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The Student News Site of Dillard University

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The Student News Site of Dillard University

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Student: 100 support effort to raise Pan-African flag

Ashley Davillier April 11, 2013

  NEW ORLEANS (April 11, 2013)-A petition has been started to have the Pan-African flag, also called the black liberation flag, flown on campus. Psychology junior Virginia White started it all. The Montrose,...

‘Dreamgirls’ to run three times this weekend

April 11, 2013

  NEW ORLEANS (April 11, 2013)-The Dillard University Theatre Department will end its season this weekend with the three final performances of "Dreamgirls" in the Cook Center Theatre. The production...

What can make N.O. grow?

Kendra Murray April 11, 2013

  NEW ORLEANS (April 11, 2013)-Three urban leaders offered strategies for New Orleans' economic growth and outlined critical policies to manage a diverse city during a panel discussion that looked at...

New program brings 12 Brazilians to DU; more expected

April 11, 2013

  NEW ORLEANS (April 11, 2013)-For the first class of Brazilians in a special program at Dillard, adjusting to New Orleans has been a breeze, according to one student. "New Orleans has a lot of similarities,...

Empty spaces in Student Union raise questions

Blair Thomas April 11, 2013

  Two years after Dillard's Student Union opened, some spaces still remain unoccupied, generating student complaints. Officials say the building and its activities are a work in progress while some students...

A time for reflection

Adrienne Rivers April 11, 2013

  NEW ORLEANS (April 11, 2013)-This year marks the 50th anniversary of some of the civil rights movement's biggest victories, and the city of Birmingham, Ala., is commemorating the occasion as "The Movement...

DU senior wins first place in rap math competition

Adrienne Rivers February 27, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (Feb.21, 2013)-  A New Orleans student has won the top prize for her rap in the Rap in Math Errors Competition sponsored by the math department. Breanna Ryan earned the top prize of $400,...

Timika Simmons

February 26, 2013

DU takes a step back in 5.2% dip for spring

Jerome Bailey February 25, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (Feb.21, 2013)- Dillard is still struggling to grow its student population, losing 68 students from fall 2012 to this spring and gaining 66 new ones in their place.  Preliminary...

Talk about gun control heats up

Arian Pierre February 21, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (Feb.21, 2013)- Is there a growing backlash in the court of public opinion on gun control, or will the National Rifle Association win? Gun control has become a pressing issue once again with...

Obama critics say time is now to push agenda for African-Americans

Adrienne Rivers February 21, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (Feb.21, 2013)-  In 2008 it appeared Barack Obama would not only be America's first black president but also its first real black superhero. The pedestal on which the black community...

Senior crowned “Miss Black & Gold” by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

Maleiya Porter-Jones February 21, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (Feb.21, 2013)-  A New Orleans psychology senior excelled among seven other Dillard competitors to be crowned "Miss Black & Gold" by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on Dec. 7 in the...

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