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Brandy tops Spring Fest show

April 11, 2013

  NEW ORLEANS (April 11, 2013)-Grammy-awarding singer-actress Brandy, R&B singer-songwriter Elle Varner and New Orleans rapper Curren$y will headline the Spring Fest concert at 7 p.m. Saturday in...

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,...

New identification card will unlock doors, hold money

Michael Clemons April 11, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (April 11, 2013)-New Dillard identification cards with increased functionality are being tested by an estimated 500 students this semester, and all students and university personnel are expected...

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...

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...

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,...

Alum, former administrator tells students: ‘Don’t stop now’

Jerome Bailey Jr. April 11, 2013

  NEW ORLEANS (April 11, 2013)-Using the refrain, "Don't stop now," state Rep. Patrick Jefferson urged students at Dillard's Honors Convocation on March 26 to be "ready, prepared and willing" to reach...

Fewer blacks getting married; why?

Adrienne Rivers April 11, 2013

  NEW ORLEANS (April 11, 2013)-In 2008, superstar Beyoncé Knowles had the world singing, "If you like it, then you should have put a ring on it." It seems this chant fell deaf upon African-American...

Kimbrough’s follow-up on ‘Tough Love’ policies

Maleiya Porter-Jones April 11, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (April 11, 2013)-Student reactions have been mixed to President Walter Kimbrough's "Tough Love" letter on Valentine's Day, as was evident in a follow-up meeting held March 11. In February,...

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...

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