By Abhishek Agarwal | Published April 30, 2009
Put on your game face and your thinking caps for one of the best film festivals and competitions in Iowa. Get Reel, a Dubuque-area student film competition open to high school and college students, is back for its third season. The competition gives students an outlet to express their film-arts interests and hopefully expand their [...]
By Nancy Recchia | Published April 30, 2009
“Up on the Hill” column: Kay Averkamp, executive assistant to the president How long have you been working for the president at Loras College? On June 1st, it will be five years that I’ve been the executive assistant to the president. Before that, did you have another job at Loras or somewhere else? Back in [...]
By Nang Khai | Published April 30, 2009
Special to the Lorian The BBC reported on Monday that the European Union has extended its sanctions on the military junta that governs Burma (the nation is officially called Myanmar by most countries outside of the United States) for another year. The EU ruling means that the junta is subject to travel bans, an arms [...]
By Student Union | Published April 30, 2009
Monday night’s Senate meeting allowed for good discussion and debate among senators and those they represent. The issue of appropriations to the Traditions Committee (which plans Homecoming, Siblings Weekend, Family Weekend and Dionysia) was revisited at the Monday night meeting. There was concern among senators and students that $18,000 was too much to give to [...]
By Kevin OBrien | Published April 30, 2009
After being here for four months in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, I got to thinking about what I’ve learned thus far and reflecting on my experiences studying abroad. Well, here we go … • Stop and smell the flowers. Life here is a bit more chill, and that can be a good thing at times. [...]
By Louie Jelinek | Published April 30, 2009
Thanks to the Lorian now being online, I can finally get some much-needed feedback about the column, though probably resulting in a lower audience. … My Internet buddies have reminded me of the philosophical notion I was trying to explain in my last article; it’s called “Pascal’s Wager.” It basically says what I was trying [...]
By Clare Horst | Published April 30, 2009
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Once,” you have a pretty good idea of what the music environment is like in Ireland. While movies often romanticize a culture, “Once” is pretty true-to-life. The movie is about a musician who plays guitar on the streets of Dublin, particularly on Grafton Street, which is one of the [...]
By Letter to the Editor | Published April 30, 2009
Submitted by Joyce Meldrem (Loras Library Director) Thanks to all who responded to the National Library Week Survey! We always appreciate knowing what you think and what ideas you have to improve the resources, services and facilities at the library. We know that the hours have been a source of concern for everyone this semester. [...]
By LCTV13 | Published April 30, 2009
By LCTV13 | Published April 30, 2009
Andrew Huck Published: April 29, 2009 DUBUQUE – On Monday, April 27th Iowa made history by allowing same sex couples to apply for marriage licenses. The state normally requires a three day waiting period but some judges granted waivers allowing couples who received their licenses on Monday to get married that same day. At the [...]
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