Matt and Kim draw large Loup Garou crowd A Loyola Tradition Since 1923
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“For a greater Loyola”
Vol.91, No.23
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Friday, April 19, 2013
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
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Holding her Loyola second line umbrella, a woman listens to music. The umbrellas, along with other centennial lagniappe gear and free food, were distributed in honor of the end of the centennial celebration.
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Lyle Henderson, office manager in the chemistry department, and Emmanu-EL play on the Havoc Stage at Loyola’s Founders Fest on Tuesday, April 16 in the Peace Quad in celebration of the end of Loyola’s centennial celebration. The band will perform at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on May 2 in the Gospel Tent.
Monroe Hall construction is on schedule BY TAYLOR DENSON Staff Writer
SARA FELDMAN/ PHOTO EDITOR
A student walks around Monroe Hall construction on his way to class. The exact date of the completion of Monroe Hall construction has yet to be determined but will be decided this summer.
In the past three weeks, Laura Tuley has found it difficult to conduct a class in Monroe Hall. While construction on Monroe Hall has been going on throughout the semester, Tuley, instructor of English, said, “It has been especially disruptive over the past three weeks.” “At times it has been too noisy for us to hear one another,” Tuley said about teaching class in Monroe Hall. Though Tuley said construction has been distracting to class activity lately, Tommy Raymond, director of construction and safety, said construction on Monroe Hall “is moving ahead full steam.” “The exterior is coming together well. The punch windows are all in place on the Calhoun side,” Raymond said. The construction team is meeting with a waterproofing
expert as a “second pair of eyes,” Raymond said, to examine the windows and open areas of the building to ensure that, going into hurricane season, there are no set backs. The Monroe Steering Committee, consisting of representatives from each department whose hub is in or will be in Monroe Hall in the future, met on April 17. Bret Jacobs, vice provost for information technology and chief information officer, discussed the future of Nunemaker Hall regarding construction and renovation at the meeting. “The flooring, seats and front of stage area will be experiencing the most construction, and reducing sound penetration” is the highest priority, Jacobs said Raymond concluded the meeting stating that by the end of July or beginning of August,
see MONROE, page 16
CORRECTION: In the April 12 issue of The Maroon Shannon Donaldson’s quote in the story “EMPTY HOUSE FULL HALLS” was referring to appointing executive staff, not senators and college representatives. We at The Maroon regret this error.
CITY
page 4 SPORTS
Louisiana approves pro-gun law
page 9 EDITORIAL
Loyola Quidditch team places second at World Cup
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These appointments must be short-term if the voice of the Loyola student body is to be given the respect it deserves
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