question motives behind friendly faces]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/films-question-motives-behind-friendly-faces-1.2236978

By: ARI SILBER Contributing Writer


Formerly in American society (say about until the last 30 years or so), the tendency was to take one's friends and neighbors at face value. But as serial killers and terrorists increasingly became more 'average and rdquo; looking, our illusion of trust br...

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:17:08 -0400 1.2236978 ARI SILBER Contributing Writer Life and Times <![CDATA[Rugby falls prey to retention issues]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/rugby-falls-prey-to-retention-issues-1.2225383

By: JULIA RUSSLER The Maroon

Lack of consistency hurts team’s abilities

The Loyola men's rugby team is hoping to have more dependable members for the next season....

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:56:22 -0400 1.2225383 JULIA RUSSLER The Maroon Life and Times <![CDATA[All-Decade team has recent ]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/all-decade-team-has-recent-1.2225378

The time for my last column has arrived. I had no idea what to write about, because you can't write about just anything on the last column. It has to be something with some substance, something that matters. The spotlight has to be on something that is no...

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:53:30 -0400 1.2225378 Eduardo Gonzalez Life and Times <![CDATA[Women’s basketball holds annual tryouts]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/women-s-basketball-holds-annual-tryouts-1.2225376

By: RICHARD DEMPSEY Contributing Writer

Team is looking for new talent for ‘10-‘11

The Loyola women's basketball team held tryouts for prospective student athletes in the university's recreational complex April 10....

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:50:24 -0400 1.2225376 RICHARD DEMPSEY Contributing Writer Life and Times <![CDATA[Baseball roster takes a hit]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/baseball-roster-takes-a-hit-1.2225370

At the end of the season, Loyola baseball will lose two of their biggest pitchers, as starter closer Mike Kelly, marketing senior, and Kevin Fontenot, physics senior, will be among the five seniors on the team graduating this May. ...

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:48:25 -0400 1.2225370 HASANI GRAYSON Assistant Sports Editor Life and Times <![CDATA[THIS WEEK ON BLU-RAY/DVD]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/this-week-on-blu-ray-dvd-1.2225368

By: ARI SILBER Contributing Writer


South Park: The Complete 13th Season It's hard to believe 'South Park and rdquo; is on its 14th season, but apparently it's a fact since 'South Park: The Complete 13th Season and rdquo; has just arrived on DVD. Somehow, the show has managed to rem...

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:43:08 -0400 1.2225368 ARI SILBER Contributing Writer Life and Times <![CDATA[Student organizes big-name music festival]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/student-organizes-big-name-music-festival-1.2225362

By: RAVEN CRANE Contributing Writer

New Orleans version of festival possible in 2011

The concept of making a bomb something good is definitely foreign to most. However music business freshman Frank Bombaci took on the challenge after being assigned a senior project in high school. ...

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:40:45 -0400 1.2225362 RAVEN CRANE Contributing Writer Life and Times <![CDATA[Germany becomes a second home]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/germany-becomes-a-second-home-1.2225357 All That Is Absurd

After an eight hour flight to Germany, sitting next to a man on whom I accidentally sneezed and after taking a train I wasn't even sure was correct from the D and uuml;sseldorf airport to the Hauptbahnhof (main station) of the city in which I would be stu...

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:37:33 -0400 1.2225357 JONAS GRIFFIN Life and Times <![CDATA[Graphic design project shows true self]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/graphic-design-project-shows-true-self-1.2225351

By: KEVIN ZANSLER Life & Times Editor

This is part two of a four part series on senior projects

Perry Spadoni may not have known it at the time, but he had been planning for his graphic design senior project since he was a freshman. and nbsp;...

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:33:50 -0400 1.2225351 KEVIN ZANSLER Life and Times Editor Life and Times <![CDATA[Caribbean music fills Nunemaker Auditorium]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/caribbean-music-fills-nunemaker-auditorium-1.2225340

A congo line in Nunemaker Auditorium may be the last thing someone imagines for a Wednesday night, but when the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies held their inaugural event, 'Everybody Runnin' to the Carnaval, and rdquo; just that happened. ...

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:30:11 -0400 1.2225340 RAVEN CRANE Contributing Writer Life and Times <![CDATA[“A Prophet” and “The Runaways” not on same level]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/a-prophet-and-the-runaways-not-on-same-level-1.2225328

The concept of paying one's dues to earn respect plays prominently in the two gritty, yet wildly divergent independent films, 'A Prophet and rdquo; and 'The Runaways. and rdquo;...

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:26:06 -0400 1.2225328 ARI SILBER Contributing Writer Life and Times <![CDATA[Injustices should not be tolerated]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/injustices-should-not-be-tolerated-1.2216366 Experience All the Way Down

Some weeks ago, I visited the apartment of Sa and uacute;l Garc and iacute;a, one of the Hispanic workers in the Orleans Room. You might recognize him from the vegetarian section. ...

]]> Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:47:21 -0400 1.2216366 ROLANDO LOPEZ Life and Times <![CDATA[New comedy looks back to 1980s teen flicks]]> http://www.loyolamaroon.com/life-times/new-comedy-looks-back-to-1980s-teen-flicks-1.2216359

By: ARI SILBER Contributing Writer


No one can accuse a studio of false advertising when a movie's title is 'Hot Tub Time Machine. and rdquo; and nbsp; and nbsp;...

]]> Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:44:11 -0400 1.2216359 ARI SILBER Contributing Writer Life and Times