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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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NOMA’s RosaMary Curator of Decorative Art & Design, Mel Buchanan, points to contemporary design examples in the exhibition The Essence of Things: Design and the Art of Reduction. Photo credit: Jamal Melancon

NOMA features first design exhibition

Jamal Melancon September 1, 2016
The first exhibition on design in the city is featured at the New Orleans Museum of Art, and Loyola University students are getting involved.
Rula Thabata, krewe leader and political science sophomore, presents the Can You Dig This. The film screening was required for freshmen to attend this year. Photo credit: Davis Walden

“Can You Dig This” film screening advocates food justice

Caleb Beck August 31, 2016
The story of four "renegade planters" in Los Angeles educated students on environmental sustainability.

Krewe of OAK celebrates Mid-Summer Mardi Gras

Jamal Melancon August 26, 2016

Owing their name to Uptown’s popular Oak Street, Krewe of OAK (Outrageous and Kinky) will be hosting the Mid-Summer Mardi Gras parade on Saturday, Aug. 27 beginning at Maple Leaf Bar at 7:30...

Acclaimed documentary to kick-off First Year Common Experience

Jamal Melancon August 26, 2016

To tie-in the First Year Experience theme of food justice and environmental activisim this year, Roussel Hall will be hosting a screening of the award-winning documentary “Can You Dig This.”...

Mike Hazel performs at We Are Fest at The Fly on May 26. (Elijah LeNoir)

Rapper finds support, inspiration in relationships

Jamal Melancon August 24, 2016

Hailing from Oxon Hill, Maryland, music industry senior Michael Duckworth came to New Orleans to further his education in music and visual art, but first and foremost to start his trek into becoming a...

Michael Ho looks through some of the Manga included in the sidewalk sale for $3.

Comic book store combines coworker celebration with sidewalk sale

Caleb Beck August 22, 2016

A Louisiana summer shower forced superhero t-shirt clad fans to continue their sidewalk sale inside Crescent City Comics, starting a rush that lasted well into the night.A dedicated pack of comic fanatics...

Its the finals countdown

It’s the finals countdown

Starlight Williams May 13, 2016

If you are like me, you are probably drowning in a sea of papers and exams. Or maybe, you are slightly more prepared and are just waiting to see your A’s on your grade report. Better yet, you may be...

“Transition” show honors past and future fashion

Colleen Dulle May 12, 2016

About 230 sartorialists and francophiles flooded the St. Charles Room May 5 for a student-run fashion show replete with androgynous and gender-bending French styles. The show, entitled Transition, sought...

In My Opinion: Prince’s impact on the world is incomparable

In My Opinion: Prince’s impact on the world is incomparable

They say the first time ain’t the greatest, but I will never forget the first time my brother exposed me to Prince. My brother has been a die-hard Prince fan since he was 13. In 2004, when I was 12 and...

“Precious is the Flow”

Meredith Sutton, english writing senior May 5, 2016

God normally does laundry on a Monday, except for once, when he looked at creation one Friday to find the universe stained gray and black with filth beyond all recognition. The mess could...

Loyola welcomes Big Freedia to talk about fame, music and new book

Loyola welcomes Big Freedia to talk about fame, music and new book

Kristen Stewart, staff writer May 5, 2016

Big Freedia visited Loyola to speak at the music industry forum on Monday, May 2 at 5 p.m. in Nunemaker Hall. She opened the forum by discussing the release of her new book “God Save the Queen...

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