New Arts District in Baltimore?

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

The Baltimore City Council proposes the creation of a third arts district for Baltimore in the city’s west side. Click here for PDF Copy

There is a sentiment among people who truly appreciate the arts in which they believe that an arts district can lead to the revitalization of portions of a city, and some of those people are among the city leaders of Baltimore.  Under a proposal endorsed by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore’s west side would become the city’s third arts and entertainment district, joining the two others in Station North and Highlandtown.  This designation would make the west side a magnet for galleries, theaters, studios, and other arts activities as well as investment opportunities; it would also make certain business and property owners eligible for tax breaks.  There are already some artsy locations in the west side, such as the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center (home of the Hippodrome Theatre) and the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower. (more…)

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Dr. Harris Named New Honors Program Director

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

Political Science Professor Dr. Douglas Harris is appointed the new director of Loyola’s Honors Program. Click here for PDF Copy

A common complaint among past and present students of the Honors Program at Loyola has been the lack of integration of the sciences, social sciences, and business in Honors, a primarily humanities-based program.  A new iteration of the Honors Program that is meant to be more interdisciplinary beyond the humanities will be implemented within the next few years.  (The Honors class of 2015 is scheduled to be the inaugural class for the new Honors Program.)  Honors has recently taken another step beyond the humanities with the appointment of its next director.  This new director is Dr. Douglas Harris, associate professor of political science, who was named to the position by Dr. Buckley, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. (more…)

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WLOY XULA Concert

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

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WLOY Hosted the XULA Show to raise money for repairs and recovery at Xavier University in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.  We raised over $10,000!  Afroman, Fools & Horses and Hardheadz played a great show for us! Afroman came all the way up from Mississippi just to play our show to help give something back to his friends and neighbors.

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Photos from WLOY’s Rock for Life

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

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Thanks to Tyler Fitzpatrick for the photos!

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HelpHaiti Special Production

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

Aired Live January 20, 2010 (Nora Collins of Catholic Relief Services, Sr. Catherine Gugerty of Loyola’s Center for Community Service and Justice, Tim Teeling and John Devecka of WLOY)

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