Loyola is a private Jesuit University in the hot southern city of New Orleans right on the busy St. Charles with a street car just outside its front yard. It was founded in 1912, and named in honor of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Trinity College was founded in 1952 and dubbed Queen Elizabeth as the "mother of the university." Mainly seen in relation to the Protestant Ascendancy, it also welcomed Catholics to its schooling. Walk outside of its doors and you'll be in the heart of Dublin, and you'll see a flood of buses passing you by.
Trinity is larger than Loyola, has much nicer and better kept dorms that don't give you 'the cough' and holds more history behind its doors including the Book of Kells which gathers tourists daily. Both colleges have a basis of religion as well as a unique and enchanting architectural design. Trinity's sports consist of cricket, rugby, fencing, and croquet. While I've seen kids playing rugby at Loyola before, they mostly favor basketball, baseball, and volleyball. Each have emphasized programs in Arts & Humanities, Sciences, and both even share an Undergraduate Music Program. The people that I have come across from Trinity remind me of the students and workers from Loyola in that they are willing to help and are very friendly. Pubs are walkable in every direction around Trinity, where Loyola has several bars nearby as well. Though, not nearly as interesting and tasteful as the ones here. Each have a nearby park, Trinity has St. Stephen's Green and Loyola, Audubon Park.
The two colleges are both well-known colleges in their respected places, and each hold their own piece of history and culture.
In my own blog I saw Trinity and Loyola in very different ways but now after reading your blog you make a lot of since in how both schools are very similar. Both schools were founded upon similar values and even have similar surroundings, great job at pointing that out.
ReplyDeleteSome interesting comparisons. Why did Queeen Elizabeth found Trinity College? Why was Dublin so important to her and to the British?
ReplyDeleteThis was a good comparison blog--you did a nice job at balancing the two. But did you know that Loyola also has some pretty old historical books too? None as old as the Book of Kells, but it does have some Medieval manuscripts. They're located in that wood paneled room that you see on the third floor as you come in from the stairs. Maybe you could include this in your blog.
ReplyDeleteTypo here: "Trinity College was founded in 1952 and ..."
ReplyDeleteTrinity College Dublin was founded in 1592. http://www.tcd.ie/about/trinity/history/