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Coronavirus redefines home for immigrant

By Luis Mejia Ahrens To most, home is a physical place, a place you go when trouble arises. When dark times loom, home is where...

Pushing for Census Participation at Centro Romero

Self-help pamphlets in Spanish cover the tables dividing a row of seats leaning against the reception area wall. A payphone stands on one corner...

Coronavirus forces Loyola students to return from Rome

Loyola University Chicago's John Felice Rome Center.     By Luis Ahrens Concerns about the potential spread of the Coronavirus has cut short the semester for students studying...

Loyola Grad Students Create App For CTA Elevators

Two Loyola University Chicago graduate students—with the help of the Rogers Park community—have developed an app letting CTA riders know if elevators are out...

The Heartland Always Wanted to Be More Than a Restaurant

(With construction ready to start on the land once occupied by the Heartland Cafe, Loyola University Chicago student Luis Mejia Ahrens looks back at...

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Portal To The Past: The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 

By: Maddie Ally (Loyola Senior) The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge | 4802 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago, IL, 60640 | (773)- 878- 5552  4.3/ 5 ✭✭✭✭✩ Be transported...

‘I’m not sure if I can continue going here’ – Two Working Students’ Perspectives...

By: Jules Galway (Loyola)  ROGERS PARK – As college costs around the United States are skyrocketing, students are working multiple jobs to receive an education as...

A Seed Sprouting in the Classroom: How Loyola is Taking Sustainability from the Books...

By: Natalie Bartel (Loyola Freshman) and Julia Soeder (Loyola Freshman)  In a world plagued by the effects of climate change, Loyola University Chicago has become...

CTA Reveals Plan to Open 1-mile of Community Space as Beginning Stages of Red...

By Logan Laurie (Loyola Junior) The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) said on April 13 that it would remove the 100-year-old embankment wall previously needed to...

Loyola University Chicago Raises Tuition to Students’ Dismay

By Shreeya Pattekar (Loyola sophomore) The 2023 fall semester sees the biggest increase in Loyola’s tuition in recent years. Undergraduate tuition, excluding room and board,...