About Me

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Intro

You might know me because of my older brother, Loyola Chicago. He's not bad—he is a Jesuit university, after all—but does he have a fully-fledged college of music and a campus in one of the country's most culturally vibrant cities in the world? 

I'm not saying I have a Jan Brady complex or anything, but most people who hear Loyola think, "Chicago, Chicago, Chicago." Well, I have one thing none of the other Loyolas have: Mardi Gras. 

Life in New Orleans is pretty great. Not only do I have an awesome music program, there are few cities with a more vibrant music scene than the one I live in. If music isn't your thing, though, don't worry; my students receive excellent educations in a variety of subjects, including business and psychology. 

Think of it this way: I have all the perks of my next-door neighbor, Tulane, but I'm two-thirds the price and don't carry any of that big-school baggage. Plus I'm a Jesuit, so learning and helping others is basically my motto. 

But really, we all know the real reason you want to meet me is to visit New Orleans. That's okay, I'm at peace with it. New Orleans is a fantastic city.

Name

My birth certificate says "Havoc the Wolf," but I respond to Iggy, as in Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the dude who founded the Jesuits.

Hometown

I'm proud to say I come from La Nouvelle-Orléans, a city that has all the perks of being in the South—think: amazing food and an incredible music scene—without feeling oppressively Southern. It is an urban setting, after all, with all the diversity cities have to offer. Also, it's the home of Mardi Gras, so yeah—there's no place else I'd rather be.

Birthdate

1912

Body Type

I'm pretty slim, and I have less than 3,000 undergrads. My campus is small enough that you can roll out of bed at 8:50AM and walk to your 9:00AM across campus, no problem. This also means I have great student-teacher ratios and you'll never get lost. With the city of New Orleans swirling around me, my campus offers a close-knit community to call home.

Current Living Situation

You're probably going to live on-campus for your first two years, unless you have family in the area and can commute. It's not a bad setup—you can power-walk to your 9:00AM in your pajamas—and I'd like to think dorm life helps build a sense of community. Nothing says friendship like brushing your teeth beside the same bleary-eyed students every morning. 

Depending on which residence hall you live in, you'll find yourself sharing your room with a roommate or two, and you might even live in a suite. Once you're upper class, some apartment-style options open up to you, too. 

That said, if you decide to move off-campus, there are apartments all over uptown just a streetcar ride away from school.

Relationship Status

I don't do much of the sports thing, which means I don't have a lot of enemies. (That's not to say I can't play sports, but I'm definitely not a part of that SEC sport cult—if that's your jam, go to LSU.) There's some weird tension between Tulane and me—maybe because we beat them at Quidditch (yes, really)—but we generally get along pretty well. 

It's probably for the best, too, since our students can take classes at each other's school, eat at each other's dining halls, spend Wolf/Wavebucks at each other's food courts...okay, we share a lot.

Religion

I'm unashamedly Catholic, but I don't force it on you or anything. I have Mass like, every day, but you should only come if you want to. Plus, being Catholic means we get off school the whole week of Mardi Gras (thank you, Ash Wednesday) and Easter, unlike my heathen neighbors.

Politics

Well, I'm a liberal arts school, but I'm Catholic and live in the South, but New Orleans doesn't really feel like the South...okay, it's complicated. I take students of all sorts, and I usually keep my politics to myself.

You should apply to me if...

you want to brag to your friends that you're basically going to Hogwarts, except in New Orleans.

Website

http://www.loyno.edu/