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Contact: Heather Roundtree · hrround@loyno.edu
Celebrate Mardi Gras at Loyola this February
This February the Loyola community will celebrate the rich history, customs, and events of Mardi Gras. With many students, faculty, and staff being from outside of the New Orleans area, these celebrations will give them an opportunity to not only experience the parades rolling down St. Charles Avenue, but to gain an understanding of the meaning behind so many of the activities that have become part of this tradition since Mardi Gras came to the Americas in 1699.
The month will feature a variety of events and activities from revealing the customs of selecting Mardi Gras royalty, excursions to New Orleans Mardi Gras landmarks and festivities, mask-making, and many more. The events will conclude with a campus carnival, which will feature Mardi Gras floats, a brass band, and Mardi Gras Indians. The Office of Student Affairs and Co-Curricular Programs invite everyone to take part in the activities this February and laissez les bon temps rouler, “let the good times roll”.
Featured Events:
Friday, February 3
Mardi
Gras Career Fair Invitational Promotion & King Cake Giveaway
11:00am
– 2:00pm, Danna Student Center Front Porch
Hosted by the Career Development Center
No better way to kick off the Carnival season than with free king cake! Check out information about the Mardi Gras Invitational and enjoy a festive treat.
Monday, February 6
By Invitation Only documentary screening and
discussion with filmmaker, Rebecca Snedeker
7:00-9:00pm,
Audubon Room, Danna Student Center
Hosted by Co-Curricular Programs
Inclusion in New Orleans’ old line Carnival society remains “by invitation only,” but this documentary gives viewers an unprecedented look at the inner workings of this world. Watch as Rebecca Snedeker follows a young woman’s ascension to her throne as a Mardi Gras queen, along the way revealing tension between family and social status.
Tuesday, February 7
Krewe
de LU nominations & Mardi Gras World Tickets
12:30-2:00pm,
Danna Student Center Front Porch
Hosted by the University Programming Board and Co-Curricular Programs
Vote for senior King
and Queen of Loyola’s first royal court to be featured at the Campus
Carnival. Announcement of the King
and Queen will be on Thursday, February 9 during the Fat Thursday celebration. Mardi
Gras World tickets will be available for purchase for $5.
Wednesday, February 8
Mardi
Gras Invitational Career Fair
12:00-4:00pm,
Mercedes Benz Superdome
Hosted by the Career Development Center
Meet with local, national, and international employers including Apple, Entergy, Hyatt, Ochsner, Thomson Reuters, US Dept of State, and more. Free shuttle available – details at loyno.edu/careers. Dress professionally and bring copies of your resume.
Thursday, February 9
Fat
Thursday
12:30-2:00pm,
Danna Student Center Front Porch
Hosted by the University Programming Board and Co-Curricular Programs
Create your own Mardi Gras mask. Enjoy a genuine New Orleans Lucky Dog. Get your Mardi Gras koozie. The Krewe de LU King & Queen announcement will be made at 1:30pm. Mardi Gras World tickets will also be available for purchase for $5.
Safety
in the City: Safety Tips for Mardi Gras
5:00-6:00pm,
Buddig Hall Mushroom
Hosted by the Residence Hall Association
First Mardi Gras in New Orleans? Come let RHA give you a welcome into the Carnival season! We'll have games, an info session on basic procedures of Mardi Gras, and lots of King Cake!
Saturday, February 11
Excursion
to Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World
Buses
depart at 10:30am from the Carrollton Turnaround
Hosted by the University Programming Board
Get an up-close look at where Mardi Gras magic is made. Marvel at the work of world-renowned masters of Carnival sculpture and float building. Purchase your ticket with the University Programming Board.
Sunday, February 12
Excursion
to Family Gras
Buses
depart at 10:30am from the Carrollton Turnaround
Hosted by the University Programming Board
Celebrate the Carnival season at Family Gras with free outdoor concerts with artists such as Cowboy Mouth, delicious New Orleans cuisine from local restaurants, and an outdoor Art Market.
Thursday, February 16
Centennial
Campus Carnival!
12:30-2:00pm,
Peace Quad
Hosted by Institutional Advancement
Join in the celebration and help us kick off the centennial in style, with a second line led by Mardi Gras Indians, a brass band, parade floats complete with riders and throws, and king cake in celebration of Loyola’s 100 years.
Smardi
Gras
12:30-2:00pm,
Danna Student Center
Hosted by Health Education at Loyola (HEAL)
Get your essential
Mardi Gras giveaways and enjoy a safe and healthy Smardi Gras.
Friends Don’t Let Friends Go to Parades Hungry
Get Your Grub On Parade Pack
February
4, 10-12, 15-21, The Market, Danna Student Center
Hosted by Dining Services
Purchase your pack
before heading out to the parades.
Each parade pack includes a sandwich, chips, cookies, and soda for $6.99
(limited time only).
For questions regarding these events, please contact the Office of Co-Curricular Programs at (504) 865-3622. We look forward to celebrating Mardi Gras with our Loyola community this February!
Time: 7 am to 9 pm
Contact: Heather Roundtree · hrround@loyno.edu · 504-865-3622
Location: Audubon Room, 2nd Floor, Danna Center
Inclusion in New Orleans’ old line Carnival society remains “by invitation only,” but this documentary gives viewers an unprecedented look at the inner workings of this world. Watch as Rebecca Snedeker follows a young woman’s ascension to her throne as a Mardi Gras queen, along the way revealing tension between family and social status.
For questions regarding these events, please contact the Office of Co-Curricular Programs at (504) 865-3622. We look forward to celebrating Mardi Gras with our Loyola community this February!
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Contact: Jamie Pollet · jlpollet@loyno.edu · (504) 865-3860
Location: Career Development Center, Danna Center Suite 208
Have your resume reviewed just in time for the Mardi Gras Invitational Career Fair on February 8. Bring a copy of your resume to the Rapid Resume Review on February 6 and 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Career Development Center (Danna Center, Suite 208). No appointment is necessary.
Time: 11 am to 12 pm
Contact: Human Resources · drochon@loyno.edu · 504-864-7757
Location: Monroe Library, Multi Media #2
Time: 12:30 pm to 1 pm
Contact: Ken Weber · kweber@loyno.edu · x3167
Location: Ignatius Chapel, 1st Floor, Bobet Hall
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm
Contact: Andy Piacun · apiacun@loyno.edu · 504-861-5668
Location: Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Broadway Activities Center, 501 Pine St., Room 202
The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is again offering the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program this year to provide free tax preparation assistance for people with low to moderate incomes.
The sessions, designed by the Internal Revenue Service, begin Monday, Jan. 23, and continue through Thursday, April 12. Hours for the tax preparation sessions are Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., and Mondays and Thursdays from 5 - 7 p.m. The VITA office is located at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Broadway Activities Center, 501 Pine St., Room 202. No sessions will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18 or Monday, Feb. 20 due to the Mardi Gras holiday and Saturday, April 7 or Monday, April 9 due to the Easter holiday.
VITA will also offer tax preparation again this year at the Community Center of St. Bernard Parish, located at 1111 LeBeau St., Arabi, La. 70032. This location services the communities of St. Bernard Parish, New Orleans East, the Lower Ninth Ward and the Bywater and Marigny areas. Sessions take place 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the following Saturdays: Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb 25, March 3, March 17, March 24, and March 31. For more information on sessions in Arabi, call 504-281-2512 or 504-861-5668.
Those attending tax preparation sessions should bring identification, Social Security cards for each member of their household, tax returns and all other tax documents, including W-2 forms, 1099 forms and Social Security statements.
Loyola's VITA Program is affiliated with the Asset Building Coalition of Southeast Louisiana and the American Bar Association.
For more information, call 504-861-5668, visit the VITA website, or e-mail Andrew Piacun, site coordinator, at apiacun@loyno.edu. For pre-recorded directions, call 504-861-5665.
Time: 7 pm to 9:30 pm
Contact: Dr. Connie Rodriguez · rodrigue@loyno.edu
Location: Nunemaker Auditorium, 3rd Floor, Monroe Hall
A Lecture by Dr. Bridget Buxton
The Peter H. von Blanckenhagen Memorial Lecture**
Archaeological Institute of America
Co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Classical Studies program and the New Orleans Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
The Prima Porta Augustus is the most famous and recognized marble statue from the Roman Empire, and a potent symbol of the triumph of the West over the East. The statue's message is articulated in detail through the central scene on the emperor's cuirass, where a bearded barbarian returns the lost eagle standard of a Roman legion to an armored figure. From the time of its discovery in the nineteenth century, the scholarly consensus was that the eagle depicted here represented one of the standards lost to Parthia by Crassus and Mark Antony, and recovered by Augustus in 20 BCE. Fooled by Augustus' own propaganda, moderns have seen only what we expected to see, when in fact close analysis of the cuirass proves that it does not reference the so-called Parthian standards at all. In this illustrated lecture we will explore the archaeological and historical evidence that proves the Prima Porta statue was commissioned to commemorate another entirely separate event that occurred on the northern frontier many years after the Parthian standards were returned. Overshadowed by disgraceful defeat and the treachery of one of Augustus' closest friends, this event was later artfully covered up and forgotten by our written sources. In fact, without recovering the 'body' of the Prima Porta Augustus, we might never have discovered the truth about the emperor's lost eagle - a story that will completely change the way we look at Rome's most famous statue.
Dr. Bruxton is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Rhode Island. She received her Ph.D. in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology from the University of California at Berkeley. She specializes in underwater archaeology and has worked at underwater sites off the coasts of Turkey and Greece as well as in the Libyan and Black Seas.
Time: 9 pm to 9:30 pm
Contact: Ken Weber · kweber@loyno.edu · x3167
Location: Ignatius Chapel, 1st Floor, Bobet Hall