Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

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...

New Orleans music celebrity Big Freedia announces the Duke and Duchess of The Daiquiri Sept. 13 at the Ace Hotel. The winners of the first ever daiquiri competition were selected out of 43 different specialty drinks submitted by bars and restaurants participating in Daiquiri Season. (Courtesy of Josh Brasted)

First ever New Orleans Daiquiri Season turns an off-month back on

Seán Brennan September 21, 2016

Traditionally, September in New Orleans marks the start of the Saints’ season for football fans, the back-to-school season for students, and for bars and restaurants, the slow season. This year,...

Bars with a twist

Bars with a twist

India Yarborough September 20, 2016

The 21st Amendment La Louisiane - 725 Iberville St.  With vintage photographs lining the walls, bartenders dressed in 1920s inspired clothing and jazz filling the air, The 21st Amendment La Louisiane...

Renowned burlesque dancer Miss Stormy Gayle is crowned New Orleans International Queen of Burlesque 2015. (Courtesy of New Orleans Burlesque Festival)

New Orleans Burlesque Festival set to amaze audiences

Caleb Beck September 17, 2016

Burlesque dancing is world-renowned for combining performance arts, sensuality and glamor with style to spare, and this year’s New Orleans Burlesque Festival is set to honor this classic form of...

Marc Stone plays at The Howlin Wolf’s benefit concert. Several bands performed at the concert to raise funds for flooding victims. The event raised around $3,000. Photo credit: Davis Walden

Howlin’ Wolf benefit helps Louisiana flood victims

Davis Walden September 17, 2016

New Orleans residents, tourists and artists came together to raise funds at the Howlin’ Wolf Saturday, Sept 10. for those affected by floods in Louisiana this year. Loyola University had a contribution...

This is a computer-generated view of the BABE boutique that will open on Freret Street. The clothing store is set to open in late October. (Image credit: Jessy Jacobs)

BABE boutique opens on Freret

Davis Walden September 14, 2016

The BABE clothing boutique opens on Freret Street in October. After doing trunk and home shows for a year, Jessy Jacobs has outgrown the showroom in her mother’s home and is opening a boutique on...

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