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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Scott Sentilles and his girlfriend Caitlin Settle cosplayed as Wirt and Greg from Cartoon Networks Over the Garden Wall. Photo credit:  (Courtesy of Scott Sentilles)

Wizard World Comic-Con 2017 champions cosplayers

Jamal Melancon January 13, 2017

Local Scott Sentilles had attended the New Orleans Wizard World Comic-Con for the past five years, but it was not until his sixth year that he chose to dress up as a cartoon character, altering his convention...

A customer orders food at Black Swans restaurant location at Roux Carre. Photo credit: Davis Walden

Pop-up restaurants surprise New Orleanians with a new way to dine

Davis Walden January 13, 2017

From sit-downs to grab n go's, impromptu pop-up restaurants are on the rise in New Orleans. These temporary restaurants feature a wide variety of food styles and serving techniques. Whether the restaurant...

La Maison productions New Orleans, an impressive display of visual effects and colorful movements projected on Gallier Halls facade along side surprisingly well matched Jazz that thrilled most audience members, which played at 6,7,8, and 9 p.m. Photo credit: Osama Ayyad

LUNA Fête lights up New Orleans for the holidays

December 10, 2016

More than 100 people gathered at Lafayette Square to attend the first day of LUNA Fête,an outdoor art exhibit that displays work using a spectrum of light, sound and color. Hosted by the New Orleans...

Matthias Worch (Courtesy of 2k)

Designer discusses ‘Mafia III’ setting

Yuichiro Oguma and Jamal Melancon December 9, 2016

"Matthias Worch, game design director at Hangar 13 studios in California, spoke with The Maroon about the origins of “Mafia III’s” setting and its choice in a black protagonist named...

Student Dan Culpepper, right, is part of a collaboration between Eastman and a design class at Appalachian State University to design outdoor furniture using a new wood product developed by Eastman. Professors also involved in the project are Richard Prisco, left, and Kern Maass, both members of the industrial design faculty at Appalachian.

Kern Maass appointed dean of College of Music and Fine Arts

Davis Walden December 9, 2016

Kern Maass finds his home as the newly appointed dean of the College of Music and Fine Arts at Loyola University New Orleans. The College of Music and Fine Arts has been successful in its enrollment growth...

Kerry Cahill stared in a one-woman show for  Southern Rep Theatres production of Grounded, written by  award-winning playwright George Brandt. Performances ran from Nov. 2 to Dec. 3 in  Loyola University’s Lower Depths Theatre. (Courtesy of John B. Barrois)

Kerry Cahill looks to the sky in Southern Rep’s production of “Grounded”

Tyler Wann December 7, 2016
Loyola alumna Kerry Cahill is the "eye in the sky" in Southern Rep's performance of "Grounded," a one-woman show concerning a woman's experience in working with surveillance.

Buku Music & Art Project Announces 2017 Artist Lineup

Caleb Beck December 6, 2016

The Buku Music & Art Project today announced its hotly anticipated first wave of artists set to play the annual music festival on the weekend of March 10th, 2017 at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans. Acclaimed...

Resident music artist teaches independence to chamber orchestra

Andrew Callaghan December 3, 2016

The College of Music and Fine Arts' resident artist, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, has transformed the university's chamber orchestra into a conductorless ensemble over the last year.The chamber orchestra...

James VanDemark rehearses in Roussell Hall on Nov. 30. He will perform with Loyola University New Orleans’ symphony orchestra on Dec. 3.

James VanDenmark, double bassist, performs at Loyola

Anna Knapp December 2, 2016

James VanDemark, double bassist, will perform a unique double bass concerto with Loyola University New Orleans’ symphony orchestra on Dec. 3 in Roussel Hall. Gian Carlo Menotti, the composer of the...

Luke Joachim A’14 performs under the name DJ Coolhand, and he is performing again in New Orleans at Baracadia on Dec. 10 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. (Courtesy of Zach Breaux)

Alumnus DJ Coolhand to perform in New Orleans

Caleb Beck December 1, 2016

An established New York-based DJ and Loyola alumnus is set to return to New Orleans on Dec. 8, bringing with him over ten years of performing experience.Performing under the name DJ Coolhand, Luke Joachim,...

Students perform in The House that Will Not Stand this semester at Loyola. The show was part of the theatre departments social justice themed season. Photo credit: Kyle Encar

Loyola theatre delivers social justice message

Erin Snodgrass December 1, 2016

This semester, Loyola's theatre arts department put on two productions: Eugene O’Neill’s "Beyond the Horizon" and "The House That Will Not Stand," written by New Orleans native...

Viewers watch The Clock, a 24 hour film installation that compiles clips from movies telling the time to complete a daylong cycle. The installation is playing in New Orleans through early December. Photo credit: Davis Walden

Marclay’s ‘The Clock’ makes southern premiere

Davis Walden November 30, 2016

You lose track of time staring at a clock. That is what audience members can expect with Christian Marclay’s “The Clock,” a 24 hour compilation of film clips that present themselves as...

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