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Film department struggles with inconsistent faculty
Loyola film students gather on 4th floor of the Communications/Music Complex in support of department hosted film festival in spring of 2022. The festival was hosted before the program’s unexpected downsizing.
This summer, when students got wind via email that the former head of Loyola’s digital filmmaking department was stepping down, they said it left them feeling anxious.
Monica Vega, a Loyola senior majoring in digital filmmaking was distraught upon hearing the news.
“I thought ‘what happ
This summer, when students got wind via email that the former head of Loyola’s digital filmmaking department was stepping down, they said it left them feeling anxious.
Monica Vega, a Loyola senior majoring in digital filmmaking was distraught upon hearing the news.
“I thought ‘what happ
Emerging Student Artists: Loyola creatives find community on campus
Ri Kailah Mathieu, artist and painter from New Orleans, Louisiana paints at her studio in Treme on Aug. 30, 2022.
Loyola’s community is deeply rooted in the arts, filled with emerging creators in every corner of the campus.
“When I’m making clothes, that’s when I feel most inspired and content with myself,” said China Rae Dix, a neuroscience senior at Loyola.
Dix, a fashion designer, is one of many Loyola students who have taken a chance on their own art and shared it with others.
She starte
Loyola’s community is deeply rooted in the arts, filled with emerging creators in every corner of the campus.
“When I’m making clothes, that’s when I feel most inspired and content with myself,” said China Rae Dix, a neuroscience senior at Loyola.
Dix, a fashion designer, is one of many Loyola students who have taken a chance on their own art and shared it with others.
She starte
K-pop dance club launches on campus
“Why do you listen to that if you don’t even speak Korean?” This is a common question to hear as a K-Pop fan living in the United States, according to Monica Vega Rosado, president of Loyola’s K-Pop Dance Club.
“I don’t know Korean but I think that’s what makes it better, that I don’t understand it,” Rosado said. “You can disconnect yourself from the meaning. When I’m listening to it I can just vibe without thinking about the lyrics.”
K-Pop, also known as Korean Pop, has existed since the 1950
“I don’t know Korean but I think that’s what makes it better, that I don’t understand it,” Rosado said. “You can disconnect yourself from the meaning. When I’m listening to it I can just vibe without thinking about the lyrics.”
K-Pop, also known as Korean Pop, has existed since the 1950
Loyola brings in largest and most diverse freshmen class in school history
(WEB VERSION) Freshmen and Krewe leaders students gather in the Sports Complex for the beginning of Wolf Pack Welcome on Aug. 18th, 2021. This year’s freshmen class is the largest and most diverse in Loyola’s history.
COVID-19 has brought virtual learning, social distancing, and vaccine and mask mandates to Loyola in its 18-month tenure. This year, despite these hurdles, the ongoing pandemic also brought Loyola its largest and most diverse freshman cohort in its 113 year history.
The Office of
COVID-19 has brought virtual learning, social distancing, and vaccine and mask mandates to Loyola in its 18-month tenure. This year, despite these hurdles, the ongoing pandemic also brought Loyola its largest and most diverse freshman cohort in its 113 year history.
The Office of
School of Communication and Design launches student wardrobe
Clothes hang in Loyola’s Wolfpack Wardrobe. The on-campus closet began as a way to provide professional clothing to students. Photo credit: Erin Haynes
The School of Communication and Design launched its free wardrobe for students, the Wolfpack Wardrobe, last August.
The wardrobe provides students with free workplace attire for professional events and commitments.
Wolfpack Wardrobe worker Ace McConnel described the wardrobe as a free, on campus, student-run thrift store where people can donat
The School of Communication and Design launched its free wardrobe for students, the Wolfpack Wardrobe, last August.
The wardrobe provides students with free workplace attire for professional events and commitments.
Wolfpack Wardrobe worker Ace McConnel described the wardrobe as a free, on campus, student-run thrift store where people can donat
Loyola Theatre students take on the stage for the first time in 2021
In honor of the forgotten leaders who blazed the trail for desegregation and women’s rights, students of Loyola University’s Theatre Department put on the production Cadillac Crew.
The production was performed in Marquette Hall from Jan. 28 through Feb. 6. Cadillac Crew is about four activists: Rachel, Dee, Abby and Sara who go on a trip through southern states to integrate them and advocate for voting rights. This play explains how Black women have been erased from the narrative that they wrot
The production was performed in Marquette Hall from Jan. 28 through Feb. 6. Cadillac Crew is about four activists: Rachel, Dee, Abby and Sara who go on a trip through southern states to integrate them and advocate for voting rights. This play explains how Black women have been erased from the narrative that they wrot
Loyola gets new Bloomberg Terminal
Finance Junior Carrie Smith works at the new Bloomberg Terminal. The terminal was added to the business school this school year in an effort to advance students’ ability to participate in stock trading. Photo credit: Courtesy
Loyola’s students and faculty of the business school are hosting the new digital age right in Miller Hall, with a newly acquired Bloomberg Terminal in the College of Business.
The Bloomberg Terminal, located in the Carlos M. Ayala Stock Trading Room, is the industry-stand
Loyola’s students and faculty of the business school are hosting the new digital age right in Miller Hall, with a newly acquired Bloomberg Terminal in the College of Business.
The Bloomberg Terminal, located in the Carlos M. Ayala Stock Trading Room, is the industry-stand
Movie Reviews
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“Katrina Babies” review: A story of shared experience
Imagine being trapped on the roof of your home in the blaring sun for days and beneath you is an ocean of brown mystery water. The only way you can escape is by being lifted by a metal basket suspended from a helicopter thousands of miles above you. As you’re being lifted in the air, below you see the remains of your hometown. It’s eerily silent with not even a chirp from a bird. All you can hear is the blade of the helicopter.
This was the first 10 minutes of HBO’s documentary Katrina Babies.
This was the first 10 minutes of HBO’s documentary Katrina Babies.
“jeen-yuhs” review: Yeezy season approaching
When I first found out about Netflix releasing “jeen-yuhs,” the latest documentary about Kanye West that first premiered at Sundance this year, you better believe I immediately set a reminder to watch it as soon as possible. I love Kanye. My family loves Kanye. To us, he was always someone who cared about Black people and wanted to support them. Hell, he literally said on live television in 2005 that then-President George Bush didn’t care about Black people. I mean, was he wrong? After all, look
“Insecure” review: The end of an era
After getting sick with COVID-19 at the start of the year and being stuck at home for two weeks, I felt I had no choice but to binge watch all five seasons of HBO’s “Insecure.” The final season finished airing December 26, 2021 and let me tell you: creators Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore did an amazing job with the show.
“Insecure” is loosely based on a Youtube series called “Awkward Black Girl” created by Rae. We follow the career, lovelife, and emotional development of 29-year-old Los Angeles nat
“Insecure” is loosely based on a Youtube series called “Awkward Black Girl” created by Rae. We follow the career, lovelife, and emotional development of 29-year-old Los Angeles nat
Review: Build-a-“Candyman”
When Hurricane Ida flooded parts of Louisiana, my family and I evacuated to Atlanta. To distract ourselves, we went to the movies to see Nia DaCosta’s remake of “Candyman.” Let’s just say, I couldn’t sleep for at least two days afterwards. I was too busy imagining Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as main character Anthony McCoy, standing over me in the dark, wearing a bloody yellow trench coat. This sounds overdramatic, but I’m not kidding. In fact, I’m easily startled.
In the film, McCoy starts off as a
In the film, McCoy starts off as a
“Malcolm and Marie” is captivating and well-written
I have never been one to watch black-and-white movies, but I stuck it out for this particular one. It was definitely worth it. Written and directed by “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson, the Netflix original film “Malcolm and Marie” was captivating and very well-written. The only actors in the film were Marie, played by Zendaya, and Malcolm, played by John David Washington.
The film starts with the couple coming home from an awards show. Their house has its own identity with an angular architectur
The film starts with the couple coming home from an awards show. Their house has its own identity with an angular architectur
Review: “Judas and the Black Messiah” is informative and devastating
Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah” was awesome. I did not expect anything, besides the fact that Daniel Kaluuya and LaKieth Stanfield were its leading stars. They have been killing the movie scene for the past few years, and I love it. Kaluuya plays Fred Hampton, the revolutionary chairman of the Black Panther Party, while Stanfield plays William O’Neal, a spy infiltrating the Black Panthers for the FBI.
The film was informative, devastating, interesting, and surprisingly comical. Throu
The film was informative, devastating, interesting, and surprisingly comical. Throu
“Euphoria” Special Episode 2 review: Jules
“I built my womanhood around what men want and what men want is boring, simple and not creative.”
These are what Jules, played by Hunter Schafer, confesses to her therapist, played by Lauren Weedman, at the beginning of the second special episode of the HBO show “Euphoria.” The beautifully written script, co-written by Schafer with show creator Sam Levinson, starts off with a bang. As Jules talks to her unnamed therapist after returning to East Highland, she delves into the dynamic of her relat
These are what Jules, played by Hunter Schafer, confesses to her therapist, played by Lauren Weedman, at the beginning of the second special episode of the HBO show “Euphoria.” The beautifully written script, co-written by Schafer with show creator Sam Levinson, starts off with a bang. As Jules talks to her unnamed therapist after returning to East Highland, she delves into the dynamic of her relat
“Euphoria” Special Episode 1 review: Trouble don’t last always
“The Euphoria writers just want us all to go to therapy,” says Twitter user @sadgalminutes. She might as well be right. After watching HBO’s ninth episode of Euphoria titled “Trouble Don’t Last Always,” it almost seems as though the writers trick the audience into a therapy session. In all honesty, it was not what I was expecting considering the show’s previous episodes.
“Euphoria” is usually drama-filled and scandalous but this episode… not so much. What I can say is that it’s definitely inter
“Euphoria” is usually drama-filled and scandalous but this episode… not so much. What I can say is that it’s definitely inter
“Bad Hair” review: It’s not “just hair”
The delegitimization of Black women’s features, specifically their hair, has taken place throughout history. This is showcased in Hulu’s latest satirical horror film “Bad Hair.” Directed by “Dear White People” writer and director Justin Simien, it takes place in 1989, but many aspects of the film can be applied to society today.
The film’s main character Ana, played by Elle Lorraine, works for a music television station for years. However, her supposed progression through the ranks becomes stag
The film’s main character Ana, played by Elle Lorraine, works for a music television station for years. However, her supposed progression through the ranks becomes stag