Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

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....

Gamma Phi Beta sisters welcome new members on this year’s Bid Day.  As a Panhellenic Association sorority, Gamma Phi Beta has a strict recruitment structure. Photo credit: Molly Olwig

Recruitment practices divide Loyola’s Greek community

India Yarborough October 11, 2016

Despite shared values and similar community efforts, recruitment processes among Loyola’s Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and Panhellenic Association differ, with the Panhellenic...

Trainers (from left to right) Staffon Turley, Malik Thompson (bottom left), Tasja Demel, and Cyril Ma check their Pokédex to see which wild Pokémon are left for them to catch. Loyola University and Audubon Park, a PokéStop, are great places to find Pokémon. Photo credit: Alliciyia George

Commuters ‘Pokemon Go’ out

Davis Walden October 10, 2016
The Commuter Student Association held a Pokemon Go excursion.
Ashley Daily brews kratom tea before it became illegal Sept. 30. The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in August it would move kratom to be an illegal Schedule I substance. Photo credit: Davis Walden

Kratom outlawed Sept. 30

Caleb Beck September 27, 2016

“In less than a week, this drink will accrue six felonies,” said Ashley Daily, owner of the Euphorbia Kava Bar on Oak Street. Daily gave a sad smile as she lamented the legal status of the brew...

Follow the music to New Orleans

Follow the music to New Orleans

Jamal Melancon September 24, 2016

Siberia- 2227 St. Claude Avenue While there’s a bit of distance for Uptown residents, Siberia offers a cozy dimly lit den with an atmosphere that lends itself to a rock, punk and metal vibes. But...

Photo credit: Anna Dobrowolski

Catfishing for love

Starlight Williams September 23, 2016

He said he was 6’2", had blue eyes, dark brown hair and was a pre-med student who volunteered at animal shelters. She would exchange pictures as she chatted through text and social media, and while...

In the Launch Pad office space inside Suite 102 on 634 Magazine St., Paul Teall (right) helps Benjamin Anding (left) set up his Affectiva presentation for the New Orleans Game Developers group. Affectiva develops technology that reeads human emotions through facial expressions seen in cameras. Photo credit: Yuichiro Oguma

Nola Game Developers meeting previews emotion-recognition technology

Yuichiro Oguma September 23, 2016

Imagine a horror game that detects players’ fear, scares them at the best (or worst) time, and changes environments depending on player's emotion.Video game audiences receive emotion from stories,...

Interview with a vampire

Interview with a vampire

Ellen McCusker September 22, 2016

When a vampire in Romania video calls you in the middle of a work day, you are compelled to answer. However, instead of relaxing in his coffin or dining on the blood of an unsuspecting victim, Father...

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