It’s Time to Bid ‘Bless You’ Adieu | The Loyola Phoenix
Oct 2, 2024 · The phrase 'God bless you' originated in Rome around 590 C.E. as a bubonic plague era blessing. (Sean Kennedy | The Phoenix) To bless or not to bless? That is the question — especially in the advent of what is likely to be a sneeze-filled flu season. As droning lectures will soon be punctuated by “achoos,” it’s time to reexamine the ...
Turning Pages: Loyola Honors Banned Books | The Loyola Phoenix
Oct 2, 2024 · At Loyola, the fall season was welcomed with a week dedicated to books that have been banned. From Sept. 23 – Sept. 26, Loyola Libraries hosted a series of events celebrating Banned Books Week. Among the activities was a bookmark-making session and a “blind date with a banned book,” inviting students and faculty to engage with banned ...
The Byline: How Do We Connect With Nature? | The Loyola Phoenix
Oct 8, 2024 · How do we navigate our connection with nature on an urban campus? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by writers Allison Treanor and Meda Puraite to discuss these questions and more. Listen to The Byline — the story behind the stories you ...
Essay: Saying Goodbye to NBC Sports Chicago | The Loyola Phoenix
Oct 2, 2024 · NBC Sports Chicago went off the air for the final time Sept. 30. Spanning two decades, the network brought countless hours of sports content to fans across Chicagoland. The network first hit the air Oct. 1, 2004 as Comcast Sports Network Chicago, providing coverage of the Cubs, Bulls, White Sox and Blackhawks. Once Comcast acquired NBCUniversal ...
A Missourian’s Take on Marcellus Williams | The Loyola Phoenix
By Ari Shanahan. | October 2, 2024, 8:46 am. Marcellus Williams, a St. Louis based-poet, was imprisoned in 2001 and executed Sept. 24. (Hailey Gates | The Phoenix) As a modern American, the word freedom has a few contradictory meanings in my lexicon. It can evoke foamy tides rolling along the New England coast, or cattle herded across the dusty ...
Catholicism Requires Action, Not Just Devotion
Oct 9, 2024 · Prayer provokes action. Being Catholic includes a person’s commitment to justice, showcased by the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuit Order, which encourage Loyola’s guiding principles. As an order known to champion a distinctly devout “call-to-action,” the Jesuits frequently stress the import of activism in concert with prayer.
Pharrell Builds an Exciting Biopic ‘Piece by Piece’
Oct 16, 2024 · Pharrell Builds an Exciting Biopic ‘Piece by Piece’. “Piece by Piece” follows the career of musician Pharrell Williams with LEGO animation. "Piece by Piece" released Oct. 11. (Courtesy of Universal Pictures) “Piece by Piece” depicts the life of acclaimed artist and music producer Pharrell Williams through an unusual medium — Lego ...
Kulwin Leads Men’s Golf to First Place Finish
Oct 10, 2024 · 3:32 am. Third-year Charlie Kulwin finished first overall in the invitational and received the Atlantic 10's Golfer of the Week accolade. (Courtesy of Loyola Athletics) The Loyola men’s golf team captured their first team tournament win since joining the Atlantic 10 conference as they dominated the Throw Down Up Top in Homer, NE Oct. 7-9.
Replay: Walking Down ‘Abbey Road’ After 55 Years
Sep 25, 2024 · Released Sept. 26, 1969, the 55-year-old “Abbey Road” is a legendary culmination of the band’s seven-year tenure as recording artists. At the height of their success and craft, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr made a record that reckons with both unity and division. Named after the London street where EMI’s ...
Tyler, the Creator Takes His Mask Off in ‘CHROMAKOPIA’
Oct 30, 2024 · Social media posts hailed the return of Tyler, the Creator with his new album “CHROMAKOPIA” which was released Monday morning to allow his fans a full week to digest the album. “You are the light / Don’t you ever in your motherfucking life dim your light for nobody,” Tyler’s mother Bonita Smith tells him in the opening track “St ...